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Cavano's Perennials.

Native perennials, ferns and grasses from Kingsville, Maryland. About three of every four plants Cavano's grows are natives, and they have been growing since 1972.

Blue False Indigo, GallonPerennial Baptisia australisBlue False Indigo, GallonPlant it once. It outlives the fence. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Purple ConeflowerPerennial Echinacea purpureaPurple ConeflowerBlooms all summer. Asks for nothing. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Brown-eyed Susan 'Blackjack Gold'Sold out · notify me Rudbeckia trilobaBrown-eyed Susan 'Blackjack Gold'Hundreds of small daisies. Not an exaggeration. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Spotted Bee BalmSold out · notify me Monarda punctataSpotted Bee BalmOdd-looking flowers. Every bee in town. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Aromatic Aster 'October Skies'Perennial Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumAromatic Aster 'October Skies'Saves its best for last. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Blanket Flower 'Goblin'Perennial Gaillardia × grandifloraBlanket Flower 'Goblin'Red, yellow, and blooming until frost. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 FoamflowerPerennial Tiarella cordifoliaFoamflowerShade's answer to a spring flower show. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Tickseed 'Jethro Tull'Perennial CoreopsisTickseed 'Jethro Tull'Fluted petals. No flute solo required. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Azure SagePerennial Salvia azureaAzure SageSky blue, late, and a little floppy. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Prairie Blazing StarPerennial Liatris pycnostachyaPrairie Blazing StarPurple spikes. Butterflies line up. Full sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Clustered Mountain MintPerennial Pycnanthemum muticumClustered Mountain MintA bee magnet that needs elbow room. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Cedar Sage 'Prairie Fire'Perennial Salvia roemerianaCedar Sage 'Prairie Fire'A hummingbird stop, under a foot tall. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 7–10 Anise Hyssop 'Blue Fortune'Perennial Agastache × hybridaAnise Hyssop 'Blue Fortune'Smells like licorice. The bees agree. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 YarrowPerennial Achillea millefoliumYarrowFeathery leaves. Flat white flowers. No drama. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Purple Love GrassGrass Eragrostis spectabilisPurple Love GrassA purple haze at ankle height. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Lesser CalamintPerennial Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepetaLesser CalamintA cloud of flowers with a buzz. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Russian Sage 'Little Spire'Perennial Salvia yangiiRussian Sage 'Little Spire'Russian sage that stays in its lane. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Cardinal FlowerSold out · notify me Lobelia cardinalisCardinal FlowerRed enough to stop hummingbirds midair. Sun to part sunLots of water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Sweet GoldenrodPerennial Solidago odoraSweet GoldenrodNot your allergies. Blame the ragweed. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–9 False Sunflower 'Summer Nights'Perennial Heliopsis helianthoidesFalse Sunflower 'Summer Nights'Sunflower color on burgundy stems. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Water AvensPerennial Geum rivaleWater AvensNodding bells for the wet spot. Sun to part sunLots of water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Great Blue Lobelia, GallonPerennial Lobelia siphiliticaGreat Blue Lobelia, GallonCardinal flower's easygoing blue cousin. Sun to part sunLots of water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Golden RagwortPerennial Packera aureaGolden RagwortSpring gold for the wet, shady spot. Sun to part sunLots of water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Stokes' Aster 'Honeysong Purple'Sold out · notify me Stokesia laevisStokes' Aster 'Honeysong Purple'Big frilly flowers on a short plant. Full sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Hoary Mountain MintPerennial Pycnanthemum incanumHoary Mountain MintEvery pollinator in the county, one plant. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Virginia Mountain MintPerennial Pycnanthemum virginianumVirginia Mountain MintNarrow leaves, white buttons, a lot of bees. Full sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–7 Hairy Mountain MintPerennial Pycnanthemum pilosumHairy Mountain MintMinty, fuzzy, and swarming with bees. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy'Sold out · notify me HylotelephiumStonecrop 'Autumn Joy'Looks good in every season, including winter. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Rough Coneflower 'Sundance'Perennial Rudbeckia grandifloraRough Coneflower 'Sundance'Black-eyed Susan, with longer legs. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–8 Golden AlexandersPerennial Zizia aureaGolden AlexandersSwallowtail nursery, with flowers. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Garden Phlox 'Dark Pink'Perennial PhloxGarden Phlox 'Dark Pink'Short phlox. Big pink heads. Full sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Tufted Hair Grass 'Goldtau'Grass Deschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair Grass 'Goldtau'A cloud of gold over a tidy tuft. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Soft RushSold out · notify me Juncus effususSoft RushWet feet? It's thrilled. Sun to part sunLots of water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Clary Sage 'Vatican Pink'Perennial Salvia sclarea var. turkestanicaClary Sage 'Vatican Pink'One year of leaves, then the show. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Spanish FoxglovePerennial Digitalis thapsiSpanish FoxgloveThe foxglove that likes it dry. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Hosta 'Guacamole'Perennial HostaHosta 'Guacamole'Avocado in the middle, darker outside. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Foxglove 'Apricot Beauty'Perennial Digitalis purpureaFoxglove 'Apricot Beauty'Apricot spires. Bumblebees not included. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Woodland Phlox 'May Breeze', GallonPerennial Phlox divaricataWoodland Phlox 'May Breeze', GallonSpring in the shade, and it smells good. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–7 Lady's MantlePerennial Alchemilla mollisLady's MantleHolds raindrops like it's showing off. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Hosta 'August Moon'Perennial HostaHosta 'August Moon'Chartreuse in spring, gold by August. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Leadwort, GallonPerennial Ceratostigma plumbaginoidesLeadwort, GallonBlue flowers, red leaves, same week. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Hosta 'Francee'Perennial HostaHosta 'Francee'The classic white-edged hosta. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Japanese Sedge 'Ice Dance'Grass Carex morrowiiJapanese Sedge 'Ice Dance'Evergreen stripes for the shady side. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 5–9 MulleinPerennial Verbascum roripifoliumMulleinA pale yellow cloud on wire. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–8 Purple Prairie CloverPerennial Dalea purpureaPurple Prairie CloverBlooms in rings, bottom to top. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 3–8 Hardy BegoniaPerennial Begonia grandisHardy BegoniaLooks tropical. Winters outside anyway. Part sun to shadeLots of water $21.99 Zones 6–9 Smooth AsterPerennial Symphyotrichum laeveSmooth AsterBlue flowers when everything else quits. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 4–8 Hardy Ice PlantSucculent Delosperma sutherlandiiHardy Ice PlantThrives where the hose doesn't reach. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 6–10 Artichoke AgaveSucculent Agave parryi ssp. truncataArtichoke AgaveAn artichoke that bites back. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 6–9 Hosta 'Curly Fries'Perennial HostaHosta 'Curly Fries'Named exactly right. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Mini Skirt'Perennial HostaHosta 'Mini Skirt'Five inches tall, all ruffles. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Silly String'Perennial HostaHosta 'Silly String'Narrow, wavy leaves in a low tangle. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Fire Island'Perennial HostaHosta 'Fire Island'Yellow leaves, red stems, no subtlety. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Praying Hands'Perennial HostaHosta 'Praying Hands'Stands up straight. Unusual, for a hosta. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hens and ChicksSucculent SempervivumHens and ChicksThe mother plant multiplies. You do nothing. Sun to part sunLow water $10.99 Zones 4–8 Hosta 'Dream Queen'Perennial HostaHosta 'Dream Queen'Blue leaves with a cream center. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Cameo'Perennial HostaHosta 'Cameo'A miniature with a cream border. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Island Breeze'Perennial HostaHosta 'Island Breeze'Gold center, green edge, red stems. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Hosta 'Wiggles and Squiggles'Perennial HostaHosta 'Wiggles and Squiggles'Every leaf looks like it got a perm. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Leadwort, QuartPerennial Ceratostigma plumbaginoidesLeadwort, QuartBlue flowers, red leaves, same week. Sun to part sunAverage water $13.99 Zones 5–9 Hosta 'Party Streamers'Perennial HostaHosta 'Party Streamers'A fountain of narrow, wavy leaves. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Mullein 'Snow Maiden'Perennial VerbascumMullein 'Snow Maiden'White spires, taller than you. Full sunAverage water $13.99 Zones 5–9 Russian SagePerennial Salvia yangiiRussian SageSilver, blue, and indifferent to drought. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'Perennial HostaHosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'Small, round and very hard to dislike. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–8 Aromatic Aster 'Raydon's Favorite'Sold out · notify me Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumAromatic Aster 'Raydon's Favorite'The last bloom of the year. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Tassel FernFern Polystichum polyblepharumTassel FernEvergreen, glossy, ignored by deer. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 5–8 Alpine CatchflyPerennial Lychnis alpinaAlpine CatchflyTiny, pink, and happiest in gravel. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 4–8 Garden Phlox 'Soft Pink'Perennial Phlox paniculataGarden Phlox 'Soft Pink'Old-fashioned phlox, minus the tall flop. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Queen Victoria Agave 'Porcupine'Succulent Agave victoriae-reginaeQueen Victoria Agave 'Porcupine'Small, slow and geometric. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 7–10 Mangave 'Iron Man'Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Iron Man'The big one. Built like its name. Sun to part sunLow water $13.99 Zones 8–11 Blue False Indigo, 3.25" potSold out · notify me Baptisia australisBlue False Indigo, 3.25" potPlant it once. It outlives the fence. Sun to part sunLow water $10.99 Zones 3–9 Japanese Sedge 'Evergold'Grass Carex oshimensisJapanese Sedge 'Evergold'Gold stripes for the shade. Part sun to shadeAverage water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Mangave 'Frosted Elegance'Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Frosted Elegance'Looks expensive. Asks for very little. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 9–11 Mangave 'Mission to Mars'Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Mission to Mars'Red, as the name promised. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 8–10 Agave 'Black Widow'Succulent Agave schidigeraAgave 'Black Widow'Spiky, hairy and on your side. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 8–10 Mangave 'Praying Hands'Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Praying Hands'Folded leaves. Fits a small pot. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 9–11 Agave 'Royal Flush'Succulent Agave schidigeraAgave 'Royal Flush'Green, cream and slightly armed. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 8–10 Mangave 'Blazing Saddles'Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Blazing Saddles'Small rosette. Loud spots. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 9–11 Great Blue Lobelia, QuartPerennial Lobelia siphiliticaGreat Blue Lobelia, QuartCardinal flower's easygoing blue cousin. Sun to part sunLots of water $13.99 Zones 4–9 Woodland Phlox 'May Breeze', QuartPerennial Phlox divaricataWoodland Phlox 'May Breeze', QuartSpring in the shade, and it smells good. Part sun to shadeAverage water $13.99 Zones 3–7