Produces and
abundance of flower clusters
from June to frost that are
butterfly magnets! Excellent
specimen in the perennial garden
or around patios and decks.
Very Drought tolerant.
Companions:
Other
Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas,
Yarrows, Agastache, Asters,
Salvias, Tall Verbena, and other
butterfly attracting plants.
Name:
Caryopteris
'Blue Mist Shrub'
Botanical:
Caryopteris
Height
x Width:
3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Blue
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
This exceptionally
drought tolerant plant produces
an abundance of blue flowers
through summer and fall that
attract butterflies. Nice accent
in the perennial garden or flowering
shrub border. Attractive gray-green
foliage.
Companions:
Butterfly
Bushes, Lantanas, Sedums, Yuccas,
Barberries, Agastaches, yarrows,
Artemeisia, Coneflowers, Rudbeckias,
Coreopsis, Dianthus, Ice Plant,
and many more!
Purple,
white, orange, yellow or pink
flowers with orange-brown center
cones are produced in abundance
atop sturdy stems. Butterflies
love them. Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bushes,
Daisies, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis,
Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums,
Setcresia, Verbenas, Pincushion
Flower, Veronicas, and many
more!
Masses of pale
yellow daisy-like flowers are
produced during summer and into
fall. Very attractive thinly-cut
foliage is mounding. Sheering
off faded flowers will allow
for successive blooming.
Companions:
Tall
Garden Phlox, Butterfly Weed,
Daisies, Coneflower, other Coreopsis,
Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums,
Pincushion Flower,Setcresia,
Verbenas, Veronicas, and more!
The 3-4"
diameter yellow flowers with
a black center cones are produced
in abundance. An easily grown
and long-lived species. Excellent
cut flower. 1999 Perennial of
The Year! A must inevery landscape
or garden.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers,
Agastache, Artemesia, Guara,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Malva,
Tall Phlox, Salvias, Veronicas,
Sedums, Verbenas, and many more!
Name:
Daylily
'Stella De Oro'
Botanical:
Hemerocallis
Height
x Width:
15-18" H
x 18" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Golden yellow
Bloom
Time:
May and then off and on for
5 months!
Water:
Low
Features:
An abundance
of yellow trumpet flowers are
produced for up to 5 months
thru the season! Unrivaled in
longevity of bloom. A Wilson
Bros. Favorite for sure! A must
in every landscape or garden.
Plant in mass or as a border
in sunny areas.
Companions:
Too
many to name. This Daylily is
a must in every landscape. Use
it in mass on slopes, as spots
of color in the perennial garden,
or as splashes of color in groups
anywhere in the sunny areas
of the landscape!
Name:
Daylilies
(Assorted)
Botanical:
Hemerocallis
Height
x Width:
15-24" H
x 12-18" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Every color under the sun!
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Low
Features:
Daylilies are
one of the most popular perennials
sold at the nursery. They are
very easy to grow, long lived,
and require little maintenance.
Many varieties of different
colors are available throughout
the spring and summer.
Companions:
Combines
well with too many plants to
name here. Plant for spots of
color in the perennial garden,
in mass on slopes, as a border,
or for splashes of summer color
anywhere in the sunny areas
of the landscape.
Attractive silver to grey
evergreen foliage becomes covered
in Spring with fragrant flowers.
Companions:
Excellent as
a border in sunny shrub beds
or along a walkway or path.
Dianthus
Star Series >>
'Neon
Star'
'Spangled
Star'
'Eastern
Star'
'Fire
Star'
Name:
Autumn
Fern
Botanical:
Height
x Width:
18-30" H
x 18-24" W
Exposure:
Shade or Afternoon Shade
Foliage
Color:
Dark Green with Orange new
growth
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Most are drought tolerant
Features:
The young fronds
of this evergreen fern are orange-copper
colored and contrast nicely
with the green mature foliage.
Very adaptable and easily grown
in a wide range of weel-drained
soils.
