Growing Conditions

'Lunar Eclipse' is an exceptional hybrid valued for its large, unique blooms which emerge pale yellow/cream white along long spikes and darken over the flowering period to light purple/lilac and then shades of dark violet and bluish purple, creating a...

Baptisia hybrid with soft pink flowers and darker red-pink buds. Proven Winner selection! One of several Baptisia introductions of Hans Hansen (plantsman and plant breeder at Walters Gardens). 'Pink Truffles' is patented cultivar under no. PP26588...

Dward Baptisia with light periwinkle blue flowers, gray-green leaves. Compact round shape and great performance makes it suitable for smaller gardens! Blooming Time: May/JuneSize: 24-28" tall x 24" wideUSDA Zones: 4 to 8Culture: full sun, half shade...

Delicate, airy, looking perennial / deciduous sub-sbrub with unique purple-blue flowers that bloom late summer to early fall. Irregular white variegation, sometimes top leaves are completely white. From a distance the plant appears silvery-gray. It dies...

Upright, non-climbing 2-3' tall Clematis with nodding 1.5" bells with twisted petals (light blue to deep blue). Needs some support or taller plants or shrubs around to lean against, otherwise it will lean/sprawl. Tolerant to black walnuts. Slower...

Evergreen fern with unique coppery-orange new emerging leaves and the same color at the end of the season after the first frosts. Spread slowly by short rhizomes, ground covering growth. Blooming Time: doesn't flowerSize: 1.5-2' tall x 1.5-2' wide USDA...

The biggest of North American Dryopteris species. Slowly spreads wide. For shade garden with average to moist soils.   Blooming Time: not floweringSize: 3-4' tall x 4-6' wide, in time forms wider coloniesUSDA Zones: 3 to 7Culture: full to partial...

Long-lived, knee-high coneflower, with excellent pollinator and bird support, very drought tolerant - unique complex hybrid of three native coneflowers: Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea tennesseensis and Echinacea angustifolia. It's proven in our hot and...

'Fragrant Angel' is a top performing white coneflower in Mt. Cuba trials in 2007-2009, with confirmed exquisite qualities in Mt. Cuba trials in 2018-2020! 'Fragrant Angel' has 4.5" large, fragrant, porcelain-white flowers, with horizontal petals (stay...

Top performing coneflower in Mt. Cuba trials in 2018-2020! Great plant with many flowers, intense coral-watermelon color (fades to orange), an early and long-flowering season and vigorous. "Echinacea ‘Glowing Dream’ is a Terra Nova Nurseries...

Double flowering plants offer less for pollinators, but we decided to add this coneflower to our assortment, because we noticed of it's excellent and lasting performance in our area! According to the Dutch hybridizer Marco van Noort, 'Delicious...

New hybrid coneflower with compact, upright habit that is densely branched & floriferous. 'Tres Amigos' offers 3 colors on one plant - flower opens orange, matures to bright red and the fully developed flower is burgundy red. Starts to bloom earlier...

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. Full sun, half shade, it's not fussy about the soil type - average soil, clay, sandy or...

"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 'Gateway' a bold and dramatic display when planted with...

The famous British botanist and knowledgeable horticulturalist Graham Stuart Thomas called this spurge "one of the most spectacular spring-flowering plants." This non-native European species is a remarkable perennial and is becoming more and...

Unique looking spurge, with gray-green narrow leaves with golden edge and red-orange tips. For well drained soils, rock gardens, seasonal display, patios. Evergreen/semi-evergreen shrubby looking dense plant. Blooming Time: April - MaySize: 20”...

Robust prairie perennial, with compound leaves (up to 2’) that stay at the base and long un-brached stems with fluffed heads of pink flowers.  This plant is suitable for medium to bigger gardens/areas. Looks stunning in wet (or at least...

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...