Journey all the way to the top of the mountain to enjoy the traditional in-person native plant sale at Kings Gap State Park on Saturday May 9, 2026 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) and Sunday May 10, 2025 (Noon – 4:00 p.m.)
Sponsored by the Friends of Kings Gap and the Master Gardeners of Cumberland County, this plant sale includes native plants, and a few “naturalized” favorites. All sales are cash or check.
Location: Kings Gap state park, near the mansion. 500 Kings Gap Rd, Carlisle, PA 17015
- Most pots are $7 — support the park and pick up native plants for your garden
- Impromptu Educational Programs
- Honey and other bee products from the Happy Beekeeper
- Proceeds benefit Kings Gap State Park!
Saturday:
- Vegetable seedlings available from LEAF Project
All proceeds support the park and benefit the Friends of Kings Gap!
Plant List
Scientific Name followed by Common Name
Adiantum pedatum: Maidenhair fern.
Agastache ‘BlueFortune’: Anise Hysop.
Aquilegia Canadensis: Native Columbine.
Aster cordifolius: Blue Wood Aster.
Aster novi-beigil: New York Aster.
Athyrium filing Femina: Lady fern.
Carex pensylvanica: Pennsylvania sedge.
Carex plantaginea: Seersucker sedge.
Claytosmunda claytoniana: Interrupted fern.
Coreopsis trippers: Tall Coreopsis.
Dicentra eximia: FringedBleedingHrt.
Dryopteris marginalis: Marginal Wood fern.
Echinacea Powwowwild: Purple Coneflower.
Eryngium yuccifoloium: Rattlesnake master.
Eupatorium dubium: Little Joe Pye Weed.
Eupatorium perfoliatum: Bone set.
Helianthus salicifolius: WillowleafSunflower.
Heliopsis helianthoides: Bleeding Oxeye.
Helleborus Brandywine: Lenten Rose.
Hydrastis Canadensis: Golden Seal.
Iris fulva: Copper Iris.
Liatris spicata: Blazing star.
Matteuccia struthiopteris: Ostrich fern.
Mertensia Virginica: Bluebells.
Monarda Judiths: Fancy Fushia Bee Balm.
Monarda punctata: Spotted Bee Balm.
Monarda RaspberryWine: Bee Balm.
Oenothera fruticose: Sundrops Fireworks.
Opuntia: Prickly Pear Cactus.
Osmunda cinnamomea: Cinnamon fern.
Packers aurea: Golden Ragwort.
Panicum virgatum: Switch grass.
Penstemon digitalis: Beardtongue Foxgl.
Phlox paniculata. Jeana: Garden phlox.
Physostegia virginiana: Obedient plant.
Polystichum acrostichoides Shield fern.
Rudbeckia maxima: Large Coneflower.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa: Sweet Coneflower H.
Rudbeckia triloba: PrarieGlow BrowneyedSusan.
Sanguinaria canadensis: Bloodroot.
Schizachyrium scoparium: LittleBlueStem.
Scutellaria: Appalachian Blues Skullcap.
Sedum ternatum: Stonecroo.
Solidago rugosa: Fireworks. Goldenrod.
Solidgo rigida: Stiff Goldenrod.
Spigelia marilandica: Indian pink.
Tiarella cordifolia: Foam flower.
Vernonia noveboracensis: New York Ironweed.
Adiantum pedatum: Maidenhair fern.
Agastache ‘BlueFortune’: Anise Hysop.
Aquilegia Canadensis: Native Columbine.
Aster cordifolius: Blue Wood Aster.
Aster novi-beigil: New York Aster.
Athyrium filing Femina: Lady fern.
Carex pensylvanica: Pennsylvania sedge.
Carex plantaginea: Seersucker sedge.
Claytosmunda claytoniana: Interrupted fern.
Coreopsis trippers: Tall Coreopsis.
Dryopteris marginalis: Marginal Wood fern.
Echinacea Powwowwild: Purple Coneflower.
Eryngium yuccifoloium: Rattlesnake master.
Eupatorium dubium: Little Joe Pye Weed.
Eupatorium perfoliatum: Bone set.
Helianthus salicifolius: WillowleafSunflower.
Heliopsis helianthoides: Bleeding Oxeye.
Helleborus Brandywine: Lenten Rose.
Hydrastis Canadensis: Golden Seal.
Iris fulva: Copper Iris.
Liatris spicata: Blazing star.
Matteuccia struthiopteris: Ostrich fern.
Mertensia Virginica: Bluebells.
Monarda: Judiths Fancy Fushia Bee Balm.
Monarda punctata: Spotted Bee Balm.
Monarda RaspberryWine: Bee Balm.
Oenothera fruticose: Sundrops Fireworks.
Opuntia: Prickly Pear Cactus.
Osmunda cinnamomea: Cinnamon fern.
Packers aurea: Golden Ragwort.
Panicum virgatum: Switch grass.
Penstemon digitalis: Beardtongue Foxgl.
Phlox paniculata: Jeana. Garden phlox.
Physostegia virginiana: Obedient plant.
Polystichum acrostichoides: Shield fern.
Rudbeckia maxima: Large Coneflower.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa: Sweet Coneflower H.
Rudbeckia triloba: PrarieGlow BrowneyedSusan.
Sanguinaria canadensis: Bloodroot.
Schizachyrium scoparium: LittleBlueStem.
Scutellaria: Appalachian Blues Skullcap.
Sedum ternatum: Stonecroo.
Solidago rugosa: Fireworks. Goldenrod.
Solidgo rigida: Stiff Goldenrod.
Spigelia marilandica: Indian pink.
Tiarella cordifolia: Foam flower.
Vernonia noveboracensis: New York Ironweed.