If you’re looking for a plant to give you multi seasonal interest in that consistently moist area in your garden, look no further than Ironweed. In Spring, this perennial emerges with strong stalks that form a bush-like appearance with all of its narrow foliage, which gives it an amazing presence from Spring through Summer. End of the Summer going into Fall, this plant gets covered in hundreds if not thousands of these purple flowers that adorn the plant going all the way through October. Then as Fall transitions into Winter, you get another added attraction as all of these leaves take on a beautiful purple color before falling off. Through the winter, these seedheads will stay on and feed many different types of insects and birds alike. There aren’t too many flowers that get this vibrant of a purple color, especially at this time of the year. This is why Ironweed is the perfect addition to your Fall garden! Ironweed is in the genus Vernonia, which includes many species. Here at Bountiful Gardens, you can find New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis), Narrowleaf Ironweed (Vernonia lettermanii) and Sandhill Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia). The main differences between the three species of Ironweed we carry are as follows: Narrowleaf Ironweed gets between 24-36” tall and wide, and prefers drier to average soils. Sandhill Ironweed gets between 2-4’ tall and 2-3’ wide, and refers drier to droughty soils. Lastly, we have New York Ironweed, which gets between 2-9’ tall and 2-4’ wide. This one prefers moist soils and can even handle standing water! We’re lucky enough to have a native meadow right behind our Ewing location, allowing us to check out all of these amazing perennials at their peak form. Just look at the Ironweed Ike found—it’s massive!! Ironweed is a great addition to your perennial garden. As its name suggests, its stems are super strong, making it a great feature plant for the back of a garden that won’t get knocked over by wind. Medicinally, it’s been used for cramps, aches and pains, and even as a blood cleanse by using the leaves in a tea. And since the stems are so strong, it’s been used as bedding and for basket weaving! Ironweed is such a gorgeous plant with so much to offer any landscape—don’t miss out on adding it to your garden this season! 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #Gardening #Landscaping #Ironweed #Vernonia #NewYorkIronweed #Perennials #FlowerGarden #nativeplants

Think the Black-Eyed Susan is just a basic gas station flower? Think again! Welcome to the Rudbeckia Revolution. Today, we are breaking down the wild history, the towering 8-foot natives, and the gorgeous designer cultivars that will completely transform your late-summer garden. Plus, we look at the brand-new "Franken-Flower" botanical miracle: Echibeckia! 📍 Visit us in-store at Bountiful Gardens to shop all the varieties featured in this video and upgrade your landscape today! 🌿 VARIETIES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: - Rudbeckia hirta & Rudbeckia fulgida - Rudbeckia laciniata (Cutleaf Coneflower) & Rudbeckia maxima (Great Coneflower) - 'American Gold Rush' & 'Glitters Like Gold' (Fungus-resistant upgrades to 'Goldsturm') - 'Henry Eilers' & 'Little Henry' (Quilled starburst petals) - 'Little Gold Star,’ ‘Sweet as Honey,’ & 'Viette’s Little Suzy' (Dwarf borders) - Echibeckia Summerina Series: 'Sugar Shake', 'Suns Up', 'Blazing Fire', 'Sizzling Sunset', & 'Sunreef' ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Gas Station Flower Hook 0:40 - Snakebites & Swedes: The History of Rudbeckia 1:40 - Toughest Native Legends (Dr. Seuss Plants!) 2:51 - How to support our channel 3:06 - Designer Cultivars (Stop Planting Goldsturm!) 4:46 - The Echibeckia Miracle (Coneflower + Rudbeckia Hybrid) 6:02 - Feeding Winter Birds & Ecological Benefits 6:38 - Visit Bountiful Gardens! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more elite landscaping tips! 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #Gardening #Landscaping #Rudbeckia #Echibeckia #BountifulGardens #Perennials #FlowerGarden

