A clump forming warm season perennial grass. Plants form a rounded mound of narrow arching leaves. In late summer pinkish flower plumes rise above the foliage. The feathery flowers and slender leaves drift in the slightest breeze. As wi…
[More Info]Non-naitve. Slow spreading, clump forming cool season ornamental grass. Produces purplish-green flowers.
[More Info]A plethora of pale blue flowers from June through a hard frost on compact plants. With some salt tolerance and great drought tolerance, these plants will bring the butterflies and other pollinators to the scene. Fragrant foliage deters …
[More Info]Fragrant tiny white flowers, above minty fragrant foliage, literally flower from mid June to a hard frost. Deer and critter resistant, yet pollinators and butterflies flock to the flowers. Grows well in full sun to partial shade in dry to av…
[More Info]Excellent for for pollinators as it flowers the entire summer into fall. Masses of flowering stems shade out weeds. Fragrant foliage. Tolerant of drought, shallow rocky soil, with medium salt tolerance. Sheer back fo…
[More Info]Mid-west native, good creeping habit, extremely drought tolerant, good filler plant.
[More Info]A succulent early blooming species for wet spaces. Glossy heart-shaped leaves accompany shiny large buttercup-like flowers. Great addition to the water garden.
[More Info]Circumboreal. One half to one inch wide, blue, bell-shaped flowers. Needs good drainage.
[More Info]Upland sedge forms dense tufts of narrow, bright green foliage. Can be used as a groundcover, spreads slowly by rhizomes and will self-seed. Tolerant of dry soil conditions. Usually found in wooded areas.
[More Info]A compact and vigorous clump, with shiny semi-evergreen foliage. Excellent choice for the woodland or shade garden. Very adaptable. Host plant for some Skippers, and seeds are eaten by several reptiles.
[More Info]Forms a neat clump of fine foliage. Elegant texture. Limited supply.
[More Info]Tolerates a wide range of conditions, makes an excellent choice for a rain garden.
[More Info]Carex blanda is a rhizomatous perennial sedge that matures into compact mounded clumps. The shiny deep green foliage is evergreen and up to 8” long. In late spring interesting green flower spikes are displayed a…
[More Info]Provides a soft texture with a gently curving seed head. Found in drier praries, meadows, and woodlands.
[More Info]Tough and adaptable, should be used in all wetlands restoration projects. Will tolerate periods of being submerged, this clump forming ground cover prefers part sun to part shade in moist to wet soils. Flowers appear in late spring into summer,…
[More Info]Evergreen, clumping sedge with wheat-like pendulous seed heads form in spring and mature in autumn. Marginally drought tolerant, may suffer in extended drought conditions. Valuable garden accent, or for low spots, pond and stream edge.
[More Info]Erect clumps of triangular stems form from short rhizomes. Drooping spikelets impart a bottlebrush effect. Found along ponds, lakes, in wetlands and wet meadows, providing food and cover for water fowl.
[More Info]This sedge is suited for shaded wetlands, it has blue/green foliage and drooping seed heads.
[More Info]Carex divulsa is a perennial sedge that matures into fine textured arching clumps. The bright green foliage is evergreen. In late spring dainty bronze flower spikes are displayed above the leaves. Plants adapt to sunny or shade…
[More Info]Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger’ is a low clumping European sedge. Foliage is evergreen or semi-evergreen with fine texture and a lovely steely blue color. This perennial prospers in dry to moist well drained soils in sun …
[More Info]Beautiful glaucus blue foliage, tolerates wide range of conditions, good liriope replacement.
[More Info]Carex grayi is a cool season grass with semi-evergreen light green, grass-like foliage. Interesting spiked seed heads develop and remain in the winter. This plant prefers full sun, will tolerate some shade, in moist to wet conditions. It thrive…
[More Info]Carex grayi ‘New Moon Mighty’ is a cool season grass with semi-evergreen light green, grass-like foliage. Interesting spiked seed heads, which are larger on New Moon Mighty, develop and remain in the winter. This plant prefers …
[More Info]Ornamental yellow flowers appear very early in spring and fade to tan. Grows in the driest areas and therefore extremely drought tolerant. Can be grown in a rock garden or shallow soils in partial shade.
[More Info]A perfect moist woodland groundcover, this carex forms a mat of wide blue green, semi-evergreen foliage. This straight species provides every bit of blue color many named selections are known for, yet maintains genetic diversity. A food source for …
[More Info]Carex leavenworthii is a clumping perennial sedge with very narrow dark green leaves. In late spring small dense green clusters of flower spikes are held above the leaves. Plants occur in partly sunny to shady mesic or dry woods.…
[More Info]Excellent plant for wetland restoration, interesting seed heads make it a good choice for ornamental ponds.
