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Native Plant Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting the Biosphere through our 7th annual Native Plant Fundraiser!

The online order form will be live from April 3, 2023 to May 26, 2023.

All plants will be available for pick up on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Pick up instructions will be emailed to you by June 5, 2023.

Native Plant Information

These plants are from a small-scale nursery in Omemee called Grow Wild, who specialize in native plants for restoration projects and native plant gardens.

Plants are grown from seeds collected from local indigenous plants to ensure high survival rates. When these native plants grow in suitable habitat they thrive because they are genetically adapted to the conditions. Only a small percentage of seeds are collected, but from many plants within a population to ensure high genetic diversity.

Not all plants are put under grow lights in the spring as they would be at large-scale operations, and many fall blooming plants may not be out of dormancy at the time of pick up. These plants will be smaller at purchase.

These plants are perennials and are already one or more years old, not seedlings from this year. Despite plant size, the root stock will be viable.

Woodland Plants (Perennials)

Common NameLatin NameBloom TimeBloom ColourHeightSoilLight
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensisApril – JuneWhite7 – 30 cmMoist to Wet, Sand, Loam, ClayShade
Blue-stem goldenrodSolidago caesiaAug – OctYellow30 – 90 cmDry to Normal, Loam, HumusShade to Part Shade
BunchberryCornus canadensisApril – JuneWhite7 – 20 cmNormal to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam, Humus, AcidicSun to Part Shade
Common blue violet

Viola sororiaApril – JuneBlue – Purple7 – 20 cmNormal to Moist, Sand, Clay, LoamSun to Part Shade
Heart-leaved asterSymphyotrichum cordifoliumAug – OctPurple90 – 180 cmMoist, Clay, Loam, SandSun
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopterisNo FlowerNone20 – 50 cmMoist to Wet, Loam, HumusPart Sun, Shade, Sun
Wild geraniumGeranium maculatumMay – JunePurple30 – 60 cmDry to Normal, Sand, LoamSun to Shade
Wild gingerAsarum canadenseApril – MayRed – Purple15 – 30 cmNormal to Wet, Sand, Loam, ClayShade to Part Shade
Zig-zag goldenrodSolidago flexicaulisAug – OctYellow30 – 100 cmMoist, Sand, Loam, Humus, AcidicShade to Part Shade

Meadow Plants (Perennials)

Common NameLatin NameBloom TimeBloom ColourHeightSoilLight
Black eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaJune – AugYellow30 – 50 cmDry to Moist, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
Common milkweedAsclepias syriacaJune – AugPink60 – 120 cmDry to Normal, Sand, Loam, ClaySun
Dense blazing star Liatris spicataJune – AugPurple30 – 180 cmMoist, Sand, LoamSun
Flat-topped asterDoellingeria umbellata Aug – OctWhite60 – 200 cmNormal to WetSun
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalisAug – OctWhite30 – 100 cmDry to Moist, Clay, Sand, Loam, AcidicSun to Part Shade
Golden AlexanderZizia aureaApr – JuneYellow30 – 75 cmDry to Wet, Clay, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
Heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoidesAug – OctWhite30 – 90 cmDry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam, HumusSun
New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeAug – OctPurple90 – 210 cmDry to Moist, Sand, Clay, LoamSun to Part Shade
Sky blue asterSymphyotrichum oolentangiense Aug – OctBlue, Purple90 – 180 cmDry to Moist, Average Soils Sun to Shade
Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosaAug – OctPurple60 – 120 cmDry to Moist, Sand, Clay, Loam, HumusSun
Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensisApril – JuneRed 30 – 90 cmDry to Moist, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
Wild strawberry Fragaria virginianaApril – JuneWhite5 – 25 cmDry to Normal, Clay, SandSun to Part Shade

Meadow Plants (Grass)

Common NameLatin NameBloom TimeBloom ColourHeightSoilLight
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardiiAug – OctBlue – Purple90 – 250 cmNormal to Moist, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
Canada wild rye Elymus canadensisAug – OctGreen – Brown90 – 150 cmDry to Moist, Clay, SandSun to Shade
Indian grass Sorghastrum nutansAug – OctBrown – Red90 – 240 cmDry to Moist, Sand, Clay, LoamSun to Part Shade

Shoreline Plants (Perennials)

Common NameLatin NameBloom TimeBloom ColourHeightSoilLight
Blue flag irisIris versicolorApril – JuneBlue – Purple60 – 90 cmMoist, WetSun to Part Shade
Blue vervainVerbena hastataJune – AugBlue – Purple60 – 180 cmNormal to Wet, Clay, Loam, SandSun to Part Shade
BonesetEupatorium perfoliatumAug – OctWhite60 – 160 cmWet to Moist, Clay, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
Cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalisJune – AugRed60 – 120 cmNormal to Wet, Loam, HumusSun to Part Shade
FireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumJune – AugPink60 – 180 cmDry to Moist, Sand, LoamSun
Red osier dogwood
(shrub)
Cornus stoloniferaApril – JuneWhite1.5 – 4 mNormal to Wet, Clay, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
Spotted Joe-pye weed Eutrochium maculatumJune – AugPink60 – 180 cmNormal to Wet, Clay, Sand, Loam, HumusSun to Part Shade
Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnataJune – AugPink30 – 150 cmNormal to Wet, Clay, Sand, Loam, HumusSun
Sweet ox-eye Heliopsis helianthoides June – AugYellow50 – 150 cmDry to Moist, Sand, Clay, LoamSun to Part Shade
White turtleheadChelone glabraAug – OctWhite30 – 90 cmMoist to Wet, AcidicShade, Part Shade, Sun

Trees

Common NameLatin NameBloom TimeBloom ColourHeightSoilLight
Eastern tamarack
(Coniferous)
Larix laricinaApril – MayRed12 – 25 mNormal to Moist, Sand, LoamSun
Red maple
(Deciduous)
Acer rubrumApril – JuneRed12 – 25 mMoist to Wet, Loam, HumusSun to Shade
Red oak
(Deciduous)
Quercus rubraApril – MayYellow, Green, Brown 20 – 30 mDry, Moist, Loamy SandSun to Shade
Sugar maple
(Deciduous)
Acer saccharumApril – JuneYellow, Green20 – 35 mNormal to Moist, Sand, Loam, HumusSun to Shade
White spruce
(Coniferous)
Picea glaucaApril – JuneRed20 – 30 mNormal to Moist, Sand, Clay, LoamSun to Part Shade

Shrubs

Common NameLatin NameBloom TimeBloom ColourHeightSoilLight
Black cherryPrunus serotina April – JuneWhite6 – 10 mMoist, Clay, Sand, LoamPart Shade
Canada elderberrySambucus canadensisJune – JulyWhite1 – 4.5 mMoist to wet, Sand, Clay, LoamSun to Part Shade
Grey dogwoodCornus racemosaApril – JuneWhite, Green3.5 – 11 mMoist, Clay, Loam, SandSun to Shade
MeadowsweetSpiraea albaApril – JuneWhite2 – 3 mDry to Moist, Sand, LoamSun to Part Shade
NannyberryViburnum lentago May – JuneWhite2 – 4.5 mDry to Moist, Sand, Loam, ClaySun to Part Shade
NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifoliusMay – JuneWhite1 – 3 mDry to Moist, Sand, Loam, ClaySun to Part Shade
Swamp rose Rosa palustris June – AugPink 0.5 – 2 mMoist to Wet, Clay, Loam, SandSun to Part Shade

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