Papaver-Trollius
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Papaver 'Prince of Orange'
Common Name: Poppy
Zone: 3-7
Height: 30"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: May-July
Bloom Description: Bright orange with black center
Water: Average, prefers well drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Flower: 4-5", satiny petal texture
Attracts: Hummingbirds
Leaf: Similar looking to thistle, without thorns
Tolerate: Drought, deer, rabbits
Other: Usually dries up and goes dormant in late summer
Size: #1 $14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Penstemon 'Blackbeard'
Common Name: Beardtongue
Zone: 3-8
Height: 34"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July, will rebloom if deadheaded
Bloom Description: Lilac purple flowers on purple stems
Water: Average
Maintenance: Average
Flower: Tall stems stand above foliage
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Deep eggplant purple
Tolerate: Drought, once established
Other: Gret for fresh cut flowers. Attractive dark burgundy seed pods.
Size: #1 $14.99
Phlox pan. 'Cherry Crush'
Common Name: Garden Phlox
Zone: 3-8
Height: 10-12"
Spread: 16-20"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Wine red
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Clusters of tube-shaped flowers, reblooms if deadheaded
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Green, mildew-resistant
Tolerate: Drought
Other: Great for mass planting, cottage gardens, cutting gardens
Size: #1 $13.99
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Phlox pan. 'Desire'
Common Name: Garden Phlox
Zone: 3-8
Height: 10-12"
Spread: 16-20"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Purple-pink
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Clusters of tube-shaped flowers, reblooms if deadheaded
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Green, mildew resistant
Tolerate: Drought
Other: Great for mass planting, cutting, edging, cottage gardens
Size: #1 $13.99
Phlox pan. 'Flame Pink'
Common Name: Garden Phlox
Zone: 3-8
Height: 12-14"
Spread: 16-20"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Fuschia with dark pink eye
Water: Average to low
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Clusters of tube-shaped flowers, reblooms if deadheaded
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Green, mildew resistant
Tolerate: Drought
Other: Great for mass planting, cutting, borders, cottage gardens
Size: #1 $13.99
Phlox pan. 'Sweet Tart'
Common Name: Garden Phlox
Zone: 3-8
Height: 12-14"
Spread: 16-20"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Bright pink
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Clusters of tube-shaped flowers, reblooms if deadheaded
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Green, mildew resistant
Tolerate: Drought
Other: Great for mass planting, cutting, borders, cottage gardens
Size: #1 $13.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Phlox sub. 'Blue Emerald'
Common Name: Creeping Phlox
Zone: 2-9
Height: 6"
Spread: 12"+
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: April-May
Bloom Description: Soft lavender blue
Water: Low to average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Tiny carpet of flowers in spring
Attracts: Butterflies, bees
Leaf: Evergreen, needle-like
Tolerate: Salt
Other: Great as a groundcover for sunny hillsides
Size: #1 $11.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Phlox 'Drummond's Pink'
Common Name: Creeping Phlox
Zone: 2-9
Height: 6"
Spread: 12"+
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: April-May
Bloom Description: Bright pink
Water: Low to average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Tiny carpet of flowers in spring
Attracts: Butterflies, bees
Leaf: Evergreen, needle-like
Tolerate: Salt
Other: Great as a groundcover for sunny hillsides
Size: #1 $11.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Pulmonaria 'Mrs. Moon'
Common Name: Lungwort
Zone: 3-9
Height: 12"
Spread: 18"
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Bloom Time: May-June
Bloom Description: Pink, fades to blue
Water: Moist
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Tube-bell shaped in clusters over the foliage
Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Unique, spotted, covered in coarse hairs
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits, moist shade
Other: A slow-spreading shade groundcover
Size: #1 $14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Pulmonaria 'Pretty in Pink'
Common Name: Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage
Zone: 3-9
Height: 14" - 16"
Spread: 24" - 28"
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Bloom Time: May-June
Bloom Description: Pink, fades to blue
Water: Moist
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Tube-bell shaped in clusters over the foliage
Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees
Leaf: Unique, spotted, covered in coarse hairs
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits, moist shade
Other: A slow-spreading shade groundcover
Size: #1 $14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush'
Common Name: Black Eyed Susan
Zone: 4-9
Height: 26"
Spread: 44"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Description: Golden yellow petals with black centers
Water: Average to low
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Extremely showy
Attracts: Butterflies, songbirds, bees
Leaf: Green, slightly hairy. Resistant to Septoria Leaf Spot
Tolerate: Drought
Other: 2020 AAS winner. Great for cutting. Wonderful en masse. Birds will pick at seed heads in winter as a source of food.
