(Eastern Purple Coneflower)

Introduced by PanAmerican Seed®, PowWow coneflowers are colorful, well-branched and compact. They reliably bloom first year from seed and will bloom in time for spring production if sown in midwinter. Their large daisies are fade resistant and strong-stemmed.

Who doesn't love this colorful, easy-to-grow garden perennial? Purple coneflower is a hardy herbaceous wildflower native to the eastern United States. In early to late summer, it bears tall, sturdy stems topped with single large daisies...

(Sanguin Coneflower, Sanguin Purple Coneflower)

Sanguin purple coneflower is a rare coneflower with vary pale pink petals and a brown disk center. The petals are thin and delicate and resemble slightly twisted crepe paper steamers. It is native to the south central United States. Long leaves are mainly near the stem base, although leaves on the stem often have hairs.

This prairie wildflower appreciates full sun exposures in a well draining soil. It is well suited as an annual flower, or as a perennial member of a meadow, mixed border or on...

(Wavyleaf Coneflower, Wavyleaf Purple Coneflower)

Wavyleaf purple coneflower is a wispy leaf perennial with lavendar flowers. This central United States native has large flowerheads with downward pointing narrow petals. It resembles a large headed spider with dangling legs. It flowers mainly in mid summer with occasional flowering up until frost and are a butterfly attractant. Seeds are a favorite of goldfinches.

Wavyleaf purple coneflower enjoys a moist to dry soil and is tolerant of slightly alkaline and rocky soil types. Plant in full sun...

(Tennessee Coneflower)

In the heat of summer, bright lavender pink daisies cover the pretty and wild Tennessee coneflower. This rare species is only native to the State of Tennessee and is on the United States Federal Endangered Species List. For this reason, the wild-type species is typically only available at specialty plant nurseries and seed suppliers.

This hardy herbaceous perennial wildflower is clump-forming and has linear, fuzzy green leaves. In summer it produces mauve-pink daisies with orange-brown central...

(Rocky Top Tennessee Coneflower, Tennessee Coneflower)

Bright lavender pink daisies cover this compact Tennessee coneflower in the heat of summer. The vigorous and heavy flowering 'Rocky Top' is tough, beautiful and readily found in the garden trade. The parent species, Echinacea tennesseensis, is only native to the State of Tennessee and is on the United States Federal Endangered Species List. For this reason, it is typically only available at specialty plant nurseries and seed suppliers, though 'Rocky Top' is easily obtained.

This hardy...

(Blue Echinops, Smaller Globe Thistle)

Prickly, thistle-like foliages is a deep green with silvery undersides is one pretty aspect of the blue echinops, but the showstopper is the rounded blue flower clusters in late summer. A upright, clump-forming perennial, it hails from southeastern Europe eastward into central Asia.

The dark green leaves are coarsely lobed, looking like leaves of a thistle or pointy-leaf oak. There are white fibers on the leaf edges at times and the undersides are a downy white-gray. In late summer stems are...

(Smaller Globe Thistle)

Prickly, thistle-like foliages is a deep green with silvery undersides is one pretty aspect of the Veitch's Blue small globe thistle, but the showstopper is the rounded deep blue flower clusters in late summer. A upright, clump-forming perennial, it hails from southeastern Europe eastward into central Asia.

The dark green leaves are coarsely lobed, looking like leaves of a thistle or pointy-leaf oak. There are white fibers on the leaf edges at times and the undersides are a downy white-gray....

(Ensete)

(Ensete, Tandarra Red Ensete)

(Abyssinian Banana)

Abyssinian banana is closely related to the edible banana we are all familiar with; however, the fruits of this species are dry and unpalatable. It is native to Ethiopia in east central Africa. Abyssinian banana has paddle-shaped leaves that can be tremendously large and long arising from a a central crown. The stem midribs are red underneath. The plant dies back to the root base after blooming which usually occurs two to five years after planting.

Abyssinian banana requires a rich fertile soil...