Growing Conditions

Stiff Goldenrod is one of the golderods that looks different and  has lot more ornamental look, which makes it more suitable for conventional flower beds. It grows usually to 4 ' tall x 2.5' wide...

Stiff Goldenrod 'Golden Rocket' is dwarf seed selection made by German company Jelitto. 'Golden Rocket' grows to 1.75' tall x 1' wide. It looks more compact, dense than the wild form, but it keeps...

Compact and shorter version of the rough goldenrod. Surprisingly drought tolerant too. Solidago 'Fireworks' is perfectly named for its flowering stems which look like

Goldenrods are unfortunately not very popular perennials, but they are all very beneficial for pollinators and butterflies for it's late flowering, they are tough plants - drought tolerant, usually...

Tall, showy and later flowering than other goldenrods. Attracts bees and butterflies, including Monarchs. Usually 4-5' tall x 2' wide clumps, reddish stems with dense plumes of golden flowers in...

Slowly spreading, compact clumps, rosettes of heart-shaped leaves, arching spikes of small yellow flowers. Groundcovering late and long blooming goldenrod with superior qualities.  There are not many...

Upright and narrow goldenrod with reddish stems and narrow spikes of yellow flowers.Blooming Time: August-Septem

Unique hybrid of white flowering Solidago ptarmicoides (also called Aster ptarmicoides) with yellow-flowering Goldenrod. 'Sweet Kisses' gained from this cross: a

'Indian Steel' is seed strain selection with steel-blue foliage, 5’ tall x 2.5' wide, with feathery spikes of yellow flowers with nice bronze fall color, while the leaves turn yellow. Nice vertical...

Great selection of southeastern native woodland-edge perennial. A bit more compact, 1/3 more flowers and more orange-red flowers (the species has more magenta-red flowers). 'Ragin Cajun' also...

The name of this gorgeous clump-forming perennial comes from its past use – Native Americans (Creek and Cherokee) used the poisonous root to expel intestinal worms. The flowers are tubular, with an...

Incredibly versatile and adaptable native grass (from dry to moist, sun to very light shade). Soft tufted structure, very long flowering season from June till fall (with the peak in early summer),...

Native dropseeds, quite common in natural remnants, but not common in gardens. Reminds a bit of Prairie Dropseed - it is clumping grass with fibrous roots, but the flowering s

Clumping native grass for dry or sandy soils.  More or less unknown in horticulture (also new to us). or urban and naturalistic landscaping.

'Gone With The Wind' is a seed strain (a bit variable) cultivar, that is smaller than the species of Sporobolus heterolepis. Clumping, long-lived grass with fragrant flowers.

Cultivar of Prairie Dropseed with a shorter, upright, tight and uniform shape. Rust-red fall color.  'Tara' grows in a more upright vase-shape than the species, then opens up some with the flowers...

This easy-to-grow native is a very showy grass with good ecological value! Prairie Dropseed is a major component of the prairie ecosystem along with Big Bluestem and Indian Grass, ranging across...

Superior, tough, easy to grow perennial, winner of Stachys trials in Chicago Botanic Garden.