Growing Conditions

Small groundcovering, evergreen perennial from Europe. Tough, drought tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant. 0.75' tall x 1-1.5' wide, slowly creeping clumps. Leaves are dark green, somewhat aromatic,...

Small subshrub with very glossy evergreen leaves (matt on the bottom side). Keeps regular upright shape and therefore is often used on small evergreen hedges. Easy to grow, evergreen, drought...

Upright narrower perennial with smaller compound leaves, purple-red stems and clusters of cream white flowers. This meadow rue grows in female and male individuals (with female or male flowers). Male...

Smaller meadow rue with very fine ornamental leaves - "adiantifolium" means "maiden  hair fern-like". One of the top performers in

Well-known native perennial with plenty of common names (Aaron's Rod, False Lupine, Bush Pea…) and another scientific name – Thermopsis villosa. Similar to Baptisia sphaerocarpa or Baptisia tinctoria...

Asian counterpart of native Thermopsis caroliniana. A bit shorter and growing wide, reminds of wide spreading baptisia. Pale yellow flowers, grayish leaves.

'Spring Symphony' seems to be the only long-lasting and reliable Foamflower in our Midwestern conditions (Bloomington, IN)!

Ok, to be fair, this is not what we wanted: 'Blushing Bride' is sold as a cultivar of the hardy native spiderword. But when we got the plugs, it was obvious this is a tender plant, or tropical plant,...

Long blooming, drought and heat tolerant spiderwort with blue-purple flowers and gray-green leaves. Blooming Time: late May - early JulySize: 2' tall x 1-1.5' wide (in rich

This clump-forming perennial has grass-like arching leaves and bears clusters of three-petaled blue flowers (0.75-1.5" diameter) from early to midsummer (each flower remains open for only one day)...

Zig-zag spiderwort is probably the most robust spiderwort and also true shade loving perennial. 'LSS Lazy Blue' has very pale blue flowers, this selection originates in Lazzy SS Nursery in Virginia...

"One of the longest blooming Tradescantia we’ve seen! This selection produces large clusters of sizeable, periwinkle blue flowers accented with yellow tipped stamens from early summer to fall, still...

Spiderwort with long flowering season, bi-color purple/lilac - white flowers and glaucous blu-green leaves. Blooming Time: early summer to late summer (May - August, in cooler areas into the...

'Concord Grape,' of the virginiana group, offers compact clumps of grassy, gray-green leaves (about 12" tall) that contrast nicely with the large (over 1"), dark purple-pink flowers. 

'Red Grape' blooms with vivid 1" red-purple flowers. Grassy leaves emerge gray-green.

Easy to grow, trouble free shade perennial with glossy leaves and orchid-like flowers. Valuable for very late blooming season in the shade garden (inc. deep shade).

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...

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).