Heliopsis-Nepeta
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Heliopsis helanthoides
Common Name: Oxeye Sunflower, False Sunflower
Zone: 3-9
Height: 36-72"
Spread: 24-48"
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Description: Orange-yellow
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Daisy-like
Leaf: Green
Tolerate: Drought, dry soil, clay soil
Other: Best suited for prairie gardens or cottage gardens
Size: #1 $ 10.99 Native
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Heliopsis 'Bleeding Hearts'
Common Name: False Sunflower
Zone: 3-9
Height: 36-40"
Spread: 36-40"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-frost
Bloom Description: Intense Orange
Water: Average
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Intense oragne, deadhead for rebloom
Leaf: Deep green with bronze
Tolerate: Some shade, will need staking if planted in shade
Other: Attracts butterflies and bees
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Heliopsis h. 'Sunstruck'
Common Name: False Sunflower
Zone: 4-9
Height: 14-16"
Spread: 12-14"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-October
Bloom Description: Golden yellow
Water: Average
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: 2" daisy-like, deadhead for rebloom
Leaf: Variegated
Tolerate: some shade, will need staking if in shade
Other: Attracts bees, easy to grow, will reseed
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'
Common Name: Daylily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 18"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-frost
Bloom Description: Canary yellow
Water: Average to low
Maintenance: low
Flower: 2", fragrant, deadhead for rebloom
Leaf: Green, fountainous
Tolerate: Drought
Other: Sttracts hummingbirds and bees. Easy to grow
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hemerocallis 'Raspberry Eclipse'
Common Name: Daylily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 30"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-August, sometimes reblooms if deadheaded
Bloom Description: Raspberry purple with lavender band
Water: Low
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 5 1/2", very showy, fragrant
Leaf: green, fountainous
Tolerate: Drought, poor soil conditions
Other: Heavily ruffled flowers, tetraploid.
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hemerocallis 'Rock Solid'
Common Name: Daylily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 27"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Mauve with dark purple eye
Water: Low
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Very fragrant, ruffled
Leaf: Green, fountainous
Tolerate: Drought, poor soil conditions
Other: Ruffled flowers, very fragrant. Tetraploid.
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hemerocallis 'Alabama Jubilee'
Common Name: Daylily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 18"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-frost
Bloom Description: Fiery red-orange flowers with a deeper red band and gold throat
Water: Average-low
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 3", trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Green, fountainous
Tolerate: Neglect
Other: Salt tolerant, focal point
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hemerocallis 'Passionate Returns'
Common Name: Daylily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 18"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-frost
Bloom Description: Red shades
Water: Average-low
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 3", trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Green, fountainous
Tolerate: Neglect
Other: Salt tolerant, focal point
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'
Common Name: Daylily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 18"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-frost
Bloom Description: Golden yellow
Water: Average-low
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 3", trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Green, fountainous
Tolerate: Neglect
Other: The world's most popular daylily
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Heuchera 'Grape Expectations'
Common Name: Coral Bells
Zone: 4-9
Height: 12" foliage, 30" flower scapes
Spread: 24"
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July
Bloom Description: Peachy-pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Tiny, bell-shaped flowers on tall scapes
Leaf: Vibrant grape-colored with black veining
Other: Pairs well with hostas and ferns, or plants with yellow foliage.
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Heuchera 'Lemon Love'
Common Name: Coral Bells
Zone: 4-9
Height: 14" foliage, 20" scapes
Spread: 30"
Sun: Part sun to full shade
Bloom Time: July
Bloom Description: Creamy white
Water: Average
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Small bell-shaped flowers on tall scapes
Leaf: Chartreuse, will be more lime green in deep shade
Other: Brightens up any shady spot in the garden
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Heucherella 'Pink Fizz'
Common Name: Foamy Bells
Zone: 4-9
Height: 8" foliage, 13" scapes
Spread: 18"
Sun: Full sun to full shade
Bloom Time: June
Bloom Description: Light pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Bottle-brush flowers, will rebloom if deadheaded
Leaf: Lobed green with dark veining
Other: Attracts bees. Prefers part-shade. Perfect for edging a shade bed.
