prairie ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
2-4′ tall fall native is topped with broad, compound blooms made up of many heads … Continued
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wild senna
Cassia hebecarpa
Round, pea-like foliage on 4-6′ tall plants with dark yellow, pea-like blooms in summer. We … Continued
downy sunflower, ashy sunflower
Helianthus mollis
Fine hairs cover the stems and leaves, giving this native perennial a gray-green color. A … Continued
Bay laurel
Laurus nobilis
An aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with shiny green foliage, this Mediterranean native is used as bay leaf for seasoning in … Continued
tatarian aster
Aster tataricus
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full to part sun. Can be divided … Continued
crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
With striking late season blooms and gorgeous bark, crapemyrtle can be grown as a shrub … Continued
summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
A deciduous shrub native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, and stream banks. Noted for mid … Continued
mother-in-law’s tongue, snake plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Upright leaves grow up 4 feet tall. Among the toughest of all houseplants, they can … Continued
blue mist spirea, bluebeard
Caryopteris incana
This fragrant late summer bloomer sends up aromatic, whorled, blue-flowering spikes over striking bright chartruese … Continued
tropical hibiscus
Hibiscus species
Hibiscus is a very hardy, versatile plant with an upright, shrubby habit that can grow up … Continued
torch tithonia, Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Native to Mexico and Central America, this vigorous annual typically grows 3-4’ tall. Showy flowers … Continued
bacopa ‘Epic Blue’
Sutera grandiflora 'Epic Blue'
A very vigorous, trailing, yet compact and well-branched bacopa, ‘Epic Blue’ has glimmering blue, star-shaped … Continued