The term 'wildflower" is perhaps better interpreted as "native plant" or even a species. For the most part those listed are native to somewhere in Northeastern U.S., but each has it's own range and ecological habitat. As gardeners, we tend to expand the range or even bring the natives back to where they were before massive development destroyed the native habitat.
In working with gardeners and promoting the use of native species, I often come across those who buy a packet of "wildflower " seed and expect to have "native" species. More often than not the species in the packet is a mixture of seeds from various praire regions and not species native to the gardeners in a woodland area.
This list of plants are mostly woodland species that tolerate various amounts of shade.
Wildflower shipment will begin late September
Actea pachypoda ~ Doll Eyes
#8009
Makes an attractive landscape specimen in quite low light as well in bright light situations; attractive white flowers early spring; known for it’s creamy-white flowers and shiny white fruit with a dark “eye” at the end of a red flower stalk; 20-30 inches.
Price: $4.95
Actea rubra ~ Baneberry
#8010
Like Actea pachypoda, Red Baneberry makes an excellent landscape specimen; it’s attractive white flowers early spring are followed by bright red berries late summer.
Price: $4.95
Actea rubra forma neglecta ~ White form
#8021
Like Red Baneberry above, it makes an excellent landscape
specimen; it’s attractive white flowers early spring are followed by
bright white berries late summer.
Price: $4.95
Allium cernuum ~ Nodding Pink Onion
#8064
Attractive white to light pink nodding flower clusters; quick to establish.
Price: $3.90
Allium trivale ~ Wild Leek
#8065
Wild leek has broadly lance-shaped leaves that wither away before the flowers bloom. Both leaves and flowers smell like onions.
Price: $3.95
Arisaema triphyllum ~ Jack-in-the-Pulpit
#8040
Two stems with 3 segment leaves at the tip of each;
green or burgundy striped spathe; 12 to 18 inches, growing larger each
year. Naturally spreads slowly by seed (providing critters do not eat
them first!
PLANT VERY EARLY SPRING OR IN THE FALL.
Price: $4.95
Asarum arifolium ~ Evergreen Wild Ginger
#8059
Mottled, arrow-shaped leaves to 5 inches long; Native to Tennessee, but overwinters here in Duluth just with normal snow cover.
Price is for one package of 3 roots
Price: $4.80
Asarum canadensis ~ Wild Ginger
#8052
Large heartshaped leaves make an excellent ground
cover in a shaded garden setting. The leaves appear early in the
spring and keep their pubescent leaves throughout the growing
season. The flowers are quite inconspicuous at the base of the
plant and can be observed only by pushing the leaves aside.
Price: $3.85
Caltha palustris ~ Marsh Marigold
#8065
Rich yellow flowers appear in May; shiny deep green leaves; does best in very moist, rich soil; 12-18".
Price: Currently not available
Camassia scilliodes ~ Wild Hyacinth
#8021
An early spring flowering bulbous plant. It has basal leaves and a flower stalk up to 20 inches tall.
Price: Currently not available
Caulophyllum thalictroides ~ Blue Cohosh
#8067
Emerging tightly curled leaves are intriguing in the spring with a deep purple color turning green with maturity.; leaves similar to columbine; flowers are greenish-white which produce waxy green fruits ripening to blue/black.
Price: $3.65
Chelone glabra ~ White Turtlehead
#8066
Happy in moist conditions, the blossoms resemble a turtle head shape (see inset); bloom in late summer to fall.
Price: $3.80
Cimicifuga racemosa ~ Bugbane or Snakeroot
#8070
Spikes of white flowers are displayed high above the leaves; foliage similar to Actea (Baneberry); 4 to 5 ft. tall.
Price: $4.85
Claytonia virginica ~ Spring Beauty
#8073
A real beauty with narrow leaves and white flowers with shades of pink; corms are small as peas, but grow with time.
