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In-Stock at the Spring Sale
All species currently in stock at our Spring Herbaceous Sale at Geist Nursery! These items are pick up only.
Range Maps Courtesy Kartesz, J.T 2025. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP) [website http://bonap.org/] Chapel Hill, N.C.
Short's Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii) 2x2x3" Pot
An aster perfect for adding blooms to woodlands or shady forest edges! Flowers are large for an understory plant, but smaller than showier asters s...
View full detailsBlue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) 2x2x3" Pot
An elegant goldenrod with an excellent arching form at home on wooded edges. As is typical of goldenrods, it supports a wide variety of pollinators...
View full detailsCup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. cup rosinweed. A taller plant with sunflower-like flowers. So called because the broad leaves hold water where they meet at the stem, where ...
View full detailsWild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) 2x2x3" Pot
A showy bloomer with attractive foliage. Extra floral nectaries attract some insects that are generally not attracted to flowers. Generally support...
View full detailsSmooth Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. common ironweed. Blooms with conspicuously vivid purple flowers. Wild plants are most often seen in wet areas with seasonal flooding, but th...
View full detailsNarrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable plant that has no particular affinity for mountains, despite the common name. Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, and will readily...
View full detailsAutumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) 2x2x3" Pot
A cheery, deer resistant late season bloomer. Petals have distinctive lobed ends. An excellent late summer-early fall bloomer often used in rain ga...
View full detailsPlains Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. prairie coreopsis, stiff coreopsis, and prairie tickseed. The classic large, yellow coreopsis flowers from a plant that thrives in dry, poor...
View full detailsGray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. dwarf goldenrod. All the fun of a goldenrod in a short plant! An adaptable species that supports a wide variety of pollinators and host inse...
View full detailsDeam’s Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii)
A.k.a. Deam’s coneflower. Valued for its dense growth and disease resistance, this natural variety of sweet black-eyed Susan is a hardy addition t...
View full detailsGreen-headed Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. cutleaf coneflower. A tall coneflower at home in wet prairies and floodplains. Spreads well by rhizome in optimal conditions, and is excelle...
View full detailsSide-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable, drought resistant grass with a generally small stature- the seed stalk makes up most of the height. Notable for the bright color of i...
View full detailsFalse Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) 2x2x3" Pot
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 detailsHairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) 2x2x3" Pot
A shade loving, fuzzy-leaved native mint at home in woodlands. Grows well in full shade, but blooms the best in part sun/shade. Flowers are small b...
View full detailsBoneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A moisture loving plant that flowers with handsome crowns of white. Attracts a variety of pollinators, and tolerates seasonal flooding. Leaves have...
View full detailsTall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris) 2x2x3" Pot
An impressively tall coreopsis that blooms later than it’s smaller cousins, but with similar flowers that are spectacular when blooming en mass. Su...
View full detailsShowy Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. stiff sunflower or prairie sunflower. Their showy, sunflower-like flowers are fragrant and bloom 1-2 months. Host plant of multiple butterfl...
View full detailsIndian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 2x2x3" Pot
This standup grass is often planted for winter interest, as its tall seed stalks that remain upright longer into the winter than big bluestem. The ...
View full detailsEastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
A surprisingly adaptable native cactus perfect for hard to fill sandy or rocky soils. Blooms are more frequent than other species of cactus. Requir...
View full detailsHeath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) 2x2x3" Pot
A white, small flowered aster that blooms profusely in late summer-early fall. The narrow leaves give patches of Heath aster an appealing texture. ...
View full detailsPalm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. muskingum sedge*. A distinctive, showy, fairly tall sedge that hosts several species of moth, butterfly, and skipper! Prefers part sun/shade...
View full detailsCompass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A hardy, drought resistant plant once established, though it may take multiple years to do so. With distinct, deeply lobed leaves and an infloresce...
View full detailsSwitch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A dominant grass of tallgrass prairies, it’s plumes of seeds are showy in their later stages. Valuable as an insect host and for winter habitat. Ta...
View full detailsHeart-leaf Golden Alexanders (Zizia aptera)
A.k.a. heart-leaved meadow parsnip. A close cousin of the better known golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea), heart-leaved golden Alexanders have a sligh...
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