Perennials A-F
Perennials G-L Perennials M-R Perennials S-Z Vines
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Flower Color | Plant Zone | Height | Plant Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acaena inermis 'Purpurea' | Purple Sheep's Burr | Cream flowers | 6-9 | 1-3'' | NEW for 2012 - Amazing amethyst colored delicately cut foliage makes a perfect ground-hugging carpet, covered with creamy flower spikes in summer, ruby red foliage when planted in full sun, excellent effect spilling over rocks and walls, blooms early. | |
| Acanthopanax s. 'Variegatus' | Variegated Fiveleaf Aralia | Sun/Shade | Variegated foliage | 4 | 5-10' | This medium-sized shrub has rich, green foliage mottled with a creamy white variegation that adorns unique clusters of fine leaflets. A very adaptable plant, it is great for a hedge or screen or to lighten up a shady area. |
| Acanthus spinosus | Bear's Breeches | Sun/Pt Shade | Rose flowers | 4 | 3-4' | Imposing plants that produce dramatic, tall stalks of rose-white flowers in midsummer. These require very well-drained soil and are good in dry areas of the border. |
| Achillea 'Desert Eve Light Yellow' | Desert Eve Light Yellow Yarrow | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - Early-flowering variety bred for compact growth and large flower heads, up to 4'' across. Perfect in landscape or container. |
| Achillea 'Desert Eve Red' | Desert Eve Red Yarrow | Sun | Red flowers | 4-9 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - Early-flowering variety bred for compact growth and large flower heads, up to 4'' across. Perfect in landscape or container. |
| Achillea m. 'Apricot Delight' | Apricot Delight Yarrow | Sun | Pink to red flowers | 4-8 | 21'' | Large flower heads in a range of pinks from pale apricot to near red. |
| Achillea m. 'Laura' | Laura Yarrow | Sun | Ruby red flowers | 3-8 | 14-16'' | A new yarrow that is sturdy, compact and has upright stems displaying sprays of non-fading, ruby red flowers with extra large white eyes. |
| Achillea m. 'Saucy Seduction' | Saucy Seduction Yarrow | Sun | Rosy-pink with yellow centers | 4-8 | 24-30" | For something a little different in a yarrow, this sturdy, upright variety features broad clusters of pretty rosy-pink flowers with yellow centers and subtle white shading. |
| Achillea m. 'Strawberry Seduction' | Strawberry Seduction Yarrow | Sun | Red flowers with gold center | 4-8 | 18-20" | A sturdy and upright yarrow, this features pretty rosy-pink flowers with yellow centers and subtle white shading. They bloom over a long period and are also nice for cutting. |
| Achillea 'Moonshine' | Moonshine Yarrow | Sun | Sulphur yellow flowers | 4 | 18"-24" | Sturdy, upright plants, yarrow bear masses of flowers through most of the season. This hybrid has beautiful silver-gray, feathery foliage and bright yellow flowers and is considered by many to be one of the best. |
| Aconitum fischeri | Azure Monkshood | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 4 | 18-24'' | A welcome plant in the perennial border, A. fischeri sends up striking upright spikes of lavender-blue flowers from late summer to early fall. This species has particularly strong stems that will not require staking. |
| Actaea (Cimicif) r.'Hillside Blk Beauty' | Hillside Blk Beauty Bugbane (Cimicifuga) | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 4-8 | 4-7' | NEW for 2011 - The darkest Cimicifuga to date, the young foliage tends to be green, but quickly deepens to an almost iridescent purple-black. In late summer, the 4'-7' tall stems are topped with foot-long, fragrant, white flowers blushed with pale pink. |
| Actaea (Cimicifuga) 'Chocoholic' | Chocoholic Black Snakeroot (Cimicifuga) | Sun/Pt Shade | Pale to white flowers | 4-8 | 2-3' | NEW for 2011 - This lovely native cultivar adds wonderful texture and color to the shade garden. Rich mauve-pink color flowers open and lighten to white as they age. Some direct sunlight is required to draw out the purple coloration in the foliage. |
| Actaea (Cimicifuga) pach. 'Misty Blue' | White Baneberry | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 3-8 | 2-3' | This lovely native woodland perennial forms a sizable multi-stemmed clump of soft blue-green foliage and is similar to Cimicifuga in habit. In late spring, small clusters of white flowers are produced which become clusters of white fruits by fall. |
| Actaea (Cimicifuga) ramosa 'Pink Spike' | Pink Spike Black Snakeroot | Sun/Part Shade | Pale pink flowers | 3-8 | 4-6' | A later flowering species with pale pink flower spikes in early fall over dark bronze-purple foliage. This will grow in sun if given moist, well drained, humusy soil, but otherwise prefers a spot in part shade for best results. |
| Actinidia k. 'Arctic Beauty' | Hardy Male Kiwi Vine | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 4 | 15-20' | This hardy male kiwi vine is a nice ornamental vine with leaves that are purplish when young and variegated with white to pink splashes when mature (3 to 5 years). |
| Agapanthus 'Summer Skies' | Summer Skies | Sun | Blue | 5 | 3' | NEW for 2012 - Huge sky blue flowers on 3 foot stems above evergreen grass like foliage. The hardiest agapanthus so far. |
| Agastache 'Blue Fortune' | Blue Fortune Hyssop | Sun | Blue flowers | 6-10 | 24-36'' | Tall spikes of soft blue flowers July to September. Fragrant foliage and a good cut flower; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. |
| Agastache 'Nectar Apricot' | Apricot Agastache | Sun | Orange | 5-10 | 18" | This medium sized Agastache is orange blooming, compact in growth and self-branching. Known for it floriferous nature. |
| Agastache 'Nectar Grapefruit' | Grapefruit Agastache | Sun | Yellow | 5-10 | 18" | A yellow, compact agastache with a self branching habit. Very floriferous. |
| Agastache 'Purple Haze' | Purple Haze Hyssop | Sun | Violet blue flowers | 6-10 | 2-3' | This cultivar has long racemes of smoky blue violet flowers that bloom from July to frost. Tolerates wet and dry conditions. |
| Ajuga 'Pink Lightning' | Pink Lightning Bugleweed | Sun/Shade | Pink flowers | 5 | 4-6'' | NEW for 2012 - This variety forms a low, spreading mat of soft mint green, crinkly textured leaves with a distinct creamy white edge. Short, bubblegum pink flower spikes are produced in mid to late spring. |
