Native Seeds

When Will Your Seeds Arrive?

Mid-November through January are the ideal months to sow many native seeds. We ship orders on a rolling basis, starting in September, to make sure they arrive during this timeframe. Thank you for your patience as we strive to meet the high volume of orders that come in during this time of year.

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About Our Seeds

We carry 75 species of wild-type and open-pollinated wildflowers, ferns, grasses and shrubs for a variety of growing conditions.
Staff and trained volunteers hand-collect, clean, and package all seeds from native gardens or private lands with owner permission in Maine. Wild Seed Project greatly appreciates our dedicated seed volunteers!
Out-of-stock species will be replenished as seeds are harvested, cleaned and packaged, typically between September through December.
Unless otherwise noted, each seed packet contains 50-100 seeds.

New to Native Seed Sowing?

Start with asters, beardtongues, bee-balms, boneset, coneflowers, lobelias, milkweeds, mountain-mints, and wild strawberries.
Must-reads: Autumn and Winter Seed Sowing in Six Easy Steps and How to Grow Natives From Seed.

Seed Sowing Graphic illustration by Jada Fitch Wild Seed Project

Illustration by Jada Fitch

Wildflowers

Seed Bomb Mix

Seed Bomb Mix for Shady Sites

$ 16.00 Out of Stock

Seed Bomb Mix for Sunny, Dry Sites

$ 16.00

Seed Bomb Mix for Sunny, Medium Moisture Sites

$ 16.00 Out of Stock

Seed Bomb Mix for Sunny, Wet Sites

$ 16.00 Out of Stock

Ferns

Ferns – Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Seeds

$ 4.75

Ferns — Northern maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) Seeds

$ 4.75 Out of Stock

Ferns — Northern lady fern (Athyrium angustum) Seeds

$ 4.75

Grasses

Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis) Seeds

$ 4.75

Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Seeds

$ 4.75

River oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) Seeds

$ 4.75

Switch panicgrass (Panicum virgatum) Seeds

$ 4.75

Yellow prairie grass (Sorghastrum nutans) Seeds

$ 4.75

Vines

Thicket creeper (Parthenocissus inserta) Seeds

$ 6.00

Virgin's-bower clematis (Clematis virginiana) Seeds

$ 4.75

Wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) Seeds

$ 4.75

Trees & Shrubs

Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) Seeds

$ 6.00 Out of Stock

Bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) Seeds

$ 4.75

Coastal sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Seeds

$ 4.75

Flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus) Seeds

$ 4.75

Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Seeds

$ 4.75

New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) Seeds

$ 4.75

Rosy meadowsweet (Spiraea tomentosa) Seeds

$ 4.75 Out of Stock

Shrubby St. John’s wort (Hypericum prolificum) Seeds

$ 4.75

Small bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) Seeds

$ 4.75

Smooth arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) Seeds

$ 6.00 Out of Stock

Virginia rose (Rosa virginiana) Seeds

$ 4.75

Winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) Seeds

$ 6.00 Out of Stock

Wild Seed Project would like to thank the many volunteers who help with seed cleaning, packaging and collecting the seeds. If you have skills or are interested in helping with this effort, please let us know at info@wildseedproject.net.

