Growing Conditions

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...

Slowly spreading evening primrose with bigger golden-yellow flowers, somewhat reddish stems and dark green foliage (purple tips). 18-20" tall x 18-24" wide, rosettes of basal leaves, topped with flowers in May to June. Full sun, medium to dry soils,...

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...

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 in average to dry and somewhat leaner soils. Usually 1-1.5' tall, slender looking plants with small bright pink flowers from May till...

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...

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...

Robust fern that can reach royal size of 6' of height and 3' wide. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK, 1993). The size depends on the soil and moisture, in average moist soil it can be only 2' tall and wide. Loves moisture and best...

Groundcovering native wildflower for half shade or shade garden. Adaptable. 2' tall with flowers, rather large fresh green 6" tall leaves, spreads by rhizomes and groundcovers soil. In optimum conditions can be fast spreader. Golden-yellow , smaller...

Upright, columnar switgrass cultivar - not-flopping, withstands wind and snow. Great height of 4', unique rose-colored flowers, gray-green leaves (with hint of rose color in the fall). Handles heat, humidity, black walnut and is drought tolerant...

'Heavy Metal' is upright cultivar of native switch grass, with metallic blue leaves, pinkish flowers in July and August (persist till winter) and yellow fall color (fades to tan-beige). 5' tall x 2' wide clumps, slowly spreading with rhizomes. Full sun...

Switchgrass cultivar with shorter & wider clumps (4' x 4'). Wide, powdery-blue, arching leaves with cream seed heads. Reminicent of invasive Miscanthus (Chinese Grass) and is an excellent subtitute for it. Blooming time: late summer to fallSize: 4'...

Strictly upright and vertical, with a nice gray-silver color with rosy-colored flowers. Good height at under 4', and is adaptable and easy. Size: 3-4' tall x 2-3' wide clumps Blooming time: July, August, SeptemberUSDA zones: 4 to 9Culture : sun, half...

Switchgrass with very narrow and upright shape - suitable even for smaller gardens. Steel blue foliage, powdery blue stems, golden seed panicles in early fall. Very adaptable - can handle heat, humidity, black walnut and is drought tolerant. Stays...