‘Mel’s Blue’ Stoke’s aster
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue’
Native to wetlands, bottomlands, savannas, and ditches along the coastal plain from North Carolina to … Continued
browsing: summer
‘Sunny Border Blue’ speedwell
Veronica spicata ‘Sunny Border Blue’
Perennial Plant Association 1993 Perennial Plant of the Year! Showy dark violet-blue spikes are very … Continued
‘Pink Eveline’ speedwell
Veronica longifolia ‘Pink Eveline’
A more compact selection of upright speedwell, plants form a bushy, upright clump with long … Continued
‘Crimson Cherry’ rhubarb
Rheum x hybridum
Produces multitudes of red-blushed green stalks and is the best cooking rhubarb. Sweeter and milder … Continued
tatarian aster
Aster tataricus
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full to part sun. Can be divided … Continued
Furman’s Red Texas sage
Salvia greggii
Blooms in late spring and again in fall with bright red flowers that attract the … Continued
fig-leaf hollyhock
Alcea ficifolia
This less-known variety of hollyhock is native to Siberia and was introduced at the end … Continued
Fischer monkshood, wolfsbane
Aconitum fischeri
Eye-catching spikes of lavender-blue flowers open from late summer to early fall. Each individual flower … Continued
crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
With striking late season blooms and gorgeous bark, crapemyrtle can be grown as a shrub … Continued
‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
A selection of Clethra alnifolia, a deciduous shrub native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, and … Continued
summersweet, sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
A deciduous shrub native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, and stream banks. Noted for mid … Continued
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
This deciduous shrub has an open, rounded habit. Common throughout the midwest, it can most … Continued