06/09/2026
Yesterday morning we had a post about the shade plants we have available at this weeks sale. Today…….
☀️ FOR THE SUNNY SPOTS:
🦋 Salvia
A pollinator magnet through and through. Hummingbirds and bees will not leave it alone (in the best way). Long blooming, drought tolerant once established, and incredibly reliable year after year.
💙 Blue Vervain
A tall, wispy native that adds vertical interest to any sunny garden. Those narrow spikes of tiny violet flowers are absolutely packed with native bees. It likes it a little moist, so great near a rain garden or low spot in the yard.
💚 Autumn Joy Sedum
A true four-season plant. Green and architectural in spring and summer, then it explodes into rosy-pink blooms in late summer and fall just when everything else is winding down. The dried seed heads even look beautiful in winter. Monarch butterflies love the fall flowers.
💜 Mojave Jewels ‘Sapphire’ Sedum
A newer, compact sedum, low-maintenance succulent perennial recognized for its dusty plum-blue foliage and clusters of bright, rosy-pink flowers that bloom from late summer into early fall. Incredibly drought tolerant and perfect for borders, rock gardens, or containers. A real eye-catcher.
🪻Phlox (Tall Garden Phlox)
Big, fragrant flower heads in shades of pink, purple, and white that bloom for weeks in mid-to-late summer. This is a cottage garden essential. Butterflies flock to it, and the scent on a warm evening is just unreal.
🖤Bearded Tongue (Penstemon)
An underused native that deserves way more love. Tubular flowers in pearl white that hummingbirds absolutely seek out. Drought tolerant, great for pollinators, and blooms earlier than many perennials — bridging that late spring gap beautifully.
🏔️Mountain Mint
If you want to absolutely maximize pollinator activity in your yard, plant mountain mint. On a warm summer day it is COVERED in bees, wasps, and butterflies — more than almost any other plant we grow. It’s also deer resistant and spreads to fill space nicely. Native and tough as nails.
💜Lavender
Classic for a reason. Fragrant, silvery foliage, beautiful purple wands of flowers, and bees love it. Drought tolerant once established and incredibly long-lived. A little bit of the Mediterranean in your Indiana garden.
🌼 Daylilies
Reliable, tough, and beautiful. Each bloom only lasts a day, but there are so many buds on each plant that you get weeks of color. They naturalize easily, come back strong every year, and are virtually indestructible. Great for slopes and tough spots.
💫 Coneflowers (Echinacea)
A Starts & Stems staple. Native, long-blooming, drought tolerant, and one of the best plants on earth for pollinators. Butterflies and bees cover them all summer, and goldfinches feast on the seed heads in fall. Leave them standing for the birds!
🐱Catmint
Soft, silvery-blue mounding plants with lavender-blue flower spikes that bloom for months. Bees are obsessed with it. It’s incredibly heat and drought tolerant and looks gorgeous cascading over a garden edge or along a walkway.
🌻Black-Eyed Susans
A classic Indiana native that just flat-out works. Available in Orange and Bright golden-yellow blooms with dark centers from midsummer into fall, tough as they come, and an essential food source for native bees and butterflies. Plant a clump and watch the wildlife pour in.
🐝 Bee Balm
The name says it all. Bees, butterflies, AND hummingbirds are all over this one. Shaggy, wild-looking blooms in red, pink, and purple that bring a cottage garden feel. It spreads over time to form a beautiful colony and smells incredible when you brush against it.
💕 Pink Anise Hyssop
One of our personal favorites. Soft pink flower spikes with a subtle anise fragrance, and pollinators — especially bumblebees — are absolutely bonkers for it. It blooms for a long time, self-seeds gently, and has a lovely, airy presence in the garden.
⭐️ Aster
The unsung hero of the fall garden. When most perennials are calling it a season, asters are just getting started — covered in daisy-like blooms in a blue-lavendar color. This shows off from late summer through frost. They’re also one of the most critical late-season food sources for migrating monarch butterflies and native bees stocking up for winter. Plant them and you’re doing real good for the ecosystem.
Each is available this Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8am-2pm
7511 W. Village Way
New Palestine, IN 46163
❓Which is your favorite?