Price is for one package of 3 corms
Price: $5.95
Delphinium tricorne ~ Dwarf Larkspur
#8091
Growng from a small corm dwarf larkspur
are twelve to eighteen inches in height when in bloom. The spurred flowers
are lavender-purple and quite showy when in drifts. Divided foliage makes
a good background for the flowers. Likes bright
shade such as a woodland edge. Will seed about to form colonies if happy. Work well with trilliums and ferns.
Price is for one package of 3 corms
Price: $5.95
Dentaria lacinata ~ Cutleaf Toothwort
#8081
A spring bloooming perennial. Grows in open woodland setting . Delicte white flower clusters early spring
Price: $4.65
Dicentra cucullaria ~ Dutchman's Breeches
#8082
Fern-like foliage and size up to eight inches. Clusters of flowers are white and shaped like pantaloons hanging on an arched stem. Corms are very small and must be planted very shallow and covered with mulch.
Price: Currently not available
Dodecatheon meadia ~ Shooting Stars
#8090
May to June blooming; large white flowers on 18 to 24 inch stems; grows well in moist areas. Zone 3-9
Price: $3.25
Erythronium albidum ~ White Trout
Lily
#8112
(White Trout Lily or Adder's-tongue); early spring white flower may be tinged with yellow in the center and violet on the back; 2 mottled leaves; 6 inches; disappear early in summer.
Price is for one package of 3 bulbs
Price: $6.75
Erythronium americanum ~
Yellow Trout Lily
#8111
Trout Lilies emerge very early spring with their
mottled leaves and blossoms. Shortly after the blossoms fade, the
leaves also dissappear and the corm lies dormant in the soil
waiting for another season to pass.
Price is for one package of 3 bulbs
Price: $6.75
Geranium maculatum ~ Wood Geranium
#8155
Blue flowers held above lobed leaves; seed capsules develop an interesting form at seed dispersal; good fall foliage color.
Price: $3.95
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta~ Sharplobe Hepatica
#8188
This is also known as H. acutiloba which has leaves with pointed lobes rather than
rounded leaves like H. nobilis var. obtusa; flowers vary in colors of blue, pink,
lavender or white; seed capsules develop an
interesting form at seed dispersal; good fall foliage color.
Price: $4.75
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa~ Roundlobe Hepatica
#8189
This is also known as H. americana which has leaves with rounded lobes; flowers vary in colors of blue, pink, lavender or white; seed capsules develop an interesting form at time of seed dispersal; good fall foliage color.
Price: $4.75
Hydrastis canadensis ~ Goldenseal
#8192
Attractive maple-like leaves on a short (6 to 8 inch) stem; small white flowers produce a fruit that resembles a raspberry; provides an interesting patch in the woodland garden; more effective if planted in clusters of 3 or more.
Price: $3.95
Hypoxis hirsuta ~ Gold Star Grass
#8194
Hypoxis hirsuta is a nice choice for an addition to a sunny
or partially shaded rock garden or border; its
grasslike foliage is
an olive green and provides an interesting
texture. It grows 6"-12" and produces 1/2" -
1" brilliant yellow
flowers all summer. It is very hardy and self
seeds. New seedlings are
always welcomed, but take 1-3 years to reach flowering size. It also produces offsets.
Price: $3.95
Iris cristata ~ Crested Iris
# 8220
Small, sweet-scented blue flowers with splashes of yellow; blooms early; small 6 inch leaves stay green throughout the summer.
Price is for one package of 3 rhizomes
Price: $4.95
Isopyrum biternatum ~ False Rue Anemone
#8223
Native wildflower with green finely divided leaves similar to columbines. Native to moist woods; small 5 petaled white flowers with a yellow center scattered in the axils of the leaves; spectacular in masses when in bloom; lays dormant through the summer sending up new leaves in the fall which overwinter to spring; 4 to 6 inches tall.
