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North American native seeds and plants for gardening and restoration 🌱 Our seeds and plants have been used for gardening, landscaping, and restoration.
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Rooted in our past and growing for the future, Prairie Moon Nursery has been dedicated to providing authentic, wild-type native plants since 1982. Every native plant helps to restore habitat and supports diminishing pollinator and bird species. Whether it's a few square feet or several acres, we can all make a difference... HOPE GROWS IN EVERY GARDEN!

10/30/2026

The day before Halloween here at Prairie Moon, featuring the seed bag ghost aka Cavan. 👻

What’s your Halloween costume this year?

Happy Halloween everyone! Stay Spooky!

10/29/2026

Four spooky plants to plant in your garden or look for in the forest!

👀Doll’s Eyes (Actaea pachypoda): Pea-sized fruits develop in late summer and mature throughout early fall, often lasting until the first frost. The berries extend from the stem on thick stalks, which turn a vivid red, providing stark contrast to the bone china-white fruits. The flower stigmas form a dark dot at the outer end of the berries, making them look like eyes, similar to the porcelain eyes used in dolls.

👻Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is a perennial wildflower that is often mistaken for a fungus. Ghost Pipe lacks chlorophyll, giving it its ghostly white appearance. Without chlorophyll, it cannot photosynthesize. Instead of generating food itself from sunlight, this plant is able to hijack the nutrient exchange that happens between the fungi and trees around it. Because of the complex ecological relationships this native plant requires to grow, propagation is extremely difficult. Although there are native populations in the woods near Prairie Moon’s headquarters, this is not a species we offer for sale. Some plants simply won’t bend to the will of the horticulture industry and only offer their enchantments if you’re willing to venture into the deep, dark forest.

🕷️Spider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis): Despite the common name, Spider Milkweed isn’t covered in spiders or made of spiders, crazy, right? Although you might find Monarch caterpillars on this plant! It is among the very first milkweeds to bloom, offering a place for the first wave of northward-migrating Monarchs to lay their eggs.

🧹Common Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is an attractive fall-blooming, low-maintenance shrub/small tree that grows best in part shade and medium-wet, slightly acidic soils. Its most notable feature is its vibrant yellow flowers that stand out against the barren trees of late fall.

What spooky plants do you have in your garden?

10/28/2026

It all starts with a dream. Whether it's to support pollinators, birds, or other wildlife around you; to create a more eco-friendly garden; or simply to create a beautiful garden, native plants can do it all!

Late fall is one of the best times to sow your native seed mix on your prepped site. It takes the guesswork out of stratification and lets nature do the work for you. Establishing a successful native planting from seed is a labor of love and patience. Most folks who have embarked upon the adventure will praise the process: the thrill of discovery and the absolute joy of transforming a space with little to no biological activity into a healthy ecosystem thrumming with life.

If you need help bringing your dream to life, give us a call or send us an email, and we would be happy to help! We also provide several resources on our website under the “learn” tab to help you get started with native plants.

Whether it's a few square feet or several acres, we can all make a difference… hope grows in every backyard! Join the movement. Choose native plants! 🌱🌼🐛🦋🐝🐦

10/27/2026

What you can do in your yard to support our native bees! Part 3 of 3

Avoid pesticides when you are able to & spread the word!

If you missed it, check out parts 1 & 2 for more on what you can do in your yard to support our native bees & share to spread the word! 🐝

10/26/2026

What you can do in your yard to support our native bees! Part 2 of 3

Plant native plants! Planting a great diversity of native plants in your yard will help support the most types of bees.

Look out for part 3 tomorrow to learn even more & share to spread the word to help support our native bees!🐝

10/23/2026

What you can do in your yard to support our native bees! Part 1 of 3

Watch parts 2 & 3 to learn more!

Share to spread the word to support our native bees! 🐝

10/21/2026

Plants with Spooky Names for the Spooky Month of October!

Mad-dog Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)🐶💀

The common name of “skullcap” is a reference to the cap shape of the flower and seed capsules, which slightly resemble helmets worn by military during the Middle Ages. “Mad-dog” is a reference to the belief that this plant had properties that could cure rabies, which has been disproven.

10/20/2026

Night-blooming native plants!🌙🌠 These plants' flowers open in the evening, stay open all night, and close in the morning, supporting an underappreciated pollinator: moths!

Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) boasts brilliant yellow blossoms nearly as big as your palm! Like most species in the Primrose family, each showy bloom is a “one and done” event - opening in the late afternoon, shining overnight, and fading away the following day. Because of this relatively uncommon feature, this plant attracts some equally exceptional, niche nocturnal pollinators: Sphinx Moths! The moth family Sphingidae includes Hawk Moths, Hummingbird Moths, and Clearwing Moths.

Wild Four O’Clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea) flowers start to open late in the afternoon (guess what time - 4:00!), remain open all night to be pollinated by long-tongued & short-tongued bees, moths, and occasionally Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds, and close in the morning. It is also a larval host to the White-lined Sphinx Moth.

Do you have any night-blooming native plants in your garden?

10/16/2026

Plants with Spooky Names for the Spooky Month of October!

Widow’s Cross (Sedum pulchellum) is a winter annual, meaning fallen seeds can germinate in the fall, and young plants will overwinter. Continued growth happens the next spring and by mid-summer seed will mature, drop, and plants will die down. This Sedum is a hardy, tough little plant. It thrives in sunny rock gardens and is visually best planted in groups due to its small size.

The common name Widow’s Cross refers to the cross shape of its four petals.

10/15/2026

Is your bare root order shipping and you have freezing temps or even snow in the forecast? Don’t fret! It is the perfect time to plant your bare roots!

Bare root plants arrive to you dormant, packed in peat moss, and should be planted as soon as possible. Unlike greenhouse-grown plants, bare-root plants can be planted during cold weather or anytime the soil is not frozen.

Happy planting!

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Winona, MN
55987

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15074521362

Website

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