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PO Box 990
1895 W U.S. Highway 2       
Grand Rapids, MN
      
Mon-Fri: 8am to 4:30pm Closed on Weekends
           (218) 326-5573
 
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Little Bluestem

 

Schizachyrium scoparium

 

 

   

Dry to moist soils with full sun to part shade 

   

Forms dense mounds 18-24 inches tall. Slender blue-green stems often reach 3-5 feet, or more, by September, and become mahogany-red with white, shining seed tufts in the fall.  Deep roots and drought resistant.

Pack of 6 plants

$14.00

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Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

 

   

Dry to moist soils with full sun to part shade 

   

Typically grows 3-5' tall (less frequently to 6') and is noted for its upright form and blue-green foliage. A warm season grass.


Pack of 6 plants

$14.00

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Songbird Special Kit

Moist soil with full sun to part shade.       Seed-producing wildflowers and seasonal structure for finches, sparrows, chickadees, goldfinches, cardinals, blue jays, and other favorite Minnesota songbirds. Species appearing often include a diverse mix of milkweeds, asters, coneflowers, goldenrods, and sunflowers.

$72.00

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Rough Blazing Star

Liatris aspera

   

Dry to moist soil with full  sun

   

1’-4’ tall, Blooms July-September. Wide range of pollinators are attracted


Pack of 6 plants

$14.00

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Birch - Paper (Common)

Betula papyrifera     Well-drained, moist soil with full  sun     Fast grower. White paper-like bark.  Attracts insects and birds. 

18"-24" bare root; 5/bundle

$12.50

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Black cherry

Prunus serotina

 

    Well-drained, moist soil with full  to partial sun     Moderately fast grower. Shade tolerant when young, shade intolerant when mature. Tart berries for eating.


18-24" Bare root; 5/bundle

$12.50

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Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Moist, well-drained soil  with full to partial sun

1’-4’ tall, Blooms July-October. Great for shorelines and pollinators.


Pack of 6 plants

$14.00

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Birch - River

Betula nigra

 

    Moist to wet soil with full to part sun     More of a southern MN native but predicted to do well in Itasca Co. Grey-purplish bark. Likes stream/river banks. 

18"-24" Bare root; 5/Bundle


$12.50

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Oak - Swamp white

Quercus bicolor

 

 

   

Moist to wet soil with full to part sun

 

    A more southern MN white oak species but new studies show it will grow in southern parts of Itasca County. Likes moist soils near wetlands. Acorns for wildlife. A floodplain species.


18"-24" bare root; 5/bundle

$12.50

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