|
| Common name | Scientific name | Life cycle | Flower color | Height | Exposure | Comments |
| Aster | Aster spp. | Perennial | Blue, pink, violet, white | 12 to 48" | Sun | Late summer, fall; well drained soil |
| Black cohosh | Cimicifuga racemosa | Perennial | White | 4 to 8' | Partial shade | Flowers in summer |
| Butterfly weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Perennial | Orange, red, yellow | 24 to 36" | Sun | Flowers spring, summer; well drained soil |
| Cabbage, Flowering | Brassica oleracea capitata | Annual | Red to white, marbled | 8 to 14" | Sun | Fall to spring (foliage); low drought tolerance |
| Cleome | Cleome hasslerana | Annual | Pink, purple, white | 36 to 72" | Sun | Summer to early fall; moderate drought tolerance |
| Daisy, Gloriosa | Rudbeckia hirta 'Gloriosa' | Annual | Orange, red, yellow | 24 to 30" | Sun to partial shade | |
| Everlasting pea | Lathyrus spp. | Perennial | Pink, red, white, lavender | 4 to 8' | Sun | Native; flowers in summer |
| False foxglove | Aureolaria flava | Perennial | Yellow | 24 to 36" | Partial shade | Native; flowers in summer |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | Perennial | Purple, white | 24 to 60" | Partial shade | Moist; well drained soil |
| Gas plant | Dictamnus albus | Perennial | White | 36 to 48" | Sun | Early summer |
| Goldenrod | Solidago spp.; S. hybrids | Perennial | Gold, yellow | 18 to 72" | Sun | Flowers late summer to fall; well drained soil |
| Hollyhock | Alcea rosea | Perennial | Apricot, pink, purple, white, yellow | 24 to 60" | Sun | Flowers spring to fall; well drained soil |
| Indian paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Annual or biennial | Red orange | 12 to 18" | Sun | Flowers in spring |
| Mallow | Hibiscus spp. | Perennial | Pink, white | 3 to 6' | Sun to partial shade | Flowers summer to fall; prefers moist to damp soil |
| Milkweed | Asclepias spp. | Perennial | Pink, white | 3 to 6' | Sun | Prefers moist soil |
| Nasturtium | Tropacolum majus | Annual | Orange, pink, red, speckled, yellow, white | 12" | Sun to partial shade | Flowers late spring to early fall |
| Pansy | Viola x wittrockiana | Annual | Blue, purple, white, yellow | 8 to 12" | Sun to partial shade | Flowers early spring, fall, winter; low drought tolerance |
| Pearly everlasting | Anaphilis spp. | Perennial | Grayish white | 12" | Sun | Flowers late summer |
| Pussy toes | Antennaria solitaria | Perennial | White to silver | 2 to 6" | Partial shade to shade | Flowers in spring; native |
| Queen Ann's Lace | Daucus carota | Biennial | White | 3 to 6' | Sun to partial shade | Flowers summer to fall |
| Snapdragon | Antirrhinum majus | Annual | Lavender, orange, pink, red, yellow, white | 6 to 36" | Sun to partial shade | Spring to early summer, fall; low drought tolerance |
| Snow on the mountain | Euphorbia marginata | Annual | White bracts | 18 to 24" | Sun to partial shade | Flowers in summer; high drought tolerance |
| Sunflower | Helianthus spp. | Annual | Gold, red-brown, yellow | 12 to 108" | Sun | Moderate to high drought tolerance |
| Sweet alyssum | Lobularia martima | Annual | Purple, red, white | 3 to 10" | Sun to partial shade | Flowers spring to early fall; low drought tolerance |
| Thistle | Cirsium spp. | Biennial | Purple, lilac, pink | 1 to 5' | Sun | Native; flowers summer to fall |
| Toadflax | Linaria maroccana | Annual | Bronze, orange, pink, red, white, yellow | 12 to 24" | Sun | Spring flowering; moderate drought tolerance |
| Turtlehead | Chelone lyonii | Perennial | White, pink, rose purple | 2 to 4' | Sun to partial shade | Flowers summer, fall; rich, moist soil |
| Violet | Viola spp. | Perennial | Purple, white | 4 to 8" | Sun to shade | Native; flowers in spring |
| Wallflower | Cheiranthus cheiri | Annual | Yellow, orange, brown | 1 to 2' | Sun | Flowers spring to summer; prefers a cool moist location |
Prepared by: Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist
© 2002-2005 NC State University
Images © by Erv Evans
