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Seedlings Growing Guide 2022
Contents
Meet the Growers Flowers Herbs Peppers
Page 3 Pages 4-8 Pages 9-11 Page 12
Tomatoes Vegetables & Vines Perennials
Pages 13-14 Pages 15-18 Pages 19-20
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Meet the Growers
DULUTH FLOWER FARM FAIRHAVEN FARM
Duluth, Minnesota Saginaw, Minnesota
Brook and Derek Hoffbauer, owners of Duluth Flower Alongside their vegetable CSA, farmers Emily and John
Farm, have been a great Local partner in providing fresh- are honored to be providing the Co-op with a selection
cut, beautiful bouquets and floral arrangements available of annual vegetable, herb and flower bedding plants. Their
from early spring to late fall at the Co-op. During transplant rural farmstead is located 25 minutes north of Duluth where
season, they provide strawberry plants and hanging they focus on heirloom and rare varieties, but also offer fan
strawberry baskets along with MN hardy blueberry bush favorites. Fairhaven Farm employs clean growing practices,
varieties; look for them this season at the Co-op! meaning they do not use any pesticides, herbicides or other
harmful chemicals on their plants. Their hand-seeded plants
are also bee-friendly and free from neonicotinoids.
RICE LAKE GARDENS SHORVIEW NATIVES
Duluth, Minnesota Two Harbors, Minnesota
Rice Lake Gardens is providing annual flower hanging baskets Shoreview Natives is dedicated to helping home and business
and hanging tomatoes this season! Rice Lake Gardens is a owners transition outdoor spaces into landscapes that
locally owned greenhouse in Duluth, MN. All of their plants, support aesthetic, ecological, economic and social goals.
vegetables and herbs are seeded by hand, on location and Shoreview Natives services directly support efforts to help
include hundreds of different varieties. declining populations of monarch butterflies, native bees,
honeybees, and a host of other pollinator species exhibiting
major population crashes. Most seeds are sourced regionally
within Lake, Cook and St. Louis Counties of Minnesota.
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Flowers
ALYSSUM COSMOS (also known as Garden Cosmos)
Sweet Sensation Mix
Sweet Alyssum (also known simply Tall plants with a mix of single
as Alyssum), is a low-growing, flowers, in lavender, pink, magenta
sprawling plant with dense clusters and white. Low-maintenance and
of sweet-smelling white flowers will withstand the first mild frosts of
that provide a lovely scent in your fall. Great productive cut flower for
garden all season long. Great bouquets. Blooms are 3 – 4” across,
planted as borders or in hanging 2 – 5’ tall plants. Prefers sun and
baskets. Flowers are edible once opened. Plants reach about average soil. Annual.
4” tall. The low-maintenance plants also attract and support
beneficial insects. Prefers sun/partial shade and average, well-
drained soil. Annual.
DUSTY MILLER
Silver Dust
BACHELOR’S BUTTONS MIX This fuzzy-leaved plant provides an
(also known as Centaurea or Cornflower) interesting texture and contrast for
landscaping, container gardens and
Old-fashioned favorite, prized by
hanging baskets. The silvery-gray
florists for their colorful blossoms
foliage also makes a great filler for
in blue, white, pink and purple
bouquets and boutonnières. The
tones. These easy to grow abundant
plant requires minimal maintenance
plants will flower all season long, if
once established although it may want a midsummer trim if
regularly harvested. The flowers are
it becomes leggy. Flowers may be removed to keep the plant
edible and make a great addition to
compact. 6 – 12” tall. Prefers sun/afternoon shade, and well-
summer salads
drained soil. Will tolerate light frosts. Annual.
CALENDULA (also known as Pot Marigold)
Pacific Beauty Mix
A blend of single and double orange,
gold, yellow and cream-colored
flowers. Calendula will bloom early
and continue to provide flowers all
season long. Well-branched plants
with tall, straight stems makes for
a great cut flower. Fresh petals are
edible and make a lovely addition to salads. Prefers cool
conditions. Will reach 12 – 24” tall. Prefers sun/part shade
and rich, well-drained soil. Annual.
