Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library

Graphic with the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library logo and text that says Our online seed shop is closing for the season on Friday, January 23. Place your orders for free native seeds before 11:59 pm Eastern time.

Our free online native seed shop is closing soon! 🌱

We’ve still got 60+ species available, including grasses, sedges, goldenrods, asters, and many more. Browse the shop and place your orders by Friday, Jan. 23 at 11:59pm ET.

wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/

#nativeplants #nativeseeds #gardening

We still have dozens of native species 🌱 available in our online shop, including these beauties!

Orders are free, though donations are warmly welcomed. We’ll mail seeds to ON, QC, NB, and NS.

Browse the shop and place your orders at wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop

#nativeseeds #nativeplants

Get FREE native seeds from the Seed Library! We mail to ON, QC, NB and NS. Order now here: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/

Photo collage in the shape of a heart. Photos feature Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library volunteers, seed packets, and native plants. Words at the center of the heart say Thank You, you helped seeds take root.

💚You showed up. You gave. Now we grow.

Thanks to your support this #GivingTuesday, we’ll be able to share thousands more free native seeds.

Let’s keep native plants blooming in our city. 🌼

With gratitude,
The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library

#ThankYou #NativePlants #NativeSeeds #gardening

Photo of insects on a native plant. The text says it’s giving Tuesday. Let’s keep native seeds growing.

🌱 It’s #GivingTuesday. 🌱

Your $5 supports the seed library to fulfill one seed order, and shares up to 50 #NativePlants.

Last year, we filled 5,000 orders together. Will you help us fill 10,000 this year?

Today’s the day. Your donation makes it happen: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/donations/do...

Before and after photos of bare garden beds, transformed into native flower gardens. Text says Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library. Help seeds take root. Giving Tuesday, December 2.

One seed packet at a time, we’re building habitat and bringing back biodiversity. 🐝🌱

But we can’t do it without support.

🗓️ Giving Tuesday is Dec. 2.

Help us keep native seeds free and ecosystems thriving.

#NativePlants #NativeSeeds #GivingTuesday #gardening #ottawa

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, November 15, 2025 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre
(Alta Vista) from 1-3 pm to get as many free native seeds as you want! More information here: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/events/

Picture collage of native flowers in bloom, seed packets, and volunteers packing seeds. The text says Coming Soon Giving Tuesday Help Seeds Take Root.

🌼 This year, we’ve seen native gardens bloom, rare plants thrive, and pollinators return.

All thanks to YOU and the power of native seeds.

Giving Tuesday is coming (Dec 2).
Let’s keep free native seeds growing in Ottawa.

#GivingTuesday #NativePlants #wildflowers #SeedLibrary

Hi! Thanks for your kind offer. We only accept species that are straight and native to Ontario. Thanks though!

YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library How to harvest Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) seeds

Please keep an eye out for your Red Columbine seeds! We can use all that we can get. Thanks! #seeds #seedsaving #nativeplants #gardening

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YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library How to harvest Sprengle or Long Beaked Sedge (Carex sprengelii) seeds

Time to keep an eyed out for Sprengle or Long Beak Sedge seeds! youtu.be/sJE2dL7iVEQ?...

YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library How to harvest Stoloniferous foamflower (Tiarella stolonifera) seeds

Time to start monitoring your Foamflowers for seeds! #seeds #diy #gardening youtu.be/9pOFk98ZHz4?...

We will bring spring seeds to our June 28 event for you to pick and sow promptly! You can drop off seed donations at any of our events. Thanks! #seeds #ottawa #free

YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library How to harvest Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)

Check your Prairie Smoke for harvesting! #nativeplants #seeds

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Me too!

A little Swamp milkweed Beetle munching on Common Milkweed @
#milkweedformonarchs #gardening #plants #garden

Don’t have time to monitor all your seed pods? Put organza bags around them! No need to check on them daily anymore. #diy #tips #seedsaving

Bowman’s root is in bloom! #nativeplants #plants #gardening

Virginia’s Waterleaf is in bloom! Its a good short option for a shade garden. Bumble bees love it! #nativeplants #areyoureadytobumble #bumblebees

My favourite fleabane is in bloom! Philadelphia Fleabane! It’s a host plant and it feeds tiny bees and flies. Different bloom sizes feed different beings so it’s a good idea to have a variety at different times of year. #nativeplants #bees #savethebees

Meet the Board and learn about what we are working on during our upcoming open doors! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#seeds #seedlibrary #opendoors

The Bloom & Buzz Newsletter May 2025, 1st Edition

The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library has a newsletter now! Register to know what is going on and what events are coming up! #seedlibrary #freeseeds #nativeplants

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This Polyphemus moth did not have much time to herself! She is hanging on to the cocoon she left 24 hours ago! Already mating! #moth #butterfly #leavetheleaves #nativeplants #gardening

I was visited by a Polyphemus moth! Leaving the leaves works! She was hidden in a pile of leaves and I hung her up. #leavetheleaves #moth #butterfly #nativeplants

Blue Bottle Gentian's blooms can only be opened by bumblebees. #nativeplants #plants #gardening

Geranium maculatum is a great native alternative to the non-native geranium. It remains short, blooms in shade at this time of year. What is not to love! #nativeplants #plants #gardening #garden

Sweet Joe Pye Weed is an excellence choice for shaded areas. I am growing mine in very very dry shade and it's happy. It's a tough plant that is loved by bees and butterflies. It also add a touch of pink to your shade area. #nativeplants #plants #gardening #butterflies #bees

Yes, we have a native hibiscus! It's called Swamp Rose Mallow and we will be giving free seeds to grow this beauty in the fall. #seeds #nativeplants #gardening

False sunflower is well loved by bees in the fall; their shape acts as a helipad! They are also the host plant of a red aphid that you might encounter on them. They start blooming in June and stop at frost. What is not to love! #nativeplants #gardening #seeds #fallbeauty

Low bush blueberries flowers are so cute! 🥰 #edible #nativeplants #flowers