pinewood perennial gardens

Native. Upright, many branched herbaceous perennial with slender, needle-like leaves. Blooms profusely with terminal clusters of small, white flowers from mid- to late summer. Tolerant of a wide variety of habitats including dry, open, rocky sites as well as along streams and wet thickets. All plant parts emit a minty scent when crushed. 2-3' h x 2-3' w. Z 4-8

Mildly fragrant, soft-pink, 3" diameter blooms appear from June to fall against bronze-green foliage. Attractive hips follow flowers. Pruning midseason will enhance flowering. 3-4' high by 3-4' wide. Z 5-10.

Native. An adaptable native for dry to wet sites. Spreads by suckers to develop colonies. Develops single, pink, 2.5" wide flowers during spring which become red hips in summer. 3-6' high by 5-10' wide. Z 4-9.

A rudbeckia that makes a statement. Large flowers up to 4" across with drooping, yellow petals surrounding a bright-green cone develop on 5-6' stems in the summer. Long flowering time. Z 5-9.

Deep indigo-purple flowers on purple-black stems. 18" ht. Z 4-8.

Broadleaved evergreen groundcover/shrub for part shade to shade sites with well-drained, moist soils high in organic matter. Spreads by stolons forming a nice colony. Lustrous green, 2-4" long leaves hide the off-white, fragrant flowers which open in the winter. 18-24" h x 3' w. Z 6.

Clump-forming, fine textured native grass. Summer color varies from bright-green to light-blue while fall and winter color varies from tan to copper-orange. Tolerant of average moisture to dry conditions. Flowers during midsummer. 2-4' ht. Z 3-10.

Vigorous groundcover type sedum growing 2-3" tall. Scalloped, dark-green leaves topped with pink flowers in fall. Z 3-8.

Large, velvety soft, greenish leaves cover the ground. Listed as sterile although occasionally flowers may appear. Tolerant of heat and humidity. 8-10" ht. Z 4-8.

Adaptable, evergreen groundcover that forms a dense mat in full sun to part shade sites. Yellow, strawberry-like flowers appear during early spring. 4-6" ht. Z 3-7.