The Plant Store will re-open for sales the week of May 13th, 2024 for local pickup

  • 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.
  • I'm currently working on shifting the store part of this site over to more complex software that will allow for filtering by multiple plant traits and making wish lists of species you would like to order, so please bear with me when it comes to announcing the exact species offerings for 2024 (there will be lots, including some species not previously offered).

Amorpha canescens, Downy False Indigo

Amorpha canescens 

Downy False Indigo or Leadplant 

  • Average to dry soils
  • Full Sun 
  • 36” tall, 24” to 36” wide -Will mature over a few years to around 4’ tall and wide
  • Summer blooms
  • Ontario Native, Thriving in Meadow and Dry Meadow ecosystems, Nitrogen Fixing 

New to me, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/amorpha-canescens-lead-plant-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

A semi-shrubby perennial, this is a species that I would suggest as a native alternative to Russian Sage since they are suited to similar ecological niches and plant communities, attract lots of pollinators and have a similar overall aesthetic.

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

Photos by Denis.prévôt, Krzysztof Ziarnek, USFWS Mountain-Prairie and Kurt Stüber via Wikimedia Commons   


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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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