Native Seed Table

Native Seed Table - Plant Characteristics

		Light Conditions			Soil Conditions			Height			Bloom Time
Common Name	Latin Name	Full Sun	Part sun / Part shade	Deep Shade	Dry	Moist	Wet	Low < 12"	Medium 12"-24"	Tall >24"	Spring April-Jun	Summer July-Aug	Fall Sept-Oct
Wildflowers
Anemone, tall	Anemone virginiana		X		X	X			X		X
Aster, Blue wood	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	X	X	X	X	X			X				X
Aster, Flax-leaved stiff	Ionactis linariifolia	X			X			X				X	X
Aster, Large-leaved wood	Eurybia macrophylla		X	X	X	X		X	X				X
Aster, New England	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	X	X			X				X			X
Aster, Smooth blue	Symphyotrichum laeve	X	X		X					X		X	X
Aster, Tall white	Doellingeria umbellata	X	X			X				X		X	X
Aster, White wood	Eurybia divaricata		X	X	X	X			X			X	X
Beardtongue, Foxglove	Penstemon digitalis	X	X		X	X				X	X
Beardtongue, Northeastern	Penstemon hirsutus	X	X		X				X		X
Beardtongue, Small's	Penstemon smallii		X		X	X			X		X
Bee-balm, Spotted	Monarda punctata	X	X		X				X			X	X
Bee-balm, Wild	Monarda fistulosa	X	X		X	X				X		X
Bellflower, Scotch	Campanula rotundifolia	X			X	X		X				X
Bellflower, Tall American	Campanula americana	X	X			X				X		X
Black bugbane	Actaea racemosa		X	X		X				X		X
Blood-root	Sanguinaria canadensis			X		X		X			X
Blue cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides		X	X		X			X		X
Blue iris	Iris versicolor	X	X			X	X			X	X
Blue lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica		X	X		X	X		X			X	X
Blue vervain	Verbena hastata	X	X			X	X			X		X
Blue-eyed-grass	Sisyrinchium montanum	X	X			X		X			X
Bluets, Quaker ladies	Houstonia caerulea	X	X		X	X		X			X	X
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	X	X			X	X			X		X
Bowman's root	Gillenia trifoliata	X	X		X	X				X	X
Broad-leaved mountain mint	Pycnanthemum muticum	X	X		X	X				X		X
Bunchberry	Chamaeper-iclymenum canadense		X			X		X			X
Cardinal-flower	Lobelia cardinalis	X	X			X	X			X		X
Closed gentian	Gentiana clausa		X			X	X		X				X
Coastal Joe-Pye weed	Eutrochium dubium	X				X	X			X		X
Coneflower, Black-eyed	Rudbeckia hirta v. pulcherrima	X	X		X	X			X			X	X
Coneflower, Three-lobed	Rudbeckia triloba	X	X		X	X				X			X
Culver's-root	Veronicastrum virginicum	X	X		X	X				X		X
Eastern shooting star	Dodecatheon meadia	X	X			X		X			X
Golden alexander	Zizia aurea	X	X			X	X		X		X
Golden groundsel	Packera aurea	X	X	X		X	X	X			X
Goldenrod, Blue-stem	Solidago caesia		X	X	X				X				X
Goldenrod, Downy	Solidago puberula	X			X				X				X
Goldenrod, Seaside	Solidago sempervirens	X			X				X				X
Goldenrod, Zig-zag	Solidago flexicaulis		X	X		X			X				X
Heart-leaved Alexanders	Zizia aptera	X	X			X	X		X		X
Hoary vervain	Verbena stricta	X				X			X			X
Jack-in-the-pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum		X	X		X	X		X		X
Jacob's-ladder	Polemonium reptans		X			X		X			X
Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis		X	X		X	X			X		X	X
Milkweed, Butterfly	Asclepias tuberosa	X			X				X			X
Milkweed, Common	Asclepias syriaca	X			X	X				X		X
Milkweed, Swamp	Asclepias incarnata	X	X			X	X			X		X
New York ironweed	Vernonia noveboracensis	X				X	X			X		X
Nodding onion	Allium cernuum		X		X	X			X			X
Pale jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	X	X	X		X	X			X		X	X
Partridge pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	X			X				X			X
Pearly everlasting	Anaphalus margaretacea	X			X				X			X	X
Pink-corydalis	Capnoides sempervirens	X	X		X				X		X
Plantain-leaved pussytoes	Antennaria plantaginifolia	X	X		X			X			X
Poke milkweed	Asclepias exaltata	X	X		X	X				X		X
Red baneberry	Actaea rubra		X	X		X			X		X
Red columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	X	X		X	X			X		X
Spotted crane's-bill	Geranium maculatum	X	X			X			X		X
Sundial lupine	Lupinus perennis	X			X				X		X	X
Tall anemone	Anemone virginiana	X	X	X	X	X			X			X
Turk's-cap lily	Lilium superbum	X	X			X				X		X
Virginia mountain-mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum	X			X	X				X		X
White baneberry – Doll's eyes	Actaea pachypoda		X	X		X			X		X
White snakeroot	Ageratina altissima		X	X		X			X				X
White turtlehead	Chelone glabra	X	X			X	X		X	X		X
Wild leek	Allium tricoccum		X	X		X		X				X
Wild lettuce	Lactuca canadensis		X			X				X	X
Wild monkshood	Aconitum uncinatum		X			X				X		X
Wild sarsasparilla	Aralia nucicaulis		X	X	X	X			X		X
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	X	X	X	X	X		X			X

Ferns
Christmas fern	Polystichum acrostichoides		X	X		X			X			X
Northern lady fern	Athyrium angustum		X	X		X			X			X
Northern maidenhair fern	Adiantum pedatum		X	X		X		X			X

Grasses
Canada wild rye	Elymus canadensis	X			X	X				X		X
Little bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	X			X				X			X	X
Switch panicgrass	Panicum virgatum	X				X	X			X		X	X

Vines
Trumpet honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	X	X			X				X	X	X	X
Virgin's-bower clematis	Clematis virginiana	X	X			X	X			X		X	X
Wild cucumber	Echinocystis lobata	X	X			X	X			X		X	X

