This document is a slide show presentation by Morgan Landscaping about great Ohio flowers. It summarizes information on several native and hardy flower varieties well-suited for Midwest gardens, including coneflowers, butterfly weed, Lenten roses, Virginia bluebells, hardy geraniums, hydrangeas, sedums, Russian sage, and fragrant asters. For each flower, it provides details on appearance, height, color, bloom time, growing conditions, and care. The presentation is intended to educate homeowners on beautiful flower options for their Ohio landscapes.

1. Slide Show of Great Ohio Flowers
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2. Midwest native
coneflowers bloom
throughout the summer.
Plants range in height
from 16 inches to 4 feet,
depending on the variety.
 'Kim's Knee-High', tops
out at 16-20 inches, and
doesn't flop over in the
wind and rain.
Traditional colors are
pink-purple and white, but
new cultivars such as
'Tomato Soup' showcase
red, yellow and other bright
hues.

3. Though it has the word
weed in its common name,
don't let that scare you
away from butterfly
weed. Sometimes called
milkweed, it's as easy to
grow as a weed but much
prettier, plus hummingbirds
and butterflies (especially
monarchs) adore it. Clusters
of orange, yellow, pink or
vermillion flowers appear in
mid- to late summer,
followed by thin,
ornamental seedpods.

4.  Evergreen and tough, Lenten is a
shade-lover that often blooms while the
snow is still on the ground.
 Flowers come in shades of purple, red,
near-black, white, green, and pink.
 Plant it near a walkway so you can
enjoy the show in March. Each plant
grows about a foot tall and 18 inches
across.

5.  A spring flower, sport pink buds
that blossom into pink-purple
blooms.
 Happy in sun or shade,
each plant grows 2 feet high
and wide.
 Bluebells easily reseed
themselves, so a colony can
grow larger over the years.
 Plant Virginia bluebells behind
a summer bloomer to hide the
foliage that turns brown and
fades by June.

6.  The scalloped leaves and
pale-pink flowers of Hardy
geraniums are larger than
other hardy geraniums.
 Dense foliage and apple-
scented spicy perfume
make the plant perfect
for borders.
 Plants, which begin
flowering in June, grow
about 6 inches high and 14
inches wide.
 They flourish in full sun
and need little water. In
the autumn, the foliage
turns a dramatic burgundy

7. .

9. o Cloudlike
panicle hydrangeas are
especially recommended
for the Midwest because of
their cold tolerance.
o Their large size (6-8 feet
tall and wide) and vase
shape, these hydrangeas
often appear in hedges,
borders or as a garden focal
point.
o 'Pinky Winky' panicle
hydrangea, shown in our
photo, has cone-shape
flowers that emerge white
and mature to pink.

10. Sedums are easy to grow,
stingy with water, and rich
in texture and shape. With
its masses of flowers and
light gray-green foliage,
'Autumn Joy' (in our photo)
is familiar to many Midwest
gardeners. By midsummer,
it produces green broccoli
like buds, which open into
large pink flower heads
that deepen to rusty red by
fall. Other favorite sedums
include 'Purple Emperor',
'Vera Jameson' and 'Meteor'.

11. Creating a wonderful
lacy mix of gray and
amethyst, Russian
sage bursts forth in
late summer or early
autumn, rising 3 to 5
feet tall. It's an
excellent companion
to plants such as roses,
ornamental grasses or
tall sedums. As long as
it has good drainage, it
is extremely low-
maintenance.

13. Native to dry
upland prairies,
fragrant Aster
prospers in dry,
clay or rocky soil.
Covered
with flowers in
fall, it makes a
strong
companion plant t
o little bluestem
grass and
goldenrod. Pinch
in early summer to
prevent flopping.
Choice variety is
‘October Skies’.