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Exotic looking, summer blooming perennial with sword-shaped, iris-like leaves. Usually 3' tall (2' without flowers) x 0.75-1' wide. Wiry stems with smaller 2" wide orange freckled flowers in July to August, followed with clusters of shiny black berries...

Adaptable native wildflower, important late source of nectar and pollen for native bees, various butterflies including Monarch butterflies and other insects. Seeds feed the birds. 3' tall x 1' wide upright and a bit leggy looking plants. Violet-blue...

Non-native showy spring perennial for edges, dry beds, rock gardens, crevices or dry walls. 6-10" tall and 12-15" wide, lower mounds of gray leaves, smothered by small golden flowers in April/May. Leaves stay evergreen. This plant can be heavy seeder, so...

Rust free and healthy hollyhock! Pollinator friendly, attracting hummingbirds, vigorous, underused and easy to grow. Robust plant, reaching 6' of height x 2' of width, gray-green wrinkled leaves, pale butter-yellow flowers (4" in diameter) in June and...

Robust looking perennial with large, spiky and shiny leaves and pink-mauve snapdragon-like flowers in early summer. Trouble free and drought tolerant. Awarded by Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society, Britain) in 1993. 3-4' tall x 2...

This big "blue" surprise is a very promising plant that grows and looks well for the most of the season in our hot and humid climate of south-central Indiana and isn't bothered by heavier soil. It boasts a long flowering period, chic reddish fall color,...

Robust, flowering shrub-reminding perennial with light lemon yellow flowers (2" across). Trouble free plant, pollinaotr and bird friendly - late source of food. Awarded by Award of Garden Merit by RHS. Full sun is the best, adaptable to many soil types...

Showy, easy to grow, suitable for garden conditions and with superior qualities for native pollinators! Aromatic minty leaves.  This plant is not aggressive than similar Mints or Monarda, and it's better to pair it with smaller or same-sized plants...

Large-flowering and early sage that meets late tulips. Fuchsia pink flowers on dark charcoal stems, prolific bloomer. Densely branched, compact and non-flopping hybrid of Salvia nemorosa and Salvia pratensis, introduced by Walters Gardens. Belongs to...

Slender shrubby looking native perennial with nicely arching branches, small pink flower and great wildlife support. 2' tall x 1.5-2' wide, flowers in July-August/September. Full sun, part sun, adaptable to soil types, but prefers somewhat drained soil...

Easy to grow, trouble free shade perennial with unique orchid-like flowers in late August till late September. Deer and rabbit resistant treasure that has to be planted close to the path, so you can admire it's beauty. 2' tall x 2-3' wide in 3-4 years in...

White flowering form of Monarch's favorite perennial with button-shaped flowers arranged in spikes in late summer and early fall. 3' tall x 1' wide (bigger in rich soils, where it may need staking). Full sun, half sun, average soil with average (medium)...

Geranium hybrid with small blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Great filling plant for flower bed. Awarded by Royal Horticultural Society by Award of Garden Merit in 2004. Quite large, sprawling clumps, reaching 23" of height x 23-35" of width...

Low ground covering perennial for edges in full sun or half shade. Height of 6-10" x 12" width and slowly spreading. Semi-evergreen fragrant leaves (spicy orange), white flowers tinged with pink and with pink stamesn in May. Geranium x cantabrigiense is...

'Pamina' is  cultivar with 2" wide, deep rose-pink double flowers and overlapping petals. Star performer awarded by the Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society, Britain). 2.5-3' tall x 2-2.5' wide clumps, bigger basal leaves at the...

Shorter an earlier blooming burnet, that is native to state Washington, Alaska and British Columbia. 30-36" tall x 18" wide clumps. Oval maroon flower heads in June/July (in hotter climates earlier and for shorter time), nice gray-green divided leaves. ...

Southwestern native wildflower, with small pink flowers (under 0.5" in diameter), but long flowering season. Best for dry and leaner soils. Usually 1-1.5' tall, slender looking plants with small bright pink flowers from May till October. This is more or...

Selection from famous landscape architect and plantsman Piet Oudolf with pure white flowers in early spring. 12-15" tall x 12" wide clumps of partially evergreen leaves, saucer shaped fragrant white flowers (sometimes the buds and old fading petals have...