Gregg’s Mistflower

Drought tolerant, herbaceous perennial. Flowers in March through November, attracting butterflies and bees. Spreads by rhizomes to create a groundcover.

Meadow Sage, ‘Marcus’

A patented, dwarf sage with deep violet flowers, blooming early summer through fall, and gray-green aromatic foliage. Drought tolerant once established. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Mexican Mint Marigold

A compact perennial with yellow-gold flowers in summer through late fall, peaking in fall. Attracts butterflies. Also known as Texas tarragon.

Mexican Oregano

Also known as Rosemary Mint. Can be evergreen in warmer climates; drought tolerant. Flowers in later spring through summer and fall. Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds.

Penstemon, ‘Husker’s Red’

Foxglove Beardtoungue penstemon features semi-evergreen burgundy-tinted foliage with 3′ tall stems with white, tubular flowers in late spring and early summer. Attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies; seed-heads in fall winter feed songbirds. One of the few penstemons that can grow well in wet winters and hot, humid summers. Plant in group for visual appeal.

Penstemon, ‘Prairie Foxglove’

Also called fairy thimbles, beard tongue, and wild foxglove, has the largest flowers of any penstemon. Grows in a compact rosette that produces a flower stalk reaching up to 30″ tall in spring with showy tubular flowers in shades of white to pink to purple. Attracts hummingbirds, bees and nectar insects, and butterflies (larval host for the dotted checkerspot butterfly). May go dormant during summer but will re-emerge in late winter. Tends to be short-lived but propagates easily from seed.

Penstemon, Hill Country

A small bushy form with evergreen foliage and bright red to pink blooms on 2′ long stalks in spring. Nectar source for butterflies and hummingbirds. Makes a good cut flower.

Penstemon, Rock

Also known as Baccharis-leaf penstemon or beardtongue. A drought tolerant small, shrubby perennial with tubular, cherry red flowers in late-spring and summer.  May die down in winter below 28°F. Attracts hummingbirds.

Pigeonberry

Herbaceous perennial ground cover; blooms in late spring through fall.  Attracts birds.

Prairie Verbena

Also called Dakota mock vervain. A low trailing, semi-evergeen perennial with blooms in shades of pink and purple flowers, from spring through fall.  This heat-loving verbena makes a goodxeric groundcover. Prairie verbena is short-lived but will readily reseed, and volunteers are easily transplated. Attracts butterflies.