Companions:
Hosta
Lilies, Heucheras, Ferns, Helleborus,
Bleeding Hearts, Lamium, Vinca
Minor, Toad Lilies, Peonies,
Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Mahonias,
Nandinas, Azaleas, Dogwoods,
Redbud Trees, and other shade
plants and trees.
Name:
Gaillardia
'Goblin' - Blanket Flower
Botanical:
Gaillardia
Height
x Width:
12" H x 12"
W
Exposure:
Bloom
Color:
Yellow & Red bi-color
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost!
Water:
Low
Features:
Exceptionally
drought tolerant perennial that
produces large yellow and red
bi-color blooms from May to
frost! Very low maintenance.
Useful in perennial gardens,
rock gardens, or wildflower
plantings.
Companions:
Coreopsis,
Rudbeckias, Yarrow, Daylilies,
Sedums, Hens and Chicks,
Name:
Hens
& Chicks
Botanical:
Sempervivum
Height
x Width:
6-8" H x
12-15" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Summer
Bloom
Time:
Mix
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Rosettes of
succulent foliage are very cute
and at home around rock outcroppings
or boulders. Exceptionally drought
tolerant plant. Great in the
rock garden or in containers.
Companions:
Sedums,
Guara, Agastache, Dianthus,
Veronica, Iceplant, Asters,
and many other drought tolerant
plants.
Purple flowers
are rpoduced in abundance atop
the evergreen matt-forming succulent
foliage. Useful as a groundcover
or border in islands, perennial
or rock gardens, or foundation
plantings.
Companions:
Combines
nicely with just about any other
plants. Knockout Rose, Stella
De Oro Daylily, Barberries,
Yuccas, and Abelias to name
just a few.
Name:
Lamb's
Ear
Botanical:
Stachys byzantine
Height
x Width:
8-12" H x
24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Foliage
Color:
Silver-grey
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Low
Features:
Outstanding,
felt-like, gray-white trailing
foliage is an excellent contrast
in the garden.
Unrivaled
for attracting butterflies!
The flower clusters are produced
in abundance from late spring
thru fall. Leave plenty of room
in the garden for these fast
growing, mounding perennial
shrubs. Very drought tolerant.
A must in every garden or landscape!
Most definitely a Wilson Bros
Favorite!! Prune
back in Spring when new growth
begins to emerge. Fall pruning
insures death.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Butterfly Bush, Ice Plant, Sedums,
Ornamental Grasses, Junipers,
Barberries, Yucca, Coneflowers,
Rudbeckias, Pincushion Flower,
and many other plants that attract
butterflies and are drought
tolerant.
Name:
Malva
'Zebrina' - Hollyhock Mallow
Botanical:
Malva sylvestris
Height
x Width:
36-42" H
x 24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
White w/ Purple stripes
Bloom
Time:
June through September
Water:
Drought tolerant once established
Features:
Single,
hollyhock-like flowers open
all summer in the leaf axils
of plants with big, lobed foliage.
Best grown in well drained soils
in sun.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Hollyhock, Butterfly Bush, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Ice Plant, Coneflowers,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Liatris,
Phlox, Salvias, Sedums, Veronicas,
Verbenas, and more.
Multitudes
of vivid-blue flowers, resembling
pin cushions, are produced from
April to frost on this low,
mounding, very drought tolerant
perennial. Attracts butterflies
and an excellent cut flower!
A must in every garden!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastaches, Artemesia, Butterfly
Weed, Butterfly Bush, Daisies,
Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Guara,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Phlox,
Knockout Rose, Sedum, Salvia,
Veronicas, and many more!
Name:
Phlox
'Creeping' - Thrift
Botanical:
Phlox`subulata
Height
x Width:
3-4" H x
18-24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Pink, Blue, or White
Bloom
Time:
March - May
Water:
Low
Features:
A carpet forming
Phlox that is covered with sky-blue
flowers in Spring. Excellent
for use as a border in the landscape
or perennial garden, or on slopes.
Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Almost
any perennials or shrubs.
