The Most Popular North American Native Perennials in Zone 8

Milkweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 15 varieties. Milkweeds are essential monarch host plants as well as rich nectar sources.

Coneflower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 190 varieties. Prominent cones support pollinators, then leave seed heads that feed birds.

Black-eyed Susan

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 31 varieties. Dark-centered gold daisies create a durable bridge from summer into fall.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 132 varieties. From creeping mats to tall fragrant panicles, phlox fills several garden layers.

Blanket Flower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. Warm, banded daisies keep flowering through heat that slows many perennials.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 39 varieties. Daisy flowers extend the border season and offer late forage for insects.

American Aster

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. North American asters provide essential late nectar in clouds of small daisies.

Lupine

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 40 varieties. Palm-shaped leaves and dense flower spires bring bold meadow structure.

Beardtongue

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 49 varieties. Tubular flowers rise above tidy foliage and supply nectar in lean, sunny soil.

Coral Bells

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 180 varieties. Scalloped foliage supplies season-long color in shades few perennials can match.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 258 varieties. Sword-like leaves and intricate flowers give beds a strong architectural rhythm.

Violet / Pansy

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 35 varieties. Small, expressive flowers bring early color and often seed into charming colonies.

Joe Pye Weed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 28 varieties. Broad, nectar-rich flower clusters crown tall stems in moist late-season borders.

Wild Buckwheat

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 5 varieties. Its representative is notable for being North American native and dry-spell tolerant.

Turtlehead

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 6 varieties. Turtle-shaped flowers add late color to moist soil and streamside plantings.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 52 varieties. Small flower clusters on airy stems add nectar without visually crowding a border.

Pussytoes

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 2 varieties. Its representative is notable for being North American native and dry-spell tolerant.

Golden Alexanders

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 1 variety. Its representative is notable for being North American native and usually passed over by deer.

False Indigo

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 38 varieties. Shrub-like clumps carry lupine-shaped flowers, then ornamental charcoal seedpods.

Sedge

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 88 varieties. Sedges offer an exceptional range of textures for weaving through difficult sites.