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Native
Plant List

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Our Trusted Plant List (2025)

To help you navigate what we plant in our canoes and gardens please have a look at our locally available, trusted plant list. For our full plant list continue to scroll down.

Our Extended Native Plant lists

Scroll down or use the quick links below to navigate:

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A table listing various plant species with their details. Columns include common name, species name, moisture requirement, height, and host plant and pollen specialist plant information. Examples are "Cup Plant" (Silphium perfoliatum) needing wet-moderate moisture, 5-7 ft height, and attracting various moth species.

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A detailed chart listing various plants, their common and species names, moisture requirements, height range, and associated host and pollen specialist plants. The plants include Anise Hyssop, Balsam Ragwort, Big Bluestem, Black-eyed Susan, Blue Skullcap, Blue Vervain, Blue Wild Indigo, and more. Moisture categories range from moderate-dry to wet-moderate. Heights vary from a few inches to several feet. Host and pollen specialist plants include various butterflies, moths, and bees.

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Table listing various plant species. Columns include common name, species name, moisture level, height, and host plant/pollen specialist plant. Information details plant characteristics and relationships with specific pollinators or insects.

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Table listing native plants with columns for common name, species name, moisture, height, and host plant information.

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Table listing plants with details on common name, species name, moisture level, height, and associated host or specialist plants.

Local Sources of Native Plants

ONTARIO FLORA               

ontarioflora.ca         
519-387-7668              info@ontarioflora.ca

585538  Sideroad 10a, RR2
Markdale, ON    N0C 1H0

 

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NOT SO HOLLOW FARM

notsohollowfarm.ca               
705-627-8004             viki@notsohollowfarm.ca

838369 4th Line East
Mulmer, ON   L9V 0J7

 

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GREY HERON GARDEN CENTRE

greyheron.ca        
519-538-3145             info@greyheron.ca

206709 ON HWY 26
Meaford, ON

 

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EARTHBOUND GARDENS

earthboundgardens.com
519-534-2483 earthboundgardens@gmail.com

14 Hea Road,
South Bruce Peninsula,
ON  N0H 2T0

 

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