Growing Conditions

Upright native aster with late blooming, small light yellow flowers age to reddish-purple. Pollinator magnet, adatable to various soil and light conditions. Blooming Time: August - September/OctoberSize: around 3' high x 1-1.5' wideUSDA Zones: 3 to...

Tough, surprisingly beautiful, with very long flowering season, very forgiving plant that can be planted without fear of failure! Proven to grow well in European conditions, but also in many states throughout USA (from Vermont to South Georgia, from...

Dark reddish buds open to red-pink flowers, darker stems, bronze-green foliage. Compact variety. Blooming Time : June/July - July  (up to August in cooler areas). This species of Astilbe blooms later than others.Size: 15" tall and wide USDA...

This clump forming, adaptable perennial from the legume family has an ornamental leaf texture and creamy yellow/green-white flowers.  It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and other small birds. Unfortunately, it is palatable to mammals, so it can...

Hybrid of the native Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) and Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'). It inherited the upright habit and better drought tolerance of the native fern and the silvery leaves with maroon midribs from it's Asian...

Large sport of Japanese Painted Fern, reaching 3' of height and 4' of width (up to 6'). Discovered in Plant Delights Nursery (NC) in the 90's. Fronds (leaves) have darker wine-red stems and silvery-green leaves. Slowly spreads into wide clumps. Best in...

False Indigo hybrid with 10" spikes of orangy-bi-color flowers (dark mahogany + bright yellow keels). Like any other baptisia, this is trouble free plant, long-lived and tough plant with no pests or diseases. Blooming Time: MaySize: 3-3.5' tall x 3...

False Indigo hybrid with vanilla cream flowers arranged in 10" long inflorescences. Pastel yellow buds, bronze emerging leaves turn gray-green later on. Compact, dense, well branched medium-sized clumps, ornamental seedpods till early fall. Like any...

Dward Baptisia with light periwinkle blue flowers, gray-green leaves. Compact round shape and great performance makes it suitable for smaller gardens! Blooming Time: May/JuneSize: 24-28" tall x 24" wideUSDA Zones: 4 to 8Culture: full sun, half shade...

Long-lived perennial, but slower to establish (like other Baptisia). Regular mounds of gray-green leaves, smaller yellow flowers in May/June- June, followed by marble-sized round seed pods (the shape is typical for this species). Full sun is the best,...

Evergreen perennial with bigger leathery leaves and early dark pink flowers. Pigsqueek 'Rotblum' ('Red Beauty' or 'Red Start') is an improved selection of B. cordifolia, introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 1978, with early flowering and very...

Also called "chocolate daisy" for the light chocolate fragrance of the daisy-like flowers; another common name is lyreleaf greeneyes. It has grayish, aromatic and divided leaves, pale yellow to yellow flowers with maroon brown eyes, and nice,...

If you think there are no more unusual native plants, that turn out to be good garden plants, then you haven't met this goldenrod! Fresh green leaves arranged in tufts, delicate fabulous yellow flowers. Quite rare in cultivation and gardens, but tough,...

Our selection with creamy variegated leaves, named after our right hand worker Lela, who loves this plant. Variegation is stable, but is less pronounced during the hottest weeks of summer. Aromatic minty leaves.  This plant is not aggressive than...

Showy, easy to grow, suitable for garden conditions and with superior qualities for native pollinators! Aromatic minty leaves.  This plant is not aggressive than similar Mints or Monarda, and it's better to pair it with smaller or same-sized plants...

An upright perennial with clusters of pale lilac to whitish, fragrant flowers, aromatic minty leaves, and stems that do not branch much. This plant can bloom for very long time. Provides excellent pollinator support, offering pollen and nectar to a...

Boltonias are great plants for adding color to the garden in the fall. Related to Asters, they are covered with 3/4" aster-like white flowers. The green-gray leaves are ornamental too. This clumping perennial slowly spreads by rhizomes (not...

Shorter or dwarf form of false aster. Var. latisquama has larger flowers than the more widely-spread Boltonia asteroides; it is also native to the more central USA, along with only a handful of states in the Northeast/New England area. This upright...