GARDEN SITE: Full Sun-Part Shade. Wet to moist conditions, peaty or sandy, acid soil.
SIZE: 1-3 ft. tall, spread 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Pink/Purple blooms July - September
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees
ZONE: 3-7
Provides color and contrast for example for bogs and pond edges. Grow alongside Sarracenia Pitcher Plants and Venus Flytraps.
About: A herbaceous perennial flower with pink to rosy pink blooms. Long yellow anthers create an interesting center. Blooms attract bees. It prefers full sun to part sun, preferring to be lightly shaded by taller plants in sunnier locations. Wet or medium moisture soil is preferred. It tends to prefer more acidic soils like the ones in which the native pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.) grow. Deer can browse the plant.
GARDEN SITE: Full Sun-Part Shade. Wet to moist conditions, peaty or sandy, acid soil.
SIZE: 1-3 ft. tall, spread 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Pink/Purple blooms July - September
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees
ZONE: 3-7
Provides color and contrast for example for bogs and pond edges. Grow alongside Sarracenia Pitcher Plants and Venus Flytraps.
About: A herbaceous perennial flower with pink to rosy pink blooms. Long yellow anthers create an interesting center. Blooms attract bees. It prefers full sun to part sun, preferring to be lightly shaded by taller plants in sunnier locations. Wet or medium moisture soil is preferred. It tends to prefer more acidic soils like the ones in which the native pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.) grow. Deer can browse the plant.
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GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average, moist-wet, acidic soil. Tolerates light shade but flowers best in full sun.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pink-rose. July-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies, bees and birds.
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ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AR , CT , DE , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
A member or the Roseacae family, Steeplebush is an erect, deciduous shrub covered in dense plumes packed with pink flowers. This is a beautiful, easy to grow selection that prefers wet, sunny locations with acidic soil. Following its summer show of gorgeous flowers, the fall foliage will fill your garden space with golden-bronze hues touched with a hint of red. Use in cottage and rain gardens, bogs or as erosion control along wet slopes and waterways. Wet soil tolerant and deer and erosion resistant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Medium to wet, well-drained soil.
SIZE:3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, golden-yellow. July- November.
WILDLIFE: Attracts Bees and Butterflies.
ZONE: 4-9
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Solidago rugosa is a clump-forming perennial with cascading, golden-yellow sprays of flowers. This eye catching goldenrod will not only add a bright splash of color to your fall season garden but also supports at least 115 species of beneficial insects. Easy to grow and low maintenance, it makes a perfect addition to cottage gardens, meadows, prairies, naturalized areas and is useful for erosion control. Drought, wet soil and Black Walnut tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Evenly Moist to Wet, Well-Drained Soil.
SIZE: 3-4 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Violet-blue or Pink to White. August-October
WILDLIFE: Attracts Butterflies, Bees and other Pollinators
NATIVE TO: CT , DC , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , SC , VA , VT , WV
ZONE: 4-8
This eye-catching perennial will not only bring brilliant color to your late-season garden, but is also easy to grow, long-lived and is a vital source of nectar for our pollinator friends. Prune stems to 6” in late spring-early summer to encourage bushier habit and stronger stems. Black Walnut, deer, rabbit, clay soil tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Average, medium to wet soil. Tends to flop in too much shade.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow, May-September
WILDLIFE: Food source for birds, butterflies and moths.
LARVAL HOST TO: Satyr Larvae
ZONE: 4-9
NATIVE TO: AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , OH , OK , TN , WI
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