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YARROW Achillea millefolium
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 90 cm
Bloom Time: June to August
Colour: White
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS, NL, YT, NWT, NU
Pollinator Interactions: skippers, butterflies, miner bees, digger bees, bumble bees, honey bees, cuckoo bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, yellow faced bees, bee flies, blow flies, flesh flies, flower flies, grass flies, muscid flies, parasitic flies, root maggot flies, soldier flies, thick headed flies, checkered beetles, crabronid wasps, yellow jackets, potter wasps
Description: Flat clusters of flowers with fragrant, ferny leaves - Fast growing and drought tolerant - Spreads by roots and seed so useful for difficult areas - Deer and rabbit resistant.
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$140/ tray of 65 |
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$8.25 |
10+ $7.50 ea. |
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PINK ONION Allium stellatum
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 15 -30 cm
Bloom Time: August
Colour: pink
Spacing: 20 cm
Native Range in Canada: SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, leaf cutter bees, small resin bees, sweat bees, bumble bees, honey bees, cellophane bees, syrphid (flower) flies, soldier beetles, tumbling flower beetles
Description: Pretty, ball shaped clusters of pink flowers - Fine textured onion type leaves can be used for flavouring - Great for prairie meadows - Reseeds easily. Deer and rabbit resistant.
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
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$8.25 |
10+ $7.50 ea. |
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Packet $4.25
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5g $13.00 |
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PUSSY TOES Antennaria parvifolia
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 5 -15 cm
Bloom Time: May
Colour: White
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON
Description: Small, silvery leaves form a very low groundcover - The flowers are in "pussy toe" clusters - Food plant for American Painted Lady butterfly caterpillars.
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| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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PASTURE SAGE Artemisia frigida
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: August
Colour: yellow
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS, YT, NWT
Description: Feathery, silver-grey leaves contrast nicely with other plants - Has a distinct sage fragrance - Can use in stuffing for poultry, fish or game or with rice. Deer and rabbit resistant – Tolerates drier soil than Prairie Sage – Does not spread by roots.
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$12.00 |
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$8.25 |
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Packet $4.25
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5g $15.00 |
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PRAIRIE SAGE Artemisia ludoviciana
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 -50
Bloom Time: August
Colour: yellow
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NWT
Description: Silver, lance shaped leaves - Spreads quickly by roots - Very drought tolerant - Host for American Painted Lady butterfly caterpillars - Deer and rabbit resistant. One of the four sacred plants used by indigenous people.
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WHORLED MILKWEED Asclepias verticillata
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 20 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: White
Spacing: 25-40 cm
Native Range in Canada: SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, bees, wasps, flies
Description: Milkweeds are the only plants that Monarch butterfly caterpillars feed on- Fine textured leaves - Spreads by roots but doesn't crowd out other plants because foliage is very fine - Very fragrant - Deer and rabbit resistant. Good for many pollinators including bees and butterflies.
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$8.25 |
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Packet $4.25
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5g $17.00 |
25g $58.00 |
100g $175.00 |
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HAREBELL Campanula rotundifolia
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 20 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: Blue
Spacing: 20 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS, NL, YT, NWT, NU
Pollinator Interactions: leaf cutter bees, digger bees, green sweat bees, small carpenter bees, sweat bees, mason bees, long horned bees, bumble bees, honey bees, yellow faced bees, skippers, flower flies, muscid flies, shore flies, hummingbirds
Description: Graceful and delicate looking plant, often with many flowers per plant - Drought tolerant - Looks great with Avens, Whorled Milkweed, and Little Bluestem – Deer resistant.
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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$8.25 |
10+ $7.50 ea. |
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Packet $4.25
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5g $30.00 |
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WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER Dalea candida
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 20 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: White
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: bumble bees, honey bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, yellow faced bees, butterflies, skippers, sphinx moths, hawk moths, flower flies, blow flies, parasitic flies, thick headed flies, crabronid wasps
Description: Fragrant flowers are similar to purple prairie clover - More common in drier areas - Birds and butterflies come for seed and nectar - Good for fresh and dry bouquets - A legume. Excellent for pollinators.
