Perennials For Dry Soil

Polygonatum 'Prince Charming' - SOLOMON'S SEAL 'PRINCE CHARMING' (dwarf & spreding)

Short, but vigorous and spreading Solomon's Seal. Good companion to Hosta. Grayish leaves, white drooping flowers. At the end of season followed by black-purple berries that contrast nicely to golden fall foliage. Can handle quite a lot of sun - where...

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji Pink' - BALLOON FLOWER 'FUJI PINK'

Balloon-like flower buds that open to bell-shaped, very light pink flowers with darker veins. Long-lived perennial, once established also quite drought tolerant, older plants develop deep tap root, so they don't transplant easily. Black walnut tolerant,...

Echinacea x hybrid 'Pretty Parasols' - CONEFLOWER 'PRETTY PARASOLS'

Charming large bi-color-flowered coneflower hybrid. Tall, upright with very sturdy stems. Floriferous and long blooming period, with good drought tolerance. Flowers don't bloom in the same height, so the plant looks very natural (unlike most of the...

Stokesia laevis f. alba 'Traumerei' - STOKES'S ASTER 'TRAUMEREI'

Stoke's Aster with large white flowers with a hint of pink. Dense rosettes of longer waxy leaves stay evergreen in milder climates, 3" wide flowers. Blooming Time: June/July is the peak, less blooms till September, more if deadheaded Size: clumps...

Stokesia laevis 'Omega Skyrocket' - STOKES'S ASTER 'OMEGA SKYROCKET' (giant form)

Giant of all Stokesia cultivars, tall and vigorous selection with large pale blue 3+" wide flowers. Discovered by the Atlanta Botanical Garden in southern Georgia, near the town of Omega. For sunny and drained garden. Great cut flower due to it's long...

COMING SOON - Xantorhiza simlicissima - YELLOWROOT

Overlooked & underused - small spreading and groundcovering shrub. Tough and adaptable to light conditions, soil and moisture = great candidate for with hard to predict site and transitioning areas (dry to moist, half-sun to shade. Excellent...

Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa 'Prairie Blaze' - SHOWY BLACK-EYED SUSAN 'PRAIRIE BLAZE' (short&spreading)

"Very floriferous, compact variety that is hardy and trouble-free. Selected, admired and introduced by GET Group, Inc. & Hoffie Nursery, Inc. in Union IL. Original plant discovered at Prairie Haven in Woodstock, IL. Attracts butterflies. Great as a...

PERENNIAL OF THE 2023 Rudbeckia x hybrida 'American Gold Rush' - BLACK-EYED SUSAN 'AMERICAN GOLD RUSH'

Perennial of The Year 2023 (Perennial Plant Association Award). Dense, compatct, well branched regular mounds highly covered with flowers from summer to early fall! Very drought and heat tolerant. Very healthy new cultivar with no leaf spots even in...

Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Profusion' - PERENNIAL SALVIA 'PINK PROFUSION'

Very good cultivar with dense rounded habit, deep pink flowers settles in dark purple calyxes. Vigorous and strong rebloomer, if cut back! Fast growing and long-lived. This one will become Perennial of The Year 2024! Blooming time : blooms in late...

Phlox x hybrid 'Violet Pinwheels' - SPRING PHLOX HYBRID 'VIOLET PINWHEELS' (less spreading)

Less and slowly spreading spring phlox, with vivid deep violet flowers (notched and upturned petals). In cooler zones blooms close to 5 weeks and does rebloom a bit in the late summer-early fall. In comparison to 'Purple Beauty' creeping phlox, the...

Phlox x hybrid 'Majestic Magenta' - SPRING HYBRID PHLOX 'MAJESTIC MAGENTA' (clumping to moderate spreading & earlier)

Moderately-wide spreading to wider-clump forming hybrid phlox (won't take over your garden). Blooms 1-2 weeks earlier than common creeping phlox and meets with tulips and other bulbs. Deep pink flowers. Blooming time : early to mid spring - usually for 4...

Origanum 'Drops of Jupiter' - ORNAMENTAL OREGANO 'DROPS OF JUPITER'

Ornamental, but still edible. Hybrid oregano with striking combination of chartreuse leaves, dark purple calyxes and pinkish flowers from mid summer to early fall. Foliage doesn't burn in the full sun! Drought, heat and humidity tolerant, pollinator...