Add Native American Perennials to Your Garden

Now is the time to add some new color to your garden. Most of these plants are native American perennials that tend to be drought resistant as well as deer and rabbit proof. Strategically placing some of these dramatic bloomers will provide a consistent succession of color that will allow the garden to transition nicely into Autumn.

Eryngium, Sea holly ‘Big Blue’ — Starry silver blue flowers, for dry sunny locations adds lots of drama to the summer garden

Echinacea  — Globe thistle — tall and stately adding elegance to the garden with steel blue flowers  — great for cutting and drying

Veronicastrum-‘Culvers Weed’ — native tall spikey flowers lovely contrast with daisy-like perennials — draws bees, birds and butterflies

Crocrosmia — hummingbirds adore this plant — great cut flower too

Echinacea  — Globe thistle — tall and stately adding elegance to the garden with steel blue flowers  — great for cutting and drying

Oriental Lilies not only add divine fragrance, the colors explode in abundance

White Joe pye weed — unending butterfly visitors — beautiful for the back border

A long lingering compostion of sedum, rudbeckia and airy sanguisorba-beautiful draw for butterflies
 

Verbena bonariensis — tall willowy purple flowers — all nectar feeders will flock to this self-seeding plant — blooms continuously
 

Long blooming black-eyed susans and sedums -very tolerant of dry, sunny locations

Complimentary colors of yellow and purple make the Summer garden come alive

Platycodon, Ballon-flower — soothing and cooling in white, a low growing beauty