(China Aster, Milady China Aster)

Milady Series China aster is a shorter bushy annual that is native to China. The green foliage is accented by flowers in colors of pink, rose, magenta or red, blue, blue violet and white from midsummer to early fall. The Milady Series has sturdy stems and double flowers on plants that are wilt-resistant.

Callistephus chinensis can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well drained conditions and full sun. This plant is susceptible to wilt so avoid overwatering or poorly drained soils....

(China Aster)

The Nevita Series of China aster includes a collection of bushy but nicely branching annuals, all native to China. Green foliage is accented by a range of colorful blooms that are golf ball-sized and pompon-shaped, flowering earlier in summer than others, in either white, blue-violet or rose-pink. Blossoms are held on knee-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well drained conditions and full sun. Do not bother to deadhead spent blossoms as it will not reflower....

(China Aster, Pot 'n Patio China Aster)

The Pot ‘N Patio Series are selections of China Aster bred for compactness, double flowers, and a range of colors. The parent species, native to China, is a bushy, green-leaved annual. These selections are dense, small, fast-growing, bushy, annuals that send up short stalks above the leaves bearing large, double flowers (extra petals) that are round and domed, in colors ranging from white through pink to pinkish-red and purple. Flowering continues from mid-summer through fall, Deadheading encourages...

(China Aster, Standy Aster)

Lovers of cutflowers take note! The more disesae-resistant Standy Series of China aster includes a collection of upright annuals, all native to China with double (extra petal) blossoms with a yellow and white core. This series was developed by the German plant breeding company, Ernst Benary. Green foliage is accented by a range of colorful blooms, flowering in midsummer to fall, in either rose, light pink, red, magenta, ivory or different shades of blue-purple petals. The flattened, mum-like flowers...

(China Aster, Starlight Aster)

Cute and crowned with blooms in early autumn, the Starlight of China aster includes a collection of low, globular mounding annuals, all native to China. This series was developed by the German plant breeding company, Ernst Benary. Green foliage is accented by a range of colorful blooms, flowering in very late summer to fall, in either magenta, salmon, violet or lavender tones. The large sea urchin-like flowers with golden centers are held on ankle-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted...

(China Aster)

Cute and crowned with blooms in early autumn, the Stella Series of China aster includes a collection of low, globular mounding annuals, all native to China. This series was developed by the German plant breeding company, Ernst Benary. Green foliage is accented by a range of colorful blooms, flowering in very late summer to fall, in either magenta, salmon, violet or lavender tones. The large sea urchin-like flowers with golden centers are held on ankle-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted...

(Incense Cedar)

The leaves of this beautiful, upright conifer are so fragrant when crushed it is known as the incense cedar. The species is native to mountain ranges from central Oregon to Baja California where winters are wet and summers dry. However, the species is adapted to sites from sea level to high desert so long as ample winter moisture is available. This round-topped tree features layers of flat branchlets with scale-like leaves that are dense and attractive year around. The bark is rough, dark brown...

(Cowslip, Golden Marsh Marigold, Kingcup)

Brightening the streambanks or bogs in midspring with showy yellow buttercup flowers, marsh marigold is a lovely woodland wildflower. A deciduous, mounding aquatic perennial, it is native to the northern half of North America from Alaska to Newfoundland south to Iowa and North Carolina.

The thick, spreading, hollow stems carry lush green heart-shaped leaves with dull jagged teeth. In mid- to late spring, the branching stems bear small loose clusters of bright yellow flowers that are waxy. Shaped...

(Berlandier's Sundrops)

Berlandier's sundrops is notable for its narrow, linear leaves with sparse, fine teeth on their edges, and months of evening primrose flowers. Normally an evergreen perennial that grows from woody stems near the ground, it is native to the south central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico in grasslands.

The wiry, thick stems of this perennial are orange-tan and lightly lined with long, linear leaves of a light to medium-green. The leaves form a whorled head at the stem tips, from...

(Quamash)

Native to valleys, meadows, and prairies of eastern and western North America, camas are grown for their steepled clusters of starry flowers atop tall leafless stems in late spring. The blue or sometimes white blooms have six pointed segments, and often remain on the stem after they wither. The clumps of strap-shaped, keeled, green or gray-green leaves go dormant in summer. The leaves and flower stalks grow from large bulbs with dark tunics. Most camassias come from the northwestern United States...