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A very showy native Iris (and one of our smallest), the Dwarf Crested Iris has light blue flowers resembling a miniature bearded Iris (2-3" blooms on about 4" tall stems).  The flattened foliage...

It's hard to tell why this cute and tough little shrub is largely unknown in the USA. This dwarf version of Hyssopus officinalis is native to the Mediterranean and southern Europe, where it is a...

This easy-to-grow deciduous native shrub is adaptable to many soils, including clay or shallow soils, though it prefers consistently moist mediums. The 4- to 12-inch flower clusters resemble pie...

A rare and endemic species of hibiscus, this Rosemallow is native to regularly-flooded lowland areas near the Neches, Angelina and Trinity rivers in eastern Texas. Endangered in nature and rare in...

If you need a big plant for a moist or wet spot in full sun in the warm south, Scarlet Rose Mallow may be perfect for you. If you live in a colder area and have a garden pond, don’t worry - we were...

Heuchera richardsonii is a very nice clump-forming coral bells with attractive leaves. Small greenish-white flowers rise above the green mounds of leaves in mid to late summer.

As the common name suggests, Hesperaloe parviflora is a yucca-like evergreen perennial succulent. It offers an exotic, desert look, evergreen leaves, pink-red or red flowers in the summer, and is a...

A Jelitto seed selection, Heliopsis 'Burning Hearts' is a clump forming perennial and a true show-stopper. Large (2-3"), golden-yellow flowers with dark orange eyes appear from late summer through...

A very showy and underused native perennial, Helianthus mollis has big yellow flowers, very hairy stems and leaves, and a long flowering season. One of the shorter perennial sunflowers, it forms...

'Dale's Strain' is a seed strain selected for the lovely silver marbling pattern and reddish veins on the leaves. It's a surprisingly stable-colored cultivar. The flowers are small, whitish and...

Geranium sanquineum v. striatum is a tough, hardy Geranium that's native to Europe but quite popular in North American landscaping. It is often sold as 'Lancastriense.' It grows in regular mounds of...

This wildflower is native to the whole eastern half of USA, often found in abandoned pastures or where the competition from other tall plants has been reduced. It has serrated leaves, an airy...

Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' is an exclusive introduction from the Mt. Cuba Center in Greenville, Delaware and the perfect choice for those who find the wild parent form (E. rugosum, or Ageratina...

White snakeroot is one of the latest flowering wildflowers in the Midwest, providing an important late source of nectar and pollen for insects. It is quite common in some areas, bearing clusters of...

Engelmannia peristenia is a tough perennial with nicely semi-evergreen to evergreen leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers starting in early to late summer. It blooms for an extremely long time. It is...

This adaptable native wildflower perennial has great wildlife benefits, and its flowers, leaves, and seedpods are all considered ornamental. It grows in bushy clumps, with p

Also called prairie bundleflower or prairie mimosa, this bushy native wildflower perennial has very fine, fern-like foliage and fluffy white flowers that are followed by ornamental, compound, twisted...

Purple prairie clover is a showy, native North American perennial. It grows in slender-looking, upright clumps, with fine leaves and cylindrical spikes of purple flowers.