Trees & Shrubs
Alternate-leaved dogwood (pagoda)	Swida alternifolia		X			X				X	X
American honeysuckle	Lonicera canadense		X	X		X				X	X
Black elderberry	Sambucus nigra	X	X			X	X			X		X
Bush honeysuckle	Diervilla lonicera	X	X	X	X	X				X		X
Flowering raspberry	Rubus odoratus	X	X	X		X				X		X
Hobblebush	Viburnum lantanoides		X	X		X				X	X
Maple-leaved viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium		X	X	X	X				X	X
New Jersey tea	Ceanothus americanus	X			X					X		X
Red elderberry	Sambucus racemosa	X	X			X				X	X
Rosy meadowsweet	Spiraea tomentosa	X	X		X	X	X			X		X
Silky dogwood	Swida amomum	X	X			X	X			X	X
Small bayberry	Morella caroliniensis	X	X		X	X				X	X
Smooth arrowwood	Viburnum dentatum	X	X		X	X				X	X
Virginia rose	Rosa virginiana	X	X		X					X		X
White meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	X	X		X	X	X			X		X
Winterberry holly	Ilex verticillata	X	X			X	X			X		X
Witch-hazel	Hamamelis virginiana		X	X	X	X				X			X

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Wild Seed Project

Native Seeds

When Will Your Seeds Arrive?

Enjoy a Member Discount on Seed Orders

About Our Seeds

New to Native Seed Sowing?

Wildflowers

Alexanders – Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) Seeds

Alexanders – Heart-leaved Alexander (Zizia aptera) Seeds

Asters — Blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) Seeds

Asters — Flax-leaved stiff aster (Ionactis linariifolia) Seeds

Asters — Large-leaved wood aster (Eurybia macrophylla) Seeds

Asters — New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) Seeds

Asters — Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) Seeds

Asters — Tall white aster (Doellingeria umbellata) Seeds

Asters — White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) Seeds

Baneberries — Doll’s eyes; white baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) Seeds

Beardtongues — Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Seeds

Beardtongues — Northeastern beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) Seeds

Beardtongues — Small's beardtongue (Penstemon smallii) Seeds

Bee-balms — Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Seeds

Bee-balms — Bradbury's bee-balm (Monarda bradburiana) Seeds

Bee-balms — Spotted bee-balm (Monarda punctata) Seeds

Bellflowers — Tall American Bellflower (Campanula americana) Seeds

Black bugbane (Actaea racemosa) Seeds

Blood-root (Sanguinaria canadensis) Seeds

Blue iris (Iris versicolor) Seeds

Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Seeds

Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) Seeds

Bluets, Quaker ladies (Houstonia caerulea) Seeds

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Seeds

Bowman’s root (Gillenia trifoliata) Seeds

Bunchberry (Chamaepericlymenum canadense) Seeds

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Seeds

Closed gentian; meadow bottle gentian (Gentiana clausa) Seeds

Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium) Seeds

Coneflowers — Black-eyed coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta v. pulcherrima) Seeds

Coneflowers — Three-lobed coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) Seeds

Cranesbill geranium (Geranium maculatum) Seeds

Culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum) Seeds

Eastern shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia) Seeds

Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) Seeds

Goldenrods — Blue-stem goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Seeds

Goldenrods — Downy goldenrod (Solidago puberula) Seeds

Goldenrods — Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) Seeds

Goldenrods — Zig-zag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) Seeds

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) Seeds

Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) Seeds

Jewelweeds – Orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Seeds

Jewelweeds – Pale jewelweed (Impatiens pallida) Seeds

Milkweeds — Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Seeds

Milkweeds — Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Seeds

Milkweeds — Poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) Seeds

Milkweeds — Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Seeds

Mountain-mints – Broad-leaved mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) Seeds

Mountain-mints – Virginia mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) Seeds

New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Seeds

Nodding onion (Allium cernuum) Seeds

Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Seeds

Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Seeds

Pink-corydalis (Capnoides sempervirens) Seeds

Plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) Seeds

Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Seeds

Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Seeds

Sweet white violet (Viola blanda) Seeds

Tall anemone (Anemone virginiana) Seeds

Turk's-cap lily (Lilium superbum) Seeds

Vervains – Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) Seeds

Vervains – Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Seeds

White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) Seeds

White turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Seeds

Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Seeds

Wild leek (Allium tricoccum) Seeds

Wild lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Seeds

Wild monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum) Seeds

Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Seeds

Seed Bomb Mix

Seed Bomb Mix for Shady Sites

Seed Bomb Mix for Sunny, Dry Sites

Seed Bomb Mix for Sunny, Medium Moisture Sites