Thrives in hot humid summers and poor soils. Deer and drought tolerant, will continue to flower for a long period if dead headed. Excellent cut or dried flower. Perfect landing pad for pollinators and butterflies. Keep plants …
[More Info]Fragrant white flowers that attract native bees and predatory insects. Great plant for a managed meadow.
[More Info]Among the flowering plants you will find few that are as tough as yarrow. This trouper tolerates drought & commonly appears in inhospitable disturbed sites. Foliage, however, looks delicate and ferny. Bloom time is long and flowers attract …
[More Info]Fragrant foliage deters deer and rabbits, while the lavender blue flowers attract pollinators, including butterflies and hummingbirds, all summer long. Prefers well drained moist soil. Medium salt tolerance.
[More Info]An upright perennial with light green angular stems. Plants are clothed in lovely anise scented leaves. In summer, lavender to purple flower spikes draw a crowd of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Plants thrive in sunny well dr…
[More Info]Quite adaptable, growing in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate full shade. Morning dew and rain will bead up on the foliage, which is very attractive. Chartreuse flowers appear in June, which may be cut or dried. Deer and…
[More Info]Easily grown dry to medium moisture soils that must be well-drained. Prefers full sun, but will succeed in part shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils, Non-invasive due to low fertility. Foliage grows 6-8" tall, with flower stems r…
[More Info]Nodding pink flowers. Use in woods' edge, meadows, average garden soil.
[More Info]A sterile cultivar, and long-blooming ornamental onion that produces showy lavender flowers from July to August. The globe-shaped flowers sit above strap-like foliage that remains a shiny deep green throughout the growing season. Leaves grow up to …
[More Info]Plethora of edible purple flowers in April and May, and stems and leaves prized for flavoring. Nectar is attractive to bees and butterflies, while foliage is unattractive to deer and rabbits. Juglone tolerant. Easy and low mainten…
[More Info]Amorpha canescens is an upright shrubby perennial with fine textured compound gray-green leaves. In summer, plants are crowned by purple pubescent flower spikes. This durable long lived species originates from a deep taproot …
[More Info]Multiple heads of blue star-like flowers, great glowing yellow fall color.
[More Info]Light blue star flowers in late spring; excellent choice for a border or naturalized meadow.
[More Info]Prefers well-drained soil. Compact, erect clump, with clusters of pale blue flowers.
[More Info]A narrow leaf variety of the above. Slightly taller, and a bit happier in the partial shade, this long lived perennial develops lovely yellow fall color.
[More Info]Amsonia 'Grande' is a vigorous selection of the species featuring larger blooms and clean, shiny foliage. An excellent selection.
[More Info]Dwarf selection of our native blue star, long blooming, with good with good fall color.
[More Info]Anemone canadensis is a robust plant with green foliage and white flowers. Typically found along rivers, in flood plants, and low moist areas, this plant prefers moist soils. Light preference is full sun to part shade. Spreads by …
[More Info]This tall anemone is found in the thickets and dry open woods, great in the natural garden, and woods' edge.
[More Info]Prairie species best suited to dry, sunny locations; tough. Attracts bees, butterflies, and other insects.
[More Info]One of the earliest of wildflowers to bloom, attracts hummingbirds, easy to grow.
[More Info]Tall Astillbe-like blooms, brightest in part shade.
[More Info]Asarum canadense is a lovely low growing wildflower with bold heart shaped leaves. In early spring, curious chalice shaped deep red flowers appear nestled in the foliage at ground level. This shade loving groundcover occur in rich w…
[More Info]Food source for monarch butterfly larvae, does well in any open, moist location.
[More Info]White, more compact selection of the species. Good food source for monarch butterfly larvae.
[More Info]Bright orange, butterfly magnet, superbly drought tolerant, a personal favorite.
[More Info]Fine foliage on un-branched stems. Creamy white flowers. Larval host and nectar source for the monarch butterfly.
[More Info]Extremely drought tolerant aster excellent for dry rocky or shallow soil. Attractive to butterflies and pollinators. Self seeds and spreads by rhizomes making it perfect for erosion control.
[More Info]Good naturalizer for woods' edge and shade, does well in dry conditions. Lovely arching flower stems brighten up the shade.
[More Info]Good native groundcover for woods' edge and shade, does well in dry conditions. Provides a mass of small white flowers to usher in the fall season.
[More Info]Selected for red stems and glossy leaves, hundreds of white daisies.
[More Info]Along with the goldenrods and native grasses, asters are the quintessential herbaceous fall color plants of North America. This one is a compact bushy perennial with pubescent gray-green leaves. Aster ericoides thrives in sun a…
[More Info]The fine foliage of Aster ericoides, and the trailing habit of this selection make this essential in the landscape border. Allow it to flow over a wall, or let it ramble along the ground. Low maintenance and salt tolerant, this can be…
[More Info]Early blooming, tolerant of a variety of conditions.
[More Info]Deep plum foliage with hundreds of small daisy flowers.
[More Info]Vigorously growing aster has large heart shaped basal leaves, can form dense carpets.
[More Info]Aster macrophyllus ‘Twilight’ is a naturally occuring cross between Aster spectabilis and Aster macrophylla and begins the growing season as a rosette of large heart shaped basal leaves. For a month o…
[More Info]Lovely tall aster of wet spaces; for me its blooming means fall is coming.
[More Info]A compact form with deep purple flowers, makes a lovely addition to the garden.
[More Info]Rhizomatous species with violet or blue flowers.
[More Info]This species tolerates drought, poor soils, and the heat. Aromatic foliage.
[More Info]Compound mound, with bluer flowers than Raydons.
[More Info]One of the best aster selections out there, flowers early and long, neatly mounded.
[More Info]Found along creeks, pond's edge. Great naturalizer for moist areas.
[More Info]Bright violet single, graceful blooms encircle a yellow disk near the top of arching stem with grass green foliage. Found along pond's edge, stream banks, and open meadows. Perfectly simple, and simply perfect. Shared with us by our friend Jas…
[More Info]Flat or occasionally dome-shaped white flower clusters. Important host for many butterfly species.
[More Info]White airy plumes of flowers atop glossy fern-like mounds of foliage rise up to 2 feet in May and June. Perfect for part shade to full shade. Tolerant of deer, rabbits, and juglone.
[More Info]True pink flowers rising up to 2 feet are very showy and perfect in a vase in May to June in part to full shade. Rabbit, deer and juglone tolerant, they thrive in moist soils.
[More Info]Loose deep red flowers rise up 1.5 feet above glossy green foliage in July in part shade to full shade. Deer, rabbit, juglone tolerant. Beautiful in mass or individually. Deadheading will not prolong flowering, therefore the s…
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