Fall Native Plant Sale
In-Person Sale Only: September 21-22, 10a-2p each day
Sale location: Pope Farm Nursey: 7400 Airpark Road, Gaithersburg.
Please note: Pope Farm is only open to the public during sale hours.
Directions (please read):
- From MD-124/Woodfield Rd going south: Left on Airpark Rd. Pass Antares Dr. and make next right into nursery. Entrance not well-marked, slow down. It is immediately after the yellow road curve sign that says 40 MPH. Once on the nursery driveway, follow road signs to the sale.
- From Hwy 115/Muncaster Mill Rd going northwest: Right on Airpark Rd. Road median will disappear. Make next left into nursery. Entrance not well-marked, slow down. Once on the nursery driveway, follow road signs to the sale.
Plant Sale Information:
- All plants are a limited supply and are first come, first served.
- Gates do not open until 10am each day.
- Cash and credit card will be accepted. No minimum purchase requirement.
- We recommend that you bring a bin or box for your plants.
- Day-of concerns, contact the Naturalist on Duty 301-765-8666
- By the Wednesday prior to the plant sale date, a list of available plants will be shared below. Please note that the list is subject to change based on our inventory numbers.
In Person Sale Plant List below has been updated September 16 – updates may be made leading up to the sale.
| Latin Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Agastache foeniculum | anise hyssop |
| Agastache nepetoides | yellow giant hyssop |
| Allium cernuum | nodding onion |
| Amsonia hubrichtii | threadleaf bluestar |
| Andropogon glomeratus | bushy bluestem |
| Andropogon ternarius ‘Black Mountain’ | Black Mountain bluestem |
| Andropogon virginicus | broomsedge bluestem |
| Anemone virginiana | tall thimbleweed |
| Antennaria neglecta | field pussytoes |
| Antennaria plantaginifolia | plantainleaf pussytoes |
| Aquilegia canadensis | wild columbine |
| Aralia racemosa | American spikenard |
| Asarum canadense | wild ginger |
| Asclepias incarnata | swamp milkweed |
| Asclepias purpurascens | purple milkweed |
| Asclepias syriaca | common milkweed |
| Asclepias tuberosa | butterfly milkweed |
| Carex albicans | white-tinged sedge |
| Carex glaucodea | blue sedge |
| Carex grayi | Gray’s sedge |
| Carex laxiculmis | spreading sedge |
| Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania sedge |
| Carex radiata | eastern star sedge |
| Carex rosea | rosy sedge |
| Carex socialis | low woodland sedge |
| Carex woodii | Wood’s sedge |
| Cerastium velutinum | field chickweed |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | wood oats |
| Chelone glabra | white turtlehead |
| Chrysopsis mariana | Maryland goldenaster |
| Clematis virginiana | virgin’s bower |
| Clinopodium vulgare | wild basil |
| Conoclinium coelestinum | blue mistflower |
| Coreopsis verticillata | whorled tickseed |
| Cunila origanoides | common dittany |
| Delphinium exaltatum | tall larkspur |
| Dioscorea villosa | wild yam |
| Echinacea ‘Hula dancer’ | ‘Hula dancer’ coneflower |
| Echinacea purpurea | purple coneflower |
| Echinacea ‘White Swan’ | ‘White Swan’ coneflower |
| Echinacea ‘Fragrant Angel’ | ‘Fragrant Angel’ coneflower |
| Elephantopus carolinianus | Carolina elephantsfoot |
| Elymus hystrix | eastern bottlebrush grass |
| Eragrostis spectabilis | purple love grass |
| Erigeron pulchellus | Robin’s plantain |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | rattlesnake master |
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium | hyssopleaf thoroughwort |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | boneset |
| Eupatorium rotundifolium | roundleaf thoroughwort |
| Euphorbia corollata | flowering spurge |
| Eurybia divaricata | white wood aster |
| Euthamia graminifolia | flat top goldenrod |
| Eutrochium dubium | coastal Joe Pye weed |
| Eutrochium fistulosum | hollow Joe Pye weed |
| Fragaria virginiana | wild strawberry |
| Gentiana clausa | bottle gentian |
| Geranium maculatum | wild geranium |
| Helenium autumnale | yellow sneezeweed |
| Helenium flexuosum | southern sneezeweed |
| Helianthus decapetalus | ten petaled sunflower |
| Helianthus divaricatus | woodland sunflower |
| Helianthus giganteus | giant sunflower |
| Helianthus occidentalis | western sunflower |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | oxeye sunflower |
