Drought Tolerant Perennials Perennials For Sale In Indiana

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. With a spreading habit, this gorgeous verbena produces clusters of rich purple flowers throughout the entire summer.

Butterfly weed is slow to emerge in spring, so you may want to mark where they are. The foliage is a Larval food source for butterfly caterpillars especially Monarchs. Attracts many varieties of butterflies and is especially attractive to Monarchs.

Cut back yarrow to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

This German selection has a nice compact habit, and flowers of deep violet-purple. Plants form a bushy clump of grey-green leaves, with upright spikes appearing in early summer, attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds.

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for...

Flowers appear singly on stiff, branching stems in a prolific, long-lasting, mid-summer-to-fall bloom. Deadhead to prolong bloom. This coneflower cultivar is an upright, rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial which typically grows 2-3′ tall.

Exceptional winter survival, as it does not have the winter die back that other varieties commonly demonstrate. Attractive to butterflies. It is a staple item of every sunny garden, and its dried flowers are widely used in potpourris and arrangements.

In cold winter regions, plant the rhizomes in early spring or late summer. Flowering stems rise above the foliage to 3' tall in May-June, each stem bearing 2-5 flowers in colors which primarily include blue, lavender, purple and white, but sometimes yellow,...

* Iris sibirica , the Siberian Iris , is a flowering plant in the genus Iris , native to eastern and central Europe and northern Asia . Grows well in heavy clay soils. The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil...

Sedum fuldaglut reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. This is not to be rushed. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

It also provides cover and feeding sites for quail, turkeys and other ground nesting birds. It can reach up to 3-4' and has a silver bluish hue to the leaves during the growing season.

It can also tolerate coastal salty conditions. Plants like cool night temperatures (best performance is north of USDA Zone 7). Tolerates drought. Flowers bloom in 2-6 flowered verticillasters arranged in dense terminal racemes which rise well-above the...

Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter. * Indian grass is a warm season Missouri native perennial grass which typically occurs in prairies, glades and open woods throughout the State.

With lovely pewter mottling on each heart-shaped leaf, this rarity is perfect for illuminating shadowy, difficult sites. In midsummer, large, lacy heads of hydrangea-like flowers form along this cultivar's self-adhering stems, offering a moonlit display.

You'll be amazed by the spring show this lovely fern performs with its unfurling leaves in tones of orange/red and coppery-pink. Brilliance Fern will brighten your shady perennial beds and borders and will fill-in around your trees and shrubs.

White flower spikes deliver vertical excitement in containers and gardens and pairs well with many plant combinations due to its neutral color. Pollinators will rejoice at the discovery of ‘White Wands' sweet nectar giving even more reason to make this...

Plants may die out in the center, however, if drainage is not superior. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. ‘Kahori' from Japanese means fragrant in obvious reference to the flowers.

Easy to Grow - Thrives in Shade The Ornamental Grass 'Ice Dance', Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance', also known as Sedge, is a great addition to a shaded perennial garden. ' Ice Dance' has a plant height and spread of 12-15".

Hosta Patriot boasts strong white margin on dark green heart-shaped leaves. Prefers bright shade and humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate average to dry soils and full shade.

Dense rosettes of thick, soft, velvety, silver-green leaves (to 8″ long) form a mat approximately 8″ off the ground. Versatile and vigorous, with many possible uses, as edging, groundcover, and most especially in tubs or mixed containers.

1" wide dark maroon pipe-like flowers are edged and veined in soft yellow and are edged in a loose yellow fringe and are borne from spring to fall. Use Fringed Dutchman's Pipevine as a hardy deciduous groundcover, allow it to spill from containers, or...

Royal Stripes makes a nice ground cover in well-drained soils. Grows 12-16" wide in partially shaded garden areas. Deer and pest resistant. Blooming in late summer and early fall, this stunning perennial produces lots of upright trumpet shaped flowers...

Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil.

Honorable Mention 1989, Award of Merit 1991! Grows to 34'' tall. 7-10 buds per stem! Connoisseurs of fine iris recognize this delicately shaded peach as one of the best.

Provides a beautiful backdrop during the winter months. Grows up to 30 inches tall. Deer resistant. Very nice habit. Spectacular blue-gray mounded foliage makes Blue Oat Grass standout from everything else in your perennial garden.

A wonderful tall plant for the back of a shady garden, Meadow Rue produces very showy clusters of frilly lavender flowers in early summer atop 3' stems. Grows 3' tall and 18'' wide.

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