amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus 'Oeschberg'
Purple-tinged foliage and eggplant plurple flower spikes make a striking back of border show. A … Continued
browsing: resistant: rabbit
Allegheny serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
A small, deciduous, usually multi-trunked understory tree or tall shrub which is native to thickets … Continued
shadblow serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Deciduous, early-flowering, large shrub or small tree typically grows 15-30’ tall. Showy, 5-petaled, slightly fragrant, … Continued
‘American Goldfinch’ false indigo
Baptisia 'American Goldfinch'
Brilliant golden-yellow flower spikes rise above blue-green foliage. A floriferous Baptisia produces loads of brightly … Continued
dwarf false indigo
Amorpha nana
Bright green leaves are topped by showy purple flowers with bright red stamen that give … Continued
false indigo bush
Amorpha fruticosa
A large, airy shrub that forms dense thickets in its native habitat. Six-inch purple flower … Continued
lead plant
Amorpha canescens
This native shrub grows in woodlands and prairies. 4-8″ spike-like clusters of tiny, bluish-purple flowers … Continued
‘Blue Ice’ blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘Blue Ice’
Gorgeous navy blue buds in late spring open to vivid periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers larger … Continued
Ozark blue star
Amsonia hubrichti
Perennial Plant Association 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year! Pale blue flowers cover fine-needle-leaved, dense, … Continued
eastern blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Large, multi-stemmed clumps are crowded with narrow, oval leaves which turn golden-yellow in the fall. … Continued
forget-me-not
Anchusa capensis
Evergreen rosettes produce delicate cobalt-blue flowers in summer. A biennial that will naturalize by self-sowing, … Continued
‘Blackhawks’ big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii 'Blackhawks'
A cultivar of native prairie grass that has taken the gardening world by storm. Foliage … Continued