yellow coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
A 2-4′ yellow-flowering native. Like its cousins, flowers make great cuts, butterflies are attracted to … Continued
browsing: resistant: deer
globe thistle
Echinops ritro
Glaucus, yucca-like foliage topped with clusters of blue, globe-shaped flowers in late summer through early … Continued
‘Sulphurium’ yellow barrenwort
Epimedium versicolor 'Sulphurium'
Excellent shade garden plant, this selection forms a mound of dark green leaves with sprays … Continued
horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Hollow, segmented, tubular stems grow to 4′ tall and grow in dry soils to wet, … Continued
purple love grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Masses of reddish-purple panicle blooms are beautiful in large sweeps.
sandlove grass
Eragrostis trichodes
A warm-season bunchgrass native from Ohio to Nebraska and south to Louisiana and Texas. Purple-tinted … Continued
sea holly
Eryngium planum
An outstanding hardy unusual ornamental that thrives in hot dry locations and blooms in summer … Continued
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Beautiful native growing to 4′ tall with glaucus, yucca-like foliage topped with clusters of white, … Continued
pincushion cactus, spinystar
[Coryphantha] Escobaria vivipara
2″ bright magenta open in May-June, followed by fleshy, greenish-purple fruits. As the evergreen, ball-shaped … Continued
spotted joe-pye weed
Eupatorium maculatum
An excellent back of the border native plant growing 6′ tall or more with deep … Continued
‘Baby Joe’ joe-pye weed
Eutrochium {Eupatorium} purpureum 'Baby Joe'
‘Baby Joe’ is a more compact cultivar that brings butterflies and other pollinators to the … Continued
‘Euphoria Ruby’ joe pye-weed
Eutrochium {Eupatorium} purpureum 'Euphoria Ruby'
This compact native selection flowers earlier in summer than other dwarf selections, and continues well … Continued