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