| Alcea ros. 'Chater's Double Mix' | Chater's Double Mix Hollyhock | Sun | Double mixed blooms | 5 | 7' | This desirable garden plant is officially a biennial but with good conditions will persist for years. This mix offers shades of scarlet, yellow, pink and white in June and July. |
| Alcea ros. 'Spring Celebrities Lemon' | Spring Celebrity Lemon Hollyhock | Sun | Pale yellow flowers | 4-8 | 36-42'' | NEW for 2012 - Pastel, light yellow, double blooms on 30'' stems. A member of the Spring Celebrities series, which offers a compact, well-branched habit with double flowers that bloom in the first year. |
| Alchemilla erythropoda 'Alma' | Alma Lady's Mantle | Sun/Pt shade | Greenish-yellow blooms | 4-7 | 6-12'' | NEW for 2011 - Grown mostly for its small velvety fan-shaped foliage, which collects dewdrops to create a sparkling effect. The chartreuse blooms are good as filler in cutflower bouquets. |
| Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese' | Auslese Lady's Mantle | Sun/Pt Shade | Greenish yellow flowers | 4 | 18" | A low growing evergreen perennial herb that is well suited to the rock garden or low border. Delicate sprays of greenish yellow flowers can be cut and used fresh or easily dried for arrangements. |
| Alchemilla sericata ?Gold Strike? | Gold Strike Lady's Mantle | Sun to Shade | Chartreuse green | 4 | 14'' | Free flowering Lady's Mantle, with bright chartreuse flowering umbels and velvety gray-green, scalloped foliage. |
| Allium cernum | Nodding Onion | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-9 | 10-12'' | NEW for 2012 - Native to the US, this diminutive 1-2' Allium thrives on rocky outcrops, dry woodlands, and bone dry prairies. Beautiful in the garden or naturalized in a meadow. Readily reseeds - if this is not desired, deadhead when the flowers fade. |
| Amsonia 'Blue Ice' | Blue Ice Bluestar | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 5-9 | 12-15" | A compact selection, this amsonia has dark blue buds and flowers and blooms considerably longer and stronger than the species. Its dark green leaves are attractive through the summer and turn a brilliant yellow in the fall. |
| Amsonia hubrichtii | Bluestar | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 4-9 | 30" | This southern native has very narrow, threadlike foliage with steely-blue flower clusters in spring. Foliage takes on a stunning golden color in the fall. |
| Amsonia tabernaemontan var. salicifolia | Eastern Bluestar | Sun/Pt Shade | Pale blue flowers | 4-9 | 36" | Starry pale blue flowers May-June on native with willow-like leaves. Carefree, with great foliage all season, golden yellow fall color. |
| Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' | Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone | Sun/Pt Shade | White floriferous flowers | 4-8 | 3'-4' | This 1858 introduction is still one of the most popular white anemones. Its prolific sprays of fresh, springlike late summer flowers bring new life to a tired garden or border. |
| Anemone hup. 'September Charm' | September Charm Japanese Anemone | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink bicolor flowers | 4-8 | 24"-30" | This is the classic Japanese anemone in a size that's manageable for even the smallest gardens. Its very floriferous single pink blooms have overlapping silvery pink petals. |
| Anemone 'Pretty Lady Diana' | Pretty Lady Diana Japanese Anemone | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink | 3-8 | 18" | NEW for 2012 - Soft pink single flowering anemone with very compact foliage. Blooms in Sept. |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Red Columbine | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow-red nodding flowers | 3-9 | 2'-3' | This North American native is very vigorous and easy to grow - reseeds readily and will quickly colonize an area. An excellent shady rock garden naturalizer. |
| Aquilegia 'Leprechaun's Gold' | Leprechaun's Gold Columbine | Part Shade | Purple flowers | 3-8 | 24-32" | Pretty as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, this new columbine features large lobed green leaves that are generously endowed with bold gold accents. Topped with purple blooms in the spring for a terrific show. |
| Aquilegia 'Rocky Mtn Blue' | Rocky Mtn Blue Columbine | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue/white flowers | 4-7 | 1-3' | NEW for 2012 - Rocky Mountain columbine is a beautiful, hearty perennial with blue and white flowers. It self-sows readily. Native from Montana to Arizona and New Mexico. |
| Aquilegia v. 'Blue Barlow' | Blue Barlow Columbine | Sun/Pt Shade | Double blue flowers | 3-8 | 10'' | Fully double flowers make the Barlow Blue a favorite columbine variety! Wonderful plants perform best when planted in partially shaded areas. Rabbit resistant. Blooms late spring to early summer. |
| Aralia c. 'Sun King' | Golden Japanese Spikenard | Pt Sun | White flowers | 3-9 | 36'' | NEW for 2012 - This hardy, tropical looking beauty brightens up the shade garden with its very large, compound, bright gold leaves. Color is greener in deep shade. Tiny white flowers give way to purple-black berries in fall. |
| Artemisia 'Powis Castle' | Powis Castle Wormwood | Sun | Silver foliage | 4-9 | 3' | A shrubby hybrid, growing to a 30'' globe of gray-green, feathery foliage - a must for white gardens and a fine specimen in the border. Good drainage is essential. |
| Artemisia schmid. 'Silver Mound' | Silver Mound Wormwood | Sun | Silver gray foliage | 3-7 | 6"x 12" | This plant's superb silvery gray foliage forms a 10in high foamy cushion that sets off both foliage and flowers in a wide range of colors. Perfect in the rock garden or as an edger, it can be cut back if summer heat causes it to melt in the middle. |
| Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' | Silver Brocade Wormwood | Sun | Lacelike silver foliage | 3-8 | 6" | Ghostly silver serrated foliage on a ground hugging plant-perfect in the rock garden or the well-drained border. BONUS! Larval host plant for Painted Lady and American Lady butterflies! |
| Aruncus aethusifolius | Dwarf Goatsbeard | Part Shade | Creamy white flowers | 3-7 | 6" | An early summer bloomer, this Korean native produces a 6-8in mound of finely dissected leaves supporting 12in spires of creamy flowers - useful in the border front or part shade rock garden. |
| Aruncus dioicus 'Sylvester' | Sylvester Goatsbeard | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3-7 | 5' | An extremely handsome plant that throws airy plumes of creamy white flowers in June. When established it will reach 5' but does not need staking - it grows more impressive with age. |
