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PLANT SALE
Plants provide sources of nectar, pollen, and seeds for both insects and birds. Not only will these flowers create an attractive garden, but they help pollinators such as hummingbirds, butterflies, and honeybees. When plants are native, they often require less maintenance and watering, reduce the use of pesticides and lawn fertilizers, and improve air and water quality. Plus, your purchase supports Friends of Reinstein Woods!
See our selection of flowers and grasses below. Please Note: Only select species are wild-seed natives (Common Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed, and Wild Bergamot). All other varieties are species that come from nursery stock.
2025 Plant Sale information coming soon!
How to Pick Up:
Plant pick up with happen May 31. You will receive a reminder email or phone call to let you know that your plants are ready, and to instruct you on how to get to the garage to pick them up.
The dates held for plant pick up are:
- Saturday, May 31 from 10am – 1pm
- Monday, June 2 from 2pm – 7pm
For more information, call 716-683-5959.Ay
2024 Plants Offered
Wild Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
$13
Description: bell-like red flowers
Height: up to 3 feet
Blooms: early spring- early summer
Sun Requirements: shade or part-shade
Soil Requirements: dry to moist soils
Wildlife Value: Attracts insects, hummingbirds and butterflies
Uses: garden edges, woodland gardens
Suggested Pairings: pair with fall bloomers like showy goldenrod
Virginia Anemone
(Anemone virginiana)
$13
Description: Also known as Tall Thimbleweed, 5-petaled flowers arise on erect stems above bright green leaves.
Height: 1 to 2 feet
Blooms: May – June
Sun Requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: dry to moist
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees
Uses: woodland gardens and borders; deer-resistant
Suggested Pairings: asters and golden groundsel
Green Coneflower
(Rudbeckia laciniata)
$13
Description: A tall plant with flowers whose yellow petals bend away from a green center.
Height: 4-8 feet
Blooms: late July- September
Sun Requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Prefers moist soil
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees and butterflies
Uses: Meadow gardens
Suggested Pairings: Cardinal flower and Joe Pye weed
Black Cohosh
(Actaea racemosa)
$13
4" pot
Description: white candle-like flowers that practically glow!
Height: 3-6 feet
Blooms: May- August
Sun Requirements: shade or part sun
Soil Requirements: moist
Wildlife Value: butterflies and beneficial insects
Uses: woodland garden
Suggested Pairings: Plant with shade-loving ferns and woodland ground covers.
Virginia Mountain Mint
(Pycnanthemum virginianum)
$13
Description: Square-stemmed plant topped with flat clusters of tiny flowers in white, sometimes spotted with purple. All parts of the plant smell like mint when crushed, and the leaves can be used as a substitute for other mints.
Height: 1-3 feet
Blooms: Summer
Sun Requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Moist soils
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees and butterflies.
Uses: Useful in raingardens, pond borders or as an addition to an herb garden.
Suggested Pairings: Coneflower, Black-eyed susan.
Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium maculatum)
$13
Description: Dusty rose-colored flowers, magnets for dozens of species of butterflies
Height: 3-6 feet
Blooms: Late summer, early fall
Sun Requirements: Full to partial sun
Soil Requirements: Wet, medium-wet
Wildlife Value: butterflies and bees
Uses: a hardy flowering perennial that needs a lot of space in the garden. It looks best when planted in groups that show off its spectacular flower and height. This is an excellent plant for a raingarden
Suggested Pairings: Palm sedge, New England Aster, Great Blue Lobelia, Wild Bergamot, Green-headed Coneflower
Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
$13
6" pot
Description: Fragrant pale pink-purple flower clusters.
Height: 3-5 feet
Blooms: summer
Sun requirements: full sun to part shade
Soil requirements: dry to wet
Wildlife Value: butterflies, pollinating insects, host plant for Monarch butterflies
Uses: attracts butterflies, visually stunning cluster, scent garden, sensory garden
Suggested pairings: does best in clusters of its own species in full sun
*Grown from Seed Collected in Western New York
Short-toothed Mountain Mint
(Pycnanthemum muticum)
$13
Description: Fragrant leaves with white and pink flowers
Height: 2-3 feet
Blooms: summer
Sun requirements: full sun or part shade
Soil requirements: dry to wet
Wildlife Value: butterflies, pollinating insects, bees
Uses: Meadow garden, rain garden, or edge of woodland garden. Good plant to have near others to deter deer from eating your garden.
Suggested pairings: Joe Pye Weed, Great Blue Lobelia, Willow Blue Amsonia
Willow Blue Amsonia
(Amsonia tabernaemontana)*
$13
Description: Shrublike, foliage plant with striking blue flowers
Height: 2-3 feet
Blooms: late spring/early summer; leaves turn golden in the fall
Sun requirements: full sun or part shade
Soil requirements: dry to wet
Wildlife Value: butterflies and hummingbirds
Uses: Good plant to have near others to deter deer from eating your garden.
