Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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We are a grassroots organization that share native plants and seeds to build inter-connected habitats around Ottawa and Canada.
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/
(Alta Vista) from 1-3 pm to get as many free native seeds as you want! More information here: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/events/
Events: Seed giveaways – Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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/
(Alta Vista) from 1-3 pm to get as many free native seeds as you want! More information here: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/events/
🌼 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
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
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🌼 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
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
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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How to harvest Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) seeds
YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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June 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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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Time to keep an eyed out for Sprengle or Long Beak Sedge seeds! youtu.be/sJE2dL7iVEQ?...
How to harvest Sprengle or Long Beaked Sedge (Carex sprengelii) seeds
YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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June 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Time to keep an eyed out for Sprengle or Long Beak Sedge seeds! youtu.be/sJE2dL7iVEQ?...
Time to start monitoring your Foamflowers for seeds! #seeds #diy #gardening youtu.be/9pOFk98ZHz4?...
How to harvest Stoloniferous foamflower (Tiarella stolonifera) seeds
YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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June 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Time to start monitoring your Foamflowers for seeds! #seeds #diy #gardening youtu.be/9pOFk98ZHz4?...
How to harvest Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
YouTube video by Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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June 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A little Swamp milkweed Beetle munching on Common Milkweed @
#milkweedformonarchs #gardening #plants #garden
#milkweedformonarchs #gardening #plants #garden
June 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A little Swamp milkweed Beetle munching on Common Milkweed @
#milkweedformonarchs #gardening #plants #garden
#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
June 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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
June 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Virginia’s Waterleaf is in bloom! Its a good short option for a shade garden. Bumble bees love it! #nativeplants #areyoureadytobumble #bumblebees
June 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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
June 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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
#seeds #seedlibrary #opendoors
June 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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
#seeds #seedlibrary #opendoors
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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The Bloom & Buzz Newsletter
May 2025, 1st Edition
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May 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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
May 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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
May 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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
May 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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
May 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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
May 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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
May 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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
May 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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
May 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
May 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Love the shape of Red Columbine! It is also well loved by hummingbirds. #gardening #plantitandtheywillcome
May 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Love the shape of Red Columbine! It is also well loved by hummingbirds. #gardening #plantitandtheywillcome
My buddy is back! I have a Robin that follows me to the garden, and then once I am out, goes to where I gardened to pick some insects or in this case some mud. I had just transplanted some black eyed susan’s so I exposed the soil from the leaves. #birds #nativeplants #gardening
May 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
My buddy is back! I have a Robin that follows me to the garden, and then once I am out, goes to where I gardened to pick some insects or in this case some mud. I had just transplanted some black eyed susan’s so I exposed the soil from the leaves. #birds #nativeplants #gardening