Growing Conditions

A very tough native perennial, this plant is underused in American horticulture; however, it's becoming popular in European gardens. Flowering spurge is a great substitute for invasive non-native baby’s breath (Gypsophilla paniculata) as they are...

Tidy-looking, mounding perennial with deep purple, red, and orange leaves with a touch of chartreuse (while the undergrowth is green).  Burgundy red at the height of summer and rich red in the fall. Yellow flowers in the spring. The whole spurge...

Earlier blooming fall aster for drier soil. Slowly forms wider clumps. Purple-blue 1"+ flowers on wiry stems. Blooming Time: June/July to July/August (depending on your zone and soils), flowers for about 3 weeksSize: about 20" tall and wide, slowly...

Late-blooming native perennial with blue flowers and misleading name - this aster stays in clump and doesn't creep. Adaptable to light conditions - from full sun to light (dappled) shade. Best in dry or somewhat drained soils.   Blooming Time:...

Drought and heat tolerant cool season grass, very adaptable from full sun to dry shade. Chartreuse flowers age to tan and light brown color. Matte green fine foliage. Blooming time: from June till late summerSize: 20" tall x 20' wideUSDA Zones: 4 to...

Wild strawberry is a low growing 4-7” tall perennial, and spreads widely by runners (stolons) which root to form new plants. In time will form large colonies. Edible native wildflower, indigenous to Eastern North America - you can find it in...

Compact blanket flower cultivar with bright red curled petals with yellow tips.  Shorter-lived perennial with very long flowering season. Often used as annual. Blooming Time: April/May–the frostsSize: 12" high x 14-16" wideUSDA Zones: 3 to...

Norhern Bedtstraw is perennial native to USA and Eurasia too. It is creeping, dense plant, 18-24" tall x 12-18" wide. It prefers half shade and somewhat drained soils with average moisture  (medium to moist). It is adaptable to many soil types, but...

This gorgeous, reliable perennial is a perfect ground cover. The bright green, simple, lanceolate foliage smells of freshly-mown straw or hay when damaged, and the small, white, 4-petaled flowers appear in late spring through early summer. The...

True native biennial - forms rosettes in the first year, blooms the second year and persists by re-seeding. Unique airy and wiry structure moves in the wind. Small white-pink flowers attract hummingbirds, native bees and small birds. Blooming Time:...

Gaura 'Rosy Jane' = compact mounds, white flowers with pink picotee edges and green foliage splashed with purple. Graceful airy look. Pollinator friendly, very floriferous variety with long flowering season.  In cooler areas is treated a...

Unique, light, wiry structure with a rich blooming and very long flowering season (June to frost), fast growth, pure white flowers. Shorter-lived perennial that can reseed, or can be grown as an annual and re-planted every year. Nowadays you can find...

Unique light wiry structure, very long flowering season, fast growth, cute white flowers resembling butterflies; attracts hummingbirds. Simply a great plant for your garden! The 'Summer Breeze' cultivar is very rich and abundant, flowering for the whole...

Native climber, with larger trumpet-shaped, slightly fragrant yellow flowers in late spring and semi-evergreen to evergreen leaves. Needs the support of a trellise, arbor or fence. Can be used as a groundcover. Blooming Time: late spring to early...

SUPERB non-stop flowering perennial and a true must-have plant! This sport of the super perennial Geranium x ‘Rozane’ has a more compact mounding habit with shorter internodes than its parent plant, making it a neater, lower-growing, and...

Geranium hybrid with small blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Great filling plant for flower bed. Awarded by Royal Horticultural Society by Award of Garden Merit in 2004. Quite large, sprawling clumps, reaching 23" of height x 23-35" of width...

Wonderful non-stop flowering perennial!  This plant was breakthrough in Geraniums and it won numerous awards -  the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit in 2006 (UK), the Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant of the...

Nice filling perennial or groundcover with pink flower in early to mid summer. Our plants are seedlings, so more or less variable. Award of Garde Merit by Royal Horticultural Society in Britain (RHS). Grows moderately fast to 24" of height and width,...