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Here's a peek at some of the plants we offered in the past. Mark your calendar for our next plant sale on May 10, 2025, and keep an eye out for a fresh preview of plants coming in April.

Plants for Sun to Part Shade

Sun

Yellow Daylily

A variety of daylilies will be available at the plant sale, usually most bloom during the summer. Exact sizes and bloom time vary based on variety.

photo credit Native Plant Trust

cluster of small fuzzy white flowers on stem with many green leaves

Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentanum)

Good for full sun to part shade, this early summer blooming bush can grow to be 6'-8' tall.

Photo credit North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

fuzzy pink cluster of flowers with a bumble bee atop a woody stem with oval green leaves

Spirea

Photo Credit National Garden Bureau

lavender upright flowers on tall stems with soft blue-green leaves

Russian Sage (Perovskia)

Summer to fall blooming shrub-like plant that can grow to be 3'-4' tall, A magnet for pollinators and hummingbirds.

Photo Credit HGTV

Open pink petals with yellow center surrounded by green foliage

Beach Rose (Rosa Rugosa)

Late spring through fall blooming rose bush that can grow to 4' tall. Pruning can help manage size and shape.

Photo Credit Wikipedia

white flower with dense layers of petals

Ranunculus

Preferring sun but will tolerate some shade, especially during the heat of the day, this flowering plant is available in a large variety of colors. While white flowers are pictured, the actual color at the plant sale is unknown at this time.

Photo Credit Southern Living

warm yellow flowers with black centers in a mass

Goldstrum Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia)

A late summer bloomer, these flowers prefer sun where they can grow to be 24" tall.

Photo Credit Missouri Botanical Garden

White iris of the bearded variety with multiple upright white petals and large white petals that hang down giving the appearance of the flower having a beard.

Various Iris

There are a large number of different irises that will be available at the plant sale, including reblooming yellow and white bearded irises, white reblooming irises, white dwarf iris, German iris "integrity," and the shade loving Rock Garden iris. Colors, size, and bloom time will vary depending on variety.

Photo Credit Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Pink flowers with open petals that appear to be fuzzy with closed flowers above that are pink with the appearance of round beads

Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula) also known as Meadow Sweet

Summer blooming 3' tall sun-loving flower.

Photo Credit Missouri Botanical Garden

purple flowers that face downward and have the appearance of spikes facing up

Columbine

18" high spring blooming purple columbine, which may be similar to what is pictured here, will be available at the plant sale.

Photo credit Gardenia

white fuzzy tubular flower on woody stems with ridged oval leaves

Mountain Witch Alder (Fothergilla Major)

Without pruning this woody bush can grow to be 4'-6' tall. It's fragrant flowers bloom in early summer and its leaves turn a deep red to orange in the fall.

Photo Credit The Laurel Magazine

Red tubular flowers sticking out from a tall green stem.

Penstemon

The actual color of the penstemon available at the plant sale is unknown at this time.

Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

descending clusters of purple flowers in tall green stems stand above green leaf foliage

Obedient Plant (Physotegia)

Fall blooms can reach up to 3' in height on this sun-loving plant.

Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Oregano

A good low ground cover that prefers sun to part shade, this herb will sport small white flowers in the summer and works well as a border plant and will even trail down low walls.

Photo Credit The Spruce

Tight clusters of purple flowers forming a horn like shape that jut out from green foliage

Lilac (Lilac Siringa)

Depending on the variety, this woody bush can reach heights of 12' and has purple, white, or pink flowers that bloom in the spring with full sun.

Photo Credit The Spruce

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Lacking statement flowers, lemon balm is prized for its scent. Growing only 12"

Photo Credit Bonnie Plants

Spikes of purple flowers atop low broad green leaves

Hummelo Betony (Stachys monieri)

12" sun-loving plant flowers in the summer to fall.

Photo Credit Gardenia

Trailing green plant with groupings of white flowers

Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea anomolola)

This woody climbing plant prefers sun to part shade. The specific color of the plant available at plant sale is unknown at this time.

