Coreopsis ‘Lil Bang Candy Stripes’ (Tickseed)
Bloom Time: June to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts bees and butterflies
Tolerates: Deer resistant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: A compact perennial producing peppermint-colored blooms throughout the summer.
Location: Howe Garden
Spiraea tomentosa (Steeplebush)
Bloom Time: June to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies
Tolerates: Deer resistant, tolerates erosion
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 3 to 8
Other: Dense steeple-shaped clusters of rose pink flowers bloom from top to bottom on this deciduous native shrub.
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Monarda ‘Electric Neon Pink’ (Bee Balm)
Bloom Time: May to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies
Tolerates: Deer resistant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 4 to 8
Other: Features fluorescent pink flowers on globular terminal flowerheads and minty foliage.
Location: Bradford Robertson Color Garden
Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives)
Bloom Time: July to September
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies
Tolerates: Deer resistant, drought tolerant
Native to North America: No
Zones: 3 to 9
Other: This plant serves both culinary and ornamental purposes with edible leaves and a profusion of star-shaped white flowers.
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Stokesia laevis ‘Honeysong Purple’ (Stoke’s Aster)
Bloom Time: May to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies
Tolerates: Drought tolerant, rabbit resistant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: Produces a profusion of radiant purple flowers over neatly mounding foliage.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Heuchera ‘Grape Expectations’ (Coral Bells)
Bloom Time: May to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Tolerates: A variety of light and soil conditions
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 4 to 9
Other: Noted for both its violet purple foliage and airy white flowers.
Location: Howe Garden
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Veitchii’ (Bigleaf Hydrangea)
Bloom Time: July to September
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: N/A
Tolerates: N/A
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 6 to 9
Other: A lace-cap hydrangea with large white florets surrounding small blue flowers.
Location: Bradford Robertson Color Garden
Ostrya virginiana (American Hop-hornbeam)
Bloom Time: April
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Small mammals and songbirds
Tolerates: Deer resistant, drought tolerant
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 3 to 9
Other: After flowering, drooping clusters of hop-like fruit sway from the branches.
Location: Ann & Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail
