Growing Conditions

A robust perennial sunflower, native to most of the states in the eastern part of USA and Canada.  Late flowering perennial - July to September, flowers continuously for up to two months.  Usually 8' tall x 3' wide (taller in rich and moist...

Robust perennial sunflower with ornamental leaves and fairly big golden flowers at the end of summer and early fall. Tolerates drought, dry soils, and is a very good cut flower. Attracts a lot of wildlife! Blooming Time: August to...

Western sunflower is one of the shortest perennial sunflowers and also the well behaving ones! Grow only to 3-4' tall x 2' wide, it still spreads wide by rhizomes, but it is not as aggressive as many tall cousins. In years, it can form colonies, but you...

Easy to grow, forgiving, long-flowering perennial, very valuable for many native insects, several butterflies and skippers and small birds. Tough and longer-lived. Stays in clumps, and has coarse leaves Blooming Time: June to AugustSize: 3' tall x 1...

Long blooming perennial for dry soil. Regular clumps, hairy stems and daisy-like flowers with many petals and a sage-like scent. The flowers are ¾ to 1½ inches across and are bright yellow. Offers very good pollinator support and provides...

Mound-forming perennial with ground-covering clumps of shiny evergreen leaves. This woodland wildflower is adaptable plant; it is tolerant of dry shade, but performs best in somewhat shady spot with average moisture. The whitish flowers bloom...

Heuchera richardsonii is a very nice clump-forming coral bells with attractive leaves. Small greenish-white flowers rise above the green mounds of leaves in mid to late summer. This is a quite reliable perennial with a dense,...

This robust coral bells is an excellent groundcover, with light green leaves and whitish flowers. It forms clumps of larger, hairy, evergreen or partially evergreen, light green/chartreuse colored leaves, and flowers in late summer through early fall...

Native shrub with bluish-green leaves (evergreen in the south), and larger 1.5-2" golden-yellow flowers in midsummer. Attractive to native bees, bumblebees and butterflies. Flowers appear on new wood, so can be sheared back in the spring if needed...

Low mounds of evergreen narrow leaves, flat cluster of white flowers in mid to late spring. Plant is fully covered with blooms in the peak of flowering. 10" tall x 12" wide (gets wider in time, up to 24"). Full sun to half shade, average with average...

A very showy native Iris (and one of our smallest), the Dwarf Crested Iris has light blue flowers resembling a miniature bearded Iris (2-3" blooms on about 4" tall stems).  The flattened foliage remains gracefully curled and attractive throughout...

Also called Shreve's Iris, this native bog iris has violet-blue flowers with yellow-white crests in midsummer. The fragrant blooms attract pollinators and can be used as a good cut flower. Slowly spreads to form colonies. Deer- and rabbit-resistant...

Intermediate Bearded Iris, reaching 24". Plicata type - white background with purple-blue, no fragrance. Holds several awards. Good to divide after several years of growing. Blooming Time: April/May withSize: 24" tall x 18-24" wide USDA Zones: 3 to...

Very rare, native plant, reminicent of Coreopsis (Tickseed) combined with Helianthus (Sunflower). Glossy leaves, golden-yellow flower late in the season. Likes wet feet and some shade during the day. Blooming Time: August-SeptemberSize: 2'+ tall x ...

Unknown Kalimeris, possibly a descendant of 'Daisy Mae' - white flowers, 2' tall and long-lived. Our friends Lisa and Dan Burnham shared the seeds of this unknown kalimeris as a trouble free, durable perennial that is persisting in their garden for 2...

Less known "Red Hot Poker" with citrus yellow flowers in June to July. Strap-like leaves, flower spikes up to 7" long, with changing colors from light lime green to yellow to greenish. These are seedlings, so the color may differ a but with every plant...

You may think, why grow a "boring looking" plant? Yes, the flowers are quite small, and you will have to look closely to find them beautiful. But what makes this plant interesting is the stiff, rigid, upright growth and hairy/fuzzy look, with its fuzzy...

Slender shrubby looking native perennial with nicely arching branches, small pink flower and great wildlife support. 2' tall x 1.5-2' wide, flowers in July-August/September. Full sun, part sun, adaptable to soil types, but prefers somewhat drained soil...