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...

(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...

Rudbeckia hirta - Hardy native perennial. Grows to about 3 feet tall and thrives in poor dry soils. Sunny yellow cone-shaped flowers bloom atop bri...

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

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 ...

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 - Scutellaria lateriflora - Valued medicinal and native wildflower. The leaves and flowers are Can be found in the wild in moist meado...

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

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

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

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

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

New for 2025 - Lobelia siphilitica - aka Blue Cardinal Flower - Brilliant blue flower spikes, with a blooming period from July into September. Flow...

New for 2025 - Agastache nepetoides - Tall hardy perennial, larger than their better known relative Anise Hyssop. Countless yellow/green flower spi...

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

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