Thermopsis villosa Silver/Grey Foliage Plants In 3 years you could

In 3 years you could expect a 2' wide groundcover mass

Butterfly weed has no tolerance for soils that hold much moisture

The flowers are attractive to pollinators like many of the native wasps

Lycoris x squamigera does require a cold winter to flower

Delosperma sutherlandii is particularly susceptible

Thermopsis villosa Silver/Grey Foliage Plants In 3 years you could(aka: Thermopsis caroliniana) Thermopsis villosa is a North American (Maine south to Alabama) native baptisia cousin, that's lived in the shadow of its more popular relative. Thermopsis villosa jumps out of the ground in mid spring, developing 4' tall, upright, un branched spikes, each terminating in clusters of butter yellow flowers. Rich green foliage adorns this drought tolerant, easy to grow, clumping, sun loving native perennial.