With its beautiful name, eye-catching height and show-stopping floral displays, Joe Pye Weed is sure to make that late Summer splash in your garden. In Joe’s opinion, no perennial garden would be complete without a little Joe Pye Weed. This is a mid-to-late Summer bloomer that works beautifully toward the back of the garden, behind your Spring and early Summer perennials. It’s easy to forget about this plant until it bursts with flowers—then, there’s no missing it. In addition to featuring huge, long-lasting softball to basketball-sized flowers and impressive height, Joe Pye Weed is also very deer resistant, making it one of our favorite wildflowers for any perennial garden. This amazing native plant blooms from about mid Summer all the way through frost, and comes in shades of pinks and purples. Since Joe Pye Weed blooms later in the year, it’s a great source of pollen for our late flying bees, butterflies and other pollinators. If you’re looking to add a vertical element to the garden, this is one of the best choices you can make, as Joe Pye Weed reaches between 6 to 10 feet in height! We have two different species for you to choose from: Spotted Joe Pye Weed and Sweet-Scented Joe Pye Weed. These two varieties do well in average to wet soils and can handle anywhere from part to full sun, but as with most wildflowers, the more sun they get, the more blooms they’ll give. Here’s a fun botanical name fact: Joe Pye Weed was once classified as “Eupatorium,” but has recently been placed into the genus “Eutrochium”. Long ago, the blooms of Joe Pye Weed were used to treat inflammation, arthritis, fever and even kidney ailments—it was kind of like nature’s Advil. In fact, it gets its name because long ago in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a Mohican named Joe Pye used this plant to treat the settlers at that colony. There are many different versions of this story, and it’s under some hot debate, but it’s an interesting tale for a unique flower. Joe Pye Weed has a very fibrous root system that helps to retain soil during floods, making it of great value on slopes and other erosion-prone landscapes. It also features hollow stalks that, once dry in the Fall, maintain vertical interest in the garden while providing critical habitat for native beneficial insects. Overall, Joe Pye Weed is one of our absolute favorite native perennial wildflowers. With its big, bountiful blooms and towering heights, this is one plant your garden can’t be without! Come find the right one for your landscape today! 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #NewJerseyGardening #CentralNJ #BountifulGardens #eutrochium #joepyeweed #nativegarden #latesummer

No plant speaks to us more in late Summer to early Fall than Lobelia. This plant features extremely long, tubular flowers, making it an absolute magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Lobelia does best in part sun and slightly moist soil, so if you have a wet sunny spot in the yard that has been notoriously hard to plant, Cardinal Flower might just be the plant you’ve been looking for! Here at Bountiful Gardens, we carry a number of Cardinal Flower hybrid cultivars, like the ‘Starship’ series, featuring flowers in red, blue, pink, purple and white. Of course, for those looking to plant straight native species, we also carry Lobelia cardinalis and Lobelia siphilitica, the North American natives that started it all! But what’s the difference between the red and blue native species? If you’re trying to decide between red Cardinal Flower and Great Blue Lobelia, here are some facts that might help you make your choice: Red Cardinal Flower, or Lobelia cardinalis, features long tubulars flower that are fantastic at attracting hummingbirds. In fact, it’s one of the few plants in North America that relies on hummingbirds for pollination. Great Blue Lobelia, or Lobelia siphilitica, has a shorter, wider opening to its flowers, making it much more attractive to bumblebees. So if you want to attract hummingbirds, plant red Cardinal Flower, and if you’re looking to support the bumblebees, go with blue Cardinal Flower! There are plenty of interesting things to say about Cardinal Flower. For one, the leaves contain a compound similar to nicotine, so scientists have been studying it in an effort to help smokers quit. Historically, Native Americans would use the flowers and leaves of the plant to make a tea that would alleviate stomach cramps, and the Pawnee used the flowers in a love concoction! These days, we know the plant contains toxic compounds, so it’s best to just appreciate these blooms for their breathtaking beauty. It’s even believed that red Cardinal Flower evolved to have its bright, long