Licorice-scented foliage and tubular orange-pink flowers that hummingbirds and butterflies find irresistible. Thrives on neglect.
Narrow, fuzzy foliage resists the leaf spot that plagues Goldsturm. A worthy upgrade.
Lavender-blue spikes with licorice-scented foliage. A pollinator powerhouse that blooms for months.
Glossy-leaved heat champion (botanically unrelated to true Vinca minor) that blooms through humidity that wilts everything else.
The grand finale of the garden season. Essential for fall pollinators.
Combines old-rose fragrance with modern disease resistance, finally. Apricot-pink cupped blooms that look like an English rose but bloom like a Knock Out.
Broccoli-like heads open pink and age to copper-bronze. Four-season interest, zero maintenance.
Tall green spikes lined with bell-shaped calyces. A florist favorite that brings architectural lime-green texture to any arrangement.
The signature grass of the tallgrass prairie, turning copper-bronze in fall with distinctive turkey-foot seed heads.
Brilliant scarlet semi-double blooms above near-black foliage. The contrast between leaf and flower is unmatched in the dahlia world.
Golden prairie workhorse that lights up late summer meadows.
Fiery bicolor pinwheels that bloom nonstop in the worst heat and soil.
Repeat-blooming azalea with waves of color spring through fall. Evergreen in mild climates.
Blooms in spring, then reblooms summer through frost. Compact habit with classic lilac fragrance.
Short clumping grass with distinctive eyebrow-shaped seed heads thrives in dry soils.
Dwarf paniculata smothered in blooms. Perfect front-of-border plant that needs almost no care.
Star-shaped electric blue flowers that bees go absolutely wild for. Self-sows freely.
Tight salmon-pink rosettes with a strong myrrh fragrance on an upright, well-shaped plant. Holds form better than most English roses.
Long, arching flower wands that butterflies absolutely lose their minds over.
Dinner plate blooms up to 10 inches across in a creamy blush-beige tone florists have built entire wedding industries around.
Bright daisy-like blooms in pumpkin orange and gold. Edible petals brighten salads and the plant keeps blooming through cool weather.
Golden cups that carpet hillsides across the state. Closes at night and on cloudy days.
Screaming scarlet spikes. The most vivid red in the native plant world.
Tidy, dome-shaped habit that never flops open. Stays compact without shearing.
Billowy lavender-blue haze that blooms all season if you shear it back.
Flame-shaped or crested flowers in electric colors that dry beautifully. Heat lovers that thrive in summer.
A rainbow mix of coneflower colors from a single seed strain. Every plant is a surprise.
The fall icon. Mounds of color when everything else is fading.
Smoky lavender-rust blooms with copper undertones unlike any other rose. Modern fragrance, modern disease resistance, and a color you will not find anywhere else.
The queen of flowering vines. Over 300 species, something for every spot.
Spider-flower with whisker-like stamens and airy blooms. Tall, dramatic annual that self-sows freely.
Crocus-like blooms appear in fall on bare stems without leaves. Plant them and forget them, they will surprise you every September.
Tall stems with large yellow daisies tower over deeply cut basal leaves that align north-south.
Tough prairie native with long bloom season and medicinal history.
Non-invasive native honeysuckle with brilliant coral-red tubular flowers that hummingbirds hover at for months.
Airy, dancing flowers on thread-thin stems. Effortless cottage garden charm.
Endless forms from dinner-plate to pompom. The obsession of flower farmers.
Deep velvety red climber with classic rose fragrance. Repeats reliably on a strong, vigorous plant.
Creamy white petals blush to strawberry red at the edges. Knockout fragrance matches the looks.
Fuller, double-petaled version of the Knock Out. Same bulletproof performance with more petal count.
Groundcover rose that stays low and spreads wide. Tough, disease-resistant, and constantly in bloom.
Bold orange blooms with red throats appear on graceful arching stems in late summer.
Reblooms on old and new wood, so you get flowers even after a harsh winter. Color shifts with soil pH.
Magenta-red flowers with brown anthers that bloom late when others have faded. A solid, underappreciated red clematis.
