Bona Terra Seedling Tray Plant Grant
Help support the Plant Grant with the gift of seeds to produce seedlings for our giveaways. By gifting us seeds, you know exactly where 100% of your donation dollars are going.
Below is a list of species we are accepting and some retailers that sell seed. If you know of any local seed sellers that carry species listed without a retailer, we would love to hear about them!
If you’re interested in gifting seeds to Bona Terra to support the Plant Grant, email us at plantgrant@bonaterradc.com with the species and quantity you want to gift and the retail source. We will check against our Plant Grant seed inventory and send you the shipping address and a confirmation of whether we are in need of those seeds.
If you’re interested in donating seeds you have collected, call Jeremy at (703) 407-0718 or hang tight while we work out a system that ensures that any donations meet our ecological standards.
Species Name | Common Name | Ernst Conservation Seeds | Brandywine Conservancy | Prairie Moon | Roundstone Native Seed |
Ageratina altissima | White Snakeroot | X | |||
Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | X | X | X | |
Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigobush | X | X | X | X |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | X | X | X | X |
Aquilegia canadensis | Red Columbine | X | X | X | |
Aruncus dioicus | Goat’s Beard | ||||
Asclepias amplexicaulis | Clasping Milkweed | ||||
Asclepias exaltata | Poke Milkweed | X | |||
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | X | X | X | |
Asclepias quadrifolia | Four-leaved Milkweed | ||||
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed | X | X | X | X |
Asclepias variegata | Redring Milkweed | ||||
Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed | X | |||
Asclepias viridiflora | Green Milkweed | X | |||
Baptisia australis | Blue False Indigo | X | X | X | X |
Baptisia australis var. minor | Dwarf Blue Indigo | X | |||
Boltonia asteroides | False Aster | X | X | ||
Carex lupina | Hop Sedge | X | X | X | |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | X | X | X | X |
Cercis canadensis | Redbud | X | X | ||
Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea | X | X | X | |
Chrysopsis mariana | Maryland Goldenaster | X | |||
Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance-leaved Coreopsis | X | X | X | |
Doellingeria umbellata | Flat-topped White Aster | X | X | ||
Eragrostis spectabilis | Purple Lovegrass | X | X | X | |
Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master | X | X | X | X |
Eupatorium album | White Thoroughwort | ||||
Eupatorium altissimum | Tall Thoroughwort | X | |||
Eupatorium capillifolium | Dogfennel | ||||
Eupatorium hyssopifolium | Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort | X | |||
Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset | X | X | ||
Eurybia macrophylla | Big-leaved Aster | X | X | ||
Euthamia caroliniana | Slender Goldentop | ||||
Eutrochium dubium | Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed | X | |||
Eutrochium fistulosum | Hollow Joe-Pye Weed | X | X | X | X |
Eutrochium maculatum | Spotted Joe-Pye Weed | X | X | ||
Eutrochium purpureum | Purple Joe-Pye Weed | X | X | X | |
Gamochaeta purpurea | Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting | ||||
Helenium autumnale | Sneezeweed | X | X | X | |
Helenium flexuosum | Purple-headed Sneezeweed | X | X | ||
Helianthus angustifolius | Swamp Sunflower | X | X | X | |
Helianthus divaricatus | Woodland Sunflower | X | |||
Helianthus strumosus | Pale-leaved Woodland Sunflower | X | |||
Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | X | X | X | X |
Heuchera villosa | Hairy Alumroot | X | |||
Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp Rose Mallow | X | X | X | X |
Hieracium gronovii | Hairy Hawkweed | ||||
Hieracium venosum | Rattlesnakeweed | ||||
Hypericum prolificum | Shrubby St. John’s Wort | X | |||
Hypericum pyramidatum | Tall St. John’s Wort | X | X | ||
Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | X | X | ||
Ionactis linariifolia | Flax-leaved Whitetop Aster | ||||
Kosteletzkya virginica | Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow | X | |||
Lespedeza frutescens | Shrubby Bushclover | X | |||
Liatris pilosa | Shaggy Blazing Star | ||||
Liatris scariosa | Eastern Blazing Star | ||||
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | X | X | X | |
Lobelia elongata | Elongated Lobelia | ||||
Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia | X | X | X | X |
Monarda clinipodia | Basil Beebalm | ||||
Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | X | X | X | X |
Monarda media | Purple Bergamot | X | |||
Monarda punctata | Spotted Beebalm | X | X | X | |
Packera anonyma | Small’s Ragwort | ||||
Packera obovata | Roundleaf Ragwort | ||||
Panicum amarum | Coastal Panicgrass | X | |||
Panicum anceps | Beaked Panicgrass | X | X | ||
Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Beardtongue | X | X | X | X |
Penstemon hirsutus | Hairy Beardtongue | X | X | X | |
Pycnanthemum incanum | Hoary Mountainmint | X | X | X | |
Rudbeckia fulgida | Orange Coneflower | X | X | X | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Cutleaf Coneflower | X | X | X | |
Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | X | X | X | X |
Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry | X | X | ||
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | X | X | X | X |
Senna marilandica | Maryland Senna | X | X | X | |
Sisyrinchium atlanticum | Eastern Blue-eyed Grass | ||||
Smallanthus uvedalia | Hairy Leafcup | ||||
Solidago caesia | Wreath Goldenrod | X | X | X | |
Solidago erecta | Slender Goldenrod | ||||
Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Goldenrod | X | X | ||
Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod | X | X | ||
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod | X | X | X | X |
Solidago odora | Anisescented goldenrod | X | X | ||
Solidago puberula | Downy Goldenrod | ||||
Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | X | X | ||
Solidago speciosa | Showy Goldenrod | X | X | X | X |
Solidago squarrosa | Stout Goldenrod | ||||
Solidago uliginosa | Bog Goldenrod | X | |||
Spiraea alba | White Meadowsweet | X | |||
Spiraea corymbosum | Shinyleaf Meadowsweet | ||||
Spiraea tomentosa | Steeplebush | X | |||
Symphyotrichum dumosum | Rice Button Aster | ||||
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | White Panicle Aster | X | |||
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster | X | X | X | X |
Symphyotrichum patens | Late Purple Aster | ||||
Symphyotrichum pilosum | Hairy White Oldfield Aster | X | X | X | X |
