Anaphalis margaritacea Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Poor sandy, dry or average • Bloom Time: White flowers in July, August, September • Size: 1-3 feet in height; 1-2 foot spread Plant in rock gardens or to fill wide...
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Average, moist to wet • Bloom Time: Yellow flowers in July, August, September • Size: 1-3 feet in height; 2-3 foot spread Plant this clump-forming perennial with...
Appalachian Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum flexuosum Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Average, moist • Bloom Time: White flowers in July, August • Size: 2-3 feet in height; 1-3 foot spread An aromatic, good soil stabilizer, it produces silvery white...
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Moist, rich • Bloom Time: Purple flowers in July, August • Size: 6-12 inches in height Selfheal is easy to grow under most conditions and can be aggressive. The common...
Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Average, dry • Bloom Time: White flowers in July, August, September • Size: 8-20 inches in height; 12-36 inch spread In addition to being a good garden...
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part sun • Soils: Rich, dry to moist • Bloom Time: Pale purple to pink flowers in June, July • Size: up to 3 feet in height; 1 foot spread Low maintenance and resilient with lance shaped...
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Poor, average to dry • Bloom Time: Bronzy purple/red inflorescence in August, September • Size: 8-14 inches in height; 10-16 inch spread Plant this low, bunching...
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Part to full shade • Soils: Medium to Moist, well-drained • Bloom Time: Not a flowering plant • Size: 1-2 feet in height This glossy green leathery fern is green year-round. It grows in...
Hyssop-leaved Boneset
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun to Part • Soils: Wet to dry soil conditions • Bloom Time: White flowers in August, September • Size: 2-4 feet in height This meadow plant is a vase shaped perennial. Foliage is narrow...
Black Cohosh / Bugbane
Actaea racemosa Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Partial sun, shade • Soils: Moist, average • Bloom Time: White spike flowers in June, July, August • Size: 4-5 feet in height; 2-3 foot spread Also known as black snakeroot with striking tall...