Native Plants used in Oak Savanna Restoration

Most of the planting in the oak savanna was done by machine. Saint John's Abbey Arboretum worked with Minnesota Native Landscapes, L.L.C. (MNL) for consultation and the planting of the oak savanna.

Arboretum staff, student employees and volunteers prepared the site in winter and early spring 2002, prior to the planting. This included the removal of non-native brush and trees, followed by controlled burns.

Once the burns were completed, MNL prepared the soil for seeding. MNL seeded the site with a Truax drill seeder. Saint John's Abbey Arboretum employees and volunteers followed-up by manually seeding the area around the trees that were missed by the seeder.

Some plants are harder to start from seed so to ensure the survival of these plants, we purchased mature plants from Prairie Restorations, Inc.

Native Grasses

Common Name	*Scientific Name*	Quantity
Big bluestem	Andropogon gerardi	2 lbs. PLS/project area
Oat cover crop	Avena sativa	75 lbs bulk/project area
Side oats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	13 lbs PLS/project area
Blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis	8 lbs. PLS/project area
*Hairy woodchess	Bromus pubescens	3 lbs. PLS/project area
Canada wild rye	Elymus canadensis	2.5 lbs PLS/project area
Little bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	25 lbs. PLS/project area
Indian grass	Sorghastrum nutans	1 lb PLS/project area
*Prairie dropseed	Sporobolus heterolepis	1 lb bulk/ project area
*Needle grass	Stipa spartea	1 lb bulk/project area

* The species marked with an * were broadcast by hand along with the flower seed

Native Forbes

Common Name	*Scientific Name*	Quantity
Yarrow	Achilea millefolium	1 oz/ project area
Fragrant giant hyssop	Agastache foemiculumn	2 oz/ project area
Prairie onion	Allium stellatum	2.5 oz/ project area
Leadplant	Amorpha canescens	15 oz/ project area
Prairie sage	Artemesia lucoviciana	0.5 oz/ project area
Butterfly weed	Asclepias tuberosa	5 oz/ project area
Whorled milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	2 oz/ project area
Heath aster	Aster ericoides	2.5 oz/ project area
Azure aster	Aster oolentangiensis	4 oz/ project area
New Jersey tea	Ceanothus americana	7 oz/ project area
White snakeroot	Eupatorium rugosum	2 oz/ project area
Northern bedstraw	Gallium boreale	1 oz/ project area
Stiff sunflower	Helianthus rigidus	2 oz/ project area
Common ox-eye	Heliopsis helianthoides	1.5 oz/ project area
Round headed bush clover	Lespedeza capitata	2 oz/ project area
Rough blaszingstar	Liatris aspera	7.5 oz/ project area
Wild lupine	Lupinus perennis	7.5 oz/ project area
Wild bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	3 oz/ project area
Wood betony	Pedicularis canadensis	1 oz/ project area
Large flower penstemon	Penstemon grandiflours	5 oz/ project area
White prairie clover	Petalostemum candidum	4 oz/ project area
Purple prairie clover	Petalostemum purpureum	25 oz/ project area
Silky prairie clover	Petalostemum villosum	1 oz/ project area
Prairie phlox	Phlox pilosa	2 oz/ project area
Pasque flower	Pulsarilla nutalliana	3 oz/ project area
Grey headed coneflower	Raribida columnifera	10 oz/ project area
Prairie rose	Rosa arkansana	2 oz/ project area
Black-eyed susan	Rudbeckia hirta	20 oz/ project area
Brown-eyed susan	Rudbeckia triloba	10 oz/ project area
Balsam ragwort	Senecia paupercaulis	2 oz/ project area
Missouri goldenrod	Solidago missouriensis	2 oz/ project area
Gray goldenrod	Solidago nemoralis	3 oz/ project area
Stiff goldenrod	Solidago rigida	2 oz/ project area
Hoary vervain	Verbena stricta	5 oz/ project area
Golden alexanders	Zizia aurea	5 oz/ project area

Hand planted 4 inch pots

Common Name	*Scientific Name*	Quantity
Fragrant giant hyssop	Agastache foeniculumn	18
Prairie onion	Allium stellatum	18
Whorled milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	18
False indigo	Baptisia alba	18
Tooth-leaved primrose	Calyophus serrulata	18
Harebell	Campanula rotundifolia	18
Bottle gentian	Gentiana andrewsii	18
Prairie Smoke	Geum triflorum	54
Wild iris	Iris versicolor	18
Turk's cap lily	Lilium michiganense	18
Wild Lupine	Lupinus perennis	71
Pasque flower	Pulsarilla nuttalliana	36
Western spiderwort	Tradescantia occidentalis	17

6 packs

Common Name	*Scientific Name*	Quantity
Leadplant	Amorpha canescens	8
Swamp milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	10
Azure aster	Aster oolentangiensis	10
Silky aster	Aster sericeus	10
Turtlehead	Chelone glaubra	10
Pale purple coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	10
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	6
Alum root	Heuchera richardsonii	10
Rough blazingstar	Liatris aspera	10
Dotted blazingstar	Liatris punctata	10
Monkey flower	Mimulus ringens	8
Culver's root	Veronicastrum virginicum	10

Native Plants used in Oak Savanna Restoration

Native Grasses

Native Forbes

Hand planted 4 inch pots

6 packs

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