Growing Conditions

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...

More reliable, better performing Blue Grama that originates in Illinois! Honey-blonde eyelash seedheads reminicent of 'Blonde Ambition' (this one was selected in Santa Fe, New Mexico and that's why it's usually not hardy enough or dies back or disappear...

End of season flowering native plant, small creamy flowers in loose panicles open to highly ornamental fluffy seedheads. Fragrant flowers attract a lot of insects. Suitable for dryish garden. Size: usually around 3' tall x 1.5-2’ wide. Can handle...

Clump-forming grass with ornamental dangling spikelets arranged in loose panicles. (they start green with a hint of purple and fade to tan color). The flowers move in a slight breeze and are excellent dry flowers! Cool season grass that prefers somewhat...

This native woodland perennial grass spreads very slowly and forms clumps that have a light, airy structure. The leaves are gray-green; the long panicles of satin-silver flowers often flop to one side and turn brown-yellow with age. ...

Dense, ground covering grass with late summer flowers and striking coppery-pink fall color. Similar to the popular 'Karl Foerster' grass, but much smaller. Blooming Time: from mid summer to early fall, brown-yellow flowersSize: 2-3' tall x 3' wide, in...

'Avalanche' is similar to very popular 'Karl Foerster', a bit shorter and with white stripe in the centers of the leaves and more narrow. The whole look is more silver. Light purple flowers from May (cool season grass), fade to "light oatmeal" color, the...

'Eldorado' is similar to very popular 'Karl Foerster', just a bit shorter and with golden stripe in the centers of the leaves. The golden stripe sometimes starts cream white, in the summer heat often fades to greenish. Pale purple flowers from May (cool...

'Hello Spring' Reed Grass offers white edged leaves that arch down to the ground. Variegation is most visible before the summer heat strikes. Pink flowers age to bronze-tan. Reminds of older cultivar 'Overdam', but is lot more vigorous and bulks up...

Popular and truly excellent ornamental grass with wonderful vertical structure and very long ornamental value from May to February. Adaptable, drought tolerant and tough. First grass that received the Perennial Plant of the Year Award in 2001. This grass...

'Hello Spring' Reed Grass offers white creamy leaf centers. Fresh sprouts have chartreuse tone. Purple flowers age to bronze-orange to tan. Looks like variegated form of cultivar 'Karl Foerster'. Great vertical structure and very long ornamental value...

Smaller, highly aromatic perennial for drained soil or rock garden. Mounds about 0.75' tall x 1' wide, tubular purple-pink flowers, quite ornamental leaves. Flowers from the May/June till August/September, with the major peak in June/July. Full sun to...