Compact Semi-Evergreen Perennial With Violet Flowers Violet Flowers Spring and sporadic bloom throughout the summer reseeding to spread and create a lovely patch of bright color.
VIOLA corsica ‘Little Gem’
February 24th, 2022CAMPANULA carpatica ‘Dark Blue Clips’
February 24th, 2022Creates a carpet of upturned, bell-shaped, blue flowers that will last for several months in summer. A favorite for rock gardens, mixed containers and as a ground cover.
Attracts bees and hummingbirds
Rabbit resistant
DIGITALIS ferruginea
February 24th, 2022Creamy to pale brown thimble-like flowers with rust interior veining on tall stems, blooming late spring through early summer. It’s a short-lived perennial but will stick around by self-sowing every year.
Attracts hummingbirds
AMSONIA ‘Starstruck’
February 24th, 2022Emerging in spring with dark stems forming compact clumps with deep green leaves that have a white contrasting mid-rib and is covered through June in sky blue starry flowers, blooming a little later than most other Amsonias.
Deer resistant
Attracts bees
Great cut flower
THALICTRUM ‘Hewitt’s Double’
February 23rd, 2022From midsummer through fall this tall plant is covered with large cloud-like flower heads of small, lavender, pompom-like, double flowers over airy maidenhair fern-like, deer-resistant foliage.
Attracts bees and butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
HELLEBORUS ‘Winter Jewels Ruby Wine’
February 23rd, 2022Vivid wine red flowers with contrasting white anthers and maroon new growth makes this a standout in the early spring garden. This plant is a very important food source for early wakening bees.
Attracts early arriving bees
Deer resistant
Drought tolerant
SILENE regia
February 22nd, 2022Royal Catchfly is a rare Midwest native plant with brilliant red flowers that are acclaimed for attracting Hummingbirds and butterflies such as the Black Swallowtail. An excellent garden plant that thrives in good loamy soils. the common name of catchfly refers to the stickiness of the stems that trap insects.
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
HELENIUM autumnale ‘Rotgold’
February 22nd, 2022Petals are consistently yellow, red, or a bicolor combination of the two making the name ‘Rotgold’, translated to “red and gold,” a very literal description of this sneezeweed.
Attracts butterflies and bees
Drought tolerant
SALVIS nemorosa ‘Blue Hill’
February 22nd, 2022A compact and bushy plant covered in spikes of a rich violet-blue blooming throughout the summer.
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
ASTER novi-belgii
February 22nd, 2022New York aster, prefers a consistently moist, humus-rich site. This northeastern native aster can be found rambling along roadsides, ditches, or along wild areas. It provides excellent late season color with occasional white flowers as well as purple with cheerful yellow centers.
