Flowers

Everything you need to grow and care for flowers: light, water, troubleshooting, and pet & child safety, all in one place.

African DaisyOsteospermum ecklonisPair it with full sun, sharp drainage, and cool air, and the African daisy dresses itself in bloom.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyAgeratumAgeratum houstonianumFloss flower drifts soft blue from late spring to frost, asking only for full sun and steady moisture.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicEasyAlfalfaMedicago sativaSettle the soil and pH before a single seed goes down, and this deep-rooted legume rewards you with cutting after cutting for years.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeModerateAmaranthAmaranthus caudatusGive it full sun and warm soil, and amaranth answers with trailing tassels that carry a border from summer into fall.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyAmerican Pitcher PlantSarraceniaSet it where there is full sun, rain-pure water, and a true winter pause, and the pitcher plant quietly sees to its own meals.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeModerateAngeloniaAngelonia angustifoliaGive it full sun and heat, and angelonia carries a garden in spires of bloom from summer well into fall.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyAnnual RyegrassLolium multiflorumSow it in fall and annual ryegrass lays down a fast green carpet, hungry roots, and a stand that mostly bows out by spring.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyAnnual VincaCatharanthus roseusWith heat, full sun, and free-draining soil, annual vinca carries a garden in color from late spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyAsterSymphyotrichumGive it full sun and well-drained soil, and the aster carries your garden's color in style straight into fall.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyAstilbeAstilbe × arendsiiGive it shade and soil that stays damp, and astilbe brings feathery plumes and quiet color to the corners nothing else will fill.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyAutumn FernDryopteris erythrosoraSettled into moist shade, the autumn fern brings a copper-toned glow to the season's quietest corners.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–7 daysSafety unverifiedEasyBacopaSutera cordataGive it steady water in sun or light shade, and bacopa drapes a curtain of white bloom from summer to frost.☀️ Partial sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeEasyBahiagrassPaspalum notatumTough, drought-proof, and happy in poor sandy soil, bahiagrass holds ground where finer lawns give up.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyBalloon FlowerPlatycodon grandiflorusSettle it once into full sun and sharp drainage, and those puffed buds keep opening across the garden every summer for years.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyBarren StrawberryWaldsteinia ternataA low, yellow-flowered carpet that dresses dry shade where almost nothing else will settle.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyBarrenwortEpimedium grandiflorumTough, deer-proof, and happy in dry shade, barrenwort lays a calm green floor across the corners of a garden where little else settles.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyBeardtonguePenstemon digitalisGive it full sun and sharp drainage, and this easy native lifts white spikes that turn a border into a pollinator destination.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyBellflowerCampanula persicifoliaGive it cool weather, sun, and well-drained soil, and the bellflower rings out blue bells every summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysPet & child safeEasyBells of IrelandMoluccella laevisTall green spires of bell-shaped calyces that favor cool weather and dry beautifully for the vase.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeModerateBermuda GrassCynodon dactylonSun-loving, hard-wearing, and quick to knit together, bermuda grass lays down a clean, easygoing lawn that takes heat and busy days in stride.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyBidensBidens ferulifoliaSet it in full sun and average soil, and bidens pours out golden flowers from spring right through to the first frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyBig BluestemAndropogon gerardiiSet it in full sun and lean soil, and this towering native grass holds the line from summer into winter.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–21 daysPet & child safeEasyBlack Mondo GrassOphiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'Few plants come this close to true black, and a little sun keeps the leaves at their darkest.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyBlack-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaSet it once in full sun, and this golden daisy returns to the border on its own each year.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–10 daysPet & child safeEasyBlack-eyed Susan VineThunbergia alataSet it in full sun, steady water, and something to climb, and this twining annual carries color from summer to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyBlanket FlowerGaillardia × grandifloraHand it full sun and lean, dry soil, and the blanket flower brings warm color to a border from June to frost.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyBlazing StarLiatris spicataSet the corms once and blazing star lifts tall purple spikes for the bees over the summer garden.