Agastache.   Agastache aurantiaca   Fragrant Delight Mix  Easy, showy, free-blooming masses of upright spikes in deep blue, white, carmine rose, heather lilac and clear blue. Foliage produces a delightful peppermint scent.. 24-36". Zones 5-9.
Beard Tongue.  Penstemon barbatus.  Up to 24 inches tall.  Green foliage; pink tubular flowers.  Full sun.  Zones 4-9.

Black-eyed Susan.  Rudbeckia fulgida.  Bushy upright clump.  Blooms from mid-summer through fall.  Excellent cut flowers.

Bulbine.  Bulbine frutescens.  Grows best in full sun.  Has succulent foliage and produces racemes of star-shaped yellow with orange flowers in summer.  Zones 9-11.

Butterfly Clerodendrum.   Clerodendrum ugandense.  Sky blue flowers look like butterflies.  Grows to a height of 2’ – 4’ in container.  Zones 9-11.  Sun/partial shade.

Butterfly weed.   Asclepias curassavica.   Its blossoms are red and orange, less than an inch across and appear in clusters at the top of 2-4’ stalks.  Blooms all summer. Zones 4-10.  Sun

Celandine Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum.  A wonderful early spring bloomer for the shade garden. Showy yellow flowers are held above lobed, blue-green leaves.   Zones 4-9.  Partial/Full Shade.

Centranthus ‘White Cloud’.  Centranthus rubber.  More eye-catching than the rose and tends to last longer. Fragrant and easy to grow. 30". Zones 5-8.  Sun.
Coleus.   Solenostemon scutellarioides.   Colorful foliage plants that come in a wide range of colors.  18-24”.  Sun to partial shade.  Zones 9-11.

Coreopsis rosea.  Coreopsis verticillata ‘ rosea’.   Fern-like foliage with tiny pink flowers.  Zones 3-9.  Sun.
Coreopsis ‘Zagreb.  Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’.  Thread-like green foliage creates an airy habit and is covered in 1" flowers through the summer. Upright, bushy plants with golden yellow flowers.  Zones 5-9.  Sun.

Ferny corydalis.  Corydalis cheilanthifolia.   Soft yellow flowers surrounded by ferny foliage.  Blooms early spring.  Plant reseeds itself.  Partial/Full shade.  Zones 5-8.

Yellow Garden Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus.    A uniquely beautiful cosmos. Pale yellow, partially tubed petals frame a snow-white central ring. Very long, stiff stems bear up to 16 blooms, making it an unmatched cut flower. A late bloomer, but definitely worth the wait. Tolerant of poor soils.  4-6 ft. Hardy Annual/Reseeding.                          

Forget-me-not. Myosotis sylvatica.  Light blue flowers in early spring, 6-12 inches.  Reseeds itself.  Zones 5-9.  Sun/Partial Shade.

Lenten Rose.  Helleborus orientalis A herbaceous perennial garden plant that is evergreen and  blooms in winter. The foliage is dark green and leathery and is one of the plant's most appealing features.  The shy flowers resemble single roses and nod their pretty faces toward the ground. The 2-3 in  blossoms are held above the foliage in loose clusters and are white , greenish white,  pink , rose and purple.  This plant can bloom from December to June.  Makes a wonderful groundcover.  A must for every garden.  Zones 4-9.  Shade/partial sun.

Mexican petunia. Ruellia brittoniana.  Purple flowered  perennial.  Blooms all summer. sun/partial sun.  Zones 5-9.

Mignonette.  Reseda odorata   Sweet scented, cone-shaped flowers are an irrestible magnet for butterflies. 12".  Sun.  Zones 7-11.

Money plant.   Lunaria annua.  This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and or birds.
Flowers are fragrant.  Self-sows freely.  Zones 4-8.  Shade/Partial Shade.

Nasturtiums – Tropaeolum majus.  An easy to grow annual, they are great companion plants as well! Nasturtiums help deter aphids, whiteflies, squash bugs, cucumber beetles and other pests. Plant them with tomatoes, radishes, cabbage, cucumbers, and under fruit trees.  Both peppery flowers and leaves are perfect for salads. 

Cherries Jubilee- Rose colored flowers.

Mahogany – Deep red mahogany flowers.  18”.

Moonlight – Climbing light yellow flowers.

Purple Heart Wandering Jew.   Setcreasea pallida.   Brilliant purple foliage can be used as a groundcover or in a hanging basket or pot.  Holds its color all summer.  It produces starry mauve flowers.  Zone 8 to 10.  Sun/Partial Shade. 

Red Hot Poker.  Kniphofia uvaria.  Blooms are gorgeous shades of red to orange. Unusual specimens grow 3-4' tall, making stunning borders or cut flowers.  Zones 3-9.

Sedum.  Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’.  Compact fleshy plant with pink flowers in late summer.  Very attractive to butterflies.  Zones 3-9.  Sun.

Speedwell.  Veronica Spicata.  Compact perennial with spikes of pink flowers.  Zones 3-8.  Sun

Stella D’oro Daylily.  Hemerocallis Stella D’oro.  12” high daylily.  Blooms all summer.  Full sun/Partial Shade.  Zones 3-10

Stokes Aster.  Stokesia laevis.   Attractive plant which makes rosettes of deep evergreen foliage and attractive large Cornflower like blooms.  Sun.  Zones 5-10

Stokes Aster

Wildflowers

Blue-Eyed Grass.  Sisyrinchium angustifolium .   Beautiful blue flower on grassy foliage.  Blooms in May.  Sun.

Bloodroot.  Sanguinaria Canadensis .   Small woodland plants  with  pure white flowers and  showy yellow stamens. Blooms early spring.  Light bluish green leaves persist into mid-summer before going dormant.  Sun/Shade.

Cardinal Flower. Lobelia Cardinalis .  Spikes of bright red flowers  attract hummingbirds.  Blooms in late summer.  Sun/Shade.

Dwarf Crested Iris. Iris cristata.    Miniature foliage through the season, light blue flowers in spring.  Sun/Shade.

Trillium   Trillium cuneatum.   Mottled leaves with maroon flowers.  Blooms in spring.  Cherokees considered it a sacred plant for “keeping the family together.”

Wild Ginger.  Asarum canadense.  Pair of heart-shaped leaves.  Solitary bell-shaped flower often hidden underneath.  Root has ginger-like flavor.  Shade.