This border carnation is a low-spreading perennial with a ground cover habit to 6 inches tall blanketed with clove scented, rose-red flowers late spring into fall. It has grass-like green foliage. Great in rock gardens or borders

• Height:6-7” x Spread:10-12”
• Part sun –full sun
• . Zone 3-8

Garlic chives are a clump-forming onion family member which may be grown for both culinary and ornamental purposes.  Features chive-like, gray-green leaves up to 12" long which may be used in cooking in the same manner as chives (Allium schoenoprasum). Tiny, star-shaped, white flowers with brown striped tepals appear in loose clusters (umbels to 2" wide) atop leafless 9-18" stems in late summer into fall. Plants will colonize, and a small planting can expand rather quickly. All parts of the plant have an oniony smell when cut or crushed, however the flower scent is more suggestive of violets.

• Height: 1 to 1.5 feet x Spread: 1 to 2 feet
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 3-9

Flowers form a delicate star of outer petals surrounding an inner ring with yellow centers. Long spurs project out behind the blossoms. Graceful, blue green foliage. At home in formal or cottage settings, its flowers are always a center of attention. A wealth of flowers in sun of shade and a wide range of colors: rose, blue, yellow, white, pink and crimson. The colors tend toward the pastels and the overall effect is very bright and colorful. This is the standard variety by which all others are judged.

• Height: 1’ -1.5’ x Spread: ¾ “- 1’+
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 3-8

'Rotstern' is a bushy, clump-forming columbine that typically grows 18-24" tall and features large, upward facing, long-spurred, primarily two-tone flowers with star-like, creamy white corollas (5 petals) and with crimson red sepals and spurs. Bushy yellow stamens add a third color. Blooms in spring. Triternate, almost fern-like, basal green foliage with a bluish tinge is somewhat suggestive of meadow rue (Thalictrum). 'Rotstern' (often translated by nurseries into English as 'Red Star' or 'Crimson Star') is frequently sold as a cultivar of A. caerulea, but may have more complex parentage and is also sometimes sold as a hybrid (often with an "x cultorum" or "x hybridus" designation). Aquilegia comes from the Latin word for eagle in reference to the flower's five spurs which purportedly resemble an eagle's talon

• Height: 1’ -1½ ’ x Spread: : ¾ “- 1’+
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 3-8

‘Corbett’ is a compact version of the species that grows to only 15-18” tall and features pale yellow flowers. Flowers bloom in mid spring. Delicate, biternate, dark green foliage is somewhat suggestive of meadow rue (Thalictrum).

• Height: ½ ” x Spread: : ¾ “- 1’
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 3-8

It features drooping, bell-like, red and yellow flowers with red spurs and a mass of bushy yellow stamens. ‘Little Lanterns’ is a compact version of the species that grows to only 10” tall. Delicate, biternate, dark green foliage is somewhat suggestive of meadow rue (Thalictrum).

• Height:.10” x Spread: : ¾ “- 1’
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 3-8

Var. pumila is a very compact columbine which typically grows in a mound to only 6-9" tall. It is a bushy, clump-forming perennial that features short-spurred, nodding, light to sky blue flowers with white sepals. Almost fern-like foliage shape is somewhat suggestive of Thalictrum. Leaflets of plants of this species are rounded and fan-shaped thus giving rise to the common name of fan columbine. Blooms in spring. Synonymous with A. f. 'Nana'.

• Height:  .75”-1’ x Spread: same
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 4-8

‘Red Beauty’ is a rhizomatous, spreading, upright yarrow cultivar that is noted for its cerise-red flowers and ferny aromatic foliage. Flowers appear in dense, flattened clusters (compound corymbs to 2-4” across) over a long summer bloom on stems typically rising to 18-24” tall. Deeply-dissected, fern-like, medium green leaves have a strong, somewhat spicy aroma that may persist when used in dried arrangements.

• Height: 1’-2’ x Spread: 1’- 2’
• Full sun
• Zone 4-8

Clump forming yarrow with striking silver-green foliage and flat clusters of pleasant yellow flowers from June through September.  The flowers are very long lasting and are wonderful for cutting and drying.  Deadhead the flowers for re-bloom and cut back to the basil leaf after bloom has finished.  This is a compact variety of Yarrow with a 2’ height and spread making it a great plant for front borders.  Moonshine needs good drainage and can take poor to moderate soils, but avoid clay and rich soils.  Achillea millefolium ‘Moonshine’ is deer and rabbit resistant.

• Height: 2’ x  Spread: 2’
• Full sun
• Zone 4-9

Echinacea purpurea, or Purple Coneflower, is a very hardy American native.  It can be found from Ohio to Iowa and south to Louisiana and Texas.  The stature of the plant is wonderfully recognizable in the landscape among other forbs even without its bloom as they can reach between 3-4’ in height with a spread of around 2’. Leaves are broadly lanceolate, coarsely toothed, with long petioles.  Once it does bloom, it is an absolute magnet for much needed butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.  The beautiful petals droop down from a center prickly cone that is the inspiration for its name; Echinos meaning hedgehog.  Highly desirable and a true garden treasure.