| Asarum canadense | Canadian Wild Ginger | Shade | Greenish-purple | 4-8 | 6-12" | This plant makes an excellent shady ground cover with its heart-shaped green leaves that can grow up to 7in wide. More heat tolerant than the European ginger variety. |
| Asarum europaeum | European Wild Ginger | Shade | Lustrous green foliage | 4-7 | 6"-10" | Among the great foliage plants for shade, this species spreads slowly but surely to form a handsome 6'' deep carpet of glossy, dark green, kidney-shaped leaves up to 4'' across. Evergreen where winters are not too harsh. |
| Asclepias incar. 'Ice Ballet' | Ice Ballet Butterfly Weed | Sun | Pure white blooms | 3-9 | 3' | Large clusters of tiny white blooms open in stark contrast to rich green foliage in midsummer - selected by the cut flower industry in Europe for its long-lasting blooms. |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Sun | Rose pink flowers | 3-7 | 3-4' | An American prairie native plant whose deep rose-pink flower clusters are very attractive to butterflies. These plants perform best in moist soils but will also tolerate well-drained sites. These also make excellent cut flowers. |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | Sun | Orange flowers | 4-9 | 24-36" | An excellent plant for drawing butterflies to the garden - the bright orange flowers make a bold impact in the border and are good for cutting too. Attractive seedpods can be used in dry arrangements. |
| Aster novae-ang. 'Purple Dome' | Purple Dome New England Aster | Sun/Pt Shade | Semi-double purple flowers | 4-8 | 18" | This dwarf aster offers perfect 1'' flowers of bright purple in such profusion that they completely cover the compact plant for a full month starting in September. Looks great massed with sedum 'Autumn Joy.' |
| Astilbe 'Bridal Veil' | Bridal Veil False Spirea | Sun/Ps Shade | White | 4-9 | 24-30" | This June blooming astilbe has showy white florets on loose, gracefully arching plumes. New leaves are bronze, fading to green. Mixes nicely with hostas & coral bells in the shady border. |
| Astilbe chinensis 'Mighty Pip' | Mighty Pip False Spirea | Pt Sun/Shade | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 51-53'' | NEW for 2012 - The absolute tallest Astilbe on the market!!! Huge, pink plumes with long and strong stems. |
| Astilbe 'Fanal' | Fanal False Spirea-Arendsii Group | Part Shade | Dark red flowers | 4-9 | 18-24" | A lovely addition to the border with dark red plumes and attractive dark foliage that adds color and texture to the garden even when not in bloom. Plant in part shade with adequate moisture for best show. |
| Astilbe 'Little Vision in Pink' | Little Vis in Pnk False Spirea-Simp. Gr. | Pt Shade | Pink plumes | 5-8 | 16'' | Delicately serrated fern-like foliage is topped by pink plumes - and only 16'' tall! Supposed to reflower if deadheaded. Good for a moist, shady spot. |
| Astilbe 'Lollipop' | Lollipop False Spirea-Japonica Group | Part Shade | Pale pink flowers | 4-9 | 18" | The short and full pale pink flower plumes of this variety have a white sheen. Red stemmed foliage is glossy and dark green. These tough plants are pest free and make handsome additions to any border. |
| Astilbe 'Maggie Daley' | Maggie Daley False Spirea | Part Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 28" | These rugged and beautiful shade lovers throw long and graceful purple flower spikes above attractive dark foliage. Use them in groups in the woodland border, or mass them for ground cover where soil is evenly moist. |
| Astilbe 'Pumila' | Pumila False Spirea | Part Shade | Lavender pink flowers | 4-9 | 10" | This neat dwarf is one of the most useful astilbes because it blooms in late summer and is relatively tolerant of dry soils - makes a good ground cover for partly shaded areas. |
| Astilbe 'Rock and Roll' | Rock and Roll False Spirea | Part Shade | White flowers | 3-8 | 24'' | NEW for 2011 - A taller variety with stocky, white flowers on red stems above very dark green foliage with a bronze tint. |
| Astilbe 'Sister Theresa' | Sister Theres False Spirea-Arendsii Grou | Part Shade | Pink plumes | 4-9 | 24'' | A mid-late season bloomer, this variety of Astilbe has beautiful pink plumes over dark green, ferny foliage. A versatile plant for the part shade border that looks good whether blooming or not. |
| Astilbe 'Straussenfeder' | Straussenfeder False Spirea | Part Shade | Dusty rose flowers | 3-8 | 35'' | NEW for 2011 - Really beautiful cultivar with deep dusty rose flowers. |
| Astilbe 'Vision in Red' | False Spirea-Arendsii Group | Part Shade | Pinky-red flowers | 3-8 | 15" | The latest addition to the 'Vision' family - this variety boasts pinky-red flowers that open from deep red buds, all above attractive bronze-green foliage. Compact plants, these show good sun tolerance as well. |
| Astilbe 'Visions' | Visions False Spirea-Arendsii Group | Part Shade | Lilac-purple flowers | 4-9 | 15" | These rugged and beautiful shade lovers throw long and colorful spikes above divided foliage in summer. This compact variety has lilac-purple plumes and lovely bronze green foliage and really puts on a spectacular show. |
| Astilbe 'Younique Carmine' | Younique Carmine False Spirea | Sun/Pt Shade | Carmine-red flowers | 4-9 | 18" | A new compact grower featuring loads of thick, floriferous, carmine-reddish flowers spikes. PPAF |
| Astilbe 'Younique Cerise' | Younique Cerise False Spirea | Pt Shade/Shade | Cherry-red flowers plumes | 3-8 | 12-16'' | NEW for 2011 - A new variety with very compact foliage and full upright cherry-red to hot pink plumes, very floriferous, blooms early summer. |
| Baptisia australis | False Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Indigo blue spikes | 3-9 | 3'-4' | One of the great backbone plants of the border with intense blue pea-like flowers in June above handsome, gray-green leaves that remain attractive all season. Bloom is followed by dark seed pods that complement the foliage. |
| Baptisia australis var. minor | Dwarf Blue Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Indigo blue flowers | 4 | 15-24" | At only 15-24in tall, this looks like a miniature version of Baptisia australis. Pea-shaped indigo flowers bloom on showy racemes in late spring. |
| Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight' | Carolina Moonlight False Indigo | Sun | Soft yellow flowers | 4-9 | 3' | This wonderful new baptisia hybrid makes a vigorous clump of gray-green foliage that is topped with long spikes of soft yellow pea-like flowers. It likes moist, well-drained soils in full sun. |
| Baptisia Decadence 'Dutch Chocolate' | Dutch Chocolate False Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Chocolate-purple flowers | 4-8 | 30-36'' | NEW for 2012 - Rich velvety chocolate purple flowers are held on upright stems above the densely compact, deep blue-green foliage. Decorative seed pods follow in fall. Foliage starts lower on the stems, covering the base. Vigorous grower. |
| Baptisia Decadence 'Lemon Meringue' | Lemon Meringue False Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 4-8 | 36'' | NEW for 2012 - Impressive vigor compared to other yellow Baptisias. Forms an upright, vase-shaped mound of attractive blue-green foliage topped with long, charcoal stems carrying charcoal buds and lemon yellow flowers. This color really pops! |
| Baptisia Prairieblues 'Solar Flare' | False Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow/orange flowers | 4 | 3-4' | NEW for 2011 - From late spring into early summer, the pea-like blossoms open lemon yellow, then take on a rusty orange blush as they age. Both yellow and orange flowers are present at the same time on the impressive 12-18 inch long spikes. |
| Baptisia Prairieblues 'Starlite' | Starlite Prairie Blues Blue Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow/orange flowers | 5-8 | 2-3' | Tall spikes of pea flowers start out yellow and fade to deep orange as they age, beautifully complementing the emerging yellow blooms above. |
| Baptisia Prairieblues 'Twilite' | Twilite Prairieblues Wild Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep violet-purple flowers | 4-8 | 4-5' | A new hybrid baptisia resulting in a strong and vigorous plant that produces loads of flower spikes up to 32'' long above handsome foliage. Blooms are a unique deep violet-purple highlighted by a lemon-yellow keel. |
| Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' | Purple Smoke False Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple-blue flowers | 4-9 | 4 1/2' | This strong vertical upright form of indigo has deep purplish-blue flowers and bluish green foliage - an imposing plant that is sure to attract attention. |
| Baptisia sphaerocarpa | Yellow wild Indigo | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 5-8 | 2-3' | A very sturdy, drought-resistant native plant with bright vivid to buttery yellow flowers on blue-green foliage up to 3' tall. |
| Begonia grandis (B. evansiana) | Hardy Begonia | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 6 | 2' | A useful border plant especially when combined with woody plants in a shrub border. Pink flowers bloom in late summer into fall. A winter mulch is advised. |
| Bellis perennis 'Galaxy Rose' | English Daisy | Sun | Rose flowers | 3 -9 | 4-6'' | Plants are biennial, usually lasting through one season, but self-seeding to provide future generations. This strain features especially large blooms, with semi-double rose petals. |
| Berberis 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar' | Sunjoy Gold Pillar Barberry | Sun | 4 | 3-4' | Similar in shape to B. 'Helmond Pillar', but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. Bright orange autumn color is stunning. Burn resistant compared to other yellow-leafed barberries. | |
| Bletilla striata 'Big Bob' | Big Bob Hardy Orchid | Sun/Pt Shade | Orchid purple flowers | 6-10 | 2-3' | NEW for 2011 - Bletilla striata can be grown almost anywhere but does best in full sun to partial shade and in sandy soil with moderate moisture. Make large clumps within a few years with flowering spikes up to 3? and as many as 20 flowers per spike. |
| Boltonia latisquama 'Jim Crockett' | False Aster | Sun | Violet-blue flowers | 4-9 | 18-24'' | Compact selection with aster-like flowers, blooms mid to late summer with masses of violet-blue flowers with yellow centers, pinch in late spring to promote bushier growth. |
| Brunnera 'Diane's Gold' | Diane's Gold Bugloss | Pt Shade/Shade | Sky Blue Flowers | 4-9 | 12" | A chartreuse/gold foliage Brunnera that holds its color all summer. Very showy in bloom with its sky blue flowers. Looks equally good in the shade border or containers. PPAF |
| Brunnera mac. 'Hadspen Cream' | Hadspen Cream Bugloss | Pt Shade/Shade | Light blue flowers | 3-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - A stunning plant for the shade garden, large, light green leaves with wide, creamy gold to white, small, light blue flowers, much like forget-me-nots, open in April and May as the foliage expands. |
| Brunnera mac. 'Jack Frost' | Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 12-15" | A choice plant whose leaves display a frosty silver overlay with light green venation. This will shimmer in the garden and create a shiny contrast with companion plants and with its pretty blue spring flowers. PP13859 |
| Brunnera mac. 'Looking Glass' | Looking Glass Siberian Bugloss | Pt Shade/Shade | Tiny blue flowers | 3-8 | 12 -15" | These shimmering leaves of 'Looking Glass' will dazzle in any shade garden and make a striking contrast to green leafed companions. Lovely sky blue forget-me-not flowers appear in early Spring. PP17829 |
| Brunnera macrophylla | Siberian Bugloss | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue forget-me-not flowers | 3-8 | 12"-18" | This is an excellent choice for spring display of a true blue flower - often found in naturalized plantings in part shade, the perennial border or as a deciduous ground cover in shady moist areas. |
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata' | Variegated Siberian Bugloss | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue forget-me-not flowers | 3-8 | 12-15'' | NEW for 2011 - This one will really light up the shady corners of your garden; some leaves can be almost entirely white! As an added bonus, clusters of tiny, baby blue flowers flutter above the foliage from mid to late spring. |
| Buddleia 'Buzz Magenta Purple' | Buzz Butterfly Bush | Sun | Magenta purple | 5 | 2-3' | NEW for 2012 - A shorter, more compact buddleia with full size blooms. |
| Buddleia d. 'Bicolor' | Bicolor Butterfly | Purple & Yellow flowers | 5 | 6-8' | The first buddleia ever to offer two completely different colors on the same inflorescence! Fragrant, lavender and butterscotch yellow flowers blend together for a fascinating bicolor effect. | |
