Great Blue Lobelia is a 2' to 3' tall, native perennial with native distribution over all of the Eastern US, except for Florida. The flowers are in dense, leafy, terminal racemes. The showy flowers are bright blue, two lipped, tubular, and have faint white stripes on the tubes. Great Lobelia prefers medium to wet soils and will perform well in full sun or part shade. It is usually found growing in wet meadows, ditches, along streams and in low, wet woods and thickets. It is used in borders, native plant gardens, woodland gardens, along edges of ponds and water features, and in wildflower meadows. The botanical name is from the prior medicinal use of the plant in the treatment of syphilis. The plant is a must for butterfly and hummingbird gardens. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.

Greyheaded Coneflower is a 3' to 5' tall native perennial named for the gray central cone of disc flowers. However, as the flower matures the cone turns to a dark brown. This plant features nearly leafless, long upper branches bearing showy individual heads with drooping deep yellow 1" long petals. Greyheaded Coneflower is a distinctive, beautiful, and easily established garden plant. The flowers attract butterflies, and other pollinators, and seed eatng birds. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.

Hairy Beardtongue is a 1' to 2' tall, spring flowering native perennial wildflower. The showy, slim, tubular flowers have 5 lavender spreading lips. The flowers occur in open, spreading, and terminal clusters. This plant grows in full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil moisture sites. It is a great landscaping plant.

Hoary Mountain Mint is a 2' to 3' tall, native perennial that is different from the other mountain mints by the fuzzy, white appearance of the upper leaves and bracts. This is a summer flowering plant featuring multiple clusters of small two-lipped white flowers. The lavender spots occur on the lower lip of the flower. Hoary Mountain Mint is easy to establish and prefers dry to medium soils but will tolerate moist soils. It grows well in full sun or part shade. A good garden plant for borders, native plant gardens, pollinator conservation plantings, and wildflower meadows. Native American medicinal use was extensive. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.

Verbena stricta, with a common name of Hoary Vervain, is a 1' to 2' tall, summer flowering forb. It is a native, self seeding perennial that grows in full sun to part shade, and in dry to medium soil moisture sites. Landscaping and garden use includes borders, meadows, prairies, and native gardens. The plant is easy to grow and may form colonies from self-seeding. It has a long flowering period and the spis of small blue flowers may last 4 to 6 weeks. The seeds are sought after by many small mammals and birds. The plant attracts buterflies.

Hop Sedge is a 3' to 4' native perennial belonging to the sedge family. It is found all over all the central and eastern US. It is a common sedge of swamp edges, marshes, and back-waters along streams and ponds, seasonally flooded woodlands, wet fields, and ditches. The large bristly seed heads are an interesting feature when included in pond edges, ditches, and other wet sites in the garden. The large, bristly seed heads provide interesting addtions to wetland gardens and it is a significant food plant for waterfowl.

Illinois Bundleflower is 2' to 4' tall, native perennial legume. It has small inconspicuous white flowers, 1" wide bundles of twisted bean-like seed pods, and fern-like leaves that fold when touched. This plant prefers moist sites but will tolerate dry sites and some shade. It grows best in medium textured soils but is much less tolerant of heavy clays. It is perhaps best used in native plant gardens, wildflower meadows, and wildlife habitat plantings. The young foliage is relished by deer and the plant provides excellent brood rearing cover for ground nesting birds. The seeds are a favorite of turkey, quail, and small mammals. Illinois Bundleflower is one our most important wildlife habitat species.

Indian Blanket is a 1' to 2' tall, native annual that has become one of our most popular garden annuals. It is easily established in dry to medium, well drained soils in full sun, and it thrives in dry sandy, poor soils. It will not tolerate wet soils. Indian Blanket flowers from May through August with a profusion of showy 1" wide flower heads. The rays are red at the base and are tipped with 3 yellow teeth. This annual readily reseeds and is a must for wildflower meadows. Indian Blanket is a good pollinator conservation plant. Native Americans used this plant to treat skin disorders, sore eyes, and numerous other maladies. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.

Indian Grass is a 3' to 6' tall native perennial warm season bunch grass. It is one of the 4 dominant grasses of the central and eastern US grasslands. It grows in a wide variety of soil types and soil moisture, but cannot withstand being submerged for extended periods. It prefers full sun sites. The graceful plume-like bronze heads make this a great ornamental grass for gardens and landscaping. This is one of our most valuable wildlife habitat species. It provides predator cover, thermal protection, movement and escape cover, nesting habitat, nursing areas, food, and much more for quail, turkey, song birds, deer, small mammals and a host of other wildlife. Seed from this collection is made possible in cooperation with the Cherokee National Forest. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight. You are only paying for viable seed.

Echinochloa esculenta is a 2' to 4' tall summer flowering naturalized annual grass. It grows best in full sun and requires medium to wet soil moisture sites. The common name is Japanese Millet. It is a good wildlife food source for doves, turkey, songbirds, and especially ducks.

Kentucky Bluegrass is a 12" to 18" tall, spring-flowering grass. USDA lists this plant as both native and introduced. It is debated as to whether the entire population was brought over by the early settlers. It is a perennial that grows in full sun or part shade and in dry to medium soil moisture sites. It is probably best known as a turf grass for lawns and parks.

Mexican Hat is a 1' to 3' tall, native perennial distinguished by a tall central cone of disc flowers above drooping yellow, to yellow and burnt orange ray flowers. The flower resembles a slender tall sombrero. This is principally a plant of the Great Plains that readily naturalizes in suitable habitat and prefers dry to medium soils and full sun sites. It works well in borders, native plant gardens, and wildflower meadows. Mexican Hat is commonly included in restoration and habitat mixes in conservation programs. Native Americans used the plant in analgesic, dermatological, and gastrointestinal herbal remedies. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.

Mistflower is a 1' to 2' tall native perennial most often found growing in wet meadows, moist open woods, ditches, and wet prairies, indicating its preference for moist soils and full sun exposure. It will tolerate medium soils and part shade. This plant features dense, flat-topped clusters of fuzzy, appearing tiny, bright blue flowers. Mistflower flowers from mid-summer until frost and gardeners find it a good plant for native plant gardens, borders, wildflower meadows, and moist soil ground cover. Mistflower attracts butterflies and is a good pollinator conservation species. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.