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Superb plant, even short-lived and re-seeding perennial or biennial. This plant was honored with All-America Selection winner in 2003 and a Gold Medal winner at the 2003 Fleuroselect trials in England! 3' tall x 1.5-2' wide, branched clumps, covered with...

Aromatic aster 'Raydon's Favorite' is another superb cultivar of aromatic aster, in comparison with great 'October Skies', this one is a bit later blooming and a bit more robust. Excellent garden performer and highly attractive to many butterflies, all...

This early flowering phlox, not short/not tall, is true gem and it was discovered in nature. It is very resistant to leaf-diseases, it's reliable clump forming perennial, slowly spreading into wide mounds 24" tall x 36" wide (about 2' wide clump in 3...

'Mellow Yellows' is seed strain cultivar, introduced by German seed company Jelitto in 2018. Color varies with each plant and can be creamy, lemon and dark yellow. The best perennial combinations include many border perennial, due to it’s rough...

Nearly unknown perennial beauty, discovered in 1998 by famous plantsman Tony Avent from Plant Delights Nursery (found on grit outcrop inTurner County, Georgia). 44" tall x 24" wide clumps (or wider with age), very narrow leaves remind of Amsonia...

Excellent selection of early summer flowering phlox, that doesn't suffer with any leaf diseases.Highly recommended by Chicago Botanic Garden’s Plant Evaluation Program and also one of the winners of Mt. Cuba phlox trials. Large pink flowers, medium...

Wonderful non-stop flowering perennial!  This plant was breakthrough in Geraniums and it won numerous awards -  the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit in 2006 (UK), the Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant of the...

Summer and early fall flowering perennial, reaching height of 1'-1.5' and 0.5'-1' of width. Fragrant reddish-pink flowers usually in July - August, or up to September, the foliage dies back shortly after the end of flowering. Full sun, half shade,...

A robust perennial sunflower, native to most of the states in the eastern part of USA and Canada.  Late flowering perennial - July to September, flowers continuously for up to two months.  Usually 8' tall x 3' wide (taller in rich and moist...

Wild strawberry is a low growing 4-7” tall perennial, and spreads widely by runners (stolons) which root to form new plants. In time will form large colonies. Edible native wildflower, indigenous to Eastern North America - you can find it in...

Robust prairie perennial, with compound leaves (up to 2’) that stay at the base and long un-brached stems with fluffed heads of pink flowers.  This plant is suitable for medium to bigger gardens/areas. Looks stunning in wet (or at least...

Woodland perennial, that spreads by rhizomes and is suitable for naturalizing in bigger woodland or shaded gardens. Grows to 1.5' tall and wide, and spreads further by rhizomes, so it can form nice ground covering colonies. Starry cream-white flowers are...

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' is one of the top performers in Mt. Cuba's Baptisia trials and here is why : - 150 inflorescenses on mature clump, flowers in late May for 3 weeks - dense and medium sized clumps are suitable for any, even smaller garden, size...

Monarda - Beebalm 'Raspberry Wine' is clump-forming perennial with purplish-red flowers. Tall cultivar and also the 5th best one for hummingbirds. This nativar doesn't suffer from powdery mildew and is highly recommended by Mt. Cuba center. Most...

Modest native perennial, easy to grow plant and true pollinator magnet. Finally we offer the true native one, because many plants and seeds on the market are Korean Mint - Agastache rugosum. Upright clumps, spikes with small lavender-purple flowers, long...

Clump-forming, easy to grow perennial. Great for hummers, butterflies and native bees. Tough and resilient. Typically grows to 3-3.5' and 0.5-0.7' wide. Forms smaller mounds of dense packed leaves and rigid, upright stems with tubular flowers (to 1.25"...

Charming late summer and fall grass. Native on sandy, disturbed, or infertile soils in the east from Maine to Minnesota down to Florida and Mexico. Hardy in zones 5-9. Forms 2 foot tall and wide, spreading clumps of coarse blades which transform in late...

Western sunflower is one of the shortest perennial sunflowers and also the well behaving ones! Grow only to 3-4' tall x 2' wide, it still spreads wide by rhizomes, but it is not as aggressive as many tall cousins. In years, it can form colonies, but you...