Mark your calendars for our 2025 Native Plant Sales
Spring Native Plant Sale: Saturday, March 15, from 10 am - 1pm
Fall Native Plant Sale: Saturday, October 4, from 10 am - 1pm
Staff, volunteers, and Master Gardeners will be on hand to assist and answer questions.
Native plants at the sale include flowering perennials, vines, grasses, trees, and shrubs. Previous sales have included several varieties of milkweed, asters, phlox, coneflowers, and more. Typically more than 75 different plants are offered for sale.
Plant purchases can be paid for with cash or check.
Museum members receive a copy of the plant list prior to the sale.
Mark your calendars for our 2025 Native Plant Sales
Spring Native Plant Sale: Saturday, March 15, from 10 am - 1pm
Fall Native Plant Sale: Saturday, October 4, from 10 am - 1pm
Staff, volunteers, and Master Gardeners will be on hand to assist and answer questions.
Native plants at the sale include flowering perennials, vines, grasses, trees, and shrubs. Previous sales have included several varieties of milkweed, asters, phlox, coneflowers, and more. Typically more than 75 different plants are offered for sale.
Plant purchases can be paid for with cash or check.
Museum members receive a copy of the plant list prior to the sale.
BE IN THE KNOW
WHAT:
Spring Native Plant Sale
WHEN:
March 15, 2025
10 am - 1 pm, or until we sell out—whichever comes first!
WHERE:
Parking area
at the Coastal Discovery Museum
HOW:
No reservations needed.
WHAT:
Spring Native Plant Sale
WHEN:
March 15, 2025
10 am - 1 pm, or until we sell out—whichever comes first!
WHERE:
Parking area
at the Coastal Discovery Museum
HOW:
No reservations needed.
SOUTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Plant Type: Fern
Foliage: Evergreen
Height: 6 to 20 Inches
Exposure: Part Shade to shade
Soil Conditions: Moist to wet
Spacing: 12 to 16 inches
SOUTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Plant Type: Fern
Foliage: Evergreen
Height: 6 to 20 Inches
Exposure: Part Shade to shade
Soil Conditions: Moist to wet
Spacing: 12 to 16 inches
REDRING MILKWEED
Asclepias variegata
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 18 inches - 3 feet
Bloom Color: Pink Bloom
Bloom Time: July-August
Sun Exposure: Sun - Part Sun
Soil Conditions: Drought tolerant
Spacing: 18 inches on center
Wildlife: Larval plant for Monarch and Queen butterfly
REDRING MILKWEED
Asclepias variegata
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 18 inches - 3 feet
Bloom Color: Pink Bloom
Bloom Time: July-August
Sun Exposure: Sun - Part Sun
Soil Conditions: Drought tolerant
Spacing: 18 inches on center
Wildlife: Larval plant for Monarch and Queen butterfly
GOLDEN ALEXANDER
Ziziz aurea
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: April - August
Sun Exposure: Sun to part shade
Soil Conditions: Moist
Culture: Short lived plant, conspicuous flowers
Wildlife: Valuable to native bees, larval host to black swallowtail
GOLDEN ALEXANDER
Ziziz aurea
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: April - August
Sun Exposure: Sun to part shade
Soil Conditions: Moist
Culture: Short lived plant, conspicuous flowers
Wildlife: Valuable to native bees, larval host to black swallowtail