US perennials

Small perennial nursery focused on North American native perennials, their cultivars and much more

09/04/2026

Solidago x 'Sugar Kisses' - GOLDENROD 'SUGAR KISSES' in the naturalistic garden, accompanied by Lobelia siphilitica and Origanum vulgare 'Rosenkuppel'.
Hybrid of open pollinated Solidago ptarmicoides (white flowers) with unknown yellow-flowered Goldenrod.
Showy large creme-yellow flowers, about 24" tall x 10" wide, zone 3-9.
Best in sunny location and drier or drained soils (due to dominant genes of Solidago ptarmicoides).
Late summer bloomer and great cut flower, not a pollinator magnet like the yellow-flowering ones (generally S. ptarmicoides doesn't attract many pollinators).
One of many great Brent Horvath's introductions (Intrinsic Perennials, Hebron, IL).
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09/03/2026

Wild and beautiful garden at Burnham's Woods in Bloomington, IN. Pic taken a while ago

08/28/2026

Late blooming Lobelia siphilitica - GREAT BLUE LOBELIA in naturalistic garden. Lobelia likes moisture, but will grow well in average soil with average moisture. What more it seems to do well in soils that tend to be in the average-drier side. You may notice Origanum vulgare ‘Rosenkuppel’ - OREGANO right behind it, which is a perennial from fairly dry or drained soils. Very tiny, dust like seeds will drop all around the original plant, and will germinate the following year on the surface (if you add mulch, you’ll burry all the seeds and no seedlings will occur). Lobelia is not long-lived, but persists in the generations of seedlings, it can be heavy seeder and carpet empty spaces with tiny babies. But it’s never a nuisance plant and the unwanted ones can be easily pulled out or scuffed with a hoe. Usually 2.5’ tall x 0.5-0.75’ wide, sub to partial shade (more blooming in the full sun), zone 3-9

08/24/2026

Swallowtail Butterfly on Ironweed - Vernonia Summer Swan Song’. Hybrid of two north American species = Vernonia angustifolia ‘Plum Peachy’ - darker-leaved selection of southern species - Florida and adjacent states,; and Vernonia letterrmannii - native to Oklahoma and Arkansas. Superior, long-lived perennial and late bloomer (late summer to early fall), with excellent large mounding shape (reminds of shrub really), pollinator magnet, 100% deer resistant (rabbits can nibble on young plants). 30-36” tall x 36-40” wide, zones 4-9, very drought and heat resistant

08/22/2026

Begonia grandis - HARDY BEGONIA at Burnham Woods Gardens in Bloomington, IN.
Somewhat finicky in pots, but fairly reliable in the garden conditions of a shaded garden.
Native to southern China, pink flowers, 2.5' tall x 2.5-3 wide clumps, wonderful reddish bottom side of the leaves is the most visible when the sun is low. Zone 6-7.

08/20/2026

Allium 'Bobblehead' - ORNAMENTAL ONION 'BOBBLEHEAD', with Alstroemeria 'Summer Breeze' (Peruvian Lily) and daililies in the living catalogue at Walters Gardens.
'Bobblehead', so far the tallest of the summer blooming alliums, robust and vigorous pollinator magnet, reaching close to 3' in height. Also an edible plant (like majority of other Alliums- onions and garlic).

08/19/2026

Pointillistic mess in our garden, with Scutellaria incana (Skullcap), Phlox paniculata (Tall Phlox), Campanula americana (American Bluebell), buding Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii (Deam's Black Eyed Susan) and Lycoris squamigera (aked Lily). The rudbeckia is in full bloom now

08/18/2026

Pycnanthemum flexuosum - APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN MINT seems to do quite well even in our lower Midwestern area. Sometimes chlorosis shows up in early spring, but often completely fades away later on.
Well behaved, not aggressively spreading mountain mint with grayish aromatic leaves and silver-white seedheads (flowers themselves are tiny and white). Looks like blooming for months and is stunning addition to any sunny garden. In nature is often found in moist areas, but does well on average rainfall and tolerates some summer droughts too.
2-3' of height and width.
Native to coastal areas of southeastern USA (Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, with occasional disjunct inland populations in the southern Appalachian region), zone 4-8.
Pics taken in naturalistic garden designed by Andrew Marrs Garden Design, Bloomington, IN.

08/17/2026

Tone-in-tone stylized flower bed at Walters Gardens, with cultivars of Salvia nemorosa, Agapanthus, Buddleia. But guess, what is missing? Grasses! Adding some silver or gray-leaved grasses like Little or Big Bluestem (Schizachyrium, Andropogon) or Switchgrass (Panicum), etc. would expand the interest well into fall months or when the perennials are not blooming.

08/15/2026

Echinacea 'Kismet Raspberry' with Phlox 'Fashionably Early Princess' in friend's nursery.

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2688 W Cedar Bluff Road
Bloomington, IN
47401

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