Asarum canadensis
Plant of the Month
Wild Ginger (Asarum candensis) is a hardy woodlander that provides an attractive patch of heart-shaped, fuzzy leaves that look fresh all season.  It grows from slowly spreading, aromatic stems.  Intricate blooms open early in the spring below the
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PLANT COLLECTIONS 

PLANT CATALOGUE
PLANTS by CATEGORY

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 .  

 

1. Ontario Meadow Collection - $96
  • 32 Plugs/pots (2-3 grass species, 11-12 wildflower species)Covers 120-160 ft(11-15 m2)
  • Native, perennial plants hardy in Eastern Ontario ideal for naturalizing;  Attract birds/butterflies
   Contact us for ordering or customizing for your site.
 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)