Photo Credit Landscape Plants

mounds of small lavender, purple, and white flowers atop low green leaves trailing over a wall

Creeping Phlox (Phlox sublata)

A low ground cover that sits about 4" off the ground, this plant flowers during the spring in full sun. A variety with lavender flowers will be available at the plant sale.

Photo Credit Master Gardeners of North Virginia

Green ornamental grass with each edge of every blade in white

Variegated sedge (Carex)

A vibrant grass for sunny to partly shady spots in your yard. Carex will form arching mounds ranging from 10" to 3' depending on growing conditions and maturity.

Photo Credit Gardenia

Flowers resemble large purple globes atop tall green stems

Allium Millenium

12" fall blooming flower

Photo Credit Gardenia

individual pink flowers adorn red branching stems atop large green leaves

Elephant's Ears (Bergenia) also known as Pig's squeak

Flower color unknown at the plant sale.

Photo Credit Gardening Know How

Green rounded leaves with taller stems supporting cushions of light to deep pink flowers

Sedum Autumn Joy (Hylotelephium spectabile)

Summer to Fall blooming succulent-like plant that grows 8"-20" depending on conditions.

Photo Credit Wikipedia

five pink petals with long stamen from center standing above wide green leaves

Geranium macrorrhizum

The pink variety will be available at the plant sale, this is a sun-loving ground cover.

Photo Credit Wikipedia

Long stem with deep purple blue flowers spiraling around it

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) NATIVE PLANT

18" tall native sun-loving plant that blooms summer through fall.

Photo Credit Wikipedia

Plants for Part to Full Shade

Shade

Tall arching stem topped with oval leaves, below which small white flowers dangle

Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum)

Typically deer resistant, this spring blooming 12"-20" plant prefers shady locations.

Photo Credit University of Wisconsin Horticultural Extension

large rosette green leaves with a pale green five-petaled flower hiding below the leaves

May Apple (Popophyllum) NATIVE

Thriving in shady areas, Mayapple is a native spring wildflower that stands 12"-18" tall.

Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

deep green oval leaves with tall rich pink flowers that face the ground

Hellebore

One of the earlier flowers to bloom in the spring, hellebores prefer shade and will stand 12" tall.

A pink variety, not pictured, will be available at the plant sale along with a different "mystery" color.

Photo Credit Gardener Gary

three flowers each with six white petals that are edged in pale pink grow around wood

Fall Blooming Crocus (Colchicum)

Preferring part shade to sun, the fall blooming crocus' foliage grows to 8"-14" from which a "bouquet" of 4" flowers emerges.

Actual color of the flowers that will be available at the plant sale is unknown at this time.

green fern like leaves sit below an arching stem with white pant shaped flowers that appear similar to pants hanging from a clothing line

Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra Cucullaria)

This 8" spring blooming shade plant makes a whimsical addition to your garden.

Photo Credit Western Carolina Botanical Club

Red heart-shaped flowers with white fins emerging below hang from a red stem

Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)

Ranging in size from 1'-3' this shade plant blooms in the spring.

Both the pink and white varieties will be available.

Photo Credit North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

deep pink spiky flowers sit below light green heart-shaped leaves

Red Queen (Epimedium)

A shade-friendly plant that, over time, grows 8"-12" and blooms with pink spider-like flowers in the spring.

Photo Credit Harris McWade

four rich yellow petals encircle a fuzzy yellow center atop deep green leaves

Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

Filtered sun to part shade plant with bright yellow blooms in the spring through mid-summer and can rebloom in the fall. 18” tall.

Photo Credit The Spruce

pale purple petals seem to shoot backwards away from a maroon center that has a light yellow spike emerging from the center

Shootingstar (Dodecatheon meadia or Primula meadia)

Late spring blooms that can be white, pink, or purple, this part sun plant can grow to be 9”-20” tall and 9”-12” wide, depending on the specific variety.

Photo Credit The Spruce

broad oval green leaves that are edged in a creamy yellow-green

Hosta

Shade, to part sun. Flowers (white, purple, pink) in late spring on tall spires, 6”-48” tall and 10”-60” wide depending on variety. Multiple varieties will be available at the sale.

Photo Credit The Spruce