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Swamp milkweed is a native perennial with pink to rose-purple flowers that bloom from mid-spring to early fall. It provides food for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and attracts a wide variety of pollinators. The plant is deer resistant.

Blue Mistflower (aka Hardy Ageratum) is an herbaceous perennial native to the Eastern United States and is a member of the aster family (Asteraceae). It looks like the annual ageratum and is sometimes called hardy ageratum. 

Blanket Flowers are drought-tolerant plants and bloom profusely from June to September with little fertilizer. Ideal for borders, containers, or mass plantings, they bring vibrant color and attract a wide variety of pollinators. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage repeat blooms.

Threadleaf Coreopsis thrives in poor, sandy or rocky soils with good drainage. The plant is tolerant of heat, humidity and drought. May be sheared in mid to late summer to promote a fall rebloom and to remove any sprawling foliage.

Coneflower ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ prefers well-drained moist loams but is adaptable to various soil types. It is drought tolerant once established and can grow in full sun to partial shade. It is easily propagated by seed and will reseed itself.

Purple Coneflower is a native perennial that blooms from early summer to mid-fall, attracting butterflies and native bees. It thrives in full sun to partial shade, tolerates drought once established, and resists deer, heat, humidity, and salt.

Spotted Joe Pye is native to damp meadows, thickets and coastal areas in eastern North America. Spotted Joe Pye Weed displays clusters of purple blossoms through summer into fall.

Gayfeather (aka Blazing Star), is a clump-forming perennial that typically grows 3 to 6 feet tall. In NC it is found in the coastal and Piedmont areas. The tall spikes of flowers bloom from the top down, are showy and attract pollinators.

‘Gardenview scarlet’ Beebalm is a perennial which grows  2-3 feet tall in the garden with showy reddish-scarlet blooms in June to August which attract pollinators.  The plant prefers rich, humusy soils in full sun, but appreciates some afternoon shade in hot summer climates.

Spotted beebalm is an herbaceous perennial in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It's known for its aromatic, spotted, pinkish-purple bracts and its ability to attract various pollinators like butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. 

Obedient plant is a native perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family.  It grows best in moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soil and sun to part sun.  ‘Pink Manners’ is less prone to “flopping” as can be characteristic of this plant.  

Mountain mint leaves have a strong minty fragrance when crushed and can be used in cooking and making teas. The densely packed clusters of flowers come in white to shades of purple and attract many pollinators in July to September.

This herbaceous perennial has bold dark green foliage, and the flower has rich yellow petal rays with a dark brown center disk. It is a nonstop show of flowers from mid-summer until the first frosts of fall.

Brown-eyed Susan grows easily in average, moist, well-drained soils. It is a resilient plant that tolerates heat, drought, deer predation, and a wide range of soils. Flowers bloom in late summer through fall and make an excellent cut flower.

The pink, red or white flowers occur on spikes and bloom in spring, summer and fall. The flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. The leaves are aromatic and can be used in making teas.

Plant this aster as a border or mass planting in a native, pollinator, butterfly, cottage, or winter garden. Its tolerance of moisture also makes it appropriate for a pond margins or rain gardens.

Culver's Root is a native wildflower found in open woods, moist meadows and prairies.   This plant is long lasting and easy to grow. Culver’s Root is ideal for adding vertical lines to a late summer garden.  

Pink Muhly Grass is sought after for its spectacular pink plume color, drought tolerance and undemanding nature. Pink Muhly Grass grows in a mound with erect, blue-green foliage until September when spectacular, billowing pink seed heads form a cotton-candy crown.

White Cloud Muhly Grass is an exceptionally showy grass with an airy inflorescence colored creamy white, which dries to a light grey in early November. These grasses have dark green glossy leaves and are excellent winter interest plants.

Heavy Metal Switchgrass is a favorite switchgrass, well-loved for its dramatic, metallic blue foliage and for its strong upright habit that remains standing straight and tall. Pink-tinted, airy blooms appear in July, highlighting the color of its blue leaves.

Clusters of small flowers bloom on the stems during the late spring and early summer. Clusters of purplish to bluish berries develop from August through October and encircle the stem. The fruits are a good food source for songbirds and small mammals.

White American Beautyberry is a woody, deciduous, perennial shrub grown for its eye-catching white fruits in the fall. In the spring, green leaves emerge on upright arching stems. In the summer it bears clusters of pale pink flowers that mature to berries in the fall. 

Once again, our Master Gardeners have repurposed these pickle barrels to be used as rain barrels in your garden. These are 55-gallon heavy duty plastic, food grade barrels.  They are equipped with a top screen, spigot and an overflow port.  The screw-top lid makes the top screen more secure and also allows for periodic cleaning.