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Heucherella 'Pumpkin Spice'
Common Name: Foamy Bells
Zone: 4-9
Height: 10" foliage, 20" scapes
Spread: 22"
Sun: Part sun to full shade
Bloom Time: June
Bloom Description: Creamy white
Water: Average
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Bottle-brush flowers
Leaf: Bronze-orange, fades as the season goes on.
Other: Performs best in part-shade. A must-have!
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hibiscus 'Blackberry Merlot'
Common Name: Hibiscus, Rose Mallow
Zone: 4-9
Height: 52"
Spread: 48"
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Velvety red
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 8" dinnerplate blooms with yellow center
Leaf: Deep green with dark stem
Tolerate: Deer
Other:Stays dormant until June, attracts butterflies
Size: #1 $ 16.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'
Common Name: Hibiscus, Rose Mallow
Zone: 4-9
Height: 52"
Spread: 48"
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Deep red
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 8" dinnerplate blooms with yellow center
Leaf: Deep green with dark stem
Tolerate: Deer
Other:Stays dormant until June, attracts butterflies
Size: #1 $ 16.99 Native
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 8"
Spread: 12"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Blue, rounded, thick
Other: Great for edging. Mini, collectable
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'First Frost'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 16"
Spread: 36"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Creamy yellow margin that lightens to white midsummer
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'Golden Tiara'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 15"
Spread: 30"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Green with wide chartreuse margins
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'Mighty Mouse'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 8"
Spread: 12"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Early to open, Rounded, blue-green with creamy yellow margin that fades to a white margin as summer progresses
Other: Pairs well with Heuchera 'Grape Expectations'. Mini, collectable.
Size: #1 $ 15.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'Mini Skirt'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 5"
Spread: 13"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Wavy, thick, blue-green with creamy yellow margin. In summer, the center turns more green and the margins fade to white.
Other: Mini, collectable
Size: #1 $ 15.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'Wide Brim'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 16"
Spread: 36"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Dark green with very wide creamy white margin
Other: More sun tolerant than other varieties
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Hosta 'Undulata albomarginata'
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 18"
Spread: 40"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Green with cream and white margin
Spreads more than other hostas, good for filling in very shady areas
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden
Hosta undulata variegata
Common Name: Hosta, Plantain Lily
Zone: 3-9
Height: 18-24"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Part-shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Lavender
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet-shaped
Leaf: Variegated, waxy, twisted
Size: #1 $ 13.99
Iris germanica, assorted
Common Name: German Iris
Zone: 3-10
Height: 24-36"
Spread: 24"+
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: May
Bloom Description: Colors vary, Purple, white, yellow
Water: Dry
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Showy, some are fragrant, good for cutting
Leaf: Green, sword-like
Other: Cut spent flower stalks off and remove brown leaves to prevent pest and disease issues
Size: 4.5" $ 13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Iris sibrica 'Caesar's Brother'
Common Name: Siberian Iris
Zone: 3-10
Height: 36-42"
Spread: 18-24"+
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: May-June
Bloom Description: Deep purple with yellow blaze, black veining
Water: Average to moist
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Wonderful for cut flowers
Leaf: Grass-like
Other: Can tolerate standing water, great for wet ditches or rain gardens
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Liatris s. 'Kobold'
Common Name: Meadow Blazing Star
Zone: 3-8
Height: 20-30"
Spread: 15"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Purple flower stalks
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium to low
Flower: Tall spike, Monarch butterfly magnet
Leaf: Green, long, slender
Other: Seeds in flower stalk attract and feed finches in winter
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Blazing Star Gardens
Liatris ligulistylis
Common Name: Meadow Blazing Star
Zone: 3-8
Height: 40"
Spread: 15"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Red buds, purple flowers
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium to low
Flower: Tall spike, Monarch butterfly magnet
Leaf: Green, long, slender
Other: Seeds in flower stalk attract and feed finches in winter
Size: #1 $ 12.99 Native
Photo Credit: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Liatris pycnostachya
Common Name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather
Zone: 3-9
Height: 48"
Spread: 15"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Rosy-purple
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium to low
Flower: Spikes bloom from the top down
Leaf: Green, grass-like
Tolerates: Dry
Other: Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and feeds finches in winter
Size: #1 $ 13.99 Native
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Ligularia 'Tractor Seat'
Common Name: Ragwort
Zone: 4-9
Height: 42"
Spread: 60"
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Golden yellow
Water: Moist to almost wet
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Daisy-like clusters with drooping petals
Leaf: Huge 16" leaf with serrated margins
Size: #1 $ 15.99
Photo Credit: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Lychoris squamigera
Common Name: Reserruction Lily, Naked Lady, Magic Lily
Zone: 4-9
Height: 24"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: August
Bloom Description: Pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Trumpet shaped, very fragrant.