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| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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$8.25 |
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Packet $4.25
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5g $8.00 |
25g $23.00 |
100g $69.00 |
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PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER Dalea purpurea
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 20 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: Purple
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, skippers, cellophane bees, green sweat bees, bumble bees, leaf cutter bees, cuckoo bees, honey bees, miner bees, digger bees, mason bees, sweat bees, yellow faced bees, syrphid (flower) flies, bee flies, flesh flies, thick-headed flies, blister beetles, leaf beetles, soldier beetles, crabronid wasps, yellow jacket, potter wasps
Description: The glowing purple colour and and unusual flower shape makes this a favourite - Provides nectar for butterflies and seed for birds - Excellent for fresh and dry bouquets - A legume. Excellent for pollinators.
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
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5g $6.00 |
25g $17.00 |
100g $53.00 |
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PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea angustifolia
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 45 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: pale purple/pink
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: SK, MB
Pollinator Interactions: bumble bees, sweat bees, leaf cutter bees, honey bees, mason bees, butterflies, skippers, hummingbirds, bee flies, flower flies, muscid flies, blister beetles, checkered beetles
Description: Roots used medicinally in the past to treat many ailments and boost the immune system - Dry, sandy soil is best - Great cut flower and striking seed heads - Hummingbirds like it - Deer Resistant. Excellent for bees and butterflies.
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GAILLARDIA Gaillardia aristata
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 80 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: yellow with red centre
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, YT, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, bumble bees, honey bees, sweat bees, bee flies, owlet moths, skippers
Description: Large, showy, yellow flowers provide a colourful display in midsummer - Fast growing - Lives 2-4 years - Good cut flower - Reseeds easily – Deer resistant. Good for bees and other pollinators. Also known as: Blanket Flower, Jam-in-the-Middle
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
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$8.25 |
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5g $10.00 |
25g $30.00 |
100g $89.00 |
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THREE FLOWERED AVENS Geum triflorum
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15 - 40 cm
Bloom Time: May/June
Colour: Pink
Spacing: 20 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, YT, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: bumble bees, sweat bees, honey bees, leaf beetles
Description: Excellent ground cover for dry areas - Unusual flowers always get noticed - Feathery pink seedheads called Grandfather's Whiskers or Prairie Smoke - Deer resistant.
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| Sizes & Prices |
| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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GUMWEED Grindelia squarrosa
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: August/September
Colour: Yellow
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: bees
Description: A bushy little plant covered with lots of yellow flowers - Lives 2-3 years but reseeds easily in bare soil - Often seen growing along roadsides - Deer Resistant. Good for bees.
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25g $30.00
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ALUMROOT Heuchera richardsonii
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: beige
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: sweat bees, green sweat bees, miner bees, bumble bees, digger bees, honey bees, yellow faced bees, hummingbirds
Description: A versatile plant for sun or part shade and dry to moist soil - The scalloped evergreen leaves form nice clumps - Nice for borders or for mixing in prairies - Deer Resistant.
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25g $76.00
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100g $229.00 |
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DOTTED BLAZING STAR Liatris punctata
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 20 - 30 cm
Bloom Time: August
Colour: pink
Spacing: 20-30 cm
Native Range in Canada: AB, SK, MB
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, hummingbirds, bumble bees, honey bees, skippers,
Description: Many dense spikes of flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Prefers drier areas than the Meadow Blazing Star - Dries well. Deer resistant. Good for many pollinators including bees and butterflies.
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WILD FLAX Linum lewisii
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 25 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: June to early July
Colour: Blue
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, YT, NWT, NU
Description: Flowers last only a day but new ones open every day for 6 weeks - Everyone loves this plant when they see it - Lives 2-3 years but reseeds easily.
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
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WILD BERGAMOT Monarda fistulosa
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 60 - 90 cm
Bloom Time: July
Colour: pink
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: long horned bees, cuckoo bees, green sweat bees, wool carder bees, small resin bees, leaf cutter bees, sweat bees, honey bees, bumble bees, miner bees, digger bees, mason bees, yellow faced bees, butterflies, skippers, sphinx moths, hawk moths, bee flies, flower flies, thick headed flies, hummingbirds, braconid wasps, soldier beetles, yellow jackets, potter wasps
Description: Large, showy flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds - Spreads to form attractive clumps - Aromatic leaves can be used for tea and seasoning - Deer and rabbit resistant. Excellent for bees. Also known as: Monarda, Bee Balm.