Size: #1 $15.99
Photo Credit: Prairie Moon Nursery
Rudbeckia triloba
Common Name: Black Eyed Susan
Zone: 4-8
Height: 24-42"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Golden yellow
Water: Average to low
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Small, prolific bloomer
Attracts: Butterflies, bees
Leaf: Green
Tolerate: Drought, Black walnuts
Other: Will reseed in the garden; best for prairies or edge of woodlands. Winderfu for cut flowers. Pairs perfectly with asters.
Size: #1 $13.99 Native
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Salvia 'Ballerina Pink'
Common Name: Meadow Sage
Zone: 3-8
Height: 18-20"
Spread: 18-20"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July
Bloom Description: Soft pink
Water: Average to low
Maintenance: Medium, deadhead for longer bloom time
Flower: Blossoms lead up a stem held above the foliage
Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies
Leaf: Green
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits
Other: Good for cut flowers, borders, filling in spaces in the bed
Size: #1 $15.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Salvia 'Caradonna'
Common Name: Meadow Sage
Zone: 3-8
Height: 30"
Spread: 15"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July
Bloom Description: Dark purple stems with violet blue flowers
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium, deadhead for longer bloom time
Flower: Upright, great for cutting
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds
Leaf: Green
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits
Other: Great addition to any garden. Tidy, well-behaved plant. Does not flop.
Size: #1 $14.99
Photo Credit: Walter's Gardens
Salvia 'Midnight Model'
Common Name: Meadow Sage
Zone: 3-8
Height: 24"
Spread: 22"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July
Bloom Description: Dark purple stems with violet blue flowers
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Medium, deadhead for longer bloom time
Flower: Upright, great for cutting
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds
Leaf: Green
Tolerate: Deer, rabbits
Other: Great addition to any garden. Tidy, well-behaved plant. Does not flop.
Size: #1 $14.99
Sedum 'Superstar'
Common Name: Stonecrop
Zone: 3-9
Height: 10-12"
Spread: 15-20"
Sun: Full Sun
Bloom Time: August-October
Bloom Description: Rosy pink
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Masses of pink flowers, bold, stunning
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Succulent, turquoise-gray
Tolerate: Drought, rock gardens
Size: #1 $14.99
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Common Name: Stonecrop
Zone: 3-9
Height: 24"
Spread: 24-36"
Sun: Full Sun
Bloom Time: August-October
Bloom Description: Rosy pink fading to burgundy
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Masses of pink flowers, bold, stunning
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Succulent, turquoise-gray
Tolerate: Drought, rock gardens
Size: #1 $14.99
Sedum 'VooDoo'
Common Name: Creeping stonecrop
Zone: 3-9
Height: 2-6"
Spread: 24"+
Sun: Full sun to dappled shade
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Rosy red
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: tiny, green and red, succulent
Tolerate: steep hillsides, drought, poor soil
Size: #1 $ 12.99
Sempervivum
Common Name: Hens & Chicks
Zone: 3-8
Height: 3-6"
Spread: 8-10"
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Bloom Time: Midsummer
Bloom Description: pink, exotic, daisy-like
Water: Low
Maintenance: Low
Flower: "Hen" will ellongate and develop flowers then die out. Chicks will fill in.
