Native Perennials

Our List of Native Perennials!

Just the Natives and Near Natives on this page! (See our full perennial list over here)

The “Native” column information was derived using the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) and the Vascular Plant List Bruce & Grey, 5th Edition, OSFN for local county information:

ON – Ontario Native
ON-GB – Grey-Bruce Ontario Native
NN – Near Native (Adjacent Province or State)

Availability subject to change. Some of the perennials won’t be ready until late May.

NN	Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow	3.5”
ON	Actaea racemosa	Black Cohosh	gallon
ON	Agastache foeniculum	Anise Hyssop	3.5”
ON-GB	Ageratina altissima	White Snakeroot	3.5”
ON	Allium cernuum	Nodding Onion	3.5”
ON-GB	Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly Everlasting	3.5”
ON-GB	Anemone canadensis	Canada anemone	3.5”
ON-GB	Anemone multifida	Cut-leaf Anemone	gallon
ON-GB	Antennaria	Pussytoes	3.5”
ON-GB	Aquilegia canadensis	Wild Columbine	3.5”
ON-GB	Arisaema triphyllum	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	4.5”
ON	Armeria maritima	Sea Thrift	3.5”
ON	Artemisia ludoviciana	Prairie Sage	3.5”
ON-GB	Asarum canadense	Wild Ginger	4.5”
ON	Asclepias exaltata	Poke Milkweed	3.5”
ON	Asclepias hirtella	Tall Green Milkweed	3.5”
ON-GB	Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed	3.5”
ON-GB	Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	3.5”
ON-GB	Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly Milkweed	3.5”
ON	Asclepias verticillata	Whorled Milkweed	3.5”
NN	Baptisia alba	White Wild Indigo	3.5”
NN	Baptisia australis	False Blue Indigo	3.5”
ON	Baptisia tinctoria	Yellow Wild Indigo	3.5”
ON	Campanula americana	Tall Bellflower	3.5”
ON-GB	Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell	3.5”
ON-GB	Chamaenerion angustifolium	Fireweed	3.5”
ON-GB	Chelone glabra	Turtlehead	3.5”
ON-GB	Coreopsis lanceolata	Lanceleaf Tickseed	3.5”
ON	Coreopsis tripteris	Tall Tickseed	3.5”, gallon
ON	Dalea purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover	3.5”
NN	Delphinium tricorne	Dwarf Larkspur	4.5”
ON-GB	Desmodium canadense	Showy Tick Trefoil	3.5”
ON-GB	Dicentra cucularia	Dutchman’s Breeches	4.5”
NN	Dodecatheon meadia	Shooting Star	4.5”
NN	Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower	3.5”
NN	Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	3.5”
ON	Erigeron pulchellus	Robin’s Plantain	3.5”
NN	Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	4.5”
ON-GB	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Boneset	3.5”
ON	Eurybia divaricata	White Wood Aster	3.5”
ON-GB	Eurybia macrophylla	Big-leaved Aster	3.5”
ON-GB	Eutrochium maculatum	Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed	3.5”
ON-GB	Eutrochium purpureum	Sweet Joe-Pye Weed	3.5”
ON-GB	Fern – Adiantum pedatum	Maidenhair Fern	gallon
ON-GB	Fern – Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart’s Tongue Fern	gallon
ON-GB	Fern – Athyrium filix-femina	Lady Fern	gallon
ON-GB	Fern – Matteuccia struthiopteris	Ostrich Fern	gallon
ON-GB	Fern – Osmundastrum cinnamomeum	Cinnamon Fern	gallon
ON-GB	Fern – Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern	gallon
NN	Filipendula rubra	Meadowsweet	gallon
ON-GB	Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry	3.5”
ON-GB	Galium boreale	Northern Bedstraw	3.5”
ON-GB	Gentiana andrewsii	Bottle Gentian	3.5”
ON	Gentianopsis crinata	Fringed Gentian	3.5”
ON-GB	Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	4.5”
ON-GB	Geum triflorum	Prairie Smoke	4.5”
ON	Gillenia trifoliata	Bowman’s Root	3.5”, gallon
ON-GB	Grass – Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	gallon
NN	Grass – Bouteloua gracilis	Blue Grama Grass	gallon
ON-GB	Grass – Carex pensylvanica	Pennsylvanian Sedge	gallon
