Seed grown, local ecotypes, chemical free — grown from the Pennsylvania Piedmont and Ridge & Valley
Plants rooted in this valley,
grown as they have always grown —
from local seed, on local ground.
This Land is a specialty native plant nursery in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, growing local ecotype natives from the lower Susquehanna region. Every plant is seed-grown, chemical-free, and genetically adapted to the soils and seasons of this specific place.
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Goldenrod
Solidago spp.
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Ephemeral — handle carefully
Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Ephemeral — limited supply
Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Propagating — fall 2026
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
Very limited — collecting seed
☐ Request for Next RoundTrillium
Trillium grandiflorum
Slow to propagate — on future list
☐ Request for Next RoundWild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
On propagation list for next round
☐ Request for Next RoundWild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
Future propagation
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Lindsey Richards is a mixed media artist whose botanical studies grow from the same close looking that makes a good grower. Her work lives on the plant pages here — each species paired with the study it inspired.
Originals and prints are available directly. When you find a plant you love, you may also find you want to live with its portrait.
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