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MARIGOLDS NASTURTIUM
(also known as Garden Nasturtium and Indian Cress
Orange Flame
Nasturtium Trailing Mix
Features bold color patterns in
bronze-red and bright orange Heirloom variety with yellow,
that resemble flames (hence the orange, and red blooms. The
name) on double blooms. This low flowers and foliage are edible. They
growing, compact French Marigold have a spicy, peppery flavor and are
variety is distinctly-fragrant and great for adding color to a salad mix
makes a great ornamental plant. Fun or flavoring butter or cream cheese.
fact: French Marigolds are not actually French, but a member Grows several feet tall if you let
of the daisy family and native to the Americas. Commonly it climb a fence or arbor. Prefers full sun/partial shade and
used as a companion plant for many vegetable plants because average (not high in nitrogen), well-drained soil. Annual
they are said to repel harmful insects. Warning: Not all
French Marigolds are edible. 10 – 12” tall. Prefers full sun and
average, well-drained soil. Annual.
PANSIES (also known as Johnny-Jump-Ups,
Petite Mix European Field Pansy, Hybrid Violet, Heart’s Ease)
A dwarf mixture of brightly-colored,
crested French Marigolds. Very easy Majestic Giants
to grow in containers or garden Features 3 – 4” blooms in a variety
beds. Warning: Not all French of colors. Edible flowers make a
Marigolds are edible. 10 – 12” tall. great garnish for salads or desserts.
Prefers full sun and average, well- Deadhead for continuous blooms.
drained soil. Annual. 6 – 8” tall. Prefers sun/partial shade
and rich, cool, well-drained soil.
Annual.
PETUNIA Historic Pansies
Heirloom mixture of multi-colored
Balcony Mix
blossoms. Great for containers or
This heirloom petunia was popular for ornamental border plantings in
in the early twentieth century but garden beds. 6 – 8” tall. Prefers sun/
has been nearly lost to cultivation partial shade and rich, cool, well-
due to interest in modern varieties. drained soil. Self-seeding Biennial.
These lovely, fragrant blooms come
in a range of colors from rose to
lavender to purple. The trailing
plants are great for hanging baskets, window boxes and
PEONY
container gardens. Fertilize your plants monthly to ensure
good growth and remove faded/dead flowers to prolong Spring to summer bloom, full sun,
blooming. 6 – 10” tall. Heat tolerant. Prefers sun/partial well drained soil, leaves are a glossy
shade and rich, well-drained soil. Annual. green that fade to golden brown in
the fall. Makes a good border plant
as a low shrub. Trim flowers as
they begin to droop to encourage
growth. Deer resistant, low
maintenance. Perennial.
5SALVIA VIOLAS (also known as Johnny-Jump-Ups, Pansy and
European Field Pansy, Hybrid Violet, Heart’s Ease)
Salvia Sizzler
Johnny-Jump-Up
Early Summer bloom, dense and
vibrant plants that are 12” tall and Delicately fragrant flowers are
8-10” across. Full sun to partial edible and make delightful garnishes.
shade, prefers high humidity Very winter hardy and eager to
and well drained soil. Burgundy, self-sow in the shade of summer
purple, and red blooms. Makes a plants, Violas are cheerful surprises
great accent to a flower bed or in the cool months. Johnny-Jump
centerpiece arrangement. Annual. Up is tricolored in bright purple,
yellow and white. Deadhead for continuous blooms. 4 – 6”
tall. Prefers sun/partial shade and rich, cool, well-drained soil.
Perennial.
SNAPDRAGONS
Rocket Mix
This “all-season” mix includes shades ZINNIA
of rose, cherry, pink, orchid, red,
Benary’s Giant Mix
golden-yellow, lemon-yellow and
white. Resistant to heat, tall, multiple Prized by florists for their abundant,
spikes, strong and consistent, high-yielding growth, vibrant colors
dead-head for more blooms. It is and long vase life. Produces 4 – 6”
a great cut flower and looks lovely double blooms resembling dahlias.
in bouquets. The flowers are edible and can be used for a Pinch to encourage branching and
colorful garnish in salads, desserts, and drinks. However, their to produce taller stems. Harvest
flavor is slightly bitter and floral, so use sparingly. Survives regularly for continuous blooms.
light frost in the fall. 30 – 36” tall. Prefers sun/partial shade Bouquets last longer if you change the water in the vase
and rich, well-drained, moist soil with neutral pH. Annual every two days and keep out of direct sunlight.