flowers specifically to beckon to passing hummingbirds, who use their long beaks to access the flowers’ nectar while unknowingly helping to pollinate the plant. Bees and other insects simply don’t have the tools necessary to access the pollen or nectar from these deep flowers, leaving butterflies and hummingbirds with an exclusive food source. Overall, Cardinal Flower is a late-blooming, sun and shade-loving perennial that thrives in wet boggy soils, making it perfect for rain gardens, stream banks, low spots and other hard-to plant areas of the yard! Don’t go another year without Lobelia in your garden! Come down to Bountiful Gardens and find the perfect variety for your landscape today! 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #NewJerseyGardening #CentralNJ #BountifulGardens #lobelia #cardinalflower #swampplant #nativeplants

What if we told you these massive, tropical-looking flowers 🌺... aren't tropical at all? In fact, their ancestors are probably growing wild in a muddy ditch down the road from you right now! This is the story of how an American wetland survivor was transformed into a backyard masterpiece. 🌿👌🏼 Hibiscus moscheutos (Native Hardy Hibiscus) - 0:15 Meet our native hardy hibiscus, also known as Swamp Rose Mallow. Long before breeders got their hands on it, this plant was already a powerhouse. While tropical hibiscus turns to mush the second temperatures drop, this native beast braves freezing northern winters, dies back to the ground, and returns every single summer. But originally...it only came in shades of muted white and soft pink. So, how did we get from a simple swamp flower to hundreds of mind-blowing hybrids? Enter the mad scientists of botany. In the mid-20th century, legendary breeders began decades meticulous hand-pollinating to break genetic color barriers, evolving them into the incredible varieties we have right here at the store today. Dark-Hued Beauties 🌿 - 0:56 Looking for deep, moody foliage with dramatic blooms? Check out Dark Mystery, Edge of Night, Cherry Chocolate, Midnight Marvel, or the rich Blackberry Merlot. Candy-Colored Blooms 🍭 - 1:06 If you want bright, candy-coated pinks and multi-colored swirls, look at Candy Crush, Spinderella, Luna Pink Swirl, Watermelon Ruffles, and Angel Eyes. Light-Toned Masterpieces 🌸 - 1:16 We even have striking, elegant whites and soft pastels like Cookies and Cream, Marshmallow Moon, and Ballet Slippers. Deep Reds and Cool Tones 🌺 - 1:24 From the deep reds of Evening Rose, Garnet Globes, Valentines Crush, and Summer in Paradise, to the cool tones of Lilac Crush, Perfect Storm, Starry Starry Night or Berry Awesome—breeders didn't just change the colors. They transformed a lanky wetland shrub into a compact, bushy garden superstar. Caring for Your Hardy Hibiscus - 1:45 The best part? Growing these giants is incredibly easy. First, give them full sun. They need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight to pump out those massive blooms and keep their foliage dark and rich. Second, water them deeply. Remember, they don’t call ‘em Swamp Mallow for nothing! If you notice yellow leaves dropping from the bottom, it's a warning sign that they are thirsty. Finally, don't panic in the spring. Hardy hibiscus are notorious late-risers, often waiting until late May or early June to emerge from the ground. Once they wake up, they grow like weeds! Where to Plant Your Hardy Hibiscus - 2:17 Because they grow into a dense, bushy shape about 3 to 6 feet tall and wide, they are a landscape design cheat code. Use them as a dramatic backdrop at the back of your perennial beds, allowing shorter Spring flowers to shine earlier in the year before the hibiscus takes over the summer show. They're also perfect for rain gardens, low spots, or property borders where other plants get waterlogged. Plant a row of them together, and you have an instant, high-impact summer privacy screen packed with local pollinators like hummingbirds! You don't need a green thumb to grow these 12-inch monsters—you just need the right variety. We've got the top native hybrids waiting for you right now! 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #NewJerseyGardening #CentralNJ #BountifulGardens #hibiscus #hardyhibiscus #hibiscusmoscheutos

