Growing Conditions

Selection features bigger and slightly more fuzzy leaves (4") and good adaptability to different site conditions. Underused smaller native groundcover.

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, wit

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...

Eye-catching, upright perennial for dry and drained soils. Blue-colored flowers, thistle-like flowers are more intense in full dry sun. 

Eye-catching, upright perennial for drier or drained soils. Unique steel blue color flowers, bracts and stems.

Medium-sized COMPACT pineapple lily, more suitable for average, smaller gardens and a container thriller! Exotic and unusual, bulbous perennial from South Africa.

Exotic and unusual, bulbous perennial from South Africa. Large deep olive green leaves emerge very late - usually in early summer.

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),...

Unusual looking native perennial, with delicate look, graceful moving in the wind. Strictly upright growth, insignificant white-green flowers.

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.

'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). <

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...

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.

"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...

Shorter, late blooming, with excellent wildlife support. For average to moist soils. Blooming Time: 

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.

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...

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...