… Ivory-white buds open to starburst-shaped flowers above crisp green leaves edged in yellow that fades to ivory over the season. Native to seasonally wet meadows in western North America, this species is well-adapted to the heavy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has orange and yellow blooms with a dark … that attract butterflies from July through October. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… orange with dark speckles. The blooms are outfacing and scentless with recurved petals in mid to late summer. The stems stand 3 to 5 feet and each stem may bear as many as 20 or 30 blooms of 3 to 6 inches each. The flowers are sterile producing no seed and no pollen, but the plant produces …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris cristata has blue to lavender flowers with a distinctive orange blotch. It is a dwarf iris standing only 6 inches high, native to floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It thrives in shade, spreads rapidly, and is resistant to deer and rabbits. The name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Phlox glaberrima var. interior is native to midwestern United States and is also known as marsh phlox or smooth phlox. It grows from 1 - 3 feet high and blooms in late spring to early summer with pink to purple flowers. It likes full sun to part shade and is hardy in zones 4 -8. The genus name is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the long stems with tendrils of this Central American native vine with close evolutionary ties to longwing butterflies ( Heliconias species). These butterflies have evolved to be able to consume pollen from this species in addition to nectar - a very rare trait among butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as a member of the TUTTI FRUTTI™ Series. It has deep reddish-apricot blooms that mature to a pale salmon, giving a multicolored effect. The flower heads stand 12 to 16 inches high on sturdy compact stems and bloom from early until late summer. It likes full sun and tolerates drought well. It is attractive to butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… centers clustered together in densely packed, flat-topped flower heads. The stems stand 15 to 24 inches high with fragrant, deeply cut foliage. This cultivar likes full sun and blooms from mid- summer to early fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds anad resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fall on stems that stand 2 ft tall. The foliage is feathery and fernlike. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer, rabbits and drought. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is in reference to Achilles, hero of the Trojan Wars in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Geum urbanum is also known by its common names of Wood Avens, or Herb Bennet. It grows 1 to 2 feet high and blooms from late May to mid July with small pale yellow flowers. The flowers are singles, measuring1 inch across and … leaves formed over winter. The species name comes from the Latin word ‘urbanus’ referring to the tendency of the plant to follow people. The hooked and hairy seed pods attach to people …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
