Plant Nursery & Sourcing Services
We specializes in edibles, natives, & non-invasive ornamental perennials, especially appropriate for edible landscaping & food forests. We select species providing delicious & beautiful food, ecological services, or ability to thrive in difficult environments.
Chestnut Hill Farmers Market:
Saturdays, 9:30a-1:30p
7671 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118 (in front of Mermaid Inn)
Clark Park Farmers Market:
Saturdays, 10a-2p
4398 Chester Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104. More info
Christ Church Farmers Market:
Wednesdays, 2-7p (starting May 18, 2016)
20 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Contact ahead if you’re looking for something in particular.
Nursery pickup:
Lunaria Gardens’ nursery is located in the Roxborough-Manayunk neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia. Please contact to make an appointment.
Delivery:
Contact to schedule delivery to the Philadelphia region. Pricing depends on location, schedule, & order size.
Current availability GoogleDoc
Lunaria Gardens nursery availability (updated May 6, 2015)
– No GMOs, no pesticides
– typically, plugs are $1 each, 2.5″ pots are $3, quarts are $5, and larger perennials go up from there.
| Frost-tolerant herbs and edibles | ||||
| Variety | perennial? | sizes | price | notes |
| Artichoke, Purple of Romagna | half hardy | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Hopefully due to our cold-weather treatment, these will produce artichokes this year. If not, mulch heavily to protect over winter. A very ornamental plant with large, silvery foliage. |
| Arugula | self seeds | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| Arugula, Sylvetta | ✓ | plug | $1.00 | Heirloom perennial arugula! |
| Beet, ‘Bull’s Blood’ | plug | $1.00 | Usually used for edible greens, but root can also be used as normal. Very ornamental edible. | |
| Broccoli, Purple Peacock | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Will be more productive with consistent watering. Leaves can be eaten like related collard greens. | |
| plug | $1.00 | |||
| Cabbage, ‘Red Express’ | biennial | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Besides great taste, this is a very ornamental edible. |
| Cabbage, ‘Copenhagen Market’ | biennial | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| Catnip | ✓ | 4″ | $5.00 | Not just for cats. Use in teas or as a spice. Mint relative, but doesn’t spread aggressively. Purple flowers attract pollinators. |
| Chamomile | ✓ | 5″ | $5.00 | |
| plug | $1.00 | |||
| Chives, common | ✓ | plug | $1.00 | Round, oniony foliage and pretty, edible, orchid-pink flowers in early summer. |
| Chives, garlic | ✓ | 4″ | $5.00 | Flattened, oniony foliage and clusters of shar-shaped, white flowers in autumn. |
| Cilantro | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| 4″ | $5.00 | |||
| Collards | biennial | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Looking great! |
| Dill | self seeds prolifically | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| Fennel, Bronze | self seeds | 4″, quarts | $5.00 | Very ornamental edible |
| 2.5″ | $3.00 | |||
| Kale, Siberian | biennial | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| Kale, Red Russian | biennial | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Very ornamental variety with purple hues that vary depending on soil pH. |
| Kohlrabi, Purple Vienna | biennial | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| Lavender, Grosso | ✓ | 4″ | $6.00 | |
| Lavender, Hidcote | ✓ | 4″ | $6.00 | |
| Lavender, Munstead | ✓ | 4″ | $6.00 | |
| Lavender, Provence | ✓ | 4″ | $6.00 | |
| Lettuce, bibb | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Mint | ✓ | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| 4″ | $5.00 | |||
| Mint, Apple | ✓ | field plug | $1.50 | |
| Mint, Mojito | ✓ | field plug | $1.50 | |
| Mizuna | self seeds | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| 4″ | $5.00 | |||
| Nettles | ✓ spreads by runners | 4″ | $5.00 | |
| 6″ | $7.00 | |||
| gallon | $9.00 | |||
| Orach, red | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | Closely related to spinach, but more heat tolerant and slower-to-flower, with attractive burgundy foliage. |
