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Solidago uglinosa | SEED Bog Goldenrod | 60 Days moist stratification. Enjoys slightly acidic, well drained soil. A wand like vertical stem, and showy yellow flowers | F | 2-5 ft | Yellow | Aug-Sep | WM | AS | Duncan, ON | $5.00 | Perennials, Seed | ||
![]() | Solidago caesia | SEED Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod | 90 Days moist stratification. Open deciduous woods, drought tolerant attractive fall bloomer | P-S | 2-3 ft | Yellow | Aug-Oct | MD | AL | Caledon, ON/ Georgetown, ON | $5.00 | ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Iris versicolor | SEED Blue Flag Iris | 60-90 Days cold moist stratification. Wet meadow, stream, pond, riparian edge, great rain garden plant, it is tolerant of some drought when established | F-P | 1-3 ft | Blue | May-Aug | WM | A | Guelph, ON/ Markdale, ON | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Desmodium canadense | SEED Showy Tick Trefoil | 60 Days cold moist or cold dry stratification. In the clover family, this is one of the most showy pink flowers in Ontario. Its seeds are animal dispersed, so noted for clinging to clothing. A nitrogen fixer | F-P | 3-6 ft | Pink | July-Sep | MD | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Liatris spicata | SEED Dense Blazing Star | 60 days cold moist stratification. Occurring in extreme Southernwestern Ontario, has the densest blooms, a large and a rare perennial, nursery propagated only | F | 2-6.5 ft | Pink | July-Aug | MD | AS | Various | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Ageratina altissima | SEED White Snakeroot | 60 days moist stratification Woodland, open woods, wet wooded clearings, a giant fall shade plant | P-S | 2-5 ft | Cream | Aug-Oct | WM | A | Kimberley, ON | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
Lobelia inflata | SEED Indian Tobacco | No stratification needed. Needs light to germinate, surface sew. A pretty sight in both open woods, wet meadows and thickets this is a pretty plant this is still unknown in gardens | F-P-S | 6"-2 ft | Blue | July-Oct | WM | ASC | Minden, ON | $5.00 | Perennials, Seed | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Verbena hastata | SEED Blue Vervain | 30 Days Moist Stratification. Wet marsh and meadow plant with very attractive purple blooms, edible, and works well with sage type plants very popular in gardens currently | F | 2-6 ft | Purple | Jul-Sep | WM | ACL | Kimberley, ON | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Mimulus ringens | SEED Monkey Flower | 60 days cold moist stratification | F-P | 1-3 ft | Blue/Purple | Jun-Sep | WM | A | Variable | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Lobelia siphilitica | SEED Great Blue Lobelia | Needs light to germinate, do not cover with soil. Needs no cold moist stratification period. | F-P-S | 1-4 ft. | Blue | July-Oct | W, M | A | Zone 34 | $5.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials, Seed |
Viola nephrophylla | Northern Bog Violet | This violet inhabits marshes, bogs, fens, riparian areas, woodland situations where water table is high. Best grown in part shade to shade, and consistently moist, best acidic soil. | P-S | 1-2 ft | Yellow | May-Jun | WM | AS | Zone 32 | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
Carex bebbii | Bebb's Sedge | A great clump forming, drought tolerant sedge that is adaptable to both part sun and shade. For those wanting a 'native' grass sod, this may be an answer. Able to be mowed, or left to naturalize in shady or sunny gardens. Although tolerates drought, naturally occurs on shores, stream banks, swamps, meadows, forest clearings, swales | F-P | 1-3 ft | n/a | June-July | WM | AL | Unknown wild origin | $7.00 | $7.00 | Sedges | |
Carex rosea | Rosey Sedge | A great clump forming, drought tolerant sedge that is adaptable to both sun and shade. For those wanting a 'native' grass sod, this may be an answer. Able to be mowed, or left to naturalize in shady or sunny gardens. | F-P | 1-3 ft | n/a | June-July | MD | AL | Unknown wild origin | $7.00 | $7.00 | Sedges | |
Primula mistassinica | Bird's Eye Primrose/ Dwarf Canadian Primrose/ Mistassini Primrose | Often growing in gravel or shallow soil on Alvar (habitats of Bruce Peninsula and Carden, ON). These are rare ecosystems associated with limestone pavement formations. Also appears by by lake shores, on rocky beaches especially common on northern Lake Huron Shoreline (similar and associated habitat). | P-S | 4-6" | Pink/ Yellow/ White | May-Sep | D, M | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials | |
Corydalis sempervirens | Pale Corydalis/ Rock Harlequin | Often growing in gravel or shallow soil on barron shield and boreal rock formations. More common on acidic soil. Also appears by by lake shores. | P-S | 1-3 ft | Pink/Yellow | May-Sep | D, M | AS | Buckhorn, ON | $4.00 | $4.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Juncus tenuis | Path Rush | Moist open meadows, and often along hiking paths, this low growing wirey grass-like ground cover is great for many garden applications | F-P | 6:-2 ft | n/a | May-Sep | WM | A | Kimberley, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Rushes |
Potentilla anserina | Silverweed | Prairie, meadow field, shoreline, fen, sand dunes, moist or wet well draining soil, grey blue leaves and showy yellow flowers. All parts of the plant are edible. Leaves can be added to salad or tea. Roots taste similar to parsnip or sweet potatoes, edible raw, cooked, dried. | F-P | 3"-1 ft | Yellow | May-Aug | WM | AS | Kimberley, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Gift Certificate Ontario Flora | Giving native plant or landscape design services. Please add message for the recipient, delivery address or choose pick up. Not seeing the amount you want to give here, just contact us for a specific gift amount. | A | $6.45 – $200.00 | $6.45 $100.00 $200.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 | X Gift Certificates | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | A Tall Grass Prairie, upland prairie and savannah, meadow species, drought tolerant, deeply rooted, thrives in sand. | F | 3-6 ft | Brown | Aug-Oct | MD | ASC | Town of South Bruce Pennisula | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 Out of stock $3.50 | Grasses |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Pseudodognaphalium obtusifolium | Rabbit Tobacco/ Sweet Everlasting | Rare in native plant nurseries, this is a very beautiful plant that deserves attention. Can be much larger than Pearly Everlasting at 1 metre or more, but similar to Pussy Toes spp. in flower. Works wonderfully in many soil types. Is annual or biennial, as some produce a flower in first year, or stay in basal rosette for second year flowering (save / broadcast seeds best to preserve plant populations). | F-P | 1.5-3.5 ft | White | Jul-Sep | MD | AS | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Equisetum fluviatile | Water Horsetail | Thin and usually shorter rush seen preferring sand or gravel, full sun, appears grasslike, emergent, standing water up to 3 ft | F-P-S | 1-3 ft | n/a | Apr-May | WM | ASL | Grand Valley, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Rushes | |
