Patchwork Meadows Greenhouse And Nursery
Our Plants
Many of the species known to be best for use in naturalizing landscapes are not readily available in the nursery trade so we grow them ourselves! Nearly all plants used in our pollinator meadow installations are grown at Patchwork Meadows Greenhouse. We grow over 75 species of native grasses and wildflowers from seeds and cuttings collected locally or purchased regionally. Being able to produce our own material helps keep project costs down and insures that the plants used in our landscapes are grown free of harmful pesticides. Organic practices of pest management are used on all of our plants. We also grow in reusable flats without plastic pots, so there is less waste then when purchasing plants from a retail garden center.
Visit The Greenhouse
We do not grow for public sales, but specifically for Patchwork Meadows Pollinator installations. If you would like to see where the plants for your project are born I would be glad to have you out for a greenhouse visit.
Aromatic Aster
Brown-eyed Susan
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- 1.5 to 2 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
- Blooms late fall
Blazing Star
Brown-eyed Susan
Aromatic Aster
Liatris spicata
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
- Blooms mid summer
Brown-eyed Susan
Brown-eyed Susan
Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Average to dry soil
- Sort lived perennial. Reseeds
Button Aster
Butterfly Weed
Brown-eyed Susan
Symphyotrichum (Aster) dumosum
- 2 to 3 feet tall compact
- Full Sun
- Dry to average soil
- Late summer to fall bloom
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
- 1 to 2.5 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Dry soil
- Host plant and important summer nectar souce
Creeping Phlox
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
Phlox subulata
- 6 inches tall
- Full Sun
- Well drained, average to dry soil
- Spring blooming ground cover
Dwarf Joe Pye
Fewleaf Sunflower
Fewleaf Sunflower
Eupatorium dubium
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full Sun to part shade
- Average to dry soil
- Native to piedmont
- Summer bloomer
Fewleaf Sunflower
Fewleaf Sunflower
Fewleaf Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
- 1 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Dry soil
- Summer bloomer
Gray Goldenrod
Fewleaf Sunflower
Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
- 2.5 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Average soil
- An important fall nectar source
Greater Tickseed
Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort
Gray Goldenrod
Coreopsis major
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full sun
- Dry soil
Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort
Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort
Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
Missouri Primrose
Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort
Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort
Oenthera speciosa
- 6 to 10 inches tall
- Full sun
- Dry soil
Narrowleaf Ironweed
Narrowleaf Mountain mint
Narrowleaf Mountain mint
Vernonia lettermannii
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Dry to average soil
Narrowleaf Mountain mint
Narrowleaf Mountain mint
Narrowleaf Mountain mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Dry soil
New Jersey Tea
Narrowleaf Mountain mint
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
- 8 to 10 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Average to dry soil
- Benefits from a cut back in mid summer to manage height
Purple Coneflower
Spotted St. Johns Wort
New Jersey Tea
Echinacea purpurea
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Dry to average soil
Strawberry
Spotted St. Johns Wort
Spotted St. Johns Wort
Fragaria x
- 6 inches tall
- Full sun
- Dry to average soil
Spotted St. Johns Wort
Spotted St. Johns Wort
Spotted St. Johns Wort
Hypericum punctatum
- 1 to 2 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Dry to average soil
Sun Drops
Sweet Everlasting
Sweet Goldenrod
Oenthera fruticosa
- 1 to 3 feet
- Full Sun to part shade
- Dry to average soil
Sweet Goldenrod
Sweet Everlasting
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
- 2 to 4 feet tall
- Full Sun to part shade
- Dry soil
Sweet Everlasting
Sweet Everlasting
Sweet Everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- 1 to 2 feet
- Full Sun
- Dry soil
White Yarrow
Little Bluestem
Sweet Everlasting
Achillea millefolium
- 1 to 3 feet tall
- Full sun
- Dry to average soil
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
- 2 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Dry to average soil
Prarie Dropseed
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Sporobolus heterolepis
- 1 to 2 feet
- Full Sun
- Dry soil
Meadow Plants for Average Soil Site
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
- 2 to 3 feet
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
Blazing Star
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan
Liatris spicata
- 2 to 3 feet
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
Common Milkweed
Black-eyed Susan
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Asclepias syriaca
- 2 to 3 feet
- Full sun
- Dry to wet soil
- Spreads vigorously
- Monarch host plant
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
- 2.5 to 3 feet
- Full sun
- Average soil
- Important nectar source for migrating monarchs
Hardy Ageratum
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Hoary Mountain Mint
Conoclinium coelestinum
- 1.5 to 3 feet
- Full sun to part shade
- Average soil
Hoary Mountain Mint
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Hoary Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum incanum
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average soil
False Sunflower
New Endland Aster
New Endland Aster
Heliopsis helianthoides
- 3 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to dry soil
New Endland Aster
New Endland Aster
New Endland Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- 3 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average soil
Rosinweed
New Endland Aster
St. Johns Wort
Silphium asteriscus
- 2 to 4 feet
- Full sun to part shade
- Average soil
St. Johns Wort
White Heath Aster
St. Johns Wort
Hypericum prolificum
- 2 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average soil
Tall garden phlox
White Heath Aster
White Heath Aster
Phlox paniculata
- 2 to 4 feet
- Full sun to part shade
- Average soil
White Heath Aster
White Heath Aster
White Heath Aster
Symphyotricum ericoides
- 1 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
- 3 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to dry soil
Wild Quinine
Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot
Parthenium integrifolium
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to moist soil
Muhly Grass
Wild Bergamot
Red Swtich Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
- 2 to 3 feet tall
- Full Sun
- Average to dry soil
Red Swtich Grass
Red Swtich Grass
Red Swtich Grass
Panicum virgatum
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
Broomsedge
Red Swtich Grass
Broomsedge
Andropogon virginicus
- 2 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to moist soil
Meadow Plants for moist soil
American Boneset
American Boneset
American Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
- 4 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Moist soil
Bee Balm
American Boneset
American Boneset
Monarda didyma
- 3 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
- Favorite of Ruby throated hummingbird
Swamp Milkweed
American Boneset
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
- Host to monarch butterfly
Joe Pye Weed
Narrow Leaf Sunflower
Swamp Milkweed
Eupatorium purpureum
- variety Gateway
- 5 to 6 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
Narrow Leaf Sunflower
Narrow Leaf Sunflower
Narrow Leaf Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
- 6 to 8 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to moist soil
- Cut back mid season to manage height
New York Ironweed
Narrow Leaf Sunflower
Narrow Leaf Sunflower
Vernonia noveboracensis
- 5 to 7 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
- Cut back mid season to manage height
Obedient plant
Short Toothed Mountain Mint
Purplestem Aster
Physostegia virginiana
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
- Favorite of native bees
Purplestem Aster
Short Toothed Mountain Mint
Purplestem Aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum
- 5 to 7 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to moist soil
- Important nectar source for migrating monarchs
Short Toothed Mountain Mint
Short Toothed Mountain Mint
Short Toothed Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
- 2 to 3.5 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
- Attracts an amazing diversity of insect pollinators
Canadian Goldenrod
Canadian Goldenrod
Short Toothed Mountain Mint
Salidago canadensis
- 4 to 5 feet tall
- Full sun to part shade
- Average to moist soil
- Important nectar source for migrating monarchs
Bushy Broomsedge
Canadian Goldenrod
Bushy Broomsedge
Andropogon glomertus
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to moist soil
- Showy fall color
Virginia Wild Rye
Canadian Goldenrod
Bushy Broomsedge
Elymus virginicus
- 3 to 4 feet tall
- Full sun
- Average to moist soil