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Re: looking for info about easy-to-grow prairie plant


Are you sowing in a greenhouse?
Purple Cone Flower does not have to stratification, but takes (in your
case) 2nd growing season to flower.
Partridge Pea is an annual that will flower, but needs scarification.
All grasses do not need stratification.
Some of the Asters could bloom the first year.
Candian Milk Vetch needs a short stratification.
Putting seeds in/on the ground febuary 20, would still give them plenty of
time to experience cold and moist conditions in your location.
Why not go to Prairie Moon nursery webb site, down load their catalogue,
and look at the GERMINATION CODES.  This will tell you what seeds can be
used for your type of situation.
thanks





"J. A. Raasch" <jaraasch@facstaff.wisc.edu>@mallorn.com on 02/15/2001
10:07:38 AM

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Subject:  looking for info about easy-to-grow prairie plant


Hello All:

A friend of mine would like to have a group of  children sow prairie plant
seeds --  just one species as a learning activity -- for eventual
transplant to a school garden.  The problem is she wants them to sow the
seeds next week!  If only I had more notice. I told her this might be very
difficult because of  stratification requirements, low germination rate,
slow initial growth rate, and other challenges. She also has to be able to
purchase the seeds locally so she can get them as soon as possible.

Well... maybe someone has a viable suggestion. Is there an easy-to-grow
native southern Wisconsin prairie (or savanna) plant the children might
grow from seed?

Thank you for your suggestions.

John A. Raasch
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
J. A. Raasch
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Plant Biotechnology Laboratory
UWBC 425 Henry Mall
Madison, WI   53706

Phone: 608-265-4485
E-mail: jaraasch@facstaff.wisc.edu
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