Native Seed Sale

NOTICE: We have paused our seed sale until September 15 to

  • Replenish our seed stock,
  • Promote seed sowing during the best season for native species — late fall to early winter, and
  • Lighten our small staff’s workload for the summer.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please come back after September 15 to buy seeds!

In the meantime, see our directory for Where to Buy Native Plants, as summertime is the right time to plant seedlings.

What to Know Before You Grow – Important!

Late fall and winter are ideal times of year to sow many of our native seeds, with a few exceptions. To ensure your success, please read through these resources before sowing seeds:

About Our Native Seeds

  • How Many Species Do We Offer? 
    75 species of wild type and open pollinated wildflowers, ferns, grasses and shrubs for a variety of growing conditions.
  • How Many Seeds Are in a Packet?
    Unless otherwise noted, each seed package contains 50-100 seeds.
  • What Is the Source of Our Seeds? 
    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 all the help from our dedicated volunteers!
  • What if We're Sold Out of a Species?
    Depending on each year’s harvest, most seeds marked as "Sold Out" will be replenished in October, November, and December. Make sure to check the WSP Shop throughout the fall to see if your favorite seeds are back in stock!

    Enjoy a Member Discount on Seed Orders!

    • If You’re Already a Member: Log in to our shop to our shop before you begin shopping, and product prices will reflect your discount (e.g., Seed prices that are $4.25 for non-members will show as $3.83 for members).
    • Not Yet a Member? First, purchase your membership and then log in to our shop as a member before beginning to shop.
    Autumn and Winter Seed Sowing in Nine Easy Steps

    Wildflowers

    Asters — Blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) Seeds

    Asters — Blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Asters — Flax-leaved stiff aster (Ionactis linariifolia) Seeds

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

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Asters — Large-leaved wood aster (Eurybia macrophylla) Seeds

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

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Asters — New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) Seeds

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

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Asters — Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) Seeds

    Asters — Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Asters — Tall white aster (Doellingeria umbellata) Seeds

    Asters — Tall white aster (Doellingeria umbellata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Asters — White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) Seeds

    Asters — White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Baneberries — Doll’s eyes white baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) Seeds

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

    $ 6.00 Sold Out
    Beardtongues — Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Seeds

    Beardtongues — Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Beardtongues — Northeastern beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) Seeds

    Beardtongues — Northeastern beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Beardtongues — Small's beardtongue (Penstemon smallii) Seeds

    Beardtongues — Small's beardtongue (Penstemon smallii) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bee-balms — Bee-balm Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Seeds

    Bee-balms — Bee-balm Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bee-balms — Spotted bee-balm (Monarda punctata) Seeds

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

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bellflowers — Scotch bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia) Seeds

    Bellflowers — Scotch bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bellflowers — Tall American Bellflower (Campanula americana) Seeds

    Bellflowers — Tall American Bellflower (Campanula americana) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Black bugbane (Actaea racemosa) Seeds

    Black bugbane (Actaea racemosa) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Blood-root (Sanguinaria canadensis) Seeds

    Blood-root (Sanguinaria canadensis) Seeds

    $ 6.00 Sold Out
    Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Seeds

    Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Seeds

    $ 6.00 Sold Out
    Blue Iris (Iris versicolor) Seeds

    Blue Iris (Iris versicolor) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Seeds

    Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) Seeds

    Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) Seeds

    Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bluets, Quaker ladies (Houstonia caerulea) Seeds

    Bluets, Quaker ladies (Houstonia caerulea) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Seeds

    Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bowman’s root (Gillenia trifoliata) Seeds

    Bowman’s root (Gillenia trifoliata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Broad-leaved mountain mint Seeds

    Broad-leaved mountain mint Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Bunchberry (Chamaepericlymenum canadense) Seeds

    Bunchberry (Chamaepericlymenum canadense) Seeds

    $ 6.00 Sold Out
    Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Seeds

    Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Closed gentian, Meadow bottle gentian (Gentiana clausa) Seeds

    Closed gentian, Meadow bottle gentian (Gentiana clausa) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium) Seeds

    Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Coneflowers — Black-eyed coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta v. pulcherrima) Seeds

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

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Coneflowers — Three-lobed coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) Seeds

    Coneflowers — Three-lobed coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Cranesbill geranium (Geranium maculatum) Seeds

    Cranesbill geranium (Geranium maculatum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum) Seeds

    Culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Eastern shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia) Seeds

    Eastern shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) Seeds

    Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Goldenrods — Blue-stem goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Seeds

    Goldenrods — Blue-stem goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Goldenrods — Downy goldenrod (Solidago puberula) Seeds

    Goldenrods — Downy goldenrod (Solidago puberula) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Goldenrods — Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) Seeds

    Goldenrods — Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Goldenrods — Zig-zag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) Seeds

    Goldenrods — Zig-zag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Heart-leaved Alexander (Zizia aptera) Seeds

    Heart-leaved Alexander (Zizia aptera) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Seeds

    Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) Seeds

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

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) Seeds

    Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Milkweeds — Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Seeds

    Milkweeds — Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Milkweeds — Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Seeds

    Milkweeds — Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Milkweeds — Poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) Seeds

    Milkweeds — Poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Milkweeds — Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Seeds

    Milkweeds — Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Seeds

    New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Nodding onion (Allium cernuum) Seeds

    Nodding onion (Allium cernuum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Pale jewelweed (Impatiens pallida) Seeds

    Pale jewelweed (Impatiens pallida) Seeds

    $ 6.00 Sold Out
    Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Seeds

    Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Seeds

    Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) Seeds

    Plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Seeds

    Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Seeds

    Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Tall anemone (Anemone virginiana) Seeds

    Tall anemone (Anemone virginiana) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Turk's-cap lily (Lilium superbum) Seeds

    Turk's-cap lily (Lilium superbum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Virginia mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) Seeds

    Virginia mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) Seeds

    White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    White turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Seeds

    White turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Wild leek (Allium tricoccum) Seeds

    Wild leek (Allium tricoccum) Seeds

    $ 6.00 Sold Out
    Wild lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Seeds

    Wild lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Wild monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum) Seeds

    Wild monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out
    Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Seeds

    Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Seeds

    $ 4.25 Sold Out

    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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