| Oregano, Golden | ✓ | 4″ | $5.00 | One of Kristen’s ornamental edible picks: sun or pt shade, perennial, drought tolerant, attracts pollinators, spreads to form attractive groundcover, but not aggressively. Good for containers. |
| Oregano, Hot and Spicy | ✓ | 4″ | $5.00 | |
| Parsley, Triple Curled | biennial | plug | $1.00 | |
| 4″ | $5.00 | |||
| Poppy, breadseed | annual | plug | $1.00 | Beautiful purple blooms followed by ornamental pods. Let mature to harvest poppy seeds. |
| Rosemary | half-hardy | 4″ | $5.00 | |
| Sage, Clary | biennial | plug | $1.00 | |
| Sage, variegated Golden | half-hardy | 4″ | $5.00 | Very ornamental selection of common culinary sage, with golden-chartreuse leaf margins. |
| Sage, White | half-hardy | plug | $1.00 | |
| Spinach | self seeds | 2.5″ | $3.00 | |
| Strawberries, everbearing, ‘Temptation’ | ✓ | 4pks | $8.00 | Unlike junebearing varieties, everbearing strawberries produce some berries all season. |
| Thyme, lemon variegated | half-hardy | 4″ | $5.00 | |
| Triticale (wheat x rye hybrid) | annual | 2.5″ | $3.00 |
| Frost-tender herbs and edibles | All treated as annuals unless otherwise noted | |||
| Variety (bold = organic) | sizes | price | Notes, interesting details | |
| Basil, sweet Italian, ‘Aroma’ | plug | $1.00 | Sweet Italian type, Fusarium wilt resistant | |
| Basil, ‘Aromatto’ | 4-pack | $5.00 | Very ornamental type, purple mottled foliage. | |
| plug | $1.00 | |||
| Basil, sweet Italian, ‘Dolce Fresca’ | 4″ | $5.00 | A sweet Italian type only reaching 10-20″, making it ideal for container culture. | |
| Basil, Holy, Tulsi Kapoor | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Basil, Thai Siam Queen | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Bean, Blue Lake (pole) | 2.5″ | $3.00 | 7′ vining, large, tender, green pods with white beans. | |
| Bean, Fortex (pole) | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Bean, Hyacinth | 2.5″ | $3.00 | 10′ vining, very ornamental, with lilac purple flowers and burgundy purple pods. Usually treated as an ornamental, though the leaves can be eaten like spinach, the flowers eaten raw or steamed. | |
| Bean, Scarlet Runner | 2.5″ | $3.00 | 10′ vining, New World native bean, with coral-blush flowers and beans used as snaps or dry shell beans. | |
| Bean, Sunset Runner | 2.5″ | $3.00 | 6′ vining, New World native bean, with coral-blush flowers and beans used as snaps or dry shell beans. | |
| Cucumber, Pic A Bushel | 4″ | $5.00 | A semi-bush type (2-3′) yielding 10-20 cukes per plant. Disease resistant and good for container culture. | |
| Lemongrass | tender perennial – overwinter indoors | 4″ | $6.00 | SOLD OUT, more available soon |
| Lemon Verbena | 4″ | $5.00 | SOLD OUT, more available soon | |
| Nasturtium, mixed colors | 4″ | $5.00 | ||
| Okra | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Okra, Burgundy | 4″ | $5.00 | Ready late May | |
| 4-pack | $6.00 | read mid-May | ||
| Pepper, hot, Buena Mulata | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Pepper, hot, Datil | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Pepper, hot, Fish | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Pepper, hot, Jalepeno | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Pepper, hot, Thai | quart | $5.00 | ||
| Pepper, roasting, Ancho/ Poblano | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Pepper, mild, Biquinho | 2.5″ | $3.00 | 1000 Scoville units | |
| Pepper, sweet, Gourmet Orange | quart | $5.00 | ||
| Pepper, sweet, King of the North | quart | $5.00 | ||
| Perilla (Shiso), Laciniata Purple | plug | $1.00 | ||
| 4-pack | $5.00 | |||
| Purslane, Golden | self seeds | plugs | $1.00 | A succulent, lemony salad green thriving in hot, dry conditions. Highest concentration of healthy omega-3 fats of any crop, and is rich in anti-oxidants as well |
| Stevia | 4″ | $5.00 | ||
| Tomatillo, Verde | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Deep green fruits, huge yields. Excellent for roasting, soups, or salsa verde. | |
| 4″ | $4.00 | |||
| Tomato, Amish Paste | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Giant, blocky Roma-type, delicious red flesh, perfect for paste and canning. World class flavor. Amish heirloom. | |
