A great choice for dry, rocky, poor well drained soil areas. Flowers are typically larger than other species with more flower heads per plant. Wispy soft distinct purple blooms are highly attractive to butterflies.

Compound distinctive foliage with dark stems make this an attractive plant throughout the growing season. Blooms are tiny white to greenish white flowers in small clusters on stems above the foliage.

A loved plant by pollinators that adds dark yet vivid blue/purple flowers that emerge from deep maroon buds. A more compact Salvia reaching about 22-24 inches tall and wide.

Deep red serrated flowers cover this perennial from late spring into fall. Strong straight stems on green thin leaved foliage make for a nice cut flower.

Can be grown as a perennial or in a container. A small, cool season grass only getting to 8-18 inches tall and 12-16 inches wide. Eye catching variegated gold and green foliage keeps its bright color throughout summer.

A great groundcover for shady, moist, hard to plant areas. Attractive foliage with a silver collar against dark green foliage. Spring offers the blue forget-me-not flowers that Brunnera is known for.

Aster with deep rich purple flower atop dark green foliage. Grows to 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. A late bloomer giving you a nice pop of color when at the end of the growing season.

A great plant to provide some electric color to any shady spot. Boasts variegated yellow green and lime green foliage on sturdy tapered leaves.

This ones a climber! Great for arbors or trellis. Large white flowers contrast with the maroon anthers creating a unique look for your garden.

A large leafed Hosta with a maple leaf pattern of dark green outlined by chartreuse. Great for shady moist locations.

This is a native species of Lythrum.

Nice tall yellow flowering native wildflower.

Also known as narrow leafed mountain mint

From Proven Winners: Light pink flowers have dark pink eyes and form defined panicles. Dark green leaves. One of the very best for disease resistance; a care-free plant.

The name is perfect, the flowers really do have a suede like texture. Grows to 28" tall in full to part sun Photo is courtesy of Walter's Gardens

Heavily ruffled and fragrant flowers on this easy to grow plant. Grows about 24" tall in sun to part sun. Photo courtesy of Walter's Garden

'Guardian Angel' has large blue-green leaves with a white center. The white in the center of the leaves will gradually develop a green haze as spring turns into summer.

Very hardy plant with interesting evergreen foliage. The leaves are shiny green, thick and leathery during the summer and then turn maroon red in winter.

Not your average yellow thread-leaf coreopsis, this one has bold and vibrant color that really shines.

Featuring light pink lavender flowers on contrasting dark calyx. Tubular shaped flowers on long spikes are loved by pollinators! A long bloom time allows you and the pollinators to enjoy the flowers from Early summer through fall.

This astilbe sports large dense stalks of light pink flowers which fade to green instead of the normal brown. Attractive clean divided foliage. Grows 15-24" tall

Good for shady wet areas to provide a nice pop of color. Has tall feathery pink blooms on reddish stems. Grows to only 2 feet tall and wide with a mounding habit.

Similar to 'Hummelo' but smaller in size, only reaching 8-10 inches tall. This is a great little plant to tuck anywhere in the garden with its attractive textured foliage and long blooming lavender pink flower spikes.

A unique late blooming perennial that has dark blue violet tubular flowers that do not open. Thought to only be pollinated by bumblebees because of the flowers not opening. A low growing late season bloomer.