Plants in family plantaginaceae
Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream'
Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream' is a biennial plant known for its creamy pinkish-white blooms with purple speckled throats. It attracts butterflies, pollinators, and hummingbirds, growing 3-4 feet tall. This plant requires consistently moist, well-drained soil and prefers full sun to part sun.
Penstemon 'White Bedder'
Penstemon 'White Bedder' is a perennial known for its elegant creamy white bell-shaped flowers that bloom throughout the summer. The plant features narrow, glossy green leaves and grows up to 2 feet tall, making it a great choice for soft-colored sections of perennial borders. It attracts butterflies and is resistant to rabbits, thriving in sunny locations with well-drained soil.
Veronica spicata 'Giles Van Hees'
Veronica spicata 'Giles Van Hees' is a dwarf variety known for its fluffy bright pink spires that bloom in mid-summer. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8. This plant grows to 4-6 inches in height and about a foot wide, making it ideal for containers and small gardens. It requires full sun and well-drained soil, with regular moisture for best results.
Veronica spicata 'Heidekind'
Veronica spicata 'Heidekind' is a low-growing perennial with intensely pink-violet flowers on 8-10 inch spikes. It blooms in May and may rebloom in summer if old flowers are removed. This plant requires good drainage and air circulation, thriving in sunny locations.
Penstemon 'Prairie Fire'
Penstemon 'Prairie Fire' is an evergreen perennial known for its vermillion red flowers that bloom in late April or early May. It forms rosettes of foliage and is a popular choice for attracting butterflies. This plant is well-suited for sunny garden areas, adding vibrant color and life to landscapes.
Veronica 'Darwins Blue'
Veronica 'Darwins Blue' is a dwarf veronica known for its dark blue-purple spikes that bloom from June to August. This plant is heat tolerant and attracts butterflies.
Veronica odora
Veronica odora is an evergreen plant in zones 8-10, known for its small white tubular flowers in summer and deep green foliage. It requires a well-drained garden and can be grown as an annual in other areas. This plant is great for containers and serves as an alternative to traditional edging shrubs, adding a touch of elegance to garden borders.
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace' is a native perennial with very dark foliage that emerges with a black cast in spring. It grows rapidly in moist soils and reaches a mature height of 6 feet, topped with clusters of pure white, snapdragon-like flowers in late summer.
Penstemon 'Charles Rudd'
Penstemon 'Charles Rudd' is a medium-sized clump-forming plant with purple bell-like flowers featuring white centers. It is heat-tolerant and thrives in sunny locations, making it a great choice for attracting butterflies to the garden.
Stemodia tomentosa
Stemodia tomentosa is a sun-loving groundcover native to Mexico, known for its silvery grey foliage and tiny lavender flowers. It remains evergreen down to 15°F, making it a resilient choice for sunny areas. This plant is ideal for creating a low-maintenance, attractive groundcover in warm climates.
Antirrhinum hispanicum ssp. hispanicum
Antirrhinum hispanicum ssp. hispanicum, or Spanish gummy snapdragon, is a heat-loving plant with fuzzy stems and sticky grey leaves. It forms an 8-inch tall and 2-foot wide clump, producing hundreds of white flowers from mid-April to summer.
Bacopa monnieri 'Variegata'
Bacopa monnieri 'Variegata' is a variegated aquatic plant used in Ayurvedic tradition, known for its white vein-like details. It can be grown submersed or emersed and blooms tiny pink and white flowers above water. This hardy aquarium plant prefers moderate light and a nutrient-rich environment, reaching heights of 4-12 inches. It is propagated through cuttings and is suitable for both aquariums and water gardens.
Veronicastrum virginicum
Veronicastrum virginicum is a hardy native perennial known for its tall, white-lavender floral spikes that attract pollinators. It grows over 5 feet tall and prefers full sun and moist to average soil, making it ideal for rain gardens and soggy sites.
