Growing up to 3m (10ft) or more in height when flowering, these beautiful plants produce tall spires with large scented blooms in early summer. The mid to dark green heart-shaped leaves form attractive hosta-like rosettes on immature plants.
This clump-formng evergreen perennial has light green leaves about 8 inches long. Bears slender orange-brown flower spikes in late spring. Height and spread is 6 inches.
Short-lived, cornflower-like perennial with clumps of linear, grass-like hairy leaves up to 12 inches long. In mid-summer to autumn, bears blue to lilac-blue flowerheads 2 inches across, with darker centers. Combines well with echinacea, grasses and hemerocallis.
This vigorous mat-forming perennial has white or silver leaves and produces cymes of star-shaped white flowers in late spring and summer. Height 2-3 inches; spread indefinite.
The broadly strap-shaped grey green leaves emerge in spring and die back as the flowers umbels mature and the blooms open in summer. The attractive seed heads persist in the garden or may be cut for dried arrangements.
Clump-forming perennial with rounded, sharply lobed, light green leaves up to 36 inches across. Bears plume-like panicles of many tiny creamy white flowers in early and midsummer.
