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An upright, clump-forming perennial native to parts of the upper Midwest and Great Plains region. Lavender to purple flowers are densely packed along showy, cylindrical, terminal spikes mid to late summer. Medium green, lanceolate foliage remains clean throughout the season and carries a refreshing anise scent, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.

An easy-to-grow clump forming native warm season grass with incredible golden copper fall color. A pioneer soil stabilizing plant that does well in poor, infertile areas and surprisingly in floodplains. It's wonderful for xeriscaping, in coastal areas, fall and winter cut stems and restoration.

A naturally compact form with deep purple flowers in August and September.  Eye-popping with Solidago 'Golden Fleece'.  One of the most garden-worthy native selections out there.  A fine introduction from the Mt. Cuba Center.

A vigorous native prairie species covered in 1” vivid yellow flowers from May through September. Narrow, lance-shaped foliage produce orange buds from which flowers emerge. A compact groundcover perfectly suited for the rock garden, dry border or edging.

Large, creamy yellow blooms completed with a red ring at the center become streaked more deeply with red as the season transitions to having cool nights. 'Redshift' is another excellent garden plant coming from the intensive breeding program of Darrell Probst, accomplished through eight years of careful breeding. Truly cold hardy, with a mounding, well branched habit; the large flower size and a wide range of colors make an excellent show at the front of the border. We love this plant for its long bloom period, sturdy habit and chaotic play on color!

Selected for deep, dark-green foliage, later blooming period, clumping forming habit and airy, golden-yellow flowers that emerge in June and last through August. Attractive seed heads persist through winter. An eye catching cool season, semi-evergreen ornamental grass perfectly suited for part sun to shade.

Our own selection of this species has dark blue snapdragon flowers covering a low, thick mound of rosemary-like foliage in early summer. Compact in a container and very easy to grow, just treat it as you would a Dianthus. It has been reliably hardy in Landenberg through rain and drought for five winters. Needs good drainage.

Stands of these pure white flowers in an open garden leaves one with a free spirited and wild feeling as these tall prairie flowers come alive with butterflies. The flowers, blooming from July to September, are supported by bold stems. Overall, striking and different.

Bright, golden-yellow, 5-petaled flowers bloom early to late spring creating a striking accent against evergreen, trifoliate leaves. Flowers and foliage appear on separate stalks; foliage spreads by rhizomes just below the soil surface. A multi-seasonal, ornamental groundcover for the native garden.

A very hardy selection of Siberian Nepeta with larger blue flowers and more compact growth than the species. Medium blue flowers are abundant for most of the summer.

Named by Dr. Alan Armitage, of the University of Georgia. Vigorously spreading, deep purple clusters from June to November. Excellent clean, deep green foliage with a trailing habit. Has been surviving the winter here lately, but it gets a very slow start in the spring. Best treated as an annual zone 6 or less.