The Plant store is now closed for orders.

  • I'm planning on one last round of sales toward the end of September of plants that I'll be potting up from a nursery bed I planted in the fall of 2022. I'll post the details and the time once I have the plants ready to go
  • Please see the Using the Plant Library  page  for some tips on how to make the most of the information here to select species for creating a healthy native plant community suited to the conditions of your site.
  • Please see the Plant Nursery for a photo of the different sizes/prices on offer and for information on the sizing of these seedlings and the details of the sale
  • Species that were not seeded, didn’t germinate or that are sold out are marked with an asterisk *
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  • * ~ Allium canadense var. lavendulare, Showy Wild Garlic 
* ~ Allium canadense var. lavendulare, Showy Wild Garlic 

* ~ Allium canadense var. lavendulare, Showy Wild Garlic 

~Did not germinate for 2023~

Allium canadense var. lavendulare

Showy Wild Garlic 

  • Average to moderately dry soils
  • Full Sun 
  • 12” tall, 4’ to 6” wide
  • Spring Blooms
  • Native to the USA mid-west, Thrives in meadow and garden settings

New to me, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/allium-canadense-var-lavendulare-showy-wild-garlic-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

Unlike the Canadian Wild Garlic, Allium canadense, native to this area, which produces bulbils at the tops of the blooming stems, rather than true seeds, this sub-species, native to the US mid-west, grows a full flower head and produces viable true seed.

As is typical for Alliums, these have edible leaves, flowers and bulbs. Their foliage appears very early in the spring and can be harvested like spring onions. 

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

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* Allium stellatum, Prairie Onion
* Anaphalis margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting $3 size
* Antennaria neglecta, Field pussytoes $3 size
* Aquilegia canadensis, Wild Columbine
* Asclepias tuberosa, Orange Butterfly Weed
* Baptisia tinctoria, Small Yellow Wild Indigo
* Blephilia ciliata, Downy Wood Mint
* Bouteloua curtipendula, Side-Oats Grama
* Coreopsis lanceolata, Lance-leaved Tickseed
* Dalea purpurea, Purple Prairie Clover
* Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass
* Erigeron pulchellus, Robin's Plantain
* Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke
* Liatris cylindracea, Slender Blazing Star 
* Penstemon gracilis, Slender Beardtongue
* Plantago rugelii, Blackseed Plantain
* Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem
Solidago nemoralis, Grey Goldenrod
* Symphyotrichum ericoides, Heath Aster
* Verbena simplex, Narrow-leaved Vervain
* Verbena stricta, Hoary Vervain

Species that were not sown / aren't being sown for 2023 are marked with an * 
Species that are native to this continent, but not historically native to Ontario are marked with a ~ 
While it rarely comes up, I do reserve the right to limit plant quantities, mostly to help ensure that as many native plant gardens as possible become a reality
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