Delaware Valley Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Heiler Hybrid', Epimedium versicolor 'Sulphureum', Pulmonaria cv., Phlox subulata 'Ellie B.', Bukiniczia cabulica, Mertensia virginica, Arabis alpina

Plant Sales

2023 Schedule

  • June 3 (Saturday): Members' plant sale at Robbins Park in Ambler
  • September 9 (Saturday): Sale open to the public at the Fall Gardeners' Market
  • September 23 (Saturday): Members' plant sale at Robbins Park in Ambler
 

Fall Gardeners' Market

Saturday, September 9, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Montco 4H Center, 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville, PA. We will be selling hypertufa troughs, hard-to-finad natural tufa, and more than 75 varieties of plant. The items inclue the following:

Woody Plants
Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance'hybrid daphne
Jasminum parkeridwarf yellow jasmine
 
Rock Garden Perennials
Achillea tomentosa 'Maynard Gold'yarrow
Allium albidumdwarf white allium
Allium senescenstwisted allium
Androsace sarmentosarock primrose
Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'wild red columbine
Arabis x sturiirock cress
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Resholdt's Variety'Dalmatian bellflower
Campanula poscharskyanaSerbian bellflower
Carex caryophyllea 'The Beatles'sedge
Cheilanthes feeiFee's lipfern
Cheilanthes lanosahairy lipfern
Cunila origanoidesdittany
Dianthus deltoidesdianthus
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'dianthus
Epimedium grandiflorum var. higoense 'Bandit'barrenwort
Erysimum pulchellumpretty wallflower
Gentiana angustifoliagentian
Hypericum kazdaghenseSt.-Johns-wort
Origanum 'Bristol Cross'ornamental oregano
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'ornamental oregano
Orostachys spinosa ex Haldadunce's cap
Paronychia kapela 'Binstead Gold'creeping nailwort
Phlox 'Herbert Redfield'moss phlox
Phlox subulata 'Ellie B'moss phlox
Pulsatilla vulgarispasqueflower
Rosularia rosulatarosette-leaved stonecrop
Saponaria ocymoidesrock soapwort
Saxifraga longifolia hybridsaxifrage
Sedum cv.stonecrop
Sedum dasyphyllumCorsican stonecrop
Sedum stefcoblushing stonecrop
Sempervivum 'Belansky Tetra'hen and chicks
Silene caroliniana 'Short and Sweet'wild pink
Sisyrinchium idahoense 'Moody Blues'blue-eyed grass
Tetraneuris herbacealakeside daisy
Thymus cherlerioides 'Silver Needles'thyme
Thymus comosusthyme
Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'creeping thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Ripple'mother of thyme
Woodsia obtusablunt-lobed woodsia
Yucca elatasoaptree yucca
 
Bulbs
Galanthus elwesii, fall bloomingfall snowdrop
Galanthus reginae-olgaeQueen Olga's snowdrop
 
Garden Perennials and Vines
Adiantum capillus-venerisVenus maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatummaidenhair fern
Adiantum venustumHimalayan maidenhair
Asarum fauriei var. takaoiwild ginger
Asarum shuttleworthii 'Callaway'wild ginger
Asclepias purpurascenspurple milkweed
Carex radiataeastern star sedge
Clematis 'Mrs. Robert Brydon'clematis
Clematis viornavasevine
Cystopteris protrusaprotruding bladder fern
Epimedium 'Hot Lips'barrenwort
Epimedium 'Sunshowers'barrenwort
Epimedium x omeiensebarrenwort
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'robin plantain
Gaultheria procumbenswintergreen
Phlomis russelianaJerusalem sage
Phlox stolonifera 'Fran's Purple'creeping phlox
Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout'lyreleaf sage
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'Kamchatka stonecrop
Zingiber mioga 'White Feather'variegated ginger
 
Tender Perennials
Amorphophallus bulbiferpink voodoo lily
Fuchsia 'Black Cherry'fuchsia
Jasminum tortuosumtwisted jasmine
 
Other Items
Hypertufa trough
Tufa

 

Members' Plant Sales

These plant sales feature plants that are suited to our climate and are very reasonably priced, starting at a dollar a pot. Our silent auction plants are legendary for offering unusual plants, as well as hypertufa troughs and other sought-after items.

Plant donations are accepted from 8:45 to 9:45 AM, and plants for sale may be previewed up to 10 AM. The sale opens at 10 AM. Plants sell out fast, so we strongly recommend arriving before 10 and using the preview period to decide which plants you want.

Instructions for donors: Plants must have a white label with the botanical name of the plant on one side and donor's name on the other side. For every 10 plants donated, donors receive 10 free plant labels and the right to select one early-choice plant (up to 5 early-choice plants). You'll be allowed several minutes to shop for your early-choice before non-donors start shopping. (Early-choice plants aren't free plants; you still pay full price.) Plants of exceptional rarity or quality are welcomed for the silent auction; extra credits for early-choice plants will be given.

The selection is different at every sale. As an illustration, here are some the items at our sale in September 2022:

Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Stanfieldii'

We will have lots of Sempervivums (hen-and-chicks) at the members' plant sale.

    Book: The Crevice Garden by Kenton Seth & Paul Spriggs
  • Hypertufa trough
  • Achillea 'Apricot Delight'
  • Adiantum venustum
  • Androsace sarmentosa
  • Aethionema saxatile
  • Asarum fauriei 'Takaoi'
  • Asarum shuttleworthii 'Calloway'
  • Bellium minutum
  • Campanula hoffmannii
  • Campanula saxifraga aucheri
  • Carex radiata
  • Clivia miniata (not hardy)
  • Daphne x translatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance'
  • Dianthus 'Everbloom Red Delicious'
  • Dianthus 'Everbloom Watermelon Ice'
  • Dianthus monspessulanus
  • Dianthus myrtinervis
  • Dianthus subacaulis
  • Draba novegica
  • Dryopteris goldiana
  • Gentiana angustifolia
  • Gypsophila fischeri
  • Gypsophila petraea
  • Haemanthus albiflos (not hardy)
  • Hosta 'Spilled Milk'
  • Houstonia caerulea
  • Hymenoxys acaulis
  • Hypericum stragulum
  • Ionactis nemoralis
  • Iris sanguinea
  • Pavonia lasiopetala
  • Penstemon sp.
  • Phemeranthus calycinus
  • Podophyllum 'Rudolph'
  • Potentilla neumanniana
  • Pulsatilla vulgaris
  • Saxifraga longifolia
  • Saxifraga paniculata
  • Saxifraga paniculata dwarf form
  • Sedum 'Autumn Charm'
  • Sedum 'Touchdown Teak'
  • Sempervivum cvs.
  • Solidago nemoralis
  • Solidago plumosa
  • Speirantha convallarioides
  • Sternbergia lutea
  • Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
  • Thymus 'Doretta Klaber'
  • Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'
  • Thymus quinqucostatus ibukiensis 'Alba'
  • Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Ripple'
  • Vaccinium macrocarpon
  • Valeriana pauciflora
  • ... and many more
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Resholdt's Variety'

Campanula portenschlagiana 'Resholdt's Variety' (Dalmatian bellflower). Photographed May 6, 2010 in Philadelphia. Photo by Janet Novak.