feeds wildlife
many species of wildlife depend on this as a food source
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Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud)
$8.00 – $18.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageShowy, easy-to-grow, spring blooming shrub that hosts 24 diverse species of caterpillars, provides nesting material for leaf-cutter bees, and feeds wildlife with its numerous seed pods.
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Claytonia virginica (spring beauty)
$5.00 – $12.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageEdible spring ephemeral that provides an early food source for pollinators, including the specialist spring beauty miner.
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Corylus americana (American hazelnut)
$18.00Add to basketSeed-grown American hazelnut, also known as the American filbert, is a keystone species that produces choice edible nuts.
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Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry)
$8.00 – $25.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe native wild strawberry provides delicious, edible fruit, and its dense spreading growth helps to suppress weeds as a living mulch.
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Ilex opaca
$8.00 – $16.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAmerican holly trees are extremely slow-growing trees. However, as a keystone species, it is worth growing at least one or two on your property.
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Lupinus perennis (sundial lupines)
$8.00Add to basketSundial lupines are the only lupines native to the mid-atlantic and northeastern region. These are the host plants for the endangered Karner Blue butterfly.
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Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple, American mandrake)
$10.00Add to basketThis spring ephemeral groundcover has a close association with the state-vulnerable eastern box turtle, which favors its fruit and disperses it in the wild.
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster)
$8.00Add to basketSeed grown New England asters, 2nd year plants potted in 4-inch deep pots, ready to be planted and grown. These are one of the PA keystone species.
