Growing Conditions

'Berry Awesome' offers large 7-8" dinner plate (flat) flowers and excellent growing habit = tidy and well-rounded shape with blooms from the top to the bottom part. Long blooming period. Attracts hummingbirds and some bees. Blooming Time: July to...

Break-through, herbaceous hibiscus hybrid with blue-ish 8" flowers with a red eye. Exotic perennial with compact growth, more narrow and dissected leaves, flowers stay in the upper part of the plant. First "blue" selection on the market - the lilac-blue...

'Cookies and Cream' offers large 6-7" cream-white flowers and very dark foliage (sprouting nearly black). Shorter and compact habit, but with strong flower power for long time. Suitable even for smaller gardens Attracts hummingbirds, bees and some...

Large 6-8" magenta red flowers are flat, with a small darker red halo, overlapping petals and deeply impressed veins. Foliage is dark olive green leaves with copper highlights, the newest leaves emerging coppery purple. Flowers are produced from the top...

'Spinderella' offers 8" white flowers, with medium pink accented edges and a dark red eye; and an excellent growing habit = tidy, dense, and well-rounded habit with blooms from the top to the bottom part. Long blooming period. Attracts hummingbirds and...

Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night' = floriferous cultivar with very dark - nearly black foliage, great upright habit with flowers from the bottom to the top. 7-8" pale pink flowers with darker pink speckling and veining. The flowers are held on bright green...

Hibiscus 'Summer Carnival' = cultivar with excellent vigor, great flower coverage, and beautifully shaped rounded habit. 7" dark magenta pink flowers, leaves have narrow cream margin with a hint of blush.  Attracts hummingbirds, bees and some...

Rose Mallow 'Watermelon Ruffles' offers large 7" pink magenta ruffled flowers and excellent growing habit = with blooms from the top to the bottom part. The end of each petal is so puckered they appear notched Long blooming period. Attracts hummingbirds...

If you need a big plant for a moist or wet spot in full sun in the warm south, Scarlet Rose Mallow may be perfect for you. If you live in a colder area and have a garden pond, don’t worry - we were growing this beauty in our pond in the cold 5a...

A rare and endemic species of hibiscus, this Rosemallow is native to regularly-flooded lowland areas near the Neches, Angelina and Trinity rivers in eastern Texas. Endangered in nature and rare in cultivation, it's a true gem worth saving and...

Late blooming native perennial, with big pink or white flowers (usually 4” across). Three-lobed green are silver underneath. Bushy clumps look like little shrubs.Can be grown in average garden soil, if it doesn't tend to dry out too much. Attracts...

'Party Streamers' = medium sized hosta with narrow, wiggly yellow leaves + nicely contrasting deep purple flowers. Dense ground covering mounds and fast growing one!  Blooming time: summer-late summerSize: 12" tall by 31" wideUSDA zones: 3 to...

Exotic, native perennial with unusual fragrant flowers in the shape of a spider. Long-lived bulbous perennial (bulbs multiply in time). Loves moisture, but will grow well in average soil with average moisture. Blooming Time: late summer to early...

Native shrub with bluish-green leaves (evergreen in the south), and larger 1.5-2" golden-yellow flowers in midsummer. Attractive to native bees, bumblebees and butterflies. Flowers appear on new wood, so can be sheared back in the spring if needed...

It's hard to tell why this cute and tough little shrub is largely unknown in the USA. This dwarf version of Hyssopus officinalis is native to the Mediterranean and southern Europe, where it is a favorite culinary herb and spice. A...

Low mounds of evergreen narrow leaves, flat cluster of white flowers in mid to late spring. Plant is fully covered with blooms in the peak of flowering. 10" tall x 12" wide (gets wider in time, up to 24"). Full sun to half shade, average with average...

Large perennial with 1'+ long leaves, and daisy-like flowers arranged along the stems. Usually 6' tall x 2-3' wide. Orange-yellow flowers with thinner petals in June-July and sporadic blooming till September. Vertical structure and leaves persist till...

White flowering form of native shade-loving Iris, reminds of miniature bearded Iris with 2-3" blooms on about 4" tall stems.  Flowers in April/May for relatively short time of 1 to 2 weeks, but the leaves stay pretty for the whole season until they...