WildThings Rescue Nursery Native Plants with purpose​

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Chasmanthium/Uniola latifolium (Sea Oats)
A very showy Native Grass, getting about 2' to 2 1/2 feet tall here.
Likes a well draining soil with just a bit of shade.
Hardy to zone 4.
Wildlife Benefits: Larval host plant for the Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly and many Skippers, (Common Roadside Skipper, Roadside Skipper, Linda's Roadside Skipper and Bell's Roadside Skipper.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed)

Beautiful NY Native that always draws many Bees, Butterflies & Hummingbirds with its abundant nectar.

​Tends to run & form large colonies.

Wildlife Benefits: Larval host for the White-lined Sphinx Moth & The Galium Sphinx Moth.

​1 Gallon Pot $15.00

Cacalia/Arnoglosson atriplicifolia (Pale Indian Plantain)
This very tall native has large, thick, blue-green leaves and a presence that can not be missed in the sunny native garden. Very sturdy-Never flops, and draws pollinators like crazy.
Easy to grow in full sun and seems to like a moist, well drained, sandy soil best.
Wildlife benefits: Important nectar plants for native wasps and bees.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Campanulastrum americanum
Biennial, liking sun to partial shade and a moist, but well draining soil.
A tall beauty reaching 4 feet here in the gardens, and never a truer blue will you find anywhere!
Wildlife Benefits: Hummingbirds for it's nectar and of special value to native Bees.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Chelone glabra (Native white Turtlehead)
A late summer bloomer, with fat heads of gorgeous white blooms that last nearly until frost.
Can take full sun, but does appreciate a bit of shade in warmer climates.
A moist but well draining soil is best.
Wildlife benefits: Nectar source for Butterflies, Bumble Bees and Hummingbirds. Larval host plant for Baltimore Checkerspot.
Hardy to zone 4.

​Gallon Pot $15.00

Eupatorium/Eutrochium fitulosum (Hollow Joe Pye)

This is the tallest of all the Joe Pye that I grow and also the most shade tolerant.

Wildlife Benefits: Same as all the other Eupatorium.

High Wildlife Value.

1 Gallon Pot $15.00

Delphinium exaltatum
This is one gorgeous native Delphinium! 
Tall spires reaching about 5 feet in height, and sooooo many blooms, yet never flops!
Likes a moist acidic soil with good drainage and quite a bit of sun.
Wildlife benefits: Important nectar source for Ruby Throated Hummingbirds and one serious butterfly magnet! (Also a favorite of the Hummingbird Moth.) Larval host plant for 10 Lepidoptera Butterfly species!
Hardy to zone 4.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Echinacea purpurea Magnus (Coneflower)
Butterfly MAGNET!
One of the most important staples in any sunny Butterfly or Wildlife garden. 
SO easy to grow in almost any soil, and such a huge draw for so many beautiful butterflies!
Wildlife Benefits: High Wildlife Value! (As with all Coneflowers) Nectar source for Monarchs, Fritillaries, Painted Ladies, Swallowtails, Sulfurs, and Whites. Pollen and nectar for many native Bees, and Honey Bees. A larval host plant for many Moths, and seeds provide a favorite food source for a wide variety of Song Birds.
Gallon Pot 15.00

Coreopsis rosea
This is the straight native species, not a cultivar. And, the only truly hardy PINK Coreopsis we have ever experienced here in our Zone 4 gardens. A reliable little thread-leaf type of Coreopsis that gets loaded with bright pink blooms on sturdy little 8-10 inch stems.
Likes sun and sandy, fast draining, but evenly moist soil.
Wildlife Benefits: Nectar source for many Bees, Butterflies and Skippers.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Cassia marilandica (Or Senna marilandica)
Wild Senna! This is such a beautiful late season bloomer, liking about a half day of sun and any rich garden soil.
Gets about 3-4 feet tall here.
Wildlife benefits: Larval host plant for 8 Lepidoptera butterfly species and pollen source for many Native Bees.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star)

An Ephemeral that likes just a bit of shade in the hottest part of the day.

Sporting clouds of up-side-down/Inside-out white flowers with no nectar, but plenty of pollen for many Pollinators, (especially Queen Bumbles)

​Gallon Pot $15.00

Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset)
There is no other plant in our gardens that attracts more attention from the Butterflies, Pollinators and Hummingbird Moths.
Likes full sun to partial shade and is happy growing in any soil.
Wildlife Benefits: Larval host plant for the Painted Lady Butterfly. Important nectar source for native bees and many other butterfly species.
*Shown in this picture is a Great Spangled Fritillary, who is visiting our potted nursery plants.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Erogrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass)

​A shorter grass at 1-2 feet with wispy purple inflorescence.

Wildlife Benefits: Larval host for the Zabulon Skipper & Paradcal Grass Moth.

1 Gallon pot $15.00

Coreopsis verticillata "Moonbeam"
Lovely, glowing pale yellow blooms on dense thread-leaf stems, making this great short Coreopsis float around the front of the sunny border like graceful clouds of light.
Easy in full sun and well draining soil.
Wildlife Benefits: Nectar source for many Bees, Butterflies and Skippers.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Sun-Lovers Page 2 (B-E)

Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow Coneflower)
A yellow, straight native species (Not a cultivar), that comes true from seed, (Not like the hybrids that throw off many pinks that eventually choke out your original yellow hybrid plant)
Requires a very well draining soil and likes full sun.
Wildlife Benefits: High Wildlife Value! (As with all Coneflowers) Nectar source for Monarchs, Fritillaries, Painted Ladies, Swallowtails, Sulfurs, and Whites. Pollen and nectar for many native Bees, and Honey Bees. A larval host plant for many Moths, and seeds provide a favorite food source for a wide variety of Song Birds.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Baptisia australis
LOVE this plant, for so many reasons.......Never flops,...Well behaved,....unbeatable cut flower,...such lovely foliage AND thick with the truest of blue blossoms!
Sun to partial shade and a sandy or well draining soil.

Wildlife Benefits: Nectar source for long-tounged bees and a larval host plant for Skippers.
Gallon Pot $15.00

​Eupatorium m. "Gateway"
Our native Joe Pye Weed. Very showy native with extremely long lasting blooms, perfect for the back or your sunny perennial border, sure to attract lots of butterflies and very easy to grow in any soil.
Wildlife benefits: Larval host plant for over 40 Lepidoptera Butterfly species!

Always covered with many Bees and butterflies.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Eupatorium/Conoclinium coelestinum (Perennial Ageratum)
If you are looking for loads of long lasting, late season color, (AND the hard-to-find true blue bloom), this native is a real workhorse in the sunny perennial bed!
Likes sun to partial shade and a well draining soil.

Will spread out quickly!
Wildlife benefits: Skipper and Swallowtail Butterflies are particularly drawn to this native's nectar. Important nectar plant for many late season, when little else is still blooming.
Gallon Pot $15.00

Eupatorium/Eutrochium dubium "Little Joe"
If you are looking for a shorter, beefier version of Joe Pye Weed....Little Joe fits the bill nicely! (Same wildlife benefits, but about 3 feet shorter.)
Wildlife benefits: Eupatoriums are larval host plants for over 40 Lepidoptera Butterfly species! HIGH Wildlife value!
Gallon Pot $15.00