![]() ![]() | Clematis virginiana | Virgin's Bower Clematis | Also known as Devil's Darning Needles and Old Man's Beard. A beautiful and common Clematis, trails over fences and other shrubs along moist roadsides and riverbanks midsummer | F-P-S | 15-20 ft | White/Green/Brown | Jul-Sep | MD | A | Markdale, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Shrubs, Vines |
Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair Grass | Found in cool damp habitats including estuaries, moist mountain meadows, calcareous wetlands, seeps, floodplain forests, pond and stream margins and marshy grasslands. | F-P | 2-3 ft | n/a | n/a | M | A | Rice Lake, ON | $7.00 | Out of stock | Grasses | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Pseudodognaphalium maccounii | Rabbit Tobacco/Maccoun's Everlasting | Rare in native plant nurseries, this is a very beautiful plant that deserves attention. Can be much larger than Pearly Everlasting at 1 metre or more, but similar to Pussy Toes spp. in flower. Works wonderfully in many soil types. Is annual or biennial, as some produce a flower in first year, or stay in basal rosette for second year flowering (save / broadcast seeds best to preserve plant populations). | F-P | 1.5-3.5 ft | White | Jul-Sep | MD | AS | Coldwater, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Rosa Blanda | Smooth Wild Rose | Tolerant small rose with less thorns than the rest, excellent for restoring old meadows, showy pink blooms | F-P | 2-4 ft | Pink | Jun-Jul | MD | ASC | Owen Sound, ON/ Markdale, ON | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Amelanchier laevis | Smooth Serviceberry | Dense white foliage in early Spring, black, purple, red fruits in the summer | F-P-S | 12-36 ft | White | Apr-May | MWD | AL | Zone 34 | $10.00 – $20.00 | $10.00 $20.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Cercis canadensis | Redbud | Format is equivalent to large plugs, strong growth. Also known as Eastern Redbud, this deciduous tree shows off a short trunk with pinkish branches and flowers in the Spring | P-S | 12-36 ft | Pink | Mar-May | M | A | Zone 37 | $10.00 | Out of stock | Trees |
![]() ![]() | Eutrochium (Eupatorium) purpureum | Sweet Joe Pye Weed | Virtually identical to Spotted Joe Pye, distinguishable by hollow stalk. It is more frequently seen in extreme southwestern Ontario | F | 2-5 ft | n/a | Jul-Sep | MD | AS | Zone 37 | $7.00 – $10.00 | $7.00 $10.00 | Perennials |
Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple Giant Hyssop | Found in rich wood and thickets, this plant has a fragrant foliage and flowers that are great for pollinators | F-P | 3-6 ft | Red/Purple | Jul-Sep | M | A | Native Plants in Claremont (Karen Abrahams) | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | This plant although seems to be an emblem of "native plant" is actually not local to Ontario, but historically explained as NE U.S. native, bordering Ontario. Similar growing conditions and habitat to Echinacea pallida. | F | 2.5-3 ft | Purple | Jun-Sep | MD | AS | NANPS SEEDEX (is a 'nearly' native to Ontario, no known source) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Format is equivalent to large plugs, strong growth. Easily recognizable by its white papery bark that peels off gradually, found in moist forests | F-P-S | 50-75 ft | Yellow/Green/Brown | Apr-May | MW | A | Zone 34 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Trees |
Panicum acuminatum | Hairy Panic Grass | Typical in sandy savannas, disturbed meadows in wooded areas, dry prairies, sand prairies, sandstone glades, wooded bluffs, wooded areas, and old fields. | P | 1-3 ft | n/a | Jun-Sep | MD | AD | Lennox and Addington County, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Grasses | |
Symphyotrichum (Aster) umbellata | Flat Topped Aster | Prefers acidic soils especially in rocky sandy Canadian Shield habitats. Tolerates poor soils, acidic gravel roadsides ditches, sunny wetland shoreline, acidic part shaded swamps | S-P-S | 1-4 ft | White | Jul-Sep | WMD | AS | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Sambucus nigra var. canadensis | Canadian Elderberry | Tolerant of many soils and wet to dry. Edible, showy flowers and fruit, excellent for wildlife | F-P | 6-12 ft | White | May-Jun | WMD | A | Markdale, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
Lonicera canadensis | Canada Fly Honeysuckle | Mixed wooded forests. Northern Mockingbirds, Gray Catbirds, and Brown Thrashers, are known to use honeysuckle species as a nesting site. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds like the nectar. | F-P | 4-5 ft | Cream/Yellow | Apr-May | WMD | A | Zone 26 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines | |
Mondarda didyma | Bee Balm | Red flowered Bee Balm, is one of the few red coloured flowers in nature in Ontario. Attractive to bees (within their vision they appear purple), and hummingbirds due to tubular flower. Rare in Ontario. | F-P | 2-4 ft | Purple | Jul-Aug | WMD | ASC | Scarborough, ON | $10.00 | Out of stock | Perennials | |
Ribes americana | American Black Current | Format is equivalent to large plugs, strong growth. Showy yellow flowers. Thornless, open woods, moist thickets, swamps, streambanks | F-P | 2-5 ft | Yellow | May-Jun | D | A | Zone 34 | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines | |
![]() ![]() | Viburnum cassinoides | Wild Raisin | Common in wetland but tolerates dry soil. Prefers sand. Smooth shiny leaf and showy flower and berry. Popular for gardeners and edible | P-S | 5-12 ft | White | May-Jun | MD | AS | Zone 34 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
Viburnum acerifolium | Mapleleaf viburnum | A small Viburnum that does well in deep shaded sandy rocky soil, and loamy deciduous or mixed moist to dry forests | S | 3-6 ft | White | Jun | MD | AS | Zone 34 | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines | |
Spirea tomentosa | Steeplebush | Like its cousin, growing in wet soil, however acidic soils preferred. Spreading. Pink showy blooms | F-P | 3-5 ft | Pink | Jul-Sep | WM | A | Zone 34 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines | |
Spirea alba | Meadowsweet | Adapted to many wetland edges in calcareous and sandy soils. Will tolerate normal garden soil in part sun and almost full shade | F-P | 3-4 ft | White | Jun-Aug | WM | A | Markdale, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines | |
