Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped. (We will make the Puccoons available for shipping again on January 1st, 2025)
Out-of-Stock Note: When we are sold out, please sign up for the wait list and subscribe to our newsletter—we always grow extras and will re-stock the online store with any leftover plants in early May. People on our Wait List will be the first notified.
Hoary Puccoon is a rare wildflower that blooms with yellow orange flowers in late spring. Finding Hoary Puccoon in the wild means that you are in an extremely high quality prairie. We are one of the only native plant nurseries where you can find Hoary Puccoon for sale, and like our other plants, we grow it in the greenhouse from seed. If planted well with some mulch and not too much water, these will bloom the season after planting! We also sell Fringed Puccoon, Wood Betony, and Snakeroot—three other hard-to-find prairie flowers.
FAQ: Is Hoary Puccoon hard to grow? Hoary Puccoon is easy to garden with—germinating the seed is the notoriously difficult part but we already have that covered! Once they are planted in the ground they are the same to grow as any other perennial. Just make sure to check the soil moisture and only water them when they need it—like most dry prairie plants, they don’t like soggy roots all summer.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium, Dry
Height: 12 – 18 inches
Blooms: May, June
Color: Orange-yellow
Spacing: 1′
Spreads: Doesn’t spread much
Zones: 3-7
Benefits: Pollinators
Design Tips
Hoary Puccoon is short and is most visible when planted near borders. Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) blooms in spring along with other short dry prairie flowers such as Prairie Smoke and Blue Eyed Grass–which are good companions in a garden.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Blue Eyed Grass
Prairie Smoke
Butterfly Milkweed
Prairie Phlox
Rough Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
