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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, Butterfly Weed. Little Bluestem Grass, and Wild Bergamot). All other varieties are species that come from nursery stock.
Pre-Sale Orders Begin February 1, 2025
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 questions or to request an order form, call (716) 683-5959.
2025 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
Common Boneset
(Eupatorium perfoliatum)
$13
2 quart pot
Description: White flat topped clusters of flowers with leaves rough leaves attached opposite each other on the stem.
Height: 3 to 6 feet
Blooms: Summer to early fall.
Sun requirements: Sun to shade.
Soil requirements: Moist to wet
Wildlife Value: butterflies, pollinating insects, bees
Uses: Back of a border or in a meadow
Suggested pairings: Joe Pye Weed, Green Coneflower, and Swamp Milkweed.
Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)*
$13
6" pot
Description: Bright orange flower clusters with a strong tap root.
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Blooms: Mid summer
Sun requirements: full sun
Soil requirements: dry
Wildlife Value: butterflies. Host plant for the Monarch Butterfly.
Uses: polinator garden
Suggested pairings: Purple cornflower, Asters, and Black-eyed Susan’s
*Grown from Seed Collected in Western New York
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
Golden Groundsel
(Packera aurea)
$13
Description: Heart shaped basal leaves with lobed stem leaves are dark green.
Height: 1 foot
Blooms: Late spring to early summer
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Soil Requirements: Moist
Wildlife Value: Bees
Uses: Ground cover
Suggested Pairings: Cardinal Flower, Joe Pye Weed, and Green Coneflower.
Red Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia cardinalis)
$13
Description: Bright red, elongated clusters of tubular flowers.
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Blooms: July – August
Sun Requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Moist to wet
Wildlife Value: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Uses: Wet areas such as bog or water gardens
Suggested Pairings: Blue Flag Iris and White Turtlehead
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
Wrinkleaf Goldenrod
(Solidago rugosa)
$13
Description: Also known as Rough Leaf Goldenrod for its green lanceolate leaves.
Height: 3-5 feet
Blooms: Late summer to early fall
Sun Requirements: Prefers full sun but tolerates partial shade.
Soil Requirements: moist to wet
Wildlife Value: Attracts birds, bees, and butterflies.
Uses: Pollinator garden. Grows in clumps and will spread by seed, but not too aggressive.
Suggested Pairings:
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
Blue Eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
$13
Description: Small star-shaped flowers with soft blue petals and yellow centers on long, narrow leaves.
Height: 8 inches – 1 foot
Blooms: Late spring to early summer.
Sun requirements: full sun to partial shade
Soil requirements: moist or wet
Wildlife Value: Bees
Uses: Edge of woodland or meadow gardens
Suggested pairings: Asters and ferns.
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
*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.
