Browse our current native plant inventory, featuring a wide selection of perennials, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and pollinator-friendly species suited for the Finger Lakes and Central New York region. At Mill Street Gardens, we focus on hardy native plants that support birds, bees, and beneficial insects while thriving in local soils and climate conditions. Our inventory changes throughout the season, so check back often for newly available native plants for your landscape or habitat garden.
Updated 8/28/26
Perennials:
Achillea millefolium - Common Yarrow - NY
Achillea millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’ - Common Yarrow - NY / NVAR
Acorus americanus — Sweet Flag - NY
Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop - US
Ageratina altissima— White Snakeroot - NY
Anaphalis margaritacea — Pearly Everlasting - NY
Andropogon gerardii - Red October - NY/NVAR
Andropogon gerardii— Big Bluestem - NY
Aquilegia canadensis - Eastern Red Columbine - NY
Aralia racemosa— American Spikenard -NY
Aruncus dioicus - Goat’s Beard - NY
Asarum canadensis - Wild Ginger - NY
Asclepsias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed - NY
Asclepsias tuberosa - Butterflyweed Milkweed - NY
Asclepsias syriaca - Common Milkweed - NY
Baptisia australis - False Indigo - US
Blephilia ciliata — Downy Wood Mint -NY
Boltonia asteroides — False Aster -NY
Carex plantaginea — Plantain-Leaved Sedge - NY
Carex rosea — Rosy Sedge -NY
Carex pensylvanica — Pennsylvania Sedge -NY
Carex stricta — Tussock Sedge -NY
Chasmanthium latifolium - Northern Sea Oats - US
Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’ - US/NVAR
Coreopsis rosea “American Dream’ - NY/NVAR
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ - NY/NVAR
Corydalis sempervirens - Pale corydalis - NY - sold out
Desmodium canadense— Showy Tick-Trefoil -NY
Doellingeria umbellata— Flat-Topped Aster - NY
Echinacea pallida- Coneflower - US
Echinacea purpurea - Coneflower - US
Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit - Coneflower - US/NVAR
Eragrostis spectabilis - Purple Love Grass - NY
Eurybia macrophylla — Bigleaf Aster - NY
Eutrochium maculatum — Spotted Joe-Pye Weed -NY
Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’ - Joe Pye Weed -NY/NVAR
Euthamia graminifolia — Grass-Leaved Goldenrod
Eupatorium perfoliatum - Boneset - NY
Eryngium yuccifolium- Rattlesnake Master - US
Fragaria virginiana — Wild Strawberry -NY
Gailardia ‘Arizona Sun’ -Blanket Flower- US/NVAR
Helianthus giganteus— Giant Sunflower - NY
Helianthus maximiliani - Maximillian Sunflower - NY
Helenium autumnale - Sneezeweed - NY
Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke - NY
Heuchera spp - Various Species - US/NVAR
Heucherella spp. Various Species - US/NVAR
Hibiscus moscheutos— Rose Mallow - NY
Hibiscus ‘Summer Carnival’ - US/NVAR
Iris versicolor - Blue Flag Iris - NY
Liatris spicata - Blazing Star - NY
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower - NY
Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’ (Red leaf) - Cardinal Flower- NY/NVAR
Lobelia siphilitica -Great Blue lobelia - NY
Lonicera sempervirens - Coral Honeysuckle Vine - NY
Mimulus ringens— Allegheny Monkeyflower -NY
Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’. - Beebalm - NY/NVAR
Monarda didyma ‘Blue Stocking’. - Beebalm - NY/NVAR
Monarda didyma ‘Coral Reef. - Beebalm - NY/NVAR
Monarda fistulosa— Wild Bergamot / Beebalm - NY
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum - Cinnamon Fern - NY
Packera aurea - Golden ragwort - NY
Panicum virgatum— Switchgrass - NY
Penstemon digitalis — Foxglove Beardtongue - NY
Penstemon digitalis ‘Mystica’ - Beardtongue - NY/NVAR
Penstemon hirsutus — Hairy Beardtongue - NY