Costa Mix State Fair Mix
Early mix for spring and summer Produces massive 5” blooms with
production. This mix may include very tall and sturdy stems. Variety of
rose, silver (very light pink), white, colors. Warm reds and oranges, soft
velvet (burgundy), and apricot. yellows, vibrant purples. Pinch to
A great cut flower, known for encourage branching and to produce
exceptionally strong stems, high taller stems. Harvest regularly for
yield, and uniformity. The flowers continuous blooms. Bouquets last
are edible and can be used for a colorful garnish in salads, longer if you change the water in the vase every two days and
desserts, and drinks. However, their flavor is slightly bitter keep out of direct sunlight.
and floral, so use sparingly. 30 – 36” tall. Prefers sun/partial
shade and rich, well-drained, moist soil with neutral pH.
Annual.
6Herbs
BASIL CATNIP
Common
Genovese
68 days Cats and bees love this herb but
it has lots of human uses. Green
Strong, dark green glossy leaves
leaves are good for tea. Both the
make the perfect pesto! Very tender
soft lavender-blue flowers and the
leaves also make for great fresh use.
green foliage are aromatic on these
A must have for any kitchen herb
18 – 36” tall plants. Plant in full sun.
gardener.
Perennial.
Greek
55 days
This uniformly round bush-type CHAMOMILE
basil plant produces miniature leaves
that are great for garnish, salads, German
dressings. Compact plant that is 70 days
great for containers.
Tastes delicious in a fresh salad and
makes a comforting tea that’s great
Thai
before bed. Will self-seed annually
63 days
and will easily establish itself in your
Exotic clove-licorice flavor perfect garden for years to come.
for Thai cooking. Flavor curries with
fresh leaves, infuse when steaming
rice, or add to stock for a well-
rounded flavor.
CHIVES
Chives
63 days
BORAGE Quick growing and produces a
medium-heavy chive. Great for
Borage drying or freezing. Adds sweetened
onion flavor to mashed potatoes or
A great for addition to a pollinator
a leek and potato soup.
habitat planting. They’re attracted to
the edible blue flowers that produce
over the summer. Plenty of blooms
allows for a beautiful garnish to a
summer salad.
7CILANTRO LEMON BALM
Santo Lemon Balm
55 days leaf, 95 seed 70 days
Excellent variety for adding to South Strongly lemon-flavored leaves.
American dishes and will yield seed Used in teas and also sparingly in
for drying into coriander. A great salads. Mulch in the fall to increase
fast-growing herb for within arm’s chances of overwintering.
reach of the kitchen.
DILL LOVAGE
Bouquet Lovage
55 days leaf, 95 seed 90 days
Great versatile Dill used for both A very unique and very hardy
fresh leaf and fresh or dried seed/ perennial herb. Tastes like celery
flower. An essential ingredient for and is quick to sprout in the spring
great fall pickles. making it wonderful for early season
soups and salads. Can grow up to
five feet tall when well established
Green Sleeves and rooted in loose rich soil.
45 days
A faster growing variety suitable for
containers. Makes for easy reach
to fresh Dill added to fish dishes or MARJORAM
served with cheese and crackers.
Sweet
Flavor similar to Oregano but
sweeter and milder. Annual in our
area, can be brought indoors for a
kitchen plant. Sun. 8 – 24” tall.
LAVENDER
Mustead Type
100-110 days
Compact English lavender with a
compact habit. Wonderfully fresh
scent and flowers that range from a MINT
deep purple to a soft white. Hardy Spearmint
to zone 5-8, but in our Northern 70-80 days
area it is best to mulch and plant in a
south facing location to increase chances of survival. A versatile and common mint
used for flavoring iced teas, salads
and serves as a garnish in creamy
desserts. A perennial that will easy
establish to your garden. Plant in
containers to avoid taking over the
garden or establish a mint patch.