| Buddleia d. 'Black Knight' | Black Knight Butterfly Bush | Sun | Dark purple flowers | 5 | 4'-6' | A woody plant which complements perennials, attracts butterflies and makes a good color addition to the border. Prune back to live wood in spring for a spectacular show starting in July. |
| Buddleia d. 'Evil Ways' | Evil Ways Butterfly Bush | sun | Purple flowers | 5-9 | 6-8' | NEW for 2011 - Butterflies can't resist 'Evil Ways'. This new Buddleia features 4 to 10-inch drooping deep purple spikes. The blooms stand out against sunny yellow to chartreuse foliage. |
| Buddleia d. 'Miss Molly' | Miss Molly Butterfly Bush | Sun | Sangria-red flowers | 5 | 4-6' | NEW for 2011 - If you loved Miss Ruby from last season, you'll fall in love with Miss Molly! Rich hues of dark Sangria -red. Excellent for smaller gardens. |
| Buddleia d. 'Miss Ruby' | Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush | Sun | Fuchsia-pink flowers | 5-9 | 4-5' | A compact, well-branched Butterfly Bush with giant racemes of fuchsia-pink flowers that butterflies and bees love! Good in a container or border. |
| Buddleia d. 'Pink Delight' | Pink Delight Butterfly Bush | Sun | Orchid pink | 5 | 4-6' | This first true pink butterfly bush has huge fragrant flower spikes up to 15in long. Butterflies can't resist these plants and no sunny border is complete without at least one. Prune back in spring and be patient, as this breaks dormancy late. |
| Buddleia d. 'Royal Red' | Royal Red Butterfly Bush | Sun | Purple red plumes | 5 | 6'-8' | A woody plant which complements perennials, attracts butterflies and makes a bold color splash. The rich, fragrant purple-red flowers are the closest thing to red, but not quite there. Very showy. |
| Buddleia d. 'Royal Red' | Royal Red Butterfly Bush | Sun | Purple red plumes | 5 | 6'-8' | A woody plant which complements perennials, attracts butterflies and makes a bold color splash. The rich, fragrant purple-red flowers are the closest thing to red, but not quite there. Very showy. |
| Buddleia d. 'Santana' | Santana Butterfly Bush | Sun | Purple-red blooms | 5-9 | 6' | A unique new butterfly bush with attractive variegated yellow and deep green foliage. Its fragrant, purple-red flowers bloom from June to frost and contrast nicely with the foliage. |
| Buddleia d. 'White Profusion' | White Profusion Butterfly Bush | Sun | White flowers | 5 | 4-6' | A steady reliable bloomer of pure white flowers with a yellow eye, lightly scented, very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. |
| Buddleia Flutterby Gr. 'Peach Cobbler' | Peach Cobbler Butterfly Bush | Sun | Peach flowers | 5 | 4-6' | Beautiful peach-colored blooms against silvery foliage. Wonderful fragrance. |
| Buddleia Flutterby 'Tangerine Dream' | Tangerine Dream Butterfly Bush | Sun | Orange Flowers | 5 | 4-6' | NEW for 2011 - This new color will spice up your garden. This dense, butterfly bush offer attractive foliage, aromatic orange flowers on silver foliage. A low water needs plant. |
| Buddleia Flutterby 'Tutti Frutti Pink' | Tutti Frutti Pink Butterfly Bush | Sun | Fuchsia pink | 5 | 24 - 30" | NEW for 2011 - Bright fuchsia-pink flowers and very scented foliage adds new color to your garden. This dwarf variety will only reach a mature size of 2 - 2.5' tall and wide. |
| Buddleia w. 'Honeycomb' | Honeycomb Butterfly Bush | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5 | 4-8' | Maybe the best yellow butterfly bush - more refined that 'Sungold'. Butterflies can't resist these bushes and no sunny border should be without at least one. |
| Calamintha grand. 'Variegata' | Variegated Calamint | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 3-5 | 12" | A useful plant for bold effect in the rock garden or rock wall, or in masses on the margin of borders. This variety has large pink flowers over cream-white variegated leaves. Prefers a well drained site. |
| Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud' | Blue Cloud Calamint | Sun | Pale lavender-blue flowers | 4-7 | 9-12" | A trouble free plant with mint-scented foliage and dainty, tubular, pale lavender-blue flowers on 3'' spikes just above the foliage. Once established, it is heat and drought tolerant. |
| Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White' | Montrose White Calamint | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 12-15'' | NEW for 2011 - An improved selection with bright white flowers June to frost over mint-scented foliage. Disease and drought resistant. Will not flop like other varieties. |
| Campanula garg. 'Dickson's Gold' | Goldleaf Adriatic BellFlower | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue | 4-7 | 4" | NEW for 2012 - Striking bright gold, toothed leaves form a compact clump; color is lime green if grown in part shade. |
| Campanula glom. 'Freya' | Freya Bell Flower | Pt Shade | Dark Blue | 3 | 16" | NEW for 2012 - Star-shaped, deep purple flowers adorn this sturdy compact bellflower. Blooms May through July. New for 2012 |
| Campanula persic. grand. Alba | White Peachleaf Bellflower | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3-7 | 30'' | NEW for 2012 - This selection produces pure white flowers on 30-in stalks in June and July. Blooms last a good week in a vase if the stems are cut as the first flower or two opens. |
| Campanula persic. 'Takion Blue' | Takion Blue Peach-Leaved Bellflower | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 16-20'' | NEW for 2012 - A genetically compact, shorter cultivar. Produces a showier display of lavender blue, bell-shaped, upward and outward facing flowers rather than the standard downward facing ones. |
| Campanula persicifolia | Peach-leaved Bellflower | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 3-8 | 1-3' | This plant is one of the most popular campanulas. Its stiff mat of slowly spreading evergreen rosettes is topped by 3-foot-tall, all open, bell-shaped lavender to white flowers in late spring. |
| Campanula portenschlagiana | Dalmation Bellflower | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 4 | 3-4'' | A native to Yugoslavia who sports light blue flowers from late spring through summer. Free flowering. |
| Campanula poscharskayana | Serbian Bellflower | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender blue flowers | 3-8 | 6'' | This species is a compact vigorous creeper with pale blue star-like flowers. Good at the front of the border or as an addition to the rock garden. |
