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  • 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 *

* Chamaenerion angustifolium, Fireweed 

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Fireweed 

  • Sun to light shade
  • Moderatly dry to moderatly wet soil
  • 4' in height, spreading to form a patch
  • Summer Blooms
  • Ontario Native, Meadows, open woodlands and large pollinator gardens. 
  • Edible

New to my garden, the seeds for these came from the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library

Extremely show and quick to establish after disturbance, including forestfires, these can spread fairly quickly by rhizomes, forming dense colonies that could overwhelm some gardens. 

Flowers, young leaves and stems are all edible -so is the root, but they may be bitter and they require roasting from what I've read online.

Photo by kallerna - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, 

 

 


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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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