We are having a small flower sale for 2021.

Plant species and amounts are limited. Please see the list below.

To pay in advance, please scroll to the bottom of the page and look for “Your Shopping Cart”. Otherwise, we do accept cash or check at the time of your scheduled pick-up time.

Please confirm your order via email BEFORE you pay for it here. We need to check our stock levels first.

Interested in planting native plants in your garden at home? Want to help local birds, insects, and the local environment?

The Iron Hill Museum & Science Center offers several types of native plants directly from our gardens. Many of the plants on sale are propagated from hardy, well-established rootstock by Debbie Keese and Robin Broomall. All of the proceeds from the plant sale benefit the garden areas, the museum, and the science center.

Why native plants?

• They are highly adapted to local growing conditions.
• Many of them require less water and no fertilizer.
• The flowers directly benefit our local birds, bees, and butterflies.
• They help preserve the local ecology.

Please contact ahead of time for information or inquiries about buying plants. director@ironhillsciencecenter.org. Payment ahead of time can be found at the bottom of the page. *

Prices depend on plant type.

PLANTS AVAILABLE FOR OUR 2021 SALE

Lists below have limited amounts available.

YOUR SHOPPING CART (Pay ahead option)

Please use the buttons next to each flower description to add to your cart. EMAIL your order, or if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at director@ironhillsciencecenter.org

Just a reminder, if you are ordering online, confirm your order via email BEFORE you pay for it here. We have to check our stock levels first.

Species	Common Name	Notes	Color	Height	Width	Order
Asarum canadense	Wild Ginger	Woodland or garden shade to partial shade. Moist, rich soil. Plant rhizome. Herbaceous perennial. Spreads quickly as groundcover.	Purple, green, white	6-12”	6-12”	Sold Out
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	Full sun. Attracts Monarch butterflies, draught tolerant, sweet smell	Pink	3-5’	8-12”	Temporarily Out of Stock. Please check later this summer.
Iris cristata	Dwarf Crested Iris	Woodland shade or partial shade. Low-growing perennial, forming mat of foliage. Quickly spreading groundcover. Spring Blooming.	Purple	2-8”	6-12”	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Liatris spicata	Blazing Star	Full sun to part shade. Pollinator attractor. Draught tolerant. Plant corms 2-3” below soil.	Purple	1-4’	1-5’	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Lobelia cardinalis	Red Cardinal Flower	Full/part sun, low maintenance, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies	Scarlet Red	2-4’	2-3’	Sold Out
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	Deer resistant, full/part sun	Blue	2-3’	18”	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum	Cinnamon Fern	Partial sun/shade. Does best in wet soil.	Fertile cinnamon colored fronds of the center of the plant.	2-5’	2-3’	Sold Out
Pakera aurea	Golden Groundsel	Full shade/full sun. Perennial. Easy to grow groundcover, deer-resistant and smothers weeds.	Yellow composite flowers	12”	12”	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Pernstemen digitalis	Foxglove Beardtongue	Full sun, draught tolerant, deer & rabbit resistance. Pollinator and hummingbird favorite.	Dense clusters of white flowers	3-5’	12-18”	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Pycanthemum muticum	Clustered Mountain Mint	Full/part sun, pollinator favorite	Pink	2-3’	18”-2’	Sold Out
Rubeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan (comes Gallon only)	Full sun, low maintance	Yellow to Orange Yellow	2-3’	1-2’	Quantity 1 2 3 4

More Items!

Item Name	Price	Order
Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Iron Weed)	$6.00	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Eupatorium hyssopifolium (Hysso-leaved Thoroughwort)	$6.00	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Wren House	$25.00	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Bat Nursery	$150.00	Quantity 1 2 3 4
Insect Collecting Net	$4.00	Quantity 1 2 3 4

The pictures below show the range of plants we have for our plant sale.

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SEEDS

We will offer seeds for a limited time. We are still building our seed library as of now. Check back for more choices.

Asclepias | Milkweed | deer and rabbit resistant; full sun | $1 per packet

BIRD HOUSES

Bird houses are commonly called nesting houses, because they provide protection from predators and the weather as well as shelter. Currently we have two kinds of bird houses available for purchase.

BAT HOUSES

One of the most important natural insect repellents in our area that is mighty but small, are the mammals known as bats. Every year, hundreds of bats are dying from habitat loss, pesticide use, and White Nose Syndrome. Bats are threatened, and we should be looking at ways to help them. One way is to create and hang bat houses. We currently are selling the nationally recommended size bat house NURSERY.