 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Download our mail order form here.
Container sizes: qt = quart 2-qt = 2 quart GL = gallon
ACANTHUS spinosus $12.95 2-qt
Full sun to part sun / USDA Zones 5b
to 9 / Butterfly attractor
I chose this species of Bear's Breeches for its ability to tolerate
weather extremes here in Zone 5b. This is a beautiful, statuesque plant grown
for its handsome long spikes in early summer, with pink and white floral bracts
that make a lovely cut flower. Plant it in sun or partial sun in fertile,
well drained soil. Height 3 to 4 feet.
ACHILLEA (Yarrow) Full sun / USDA
Zones 3 – 9 / Deer resistant / Butterfly Attractor
Yarrow prefers lean, infertile soil (easy on the compost), with
excellent drainage. These easily grown perennials are long blooming, and great
cut flowers, fresh or dried. A backbone of the perennial border and garden.
Achillea millefolium 'Montrose Rose' $8.95 2-qt This more restrained growing yarrow is the
'pink one' we've all been looking for. Enough of that yellow! Height 18 inches.
Achillea x‘Moonshine’ $8.95 2-qt Glowing canary yellow blooms are held over
silvery, fern-like foliage. Height 18 inches Zones 3 – 8.
Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta' $8.95 2-qt Rustic terra cotta orange blooms that fade
to pink tones, somewhat like 'Fireland', on shorter stems to two feet height.
ACORUS (Sweet Flag) Full sun to part sun / USDA
Zones 5 – 8 / Deer resistant
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' $5.19 qt We use this golden- leaved sweet flag in bird
bath plantings. Fill your bird bath with potting soil, plant your choice of
moisture loving tropicals or perennials, and for insulation, I finish with
a layer of sheet moss on top. Add water as needed and Ouila!…instant,
mini, water garden! Otherwise, 'Ogon' makes a beautiful clump in perennial
beds and borders in average, moist soils Height 12 inches.
AGASTACHE (Hummingbird Mint)
Full sun to half-day sun / Deer and rabbit resistant / Hummingbird and Butterfly Attractor
See our Tropicals / Annuals listings too!
Agastache x 'Black Adder' $8.95 GL Long spikes of smoky violet emerge from deep
purple flower buds and appear midsummer to frost. I have found this wonderful
perennial to be an indispensable source of blue flowers in my summer border.
A hardy, easily grown selection growing to 3 feet in height.
Deer and rabbit resistant, too! USDA Zones 6 – 9
Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
$5.95 qt A 2003 All America Selection
with seductive, lush, golden leaves and dense spikes of lavender blue, a real
eyeful. A. foeniculum has survived our cold, wet winters better than any other
agastache and has deliciously scented leaves. This one is particularly loved
by butterflies. Ht 24 - 30 inches.
USDA Zones 5 – 8
NEW! Agastache x ‘Purple
Haze’ $8.95 2-qt
This new hybrid of hummingbird
mint is of easy culture, requiring only full sun and any average, well drained
soil. Whorled flowers of smoky violet emerge from hot pink calyces, and ascend
the rocketing stems in July, continuing well into late summer on three foot
stems. A butterfly and hummingbird magnet that provides summer long color,
‘Purple Haze’ is an unbeatable border perennial! Height 3 feet.
Zones 6 - 10
NEW! Agastache x ‘Tutti
Frutti’ $8.95 2-qt
This hybrid of A. barberi
and A. mexicana makes a great container subject, parked on a patio, where
visiting hummers and butterflies, vying for the nectar rich, raspberry-pink
flowers, put on quite a show. Height
30 – 36 inches. Zones 6 –
10
AJUGA (Bugleweed)
Full sun to part sun / Deer resistant / Butterfly and Hummingbird Attractor
I find this taken-for-granted groundcover and edging perennial
positively beautiful in spring. The ground hugging mats of glossy foliage
erupt in short, fat spikes of blue beginning in April. Grow in partial sun
in hot summer climates. Well drained soil is essential.
NEW! Ajuga reptans ‘Black
Scallop’ $5.95 qt
Big and bodacious leaves
characterize this new introduction, as does the shimmering, scalloped, midnight-black
leaves. ‘Black Scallop’ is an eye-popping groundcover for border’s
edge or path, in full sun or part shade. Hint: the more sun the deeper the
leaf color. Short stalks of dark blue flowers cover the plants in spring.
I can envision a knock out display of ‘Black Scallop’ planted
with Lady’s mantle, or Alchemilla mollis. The contrast of the fine sprays
of chartreuse flowers and purple-black foliage would be stunning!
Height 4 inches. Zones 4 - 11
Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' $5.19 qt
Choice, cute, tiny purple leaves on dense mounds w/ blue flowers. Height
2 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 9.
Ajuga reptans ' Purple Torch' $5.19
qt Immense orchid pink spikes,
over mats of deep green leaves. USDA Zones 3 - 9.
ALCEA (Hollyhock) Full sun to half day sun / USDA Zones 3 – 7 Butterfly and Hummingbird Attractor
The beloved old fashioned hollyhock is not fussy about soil, as
long as it is well drained. We offer great time-tested strains grown from
high quality seed for that irresistible, lush cottage look.
NEW! Alcea rosea 'Indian Spring'
$5.19 qt A mix of single blooms of satiny, pink, rose,
white and burgundy. Height 6 - 8 feet.
Alcea rugosa $5.19 qt Single, clear yellow blooms, less inclined
to foliar rust disease. Very classy. Height
5 - 6 feet.
