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Nora Sunchoke (Jerusalem Artichoke)

(Helianthus tuberosus) -Full Sun to part shade–  Norwegion variety but likely with North American origins. Sunflower with edible tubers. Good flavored, productive beige variety.

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant,   

Native sunflower species with large nutritious tubers.  Very easy to grow (hard to get rid of!) and productive.  High in inulin, making them an excellent choice for diabetics.  Raw, they are crunchy and juicy with a faint sunflower-seed flavor.  Cooked they are like a watery potato.  A friend once pickled them and they were fabulous!  Can be harvested all winter so long as you can dig a hole.  Herbaceous perennial–dies to the ground each winter but gets going fast and furious in late spring.  Tall, rough stems can get 8′ tall or more with clusters of small yellow sunflower-like blossoms in the fall.  Makes plenty of biomass–might be good for hay, bedding, or mulch.  Will self-seed readily–beware as they have a notorious reputation for being hard to get rid of.  We recommend planting them in an out-of-the-way place you can mow around or you don’t mind them spreading in.  Pigs will root them up to eat the tubers in the fall.

Availability of plants varies from day to day.  We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time.  Please call before you come to check availability.

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Carolina Lupine

Thermopsis caroliniana -Full Sun to light shade–  Showy yellow lupine-like flowers. NA Native, nitrogen fixing, 3-5′ tall, similar to Baptisia but earlier blooming.

Showy yellow flowers cover this native perenial lugume in early spring, followed by ornamental black bean pods. Not technically a lupine despite the common name – it is not edible, but not poisonous like lupines. Vigorous grower once established, reaches 3-5′ tall and has potential as a nitrogen contributing “chop and drop” plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8

North American native plant, Nitrogen Fixer  

Availability of plants varies from day to day.  We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time.  Please call before you come to check availability.

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Baptisia alba (Wild White Indigo)

Baptisia alba -Full Sun to light shade–  NA Native Nitrogen fixing flower 3-5′ tall x 3-4′ wide

Very showy blue flowers cover this perenial lugume for about 3 weeks in the spring, followed by ornamental black bean pods. Not edible, but not poisonous like lupines. Vigorous grower once established, reaches 3-4′ tall and has potential as a nitrogen contributing “chop and drop” plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant, Nitrogen Fixer  

Availability of plants varies from day to day.  We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time.  Please call before you come to check availability.

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Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum -Part to Full Shade–  NA Native spring ephemeral (goes dormant mid summer), edible fruit if you plant two different for pollination

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant,   

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Northern Blue Flag (iris)

Iris versicolor -Full sun to part Shade–  NA Native wildflower, Medium to wet soil, raingardens, bogs, streams

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8

North American native plant,   

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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis -Part Sun to Full Shade–  NA native fern for clay soil, vigourous groundcover 12-24″ tall

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant,   

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Dwarf Crested Iris

Iris cristata -Part to Full Shade–  NA Native wildflower

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8

North American native plant,   

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Yacón

Smallanthus sonchifolius -Full Sun to light shade–  Produces large 2″x5″ tubers. Crisp and sweet. Dig in fall, start indoors late winter.

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant,   

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Achira

Canna edulis -Full Sun to light shade–  Edible Canna produces starchy rhizomes similar in texture to potatoes. Dig in fall and start inside late winter.

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant,   

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Gold Yarrow

Achillea millefolium -full sun to part shade–  beneficial insect attractor, herb

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8

North American native plant,   

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Red Yarrow

Achillea millefolium -full sun to part shade–  beneficial insect attractor, herb

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8

North American native plant,   

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Smooth Red Sunchoke (Jerusalem Artichoke)

(Helianthus tuberosus) -Full Sun to light shade–  Native sunflower with large edible tuber, easy to clean variety

From Oikos Tree Crops in Michigan, this sweet-potato-shaped variety has a stunning red/purple skin and lacks the lumpy side nodules that make most varieties hard to clean.  Not quite as productive as ‘Supernova’ but still plenty to eat each year.

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant,   

Native sunflower species with large nutritious tubers.  Very easy to grow (hard to get rid of!) and productive.  High in inulin, making them an excellent choice for diabetics.  Raw, they are crunchy and juicy with a faint sunflower-seed flavor.  Cooked they are like a watery potato.  A friend once pickled them and they were fabulous!  Can be harvested all winter so long as you can dig a hole.  Herbaceous perennial–dies to the ground each winter but gets going fast and furious in late spring.  Tall, rough stems can get 8′ tall or more with clusters of small yellow sunflower-like blossoms in the fall.  Makes plenty of biomass–might be good for hay, bedding, or mulch.  Will self-seed readily–beware as they have a notorious reputation for being hard to get rid of.  We recommend planting them in an out-of-the-way place you can mow around or you don’t mind them spreading in.  Pigs will root them up to eat the tubers in the fall.

Availability of plants varies from day to day.  We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time.  Please call before you come to check availability.

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Virginia-native  Wild Strawberry

(Fragaria virginiana) -Full Sun to Full Shade–  Fast growing groundcover with nickle-sized berries

This is a delightful, shade-tolerant, extra low-growing strawberry that readily fills the role of quick-growing groundcover in landscape beds.  It will weave around and through taller elements in your beds and cover the soil to prevent weeds from coming up.  Less susceptible to “overcrowding” die-out that commercial strawberries have after 5 or 6 years.  Pretty white flowers cover the mat of leaves in the spring, and are followed by delicious little red berries with a unique “waffled” texture.  Not as small as you might think, about the size of a nickel.  Self-fertile.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8

North American native plant,   

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Hybrids mix Baptisia (Blue False Indigo)

Baptisia australis -Full Sun to light shade–  NA Native Nitrogen fixing flower 3-4′ tall

Very showy sweet-pea type flower spikes cover this perenial lugume for about 3 weeks in the spring, followed by ornamental black bean pods. This is a mix of different colors, so every plant is a surprise! You will likely get a shade of blue, but possibly white, yellow or purple-brown. Not edible, but not poisonous like lupines. Vigorous grower once established, reaches 3-4′ tall and has potential as a nitrogen contributing “chop and drop” plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant, Nitrogen Fixer  

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Dwarf Baptisia (Blue False Indigo)

Baptisia australis varr. minor -Full Sun to light shade–  NA Native Nitrogen fixing flower 18-24″ tall and wide

Very showy blue flowers cover this perenial lugume for about 3 weeks in the spring, followed by ornamental black bean pods. Not edible, but not poisonous like lupines. The foliage is compact and very attractive all season long, reaching 18-24″ tall and wide.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

North American native plant, Nitrogen Fixer  

Availability of plants varies from day to day.  We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time.  Please call before you come to check availability.