![]() ![]() | Rubus odoratus | Flowering Raspberry | Large palmate leaf is an interesting feature as well as its hairy texture, and purple flowers so different than others of the genus | F-P | 3-6 ft | Pink | Jun-Aug | MD | A | Zone 34 | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Rubus idaeus | Wild Red Raspberry | Most common raspberry in Ontario, open clearings, woods, meadows, edible | P-S | 3-5 ft | White | Jun-Jul | MD | A | Markdale, ON | $7.00 – $10.00 | $10.00 $7.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumach | Used in the most elegant of gardens, the red flower has a wonderful taste eaten raw and in teas. Forms thickets in open woods, glades rocky soils in both sand and calcareous | F-P | 2-3 ft | Red | Jun-Aug | D | AS | Zone 32 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Potentilla fruiticosa | Potentilla | Prairie, meadow field, wet or dry, grey blue leaves and showy yellow flowers, Lake Huron shoreline species | F | 5-8 ft | Yellow | Jun-Sep | MD | AS | Lion's Head, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Physocarpus opulifolius | Ninebark | Prairie, meadow field, moist to dry, distinctive curled bark peels off easily, a great lakes shoreline species | F | 5-8 ft | White | Jul-Aug | MD | AS | Lion's Head, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Myrica pensylvanicum | Northern Bayberry | Happier in acidic soil, and gets quite large at 8 ft. Attractive shiny leaves, blue berries. Can be used as hedge | F-P | 4-8 ft | Yellow | Jul-Oct | MD | S | Zone 37 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Lindera benzoin | Spicebush | An aromatic leaf, with showy yellow flowers in spring before leafing out. Berries. Perfect for more compact locations. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly host | F-P | 6-12 ft | Yellow | Apr | WMD | A | Zone 37 | $10.00 – $30.00 | $10.00 $30.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Hypericum kalmianum | Kalm's St. John's Wort | Rocky shore, meadow, field, wet or dry, grey blue leaves and interesting form, great lakes shoreline species | F-P | 2-3 ft | Yellow | Jul-Aug | MD | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 – $7.50 | $7.50 $3.50 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Dioscorea villosa | Wild Yam | A twining vine that has many herbal benefits including use for arthritis, digestion, pain relief | F-P-S | 15 ft | Yellow/white | Jun-Jul | WM | AL | Pterophylla Nursery (Mary Gartshore), Walsingham, ON | $7.00 – $10.00 | $7.00 $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Diervilla lonicera | Low Bush Honeysuckle | Open woods, calcareous soils, smaller shrub great for massing, edible yellow flower | F-P-S | 2-3 ft | Yellow | Jun-Aug | MD | ASL | Owen Sound, ON/ Markdale, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
Corylus americana | American Hazelnut | Likes open thickets, wood edges, slopes, rocky hillsides and sandy, gravelly well drained soils, edible | F | 6-10 ft | Red | Apr-May | MD | Zone 37 | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines | ||
![]() ![]() | Cornus sericea | Red Twig / Red Osier Dogwood | Most at home in wet to mesic full sun sites, excellent for early restoration projects, striking red twigs used for winter boughs in pots | F-P | 6-9 ft | White | May-Jun | WMD | A | Grow Wild, (P. Hayden, Omemee, ON), Markdale, ON | $15.00 | $15.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Cornus rugosa | Round Leaved Dogwood | Prefers understory of upland deciduous or mixed forest slopes, rocky bluffs, prefers open woods | F-P | 6-10 ft | White | Jun-Jul | MD | A | Owen Sound, ON | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines |
Cornus racemosa | Grey Dogwood | Average to dry soil in open woods, savannahs, thickets | F-P | 3-8 ft | White | Jun-Jul | MD | A | Bobcaygeon, ON | $10.00 | Out of stock | Shrubs, Vines | |
![]() ![]() | Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda/ Alternate Leaved Dogwood | Open woods, forest edge, thickets, floodplain, mixed and deciduous, very ornamental branching pattern | F-P-S | 12-25 ft | White | May-Jun | MD | A | Markdale, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines, Trees |
Celastrus scandens | American Bittersweet | An attractive vine, has interesting coloured seed capsule and orange and yellow berries and capsule | F-P-S | 15-20 ft | White | Apr-May | MD | A | Kimberley, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Shrubs, Vines | |
Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea | Larval host to Karner Blue Butterfly. Excellent sub for hydrangea. Tolerates shade. Sandy soil is preferred. | F-P | 2-3 ft | White | Jun-Aug | MD | A | Carden, ON | $18.00 | $18.00 | Shrubs, Vines | |
![]() ![]() | Aronia melanocarpa | Chokeberry | Highly desireable smaller height, edible fruit, attractive white flowers in spring, and shiny leaves that turn brignt red in fall | F-P | 3-6 ft | White | May | WMD | AS | Zone 34 | $24.00 | $24.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Amelanchier canadensis | Canadian Serviceberry | Early successional for restoration, highly edible, very attractive shrub, one of the most widely used natives in landscape design. Species hybridize, making i.d. challenging | F-P | 20-30 ft | White | Apr-May | MD | A | Zone 33 | $18.00 | $18.00 | Shrubs, Vines |
![]() ![]() | Zizia aurea | Golden Alexanders | Great for mass plantings in sun or part shade, wet meadow, prairie | F-P | 12"-3 ft | Yellow | Apr-Jun | WMD | ASC | Acorus Nursery (Paul Morris) | $3.50 – $10.00 | $10.00 $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Viola conspersa/ labradorica | Dog Violet | A hardy purple violet that makes great colonies in deciduous forest. Great for a normal to dry shade garden | P-S | 1-2 ft | Blue | April-June | MD | A | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON | $3.50 – $8.00 | $8.00 $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's Root | Wet prairie, meadows, very showy flower, lush grey blue leaves | F-P | 3-6 ft | White | Jun-Jul | WM | ASL | Walsingham, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Vernonia noveboracensis | New York Ironweed | Tall grass prairie plant of extreme Southwestern Ontario, adaptable to wet and dry, the large and very attractive dark purple blooms are attractive to insects | F-P | 4-7 ft | Purple | Sep | WM | AS | P. Shepherd (Grand Moraine Growers) | $7.00 – $10.00 | $7.00 $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Verbena stricta | Hairy Vervain | Great for dry prairie, meadow gardens, the grey green leaf is a great multi purpose companion to lavender and other sage-like plants | F | 1-3 ft | Purple | Jul-Sep | MD | AS | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON | $3.50 – $10.00 | $7.00 $10.00 $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Verbena simplex | Slender Vervain | Dry calcareous habitat. The smallest of the three Vervain, adapted to rocky dry soil. Similar showy purple flower. | F | 1-2.5 ft | Purple | Jun-Aug | MD | ASC | Bobcaygeon/Lindsay, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Wet marsh and meadow plant with very attractive purple blooms, edible, and works well with sage type plants very popular in gardens currently | F | 2-6 ft | Purple | Jul-Sep | WM | ACL | Kimberley, ON | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Trillium grandiflorum | Trillium | Ontario's emblem, ephemeral flowers bloom in deciduous forests first thing in spring, and recede through summer | S | 6'-1 ft | White | Apr-May | MD | AL | Markdale, ON/ Region of Durham, ON | $8.00 | Out of stock | Perennials |
