Name: Solidago spp. Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 4–8 Buy It: Goldenrod roots ($18, Etsy) Name: Pennisetum glaucum Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 5 feet tall Zones: Annual Name: Eryngium planum Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 5–9 Name: Eutrochium purpureum Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moist soil Size: Up to 7 feet tall Zones: 4–9 Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 6 feet tall Zones: 4–8 Buy It: Raydon’s Favorite Aster ($19, The Home Depot) Name: Helianthus annuus Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 10 feet tall Zones: Annual Buy It: Procut Orange Hybrid Sunflower Seeds ($7, The Home Depot) Name: Cosmos bipinnatus Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: Annual Buy It: Cosmos Sensation Mix ($3, Etsy) Name: Rudbeckia hirta Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3–7 Name: Echinacea purpurea Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil Size: Up to 5 feet tall Zones: 3–8 Buy It: Magnus Coneflower ($40, Breck’s) Name: Zinnia elegans Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: Annual Buy It: California Giants Zinnia Flowering Seed Mixture ($8, The Home Depot) Name: Coreopsis spp. Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3–9 Buy It: Zagreb Coreopsis ($15, Breck’s) Name: Echinops bannaticus Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 3–8 Buy It: Blue Glow Globe Thistle ($13, Breck’s) Name: Hylotelephium spp. Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Up to 2 feet tall Zones: 3–9 Buy It: Autumn Joy Sedum ($35, Breck’s) Name: Panicum virgatum Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium to wet soil Size: Up to 6 feet tall Zones: 5–9