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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UPLAND WHITE ASTER Oligoneuron album
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 20 - 30 cm
Bloom Time: August
Colour: White
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: SK, MB, ON, QC, NB
Pollinator Interactions: bumble bees, honey bees, sweat bees, skippers, shining flower beetles, soldier flies, picture-winged flies, flower flies, flesh flies, minute black scavenger flies, dark winged fungus gnats
Description: Beautiful, low growing aster - Flowers cover the top of the plant, followed by little tan pompoms of seed. - Combines well with Western Silvery Aster - Deer resistant. Asters are an important fall food source for bees.
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| Sizes & Prices |
| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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$8.25 |
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Packet $4.25
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5g $9.00 |
25g $26.00 |
100g $77.00 |
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PRAIRIE TURNIP Pediomelum esculentum
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15 - 30 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: blue
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: AB ,SK, MB
Description: Produces a tuberous, starchy root that was commonly used by native people and settlers in the past - Fuzzy stem, leaves and blue/purple flowers - For dry areas.
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CROCUS Pulsatilla patens
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15 - 20 cm
Bloom Time: April/May
Colour: mauve
Spacing: 20 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, YT, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: sweat bees, honey bees, large mining bees, syrphid flies, bee flies
Description: Manitoba's provincial flower - A harbinger of spring - The stems and flowers are furry but the leaves are not - Leaves come out after the flowers - Distinctive, feathery seedheads in May. A good early food source for bees. Also known as: Pasqueflower
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PRAIRIE CONEFLOWER Ratibida columnifera
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 60 cm
Bloom Time: July/August
Colour: Yellow
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: miner bees, digger bees, bumble bees, honey bees, skippers, checkered beetles
Description: Produces masses of beautiful golden flowers for six weeks or more - Fast growing - Lives 2-3 years but reseeds easily - Deer resistant.
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$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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$8.25 |
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25g $18.00 |
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PRAIRIE ROSE Rosa arkansana
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 20 - 40 cm
Bloom Time: June/July
Colour: pink
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: miner bees, digger bees, bumble bees, honey bees, sweat bees, flower flies, ants
Description: Fragrant pink flowers may fade to white - Spreads slowly by the roots - Round red rose hips, which can be used for jelly and tea - Beautiful orange-red fall colour. Good for bees.
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BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium montanum
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 15 - 30 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Blue
Spacing: 15 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS, NL, YT, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, flower flies, sweat bees
Description: Loads of star shaped, bright blue flowers make this plant a showstopper - Not a grass but part of the Iris family - Reseeds easily - Also called Star Grass - Deer Resistant.
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LOW GOLDENROD Solidago missouriensis
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: July/August
Colour: Yellow
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: honey bees, andrena bees, beetles
Description: The earliest blooming goldenrod - Spreads by roots - Lots of nectar for bees and butterflies - For dry, sandy soil - Very drought tolerant. Goldenrods are an important fall food source for bees. Goldenrods DO NOT cause hayfever.
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25g $19.00 |
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STIFF GOLDENROD Oligoneuron rigidum var.rigidum
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 40 - 75 cm
Bloom Time: August
Colour: Yellow
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, skippers, owlet moths, mining bees, leaf cutter bees, yellow faced bees, honey bees, small carpenter bees, long horned bees, sweat bees, green sweat bees, bumble bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees, mason bees, thick headed flies, ichneumonid wasps, blister beetles, leaf beetles, shining flower beetles, soldier beetles, syrphid (flower) flies, bee flies, tachinid flies, blow flies, flesh flies, minute black scavenger flies, muscid flies, parasitic flies, picture winged flies, scathophagid flies, soldier flies, yellow jackets, potter wasps
Description: Butterflies love this beautiful flower for nectar - birds love the seeds too - Thrives in dry to moist soil - Goldenrods DO NOT cause hayfever - Reseeds easily - Deer and rabbit resistant. Goldenrods are an important fall food source for bees.