Veronica prostrata 'Aztec Gold'
Veronica prostrata 'Aztec Gold' is a creeping perennial with small, bright golden, egg-shaped foliage. It produces 6-inch spikes of lavender-blue flowers in late spring, thriving in bright sun for the best foliage color. This plant is rabbit resistant and attracts butterflies, making it a vibrant addition to sunny garden areas.
Penstemon digitalis 'Blackbeard'
Penstemon digitalis 'Blackbeard' is a hardy perennial with lance-shaped red-purple foliage and dark purple flower stems. It features electric lavender and creamy white tubular flowers, attracting hummingbirds. This drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, offering a striking presence in gardens.
Chelone obliqua 'Alba'
Chelone obliqua 'Alba' is a perennial with white snapdragon-like flowers and dark green foliage. It forms a 20-inch tall clump that widens over time and blooms in late summer to early fall. This plant tolerates both wet and dry conditions.
Veronica teucrium 'Trehane'
Veronica teucrium 'Trehane' is a charming perennial known for its striking golden foliage. This plant forms a small, hard-to-find clump and produces short spikes of lavender-blue flowers during the summer. It is a sun-loving plant that attracts butterflies and is resistant to rabbits, making it a great addition to a garden. Native to Europe, it thrives in a variety of climates and is suitable for rain gardens. Its vibrant foliage and flowers make it a standout in any sunny perennial bed.
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' is an improved selection of pink turtlehead, featuring shiny green foliage with a bronze tint in spring. It grows 2-3 feet tall and is topped with pink snapdragon-like flowers in late summer. This plant thrives in rich forest habitats and along stream banks, adding a touch of color to naturalized areas.
Hebe 'Patty's Purple'
Hebe 'Patty's Purple' is an evergreen shrub with a rounded shape and small leaves, highlighted by dark red stems and lavender-blue flowers in late summer. It thrives in warm climates, tolerating hot sun and some shade, and requires minimal watering.
Penstemon gloxinioides
Penstemon gloxinioides is a plant with fruit punch-colored flowers featuring a white center. It has narrow green leaves and vertical stems reaching 15 inches tall. This plant blooms heavily in spring and sporadically in summer, adding vibrant color to gardens.
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' is a groundcover plant discovered in the Republic of Georgia, featuring small, dark green foliage that turns glossy purple in winter. It produces medium-blue flowers in late winter and early spring, providing early color in gardens. This plant is evergreen and attracts butterflies, making it a valuable addition to both sunny and lightly shaded areas.
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Erica'
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Erica' is a North Carolina native plant that serves as a superb vertical accent in perennial borders. It emerges in spring and grows to about 30 inches in height, with 10-inch tall spikes of pinky-purple flowers in mid-summer. This plant is native to bogs and moist slopes, requiring an even moisture supply to thrive. It attracts butterflies and adds a striking vertical element to garden designs.
Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue'
Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' is a perennial known for its lavender blue spikes that bloom from mid-summer through frost. This plant is rabbit-resistant and attracts butterflies, making it a great choice for pollinator gardens. Its long blooming period and vibrant color add continuous interest to sunny garden beds.
Digitalis 'Panther'
Digitalis 'Panther' is a hardy perennial with rosy purple blooms and purple and white speckled throats. Its scalloped trumpet-shaped flowers attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. This plant tolerates coastal conditions and thrives in full sun, requiring well-drained soil and moderate moisture. It grows up to 2 feet tall and spreads 24-30 inches wide, making it a vibrant addition to sunny garden areas.
Digitalis obscura
Digitalis obscura, native to Spain and Morocco, is a woody perennial known for its high toxicity and medicinal use in heart regulation. It features amber to copper-colored flowers and narrow, linear evergreen leaves that turn purple in winter. This drought-tolerant plant thrives in dry, open woods, often on limestone, and is resistant to deer and rabbits, making it suitable for rock gardens.