ON-GB	Grass – Elymus canadensis	Canada Wild Rye	gallon
ON-GB	Grass – Hierochloe odorata	Sweetgrass	3.5”
ON-GB	Grass – Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	gallon
ON-GB	Grass – Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	gallon
ON-GB	Helenium autumnale	Sneezeweed	3.5”, gallon
ON	Helianthus divaricata	Woodland Sunflower	gallon
ON	Helianthus pauciflorus	Showy Sunflower	3.5”
ON	Helianthus tuberosum	Jerusalem Artichoke	gallon
ON-GB	Heliopsis helianthoides	False Sunflower	3.5”
ON-GB	Hepatica acutiloba	Liverwort	4.5”
ON	Heuchera richardsonii	Prairie Alumroot	3.5”
ON	Hibiscus laevis	Halberd-leaf Rosemallow	3.5”
ON	Hibiscus moscheutos	Swamp Mallow	3.5”
ON-GB	Jeffersonia diphylla	Twinleaf	4.5”
ON	Liatris spicata	Spiked Blazing Star	3.5”
NN	Lilium superbum	Turk’s Cap Lily	4.5”
ON-GB	Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower	3.5”
ON-GB	Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	3.5”
ON	Lupinus perennis	Wild Lupin	3.5”
ON	Mertensia virginica	Virginia Blue Bells	4.5”
ON-GB	Mimulus ringens	Monkeyflower	3.5”
ON-GB	Monarda didyma	Bee Balm	3.5”
ON-GB	Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot	3.5”
ON	Monarda punctata	Spotted Beebalm	3.5”
ON-GB	Oenothera biennis	Common Evening Primrose	3.5”
ON	Oenothera fruticosa	Narrowleaved Evening Primrose	3.5”
ON	Oenothera pilosella	Prairie Sundrops	3.5”
ON	Opuntia humifusa	Prickly-Pear Cactus	3.5”
ON-GB	Penstemon digitalis	Foxglove Beardtongue	3.5”
ON	Penstemon hirsutus	Hairy Beardtongue	3.5”
ON-GB	Phlox divaricata	Woodland Phlox	3.5”
ON-GB	Physostegia virginiana	Obedient Plant	3.5”
ON-GB	Podophyllum peltatum	May Apple	4.5”
ON	Polygonatum biflorum	Solomon’s Seal	4.5”
NN	Pycanthemum muticum	Mountain Mint	3.5”
ON-GB	Pycnanthemum virginianum	Virginia Mountain Mint	3.5”
ON	Ratibida pinnata	Gray-headed Coneflower	3.5”
ON-GB	Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan	3.5”
ON-GB	Rudbeckia laciniata	Cut-leaf Coneflower	3.5”
NN	Ruellia humilis	Wild Petunia	3.5”
ON-GB	Sanguinaria canadensis	Bloodroot	4.5”
ON-GB	Scrophularia marilandica	Late Fig Wort	3.5”
ON	Senna hebecarpa	Wild Senna	3.5”
ON	Silphium laciniatum	Compass Plant	3.5”
ON	Silphium perfoliatum	Cup Plant	gallon
ON-GB	Solidago caesia	Bluestem Goldenrod	3.5”
ON-GB	Solidago canadensis	Goldenrod	3.5”
ON-GB	Solidago flexicaulis	Zigzag Goldenrod	3.5”
ON-GB	Solidago ohioensis	Ohio Goldenrod	3.5”
ON-GB	Solidago ptarmicoides	Upland White Aster	3.5”
ON	Solidago rigida	Stiff Goldenrod	3.5”
ON-GB	Solidago rugosa	Rough Goldenrod	3.5”
NN	Solidago speciosa	Showy Goldenrod	3.5”
ON	Stylophorum diphyllum	Wood Poppy	4.5”
ON-GB	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Heart-leaved Aster	3.5”
ON-GB	Symphyotrichum ericoides	Heath Aster	3.5”
ON-GB	Symphyotrichum laeve	Smooth Blue Aster	3.5”
ON-GB	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Calico Aster	3.5”
ON-GB	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	New England Aster	3.5”
ON	Thalictrum dasycarpum	Purple Meadow Rue	4.5”
ON-GB	Thalictrum pubescens	Tall Meadow Rue	3.5”
ON-GB	Tiarella cordifolia	Foamflower	4.5”
ON	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderwort	gallon
ON-GB	Trillium erectum	Red Trillium	4.5”
ON-GB	Trillium grandiflorum	White Trillium	4.5”
NN	Trillium sessile	Toadshade	4.5”
ON-GB	Uvularia grandiflora	Large Bellwort	4.5”
ON-GB	Verbena hastata	Blue Vervain	3.5”
ON	Verbena simplex	Narrowleaf Vervain	3.5”
ON-GB	Verbena stricta	Hoary Vervain	3.5”
ON	Verbesina alternifolia	Wingstem	3.5”
ON	Vernonia missurica	Missouri Ironweed	3.5”
ON	Veronicastrum virginicum	Culver’s Root	3.5”
ON	Viola pedatifida	Bird’s Foot Violet	3.5”
ON-GB	Viola sororia	Common Violet	3.5”
ON-GB	Zizea aurea	Golden Alexanders	3.5”

