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If you came across this page, you probably have in your hand a small native wildflower seed envelope, carefully and thoughtfully packaged by Pollinate Aylmer volunteers.
Our seed packages were created by ethically harvesting some of our favourite native flower seeds directly from our demonstration gardens in Aylmer. From these seeds, we created four mixes ready to sow in your gardens over winter.
If you don’t know how to do this, let us help! In partnership with PSA (Partenaires du Secteur Aylmer), we will be offering free workshops in January teaching you how to grow native plants in winter, and why you should.
Below is a list of seeds inside each envelope mix, as well as instructions for how to grow them so they sprout in the spring.
The Mild Child
This mix contains species which are well- suited for a ‘tidy’ and more traditional garden, and will blend well into an existing flower bed, or as a new bed in a front yard, on a balcony container, or even in a new patch in the middle of a lawn. The plants selected for this mix are hardy, prefer full or partial sun, and will be able to survive the elements without additional watering once established.
- Agastache foeniculum, Anise hyssop
- Allium cernuum, Nodding onion
- Anaphalis margaritacea, Pearly everlasting
- Aquilegia canadensis, Canada columbine
- Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly milkweed
- Conoclinium coelestinum, Bluemist flower
- Dalea purpurea, Prairie clover
- Echinacea purpurea, Purple coneflower
- Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple lovegrass
- Geum triflorum, Prairie smoke
- Liatris aspera, Tall blazing star
- Liatris spicata, Dense blazing star
- Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower
- Panicum virgatum, Switchgrass
- Penstemon gracilis, Slender beard tongue
- Penstemon hirsutus, Hairy beard tongue
- Ratibida columnifera, Prairie coneflower
- Rudbeckia fulgida, Orange coneflower
- Rudbeckia hirta, Black-eyed Susan
- Solidago ptarmicoides, Upland white Goldenrod
- Solidago rigida, Stiff Goldenrod
- Symphyotrichum laeve, Smooth blue Aster
- Zizia aurea, Golden Alexander’s
The Wild Child
This mix includes some taller species, as well as flowers with a tendency to spread out and fill an area more quickly. This mix would grow well in a larger space, along a fence or the side of a house, where it can stretch itself out as it grows. It will do just as well in a spot in a flower bed, but may need occasional division and sharing with neighbours. If you are on the adventurous side, and enjoy tall plants with seed heads visited by birds all winter long, this is the mix for you. Wild Chilf is also pretty flexible with placement, should do ok in most types of soil, prefers medium to full sun, and won’t need additional watering once established.
- Andropogon gerardii, Big bluestem
- Asclepias incarnata, Swamp milkweed
- Astragalus canadensis, Canada milkvetch
- Baptisia australis, Downy false indigo
- Epilobium angustifolium, Fireweed
- Eupatorium perfoliatum, Boneset
- Eutrochium maculatum, Joe-Pye Weed
- Hypericum pyramidatum, American great St. John’s wort
- Liatris aspera, Tall blazing star
- Liatris ligulistylis, Prairie blazing star
- Liatris spicata, Marsh blazing star
- Monarda fistulosa, Wild bee balm
- Rudbeckia fulgida, Orange coneflower
- Rudbeckia hirta, Black-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia laciniata, Cutleaf coneflower
- Rudbeckia triloba, Brown-eyed Susan
- Senna hebecarpa, Wild senna
- Solidago rigida, Stiff goldenrod
- Symphyotrichum ericoides, Frost Aster
- Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Panicled Aster
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, New England Aster
- Symphyotrichum umbellatum, Flat top Aster
- Vernonia gigantea, Giant ironweed
SPF 50 (Shade Mix)
No sun needed! Who said the only thing you can grow in shade are hostas? Our shade mix will thrive in full or part shade, under trees, near hedges, in forests or on the edge of them, and attract plenty of pollinators. In full shade environments plants may take a little bit longer to establish and grow, but they are absolutely worth the wait.
- Actaea racemosa, Snakeroot
- Agastache foeniculum, Anise hyssop
- Anemone canadensis, Canada anemone
- Anemone virginiana, Thimbleweed
- Aquilegia canadensis, Canada columbine
- Aralia racemosa, American Spikenard
- Asclepias verticillata, Whorled milkweed
- Carex lupulina, Hop sedge
- Chelone glabra, Turtlehead
- Clinopodium vulgare, Wild basil
- Elymus hystrix, Bottlebrush grass
- Gentiana andrewsii, Closed bottle gentian
- Lobelia siphilitica, Blue lobelia
- Ptelea trifoliata, Bowman’s root
- Scrophularia marilandica, Woodland figwort
- Solidago flexicaulis, Zig zag goldenrod
- Thalictrum dioicum, Early meadowrue
- Thalictrum pubescens, Tall meadowrue
- Thalictrum thalictroides, Rue Anemone
- Prunella vulgaris, Self heal
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium, White wood aster
- Symphyotrichum macrophyllum, Large leaved aster
The Rainy Day
Are you thinking of creating a rain garden? Do you have a spot in your yard that is ALWAYS water logged and you’re just not sure what to do with it? We have a mix just for you. These seeds prefer and thrive moist soil, and can handle being water logged. Some of the mixed in seeds specifically chosen for this mix have deep, long roots once established, which can help break up waterlogged soil, as well as prevent erosion along water edges.
- Agastache scrophulariifolia, Purple giant hyssop
- Asclepias incarnata, Swamp milkweed
- Carex lurida, Gray’s sedge
- Chelone glabra, Turtlehead
- Coreopsis tinctoria, Coreopsis tinctoria
- Echinacea purpurea, Purple coneflower
- Elymus canadensis, Canada wild rye
- Eutrochium purpureum, Sweet Joe-Pye weed
- Filipendula rubra, Queen of the prairie
- Glyceria striata, Mannagrass
- Helenium autumnale, Sneezeweed
- Heliopsis helianthoides, False sunflower
- Hibiscus moscheutos, Swamp rose mallow
- Iris versicolor, Blue flag iris
- Liatris ligulistylis, Meadow blazing star
- Liatris spicata, Dense blazing star
- Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower
- Lobelia siphilitica, Great blue lobelia
- Mimulus ringens, Square stemmed monkeyflower
- Monarda fistulosa, Wild bee balm
- Physostegia virginiana, Obedient plant
- Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Slender Mountain mint
- Scutellaria lateriflora, Mad dogs skull cap
- Solidago uliginosa, Bog Goldenrod
- Sparganium eurycarpum, Branched burr reed
- Verbena hastata, Blue vervain
How to Grow your seed pack
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DIY-er?
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If you need more seeds, or want to gift a pack to someone for the holidays, contact us. We still have lots of packs available.
Happy Planting!
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