There were a total of 1421 pots planted on the site that had plants grown from the acquired seed (31 species) for the biodiversity project. I used bedding flats consisting of 32 pots per flat with two flats per species. The average germination rate for the project was 72 percent. 

Scientific Name

Common Name

 # Pots

Germination Rates (%)
Artemisia ludoviciana Prairie Sage 48/64 75
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed 61/64 95
Asclepias verticilliata Whorled Milkweed 60/64 95
Aster azereus Sky Blue Aster 57/64 90
Aster cordifolius Heart-Leaved Aster 54/64 85
Aster ericoides Heath Aster 56/64 90
Aster lateriflorus Calico Aster 55/64 85
Aster pilosus Frost Aster 61/64 95
Aster sericeus Silky Aster 51/64 80
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo 45/64 70
Baptisia leucophaea Cream Indigo 38/64 60
Campanula americana Tall Bellflower 56/64 90
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundle Flower 57/64 90
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil 61/64 95
Desmodium illinoensis Illinois Tick Trefoil 56/64 90
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star 0/64 0
Eupatorium purpureum Sweet Joe Pye Weed 56/64 90
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge 51/64 80
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed 61/64 95
Heuchera richardsonii Alumroot 38/64 60
Lespedeza capitata Round-Head Bush Clover 62/64 98
Liatris Aspera Button Blazing Star 61/64 95
Mertensia virgnica Virginia Bluebells 6/64 10
Penstemon pallidus Pale Beardtongue 9/64 15
Physotegia virginiana Obedient Plant 54/64 85
Potentilla arguta Prairie Cinquefoil 57/64 90
Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain Mint 51/64 80
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower 54/64 85
Sagittaria latifolia Arrowhead 0/64 0
Sisyrinchium albidum Blue-Eyed Grass 0/64 0
Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain 45/64 70
Total Pots Planted 1,421  
Average Germination Rate   72%

 

Seed From Existing Prairie Plants Present in Low Numbers

Scientific Name Common Name # Pots

Germination

Rates  (%)
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Plant 28/32 90
Aster laevis Smooth Blue Aster 30/32 95
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 30/32 95
Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower 28/32 90
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star 30/32 95
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant 28/32 90
Total Pots Planted   174  
Average Germination Rate     92.5%

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