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Callirhoe involucrata
Common Name: wine cups, purple poppymallow
An outstanding and very attractive plant with low growing, deeply dissected dark green foliage that gives rise to an explosion of electric purple, single, upright flowers from July to early September. This plant behaves like an ivy. It is taprooted and can be difficult in containers if not well spaced. Let it drape over stone walls or creep between stones. Requires full sun and good drainage. Native to the Midwest.
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Height: 6-8 Inches
Spread: 1-3 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9
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Carex flaccosperma
Common Name: blue wood sedge
A beautiful native groundcover with striking glaucus blue foliage, Blue wood sedge is easy to grow and evergreen in warmer zones, though it benefits from a late winter cut back. Early spring flowers are slender and form interesting seed heads. Forms tidy clumps and spreads by seed. |
Height: 6-10 Inches
Spread: 12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8
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Solidago sempervirens
Common Name: seaside goldenrod
An east coast native that is useful for dune restoration projects, stormwater management, roadside, and habitat plantings. |
Height: 3-6 Feet
Spread: 2-3 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9
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