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyBleeding HeartLamprocapnos spectabilisGive it shade, steady moisture, and rich soil, and bleeding heart drapes a shaded corner in rows of pink hearts each spring.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyBloodrootSanguinaria canadensisA fleeting white spring ephemeral for the shaded border, with a red rhizome best handled in gloves.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicModerateBlue FescueFestuca glaucaA poised silver-blue tuft that brings cool, modern calm to hot, dry, lean ground.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyBlue Oat GrassHelictotrichon sempervirensSet in full sun and lean, dry soil, blue oat grass lends a sunny garden a cool, steel-blue poise all year.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyBlue StarAmsonia tabernaemontanaSet in full sun and sheared after bloom, Blue Star carries a border from soft spring color to a warm gold finish in fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyBrunneraBrunnera macrophyllaSet in shade with steady moisture, Brunnera turns a garden's dimmest corner into a cool, composed retreat of silvered leaves and small blue spring flowers.☀️ Partial shadePet & child safeEasyBuckwheatFagopyrum esculentumSettle it into warm earth and, in mere weeks, buckwheat turns a bare patch green, keeps weeds down, and hums with visiting bees.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyBuffalo GrassBouteloua dactyloidesThe quietly elegant native lawn that stays green on a fraction of the water.☀️ Full sun · 💧 14–28 daysPet & child safeModerateBugleweedAjuga reptansGive it part shade and good drainage, and bugleweed rolls out a fast carpet of color, provided you keep it within its lines.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyButterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosaA sun-drenched corner of poor soil is all the staging it needs, and the monarchs supply the rest.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyCalendulaCalendula officinalisSet it in full sun on lean soil, and pot marigold lends a border warm color from spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyCalibrachoaCalibrachoa × hybridaGive it full sun, steady water, and acidic soil, and calibrachoa spills color over the edge from spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeEasyCandytuftIberis sempervirensSet it in full sun with sharp drainage and candytuft draws a clean sheet of white across the spring garden.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–10 daysPet & child safeEasyCardinal ClimberIpomoea × multifidaSet it in full sun and lean soil, and this quick vine drapes a screen of scarlet trumpets that hummingbirds work all summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyCardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalisGive it wet feet and a little shade, and cardinal flower turns a forgotten low corner into the late-summer centerpiece hummingbirds claim as theirs.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicEasyCarnationDianthus caryophyllusOffer it cool air, full sun, and sharp drainage, and the carnation returns the favor with fragrant, ruffled bloom.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyCattailTypha latifoliaSettle its roots in mud or shallow water and the cattail anchors a scene, but give it the run of the pond and it owns the view.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyCelosiaCelosia argenteaGive it full sun and warm, well-drained soil, and celosia lifts flame-bright plumes that carry a border from summer to frost.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyCentipede GrassEremochloa ophiuroidesFeed it sparingly, never lime it, and centipede grass holds an effortless lawn green all season.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysPet & child safeEasyCereal RyeSecale cerealeSow it late, let it green the off-season, and it builds your soil while smothering winter weeds.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyChocolate CosmosCosmos atrosanguineusDeep maroon blooms that genuinely smell of dark chocolate, rising from a tender tuber you tend much like a dahlia.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeModerateChristmas FernPolystichum acrostichoidesSettled into shade with good drainage, the Christmas fern lends a shaded garden green that lasts all winter.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyChrysanthemumChrysanthemum × morifoliumPinch through summer, set them in full sun with steady water, and a row of mums turns the front step into autumn itself.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicEasyCinnamon FernOsmundastrum cinnamomeumGive it wet, acidic shade and the cinnamon fern answers with tall green fronds and rust-colored spikes that return year after year.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysSafety unverifiedEasyCleomeCleome hasslerianaSown once in full sun, the spider flower rises at the back of a border, blooms until frost, and returns of its own accord.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyCobra LilyDarlingtonia californicaA striking bog specialty for the cool, watery corner of a garden.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeDemandingColumbineAquilegia canadensisGive it dappled shade and moist, free-draining soil, and columbine sets a spring scene of spurred flowers with hummingbirds in attendance.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyCommon PeriwinkleVinca minorAn evergreen groundcover that washes shaded ground in soft blue, quietly finishing the corners a garden forgets.