Lake-Friendly Plant Sale

A carefree, woody native ground cover with a long list of attributes: Lowbush Blueberry produces delicious blueberries, grows in dry, poor soils, and has crisp, glossy foliage that erupts into brilliant autumn colors. Shear two-thirds of the growth each year for best berry production.

This ‘Hello Yellow’ variety has bright yellow flowers in flat-topped clusters, making the perfect landing spot for butterflies. Long-lived and drought-resistant with a taproot, so try not to move it! Late to emerge in spring and likes good drainage. Milkweed is the host plant for the Monarch Butterfly and the Milkweed Tiger Moth.

With large flowers and easy culture, this plant is considered butterfly caviar. Usually found growing in wet meadows, riversides, and swamp areas, but is very adaptable to typical garden conditions. Flowers naturally vary in color from light to dark pink, sometimes even white.

With its striking bright red flowers, this is an attractive plant for bumblebees and a popular host plant for butterflies and moths. It flourishes in moist wild gardens and does well in shady or sunny water sites. Reseeds.

Standing tall and vertical with elegant white spires and deep green leaves, this northeastern native makes a great garden stand-out or addition to the back of a border. For the best growth, it requires full sun and good drainage.

Long-lived perennials with fern-like ornamental foliage and showy blooms. This variety, ‘Visions in Pink’, will tolerate sun with moisture and tends to be more drought tolerant than other varieties. Dark stems and thick, fragrant, pink plumes over blue-green leaves. Great as a cut flower, and dries nicely.

Large shrubby perennial for back-of-border or as a specimen. Grows about three feet in diameter. Interesting tall hedge for the edge of a woodland. This ‘Kneiffii’ variety has unique thread-like leaves.

Also known as Indian Grass, this eastern native grass is found in prairies, glades, and open woods. It has an upright form and blue-green foliage. Fall color is orange to yellow, and the flower panicles provide nice winter interest. It does well in poor, dry, infertile soils.

Highly aromatic with a licorice-like scent to the foliage. This ‘Tango’ variety boasts brilliant fiery orange tubular flowers with raspberry calyxes. It blooms from June through October and tolerates both dry and well-watered garden situations. It can work well in containers and as a cut flower.

With large sturdy basal leaves and tall flowering stems, this aster will form a dense and handsome ground cover of dark green in the spring, great for stablizing slopes and hillsides. Violet to lavender flowers appear in August and can last through the fall. Will take dry wooded conditions with dappled shade. This plant is host to the Pearl Crescent butterfly.

This large, stately nativar is a valuable back-of-border perennial with impressive mauve blooms in late summer. Perfect for pollinator gardens and rain gardens.

A pollinator favorite, Filipendula supports numerous butterfly and moth larvae, and the small spirea-like flowers support many native bees. This ‘Venusta’ variety is magnificent and tall, with large, fluffy flower plumes. It likes boggy sites, but will do well in ordinary garden conditions and can withstand wind without staking.

This partially woody perennial has shiny, dark green foliage and white flowers with sunny yellow centers. This shrub is a late bloomer, flowering from September through November. Even one plant makes quite a statement!

An architectural plant for the woodland garden, Solomon’s Seals do well in deep shade. This is an impressive four to five-foot native with large leaves on unbranching, arching stems. Bell flowers hang along stems in spring. It provides a great transition when planted at the edge of a moist woodland.

This ‘Zagreb’ variety is fast-growing, easy, durable, and long-blooming with delicate golden yellow flowers on compact bright green foliage. In the language of flowers, it is used to convey cheerfulness.

This native hibiscus features pink, sometimes white, flowers with bright green foliage. With a long bloom time, this stately plant is slow to emerge in spring but will fill a large area. It prefers medium to wet soils and regular deep watering in a garden sitation.

A dense, vigorous woody-stemmed ground cover or vine with tiny dark green leaves that turn red-orange in the fall. This Euonymus grows like English Ivy, rooting into the ground or climbing on supports. Semi-evergreen with inconspicuous flowers.

Yarrow is a staple of the perennial border, with gray-green lacy foliage and long-lasting umbrellas of vivid blooms, also easily dried. This ‘Coronation Gold’ variety blooms rich golden yellow flowers. Drought resistant, although best in moist, well-drained soil. Go easy on the fertilizer!

Black-Eyed-Susans, also known as coneflowers, are popular North American natives that serve as an important pollen source for bees, butterflies, and moths. This ‘Herbstsonne’ variety has dark glossy leaves and sulfur-yellow ray flowers with green cone centers. Much loved by butterflies. Best in moist soils.

This compact, mat-forming ground cover will grow anywhere except in dry sun. It will fill large shady areas where lawns are difficult to establish, although it can spread aggressively. This ‘Black Scallop’ variety has textured scalloped leaves and purple-black foliage color that lasts through the season. It can take light foot traffic.