Suggested pairings: Joe Pye Weed
New York Aster
(Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
$13
Description: hardy fall flowering plant with light blue flowers
Height: 2-4 feet
Blooms: late summer to fall
Sun requirements: full sun to part shade
Soil requirements: moist
Wildlife Value: butterflies, bees
Uses: fill in ditches or use in wet meadow gardens
Suggested Pairings: New England Aster, Showy Goldenrod, Swamp Milkweed
Oxeye Sunflower
(Heliopsis helianthoides)
$13
Description: tall plant with large yellow daisy-like flowers
Height: 3-5 feet
Blooms: mid-late summer
Sun requirements: full sun to part shade
Soil requirements: moist or dry
Wildlife Value: butterflies, bees, birds (in the fall for the seeds)
Uses: Spreads quickly so it’s good for boarder garden or large meadow garden
Blue Flag Iris
(Iris versicolor)
$13
Description: Also known as Northern Blue Flag, Large Blue Iris. It has vivid indigo flower, uniquely shaped petals
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Blooms: Early to mid-summer
Sun Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Moist to wet
Wildlife Value: Birds and hummingbirds
Uses: Rain gardens, wet edges
Suggested Pairings: Cardinal Flower, White Milkweed, White Turtlehead, Foxglove Beardtongue
Smooth Penstemon
(Penstemon digitalis)*
$13
Description: clusters of white tubular flowers sometimes tinged with pink
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Blooms: May – July
Sun Requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Prefers moist to wet soil but can tolerate dry shade
Wildlife Value: Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies
Uses: woodland garden, wet areas
Suggested Pairings: Joe Pye weed, swamp milkweed
Showy Goldenrod
(Solidago speciosa)
$13
Description: Vibrant yellow flowers make this goldenrod “showy”!
Height: 2-3 feet
Blooms: August- Fall
Sun Requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: dry to moist
Wildlife Value: Attracts variety of birds, bees, moths and butterflies. A host plant for moth caterpillars.
Uses: Meadow garden. Grows in clumps and will spread by seed, but not too aggressive. Does well in dry soil.
Suggested Pairings: Cardinal flower and New England aster.
White Wood Aster
(Eurybia divaricata)
$13
Description: heart-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow to reddish center.
Height: usually 1-2 feet but can grow taller
Blooms: August- Fall
Sun Requirements: Shade to part sun
Soil Requirements: dry to moist
Wildlife Value: Butterflies, insects and birds
Uses: Great for a woodland garden.
Suggested Pairings: Plant with early-spring flowering plants to add a touch of color later in the season.
Wild Bergamot
(Monarda fistulosa)
$13
6" pot
Description: pink/lavender flower
Height: 2-4 feet
Blooms: Midsummer into late fall
Sun Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Dry to moist, well drained
Wildlife Value: Attracts birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies
Uses: Can be used as a garden border, in an herb garden or roadside garden. Tolerates poor rocky soil conditions
Suggested Pairings: Cosmos and Lovage. Salad greens. Other shade-tolerant plants.
*Grown from Seed Collected in Western New York
Swamp Milkweed
(Asclepias incarnata)
$13
6" pot
Description: Vibrant white and magenta flower clusters; subtle vanilla fragrance
Height: 3-4 feet
Blooms: Summer
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Soil Requirements: Moist to wet
Wildlife Value: Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinating insects; host plant for Monarch butterflies
Uses: Rain gardens, pond feature, scent garden, sensory garden, cut flower arrangements
Suggested Pairings: White turtlehead. Does well in loose clusters or other native perennials or as a stand-alone flower
Also known as: Pink Milkweed
*Grown from Seed Collected in Western New York
Great Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
$13
Description: tall plant with tubular blue flowers
Height: 2-3 feet
Blooms: late summer
Sun requirements: full sun to full shade
Soil requirements: moist or wet
Wildlife Value: butterflies and hummingbirds
Uses: Good for a splash of color or in a pollinator garden
Suggested pairings: Swamp Milkweed, Wild Bergamot, Goldenrod, Green Coneflower
Switchgrass
(Panicum virgatum)
$14
2-quart pot
Description: tall and airy meadow grass with reddish purple seed heads
Height: 3-6 feet
Sun requirements: full sun to part shade
Soil requirements: dry to moist
Wildlife Value: birds; generally not eaten by deer
Uses: meadow gardens
Big Bluestem Grass
(Andropogon gerardii)
$13
6" pot
Description: A large upright bunch grass
Height: 4-6 feet
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Soil Requirements: Dry to wet soils, tolerates salinity
Wildlife Value: Attracts birds and butterflies
Uses: Grows in an upright clump and spreads easily once established, so it is best used in a naturalized setting such as a raingarden or for erosion control. In winter, it offers a nice yellow rust color against the white snow.
Suggested Pairings: Butterfly weed, New England Aster, Dense Blazing Star, Sweet Black-eyed Susan, Little Bluestem, Purple stemmed Aster
*Grown from Seed Collected in Western New York
Little Bluestem Grass
(Schizachyrium scoparium)
$13
6" pot
Description: upright bunch of blue/gray/green grass blades
Height: 2-4 feet
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained soil
Wildlife Value: Attracts birds and butterflies
Uses: Grows in an upright clump and spreads easily once established, so it is best used in a naturalized setting such as a raingarden or for erosion control. In fall, it offers a nice yellow rust color, turning more bronze in winter.
Suggested Pairings: New England Aster, Sweet Black-eyed Susan
*Grown from Seed Collected in Western New York
Sideoats Grama Grass
(Bouteloua curtipendula)
$13
Description: A clumping grass
Height: 2-3 feet
Blooms: bright green in summer and tan in the fall
Sun requirements: full sun
Soil requirements: moist to dry
Wildlife Value: butterflies, birds
Uses: meadow gardens
Suggested Pairings: Black-Eyed Susan, Swamp Milkweed
*Our growers propagate and grow plants native to the Northeastern U.S. Plants listed with an * are native to Northeastern U.S., while the rest are native to New York State. Not all are native to WNY. To find out about plants native to where you live, we recommend the New York Flora Atlas or Bonap.