8OREGANO SAGE
Greek Oregano Fanni
80-90 days 80-90 days
Essential herb for Italian and Greek A staple of the herb garden. Savory
cooking. Dark green leaves and with a high oil content, sage will yield
white flowers with a strong aroma different results when used fresh
and flavor. A hardy perennial that is or dry. Try infusing several fresh
great fresh or dried. leaves into a white-wine sauce over
a mushroom fettuccine. In a dried
form it can be used to flavor a variety of soups and sauces.
PARSLEY
Curly
75 days THYME
Indispensable herb and staple Thyme
ingredient in soups, stocks, sauces, 90 days
and salads. The curly leaves are lofty One of the most versatile herbs that
when minced. Multiple cuttings can can be used to flavor almost any
be taken all season long. meat or vegetable dish. Used fresh
or dried thyme brings an earthy,
Giant Italian Flat Leaf savory flavor to your dish.
75 days
Similar flavor but a flat texture Creeping Thyme
makes flat leaf parsley virtually the Grows low to the ground and
same as curly. However, this variety sprawls into open spaces. Makes
is much larger as the name implies. attractive ground cover for
landscaping. Very hardy and can
grow in most soil types and light
conditions, but prefers moist soil and
partial shade. Will establish in first
ROSEMARY year and begin to spread in year two. Deer resistant, edible
with a slightly minty aroma and flavor, serves as a habitat for
Rosemary
pollinators like bees and butterflies. Has soft short needles
80-100 days
and bright lavender color flowers. Perennial evergreen.
Pine scented, savory, culinary
favorite. Can be grown in containers
or in a pot and brought inside over
winter. Native to the Mediterranean
Rosemary can be used to
flavor countless dishes.
9Peppers
BELL PEPPERS HOT PEPPERS (continued)
King of the North Lyons Red
60 days green, 72 red 65 days
Standard bell pepper suitable for Medium sized Anaheim-type pepper
northern climates. Plant early and, that turns from green to red. This
if possible, under plastic or in a is a fun variety unique to Fairhaven
greenhouse for increased chances of Farm. We acquired the seeds from a
turning red. Strong stout plants. farmer in Lyons Colorado and now
grow these on our farm. Great for
grilling, stuffing, or drying
HOT PEPPERS Magnum Habañero
90 days
Cayenne Ring of Fire Orange thin flesh that is extremely
40 Days Green, 60 red hot. Freeze or dry for long-term
A shorter pepper plant that grows storage.
dense bunches of peppers up to 4
inches long. Peppers are vivid red
in color when fully ripe but can be
harvested and used when green.
Commonly dried to make chili
powder but are also used fresh. SOUTHWESTERN
Annual
Ancho Poblano
68 days green, 85 red
Early Jalapeño
65 days green, 85 red Mild chili traditionally used for
stuffing or roasting. Can be
Works well in containers, a sturdy
harvested when fully ripened and
plant that produces prolific spicy
dried to create Ancho seasoning.
fruits. Earlier than most standard
jalapeño varieties
Impala Serrano
75–80 days
Hungarian Hot Wax
59 days yellow, 84 red Peppers average 3–3 1/2 inches.
High yield. This variety has
A fan favorite, great medium heat
performed very well in hot, humid
waxy pepper great for frying or
areas. The dark green fruits are
pickling. Heat grows as peppers
traditionally used green but also
mature from yellow to red. Very
make fine chipotles if allowed to
productive.
ripen to red.
10Tomatoes
CHERRY TOMATOES MID-SIZE
Black Cherry** Black Krim**
64 days 80 Days
Fruits almost black in color and a A very unique variety that produces
very deep satisfying flavor. High deep brown/red fruits that have a
yielding plants will produce large smoky flavor and nice texture. High
amount of round fruits. yielding plants.
Sweetie** Green Zebra**
65 days 70-85 days
Super sweet cherry tomato with These medium sized green-when-
high sugar content, great for eating ripe fruits start out pale green with
right off the vine! Great vigor and dark stripes that soften and turn
reliability with masses of 1.5” round slightly yellow as they mature. They
cherries in long clusters. have a very distinct flavor that is
zingy and sweet. A very unique
Sungold** selection.