ALLIUM (Ornamental Onion)
Full sun to part shade/ Deer resistant / Butterfly
Attractor
Allium tanguticum 'Summer
Beauty' (Lavender Globe Lily)
$5.95 qt
For most of my 30 years of gardening, alliums have remained a perennial
favorite. The neat clumps of strap-like leaves are tough and durable, never
failing to survive our harsh winters or steamy, hot summers, and go unnoticed
by deer and rabbits. The flowers are born on umbels, perched on sturdy stems
that never flop, and provide an interesting vertical element in borders. Blooms
of 'Summer Beauty', appearing in June, are brightly colored rosy violet. Being
sterile, they produce no unwanted seedlings, and therefore continue to bloom
longer. Lovely under-planted with lower, spreading perennials like Origanum
'Norton's Gold' (golden oregano). Height 22 inches. USDA Zones 4 – 7
Allium thunbergii ‘Ozawa’ $5.95 qt A charmer with delicate, dark green, very
narrow leaves forming fine clumps. The surprise here is the autumn bloom period,
with numerous umbels of purple on wiry stems held just above the foliage.
Great for migrating butterflies to feast on, and a perfect choice for a rock
garden. Height 15 inches. USDA Zones 5 - 8
AMSONIA (Blue Star)
Full sun to part shade / USDA Zones
5 – 9 / Butterfly
attractor / Deer resistant
Graceful and long-lived, work-horse North American natives with attractive
foliage turning butter yellow in autumn. Sun to part shade.
Amsonia x 'Blue Ice' $8.95 2-qt
A natural hybrid of A. tabernaemontana with dark blue buds and flowers that
bloom longer and stronger than the species. Height 12-18 inches spreading
to 2 feet wide. USDA Zones 5 –
9 A. tabernaemontana is a selection of Plants
of Merit (plantsofmerit.org) from the
Amsonia hubrictii $8.95 GL
(Thread Leaf Blue Star) Very
fine willowy foliage-- our favorite member of the Blue Star tribe, native
to the southeastern U.S. Steel blue flowers in late spring cover the 3 foot
stems. This top ten perennial was discovered growing in Arkansas by Leslie
Hubricht. Stunning in autumn, when the foliage turns brilliant shades of yellow
and orange. A top ten perennial, and a Plants of Merit selection (plantsofmerit.org) from
the
NEW! Amsonia montana ‘Short Stack’
$8.95 2-qt Amsonia ‘Short Stack’
is a delightful dwarf version of Blue Star, perfect for small garden areas
or for edging purposes. Topping out at ten inches in height, the handsome
mounds are covered in April with clusters of sky blue flowers, a harbinger
of springtime. The clumps of handsome foliage stay attractive all growing
season, and turn a buttery yellow in autumn. Zones 5 - 9
Amsonia x '
ANEMONE Japanese
Full sun to part sun / USDA Zones 5 – 7 / Deer resistant
Marvelous, long blooming perennials providing much needed color
in late summer. The leggy, upright stems sprout single, to semi-double flowers
on graceful, wiry stems, an elegant scene. Sun to part shade, although they
benefit from a bit of afternoon shade in hot summer climates.
Anemone hupehensis Splendens $8.95
2-qt Large deep rose pink flowers
on 2 foot stems.
Anemone hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' $5.95
qt A 2003 Plants of Merit selection
(plantsofmerit.org) from the
NEW! Anemone hybrida ‘Queen
ANEMONE sylvestris $5.95 qt
Full sun to part sun / USDA Zones 4 – 7 / Deer resistant
This is the lovely snowdrop anemone, covered in nodding, cup-shaped
white blooms, a spring time apparition. Plants spread rapidly in rich, organic
soil, maturing into spectacular clumps for an exceptionally long period in
April and May.
AQUILEGIA (Columbine)
Full sun to part sun / USDA Zones 3 - 8 /
Hummingbird Attractor
Beloved 'granny' plant, the dancing, whimsical blossoms are irresistible
to plantaholics in their springtime mania, AND early arriving hummingbirds.
Well drained soil is vital. Full sun in northernmost zones, more shade in
the south.
Aquilegia alpina $7.95 2-qt An easily grown and reliable species that
is a good performer in warmer, more humid climates. Allan Armitage says A.
alpina is ' without question, one of the finest species available for the
garden '. A profusion of blue-purple blossoms over a long period in spring.
Highly recommended. Height 24 inches.
Aquilegia canadensis $7.95 2-qt Our wonderful American native, with a tough
constitution that will naturalize if left to go to seed. The blooms are lovely
dancing things, red and yellow, and spring arriving ruby throated hummingbirds
covet them. Resistant to leaf miners. Height 30 inches.
ARTEMISIA (Wormwood)
Full sun / Deer resistant
I've learned to restrain myself with this clan--- their silvery,
wooly foliage doesn't always cotton to hot, steamy weather, and they can be
garden thugs set on totalitarian rule. The following are two of the best for
hot and muggy summer climates.
Artemisia x ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'
$8.95 2-qt A polished,
restrained habit, with stunning silvery-white foliage on compact clumps that
do not run. Glowingly gorgeous! Height 18 - 24 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 9.
Artemisia x 'Powis Castle' $8.95 2-qt
The best hybrid in years---domes of silvery, filigree foliage. Every
gardener needs this beauty. Height 24 inches. Spread 36 inches.USDA Zones
5 - 7.
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa (Butterfly Weed) $9.95 2- qt
Full sun / USDA Zones 4 – 9 / Deer
resistant / Hummingbird and Butterfly
Attractor
Our much revered native butterfly weed, essential for the brilliant
orange blooms appearing in midsummer. Dried blooms are beautiful in arrangements,
too, and attract….what else? Butterflies! Very drought tolerant. Height
22 inches.
ASTER
Full sun / Butterfly
Attractor
Aster ericoides 'Snow Flurry' $7.95 2-qt
This incredible plant was recommended to us by June Hutson of the
Aster nova angliae 'Honeysong Pink' $9.95
1.5 GL A compact selection,
growing to three feet, of our native New England Aster. The flowers are a
rich rose pink. USDA Zones 4 - 8
Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ $9.95 1.5GL
2004 Plants of Merit selection (plantsofmerit.org) by the
BAPTISIA (False Indigo) Full sun /
Deer resistant
Those of us who lust for lupines, but are unable to grow them in
hot, muggy summers, happily settle for the native baptisias, or false indigos.
