Growing Conditions

Late blooming, robust, sterile Iris. Very showy in bloom, featuring medium purple flowers with a bright yellow eye, bordered with a darker purple eye line. Flowers above foliage on long sturdy stems Blooming Time: early to mid summerSize: 45-54' tall and...

Older cultivar, but very reliable, strictly upright, vigorous and hardy with excellent deep purple flowers in May. Morgan Award winner (1953). 36"- 40" tall x 18"- 24" wide clumps of nice grassy leaves, that stay ornamental for the whole season. Full...

Siberian iris with eye-catching, high contrast color patterns (rich wine purple + lighter blue-purple + veining) Siberian Irises bloom after Tall Bearded Irises and before Japanese Irises. Blooming Time: early summer bloomer (late spring/early summer...

One of the whitest cultivars, ivory white flowers with touch of yellow in throat, and a bit ruffled, flowers in May. 2-3' tall x 1.5-2' wide clumps of nice grassy leaves, that stay ornamental for the whole season. Full sun, half shade, grows in average...

Adaptable, medium-sized iris, that holds fairly healthy foliage throughout the whole season. 6" lilac-blue flowers with darker veins, wider leaves arranged in a fan with dense, groundcovering clumps. Blooming Time: mid May (flowering season depends on...

Variable seed mixture with bluish and purple tones.This underused native Iris is a great native perennial and a hummingbird and bee favorite. The clusters of 2-3” bluish-purple flowers rise several inches above the foliage in early summer. The...

Also called Shreve's Iris, this native bog iris has violet-blue flowers with yellow-white crests in midsummer. The fragrant blooms attract pollinators and can be used as a good cut flower. Slowly spreads to form colonies. Deer- and rabbit-resistant...

Intermediate Bearded Iris, reaching 24". Plicata type - white background with purple-blue, no fragrance. Holds several awards. Good to divide after several years of growing. Blooming Time: April/May withSize: 24" tall x 18-24" wide USDA Zones: 3 to...

Selection of naturally occurring hybrid of two native iris species! Robust and vigorous, with strong wider leaves and purple-blue flowers. It is very showy in the spring, when you can see the dark purple base of leaves and new growth - this adds lovely...

Very rare, native plant, reminicent of Coreopsis (Tickseed) combined with Helianthus (Sunflower). Glossy leaves, golden-yellow flower late in the season. Likes wet feet and some shade during the day. Blooming Time: August-SeptemberSize: 2'+ tall x ...

Unknown Kalimeris, possibly a descendant of 'Daisy Mae' - white flowers, 2' tall and long-lived. Our friends Lisa and Dan Burnham shared the seeds of this unknown kalimeris as a trouble free, durable perennial that is persisting in their garden for 2...

Interesting woodland perennial from Japan and Korea with late flowering and shrubby look. Forms quite large clumps 3-4' tall and wide and reminds of shrub, branches are nicely arching down, with waxy, thick pale yellow flowers in late summer and early...

The value of this short-lived perennial is in its deep red flowers that bloom for the nearly the entire summer. Generally there are not many hardy perennials with red flowers, but this one is a true winner. Each single flower is about 1.5 inch across;...

Bicolor selection with creamy-white buds that reveal cream colored flowers, with orange tips. Rebloomer. Pollinator friendly and attractive to hummingbirds. Selected in Michigan and proven to be winter hardy in zone 5b (with some winter protection)...

Delicate and exotic looking, coral-red flowers on short, narrow, grassy leaves. This compact plants is suitable for smaller gardens, smaller beds or containers. Flowers from summer till fall - living hummingbird feeder! Blooming Time: June to October...

Delicate and exotic looking cinnamon red flowers with short, narrow, grassy leaves. This compact plant is suitable for smaller gardens or smaller beds. Free blooming and re-blooming. Loved by hummingbirds! Blooming Time: June to October (with the peak in...

Exotic perennial with golden-yellow flowers. Pollinator friendly, attracts hummingbirds, deer and rabbits avoid it. Selected in Michigan and proven to be winter hardy in zone 5b (with some winter protection). Blooming Time: early to mid summer,...

Less known "Red Hot Poker" with citrus yellow flowers in June to July. Strap-like leaves, flower spikes up to 7" long, with changing colors from light lime green to yellow to greenish. These are seedlings, so the color may differ a but with every plant...