Triantha glutinosa | Sticky False Asphodel | Fens, moist calcareous rocky high value alvar and short grass wet meadows, thought to be insectivorous due to sticky hairs on upper stem | F-P | 6"=1 ft | White | Jun-Aug | WMD | ASC | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
Tradscantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort | Uncommon blue flower. Stands out and has been a staple in many nurseries. Extremely drought tolerate and robust, shade tolerant. Savannahs, tall grass prairies, meadows in extreme southwestern Ontario | F-P-S | 2-3 ft | Blue | May-Jul | MD | AS | SWNEC | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Thalictrum pubescens | Tall Meadow Rue | Forest edge, wet prairies, meadows, fields, rocky shorelines, riparian in sun to almost full shade, large white flower, similar to columbine's blue green foliage, a gem in a lush shady to full sun location | F-P | 2-5 ft | Cream | July | WM | AL | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Thalictrum dioicum | Early Meadow Rue | A common woodland plant alongside trillium, jack in the pulpit and other deciduous species, small yellow purple bloom | S | 1-3 ft | Wht/Grn | Apr-May | WM | AL | Markdale, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Taenidia integerrima | Yellow Pimpernel | Wet open forest, prairie, meadow, a bloom like yellow fireworks, rare, nursery propagated only | F-P | 2-3 ft | Yellow | July-Aug | WMD | ASC | Pterophylla Nursery (Mary Gartshore) | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Spartina pectinata | Prairie Cord Grass | Large wetland grass although tolerant of sandy and rocky habitat can withstand some drought. Attractive seedhead. Spreading | F | 4-7 ft | n/a | Jul-Aug | WM | AS | SWNEC, Native Plants in Claremont (K. Abrahams) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Grasses | |
Solidago uglinosa | Bog Goldenrod | Enjoys slightly acidic, well drained soil. A wand like vertical stem, and showy yellow flowers | F | 2-5 ft | Yellow | Aug-Sep | WM | AS | Duncan, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Solidago rigida | Stiff Goldenrod | Open woods, prairie, meadow, more common in prairie habitat through extreme southwestern Ontario | F | 3-5 ft | Yellow | Aug-Sep | MD | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Solidago ptarmicoides | Upland White Aster | Calcareous soil, alvars, Bruce Peninsula shoreline, a small plant, makes colonies of thin dark green leaves | F-P | 6"-1 ft | White | July-Sep | WMD | AS | Lion's Head, ON | $0.00 – $3.50 | $3.50 $0.00 Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Solidago ohioensis | Ohio Goldenrod | A usually compact goldenrod of dunes, sandy shorline and riparian areas. Shiny leaved, and flat topped flower. Excellent garden potential, great for fall pollinators | F | 3-4 ft | Yellow | Aug-Sep | MD | AS | Meaford, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Solidago graminifolia | Grass-leaved Goldenrod | Meadow, prairie, field, flat topped flower, is one of the most delicate leaved goldrods, not used enough in gardens | F-P | 2-4 ft | Yellow | Jul-Oct | WM | A | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON | $7.00 | Out of stock | Grasses |
![]() ![]() | Solidago flexicaulis | Zig Zag Solidago | Open woods, deciduous forests, lush dark green leaves, fall bloomer | P-S | 2-3 ft | Yellow | Sep-Oct | MD | ASC | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON. Meaford, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Solidago caesia | Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod | Open deciduous woods, drought tolerant attractive fall bloomer | P-S | 2-3 ft | Yellow | Aug-Oct | MD | AL | Caledon, ON/ Georgetown, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Sisyrinchium montanum | Blue-eyed Grass | Great Lakes shorline, alvars, sweet plant in iris family, similar looking to grass, great for rock gardens, bloom closes at night | F-P | 6"-1 ft | Blue/Purple | May-Jul | WMD | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Silphium terebinthinaceum | Prairie Dock | A unique plant with small flowers paired with its huge leaves over 2 feet tall. Strikingly beautiful in wet meadow and dry tall grass prairie habitat | F | 4-9 ft | Yellow | Jul-Sep | WMD | AC | Windsor, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Silphium perfoliatum | Cup Plant | Huge plant that holds water in cup shaped leaves, great for large spaces, great as natural water reservoirs for birds and insects in gardens | F | 5-9 ft | Yellow | Jul-Sep | WMD | ASC | Toronto, ON (Naturalized, unknown wild origin) | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Silphium laciniatum | Compass Plant | Well drained soils, seeds attractive to wildlife, sandy tall grass prairie, meadow savanah. Extreme southwestern Ontario | F | 5-12 ft | Yellow | Jul-Sep | MD | AS | Windsor, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Scrophularia marilandica | Scrofularia/ Figwort/ Carpenter's Square | Prefers loose loamy soil, moist woodland edge, sandy prairie and meadow, tolerates some disturbance,, abundant food for bees and hummingbirds | F | 5-10 ft | n/a | Jul-Sep | M | A | Grow Wild, (P. Hayden, Omemee, ON) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
Scirpus atrovirens | Black Bulrush | Common wetland rush, shoreline aquatic pioneer species, important food and cover for wildlife | F | 4-5 ft | n/a | Jun-Jul | WM | A | Kimberley, ON/ Markdale, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Rushes | |
![]() ![]() | Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | Savannah, prairie, meadow, drought and wet tolerant, thrives in rocky calcareous soil and sand. A native substitute for common exotic blue leaved species such as Festuca glauca | F | 2-3 ft | Brown | Aug-Oct | MD | ASC | Unknown and Markdale/ Flesherton, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 Out of stock | Grasses |
![]() ![]() | Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | A beautiful spring ephemeral with large rounded leaves, excellent in shade gardens. Can form large colonies on deciduous forest floor | P-S | 6"-1 ft | White | Apr-May | M | AL | Markdale, ON | $8.00 | Out of stock | Perennials |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Green-headed Coneflower | Prairie, meadow, and even shaded swamps, a GTA native, edible, showy plant, seeds itself readily | F-P-S | 3-6 ft | Yellow | Jun-Sep | WMD | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON and Caledon, ON | $0.00 – $7.00 | $0.00 Out of stock $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan | Tried and true popular native, this is a short lived perennial, shake seeds where you want them in garden | F | 1-2 ft | Yellow | Jul-Sep | WMD | A | Markdale, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Ratibida pinnata | Grey Headed Coneflower | Dry tall grass prairie habitats, quite delicate flowers and light green coloured cut leaf | F | 3-5 ft | Yellow | Jul-Sep | MD | ASC | Dutton, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
