Ratibida columnifera 'Red Midget'

'Red Midget' Mexican Hat Plant has unusual flowers with drooping orange red petals surrounding the 2" elongated green brown central cones. The habit is open and airy, with fine green leaves. The bloom period is mid to late summer, blooming often into fall. Butterflies love Ratibida, and it is especially effective planted in masses. 'Red Midget' is dry site tolerant and occurs naturally in prairies and meadows.

H: 18 Inches  ·   S: 16 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Ratibida pinnata

Prairie Coneflower is a very versatile prairie native, thriving in a wide variety of soil types and moisture levels. Ratibida pinnata blooms from July to September, producing a wealth of deep yellow coneflowers with reflexed petals and prominent brown cones. The mature seeds are an excellent food source for finches, so leave the tall stalks standing into fall. This is a hard working perennial for the back of mixed borders or for massing in meadows.

H: 48 Inches  ·   S: 24 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Rhexia virginica

Meadow Beauty, also known as Handsome Harry, is in the same family as tropical Tibouchina, but it is a hardy native of the Northeast. The bright rose-pink flowers bloom from July to September, held in clumps above the hairy interesting leaves. Rhexia performs best in moist and wet locations, which is where we first saw this on the High Line in NYC. Patrick Cullina first showed it to us.

H: 18 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink'

'Blaauw's Pink' Azalea becomes covered with large salmon-pink hose-in-hose flowers in late spring. A very hardy standby for Northern gardens. A Gable Hybrid and evergreen.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Cannons Double'

Rhododendron 'Conversation Piece'

'Conversation Piece' Azalea produces very large pink flowers with splotches of red and white coloring over compact evergreen foliage in mid to late May. Its dwarf habit is combined with excellent cold hardiness. Bred by Robert Gartrell at his New Jersey home named 'Robin Hill', from whence come many fine compact Azaleas.

H: 2 Feet  ·   S: 2 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley White'

'Delaware Valley White' Azalea has white flowers in May, over light green fuzzy leaves. A Glenn Dale hybrid from Maryland, evergreen.

H: 5 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Lily'

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Twist'

Rhododendron Encore® Autumn Amethyst®

2" rosy purple flowers above dark green evergreen foliage in both late spring and early fall. Winter foliage takes on shades of burgundy and purple.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron Encore® Autumn Embers™ PP10581

Autumn Embers™ Hybrid Azalea ('Conleb') is one of the hardiest of this exciting group of fall blooming evergreen Azaleas. The flowers start in July and continue through the fall. The large blooms are a deep orange-red in both single and semi-double forms. The habit is low growing and tight, with dark green disease-resistant leaves. From the breeding work of Robert Lee and introduced by Flowerwood Nursery of Mobile, Alabama.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron Encore® Autumn Rouge® PP10438

Large semi-double reddish pink flowers displayed on green evergreen foliage in both late spring and early fall. Best if protected from winter winds and sun.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron Encore® Autumn Royalty® PP10580

Autumn Royalty® Hybrid Azalea ('Conlec') produces enormous magenta-purple booms from July through fall. The habit is tight but upright, with dark green evergreen foliage. Rhododendron Encore® Autumn Royalty® was voted "Azalea of the Year" by the American Rhododendron Society.

H: 5 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron Encore® Autumn Ruby®

Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'

Rhododendron 'Gibraltar' produces large trusses of brilliant orange flowers in May. The large ruffled flowers have a faint fragrance, and are breathtakingly vivid. A deciduous Knap Hill Azalea hybrid.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Girard Crimson'

'Girard Crimson' Azalea blooms in May, with 2 1/2" crimson flowers over compact dark green evergreen foliage. Its leaves take on shades of burgundy in winter, adding another season to its beauty. From the extensive breeding work by Girard Nurseries in Geneva, Ohio.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Girard Pleasant White'

'Pleasant White' Azalea has large bright white flowers over deep green evergreen foliage. The flowers open in late spring and cover the plant. Hybridized in Ohio by Girard Nurseries, the producer of so many beautiful and hardy Azaleas and Rhododendrons.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 2 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Girard Renee Michelle'

'Renee Michelle' Azalea comes from the prolific hybridizing work of Girard Nurseries in Ohio, and is a beautiful compact evergreen Azalea. The flowers are large and a good clean pink in late spring, over glossy dark green foliage. An added beauty is the fall and winter color, when leaves take on shades of reddish-purple. The winter hardiness is excellent, as Dr. Michael Dirr found in his Illinois winter garden.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Golden Lights'

Rhododendron 'Gumpo Pink'

'Gumpo Pink' Azalea has large soft salmon pink flowers in June over tiny green foliage. The flowers look much bigger than you would expect for the leaf size. A Satsuki hybrid from Japan. Evergreen.

H: 2 Feet  ·   S: 2 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron 'Gumpo White'

'Gumpo White' Azalea has large white flowers in June over tiny green foliage. When in bloom, the foliage is obscured by the white blooms. A Satsuki hybrid from Japan. Evergreen.

H: 2 Feet  ·   S: 2 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron 'Hino-Crimson'

Single crimson-red flowers in May over compact, shiny green foliage which turns an attractive bronze in winter. 'Hino-Crimson' Azalea is a Kurume hybrid. Evergreen.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Rhododendron 'Klondyke'

'Klondyke' Azalea produces large deep yellow flower trusses in May on the ends of the upright branches. The new foliage starts in shades of bronze, turning rapidly to a medium green. The habit of 'Klondyke' Azalea is upright and compact. It originated as one of the Knap Hill hybrids.

H: 6 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Rhododendron 'Lady Robin of Robin Hill'