| Campanula 'Silver Bells' | Silver Bells Bellflower | Part Shade | Silvery-purple flowers | 4-7 | 14'' | NEW for 2012 - Foliage reaching just over a foot in height is all dressed up in deepest purple-red with a metallic sheen on toothed leaves. Throw in red stems and numerous blooms of soft pink bells that bloom from April to end of summer. |
| Caryopteris clan. 'Petit Blue' | Petit Blue Bluebeard | Sun | Deep blue flowers | 5 | 24-30'' | Maybe the best caryopteris yet, with its tight compact growth, deep blue flowers and dark green glossy foliage. Short internodes result in an intense floral display starting in late summer and continuing into early fall. |
| Caryopteris clan. 'White Surprise' | White Surprise Bluebeard | Sun | Violet-blue flowers | 5 | 45-48'' | Stable variegation on large, sturdy plants. Violet-blue flowers in late August to September create a fantastic contrast with the creamy white and green variegation. |
| Centaurea 'Cara Mia' | Cara Mia Bachelor's Button | Sun | Lavender flowers | 3 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - Feathery pinkish-lavender flowers are a unique color, sure to stand out! |
| Centaurea mont. 'Amethyst Dream' | Amethyst Dream Bachelor Button | Sun | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 20" | A pretty new variety whose flowers are a deeper purple than is typical of the genus. The soft silver foliage forms 24'' clumps in a season and is a nice companion for A. 'Amethyst in Snow'. |
| Centaurea mont. 'Amethyst in Snow' | Amethyst in Snow Bachelor Button | Sun | White w/purple center | 3-8 | 14" | A unique and striking form of bachelor's button, this very sturdy and hardy plant features ethereal bicolor blooms of snow white with royal purple centers above handsome mounds of silver-green foliage. |
| Centaurea mont. 'Black Sprite' | Black Sprite Bachelor Button | Sun | Black-burgundy flowers | 3 | 14" | NEW for 2012 - Exotic, silky, burgundy black flower petals form a spidery starburst against a gray green, silvery-leaved backdrop. |
| Centaurea mont. 'Gold Bullion' | Gold Bullion Bachelor Button | Sun | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 18-24'' | A beautiful form of bachelor's button with bright golden-yellow foliage contrasting the rich blue 2'' fringed flowers, vigorous grower, grow in full sun for best color. |
| Centranthus ruber 'Albus' | Albus Red Valerian | Sun | White flowers | 5-8 | 18-36" | A well-branched, bushy, clump-former valued for its showy blooms in poor soils from spring to frost. Small, fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers appear in dense terminal clusters. |
| Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus' | Coccineus Red Valerian | Sun | Carmine rose flowers | 5 | 18-24" | An easy plant to grow, this requires only sun and well-drained soil to produce its dense clusters of small star-shaped fragrant, carmine rose flowers. |
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | Leadwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Intense deep blue flowers | 5-9 | 8" | Groundcover with striking gential blue flowers in late summer to early fall and reddish fall foliage. To enhance hardiness, try a light mulch in winter or plant near paving stones for root protection. |
| Chrysogonum v. 'Pierre' | Pierre Goldenstar | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 5 | 6" | A very useful clump forming and groundcovering plant with lovely, long flowering yellow daisies over soft green leaves. Grows equally well in sun and fairly shaded areas. |
| Clematis columbiana var. tenuiloba | Rock Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink-purple flowers | 3 | 6'' | Not every clematis was meant to grow on a trellis. Small, umbrella-shaped flowers of violet, pale blues, and pale pinks. Does well in well-drained soils of rock gardens. PG1 |
| Clematis integrifolia 'Rouguchi' | Rouguchi Bush Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Violet-blue flowers | 4 | 3' | A charming Japanese variety that does not climb, this features graceful deep violet-blue bell-shaped flowers edged in pale mauve continually from June to October. PG3 |
| Clematis pitcheri | Pitcher's Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Violet-purple flowers | 5 | 6-10' | Loads of violet-purple bells with recurved tips July-Sept; attractive and interesting, rich brown seed heads. Central US native. PG3 |
| Clematis recta 'Purpurea' | Purpurea Erect Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3-9 | 60" | This variety is a non-climber, growing with a more shrub-like upright habit that makes it perfect for containers. White flowers with purplish foliage, prefers a well-drained soil. PG3 |
| Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley | Pt Shade/Shade | Fragrant white bell flowers | 2-7 | 6"-8" | Nothing beats the fragrance of this early spring blooming groundcover. White bell-shaped flowers are followed by tiny orange berries - great for naturalizing. |
| Convallaria majalis 'Rosea' | Rosea Lily of the Valley | Pt Shade/Shade | Light rose flowers | 3-9 | 8" | This excellent groundcover spreads by strong rhizomes and is very tolerant of moist conditions. Its pretty fragrant light rose flowers bloom in spring. |
| Coreopsis Big Bang 'Cosmic Evolution' | Big Bang Cosmic Evolution Tickseed | Sun | Magenta/white flowers | 4-8 | 20'' | NEW for 2012 - Large flowers, up to 3'' across, are creamy white in warm weather. Magenta highlights develop in cool temperatures. Constantly in bloom from early summer into fall. |
| Coreopsis Big Bang 'Cosmic Eye' | Big Bang Cosmic Eye Tickseed | Sun | Claret red w/yellow | 5 | 12-15'' | A tickseed with single, claret red daisies tipped in golden, sunshine yellow. Compact and freely branching. |
| Coreopsis Big Bang 'Galaxy' | Big Bang Galaxy Tickseed | Sun | Golden yellow | 5 | 12'' | A tickseed with double golden daisies and a short sturdy habit. |
| Coreopsis 'Center Stage' | Center Stage Tickseed | Sun | Golden flowers | 6-9 | 5-7'' | NEW for 2011 - A wow plant so bright, so low and compact, so showy. The new flowers appear right on top of the old ones which just disappear. Many months of clear-gold color. |
| Coreopsis 'Full Moon' | Full Moon Tickseed | Sun | Canary-yellow flowers | 5-9 | 24-30" | A new coreopsis with bright canary yellow flowers that measure up to 3 inches across on well-branched stems. Flowers begin in midsummer and are sure to brighten any sunny border. |
