Agastache “Summer Sunset” Hyssop Agastache “Summer Sunset” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular, Drought Tolerant Once Established These colorful summer bloomers are at home in herb gardens as well as perennial borders.Continue reading
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Cardinal Flower
Lobelia hybrida “Queen Victoria” Cardinal Flower Lobelia hybrida “Queen Victoria” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Moist This would be the definition of a showstopper. A bog plant in its naturalContinue reading
Coneflower
Echinacea “Pow Wow White” Pow Wow White Cornflower Echinacea “Pow Wow White” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular If this guy looks familiar, it’s because its sister is the familiar gardenContinue reading
Ornamental Oregano
Origanum laevigatum “Hopley’s Purple” Ornamental Oregano Origanum laevigatum “Hopley’s Purple” Type: Perennials Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular / Drought Tolerant Native to Turkey and Cyprus, this ornamental relative of mint reaches 2ft (60cm) high whileContinue reading
Black-Eyed Susan, Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii “Goldsturm” Black-Eyed Susan, Brown-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii “Goldsturm” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Like Tuesday’s plant, Liatris, this beautiful but tough perennial is a North American native.Continue reading
False Hemp
Datisca cannabina False Hemp Datisca cannabina Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Calm down; it looks like it, but it isn’t. While the foliage of this dramatic, somewhat underused perennial looks like that ofContinue reading
Sneezeweed
Helenium Autumnale “Moerheim Beauty” Sneezeweed Helenium Autumnale “Moerheim Beauty” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Today’s plant has some similarities to Black-Eyed Susans (stay tuned!), in that they are sort of daisy / coneflowerContinue reading
Gayfeather
Liatris spicata Gayfeather Liatris spicata Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular This herbaceous perennial is local by comparison, since it is native to eastern and mid-west North America. Commonly seen as a cut flower,Continue reading
Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria “Butterfly Blue” Pincushion Flower Scabiosa columbaria “Butterfly Blue” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular The name “Pincushion Flower” comes from the fact that the round center of the flowers lookContinue reading
Red Dragon Knotweed
Persicaria microsephala “Red Dragon” Red Dragon Knotweed Persicaria Microsephala “Red Dragon” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Ample This dramatic, spreading perennial will grow to 2-3ft (60-90cm) tall and wide. ItContinue reading