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