Growing Conditions

White blooming yarrow that originates from 'Oertel's Rose' Shorter, vigorous, north American genotype that will not vanish in your garden. Best for more naturalistic looking garden, meadows or so. Blooming time: main blooming time is early...

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...

Cute and tidy groundcover from Balkan, tough and long-lived perennial. Award of Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society, UK). Clumps reach only 6" of height and can spread in time up to 2' wide. Chartreuse flowers fade to reddish-green, flowers in late...

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,...

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...

Tall prairie grass with blue-green leaves, purplish-red flowers from August/September till February. Height without flowers usually around 5', up to 7' with flowers, 2-3' wide. Warm season grass (develops in hot part of the year, sprouts late). Dense...

This modest native perennial prefers some shade, but will do fine even in full sun. It is also very drought tolerant. The 5-petaled white flowers with greenish centers are followed by oval thimbles that mature to fluffy seeds and are dispersed...

This wild perennial spreads quite aggressively by rhizomes and bears white flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous to people, dogs, cats and livestock. This plant is actually very showy and reminds of milkweed (it also oozes a toxic white sap when...

Charming perennial with yellow-red lanterns hanging down on thin stems and delightful foliage. This native wildflower seems to be underused recently although it has been used ornamentally and medicinally in Western cultures since medieval times. This is...

Smaller plant with lanceolate grassy leaves and globular clusters of pink flowers. Heat, salt spray and rocky soils. Suitable for in drained soils Blooming time: June to July/August  Size: 0.75' tall x 0.5'-0.75' wide USDA zones: 6 to 7/8 Culture:...

Tall narrow & structural native perennial great for the background of a naturalistic flower bed. Interesting white flowers, large leaves up to 8" in diameter with very showy silver leaf undersides (often shows in the breeze or wind). Often with...

Beautiful hairy gray leaves and stems. This wildflower spreads quickly and aggressively via rhizomes, so it's more suitable for larger landscaping projects or naturalization. The rhizomes are right underneath the soil surface, so it's easy to reduce the...

Also called Canadian Wild Ginger, this plant is a quite common native ground-covering perennial. It's a deciduous plant, so the leaves disappear in the late fall and emerge again in early spring, but this doesn't change its highly competitive ground...

Swamp Milkweed is a true pollinator magnet; the pink to pink-purple flowers offer nectar to many types of insects. Hummingbirds are occasional visitors too. It's an important plant for monarch larvae - monarch butterfly caterpillars have the highest...

Favorite perennial with orange flowers that attract many butterflies. Forms more regular clumps up to 3’ in diameter (less in poorer soils); the leaves are narrow, the stems hairy. The big seed pods release silky-tailed seeds into the wind and can...

Favorite perennial with orange flowers and many butterflies around. Natural variety "interior" is more suitable for heavier or clay soil with average (medium) moisture to dry. Butterfly milkweed can be easily grown by seed, but it takes about 2-3 years,...

Very adaptable, tough mounding perennial. White Wood Aster has smaller, fragrant, starry flowers (slightly less than 1'' in diameter) that are borne very abundantly on wiry stems. In full bloom this perennial is covered with flowers; if grown in...

This native wildflower is very drought tolerant and provides an important source of nectar for pollinators late in the season (it also provides pollen for bees). It's a very hardy and tough plant with a useful ground-covering habit. Leave enough room...