What: Pre-order native plant kits (see below for details) will be available for purchase online now through September 4, 2025.

Where is pickup: Secotan Farmer’s Market in Wanchese

When is pickup: Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 8AM-Noon

How much: $15.00 for 4 plants (pre-selected, see below)
 
Plants in each kit:

This fall we have 2 kits available for purchase with the themes: (1) “Native Wildflowers for Dry Soils” featuring drought-tolerant native perennials that are popular with the pollinators and can withstand the summer heat once established and (2) “Shade-loving Native Perennials”. Quantities are limited, no substitutions.
 
“Wildflower Kits”: 

Include 4 species/$15 
Spring blooming=Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury’s/Eastern Bee Balm)
Summer blooming=Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) OR Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Narrowleaf Mountain Mint)
Fall blooming= ‘Solar Cascade’ Solidago (‘Solar Cascade’ Goldenrod)
Multi-season= Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle)

“Shade Kits”:

Include 4 species/$15 (I have 6 of these)
Ferns- can choose from Netted Chain Fern, Sensitive Fern or Marsh Fern
Sedum ternatum (Native Stonecrop)
Iris cristata (White Dwarf Crested Iris)
And a selection of shade-loving perennials and ferns to choose from for your 4th plant

If you have any difficulty in making a purchase, please call 252-475-2314. Please note that messages left at this number will NOT secure your plant kit.

If you have questions, please email our Conservation Horticulturist at rachel.veal@ncaquariums.com.