Plants

Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' [sold as Tomato Soup Coneflower]

[Tomato Soup Coneflower]

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' [sold as All Gold Japanese Forest Grass]

[All Gold Japanese Forest Grass]

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Summer Sun' [sold as Summer Sun Rough Sunflower]

[Summer Sun False Sunflower]

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minerva'

[Minerva Rose of Sharon]

Minerva Rose of Sharon blooms in early summer featuring showy flowers that appear lavender with a pink hue and red eye.

Hydrangea arborescens

[Smooth Hydrangea]

The Smooth Hydrangea is an Indiana native found along woodlands and waterways with rocky soils. The flowers of Hydrangea arborescens can be large and heavy, bending stems to the ground. Best used in a shady area or along foundations of buildings for some support. This plant often gets cut back hard to the ground in late winter to maintain a neat look and to promote vigorous flowering the following summer. Hydrangea arborescens is a fast…

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Robert' [sold as Let's Dance Moonlight™]

[Let's Dance Moonlight Bigleaf Hydrangea]

Let's Dance Moonlight Bigleaf Hydrangea is a mophead cultivar that reblooms throughout the late summer months (July-September). Slightly more compact than the straight species, Let's Dance Moonlight cultivar typically grows 2 to 3' in height and in width. Like most of hydrangeas, flower color depends on the acidity of the soil (blue for more acidic and pink for more basic soils). Best use of this shrub would be in mass plantings.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell '

[Bombshell Panicle Hydragea]

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane' [sold as Little Lime®]

[Little Lime Hydrangea]

Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Quick Fire'

[Little Quick Fire Panicle Hydrangea]

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Gatsby Moon'

[Gatsby Moon Oakleaf Hydrangea]

Gatsby Moon Oakleaf Hydrangea is has double flowers that as the shrub matures fade from a creamy white to a light green color.