borage
Borago officinalis
Big fuzzy plant bears uncommonly true-blue flowers which are prized for garnishes and salads from … Continued
Browsing plants: tolerates clay soil
Japanese beautyberry
Callicarpa japonica
A rounded, deciduous shrub with upright-arching branches. The best ornamental feature of this shrub is … Continued
purple wine cups
Callirhoe involucrata
Low-growing mounds of cut-leaves are covered with large, purple, cup-shaped flowers all summer. Can self-seed … Continued
‘Kent Belle’ bellflower
Campanula glomerata ‘Kent Belle’
24″ upright stems are abundantly covered with glossy, purple, 2-in. long bell-shaped flowers. This reblooming … Continued
Carolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus
A dense, rounded deciduous native with a suckering habit with very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown … Continued
blue mist spirea, bluebeard
Caryopteris incana
This fragrant late summer bloomer sends up aromatic, whorled, blue-flowering spikes over striking bright chartruese … Continued
New Jersey tea
Ceanothus americanus
Named because dried leaves were used as a tea substitute during the American Revolutionary War. … Continued
perennial bachelor buttons, mountain bluet
Centaurea montana
Large, glowing blue, spidery blooms all summer and into fall on 18-24″ plants. Can self-seed … Continued
Persian cornflower
Centaurea dealbata
Deeply cut, silvery-green leaves are topped with intricate cones that open up to lavender puffs. … Continued
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
This deciduous shrub has an open, rounded habit. Common throughout the midwest, it can most … Continued
leadwort
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Intense blue flowers in summer are surrounded by glossy green foliage which turns vibrant scarlet … Continued
Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Makes a fine, ferny and fragrant low groundcover tolerant of dry conditions. Tea made from … Continued