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*Preorder only* This fragrant, wild member of the mint family tolerates drought better than most mints and supports a wide variety of bees, wasps,...

*Preorder only* The one and only! This native echinacea is widely beloved for its adaptability and beautiful, iconic blooms. A cornerstone of butt...

  An adaptable legume rarely seen in cultivated plantings! Flowers are large and prominent, discreetly colored off-white. Plants require protection...

A.k.a. red-based spike-rush. An adaptable, mat forming rush with a broad range. It’s small stature and dense growth make it an ideal species to pla...

A.k.a. brewer’s cap and twoleaf miterwort. A smaller, delicately blooming woodland plant that prefers dappled shade in the spring and fuller shade ...

A.k.a. speckled phlox and meadow phlox. This medium height phlox, the wildtype of commonly seen cultivars, adapts well to garden conditions and is ...

A.k.a. plantain-leaved pussytoes. An excellent, distinctive dry soil groundcover with fuzzy, semi-evergreen leaves. The bloom stalks make up most o...

A.k.a. flower-of-an-hour and fame-flower. A small, dry soil loving plant with succulent leaves and bright pink flowers on slender bloom stalks. Re...

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...

*Preorder only* A.k.a. Marsh blazing star. A classic gayfeather in appearance with possibly the prettiest foliage of the native liatris. The tall ...

  A distinctive milkweed with inconspicuous flowers- a perfect medium sized milkweed with conspicuous flowers and distinct foliage! Prefers sandy o...

*Preorder only* A.k.a. Large-flowered beardtongue. A smaller, dry soil beardtongue that blooms with one stalk of large, foxglove-like flowers. Exce...

An herbaceous plant in the guise of a shrub- spikenard is a unique addition to shade gardens and an excellent replacement for Japanese knotweed! Fl...

A.k.a. tall white aster and white field aster. An aster that thrives in poorly drained soil, but tolerates seasonally dry conditions. Like all aste...

  A.k.a. pale beardtongue. A penstemon that flourishes in poor, dry soils! Adaptable to many soil types, but prefers good drainage and may be outco...

*Preorder only* A.k.a. orange coneflower*. A showy Rubdeckia that stays comparatively short and can tolerate some dry conditions. Bloom period last...

*Preorder only* A.k.a. swamp milkweed and rose milkweed. A mid-sized, showier milkweed that is a perfect landscaping alternative to common milkwee...

A.k.a. yellow ironweed. A tall, hardy native that naturalizes well in moist soils. A perfect species to add to floodplains, woods edges, and scrubb...

A.k.a. Wood’s sedge. A shorter, spreading sedge whose recommendation from the Mt. Cuba Center as a shade groundcover is its claim to fame. Similar ...

*Preorder only* A.k.a. turkeyfoot. A tall, adaptable prairie grass that hosts a wide variety of insects, including many skippers. Favored by a wid...

  A.k.a. windflower. A small woodland ephemeral that needs some spring sun, and shade after trees leaf out. The short lived white flowers sit on th...

A showy blooming legume and nitrogen fixer! Stays compact (2’-3’) in prairies or dense plantings with plenty of root competition, but in an open ga...

A woodland goldenrod at home on forest edges or in bright, dappled shade. Forms colonies with rhizomes, and spreads rapidly from seed in disturbed...

*Preorder only* A.k.a. sand coreopsis. The signature bright yellow blooms of coreopsis in a hardy native package! A generally triennial plant that...