Native Vines

Native	2024 PERENNIAL VINE		SIZE
NN	Aristolochia macrophylla	Pipevine	Gallon
ON	Campsis radicans	Trumpet Vine	Gallon
ON-GB	Clematis virginiana	Virgin’s Bower	Gallon
ON-GB	Parthenocissus inserta	Thicket Creeper	3.5”, Gallon

Native Shrubs & Trees

Native	2024 SHRUBS & TREES	Common Name	Size
ON-GB	Acer rubrum	Red Maple	Gallon
ON-GB	Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	Gallon
ON	Amelanchier canadensis	Serviceberry	2 Gallon
ON-GB	Amelanchier laevis	Serviceberry	Gallon
ON	Amorpha canescens	Lead Plant	3.5”, Gallon
ON-GB	Aronia melanocarpa	Black Chokeberry	Gallon
ON	Asimina triloba	Paw Paw	Gallon
ON-GB	Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch	Gallon
ON-GB	Carpinus caroliniana	Blue Beech	Gallon
ON-GB	Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory	Gallon
NN	Catalpa speciosa	Northern Catalpa	Gallon
ON	Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea	3.5”
ON-GB	Celtis occidentalis	Hackberry	Gallon
ON-GB	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush	3.5”
ON	Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	Gallon
ON	Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	5 Gallon
ON-GB	Cornus alternifolia	Pagoda Dogwood	Gallon
ON-GB	Cornus amomum	Silky Dogwood	Gallon
NN	Cornus floridus	Flowering Dogwood	Gallon
ON-GB	Cornus racemosa	Gray Dogwood	Gallon
ON-GB	Cornus sericea	Red Osier Dogwood	Gallon
ON	Corylus americana	American Hazelnut	Gallon
ON	Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffee Tree	Gallon
ON-GB	Hamamelis virginiana	Witchhazel	Gallon
ON-GB	Hypericum kalmianum	Pot O’ Gold, St.John’s Wort	Gallon
ON-GB	Hypericum prolificum	Shrubby St.John’s Wort	3.5”
ON-GB	Juglans cinera	Butternut	2 Gallon
ON-GB	Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	2 Gallon
ON-GB	Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	Gallon
ON-GB	Larix laricina	Larch	Gallon
ON-GB	Lindera bezoin	Spicebush	Gallon
ON	Liriodendron tulipfera	Tulip Tree	Gallon
ON	Magnolia acuminata	Cucumber Magnolia	Gallon
ON	Morus Rubra	Mulberry	Gallon
ON	Myrica pensylvanica	Bayberry	Gallon
ON	Nyssa sylvatica	Black Gum	Gallon
ON-GB	Physocarpus opulifolius	Ninebark	Gallon
ON-GB	Platanus occidentalis	American Sycamore	Gallon
ON-GB	Populus tremuloides	Trembling Aspen	Gallon
ON-GB	Prunus pensylvanica	Pin Cherry	Gallon
ON-GB	Prunus virginiana	Chokecherry	Gallon
ON	Quercus alba	White Oak	2 Gallon
ON-GB	Quercus macrocarpa	Burr Oak	Gallon
ON	Quercus palustrus	Pin Oak	Gallon
ON-GB	Quercus rubra	Red Oak	Gallon
ON-GB	Rhus aromatica	Fragrant Sumac	Gallon
ON-GB	Rhus typhina	Staghorn Sumac	2 Gallon
ON	Rosa carolina	Carolina Rose	Gallon
ON-GB	Rubus odoratus	Flowering Raspberry	Gallon
ON-GB	Salix discolor	Pussywillow	Gallon
ON-GB	Sambucus canadensis	American Elderberry	Gallon
ON-GB	Shepherdia canadensis	Buffaloberry	Gallon
ON-GB	Spiraea alba	Meadowsweet	3.5”
ON-GB	Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry	Gallon
ON-GB	Tilia americana	Basswood	Gallon
ON-GB	Viburnum cassinoides	Witherod	Gallon
ON	Viburnum dentatum	Arrowwood	Gallon
ON-GB	Viburnum lentago	Nannyberry	Gallon