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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
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 1 GAL
The cornerstone of dry shortgrass plantings itself! Stays short, but fills dry plantings well. Adapts to most soil textures, but will not tolerate ...
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 detailsHalberd-leaved Rose Mallow (Hibiscus laevis) 1 GAL
A.k.a. smooth rose mallow. A lovely native hibiscus closely related to the better known swamp rose mallow. A wetland species, it can adapt to mesic...
View full detailsLance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) 1 GAL
A.k.a. sand coreopsis. The signature bright yellow blooms of coreopsis in a hardy native package! A generally triennial plant that prefers poor soi...
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 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 detailsSwamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. waterwillow. A true wetland plant, swamp loosestrife is at home in shallow water but adapts to consistently moist soils. Flowers are small b...
View full detailsPurple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) 1 GAL
A short, adaptable nitrogen-fixer with small but bright purple blooms. Hardy, easy to grow in poor soils, and drought tolerant. Reseeds in favorabl...
View full detailsFalse Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) 1 GAL
Closely related to the true sunflowers that it resembles. A short lived and adaptable perennial that attracts a wide variety of pollinators. Can be...
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 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 detailsPrairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) 1 GAL
A.k.a Prairie phlox. A midsized phlox that tolerates more sun than its woodland relatives. Obligate host of the rare and colorful prairie phlox flo...
View full detailsSweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) 1 GAL
A.k.a. sweet coneflower and fragrant coneflower. Well known from cultivars sold in traditional nurseries, this is the wild type of the hardy and lo...
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 detailsCardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) 1 GAL
A native lobelia with showy red flowers- favored by swallowtail butterflies and hummingbirds! Adaptable to soil type, but requires wetter than ave...
View full detailsRattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) 1 GAL
A.k.a. button snake-root. At the height of their bloom, flowers are absolutely alive with pollinators! A perfect native replacement for yucca, thou...
View full detailsPrairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) 1 GAL
A beautifully clumping short grass with fine, sprawling leaves. Very rarely reseeds even in garden beds, making it a prime grass for landscaping. F...
View full detailsShowy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) 1 GAL
As the common name implies, this goldenrod blooms in an impressive plume of golden flowers. Tolerant of dry, poor soil- it will grow taller in fert...
View full detailsYellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 1 GAL
A.k.a. grey headed coneflower and prairie coneflower. A tall but nonetheless delicate coneflower, it has a long bloom period and is broadly appeali...
View full detailsCompass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 1 GAL
A hardy, drought resistant plant once established, though it may take multiple years to do so. With distinct, deeply lobed leaves and an infloresce...
View full detailsJune Grass (Koeleria macrantha) 1 GAL
A shorter grass that is often planted for it’s spikey seed heads, and generally does not form dense stands. Puts on growth earlier than most prairi...
View full detailsPurple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) 1 GAL
A shorter, drought resistant grass valued for its purple-tinted spray of seeds. Shows the best color when planted in dense, single species clumps a...
View full detailsSide-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 1 GAL
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...
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