Plant List - Updated 8/12/2023
For the Sun Garden
Hemp dogbane - 4"
$6
Apocynum cannabinum (Apocynaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
Best suited for full-sun native meadow plantings. Flowers less showy than the related milkweeds, but it has attractive foliage and frequently red stems. Grows to about 3' tall.
Narrowleaf mountain mint - 4"
$6
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Lamiaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
Yarrow - 4"
$6
Achillea gracilis (Asteraceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
Partridge pea - 4"
$6
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
An annual plant which will likely reseed.
(Available soon) Splitbeard bluestem - 4"
$6
Andropogon ternarius (Poaceae)
Seed origin: Stokes County, NC
One of the most beautiful native grasses of North Carolina; more compact than some of the other bluestems - grows to about 3' tall and produces showy, silky seed fluff in the fall.
For the Part-Shade Garden
Sallow sedge - 4"
$6
Carex lurida (Cyperaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
Prefers moister-than-average soil
Wild strawberry - 4"
$6
Fragaria virginiana (Rosaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
The tiny berries are totally edible and taste amazing!
Yarrow - 4"
$6
Achillea gracilis (Asteraceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
Tall anemone - 4"
$6
Anemone virginiana (Ranunculaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
For the Shade Garden
Wild hydrangea - 6"
$10
Hydrangea arborescens (Hydrangeaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC
Eastern woodland sedge - 4"
$6
Carex blanda (Cyperaceae)
Seed origin: Forsyth County, NC