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.
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* This fragrant, wild member of the mint family tolerates drought better than most mints and supports a wide variety of bees, wasps,...
View full detailsPurple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* The one and only! This native echinacea is widely beloved for its adaptability and beautiful, iconic blooms. A cornerstone of butt...
View full detailsCanadian Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis)
An adaptable legume rarely seen in cultivated plantings! Flowers are large and prominent, discreetly colored off-white. Plants require protection...
View full detailsCreeping Spike-rush (Eleocharis erythropoda) 2x2x3" Pot
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...
View full detailsBishop’s Cap (Mitella diphylla) 2x2x3" Pot
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 ...
View full detailsWild Sweet William (Phlox maculata)
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 ...
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 detailsRock Pink (Phemeranthus calycinus)
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...
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 detailsDense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. Marsh blazing star. A classic gayfeather in appearance with possibly the prettiest foliage of the native liatris. The tall ...
View full detailsTall Green Milkweed (Asclepias hirtella)
A distinctive milkweed with inconspicuous flowers- a perfect medium sized milkweed with conspicuous flowers and distinct foliage! Prefers sandy o...
View full detailsLarge-flowered Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. Large-flowered beardtongue. A smaller, dry soil beardtongue that blooms with one stalk of large, foxglove-like flowers. Exce...
View full detailsSpikenard (Aralia racemosa)
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...
View full detailsPanicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) 2x2x3" Pot
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...
View full detailsPale Penstemon (Penstemon pallidus)
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...
View full detailsShowy Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. orange coneflower*. A showy Rubdeckia that stays comparatively short and can tolerate some dry conditions. Bloom period last...
View full detailsMarsh Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. swamp milkweed and rose milkweed. A mid-sized, showier milkweed that is a perfect landscaping alternative to common milkwee...
View full detailsWingstem (Actinomeris alternifolia) 2x2x3" Pot
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...
View full detailsPretty Sedge (Carex woodii)
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 ...
View full detailsBig Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 1 GAL
*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...
View full detailsRue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
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...
View full detailsShowy Tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
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...
View full detailsElm Leaved Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia)
A woodland goldenrod at home on forest edges or in bright, dappled shade. Forms colonies with rhizomes, and spreads rapidly from seed in disturbed...
View full detailsLance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. sand coreopsis. The signature bright yellow blooms of coreopsis in a hardy native package! A generally triennial plant that...
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