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 growing them ourselves. Nearly all plants used in our pollinator meadow installations are grown at Patchwork Meadows Greenhouse. We grow over 50 species of native grasses and wildflowers from seeds and cuttings collected locally or purchased regionally. Being able to produce our own material also helps keep project costs down and insure that the plants used in our landscapes are grown free of harmful pesticides. Organic practices of pest control 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 Our 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.

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Native Plants for SHort Grass Meadow

Aromatic Aster

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

1.5 to 2 feet tall
Full sun
Average to dry soil

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

Butterfly Weed

Brown-eyed Susan

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

1 to 2.5 feet tall
Full Sun
Dry soil
Host plant and important summer nectar souce

Creeping Phlox

Creeping Phlox

Butterfly Weed

Phlox subulata

6 inches tall
Full Sun
Well drained, average to dry soil
Spring blooming ground cover

Dwarf Joe Pye

Creeping Phlox

Gray Goldenrod

Eupatorium dubium

3 to 4 feet tall
Full Sun to part shade
Average to dry soil

Gray Goldenrod

Creeping Phlox

Gray Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

2.5 to 3 feet tall
Full Sun
Average soil
An important fall nectar source

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

2 to 3 feet tall
Full sun
Average to dry soil

Narrowleaf Ironweed

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Vernonia lettermannii

2 to 3 feet tall
Full Sun
Dry to average soil

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Hyssop Leaf thoroughwort

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

2 to 3 feet tall
Full Sun
Dry soil

New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Narrowleaf Mountain mint

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

New Jersey Tea

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

24" to 36" tall
Full Sun
Dry to average soil

Strawberry

New Jersey Tea

Purple Coneflower

Fragaria x

6 inches tall
Full sun
Average to dry soil

White Yarrow

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

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

Prarie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

1 to 2 feet
Full Sun
Dry soil

Showy Goldenrod

Spotted St. Johns wort

Prarie Dropseed

Solidago speciosa

2 to 5 feet
Full Sun to part shade
Dry to Average Soil

Sweet Everlasting

Spotted St. Johns wort

Spotted St. Johns wort

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

1 to 2 feet
Full Sun
Dry soil

Spotted St. Johns wort

Spotted St. Johns wort

Spotted St. Johns wort

Hypericum punctatum

1 to 3 feet
Full Sun to part shade
Dry to moist soil

Fewleaf Sunflower

Fewleaf Sunflower

Fewleaf Sunflower

Helianthus occidentalis

1 to 3 feet
Full Sun to part shade
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