Each year, CGS grows four-packs of native tall-grass prairie plants to help you build your Ohio pollinator habitat. Our plants are healthy and vigorous, and you won't find a better price for this combination! And each year that you shop the CGS Prairie 4-Pack plant sale, your own garden grows in biodiversity and beauty.
 
You get 4* different plants in Set A:
 
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) 12-24”H. By far, the most elegant and well-behaved prairie grass swaying in the wind at CGS. A true four-season plant, we leave switch grass standing in the winter landscape. Provides cover and forage for pollinators, birds, and mammals. Blooms July/Aug/Sept. 
 
Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata) 60”H. Also called dotted horsemint, THIS is a monarda worth noticing! Drought-tolerant and highly attractive to pollinators. Flowers are pale purple and pink. Blooms Aug/Sept/Oct.  
 
Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) to 5’H. A member of the Sunflower family, ironweed has showy bright magenta flowers. Prefers damp soil conditions and full sun exposure. This plant spreads by rhizomes to form clumps. It serves as a late-season nectar source. Blooms July/Aug/Sept.

Clustered Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) 36”H. Named 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year, this mint plant HUMS with bees when in bloom. Soft gray-green foliage makes this a beautiful border/background plant that makes other colors POP. Blooms July/August/September. 
 
* In the event a plant fails to meet our standards, we will substitute a plant of equal value. You will be notified before pickup. 
 
Each Prairie 4-Pack is $18 
Buy a complete tray (32 plants) for $135.00 and save $9
No inflation here - our prices are the same as last year!
 
Trays and 4-packs will be available beginning May 4. Earlier pickup is available, but customer is responsible for caring for immature plants.
 
Please pick up your plant(s) no later than May 16, 2026. Plants not retrieved by May 16 are considered abandoned (no refunds) and will be donated at CGS discretion. 
 
Pickup is at the Columbus Garden School, 1350 E. Cooke Rd, Columbus OH 43224. We'll send you an email when your order is ready for pickup.

Text 614-404-7236
Email info@ColumbusGardenSchool.com
 
NOTE: We have single plants for sale -- see our Shop page for details!
 
[All plants grown locally at CGS to help support our educational programs. Plant photos and some descriptions are derived from our seed source, PrairieMoon.com. See their website for a detailed description of each plant. Four-pack/tray photos may not hold the same plants being sold but show the plant sizes and containers we use.]