Nothing screams “classic perennial favorite” quite like Rudbeckia. 🌼 There are many different species of Rudbeckia, and in general, it’s known as Black Eyed Susan. In this video, you’ll be learning all about some of our BEST native Rudbeckia species! Here are timestamps for easy navigation! 🌼🐝 Why Rudbeckia? - 0:00 Brown-Eyed Susan - 0:36 Orange Coneflower - 0:59 Sweet Coneflower - 1:11 Great Coneflower - 1:23 Cutleaf Coneflower - 1:42 History of Rudbeckia - 2:12 Rudbeckia Fun Facts - 2:25 Rudbeckia come in all different heights and textures, and they like to be planted in full sun with rich, organic, well-draining soil that retains a little bit of water. To help with moisture retention, add an inch or two of mulch around the base of your plants. Another benefit of Black Eyed Susan is that it tends to self-seed, so you might be rewarded with more and more plants each year! Let’s go over some of our native Rudbeckia species that you can find right here at Bountiful Gardens! First up is Brown Eyed Susan, or Rudbeckia triloba, which is one of our locally native Black Eyed Susan species. This plant gets about 4-5 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. Rudbeckia triloba is also one of the more drought resistant species in the genus, meaning it can handle everything from moist soils to dry soils with clay. Another Rudbeckia species you’ll find here is Rudbeckia fulgida or Orange Coneflower. This one is native throughout the northern United States, including New Jersey. Orange Coneflower is also highly drought tolerant, so it’s perfect for an open meadow alongside Echinacea and Goldenrod. The next Black Eyed Susan species to check out is Rudbeckia subtomentosa, or Sweet Coneflower, which is known for its skinny tubular petals. It’s a United States native, and tends to like moister soils. If you’re looking for a tall Rudbeckia, the Great Coneflower, or Rudbeckia maxima is the wildflower for you. This plant can reach as high as 8 feet! Unlike the other Black Eyed Susans, this species tends to bloom a bit earlier, starting in early June, and feature elongated cones that are perfect for our migrating birds. One other native Rudbeckia we need to mention is Rudbeckia laciniata or Cutleaf Coneflower. This is one of our absolute favorites thanks to its beautiful, tall flowers that attract tons of pollinators and feed native birds. This wildflower grows as tall as ten feet and can handle a wide variety of site conditions, from sun to shade and wet to mostly-dry soils. Cutleaf Coneflower is native throughout all of New Jersey and west to Rocky Mountains. Not only is Rudbeckia a fantastic perennial for any garden, but it also has a deep history of medicinal use. The roots were commonly steeped in teas to treat infections and other internal ailments, and they were even ground up to treat snake bites! In general, Rudbeckia is a late Summer blooming plant, and they are great as a cut flower. Also as a fun fact, they’re one of the first plants to grow back after a wildfire! With so many sizes and textures to choose from, there’s sure to be a Rudbeckia that’s perfect for your garden, and you can find them all right here at Bountiful Gardens. 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ We hope to see you soon! 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #NewJerseyGardening #CentralNJ #BountifulGardens #rudbeckia

What if we told you there was a perennial that literally brought together the absolute BEST traits of two of our most incredible native wildflowers? No, you’re not dreaming! Coneflower and Black-Eyed Susan are two of North America’s toughest and most beautiful natives, and thanks to some brilliant botanical breeders, we now have an unbeatable hybrid for the garden: Echibeckia! Echibeckia is an intergeneric hybrid, and it’s the ultimate super-plant! It takes the massive bloom size, crazy colors, and disease resistance of Echinacea, and combines it with the rapid growth, heat tolerance, and massive flower production of Rudbeckia. Here at Bountiful Gardens, we carry the elite Summerina and Summerina Glow Series, and they’re simply mind-blowing! 