The Plant Store is now closed for 2023 and will re-open for sales in May of 2024

  • Please see the Using the Plant Library  page  for some tips on how to make the most of the information here to select species for creating a healthy native plant community suited to the conditions of your site.

Hydrophyllum virginianum, Virginia Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum 

Virginia Waterleaf

  • Average to high moisture soils 
  • Partial to full shade
  • 2’ Tall, 12” wide, spreading to form a patch if they are happy with their location 
  • Spring Blooms
  • Ontario native, thrives in Open Woodland and Forest ecosystems

I have had poor success when it comes to germination of this species in the past, but I’m giving it another try with seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/hydrophyllum-virginianum-virginia-waterleaf-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

These are a woodland species, thriving in areas with consistently available moisture, where they can spread to form a dense patch.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by H. Zell, Salicyna Fritzflohrreynolds and Agnieszka Kwiecień via Wikimedia Commons

Species that were not sown / aren't being sown for 2023 are marked with an * 
Species that are native to this continent, but not historically native to Ontario are marked with a ~ 
While it rarely comes up, I do reserve the right to limit plant quantities, mostly to help ensure that as many native plant gardens as possible become a reality
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