Ranuculus abortivus | Kidney Leaved Buttercup | A small woodland species that doesn't appear in dense stands in nature like many of its genus. A lovely yellow flower | P-S | 6"-2 ft | Yellow | Apr-Jun | MD | A | Eugenia, ON | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Pycnanthemum virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint | Wet meadows, stream, pond, riparian edge, and can be invasive in wetter areas but less so in drier, prefers calcareous soil | F-P | 2-3 ft | White | Jul-Sep | MD | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Pycnanthemum pilosum | Hairy Mountain Mint | Edible minty leaves, globe-like flowers, excellent pollinator plant. Rare species, nursery propagated only | F | 2-3 ft | White | Jul-Sep | MD | AC | NANPS SEEDEX (is a 'nearly' native to Ontario, no known source) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Poluystichum achrostichoides | Christmas Fern | Evergreen under snow, hence the name when used by pioneers for Christmas gardlands. Smaller slow growing but fairly robust in dry to normal soil. Interesting arching fronds | S | 1-2 ft | n/a | n/a | MD | AC | Bethany, ON | $8.00 | $8.00 | Ferns |
![]() ![]() | Physostegia virginiana | Obedient Plant | Excellent for a wide variety of gardens, often see on sand dunes, wet thickets, meadows, quickly spreading | F-P | 2-4 ft | Pink | Aug-Sep | WM | AL | Town of South Bruce Peninsula | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
Physalis heterophylla | Clammy Ground Cherry | A plant of sandy prairies, roadsides, waste areas. Fruit is a berry that ripens to orange, and is edible when mature | P-S | 1-2 ft | Yellow | June-Aug | MD | A | Markdale, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
Penthorum sedoides | Ditch Stonecrop | A wetland edge species this is one that should surely thrive in gardens with its white showy raceme-like blooms, and red fruit | F-P | 1-3 ft | White | Jul-Sep | WM | A | Coldwater, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon hirsutus | Hairy Beardtongue | A great drought tolerant smaller perennial, great for hummingbirds, dry prairie/ savannah | F-P | 1-3 ft | Purple/Pink | May-July | MD | AL | Carden, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Beardtongue | Savannah, prairie, meadow, field, drought tolerant, showy | F-P | 2-3 ft | White | June-Aug | MD | AL | Port Elgin, ON/ Native Plants In Claremont (K. Abrahams) | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Parnassia glauca | Grass of Parnassus | A small rock garden rare beauty, needs room to grow without competition among rocky alvar type or poor calcareous gravel or sand moist habitats | F-P | 6"-1 ft | White | Aug-Oct | WMD | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Packera paupercula | Balsam Ragwort - Packera paupercula | This is a dominant plant on the rocky shorelines of the Great Lakes. Small yellow daisy like flower, great for rock gardens | F-P | 6"-1 ft | Yellow | Jul-Aug | MD | ASC | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Packera obovata | Round- leaved Ragwort | Ragwort of sand dunes, also uniquely showy and spreading ground cover in shady dry or moist sand | F-P | 1-1.5 ft | Yellow | Apr- Jun | WMD | S | Ontario Native Plants (K. Abrahams Native Plants in Claremont) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern | Unique because of its height and bushy habit, similar to a shrub. Excellent in moist soil in sun or shade | F-P-S | 2-4 ft | n/a | n/a | WM | S | Bethany, ON | $8.00 – $10.00 | $8.00 $10.00 Out of stock | Ferns |
![]() ![]() | Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | Absolutely stunning glowing orange fertile frond, grows best in wet mixed and deciduous swamps, more common in sandy soil | S | 2-3 ft | n/a | n/a | WM | S | Bethany, ON | $8.00 | $8.00 | Ferns |
Oenethera pilosetta | Prairie Sundrops | Soil and moisture adaptable, spreading, prairie and meadows, roadsides, showy blooms | F-P | 1-2 ft | Yellow | May-Jun | WMD | A | Kingston, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Mondarda punctata | Horsemint/ Spotted Bee Balm | Prairies, savannah's, plains, tall grass prairie habitats in extreme southwestern Ontario, and in general in sandy soils | F-P | 8"-2 ft | Pink | Jun-Jul | MD | S | Unknown wild origin | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Mondarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | Prairie, old field, wet meadow, great for bees and pioneer habitat, edible leaves for a tea | F-P | 2-4 ft | Purple | Jul-Aug | WMD | ASC | Carden, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
Mitchella repens | Partridgeberry | Shiny leaved woodland ground creeper with pinkish white flowers, eye catching berries, variable sun habitats, often in acid soils | F-P-S | 3-8" | White | May-Jul | M | ASC | $8.00 | $8.00 | Shrubs, Vines | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Mimulus ringens | Monkey Flower | Wet meadows, swamps, marshes, showy blooms, great for rain gardens | F-P | 1-3 ft | Blue/Purple | Jun-Sep | WM | A | Kimberley/ Markdale | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Matteuccia streuthiopteris | Ostrich Fern | Moist woodland edge, open woods, edible fiddleheads in spring, produces large colonies, robust, easy care in gardens | P-S | 2-4 ft | n/a | Jun-Aug | WM | AL | Bethany, ON | $8.00 | $8.00 | Ferns |
![]() ![]() | Maianthemum racemosum | False Solomon Seal | Largest and most robust Ontario Solomon Seal, similar flower to the exotic 'Astilbe', great to use as a native substitute, lush green plume like leaves | P-S | 1-2.5 ft | White | May-June | M | ASC | Markdale, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Lysimachia quadriflora | Prairie Loosestrife | Usually found in moist open meadows and prairies, great lakes shoreline, this thin leaved small plant is great as a rock gardens | F-P | 1-2 ft | yellow | Jul-Aug | WMD | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Lysimachia cilliata | Fringed Loosestrife | Excellent forest edge species, wet thickets, meadows, forms colonies in mixed woods, attractive whorled flower | F-P | 2-3 ft | Yellow | Jul-Aug | MD | A | Kimberley, ON | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Lupinus perennis | Wild Lupine | Larval host for the Karner Blue butterfly, an ornamental favourite, acidophile needing dry sandy or gravel soil | F-P | 1-2.5 ft | Purple/Blue | May-June | D | S | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia | Wet meadow, stream, pond in wet sun, tolerates shade and normal to moist soil in gardens, seeds well, very elegant very upright bloom, lush large green leaves | F-P-S | 2-3 ft | Blue | Aug-Sep | WM | AL | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON | $3.50 – $10.00 | $3.50 $10.00 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Lobelia kalmii | Kalm's Lobelia | An alvar habitat plant, poor rocky soils, poor fen, moist to dry