American Beauties Native Plants® Archives - Page 13 of 25

Claire Grace Wild Bergamot

Prolific blooms for over 8 weeks in summer, these enormous, soft lavender flowers attract butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds. Its foliage is fragrant and extremely tolerant to powdery mildew and, […]

Jacob Cline Bee Balm

Easy to grow and aggressive, this fragrant foliaged selection will stake out a block of space in any sunny to partially sunny garden and deliver beauty in the form of […]

Raspberry Wine Beebalm

Wine red flowers open from buds that resemble raspberries. A stunning and long flowering perennial that makes a great cut flower and the petals are edible. The flowers’ sweet nectar […]

Blue Stocking Bee Balm

If native insects could personally thank you, they would be lining up at your door after you planted ‘Blue Stocking’ in your garden. There is just no better summer nectar […]

Bishop’s-cap

This subtlety spectacular species is in its element in moist, shady gardens featuring foliage that best resembles Heuchera, forming a basal mound. Slender stalks rise above the foliage bearing very […]

Virginia Bluebells

A signature native woodland plant, this selection is a must for its incredible show of early season color and its strong native critter virtues. Foliage emerges early, just as the […]

Wild Mint

Fast spreading and easy to grow, this highly aromatic plant flows across the garden with horizontal stems holding deep green leaves. Its considerable bloom of small white, pink or lavender […]

Ostrich Fern

Regal in its upright, vase shaped form, Ostrich Fern provides a commanding presence in the American Beauties garden. With its soft, green-gray, delicate fronds, this plant also introduces a touchability […]

False Solomon’s Seal

A unique form that features clumps of unbranched stems that gracefully arch to create a delightful garden fountain of oval green foliage. Feathery, creamy white flowers are borne at the […]

Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia

M. virginiana is not the most well known native but ‘Moonglow’ may be a selection that changes all that. Vigorous growing and disease resistant, ‘Moonglow’ has big, deep green foliage […]