Growing Conditions

'Helen von Stein' = 'Big Ears' is non-flowering and large-leaf cultivar of Lamb's ear. Modest, tough, moderately fast growing and easy to grow, ground covering perennial. Popular for it's dense mats of hairy silver leaves and being very good weed...

'Silver Carpet' is non-flowering and small-leaf cultivar of Lamb's ear. Modest, quite fast growing and easy to grow, ground covering perennial. Popular for it's dense mats of hairy silver leaves and being very good weed suppressor. 4-6" tall x 18-30"...

Native wildflower to central and eastern USA and Canada with good ecological value. 3' tall, 1.5' wide, pink or purple flowers show up in June, July and August. Full sun, half sun, half shade, medium moist to moist soil. This perennial loves moist soil,...

Truly the star spring perennial! Big four-petal yellow flowers (1-2" in diameter) and hairy gray-green lobated leaves, what a great combo! This wildflower blooms alongside Polemonium reptans and Mertensia virginica, which creates a marvelous blue-yellow...

Cousin of blue bellflowers, biennial or short-lived perennial that will self seed around. 16" tall x 10-12" wide, pyramidal clumps. First year forms regular semi-evergreen to evergreen rosettes and blooms the following year. Smaller, round ivory white...

Old-fashioned cut flower, shorter-lived perennial for drained soils.  Usually grows to 2-2.5' of height x 1-1.5' of width. Finely divided, strongly aromatic basal leaves repel insects (and deer), wiry stems with bigger daisy flowers (reddish-purple...

Upright, narrow shorter-lived "daisy". Finely divided aromatic basal leaves that repel insects (and deer). Wiry stems with clusters of white-yellow daisy flowers. Good cut flower. Blooming time: early to mid summerSize: 2.75-3' of height x 1-1.25' of...

This easy-to-grow western native perennial is a relative of Tiarella (foam flower) and Mitella diphylla (Bishop’s Cap), which are native to the eastern USA. One advantage of this modest perennial is that it grows very well in dry shade and is a...

Small groundcovering, evergreen perennial from Europe. Tough, drought tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant. 0.75' tall x 1-1.5' wide, slowly creeping clumps. Leaves are dark green, somewhat aromatic, stems are topped with magenta/pink flowers in June/July...

Perennial with long purple-red spikes. Reminicent of Veronica, but is more tolerant to heat and humidity. Slightly aromatic leaves deter deer and rabbits. Medicinal used in the past - for respiratory troubles, digestion, and an anti-inflammatory use...

Well-known native perennial with plenty of common names (Aaron's Rod, False Lupine, Bush Pea…) and another scientific name – Thermopsis villosa. Similar to Baptisia sphaerocarpa or Baptisia tinctoria. This is a beautiful wildflower that...

Semi-evergreen to evergreen, very low growing thyme. Very strong caraway odor, pink flowers in early summer. Culinary uses - combine with meat, in stews. Antiseptic, disinfectant, and deodorant properties. Fast growing and easy - requires only sun and...

Long blooming, drought and heat tolerant spiderwort with blue-purple flowers and gray-green leaves. Blooming Time: late May - early JulySize: 2' tall x 1-1.5' wide (in rich soil up to 3')USDA Zones: 3 to 9Culture: full sun to partial shade;...

This clump-forming perennial has grass-like arching leaves and bears clusters of three-petaled blue flowers (0.75-1.5" diameter) from early to midsummer (each flower remains open for only one day). It often becomes dormant in the hottest part of summer...

Zig-zag spiderwort is probably the most robust spiderwort and also true shade loving perennial. 'LSS Lazy Blue' has very pale blue flowers, this selection originates in Lazzy SS Nursery in Virginia (nursery closed down for retirement in 2018). Zig-zag...

Architectural biennial with bold rosettes of large fuzzy leaves, upright stems with big white blooms. Flowers open in morning and close in the afternoon. Blooms from the bottom up, from late spring to June/July. Can persist in the garden vie...

Wingstem is overlooked plant, and you think,....so "common", so "weedy" or "boring"....(?) Alright, but look at this plant closely again: - very late blooming plant, usually ends with first frosts - the flowers are unusual (have you check them, how...

Tough and hardy native wildflower, also known as Gravelweed or Actinomeris helianthoides. This plants reminds of woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus), but flower much earlier from June to July/August. Yellow daisy-like flowers, up to 3' tall...