rocky lake huron shoreline. Great rock garden species | F-P | 4-16" | Blue | Jul-Sep | WMD | SC | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Lobelia inflata | Indian Tobacco | A pretty sight in both open woods, wet meadows and thickets this is a pretty plant this is still unknown in gardens | F-P-S | 6"-2 ft | Blue | July-Oct | WM | ASC | Minden, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Great for wetland restoration. For gardens, this plant tolerates a moist place by a downspout in sunny location, or normal garden soil in shade | F-P | 2-4 ft | n/a | June-Aug | WM | A | Eugenia, ON | $3.50 – $10.00 | $7.00 $3.50 Out of stock $10.00 Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star | Occurring in extreme Southernwestern Ontario, has the densest blooms, a large and a rare perennial, nursery propagated only | F | 2-6.5 ft | Pink | July-Aug | MD | AS | Species at Risk. Nursery propagated only. Historic provenance records of this seed bank is known to be Port Credit, ON. No wild collection. | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Liatris cylindracea | Cylindric Blazing Star | The smaller Blazing Star, this a threatened species is nursery propagated only, occurring in largest quantities in extreme Southwestern Ontario | F | 1-2 ft | Pink | July-Sep | MD | AS | Rice Lake, ON | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Liatris aspera | Rough Blazing Star | Wonderfully showy blooms, excellent, savannah, prairie native to extreme Southernwestern Ontario, a threatened species, nursery propagated only | F | 1-4 ft | Pink | Aug--Sept | MD | AS | Grand Bend, ON and Windsor, ON (Species at Risk. Nursery propagated. Historic provenance records of this seed bank is known. No wild collection). | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Lezpedeza hirta | Hairy Bush Clover | Typically growing in sandy prairie or meadow habitats with good drainage, nitrogen fixing | F-P | 3-6 ft | White | July-Sep | MD | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | A water's edge, wetland species, tolerates normal to dry soil pulsing, great in rain gardens | F | 2-4 ft | Brown | Jun-Jul | WM | A | P. Shepherd (Grand Moraine Growers) and Eugenia, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Rushes | |
Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush | A circumpolar species of sunny wet and moist habitats, excellent for around ponds, riparian areas, distinct flower coming out of the side of the stem | F-P | 1-4 ft | Brown | Jun-Jul | WM | A | Meaford, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Rushes | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Iris versicolor | Blue Flag Iris | Wet meadow, stream, pond, riparian edge, great rain garden plant, it is tolerant of some drought when established | F-P | 1-3 ft | Blue | May-Aug | WM | A | Guelph, ON/ Markdale, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials |
Iris virginica | Southern Blue Flag Iris | Both of the Ontario versicolour and pallida species hybridize. This one is more common in extreme Southern Ontario | F-P | 1-3 ft | Blue | May-Aug | WM | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris) | $10.00 | Out of stock | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Hydrophylla canadense | Canada/ Broadleaf Waterleaf | Forming large colonies in rich forests, distinctive watermark on leaves gives it its name. | S | 1-3 ft | White | May-Jun | M | A | Kimberley, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
Houstonia longifolia | Long Leaved Bluets | Infertile gravel soil alvar plant, high quality short grass prairies with little competition, open wood, a great ground cover | F-P | 4-10" | Blue/ White | Jun-Aug | MD | AS | Carden, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Hierochloe odorata | Sweetgrass | This grass is likes wet shores, meadows both brackish and freshwater habitats, ditches, swales. A sacred herb of First Nations in Ontario | F-P | 1-3 ft | n/a | Jun | WM | Sweet Grass Gardens (K. Parker, Brantford, ON) | $3.50 | Out of stock | Grasses | |
![]() ![]() | Hellenium autumnale | Sneezeweed | Wet meadows, stream, pond, riparian edge, great for rain gardens, bold yellow flower that looks like a cap. Historically used as a substitute for snuff | F-P | 2-5 ft | Yellow | Aug-Oct | WM | ASC | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 Out of stock $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Heliposis helianthoides | False Sunflower, Oxeye Daisy | This yellow flowered, easily grown plant is attractive to pollinators and works well in dry sandy soils, great for larger masses in a large space | F-P | 3-6 ft | Yellow | Jun-Sep | MD | AS | Toronto, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Helianthus strumosus | Pale Leaf Woodland Sunflower | Woodland edge, savannah, prairie, meadow, extensive root growth, ideal for areas habitats this large plant can expand without boundaries | F-P | 2-6 ft | Yellow | Jul-Sep | MD | ASC | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris) | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Helanthus divaricata | Woodland Sunflower | A large a spreading sunflower. The sessile leaves, and smooth stems distinguish this from other species | F-P | 2-6 ft | Yellow | July-Sep | MD | ASC | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Geum triflorum | Prairie Smoke | A small plant that grows on Alvar, a limestone pavement habitat local to the Carden and Bruce Peninsula areas. Excellent for rock gardens | F-S | 3"-1ft | Rose | May-Jun | MD | A | Carden, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium | Deciduous woodland edge, open woods, drought tolerant, showy, vegetatively propagated | P-S | 6"-2 ft | Pink | Apr-Sep | MD | AL | Pterophylla Nursery (Mary Gartshore), Walsingham, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 Out of stock $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Gentiana andrewsii | Bottle Gentian | Wet meadow, prairie, wet thickets, foliage with great structure | F-P-S | 1-2 ft | Blue | Aug-Sep | WM | AL | Napanee, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Fragaria virginiana | Wild Strawberry | Forest edge, prairie, meadow, wet meadow, great for disturbed habitats, can work as ground cover in open shade and sunny areas | F-P-S | 1-6:" | White | Apr-May | MD | AL | Melancthon, ON | $3.50 – $10.00 | $7.00 $3.50 Out of stock $10.00 | Perennials | |
Festuca saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | This is not an Ontario plant, it appears just west and east of this province. Providing a native substitue for exotic blue leaved species such as Festuca glauca | F-P | 1-2 ft | n/a | May-Jul | MD | A | Colpoy's Bay, Bruce County | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Eurybia divaricata | White Wood Aster | This plant makes its home at the extreme tip of Southern Ontario with populations in the Niagara area. A Species of Special Concern. Nursery propagation only | P-S | 1.5-3 ft | White | Aug-Sep | MD | ASC | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris) | $3.50 – $10.00 | $3.50 $10.00 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset | A cool season, clump forming bluish coloured grass, with excellent ornamental seedhead for winter interest | F | 2-5 ft | n/a | July-Sep | MD | AS | Kimberley, ON | $4.50 | $4.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Eutrochium (Eupatorium) maculatum | Spotted Joe Pye Weed | Wet meadow, wet prairie, swamp, marsh, wet open woods, ditches, a giant with rose coloured showy blooms | F-P | 3-6 ft | Pink | July-Aug | WM | ACL | Kimberley, ON | $10.00 | $10.00 | Perennials |