Their erect spikes of pea-like flowers that appear in late spring closely
resemble those of lupine, and cover the lusty, shrub-like growth that emerges
in spring like fat asparagus shoots. Baptisias love rich, deep soils, although
they are tolerant of poorer soils, albeit well drained.
Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)
$10.95 GL Plants of Merit
selection (plantsofmerit.org) from
Baptisia x '
Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke' $12.95
2-qt Cool, giant smoky purple flowers on charcoal
stems tower over handsome clumps of fresh green foliage. Gorgeous! Increasing
in beauty every year, this is a choice new introduction resulting from a natural
cross between B. australis x B. alba. Height 3 - 4 feet. USDA Zones 4 –
9
New! Baptisia
sphaerocarpa ‘Screamin Yellow’ $11.95 2-qt
Stunning yellow flowers en masse in spring, a real eye-popper!
This selection from Larry Loman of Ridgecrest Nursery in Wynne, Arkansas was
chosen for its compact habit and profuse floral display. Height 2 –
3 feet. Zones 5 - 8
Baptisia x. variicolor 'Twilight Prairie Blues' $12.95 GL This stunning new interspecific cross of B.
australis x B. sphaerocarpa has the horticultural world all a-buzz. Hybridized
by Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden, 'Twilight Prairie Blues' becomes
a vigorous clump of handsome blue-green foliage, erupting into spikes of deep
violet flowers, highlighted by lemon yellow keel petals in late spring. Amazing!
Height 42 inches, spreading to 5 feet. USDA Zones 4 - 8.
BELAMCANDA (Blackberry Lily) $7.95 2-qt
Full sun to part sun / USDA Zones 5 – 10 Clusters of orange flowers in August, followed
by ornamental black-seeded pods, like blackberries, that dry beautifully for
floral arrangements. Height 3 feet.
BOLTONIA asteroides Full sun to part sun / Deer resistant / Butterfly Attractor
Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama 'Jim Crockett'
$8.95 2-qt This exciting new dwarf boltonia was developed
by Dr. Thomas Boyle of the University of Massachusetts and named in honor
of Jim Crockett, former host of the Victory Garden. Boltonias are known for
their easy culture and tough constitution, so I sat up and took notice when
this new compact form came along this year. Topping out at only twenty inches
in height, 'Jim Crockett' is covered in two- inch mauve-violet daisies in
late summer and early fall, and looks splendid with fall blooming perennials
like sedum or goldenrod. This promises to be a hot new introduction in native
plants! USDA Zones 4 - 9
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' $7.95 2-qt A gorgeous sight in early September. Billowing
clouds of clean, white daisies on erect stems to 4 - 5 feet. This U.S. native
is much underrated and underused, with handsome foliage throughout spring
and summer, morphing into a giant daisy machin in September. A Plants of Merit
selection (plantsofmerit.org) from the
CALLIRHOE involucrata $8.95 2-qt (Wine Cups)
Full sun / USDA Zones 4 – 7 / Deer Resistant / Butterfly
and Hummingbird Attractor
Drought tolerant, ground hugging native, a-blaze with 2 inch, cup
shaped, screamin' fuchsia blooms over a long period in early to midsummer.
Peerless grown on rock walls or berms, a virtual blanket of color! Full sun.
2004 Plants of Merit selection (plantsofmerit.org) from
CAMPANULA (Bellflower)
Full sun to part shade / Deer resistant
We shy away from fussy alpine species, offering the more heat tolerant
bellflowers. The following are adaptable to part shade in hot climates and
are good cut flowers.
Campanula trachelium 'Bernice' $8.95
2-qt This C. trachelium selection
is a hardy and dependable grower, with fully double rich lilac-blue bells,
born on arching, woody stems in late spring and early summer. Height 24 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 8.
Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian
early summer.The most carefree dwarf bellflower of all. Height 8 - 12 inches.
USDA Zones 3 – 7
CARYOPTERIS divaricata ‘Snow Fairy’
(Variegated Bluebeard) $9.95 2-qt
Full sun to part shade / USDA Zones 6 – 9 / Deer resistant / Butterfly Attractor
See 'Flowering Shrubs' for additional varieties
Here is a most distinctive, intriguing version of the popular perennial
Blue Mist Shrub. Definitely appealing to devotees of variegated leaves, this
Japanese import is a dense 2 - 3 foot mound of small, fuzzy, spring green
leaves, widely swathed in white margins. Really neat! The wispy flowers appear
in autumn, with charming petals like 'blue curls'. In its northernmost Zones
(6 and 7), expect 'Snow Fairy' to die to the ground in winter, slowly emerging
in spring. In Zones 8 and 9 it will behave as a shrub, but benefits from being
cut back annually, supplying a fresh flush of lovely foliage and flowers.
Amazingly, the highly variegated leaves don't 'burn out' in full sun, and
plants are quite drought tolerant. Try it in containers, too! Height 24 - 36 inches.
CENTRANTHUS (Jupiter's Beard) ruber 'Coccineus'
$8.95 2-qt
Full sun/ USDA Zones
5 – 8 / Deer resistant / Hummingbird
and Butterfly Attractor
This European species would be right at home in any American cottage
garden, with a look right out of the English countryside. The wonderful rose-
red blossoms, born in cymes, appear in spring and continue well into midsummer,
full of nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. Thriving in a wide range
of garden conditions, Jupiter's Beard only requires a well drained position
with occasion irrigation and full sun. Height 30 inches.
CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides (Leadwort) $8.95 2-qt
Full sun to part shade/ USDA Zones
5 - 8 / Butterfly attractor / Deer resistant
Peacock blue flowers mid to late summer on ground-hugging, spreading plants.
An easily grown, invaluable and tough groundcover. Height 6 inches.
CHELONE obliqua 'Hot Lips' $8.95 2-qt
Full sun to part shade/ USDA Zones 4 – 7 / Deer resistant
This wetland native American is valuable for its mid to late summer
bloom period, when deep hot- pink flower heads, resembling a turtle's head,
crown the three foot stems. Great for native pollinators, too, as the nectar
attracts butterflies. Height 3 feet.
CHRYSANTHEMUM
Full sun to half-day sun
/ USDA Zones 5 – 9 / Butterfly
Attractor
Visit our nursery in fall for a large selection of bedding mums
for autumn decorating. In spring, we always offer the following, which are
somewhat hardier and more graceful than bedding mums, ideal for incorporating
into the perennial garden. Full sun
NEW! Chrysanthemum ‘Bold
Felicia’ $8.95 1.5GL Deep fuchsia,
semi -double daisies with a bright yellow button center on low, dense mounds.
Chrysanthemum parthenium 'Virgo' (Feverfew) $5.19 qt Feverfew is an old time 'granny plant',
still popular for its casual charm. 'Virgo' features a snowy white, fully
double bloom resembling the bloom of a button chrysanthemum, or dahlia. It
looks like a great cutflower, too, and happily self sows. Height 24 inches.
USDA Zones 4 - 9.
Chrysanthemum 'Single Apricot' $8.95
2-qt We have grown this mum for
years and adore it. The blooms engulf vigorous, mounding plants in October,
with a typical 'daisy' form, colored a glowing pale apricot with chartreuse
eyes. A top ten perennial! Height 18 -24 inches. USDA Zones 5b – 9.
Chrysanthemum 'Single Peach' $8.95
1.5 GL Similar to 'Single Apricot'
with deep pumpkin orange daisies in October. Height 24 inches. USDA Zones
5 – 9.
Chrysanthemum rubellum 'Clara Curtis' $8.95
1.5 GL A graceful perennial, covered
in pink daisies in early summer…cut it back for another flush of bloom
in fall. Adaptable to part shade. Height 22 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 8.
COREOPSIS (Tickseed)
Full sun to part sun / Deer resistant / Butterfly
Attractor
Indispensable perennials for summer long color. They thrive in
well drained soil, on the dry side. Mine have always preferred a leaner soil,
not so richly endowed with compost. Keeping them 'deadheaded', meaning to
remove faded blooms, promotes longer bloom.
Coreopsis x 'Autumn Blush' $11.95 2-qt
Hot, hot hot! A beautiful new tickseed introduction from Terra Nova
nurseries. 'Autumn Blush' is simply stunning, with large 1.5" flowers
of soft yellow, boldly eye-zoned in deep red. It also bears the handsome,
finely cut leaves of C. veriticillata on soft mounds to 12 " tall and
24" wide. USDA Zones 5 - 8a.
Coreopsis x 'Heaven's Gate' $11.95 2-qt
This new hybrid of C. 'Limerock Ruby' and C. 'Sweet Dreams' boasts
improved hardiness with large blush-pink flowers eye-zoned in rose red. Height
18 – 24 inches. Zones 5 - 9
NEW! Coreopsis x ‘Full Moon’ $10.95 2-qt What a beauty this first introduction
from Darrelll Probst’s Big Band series is! ‘Full Moon’ features large--- a
full three inches across---canary yellow blooms of amazing substance and grace,
over fresh green mounds of disease-resistant, vigorous, clumps. Height 24
– 30 inches. Zones 5 - 9
Coreopsis pubescens 'Sunshine Superman' (Star Tickseed)
$8.95 2-qt Here's a beautiful, long
blooming selection of our native American star tickseed. The gold flowers
float above low mounds of green, lance-shaped leaves throughout the summer.
Drought tolerant. Height 10 inches. USDA Zones 6 - 9.
Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Showers' $7.95 2-qt A great selection of our native species.
Long blooming, golden yellow flowers on erect stems of finely cut foliage.
Height 24 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 9.
DIANTHUS (Pinks)
Full sun to half day sun / Butterfly
attractor
Our quest continues for the most heat and humidity tolerant dianthus.
Here are a few good choices.
Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack' $8.95 2-qt Visiting gardeners gasp upon seeing the drop-dead-blood-red
blossoms of this vigorous Sweet William. Superb in cut flower bouquets! Not
particularly long-lived, but removing faded blooms before seed sets, and frequent
division, will ensure longevity. Height 15 inches. USDA Zones 3 - 8.
Dianthus 'Amazon Neon Rose Magic' $5.19 qt (Perennial Sweet William) These are very prolific flowering hybrids of
D. barbatus and D. chinensis. The huge flower clusters are born on upright,
strong stems that scream COLOR! in the spring and early summer border. 'Neon
Rose Magic' offers a harlequin effect of rose, pink and white florets on massive
heads that are super cutflowers, too. Height 18 - 24 inches. USDA Zones 5
- 9.
Dianthus 'Amazon Neon Duo' $5.19 qt (Perennial Sweet William) Glowing cherry and purple florets on strong
stems growing to 18 - 24 inches. USDA Zones 5 - 9.
Dianthus 'Supra Purple' $5.19 qt A tough, vigorous and new hybrid of D. barbatus, with sweet scented,
finely fringed, deep purple-pink blossoms on compact stems, perfect for cutting.
