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Nova Scotia Native Species

All these species are native to Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada. We're planning to expand this list over the coming years, as our gardens expand and more plantings come to maturity.

You'll notice with a number of varieties we use the term NS-Ecotype. By that we mean that those varieties are of wild Nova Scotia genetics, either (carefully) wild harvested or cultivated from wild stock. This is important in wild plant restoration work, where it's good practice to source seeds from local plant populations when possible. Not to limit where they'll grow, they'll certainly do well in other places too!  

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  • Swamp Milkweed - Annapolis Seeds - Nova Scotia Canada

    Swamp Milkweed

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

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  • Wild Yarrow

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

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  • Common Milkweed - Annapolis Seeds - Nova Scotia Canada

    Common Milkweed

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

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  • Black Eyed Susan

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    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...

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  • Evening Primrose

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

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  • Wild Leeks

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    Allium tricoccum - aka Ramps - Iconic spring ephemeral of rich deciduous woods. Their smooth  green leaves carpet the forest floor in swaths and pa...

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  • Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

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

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  • Blue Scullcap

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

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  • Boneset

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

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  • Blue Wood Aster

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    Symphyotrichum cordifolium - aka Heartleaf Aster - Native perennial fall-blooming aster. Nova Scotia has an array of native aster species (I'm a pl...

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  • Clematis virginiana - Virgin's Bower

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    Clematis virginiana - Our native clematis vine. They go by many whimsical common names, including Old Man's Beard, Devil's Darning Needles, Travell...

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  • Small Spike False-nettle

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    Boehmeria cylindrica - aka False Nettle, Bog Nettle. Fascinating native perennial, of moist woodlands and river edges. At first glance they look li...

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  • Bay Forget-me-not

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    New for 2026 - Myosotis laxa - aka Smaller Forget-me-not. Our native forget-me-not. This species is circumboreal; native across both North America ...

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  • Golden Alexanders

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    New for 2026 - Zizia aurea - aka Golden Zizia. Native perennial. Their native range in Canada stretches from Manitoba to Nova Scotia (rare here in ...

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  • Canada Germander

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    New for 2026 - Teucrium canadense - aka Wood Sage. Native perennial, their range includes most of eastern North America. 3-4' tall plants topped wi...

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