Growing Conditions

One of the breakthroughs in aster breeding : 'Thunderdome' combines deep purple flowers of New England Aster and bushy mounding habit and aromatic leaves of Aromatic Aster. Both parents are very tough and superior native asters, excellent plants for...

Adaptable native wildflower, important late source of nectar and pollen for native bees, various butterflies including Monarch butterflies and other insects. Seeds feed the birds. 3' tall x 1' wide upright and a bit leggy looking plants. Violet-blue...

Originally named Aster ptarmicoides, this plant was re-named to Solidago ptarmicoides in 1981 as a result of research by two botanists, Brouillet and Semple, who realized that this plant belongs to the goldenrod family. For more confusion, another...

Very late blooming Aster, usually the latest one. 1" lavender blue flowers in clusters, large coarse leaves with a reddish fall color. Vigorous, very drought tolerant, but can also become a thuggish plant. It spreads wide via rhizomes, so it is...

This is an early flowering aster that blooms in umbels of smaller, cream-white flowers with yellow centers. It starts flowering much earlier than other asters, and continues until September. It attracts a wide range of native pollinators. It's...

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...

'Lunar Eclipse' is an exceptional hybrid valued for its large, unique blooms which emerge pale yellow/cream white along long spikes and darken over the flowering period to light purple/lilac and then shades of dark violet and bluish purple, creating a...

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...

Natural dwarf form of Blue Wild Indigo, suitable for smaller gardens. 28" x 28" tall and wide, shrubby-looking clumps (40" with flowers). Blue-violet flowers in spikes in May/June. Full sun or part sun are the best, average soil, or drianed soil...

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...