
An aggressive plant that will take with almost no maintaience; reaches heights of 3.5 feet tall. Recommended in places where almost nothing else will take; needs water to get started, or plant in the fall and allow spring rains to germinate the seeds naturally. Gold Yarrow has the largest flower heads of all the yarrows.
What is said for Gold Yarrow above can be said for all the yarrows, except the white and red flowering strains have slightly smaller flowers and rarely reach heights over 3 feet.
What is said for Gold Yarrow above can be said for all the Yarrows, except the white and red flowering strains have slightly smaller flowers and rarely reach heights over 3 feet.
What is said for Gold Yarrow above can be said for all the yarrows, except the white and red flowering strains have slightly smaller flowers and rarely reach heights over 3 feet. Red yarrow is the most popular in flower beds.
This beautiful, fragrant flower makes a wonderful addition to herb gardens, perennial borders, and wildflower areas. Place a pot of Agastache on porches and patios where its fragrance can be fully appreciated. Flowers are lavender to purple and completely edible.
Agastache needs a fertile, well-drained soil, and although it will tolerate light shade, it will do best with lots of sun. Sow seeds in spring after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed a bit. Cover with 1/8 inch of soil and water sparingly once established. This plant will do very well in a dry climate.
Excellent in rock gardens, the front of the border, and as a groundcover. Looks incredible cascading down walls.
An erect, branching annual easily established from seed. Native to North Africa and Eurasia, it has naturalized throughout much of the United States. The plant produces an abundance of large, rounded, five to six inch flower heads made up of small snow-white florets. Does not seem to be temperamental about soil conditions, but does require full sun. Looks very similar to Queen Anne's lace and will produce blooms the first year.
This plant may reach forty inches in height but usually is about a foot and a half tall in our area. The plant gets its colloquial name from the gray appearance caused by fine hairs which cover the leaves stems and unopened flowers. Flowering spikes are crowded at the top of the stems. Each spike produces nearly a hundred tiny flowers. Leaves are composed of about twenty pairs of oval leaflets. The thick taproot of this perennial plant penetrates deep underground. At maturity the seedpods (legumes) are about three-sixteenths of an inch long.
Roman Chamomile is one of those small plants that pack a big aromatic punch. Smelling like a Jolly Rancher sour apple candy, it makes an odiferous bright green ground cover in cool summer climes. Often used in England to fill in cracks between pavers or as a path cover or even as a soft bench cover, it is sometimes referred to as English Chamomile; makes a relaxing tea that is often used for relaxation and sleep aid.
The Colorado state flower: blue columbine is generally described as a Perennial Forb or herb is native to the U.S. (United States) and has its most active growth period in the spring and summer, it has green foliage and conspicuous blue flowers, with conspicuous Brown fruits or seeds. The greatest bloom is usually observed in the late spring, with fruit and seed production starting in the spring and continuing until summer. Leaves are not retained year to year. The Colorado Blue Columbine has a short life span relative to most other plant species and a Moderate growth rate. At maturity, the typical Colorado Blue Columbine will reach a maximum height at 20 years of 2 feet.
These gorgeous Giant Columbine attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The beautiful multicolored flowers grow up from ornamental clumps of blue-green foliage. They are easy to care for and reseed readily.
Perennial: One of the earliest native perennials to bloom in the spring with lovely yellow and red flowers that hang just waiting for hummingbirds to pollinate them. Can grow up to 3’ tall in richer soils, but generally grows 1 -2’ tall by 1’ wide.