| Heuchera americana | coral bells |
| Heuchera villosa | hairy coral bells |
| Hibiscus coccineus | scarlet rosemallow |
| Hibiscus laevis | halberdleaf rosemallow |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | swamp rosemallow |
| Houstonia purpurea | woodland bluets |
| Hydrophyllum canadense | canada waterleaf |
| Iris versicolor | blueflag Iris |
| Liatris pilosa | shaggy blazing star |
| Liatris squarrosa | scaly blazing star |
| Lobelia cardinalis | cardinal flower |
| Lobelia siphilitica | great blue lobelia |
| Lonicera sempervirens | trumpet honeysuckle |
| Ludwigia alternifolia | seedbox |
| Luzula echinata | hedgehog woodrush |
| Lysimachia lanceolata var. purpurea | lanceleaf loostrife |
| Maianthemum racemosum | false Solomon’s Seal |
| Mimulus ringens | monkeyflower |
| Monarda clinopodia | white bergamot |
| Monarda fistulosa | wild bergamot |
| Monarda ‘Gardenview Scarlet’ | beebalm ‘Gardenview Scarlet’ |
| Monarda ‘Judith’s Fancy Fuchsia’ | beebalm ‘Judith’s Fancy Fuchsia’ |
| Monarda punctata | spotted beebalm |
| Oenothera fruticosa | narrow leaved sundrops |
| Packera aurea | golden ragwort |
| Packera obovata | roundleaf ragwort |
| Panicum virgatum | Switch Grass |
| Penstemon calycosus | calico beardtongue |
| Penstemon digitalis | foxglove beardtongue |
| Phlox divaricata | woodland phlox |
| Phlox paniculata | fall phlox |
| Phlox stolonifera | creeping phlox |
| Phlox subulata | moss phlox |
| Physostegia virginiana | obedient plant |
| Polemonium reptans | jacob’s ladder |
| Polygonatum biflorum | smooth solomon’s seal |
| Pycnanthemum incanum | hoary mountain mint |
| Pycnanthemum muticum | clustered mountain mint |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | narrowleaf mountain mint |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Virginia mountain mint |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | orange coneflower |
| Rudbeckia triloba | brown-eyed susan |
| Ruellia caroliniensis | carolina wild petunia |
| Ruellia humilis | fringeleaf wild petunia |
| Ruellia strepens | limestone wild petunia |
| Salvia lyrata | lyreleaf sage |
| Scutellaria incana | downy skullcap |
| Scutellaria integrifolia | hyssop skullcap |
| Sedum ternatum | wild stonecrop |
| Senna marilandica | Maryland wild senna |
| Silphium asteriscus var trifoliatum | whorled rosinweed |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium | blue eyed grass |
| Sium suave | water parsnip |
| Solidago bicolor | silverrod |
| Solidago caesia | wreath goldenrod |
| Solidago erecta | slender goldenrod |
| Solidago flexicaulis | zig-zag goldenrod |
| Solidago juncea | early goldenrod |
| Solidago nemoralis | grey goldenrod |
| Solidago odora | sweet goldenrod |
| Solidago rugosa | wrinkleleaf goldenrod |
| Solidago speciosa | showy goldenrod |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass |
| Spigelia marilandica | Indian pink |
| Sporobolus heterolepis | prairie dropseed |
| Strophostyles umbelata | pink fuzzy bean |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | blue wood aster |
| Symphyotrichum laeve | smooth aster |
| Symphyotrichum laterifolium | calico aster |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England aster |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | aromatic aster |
| Thalictrum pubescens | tall meadow rue |
| Thalictrum revolutum Male | waxy leaved meadow rue |
| Thalictrum revolutum Female | waxy leaved meadow rue |
| Tiarella cordifolia | heartleaf foamflower |
| Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia spiderwort |
| Verbena hastata | blue vervain |
| Vernonia noveboracensis | New York ironweed |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | culver’s root |
| Viola primulifolia | primrose leaved violet |
| Viola pubescens | downy yellow violet |
| Viola striata | striped cream violet |
| Zizia aurea | golden alexanders |
| Adiantum pedatum | northern maidenhair fern |
| Dryopteris marginalis | marginal fern |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris | ostrich fern |
| Onoclea sensibilis | sensitive fern |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum | cinnamon fern |
| Osmunda spectabilis | royal fern |
| Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas fern |
| Alnus serrulata | smooth alder |
