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Plant Sale 2025 — Mertensia virginica

March 26, 2025

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is also known as Virginia-cowslip, Roanoke-bells, Lungwort, and Oysterleaf. Growing up to 2 feet, Mertensia virginica thrive in part shade to shade in moist, rich soil. The leaves are a lovely shade of purple as they break ground quickly turning a medium green. The showy nodding…

Plant Sale 2025 — Claytonia virginica

March 25, 2025

Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty or Eastern Spring Beauty) is an early bloomer (March to April) and by the time of our plant sale this plant is often done blooming and both the flowers and foliage are beginning to fade away for the year. This small native plant…

Plant Sale 2025 — Stylophrum diphyllum

March 24, 2025

Stylophrum diphyllum, commonly known as Wood or Celandine Poppy, adds a spot of bright yellow to a woodland garden from March to May. If given enough moisture, it may re-bloom throughout the summer. If it dries up during the hot summer days, it will reappear come spring of the following…

Plant Sale 2025 — Baptisia australis

March 23, 2025

Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo) is a very showy dense shrub with bluish-purple pea like flowers. The foliage dies back to the ground in winter however, it will reappear in the spring. Plant it in full to part sun in average to moist soils. Once established it will tolerate clay…