Growing Conditions

Beautiful spring perennial with deeply cut pale lila-lavender flowers, south central Indiana genotype. Forms regular mounds, usually 0.25' tall x 0.5' wide (can be a bit taller or wider too). 2" long linear leaves are everegreen, the base becomes...

Creeping phlox (or moss phlox) 'Fort Hill' is a cultivar with rosy-pink, medium to smaller flowers. Moss phlox or creeping phlox forms dense low evergreen or semi-evergreen mats. In early spring, the flowers completely cover the whole plants. Easy to...

Spreading natural form that requires some space, but is also easy to reduce, if needed. Excellent late support for variety of pollinators and even hummingbirds! Better behaved in heavier soils. Blooming Time: early August to SeptemberSize: 4' tall x 3'...

Pure white balloon-like flower buds that open to bell-shaped flowers in the middle to late summer. 1.5' tall x 0.5-0.75' wide upright clumps, tidy growth, rather late sprouting in the spring. Flowers in June-July, if deadheaded even longer. Full sun,...

Well-known spring flowering perennial with nice mounding habit, delicate fern-like divided leaves and blue bell-shaped flowers. Spreads slowly by short rhizomes, more often it will reproduce by seed. Great pollinator plant, effective ground covering,...

Easy to grow prairie plant. The lobed compound leaves mostly stay at the base; the stems branch at the top and bear crème white flowers with yellow centers. The whole plant is covered with white hair, so the leaves look a bit gray-green. Each...

Quite common plant in natural areas, but less common in horticulture and gardens. Golden flowers, gray-green leaves. Blooming Time: June – July/AugustSize: about 1' tall x 0.25-0.5’ wideUSDA Zones: 4 to 8Culture: full sun, half-sun, drier or...

Clumping perennial with strawberry-like flowers. Prefers somewhat drained soils and is incredibly drought tolerant. Reddish color on some leaves in fall. Great for dry sunny beds, rock gardens or crevice gardens. Does well in our dry raised bed (zone...

Aromatic plant with fluffy white flowers in late summer, followed by fluffy seedheads, true pollinator magnet. 2-3' tall x 3-4' wide, spreads wide very slowly by underground rhizomes, but it is not as aggressive as other mountain mints.Sturdy upright...

Very modest, hardy, tough and easy to grow superb pollinator perennial! Slender mountain mint has the most narrow, nearly needle-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers in July to September. From all the mountain mints, this one has the weakest mint...

Virginia Mountain Mint is an easy to grow and underused perennial that grows as a small bush with an upright structure. It has a long bloom time of 4 or more weeks and is highly attractive to pollinators. Its light green and narrow leaves and smaller...

Mexican hat or Prairie Coneflower 'Red Midget' is dwarf selection, reaching to 20" tall x 10-15" wide. Slender looking, aromatic plant, with deeply cut leaves and red-brown flowers from July to early October. Wild form of Ratibida columnifera (usually...

Easy, modest and very showy-looking native perennial and wildflower with elegant drooping petals and big (2-3”) flowers. It has a beautiful, airy structure, and the stems with big yellow flowers often dart in the wind. It usually doesn't grow...

Old-fashioned and still-popular edible plant. But also a very ornamental plant with bold structure, reddish stems, and cream-white flowers. Very deer and rabbit resistant!  Just try to combine it with hardy geraniums, groundcovers, Siberian Iris,...

Deam's Black-eyed Susan - this may seem like just another rudbeckia in a row, but no no! This variety can beat the most popular Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm', lets quote North Creek Nurseries : "While there may be a bounty of black-eyed susan on the...

Another Rudbeckia? Yes, and a very good one! Even though they may look similar to you, they offer different qualities that may suit your garden better than others.  - Var. fulgida is long flowering botanical variety, the latest of all Rudbeckias -...

Superb plant, even short-lived and re-seeding perennial or biennial. This plant was honored with All-America Selection winner in 2003 and a Gold Medal winner at the 2003 Fleuroselect trials in England! 3' tall x 1.5-2' wide, branched clumps, covered with...

Shorter-lived perennial or even biennial, that persists in the garden due to self-seeding. Very easy to grow, adaptable and opportunistic - it will fill the gaps - but you can recognize it for it's fuzzy leaves. Can be easily reduced, if needed...