Price:Currently not available
Lobelia cardinalis ~ Red Cardinal Flower
8230
Likes a rich moist soil; easily grown for a perennial border, along stream sides, and on pond banks; mulch to prevent frost heave damage; use as a cut flower; late summer to fall blooming time; bright scarlet flowers; tall spikes up to 3 feet tall.
Price: Currently not available
Lobelia siphilitica ~ Great Blue Lobelia
#8231
Exquisite blue flowers; upright growth; long lasting blooms mid to late summer the first season. Grows in wet as well as ordinary garden soil.
Price: $3.50
Mertensia virginica ~ Virginia Bluebells
#8235
Nodding clusters of pink buds open to dainty blue flowers at daffodil time; plants go dormant after blooming; grow to 12 to 18 inches.
Price is for one package of 3 rhizomes
Price: $5.95
Mitella diphylla ~ Bishops Cap or Miterwort
#8241
Clumping ground cover with bell-shaped fringed flowers on 8 to 16 inch
stems. Small whitish flowers in April- June with a capsule shaped
fruiting body from which it derives the name Bishop's Cap. Rounded
leaves create a spreading 4 to 6 inch mound.; a good substitute or change from Pachysandra; thrives in a rich woodland habitat.
Price: $3.80
Pedicularis canadensis~ Wood Betony or Canadian Lousewort
#8263
Wood Betony, or Canadian Lousewort, has attractive fernlike 6 inch basal leaves pale yellow snapdragon-like flowers in dense clusters blooming between April and
June. Native Wood Betony wild flowers often grow in large colonies with foliage starting as a wine color in
early spring turning green in the
summer.
Price: $3.60
Polemonium reptans ~ Jacob's Ladder
#8271
This clump forming perennial grows best in average moist garden loam. Do not allow to dry out. These are very showy and useful in the perennial border or at the edge of the woodland.
Price: $3.25
Podophllum peltatum ~ May Apple
#8270
Two large deeply divided leaves emerge in spring like an unopened umbrella, then open up like a parasol shading a single nodding , creamy-white flower; produces a large green berry tuning yellow when ripe. It is edible, but the wild critters will most likely beat you to them!
Price: $3.25
Polygonatum biflorum ~ Solomon's-seal
#8278
Handsome foliage with long, graceful curving stems. Their best effect is when they are planted in groups to compliment hostas, astilbes or ferns. Likes rich, moist, acid, woodland soil. The flowers are borne on the underside of the arching stem in each leaf axil. Dark blue berries develop as an added attraction (note inset).
Price: $3.25
Sanguinaria canadensis ~ Bloodroot
#8315
Folded leaves arise from branching rhizomes to surround each single white flower in early spring; leaves grow up over the developing seed pod (see inset) and remain as a ground cover for most of the summer; plants spread slowly by seed and branching rhizomes.
All the attributes of the single flowered form, except for the pom-pom-like flower which does not produce seed. Due to this attribute the flowers last longer than the single form. Because of this they are harder to propagate making them rare and more expensive.
Price: $12.85
Smilacina racemosa ~ False Solomon'-seal
#8335
Similar to Polygonatum biflorum only smaller (to 3 feet) and has plume-like cream-colored blossoms at the tip of the stems; berries turn bright red in the fall; likes well-drained, but moist, rich soil; takes time to establish after moving; nice in groups around the base of trees.
Price: $3.65
Stylophorum diphylum ~ Woodland Poppy
#8356
Golden yellow flower clusters in April to May; 8 to 10 inches tall; prefers moist soil.
Price: $3.65
Uvularia grandiflora ~ Bellwort
#8461
Delicate nodding yellow flowers to 2 inches long; graceful foliage (similar to that of Solomon's-seal) remains attractive all season; 18 to 30 inches.
Price: $3.65
Zizia aptera ~ Golden Alexander
#8486
Golden Alexander occurs most often in small colonies in moist woods and meadows,
thickets, glades and prairies. Features flat-topped clusters (compound
umbels) of tiny yellow flowers in late spring atop stems growing to 3'
tall.
