These native wildflower plantings are in two distinct areas in downtown Hanover, NH: a wildflower area next to the Marshall Parking Lot on Maple Street and the School Street Sustainability Park. Both areas had previously been seeded with wildflowers several years ago, but needed intensive trash cleanup, weeding and reseeding. The Marshall Parking Lot site was planted in April, 2022. The Sustainability Park is undergoing a landscape redesign and will be planted at a later date.
These plantings are a joint effort between the town of Hanover, NH, Hanover’s Parks and Recreation Department, Dartmouth’s Class of 1989, and student volunteers from the Sustainability Action Program from Dartmouth’s Sustainability Office.
| Total Area Planted = 500 sq. ft |
| Annual Species Planted = 26 |
| Perennial Species Planted = 15 |
| Pounds of Seed = .5 lbs |
| Pounds of Carrying Agent (Sand) = 4 lbs |
| Initial Planting Date – 4/25/2022 |
Hanover’s Marshall Street Parking Lot has a large open space next to it where the town has wildflowers. This planting will build upon earlier plantings by the town of Hanover, do some weeding, and top-seeding of annual and native perennial wildflowers in an area roughly 500 sq. ft.
| Coming Soon! |
| Initial Planting Date – TBD |
Hanover’s School Street Sustainability Park is a beautiful public place that transforms a ‘vacant’ lot in downtown Hanover into a vibrant habitat. It’s anticipated that this project will reseed native wildflowers in an area greater than ~1000 sq. ft.
The Marshall Parking Lot is being planted with a combination of annuals and perennials. The goal is for the non-native annuals to quickly stabilize the area, prevent additional erosion, and help prevent severe weed infestations. The flowering annuals should also provide a wide variety of color and plant sizes during the 2022 growing season, providing a significant benefit for pollinators.
The native perennial wildflowers will take a little longer to establish themselves. Some should start to appear in the late summer of 2022, but most won’t start to thrive until the spring of 2023.
The wildflowers that were planted include:
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Life Cycle | Color | Height | Bloom Season | |
 | Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Red Columbine | Perennial | Red | 24″ | Summer |
 | Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Perennial | Pink | 48″ | Summer |
 | Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | Perennial | Orange | 36″ | Summer |
 | Aster novae angliae | New England Aster | Perennial | Purple | 48″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea | Annual | Yellow | 36″ | Spring |
 | Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance-Leaf Coreopsis | Perennial | Yellow | 48″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe Pye Weed | Perennial | Pink | 96″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket | Annual | Red, Yellow | 24″ | Summer |
 | Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox-Eye Sunflower | Perennial | Yellow | 72″ | Summer |
 | Liatris spicata | Blazing Star or Gayfeather | Perennial | Purple | 48″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Lupinus perennis | Wild Lupine | Perennial | Blue | 36″ | Spring, Summer |
 | Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | Perennial | Pink | 48″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Oenothera biennis | Evening Primrose | Biennial | Yellow | 48″ | Summer |
 | Penstemon digitalis | Beard Tongue | Perennial | White | 36″ | Spring |
 | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan | Perennial | Yellow, Orange | 30″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Rudbeckia submentosa | Sweet Black Eyed Susan | Perennial | Yellow, Orange | 30″ | Summer, Fall |
 | Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | Annual | Yellow | 60″ | Fall |
 | Solidago rigida | Rigid Goldenrod | Perennial | Yellow | 60″ | Summer |
