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All season flowering perennial, often used as annual in hanging basket or flower bed. Tricolor effect - small 0.5" flowers open white, age to soft pink and mature to purple tone. Soft textured plant for drained soil. Attracts bees, butterflies and...

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...

Eye-catching, upright perennial for drier or drained soils. Unique steel blue color flowers, bracts and stems. Tap-root plant that doesn't transplant well, choose it's place wisely. Blooming Time: June to August, with the peak in the first part of the...

Excellent seed selection with much shorter and therefor no flopping statue : the species gets 5-6' tall, while 'Prairie Moon only 3' tall! The same charming silver-gray look, strappy leaves, white thistle-like globe flowers. Pollinator magnet. Suitable...

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...

Medium-sized COMPACT pineapple lily, more suitable for average, smaller gardens and a container thriller! Exotic and unusual, bulbous perennial from South Africa. Deep burgundy leaves emerge very late - usually in very late spring/early summer (rich...

Exotic and unusual, bulbous perennial from South Africa. Large deep olive green leaves emerge very late - usually in early summer. Cream flower in late summer age to deep rosy purple. One of the hardiest selection - hardy to zone 6.Blooming Time: late...

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...

Shorter cultivar of Joe Pye Weed suitable for smaller gardens or bigger containers. 3-4' tall and 1-3' wide clumps, pink umbrella flowers in July to September. Full sun, half shade, it's not fussy about the soil type - average soil, clay, sandy or...

'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...

Probably the best tall Joe Pye Weed for the garden conditions - it tolerates summer heat and droughts much better than other Eupatorium and stays in good shape for the whole season (except extreme summer droughts). In garden conditions usually doesn't...

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...

Late flowering native perennial and valuable pollinator plant! Clusters of white flowers and hairy leaves that surround the base of the stem. Blooms late and is a good size for borders, native plant gardens, wildflower gardens, cottage gardens, woodland...

Compact and short form of Joe Pye Weed. 'Euphoria Ruby' offers extended blooming period, because it starts to bloom earlier than the tall species. More suitable for smaller beds and gardens. Still highly attractive to wide range of pollinators. Black...

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...