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyCommon SneezeweedHelenium autumnaleGive it full sun and damp soil, cut it back in June, and sneezeweed sets the late border ablaze.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicModerateCoral BellsHeuchera sanguineaGrown for its bold, year-round foliage as much as its airy spring flowers, coral bells brings quiet color to the shade.☀️ Partial shadePet & child safeEasyCoreopsisCoreopsis grandifloraGive it full sun and lean, dry soil, and tickseed throws gold daisies from late spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyCorkscrew RushJuncus effusus 'Spiralis'Keep its roots wet and never dry, and corkscrew rush brings a season of twisting green coils to a quiet corner.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeEasyCorn PoppyPapaver rhoeasGive it full sun and free-draining soil, sow it straight into the bed, and let drifts of silky scarlet set the mood of the border.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyCornflowerCentaurea cyanusSown into full sun and lean soil, cornflower lends a cottage border its easy, true-blue charm all summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyCosmosCosmos bipinnatusSet it in full sun and poor soil, and cosmos carries a garden in soft color from summer to frost.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyCreeping BentgrassAgrostis stoloniferaA smooth, carpet-like turf with the poise of a putting green and the upkeep to match.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeDemandingCreeping JennyLysimachia nummulariaA low gold carpet for moist corners in sun or shade, lovely in a setting and spirited enough to ask for a clear edge.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–5 daysPet & child safeEasyCreeping MazusMazus reptansA low, moisture-loving carpet that softens a path between pavers and rises into purple-blue bloom each summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyCreeping PhloxPhlox subulataGive it full sun and sharp drainage, and creeping phlox lays a spring carpet of color across the garden.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyCrimson CloverTrifolium incarnatumPut it in the ground come fall, and crimson clover repays you with fixed nitrogen and a spring carpet of red.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyCup-and-saucer VineCobaea scandensSet it against full sun and a tall, sturdy support, and this fast climber turns a bare wall into a late-summer feature in flower.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyCupheaCuphea igneaWith full sun and a few well-judged pinches, cuphea holds a sunny corner in bloom from spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyCypress VineIpomoea quamoclitHand it full sun and a string to climb, and cypress vine returns the favor with feathery leaves and scarlet stars.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyDaylilyHemerocallis fulvaEffortless and quietly generous, the daylily gives a summer garden a fresh bloom every morning to wake up to.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysToxicEasyDelphiniumDelphinium elatumTall spires of true blue that bring height and old-world romance, asking for staking, steady moisture, and care around children and pets.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysToxicDemandingDiasciaDiascia barberaeThe easygoing spiller that dresses a patio from spring through fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyDichondraDichondraA low carpet of coin-shaped leaves that styles a home as a lawn you rarely mow or a silver waterfall pouring over a pot.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateDusty MillerJacobaea maritimaPlant it for the silver foliage that sets every other color off, give it sun and sharp drainage, and it asks for almost nothing.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–10 daysMildly toxicEasyFalse IndigoBaptisia australisGive it full sun and lean, well-drained soil, and false indigo anchors a border for decades with quiet, low-fuss poise.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyFalse SunflowerHeliopsis helianthoidesPlant it in full sun and lean soil, and false sunflower fills a summer border with gold from midsummer to first frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyFan FlowerScaevola aemulaGive it a sunny perch and free-draining soil, and fan flower drapes cool blue color across the whole season.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyFeather Reed GrassCalamagrostis × acutifloraSet it in full sun and feather reed grass holds a poised, feathered line from June straight through winter.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyFine FescueFestuca rubraSet it in shade, lean soil, and a light routine, and fine fescue keeps a soft, low-care lawn underfoot.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 7–21 daysPet & child safeEasyFoamflowerTiarella cordifoliaThe native that turns a forgotten shady corner into something composed, lifting frothy white spires each spring above an easy green carpet.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyForget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaPlant it once for a spring carpet of tiny blue flowers, and it quietly furnishes next year's display for you.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyFountain GrassPennisetum alopecuroidesSet it in full sun and lean soil, and fountain grass arches into a soft, plumed mound that carries a garden gracefully through winter.