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.
Round-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 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 detailsFalse Aster (Boltonia latisquama) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. white doll’s daisy and false chamomile*. Not actually an aster, though it’s flowers resemble white asters or small daisies and it attracts a...
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 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 detailsLady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
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...
View full detailsGiant Purple Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia)
A taller relative of the better known anise hyssop! Flowers are lavender in color and fairly small, but are valuable to and visited by a variety of...
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 Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) 2x2x3" Pot
A distinctive prairie plant that is easy to grow in dry, well drained conditions. Flowers have a delicate look despite the generally robust appeara...
View full detailsChristmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
An evergreen fern that tolerates dryer soils with some rock, but prefers rich, well drained soils and medium moisture. Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade...
View full detailsRoyal Fern (Osmunda regalis)
A large, comparatively robust fern with a wide distribution. Leaves are distinctive and plants grow large enough that old, healthy individuals may ...
View full detailsMaple Leaved Alumroot (Heuchera villosa var. atropurpea)
A natural variation and one of the showiest of alum roots. Leaves range from dark green-purple/burgundy. Most of its height is made up of bloom st...
View full detailsCommon Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. wapato and broadleaf arrowhead. A vigorous wetland species with showy white flowers, well suited to bank naturalization and stabilization. P...
View full detailsHarebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
A delicate plant with small, downturned purple flowers. Generally easy to grow as long as it is not outcompeted by more aggressive neighbors. Light...
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 detailsWhite Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana)
A widespread sage whose pale foliage makes it perfect for adding texture to dry soil plantings! Thrives in dry, poor soils. Roots are stout and sh...
View full detailsLarge-flowered Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus)
A.k.a. Large-flowered beardtongue. A smaller, dry soil beardtongue that blooms with one stalk of large, foxglove-like flowers. Exceptionally droug...
View full detailsLizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. water dragon. Common names come from the distinctive nodding raceme (flower cluster)which resembles a pale lizard tail. Tends to form coloni...
View full detailsPoke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)
A tall woodland species of milkweed with unusual flowers. Long lived, but not and aggressive spreader. Perfect for adding a monarch host plants to ...
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...
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 detailsFrank's Sedge (Carex frankii) 2x2x3" Pot
A shorter, unassuming sedge that nevertheless feeds many species of birds and insects. Tends to spread by rhizomes and form small colonies. Light: ...
View full detailsMichigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)
A.k.a. American tiger lily*. A star Midwestern lily! A slow grower that is worth the wait, it prefers moist soils but adapts to medium garden beds...
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 ...
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