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SHOWY GOLDENROD Solidago nemoralis
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: August/September
Colour: Yellow
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS
Pollinator Interactions: butterflies, skippers, bumble bees, honey bees, mining bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, yellow faced bees, blister beetles, soldier beetles, leaf beetles, brachonid wasps, crabronid wasps, flower flies, fruit flies, minute black scavenger flies, parasitic flies, yellow jackets, potter wasps
Description: Very showy, nodding flowers - Goldenrods are important late season nectar sources for butterflies, bees and other insects. Goldenrods DO NOT cause hayfever.
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$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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5g $6.00 |
25g $18.00 |
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MANY FLOWERED ASTER Symphyotrichum ericoides
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 20 - 60 cm
Bloom Time: August/September
Colour: White
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NWT
Pollinator Interactions: miner bees, digger bees, bumble bees, honey bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, yellow faced bees, bee flies, flesh flies, flower flies, muscid flies, parasitic flies, leaf beetles, soldier beetles, butterflies, yellow jackets, potter wasps
Description: Masses of tiny flowers cover the branches in late summer - Great with Smooth Aster and Stiff Goldenrod - Reseeds easily - Host for Pearl Crescent butterfly caterpillars. Asters are an important fall food source for bees. Also known as: White Heath Aster
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| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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$8.25 |
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| Seed |
Packet $4.25
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5g $6.00 |
25g $17.00 |
100g $52.00 |
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SMOOTH ASTER Symphyotrichum laeve
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 60 - 120 cm
Bloom Time: August/September
Colour: mauve
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, YT
Pollinator Interactions: miner bees, digger bees, bumble bees, honey bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, yellow faced bees, butterflies, bee flies, blow flies, flesh flies, flower flies, muscid flies, parasitic flies, thick headed flies, crabronid wasps, yellow jackets, potter wasps, leaf beetles, owlet moths, skippers
Description: Abundant flowers add colour to fall landscapes - Adapts easily to a variety of sites from dry to moist and sun to part shade - Food for Pearl Crescent butterfly caterpillars - Reseeds easily. Asters are an important fall food source for bees.
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$8.25 |
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| Seed |
Packet $4.25
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5g $9.00 |
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WESTERN SILVERY ASTER Symphyotrichum sericeum
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 30 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: August
Colour: Violet
Spacing: 25 cm
Native Range in Canada: MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: bumble bees, honey bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, crabronid wasps, flower flies, flesh flies, bee flies, parasitic flies, thick headed flies, skippers
Description: Very pretty, mound forming aster covered with flowers - Soft, grey-green leaves - A rare plant found mainly in Bird's Hill Park. - Drought tolerant. Asters are an important fall food source for bees.
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| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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$8.25 |
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| Seed |
Packet $4.25
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5g $15.00 |
25g $45.00 |
100g $135.00 |
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CROWFOOT VIOLET Viola pedatifida
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 10-20 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Blue/Purple
Spacing: 15 cm
Native Range in Canada: AB, SK, MB, ON
Pollinator Interactions: bumble bees, honey bees, leaf cutter bees, mason bees, sweat bees, flower flies, butterflies, skippers
Description: This showy little violet is a host for Fritillary butterfly Caterpillars. The leaves are divided like a Crow's foot. Great for rock gardens.
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LONG FRUITED ANEMONE Anemone cylindrica
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15-50 cm
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Greenish White
Spacing: 30 cm
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC
Description: An interesting plant with long, upright stems that are topped with greenish-white flowers. Deeply cut leaves form a cluster part-way up the stem. Cylindrical seed heads develop once flowering is finished. As the seeds mature the seed heads form clouds of white fluff. The puffy seed heads are the most distinctive and recognizable part of the plant. Also known as: Candle Anemone, Thimbleweed
Sizes & Prices
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| 5-pack plugs |
$12.00 |
$140/ tray of 65 |
2 or more trays $132 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$8.25 |
10+ $7.50 ea. |
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| Seed |
Packet $4.25
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5g $8.00 |
25g $24.00 |
100g $71.00 |
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