57 days
Intense fruity flavor, exceptionally Jaune Flamme**
sweet, bright tangerine-orange 75 days
cherry tomato. Vigorous plants start Prolific French heirloom with a
yielding early and bear right through sweet fruity flavor. A great salad
the season. The taste can’t be beat. tomato and can also be used for
saucing and drying.
* DETERMINATE: (bush) varieties do not need Principe Borghese*
pruning and may be grown with or without support; 70 – 75 days
fruit ripens within a concentrated time period. The Italian heirloom that is famous
** for sun drying. Small, 1 – 2 oz.
INDETERMINATE: (climbing) varieties should
be staked, trellised or caged, and pruned for best grape-shaped fruit; very dry with
results; fruit ripens over an extended period. few seeds. Rich taste is wonderful
for sauces. Yields clusters of fruit in
abundance.
11SLICERS PASTE
Brandy wine** Amish Paste**
82 days 76 days
A well-loved heirloom that produces Reliable tomato with meaty, juicy
big-beautiful fruits with a luxurious interior. Great dual-purpose tomato,
flavor that cannot be beat! Pick just big and flavorful enough for slicing
before ripened to avoid cracking. and few seeds making it ideal for
Makes the best tomato, cucumber, processing.
mayo sandwiches!
Roma*
Cherokee Purple** 65 days
80 days
Productive plum tomato with thick-
Dusty rose-brown fruits weighing up walled fruits and mild flavor. Great
to 12oz. One of the most popular for processing. Expect heavy yields
heirloom varieties we grow. Very on stout plants.
sweet flesh.
San Marzano**
German Johnson** 80 days
75 days Classic Italian paste tomato. Easy
A deep pink beefsteak type tomato to remove skin and excellent flavor
with excellent and complex flavor. makes this a perfect tomato for
Relatively early producer for such sauces and paste.
large fruits.
Italian Heirloom**
70-80 days
Outstanding variety from Italy with
full tomato flavor. Excellent yields
and ideal for slicing and canning
given its meaty interior.
* DETERMINATE: (bush) varieties do not need
pruning and may be grown with or without support;
fruit ripens within a concentrated time period.
**
INDETERMINATE: (climbing) varieties should
be staked, trellised or caged, and pruned for best
results; fruit ripens over an extended period.
12Vegetables & Vines
BROCCOLI CABBAGE
De Cicco Copenhagen
48 Days 65 days
A wonderful multi-cut variety that Heirloom Dutch variety that yields
produces a small 3 – 4” central head medium sized heads that are ideal
and tons of side shoots. This variety for the home garden.
matures early and yields bunches of
broccoli up to four weeks!
Waltham 29 Golden Acre
80-85 days 62 days
Great spring broccoli that produces Compact variety that is relatively
a 5 – 6” head on longer stalks on early. Great for dense plantings,
compact plants. Ample side shoots though it is more suitable for a
are great for bunches of smaller spring planting as the harvest
heads. window is short.
Red Express
62 days
BRUSSEL SPROUT Compact habit with smaller heads
that size up quickly for a spring treat.
Long Island Can be planted at 8 inch spacing and
100 Days expect a 2-4lb head.
Open-pollinated variety dating back
to the nineteenth century. Expect
heavy yields if planted in rich soil
and full sun.
CAULIFLOWER
Snowball
70 days
Old American standard with ivory,
self-blanching head and green stems.
A reliable cauliflower from Baker
Creek Seeds.
13CHARD GREENS
Rainbow Blend Asian Greens Mix
60 days 45 days
A mix of reds, yellows, oranges, A mix of Tatsoi and Pac Choi. Each
and pinks make this mix of chard a grow quickly and prefer cooler
beautiful addition to your garden! weather. Pac Choi will form a
bulbous base and Tatsoi will form
a dense multi-leaf floret. The
entire plant is edible, and both are
excellent eaten in stir-fry or salads.
COLLARDS Endive (Frisse)
60 days
Champion A frizzy endive with frayed leaves
70 days and tender white interior. Greens
A reliable producer of plentiful are slightly bitter but are wonderful
nutritious leaves. Compact variety is with radish in a spring salad.
great for the home garden.
Lettuce Mix
40-45 days
A mixture of different lettuces from
Seed Savers in Decorah, Iowa. A
EGGPLANT variety of colors and textures sure
to please.
