The native plant sale is Douglas-Hart Nature Center’s largest conservation fundraiser. This year, 28 species of Illinois native wildflowers have been grown from seed in our greenhouse, along with beefmaster tomatoes and sweet basil! The Douglas-Hart Foundation encourages the community to use native plants when landscaping. These plants are adapted to Illinois' climate, rarely need water (once established), and are beneficial to wildlife.
2025 Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 26
9am-Noon
(During our Earth Day Celebration)
2025 Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 26
9am-Noon
(During our Earth Day Celebration)
Plants for 2025:
- Wildflowers: Butterfly Milkweed • Silky Aster • New England Aster • Red Columbine • Downy Wood Mint • Tall Larkspur • Rattlesnake Master • Purple Coneflower • Virginia Mountain Mint • Blue Vervain • Common Ironweed • Orange Coneflower • Stiff Goldenrod • Showy Milkweed • Saw-tooth Sunflower • Rosin Weed • Foxglove Beardtongue • Great Blue Lobelia • Royal Catchfly • Ohio Spiderwort • Lance-leaf Coreopsis • Tall Bellflower • Wild Bergamot • Blue Wild Indigo •
Plus, we may have specialty plants from The Whiteside Garden!
Plan ahead and print off a list of all plants available at the plant sale! It includes plant height, bloom period, bloom color, and more! Copies are also available in the Douglas-Hart Nature Center visitor center now through the plant sale (Saturday, April 26 9am-Noon)