We are a grassroots organization that share native plants and seeds to build inter-connected habitats around Ottawa and Canada.https://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3mkfuzjwpis2gSo proud of the work we are doing to naturalize our city! A few pics of my gardens this morning.26 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfuzjwpis2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3mjk3ihvjh22cAs MacIvor and Irwin state in their 2025 paper, "The unregulated online trade of solitary bee cocoons (...), poses growing risks to biodiversity. (…) Such introductions can displace native bees and spread parasites and pathogens, undermining the stability of wild bees." #bees shorturl.at/rsyjZ https://shorturl.at/rsyjZ15 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk3ihvjh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3mjiinmkb3c2yHuge thanks to the Ottawa Field Naturalist Club for giving the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library their annual conservation award. We could not be more thrilled to partner with this fantastic organization.14 Apr 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiinmkb3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3mcvfvvd5z22iOur 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 #gardening21 Jan 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvfvvd5z22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3mciodkh7f22hWe 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 #nativeplants15 Jan 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciodkh7f22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3mbbtr4x6ek2oGet FREE native seeds from the Seed Library! We mail to ON, QC, NB and NS. Order now here: wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/ https://wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/31 Dec 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbbtr4x6ek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3m7b4y2xjq222💚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 #gardening05 Dec 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7b4y2xjq222https://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3m6yzajvams2q🌱 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: https://wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/donations/donate/02 Dec 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yzajvams2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3m6i267ey6c2sOne 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 #ottawa25 Nov 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6i267ey6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3m5mr4jt3s22vJoin 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/ https://wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/events/14 Nov 2025 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mr4jt3s22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3m5jr6fjugc2a🌼 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 #SeedLibrary13 Nov 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jr6fjugc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3ls3aqukp2s2tPlease keep an eye out for your Red Columbine seeds! We can use all that we can get. Thanks! #seeds #seedsaving #nativeplants #gardening https://youtu.be/Ahhhal9LmHs?si=nNDG8fu-VkdjFEC421 Jun 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls3aqukp2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lrve7hz5pc25Time to keep an eyed out for Sprengle or Long Beak Sedge seeds! https://youtu.be/sJE2dL7iVEQ?si=YfN9NnzySlM1A6HH18 Jun 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrve7hz5pc25https://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lrlgi6gs522kTime to start monitoring your Foamflowers for seeds! #seeds #diy #gardening https://youtu.be/9pOFk98ZHz4?si=43R7qxB4PILyaG0b14 Jun 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlgi6gs522khttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lrjo57lgv22kWe 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 #free14 Jun 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjo57lgv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lrjkilajvc2rCheck your Prairie Smoke for harvesting! #nativeplants #seeds https://youtu.be/zElPzy0xo-4?si=Xo0dAyniU0zGuMQn13 Jun 2025 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjkilajvc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lren757yms2rA little Swamp milkweed Beetle munching on Common Milkweed @ #milkweedformonarchs #gardening #plants #garden12 Jun 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lren757yms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lremnpyxu22rDon’t have time to monitor all your seed pods? Put organza bags around them! No need to check on them daily anymore. #diy #tips #seedsaving12 Jun 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lremnpyxu22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqzwtrzrck2uBowman’s root is in bloom! #nativeplants #plants #gardening07 Jun 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzwtrzrck2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqzpc6nyfs2fVirginia’s Waterleaf is in bloom! Its a good short option for a shade garden. Bumble bees love it! #nativeplants #areyoureadytobumble #bumblebees07 Jun 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzpc6nyfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqzo7lvgdc2fMy 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 #savethebees07 Jun 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzo7lvgdc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqkc4mv4os2hMeet the Board and learn about what we are working on during our upcoming open doors! Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/B9dGYSmYT_WwzFXS63hLKQ #seeds #seedlibrary #opendoors01 Jun 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkc4mv4os2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqhldudzuk2pThe Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library has a newsletter now! Register to know what is going on and what events are coming up! #seedlibrary #freeseeds #nativeplants https://bloomandbuzz.substack.com/p/the-bloom-and-buzz-newsletter?utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true31 May 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhldudzuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqdkvoidk22pThis 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 #gardening29 May 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdkvoidk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lqcwfhq2zk23I 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 #nativeplants29 May 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcwfhq2zk23https://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lq6fizlo7s24Blue Bottle Gentian's blooms can only be opened by bumblebees. #nativeplants #plants #gardening27 May 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6fizlo7s24https://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lq5ljwlwqc22Geranium 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 #garden27 May 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5ljwlwqc22https://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lq342zgtis2bSweet 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 #bees26 May 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq342zgtis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lppdnmz6ds2mYes, 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 #gardening21 May 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppdnmz6ds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ottawaseed.bsky.social/post/3lpojfihh5c2zFalse 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 #fallbeauty21 May 2025 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:7epw2f25rxkc2ksd535mqsod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpojfihh5c2z