Native Species

Echinacea purpurea - Beautiful and hardy perennial native to eastern and central North America. The large, purple, cone-shaped blossoms attract lot...

Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed is the better behaved cousin of Common Milkweed. They don’t spread through rhizomes the way Common Milkweed d...

Achillea millefolium - Delicate looking but very hardy perennial wildflower. Found in meadows and along the edges of pathways. Native all across th...

Pycnanthemum pilosum - Bushy perennial, with branching stalks that reach about 3’ tall. White flowers and slender, strongly scented leaves. Use the...

(Asclepias syriaca) Help feed hungry monarchs! Milkweeds are the only food source for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, which are in decline partly d...

Verbena hastata - Medicinal perennial, native to meadows and prairies of central/eastern North America. Spikes of vibrant blue blossoms, 3-5' in he...

Fast growing, nitrogen-fixing tree with one of the hardest, most rot-resistant woods in North America. Black Locust fence posts can last for decade...

Oenothera biennis - A beautiful and useful native biennial, all parts of Evening Primrose are edible and the young leaves and shoots are especially...

Coreopsis tinctoria - aka: Plains Coreopsis, Garden Tickseed. Annual wildflower native to most of central North America. Slender stems and leaves, ...

Monarda fistulosum - Herbaceous perennial wildflower, native across the US and southern Canada (from New Brunswick to BC). 4' plants topped with pa...

Eutrochium maculatum - Perennial wildflower native to Nova Scotia and across much of North America. 5-6' tall plants topped with pink-purple blosso...

Aquilegia canadensis - Beautiful perennial wildflower, native across eastern North America. In Canada; it’s range is from Manitoba to Quebec (they ...

Helenium autumnale - aka Autumn Sneezeweed, Helen’s Flower. Tall growing perennial, native across most of North America (although not here in Nova ...

Eupatorium perfoliatum - Native perennial. Boneset grows wild across eastern North America including here in Nova Scotia. 3-4’ tall plants are topp...

Heliopsis helianthoides - Perennial wildflower native to woodland meadows and tallgrass prairies across central/eastern North America. Within Canad...

Gilia capitata - Soft ferny foliage topped by round lavender-blue flowers. Hardy fast growing annual, reaching about 24" tall. Native to western No...

New for 2025 - Allium tricoccum - aka Ramps - Iconic spring ephemeral of rich deciduous woods. Their smooth  green leaves carpet the forest floor i...

Centaurea americana - Annual wildflower native to the prairies of south/central US. Long pink petals emerge from geometrically woven ‘baskets’. 3-4...

Silphium trifoliatum - Hardy perennial wildflower, native to meadows and prairies across the eastern US. About 5’ tall, topped with yellow flowers ...

New for 2025 - Ratibida columnifera - Fast growing and drought tolerant perennial wildflower. They often bloom their first year. Native to the prai...

New for 2025 - Asclepias tuberosa - aka: Pluerisy Root. Among the most showy members of the milkweed family. 1-2 foot tall plants topped with vibra...

New for 2025 - Monarda punctata - aka Horsemint - Striking and graceful perennial. Quite different in appearance to other monarda species, their cr...

New for 2025 - Boehmeria cylindrica - aka False Nettle, Bog Nettle. Fascinating native perennial, of moist woodlands and river edges. At first glan...

New for 2025 - Arnica chamissonis - Hardy low growing plants with sunny yellow flowers. Native to North America, ranging from the Canadian boreal f...