Native Plants

Planting Native Plants
are beautiful ways to help reduce and clean stormwater runoff. 

We can GROW a Solution to prevent water pollution.

Here are a few sources for native seeds and plants.  A gardening place can also help in design of a rain garden. 


Leaning Pine Native Landscape -Paul Hlina (715) 398-5453
  3130 S Camp Amnicon Rd, South Range, WI 54874
  www.restoreshore.com

Boreal Natives  - native seed and plant sources.

South St. Louis County - tree and shrub spring sale and resources on trees.

Wisconsin Native Plant nursery list (Wi DNR)

Lake Superior Master Gardeners - meetings, resources, tips

More benefits - wildlife habitat.  Good for the bees and birds.

Duluth Audubon Society planting for wildlife


Check out this list for Native Plants here at the Wastewater Treatment Plant rain/native plant gardens.

Sample of Native Plants
Planted in Superior

Bluebell	Campanula rotundifolia
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea
Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium maculatum
Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale
Blue Flag Iris	Iris versicolor
Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa
cardinal flower	Lobelia cardinalis
yellow coneflower	Ratibida pinnata
Lanceleaf coreopsis	Coreopsis lanceolata
Nodding onion	Allium cernuum
Rough blazing star	Liatris aspera
Stiff goldenrod	Solidago rigida
Cup plant	Eupatorium perfoliatum
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta
Culver’s root	Veronicastrum virginicum
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum
Swamp milkweed	Asclepias incarnata
Turtlehead	Chelone glabra
Smooth Aster	Aster laevis
New England aster	Aster novae-angliae
Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis
Anise hyssop	Agastache foeniculum
Bottle gentian	Gentiana andrewsii
Spiderwort	Commelinaceae family
Fireweed	Chamerion angustifolium

Native Grasses:

Little bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium
Big bluestem
Canada Wild Rye
Indian Grass	Sorghastrum nutans

A plant list focusing on plants that bees love and need can be found through the 

Lake Superior Beekeeper Association.  

The Wastewater Treatment Plant has demonstration rain gardens.

Contact 715-394-0392  Environmental Services Division, City of Superior

Here is information on setting up a rain garden.  You can do it.  www.ci.superior.wi.us/raingarden

 

Finally, I wanted to add a little bit on Phosphorus.  As a community we need to reduce P (phosphorus) entering streams.  If excess P enters a stream it can lead to alga growth which can result in depleting oxygen levels available for fish and other aquatic life. 

 

How does P enter a stream?

 

One of the ways is through vegetation entering storm drains.  Grass clippings and leaves.

 

Actually, sometimes leaves don't enter the drains they make a mat and block a drain which can lead to flooding.

 

WHAT CAN I DO TO REDUCE
PHOSPHORUS
FROM ENTERING A LOCAL STREAM?

Rake up your leaves and compost them. 

Keep leaves off the street.

Sweep up or use a blower to keep grass clipping away from your storm sewer.

The city of Superior sweeps streets twice a year to pick up sand and litter from the winter as well as leaves. 
Here is some information on P in leaves

Info guide on Phosphorus.
Study on grass clippings and P.


Thank you for helping making a difference in the quality of our local streams.