Black Beauty
65 days
Classic Italian eggplant yielding large
bell-shaped purple fruits. A compact
variety will benefit from staking to KALE
help maintain upright structure with
large fruits. Kale Mix
50 days
A mix of three different varieties:
Red Russian with purple stems
and great fan-like leaves. Dwarf
Green Curled, a compact variety
with deeply curled and very tender
leaves. And Dazzling Blue, a Lacinato
type kale with leaves and stems that range from deep green
to purple. All are extremely cold tolerant and will yield
nutritious leaves all season long!
14TOMATILLO PUMPKIN
Toma Verde Jack Straw
60 days 90-100 days
Very early variety with a tart flavor Classic Jack O Lantern shape and
that sweetens over time. Ready to size, rich orange color and deep
harvest after the husk splits and the grooves, can grow up to 25lbs.
fruit color changes from a yellow Annual.
green to medium green.
New England Pie
105 days
ONIONS Classic pie pumpkin weighing
between 4-6lbs. Average of 3-4
Evergreen Hardy
fruits per plant. Dark orange color.
65 days
Makes perfect homemade pumpkin
Green onion that is great for fresh pie!
eating or lightly cooked. Can over-
winter if properly protected and will
grow into a dense patch if allowed.
SUMMER SQUASH
Rosa di Milano Black Beauty
110 days 50 days
A great fresh red onion. Will store A great standard zucchini, deep
but for a shorter time than Dakota green color. Expect abundant yields
Tears. Good raw in salads and on of uniform fruit all season long!
tacos!
Golden Zucchini
50 days
CUCUMBER Much like it’s green counterpart
but a vibrant yellow. When grown
Marketmore 76 together they make for a wonderful
58 days contrast when eaten raw or cooked.
Standard slicing cucumber in the
North baring 8 – 9” fruits. Easily
harvested if the vine is trellised.
Takes a little longer for plant to bear
fruit but has a very long harvest
window.
Max Pack
55 days
A vigorous vine that produces ideal
pickling cucumbers. Average fruit
is 4 inches long with a small seed
cavity
15WINTER SQUASH MELONS
Acorn (Tuffy) Minnesota Midget
50–55 days 60-75 days
An attractive, high yield Acorn Extra-early variety bread by the
squash, producing on average 5 University of Minnesota in 1948. Can
fruits per plant. Perfect for baking. be grown in containers as the vines
The flesh is deliciously sweet. only reach about 3’ long. Very sweet
4” fruits have golden-yellow flesh.
Blue Ballet (Hubbard) Pride of Wisconsin
95 days 90-100 days
Tear-drop shaped fruit is smaller A great heirloom variety introduced
than the usual Hubbard squash in 1937 in Wisconsin. Football
making it easier to grow and store. shaped 4-8lb muskmelons develop
Very sweet flesh and blue-gray skin. with striking orange and sweet
interior.
Burgess (Buttercup)
95 days
Prolific plant with up to 10-12
fruits per plant. Very long vines
can develop with 3-5lb flattened-
teardrop fruits. A New-England
favorite.
Delicata
80 days
A northland favorite! This compact
variety produces 1.5-2lb fruits that
ripen from a creamy white with
green streaks to a buttery yellow.
Will hold for some time in the root
cellar and is great split in half and
baked with butter and fresh herbs.
Spaghetti
88 days
Oblong, medium sized fruits have
very sweet flesh. Bake or boil and
the flesh will separate into long
noodle-like threads. Top with some
sauce and you’re in business.
Waltham (Butternut)
105 days
Great keeper if properly stored.
The tan skin peels easily and the
bright yellow-orange flesh is great in
soups or roasted.
16Perennials
NATIVE PERENNIALS Early Sunflower
Bee Balm This yellow beauty looks similar
to the true sunflower but blooms
Bee balm is a great addition to earlier and longer, making it a
a pollinator garden. The flowers must-have in the summer garden
attract hummingbirds, butterflies, or meadow. Gorgeous, tall blooms
and bees; and the seed heads will make great cut flowers!
attract birds in the fall and winter.