Symphyotrichum puniceum | Purple-setmmed Aster | X | X | ||
Symphyotrichum racemosum | Smooth White Oldfield Aster | ||||
Symphyotrichum shortii | Short’s Aster | ||||
Symphyotrichum undulatum | Wavy-leaved Aster | ||||
Tradescantia subaspera | Zigzag Spiderwort | X | |||
Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia Spiderwort | X | X | X | |
Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain | X | X | ||
Vernonia gigantea | Giant Ironweed | X | X | ||
Vernonia glauca | Broad-leaved Ironweed | ||||
Vernonia noveborancensis | New York Ironweed | X | X | X | X |
Yucca filamentosa | Adam’s Needle Yucca |
Group Plant Grant
The Bona Terra Group Plant Grant is an integral part of our overarching plant grant initiatives. Together with the Individual Plant Grant, our in-house Seedling Giveaway events, and our forthcoming Community-Led Satellite Seedling events, the Group Plant Grant is a vital component of our mission to annually place one million seedlings into the hands of our community members and in turn, put these seedlings into the ground to support our ecosystems.
Eligibility Criteria
The Plant Grant program is open to a diverse range of applicants who share the common goal of enhancing their communities with native plants. Eligible groups include not-for-profit organizations, garden clubs, schools, scout troops, gatherings of friends and family, or any collective with a sincere desire to introduce native flora into the local landscape.
Community Outreach Aspect
To qualify for the Group Plant Grant, the project must incorporate an element of community outreach. This can take various forms, such as planting on public land, maintaining demonstration gardens accessible to the public, or having a plan to plant on more than six private properties. For example, a group of friends can canvas a neighborhood and offer to plant one or more plants at each residence.
Location Requirement
Applicants should be located within a 150-mile radius of Washington, D.C. to participate in the Plant Grant program.
Experience and Plant Care
While prior experience in seedling division and plant maintenance is not mandatory, it can increase the likelihood of receiving the full requested allocation of plants.
Accessible Native Plants
Our aim is to make native plants accessible to as many people as possible, thereby contributing to the revival of our imperiled ecosystems. For this purpose, we are offering community pots in quart-sized containers containing tens to hundreds of seedlings for your group to divide and plant. Our belief is that returning native plants to their rightful place within our ecosystems is a vital part of solutions to the current ecological crisis.
Primary Goal: Planting Native Species
The core objective of the Group Plant Grant is to empower your group or organization to personally plant native species in the ground. While you may have secondary goals for the granted plants, you must have a primary plan that results in your group personally planting the majority of the seedlings in the ground to qualify. If your group is unable to meet this requirement, for any reason, please look into our individual Plant Grant, which is more flexible on this matter. Should any surplus plants remain after your planned plantings, we kindly request that you share them within your community. If plants are distributed beyond your organization, please accompany them with species-specific notes and information about Bona Terra.
Discouraging Sale of Granted Plants
We discourage the sale of granted plants, as our primary mission is to enhance local ecosystems and make native plants accessible to all. By sharing the life creating qualities and value of native flora, we collectively contribute to a healthier, more sustainable environment.
Secondary goals
Your secondary goals should be centered around community outreach and getting free plants into the community. This can include, but is not limited to distributing among your group members, giving divided and potted seedlings away at an event or other ideas you submit for approval.
FAQs
What if my group will not be personally planting the granted seedlings?
If your group doesn’t intend to personally plant the granted seedlings in the ground and instead aims to distribute plants for others to plant, you have a few options. You can either apply for the individual grant, attend our giveaway events, or apply for our forthcoming Bona Terra Sponsored, Community-led Satellite Seedling Event.
How many seedlings can you be granted?
There is no set limit. Allocations will be determined case by case. Factors we will consider will be, size of the project, your group’s answer to “demonstrate your group’s experience”, potential of your project’s community impact and size of group. More square footage, experience, impact and people involved = more seedlings granted.
Check out our Seedling Division Guide for instructions on how to divide seedlings, mix soil, and important factors to consider for the health and longevity of your native plant seedlings.
Check out the list of plant species in seedling trays we have available:
Local Ecotypes
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Flat-top Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- Hollow Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum)
- Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
- Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
- Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)
Non-Local Ecotypes
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
- False Aster (Boltonia asteroides)
- Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
- Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- Spotted St. John’s Wort (Hypericum punctatum)
- Tall St. John’s Wort (Hypericum pyramidatum)
- Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum)
- Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
- Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
- Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
- Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
- Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
- Carolina Lupine (Thermopsis caroliniana)
- Adam’s Needle (Yucca filamentosa)
Approval of this grant does not guarantee any specific species or number of plants on these lists. We will do our best to match your group with the best plants for your situation.
Plant Grant Application Form
Volunteer at our Open Nursery Saturdays!
We are opening our nursery for plant purchases and seedling giveaways every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm! We would welcome help in giving away seedlings to help get native plants in the ground.
Use the link below to access our Volunteer Sign-up Form!