Drought Tolerant Perennials Perennials For Sale In North Carolina

Often repeat blooms in late summer or fall. They generally flower in midsummer, a little later than the English types. Two year old plants in our trials measured an impressive 4-4 ½' across! Lavender has been grown for centuries for its intensely fragrant...

Meaning to save or heal in reference to the purported medically curative properties attributed to some plants in the genus. Tolerates drought. May Night is a mint family member and is slightly aromatic when crushed.

Salvia East Friesland is an erect, clump-forming perennial salvia that is noted for its compact form, long bloom period, purple stems and violet-purple flowers. Prefers moist, gravelly or sandy soils with good drainage.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Sedum Autumn Joy with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Yarrow tends to grow more and more stems on the outside, leaving the inner stems to die away, which is why its also recommended to divide Achillea Moonshine every few years to rejuvenate the plant.

A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Grows 22'' tall. Mid-late season bloomer. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden.

Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Salvia Blue Hills is a sun perennial with sky blue spikes of flowers rise above a mound of aromatic gray-green foliage and blooms June – September.

It also seeds prolifically, with each plant able to produce over one million seeds during its lifetime. * A perennial, often grows into an impressive clump with beautiful silvery plumes, especially with female plants; native to southern South America.

When the plant is bruised, this smell becomes more like fine balsam. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible...

Clumps may be divided every 3 years or so in early spring. This grass has a rigid, upright habit and stiff, pointed leaf blades, some of which stick out at angles like porcupine quills.

Evergreen in mild winter regions. Drought tolerant. Foliage provides interesting texture and color to the border or rock garden. Appreciates some light afternoon shade in hot climates.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Heuchera Fire Alarm a good deep watering. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products...

Stems are glabrous or moderately covered in hirsute hairs with spreading branches. The leaves have blades that are lanceolate to broadly ovate or elliptic in shape with out lobes. * Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm...

Miscanthus Morning Light is a very popular miscanthus. It displays delicate reddish-bronze plumes in late summer. Order your Miscanthus Morning Light today! *5' Variegated Narrow Foliage *Reddish Blooms in Autumn *Salt and Drought Tolerant

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Improved Sedum Dragon's Blood. Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

Cut back just above ground-level in mid-spring after the first flush of blooms. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

Foliage color may fade to a bronze-green in hot summers. Does well in full sun in the northern part of its range. The foliage color holds best in partial shade. Prefers part shade (particularly with afternoon shade) in the hot summers of the deep South.

The foliage does go dormant, so it is best to plant this bleeding heart among later developing perennials such as hostas and ferns which will fill in as the bleeding heart foliage begins to die back.

It was discovered growing among a population of seedlings of this species at a Conard-Pyle Nursery in Pennsylvania. Exact parentage of this cultivar is unknown. ‘Little Joe' is a more compact cultivar than the species, typically growing in a clump to...

All are perennial, with numerous leafy stems growing from the base at the beginning of summer. Spreading growth to 24in. From summer to autumn, bears violet to purple, or white to pink flowers, to 1/2in.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.

Crocosmias are clump forming and bloom best in crowded conditions. Tropical Flair in a Cold Hardy Perennial The Crocosmia Lucifer, 'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora', a spring planted corm, produces beautiful red flowers.

Flower color is extremely variable, ranging from white to pink to light rose-purple, frequently with interior spotting. Palmate, serrate, leathery, 8-16″ wide, glossy, basal, dark green leaves (7-9 leaflets) are evergreen in warm climates but deciduous...

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. Cut back Gaultheria procumbens to within 6 inches of the ground in the winter if needed. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was...

Dwarf Blazing Star, also called Small Headed Gayfeather, is a stunning wildflower native to the Appalachian mountains of the southeast. Happy with poor soils and tough conditions, this native beauty handles heat and drought beautifully and can also tolerate...

If not cut back, plants may eventually reach 24” in height by the end of the summer. A North American native in the Daisy family, Echinacea produce big, bright flowers from late June until frost.