IRIS - there are so many different varieties of this plant to choose from, they are very easy to grow, multiply fast, and make a good ground cover
LAMIUM MACULATUM 'WHITE NANCY' (deadnettle) - height 4", spreading ground cover plants with silvery-white foliage and white flowers, shade to part shade
LIATRIS SPICATA (gay feather or blazing star) - height 2-3', stiff spikes available with lavender or white blooms, excellent cut flowers, attractive to butterflies, need a good grouping for best effect, full sun, rather than buying potted plants, you can purchase these as bulbs to save money
LILIUM 'STARGAZER' (oriental lily) - height 2', reddish-pink flower blooming in late spring, very pretty flower but only blooms about a week, sun or part shade, available as bulbs also
LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS - height 3' but miniature plants are also available, available in a variety of colors, blooms late spring to early sumer, gorgeous plants with and without blooms, they do best with some shade, attractive to butterflies
MONARDA DIDYMA 'GARDENVIEW SCARLET' (bee balm) - height 3', sun or part shade, scarlet to light pink flowers in June, attractive to hummingbirds and bees
MONARDA DIDYMA 'PANORAMA' (bee balm) - height 2 1/2-3', sun or part shade, scarlet to light pink flowers in June, attractive to hummingbirds and bees
NARCISSI 'PEEPING TOM' (rockgarden daffodil) - these are dwarf yellow daffodils with extra long ruffle-edged cups, perhaps 10" tall, full sun or part shade, blooms April or May
NARCISSI 'SALOME' (daffodil) - height 14', white flowers with pale yellow large cups that bloom in March or April, sun or part sun
NARCISSI CYCLAMINEUS 'JETFIRE' (daffodil) - height 8", canary yellow flowers with orange cups, blooms in April or May, full sun
OENOTHERA MISSOURIENSIS (evening primrose) - height 8", yellow flowers that open in the evening, full sun, plants tend to sprawl and not a very reliable bloomer
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