The electric blue flowers on this groundcover are outstanding from July to September. The fall color is bronze-red. Grows to about 6-8" tall and spreads in full to part sun.

Nice bold powder blue green leaves that are 1" or more wide. Nice different texture ground-cover. Can handle dry shade once established. Prefers full to part shade. Grows to 8-12" tall and up to 18" wide.

Part of the compact 'Bee-you' line of Monardas 'Bee-Free' produces large bright fushia flowers throughout summer. A favorite of pollinators this perennial will bring butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees to your garden!

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

Tough native cultivar thrives in our area. Sturdy square stems support the spikes of pink tubular flowers. It can spread so make sure you are ok with that before planting or plan to divide it often. Grows up to 38" tall in full sun.

This plant is a naturally occurring cross between Aster spectabilis and Aster Macrophyllus. The plants look more like a ground cover in the spring but then they shoot up and present the garden with lavender blue flowers on top of dark flower stems. grows

This low grass forms attractive tufted mounds of attractive arching foliage. The silvery plumes that rise above fade to gold in the fall and sway nicely in the breeze. Very adaptable and even deer resistant. If you have ever admired the plantings on New

Nice compact form of Goat's Beard with attractive fern-like foliage. This is a cross between Aruncus Dioicus and Aruncus Aethusifolius. The hybrid is 2-3' tall and maintains excellent foliage after flowering unlike most Goat's beards.

This is a cultivar of the native Big Bluestem with foliage that turns purple the weather gets cooler and eventually is almost black in color. The spring and summer foliage is dark green. Grows into a nice dense clump 4-5' tall and 1-2' wide

This lamb's ear has the biggest, wonderfully velvety soft silver foliage. The foliage adds a great different texture to a border. Deer and rabbit resistant. Only grows 8-10" tall.

Our favorite red blooming Honeysuckle! This is not the invasive Japanese variety. We have one in a planter near our check out shed at the nursery and we have a parade of hummingbirds on it all summer. Plant one and you will not be disappointed!

Very aggressive groundcover that can fill larges areas that are sometimes challenging to plant.. Nice dark foliage and dark purple fragrant flowers. Keep an eye on where you plant so that it does not get out of control. Grows to only a few inches tall in

A nativar Wisteria that is smaller and less aggressive than the invasive Asian variety. Although smaller it does not loose any of the beauty. Showy racemes of purple lavender flowers bloom late spring into early summer.

As the name suggests this is an easy to grow ground cover in shady locations! Spreading by stolons this Tiarella will give you beautiful heart shaped leaves with softly rounded lobes. Green hairy leaves with red veining adds texture.

The Tiarella cordifolia 'Oakleaf' Foamflower has white flowers which bloom in May and oak-like foliage, hence the name 'Oakleaf'. The foliage has attractive red tints in the fall. Spreads pretty rapidly, and loves shadier conditions.

Perennial Plant of the Year 2019 This Stachys was ranked the highest at the Chicago Botanical Gardens Plant Evaluation Trials. Great flower production, vigor, habit and winter hardiness. Nice puckered clean foliage all season. Grows to 18-24" tall in ful

Nice native ground cover that is an excellent nectar source for many bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This can be used as a native alternative to dianthus. Grows to 10-12" tall in full to part sun

This compact cultivar of native black eyed Susan from mid-summer into the fall. Great cut flowers! Only reaches 10-15" tall. Free flowering and easy to grow.

Nice upright form of panicum that does not flop. Metallic blue foliage that turns bright yellow in the fall. Grows 5-6' Tall and 2-3' wide

Light purple tubular flowers adorn this perennial from mid summer through fall. A great addition to pollinator or herb gardens that does well in dry harder to plant soils.

A favorite among the Liatris' for its compact size, thin leaved foliage, and fluffy magenta purple flower spikes. Flowers open from the top to the bottom of the spikes and are loved by pollinators!