Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Plant Height:

To 1 foot tall

Zones:

4-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Charming, diminutive forget-me-nots are delicate plants with beautiful little blue flowers. While they do come in pinks and...read more >

Plant with : Wild ginger, Columbine, Bleeding heart, Corydalis

Light:

Sun

Plant Height:

10 inches-5 feet tall

Zones:

6-11

Plant Type:

Annual,Perennial

Like so many grasses, fountaingrass is spectacular when backlit by the rising or setting sun. Named for its especially graceful...read more >

Plant with : Daylily, False sunflower, Dahlia

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Zones:

8-11

Plant Type:

Annual,Perennial,Bulb

This wonderfully colorful, old-fashioned plant is easy to grow and great for a child's garden. Four o'clock earns its name...read more >

Plant with : Cosmos, Flowering tobacco, Petunia

Light:

Part Sun

Plant Height:

1-5 feet tall

Zones:

3-8

Plant Type:

Perennial

The tall spires of a stand of foxglove, rising up in the garden in early summer, is a sight to behold. Most are biennials, that...read more >

Plant with : Lady's mantle, Hosta, Periwinkle

Light:

Sun,Part Sun,Shade

Plant Height:

1-6 feet tall

Zones:

8-10

Plant Type:

Annual,Perennial

Exotic fuchsia is a fascinating flower, with lovely hanging lanternlike flowers in magentas, pinks, purples, and whites. If...read more >

Plant with : Browallia, Dichondra, Impatiens

Light:

Sun

Plant Height:

To 2 feet tall

Zones:

4-8

Plant Type:

Perennial,Herb

Garlic chives add a mild zing to soups, meats, and other dishes. The herb tastes a bit more like garlic than chives or onions,...read more >

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Plant Height:

18-36 inches tall

Zones:

3-8

Plant Type:

Perennial

Gas plant bears wands of cupped pink or white flowers on shining dark green foliage in mid- to late spring. When in bloom, it's...read more >

Plant with : Peony, Iris, Daylily

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Plant Height:

2-6 feet tall

Zones:

6-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Delicate and airy, gaura is known as 'Whirling Butterflies', inspired by its dainty, dancing butterflylike flowers. It has long...read more >

Plant with : Phlox, Peony, Salvia

Light:

Sun

Plant Height:

To 1 foot tall

Zones:

8-10

Plant Type:

Annual,Perennial

This tough plant endures poor soil, baked conditions, and drought beautifully and still produces bold-color, daisylike flowers...read more >

Plant with : California poppy, Lisianthus, Pentas

Light:

Sun,Part Sun,Shade

Plant Height:

3 inches to 5 feet tall

Zones:

3-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Gentians are the inspiration for the name of a color: gentian blue. Their star-shape trumpet flowers are usually the deepest,...read more >

Plant with : Basket-of-gold, Turtlehead, Blue oat grass