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyFour O'clockMirabilis jalapaThe flower that times itself to your evenings, opening fragrant blooms at dusk all summer and returning on its own next year.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSpeckled bells stacked along a soaring stem bring quiet drama to a shaded corner, though all of it, root to flower, carries poison.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysToxicEasyFuchsiaFuchsia × hybridaOffer it cool shade and steady moisture, and the fuchsia dangles its two-tone, drop-shaped flowers from spring to fall.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeModerateGarden PhloxPhlox paniculataGive it sun, room to breathe, and steady moisture, and garden phlox crowns the border with color from midsummer on.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateGauraGaura lindheimeriGive it full sun and lean, well-drained soil, and gaura floats clouds of butterfly-like blooms across a border from spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyGazaniaGazania rigensGive it full sun and dry feet, and the treasure flower opens bold, daisy-bright color across a season.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyGerbera DaisyGerbera jamesoniiGive it full sun, sharp drainage, and a dry crown, and the gerbera daisy brings bright blooms from spring to fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateGlobe AmaranthGomphrena globosaSet globe amaranth in full sun and warm, well drained ground, and it dresses the garden in papery clover-like flowers from summer until frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyGlobe ThistleEchinops ritroSet it in full sun and lean, dry soil, and globe thistle brings steel-blue globes the bees adore into the summer border.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyGoldenrodSolidago canadensisSet it in full sun and lean soil, and goldenrod carries the late-summer garden with warm color and a steady hum of pollinators.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisTall wands of dark red bottlebrush flowers that sway over the back of a damp, sunny border all summer long.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyGround OrchidBletilla striataAn orchid for the open border, rooted right in the garden soil and lit with pink each spring.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyHairy VetchVicia villosaSown in fall, this nitrogen-fixing cover crop dresses the winter ground and quietly readies the plot for spring.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyHardy HibiscusHibiscus moscheutosGive it full sun and soil that never dries out, and hardy hibiscus brings dinner-plate flowers to the summer garden.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyHart's Tongue FernAsplenium scolopendriumGive it deep shade, steady moisture, and a touch of lime, and this glossy strap-leaved fern brings evergreen calm to a room all winter.☀️ Full shade · 💧 5–10 daysSafety unverifiedModerateHay-scented FernDennstaedtia punctilobulaA soft-mannered native fern that dresses shade in gentle, hay-scented green and carries a whole corner.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysSafety unverifiedEasyHeliotropeHeliotropium arborescensGive it full sun and steady moisture, and heliotrope crowns the season with clusters of deep violet, sweetly fragrant bloom.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicModerateHelleboreHelleborus orientalisThe quiet luxury of the winter garden, hellebore opens its cups over shade and snow when the borders lie still.☀️ Partial shadeMildly toxicEasyHollyhockAlcea roseaTall, old-fashioned spires of bloom that plant themselves once you let them go to seed.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysPet & child safeEasyHorsetailEquisetum hyemalePoised, jointed evergreen stems that lend a wet corner quiet structure, kept always to a container so it never oversteps.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysMildly toxicEasyHostaHostaGive it shade, steady moisture, and rich soil, and the hosta lays a calm carpet of foliage across the quietest corner of the garden.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyHummingbird MintAgastache foeniculumSet it in full sun with soil that drains, and anise hyssop fills the season with the hum of bees and hummingbirds.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyHyacinth BeanLablab purpureusGive it heat, full sun, and a tall trellis, and hyacinth bean throws purple flowers and glossy pods clear into fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysMildly toxicEasyIce PlantDelosperma cooperiGive it full sun and sharp drainage, and this succulent lays a low carpet of jewel-toned flowers across the summer garden.☀️ Full sunSafety unverifiedEasyImpatiensImpatiens wallerianaSet in dappled shade with steady water, impatiens turns a shaded corner into a summer of color.☀️ Partial shadePet & child safeEasyInterrupted FernClaytosmunda claytonianaGive it damp shade and rich, acidic soil, and this native fern lends a shady corner fresh green poise each spring.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysSafety unverifiedEasyIronweedVernonia noveboracensisGive it full sun and damp ground, and ironweed crowns the late-summer garden with deep purple flowers the pollinators chase.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyJacob's LadderPolemonium caeruleumGive it cool shade and steady moisture, and Jacob's ladder brings tidy rungs of foliage under spring-blue flowers.