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).

Danthonia spicata, Poverty Oat Grass

Danthonia spicata

Poverty Oat Grass

  • Average to very dry soils
    Full sun
    8” to 12" tall and wide
    Early summer blooms with seed heads remaining into the fall
    Ontario Native, Thrives in Dry Meadow Ecosystems 

A small, tufting grass with distinctive spiraled older leaves that make these easy to spot, especially in the early spring. 

The seeds were wild gathered from near Perth Ontario, where they thrive in the low fertility, sandy soil often found in Canada shield areas.

 

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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