Name:
Red
Hot Poker
Botanical:
Knophofia
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Orange, or Red,Yellow, Cream
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Eye-catching
spikes of tubular flowers in
a range of colors are produced
atop sturdy stalks that rise
above grassy foliage. Repeat
bloomer. Very drought tolerant.
Good cut flower.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Artemesia, Coreopsis,
Rudbeckia Daisies, Crocosmia,
Daylilies, Sedums, and many
more.
Name:
Rose
Campion
Botanical:
Lychnis coronaria
Height
x Width:
18-24" H
x 12" W - seeds freely
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Magenta
Bloom
Time:
Spring into Summer
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
The brilliant
magenta flowers are produced
atop sturdy stems that rise
above wonderfully contrasting
clumps of gray foliage. Grows
best in poor dry soils and reseeds
freely. A filler in the garden
or useful on dry embankments.
Companions:
Useful as a filler
in the rock garden or sunny
perennial garden.
Sedums
are among the most drought tolerant plants.
Use them to create a rock garden around
the mailbox or any dry areas where other
plants do not seem to do well. Place a few
boulders here and there in the rock garden
for an appealing contrast. Many varieties
available!
Large cauliflower-shaped
flower heads rise above very
attractive gray-green succulent
foliage. Eye-catching in the
perennial or rock garden, or
anywhere in the sunny, dry landscape.
Very drought tolerant. Attracts
butterflies.
Companions:
Other
Sedums, Agastache, Yarrows,
Hens and Chicks, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Daylilies,
Guara, Japanese Aster, Lantanas,
Butterfly Bush, Yucca, Barberries,
Ornamental Grasses, Junipers,
and many more!
Sedums are in the succulent
family which means they are
very drought tolerant. Many
interesting and unique varieties
are available.
Companions:
Other
Sedums, Abelias, Barberries,
Upright Junipers, Hollies, Nandinas,
Yucca, Ornamental Grasses, Japanese
Maples, Crape Myrtles, Loropetalums,
Daylilies, and many more shrubs,
trees, and perennials.
Name:
Spiderwort
Botanical:
Tradescantia
Height
x Width:
18-24" H
x 24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost
Water:
Low
Features:
Attractive
frosty blue foliage contrasts
nicely with the purple flowers
produced from May to frost!
Attract butterflies.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Guara,
Daylilies, Iris, Japanese Aster,
Lantana, Malva, Russian Sage,
Salvias, Veronicas, Sedums,
and mnay more.
Name:
Verbena
'Homestead Purple'
Botanical:
Verbena
Height
x Width:
8" H x Apreading
to 3'
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Purple
Bloom
Time:
March to Frost!
Water:
Low
Features:
Purple flower
clusters are produced in abundance
on this trailing peennial. Excellent
as an edging in the perennial
garden or beds and islands.
A butterfly magnet! Flowers
from April to fros,t on and
off. Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Coreopsis,
Guara, Japanese Aster, Daylilies,
Lantana, Butterfly Bush, Malva,
Russian Sage, Salvias, Veronicas,
Knockout Roses, Rudbeckias,
Sedums, and many more!
An introduction
from our friends at Goodness
Grows. Spikes of beautiful violet-blue
flowers above neat and compact
foliage from May to frost! An
excellent performer and great
cut flower! Definitely a Wilson
Bros. Favorite. A must in every
garden!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Bushes,
Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers,
Dianthus, Guara, Daylilies,
Japanese Aster, Malva, Russian
Sage, Lamb's Ear, Sedums, Pincushion
Flower, Verbenas, and many more!
'Paprika' is
a vigorous growing Yarrow with
red flowers that keep coming
all summer long in shades of
ruby and salmon rose. This easy-to-grow
Yarrow is irresistible to butterflies
and drought tolerant once established.
An excellent cut or dried flower.
Companions:
Agastache,
Butterfly Bushes, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Dianthus,
Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster,
Malva, Russian Sage, Lamb's
Ear, Sedums, Pincushion Flower,
Verbenas, and many more!