• Zone: 4-8
• Height: 3’-4’ x Spread: 2’
• Zone 4-8

'Alba' is a profuse bloomer that is under-utilized. White daisy-like flowers appear over a long period starting in early summer. An interesting characteristic of this variety is how the petals umbrella from the prominent, orange central cone. It is a long lasting cut flower and many growers use the cones in dried arrangements. Plants have no severe pest problems and reseed regularly. Provide full sun and adequate drainage. Shady locations and over fertilization can result in long, weak, leggy growth. Blooms sporadically from summer through frost.

• Height: 3’-4’ x Spread: 2’
• Full sun
• Zone 4-8

Purple coneflower BRIGHT STAR has large daisy-like blooms of bright rosy to lavender pink flowers which are borne from mid-summer to early fall. The large maroon cones are excellent for use in dried floral arrangements.

• Height: 3’-4’ x Spread: 2’
• Full sun
• Zone 4-8

“Magnus” is a distinctive, vigorous and large growing cone flower cultivar. The bright reddish-pink petals of its huge flowers are held flat as they radiate out from the cone, instead of curving backwards as is typical of most coneflowers. Give “Magnus” at least two growing seasons with regular watering in fertile soil to reach its full size.

• Height: 3’-4’ x Spread: 2’
• Full sun
• Zone 4-8

Introduced by the Jelitto, who gave us 'Magnus', Echinacea 'Rubinstern' is a slightly shorter plant with large flat topped flowers that are a deeper purple pink, almost ruby red, than most others. An easy to grow native plant with large, dark green leaves and a large, 3-4" flower with broad deep pink, ruby to purple petals that surround a brown/bronze cone. Plants are tough and heat and drought tolerant once established. Their roots have famous medicinal qualities, they make great, long lasting, cut flowers and attract numerous butterflies and small birds.

• Height: 3’-4’ x Spread: 2’
• Full sun
• Zone3-8

One of the few western United States natives comfortable in the east, the Umbrella Plant is best suited for wet places such as stream banks and bog gardens. In spring, its big flowers attract attention. Later on the show centers on its 1- to 2-foot-long leaves, which are shaped like shields.  Keep soil moist.

• Height: 1 ½” – 2’ x Spread: 1’ – 1 ½”
• Full sun
• Zone 6-9

Heuchera americana is noted as one of the most popular species of Heuchera in the American garden.  Of the two species of Heuchera – woodland or mountainous – the H. americana is a woodland.  It is found down to the mountains of Georgia but really loves rich, rocky woods with afternoon shade.  Tolerates a broad range of average to dry conditions and is a remarkable understory plant. Heuchera a. ‘Dale’s Strain’ is particularly interesting because of its unique silver-blue marbled foliage.  This variety has an attractive mounding form and lovely but insignificant white flowers.

• Height:  1’-3’ x Spread: 3’
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 4-7

Silver Scrolls’ is a hybrid coral bells cultivar. It is a clump-forming perennial that features large, metallic silvery-purple leaves with dark purple veining and conspicuous but non-showy whitish flowers. The rounded, lobed leaves form a mound the reaches 5-8” tall with a spread that may about 12” wide. Tiny, whitish flowers with airy panicles appear in late spring to early summer on wiry stems rising 2’ above the foliage.

• Height: .75’-2’ x Spread: same
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 4-8

Known fully as Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia 'Palace Purple', this award winning Heuchera changed the standards for  all Heuchera in 1991.  The maple or ivy-like leaves can reach anywhere from 3”-5" wide.  The foliage is attractive with deep purple foliage above and beet-red beneath.  The color may fade to a bronze-green in hot summers. It has tiny, pinkish traditional bell-shaped flowers which spring above on dark red stems about 2’ above the mound.  It blooms in late spring to early summer and holds an obedient habit throughout the long season.  Evergreen.

• Height: 1.5’-3’ x Spread: same
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 4-7

This selection was made by Alan Bloom from the famous Blooms of Bressingham Gardens in England in the 1950’s.  This carefully selected group was chosen from Blooms’ collection of over 2000+ hybrids.  The array of color is a riot of reds, oranges, corals, and whites all with the same base foliage.  The leaf shape is a traditional Heuchera cut-leaf with smooth, rounded margins in a deep green.  The foliage is evergreen as well as ever-beautiful in mild climates.  Evergreen.

• Height: 1.5’-3’ x Spread: same
• Full sun to part shade
• Zone 3-8

'Nana' is a stoloniferous, dwarf cultivar which typically forms a foliage mat to 6-9" tall consisting of dense, bushy, slowly-spreading clumps of short, broad-oval, shiny deep green leaves (to 1-3" long). Numerous bright orange-yellow daisy-like flowers (1-2" diameter) with yellow rays (toothed at the tip) and yellow center disks appear singly on naked stems above the foliage in late spring to early summer. Sparse and intermittent rebloom may continue throughout the summer into fall if spent flowers are regularly deadheaded, however in hot summer climates like the St. Louis area plants often stop blooming in mid-summer with a rebloom occurring in fall after temperatures moderate. Ariculata means "eared" in reference to the ear-like lobes at the base of many of the leaves. Plants in the genus Coreopsis are sometimes commonly called tickseed in reference to the resemblance of the seeds to ticks.

