Growing Conditions

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...

'Nora Barlow' Columbine offers double, pink-white spur-less flowers and grayish leaves. 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...

'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...

The cultivar 'Silver Queen' offers upright growth, silver-wooly and deep cut leaves. Unique silver look. It grows best in drier and drained soil (shallower, rocky, poorer, sandy, gravelly, or simply drained soil), because if planted in rich and moist...

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...

Slowly spreading and less aggressive form of Artemisia ludoviciana! Introduced by Plant Delights Nursery, from Patrick McMillan from his collections froma round Fredericksburg, Texas. The clump opens in the upper part into wide and a bit irregular clump...

Tough and very hardy aromatic perennial for sunny and dry gardens. Forms low clumps and doesn't spread. Attractive, aromatic, fern-like silver leaves deter many insects, mosquitos, but also deer and rabbits. Plant is bitter (and poisonous) and leaves...

Stunning, brand new cultivar, combining the best of two native Artemisia species! Excellent durability, heat, humidity, drought tolerance, good garden size and non-aggressive habit! Aromatic silver leaves deter deer and rabbits. Forms low and wide clumps...

The cultivar 'Garden Ghost' has compact mounded growth. Well branched, ornamental silver-gray foliage, aromatic. In relatively short time will spread into wide clumps by rhizomes. Looks great in bigger containers . Blooming Time: late summer, but may...

Also called Bride's Feather, this is a quite robust, bushy-looking woodland perennial. It has compound green leaves and cream-white plumes that remind one of Astilbe or Spirea (it's relatives with Spirea). The plants can be male or female; males have...

Narrow horizontal panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers on bronze-toned stems. The panicles fade to brown, giving each spike an interesting two-toned appearance. Fall color is red/reddish. Quite heat and humidity tolerant. For its decent size, it's...

Swamp milkweed 'Ice Ballet' is the white-flowering form of native swamp milkweed. It offers 4,” dense clusters of vanilla-scented, white flower heads that put on a show through the summer. It is a must for butterflies and monarchs, and...

Swamp Milkweed is a true pollinator magnet; the pink to pink-purple flowers offer nectar to many types of insects. Hummingbirds are occasional visitors too. It's an important plant for monarch larvae - monarch butterfly caterpillars have the highest...

Favorite perennial with orange flowers that attract many butterflies. Forms more regular clumps up to 3’ in diameter (less in poorer soils); the leaves are narrow, the stems hairy. The big seed pods release silky-tailed seeds into the wind and can...