Cheerful golden-yellow daisies that bloom for months on a tough native perennial. The sunniest, most reliable workhorse in the border.
Upright cones open pure white and transform to deep pomegranate red as the season ages. Strong stems that never need staking.
Tubular flowers that release sweet fragrance at dusk. A cottage garden classic that attracts moths and hummingbirds.
Arching, bottlebrush plumes that catch the light. Movement in the garden.
Billowing clusters of fragrant summer color. A butterfly magnet.
Voted the world's favorite rose fragrance more than once. Bold rich pink rosettes on a vigorous shrub that can be trained as a short climber.
Towering stems with dramatically elongated cones rise above huge blue-green paddle leaves. An architectural native that commands attention.
Wrongly blamed for allergies. A vital late-season pollinator magnet.
The gold standard rudbeckia. Uniform, floriferous, and utterly reliable in any soil.
Papery clover-shaped pom-poms on wiry stems. Drought-proof, deer-proof, and dries perfectly for winter arrangements.
Rich golden-yellow cups with an intense tea rose fragrance. David Austin's most famous creation.
Intense blue flower spikes that hummingbirds and bumblebees fight over in late summer. The bolder, taller cousin of cardinal flower.
Lemon-yellow rebloomer with light fragrance. A bit taller than Stella with softer color.
Dinner-plate blooms up to 12 inches across on a native perennial that dies to the ground and returns bigger each year.
Warm-toned daisy-like flowers with raised centers bloom as summer turns to fall. Loves moist soil.
Large, pure white flowers with dark brown anthers rebloom in fall. Elegant, classic, and undeniably refined.
Fiery double blooms like tiny orange dahlias on a coneflower. A showstopper that earns every bit of the hype.
Massive mophead blooms that shift color with soil pH. Showstoppers.
Neon-bright daisy flowers that shimmer in the sun over succulent foliage. Thrives in hot, dry rock gardens.
Pure white floribunda clusters that bloom non-stop from spring to frost. Among the most planted roses in the world and bulletproof in any climate.
Reliable rebloomer with pure white ruffled falls. Blooms spring, then again in fall.
The shade annual champion. Flowers prolifically where nothing else will.
Golden-orange fall color and shimmering flower spikes make this tall prairie native one of autumn's best performers.
Massive 6-9 inch golden daisies on a short-lived plant. Bigger and bolder than perennial black-eyed susans.
The first pink Annabelle-type hydrangea, with strong stems holding hot-pink globe blooms upright through the season.
The classic large-flowered clematis since 1858. Deep violet-purple blooms cover the vine midsummer.
Graceful, swaying blooms on tall stems. Elegant in partial shade.
Arching variegated leaves form graceful cascades and brighten shady spots.
Silver and burgundy fronds unlike any other fern. Foliage plant that earns its keep on color alone.
Towering native with mauve domes that butterflies swarm in late summer.
Butter-yellow ruffled blooms with a sweet licorice-candy fragrance. The chef's own pick for her garden and one of the best yellow floribundas ever bred.
Velvety dark burgundy waterlily blooms that read almost black in low light. Strong stems built for the vase.
The rose that changed everything. Disease-resistant, self-cleaning, and blooms nonstop from spring to frost.
Coppery orange buds open to salmon-pink cups with golden undersides. Tough, disease-resistant, and one of the most generous repeat bloomers David Austin ever bred.
Blazing star. Spikes that bloom unusually from top to bottom.
Cone-shaped blooms open chartreuse, mature to white, then blush pink in fall. Tough as nails.
Rose-like ruffled blooms with the vase life of a chrysanthemum. The flower farmer's secret weapon for high-end arrangements.
Upright clumps turn coppery orange in fall and stand well through winter.
Compact Limelight. Same color show in a smaller package perfect for borders and containers.
Compact form of Quick Fire that blooms early on a container-sized plant. Same flame-toned color shift in a much smaller footprint.
Compact variety with enormous crimson blooms that stays tidy enough for a large container.
Bare stems shoot up overnight in late summer topped with fragrant pink trumpets. Surprise lily, naked lady, magic lily, all the same plant.
