Growing Conditions

Easy to grow, trouble free shade perennial with unique orchid-like flowers in late August till late September. Deer and rabbit resistant treasure that has to be planted close to the path, so you can admire it's beauty. 2' tall x 2-3' wide in 3-4 years in...

Easy to grow, trouble free half shade/ shade perennial with white orchid-like flowers. Valuable for very late blooming season in the shade garden (inc. deep shade). Pollinator friendly. Deer and rabbit resistant plant - best to be planted close to the...

Non-spreading toad lily with gracefully arching stems. Vigorous, with great floral display, disease resistant and hardy. Winner of Toad Lily Evaluation in Chicago Botanic Garden trials, gaining 5 of 5 possible stars. 2-2.5' tall x 1-2' wide, this...

Non-spreading toad lily with arching stems, white flowers with pink-lavender edges (and no spots) along the whole stem and a bit earlier to bloom. Very good performer in Toad Lily Evaluation in Chicago Botanic Garden trials, gaining 4 of 5 possible stars...

Also known as Great Merrybells. Excellent early-blooming native perennial for half-shade or shade garden. The Bellwort flowers and leaves have an overall droopy appearance when in bloom, but after the seeds are set, the leaves look somewhat like a needle...

Short-lived perennial with great vertical accent. Mix of rosy-purple, copper-purple flowers (up to 1" in diameter), basal rosettes of leaves, upright stems. Leave some seedpods for self seeding. Blooming Time: May-JuneSize: 2-3' tall x 1.5' wideUSDA...

Architectural biennial with bold rosettes of large fuzzy leaves, upright stems with big white blooms. Flowers open in morning and close in the afternoon. Blooms from the bottom up, from late spring to June/July. Can persist in the garden vie...

'Lollipop' is shorter and more compact, well branched cultivar. Suitable for smaller beds, or for the front of the bed, or containers. Only 20-24" tall and wide. Depending on your hardiness zone - annual, re-seeding annual, short-lived perennial to...

Depending on your hardiness zone - annual, re-seeding annual, short-lived perennial to perennial. Fast growing, with very unique wiry structure, that can be tucked into most of the flower beds. Highly attractive to butterflies, Monarchs, various birds...

Slowly creeping, ground-covering perennial for sunny gardens. Wide, clusters of fresh rose-purple flowers continuously from May till the summer heat, when it slows down and reblooms with somewhat cooler late summer temps. Blooming Time: Spring to early...

Lilac-purple flowers, usually reblooms in late summer. In ideal conditions does bloom nonstop. Somewhat ground covering/trailing growth. Basal part stays evergreen. Blooming time: late April/May (usually starts after the creeping phloxes) till June,...

Narrow, upright native perennial that can be tucked into any sunny garden. Pale purple-blue flowers, grayish tone of the leaves, long flowering season. Isn't long-lived, but persist by self-seeding, but in longer term can't compete with strong vigorous...

Wingstem is overlooked plant, and you think,....so "common", so "weedy" or "boring"....(?) Alright, but look at this plant closely again: - very late blooming plant, usually ends with first frosts - the flowers are unusual (have you check them, how...

Tough and hardy native wildflower, also known as Gravelweed or Actinomeris helianthoides. This plants reminds of woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus), but flower much earlier from June to July/August. Yellow daisy-like flowers, up to 3' tall...

Nearly unknown perennial beauty, discovered in 1998 by famous plantsman Tony Avent from Plant Delights Nursery (found on grit outcrop inTurner County, Georgia). 44" tall x 24" wide clumps (or wider with age), very narrow leaves remind of Amsonia...

Taller upright Ironweed, with late summer-early fall blooms. Reminds of another common New York Ironweed (V. noveboracensis), but the leaves are wider and it can tolerate drier conditions!   Blooming Time:  July/August to August/SeptemberSize:...

Very large, narrow-leafed, Ironweed hybrid. Forms dense clumps that are wider than they are tall (6-7' wide!) Features olive green leaves, 1" wide with purple flowers. Very resistant to mildew and leaf spots. Valuable pollinator magnet with very late and...

Narrow-leafed Ironweed hybrid forming dense, healthy clumps. One of the top performers at Chicago Botanic Garden Vernonia trials in 2020, gaining 5 out of 5 stars! Easy, adaptable and valuable pollinator plant with very late and long blooming period!...