Acanthus spinosus
Description:
Acanthus is
Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart
(Spiny bear breeches)
Details:
Common name: Spiny Bear Breeches
Family: Acanthaceae
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Zone: 5-9
Flower Color: Pink-mauve
Flowering Time: June-August
Native Range: Mediterranean
Soil: Medium moisture, moderate fertility
Light: Full sun-part shade
Height: 3-4 ft tall
Width: 2-3 ft wide
Description:
This sterile hybrid is a prolific bloomer of blueish, purple flowers from late spring, through summer. The zigzagging stems mix and mingle well with companion plants such as Achillea 'Terracotta'. The fine cut leaves turn a brilliant red in the fall.
Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart
Achillea 'Cerise Queen’ (Yarrow)
Details:
Family: Geraniaceae
Plant Type: Perennial
Zone: 4a-10b
Flower Color: Blue-Purple
Flowering Time: Late Spring-Late Summer
Native Range:
Soil: Medium moisture, moderate fertility
Light: Full sun-part shade
Height: 24-30 inches tall, 24-36 in. wide
Family: Compositea
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Zone: 3-9
Flower Color: Orange, Honey colored, fading to straw color
Flowering Time: Early, mid, late, summer
Native Range: Hybrid cultivar
Soil: well drained, poor soils
Light: Full sun
Height: 2-3 feet tall
Width: 1-2 feet wide
Description:
Achillea ‘Terracotta’ is an excellent perennial for full sun and poor, free draining soil. The foliage is fine and feathery and the flower color changes from a deep orange to softer honey color.
Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart
Achillea ‘Terracotta' (Yarrow)
Details:
Agastache foeniculum
Description:
Anise hyssop is a perennial herb in the mint family. Its licorice scented foliage makes it useful for teas and culinary dishes. It has attractive heart shaped leaves and lavender colored flower spikes. This is a short-lived perennial but will readily self-seed.
Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart
Details:
Common name: Anise hyssop
Family: Laminceae
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Zone: 4-8
Flower Color: Lavender/Purple
Flowering Time: Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Native Range: North American
Soil: well-drained
Light: Full sun
Height: 2-4 ft tall
Amsonia hubrichtii
Description:
Narrowleaf Bluestar is an attractive native plant with feathery green foliage that turns a brilliant golden yellow in the autumn. Powdery blue star shaped flowers are borne atop tall stems in late spring.
Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart
Details:
Common name: Narrowleaf Bluestar
Family: Apocynaceae
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Zone: 5-8
Flower Color: Powdery Blue
Flowering Time: Late Spring
Native Range: Arkansas, Oklahoma
Soil: Medium moisture, well drained
Light: Full sun-part shade
Height: 2-3 ft tall
Width: 2-3ft wide