The gold standard coneflower. Flat, non-drooping petals around a bold copper cone. Perennial Plant of the Year.
Narrow arching foliage creates elegant vase shapes topped with coppery pink plumes in fall.
Bulletproof color all season long. The workhorse of warm-toned borders.
Distinctive sombrero-like flowers sway on wiry stems in summer prairies.
Tall, graceful plumes that persist through winter. Living architecture.
Deep dark red hybrid tea blooms with an intense damask fragrance on long stems. The benchmark for classic red roses since 1964.
Deep indigo-blue hooded flowers on tall spikes in late summer. One of the few genuinely blue flowers that grows in shade.
Fast-climbing vine with trumpets that open fresh every morning.
Fine white-edged foliage shimmers in morning light, then silver plumes arch above in fall.
Deep velvety crimson cups with an old-rose fragrance that fills the garden. Petals age to plum-purple before falling.
Pale pink petals with a darker pink bar down the center. Prefers some shade to prevent color fading.
The world's most popular climbing rose. Soft blush pink, sweetly fragrant, and remarkably vigorous.
Flat seed heads dangle from arching stems and dance in the slightest wind. The best native grass for shade.
Stiffly upright blue-green foliage that never flops. The most architectural switchgrass available.
Spikes of snapdragon-like flowers that can be pushed and stay where moved, earning a very literal common name.
Soft pink rosettes with a sweet fruity fragrance. Widely considered one of the best David Austin roses ever, with exceptional disease resistance.
Tall vase-shaped fronds that unfurl from fiddleheads in spring. Spreads to form dramatic colonies.
Compact cranberry-red with a yellow-green throat and one of the best reblooming habits in the entire family.
Massive cream-yellow blooms with rose-pink edges. The most famous rose of the 20th century, released the day Berlin fell in 1945.
Cactus-form dinner plate blooms in swirled peach, coral, and yellow with twisting petals. Each flower looks like a sunset in motion.
Star-shaped flower clusters that hummingbirds and butterflies hit on every pass. Blooms nonstop in heat that stops impatiens cold.
Cascading color for containers and beds. Blooms nonstop until frost.
Huge cone blooms up to 15 inches long open white and age to dusty pink. One of the largest flowered paniculatas you can grow.
Spikes of violet-blue flowers above glossy arrow-shaped leaves. Native pond and stream bank staple.
Two-tone blooms with white tips and pink bases. Strong stems hold heavy flower heads upright.
Deep violet-purple flowers cover a vigorous plant from midsummer to fall. Prune hard each spring and stand back.
Succulent-leaved sun lover with silky rose-like blooms that thrives where pavement, rock, or sand defeats everything else.
Deep rose-purple petals and a bronzy cone on a compact reblooming plant that won't sprawl.
Huge basal leaves and tall stalks topped with yellow daisies give strong prairie structure.
Fine-textured mounds send up airy fragrant flower sprays that persist into winter.
The bluest foliage of any switchgrass, with airy pink seed clouds drifting above in late summer.
Blooms a full month before other paniculatas. White cones age to deep rosy pink by fall.
Coral-pink single blooms with a yellow eye on the same indestructible Knock Out frame. Self-cleaning and disease-resistant like the original.
Brilliant red with a small yellow center, compact and one of the earliest daylilies to kick into rebloom.
Peach-apricot cups in soft warm tones with a tea rose fragrance. Tireless rebloomer with excellent disease resistance.
The queen of the garden. Modern varieties are surprisingly low-maintenance.
Enormous pale pink blooms up to 12 inches across on a wetland-loving native. Grow near a pond and you'll never look back.
A cold-hardy hibiscus shrub (Hibiscus syriacus) with big tropical-looking blooms in lavender, pink, blue, white, or wine, opening late summer when most flowering shrubs are done.
Soft rose-pink blooms with a cream throat that keep coming from late spring to frost, absolutely tireless.
Glossy green leaves and pure white fragrant flowers on tall stems. Takes more sun than most hostas and perfumes the entire shade garden.
Violet-blue saucer flowers on a sprawling mound that blooms from late spring until frost. The most awarded perennial geranium in history.