| Tomato, Big League | quart | $4.00 | ||
| Tomato, Cherokee Purple | Quart | $5.00 | A pre-1890 Cherokee Indian heirloom. Large, dusky purple-pink, beefsteak-type fruits with superb flavor. | |
| Tomato, Genuwine | quart | $4.00 | ||
| Tomato, German Lunchbox | 2.5″ | $3.00 | A deep pink, sugar sweet tomato, the size of a small egg, perfect for snacking. Prolific fruits, German heirloom. | |
| Tomato, Green Moldovan | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Beefsteak type fruits with striped green and yellow skin, and neon green flesh. Tropical taste. Rare heirloom. | |
| Tomato, Megabite | Quart | $5.00 | ||
| Tomato, Principe Borghese | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Italian heirloom famous for sun-drying and rich sauces. Plentiful clusters of red, grape-size fruits. | |
| Tomato, Rambling Red Stripe | field plug | $1.00 | ||
| quart | $4.00 | |||
| Tomato, Red Profusion | field plug | $1.00 | ||
| quart | $4.00 | |||
| Tomato, Sungold | quart | $5.00 | ||
| Tomato, Sweet n Neat Scarlet | field plug | $1.00 | ||
| quart | $4.00 | |||
| Zucchini, Butta | Quart | $5.00 | Hefty plants. | |
| Zucchini, green | 4″ | $4.00 |
| US Natives | ||||
| Variety | sizes | price | Notes, interesting details | |
| Agastache (Anise hyssop) | ✓ | field plug | $2.00 | SOLD OUT, more available soon. |
| Agastache foeniculum (Anise hyssop), Golden Jubilee | ✓ | plug | $1.00 | Gold-foliaged cultivar. Anise-scented leaves are used as a seasoning, as a tea, in potpourri, and can be crumbled in salad. The purple flower spike is favored by bees who make a light fragrant honey from the nectar. |
| Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) | ✓ | gallon | $15.00 | Ready in June. Dark purple fruits are an antioxidant-rich superfood. |
| Gaultheria procumbens (American wintergreen, Eastern teaberry) | ✓ | 6″ | $8.00 | Evergreen groundcover, preferring acidic soils. White flowers and red berries, persisting through winter. Can be used in tea. Sun-shade (will produce more berries in sun) |
| Godetia/ Farewell-to-Spring, coral | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | West coast native wildflower, very ornamental, crepe paper like coral-salmon blooms |
| Heuchera, Grape Soda | ✓ | 4″ | $6.00 | Evergreen perennial with striking purple foliage, and delicate sprays of pale pink flowers in summer. |
| 6″ | $9.00 | |||
| Hops, Centennial | ✓, spreads by runners | quart | $5.00 | Vigorous vine producing cones used for bittering beer. |
| Lupin, Woodfield Hybrids | ✓ | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Hybrids of several west-coast species, bred for larger, showier, and bi-color bloom spikes in an array of colors. Host plant for several native butterfly species. Perennial nitrogen fixer. Full sun to part shade. |
| plugs | $1.00 | |||
| Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, Cinderella | ✓ | plugs | $1.00 | White-flowered selection of swamp milkweed. Hosts 12 species of moths and butterflies, including monarchs. |
| 2.5″ | $3.00 | |||
| Penstemon grandiflorus, Esprit Select | ✓ | plugs | $1.00 | Hosts 8 species of moth/ butterfly larvae, and showy flowers attract pollinators and hummingbirds. |
| Phlox subulata (moss phlox) | ✓ | 4″ | $5.00 | 4-6″ evergreen groundcover, carpeted in lavender blooms in mid spring. Looks great tumbling over stone walls. Hosts 8 species of moth/ butterfly larvae, and flowers attract early pollinators. |
| Rudbeckia hirta, Cherokee Sunset | self seeding biennial | plug | $1.00 | |
| Rudbeckia hirta, Gloriosa Double Daisy | self seeding biennial | plug | $1.00 | |
| Rudbeckia hirta, Prairie Sun | self seeding biennial | plug | $1.00 |
| Ornamentals/ Medicinals/ Cut Flower Crops | ||||
| Agrostemma, Milas Mixed | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Bachelor’s Buttons, Boy Blue | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| 2.5″ | $3.00 | |||