| Coreopsis grand. 'Santa Fe Yellow' | Sante Fe Yellow Tickseed | Sun | Yellow dbl and semi-dbl flowers | 4-9 | 20" | Fluffy yellow double and semi-double blooms over bright green narrow leaves, flowering a week earlier that C. 'Early Sunrise' but with a more uniform habit. |
| Coreopsis 'Pinwheel' | Pinwheel Tickseed | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 6-9 | 24" | Quilted, butter-yellow flowers with lacy-blue foliage put this Coreopsis in a league of its own. The pleasing soft color of this uniquely shaped flower combines well with the entire garden color palette. |
| Coreopsis 'Redshift' | Redshift Tickseed | Sun | Yellow with deep red eye | 5 | 24" | A pretty and vigorous new coreopsis featuring extra large yellow flowers with deep red eyes in summer, turning all red in fall as the weather cools. |
| Coreopsis rosea 'American Dream' | American Dream Tickseed | Sun | Bi-color pink/white flowers | 4-8 | 18-24" | A Coreopsis with big bi-color flowers that have white ray petals with a raspberry base surrounding yellow centers. This is a vigorous grower with an attractive mounding habit. |
| Coreopsis 'Sienna Sunset' | Sienna Sunset Tickseed | Sun | Orange-salmon flowers | 5-8 | 14-36'' | This dainty spring bloomer is perfect at the front of sunny borders. Covered with orangey flowers that fade to a rich salmon color blooming early in the season, it will often rebloom if old flowers are removed. |
| Coreopsis 'Solanna Golden Ball' | Solanna Golden Ball Tickseed | Sun | Gold flowers | 4-9 | 12-15'' | NEW for 2012 - Fully double balls of gold flowers, continuously flowering from early spring to fall. |
| Coreopsis 'Star Cluster' | Star Cluster Tickseed | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 18-24'' | NEW for 2012 - A profusion of creamy white flowers up to 2.5'' across with a gold button center are produced atop a bushy clump of foliage. In cool weather, the flowers have a deep purple eye. Sterile plants bloom all summer long and won't seed around. |
| Coreopsis 'Sunny Day' | Sunny Day Tickseed | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 24'' | This tickseed has extra-large single yellow blooms on compact plants. Will rebloom all summer if dead-headed. |
| Coreopsis vert. 'Golden Gain' | Golden Gain Tickseed | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4 | 24-30" | Easy to grow and long blooming plants whose pretty gold daisy-like flowers are larger than the species. Plants are uniform and clump-forming, and are sturdier and more drought-tolerant as well. Attractive foliage is very fine and needle-like. |
| Coreopsis vert. 'Golden Shower' | Golden Shower Tickseed | Sun | Bright gold-yellow flowers | 5-8 | 24" | A very fine textured plant with bright gold-yellow star shaped blooms in summer. Best growth is in a dry, sunny site in borders or naturalized areas. It also makes a good cut flower. |
| Coreopsis vert. 'Route 66' | Route 66 Tickseed | Sun | Yellow w/red eye | 5 | 24-28" | A vigorous, cold hardy coreopsis featuring large yellow flowers with deep red eyes in summer, turning all red in fall as the weather cools. Nice and upright! |
| Coreopsis vert. 'Sweet Marmalade' | Sweet Marmalade Tickseed | Sun | Orange to apricot | 5-9 | 20" | NEW for 2012 - Unique flowering coreopsis displaying orange blooms that fade to apricot. |
| Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' | Moonbeam Tickseed | Sun | Creamy yellow flowers | 5-8 | 18" | This plant is a real standout, and for good reason. Pale yellow bloom profusely above delicate foliage from June to frost and seem to blend well with everything. Looks great wherever you put it! |
| Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' | Zagreb Tickseed | Sun | Golden yellow flowers | 5-8 | 15" | As enthusiastic a bloomer as 'Moonbeam' but with bright golden yellow flowers and a bit more upright and compact habit. It fits well in the front of the border with the other low growers. |
| Corydalis 'Berry Exciting' | Berry Exciting Corydalis | Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 5-9 | 10" | Brilliant yellow, fern-like leaves are streaked green and erupt in fragrant purple flowers. This wonderful new mutation of C. 'Blackberry Wine' is one of the few Corydalis that does not go summer dormant. PP18917 |
| Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine' | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple | 5 | 2-3' | NEW for 2012 - Fragrant lavender and purple flowers cluster on finely dissected blue green fern-like leaves. Hardier than the other species, growth can reach 2 to 3 feet flowering May through August. | |
| Crocosmia 'Lucifer' | Lucifer Montbretia | Sun | Flame-red flowers | 6-9 | 4' | A Blooms of Bressingham selection with broad sword- like foliage and arching 4' stems of flame-red flowers. These make a stunning specimen when massed in the border and a bold cut flower. |
| Cyclamen hederifolium | Neopolitan Cyclamen | Shade | White or pink flowers | 5 | 6-8'' | Lovely white or pink flowers on 8'' stems are showy in the late summer-early fall shade garden. Marbled foliage in spring dies down in summer. Do not overwater! Needs a well-drained location, especially in winter. |
| Cymbalaria 'Snow Wave' | Snow Wave Kenilworth Ivy | Pt Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 3'' | NEW for 2012 - The first variegated Kenilworth Ivy! 'Snow Wave' has leaves with a broad creamy white margin. Its small white flowers complement the margins. Use as a groundcover between flagstones, in a hanging basket or as a component in containers. |
| Cymbopogon citratus | Lemon Grass | Sun | n/a | 9-10 | 2-3' | An attractive tropical plant that is handsome in the garden but is grown mostly for use as a culinary and medicinal herb whose spicy lemon flavor is great in soups and stir fry. TENDER! |
| Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Sun | Purple flowers | 6 | 5' | An architectural splendor with bold texture, thanks to its large, prickly, almost dagger-shaped gray-green arching leaves and a statuesque, vase-shaped frame. It is topped with round, purple, thistlelike flowers in midsummer. |
| Darmera peltata | Umbrella Plant | Shade/Pt Shade | Bluish-white flowers | 4-7 | 30" | A great, coarse plant with massive (18 in. across) leaves and spherical clusters of red-centered, bluish-white flowers on thick stalks. Plants need moist, organically rich soil, such as along a stream or in a bog garden. |
