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Standard Pots
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All Spring species are in one of what we are calling "standard" sizes: DP50s, 2x2x3" pots, or "pints". These sizes are all comparable- container shape depends on each nursery's preference.
Preorders are expected to be 2x2x3" pots, but we may substitute another standard size depending on grower availability.
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.
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) 2x2x3" Pot
One of the first blooming spring flowers! Bright yellow flowers and green foliage are conspicuous, particularly when few other plants have put on ...
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...
View full detailsMonkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) 2x2x3" Pot
A wetland plant with a long bloom time and unique pink flowers said to resemble a monkey’s face. A distinctive addition to pond edges and rain gard...
View full detailsFalse Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) 2x2x3" Pot
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 detailsBurr Sedge (Carex grayi) 2x2x3" Pot
An evergreen sedge partial to wetlands and woodlands. The spiky seed pod is easy to spot in stands of wetland plants, and the seeds are regularly e...
View full detailsStiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum) 2x2x3" Pot
A flat topped goldenrod with distinctive, rounded leaves that often take on showy colors in the fall. Adaptable to soil type and moisture with deep...
View full detailsWhite Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) 2x2x3" Pot
An easy to grow woodland wildflower with small but often fragrant blooms. Rarely bothered by herbivores, and can spread rapidly in disturbed condit...
View full detailsIndian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 2x2x3" Pot
This standup grass is often planted for winter interest, as its tall seed stalks that remain upright longer into the winter than big bluestem. The ...
View full detailsTall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris) 2x2x3" Pot
An impressively tall coreopsis that blooms later than it’s smaller cousins, but with similar flowers that are spectacular when blooming en mass. Su...
View full detailsBottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable woodland grass that grows even in deep shade. Easily recognizable by its seed heads in the later half of the year. Light: Part Sun/Sha...
View full detailsCompass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 2x2x3" Pot
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 detailsPickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata) 2x2x3" Pot
A lovely blooming, emergent aquatic plant that does not tolerate drying out. Forms colonies and can spread rapidly by rhizome, so a good first wetl...
View full detailsSawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) 2x2x3" Pot
A sunflower with showy leaves, flowers, and smooth, red stems that can reach exceptional heights. Like other sunflowers, it supports a wide variety...
View full detailsPalm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. muskingum sedge*. A distinctive, showy, fairly tall sedge that hosts several species of moth, butterfly, and skipper! Prefers part sun/shade...
View full detailsHeath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) 2x2x3" Pot
A white, small flowered aster that blooms profusely in late summer-early fall. The narrow leaves give patches of Heath aster an appealing texture. ...
View full detailsSwitch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 2x2x3" Pot
A dominant grass of tallgrass prairies, it’s plumes of seeds are showy in their later stages. Valuable as an insect host and for winter habitat. Ta...
View full detailsRound-headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) 2x2x3" Pot
An adaptable, distinctive legume that hosts a variety of moths, skippers, and the eastern tailed blue butterfly! A beneficial addition to any dry p...
View full detailsPrairie Oval Sedge (Carex bicknellii) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. Bicknell’s sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge. A shorter sedge that prefers dryer soils. An excellent shorter sedge for shortgrass prair...
View full detailsFalse Aster (Boltonia latisquama) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. white doll’s daisy and false chamomile*. Not actually an aster, though it’s flowers resemble white asters or small daisies and it attracts a...
View full detailsPrairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) 2x2x3" Pot
A stunning, distinctive plant with large (3’’) sunflower-like blooms on an impressively tall inflorescence (up to 10’). Bloom stalks make up most o...
View full detailsRosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. rosin weed. A hardy plant that matures faster than other Silphium (such as prairie dock and compass plant) and may tolerate drought even bet...
View full detailsPrairie Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) 2x2x3" Pot
A distinctive prairie plant that is easy to grow in dry, well drained conditions. Flowers have a delicate look despite the generally robust appeara...
View full detailsCommon Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. wapato and broadleaf arrowhead. A vigorous wetland species with showy white flowers, well suited to bank naturalization and stabilization. P...
View full detailsLizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus) 2x2x3" Pot
A.k.a. water dragon. Common names come from the distinctive nodding raceme (flower cluster)which resembles a pale lizard tail. Tends to form coloni...
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