• Height: ½ ‘ – ¾’ x Spread: same
• Full sun
• Zones 4-9

'Early Sunrise' is a compact coreopsis cultivar which features solitary, yellow, daisy-like, semi-double flowers (to 2" diameter) with yellow rays and darker yellow center disks atop slender, erect stems rising to 18" tall. Flowers typically bloom from late spring to late summer and sometimes well into fall, though bloom period can be much shorter if spent flowers are not regularly deadheaded.

• Height: 1.5’ – 2’ x Spread: same
• Full sun
• Zones 4-9

‘Sundancer’ PP is a dwarf coreopsis that is noted for its short height, double blossoms, continuous bloom and spreading growth habit. It typically grows to only 10” tall on stems clad with spatuate to lance-linear, green leaves (to 6” long). Bright yellow daisy-like double flowers (to 2” diameter) bloom in summer.

• Height: 1.5’ – 2’ x  Spread: 2’-3’
• Full sun
• Zones 4-9

An outstanding variety that blooms continuously. Keep deadheaded to promote extended bloom time.  ‘Sunray’ has double to semi-double yellow flowers that begin blooming in late spring and continue throughout the summer. The species is native to the central and southeast regions of the U.S.  They make excellent cut flowers and grow well in beds, borders or in containers

• Height: 1.5’ – 3’ x Spread: 2’-3’
• Full sun
• Zones 4-9

Long flowering variety. The frilly center is surrounded by a leather-brown ring, then back to a double row of outer yellow petals which makes this Coreopsis quite interesting in the garden.  Flowers typically bloom from late spring to late summer and sometimes well into fall, though bloom period can be much shorter if spent flowers are not regularly deadheaded.  Shorter than C. grandiflora.

• Height: 1.5’  x  Spread: same
• Full Sun
• Zones 5-8

Coreopsis rosea is noted for being the only coreopsis with pink flowers. It closely resembles C. verticillata in appearance and habit, but lacks the latter's heat and drought tolerance. 'American Dream' is a rhizomatous cultivar which typically grows in dense, bushy clumps to 18" tall. Features daisy-like flowers (1/2 to 1" diameter) with pink untoothed rays and yellow center disks. Flowers appear singly on short stalks in a profuse and lengthy summer bloom. Whorls of linear, grass-like leaves lend a fine-textured and airy appearance to the plant. Plants in the genus Coreopsis are sometimes commonly called tickseed in reference to the resemblance of the seeds to ticks.

• Height: 1.5’  x  Spread: same
• Full Sun
• Zones 5-8

This is a taller variety of the thread-leaf Coreopsis types. Bright golden-yellow flowers will be interspersed among the foliage to give a more relaxed look. Blooms most of the summer. The vibrant, eye-catching, daisy-like, yellow blooms make long-lasting cut flowers. Coreopsis is a North American native that is good for low-maintenance gardens.

• Height: 18”-24” x Spread: 12”-18”
• Full sun
• Zones 4-9

Threadleaf coreopsis typically grows in dense, bushy clumps. 'Moonbeam' is somewhat more compact than other C. verticillatas and features pale yellow, daisy-like flowers (1-2" diameter) with untoothed rays and darker yellow center disks. Flowers appear singly in loose clusters in a lengthy late spring to late summer bloom period which sometimes extends to first frost.  Shearing plants in mid-summer (early August) when bloom usually tapers down will encourage a fall rebloom.

• Height: 1.5’ – 2’ x Spread: same
• Full sun
• Zones 3-9

Thrives in poor, sandy or rocky soils with good drainage. Tolerant of heat, humidity and drought. Prompt deadheading of spent flower stalks can be tedious for a large planting, but does tend to encourage additional bloom. Plants may be sheared in mid to late summer to promote a fall rebloom and to remove any sprawling or unkempt foliage. 'Zagreb' can spread in the garden by rhizomes and self-seeding, particularly in moist fertile soils.

• Height: 1’-1.5’ x Spread: same
• Full sun
• Zones 3-9

Cushion spurge is a mounding, clump-forming perennial which typically grows in a cushion-shape on erect, sturdy stems bearing oblong medium green leaves. Inconspicuous greenish brachts appear at the stem ends in spring.  Although the brachts are not showy, they are accented by long-lasting, bright sulphur-yellow bracts which are exceptionally showy.  Stems exude a toxic, milky sap when cut. Leaves turn red in fall. Synonymous with Euphorbia epithymoides

• Height: 1’- 1 ½ ‘ x Spread: 1’ – 1 ½’
• Full sun
• Zone 5-9