Growing Conditions

A very vigorous, showy and awarded Shasta Daisy with double pom-pom flowers. Dense upright growth with high flower coverage. Flowers bloom yellow, gradually change to a two-toned yellow and finally develop into a white. Blooming Time: June, July, up to...

Butterfly and native insect magnet! This long-flowering native perennial gets its name from the short, stiff hairs that cover the stems and narrow leaves, giving them a rough texture. The tall, upright stems have less foliage toward the top and are...

You could say this is just one of many tall blazing stars, but Liatris ligulistylis is a true monarch magnet! This long-flowering perennial is a great vertical accent. The upright spikes are very loose-looking because each flower is on a little...

Very long spires of flowers with fairly long blooming period. Blooms in the middle/later summer = after early Liatris spicata and before late bloomers Liatris (L. scariosa, L. ligulistylis, L. aspera). Showy native perennial with a long flowering period...

White flowering form of Monarch's favorite perennial with button-shaped flowers arranged in spikes in late summer and early fall. 3' tall x 1' wide (bigger in rich soils, where it may need staking). Full sun, half sun, average soil with average (medium)...

'Floristan White' is a white-flowering cultivar of dense blazing star. This favorite, easy to grow, and very showy perennial has narrow leaves that  gradually decrease in size and length towards to top of the stems, which continue in 10" long spikes...

Shorter and more compact version of spiked blazing star, suitable for smaller or medium-sized gardens. Doesn't need staking. This is seed strain, so somewhat variable in look. Usually 2'+ tall x 0.5'-1' wide. Narrow leaves gradually decrease in size and...

This favorite, easy to grow and very showy perennial has narrow leaves that gradually decrease in size and length towards the top of the stems, which continue in 10" long spikes of purple-red flowers that highly attract bumblebees, long-horned bees,...

Old-fashioned, but alien-looking lily with doubled pale orange flowers, heavily spotted. Easy to grow. Good cut flower (2 weeks in the vase). Blooming time: summer (July)Size: 4-6' tall by 1-2' wideUSDA zones: 3/4 to 9, heat zones 1-7Culture: full sun,...

Delicate, narrow and vertical plant with silver gray leaves and soft pink flowers. Quite tolerant to heat, humidity and definitely to droughts. Pollinator friendly. Blooming Time: early to late summer Size: 2-3' tall x 0.5-0.75' wide...

Cardinal Flower is one of the most beautiful and popular wildflowers for a moist, sunny or partly-shaded spot in the perennial border, meadow, rain garden or alongside a stream. The brilliant red flowers that bloom from July through September are a...

White flowering form of common, great, modest, adaptable and easy to grow native perennial. Prefers sun or partial shade and average moist to moist location. It is blooming in late summer, it has 1 1/2- to 3- foot spikes of snow white flowers The value...

Underused native grass with strap-like leaves, ornamental hairy leaves. Very good fall and winter color = purple-red! Best in a garden with some shade during the day, mixed in with other shade tolerant plants. Will moderately seed around, where happy...

Old-fashioned plant, that forms clumps of strap-shaped leaves in the spring, then dies back and completely disappears until flowering time in late summer. Clusters of soft 5-6" trumpet-shaped pink flowers (with lilac-bluish hint) on naked stems...

Small, filler plant for a half shade or shade garden with a very long flowering season. Good mound forming, groundcover with an interesting leaf pattern!  Blooming Time: spring to fall with the peak in early/mid summerSize: 12" tall and 12-14" wide...

Tough, adaptable and spreading wildflower with deep brown-red colored foliage. Spreads wide to form colonies in time. Blooming Time: June/JulySize: 2' tall x 2' wide, spreads wide with underground rhizomes to form large coloniesUSDA Zones: 4 to...

Underused perennial, tough and adaptable plant, densely groundcovering soil and suppressing weeds. Cultivar of native wildflower, ornamental for the whole growing season, with amazing burgundy-red fall color. Slowly spreading wide into 1-2' tall and...

Nice wildflower for shady gardens. Native to eastern half of USA, can be found in moist, rich woodlands and woodland edges, but can tolerate full sun. With more sun (or dappled sun), the starry, fragrant flower will get bigger. Flowers in late spring,...