From the Earth to You

At Heidi’s GrowHaus & Lifestyle Gardens, we focus on growing native plants best suited to our region. We cultivate a variety of Minnesota-grown annuals, specialty dahlias, herbs, heirloom vegetables, tropical plants, perennials, shrubs, and ornamental trees. Browse our plant selections and stop by our Garden Centre today to purchase your own. 

See What’s Sprouting

Our plant stock changes with the season and is frequently updated. The friendly Growhaus staff is available to help with all decisions regarding plants and gardening materials. To assist in making your selections, we have listed our Minnesota natives and edible plants. We carry many more plants than are listed here.

Contact us to learn more.

Edible Plants

Vegetables – artichokes, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celeriac, cucumber, eggplant, ground cherry, kale, kalette, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mustard, okra, onions, peas, peppers, potato, rumex, sweet potato, swiss chard, squash, strawberries, tomatillos, tomatoes, and watermelon.
Herbs– arugula, basil, catnip, chamomile, chives, cilantro, dill, epazote, fennel, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemongrass, marjoram, mint, oregano, papalo, rosemary, sorrel, stevia, tarragon, thyme, and watercress.
Flowers – calendula, dandelion, hibiscus, nasturtium, purslane, and viola
Vines – hops, hyacinth bean, malabar spinach, and scarlet runner bean
Perennials – asparagus, borage, horseradish, lovage, and rhubarb
Fruits
Shrubs - black raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, chokeberry, cranberry, currant, elderberry, garlic, goji berry, gooseberry, grape, hazelnut, honeyberry, huckleberry, josta berry, kiwi, plum, raspberry, sea berry, serviceberry, and thimbleberry
Trees – apple, apricot, cherry, fig, olive arbequina, pear, plum, lemon, and lime

Native Perennials

Native Shade Perennials

Asarum canadense - Canadian Wild Ginger

Arisaema triphyllum - Jack in the Pulpit

Caltha palustris - Marsh Marigold

Chelone obliqua -Turtlehead

Erythronium albidum - White Trout Lily

Eupatorium fistulosum - Trumpetweed

Fern Adiantum pedatum - Maidenhair Fern

Fern Athyrium felix femina - Lady Fern

Fern Dryopteris erythrosora - Male Fern

Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern

Fern Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern

Fern Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon Fern

Gaultheria procumbens - Wintergreen

Hepatica acutiloba - Sharp Leaved Hepatica

Heuchera richardsonii - Prairie Alum Root

Lobelia siphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia

Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells

Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort

Phlox divaricata - Wild Blue Phlox

Podophyllum peltatum - May Apple

Polygonatum commutatum - Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum falcatum - Variegated Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum humile - Solomon's Seal

Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot

Stylophorum diphyllum - Golden Poppy

Thalictrum delavayi - Meadow Rue

Thalictrum dioicum - Early Meadow Rue

Trillium erectum - Red Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum - White Trillium

Trillium luteum - Yellow Trillium

Uvularia grandiflora - Large Flowered Bellwort

Native Sun Perennials

Amorpha canescens - Lead Plant

Amsonia hubrichtii - Bluestar

Anemone canadensis - Canada Anemone

Angelica gigas - Great Angelica

Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' - Pussytoes

Aquilegia canadensis - American Columbine

Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata - Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Baptisia australis - False Indigo

Calamintha nepeta - Catmint

Callirhoe involucrata - Wine Cups

Dalea purpurea - Purple Prairie Clover

Dodecatheon meadia - Midland Shooting Star

Echinacea pallida - Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

Eupatorium dubium - Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium perfoliatum - Boneset

Eupatorium purpureum - Joe Pye Weed

Filipendula - Meadow Sweet

Geum triflorum - Prairie Smoke

Gr Acorus - Sweet Flag

Gr Andropogon gerardii - Big Bluestem

Gr Bouteloua curtipendula - Side Oats Grama

Gr Carex pensylvanica - Common Oak Sedge

Gr Chasmanthium latifolium - Northern Sea Oats

Gr Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass

Gr Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem

Gr Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue Eyed Lucerne

Gr Sorghastrum nutans - Indian Grass

Gr Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed

Helenium - Sneezeweed

Iris versicolor - Northern Blue Flag Iris

Liatris aspera - Button Blazing Star

Opuntia humifusa - Eastern Prickly Pear

Parthenium integrifolium - Wild Quinine

Physostegia virginiana - Dragonhead

Pycnanthemum virginianum - Mountain Mint

Ratibida pinnata - Yellow Coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta - Black Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba - Brown Eyed Susan

Ruellia humilis - Wild Petunia

Salvia azura - Blue Sage

Senna hebecarpa - Wild Senna

Silphium perfoliatum - Cup Plant

Vernonia - Ironweed

Veronicastrum virginacum - Culver's Root

Native Shrubs

Amelanchier alnifolia - Serviceberry

Aronia melanocarpa - Glossy Black Chokeberry

Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush

Clethra alnifolia - Sweet Pepper Bush

Cornus sericea - Red Osier Dogwood

Corylus americana - American Hazelnut

Diervilla lonicera - Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

Ilex verticillata - Winterberry

Viburnum lentago - Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum trilobum - American Cranberry

Native vines

Celastrus scandens - American Bittersweet

Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper

Native trees

Native Deciduous Trees

Acer rubrum - Red Maple

Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple

Aesculus glabra - Ohio Buckeye

Amelanchier laevis - Serviceberry

Betula nigra - River Birch

Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch

Carpinus caroliniana - Blue Beech

Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud

Chionanthus virginicus - Fringetree

Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood

Gleditsia triacanthos - Honeylocust

Populus tremuloides - Quaking Aspen

Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak

Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak

Tsuga canadensis - Canadian Hemlock

Ulmus americana - American Elm

Native Evergreen Trees

Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Juniper

Picea glauca densata - Black Hills Spruce

Pinus resinosa - Norway Pine

Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine

Thuja occidentalis - White Cedar Arborvitae