Growing Conditions

As the common name suggests, Hesperaloe parviflora is a yucca-like evergreen perennial succulent. It offers an exotic, desert look, evergreen leaves, pink-red or red flowers in the summer, and is a true hummingbird magnet. It is a deer and...

Break-through, herbaceous hibiscus hybrid with blue-ish 8" flowers with a red eye. Exotic perennial with compact growth, more narrow and dissected leaves, flowers stay in the upper part of the plant. First "blue" selection on the market - the lilac-blue...

Out of many Iris that offered, this one stands out  for it's: Durability, no care plant, healthy foliage for the whole season, silver-white variegation, early-mid season blooming (blooms when most irises are done blooming), total deer resistance,...

Interesting woodland perennial from Japan and Korea with late flowering and shrubby look. Forms quite large clumps 3-4' tall and wide and reminds of shrub, branches are nicely arching down, with waxy, thick pale yellow flowers in late summer and early...

Bicolor selection with creamy-white buds that reveal cream colored flowers, with orange tips. Rebloomer. Pollinator friendly and attractive to hummingbirds. Selected in Michigan and proven to be winter hardy in zone 5b (with some winter protection)...

Delicate and exotic looking, coral-red flowers on short, narrow, grassy leaves. This compact plants is suitable for smaller gardens, smaller beds or containers. Flowers from summer till fall - living hummingbird feeder! Blooming Time: June to October...

Delicate and exotic looking cinnamon red flowers with short, narrow, grassy leaves. This compact plant is suitable for smaller gardens or smaller beds. Free blooming and re-blooming. Loved by hummingbirds! Blooming Time: June to October (with the peak in...

Exotic perennial with golden-yellow flowers. Pollinator friendly, attracts hummingbirds, deer and rabbits avoid it. Selected in Michigan and proven to be winter hardy in zone 5b (with some winter protection). Blooming Time: early to mid summer,...

Shorter Red Hot Poker, one of the most cold hardy, because it originates in high altitudes. Exotic look, dense growth, grayish leaves, spikes of orange-red + lime-greenish flowers. Pollinator friendly and hummingbird's favorite. Very drought tolerant!...

Well behaved, non-invasive, low maintenance clumping perennial with bigger purplish flowers. Much larger leaves and much bolder habit than other dead nettles. Rarely offered, interesting addition to the shade or shade garden.   Blooming Time: late...

Old-fashioned, but alien-looking lily with doubled pale orange flowers, heavily spotted. Easy to grow. Good cut flower (2 weeks in the vase). Blooming time: summer (July)Size: 4-6' tall by 1-2' wideUSDA zones: 3/4 to 9, heat zones 1-7Culture: full sun,...

Beautiful native fern for colonizing with fresh green leaves and gracefully opening, narrow vase-shaped clumps. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK). Usually 4' tall x 3-4' wide, but spreading by rhizomes to make looser colonies. In...

'Lavender Taffeta' = hybrid of several native monarda species (including superior M. bradburiana). Dense ground covering clumps, with high percentage of flower cover and excellent garden size. Shiny, ornamental and mildew resistant foliage & dark...

'Pink Chenille' = hybrid of several native monarda species (including superior M. bradburiana), large 3½" fluorescent pink flowers with lighter pink interiors for a two-tone effect. Shiny, ornamental and mildew resistant foliage. Good dense...

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...

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...

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'...

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...