Blooms well into midsummer since it is very heat tolerant. Height 12 inches. Zones 3 – 8
\NEW! Dianthus ‘Supra Red’ $5.19 qt Another wonderful interspecific hybrid of
D. barbatus, ‘Supra Red’, like its sister ‘Super Purple’
is disease resistant, heat tolerant, and long blooming. Vibrant scarlet red
blooms top the twelve inch stems beginning in spring and continuing into summer,
perfect for cutting. Zones 3 - 8
ECHINACEA (Coneflower)
Full sun to half-day sun / Deer resistant / Butterfly
Attractor
Our lovely native American coneflowers reward us with beautiful
blooms, while offering Mother Nature a feast for her songbirds. Butterflies
love the extraordinary orange 'cones', and goldfinches covet the seed produced
in fall. Easily grown in average to dry conditions. They make lovely cut flowers
that epitomize summer elegance.
Echinacea
‘Big Sky Sundown’ $13.95 2-qt
Another beautiful coneflower from the Big Sky series with
wide petals of russet-orange, surrounding a large brown central cone. The
blooms are rose scented, and stand on sturdy stems that are 24- 30 inches
in height. USDA Zones 4 – 9.
Echinacea 'Big Sky Sunrise' $13.95 2-qt
Gardening just doesn't get any more fun than with the new 'Big Sky'
coneflower series. 'Sunrise', bred from E. purpurea x E. paradoxa, has soft,
citron yellow petals and a central cone that starts out green, becoming gold.
Growing on sturdy stems to a 30 inch height, these amazing new coneflowers
will attract butterflies, and later, songbirds, who feed on the seedheads.
Combine 'Sunrise' in the garden with Perovskia (Russian Sage) to weaken knees
and create swooning spells. Deer resistant. Zones 4 - 9
Echinacea 'Big Sky Sunset' $13.95 2-qt Here's a burst of tropical color in coneflowers.
'Sunset' is noted as a superior hybrid to the much publicized 'Orange Meadowbrite'
coneflower, with vibrant orange daisy-like blooms and a beautiful central
cone colored henna. Combine it in the garden with Perovskia (Russian Sage).
Strong stems support the honey-rose scented blooms that attract butterflies,
and later, songbirds to the seedheads. 'Sunset' received the highest rating
in the Big Sky series at the 2005 University of Georgia trial gardens.Height
24 - 30 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 9.
NEW! Echinacea
‘Coconut Lime’ $13.95 2-qt A lovely, white-petaled coneflower with frilly, luminous green
centers, every bit as sumptuous as its name. Height 24 to 30 inches. USDA Zones 5 – 10
NEW! Echinacea purpurea ‘Fragrant Angel’
$13.95 2-qt Wonderfully fragrant and large
white flowers are among the best in this species. The huge blooms, five inches
across, float like clouds in the midsummer sky and surround a golden cone
center. Height 3 feet. Zones 3 - 9
Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' $13.95 2-qt Here's a stunner! The petals are sunny gold,
with a golden orange central cone, and fragrant. Deer resistant. Height 30
- 36 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 9.
NEW! Echinacea ‘Pink
Double Delight’ $13.95 2-qt We couldn’t believe the
flower power this compact new selection flaunted last summer! A rose-pink petaled beauty with amazing, tiered
double centers cover the plants for a long period in summer. Height 24 –
30 inches. Zones 5 - 10
Echinacea 'Big Sky Twilight' $13.95 2-qt The color of Echinacea 'Twilight' may be the
most intense in the Big Sky series. Vibrant rosy-red petals appear to glow,
and surround a deep red central cone supported on 24 - 30 inch stems. Deer
resistant. USDA Zones 4 – 9
EUPATORIUM (Joe Pye Weed)
Full sun to part shade / Butterfly Attractor
Disregard the 'weed' in Joe Pye Weed, for this lovely native is
anything but a weed. The huge, rounded flower heads of E. fistulosum create
runways for butterflies, a marvelous sight in the mid to late summer border
all the while creating a stunning background plant for the perennial bed or
landscape. Thrives in moist to wet, average to organically rich soil. Full
sun.
Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' $9.95 GL Here is the perfect fit for smaller gardens,
a choice, dwarf Joe Pye only growing to a 3 to 4 foot height, crowned with
marvelous heads of mauve-pink on wine-red stems. ‘Little Joe’
is more tolerant of light shade, with the same vivid color of ‘Gateway’.
An incredible butterfly attractor. USDA Zones 3 - 9
Eupatorium greggii (Gregg's Blue Mist Flower) $5.19 qt Several years ago, on an October dream trip
to Plant Delights Nursery in
EUPHORBIA (Spurge)
Full sun to part shade / Deer resistant
Great foliage interest in this genus, the euphorbs always fascinate.
We offer some of the more winter hardy species, and grow them as specimen
plants or groundcover. They never fail to intrigue visiting gardeners. The
following require well drained soil of average fertility.
Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fen's Ruby' $8.95 2-qt Finely divided thread- like leaves form ground
hugging mounds that may run amok in rich, well drained soils, but are more
restrained in heavier soils. Beautiful bronze foliage emerges in spring, capped
with typical yellow 'blooms' botanically known as cyathium. Great for bank
plantings and ground covers. Full sun or part shade. USDA Zones 6 - 8.
Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon' $8.95 2-qt
A beauty of bronzy-purple succulent leaves, morphing into tight, near
perfect, 15 inch mounds, typically lit with yellow cyathium 'blooms' in spring.
Benefits from light shade in hot summer climates, otherwise, full sun. A Great
rock garden plant, or for edging perennial beds. USDA Zones 5 - 7.
Euphorbia ‘Helena’s
Blush’ $9.95 2-qt Since
Euphorbia ‘Efanthia’ has proven it’s performance in our
lower Midwest climate, I was immediately drawn to its variegated sister, ‘Helena’s
Blush’. The very compact clumps
of gold margined foliage are crowned with yellow cyathium in spring, quite
an eye catching display. Use ‘Helena’s Blush’ in border
foregrounds or rockery, in well drained soil. USDA Zones 6 – 8.
