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All Spring Preorder Species
These species/sizes are available during our Spring Preorders! Preorders are open February 2 (Groundhog Day) through April 1 (April Fool's Day) every year.
Customers who preorder may purchase the rest of the spring species at pickup during the in-person Early Access Sale. They are available beginning Opening Day (May 5) if you don't preorder.
2026 Preorder Discounts are:
- Planter: 10% off Preorders of $100-$249.99
- Garden: 15% off Preorders of $250-$499.99
- Restoration: 20% off Preorders of $500 or more
Blue-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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
View full detailsBig Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. turkeyfoot. A tall, adaptable prairie grass that hosts a wide variety of insects, including many skippers. Favored by a wide variety of graz...
View full detailsPlains Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. prairie coreopsis, stiff coreopsis, and prairie tickseed. The classic large, yellow coreopsis flowers from a plant that thrives in dry, poor...
View full detailsNarrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable plant that has no particular affinity for mountains, despite the common name. Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, and will readily...
View full detailsBlue Vervain (Verbena hastata) 2x2x3" Pot
A moisture loving vervain that tolerates seasonal flooding. Flowers are small, but bloom in succession for a long period of time and appeal to many...
View full detailsDowny Sunflower (Helianthus mollis) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. ashy sunflower. An adaptable sunflower in miniature! Foliage is a notable grey-green or blue-green, so a population of downy sunflower stand...
View full detailsEarly Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. plume goldenrod and yellow top. Don’t want to wait for fall goldenrod blooms? Then plant some early goldenrod to get the party started in mi...
View full detailsHairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) 2x2x3" Pot
A shade loving, fuzzy-leaved native mint at home in woodlands. Grows well in full shade, but blooms the best in part sun/shade. Flowers are small b...
View full detailsGray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. dwarf goldenrod. All the fun of a goldenrod in a short plant! An adaptable species that supports a wide variety of pollinators and host inse...
View full detailsSide-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable, drought resistant grass with a generally small stature- the seed stalk makes up most of the height. Notable for the bright color of i...
View full detailsFox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) 2x2x3" Pot
A robust, adaptable sedge with a clumped form that makes it ideal for landscape borders. Spreads well in disturbed habitats, so is well suited for ...
View full detailsBoneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A moisture loving plant that flowers with handsome crowns of white. Attracts a variety of pollinators, and tolerates seasonal flooding. Leaves have...
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