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyJapanese AnemoneAnemone × hybridaPlant it once for late-summer flowers on tall, swaying stems, and it returns to grace the garden more fully each year.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyJapanese Blood GrassImperata cylindrica 'Rubra'Give it full sun and even moisture, and the blades kindle blood-red from the tips down.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyJapanese Forest GrassHakonechloa macraGive it shade and steady moisture, and this grass pours over the edge of a bed like water finding its way down.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyJapanese PachysandraPachysandra terminalisGive it deep shade and rich, moist soil, and pachysandra lays a glossy evergreen carpet that anchors a quiet corner for years.☀️ Full shade · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyJapanese Painted FernAthyrium niponicum var. pictumGiven soft shade and consistent moisture, the painted fern lends a quiet glow to the shadiest reaches of a garden.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 4–7 daysSafety unverifiedEasyJapanese PrimrosePrimula japonicaGive it cool, wet, shaded ground and Japanese primrose sets tiered candles of bloom through your spring garden.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 1–3 daysMildly toxicModerateJoe Pye WeedEutrochium purpureumSet in full sun and moist earth, Joe Pye weed presides over the late-summer garden, wrapped in drifting pollinators.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyKentucky BluegrassPoa pratensisGive it full sun and steady water, and Kentucky bluegrass sets a home in a dense, self-healing green.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateLacy PhaceliaPhacelia tanacetifoliaSow it once and a soft haze of lavender-blue settles over the garden, humming with bees all summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyLamb's EarStachys byzantinaA carpet of soft, silvery leaves that cools a sunny border and asks almost nothing of you.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyLantanaLantana camaraSet in full sun and lean soil, lantana carries hot color all summer, though every part of it is poisonous.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysToxicEasyLarge-flowered TrilliumTrillium grandiflorumSet against cool, dappled shade, trillium brings a spring garden its quietest and most refined note.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicModerateLarkspurConsolida ajacisTall blue spires that set the tone for a cool spring garden, lovely to live with yet poisonous in every part.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysToxicEasyLewisiaLewisia cotyledonGive it sharp drainage and a dry crown, and lewisia crowns its rosette with bright flowers each spring.☀️ Partial sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeModerateLigulariaLigularia dentataSet the leopard plant in damp shade and it holds a garden corner with bold leaves and tall daisy spires.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeModerateLisianthusEustoma grandiflorumUnhurried and quietly refined, lisianthus rewards a cool, patient beginning with rose-like blooms that carry a room all summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeDemandingLittle BluestemSchizachyrium scopariumSet in full sun and lean, dry soil, this native grass lends a garden its upright poise from high summer into the quiet of winter.☀️ Full sun · 💧 10–21 daysPet & child safeEasyLobeliaLobelia erinusGive it cool weather, part shade, and steady moisture, and lobelia washes a path or basket in clouds of blue from spring into fall.☀️ Partial sun · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicEasyLungwortPulmonaria saccharataGive it cool shade and steady moisture and lungwort turns the dim corners of a garden into an early, quietly polished scene of spotted leaves and pink-to-blue flowers.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 Every 7 daysPet & child safeEasyLupineLupinus polyphyllusGive it full sun, cool roots, and lean soil, and lupine throws up tall spires of color from late spring into summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicModerateMacedonian ScabiousKnautia macedonicaGive it full sun and lean, well-drained soil, and crimson pincushions drift over the border all summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyMaiden GrassMiscanthus sinensisSet it in full sun and lean soil, and maiden grass lifts tall, silvery plumes that carry the garden through winter.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyMarigoldTagetesSet it in full sun and well-drained soil, and the marigold carries warm color from early summer until frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysMildly toxicEasyMarsh MarigoldCaltha palustrisSet it where the ground stays wet to soggy, and marsh marigold gilds the water's edge before the season has properly begun.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysMildly toxicEasyMasterwortAstrantia majorGive it moist soil and dappled shade, and masterwort carries its starry bracts through the cool of summer.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–5 daysSafety unverifiedModerateMayapplePodophyllum peltatumA woodland native that turns a shaded garden into a green colonnade of umbrella leaves, then slips quietly offstage by midsummer.☀️ Full shade · 💧 3–7 daysToxicModerateMeadow RueThalictrum rochebruneanumMeadow rue lends a border soft height and quiet motion, airy clouds of bloom drifting on tall, slender stems.