🌼🐝 Echibeckia Varieties Summerina Glow 'Sugar Shake' - 0:50 First up is 'Sugar Shake'. It has layer upon layer of double petals in dusky pinks, cherry, and peach, all fading into a chartreuse-lime center. It looks like a painting! Summerina Glow 'Sun's Up' - 0:59 Then we have 'Suns Up', which gives you massive, clear, bright yellow semi-double blooms with a dark, dramatic central eye. Summerina 'Blazing Fire' and 'Sizzling Sunset' - 1:06 If you want to set your garden on fire, look at 'Blazing Fire' and 'Sizzling Sunset'. These pump out the most insane, burnt-orange, mahogany, and deep autumn-red tones you will ever see on a flower. Summerina 'Sunreef' - 1:14 And finally, 'Sunreef', which brings incredibly warm, golden, ocean-sunset vibes to your pots and borders. Echibeckia blooms for months, doesn't need staking, and handles the heat like an absolute champion. And just like it’s parents, it needs full sun, but very little care once established. It’s truly the best of both worlds, and it definitely deserves a prime spot in your garden! If the aesthetics of this plant aren’t enough to sell you, just listen to the pollinators! Bees, butterflies and moths all adore this plant for its plentiful pollen. So if you’re in search of one of the hottest perennials you can plant, look no further than Echibeckia, and you can come find your favorites, right here at Bountiful Gardens. 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ We hope to see you soon! 📍 OUR GARDEN CENTER & GREENHOUSE LOCATIONS: Serving our local New Jersey communities with top-tier, locally grown plants! Find directions, store hours, and seasonal availability at bountifulgardens.com or visit the garden center nearest you: 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Hillsborough, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/gVS8GKyJeTxqLups8 (Serving Somerset County, Princeton, and Central NJ) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Lawrenceville, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zzbnsyYoNCunX4wT8 (Serving Mercer County, Trenton, and Bucks County) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ewing, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SXvPkWGJoQF7jesr7 (Serving Ewing Township, Yardley, and surrounding areas) 🌿 Bountiful Gardens - Ringoes, NJ 👉 https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAyrmeFonQzRfo14A (Serving Ringoes, Lambertville, Flemington, Hopewell Township, and surrounding areas) #NewJerseyGardening #CentralNJ #BountifulGardens

Phlox is one of North America’s greatest gifts to the gardening world! In today's video, we are stepping away from the quick fixes and diving deep into the rich history, fascinating science, and essential care tips for this absolute cottage garden classic. Discover how phlox flowers co-evolved with native butterflies and hummingbirds, why early plant explorers fell in love with them, and how modern breeding fixed the biggest issue old-fashioned phlox used to have: powdery mildew. Whether you love massive blooms like the Luminary series or neat, compact options like the Ka-Pow and Flame series, we have them all beautifully in stock right now at Bountiful Gardens! 🌸 PHLOX TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Wild Origins of Phlox 0:27 - The Pollinator Partnership (How Phlox Uses Nectar Guides!) 1:13 - 3 Essential Rules for Perfect Phlox Care 1:40 - Modern Masterpieces: Disease Resistance & Better Hybrids 2:38 - A Look Back in Time: The Cottage Garden History 🌿 VARIETIES FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO: - Luminary Series (Sunset Coral, Pink Lightning, Prismatic Pink) - Garden Girls (Uptown Girl) - Super KaPow Series (White, Lavender, Purple) - Sweet Summer Series (Fantasy, Red, Queen Salmon Orange) - Flame Series (Pro Cerise, Pro Rose Pink, Purple Eye, Light Blue) - Cloudburst, Cotton Candy, Coral Crème Drop, & First Edition Grape Lollipop! If you love exploring the incredible stories and science behind the plants we grow, please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to the Bountiful Gardens channel for weekly inspiration! 🌿 RESOURCES & LINKS: Visit us at Bountiful Gardens: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/ Our Rewards Program: https://www.bountifulgardens.com/rewards For Landscape Design Inquiries: Email landscaping@bountifulgardens.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bountifulgardensnj/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BountifulHomeandGarden/ About Bountiful Gardens: Welcome to your go-to hub for all things landscaping, gardening, and plant care! We believe that the foundation of any healthy, thriving garden is proper species selection. Whether you are battling the summer heat, fighting off deer, or trying to attract local wildlife, we're here to help you plant smarter. #NewJerseyGardening #CentralNJ #BountifulGardens