Well-drained soils are always a key to success with echinacea
The 1' tall x 2' wide hairy clumps emerge with butterscotch foliage which changes to peachy-orange as the season progresses
has been one of the top performers in our heat tolerance trials
800' elevation in Ha Giang Province
The 2' tall x 2' wide evergreen clump has new fronds which emerge a stunning reddish-orange
Penstemon hirsutus Hybrid Well-drained soils are always aPenstemon hirsutus is an amazing US East Coast US native that ranges from Maine south to Tennessee. In the garden, it forms a showy 2' tall x 4' wide clump, that explodes into flower in mid May (NC), with hundreds of small tubular lavender flowers, each with a large white, obviously enhanced lip. The foliage is hairy, the stalks are hairy, and the flowers are hairy. Perhaps we should check the roots. Although hairy beardtongue survives in light shade,