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We propagate native plant material specifically targeting wetland mitigation. We are a unique source for regulatory compliant plant material. Our staff includes a plant ecologist with extensive experience, so reach out to us with your plans. We are happy to provide advice, availability lists, or information on contract growing.

We use the wetland indicator status of plants to provide information on the water requirements of plants listed in our catalogue. For more information, visit our wetland indicator status page.

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Acorus americanus "Sweet flag"

Acorus americanus

Sweet flag

Alnus serrulata "Tag alder/Hazel alder" tublings

Alnus serrulata

Tag alder

"Downy serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea" by Where Are The Hikers? is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Amelanchier arborea

Downy service-berry

"Andropogon gerardii" by Matt Lavin is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse

Andropogon gerardii

Big bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus 4 inch pot at Mellow Marsh

Andropogon glomeratus

Bushy beardgrass

"Andropogon virginicus flowerhead3" by Macleay Grass Man is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Andropogon virginicus

Broomsedge

Asclepias incarnata "Swamp milkweed' in bloom

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp milkweed

Borrichia frutescens "Sea ox-eye/Bushy seaside tansy"

Borrichia frutescens

Sea ox-eye

Carex cherokeensis plugs

Carex cherokeensis

Cherokee sedge

Carex crinita "Fringed sedge"

Fringed sedge

Carex grayi "Gray's sedge"

Gray's sedge

Carex intumescens "Bladder sedge"

Carex intumescens

Bladder sedge

"Carex lupulina (Hop Sedge), Foster, RI" by Doug_McGrady is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Hop sedge

Carex lurida "Shallow sedge"

Shallow sedge

Carex stricta "Tussock sedge/Upright sedge"

Tussock sedge

"File:Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) in wet meadow at the Morton Arboretum - Flickr - Jay Sturner (4).jpg" by Jay Sturner from USA is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Carex vulpinoidea

Fox sedge

Cephalanthus occidentalis "Button bush"

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Button bush

frosty Chasmanthium latifolium "River oats" at Mellow Marsh

Chasmanthium latifolium

River oats

Chelone glabra "White turtlehead" in bloom

White turtlehead

"Cladium jamaicense" by D.Eickhoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Cladium jamaicense

Saw grass

Coleataenia rigidulum "Redtop panicgrass"

Coleataenia rigidulum

Redtop panicgrass

Pink, red, and green Cyrilla racemiflora (titi) leaves on 1-gallon Mellow Marsh plants in the fall

Cyrilla racemiflora

Titi

Dulichium arundinaceum "Three-way sedge"

Dulichium arundinaceum

Three-way sedge

Eleocharis obtusa "Spike rush"

Eleocharis obtusa

Blunt spikerush

"Elymus virginicus" by Matt Lavin is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse

Elymus virginicus

Virginia wild rye

Eryngium aquaticum blooming

Eryngium aquaticum

Marsh rattlesnakemaster

Eubotrys racemosus "Fetterbush/Swamp dog hobble" in bloom

Eubotrys racemosus

Swamp doghobble

Eupatorium perfoliatum "Boneset" in bloom

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Boneset

"Eutrochium dubium (Willd. ex Poir.) E.E. Lamont" by Mark T. Strong and Carol L. Kelloff is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=openverse

Eutrochium dubium

Coastal plain joe-pye weed

Eutrochium fistulosum "Trumpetweed/Joe-pye weed" in bloom

Eutrochium fistulosum

Trumpetweed/Joe-pye weed

"Fraxinus pennsylvanica" by Matt Lavin is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green ash

Helenium autumnale "Bitterweed" in bloom

Helenium autumnale

Bitterweed

Helianthus angustifolius "Swamp sunflower" in bloom

Helianthus angustifolius

Swamp sunflower

Hibiscus coccineus "Scarlet rose mallow" in bloom

Hibiscus coccineus

Scarlet rose mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos "Rose mallow" in bloom

Hibiscus moscheutos

Marsh hibiscus/Rose mallow

Ilex decidua "Possum haw"

Possum haw

Ilex verticillata "Winterberry"

Ilex verticillata

Winterberry

Ilex vomitoria "Yaupon"

Yaupon

Iris virginica "Southern blue flag" in bloom

Southern blue flag

Itea virginica "Virginia sweetspire"

Virginia sweetspire

"Juncus coriaceus left Juncus effusus right ncwetlands KG" by ncwetlands.org is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=openverse

Juncus coriaceus

Leathery rush

Juncus effusus, Soft rush; growing by a pond

Soft rush

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos "Marsh mallow" in bloom

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos

Marsh mallow

Lemna spp. "Duck weed"

Duck weed

"File:Leucothoe axillaris3.jpg" by KENPEI is marked with CC BY-SA 3.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse

Leucothoe axillaris

Coastal doghobble

"Raindrops on spicebush (Lindera benzoin) leaves. The water beads up like the lotus effect (like on lady's mantle)" by karen_hine is marked with CC PDM 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/?ref=openverse

Lindera benzoin

Spice bush

Liquidambar styraciflua "Sweet gum"