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyMexican Feather GrassNassella tenuissimaSet against gravel and open sun, this airy grass brings a quiet, shifting softness to a relaxed garden room.☀️ Full sun · 💧 10–21 daysPet & child safeEasyMilkweedAsclepias syriacaGrow it for the monarchs, give it sun and lean soil, and a native milkweed lends a garden its quiet wild grace.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyMondo GrassOphiopogon japonicusSet in shade and steady moisture, mondo grass lays down a soft, dark green carpet that quietly pulls a garden together.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyMonkshoodAconitum napellusTall blue hooded spikes that earned the name queen of poisons, an architectural note for the late-summer border, and one to site with care.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysToxicModerateMoonflowerIpomoea albaSet it in full sun and warm soil, and moonflower dresses the evening in fragrant white trumpets.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyMorning GloryIpomoea purpureaSet a few scarified seeds at the base of a trellis and morning glory turns a bare frame into a wall of trumpets by late summer.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyMoss RosePortulaca grandifloraA carefree carpet of color for the sunniest corner of the garden, moss rose turns hot, neglected ground into a display.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysToxicEasyMountain FleecePersicaria amplexicaulisSet it where the ground stays damp with room to spread, and mountain fleece lifts red bottlebrush spikes from June to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyNasturtiumTropaeolum majusGive it poor soil and full sun, and the nasturtium returns peppery leaves and bright, edible flowers across the whole summer.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyNemesiaNemesia strumosaGive it cool weather, steady moisture, and full sun, and nemesia floods a spring bed with color.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyNew England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeGive it full sun and a midsummer pinch, and the New England aster carries the garden's mood right through the fading days of fall.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyNew Guinea ImpatiensImpatiens hawkeriSet it in rich, damp soil and soft shade, and New Guinea impatiens carries color from spring through to frost.☀️ Partial shadePet & child safeEasyNicotianaNicotiana alataThe plant to grow for night-scented flowers that turn a summer evening into an occasion.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysToxicEasyNigellaNigella damascenaSow it once and love-in-a-mist comes back on its own, threading airy blue flowers and horned pods through the spring border.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyNorthern Sea OatsChasmanthium latifoliumThe quiet grace note of the shaded border, trailing flat oat-like seed heads from late summer well into the stillness of winter.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyOatsAvena sativaA fast, forgiving cool-season grass that doubles as a cover crop, a feed grain, and the cat grass on your windowsill.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyOriental PoppyPapaver orientaleGive it full sun and sharp drainage, and the oriental poppy crowns the late-spring border with huge silken blooms.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicModerateOrnamental Sweet Potato VineIpomoea batatasGrant it warmth, sun, and dependable moisture, and it dresses patio pots and border edges in trailing color from early summer to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–5 daysPet & child safeEasyOstrich FernMatteuccia struthiopterisGive it shade and steady moisture, and this hardy fern brings knee-high fronds shaped like green shuttlecocks to a shaded corner.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysSafety unverifiedEasyOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGive it sun and lean, well-drained soil, and the oxeye daisy carries a garden through months of easy summer bloom.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysMildly toxicEasyPampas GrassCortaderia selloanaLittle in a garden makes a statement like a pampas grass clump in full plume, yet those silver feathers ride on razor-sharp leaves.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyPansyViola × wittrockianaSet them out as the weather cools and pansies bring color through fall, winter, and spring.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyPapyrusCyperus papyrusSet in shallow water and bright sun, papyrus lifts a summery screen of green plumes above the waterline.☀️ Full sun · 💧 0–1 daysPet & child safeModeratePeonyPaeonia lactifloraSet it shallow in full sun, leave it to its own devices, and a peony will grace the garden long after the gardener.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–10 daysMildly toxicEasyPerennial RyegrassLolium perenneSow it and it's up in days, giving you fast, fine-bladed, hard-wearing turf that greens a lawn in a fortnight.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–7 daysMildly toxicEasyPetuniaPetunia × atkinsianaGive it full sun and steady feeding, and the petunia carries color across a home from late spring until frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–7 daysPet & child safeEasyPickerelweedPontederia cordataA poised native pond marginal that lifts blue flower spikes all summer, asking only for full sun and wet feet.