2024 Fall Plant And Bulb Sale
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New England Conservation/ Wildlife Mix
Seed mix contains: Virginia Wild Rye, Little Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Red Fescue, Indian Grass, Switchgrass, Partridge Pea, Showy Tick Trefoil, Butterfly Milkweed, Beggar Ticks, Purple Joe Pye Weed, Black Eyed Susan, Heath (or Hairy) Aster, Early Goldenrod.
Sold As: approximately 0.25 ounces
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New England Showy Wildflower Mix
Seed mix contains: Little Bluestem, Red Fescue, Indian Grass, Partridge Pea, Canada Wild Rye, Riverbank Wild Rye, Butterfly Milkweed, Black Eyed Susan, Lance Leaved Coreopsis, Ox Eye Sunflower, Common Sneezeweed, Marsh Blazing Star, Blue Vervain, New England Aster, Wild Blue False Indigo, Hollow Stem Joe Pye Weed, Early Goldenrod.
Sold As: approximately 0.25 ounces
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Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Description: This small, fine ground cover spreads through thin rhizomes and makes a great lawn alternative and versatile garden plant. It is perfect for mass plantings to fill spaces around perennials and shrubs. It attracts numerous species of butterflies and moths. In fall, the tips of the foliage turn brown and by winter, the entire plant turns a tawny hue with hints of deep green. Cut back one in the spring or leave alone to regenerate new foliage.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Open woodlands, dry ridge tops, rocky outcrops (NI)
Light: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Dry to moist soils.Characteristics
Bloom Color: White, Green, Brown
Bloom Period: May, June, July
Mature Height: 1 footWildlife: Attracts birds. Host Plant to the Mulberry Wing and Black Dash.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Shade TolerantSold As
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Purple Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum / Eutrochium purpureum
Description: This vanilla scented joe-pye weed has a large, domed, flower head that contains several branches of small, pale pink to purple florets. It makes a great ornamental perennial and is a favorite of a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds and bumblebees. It can also serve as a backdrop for other perennials. It is also on Dr. Robert Gegear’s plant list.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Forests, meadows, fields, woodlands (FAC)
Light: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Moist soils.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Pink to Purple
Bloom Period: July, August, September
Mature Height: 8 feetWildlife: Attracts birds including hummingbirds. Special value to native bees. Nectar Source to Yellow Banded Bumblebee and Half Black Bumblebee.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Salt TolerantSold As
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Purple Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Description: This grass is becoming a quite popular landscape grass. It is especially attractive in the late summer with its pink, and red-diffused inflorescence. A mass planting can give the effect of a red mist at ground level. Also known as a type of “tumbleweed grass”, the seed heads break off in autumn and can be blown around by the wind. Dead head the seed panicles to stop it from self-seeding. It also makes a great companion to butterfly milkweed, early, and gray goldenrod. Note: be careful to not plant it near taller grasses and perennials, as it will lose to competition.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Meadows, grasslands, old fields, roadsides (FACU)
Light: Sun
Soil Type and Moisture: Sandy, well-drained soils. Moist.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Pink to Purple
Bloom Period: August, September
Mature Height: 2 feetWildlife: Host plant to Leonard’s Skipper butterfly.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Drought TolerantSold As
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Red Chokeberry
Photinia pyrifolia / Aronia arbutifolia
Description: Beautiful red berries appear on this multi-stemmed shrub in the fall. The foliage turns a deep red; a great alternative to winged euonymus. The more sunlight, the more it produces small flowers and a deeper red colors. Fruit are edible but are astringent tasting when raw. They are delicious when they are cooked, baked, juiced, or pureed. Berries are a great source of antioxidants.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Disturbed habitats, bogs, fens, meadows and fields, swamps, woodlands (FACW)
Light: Sun
Soil Type and Moisture: Moist, rich soils. Moist.Characteristics
Bloom Color: White, Fruit are Red
Bloom Period: May
Mature Height: 10 feetWildlife: Intermediate food source for birds. Host plant for Hessel’s Hairstreak butterfly and the Precious Underwing Moth.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Salt TolerantSold As: each
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Red Columbine Seed
Aquilegia canadensis
Description: One of the first few plants to provide nectar for pollinators in the spring. Larval host for the columbine Duskywing butterfly. Habitat includes dry to mesic woodlands. Best to cut back flowering stems after blooming to promote regrowth. Note: can increase rapidly from self seeding. Likely to not see flowers till the second season after planting.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Cliffs, Balds, or ledges forests, ridges or ledges, shores of rivers or lakes, talus and rocky slopes, woodlands (FACU)
Light: Part Shade to Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Moist, rocky soils, but will grow in dry, nutrient poor soil. Dry, Moist.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Red, Yellow
Bloom Period: March, April, June, July
Mature Height: 3 feetGermination: Cold, Moist Germination for 60 days
Wildlife: Food source for pollinators. Attracts hummingbirds.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Shade TolerantSold As: approximately 600 seeds per packet
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Rose/Swamp Milkweed Seed
Asclepias incarnata
Description: Beautiful pink flowers with a fragrance reminiscent of bubblegum, this milkweed, as well as the others listed, are a host plant of the monarch butterfly. Very high pollinator value and is on Dr. Robert Gegear’s plant list. Prefers medium wet to wet soil. All milkweeds listed are on Dr. Robert Gegear’s plant list.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Marshes, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes, swamps, wetland margins (edges of wetlands) (OBL)
Light: Sun, Part Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Rick, wet, muddy to average garden moisture. Thrives in mucky clay soils. Prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil but tolerates heavy clay. Moist, Wet.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple
Bloom Period: June, July, August
Mature Height: 6 feetGermination: Cold, Moist Germination for 30 days
Wildlife: Food source for pollinators. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Host plant to Monarch and Queen butterflies. Nectar source for Dion Skipper, Yellow-banded Bumblebee and Half-black Bumblebee). Special value to native bees and honey bees. Supports conservation biological control.
