… Because of the way its slender, flexible stems tend to lean on whatever plants are around, Southern blue monkshood could easily be mistaken for a … could suddenly look like it has a second and very different bloom in the fall. It's native to open forests and creek banks from Illinois to as far south as Alabama. Aconitum is commonly known as monkshood because the upper sepal of each flower resembles the hoods of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Encore Coral Bells is a lovely pink and silver Heuchera villosa hybrid introduced by Thierry Delabroye of France in 2008. It matures to a 12 inches tall by 14 inches wide mound of medium sized pink and silver leaves. New leaves … emerge dark rose pink with a silver overlay and deep purple veins. The leaf color transforms to lighter pink shades, retaining the dark veins, and intensifying the silver cover, as the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The blooms are downfacing with reflexed petals which form Turk's caps. The stems stand 2 to 5 feet tall with whorled leaves and a loose inflorescence of 3-inch blooms on top. It is attractive to bees and hummingbirds. Lilium michiganense is a treasured wild flower native to prairie …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… BALMY PURPLE™ beebalm is derived from a north American native plant and grows to about 12 inches high and around 12 inches wide. It bears brilliant purplish red flowers from late spring to early summer. Its small size and neat habit makes it a great plant for the front of a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms from May through August. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and purple blooms in July and August. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mat-forming perennial needs partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 1 foot. In May and June it produces exceptionally fragrant white flowers. It is a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clumping perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. In the summer it produces pale yellow bracts. It goes in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy orange blooms year-round. It is a specimen that attracts birds and butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant