What We're Growing for 2024

By Lise Fracalossi

Want a sneak peek at what we’re growing for sale in 2024? See below!

Note that there’s no guarantee we will have these exact plants. Gardening, and nature, follow their own rules, and we’re still learning to grow many of these.

(And let’s be real, I’ll probably buy more seeds before spring!)

Last updated: May 21, 2024

Native Plants

Purchased Seeds

These were all purchased from either Wild Seed Project or Prairie Moon Nursery (where we purchase only New England natives). We tend to prefer WSP, as they are based out of Maine, meaning they have a more local ecotype than the ones from Prairie Moon Nursery (which is based out of Minnesota). However, not all species are available with Wild Seed Project.

  • Agalinis tenuifolia - slender false foxglove
  • Achillea millefolium (Multi-Hued Mix) - yarrow
  • Ageratina altissima - white snakeroot
  • Agrimonia striata - roadside agrimony
  • Anaphalis margaritacea - pearly everlasting
  • Antennaria neglecta - field pussytoes
  • Antennaria plantaginifolia - plantain-leaved pussytoes
  • Apocynum cannabinum - hemp dogbane
  • Aquilegia canadensis - red columbine
  • Asclepias exaltata - poke milkweed
  • Asclepias incarnata - swamp milkweed
  • Asclepias verticillata - whorled milkweed
  • Campanula rotundifolia - harebell, Scotch bellflower
  • Carex grayi - Gray’s sedge, common bur sedge
  • Carex pensylvanica - Pennsylvania sedge
  • Chamaecrista fasciculata - partridge pea
  • Desmodium canadense - showy tick-trefoil
  • Doellingeria umbellata - tall white aster
  • Echinocystis lobata - wild cucumber
  • Eupatorium perfoliatum - boneset
  • Eurybia divaricata - white wood aster
  • Eurybia macrophylla - large-leaved wood aster
  • Eutrochium dubium - coastal joe-pye weed
  • Eutrochium maculatum - spotted joe-pye weed
  • Fragaria virginiana - wild strawberry
  • Hypericum kalmianum - Kalm’s St. John’s Wort
  • Ionactis linariifolia - flax-leaved stiff aster
  • Linaria canadensis - blue toadflax
  • Lupinus perennis - Sundial lupine
  • Lycopus americanus - water horehound
  • Monarda fistulosa - wild bee-balm, wild bergamot
  • Mentha arvensis - wild mint
  • Monarda punctata - spotted bee-balm
  • Oenothera biennis - common evening primrose
  • Pycnanthemum incanum - hoary mountain-mint
  • Pycnanthemum muticum - broad-leaved mountain mint
  • Pycnanthemum virginianum - Virginia mountain-mint
  • Penstemon digitalis - foxglove beardtongue
  • Penstemon hirsutus - northern beardtongue, hairy beardtongue
  • Rudbeckia hirta v. pulcherrima - black-eyed Susan, black-eyed coneflower
  • Solidago caesia - blue-stem goldenrod, wreath goldenrod
  • Solidago sempervirens - seaside goldenrod
  • Symphyotrichum cordifolium - blue wood aster
  • Symphyotrichum laeve - smooth blue aster
  • Symphyotrichum novae-angliae - New England aster
  • Tephrosia virginiana - goat’s rue
  • Vernonia noveboracensis - New York ironweed

Self-Collected Seeds/Cuttings

These were collected by myself or others, mostly in Lunenburg or Townsend, MA but a few from farther afield. Some of them may have double dormancy – meaning they require two years of alternating warm and cool temperatures before they germinate – and so may not be available this year.

  • Ageratina altissima - white snakeroot
  • Asclepias syriaca - common milkweed
  • Asclepias tuberosa - butterfly milkweed
  • Chaemaecrista fasisculata - partridge pea
  • Lobelia cardinalis - cardinal flower
  • Maianthemum canadense - false lily-of-the-valley, Canada mayflower
  • Medeola virginiana - Indian cucumber root
  • Monarda fistulosa - wild bee-balm, wild berganot
  • Oenothera sp. - evening primrose
  • Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper
  • Pycnanthemum muticum - broad-leaved mountain mint
  • Rudbeckia fulgida - orange coneflower - this is actually seed collected from my Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’, which is a cross between R. fulgida and R. hirta. Not sure what these will do, but they almost certainly won’t exhibit the vigor of the parent.
  • Vernonia novaboracensis - New York ironweed
  • various Asteraceae (goldenrods, asters etc) that I can’t yet ID to species level

Shrubs/Trees

Note: these won’t be available at any of our markets this year. Due to Massachusetts law, we cannot sell woody plants until we have a nursery license. Additionally, it will be a few seasons before they reach a saleable size.

  • Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory
  • Ilex verticillata - winterberry holly
  • Physocarpus opulifolia - common ninebark
  • Viburnum acerifolium - maple leaf viburnum

Herb and Veggie Starts

This year we plan to also offer herb and veggie starts for your garden!

  • Tomato (beefsteak)
  • Tomato (cherry)
  • Tomato (Roma)
  • Pepper (bell)
  • Pepper (habanero)
  • Pepper (jalapeño)
  • Lavender
  • Sage
  • Rosemary
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Basil
  • Cilantro
  • Lemon balm
  • Peppermint
  • Catnip
  • Dill

Are we missing something you’re hoping to see? Let me know: lise@redtrilliumgardens.com

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