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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.
Switch 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...
View full detailsRound-headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable, distinctive legume that hosts a variety of moths, skippers, and the eastern tailed blue butterfly! A beneficial addition to any dry p...
View full detailsOzark Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)
A wild type echinacea with yellow petals that is appealing to butterflies! Prefers rocky soils, but adapts well to any soil with good drainage. Wi...
View full detailsRosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. rosin weed. A hardy plant that matures faster than other Silphium (such as prairie dock and compass plant) and may tolerate drought even bet...
View full detailsPrairie Oval Sedge (Carex bicknellii) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. Bicknell’s sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge. A shorter sedge that prefers dryer soils. An excellent shorter sedge for shortgrass prair...
View full detailsPrairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) 2x2x3" Pot
A stunning, distinctive plant with large (3’’) sunflower-like blooms on an impressively tall inflorescence (up to 10’). Bloom stalks make up most o...
View full detailsStarry Campion (Silene stellata)
A lovely plant for medium to dry soils with distinctive leaves and fringed, white flowers. Prefers part sun and requires good drainage. Seeds are i...
View full detailsPagoda Plant (Blephilia ciliata)
A.k.a. downy wood mint and Ohio horse mint. A relative of bee balm that adapts to dry soil and is attractive to butterflies! Foliage is fragrant w...
View full detailsWild Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
A short, hardy plant that runners vigorously and supports a wide variety of insects with its flowers. Foliage makes a low, semi-evergreen, and of...
View full detailsOzark Bluestar (Amsonia illustris)
A bluestar with good fall color that is appealing to hummingbirds and butterflies! Tolerates significant amounts of shade, but blooms better in mor...
View full detailsPurple Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
An interesting plant with attractive foliage often planted behind other species. Height varies widely depending on soil and water conditions, and...
View full detailsPrairie Alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii)
A.k.a. coral bells. A dry soil tolerant alumroot! Height is made up mostly of bloom stalk. Easy to grow once established. Prefers rocky soils, but ...
View full detailsBlack-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
The wildtype of the classic showy rudbeckia! A hardy, fast growing biennial or short lived perennial. Seeds support goldfinches and flowers are use...
View full detailsPurple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
A shorter, drought resistant grass valued for its purple-tinted spray of seeds. Shows the best color when planted in dense, single species clumps ...
View full detailsSmall Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)
A.k.a. rattleweed. A slow grower that is drought resistant once established. Prefers well drained soils in full sun. Tends to bloom later than othe...
View full detailsSpider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)
A.k.a. antelope horns and green antelope horn. A short, drought tolerant milkweed with unique, early, and showy blooms! Like other milkweeds, it is...
View full detailsPussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
A.k.a. plantain-leaved pussytoes. An excellent, distinctive dry soil groundcover with fuzzy, semi-evergreen leaves. The bloom stalks make up most o...
View full detailsPorcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina) 2x2x3" Pot
A smaller wetland sedge named for the prickly appearance of its seed heads. Very similar in appearance to other “bottlebrush sedges” such that iden...
View full detailsSilky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)
A standout aster that blooms with large, single flowers. A native of poor, rocky soils, it will adapt to most any soil so long as it is well draine...
View full detailsRiddell's Goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. Solidago riddellii. A lovely flat-topped goldenrod with long, narrow leaves. Like other goldenrods, it supports many different species of po...
View full detailsTufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) 2x2x3" Pot
A bunching, ornamental grass that tolerates shady conditions! Foliage is semi-evergreen and may last through mild winters. May self seed in optimum...
View full detailsSweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata)
A.k.a. vanilla grass. A widespread short, unassuming, and easily grown sweetgrass! Spreads quickly (~2ft/year) by rhizomes, and may outcompete oth...
View full detailsOhio Goldenrod (Oligoneuron ohioensis) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. solidago ohioensis. A shorter and impressively blooming goldenrod. Fairly adaptable, but favors moist soil that contains clay. Blooms roughl...
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