All of the plugs listed here are 6.00 each or ten or more for 4.80 each, which reflects a 20% discount. That means the price for ten plugs is the same as the price for eight plugs or, put a different way: Buy ten, and two of them are "free". And, after the tenth, all the rest are $4.80 each. If you are interested in whole or half flats, get in touch with me and I will see what I can do.
The discount is calculated at check out. You are welcome to mix and match in any quantity. One each (or more) of ten species? Fine. Ten each (or more) of one species? Fine. Anything in between? Fine?
Landscape plugs are young, well-rooted perennials that are ready to plant. They are the most economical way to get plants into the ground and after some attention in their first year will catch up to their larger nursery brethren, often establish better than they do. There are two types offered in this collection. Those grown from seed at Honey Petal Plants are usually in 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inch pots. I have over 250 species in production from seed, but not all will be ready in 2026. As these species are ready they will go "live" on the website, starting in late May, so continue to check back. I obtain seed from my own stock plants and property, Jelitto Seeds in Germany, the North American Rock Garden Society, Wild Seed Project, and other seed houses in Maine and across the United States. The origin of all the species I offer is listed in each plant bio.
I also bring in trays of landscape plugs from various wholesale growers including New Moon Nursery, North Creek Nursery, Kind Earth Growers, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, New England Wetland Plants, Green Mountain Natives, and Van Berkum Nursery. The growers I buy from are experienced, respected, and have been specializing in native plants and propagating them for a long time. More information about these businesses is easily found on the internet or I am happy to chat with you about them. None of these partner nurseries use neonicotinoids. As a small operation with a passion for plants, I can't grow everything from scratch that I want to offer you, so working with larger nurseries makes sense.
The wholesale nurseries I buy plants from start most of their stock from seed (with the exception of cultivars and ferns which are propagated by cutting, division, or tissue culture) and grow it to a size either to use directly in a landscape installation or for a retail nursery such as Honey Petal Plants to up-pot and grow on to sell at a larger size. When I know where the seed was collected, I make a note of it. However, I do not always know. I am not interested in "perfect" becoming the enemy of "pretty darn good". Local ecotype seed is an important concept but I find the emphasis on this single attribute problematic given how quickly our climate is changing. Genetic diversity is very important and can be achieved in numerous ways.
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