Equisetum scirpoides | Dwarf Scouring Rush | A very unique spiraling curly rush. Prefers shaded wet wooded swamps, riparian, peat bogs, shade | P-S | 2-5" | n/a | May-June | WM | A | Eugenia, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Rushes | |
![]() ![]() | Equisetum hymale | Scouring Rush | Hardy colonizer of open moist woods, sunny wetland edges, 'Jurassic' appearance, great with ferns in shade | F-P-S | 1-3 ft | n/a | Apr-May | WM | ASL | Melancthon, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Rushes |
![]() ![]() | Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Beautiful, ornamental species, fire adapted. Caution: forms large colonies, may out-compete other plants | F-P | 4-5 ft | Pink/ Purple | Jul-Aug | WMD | A | Flesherton, ON/ Markdale, ON | $3.50 – $10.00 | $3.50 Out of stock $10.00 | Perennials |
Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye | Ornamental seed head, blue grey foliage, likes sand, prairies, dunes in moist to dry habitat, tolerates roadside ditches, and part shade woodland edges | F-P | 3-5 ft | n/a | June-Aug | MD | ASC | Town of South Bruce Pennisula | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Echinacea pallida | Pale Purple Coneflower | Prairie, meadow, field, native to extreme Southwestern Ontario, rare in Ontario, nursery propagated only | F | 2.5-3 ft | Purple | Jun-Sep | MD | AS | Dutton, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 Out of stock $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Dryopteris marginalis | Marginal Fern | Deciduous upland and mixed forests, part shade and drought tolerant | P-S | 2-4 ft | n/a | Jun-Aug | WMD | ASL | Bethany, ON | $8.00 | $8.00 | Ferns |
Drymocallis arguta | Prairie Cinquefoil | Sepals fold up when seeds mature containing them. Showy creamy yellow flowers, dry poor rocky soils, early colonizer | F-P | 2 ft | White | June-Sep | MD | A | Orangeville, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Desmodium canadense | Showy Tick Trefoil | In the clover family, this is one of the most showy pink flowers in Ontario. Its seeds are animimal dispersed, so noted for clinging to clothing. A nitrogen fixer | F-P | 3-6 ft | Pink | July-Sep | MD | A | Acorus Nusery (Paul Morris), Walsingham, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Cystopertis bulbifera | Bulblet Fern | A hardy spreading fern of moist open and shady mixed and deciduous woods and streambanks. Excellent garden fern. | S | 6"-2 ft | n/a | n/a | WM | AL | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON | $8.00 – $12.00 | $8.00 $12.00 Out of stock | Ferns |
Coreopsis tripteris | Tall Coreopsis | Savannah, forest edge, meadow, field, wet meadow, tall grass prairie, a giant with delicate leaves | F | 5-7 ft | Yellow | Jul-Aug | WMD | AS | P. Shepherd (Grand Moraine Growers) | $7.00 – $10.00 | $10.00 $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance Leaved Coreopsis | This prolific bloomer, has elegant shiny green leaves, short plant for for many types of sunny, rocky locations | F | 1-2 ft | Yellow | May- Jul | MD | ASC | Dyer's Bay, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Chelone glabra | Turtlehead | A sunny wet meadow and partly shaded wetland plant that enjoys richer soil, dislikes drought in gardens | F-P | 2-4 ft | White | Jun-Aug | WM | ASC | Markdale, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Carex vulpinodea | Fox Sedge | A woodland edge to full sun disturbed wet meadow habitats, the seedhead appears like a bristly fox tail, great no mow grass substitute | F-P | 1-3 ft | n/a | May-Jun | WM | A | Kimberley, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Sedges |
Carex scabrata | Eastern Rough Sedge | A sedge of woodland and habitats in wet shady deciduous forest to open wet meadow habitats. Happy in normal garden conditions | F-P-S | 1-3 ft | n/a | May-Jun | WM | A | Eugenia, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Sedges | |
![]() ![]() | Carex platiphylla | Broad Leaved Plantain Sedge | Bluish green leaves, in acidic forests, also in more moist habitats. Less generalist than C. plantaginea | P-S | 6"-1 ft | n/a | n/a | MD | A | Markdale, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Sedges |
Carex pensylvanica | Pensylvania Sedge | A woodland edge species, tolerating dry soil, can be used as no mow grass substitute in shaded area | F-P-S | 6"-1 ft | n/a | May-Jun | MD | A | Cambridge, ON, Grey Highlands, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 Out of stock $7.00 | Sedges | |
Carex muskingumensis | Muskingum/ Palm Sedge | Exotic looking for shade and sun, helicopter- like leaves. Adapted wet bottomland habitats, very robust in wet thickets | F-P | 2-3 ft | n/a | May-Jun | WMD | A | Centre Wellington County, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Sedges | |
Carex diandra | Lesser Tussock Sedge | Adaptable to full sun to shade, and variety of wetland habitats, both surbmerged, wet, large, attractive arching growth for pond edge | F-P-S | 1-3 ft | n/a | Jun-Jul | W | A | Duncan, ON/ Centre Wellington, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Sedges | |
Carex bicknellii | Copper-shouldered Sedge | Rounded form more like long hair than grass, great in shade with gold seedhead in spring | F-P | 1-3 ft | n/a | May-Jun | MD | A | Ancaster, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Carex aurea | Golden Fruited Sedge | A small sedge that is easily recognized by its golden orange round nut-like fruit. Great for both sun and almost full shade | F-P-S | 3-6" | n/a | May-Jul | WMD | A | Ontario Flora property (Markdale, ON) | $3.50 | $3.50 | Sedges |
Calamagrostis canadensis | Canada Bluejoint | Quite common in wetlands, interesting blueish leaves and stalks, spreading, Habitat includes wet meadow, thickets and shorelines | F-P | 3-4 ft | n/a | Jun-Aug | WM | A | Grand Valley, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Grasses | |
![]() ![]() | Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell | A small delicate perennial flowing like green hairs in the wind in large groups in gardens. Found in sandy, and short grass meadows, alvars, alpine, rocky crevices | F | 1-2 ft | Blue | Jun-Sep | D | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Calamintha arkansanas | Wild Calamint | This small plant is extremely aromatic with foot traffic, makes its home on the alvars of the Bruce Peninsula. Excellent rock garden plant, ground cover | F | 3-6" | Pink | May-June | MD | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Bouteloua curtipendula | Side Oats Gramma | Distinctive arrangement of seed spikes hanging from the side of the stem. Autumn colours of sunset red or rust | F | 1-3 ft | n/a | Jun-Aug | MD | AS | SWNEC | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 Out of stock | Grasses | |