Leaf: Unique, succulent, rosette
Tolerate: Drought, deer, rabbits, neglect
Size: 4.5" $5.99
Silene regia
Common Name: Royal Catchfly
Zone: 4-8
Height: 36"
Spread: 40"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Description: Bright red
Water: Average to dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Scarlet red daisy-like with long throat
Attracts: hummingbirds
Tolerate: Dry soil, drought, shallow rocky soil. gret for edge of woodlands or prairie plantings
Size: #1 $11.99 Native
Stachys byzantina
Common Name: Lamb's Ears
Zone: 4-8
Height: 15"
Spread: 24"+
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July
Bloom Description: Purpleish-pink
Water: Dry
Maintenance: Average
Flower: insignificant
Leaf: Fuzzy and soft, resembles a lamb's ear
Tolerate: Drought, rock gardens, neglect, black walnut, deer, rabbits
Size: #1 $9.99
Stachys 'Hummelo'
Common Name: Betony
Zone: 4-8
Height: 20"
Spread: 18"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July
Bloom Description: Pinkish-purple
Water: Average
Maintenance: Average-low
Flower: Fun Q-tip-like stalks stand tall over foliage
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Leaf: Green, forms a tidy mass under the flowers
Tolerate: Deer, black walnut
Size: #1 $14.99
Stachys 'Summer Romance'
Common Name: Betony
Zone: 4-8
Height: 24"
Spread: 14"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-July
Bloom Description: Pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Average-low
Flower: Fun Q-tip-like stalks stand tall over foliage
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Leaf: Green, forms a tidy mass under the flowers
Tolerate: Deer, black walnut
Size: #1 $14.99
Symphotrichum 'Grape Crush'
Common Name: Aster
Zone: 3-8
Height: 30"
Spread: 45"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Purple with yellow centers
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Masses of daisy-like tiny flowers
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Green, will turn black and fall off if in shade or too wet
Size: #1 $16.99
Symphotrichum 'Pink Crush'
Common Name: Aster
Zone: 3-8
Height: 24"
Spread: 38"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Masses of daisy-like tiny flowers
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Green, will turn black and fall off if in shade or too wet
Size: #1 $16.99
Symphotrichum 'Purple Dome'
Common Name: Aster
Zone: 3-8
Height: 24"
Spread: 38"
Sun: Full sun
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Description: Pink
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Masses of daisy-like tiny flowers
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Green, will turn black and fall off if in shade or too wet
Size: #1 $16.99
Sympotrichum 'Sky Blue'
Common Name: Aster Sky Blue
Zone: 3-8
Height: 36"
Spread: 20"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: August-Octobter
Bloom Description: Sky blue
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy, great for cutting
Attracts: Butterflies
Tolerate: Drought, Poor soil. Great for prairies or woodland edges
Size: #1 $12.99 Native
Tradescantia ohioensis
Common Name: Spiderwort
Zone: 4-9
Height: 30"
Spread: 36"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Description: Blue
Water: Average to wet
Maintenance: Average-low
Flower: Clusters of flowers open in sunlight
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Green, sap is mucilaginous if leaf is cut
Tolerate: Deer, black walnut
Size: #1 $14.99 Native
Tradescantia 'Carmine Red'
Common Name: Spiderwort
Zone: 4-9
Height: 24"
Spread: 30"
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Description: Magenta
Water: Average to wet
Maintenance: Average-low
Flower: Clusters of flowers open in sunlight
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Leaf: Green, sap is mucilaginous if leaf is cut
Tolerate: Deer, black walnut
Size: #1 $14.99
Trollius 'Golden Queen'
Common Name: Globeflower
Zone: 3-7
Height: 36"
Spread: 24"
Sun: Part shade
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Description: Golden orange
Water: Average to moist
Maintenance: Average-low
Flower: Masses of flowers stand tall above foliage, great for cutting
Attracts: Bees
Leaf: Green
Size: #1 $14.99