Growing Conditions

Mango-orange flower (5" long spikes), dwarf clumps of very narrow grass-like leaves, long flowering season. Delicate and exotic look. Leaves are evergreen or partially evergreen. Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society in Britain),...

Exotic orange color, reblooming in late summer, with good proportion between the leaves and flowers. Pollinator friendly and attracts hummingbirds. Selected in Michigan and proven to be winter hardy in zone 5b (with some winter protection). Blooming...

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...

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...

"UNDAUNTED is a compact, cold and heat hardy selection of muhly grass that will reach up to 2' tall with an equal spread. The flowering stalks emerge in late summer and mature in autumn to soft-textured, pink plumes. UNDAUNTED was discovered as a...

Unusual, mounding perennial with ornamental leathery leaves with jagged margins and good fall color. PInk-red flowers in the first half of the season. The foliage last longer than on the parent plant (Mukdenia). Blooming Time: spring to late spring...

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 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...

Mountain Fleece is pretty much unknown plant in Midwest, but we expect this this will change. Hardy and easy to grow perennial from Himalaya, 3-4' tall and wide, more or less groundcovering clumps with 6" long spikes of crimson red flowers from June to...

Compact cultivar with dense ground covering growth, golden leaves, spikes of red flowers in late summer. Usually 2.5' tall x 1.5-2' wide clumps, that slowly spread wide to groundcovering mounds.Flowers from June/July to September. Full sun to half shade,...

Ground covering fern, tough, with firm leaves that don't break up easily. Vigorous and slowly spreading wide. Underused and not much known in horticultural trade. P. decursive-pinnata is a deciduous, upright fern with beautifully tapered, feathery...

Excellent vertical flowering plant for dry, sunny or partially-shaded areas. The big, fuzzy leaves are gray-green, stay at the ground level and are evergreen. The upright eye-catching stems are topped with bare clusters of big pale yellow flowers...

Unusual bigger perennial for sun and drained or dry soil. Shrubby look, 3-4' tall x 3' wide plants. Bigger fuzzy and grayish leaves, hooded pale gray-pink and fuzzy flowers in clusters from June/July till August/September. Full sun is the best, but...