![]() ![]() | Baptisia australis | Wild Blue Indigo | An almost native. Does not extend its range into Ontario (as per official Ontario Plant List). A very popular plant in all nurseries | F-P | 3-4 ft | Blue | May-June | MD | A | NANPS SEEDEX (is a 'nearly' native to Ontario, no known source) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Astragalus canadensis | Canada Milk Vetch | Moist to dry areas along stream banks, also open mixed woods, meadows, a nitrogen fixer, showy | F-P | 1-3 ft | Cream | May-Jul | WMD | A | SWNEC | $10.00 | $10.00 $10.00 Out of stock | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Aster laevis | Smooth Aster | Prairie, meadow, alvar limestone pavement, wet to dry conditions, showy, rubbery leaf is also bluish green, often distinctive purple veined | F-P | 2-4 ft | Purple | Aug-Oct | WMD | AS | Lion's Head, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed | Monarch larval host, dry prairie, meadow, sand barrens, essential for monarchs, tolerates some tree cover or very dry sunny conditions, neon orange flower | F-P | 16-30 in | Orange | July-Aug | MD | AS | Kingston, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | Larval host to Monarch Butterfly, great early colonizer of old fields and meadows, lovely pink orchid-like flower, hairy grey leaf, essential for pollinator gardens | F-P | 3-4 ft | Pink | Jun-Aug | MD | A | Markdale, ON, Ravenna, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $3.50 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Monarch larval host, wet meadow, prairie, riparian, swamp, marsh, great for monarchs, adaptable to many types of gardens, very elegant, tropical looking flower | F-P | 2-4 ft | Pink | Jun-Aug | WM | A | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Asarum canadense | Wild Ginger | Deciduous forest, edible, drought tolerant ground cover with rough kidney shaped leaves, one of best native plant substitutes for hostas | S | 6"-1 ft | Brown | Apr-May | WMD | AL | Markdale/ Kimberley, ON and Georgetown, ON | $8.00 | $8.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Aralia racemosa | Spikenard | This edible wild plant has been used as substitute for root beer, excellent shade garden plant for normal to moist soil, a large plant in shade gardens | F-P | 2-5 ft | Cream | May-June | WM | AL | Manitoulin Island, ON | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 Out of stock $3.50 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Aquilegia canadensis | Wild Columbine | Adaptable to shade in open woods, rocky bluffs or sunny shorelines this wild version has a delicate yellow and red bloom, a plant of Bruce Peninsula alvars | F-P | 6"-3 ft | Yellow/Red | May-June | MD | ASC | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Apocynum cannabinum | Indian Hemp | Makes colonies in open woods and sunny edges, tolerates dry rocky soil, red stalk, upturned leaves unlike Spreading Dogbane | F-P | 3-4 ft | White | Jul-Aug | MD | ASC | East Toronto, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Grasses |
Apios americana | American Ground Nut | An vine that produced edible tubers. Prefers moist to normal loamy soil in moist woods, open clearings, shorelines | F-P-S | 3-10 ft | Pink | Jul-Sep | M | A | Grow Wild (P. Hayden, Omemee, ON) | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Antennaria plantaginifolia | Plantain Leaved Pussy Toes | A ground cover with large cottony hairy leaves that works well to cover full areas gradually when given no competition in gardens. Larval host to the Painted Lady Butterfly. Habitat is rocky or well drained soils. | F-P | 6"-16" | White | Apr-Jun | MD | AS | Grow Wild, (P. Hayden, Omemee, ON) | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials |
Angelica atropurpurea | Angelica | Not to be confused with other much more poison plants in this family, habitats are similar, but this beauty is possible to plant in gardens. | F-P | 6-8 ft | White | Jun | WM | A | Eugenia, ON | $3.50 | Out of stock | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Anemone cylindrica | Tall Thimbleweed | This plant has 4-9 leaves in a whorl at midstem, Often twice as large as similar Cylindric Anemone species. Long thimble-like seedheads. Hardy in dry meadows, open woods | F-P-S | 2-3 ft | White | Jun-Aug | MD | A | Markdale, ON | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |
Allium shoenoprasum | Wild Chives | Not the garden variety imported from Europe but the north american variety. Similar but generally fewer flowers per cluster, habitat is thin rocky soils such as alvar | F-P | 1-2 ft | Pink | Jun-Aug | MD | ASC | Carden, ON | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() | Allium cernuum | Nodding Wild Onion | A flower head that leans toward the ground this onion is edible, wet meadows, streambanks, not edible in quantities | P | 1-3 ft | Pink | Jun-Aug | WM | ASC | Sweet Grass Gardens (K. Parker, Brantford, ON) | $3.50 | $3.50 | Perennials |
Allium canadense | Canada Wild Onion | This plant makes its home in savannahs, short grass meadows habitats, great early bloomer for dry conditions, edible | P | 8"-2 ft | Pink/ White | Apr-May | MD | ASC | Sweet Grass Gardens (K. Parker, Brantford, ON) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials | |
Algalinis paupercula | Small Flowered False Foxglove | A new addition to native plant nurseries, this smaller alvar plant has a lovely pink flower, ground cover in gravel soil | F | 6"-2 ft | Purple | July-Sep | MD | A | Lion's Head, ON | $3.75 | $3.75 | Perennials | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Ageratina altissima | White Snakeroot | Woodland, open woods, wet wooded clearings, a giant fall shade plant | P-S | 2-5 ft | Cream | Aug-Oct | WM | A | Kimberley, ON | $7.00 – $10.00 | $10.00 $7.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Agastache nepetoides | Yellow Giant Hyssop | Large plant, mostly grown for foliage, habitat in open woods, meadows, seed location unknown | F-P | 4-6 ft | Yellow | Jul-Aug | M | A | Grand Moraine Growers (wild provenance unknown) | $7.00 – $10.00 | $7.00 Out of stock $10.00 | Perennials |
![]() ![]() | Agastache foeniculum | Anise Hyssop | Prairie, meadow, field, one of the best for bees of all. Very edible minty licorice taste, strongly licorice scented leaves, showy, this is northern Ontario plant | P-F | 3-4 ft | Purple | Jun-Sep | MD | A | P. Shepherd (Grand Moraine Growers) | $3.50 – $7.00 | $7.00 $3.50 Out of stock | Perennials |
Acorus americanus | Sweet Flag | Similar leaf to Iris. A great plant for rain gardens especially in shade | F-P-S | 1-2 ft | n/a | n/a | MW | A | Grow Wild (P. Hayden, Omemee, ON) | $7.00 | $7.00 | Perennials |