| Bupleurum rotundifolium, Garibaldi | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Calendula, Pacific Beauty | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Calendula, Triangle Flashback | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Carnation, Chabaud Striped & Picotee Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Celosia, Celway Salmon | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Celosia, Chief Persimmon | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Celosia, Cramer’s Burgundy | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Celosia, Cramer’s Rose | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Celosia, Pampas Plume Mix | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Celosia, Supercrest Mix | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Cerinthe, Pride of Gibraltar | 4-pack | $5.00 | ||
| plug | $1.00 | |||
| Cosmos, Double Click Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Cotton, Red Foliated | 2.5″ | $3.00 | Grow your own cotton! Very ornamental, related to hibiscus and okra, with burgundy foliage. | |
| 4-pack | $5.00 | available mid-May | ||
| Craspedia globosa, Drumstick | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace), Dara | biennial | plug | $1.00 | A beautiful selection sporting purple/ mauve/ burgundy/ green umbels. Good insectary species. |
| Daylilies, orange and Stella d’Oro | ✓ | custom dug | FREE | I inherited too many. Please take some. |
| Delphinium cultorum, Giant Pacific Round Table Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Dianthus x barbatus, Dynasty Mix | short-lived perennial | plug | $1.00 | |
| Dusty Miller, Candicans | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Dusty Miller, New Look | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Echinops ritro, Globe Thistle Blue | ✓ | plug | $1.00 | |
| Forget-me-Not, Chinese annual | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | |
| Geum chiloense, Lady Stratheden | ✓ | plug | $1.00 | |
| Gomphrena, pastel mix | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | Not available yet |
| Gomphrena, sunset mix | self seeds | plug | $1.00 | Not available yet |
| Larkspur, Cannes Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Larkspur, Earl Grey | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Patrinia scabiosifolia | ✓ | plug | $1.00 | 5-7′, lemon yellow umbels |
| Poppy, Icelandic: yellow, pink, orange, scarlet | short-lived perennial | landscape plug | $1.00 | Thrives in poor soil in full sun to afternoon shade. Large, crepe-paper like blooms. The only poppy used as a cut flower. With proper post-harvest treatment, blooms last several days in vase. |
| Scabiosa atropurpurea, Black Knight | half-hardy | plug | $1.00 | |
| Scabiosa atropurpurea, Blue Cockade | half-hardy | plug | $1.00 | |
| Scabiosa atropurpurea, Fata Morgana | half-hardy | plug | $1.00 | |
| Snapdragon, Sherbert Chantilly Blend | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Statice, QIS Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Sunflower, Dafna | 4-pack | $5.00 | ||
| Sunflower, Giant Sungold | 4-pack | $5.00 | ||
| Sunflower, Lemon Queen | 4-pack | $5.00 | ||
| Sunflower, Starburst Panache | 4-pack | $5.00 | ||
| Strawflower | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Sweet Pea, Cupid Pink | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Sweet Pea, Mammoth Choice Mix | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Sweet Pea, Spencer Mixed Stripes | 2.5″ | $3.00 | ||
| Xeranthemum, Lumina Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Yarrow, ‘Cloth of Gold’ | ✓, spreads by runners | plug | $1.00 | Tea/ medicinal. Golden umbels atop gray-green foliage June-Sept. Thrives in dry, poor soil in full sun. Excellent fresh or dried flower. |
| Yarrow, Summer Berries | ✓, spreads by runners | plug | $1.00 | Tea/ medicinal. Rose, burgundy, lavender, salmon, and white umbels atop gray-green foliage June-Sept. Thrives in dry, poor soil in full sun. Excellent fresh or dried flower. |
| Zinnia, Benary’s Giant Dahlia Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Zinnia, Candy Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Zinnia, Cupcakes Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Zinnia, Queen Mix | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Zinnia, Zinderella Lilac | plug | $1.00 | ||
| Zinnia, Zinderella Peach | plug | $1.00 |
More offerings and updates in the current availability.
