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Resources for the Madison Community
Madison stands with the families of Abundant Life community. This page is dedicated to connecting victims and the broader community to resources and accurate information about the tragic events that happened on December 16.
Adopt-A-Median Plant List
There are a number of different plants to choose from to plant in the median.When selecting plants for your adopted median the most critical consideration is height. The vegetation in a median must not grow taller than two feet to avoid vision hazards. The occasional narrow spike of height is permitted as long as the planting remains see-through.
We also ask that volunteers use plants that are perennial (live for more than one season), salt-tolerant, and drought-tolerant. There are dozens of native short-grasses, sedges, and ground cover plants that both meet height criteria and thrive in these conditions. We strongly encourage the use of native plants due to their ecological value.
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Growth Habit |
Full Sun |
Partial Sun |
Shade |
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Wildflowers |
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Anemone canadensis |
Canada anemone |
Ground cover |
x |
x | |
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Geranium maculatum |
Wild geranium |
Ground cover |
x | x | x |
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Fragaria virginiana |
Wild strawberry |
Ground cover |
x | x | x |
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Ruella humilis |
Wild petunia |
Ground cover |
x | ||
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Campanula rotundifolia |
Harebell |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Geum triflorum |
Prairie smoke |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Liatris aspera |
Rough blazing star |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Lupinus perennis |
Lupine |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Allium cernuum |
Nodding onion |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Drymocallis arguta |
Prairie cinquefoil |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Coreopsis lanceolata |
Sand coreopsis |
Individual |
x | ||
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Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan |
Individual |
x | x | |
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Blephilia ciliata |
Downy wood mint |
Patch-forming |
x | x | |
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Symphyotricum ericoides |
Heath aster |
Patch-forming |
x | x | |
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Verbena stricta |
Hoary vervain |
Patch-forming |
x | x | |
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Coreopsis palmata |
Prairie coreopsis |
Patch-forming |
x | x | |
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Monarda punctata |
Spotted bee-balm |
Patch-forming |
x | x | |
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Asclepias verticillata |
Whorled milkweed |
Patch-forming |
x | x | |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly milkweed |
Tidy clump |
x | x | |
| Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's ladder |
Tidy clump |
x | x | x |
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Grasses & Sedges |
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Bromus kalmii |
Prairie brome |
See-through grass |
x | x | |
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Bouteloua curtipendula |
Sideoats grama |
Tidy clump |
x | x | |
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Sporobulus heterolepis |
Prairie dropseed |
Tidy clump |
x | x | |
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Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little bluestem |
Tidy clump |
x | x | |
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Carex vulpinoidea |
Brown fox sedge |
Tidy clump |
x | x | |
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Carex molesta |
Field oval sedge |
Tidy clump |
x | x | x |
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Carex sprengelii |
Long-beaked sedge |
Tidy clump |
x | x | |
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Shrubs |
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Amorpha canescens |
Leadplant |
Shrub-like |
x | x |