Bare Roots

An iconic spring woodland flower with delicate but showy pale purple blooms! Prefers fertile soils, but can adapt to drier, poorer soils. Naturaliz...

A spring bloomer, though the relatively large single flowers are usually hidden under a canopy of miniature umbrella-like leaves. Like many woodlan...

An iconic bloom that prefers well drained, rich woodland soil. Height is made up almost entirely of the bloom stalk, and basal leaves die back in ...

A slow growing but long lived native hyacinth with showy late spring blooms. Tolerates bright shade, but not deep shade, and adapts well to garden ...

An iconic spring ephemeral! Like most woodland ephemerals, it prefers understory where it can get sun in the early spring, and shade when trees le...

A.k.a. black snakeroot and black bugbane. A large, showy, summer blooming shade plant! About half of the 3’-7’ height is composed of a leafless bl...

A.k.a. Dentaria laciniata. One of the earliest blooming spring ephemerals, the deeply toothed leaves and delicate flowers are easily recognizable....

A distinctive woodland species that can be grown as a shade groundcover when planted densely! Spreads by rhizome, but is slow to do so. Flowers are...

A woods edge species that blooms in with attractive spray of small, white flowers. Dried seed stalks are considered showy by many, and form is shr...

A.k.a. bloody butcher. An familliar, adaptable spring ephemeral! Fairly easy to grow, but slow to establish colonies. Prefers understory areas whe...

An elegant circumpolar fern that is just as delicate as it looks. Plant in a spot sheltered from the wind to keep the leaves from breaking. May tol...

A.k.a. giant wood fern. A lovely taller fern that can tolerate deep shade! Prefers rich and moist soil, but adapts easily to average mesic soil. B...

A distinctive understory species with showy seeds, graceful foliage, and understated flowers. An understory species that prefers rich soil, more s...

A.k.a. marginal shield fern and leather fern. A classic fern in form that nonetheless is standout due to its comparatively low water requirements a...

A.k.a. starry false Solomon’s seal, and starry false lily-of-the-valley. An easily grown native alternative to the invasive lily-of-the-valley! An...

A.k.a. fairy bells. A distinctive, clumping woodland plant with hanging yellow flowers. Prefers rich soils and dappled shade in the spring, but ta...

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...

An easily grown late spring-early summer bloomer at home in bright understory. Spring/summer foliage is solid green, while semi-evergreen fall/wint...

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...

A.k.a. white baneberry. An interesting plant best knows for its striking white seed pods, which are said to resemble the eyes of classic china doll...

A.k.a. Jerusalem Artichoke. An easily grown native food crop with excellent wildlife support, sunchokes are generally adaptable as long as they hav...

A small, comparatively easy to grow native orchid! Slow growing and colony forming, most often planted for their showy, evergreen leaves. Best grow...

A.k.a. hearts-a-burstin' with love, bursting heart, and wahoo (as is its cousin, Euonymus atropurpureus- eastern wahoo- see below).  Prefers moist,...

A.k.a. wood lily, sweet Betsy, purple toadshade, and whip-poor-will flower. Like other ephemerals, it needs sun in the spring and shade after trees...