Growing Conditions

Compact upright habit, horizontal pure white flowers, high flower coverage and very long flowering season from June to September. 1.5' tall and wide, dense growth, narrower leaves show parentage of narrow- leaf coneflowers = great tolerance to drought,...

Drought tolerant, late flowering wildflower with ground covering character, that flowers when most of woodland plants are finished blooming.  Usually reaches 1.5-2' of height and width (sometimes up to 3'), quite large basal leaves, small...

Very late blooming subshrub with woody base. Mauve to lilac-purple spikes of small flowers attracts bumblebees, some native bees and honeybees. Leaves release minty aroma, especially when rubbed so deer and rabbits avoid it. In cooler zones (zone 4, 5)...

Showy airy grass with thin green-gray leaves and fluffy white seedheads. Usually sold under cultivar names 'Wind Dancer' or 'Blue Eros', which are miss-named trade names or common names. Other common names are Blue Love Grass or Ellitt's Love Grass...

Sand love grass is similar to common Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis), but is more robust and taller. Up to 4' tall (usually about 3') x 2-3" wide clumps of fine leaves, purple tinted flowers right above the foliage, flowers in July to August...

Underused smaller native groundcover with fairly big flowers. Best in leaner, less fertile soils and somewhat drained soils. 12-16" tall x 24" wide clumps, basal leaves grow very densely and form ground covering mat. Flowers in May to June, each flower...

This perennial is largely unknown in horticulture! The only species native to the southeastern USA (while there are many native to the western states). A garden workhorse, with woody base, yellow flowers and ornamental oval fuzzy leaves. Attracts...

Evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with low rosettes of sharply tooth-edged leaves. Rosettes about 10" tall x 18-24" wide, 3-4' tall flowering stem bear small whitish thistle-like flowers, not truly ornamental (July to September), but they will...

Unique perennial of true tall grass prairies! Surprisingly, it belongs to the Carrot Family (Apiaceae), but it has an unusual look due to the thicker, strap-like leaves, mostly concentrated in rosettes or at the base of the tall stems (leaves are...

Excellent late and long flowering perennial, true pollinator, butterfly and Monarch magnet. Vigorous and fast growing perennial, upright growth, non-flopping and clump forming plant (doesn't spread), flowering season from July/August to September/October...

Unusual looking native perennial, with delicate look, graceful moving in the wind. Strictly upright growth, insignificant white-green flowers. Can be somewhat weedy (seeding and spreading via rhizomes). Excellent backdrop for other plants or as solitaire...

'JoJo' features double vibrant pink flowers and manageable compact garden size of 4' and great vigor. 'JoJo' is completely sterile (no seeding in the garden). Fluffy, round to cone shaped clusters large, maroon stems, deep green leaves...

Wonderful late flowering native perennial for average to drier soil. Good sized, well behaved, attractive to butterflies and pollinators. Very ornamental and still very underused native wildflower. Also called Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort. 3' tall x 1...

"Like others in this genus, 'Gateway' is no exception in its power to attract butterflies with its huge, bright mauve-pink flower clusters atop deep wine red stems. July to September bloom makes 'Gateway' a bold and dramatic display when planted with...

Cultivar of the native wildflower with a chocolate-red leaf color early in the season, bronze-red later on in the full sun. Bud and white flowers from July on. Pollinator magnet for the late summer! Vigorous and sturdy. Another wonderful introduction...

Sweet Joe Pye Weed is good garden plant - it's shorter and tolerates even more drought and heat than E. fistulosum or E. dubium, and tolerates more shade. There is lots of misunderstanding about this plant, especially in the horticulture sphere. E...

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 altissima) too common or "weedy...

This largely evergreen, ground covering perennial has dark green leathery foliage that contrasts sharply with the yellow/yellow-green "flowers" that appear in late spring through early summer (evergreen in milder areas or sheltered positions). What...