Airy lavender clouds on silver stems. Thrives in heat and poor soil.
Vertical flower spikes that hummingbirds and bees cannot resist.
Pincushion blooms on long wiry stems dance over fine foliage. Pollinator magnet that keeps producing if you keep cutting.
Electric red spikes that hummingbirds zero in on. Common bedding plant that earns its spot every year.
Metallic blue bracts and cones turn the whole plant a vivid silvery-blue. Otherworldly and completely drought-proof.
Succulent leaves, tough as nails. Ages to deep crimson in autumn.
Compact selection that turns vivid burgundy-red in late summer earlier than any other switchgrass.
Upright spikes of bright yellow flowers feed late-season pollinators on dry prairies.
Seed heads hang like tiny flags along one side of the stem on this graceful, drought-tolerant prairie native.
Vertical flower spikes with squeeze-open blooms. Kids love them.
Stiff papery flower clusters that dry to keep their color for years. A cut-flower farmer staple for wreaths and dried bouquets.
The most planted perennial in America. Compact, reblooming, and basically indestructible.
Fringed, shaggy-petaled flowers in shades of cornflower blue that bloom for weeks on a tough Southern native.
Compact paniculata cones open creamy white, blush pink in summer, then deepen to strawberry red as fall arrives.
Papery petals that already look like dried flowers when fresh. The original everlasting, hanging on long after every other bloom fades.
Pure joy on a stalk. Birds love the seeds, kids love the spectacle.
Bright lemon-yellow single blooms that fade to creamy white. The only Knock Out with real fragrance, and just as bulletproof as the rest.
Brilliant deep yellow floribunda blooms that hold their color even in hot sun. Sweet fragrance and outstanding disease resistance.
Honey-scented carpet of tiny flowers. The best living edging plant.
Explosive late-summer bloom of thousands of tiny fragrant white flowers. Vigorous to a fault.
Soft peachy-pink ball dahlia with perfect rounded form. A cut-flower farmer favorite for the way it holds up in arrangements for days.
Upright native grass with airy seed heads. Gold and red fall color.
Pure white fragrant phlox with the best mildew resistance in the species. A reliable, clean performer for the late-summer garden.
Soft blush pink cupped blooms with a classic old-rose fragrance on a graceful climber that flowers reliably even in partial shade.
Big, rich violet-blue flowers with silvery reverse petals rebloom through the season on a vigorous, reliable plant.
Rich royal purple dinner plate blooms with formal decorative form. One of the few true purples and a showstopper in late-summer beds.
Thread-fine foliage and masses of tiny yellow stars bloom for months with zero effort. A perennial you can actually neglect.
Cheerful native daisy that blooms for months with almost no care.
Orchid-like spotted flowers when everything else is done. A late-season shade garden gem.
Aggressive native vine with fiery trumpets. Hummingbird highway.
Reblooming mountain hydrangea with delicate lacecap blooms. Takes more cold than macrophyllas and keeps flowering after harsh winters.
Snapdragon-like flowers shaped exactly like a turtle's head. Loves wet feet.
Cone blooms open creamy white, age to soft pink, then deepen to strawberry red while new white cones keep emerging above them.
Wine-purple petals that age to rose on a robust, well-branched plant. One of the most floriferous echinacea you can grow.
Perennial Plant of the Year. Billowy lavender-blue spikes that rebloom hard after a shear.
Floating jewels that transform any pond. Pads provide shade for fish while flowers dazzle above.
Pure white drooping petals around a bronze-orange cone. Elegant and underused.
Bulletproof Canadian Explorer climber that survives zone 3 winters without protection. Strawberry-pink semi-double blooms in massive clusters.
Flat-topped clusters on ferny foliage. Thrives on neglect in poor soil.
Horizontal yellow bands cross the blades in a pattern unique among ornamental grasses. Bold and architectural.
Thornless cerise-pink climber with intense raspberry fragrance. Tolerates partial shade better than any other climbing rose.
Easy-grow annual with electric colors. Cut-and-come-again champion.
Spidery yellow flowers and intoxicating clove fragrance on bare branches in late fall. The last native shrub to bloom each year.