Growing Conditions

Shorter, well branched, heavily blooming dwarf rudbeckia with long blooming period! Tough, adaptable, deer resistant and easy to grow. Blooming Time: July to September Size: 10-15" tall x 10-12" wideUSDA Zones: 3 to 9Culture: full sun, half sun, grows...

Wonderful cultivar that originated in the nature with no man-made hybridization, so it will satisfy the pure ecologist as well as keen gardeners. Upright perennial with yellow 2” wide pinwheel flowers and rolled quill-shaped petals...

Softer yellow 2” wide pinwheel flowers and rolled quill-shaped petals. Dense upright clumps that don't flop. Shorter than 'Henry Eilers', so more suitable for smaller gardens. Deserves to be used a lot more in public spaces and private gardens!...

Clump forming, non-spreading native perennial with big 3" yellow flowers. It can grow to 5' tall x 2-2.5' wide, easy to grow, showy native wildflower, native to Central United States and part of Midwest, see the USDA distribution map - can be found in...

Shrubby-looking biennial or short-lived perennial that reseeds regularly. Airy habitus with hundreds of small, deep gold flowers! Tolerant of heat, humidity, some drought and shade, and adaptable to many types of soil. Georgia Gold Medal Winner in 1997...

Breakthrough, shorter rudbeckia with a greenish-chartreuse look! Begins with green eyed flowers softening to chartreuse yellow and eventually turning brown. Compact growth, very narrow and healthy fuzzy leaves. Much easier to combine with colors of...

Perennial of The Year 2023 (Perennial Plant Association Award). Dense, compatct, well branched regular mounds highly covered with flowers from summer to early fall! Very drought and heat tolerant. Very healthy new cultivar with no leaf spots even in...

Showy long-lived native clumping perennial. Purple-blue flowers are slightly smaller than more common R. humilis (it also doesn't seed aggressively as R. humilis- Wild Petunia). Leaves more elongated and a bit glossy. Each flower lasts only 1 day, but...

Oddly aromatic Mediterannean plant, old herb and plant used in witchcraft. Deep blue-gray, evergreen or semi-evergreen leaves and chartreuse flowers. Very pollinator friendly! Old clump can be cut back to refresh the growth - we recommend to use gloves...

Tender aromatic perennial with bi-color purple-white flowers. Sometimes flowers are more purple, even white and all stages can be present on one plant. Easy to grow and fast growing plant, in cooler regions better treated as annual. Can be cut back 1/3...

Large-flowering and early sage that meets late tulips. Fuchsia pink flowers on dark charcoal stems, prolific bloomer. Densely branched, compact and non-flopping hybrid of Salvia nemorosa and Salvia pratensis, introduced by Walters Gardens. Belongs to...

Flowers are bigger and have spikes of deeper purple-blue than previous 'Mystic Spires' Salvia. Robust, vigorous, rich flowering for a very long season. Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator magnet! Blooming time: early/mid summer fall (in...

Vigorous tender perennial and great hummingbird plant. Eye-catching red-white flowers from early summer to late fall. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society in Britain. Bushy growth, 2-3' tall and wide mounds, (partially) evergreen aromatic...

Short-lived perennial or biennial. Value by ones for it's fuzzy silver leaves, and for larger white flowers by others.  Deadheading prolongs it's life. Persist by self seeding (it's good to intentionally sprinkle the seeds too). Drought tolerant,...

Blue sage is highly attractive native perennial with sky blue azure flowers in July/August till September. It is slender looking, upright, unfortunately often flopping plant, 5' tall x 2-3' wide. Prefers full sun, medium-moist to dry soils, preferably...

Cultivar of native sage, with delicate pink flowers with darker coral pink buds. Very long flowering for a very long season. Often grown as annuals in cooler areas (and persists by self-seeding) Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator...

Cultivar of native sage, with delicate PURE WHITE flowers. Very long flowering for a very long season. Often grown as annuals in cooler areas (and persists by self-seeding) Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator magnet! Also called "Texas...

Vigorous and long blooming sage with reddish flowers. A bit irregular shrubby growth. Attracts hummingbirds, some bees and some butterflies. Blooming Time: long flowering, starting in mid/late summer till fall Size: 54" tall and 24" wide and slowily...