Euphorbia palustris $7.95 2-qt Widely
admired in our April garden, where this robust giant quickly morphs into a
three foot mound. The bright yellow cyathium blaze like beacons to early rising
honeybees, lured by the musky sweet fragrance that we enjoy, too. Adaptable
to wet sites.
Deer resistant. USDA Zones 5 - 7.
GAILLARDIA (Blanket flower)
Full sun
/ Deer Resistant / Butterfly Attractor
Gaillardia aristata
‘Amber Wheels’ $8.95 2-qt
‘Amber
Wheels’ differs from other G. aristata cultivars, with extremely large,
golden fringed petals, surrounding
a prominent, bull’s eye red center. In bloom throughout the summer months,
this astonishing new blanket flower is being introduced by Jelitto Seed Co.
of Germany. Height 18 – 24 inches. Zones 5 - 9
Gaillardia aristata 'Oranges & Lemons' $9.95 2-qt Pure sunshine! Large peachy, orange petals
are tipped yellow and surround a golden cone. Drought and heat tolerant, blooming
their sunny little heads off all summer. Well drained soil is essential. Height
24 inches. USDA Zones 6 - 10.
GAURA (Appleblossom
Grass)
Full sun to half-day
sun / USDA Zones 5 – 8 / Deer resistant / Butterfly
Attractor
This southern U.S. native species has become wildly popular, with
many selections receiving cultivar status. Those exquisitely dainty flowers
and wand-like stems earn this tough perennial the fond nickname, Appleblossom
Grass. Grow them in average to rich, well drained soil in full sun, and deadhead
to promote a longer bloom period. They tolerate heat, humidity and drought
quite well. 'Tough as a boot, delicate as a butterfly' says it all.
Gaura lindheimeri 'Crimson Butterflies' $8.95 2-qt Another highly rated gaura from Pride of Place
plants. Very compact, at only 12-18 inches in height, 'Crimson Butterflies'
is loaded with deep pink flowers throughout summer, with the color bonus of
deep red foliage. This selection, along with 'Karalee Petite Pink', received
the highest ratings of gaura cultivars at the
NEW! Gaura lindheimeri ‘Pink
Cloud’ $8.95 2-qt Floriferous and long blooming,
the narrow stems of ‘Pink Cloud’ are adorned with pink petals
like fluttering butterflies through much of the summer and fall. This Loleta
Powell hybrid boasts the upright, vase shaped habit of Gaura ‘Dauphine’
and the color of Gaura ‘Siskiyou Pink’, on wiry, red stems that
offer contrast to the pastel flowers.
Height 24 – 36 inches
NEW! Gaura lindheimeri ‘White
Heron’ $8.95 2-qt
A lovely selection with
clean white blossoms contrasted by dark, wiry stems. Height 30 inches.
GERANIUM (Cranesbill)
Full sun to part shade / Deer resistant
Anyone who gardens needs to know about hardy geraniums, and those
in the know consider them prized and collectible perennials. Ideal for groundcover
and edging, they bloom for long periods, with foliage that remains handsome
throughout the steamy summer months. Perennial geraniums are happiest in fertile,
moist, but well drained soils.
Geranium cantabrigiense 'St. Ola' $5.95 qt Ideal groundcover of glossy, petite green leaves
covered in dainty white blooms spring and early summer. Very shade tolerant,
too. Height 6 - 8 inches. USDA Zones 5 - 7.
Geranium 'Dilys' $8.95 2-qt A choice hybrid that meanders and weaves into
a four foot wide clump. In spring the show of colorful rosy purple blooms
begin, lasting well into summer. Height 24 inches. USDA Zones 4 - 8.
Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' $5.95 qt
This eye-catching new cultivar of the Mourning Widow geranium is not
only easy to grow, but has a one- two punch---beautiful foliage AND flowers.
Each leaf is tattooed in a purple- black blotch, perfectly echoing the starry,
purple flowers that appear in airy clusters in early summer. Height 18 - 24
inches. USDA Zones 4 - 8.
Geranium 'Rozanne' $9.95 2-qt The finest hardy geranium, out performing all
others in hot, humid summer climates. This beautiful and vigorous hybrid from
Blooms of Bressingham is covered with endless violet blue flowers all season,
over compact, handsome clumps with a neat, mounded habit. We can't say enough
good things about this marvelous geranium. A 2005 Plants of Merit selection
(plantsofmerit.org) from the
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower)
Full sun / Butterfly
Attractor
Of the perennial sunflowers, I love the following for their sturdy
upright habit, winter hardiness, disease resistance, and generous show of
flowers. They are shining stars in the summer and autumn border, and a perfect
compliment to ornamental grasses, also at their pinnacle of beauty in summer
and autumn.
Helianthus salicifolius 'First Light'
$8.95 2-qt (
Helianthus microcephalus (Small Headed Sunflower) $8.95 GL A lovely Eastern American native species blooming
from mid to late summer. H. microcephalus is known and loved for its hardiness
and dependability, with beautiful, upright, fine-textured clumps of long blooming
clear yellow flowers. Height 5 - 6 feet. USDA Zones 5 - 9.
HELIOPSIS helianthoides 'Summer Nights' $9.95 2-qt (False
Sunflower)
Full sun / USDA Zones 3 – 9 /
Butterfly
attractor
This North American native is all dressed up. The sunny daisy-like, yellow-
rayed blooms of 'Prairie Sunset' sit on top of deep, dark stems, a beautiful
contrast! Gorgeous cutflower, too. Height 3 feet.
HEMEROCALLIS (Daylily)
Full
sun to part sun / USDA Zones 3 - 9
/ Hummingbird
Attractor
'Autumn Minaret' $8.95 GL We behold this tall-stemmed beauty in worshipped
reverence, and wouldn't be without it in our gardens. Blooming from mid July
to October, the fragrant, bronze-throated, yellow trumpets wave gracefully
about on willowy stems four to six feet. The hummers zero in on this one.
