No order minimums. Beginner-friendly & challenging species aplenty. Our plant sales bring sustainable landscapes, wildlife support, and climate resilience home for gardeners of every level.
To ensure wildlife support, NPU only offers wildtype species. No trademarked varieties here- share starts and seed with friends!
Easily shop foundation plants during preorders, then pickup and shop sale-exclusive species in-person!
Expect spring herbaceous species, fall woody species, and winter bare roots. NPU makes 300+ native species available to Central Indiana every year!
Spring Dates:
Preorders: Feb 2- Apr 1
Preorder Pickup w/ Early Access to Public Sale:
May 1- May 4
Public Sale Opening Day: May 5
Last Day: June 28
Meanwhile, the Winter Bare Root Sale continues - online only - while supplies last. Roots are shipped to you and should be planted asap! See our Bare Root Planting Guide for tips!
SHIPPING NOTE: Bare root orders are on a shipping pause due to extreme overnight low temps. We hope to begin shipping again before Valentine's Day.
General
Find which species we carry each season and conditions they require on our Species and Growing Requirements page.Â
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A charismatic spring ephemeral easily grown in rich, well drained soil! Distinctive blue flowers attract early bees, butterflies, and sphinx moths-...
View full detailsAn iconic spring woodland flower with delicate but showy pale purple blooms! Prefers fertile soils, but can adapt to drier, poorer soils. Naturaliz...
View full detailsA.k.a. large flowered trillium. A charismatic trillium, and one of the few propagated in nurseries. Prefers rich, evenly moist soil and dappled to...
View full detailsA star spring ephemeral, one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring! Thrives and reseeds well in shady, humus rich woodlands, or plantings whe...
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