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyPigsqueakBergenia cordifoliaTough, evergreen, and happy in the shade, bergenia carpets the ground and flowers when little else does.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyPincushion FlowerScabiosa columbariaSet it in full sun on free-draining ground, and the pincushion flower carries a garden from spring to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyPink Muhly GrassMuhlenbergia capillarisSet it in full sun and lean, dry ground, and pink muhly grass drapes the garden in a rose-pink haze each fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWith cool shade and steady moisture, primrose brings the season's first color to a quiet corner of the garden.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicModeratePurple ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaSet in full sun and lean, well-drained soil, purple coneflower carries a border from early summer into fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSow it once and red clover fixes its own nitrogen, sets a meadow humming with bees, and leaves the ground richer for the next season.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyRed-hot PokerKniphofia uvariaIn full sun with sharp drainage, red-hot poker lifts a summer border with flame-colored spikes that carry the eye across the garden.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyRodgersiaRodgersia aesculifoliaIn a damp, shaded corner, rodgersia sets a cool, architectural mood that a garden can be built around.☀️ Partial shadePet & child safeModerateRoyal FernOsmunda regalisSet against water and soft shade, this stately fern turns a damp corner into the calm centerpiece of the garden.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysSafety unverifiedEasyRozanne CranesbillGeranium 'Rozanne'One of the longest-blooming perennials for a considered garden, and it holds a border together all season.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyRussian SagePerovskia atriplicifoliaSet in full sun and dry, sharp-draining soil, Russian sage lifts a soft blue haze over the garden from midsummer to fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 10–21 daysPet & child safeEasySacred LotusNelumbo nuciferaA pond composed around generous sun and unhurried, quiet water becomes the stage where lotus blooms rise well above the surface.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeModerateSalvia (Annual)Salvia splendensSet in a sunny border or patio pot, scarlet sage carries a run of upright color from summer to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasySea HollyEryngium planumSet against gravel and full sun, sea holly lends a border its cool, architectural blue from midsummer on.☀️ Full sun · 💧 10–21 daysPet & child safeEasySea ThriftArmeria maritimaA breath of the coast for a sunny corner: sea thrift settles into stone and gravel and cushions it in spring pink.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasySedgeCarexSet the right sedge in the right corner and it lends a garden easy, year-round texture, as at home in bright sun as in deep shade.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–10 daysPet & child safeEasySedumSedumA quietly stylish succulent for sunlit corners, sedum keeps its cool while you get on with your day.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasySensitive FernOnoclea sensibilisGive it shade and soil that never dries out, and the sensitive fern turns a damp, forgotten corner into a quiet green retreat.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicEasyShasta DaisyLeucanthemum × superbumWith sun and free-draining soil, the Shasta daisy brings a clean, summer-long white to any garden scheme.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–10 daysPet & child safeEasySnapdragonAntirrhinum majusFor cool-season color with a vertical line, snapdragons bring spires of bloom to a spring or fall border.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasySolomon's SealPolygonatum biflorumWith its arching stems in cool shade, Solomon's seal lends a garden the composed calm of a woodland glade.☀️ Full shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasySorghum-sudangrassSorghum × drummondiiA commanding summer grass that fills a plot with living green and quiet soil-building, with a real cyanide caution for any animal that grazes it.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysToxicEasySpiderwortTradescantia virginianaRelaxed in sun or shade, spiderwort opens a fresh set of three-petaled blooms each morning.☀️ Full sunToxicEasySpike SpeedwellVeronica spicataSlender blue spires that bring vertical rhythm to the summer border.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasySpotted Dead NettleLamium maculatumTuck it into cool, dry shade where nothing else will settle, and the silver leaves carry the floor through every season.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasySt. Augustine GrassStenotaphrum secundatumA little warmth, faithful watering, and a tall cut turn St. Augustine grass into the plush, carpet-like lawn a Southern yard is built around.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateStaticeLimonium sinuatumPlant it in sun and free-draining soil, and statice delivers papery blooms that carry their color from the border to the vase for months.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–10 daysPet & child safeEasyStockMatthiola incanaCool spring air, full sun, and a border of stock fill a garden with fragrant, old-fashioned romance.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateStokes AsterStokesia laevisA refined native perennial that brings summer-long blue to a relaxed garden scheme.