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View Past Spring Herbaceous Sale Species
We won’t know for sure what species we can source until right before the sale, but these are species we’ve carried in the past! ~100 species will be available to preorder, and 200+ species will be available Public Sale. Spring sale online preorders run Feb 2 - Apr 1. Preorder pickups are in early May, and the Public Sale runs early May - mid June at Geist Nursery.
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.
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) 1 GAL
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 detailsRough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera) 1 GAL
A.k.a. button or tall blazing star. Perhaps Indiana’s most wodespread blazing star (next to dense blazing star), rough blazing star is easy to grow...
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 detailsStar Sedge (Carex radiata)
A.k.a. straight-styled wood sedge. A densely clumped, thin leafed sedge with showy clusters of seeds- perfect for ornamental plantings! Tolerates b...
View full detailsClustered Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) 1 GAL
A.k.a. short-toothed mountain mint. A densely clumping mint that does not spread as rapidly as some of its relatives. The light white/grey blush on...
View full detailsSwitch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 1 GAL
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 detailsRoyal Catchfly (Silene regia) 1 GAL
A lovely, generally easy to grow plant that takes several years to reach its full potential. The flower’s unusual deep calyx and red color make the...
View full detailsSmooth Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) 1 GAL
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 detailsHeart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) 1 GAL
An unassuming, small flowered woodland aster that nonetheless attracts and hosts a wide variety of insects. Easily grown and reseeds well in open ...
View full detailsIndian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 1 GAL
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 detailsField Oval Sedge (Carex molesta) 1 GAL
A.k.a. troublesome sedge. This hardy sedge is closely related to, and difficult to distinguish from, prairie oval sedge (Carex bicknellii) and plai...
View full detailsHairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) 1 GAL
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 detailsSeedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
A.k.a. rattlebox. An herbaceous plant with the looks of a small shrub, so called because the seed pods are square and rattle when dry. A wetland s...
View full detailsCanada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) 1 GAL
This hardy grass grows quickly and spreads easily from seed, making it an excellent candidate to fill space in new plantings while slower growing s...
View full detailsPlains Oval Sedge (Carex brevior) 1 GAL
A.k.a. Short-beaked sedge. This bunching sedge is closely related to, and difficult to distinguish from, prairie oval sedge (Carex bicknellii) and...
View full detailsBurr Sedge (Carex grayi) 1 GAL
An evergreen sedge partial to wetlands and woodlands. The spiky seed pod is easy to spot in stands of wetland plants, and the seeds are regularly e...
View full detailsSlender False Foxglove (Agalinis tenuifolia)
A.k.a. slender gerardia. A parasitic annual with a delicate form and stunning dark pink flowers! Since it is partially parasitic on surrounding pla...
View full detailsWild Mint (Mentha arvensis)
A.k.a. field mint and corn mint. The native mint most often used as an herb! Leaves can be used to flavor food and drinks, and the foliage’s strong...
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