Echinacea pallida
This species is native to the central plains states. Lovely rosette of narrow, slightly fuzzy leaves with a 3 foot bloom of pretty pale pink/lavender...
Thelesperma filifolium
Greenthread, Dep'E Tewa (meaning Coyote Plant). This is an attractive plant with finely divided thread-like leaves and yellow coreopsis-like flowers. Native...
Urtica dioica
Herbaceous perennial noted for its sting when stumbled upon. Nettles are incredibly rich in micronutrients and minerals. The young leaves are harvested for...
Crataegus douglasii
Black Haw, Wild Hawthorn
This species of the Hawthorn is the shrubby North American cousin with dark almost black fruits and white flowers. It is...
Agastache foeniculum
Anise Hyssop is a showy Tea plant with beautiful Purple Spike flowers to 2 feet. Native Americans used this herb for respiratory problems. It has a strong...
Oenothera missouriensis
Huge showy yellow flowers 3-6 inches wide open every evening . This type of evening primrose is very low growing about 8 inches tall and not nearly as...
Mitchella repens
Squaw vine. Winter Clover. This rare and beautiful plant must have the shade of hardwood trees. Traditionally used by North Native American tribes to ease...
Nicotiana tabacum
This rare tobacco variety comes from New Orleans where it was bred from the tobacco and was originally grown by the Native Americans of the region. It is an...
Monarda fistulosa
Lavender Bergamont, Bee Balm and Horsemint. Native to much of North America, this lovely lavender blooming bergamont is highly attractive to many types of...
Liatris spicata
Attractive and easy to grow plant well loved by bees ,butterflies and many other pollinators with distinctive and beautiful purple spike flowers. A poultice...
Anemone pulsatilla
Wind flower. Pasque flower. The fresh plant tincture of Pulsatilla is used to calm nervous disorders associated with menopause, PMS, or insomnia. Take in...
Nicotiana tabacum
This is a very mellow smoking tobacco, which matures readily even if the summer is cool or the growing season short. Highly recommended. Flowers are...
Rumex Sanguineus
Red veined Dock or Blood wort. Native to the British Isles with striking leaves colored by bright maroon veins. Young leaves make a delicious and...
Rosa rugosa
This is the species rose which has giant rose hips in the fall and is an excellent source of vitamin C. The large size of these hips makes for easy picking...
salvia azurea grandiflora
This hardy sage has the bluest of blue flowers. The grayish/green foliage forms a small mound sending up dense flower spikes as tall as 5 feet. Native to...
Baptisia tinctoria
This is the species most commonly used for its medicinal root. The plant is a little trickier in a garden setting. It prefers very good drainage and does...
Eschscholzia californica
Gold Poppy. This California wild flower with it's bright orange 2 inch wide cup shaped flowers, bloom above lacy blue-green foliage in the early spring....
Viola Labridorica purpurea
This lovely, unusual, hardy Violet hailing from the far North was an exciting discovery for us. Beautiful, dark purple/maroon foliage grows quickly and...
Salvia leucantha
Lance shaped gray green leaves form a large mound. The flowers are a deep velvety purple. Very drought hardy plant with great bloom in Spring and Fall....
Helenium hoopesii
Mountain Sneezeweed. This Mountain plant grows in moist valleys and along creeks above 6000 feet in parts of the Sierra Mountains, the Southern Cascade...