The Saturday before Mother’s Day is the annual Native Plant Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Parks.
2023 Native Plant Sale
Day: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Wood County Fairgrounds, Champion Building, 13800 W Poe Rd, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Entry is free.
Plants are $5. Shrubs are $10. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Parks, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Learn more about the Friends of the Parks here.
*There is an exclusive pre-sale for Friends of the Parks on Friday, May 12 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm at the same location.
Tentative list of plants that will be available at the Native Plant Sale
| Common name | Scientific Name |
| Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum |
| Brown-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
| Culver’s Root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
| Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum |
| Dogbane | Apocynum cannabinum |
| Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus | Opuntia humifusa |
| Evening Primrose | Oenothera macrocarpa |
| False Aster | Boltonia asteroides |
| False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
| Giant Sunflower | Helianthus giganteus |
| Heal All | Prunella vulgaris |
| Ironweed | Vernonia fasciculata |
| Lance-Leaved Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata |
| Maryland Figwort | Scrophularia marilandica |
| Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens |
| Narrow Leaved Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
| New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
| Nodding Wild Onion | Allium cernuum |
| Ohio Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis |
| Pale Indian Plantain | Arnoglossum atriplicifollium |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata |
| Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida columnifera |
| Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum |
| Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea |
| Riddell’s Goldenrod | Solidago riddellii |
| Showy Tick-Trefoil | Desmodium canadense |
| Sky Blue Aster | Symphyotrichum olentangiensis |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium automnale |
| Spotted Joe Pye Weed | Eupatoriadelphus maculatus |
| Sullivant’s Milkweed | Asclepias sullivantii |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata |
| Sweet Everlasting | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium |
| Tall Bellflower | Campanula americana |
| Tall Coreopsis | Coreopsis tripteris |
| Tall Ironweed | Vernonia gigantea |
| Virginia Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum |
| White Wild Indigo | Baptisia alba |
| Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata |
| Wild Blue Lupine | Lupinus perennis |
| Wild Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
| Wild Senna | Senna hebecarpa |
| Woodland Sunflower | Helianthus divaricatus |
| Sweet Joe Pye Weed | Eutrochium purpureum |
| Grasses | |
| Big Blue Stem | Andropogon gerardi |
| Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans |
| Little Blue Stem | Schizachyrium scoparius |
| Purple Love Grass | Eragrostis spectabilis |
| Native Shrubs and Trees | |
| Black Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis |
| Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus |
| Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolis |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum |
| Sand Cherry | Prunus pumila |
| Fragrant Sumac | Rhus aromatica |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra |
Specially selected plants for a complete native plant garden will be offered. Each tray is $100.00
Raingarden Tray
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Sweet Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium purpureum
Sneezeweed Helenium automnale
Halbert leaf Rosemallow Hibiscus militaris
Butterfly Garden Tray
Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis