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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...

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,...

Evergreen perennial with bigger leathery leaves and early dark pink flowers. Pigsqueek 'Rotblum' ('Red Beauty' or 'Red Start') is an improved selection of B. cordifolia, introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 1978, with early flowering and very...

This clump forming, adaptable perennial from the legume family has an ornamental leaf texture and creamy yellow/green-white flowers.  It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and other small birds. Unfortunately, it is palatable to mammals, so it can...

Aromatic aster 'October Skies' is a superb nativar and one of our all-time favorite perennials, because it:    1) grows in dense ground-covering mounds that are completely covered with smaller blue flowers in the fall   2) has a very...

From the Mt. Cuba research center: "A Mt. Cuba Center Plant Introduction. Ranked as the #1 aster in an evaluation study at Mt. Cuba Center, this herbaceous perennial produces abundant, violet blue flowers on 3-4’ tall stems as fall color...

This delicate-looking milkweed has needle-like leaves and fragrant white flowers in the summer. It will spread moderately quickly by underground rhizomes, but is not invasive (it can also self-seed, so if seedlings are not desirable,...

Butterfly Milkweed 'Hello Yellow' is a yellow flowering form that monarch butterflies love as much as the typical orange milkweed. This pollinator magnet also attracts hummingbirds. This is a "seed strain," so the flower colors range from lemon and...

Swamp milkweed 'Ice Ballet' is the white-flowering form of native swamp milkweed. It offers 4,” dense clusters of vanilla-scented, white flower heads that put on a show through the summer. It is a must for butterflies and monarchs, and...

Stoloniferous, ground-covering perennial with ornamental semi-evergreen gray leaves and unique, woolly, whitish flowers. It spreads wide to form mats, with budding stems that resemble the pads or toes of a cat's paw. It does not grow well in soil that is...

This agastache is a hybrid of the native Agastache foeniculum and Asian Agastache rugosa. It boasts dusky lavender-blue flowers, a beautiful vertical structure, and licorice-scented leaves. Very prolific bloomer; deadheading will encourage even more...

This new, superb variety is from the Earlibeauty® collection bred by Primrose Path Nursery. This hybrid is descended from several wild species of Phlox native to the Eastern USA; it performs well in flower borders and is also more vigorous and...

How does one choose the right coral bells from the never-ending list of cultivars? It can be difficult, but some Heucheras are better than others, and this is an exceptional selection. ‘Bronze Wave’ did very well at Mt. Cuba Center’s...

Also called cabbage-leaved coneflower due to its big, waxy gray leaves. Beautiful architectural plant that forms strictly upright clumps and is highly ornamental with its steel blue leaves, excellent structure and yellow flowers. Slowly forms bigger...

Another superb perennial and front-runner at the Mt. Cuba Mid-Atlantic Region Coreopsis Trials of 2015. Very late fall bloomer, compact dense clumps, tidy habitus, yellow flowers with nearly black center (1 and ¾“ across) and disease free!...

Superb low-growing beebalm with light lavender-pink spotted flowers, mint-scented leaves, and a more compact and smaller habitus than other Monardas. Very valuable and tough plant - for early blooming (before other taller Monarda), excellent drought and...

Excellent, long-blooming, compact aster for the native garden, rock garden or border front. It has stiff stalks, small narrow leaves (similar to flax), and purple-blue flowers with yellow centers (1” across). Plant in well-drained soils, as it...

Also known as "Pink hair grass," this very showy fall grass forms regular mounds of fine leaves topped by airy pink to pink-red seed heads at the end of the season. This native grass has some great qualities – it’s highly ornamental and...