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.
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* The cornerstone of dry shortgrass plantings itself! Stays short, but fills dry plantings well. Adapts to most soil textures, but w...
View full detailsCrested Sedge (Carex cristatella) 2x2x3" Pot
A wetland sedge that tolerates occasional standing water. Requires constant moisture when growing in full sun. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade Soil...
View full detailsDark Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) 2x2x3" Pot
A taller rush that is visibly darker in color than other local rushes. Perfect for adding visual interest to wetland plantings, filling ditches, an...
View full detailsCommon Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* Not a denizen of mountains, despite the common name- mountain mint is an adaptable and pollinator friendly plant. Will happily pop...
View full detailsSweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. sweet coneflower and fragrant coneflower. Well known from cultivars sold in traditional nurseries, this is the wild type of...
View full detailsLion’s Foot (Prenanthes alba)
A.k.a. white lettuce. Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic Soil Type: Loam, Sandy Loam, Rocky Loam Height: 2’-5’...
View full detailsWild Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. bergamot or beebalm. A lovely, easily grown monarda that attracts equally flashy pollinators including skippers, butterflie...
View full detailsPathrush (Juncus tenuis)
A short, bunching rush known for persisting in marginal conditions. Tolerant of clay soil, mild to moderate foot traffic and compaction, and some d...
View full detailsPurple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) 2"x2"x3" Pot
Public Sale Exclusive: Preorder customers gain early access during preorder pickups. Purple Poppy Mallow: A.k.a. wine cups. Large, cupped flowers ...
View full detailsFalse Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* Closely related to the true sunflowers that it resembles. A short lived and adaptable perennial that attracts a wide variety of po...
View full detailsGreat St. John’s Wort (Hypericum pyramidatum)
A.k.a. Giant St. John’s Wort. An adaptable, easy to grow St. John’s Wort with large yellow summer flowers. Spreads moderately by rhizome. Like othe...
View full detailsMissouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa)
A showy Great Plains species with palm-sized yellow flowers! Easternmost wild populations in Illinois and Tennessee. An excellent companion for oth...
View full detailsPurple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A short, adaptable nitrogen-fixer with small but bright purple blooms. Hardy, easy to grow in poor soils, and drought tolerant. Re...
View full detailsPrairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a Prairie phlox. A midsized phlox that tolerates more sun than its woodland relatives. Obligate host of the rare and colorful ...
View full detailsNew England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A generally adaptable aster that blooms densely with quarter-sized purple flowers. Attractive to bees and butterflies, and a valua...
View full detailsReddish Bulrush (Scirpus pendulus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. nodding bulrush. A comparatively adaptable rush that will tolerate mesic conditions, recognizable by its flat, grass like leaves and droopin...
View full detailsWool Grass (Scirpus cyperinus) 2x2x3" Pot
A taller, clumping sedge with lush seed heads that can adapt to mesic conditions. The wind dispersed seeds are fluffy when they mature in the fall...
View full detailsBlue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A showy, blue blooming plant that tolerates dry, rocky soil, and hosts a number of caterpillars! Large, showy seed pods are valuab...
View full detailsPrairie Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora)
A.k.a. narrow-leaved loosestrife and fen loosestrife. At home in moist prairies, floodplains, and shallow wetlands. Adapts well to cultivation whe...
View full detailsShort's Sedge (Carex shortiana) 2x2x3" Pot
A wetland sedge that puts on obvious brown spikelets. It’s bunching habit and mildly contrasting foliage color makes it showy to some extent and ex...
View full detailsSpotted Joe-pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) 1 GAL
A showy, wetland loving, comparatively short Joe-pye weed! Like other Joe-pye weeds, it is attractive to pollinators, including butterflies. Spread...
View full detailsHalberd-leaved Rose Mallow (Hibiscus laevis) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. smooth rose mallow. A lovely native hibiscus closely related to the better known swamp rose mallow. A wetland species, it ca...
View full detailsColumbine (Aquilegia canadensis) 1 GAL
The native wild species of the well known genus, with red flowers! Adaptable, readily forms colonies, and a favorite of hummingbirds- columbine mak...
View full detailsYellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. grey headed coneflower and prairie coneflower. A tall but nonetheless delicate coneflower, it has a long bloom period and i...
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