Phlox subulata ‘Drummonds Pink’ - Creeping Phlox - NY/NVAR - sold out
Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Blue’ - Creeping Phlox - NY/NVAR - soldout
Phlox subulata ‘Red wing’ - Creeping Phlox - NY/NVAR - sold out
Phlox maculata ‘Natascha’ - Meadow Phlox - NY/NVAR
Phlox paniculata ‘David’ - Garden Phlox - - NY/NVAR
Phlox paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’ - Garden Phlox - NY/NVAR
Phlox paniculata ‘Glamour Girl’ - Garden Phlox - NY/NVAR
Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern - NY
Pycnanthemum muticum - Mountain Mint - NY
Pycnanthemum pilosum— Hairy Mountain Mint - NY
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium — Narrowleaf Mountain Mint -NY
Rudbeckia ‘Goldstrum’ - Black Eyed Susan - US/NVAR
Rudbeckia hirta — Black-Eyed Susan -NY
Rudbeckia triloba — Brown-Eyed Susan -NY
Rudbeckia lancinata - Cutleaf coneflower - NY
Scirpus atrovirens— Dark Green Bulrush - NY
Scutellaria incana — Hoary Skullcap - NY
Scutellaria lateriflora— Mad-Dog Skullcap - NY
Senna hebecarpa - Wild Senna - NY
Silene stellata - Starry Campion - NY
Solidago nemoralis — Gray Goldenrod/ Old Field Goldenrod- NY
Solidago rigida — Stiff Goldenrod -NY
Solidago rugosa — Wrinkle-Leaf Goldenrod - NY
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' - NY/NVAR
Solidago sempervirens — Seaside Goldenrod- NY
Solidago speciosa— Showy Goldenrod -NY
Solidago ulmifolia— Elm-Leaved Goldenrod - NY
Sorghastrum nutans— Indian Grass -NY
Symphyotrichum cordifolium — Blue Wood Aster - NY
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Aromatic Aster - NY
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae - New England Aster - NY
Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Blue Stem -NY
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel' -NY/NVAR
Teucrium canadense— American Germander - NY
Tiarella cordifolia - Foam Flower - NY
Tiarella ‘Shenandoah’ - US/NVAR
Tradescantia virginiana - Spiderwort - NY
Verbena hastata — Blue Vervain -NY
Veronicastrum virginicum - Culvers root - NY
Veronicastrum virginicum - Fascination (Blueish purple flower) - NY/NVAR
Vernonia noveboracensis - NY State Ironweed - NY
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly - US/NVAR
Shrubs and Trees:
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple - NY
Amelanchier canadensis - Serviceberry - NY - sold out
Arborvitae ‘Emerald Green’ - NY/NVAR
Arborvitae ‘Green Giant’ - US/NVAR
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ -NY/NVAR -sold out
Calycanthus florida - Sweetshrub - US
Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Sugar Shack’ - Buttonbush- NY/NVAR
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush- NY
Cercis canadensis - Redbud - NY
Cornus florida - White flowering dogwood - NY
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' - NY
Diervilla ‘Kodiak Black’ - Honeysuckle bush- NY/NVAR
Hydrangea aborescence ‘Invincibelle Lace’ - NY/NVAR
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Gatsby Moon’ - US/NVAR
Hypericum prolificum - Shrubby St. John’s Wort - NY -
Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) -NY
Itea virginia ‘Henry’s Garnet’ - US/NVAR
Lindera benzoin - Spicebush - NY
Physocarpus opulifolius- Eastern Ninebark - NY
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Eastern Golden’ - Eastern Ninebark - NY/NVAR
Picea glauca (White Spruce) - NY
Pinus strobus (Eastern White Pine) - NY
Potentilla fruticosa‘ Gold Finger’ , primrose Beauty , Pink Beauty’ - NY/NVAR
Quercus rubra - Red Oak - NY
Sambucus Canadensis - American Elderberry - NY - Sold out
Tsuga canadensis - Eastern Hemlock - NY
Table Key:
Native to NY- NY
Native to US - US
Cultivated Native (Nativar) - NVAR