Growing Conditions

Subshrub wit pea-like rosy purple flowers on pendulous (arching) branches. Valuable for late blooming in August-September - pollinator magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

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.

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).

Sturdy, upright dense mounds covered with 2-3" large daisy flowers for the whole summer. Easy to grow and not flopping, not even after heavy storm. Heat and humidity tolerant.

'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,...

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...

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...

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).

Monarch favorite perennial with button-shaped flowers arranged in spikes in late summer and early fall. 2-4' tall x 1-2' wide (bigger in rich soils, where it may need staking).

'Floristan Violet' is a purple-flowering cultivar of dense blazing star, shorter and bit more compact than the species. More suitable for common garden conditions. Easy and showy. 3' tall x 0.75'...

'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...

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...

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...

Old-fashioned, but alien-looking lily with doubled pale orange flowers, heavily spotted. Easy to grow. G

Interesting and long-lived, non-invasive perennial with rough basal leaves combined with very fine cloud structure of small purple-blue flowers. Proven as reliable plant in hot and humid Midwestern...

Well know plant for it's use in dried flower arrangements, but also as fresh cut flower. Evergreen perennial for sun and drier soil, good in coastal areas for its good salt tolerance. 1-1.5' tall and...

Delicate, narrow and vertical plant with silver gray leaves and soft pink flowers. Quite tolerant to heat, humidity and definitely to droughts.

A common shrub in the moist woods of eastern North America, Lindera benzoin is one of the first native shrubs to bloom. It becomes conspicuous early in the spring blooming period, when clusters of...