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Pasque Flower, Anemone patens
$15.00 – $62.00
Pasque Flower 2.5″ pot.

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Large-flowered Beardtongue, Penstemon grandiflorus
$15.00
Large-flowered beardtongue is one of five species of penstemons native to Minnesota. Of those species, it is one of three found within our growing region alongside white beardtongue (Penstemon albidus) and slender beardtongue (Penstemon gracilis). Like white and slender beardtongue, large-flowered beardtongue prefers relatively dry, well draining sites. It has the most robust stature of…

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Slender Beardtongue, Penstemon gracilis
$15.00
Slender beardtongue is one of five species of penstemons native to Minnesota. Of those species, it is one of three found within our growing region alongside white beardtongue (Penstemon albidus) and large-flowered beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus). Like white and large-flowered beardtongue, slender beardtongue prefers relatively dry, well draining sites. Its growth habit is the most delicate…

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Downy Phlox, Phlox pilosa
$18.00
Downy phlox can be a challenging species to germinate. After a very good first year, 2024 did not yield any germination. We will not know the availability of this product until germination trials begin in late January. Sign up above to be notified when this species comes back into stock. Downy phlox, also called prairie…

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Prairie Violet, Viola pedatifida
$15.00
Viola pedatifida is lovely early-season violet that can be found in drier open prairies. Not to be confused with Viola sororia (common blue violet), which spreads vigorously by both rhizome and seed, prairie violet makes a nice early season edge plant for smaller plantings that on the drier end of the spectrum. It can be…

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Hoary Puccoon, Lithospermum canescens
$28.00
Hoary puccoon remains an experimental species for us. We had a great crop grow in 2024, but have yet to being germination trials for the 2025 season. We will begin this process in early January. Once we are confident that we have germination, we will open this product up. Sign up above to be notified….

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Golden Alexanders, Zizia aurea
$15.00
Golden Alexanders are an excellent native garden species that should feature in almost any native planting. Much like penstemons, golden alexanders bloom relatively early. They occupy a niche between the early spring when flowers like the pasque flower and prairie smoke are blooming and early summer when the bulk of native prairie flowers begin blooming….

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Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum
$15.00 – $49.00
Among the most whimsical of all prairie flowers, prairie smoke is an important early blooming resident of dry prairie environments. Often found on rocky hillsides, its flowers first emerge like the sleeping heads of a red dragon. Bumblebees are the only pollinators strong enough to cross pollenate prairie smoke, but once their work is done,…

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Downy painted cup Castilleja sessiliflora
$18.00
Downy Painted Cup (also called Downy Paintbrush, Great Plains Paintbrush, Great Plains Indian-paintbrush) is an early blooming plant of dry areas with very poor soil. It is partially parasitic, attaching itself to the roots of nearby plants thereby sharing moisture and nutrients. It has very attractive spiked blossoms that bloom early in the season. Once…

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Pollinator Garden Kit – 50 Plugs
$189.00
This pollinator starter kit is a great way to begin gardening with natives or simply to add diversity to a planting you already have growing! We have selected these plants to provide beneficial pollinator habitat for the full growing season (or from pasqueflowers to New England asters)! Each garden kit comes with a complete Step-by-Step…

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Field Pussytoe Antennaria neglecta
$15.00
Pussytoes are so named because the shape of their flowers look like tiny cat’s feet. Their soft silvery leaves are perhaps their most attractive attribute. Along with white sage, it is among the few silver colored plants on the prairie. Often times growing on dry hillsides amongst pasqe flowers and prairie smoke it is a…

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Dry Prairie Garden Kit – 50 Plugs
$189.00
This dry prairie starter kit is designed to be an easy way to get started gardening with natives or to add diversity to a dry prairie garden! We have selected these plants to provide beneficial pollinator habitat for the full growing season on sites that are challenging to grow species that require more moisture to…

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