Growing Conditions

'Tardiflora' is similar to the species, the difference is that it blooms 2-3 week later. Best in half shade areas with not too-dry soil (likes a bit wet feet). Performs and blooms better in somewhat cooler ares (not suitable for south). Airy silver-green...

Fine-textured native grass with delicate appearance. For cooler northern areas (dislikes hotter zones than 7).  Adaptable to soil conditions, best in half shade or shade garden, tolerates dry shade! Flowers gracefully move in the wind, mature to...

Also called prairie bundleflower or prairie mimosa, this bushy native wildflower perennial has very fine, fern-like foliage and fluffy white flowers that are followed by ornamental, compound, twisted seedpods. The seedpods are dark brown-black and...

This adaptable native wildflower perennial has great wildlife benefits, and its flowers, leaves, and seedpods are all considered ornamental. It grows in bushy clumps, with pink flowers that appear for 3 weeks in late summer. Very adaptable. Very good...

Old fashioned plant with fragrant flowers, excellent cut flower. Mix of pink, white and red (variable seed mixture). Short-lived perennial or biennial. Easy to grow, persist by re-seeding. Size: 12-14' tall tall x 10-12" wide, clumpsFlowering time:...

Old fashioned plant with fragrant flowers, excellent cut flower. Maroon-black clusters in late spring and early summer. Flowers look nearly black when the sun is low in the mornings and evenings. Short-lived perennial or biennial. Award of Garden Merit...

Old fashioned plant with fragrant purple-red flowers, excellent cut flower. Short-lived perennial or biennial. Easy to grow, persist by re-seeding. Size: 18-20'' tall x 10-12" wide, clumpsFlowering time: May/June (can rebloom in late summer in cooler...

Slender-looking perennial, with thin long stems and clusters of small magenta pink flowers in early summer. 1-1.5' tall x 0.5' wide, basal blue-green leaves. Flowers from June to September, but the peak is in June/July, later on flowers sporadically. ...

Slender, eye-catching flower with vivid carmine red flowers. Gray-green grassy leaves (semi-evergreen), leafless stems. Not a super long-lived plant, lives about 3-4 years, but seems to be easy to grow in garden conditions. Can self-seed in good...

Attractive native woodland grass for half shade or shade, spreading and partially ground covering. Usually 2' tall x 2-3' wide, slowly spreading. Nice shiny, erect blades that arch nicely. This grass can be a thug, so it may not be the best option for...

Architectural plant, usually shorter-lived perennial or biennial, that persist in the garden by moderate seeding. Award of Garden Merit by RHS (UK). Rusty Foxglove can seed on disturbed or open soil and stays in garden, even when short-lived. Seedlings...

Vertical and narrow plant, with evergreen basal rosettes and subtle spikes of tiny brown-red flowers. Good cut flower. Shorter-lived perennial, on a good site persist by self-seeding (or collect some seeds and sprinkle, where desired). Toxic to humans,...

Charming native spring ephemeral with odd looking flowers. Disease free, deer and rabbit resistant. For it's qualities awarded by Award of garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK). Basal rosette of watery leaves, nodding flowers, dies back after...

Long-lived perennial with a tap root, slender habitus, and narrow hairy leaves. Rosy-pink (sometimes more or less pale) flower with drooping petals and orange-greenish centers. Heat, humidity, and drought tolerant perennial. Flowers 2 to 4 weeks...

This super showy and rare wildflower is highly recommended for home landscaping. It is the only wild Echinacea with yellow flowers and became the parent of many new colorful hybrids of coneflowers. It originally grows only in the Ozark area of Arkansas...

'Mellow Yellows' is seed strain cultivar, introduced by German seed company Jelitto in 2018. Color varies with each plant and can be creamy, lemon and dark yellow. The best perennial combinations include many border perennial, due to it’s rough...

Drought tolerant, late flowering wildflower with ground covering character, that flowers when most of woodland plants are finished blooming.  Usually reaches 1.5-2' of height and width (sometimes up to 3'), quite large basal leaves, small...

Showy airy grass with thin green-gray leaves and fluffy white seedheads. Usually sold under cultivar names 'Wind Dancer' or 'Blue Eros', which are miss-named trade names or common names. Other common names are Blue Love Grass or Ellitt's Love Grass...