Native Plant Species Availability
Perennials | Grasses & Sedges | Shrubs and Trees
(Updated April 30, 2024) Spring ’24 species availability is listed below. I’ll be adding to the list as I confirm new species (future availability date next to USDA symbol – when ready to release, I’ll remove the future date). For inquiries, or to place an order, please email info@goodhostplants.com with species and quantities.
Retail Plant Pricing
Most plants are in standard perennial quart size. If larger, it will be noted next to the USDA symbol.
- Standard perennial deep quart – $7.50 unless noted (full tray of 18+ = $.50 off per plant)
- Standard perennial one-gallon – $10.00 (mostly ferns)
- Shrubs/trees/vines – varies
The following symbols indicate native plants that are recognized and recommended by individual experts and organizations as being attractive to pollinators, such as native bees, honey bees, lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), and hummingbirds, and/or serve as a larval food source (host plant) for a number of lepidoptera and other beneficial insects.
Key
1 – Xerces Society pollinator-friendly plants of the Mid-Atlantic region
2 – Best native plant genera to help wildlife based on the research of Dr. Doug Tallamy
3 – Identified as native to Philadelphia in Fairmount Park System Natural Lands Restoration Master Plan (PDF)
4 – Approved species for Philadelphia Water Department Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) systems (PDF)
Perennials
| Symbol | Scientific Name | Common Name | Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIN (late April) | Asclepias incarnata | swamp milkweed | 2,3,4 |
| ASINP2 (late April) | Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra | Eastern swamp milkweed | 2,3,4 |
| BATI (May) | Baptisia tinctora | yellow wild indigo | 1,2,3,4 |
| CHGL2 (late April) | Chelone glabra | turtlehead | 2,3 |
| COCO13 (late April) | Conoclinium coelestinum | blue mistflower | 4 |
| ERPU (early May) | Erigeron pulchellus | Robin's plantain | 2,3 |
| EUFI14 (late April) $8.50 | Eutrochium fistulosum 'JoJo' | hollow Joe Pye | |
| HEVI2 | Heuchera villosa | hairy alumroot | |
| LOCA2 | Lobelia cardinalis | cardinal flower | 2,4 |
| LOSI | Lobelia siphilitica | blue lobelia | 1,2,3,4 |
| MOFI | Monarda fistulosa | wild bergamot | 1,2,3,4 |
| OEFRG | Oenothera fruticosa var. glauca | narrowleaf evening primrose | 2 |
| PAAU | Packera aurea | golden ragwort | 2,3,4 |
| PECA7 | Penstemon calycosus | longsepal beardtongue | 2 |
| PEDI | Penstemon digitalis | foxglove beardtongue | 1,2,3,4 |
| PORE2 | Polemonium reptans | creeping Jacob's ladder | 2,3 |
| PYMU | Pycnanthemum muticum | short-toothed mountain mint | 1,2 |
| PYTE | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | slender mountain mint | 1,2,3 |
| RUFUD (late April) | Rudbeckia fulgida v. deamii | Deam's black eyed susan | 2,4 |
| SIPE2 (1gal $10) | Silphium perfoliatum | cup plant | 2,3 |
| SOFL2 | Solidago flexicaulis | zigzag goldenrod | 2,3 |
| SORU | Solidago rugosa | wrinkleleaf goldenrod | 1,2,3,4 |
| STDI3 ($8.50/ea) | Stylophorum diphyllum | celandine wood poppy | 3 |
| SYLAL3 | Symphyotrichum laeve | smooth aster | 2 |
| SYNO2 | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England aster | 1,2,4 |
| VENO (late April) | Vernonia noveboracensis | New York ironweed | 1,2,3 |
| VEVI4 | Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's root |
Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes
| Symbol | Scientific Name | Common Name | Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE6 (May) | Carex pensylvanica | oak sedge | 2,3,4 |
| CAPL4 (May) | Carex plantaginea | seersucker sedge | 2 |
| CAVU2 (May) | Carex vulpinoidea | fox sedge | 2,3,4 |
| CAST8 | Carex stricta | tussock sedge | 3,4 |
| DECE | Deschampsia cespitosa | tufted hair grass | |
| ELVI3 | Elymus virginicus | Virginia wild rye | |
| SCSC (May) | Schizachyrium scoparium | little bluestem | 2,3,4 |
| SONU2 (May) | Sorghastrum nutans | indian grass | 2,3,4 |
Shrubs, Small Trees, and Canopy Trees
| Symbol | Scientific Name | Common Name | Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSE16 (1 gal) $20 (June) | Cornus sericea | red-osier dogwood | 2,4 |
| RUOC (1 gal) $15 (June) | Rubus occidentalis | black raspberry | 3 |
| SARA2 (1 gal) $20 | Sambucus racemosa | red elderberry | 2 |