A perfect background perennial, spectacular planted in groups and peerless
for landscaping. Height 6 feet.
'Barbara Mitchell' $12.95 GL Incredibly
beautiful soft lavender-pink of heavy substance, with rounded blooms. An eyezone
of deeper pink rings the yellow center. Height 24 inches.
'Challenger' $9.95 GL Another
old Stout hybrid, a graceful, billowing presence similar to 'Autumn Minaret',
with spidery red blooms beginning in midsummer. Spectacular in large groups,
and quite vigorous. Height 70 inches.
'Happy Returns' $9.95 GL Weary
of 'Stella D'oro? I suggest 'Happy Returns', another repeat blooming, compact,
daylily, with glowing and fragrant lemon yellow blooms. Height 30 inches.
'Hyperion' $8.95 GL Classic
old-timer, with large lemony-yellow, very fragrant, blooms held aloft on 3
foot stems.
'Orange Discus' $9.95 GL This
beauty will bring an air of tropical splendor to the midsummer garden, with
flat and wide open, purely orange blossoms that are seven and one half inches
across. Zowie! Height 34 inches.
'Pink Lavender Appeal' $8.95 GL Soft
lavender pink, exquisitely shaped blooms. Height 30 inches.
'Rosy Returns' $11.95 GL This
long awaited FIRST reblooming pink daylily is destined for great popularity.
After generations of crossings to sort out the recessive every-blooming gene,
Dr. Darrel Apps achieved his breakthrough with 'Rosy Returns'. The four inch
bright rose pink flowers appear on 14 inch scapes in June and continue well
into September. Winter dormant.
Height 14 - 20inches. Zones 3 - 9.
HESPERIS matronalis
(Sweet Rocket) $5.95 qt
Full sun to part sun / USDA Zones 3
– 8 / Butterfly Attractor
A superb short-lived perennial that is necessary for casual borders
and cottage gardens. Self seeding reliably every year, Sweet Rocket rewards
with voluptuous heads of wonderfully fragrant flower clusters of lilac and
purple in early summer, similar to summer flowering phlox (P. paniculata).
A peerless cutflower, and great for attracting butterflies and beneficial
insects to the garden. Any average,
well drained garden soil. Height 30 - 36 inches.
HEUCHERA (Coral Bells)
Full sun to part sun / Zones 4 – 9 / Deer resistant / Hummingbird
& Butterfly Attractor
The following H. americana hybrid coral bells are mostly grown for their incredible
foliage painted in silver, orange, purple and mahogany. Could these leaves
have been painted by Monet? I have waded through the heucheral abyss of new
hybrids currently flooding the market, and have selected some of our favorites.
Full sun to part shade. Foliage height
on these cultivars is generally 15 inches, spreading to 24 inches.
NEW! Heuchera villosa ‘Bronze Wave’
$12.95 2-qt Superb vigor, heat and humidity tolerance
and persistent color make this new villosa hybrid a top performer. With shiny,
deep rosy purple foliage on compact clumps, this selection from noted hybridizer
Charles Oliver of the Primrose Path makes an ideal groundcover for dry, semi-shaded
areas where it competes happily with tree roots. Panicles of airy white blooms
appear in late summer and early fall. We say bravo to ‘Bronze Wave’
after its stunning performance in our challenging growing season in 2007!
Heuchera villosa 'Caramel' $12.95 2-qt
A vigorous new selection of our native southeastern coral bell, H.
villosa, 'Caramel' glows warmly in the shade garden with leaves of honey-apricot.
Airy panicles of white flowers appear later than other heuchera, in midsummer,
on 3 foot wands. With its H. villosa heritage, 'Caramel' is more heat tolerant
and adaptable to muggy, humid U.S. climates. Destined for the Heuchera Hall
of Fame!
Heuchera villosa ‘Citronelle’ $12.95 2-qt
Glowing chartreuse leaves, with the built-in toughness of H. villosa
heritage. This promises to be the finest chartreuse-leaved heuchera for growing
in hot, muggy summer climates.
NEW! Heuchera villosa ‘Christa’ $12.95 2-qt
Another heuchera villosa hybrid with can-do performance in steamy
summer climates. Stunning leaf color distinguishes ‘Christa’
from the pack. The large, ruffled leaves in spring are rose purple with a
peach overlay that expands on the leaf
surface into summer. Light pink flowers on 15 inch wiry stems appear in late
summer.
NEW! Heuchera villosa ‘Peach
Flambe’ $13.95 2-qt
Leaves on fire! Jewel tones of ruby, peach and and plum combine
for a truly stunning new coral bell. White flowers on wiry wands appear in
spring.
Heuchera ‘Jade Gloss’ $12.95 2-qt
We are very keen on the new heuchera introductions from Primrose
Path, all delivering great performance in our hot and muggy summer climate
with cold winters. ‘Jade Gloss’ is a colorful newcomer, with glossy,
metallic silver leaves veined in dark green. Royal purple peeks from the leaf
underside of the slightly curled leaves, and showy pale pink flowers appear
in spring.
Heuchera 'Obsidian' $12.95 2-qt A
superb foliage perennial, 'Obsidian' flaunts the deepest, darkest, near-black
leaves of all the heuchera Americana hybrids, forming compact, tight mounds.
Smoky purple flower open to cream flowers in early summer.
Heuchera sanguinea 'Ruby Bells' $7.95 2-qt A floral extravaganza! The bell-shaped, sweetly
fragrant, intense-blood red flowers are held in well-branched panicles and
persist for many weeks, beckoning hummingbirds with sweet nectar. This seed
strain of the beloved 'granny plant' coral bell was selected by Benary Seed
for its multitude of flowering stems, a vast improvement over older hybrids.
Go for it!
