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Nearly unknow natural subspecies of common Beebalm, from Arkansas, Oklahoma, in the Ouachita Mountains and outlying areas. White or pinkish flowers, often with darker bracts (purple/pink), forms clumps, very good heat, humidity and drought tolerance...

Showy long-lived native clumping perennial. Purple-blue flowers are slightly smaller than more common R. humilis (it also doesn't seed aggressively as R. humilis- Wild Petunia). Leaves more elongated and a bit glossy. Each flower lasts only 1 day, but...

'Sage Advice' = darkest purple shade of Russian Sage to date. Rich lavender purple flowers, darker calyxes, dissected (but slightly wider leaves). Strictly upright dense shape, that doesn't open up, good garden size and hardy one! (zone 4) Aromatic...

Red-flowering upright Penstemon with long flowering season, for drained soils in the sun. Drought, heat, humidity tolerant. Deer and rabbit resistant. Can be grown as annual, since it is shorter-lived plant. Blooming Time: late spring to late summerSize:...

Cultivar of native sage, with delicate PURE WHITE flowers. Very long flowering for a very long season. Often grown as annuals in cooler areas (and persists by self-seeding) Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator magnet! Also called "Texas...

New sterile = not seeding variety, developed at the University of Georgia! Big, dark-red to copper bottlebrush plumes rise above mounds of rich green arching leaves.  Blooming Time: mid to late summerSize: mounds 2-3’ tall and 2-2.5'...

Cultivar of native sage, with delicate pink flowers with darker coral pink buds. Very long flowering for a very long season. Often grown as annuals in cooler areas (and persists by self-seeding) Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator...

White fluffy plumes in late summer to fall, persisting into winter months. It's larger, more upright and later blooming than the species of M. capillaris (some authors say it is M. sericea) and blooms a little later.  Excellent for deep south and...

'Lavender Taffeta' = hybrid of several native monarda species (including superior M. bradburiana). Dense ground covering clumps, with high percentage of flower cover and excellent garden size. Shiny, ornamental and mildew resistant foliage & dark...

Excellent seed selection with much shorter and therefor no flopping statue : the species gets 5-6' tall, while 'Prairie Moon only 3' tall! The same charming silver-gray look, strappy leaves, white thistle-like globe flowers. Pollinator magnet. Suitable...

'Plum Drops' =  heavily blooming burnet with wine-colored bottlebrush flowers on sturdy stems.  Healthy ornamental foliage. Airy upright structure. Clumping perennial, prefers a bit cooler climates (not suitable for deep south).  Blooming...

Compact, mounded, STERILE, with clouds of double white flowers. Tolerant to heat, humidity and droughts. Pollinator friendly (butterflies), long flowering period. Favorite and long lasting cut flower, often used for weddings, good companion for...

Delicate, narrow and vertical plant with silver gray leaves and soft pink flowers. Quite tolerant to heat, humidity and definitely to droughts. Pollinator friendly. Blooming Time: early to late summer Size: 2-3' tall x 0.5-0.75' wide...

Taller upright Ironweed, with late summer-early fall blooms. Reminds of another common New York Ironweed (V. noveboracensis), but the leaves are wider and it can tolerate drier conditions!   Blooming Time:  July/August to August/SeptemberSize:...

Mountaineer® 'Merlot' is mid-sized, fast growing shrub with deep, clear merlot-red foliage borne on deep purple upright stems. Small pale yellow tubular flowers. Holds the color from spring to fall. Blooming Time:  June/July Size: usually 3...

'Billowing Pink' = new selection of Aromatic Aster - very vigorous, dense, with high percentage flower coverage and very late blooming! Bubble gum pink flowers 1½" in diameter. Healthy foliage - mildew free! This plants needs space, and in 3 years...

Stunning peach-orange flowers that emerge from striking copper-colored buds, set against dark stems. Upright, wide vase shaped clump, smaller flowers in one-sided clusters in mid to late summer. Flowers for about 4-5 weeks. Natural hummingbird feeder...

Coreopsis verticillata 'Heartstrings' = 2" cream flowers have a dark reddish pink eye. The eye zone jets nearly to the tip of each petal, with flecking appearing along the veins. Great mildew resistance. Tolerant to heat, humidity and droughts...