Growing Conditions

Cultivar 'Pink Manners' is well behaved cultivar, that doesn't spread, and is slightly bigger than white flowering 'Miss Manners'. Clump-forming perennial, compact growth, sturdy upright stems that do not flop and long season of bloom. Grows usually up...

Spreading cultivar with white variegated leaves. Flowers still attract pollinators and even hummingbirds! Blooming Time: early August to SeptemberSize: 4' tall x 3' wide (with more moisture and nutrients even taller)USDA Zones: 3 to 9 Culture: full sun...

Short cultivar, reaching only 2' of height, still spreading some. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK) in 1993. Attracts pollinators, butterflies and hummingbirds. Spread depends on conditions - in ideal conditions = sun and rich...

Spreading natural form that requires some space, but is also easy to reduce, if needed. Excellent late support for variety of pollinators and even hummingbirds! Better behaved in heavier soils. Blooming Time: early August to SeptemberSize: 4' tall x 3'...

Cream-white, irregularly variegated form of native pokeweed. Reddish stems, shrubby look that widens towards the top.  White flowers in the summer are followed by purple-black berries in the fall. Ornamental for the whole season. The variegation is...

Delicate looking native perennial from sandy soils. Grassy silvery-green leaves, upright branched stems with gold-yellow flowers in late summer and fall. Long and late flowering season, attracts butterflies. Blooming time: August-September/October ...

Balloon-like flower buds that open to bell-shaped flowers in the middle to late summer. 'Mariesii' is reliably winter-hardy cultivar, recipient of Award of Garden Merit (RHS - Royal Horticultural Society, UK). 1.5' tall x 0.5-0.75' wide upright clumps,...

Native woodland plant with nicely arching stems and nodding tubular flowers. 4' tall x 2' wide, clumps slowly spread by rhizomes to form smaller colonies. Flowers for about 3 weeks in May-June with cream white-greenish flowers. Ornamental blue-black...

Easy to grow prairie plant. The lobed compound leaves mostly stay at the base; the stems branch at the top and bear crème white flowers with yellow centers. The whole plant is covered with white hair, so the leaves look a bit gray-green. Each...

Pest free, drought tolerant perennial with ornamental leaves and smaller crimson flowers. Better for areas with cooler summers. Clumps of hairy, silver and strawberry-like leaves, usually 1.5-2' tall x 1-1.5' wide. Thin stem carry cup-shaped flowers in...

Smaller perennial with very hairy ornamental leaves and large golden flowers in May/June. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society in GB. Forms groundcovering mounds, about 10" tall and wide, with 1.5" flowers above the foliage. Blooms for...

Clumping perennial with strawberry-like flowers. Prefers somewhat drained soils and is incredibly drought tolerant. Reddish color on some leaves in fall. Great for dry sunny beds, rock gardens or crevice gardens. Does well in our dry raised bed (zone...

Quite modest perennial with smaller deep velvety-red flowers, and ornamental slightly gray palmate compound leaves. Forms basal clumps of leaves and branched flowering, somewhat wispy flowering stems. So it's the best, if tucked among other medium to...

Small and modest woodland edge perennial. Larger pale yellow flowers with darker center, rosettes of crinkled leaves. The flowers are bigger than the wild form and not as big as the new hybrids can have. Goes well with spring bulbs and native ephemerals...

Small and modest woodland edge perennial. Large pale yellow flowers in clusters. Goes well with spring bulbs and native ephemerals. Old-fashioned, favorite plant in Europe, awarded by Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) in Britain...

This Japanese primrose offers amazing late spring show - first off, this is not that tiny plant, and nice fresh green leaves contrast nicely with soft pink flowers that are arranged in clusters (candelabres). Blooming Time: April/MaySize: up to 24" tall...

Woodland edge perennial that dies back after flowering (and com es back next year) Crinkled light green leaves, mix of pink, purple, bicolor pink and occasional white. Large 1.5" flowers with cut and crinckled petals. Usually turns dormant when the...

Seed strain with yellow, golden, orange, red and dark red flowers. Variable. 8-10" tall, rosettes of fresh green leaves, clusters of flowers March/April to early May. Half shade, dappled shade, lighter shade, average soil to organic rich soil, loam,...