(Double Red Sun-rose, Double Red Sunrose, Sunrose)

The fiery double red flowers of 'Double Red' shine in the hot summer sun. This tough and beautiful shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly colored, five-petaled flowers have a fluffy cluster of bright yellow stamens in the center of each. They are highly attractive to bees and followed by...

(Sunrose, Wisley Pink Sun-rose, Wisley Pink Sunrose)

Named for the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Gardens in Woking, England, this gorgeous rockrose is among the most beautiful of its kind. 'Wisley Pink' has cool pink flowers that shine in the hot summer sun. This tough and beautiful shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought and has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly colored, five-petaled...

(Sunrose, Wisley Primrose Sun-rose, Wisley Primrose Sunrose)

Named for the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Gardens in Woking, England, this gorgeous compact rockrose is one of the best yellow-flowered cultivars available. 'Wisley Primrose' has soft primrose flowers that shine in the hot summer sun. This tough shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought and has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly...

(Rockrose)

The fragile, crinkly blooms of rockrose look like small, delicate, roses, but this tough, shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. In the wild, Helianthemum nummularium is found growing in open meadows and rocky, chalky sites across Europe and Asia Minor. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Common rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, five-petaled flowers are bright...

(Mutabile Mix Sunrose, Rockrose)

Sometimes sold as 'Mutabile', this seed-grown mix comprises a collection rockroses in an array of bright colors including pink, red, white and rose.

The fragile, crinkly blooms of rockrose look like small, delicate, roses, but this tough, shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. In the wild, Helianthemum nummularium is found growing in open meadows and rocky, chalky sites across Europe and Asia Minor. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small,...

(Raspberry Ripple Sunrose, Rockrose)

Spectacular candy striped blossoms of rose-pink and white glow against the fine gray-green foliage of this tidy, uniform rockrose.

Rockrose is a tough, shrubby perennial that can stand up to considerable heat and drought. In the wild, it is found growing in open meadows and rocky, chalky sites across Europe and Asia Minor. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Common rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its...

(Perennial Sunflower)

Bright lemon yellow daisies cover this vigorous perennial sunflower from midsummer to early fall. Though tall, it has strong, upright stems that rarely flop. It is thought to be a hybrid between the two hardy North American species, Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) and stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus). It forms a substantial clump and spreads by rhizomes, so be sure to offer ‘Lemon Queen’ lots of space.

The tall plants have broad,...

(Swamp Sunflower)

Few sunflowers can withstand moist soil as well as the tall, narrow-leaved swamp sunflower. This bushy, upright perennial originates from regions across the eastern and southeastern United States. It naturally inhabits lowlands and floodplains where soil moisture is plentiful and drainage poor. Though adapted to wet conditions, established plants will withstand periods of drought.

In the spring and summer this clump-forming plant offers tall, upright stems lined with fine, linear green leaves....

(First Light Swamp Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower)

Few sunflowers can withstand moist soil as well as the tall, narrow-leaved swamp sunflower. This bushy, upright perennial originates from regions across the eastern and southeastern United States. It naturally inhabits lowlands and floodplains where soil moisture is plentiful and drainage poor. Though adapted to wet conditions, established plants will withstand periods of drought.

In the spring and summer this clump-forming plant offers tall, upright stems lined with fine, linear green leaves....

(Cucumberleaf Sunflower)

Tolerant of the high winds, aerosol salt, and sharply drained soils of beach and dune landscapes, beach sunflower is a lovely, resilient perennial for sunny landscapes. It naturally occurs along coastal regions from Maine to Texas. There are also populations along the beaches of the Great Lakes. Northern seedstock is hardier than southern. There plants may be low-growing and spreading or upright in habit, depending on the subspecies. There are eight in total including the upright Helianthus debilis...