Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop): Seeds ($2.00/ packet)
Favors moist to dry soils and full sun. Up to 3 feet tall.
This native, American herb attracts hummingbirds. It is deer resistant.
Favors moist to dry soils and full sun. Up to 3 feet tall.
This native, American herb attracts hummingbirds. It is deer resistant.
Anemone canadensis (Canada Anemone/ Thimbleweed): Seeds ($2.00/ packet) Potted Plant ($3.00/ pot)
Fluffy seeds persist, making this species attractive through the winter.
Grows up to 3 feet tall. Prefers full sun to partial sun.
Deer and rabbit will avoid eating this species.
Fluffy seeds persist, making this species attractive through the winter.
Grows up to 3 feet tall. Prefers full sun to partial sun.
Deer and rabbit will avoid eating this species.
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed): seeds ($2.00/ packet)
Food source for Monarch caterpillars.
Colorful orange flowers. Does not spread.
Favors full sun and moist to dry soils. Will grow in clay.
Up to 3 ft tall.
Food source for Monarch caterpillars.
Colorful orange flowers. Does not spread.
Favors full sun and moist to dry soils. Will grow in clay.
Up to 3 ft tall.
Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed): Seeds ($2.00/ packet)
Excellent food source for Monarch caterpillars.
Favors full sun and moist to dry soils.
Will tolerates clay soils.
Up to 6 ft tall.
Excellent food source for Monarch caterpillars.
Favors full sun and moist to dry soils.
Will tolerates clay soils.
Up to 6 ft tall.
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower): Seeds ($2.00/ packet)
Favors full sun and moist to dry soils. Up to 4 feet tall.
Attractive purple flowers are great nectar source for butterflies and seeds are good for the American Goldfinch.
Favors full sun and moist to dry soils. Up to 4 feet tall.
Attractive purple flowers are great nectar source for butterflies and seeds are good for the American Goldfinch.
Helianthus tuberosus (Sunchoke): Rootstock ($2.00/ tuber)
Very tall yellow flowers bloom in the fall. Favors moist soils and full sun.
Up to 10 feet tall.
Roots do spread, but are edible. Harvest after first frost.
Very tall yellow flowers bloom in the fall. Favors moist soils and full sun.
Up to 10 feet tall.
Roots do spread, but are edible. Harvest after first frost.
Hibiscus laevis (Rose Mallow): Seeds ($2.00/ packet) Potted Plant ($4.00/ pot)
Favors moist to wet soils and full sun. Up to 6 feet tall.
A native perennial with large flowers. Excellent for raising butterfly caterpillars for the Painted Lady, hairstreaks and skippers. Several attractive moth caterpillars may also be found on leaves. Beautiful songbirds may eat these caterpillars.
Favors moist to wet soils and full sun. Up to 6 feet tall.
A native perennial with large flowers. Excellent for raising butterfly caterpillars for the Painted Lady, hairstreaks and skippers. Several attractive moth caterpillars may also be found on leaves. Beautiful songbirds may eat these caterpillars.
Hypericum prolificum (Shrubby St. John's Wort): Seeds ($2.00/ packet)
Favors full sun and moist soils. Up to 6 ft tall.
This summer flower is left alone by deer and rabbit.
Favors full sun and moist soils. Up to 6 ft tall.
This summer flower is left alone by deer and rabbit.
Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia): Seeds ($2.00/ packet)
Favors moist soils and partial shade to sun. Up to 4 feet tall.
Wonderful blue flower bloom in late summer to early fall to attract many pollinators.
Favors moist soils and partial shade to sun. Up to 4 feet tall.
Wonderful blue flower bloom in late summer to early fall to attract many pollinators.
Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock): Potted Plant ($3.00/ pot)
Large leaves are very decorative. Prefers full sun and moist to dry soils.
The American Goldfinch may be attracted to the seeds. Rabbit will avoid eating the leaves.
Flower stalk can be up to 10 feet tall.
Large leaves are very decorative. Prefers full sun and moist to dry soils.
The American Goldfinch may be attracted to the seeds. Rabbit will avoid eating the leaves.
Flower stalk can be up to 10 feet tall.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Stout Blue Eyed Grass): Potted Plant ($3.00/ pot)
This short, bunch-growing plant is great for edges and boarders. Will grow under partial sun, but more blooms are produced under full sun. Average moisture is prefered.
This short, bunch-growing plant is great for edges and boarders. Will grow under partial sun, but more blooms are produced under full sun. Average moisture is prefered.
Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders): Seeds ($2.00/ packet) Potted Plant ($3.00/ pot)
Favors moist soils and full sun to shade. Up to 2 1/2 feet tall.
A wonderful spring flower is a good foodsource for the Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar.
Favors moist soils and full sun to shade. Up to 2 1/2 feet tall.
A wonderful spring flower is a good foodsource for the Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar.