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Planting Guide
About this Guide
This guide lists all the species of plants and/or seeds that we sell at Kansas Native Plants. Use it as a guide for planning and planting your garden.
Planning
When planning a garden, you need to consider a plant's mature height & width, sun & water requirements, flower color, and season of bloom. To be successful the sun and water requirements of the species must match the site where they are to be planted.
Mature Size
Height: the mature height of the plant measured in feet
Width: the mature width of the plant measured in feet
Sun Needs
Full Sun: direct sun 8 or more hours of the day
Part Sun: direct sun 4 to 8 hours of the day; about half a day of sun
Shade: direct sun 0 to 4 hours of the day
Water Needs
Wet: Soil is soggy or marshy
Moist: Soil tends to stay moist and rarely dries out
Medium: Average soil moisture, little or now slope
Drained: Soil is well drained, never soggy; medium slope
Dry: Soil is dry, often typical of rocky soil; steep slope
Plant Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Common Family | Height (ft) | Width (ft) | Flower Color | Bloom Months | Sun Needs | Water Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Western Yarrow | Aster | 2.0 | 1.0 |