Attention native plant lovers – we are selling a limited amount of native plants at Stearns Farm starting on Tuesday, October 11th. We plan to sell plants during CSA pickup for a couple weeks and then set up a self-serve table at the front of the farm with anything that’s left.
Why plant native plant species? Native plants have adapted to our local environmental conditions and often need much less water and attention during the growing season. Not only that, they can provide significant resources for local birds, pollinators and other animals. Native plants are critical in protecting biodiversity as more and more land is cleared for development.
Prices:
Quart – $8
Half-gallon – $15
Pay with cash, card, check or Venmo
Fall is the perfect time for planting perennials. These wildflowers, grasses and shrubs have been grown organically from seed and many are already blooming their first year, so you are guaranteed to have beautiful flowering plants next season. Here is a list of what we will have available (in quart and half-gallon sizes), though quantities are limited so buy early for the best selection!
| Species | Common name | Pot size | # Avail. |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Quart | 3 |
| Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple giant hyssop | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Ageratina altissima | White snakeroot | 1/2 Gal | 8 |
| Amsonia hubrictii | Arkansas bluestar | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Amsonia tabernaemontana | Blue star | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge | Quart | 5 |
| Anemone virginiana | tall thimbleweed | 1/2 Gal | 4 |
| Aronia arbutifolia | Red chokeberry | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats grama | Quart | 5 |
| Calycanthus floridus | Carolina allspice | 1/2 Gal | 3 |
| Carex stipata | Awl-fruited sedge | Quart | 5 |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | 1/2 Gal | 3 |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | River oats | 1/2 Gal | 4 |
| Chelone glabra | Turtlehead | 1/2 Gal | 6 |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Boneset | 1/2 Gal | 6 |
| Eurybia divaricata | White wood aster | Quart | 10 |
| Hypericum punctatum | Spotted St. John’s wort | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Iris versicolor | Blueflag Iris | Quart | 3 |
| Lindera benzoin | Spicebush | 1/2 Gal | 3 |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower | 1/2 Gal | 4 |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great blue lobelia | 1/2 Gal | 1 |
| Mimulus ringens | Monkey flower | Quart | 4 |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild bergamot | Quart | 6 |
| Morella pensylvanica | Bayberry | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Oclemena acuminata | Whorled wood aster | 1/2 Gal | 8 |
| Penstemon digitalis | Smooth penstemon | 1/2 Gal | 3 |
| Persicaria virginiana | Virginia jumpseed | 1/2 Gal | 4 |
| Physostegia virginiana | Obedient plant | Quart | 10 |
| Pycanthemum muticum | Clustered Mountain Mint | 1/2 Gal | 6 |
| Silphium perfoliatum | Cup plant | 1/2 Gal | 2 |
| Solidago caesia | Bluestem goldenrod | Quart | 10 |
| Symphyotrichum (Aster) racemosum | Small white aster | Quart | 5 |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Blue wood aster | 1/2 Gal | 8 |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood viburnum | 1/2 Gal | 3 |
