Scientific name: Inula hookeri

Common name: Himalayan elecampane

Family name: Asteraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 0.5 – 1 meters height, 0.5 -1 meters spread

Sun: part shade

Water Use: moisture but well-drained

Soil Requirement: moisture but well-drained

Leaf arrangement: deciduous

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): large basal leaves and daisy-like yellow flower-heads

Suitable uses: grow in a deep, fertile moist but well-drained soil in partial shade

Quick ID description: a little bit shade does better, better in the outdoor, good with moisture area

Scientific name: Blechnum spicant

Common name: deer fern

Family name: Blechnaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 5 -8

Mature height and spread: 0.75 – 1.5 feet height, 1 – 2 feet spread

Sun: part shade to full shade

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): non- flowering

Suitable uses: acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil in part shade or full shade

Quick ID description: grow in the river rock;shade, sun, drought, flood tolerant; tough plant

Scientific name: Lithium salicaria

Common name: purple loosestrife

Family name: Lythraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 9

Mature height and spread: 2 – 4 feet height, 2 – 4 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: medium to wet

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from May to September

Suitable uses: water plant, Naturalize

Quick ID description: Herbaceous perennial, arrange spicy, purple flower, in wet area, ditches, very aggressive plant, mint family, square stem

Scientific name: Alcea rose

Common name: hollyhock

Family name: Malvaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 2 – 10

Mature height and spread: 6 – 8 feet height, 1 – 2  feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: medium moisture, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to August; white, pink and red

Suitable uses: grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun

Quick ID description: pink/red flowers,  Pink – purple – red, well drain soil, in the sun, moisture healthy, need people to pick up disease leaves, high maintenance, attract hummingbirds and butterflies

Scientific name: Thalictrum rochebruneanum

Common name: lavender mist

Family name: Ranunculaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 7

Mature height and spread: 4 – 6 feet height, 2 – 3 feet spread

Sun: full sun to part shade

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: medium moisture, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from July to September; Lavender to purple

Suitable uses: grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

Quick ID description: purple flowers, green leaves, shade loving, good combination with Rhododendron (behind), Site! Site! Site! Low maintenance

Scientific name: Kirengeshoma palmata

Common name: yellow wax bells

Family name: Hydrangeaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 5 to 8

Mature height and spread: 3 – 4 feet height, 2 – 3 feet spread

Sun: part shade to full shade

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: moisture, acidic, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to July, yellow flower

Suitable uses: best grow in moist, acidic, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade

Quick ID description: Herbaceous perennial, shade loving, leaves touch like sand paper, need moisture, vertical and horizontal lines, butterfly and hummingbirds like it

Scientific name: Fargesia nitida

Common name: fountain bamboo

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 5 -9

Mature height and spread: 2.5 – 4 meters height, 1 – 1.5 meters spread

Sun: full sun to part shade

Water Use: poorly drained, moisture but well-drained 

Soil Requirement: moisture but well-drained soil

Quick ID description: evergreen, purple stems, small, works very well in the container, grow like fountain, the leaves will tell you it needs water, tolerant limited drought

Scientific name: Sidalcea hendersonii

Common name: Henderson’s checker mallow

Family name: Malvaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 5 – 10

Mature height and spread: 1.2 – 1.8 meter height, 60 – 90 cm spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: even moisture, regular

Soil Requirement: rich

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to August

Quick ID description: Herbaceous perennial, pink flowers, grow in ditch, wet area, sea-level locally native, ditch plant, coast area

Scientific name: Gaillardia aristata

Common name: blanket flower

Family name: Asteraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 3 – 8

Mature height and spread: 0.75 – 1 feet height, 0.75 – 1 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: dry to medium

Soil Requirement: dry to moisture, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red flowers, bloom time is from May to September

Suitable uses: easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun

Quick ID description: Herbaceous perennials, red flower, native south west, long flowering period, excellent bedding plant, summer display

Scientific name: Echinacea purpurea

Common name: purple coneflower

Family name: Asteraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 3 – 8

Mature height and spread: 2 – 5 feet height, 1.5 -2 feet spread

Sun: full sun to part shade

Water Use: dry to medium

Soil Requirement: dry to medium, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to August; purplish pink

Suitable uses: dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, best in full sun

Quick ID description: hot, dry locations, from nature Ohio Valley, a little bit wild, very tough plant, shade, extra moisture, tolerant