2022 Fall Pollinator Plant Sale

August 8 - Online Sale

Sale begins at 10 a.m. - SALE LINK (live @ 10 a.m.)

September 8 - Plant Pick-up

Noon - 6 p.m.

tHE PLANTS!

Plants are potted in 4.25" compostable rice hull pots (remove pot before planting).

$9 per plant

• Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October’ - Big Bluestem Grass  - WI Nativar
  • Height: 4-6’ / Spread: 2-3’
  • Bloom Time: September to February
  • Color: Burgundy red
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Dry to medium
  • Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution

 

• Anemone x hybrida ‘Pamina’ - Japanese Anemone
  • Height: 2.50-3' / Spread: 2-2.5'
  • Bloom Time: August to September
  • Color: Rose-pink with yellow centers
  • Sun: Full sun to part shade
  • Water: Medium
  • Tolerate: Deer

Plant images in order as listed above.

 

• Chrysanthemum hybrid ‘Matchsticks’ - Garden Mum
  • Height: 1.5-2' / Spread: 1.5-2'
  • Bloom Time: September to frost
  • Color: Yellow with red tipped spoon-shaped petals
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Medium
  • Tolerate: Rabbit

 

• Echinacea purpurea ‘Rainbow Marcella’ - Coneflower - WI Nativar
  • Height: 1.5" / Spread: 1.5-2'
  • Bloom Time: mid to late summer into fall
  • Color: coral, daisy like flower
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: low, average
  • Attract: bird, butterflies, hummingbirds
  • Tolerate: Deer

• Fragaria x ‘Lipstick’ - Strawberry
  • Height: 0.5-1' / Spread: 0.5-1'
  • Bloom Time: April to October
  • Color: Deep rose red
  • Sun: Full sun to part shade
  • Water: Medium
  • Attracts: Birds
  • Fruit: Showy, Edible
  • Tolerate: Deer

Plant images in order as listed above.

 

• Helianthus x. ‘Lemon Queen’ - Sunflower
  • Height: 6-8' / Spread: 4'
  • Bloom Time: Summer into fall
  • Color: Yellow
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Average
  • Attracts: Bees & butterflies
  • Tolerate: Deer, Rabbits, Drought
  • Naturally occurring hybrid of Helianthus pauciflorus var. subrhomboideus x Helianthus tuberosus, both are midwestern natives now found in WI

 

• Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ - Switchgrass - WI Nativar
  • Height: 3-6' / Spread: 2-3'
  • Bloom Time: July to February
  • Color: Pink-tinged
  • Sun: Full sun to part shade
  • Water: Medium to wet
  • Attracts: Birds
  • Tolerate: Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Wet Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution

 

• Rudbeckia speciosa ‘Prairie Blaze’ - Showy Black-eyed Susan - WI Nativar
  • Height: 1.3' / Spread: 1.5-1.8'
  • Bloom Time: July - August
  • Color: Yellow
  • Sun: Full sun to Part shade
  • Water: Average
  • Attracts: Butterflies
  • Tolerate: Deer, Rabbits

   

Plant images in order as listed above.

 

• Schyzachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’ - Little Bluestem Grass - WI Nativar
  • Height: 2-4' / Spread: 1.5-2'
  • Bloom Time: August to February
  • Color: Purple bronze with white seed heads
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Dry to medium
  • Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution

 

• Sedum hybrid SunSparkler ‘Firecracker’ - Sedum
  • Height: 0.50 -0.75' / Spread: 1-1.5'
  • Bloom Time: August to September
  • Color: Pink
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Dry to medium
  • Attracts: Butterflies
  • Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Erosion, Clay Soil, Dry Soil

 

• Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ - Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod - WI Nativar
  • Height: 3-4' / Spread: 2-5'
  • Bloom Time: Summer to Fall
  • Color: Yellow
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Medium
  • Attracts: Birds, Butterflies, Bees
  • Tolerate: Deer

   

Plant images in order as listed above.

 

• Symphyotrichum laeve (syn. Aster laevis) ‘Bluebird’ - Smooth Blue Aster - WI Nativar
  • Height: 2.5-3' / Spread: 2-2.5'
  • Bloom Time: September to October
  • Color: Violet blue rays with yellow center
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Dry to medium
  • Attracts: Butterflies
  • Tolerate: Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil

 

• Symphyotricum nova-angliae (Syn. Aster nova-angliae) ‘Vibrant Dome’ - New England Aster - WI Nativar
  • Height: 1.5-2' / Spread: 2-3'
  • Bloom Time: August to September
  • Color: Royal purple
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Water: Medium
  • Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
  • Tolerate: Clay Soil

 

• Tricyrtis formosana ‘Gilt Edge’ - Toad Lily
  • Height: 1-1.5' / Spread: 1-2'
  • Bloom Time: August to September
  • Color: White with purple spotting
  • Sun: Part shade to full shade
  • Water: Medium to wet
  • Native to shaded areas of forests, thickets and roadsides in Taiwan

Plant images in order as listed above.

 

curbside plant pick-up

Thursday, September 8

Noon - 6 p.m.

• All customers will pick up their Fall pollinator plants on Thursday, September 8, from noon - 6 p.m.

Pick-up Procedures

• Check out the sale area/pick-up route map before arriving at the Gardens to guarantee a smooth experience.
• Prepare your vehicle - clear out your trunk or back seat and lay down tarps or plastic if necessary.
  • Heavy, consistent rain on the pick up date may prevent us from providing boxes - prepare your vehicle to receive wet unboxed plants.
• Drive towards Olbrich's back parking lot area, join the plant pick-up car line queue, and wait for the next available volunteer plant loader.
• Give the volunteer your first and last name, they will gather your order, and load it into your vehicle.

Questions?

If you have questions regarding online ordering, assigned pick-ups times or problems with an order post pick-up, contact Program Specialist Mike Gibson.

 

This annual plant sale supports the mission and daily operations of Olbrich Botanical Gardens.