Angelica gigas, Awesome native, 6', full to mostly sun, great structural plant, bloom in late summer or early fall.
ACHILLEA, Ptarmica, very long summer bloomer adds nice contrast intermingling with strong colors such as lilies. -Tolerates drier and partially shady conditions. -About 28"
ACHILLEA, Pink Deb -Long summer bloom blends with just about any color. About 28", tolerates drier conditions.
Achillea, Love Parade, clusters of larger flowers make this a unique achillea. Full sun, long summer bloomer, about 30" tall -slow spreader.
ANEMONE, Praecox, a fall bloomer, 20" tall, full-mostly sun. Spreads pretty quick so don't place it near other small plants.
ANEMONE, September Charm, 4', full-part sun, fall blooming.
Anemone, Pamina, unusual double flower, 3-4', full to mostly sun, slower to spread but it is an anemone!
ASCLEPIA, Butterfly weed. Summer bloom, 20", full sun. -It also has those cool seed pods of the milkweed family but you'll be lucky to get a few seedlings.
Aster, Alma Potschke, this aster is probably 15 years old at least and gets just over 4' tall and 5' wide in the fall -a real standout! I usually support it so it doesn't lean under the heavy bloom, however, it can be pinched back like a mum to keep it more compact and less top heavy.
BUDDLEIA, Nanho Blue, -Butterfly Bush -for a good reason? Reaches about 6' x 6' and blooms for a long period in mid-late summer. Also available is Snow Ball which is a dwarf white flowering variety that only get to about 40", maybe 4'. Do not cut these back until spring when new growth appears, (same for hibiscus).
CALLIRHOE, Magenta flowers bloom all summer. Spreads about 30" and dies back to the crown each year.
Campanula portenschlagiana, 6", purple bells bloom late spring-summer, slow spread, full to mostly sun.
CAMPANULA, Americana - a biennial that will reseed enough to keep a nice show going year after year. Purple bell flowers bloom for a long period in summer, 4-5' tall.
Calendula, These are seedlings as this is actually an annual that reseeds. Color will be assorted from yellows and oranges. This blooms all summer and fall and will grow in sun or light shade. 15" tall.
CLEMATIS, Sweet Autumn, 6'+, will do fine in part sun as well as full sun, fragrant fall bloomer. -Would also do nicely scrambling over a rock wall.
Clematis, Etoile Violet, 7', full or part sun, late spring bloomer.
Coreopsis, full to part sun. Support it with other surrounding sturdy plants or a plant support. This blooms all summer and fall -no dead-heading! Gets about 30" tall.
Datura, this will be a small seedling that amazingly will bloom around the 4th of July and will be this size in just a couple of more weeks! This will bloom until frost. Likes sun but did well for me on a west wall. Above is one plant, about 4' x 5'.
Eupatorium, Joe Pye, nice upright plant for sun or shade -perfers a moister site but does find in a fairly shady dry area. 5', fall bloomer. -A native species and can be left for winter interest
ECHINACEA, Wartburg Star, 40" summer bloom, full to mostly sun. (pink cone flower)
Echinacea, White Swan, 3'+, takes full sun or even more than half shade. Gold finches love the seeds in the fall so don't cut them down too soon. Summer-fall bloom.
Eupatorium, Blue Mist, 3', full sun, this spreads and comes up late which make it ideal for planting over my bed of poppies or an informal border. Blooms in late summer-fall
Filipendula, Dropwort, large white plumes in spring, reaching to 4' about a 2' mound of foliage. Full sun preferred.
HEUCHERA, I will have a variety of of coral bells for both sunny and shadier conditions.
Heuchera, Mocha, full to part sun, good grower.
Hiercum Auxalis, this is a native that I just let reseed around larger perennials. Great in morning sun, 14", will take full sun, spring bloom.
Indigofera Kirlowii, Long blooming woody perennial for sun or mostly sun, 4-5' tall. Cut back to ground in spring or fall. Pics above and below.
KALIMERIS, 40" tall will tolerate part shade, upright mound blooms for a long period in late summer-fall. Nice with mums and other fall bloomers.
KNAUTIA, Mars Midget. Very floriferous throughout the summer, 24", prefers sun. -The flowers are actually more magenta than red as shown in the pic.
Lathrys vernus, -This is almost irridescent! -A really beautiful spring bloomer, about 12" tall. Give this full to 1/2 day sun.
LYSIMACHIA, Alexander, gets about 15" tall, sun or part sun, summer bloom. -Also available non-variegated that gets closer to 28" tall.
Leucanthemum, Becky, 4', full to part sun, sturdy and upright, long summer bloomer.
Malva mouschutus, 15" late spring into summer, sun or part shade.
MONARDA, Violet Queen, about 5'[ tall, full-part sun.
Monarda, Croftway Pink, 3'-4', Clear pink, sun or part shade.
Monarda, Prairie Night, This flower is almost irridescent, 4'+
Nepeta, Blue Cloud -very pale blue, 18", blooms summer through fall, full-part sun.
Nepeta, Walker's Low, full-part sun, long late spring-summer bloom, 20".
Nepeta, subsessilis, Blue, long summer-fall bloom, 24", Full to part sun.
Poppies, 3', full sun, late spring bloomer.
PENSTEMON, Full sun, well drained soil, summer bloom, 15"+
Persicaria, Golden Arrow, 30", slow to moderate spread, blooms sum-fall, full-part sun.
PERSICARIA, Polymorpha At 5-6' tall and as wide, this is a real standout in the garden. It likes most-full sun, blooms late spring into summer.
Phlox, pink, about 4', summer bloom.
Phlox, creeping, Emerald Blue, 6", full to part sun, spring bloom.
PIMPINELLA, Another of my favorites, -like a small Queen Ann's Lace in pink. -Very slow spreader, long summer bloom, about 18" tall for full sun.
RANUNCULUS, florapleno -I love this spring bloomer which intermingles with red columbine in my garden. After bloom, I cut it back to the basal leaves and let all my summer bloomers come shining through. -28" tall
RUDBECKIA (don't know variety) Over 5' tall, full sun, late summer-fall bloom.
RUDBECKIA, Triloba, forms an upright "bush", 5' tall, covered in these flowers from late summer through fall. A native plant!
Solidago, Fireworks, 5', bloom in late summer-fall, full to mostly sun.
SIDALCEA, Party Girl -26", full to mostly sun, summer bloom.
SALVIA, Caradonna, 22" tall purple spikes in late spring, full sun
Valerian, 5' tall, spring bloomer, fragrant, actually a very pale pink up close.
Water Parsley, native found growing along lakeside. Like moisture! I have also grown it in normal garden conditions and it did well. Well behave and long summer bloomer. -About 4' tall.