Here is a sampling of some of the native plants we offer. For more plants and seasonal availabilities - and just other interesting plants - please come see us during market days!
Native Perennials:
Plants native to the southeastern US and their unique cultivars (nativars)
Alleghany Spurge /Native Pachysandra
Pachysandra procumbens
One of the best native ground covers - a replacement to Ivy and Vinca. Delicate white flowers in the spring.
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Part shade to shade
Height: 6-10in
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Bee Balm /Bergamot
Monarda didyma 'Scarlet Bee Balm'
Flowers red in the early summertime, which attracts hummingbirds. Also used in teas, primarily Earl Grey.
Sun or shade
Moist soil
Height: 3ft
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More Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa 'Wild Bee Balm'
Monarda bradburiana 'Bradbury's Monarda'
Monarda punctata 'Spotted Bee Balm'
Bethroot /Toadshade Trillium
Trillium cuneatum
Native Trillium with a dark red, central flower in early spring. Grows in shady woods but adaptable to woodland gardens.
Light shade
Moist, acidic soil
Height: 1ft
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More Trilliums
Trillium luteum / Yellow Trillum
Trillium erectum / Purple Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum / Great White Trillium
Bush Pea /Carolina Lupine
Thermopsis lanceolata
Beautiful, tall spikes of bright yellow flowers in the early summer. Very durable and long-lived once established.
Full sun
Height: 2-4ft
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Blazing Star /Spiked Gayfeather
Liatris spicata
Tall, purple flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators in early summer. One of the nectar sources for Monarch Butterflies - pairs well with Milkweed for this reason. Deer resistant.
Full sun to partial shade
Height: 3-4ft
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Virginia Bluebell
Mertensia virginica
One of the first to flower in spring, with ephemeral blue and pink trumpet-shaped flower clusters. A woodland plant pollinated by butterflies.
Shade
Height: 1ft
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Eastern Blue Star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
A tough, easy to grow native that's great for borders when planted in masses. Clusters of light blue flowers in spring.
Full sun to partial shade
Moist soil
Height: 3-4ft
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Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Delicate, bright red flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies in mid summer.
Light shade.
Moist soil
Height: 3ft
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Native Columbine /Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Long, slender stems with nodding red and yellow flowers in early spring. Pollinated by hummingbirds.
Light shade
Height: 3ft
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Foam Flower
Tiarella wherryi
Spikes of white flowers in the spring. A great addition to a shady woodland garden.
Partial to full shade.
Height: 1ft
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Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Our native Geranium, with light purple to light blue flowers in early spring to early summer.
Light shade
Height: 2ft
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Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
A fantastic, clump-forming shrub with large, finely-textured white blooms in late spring. Best suited as a shrub-like background plant in half shady borders, where it has plenty of room.
Light shade
Moist, well draining soil
Height: 3-6ft
Spread: 6ft
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Green and Gold /Goldenstar
Chrysogonum virginianum
A beautiful, mat-forming ground cover with yellow, daisy-like flowers.
Partial shade
Height: 8in
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Native Honeysuckle /Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
A native honeysuckle vine that attracts hummingbirds with bright red and yellow flowers in spring. A climbing plant that's great for trellises, gazebos, etc.
Full sun
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Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Our small, spreading, ground-cover native Iris. Blooms in spring.
Partial shade
Height: 8-12in
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More Irises
Iris viginica / Virginia Iris
Iris sp. / Louisiana Iris Black Gamecock
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
A woodland native with light, blue-purple, bell-shaped flowers in late spring.
Full shade
Height: 8-12in
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Joe-pye Weed 'Little Joe'
Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'
A shorter, more compact cultivar of our native Joe-pye Weed, suitable for a garden. Dark pink flowers attract pollinators in summer.
Full sun to part shade
Height: 4ft
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Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
A woodland native with unique leaf shape and a white, bell-shaped nodding flower in spring.
