Growing Conditions

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...

Very late blooming Aster, usually the latest one. 1" lavender blue flowers in clusters, large coarse leaves with a reddish fall color.

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.

Upright native aster with late blooming, small light yellow flowers age to reddish-purple. Pollinator magnet, adatable to various soil and light conditions.

Bold structural native Astilbe for half shade or shade garden. One of the two only North American Astilbes. Reminicent of Aruncus dioicus (Goat's Beard), but the terminal leaflet is lobbed, which is...

Later blooming Astilbe (August), more tolerant to sun and drought than other cultivars. 24-36" tall x 18-24" wide clumps of dissected leaves, panicles of reddish-purple flowers. Spent flowers persist...

Dark reddish buds open to red-pink flowers, darker stems, bronze-green foliage. Compact variety.

Rich deep chocolate burgundy, dark stems, raspberry buds that open into rosy purple flowers. Emerging leaves are yellow with a dark margin with a glossy sheen that become completely dark as they age...

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. U

Deciduous fern, native to all states of USA, Canada (and also Europe and Asia). Usually 2'-3' tall and 2' wide, finely divided, lacy-cut fresh green leaves, with reddish central petioles. The leaves...

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...

Native shrub that likes wet feet, very valuable for late blooming period and high ecological values (attracts birds, various native bees, butterflies and moths). Long blooming period and great tol

One of the best compact and floriferous cultivars of Baptisia. One of the winners of Baptisia trials at Mt. Cuba center.

Breakthrough in baptisia breeding = golden-yellow foliage combined with indigo blue flowers! Focal point or background for other plants.

Baptisia cultivar with long dusky purple flower spikes and an upright wide vase shape. Showy cream keels, deeper red-purple tones to the flowers.

False Indigo hybrid with 10" spikes of orangy-bi-color flowers (dark mahogany + bright yellow keels).

Vigorous cultivar with lighter lemon-yellow flowers, charcoal stems and rich floral display in late spring/early summer and vase shape-clumps. Great introduction from

'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...