Other Features: Anaerobic Tolerant, Deer ResistantSold As: approximately 600 seeds per packet
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Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
Description: This stunning red flowering plant can be used just about any garden, be it formal or natural. It is a pollinator attractor, a favorite for bees , hummingbirds, and butterflies. The scent of scarlet beebalm can be described as a minty-orange tea. Can be used in Earl Grey tea. Interesting fact: it is named beebalm because people would use the poulticed leaves for bee stings. On Dr. Robert Gegear’s plant list.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Moist open meadows, disturbed habitats, meadows, stream banks, mountains to 6,500 ft. (FACU)
Light: Sun, Part Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Rich, moist, acid soils. Juglone tolerant. Medium to WetCharacteristics
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Period: July, August, September
Mature Height: 3 feetWildlife: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Special value to native bumblebees and other bees. Nectar source for Golden Northern Bumblebee, Yellow-banded Bumblebee, and Half-black Bumblebee.
Other Features: Deer ResistantSold As: each
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Showy Goldenrod Seed
Solidago speciosa
Description: One of the showiest species of goldenrod that occur within the United States. A late bloomer occurring from late summer to the middle of autumn. A pollinator and bird favorite! Also on Dr. Robert Gegear’s plant list. Also, contrary to popular belief, goldenrods do not cause hay fever. Goldenrods are important features of the landscape, as they provide ecosystem services late in the season when other plants are dying off.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Disturbed habitats, meadows, and fields (NI)
Light: Sun, Part Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Rocky or clay soils. Moist.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Period: September, October, November
Mature Height: 5 feetGermination: Cold, Moist Germination for 60 days. Surface Sown.
Wildlife: Attracts birds and butterflies. Special value to native bees and honey bees. Nectar source for the Half-black bumblebee. Supports conservation biological control.
Other Features: Deer ResistantSold As: approximately 50 to 100 seeds per packet
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Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Description: The beautiful bush is adorned with masses of white flowers in springtime; a popular plant to numerous pollinators. In the fall, these flowers give way to dark blue fruit, attractive as food by songbirds, game birds, and mammals. It can be planted as a mass planting at the edge of a wetland or pond, or as erosion control. Keeping a few inches of leaf mulch will keep moisture sequestered around the roots. Note: it is a suckering shrub so it will spread from its origin.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Forested Wetlands, moist woods, wetlands, ponds, and lake shores (FACW)
Light: Full sun to part sun.
Soil Type and Moisture: Clay, Loam, Sand. Moist to wetCharacteristics
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Period: March, April
Mature Height: 8 to 10 feetWildlife: Attracts birds and supports conservation biological control. Fruit eaten by mammals, songbirds, and game birds
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Fire TolerantSold As
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Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Description: A small white flower producing plant that has a long blooming season, sustaining pollinators with both nectar and pollen through the early fall. It is able tolerant of fairly intense conditions and can grow in the sunniest and driest areas of your yard. Though as a mint, it can be aggressive. Crushing these thin, narrow leaves yields a sweet minty aroma. Edible leaves can be used both as flavoring and for teas. Leaves can also be used on skin to repel mosquitos. On Dr. Robert Gegear’s plant list.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Disturbed habitats, meadows, and fields (FAC).
Light: Sun, Part Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Various moist to dry soils. Dry, Moist.Characteristics
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Period: July, August, September
Mature Height: 3 feetWildlife: Attracts birds and butterflies. Special value to native bees and honey bees. Supports Conservation Biological Control.
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