Growing Conditions

Very robust, archetypal catmint (other newer cultivars are compared to this one). Free flowering, vigorous and pest free. Excellent garden performer, recommended by Chicago Botanic Garden in Nepeta trials (4 stars out of 4). Sterile, not seeding, large...

This big "blue" surprise is a very promising plant that grows and looks well for the most of the season in our hot and humid climate of south-central Indiana and isn't bothered by heavier soil. It boasts a long flowering period, chic reddish fall color,...

Very late bloomer for sunny garden and somewhat drained soils. Pest and trouble free. The white, daisy-like flowers with yellow-green centers are 2-3" in diameter and bloom from late summer until frost. The thick, toothed, succulent dark green...

Very long time blooming perennial, native to Texas and New Mexico, but still pretty hardy (zones 5 to 8). 12'" tall and up to 18" wide, 2" big, soft pale pink flowers. This is spreading perennial, with a bit ground covering growth, less aggressive and...

Small evening primrose with larger (1"+) magenta flowers. For hot and dry garden. Short-lived, but will self-seed. Blooming Time: June-July/August Size: small clump 0.5-0.75' tall x 0.5'-1' wide USDA Zones: 6 to 10Culture: full sun, medium to...

Easy-to-grow perennial with large (3"), yellow, slightly fragrant flowers that bloom for the entire summer. This native wildflower forms low mounds, and with age will create wider ground-covering or trailing clumps. Flowers from May to August with the...

Subspecies of Bigfruit Evening Primrose (or Missouri Evening Primrose) from Kansas and Nebraska. Smaller tough perennial for hot and dry spot or rock garden. Large lemon-yellow flowers, 4" in diameter. Sprawling mound of narrow gray-green leaves. Blooms...

Cute little wildflower, with regular mounds covered by small, pinkie-nail size yellow flowers. Usually forms clumps about 0.5- 0.75' tall and wide, small partially-evergreen leaves. Flowers continuously from May to August, with the peak in early to mid...

Very showy perennial with 2" big, golden-yellow, slightly fragrant flowers, orange buds, and a reddish late fall color. Flowers open during the day and attract bees and butterflies. Blooms from June to August, with the peak in early-mid summer. Very...

Southwestern native wildflower, with small pink flowers (under 0.5" in diameter), but long flowering season. Best for dry and leaner soils. Usually 1-1.5' tall, slender looking plants with small bright pink flowers from May till October. This is more or...

Larger yellow flowers, flat basal rosettes. Well behaved and slowly spreading into wider clumps (less aggressive than O. pilosella). Somewhat reddish stems and dark green foliage (purple tips). Heat and humidity tolerant plant.  Blooming Time: May...

A beautiful hybrid evening primrose with parentage of native Oenothera fruticosa. Clump forming perennial, fast growing,but long-lived perennial with dense narrow leaves and ground-covering habit. The stems are reddish, leaves turn red-orange or red in...

Ornamental, but still edible. Hybrid oregano with striking combination of chartreuse leaves, dark purple calyxes and pinkish flowers from mid summer to early fall. Foliage doesn't burn in the full sun! Dense ground covering clumps. Some leaves also turn...

Somewhat natural looking, but the most dark purple oregano with dark red stems and reddish-green leaves. Usually 1-1.5' tall x 1-2' wide looser clumps (in comparison with more common Origanum vulgare that usually forms dense round mounds). The flowers...

We got this groundcovering and densely spreading oregano last year and then realized it has lost its variegated leaves...The true 'Jim Best' cultivar has irregularly yellow-splashed leaves. Despite that, we decided to propagate it as "Jim Best Reversed",...

Vegetative propagated cultivar with dense and groundcovering growth. Ornamental and edible culinary plant, pollinator friendly. Forms wide mats, only about 5-6'' tall x 1.5-2' wide (in time). Flowers in June-July with tiny pale pink flowers. Full sun,...

Vegetative propagated cultivar with larger clusters of pink flowers with dark purple calyces and plum-red leaf color in winter. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK). Dutch selection of favorite herb, tough, drought tolerant perennial...

Smaller and cute tender perennial, often used as annual - continuously flowers from June to September with pendulous papery pink-white-green flowers (can be used in dried mixes). Forms small mounds of trailing stems, semi-evergreen sub-shrub. Aromatic,...