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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.
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
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Get FREE native seeds from the Seed Library! We mail to ON, QC, NB and NS. Order now here: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/
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December 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
💚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
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🌱 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...
December 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 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/
Events: Seed giveaways – Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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November 14, 2025 at 10:46 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
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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
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 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
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
June 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Check your Prairie Smoke for harvesting! #nativeplants #seeds

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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
June 12, 2025 at 12:12 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 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Bowman’s root is in bloom! #nativeplants #plants #gardening
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
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
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
June 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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
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
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
Blue Bottle Gentian's blooms can only be opened by bumblebees. #nativeplants #plants #gardening
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
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