Our Native Plants This Year

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Here is a listing of the different native plants we'll have for sale this year, along with their ideal gardens and possible uses. 

Happy Planting! 

CropPlant TypeBloom SeasonPollinatorsLightResistsOther
AmsoniaPerennial NativeEarly to Mid SummerButterflySunDeer
AstilbePerennialLate Spring to Early SummerBeePart/ ShadeDeer
Basket FlowerAnnual Half HardySummerPollinatorSun
Burgundy ShamrockAnnual/ HouseplantYear-roundInsignificantShade
ClematisPerennialLate SpringBeeSun
CleomeAnnual ReseedSummerPollinatorSun
CoreopsisPerennial NativeSpring to FallPollinatorSun
CyclamenPerennial/ HouseplantWinterInsignificantShade
DaylilyPerennialSummerInsignificantSun/PartDeer/Rabbit
DelphiniumPerennialLate Spring to Early SummerPollinatorSun/PartNever soggy soil
DianthusPerennialSpring to FallPollinatorSun/PartDeer/RabbitCold tolerant
DicentraPerennialSpringBumblebeeShade
EchinaceaPerennial NativeSummerPollinatorSunDeer/Rabbit
FernPerennial NativeNoneNoneShade
FigPerennial Fruit ShrubFall FruitWaspSun
GaillardiaAnnual Native ReseedSpring to FallBee/OtherSunDeer/Rabbit
HeliopsisPerennial NativeSummerPollinatorSunDeer/RabbitDrought Tolerant
HibiscusPerennial NativeSummerSun
HostaPerennialSummerOccasional humingbirdShade
HydrangeaPerennialSummerSun/Part
LeucanthemumPerennial NativeSummerBee/ButterflySun
LiatrisPerennial NativeSummerBee/ButterflySun
LilacPerennial ShrubSpringInsignificantSun
LobeliaPerennial NativeSummerPollinatorSun/Part
LupinePerennial NativeSummerPollinatorPartNever soggy soil
MonardaPerennial NativeSummerHummingbird/OtherSunDeer/Rabbit
PawpawPerennial ShrubEarly SpringBeetle/FlySun/Part
PenstemonPerennial NativeSpring to SummerHummingbird/OtherPart
PeonyPerennialSpringInsignificantPart
PerovskiaPerennialSummer to FallPollinatorSunDeer/Rabbit
PhloxPerennial NativeSpringPollinatorPart/ ShadeDeer/Rabbit
PrimrosePerennialSpringInsignificantPart
RhubarbPerennial VegetableNot significantInsignificantSun/Part
RudbeckiaPerennial Native/ Annual ReseedSummer to FallPollinatorSunDeer/RabbitDrought Tolerant
RuelliaPerennial NativeSummer to FallHummingbird/ButterflySun/PartDrought Tolerant
SalviaPerennialSpring to FallPollinatorShadeDeer/Rabbit
SedumPerennial NativeFallPollinatorSun/Part
StokesiaPerennial NativeMidsummerPollinatorSun
TiarellaPerennial NativeSpring to SummerFly/WaspShade
Trumpet VinePerennial NativeSummerHummingbird/OtherSun
WillowPerennial NativeSpringWindSun
YarrowPerennial NativeSummerPollinatorSun
ThymePerennial HerbSummerBee/WaspSunDeer/Rabbit
MintPerennial HerbSummerBee/WaspSunDeer/Rabbit
SagePerennial HerbSpring to SummerBeeSunDeer/Rabbit

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