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PLANT COLLECTIONS
We provide Plant Collections suitable for a new native plant garden, naturalizing or restoration.
Collections are made up of 32 plugs/pots of a variety of species that complement each other in colour, form and habitat.
We do not ship live plants. To insure availability, order collections ahead of time and pick them up at the nursery .
Collections are made up of 32 plugs/pots of a variety of species that complement each other in colour, form and habitat.
We do not ship live plants. To insure availability, order collections ahead of time and pick them up at the nursery .
- 32 Plugs/pots (2-3 grass species, 11-12 wildflower species); Covers 120-160 ft2 (11-15 m2)
- Native, perennial plants hardy in Eastern Ontario ideal for naturalizing; Attract birds/butterflies
| Species (typical mix - may vary) | Short-Medium (40-100cm) |
Medium-Tall (100cm+) |
Colour |
| (Big Bluestem) Andropogon gerardii | 4 |
Grass | |
| (Sideoats Grama) Bouteloua curtipendula | 5 | Grass | |
| (Switch Grass) Panicum virgatum | 4 | Grass | |
| (Little Bluestem) Schizachyrium scoparium | 5 | Grass | |
| (Indiangrass) Sorghastrum nutans | 4 | Grass | |
| Heath Aster) Aster ericoides | 2 | White | |
| (New England Aster) Aster novae-angliae | 2 | Blue/Purple | |
| (Azure Aster) Aster oolentangiense | 2 | Blue/Purple | |
| (Arrow-leaved Aster) Aster urophyllus | 2 | White | |
| (Anise Hyssop) Agastache foeniculum | 2 | Violet | |
| Tall Coreopsis) Coreopsis tripteris | 2 | Yellow | |
| (Showy Tick Trefoil) Desmodium canadense | 2 | Pink | |
| Prairie Coneflower) Echinacea pallida | 2 | 2 | Pink |
| (Joe-pye Weed) Eupatorium maculatum | 2 | Rose | |
| (Oxeye) Heliopsis helianthoides | 2 | Yellow | |
| Blazing Star) Liatris sp. | 2 | Pink/Purple | |
| (Wild Bergamot) Monarda fistulosa | 2 | Pink | |
| (Foxglove Penstemon) Penstemon digitalis | 2 | White | |
| (Hairy Beardtongue) Penstemon hirsutus | 2 | Mauve | |
| (Mountain Mint) Pycnanthemum virginianum | 2 | White | |
| (Gray-headed Coneflower) Ratibitda pinnata | 2 | Yellow | |
| (Brown-eyed Susan) Rudbeckia hirta | 2 | 2 | Yellow |
| (Cup Plant) Silphium perfoliatum | 2 | Yellow | |
| Culver's Root) Veronicastrum virginicum | 2 | White |
2. Ontario Pond/Shoreline Collection - $96
- 32 Plugs/pots (5 sedge/rush/grass species, 7-10 wildflower species, optional shrub species); Covers 120-160 ft2 (11-15 m2)
- Native, perennial plants hardy in Eastern Ontario ideal for naturalizing; Attract birds/butterflies
- Helps stabilize shorelines; will self seed
Collection selected from the following species:
| Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) | Aster puniceus (Swamp Aster) | Aster umbellatus (Flat-topped Aster) |
| Carex lupulina (Hop Sedge) |
Carex lurida (Sallow Sedge) |
Carex scoparia (Broom Sedge) |
| Carex vulpinoidea (Fox Sedge) | Chelone glabra (Turtlehead) |
Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) |
| Eupatorium maculatum (Joe-pye Weed) | Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset) |
Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle Gentian) |
| Iris versicolor (Blue Flag) | Juncus canadensis (Canada Rush) | Juncus effusus (Soft Rush) |
| Juncus torreyi (Torrey's Rush) | Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) | Mimulus ringens Monkey Flower |
| Rudbeckia laciniata (Cut-leaf Coneflower) | Scirpus atrovirens (Green Bulrush) | Scirpus cyperinus (Wool-grass Bulrush) |
| Scirpus pendula (Rufous Bulrush) | Thalictrum pubescens (Tall Meadow Rue) |
Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) |
| Salix species (Willow) -optional | Cephelanthes occidentalis (Buttonbush) |
3. Woodland Collection - $110
- 32 Plugs/pots (12 wildflower species); Covers 120-160 ft2 (11-15 m2)
- Native, perennial plants hardy in Eastern Ontario ideal for naturalizing in shade/part shade; best suited for a deciduous or mixed woodland with moisture in spring
Typical mix (may vary)
| Asarum canadensis (Wild Ginger) | Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower) |
| Phlox divaricata (Woodland Blue Phlox) |
Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple) |
| Smilacena racemosa (False Solomon's Seal) | Dryopteris sp. (Woodfern) |
| Viola canadensis (Canada Violet) | Viola conspersa (Dog Violet) |
| Actaea rubra (Red Baneberry) | Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue) |
| Aster cordifolius (Heart-leaved Aster) | Anemone cylindrica (Thimble Flower) |