Growing Conditions

Willow-leaved Bluestar, is three times beautiful plant - first for spring flowers, second for summer foliage, and third for its fall color. The leaves are more narrow than has Amsonia tabernaemontana, and remind of willow. Willow-leaved Bluestar performs...

Amsonia 'Blue Ice' is a superb, drought tolerant perennial from the dogbane family that's a shorter and more compact form of Bluestar. It has darker blue buds and flowers that bloom later and last longer (late spring, early summer). Provides dense...

"Blackhawks’ is an exciting new stand-out cultivar grown as a seedling of Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October.’ The upright foliage starts dark green but begins to turn purple in August as nights cool and is nearly black by late September...

" ‘Dancing Wind’ is an easy care cultivar with a striking display of colorful foliage from late summer until frost. The summer foliage is yellow-green, accented with red. As the season progresses, the foliage reliably turns from red to deep...

Big Bluestem cultivar combining silvery leaves with smoky purple and red stems. Adaptable warm season grass with universal use. Blooming Time: late summer to late fallSize: 6-7' tall x 2’ wideUSDA Zones: 5 to 8Culture: full sun, half-sun, any soil...

Tall prairie grass with blue-green leaves, purplish-red flowers from August/September till February. Height without flowers usually around 5', up to 7' with flowers, 2-3' wide. Warm season grass (develops in hot part of the year, sprouts late). Dense...

Plant well known in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Less known in garden culture. Somewhat grassy gray-green lily-like leaves, long flowering spikes with tiny purplish flowers. Thick root is harvested as the medicinal plant and has variety of use (from...

Ground covering perennial for larger areas, great for naturalizing under trees, substitute for invasive Vinca minor (periwinkle). This native wildflower is spreading and can cover large areas aggressively, so it's not suited for conventional flower beds...

'Pamina' is  cultivar with 2" wide, deep rose-pink double flowers and overlapping petals. Star performer awarded by the Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society, Britain). 2.5-3' tall x 2-2.5' wide clumps, bigger basal leaves at the...

This modest native perennial prefers some shade, but will do fine even in full sun. It is also very drought tolerant. The 5-petaled white flowers with greenish centers are followed by oval thimbles that mature to fluffy seeds and are dispersed...

Stoloniferous, ground-covering perennial with ornamental semi-evergreen gray leaves and unique, woolly, whitish flowers. It spreads wide to form mats, with budding stems that resemble the pads or toes of a cat's paw. It does not grow well in soil that is...

This wild perennial spreads quite aggressively by rhizomes and bears white flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous to people, dogs, cats and livestock. This plant is actually very showy and reminds of milkweed (it also oozes a toxic white sap when...

Charming perennial with yellow-red lanterns hanging down on thin stems and delightful foliage. This native wildflower seems to be underused recently although it has been used ornamentally and medicinally in Western cultures since medieval times. This is...

'Ruby Port' Columbine offers double maroon-red flowers. Traditional cottage garden plant and great cut flower. Not long-lived plant, but persist in the garden by self-seeding. Likes a bit cooler or partially shaded spot. Blooming Time: April/May-...

Smaller plant with lanceolate grassy leaves and globular clusters of pink flowers. Heat, salt spray and rocky soils. Suitable for in drained soils Blooming time: June to July/August  Size: 0.75' tall x 0.5'-0.75' wide USDA zones: 6 to 7/8 Culture:...

Tall narrow & structural native perennial great for the background of a naturalistic flower bed. Interesting white flowers, large leaves up to 8" in diameter with very showy silver leaf undersides (often shows in the breeze or wind). Often with...

Tough and very hardy aromatic perennial for sunny and dry gardens. Forms low clumps and doesn't spread. Attractive, aromatic, fern-like silvery-green leaves deter deer and rabbits. Blooming Time:  summer, but flowers have little ornamental...

Beautiful hairy gray leaves and stems. This wildflower spreads quickly and aggressively via rhizomes, so it's more suitable for larger landscaping projects or naturalization. The rhizomes are right underneath the soil surface, so it's easy to reduce the...