Golden Alexander
Black-Eyed Susans
A member of the Carrot (Apiaceae)
The plants can grow to over 3’ tall, family with yellow umbel flowers.
with leaves of 6”, stalks over 8” Golden Alexanders have a long
long and flower diameter of 2 to bloom time, giving the garden/
3 inches. Butterflies, bees, and a prairie some well-deserved early
variety of insects are attracted to
color for several weeks in late spring
the flowers for the nectar. Blooms
from June to October. to early summer when many other
plants have not yet flowered.
Blue Flag Iris
Maximillian Sunflower
A clump-forming plant with bluish-
green, sword-shaped leaves. Easy Grows to up to 6 feet in the
and attractive to grow, especially summer and produces brilliant
along the margins of water features. yellow flowers through the fall
2 – 3’ in height and spread. months. Attracts honeybees, song
birds, and butterflies. Full sun with
room to grow preferred.
Blue Giant Hyssop
New England Aster
A 2 – 4’ perennial with dense,
The magnificent blooms of New
terminal spikes of small, tubular,
bright blue flowers. Leaves are England Aster highlight the late
opposite, oval, toothed and whitish season landscape with rich colors
beneath give off the scent of anise ranging from deep violet to
when bruised. The sturdy, erect lavender-pink, with yellow-orange
blue giant-hyssop is of the most centers. Large and showy this aster
ornamental native mints. can grow up to six feet high. Like
most asters it blooms late in the season and provides a critical
Common Milkweed fall nectar source for pollinators, especially Monarchs as they
May not flower in first year, but stock up for their fall migration to Mexico.
monarchs will still lay eggs in young
plants. Once established will flower
from June to August.
17NATIVE PERENNIALS (continued) NATIVE PERENNIALS (continued)
Slender Leaf Mountain Mint Prairie Coreopsis
An erect, many-branched, Produces beautiful yellow flowers
herbaceous perennial that grows in mid summer. Grows to a height
2-3’ tall and features extremely of around 2 feet. Very popular with
narrow, almost needle-like leaves bees and other pollinators.
and profuse terminal clusters of
small, white flowers which bloom in
mid to late summer. All parts of the
plant emit a strong, mint-like aroma Pollinator Pack
when crushed.
A mix of six plants chosen by Shoreview Natives. Packs
Swamp Milkweed typically include milkweed, bee balm, stiff goldenrod, hyssop,
columbine, and mint.
Mature in 4-8 weeks, flowers in
first summer. Attracts monarch
butterflies. Blooms from June to
August.
BLUEBERRIES
Chippewa
Tall Blazing Star Chippewa blueberries bear large
fruits on a compact plant with
Plants are up to 5’ tall and exceptional cold-hardiness. Plant
unbranched with narrow
two or more cultivars to ensure
somewhat grass-like leaves. In late
summer spectacular rosy purple successful pollination and fruit set.
flower spikes are frequented by
Monarchs, Painted Ladies and other
supermodel butterflies. Plants Superior
are tough and drought tolerant Medium, sweet-tart berries ripen in
prospering in sunny sites with lean late season. Matures the majority
dry soils. of its fruit about 1 week later in the
season than other blueberry varieties
Pale Purple Coneflower that can be grown in Zones 3 and 4
A favourite nectar source for and also because of its exceptional
butterflies and hummingbirds, productivity in cold climates.
Pale Purple Coneflower produces Blueberry plants will start to bear a few berries 2 to 3 years after
large, showy flowers with dropping
planting.You’ll get a larger harvest after 5 years. Plant no closer
pale pink petals. Blooms in early
summer, plants are up to 5’ tall. In than 4ft. apart.They prefer acidic soil.
the fall, birds love it for its seeds. Source: https://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-
A very long living plant and very garden/fruit/blueberries-for-home-landscapes/
drought tolerant.
Pearly Everlasting
Grows clusters of small round
flowers. Sun to part shade, grows up STRAWBERRIES
to 3 feet tall and will self-propagate Evie-2
over the years. Low maintenance. An ever bearing plant that continually
Attracts pollinators with its nectar. produces strawberries throughout
Blooms in late summer. the season. This day-neutral
strawberry variety has a large firm
berry with good flavor that also has
good freezing quality. Plant bears fruit
12-14 weeks after planting.
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