Asters provide late-season color with deep violet to lavender-pink blooms, attracting pollinators. Pinch back stems before mid-July to control height and delay flowering.
Baptisia, also known as blue false indigo, is a native prairie plant with deep roots that can push through clay soil. It features blue springtime flowers and blackened seed pods.
Bee balm features brightly colored flowerheads that attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. It's fragrant and attractive in mass plantings, but can out-compete less aggressive neighbors.
Black-eyed Susan is a summer staple with daisy-like yellow flowers that grow up to 4 inches in diameter. It's an excellent addition to perennial borders, cottage gardens, and naturalized areas.
Blazing star is a native prairie plant with spikes of fluffy, deep purple flower heads that attract butterflies. It's a popular cut flower and adds to containers, cutting gardens, and naturalized plantings.
Bluestar adapts to most growing conditions, featuring steel-blue, star-shaped flowers in late spring and bright gold foliage in fall.
Canna offers dramatic foliage and bright blooms, with colorful flower spikes atop stems with large paddle-shaped leaves. It grows well in poorly drained soils and tolerates standing water
Common yarrow is tolerant of drought and heat, thriving in hard-to-grow spaces. Its fern-like, silvery-gray foliage and clusters of golden-yellow blooms attract butterflies.
Coral bells provide impressive flower colors and attractive foliage colors, ranging from deep purple to bronze, peach, and silver.