Perennials & Biennials

Veronica longifolia - aka; Speedwell. Carefree and hardy perennial, with spikes of violet flowers. I met this beautiful plant a few years back whi...

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

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

Eryngium planum - 3-4' tall plants with countless small frilly orb shaped flowers. Some plants are more silvery and some or more blue. Beautiful cu...

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

Rubia tinctorum - aka Dyer's Madder. Source of brilliant red dye. Tough and long lived perennial in the same family as cleavers. 3' long vines whic...

Aquilegia vulgaris - Dark velvety flowers, atop 3-4' stalks. So dark purple they're almost black. Shade tolerant perennial, a good choice for moist...

Arnica chamissonis - Hardy low growing plants with sunny yellow flowers. Native to North America, ranging from the Canadian boreal forest to the Si...

Sanguisorba minor - Beautiful edible perennial. Clumping plants with small serrated compound leaves, on stems around 1' tall. They develop into 4' ...

Monarda punctata - aka Horsemint. Striking and graceful perennial. Quite different in appearance to other monarda species, their creamy pink bracts...

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

Pulsatilla vulgaris - aka: Meadow Anemone, Windflower. Perennial wildflower native to the grasslands of Eurasia. Here on the farm their fuzzy leave...

Lobelia siphilitica - aka Blue Cardinal Flower - Brilliant blue flower spikes, with a blooming period from July into September. Flowers feed many s...

Verbascum phoeniceum - This ornamental type is quite diminutive compared to other mullein species. Rosettes of broad leaves and short spires of del...

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

Reseda lueola - aka Dyer's Rocket, Dyer's Weed - Source of bright yellow dye. Weld was the primary source of yellow dye from ancient times right up...

New for 2026 - Crambe maritima - Sea kale is a hardy perennial vegetable. They can be found growing wild along beaches of northern Europe, where th...

Hibiscus moscheutos - aka Rose Mallow - Winter hardy hibiscus. This species is native to the eastern US, and as far north as southern Ontario. Big ...

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

Saponaria officinalis - aka: Bouncing Bet, Wild Sweet William. Sturdy and long-lived perennial, perfect for cottage garden style plantings. White-p...

Mentha pulegium - This perennial stunner is a hotbed for pollinators. Richly aromatic greenery about 2' in height with 1-2" lavender-purple whorls ...

Verbena officinalis - aka European Vervain, Herb of the Cross. Low growing bushy perennial herb, 2-3' tall. Fine leaves and stems, each branch is c...

Carpesium macrocephalum - Da-hua-jin-wa-er - Unique and delightfully weird perennial member of the sunflower family (Asterceae). Large soft green l...

Verbascum blattaria - Biennial native to Euasia, naturalized across much of North America. Showy white flowers on 3-4’ stalks. The flowers resemble...