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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...

American dittany is reminiscent of oregano or marjoram. It belongs to the same mint family (Lamiaceae) but is a less common perennial in our yards. It has smaller purple tubular flowers, lovely scented leaves and stems, and a late flowering season...

White-blooming form with shorter stems reaching 4 feet. An easy-to-grow architectural perennial with sturdy upright habitus, nice dark green leaves and spikes of white flowers. It performs best in full sun and medium moist soil; it tolerates some shade...

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...

Easy to grow, very showy, underused, long-lived and long-flowering perennial. The pure botanical species was endangered in natural areas from 1979-2011. It grows upright, and the leaves are narrow, or lanceolate. Reddish-pink saucer-shaped flowers face...

Rare native wildflower and showy perennial. It is smaller than the other commonly-used species of Amsonia, so it's suitable for smaller gardens and landscaping. It forms upright bushy clumps, bearing loose, pretty clusters of star-shaped flowers in blue...

This new variety offers yellow to white-yellow foliage and flowers that are similar to the wild form (white to white-pink). This easy-to-grow cultivar is quite adaptable to light and soil conditions and can enrich sunny or half-shade borders, pollinator...

Upright narrower perennial with smaller compound leaves, purple-red stems and clusters of cream white flowers. This meadow rue grows in female and male individuals (with female or male flowers). Male flowers are usually bigger and more showy, making a...

If there is a true perennial classic, it has to be Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm‘. This striking cultivar has been popular in horticulture since its introduction in 1949, and its popularity was crowned by the Award of Garden Merit by Royal...

This seed line cultivar offers sturdy, mostly red stems, reddish leaves, and showy golden yellow flowers with a deep orange-red central disk. It forms nice upright clumps that provide support for lots of wildlife – butterflies, monarchs, bees,...

Also known as American Ipecac or Bowman’s Root, this is a very lovely, slender-looking, underused and under-valued perennial. This wildflower is very hardy, sturdy, long living, and quite adaptable to many different soils and even moisture (from...

Long-lived perennial with a tap root, slender habitus, and narrow hairy leaves. ’Hula Dancer’ offers interesting flowers with slim pale pink drooping petals and greenish centers. Heat, humidity, and drought tolerant plant. Flowers 2 to...

A rare native perennial, this mallow originally grew as an endemic species in the Kankakee Region and was not found anywhere else. Now Iliamna remota is slowly becoming more popular in garden use. It offers bigger, hairy, highly ornamental leaves...

Also known as Great Merrybells. Excellent early-blooming native perennial for half-shade or shade garden. The Bellwort flowers and leaves have an overall droopy appearance when in bloom, but after the seeds are set, the leaves look somewhat like a needle...

Highly attractive and architectural perennial with decorative green leaves and long spikes of fragrant white flowers. Effective in woodland gardens, shaded flower beds, cottage gardens and naturalized areas. Best if planted in groups and in front of a...

Interesting native woodland perennial with showy blue berries in the fall. The ornamental leaves are bluish or blue-green; the flowers are an indistinct yellow-green. The blue cohosh becomes most showy toward the end of the season. It establishes slowly...

A very tough native perennial, this plant is underused in American horticulture; however, it's becoming popular in European gardens. Flowering spurge is a great substitute for invasive non-native baby’s breath (Gypsophilla paniculata) as they are...