IN THE SHADE- Wild Seed Project-Heather McCargo
WILD SEED PROJECT Heather McCargo
THE PLANTS
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Violet Viola species
Wood rue Anemonella thalictroides
Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica
Golden Groundsel Packera aurea
Barren Strawberry Waldsteinia fragoides
Wild Ginger Asarum canadensis
Foam flower Tiarella cordifolia
Crested iris Iris cristata
Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum commutatum
Wood phlox Phlox divaricata#, P.stolonifera#
Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia#
Jacobs ladder Polemonium reptans#
Stonecrop Sedum ternatum#
Wild geranium Geranium maculatum
Baneberry Actaea rubra, A. pachypoda
Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis, P.hirsutus
False Solomon’s seal Maianthemum racemosa
Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Lobelias Lobelia cardinalis, L.siphilitica
Ferns Ostrich, Lady, Sensitive, New York, Royal, Christmas
Wood Aster Symphotrichum divaricata, S.cordifolium
Woodland Goldenrods Solidago caesia, S. flexicaulis
WOODY PLANTS
Moose maple Acer pensylvanicum
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Shadberry Amelanchier canadensis and A. laevis
Dogwoods Swida alternifolia, S. florida. (formally Cornus)
Musclewood Carpinus caroliniana
Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera
Flowering Raspberry Rubus odoratus
Summersweet Clethra alnifolia
We have native alternatives of common exotics
Rosebay Rhododenron maximum
Azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum and viscosum
Mt. Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Viburnums Hobblebush and Maple-leaved V. acerfolium and V. alnifolium
American hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens #
#These species are hardy in Maine but native to southern New England
Wild Seed Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization www.wildseedproject.net
Native Plant Sale featuring 100+ species
seed-grown native plants
Members Only: September 12, 2026
General Public: September 13, 2026
9am – 2pm
No registration required
LOCATION
The Native Seed Center at Turkey Hill Farm
120 Old Ocean House Road (43.577416, -70.215159)
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
