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Monarda - Beebalm 'Purple Rooster' is clump-forming perennial with true dark purple flowers. This cultivar doesn't suffer from powdery mildew and is highly recommended by Mt. Cuba center. Most hybrids won't attract as many pollinators and butterflies,...

Monarda - Beebalm 'Marshall's Delight' is clump-forming perennial with bright neon pink flowers. This cultivar was selected in Canada as mildew resistant variety, but it may not be true regionally, so still the best place is sunny spot with good air...

Monarda - Beebalm 'Gardenview Scarlet' is clump-forming perennial with truly red flowers and very good performer. This is second best cultivar of Monarda for hummingbirds, see the results of Mt. Cuba's Monarda trials. Most hybrids won't attract as many...

Wild Basil Balm is unique in the genus Monarda - this one is a native woodland plant and prefers to grow in shade! It will also tolerate drier shade under trees. The white flowers (typical for bee balm) bloom from mid- to late summer, and...

Clump forming, airy/slender perennial with up to 1" pale blue flowers, followed by round seed capsules. The narrow, grayish toned leaves grow along short stems, each of which bears several flowers that start to bloom from the bottom and continue to the...

Virginia Seashore Mallow is a perennial with several thick stems rising from the crown; the leaves are hairy and gray. Its very pretty 2-inch pink flowers are reminiscent of Hibiscus. It is a good hummingbird and butterfly plant. It grows well in...

Variable seed mixture with bluish and purple tones.This underused native Iris is a great native perennial and a hummingbird and bee favorite. The clusters of 2-3” bluish-purple flowers rise several inches above the foliage in early summer. The...

‘Black Gamecock’ is a very vigorous Louisiana iris selection with huge 4-6” velvet, dark purple flowers in late spring to early summer on 2-3’ tall stems. This perennial is a true hummingbird magnet! If you...

This easy-to-grow deciduous native shrub is adaptable to many soils, including clay or shallow soils, though it prefers consistently moist mediums. The 4- to 12-inch flower clusters resemble pie plates composed of many small, creamy white florets, and...

A Jelitto seed selection, Heliopsis 'Burning Hearts' is a clump forming perennial and a true show-stopper. Large (2-3"), golden-yellow flowers with dark orange eyes appear from late summer through early fall. The coarse, deep purple foliage...

'Dale's Strain' is a seed strain selected for the lovely silver marbling pattern and reddish veins on the leaves. It's a surprisingly stable-colored cultivar. The flowers are small, whitish and insignificant, blooming in mid to late summer. The...

Geranium sanquineum v. striatum is a tough, hardy Geranium that's native to Europe but quite popular in North American landscaping. It is often sold as 'Lancastriense.' It grows in regular mounds of fragrant, dissected leaves, with large, soft pink...

Engelmannia peristenia is a tough perennial with nicely semi-evergreen to evergreen leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers starting in early to late summer. It blooms for an extremely long time. It is tolerant of drought, heat, and humidity, as well...

One of the easiest to grow dragonheads, even in regular flower bed conditions! Deep sky-blue, slightly fragrant flowers in early summer. Mounds of narrow, green, aromatic leaves. Adaptable and tough plant is a deer resistant, bee-friendly perennial...

This excellent perennial was selected by Mt. Cuba center: "Coreopsis tripteris ‘Gold Standard’ combines all of the great attributes of the straight species, like excellent hardiness and disease resistance, with a smaller and sturdier habit...

Very early bloomer = from the end of April till late May (in cooler areas till early June). Slowly spreading wide and groundcovering. 'Nana' is the dwarf form of Eared Coreopsis and only grows to about 6-9 inches tall. It flowers in late spring and...

This fall flowering clematis has fragrant, cream-white flowers in late summer through early fall (flowers are 1.25" in diameter). This is the ideal substitute for the invasive Clematis ternifolia (sweet autumn clematis) introduced from Japan. The native...

This ground covering, non-invasive perennial hails from Western China. It grows into a dense mat of glossy leaves with slightly reddish stems, accented with dark gentian-blue flowers in late summer through early fall. Towards the fall, the leaves...