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While there are some exceptions, generally plant availability is as follows.
Herbaceous Perennials: Spring Sale, Preorders February-March, pick up and sale May-June.
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: Fall Sale, Preorders in August, pickup and sale mid-September through mid-October.
Early Spring Ephemerals: Winter Bare Root Sale, online only, shipping begins week after Thanksgiving, weather permitting.
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) 1 GAL
The native wild species of the well known genus, with red flowers! Adaptable, readily forms colonies, and a favorite of hummingbirds- columbine mak...
View full detailsTall Green Milkweed (Asclepias hirtella)
A medium sized milkweed with inconspicuous flowers and distinctive foliage. Perfect for plantings that are too tall for butterfly milkweed, too dry...
View full detailsCrested Sedge (Carex cristatella) 2x2x3" Pot
A wetland sedge that tolerates occasional standing water. Requires constant moisture when growing in full sun. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade Soil...
View full detailsGlade Fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) BARE ROOT
A.k.a. silvery spleenwort and narrow leaved spleenwort. Despite various common names, it is currently grouped with shield ferns. Does best in rich...
View full detailsSolomon’s Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) BARE ROOT
A.k.a. false Solomon’s seal. A showy woodland plant whose fluffy white plume of flowers matures to colorful red berries. A good replacement for the...
View full detailsWoodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata) BARE ROOT
A.k.a. wild blue phlox. A late spring blooming, showy woodland wildflower. Prefers higher quality bright forest understory, but adapts well to fert...
View full detailsPussy Willow (Salix discolor) 3 GAL
A fast growing, smaller willow that bears its famous fuzzy catkins in the spring! Can be trained as an erect shrub or a small tree. Perfect to plan...
View full detailsBlack Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) 3 GAL
A.k.a. tupelo and sour gum. A stately tree with glossy leaves, spectacular fall color, and blooms and berries that support pollinators and birds! G...
View full detailsYellow Giant Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides)
A rabbit/deer resistant hyssop with a long bloom time! Flowers attract a variety of pollinators but are small and visually subtle, with only a few ...
View full detailsIllinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis)
A.k.a. Illinois bundle flower, Illinois mimosa, or prairie mimosa. An adaptable nitrogen fixer with handsome foliage, fine fern-like leaves, and di...
View full detailsPanicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. tall white aster and white field aster. An aster that thrives in poorly drained soil, but tolerates seasonally dry conditions. Like all aste...
View full detailsShowy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) 1 GAL
As the common name implies, this goldenrod blooms in an impressive plume of golden flowers. Tolerant of dry, poor soil- it will grow taller in fert...
View full detailsKankakee Mallow (Iliamna remota)
This unique native hollyhock is known to be native to only one island in the Kankakee River! It has since been established in other locations in n...
View full detailsPutty Root Orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) BARE ROOT
One of Indiana’s most common orchids, it is most often found in high quality, relatively undisturbed woodlands. Leaves emerge in fall and persist t...
View full detailsRosepink (Sabatia angularis) 2x2x3" Pot
Public Sale Exclusive: Preorder customers gain early access during preorder pickups. A.k.a. rose gentian, marsh pink, and bitterbloom. A showy, fra...
View full detailsQuaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) 5 GAL
Named for the way their leaves wave in even light breezes, quaking aspen can be planted ornamentally for its pale bark and bright yellow fall color...
View full detailsStout Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) BARE ROOT
A.k.a. narrow-leaf or narrowleaf blue-eyed grass. A hardy blue-eyed grass that prefers average conditions and soils. Flowers are small, but bloom ...
View full detailsSquirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) BARE ROOT
A dainty spring ephemeral related to bleeding heart and Dutchman’s breeches! Like other ephemerals, it prefers loamy soil and a location with sprin...
View full detailsPearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
This easy to grow aster relative has long lasting flowers, dense flower heads, and fuzzy foliage that gives the leaves a blue/grey appearance. Host...
View full detailsFalse Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) 1 GAL
Closely related to the true sunflowers that it resembles. A short lived and adaptable perennial that attracts a wide variety of pollinators. Can be...
View full detailsShowy Tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
A showy blooming legume and nitrogen fixer! Stays compact (2’-3’) in prairies or dense plantings with plenty of root competition, but in an open ga...
View full detailsRattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) 1 GAL
A.k.a. button snake-root. At the height of their bloom, flowers are absolutely alive with pollinators! A perfect native replacement for yucca, thou...
View full detailsSwamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. waterwillow. A true wetland plant, swamp loosestrife is at home in shallow water but adapts to consistently moist soils. Flowers are small b...
View full detailsAmerican Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A hardy, native fruit tree. Persimmons are some of the most energy dense fruits in the world, second only t...
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