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...
Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial • Soils: Medium to dry • Bloom Time: June, July • Size: 2-4 feet tall Its grass-like foliage grows in an upright form. The lavender blue flowers bloom from morning to...
Turtlehead
Chelone glabra Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, Part Sun • Soils: Average, moist • Bloom Time: White flowers in August • Size: 2-4 feet in height White Turtlehead is named for its distinctive flowers which are said to resemble a turtle's...
Meehan’s Mint
Meehania cordata Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Part shade, shade, sun • Soils: Average, moist • Bloom Time: Lavender blue in May, June • Size: 4-8 inches in height; 4-32 inch spread This rare well-behaved mint, with its trailing stems, will...
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Average, moist • Bloom Time: Purple flowers in July, August • Size: 12-24 inches in height; 12-18 inch spread Also known as gayfeather it has an upright habit taking...
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Average, well-drained • Bloom Time: Purple in July, August • Size: 2-3 feet in height; 18-24 inch spread Plant this easy-to-grow, drought tolerant wildflower in the...
Spotted Joe Pye Weed – ‘Gateway’
Eutrochium maculatum Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Full sun to part shade • Soils: Average • Bloom Time: August, September • Size: 4-5 feet in height Not indigenous to Cape Cod, but native to much of the rest of New England. Plants can be cut...
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Prefers full sun • Soils: Prefers lean, medium-dry soil conditions • Bloom Time: Light purple flowers in September, October, sometimes into November • Size: 2 feet in height, stiff...
Blue Wood Aster / Heart-leaved Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Growing Information • Plant Type: Perennial • Sunlight: Partial shade, full shade, full sun • Soils: Medium to medium-dry soil conditions • Bloom Time: Light blue flowers in September, October • Size: 3 feet in height; 1-2 foot spread Blue...