old-fashioned flowering tobacco
Nicotiana sylvestris
Tall, old-fasioned nicotiana features 3-4′ tall stalks topped with many trumpet-shaped, fragrant white blooms throughout summer. … Continued
browsing: resistant: disease
prickly pear cactus, devil’s tongue
Opuntia humifusa
Low mats of spiny pads which can colonize large beds over time. Showy flowers are … Continued
Italian oregano
Origanum majoricum
A cross of oregano and majoram, Italian oregano grows to a height of 2′ and … Continued
‘Kent Beauty’ oregano
Oreganum ‘Kent Beauty’
This oregano is grown primarily for its attractive flowers and foliage and can be grown … Continued
Chinese dunce caps
Orostachys iwarenge
From a low, blue-grey carpet of rosettes, pinkish conical spires rise. Spires grow to about … Continued
Osage orange (fruitless, thornless)
Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'
Both fruitless and thornless, this tough Midwest native was found in western Oklahoma by plantsman … Continued
Japanese spurge
Pachysandra terminalis
Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade, … Continued
pagoda dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
An excellent native plant with four-season interest, these beautiful trees have unique horizontal branching and … Continued
‘Cloud Nine’ switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'
This clump-forming, warm-season grass typically grows to 3′ tall. When in flower, flower panicles may … Continued
‘Shenandoah’ red switchgrass
Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’
Best burgundy-red coloring of all the switch grasses. Deep-green foliage takes on red hues by … Continued
‘Prince of Orange’ poppy
Papaver orientale ‘Prince of Orange’
Huge tangerine-colored blossoms open on wiry stems from late spring thru early summer. Petals have … Continued
‘Hameln’ dwarf fountain grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Dwarf fountain grass is cold hardy, heat and drought tolerant. Grows 2-3′ tall, and is … Continued