Partial shade
Height: 1.5ft
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Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Milkweed is the only type of plant that Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on - Monarch caterpillars eat the leaves and butterflies pollinate it. Our native Swamp Milkweed has clusters of dark pink flowers in summer.
Full sun
Height: 3-4ft
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Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Spreading masses of light blue flowers in spring. A popular and durable plant for restoration projects, and a showy staple in any garden. Attracts pollinators.
Partial shade
Height: 9-12in
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More Phlox
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'
Phlox divaricata 'Louisiana Blue'
'Short and Sweet' Wild Pink /Sticky Catchfly
Silene caroliniana var. wherryi 'Short and Sweet'
A compact, low plant great for full sun rock gardens. Masses of light pink flowers similar to Phlox.
Full sun
Height: 4-10in
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Wood Poppy /Celandine Poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
A deep shade ground cover with bright yellow flowers in spring. Re-seeds.
Dense shade
Height: 1.5-2ft
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Dwarf Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum humile
Our smallest native Solomon's Seal, with glossy, pleated leaves and greenish-white flowers in late spring.
Partial shade to shade
Height: 6-8in
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Obedient Plant /False Dragonhead
Physostegia virginiana
Blooms in the late summer in pink/lavendar spikes resembling snapdragons. Looks best in large masses, and flowers are long-lasting when cut.
Full sun to partial shade
Height: 2-3ft
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Coral Bells'Dale's Strain' /American Alumroot
Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain'
'Dale's Strain' is a cultivar of Alumroot that is as close to our native Alumroot as possible. It is known for its beautiful marbled foliage, and gives color and pattern to a woodland shade garden.
Part shade to shade
Height: 18in
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Pink Turtlehead 'Hot Lips'
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
A beautiful addition to gardens with light, rose pink, snapdragon-like flowers in mid summer.
Full sun to partial shade
Height: 2-3ft
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Eastern Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea angustifolia / Narrow Leaf Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba' / White Coneflower
Each of our three beautiful Coneflowers bloom in mid to late summer, with wide, brightly-colored flowers with a bristly center. All three of our species are butterfly magnets!
Full sun
Height: 2-3ft
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Devil's Bit /Fairy Wand /False Unicorn Root
Chamaelirium luteum
Blooming with tall, white spikes in late spring to early summer, this versatile plant makes a great addition to a wide range of gardens, and prefers rich soil.
Part sun to shade
Height: 1-3ft
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Grasses
Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
A green, clump-growing native grass. A great ground cover or low-maintenance lawn substitute.
Part sun to shade
Height: 1ft
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Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolis heterolepis
Height: 2ft
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Height: 2ft
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Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Height: 3ft
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Ferns
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
A native, clump-forming, evergreen fern.
Partial shade to shade
Height: 1-1.5ft
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Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
A North American-native fern that is especially adapted to wet areas. Cinnamon colored fronds in the spring.
Part sun to shade
Height: 2-3ft
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Dixie Wood Fern
Dryopteris x australis
A naturally-ocurring hybrid of two wood ferns, this semi-evergreen fern is one of our tallest.
Part shade to shade
Height: 3-4ft
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Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
This native fern makes a beautiful and graceful addition to moist shade gardens, with red to purple frond stalks.
Part sun to shade
Height: 2-3ft
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Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Spreading to form large colonies in consistently damp soil and shade, this statuesque fern reaches a striking 3 to 4 feet.
Part shade to shade
Height: 3-4ft
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Glade Fern
Diplazium pycnocarpon
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Native Shrubs
Beardtongues (Penstemon spp.)
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturum')
Sweet Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
Butterfly-weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa / Standard Goldenrod
Solidago sphacelata / Compact Goldenrod
Solidago odora / Anise-scented Goldenrod
Solidago caesia / Blue Stem Goldenrod
Wild Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Lance-leaved Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata var. purpurea)
Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa)
Asters, aromatic (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)​​
'Raydon's Favorite'
'Snow Flurry'
Alumroot, Prairie (Heuchera richardsonii)
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia)
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Southern Native Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet')
Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) ​
Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
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