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet gum

Lobelia cardinalis "Cardinal flower" in bloom

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal flower

Lobelia elongata "Blue lobelia" in bloom

Lobelia elongata

Blue lobelia

Lyonia lucida "Fetterbush" in bloom

Fetterbush

Magnolia virginiana "Sweetbay magnolia"

Magnolia virginiana

Sweetbay magnolia

MMF Salt Tolerant Mix

MMF seed mixes

MMF Wetland Mix

MMF seed mixes

MMF Wetland Shade Mix

MMF seed mixes

Nelumbo lutea "American lotus" bloom

American lotus

Nuphar advena "Spatterdock" in bloom

Spatterdock

Nymphaea odorata "American white waterlily" in bloom

Nymphaea odorata

American white waterlily

Nyssa aquatica1-gallon pots at Mellow Marsh

Water tupelo

Nyssa biflora 15-gallon leaves at Mellow Marsh with beautiful fall color

Swamp tupelo

Onoclea sensibilis 1-gallon pots at Mellow Marsh Farm

Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive fern

Orontium aquaticum "Golden club"

Orontium aquaticum

Golden club

"Frondes vertes de l'Osmonde royale, Osmunda regalis, Osmundacées" by olive.titus is marked with CC PDM 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/?ref=openverse

Osmunda spectabilis

Royal fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomea "Cinnamon fern"

Osmundastrum cinnamomea

Cinnamon fern

Packera aurea "Golden groundsel" in bloom

Golden groundsel

Panicum virgatum "Switchgrass"

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

Peltandra virginica "Arrow arum"

Peltandra virginica

Arrow arum

"Red Bay" by mmmavocado is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Persea borbonia

Swamp bay, Red bay

Physocarpus opulifolius "Ninebark" in bloom

Physocarpus opulifolius

Ninebark

Pinckneya bracteata "Fever tree"

Pinckneya bracteata

Fever tree

Platanus occidentalis "Sycamore"

Platanus occidentalis

Sycamore

Pontederia cordata "Pickerel weed" in bloom

Pontederia cordata

Pickerel weed

"Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak" by Virens (Latin for greening) is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Quercus bicolor

Swamp white oak

"Quercus lyrata" by Bruce Kirchoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Overcup oak

"Quercus michauxii" by Bruce Kirchoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Quercus michauxii

Swamp chestnut oak

Quercus nigra "Water oak" acorns

Water oak

"Quercus palustris" by nicolasconnault is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/?ref=openverse

Quercus palustris

Pin oak

Orange/red fall colour of Quercus phellos "Willow oak" leaves at Mellow Marsh

Quercus phellos

Willow oak

Rhododendron atlanticum "Dwarf azalea" in bloom

Rhododendron atlanticum

Dwarf azalea

Rhododendron viscosum "Swamp azalea" in bloom

Rhododendron viscosum

Swamp azalea

Rhynchospora colorata "White topped sedge" in bloom

Rhynchospora colorata

White topped sedge

Rosa palustris "Swamp rose"

Swamp rose

Sagittaria latifolia "Arrowhead/Duck potato" in bloom

Sagittaria latifolia

Duck potato

"Black Willow - Salix nigra, Manassas Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia" by Judy Gallagher is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Black willow

Silky willow

Sambucus canadensis "Elderberry" in bloom

Sambucus canadensis

Elderberry

Saururus cernuus "Lizard's tail"

Saururus cernuus

Lizard's tail

Schoenoplectus americanus in flower at Mellow Marsh

Schoenoplectus americanus

Swordgrass

Schoenoplectus pungens "Common three square"

Schoenoplectus pungens

Common three square

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani "Soft stem bulrush"

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Soft stem bulrush

Scirpus cyperinus "Woolgrass"

Scirpus cyperinus

Woolgrass

Solidago sempervirens "Seaside goldenrod"

Solidago sempervirens

Seaside goldenrod

Sparganium americanum

Sparganium americanum

American bur reed

"Spartina alterniflora" by USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation is marked with CC PDM 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/?ref=openverse

Spartina alterniflora

Smooth cordgrass

"Spartina patens (Dana Filippini, NPS Photo)" by Northeast Coastal & Barrier Network is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse

Spartina patens

Salt meadow hay

Styrax americanus flower

Styrax americanus

American snowbell

Swida amomum (Silky dogwood) blooming white with a bee on the flowers

Silky dogwood

"Swamp Dogwood" by treegrow is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Swamp dogwood

Taxodium ascendens "Pond cypress"

Taxodium ascendens

Pond cypress

"Taxodium distichum 'Cody's Feathers'" by F. D. Richards is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse

Taxodium distichum

Bald cypress

"Eastern Gamagrass - Tripsacum dactyloides, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, Virginia" by Judy Gallagher is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Tripsacum dactyloides

Eastern gamagrass

"typha latifolia" by ruffin_ready is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Typha latifolia

Broadleaf cattail

Verbena hastata "Blue vervain" in bloom

Verbena hastata

Blue vervain

Viburnum nudum "Possum haw viburnum"

Possum haw viburnum