[More Info]Alkaline soil tolerant, this small decidous species, native to Europe and central Russia, has glossy green foliage and thrives in woodland borders and rockeries. Spreads quickly to become a low groundcover. Spikey brown flowers i…
[More Info]Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ is a low rhizomatous perennial sedge. Foliage is evergreen or semi-evergreen and arching. Blades are variegated with an emerald green stripe down the center and crisp white borders al…
[More Info]Carex morrowii ‘Silver Sceptre’ is a low rhizomatous perennial sedge. Foliage is evergreen or semi-evergreen and arching. Blades are variegated with an jade green stripe down the center and crisp cream white al…
[More Info]This distinctive sedge resembles a miniature palm. Slow, creeping.
[More Info]Carex muskingumensis ‘Little Midge' is a dense clump forming moisture loving sedge. Excellent choice for native lawn replacement.
[More Info]Similar to the species, but with a clear gold border. Named for Wolfgang Oehme, famed landscape architect.
[More Info]Carex ‘Evergold’ is a low clumping perennial sedge from Japan. Foliage is evergreen or semi-evergreen and arching. Blades are variegated with a creamy yellow stripe that runs…
[More Info]Stoloniferous sod forming species for dry shade, one of the first to green up in the spring.
[More Info]Deep green foliage with a seersucker texture. Semi-evergreen. Limited supply.
[More Info]An ornamental sedge forming dense clumps of slender leaves. Important food source for insects and birds.
[More Info]Very tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. Features softly arching leaves.
[More Info]Carex socialis is a rhizomatous perennial sedge that forms dense tufts of narrow foliage.
[More Info]Carex sprengelii is a lovely cool season woodland sedge. Plants form small colonies from short rhizomes. Foliage is bright green to chartreuse and semi-evergreen with narrow glossy blades. In early spring greenish-white o…
[More Info]This beautiful sedge deserves a spot in the ornamental water garden, great form.
[More Info]Great lawn replacement.
[More Info]Tough and adaptable, should be used in all wetlands restoration projects.
[More Info]Carex woodii is a lovely perennial woodland sedge with narrow fine textured leaves. This sedge forms clonal colonies from underground rhizomes. In spring a sparse offering of yellow-green spikelets are held above the leaves. In…
[More Info]Multi-stemmed small shrub, with ornamental flowers, tolerates shade and dryness.
[More Info]A deciduous shrub commonly found in moist to wet areas in full sun to partial shade. Long 6" leaves do not emerge until late spring. In early to mid-summer, very interesting white globed shaped flowers appear that look like pin cushions…
[More Info]Excellent ground-cover that spreads by rhizomes in full sun to partial shade in average to moist soil. Thrives in clay, and is perfect for erosion control. Deep blue flowers burst forth from July into September. Folige tur…
[More Info]Clump forming perennial warm season grass. In spring several slender unbranched culms rise from the underground rhizomes or elongate from winter rosettes. The culms bear light green spear shaped leaf blades. The culms terminat…
[More Info]Chelone glabra is an upright perennial with stout stems and shiny deep green leaves. In late summer and fall, stems are topped by lovely clusters of white snapdragon like flowers. The individual blooms are about an inch long and are …
[More Info]Selected for its red stems, beautiful in wet meadows and at pond's edge.
[More Info]Good ground cover for well drained shade.
[More Info]More compact and floriferous, good ground cover for well drained shade.
[More Info]A fine selection of chrysogonum offering multitudes of golden yellow flowers in the spring, and strong reblooming throughout late summer. Drought tolerant, excellent ground cover.
[More Info]A fall blooming species with a long bloom period and bright yellow flowers.
[More Info]This vine produces numerous showy clusters of white blossoms, seed provides equal ornamental appeal.
[More Info]Thrives in poor, sandy, rocky soils. Tolerant of heat and drought. Hairy lance-shaped leaves remain low. One to two inch yellow ray flowers bloom atop slender, erect stems.
[More Info]This compact cultivar has sunny yellow flowers with a deep red throat stands only 12-20" tall, flowering summer through autumn. Thrives in poor, sandy, rocky soils. Tolerant of heat and drought.
[More Info]Mauve pink flower, thread leafed, give it space, can be used as groundcover.
[More Info]Dozens of single yellow flowers, very showy. Will reseed.
[More Info]Golden yellow flower, compact and slightly shorter than Moonbeam, needs good drainage.
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