Inner Garden Plants
Summersweet
A woody shrub bush with pink flowers. Grows to be 5-6 ft.
red osier dogwood
Large shrub with white blossoms. Grows to be 6-10 ft.
blue flag iris
Lavender and blue flows with narrow grass-like leaves. Suggested ~4 plants per garden. Grows to 2-4 ft.
joe pye weed
Purple flowers that attract butterflies. Suggested 2 plants. 3-5 ft tall.
astibles
Red, purple, pink, or white perennials that come back year after year. 3 plants. 1-3 ft tall.
daylilies
Assorted colors that can bloom throughout the season when planting a variety of early, midseason, and late varieties. 5 plants. Assorted heights.
rhondodendrons
Woody bushes with colorful flowers that prefer partial sun and are cold-hardy. 2-4 ft tall and wide.
winterberry
Crops of red berries. Must plant one male and one female for proper pollination. 3-5 ft tall.
cardinal flower
Rich, watermelon-red flowers that can be grown in sun or partial. They are hardy plants that can rebloom up to four times. <2 ft tall.
pink turtlehead
Deep pink to rose-purple, 2-petaled flowers with deep yellow hairs on their lower lip. Needs direct sunlight at least 6 hours a day. 2-4 ft tall.
purple meadow rue
Clumps of lacy, fine, purple flowers that make good, showy cuts (especially the male plants). 2-3 ft tall.