POST-PLANT SALE ... PLANT SALE! Our big spring sale is now over, and we have a few remaining plants we'd like to sell ASAP. Prices have dropped a bit so these plants will find new homes before the summer heat hits. Come and get them!
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) 36-60”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) 18-24”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 now $15
- Please pick up your plant(s) no later than Sunday, May 17, 2026. Plants not retrieved by May 17 are considered abandoned (no refunds) and will be donated at CGS discretion. Contact us ASAP if you need a special arrangement.
- 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.]
Prairie Plants 4-Pack or Tray - SET A
Pick up is at the Columbus Garden School (1350 E. Cooke Rd, Columbus OH 43224). We do not ship plants; delivery may be possible for large orders.
Your order (labeled with your name) will be available for pickup approx. May 10th. Alternatively, you may prearrange a time window for pickup by emailing us at info@columbusgardenschool.com.
Inspect your purchase carefully before you leave the garden school. All sales are final.
