Fall is the best time to plant perennials as it gives them the most time to establish themselves before the high stresses of summer heat.? Good news: we have some limited quantities of great, wildlife-friendly native plants and shrubs still available for sale at discounted prices.? If you’d like to purchase, send an email to me at [email protected] with what you’d like.? You can pick up, or we offer free delivery within 10 minutes of Collingswood with purchases over $25.? I’ll update this post if we sell out of any of these species.
Grasses and Wildflowers
Coastal Panic Grass (Panicum amarum), gallon pots? – $7 each, or 3 for $21
This is a great drought-tolerant ornamental grass for sunny spots.? Use it as an accent or plant in masses.? More info
Wild Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis), quart pots – $5 each, or 3 for $13
A late spring blooming wildflower that after a few years grows to more shrub-like proportions in bright sun or part shade.? Beautiful stalks of purplish blue flowers attract pollinators, and the seeds provide food for birds in the summer and fall.? It’s also a nitrogen fixing plant.? This is a bullet-proof, easy to grow native. More info
Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), quart pots – $5 each, or 3 for $13
Much more manageable than the invasive Japanese variety, this vine produces red flowers that attract hummingbirds throughout the summer.? Can handle part shade, but produces the most flowers in full sun.? It needs a structure or fence to climb on, and can reach heights of up to $30 feet.? More info
Trees and Shrubs
Paw Paw (Asimina triloba), 3 gallon pot? – $20
A small understory tree that is a host plant to several native butterfly species.? It also produces a delicious, custardy fruit that’s been likened to bananas.? Warning: you do need two genetically distinct specimens to produce fruit, and we have only one tree available.? More info
High Bush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), 3 gallon pots – $26 or 2 for $49
Everybody loves blueberries!? These are gorgeous shrubs with spring flowers, fall color, attractive architectural branches, and of course, delicious fruits.? At least two plants are needed to produce fruit, and they do require acid soils, which, if you don’t naturally have them, can be created in several ways.? More info
Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina), 1 gallon pots – $13
Not actually a fern, but a colony-forming shrub with sweet smelling, fern-like leaves.? Acts as a great tall groundcover, and makes a good companion plant for blueberries, but can adapt to wider soil conditions.? More info
SOLD OUT – Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), 2 gallon pots – $15
A small tree/large shrub, they form unique looking yellow flowers in the fall, sometimes even blooming into the winter.? In the wild, they’re a forest understory tree, so they can take a fair amount of shade, but they will do well in full sun as well.? More info
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