THACHER NATIVE PLANT SALE: MAY 16, 2026
Capital Region NY Wild Ones joins forces with Friends of Thacher State Park and the Emma Treadwell Nature Center to host a sale of native seedlings at the Pear Orchard Pavilion at the park. DETAILS
The theme of this year’s Thacher Native Plant Sale is “Grow Biodiversity to Build Climate Resiliance.” Here’s a list of the native plants and shrubs that will be available on Saturday, May 16.
Perennials & Biennials
- Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh
- Anaphalis margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting
- Anemone canadensis, Canada Anemone
- Anemone cylindrica, Thimbleweed
- Antennaria plantaginifolia, Pussytoes
- Aquilegia canadensis, Wild Red Columbine
- Aralia racemosa, American Spikenard
- Asarum canadense, Wild Ginger
- Asclepias incarnata, Rose Milkweed
- Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed
- Asclepias verticillata, Whorled Milkweed
- Astragalus canadensis, Canada Milk Vetch
- Baptisia australis, Blue Wild Indigo
- Blephilia ciliata, Downy Wood Mint
- Blephilia hirsuta, Hairy Wood Mint
- Campanula rotundifolia, Harebell
- Campanulastrum americanum, Tall Bellflower
- Carex blanda, Common Wood Sedge
- Chelone glabra, White Turtlehead
- Conoclinium coelestinum, Blue Mistflower
- Coreopsis lanceolata, Lance-leaf Coreopsis
- Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower
- Eupatorium perfoliatum, Boneset
- Gentiana andrewsii, Bottle Gentian
- Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium
- Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke
- Helianthus divaricatus, Woodland Sunflower
- Hypericum punctatum, Spotted St. John’s Wort
- Hypericum pyramidatum, Great St. John’s Wort
- Hypoxis hirsuta, Yellow Star Grass
- Lespedeza capitata, Round-headed Bush Clover
- Liatris spicata, Dense Blazing Star
- Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower
- Lobelia siphilitica, Great Blue Lobelia
- Lupinus perennis, Wild Lupine
- Maianthemum racemosum, False Solomon’s Seal
- Mimulus ringens, Monkey Flower
- Mitchella repens, Partridge Berry
- Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot
- Monarda punctata, Spotted Bee Balm
- Osmorhiza claytonii, Sweet Cicely
- Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue
- Penstemon hirsutus, Hairy Beardtongue
- Phlox divaricata, Wild Blue Phlox
- Phlox pilosa, Prairie Phlox
- Physostegia virginiana, Obedient Plant
- Pycnanthemum virginianum, Mountain Mint
- Rubis ordidatus, Large-Leafed Raspberry
- Rudbeckia hirta, Black-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia triloba, Brown-eyed Susan
- Scutellaria lateriflora, Mad-dog Skullcap
- Senna hebecarpa, Wild Senna
- Solidago flexicaulis, Zig Zag Goldenrod
- Solidago juncea, Early Goldenrod
- Solidago ulmifolia, Elm-leaved Goldenrod
- Symphyotrichum laeve, Smooth Blue Aster
- Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Aromatic Aster
- Tephrosia virginiana, Goat’s Rue
- Tiarella stolonifera, Foam Flower
- Tradescantia ohiensis, Ohio Spiderwort
- Verbena hastata, Blue Vervain
- Vernonia gigantea, Tall Ironweed
- Veronicastrum virginicum, Culver’s Root
- Viola sororia, Meadow Blue Violet
- Zizia aurea, Golden Alexanders
Grasses & Sedges
- Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Love Grass
- Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem
Shrubs & Trees
- Amelanchier canadensis, Eastern Serviceberry
- Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
- Asimina triloba, Pawpaw
- Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam
- Ceanothus americanus, New Jersey Tea
- Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
- Cornus sericea, Red Osier Dogwood
- Corylus americana, American Hazelnut
- Hamamelis virginiana, Witch Hazel
- Ilex verticillata, Winterberry
- Lindera benzoin, Spicebush
- Ostrya virginiana, American Hop Hornbeam
- Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark
- Quercus ilicifolia, Bear Oak
- Rosa carolina, Pasture Rose
- Salix discolor, Pussy Willow
- Salix humilis, Prairie Willow
- Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, American Elderberry
Vines
- Clematis virginiana, Virgin’s Bower
- Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle
Ferns
- Adiantum pedatum, Maidenhair Fern
- Athyrium filix-femina, Lady Fern
- Polystichum acrostichoides, Christmas Fern