HIBISCUS moschuetos (Rose Mallow)
Full sun / USDA Zones 4 – 9 / Deer resistant / Hummingbird Attractor
If you need a perennial that speaks tropicalismo, look no further.
These hardy, new hybrid mallows erupt in awesome dinner plate size blooms
in the heat and humidity of summer and feature improved compact habit, and
lush, beautiful foliage. Lovely when partnered with ornamental grasses.
Hibiscus 'Fantasia' $16.95 2-GL Huge,
ruffled, lavender-pink flowers, the belle of the ball. Height 3 feet.
Hibiscus 'Moy Grande' $16.95 1.5
GL At the height of summer, I count on perennial
hibiscus to deliver the punch. That much needed presence of large, blowsy,
flowers that speak of summer and tropicalismo. In typical Texas style, 'Moy
Grande' boasts the largest flowers of any perennial hibiscus, with phenomenal
hybrid vigor. From July through August, the spectacular, huge rose-pink flowers
spring open over clumps of what has been called 'the cleanest foliage of the
bunch', and look equally stylish as background plantings in perennial beds
or in landscape applications. Highly recommended! Height 4 feet.
Hibiscus 'Old Yella' $16.95 2-GL Unique
yellow buds open to thick textured, creamy white flowers with a distinct red
eye. Elegant. Quite beautiful planted with Panicum 'Shenandoah' (Switch Grass).
Height 3 - 4 feet.
Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' $16.95 2-GL
Crape paper textured blooms of plum with purple streaking centers,
an exciting color breakthrough in hibiscus. Maple-like leaves are a consistent
dark purple. Snazzy! Height 4 feet.
HYPERICUM calycinum (St. John’s Wort)
$8.95 2-qt USDA Zones 5 – 7
This is a widely grown, meat and potatoes perennial ideal for groundcover
use in dry, shaded to semi-shaded areas. Foliage remains fresh throughout
hot and humid summers and evergreen in winter with deep green, oval leaves
and 2” gold flowers with pinchusion-like center stamens in spring and
early summer. A Plants of Merit selection (plantsofmerit.org)
selected by the
IRIS siberica
Full sun / USDA Zones 3 – 9 / Deer and rabbit
resistant
'Baby Sister' $8.95 2-qt Super cute, dwarf clumps of colorful flowers,
blue-violet with white blazes and darker veining spring up in May. The foliage
remains attractive all growing season. Height 14 inches.
KALIMERIS (Japanese Aster)
Full sun to part shade / Butterfly
Attractor
Kalimeris pinnatifida 'Hortensis' $8.95 2-qt Fresh, semi-double white daisies over finely
serrated bright green foliage, blooming over a long period in summer. A great
border plant, lovely with late blooming daylilies. Height 2 - 3 feet. USDA
Zone 4 - 8.
Kalimeris yomena 'Shogun' $8.95
2-qt Grown mostly for its lovely variegated foliage,
green leaves widely edged in yellow. Small lavender daisies are born in late
summer. Ht 15 inches. USDA Zone 6 - 8.
Kniphofia (Torch Liliy / Red Hot Poker)
Full sun / USDA Zones 5-8 / Deer resistant / Hummingbird Attractor
Torch Lilies are among my favorite perennials, and I have had great success
growing them here in Zone 5b. Well drained, loamy soil works fine. Heavy clay
soils are thumbs down. Mine bloom around July 4th with modest rebloom in early
September. Gorgeous companion to Phlox paniculata, and a fine cut flower,
too.
Kniphofia uvaria 'Alcazar' $8.95 GL Long, tall stems crowned with glowing orange
'torches', sublime. Height 3 feet.
Kniphofia uvaria 'Border Ballet'
$8.95 GL A seed grown strain from
Jelitto Seed-- a mixture of plants bearing orange, cream and yellow torches.
Height 2 feet.
NEW! Kniphofia hirsuta ‘Fire
Dance’ $8.95 GL This is a new species to me, and
I am told, one of the most reliably cold hardy. The dwarf clumps of thick-leaved
blue-green tufts of foliage are crowned in coral red blooms opening to pale
yellow in early summer. This is the shortest of the torch lilies that I have
ever grown, and would be ideal for edging purposes or in a rock garden. Really
cute! Zones 5 - 8
Kniphofia uvaria 'Little Maid' $5.95 qt
A petite charmer, with ever-blooming qualities. Short 'torches' of
creamy yellow becoming white. Height 16 inches.
LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Grosso' (Lavender)
$5.95 qt and $7.95 GL
Full sun / USDA Zones 5 – 9 / Deer resistant / Butterfly
Attractor
They come in droves, lavender devotees determined to grow that
sweetly scented shrub--- usually after their English lavender has languished
in our hot, steamy summers, or disappeared entirely in our frigid Midwestern
winters. These same gardeners now rave about Lavender 'Grosso'…a hybrid
of L. latifolia and L. augustifolia. Borrowing the best qualities from each
parent, 'Grosso' is more rot resistant and vigorous, with deep violet flowers
that are extremely fragrant. More cold hardy than our previously grown L.
intermedia '
LEUCANTHEMUM (Shasta Daisy)
Full sun / USDA Zones 5 – 9 / Butterfly Attractor
Leucanthemum superbum 'Becky' $9.95 2-qt There are lots of Shasta Daisies around, but
none more sturdy, long lived, or tolerant of heat and humidity than 'Becky'.
My hands down favorite. Height 3 feet
NEW! Leucanthemum superbum
‘Gold Rush’ $9.95 2-qt What astonishing blooms ‘Gold
Rush’ has! This is a Shasta daisy all dressed up, flaunting double,
highly frilled blooms. The outer petals are white and surrounded by a powderpuff
center of shorter yellow petals.
Most impressive is the height, at fourteen inches, therefore no stakes
required! Height 14 inches. Zones 5 - 9
Leucanthemum superbum '