Northeast
No. 1
Butterfly weed(Asclepias tuberosa)
USDA Hardiness Zones:4 to 9
Size:3 feet improbable and 1 foot astray
weather condition : Full sun ; fertile , well - drained soil
The monarch butterfly coquette and I ca n’t live without this North America indigene . I love how it adds zing to otherwise blasé perimeter with its lucent orangish peak bunch .
2. ‘Grosso’ lavender(Lavandulaintermedia‘Grosso’)
Zones:5 to 8
Size:2 feet tall and wide
condition : Full sun ; well - drained grunge
3. ‘Jelena’ witch hazel(Hamamelisintermedia‘Jelena’)
Zones:5 to 9
Size : Up to 12 animal foot tall and wide
Conditions : Full sunshine to partial shade ; moist , fertile , well - drain , slightly acidulous to neutral soil
4. Profusion series zinnias(ZinniaProfusion series)
Zones : Annual
Size:12 to 18 column inch tall and wide
5.Lesser calamint(Calamintha nepeta)
Size:18 inches tall and up to 3 feet wide
condition : Full sun to fond ghost ; moist , well - drained soil
6. ‘Virgin’ coneflower(Echinacea purpurea‘Virgin’)
Zones:3 to 9
Size:2 feet marvelous and 18 inch wide
7. Cardoon(Cynara cardunculus)
Zones:7 to 10
Size:6 to 8 feet tall and 4 ft wide
8. ‘Bright Lights’ Swiss chard(Beta vulgaris‘Bright Lights’)
Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; moist , prolific , well - drain soil
9. Blue anise sage(Salvia guaranitica)
Size:5 foot tall and 2 feet wide
10. Peppermint-scented geranium(Pelargonium tomentosum)
Zones:8 to 10
Size : Up to 3 animal foot improbable and wide
Photos , except where note : Michelle Gervais ; Bill Johnson ; Jennifer Benner ; www.millettephotomedia.com ; author , courtesy of Gail Read
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Kristin Greenis an interpretive horticulturist at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Kristin Greenis an interpretive horticulturist at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum in Bristol, Rhode Island.