| Aronia arbutifolia | red chokeberry |
| Asimina triloba | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Alleghany’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘KSU Atwood’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘KSU Chappel’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Mango Graft’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘NC1’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Overlease’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Potomac’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Prolific’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Rappahannock’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘ Shenandoah’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Sunflower’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Tallahassee’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Wells’ | pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba ‘Pennsylvania Gold’ | pawpaw |
| Betula nigra | river birch |
| Callicarpa americana | American beautyberry |
| Carya glabra | pignut hickory |
| Carya ovata | shagbark hickory |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Sugar Shack’ | buttonbush |
| Clethra alnifolia | summersweet |
| Cornus alternifolia | pagoda dogwood |
| Cornus amomum | silky dogwood |
| Cornus sericea | red oiser dogwood |
| Diospyros virginiana | persimmon |
| Hamamelis virginiana | witchhazel |
| Hypericum ‘Sunny Boulevard’ | Sunny Boulevard ‘St. John’s wort’ |
| Ilex glabra ‘Nigra’ | inkberry holly “Nigra’ |
| Ilex verticillata | winterberry |
| Lindera benzoin | spicebush |
| Magnolia virginiana | swamp magnolia |
| Prunus americana | American plum |
| Rhus aromatica | fragrant sumac |
| Quercus bicolor | swamp white oak |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus pagoda | Cherry Bark Oak |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak |
| Viburnum acerfolium | mapleleaf viburnum |
| Viburnum dentatum | southern arrowwood |
| Viburnum prunifolium | blackhaw viburnum |
| Xanthorhiza simplicissima | Yellowroot |
Sale information:
- Trees and Shrubs – PawPaw Cultivars and Varietals available at the Fall sale, limited trees and shrubs will be available at the sale.
- Note prices on ActiveMontgomery display lower prices, because they do not include tax until checkout. This is the case on your printed receipts as well.
- All plants are local Montgomery County ecotype unless otherwise noted. We offer a few popular cultivars and regional native species.
- Fall is the best time to plant woody plants so they establish strong roots before spring!
Planting and care information:
- Check that your plant choice matches your location before you order, either using the plant information provided or other helpful resources.
- When planting, give your plants the best start by digging a hole twice the size of the pot, breaking up the bottom of the root ball, and then planting at the soil surface level to the ground while refilling under and around with a mix of the original soil and compost (we like LeafGro as a MD recycled product).
- Be sure to pat the soil in so that it is firm but not compacted and then water in to settle the soil and fill any gaps.
- Native plants should be watered every 2-3 days for the first 2 weeks, then every 4-5 days for the next 2 weeks and after that just when they are looking droopy.
- Most native plants settle in quickly if planted in the right conditions and are the best for low maintenance plantings.
- You are responsible for properly planting and caring for your plants- we recommend planting within a week of purchase and watering or checking on them daily in a partial shade location protected from wildlife while still in pots.
- Please be aware that trees and shrubs may have some cosmetic flaws- we use Integrated Pest Management and minimal sprays or treatments as our plants are grown primarily for restoration projects where they receive minimal follow-up care and need to become wild and self-sufficient quickly.
- We will consider a refund or exchange within a week if the plant is still in the pot and shows an issue of disease, otherwise, they leave the nursery healthy and are in your care so we hope you treat your new ‘babies’ with all the TLC that they deserve as the become homes for wildlife in your yard.