- Agastache
aurantiaca x Tango: Brilliant,
fiery orange flower spikes. Gray
green aromatic foliage. A magnet for
hummingbirds, butterflies, honeybees.
June-October. Ht. 14 inches. Z5-9.
- Aster
spectabilis: Eastern Showy Aster.
Violet bloom with yellow center in fall. This native
aster does well in dry, sandy soils and is found
growing in open woods, fields or along roadsides.
Sun. Ht. 12-24 inches. Z4-8.
- Astilbe Delft Lace: Foliage
is a waxy, deep blue-green with a light silver
overlay. Flowers
in midsummer with clusters of deep salmon pink buds
that open to a soft apricot pink. Prefers
rich moist soil and pt. shade to shade. Ht. 36
inches. Z5-8. PP19839.
- Echinacea purpurea: Rose
pink flowers all summer. Butterfly
magnet. Very drought tolerant. Native. Easy to grow
in average to dry soils. Sun. Ht. 2-3 feet. Z4-8
- Hosta Kabitan: Narrow,
dark green leaves with golden yellow center. Violet
flowers in July. Shade. Ht. 12 inches. Z2-8.
- Iris
cristata Powder Blue Giant:
'Powder Blue Giant' is a large-flowered cultivar of
cristata. Flowers are pale blue with both fringed
yellow crests and deeper blue accents on the falls.
April-May. Native selection. Deer resistant. Pt.
sun/ shade. Ht.6-8 inches. Z5-8.
- Pachysandra
procumbens:
(Allegheny Spurge). A fantastic native ground cover.
Mottled leaves clearly veined and purplish toothed
edges. Bronze foliage in the fall. Fragrant, pink
flower spikes. April. Shade. Ht. 12 inches. Z5-9.
- Panicum
virgatum Rotstrahlbusch: (Red Switch
Grass). Red foliage becomes more intense as summer
advances and outstanding in the fall. Native
selection. August.
Sun. Ht.3-4 feet. Z4-9.
- Spigelia marilandica:
Upright habit, thin textured
leaves and wonderful trumpet shaped flowers, reddish
pink with yellow throat. Blooms all summer. Native.
Ht: 1-2 feet. Ordinary, well drained garden soil.
Sun. Z6-10.
- Verbena
hastata Blue Spires: Tall thin dark
blue flower spikes in July until September on
stiffly erect branching stems. Short- lived
perennial that readily self-sows where happy. Native
selection. Sun.
Ht. with flowers 3-4 feet. Spread 1-2.5 feet. Z3-9.
- Verbena
hastata Pink Spires: Tall
thin brilliant pink flower spikes in July until
September on stiffly erect branching stems. Short-
lived perennial that readily self-sows where happy.
Native selection. Sun. Ht. with flowers 3-4 feet.
Spread 1-2.5 feet. Z3-9.
- Verbena
hastata White Spires: Tall thin
clear white flower spikes in July until September on
stiffly erect branching stems. Short- lived
perennial that readily self-sows where happy. Native
selection. Sun. Ht. with flowers 3-4 feet. Spread
1-2.5 feet. Z3-9.
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