Episode 22

The Native Patio Garden with Host Stephanie Barelman

Published on: 13th June, 2024

The Native Patio Garden

Episode Introduction

In today’s episode, The Native Patio Garden, we go over why Native American plants are important for non-home dwellers to consider, how we can rework container garden philosophy using native plants, and which native plants can hack it in smaller square footage than the average garden. Dive deeper into today's episode by visiting our Patreon @patreon.com/PlantNativeNebraska .

Host Stephanie Barelman

Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a midwest motivational speaker surrounding the native plants dialogue, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.

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Episode Content

You do not need a yard to contribute to conservation!

More people are trying native plants in container gardens. Although a lot of prairie plants have taproots or extensive root systems, there are some shallower-rooting options to try. If you are trying out things or have experience at growing native plants in container gardens, please email us your stories and successes at plantnativenebraska@outlook.com.

DO: Get Large Pots

The larger the better. Get crafty and recycle old whiskey barrels, 5 gallon buckets, or just pick some up at your local plant rescue, thrift store, or off Facebook marketplace. Big box stores and nurseries are okay too.

Make good soil.

Potting mix tossed with a bit of compost will do just fine but look up some DIY potting soil compositions online. Some mix in sand or vermiculite. Many good ways to make a nice container mix.

Prepare to take care of your plants

Water thine plants and to thine own self be true.

HERE'S SOME LISTS!

Thanks for listening!

Native Patio Pots For Shade!

Thrillers

VIRGINIA WILD RYE Elymus virginicus
CALICO ASTER Symphyotrichum laterifolius (regional)
HEARTLEAF ASTER Symphyotrichum cordifolius
OSTRICH FERN

Fillers

BLACK EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta or fulgida (regional)
WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE Carex pensylvanica
COMMON VIOLET Viola sororia
ZIG ZAG GOLDENROD Solidago flexicaulis
BLUE STEMMED GOLDENROD Solidago cassia

Spillers

WILD GINGER
VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana

Native Patio Pots For Partial Shade!

Thrillers

SMOOTH BEARDTONGUE Penstemon digitalis (light shade)
GOLDEN ALEXANDER Zizia aurea (light shade)
HEARTLEAF ALEXANDER Zizia aptera (light shade)
VIRGINIA WILD RYE Elymus virginicus
BLUESTAR Amsonia tabernaemontana (light shade) (regional)
OHIO SPIDERWORT Tradescantia ohiensis (light shade)
CALICO ASTER Symphyotrichum laterifolius (regional)
HEARTLEAF ASTER Symphyotrichum cordifolius
OSTRICH FERN

Fillers

BLACK EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta or fulgida (regional)
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus (light shade) (regional)
WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE Carex pensylvanica
COMMON VIOLET Viola sororia
NODDING ONION Allium cernuum (light shade)
PUSSYTOES Antennaria sp. (light shade)
ZIG ZAG GOLDENROD Solidago flexicaulis
BLUE STEMMED GOLDENROD Solidago caesia

Spillers

PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana

Native Patio Pots for Spring!

3-5 GALLON POTS NARROWER BUT DEEP

Thrillers

SMOOTH BEARDTONGUE Penstemon digitalis
GOLDEN ALEXANDER
HEARTLEAF ALEXANDER (regional)
BLUESTAR Amsonia (regional)
SPIDERWORT Tradescantia sp.

Fillers

HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus
MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa
WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
COMMON VIOLET Viola sororia
PEARLY EVERLASTING

Spillers

PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana

Native Patio Pots for Summer

3-5 GALLON POTS NARROWER BUT DEEP

Thrillers

ANNUAL PARTRIDGE PEA Chamaecrista fasciculata
ANISE HYSSOP Agastache foeniculum (pinch back in June)
HOARY VERVAIN Verbena stricta (pinch back in June)
FALSE SUNFLOWER Heliopsis helianthoides (pinch back in June)
BLAZINGSTAR
VIRGINIA WILD RYE

Fillers

BLACK EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta or fulgida (regional)
JUNE GRASS
BLUE GRAMA
PRAIRIE DROPSEED
ANNUAL INDIAN BLANKET
PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus (regional)
MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa
PURPLE LOVEGRASS
WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
BLUE VERVAIN Verbena hastata

Spillers

PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana
WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria virginiana
WILD PETUNIA
WILD GERANIUM

Got Bigger Pots? Try These!

Wild Bergamot (Pinch back in June)
Purple Coneflower (Regional)
Swamp Milkweed

Native Patio Pots For Fall!

3-5 GALLON POTS NARROWER BUT DEEP

Thrillers

VIRGINIA WILD RYE
ASTERS Symphyotrichum sp. (calico, sky blue, smooth blue, aromatic...)

Filler

HEATH ASTER 'Snow flurry'
SIDE OATS GRAMA
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE Penstemon hirsutus (regional)
MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa
PURPLE LOVEGRASS
WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium
BLUE VERVAIN Verbena hastata
PUSSYTOES Antennaria sp.

Spillers

PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
VIRGIN’S BOWER CLEMATIS Clematis virginiana

Bigger Pots? Try these! (& pinch back in June)

BIG BLUESTEM
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
SAWTOOTH SUNFLOWER
SWAMP MILKWEED
TALL BONESET

Additional content related to this episode:

What makes a plant native?

http://bonap.net/fieldmaps Biota of North America North American Plant Atlas database-select Nebraska

https://bellevuenativeplants.org Bellevue Native Plant Society

native (wild type) vs. nativar/native cultivar (native plant cultivated by humans for desirable characteristics)

Local Plant Suppliers

Midwest Natives Nursery

Great Plains Nursery

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

Prairie Legacy Nursery

Mulhall's

Online Plant Suppliers

Prairie Moon Nursery

Prairie Nursery

Stock Seed

On the Web

BONAP aforementioned

Bellevue Native Plant Society on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/bellevuenativeplantsociety

Books & Authors

Rick Darke- The Living Landscape

Douglas Tallamy- Professor and Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Entomology at the University of Delaware, author of The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, naturalist, and curator of "Homegrown National Park".

Enrique Salmon- Iwigara

Daniel Moerman -Native American Ethnobotany

Heather Holm- https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com

Native Plants of the Midwest

Planting in a Post-Wild World

Jon Farrar's Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska