1. ‘Gateway’ Joe Pye Weed
Name:Eupatorium maculatum‘Gateway’
USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 11
Size:4 to 6 ft tall and 3 to 5 foot wide
Conditions : Full sunlight to scant wraith ; medium to moist soil
‘ Gateway ’ Joe Pye weed will be the star of your border . Huge , mauve pinkish flowers explode atop tumid reddish stems in mid- to late summer , each efflorescence alive with pollinators , bringing the garden to aliveness . A great cut blossom , this native meadow plant pass its display well into fall , with seed straits that mill around in shade of brownness and tan . blend it with aboriginal grasses and other tall late - summertime bloom for a dramatic exhibit .
2. Prairie Coneflower
Name:Ratibida pinnata
Zones:3 to 8
Size:4 to 5 human foot improbable and 2 to 3 feet wide-eyed
Conditions : Full sun to lightheaded shade ; average to dry soil
Prairie coneflower is a graceful improver to the back of the edge . Drooping , bright chicken petal and large brownish cones appear like butterfly mid- to recent summertime above the rest of the border . Long flower and aboriginal to the Northeast , prairie coneflower attracts razz and butterfly over a foresightful full stop , first with its brilliant blossom and later in the season with its anise - scented seed heads . It also makes a wonderful cut peak that will brighten up any room .
3. ‘Arendsii’ Monkshood
Name:Aconitum carmichaelii‘Arendsii’
Zones:3 to 7
Size:4 to 6 feet grandiloquent and 2 feet blanket
Conditions : Full sun to fond wraith ; moist , well - run out dirt
If magniloquent , deep gamy drama during former summer sounds good to you , then ‘ Arendsii ’ monkshood is a works to study . Dark reddish blue hoodlum appear from September through October atop 4 - foot - tall stems over wonderfully dark green foliage . Plant them en masse for a stunning swath of color or randomly in small groups for a unequalled presentation that will mark the repeated boundary line . Monkshood is a toxic plant , so be deliberate when handling . It ’s best just to give it some space and enjoy the show .
4. ‘Floristan White’ Blazing Star
Name:Liatris spicata‘Floristan White’
Zones:4 to 9
Size:2 to 3 base tall and 1 to 2 feet wide
condition : Full sunshine to light shade ; mediocre dirt
‘ Floristan White ’ blazing adept is often overlooked in favor of its lavender - blooming cousin-german , ‘ Kobold ’ , and it ’s time we right that . ‘ Floristan White ’ produces light white spike that rise to 3 feet above grassy dark-green foliation from midsummer through former fall . aboriginal to the American prairie , it ’s a attractively graceful addition to the sunny margin and is adored by butterfly stroke . As a cut efflorescence , the dramatic capitulum add together depth to any arranging , whether in bloom or as dry seed head .
Scott Hokunson is the principal of Blue Heron Landscape Design in Granby , Connecticut .
photograph : courtesy of Scott Hokunson ; ( 1 ) , courtesy of Bluestone Perennials ; ( 3 ) , Christina Bollen / gapphotos.com ; ( 4 ) , gapphotos.com
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