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.
Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. grey headed coneflower and prairie coneflower. A tall but nonetheless delicate coneflower, it has a long bloom period and is broadly appeali...
View full detailsScarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
A.k.a. red bee balm. A more robust Monarda than the better know wild bee balm, with larger flowers. Petals are a striking bright red, and a colony...
View full detailsSky-blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. Aster azureus and azure aster. As easy to grow as most asters are, with showy flowers that tend toward pale blue or lilac. Tolerant of droug...
View full detailsWild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
Wild strawberries have sweet fruits that are said to be one of the tastiest wild berries,* and profuse spring flowers! Easy to grow and an excelle...
View full detailsShowy Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. orange coneflower*. AA showy Rudbeckia that stays comparatively short and can tolerate some dry conditions. Bloom period lasts for roughly a...
View full detailsNodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum) 2x2x3" Pot
An easy to cultivate, rabbit/deer resistant native onion with lovely bunches of nodding, pink flowers. Does well anywhere from part dry all day sun...
View full detailsCalico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. side-flowering aster. A somewhat lanky aster with small flowers that bloom down the length of the upper branches. Generally considered bette...
View full detailsCommon Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) 2x2x3" Pot
Not a denizen of mountains, despite the common name- mountain mint is an adaptable and pollinator friendly plant. Will happily populate bare soil, ...
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 detailsWhite Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) 2x2x3" Pot
The white flowering cousin of the better known pink turtlehead. A lover of fertile, wet soils that tolerates seasonal flooding. Host of the regiona...
View full detailsHeart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) 2x2x3" Pot
An unassuming, small flowered woodland aster that nonetheless attracts and hosts a wide variety of insects. Easily grown and reseeds well in open g...
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 detailsTall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) 2x2x3" Pot
A tall, moisture loving plant with striking purple flowers that adapts well to average garden beds. Valuable as a late season bloomer and an insect...
View full detailsNorthern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. wild oats, inland oats, and river oats. A lovely grass for shady areas, it’s distinctive seed heads are easily spotted and last into the win...
View full detailsJacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
A elegant woodland plant with delicate, light blue flowers. Occasionally called blue bells, but is not to be confused with Virginia blue bells, Mer...
View full detailsWestern Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis) 2x2x3" Pot
A shorter sunflower with the bright yellow blooms signature to the family! One of the least competitive of the sunflowers, it may be outcompeted in...
View full detailsPink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua) 2x2x3" Pot
A lovely addition to wet sites, the large, pink, snapdragon-like flowers are said to resemble the heads of turtles. Blooms in the fall, will still ...
View full detailsSmooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis). A hardy, late blooming aster with light blue to pale lilac flowers. Tends to remain upright on its own bet...
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 detailsShort'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 detailsPrairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa)
A.k.a Prairie phlox. A midsized phlox that tolerates more sun than it’s woodland relatives. Obligate host of the rare and colorful prairie phlox fl...
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 detailsDowny Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)
A hardy plant with pale purple, snapdragon-like flowers! Broadly adaptable to soil and water conditions and reseeds well. Among the most bulletproo...
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...
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