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyStonecropSedumGive it sun and sharp drainage, then let stonecrop bring a quiet, low-slung ease to the garden.☀️ Full sun · 💧 10–21 daysPet & child safeEasyStrawflowerXerochrysum bracteatumSet it in full sun and lean soil, and the strawflower repays you with papery blooms that decorate a room long after the garden quiets down.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasySunflowerHelianthus annuusPlant it in full sun with a little shelter, and the sunflower crowns the garden from summer into fall.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasySweet AlyssumLobularia maritimaA soft, honey-scented carpet that softens edges and borders from spring to fall while quietly working for the garden.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasySweet FlagAcorus gramineusSet it in constantly wet ground with a little sun, and sweet flag lends a water garden a clean grassy line all season.☀️ Full sun · 💧 1–3 daysPet & child safeEasySweet PeaLathyrus odoratusSow it early, cut it often, and let the sweet pea fill the season with scent and color all spring.☀️ Full sun · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicModerateSweet WilliamDianthus barbatusGive it a sunny border and sharp drainage, let it reseed, and Sweet William brings clove-scented, cottage-garden charm to the whole planting.☀️ Full sun · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasySweet WoodruffGalium odoratumThe fragrant green floor that turns a forgotten shady corner into a quiet garden retreat.☀️ Full shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasySwitchgrassPanicum virgatumSet in full sun and lean soil, switchgrass gives a border height and quiet movement from summer into winter.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyTall FescueFestuca arundinaceaThe quiet green backdrop to backyard life, tall fescue holds its color through heat and cold with barely a second thought.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysMildly toxicEasyToad LilyTricyrtis hirtaIn a shaded, restful corner, the toad lily waits until the season quiets to unveil its orchid-like, purple-freckled flowers.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeEasyVerbenaVerbena canadensisWith generous sun and soil that sheds water, verbena dresses a border in uninterrupted color from the first warm days to the last.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysPet & child safeEasyViolaViola cornutaSet out in cool weather, violas lend a doorway or window box months of cheerful, edible color.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyVirginia BluebellsMertensia virginicaIn rich, moist shade, Virginia bluebells turns a quiet corner into a spring wash of sky-blue.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 3–7 daysPet & child safeModerateWater HyacinthPontederia crassipesA serene floating bloom that gives a water garden its summer centerpiece, yet never belongs in open water.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyWater LettucePistia stratiotesA free-floating rosette that lends a courtyard pool its softness, and one to keep firmly within the frame of a contained feature.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyWater LilyNymphaeaIn a still, sunny pond, the water lily unfolds a season of flowers from late spring to fall.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeModerateWater PoppyHydrocleys nymphoidesIn full sun and warm, still water, water poppy turns a simple pond into a summer-long scene of glossy leaves and yellow bloom.☀️ Full sunPet & child safeEasyWax BegoniaBegonia semperflorensWith moist soil, dappled light, and a little breathing space, the wax begonia carries color across the garden from spring to frost.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysMildly toxicEasyWhite CloverTrifolium repensA soft green carpet that turns the lawn into an easy, unfussy place to live outdoors.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyWild GeraniumGeranium maculatumGive it dappled shade and moist woodland soil and this native draws a soft pink carpet across the spring garden.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeEasyWild GingerAsarum canadenseThe understated groundcover that turns a shaded corner into a scene of cool woodland calm.☀️ Full shade · 💧 3–7 daysMildly toxicEasyWishbone FlowerTorenia fournieriIn the shady corners a home forgets, wishbone flower brings color from summer to frost.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 2–4 daysPet & child safeEasyWood FernDryopteris marginalisA composed native fern that turns the shadiest corner of a garden into something cool, green, and effortless.☀️ Partial shade · 💧 5–7 daysMildly toxicEasyWoodland SageSalvia nemorosaPlant woodland sage in a sunny, free-draining bed, and its violet spikes lend a border easy, sun-soaked rhythm from summer into fall.☀️ Full sun · 💧 7–14 daysPet & child safeEasyYarrowAchillea millefoliumSet it in full sun and poor, dry soil, then let it be, and yarrow carries a border all summer.☀️ Full sunMildly toxicEasyZinniaZinnia elegansA summer-long source of cut color for the home, the zinnia earns its place from June to frost.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–7 daysPet & child safeEasyZoysia GrassZoysia japonicaDense, fine, and drought-tolerant once established, zoysia lays down the kind of tailored green carpet a backyard is built around.☀️ Full sun · 💧 5–10 daysPet & child safeModerate