Growing Conditions

Easy to grow pure white summer blooming aster. Tolerant to heat, humidity and drought. Blooming Time: summer-late summerSize: clumps 24' tall x 24" wideUSDA Zones: 5 to 9 Culture: average soil, medium to dry soil in full sun or half shade. Some drainage...

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...

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)...

Mango-orange flower (5" long spikes), dwarf clumps of very narrow grass-like leaves, long flowering season. Delicate and exotic look. Leaves are evergreen or partially evergreen. Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society in Britain),...

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,...

Virginia Seashore Mallow is a perennial with several thick stems rising from the crown; the leaves are hairy and gray. Its very pretty 2-inch pink flowers are reminiscent of Hibiscus. It is a good hummingbird and butterfly plant. It grows well in...

Small shrub with ornamental glossy dark leaves, shiny buds and cherry red flowers in late summers. Selected for hardiness and performance in the cooler areas (up to 5b zone) - here it's often treated as perennial - the whole upper part is cut back in the...

Small shrub with petite habit and ornamental foliage that emerges coppery red with a gloss finish that matches the stems. Glossy coppery red buds open to pure white flowers are followed by ornamental seedpods. Selected for hardiness and performance in...

Small shrub with petite habit and ornamental dark green and shiny leaves, red stems and rosy pink flower in late summer to early fall. The most floriferous one from the Barista® collection. Selected for hardiness and performance in the cooler areas...

You may think, why grow a "boring looking" plant? Yes, the flowers are quite small, and you will have to look closely to find them beautiful. But what makes this plant interesting is the stiff, rigid, upright growth and hairy/fuzzy look, with its fuzzy...

Slender shrubby looking native perennial with nicely arching branches, small pink flower and great wildlife support. 2' tall x 1.5-2' wide, flowers in July-August/September. Full sun, part sun, adaptable to soil types, but prefers somewhat drained soil...

Very tall fall-blooming daisy. Upright bushy growth, 2-3" flowers in diameter, great cut flower. Award of Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society in Britain). Not suitable for the deep South. Blooming Time: September-OctoberSize: usually 5' tall x 2'...

'Becky' is one of the best forms I have grown and is particularly good in the heat of the south. They stand upright, even after flowering and a hard rain, and flower for up to 8 weeks if the large, white flowers are deadheaded. Allan Armitage / North...

Double-flowered shasta daisy (with full centers). Upright growth, 3.5" flowers in diameter, great cut flower. Blooming Time: early summer to late summer (deadheading significantly prolongs the bloom period - so July till September)Size: up to 30" tall x...

The most rich yellow Shasta Daisy with semi double flowers. Dense upright mounding growth. Flowers bloom yellow, and very slowly and gracefully change from bright lemon yellow to an ivory white. Blooming Time: June, July, up to August in cooler...