Leaf: Daffodil-like, goes dormant in late spring
Other: Hardy bulb. Leaves emerge at the same time as daffodills. The foliage goes dormant, then the flower stalk quickly emerges in summer
Size: #1 $ 12.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Lupinus 'Russel Hybrids'
Common Name: Lupine
Zone: 4-9
Height: 30-36"
Spread: 20""
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-September
Bloom Description: Red, yellows, purple, blue, pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Average
Flower: stalk, can be 2-tone
Leaf: Green
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Monarda 'Cherry Pops'
Common Name: Bee Balm
Zone: 4-9
Height: 20"
Spread: 26"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Cherry red
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Average
Flower: 2" on strong stems
Leaf: Dark green
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Monarda 'Electric Neon Purple'
Common Name: Bee Balm
Zone: 4-9
Height: 24"
Spread: 30"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Bright fuschia
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Average
Flower: 3" firecracker-like, spicy scent
Leaf: Green, fragrant
Other: Resistant to powdery mildew
Size: #1 $ 14.99
Photo Credit: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Monarda fistulosa
Common Name: Bee Balm
Zone: 3-9
Height: 36"
Spread: 18"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Pinkish-lavender
Water: Low to average
Maintenance: Average
Flower: Showy, spicy-scented, great for cutting
Leaf: Green, prone to powdery mildew. Cut back to ground is mildew is an issue.
Other: Tolerates poor soil
Size: #1 $ 13.99 Native
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'
Common Name: Catmint
Zone: 3-8
Height: 14"
Spread: 20"
Sun: Full sunt to part shade
Bloom Time: June-September
Bloom Description: Light blue
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Blooms from the ground up to the tips of the stems
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Leaf: Soft green, tiny
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits, drought
Other: Looks good even when not blooming. Great for edging or borders.
Size: #1 $15.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Nepeta 'Picture Purrfect'
Common Name: Catmint
Zone: 3-8
Height: 12"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sunt to part shade
Bloom Time: June-September
Bloom Description: Indigo blue
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Blooms from the ground up to the tips of the stems
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Leaf: Soft green, tiny
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits, drought
Other: Looks good even when not blooming. Great for edging or borders.
Size: #1 $15.99
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
Common Name: Catmint
Zone: 3-9
Height: 24"
Spread: 42"+
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-September
Bloom Description: Violet-blue
Water: Average to low
Maintenance: Average
Flower: Covers atching stems, reblooms if plant is cut back
Attracts: Bees, hummingbirds, butterflies
Leaf: Gray-green
Tolerate: Drought, deer, rabbits
Other: Plant tends to flop open mid-summer, then sends up a second flush of growth from the center. Can be trimmed back or left alone. Great for rock gardens or filling large spaces in the garden.
Size: #1 $14.99