| Delosperma ashtonii 'Blut' | Blut Ice Plant | Sun | Magenta flowers | 5-7 | 1'' | NEW for 2012 - 'Blut' has attractive deep green, slightly flattened leaves that grow to form a nice flat mat of evergreen foliage. Blooming through the summer months, this beauty has the mostly intensely magenta-red flowers ever seen in the genus. |
| Delphinium el. 'Black Knight' | Pacific Giant Black Knight Larkspur | Sun | Deep midnight-violet flowers | 3-7 | 6' | One of the Pacific Giant Hybrids, this variety has shades of darkest violet with a black bee. These tall varieties should be staked - their magnificent blooms are worth the effort. |
| Delphinium el. 'Connecticut Yankee' | Connecticut Yankee Delphinium | Sun | Mix of blues to white | 5 | 36" | Bush-type delphinium is ideal for backyard cut flower gardens. Enticing blend has shades of white, lavender, blue and purple. |
| Delphinium el. 'Dasante Blue' | Dasante Blue Larkspur | Sun | Blue flowers | 5 | 28-34'' | Vibrant true blue flowers with light purple accents and white bees. |
| Delphinium el. 'King Arthur' | Pacific Giant King Arthur Larkspur | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue/white flowers | 2-9 | 5' | A tall perennial with dense flower spikes of semi-double, rich blue flowers with white 'bees' in summer. |
| Delphinium exaltatum | Tall Larkspur | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue flowers | 5-8 | 3-6' | A blue flowered native delphinium for bright to deep shade. Spikes of spurred blue flowers bloom July to September. Prefers average to rich soils and is quite drought tolerant once established. Wow! |
| Delphinium grand. 'Blue Mirror' | Blue Mirror Chinese Larkspur | Sun | Navy blue flowers | 3-7 | 16"-24" | A compact growing larkspur with navy blue, spurless flowers and multi branched finely cut foliage. Bloom starts in June and continues through the summer if kept deadheaded. Treat as a biennial. |
| Dendranthema 'Sunny Igloo' | Hardy Mum | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 15'' | This tidy, fall blooming perennial will grace any garden area with a mound of cheerful sunny lemon yellow flowers that last well into frost. Highly deer resistant, also attracts butterflies. Shear mid-summer to promote branching. |
| Dianthus grat. 'Firewitch' | Firewitch Cheddar Pinks | Sun | Magenta flowers | 3-9 | 6" | A low-growing form of dianthus with dense, deep blue carpet-like foliage and large, single magenta flowers in June to July. These easy to grow plants ask only for fairly neutral soil and excellent drainage. |
| Dianthus 'Neon Star' | Neon Star Pinks | Sun | "Dayglow" cerise flowers | 3-8 | 2" | A diminutive new dianthus that is covered in single, fragrant, fringed flowers of ''dayglow'' cerise from late spring until fall over tight, compact mats of silvery foliage. |
| Dianthus 'Passion' | Passion Pinks | Sun | Red flowers | 3-8 | 2" | Scent-First Series - Features adorable, double red flowers rich in spicy fragrance. Evergreen foliage forms handsome, tidy tussocks. Very long blooming and drought tolerant once established. |
| Dianthus 'Sugar Plum' | Sugar Plum Pinks | Sun | Pink flowers | 5 | 8'' | NEW for 2012 - Showy, ruffled pink blooms with a raspberry eye on attractive dark stems. Fragrant, semidouble flowers rise above height given: up to 12'' Heavy bloomer with blue green foliage. |
| Dianthus 'Tickled Pink' | Tickled Pink Pinks | Sun | Pink flowers | 5-9 | 10" | A stunning little plant that features sweet toothy pink flowers that cover neatly mounded glaucous foliage. Ideal for a border's edge or in the rock garden. |
| Dicentra 'Burning Hearts' | Burning Hearts Bleeding Heart | Sun/Pt Shade | Valentine-red flowers | 4-9 | 10" | A new Heart series addition featuring clusters of valentine-red heart-shaped flowers over very finely cut blue-gray foliage. These are very heat tolerant and long blooming additions to any border. |
| Dicentra 'Fire Island' | Fire Island Bleeding Heart | Pt Shade | Dark red flowers | 3-9 | 12'' | NEW for 2011 - Like the Hearts series, this flowers non-stop from late spring until frost with very dark red flowers with a dark edge over blue-green foliage. |
| Dicentra formosa 'Aurora' | Aurora Bleeding Heart | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2011 - Bunches of heart-shaped, white flowers hung from arching stems over finely cut, fern-like grayish foliage. Very vigorous. |
| Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant' | Luxuriant Bleeding Heart | Sun/Pt Shade | Cherry red blossoms | 3-9 | 12"-15" | Given a moist, shady area, this plant produces an abundance of heart-shaped flowers from June til Oct. on neat 15'' plants. Foliage is bluish green and lacy. There's a lot to recommend here. |
| Dicentra 'King of Hearts' | King of Hearts Bleeding Heart | Sun/Shade | Rosy pink flowers | 5-9 | 12-15" | Very lovely, finely cut soft grayish green foliage and rosy pink heart-shaped flowers create a soft, delicate display that doesn't know when to stop blooming - flowers persist throughout the summer. |
| Dicentra 'Red Fountain' | Red Fountain Bleeding Heart | Sun/Shade | Red flowers | 5-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2011 - Intricate white design on red, heart-shaped flowers held high above grey-green foliage. |
| Dicentra spectabilis | Bleeding Heart | Part Shade | Pink/white flowers | 3-9 | 2'-3' | A garden favorite for years - long arching racemes of heart-shaped pink flowers bloom in May and last until the heat of summer arrives. Plants go dormant in mid-summer, so interplant to fill the breach. |
| Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' | Gold Heart Bleeding Heart | Part Shade | Pink flowers | 4-6 | 2' | This brilliant spring beauty will shine like a beacon in the landscape with its arching sprays of pink bleeding hearts above shocking gold foliage. Performs best in light shade and moist soil. |
| Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine' | Valentine Bleeding Heart | Sun/Pt Shade | Red flowers | 3-8 | 24-30'' | NEW for 2011 - Now a true bleeding heart that's really red, vigorous plants quickly form dense clumps of attractive plum-green foliage and dark red stems, arching stems of dangling red heart-shaped flowers. |
| Dictamnus frax. albus 'Rubra' | Rubra Gas Plant | Sun | Rosy-pink flowers | 3-9 | 30" | A slow-growing, long-lived perennial featuring erect spikes of unique rosy-pink flowers starting in June. |
| Digitalis ambiqua 'Crme Belle' | Crme Belle Foxglove | Sun | Creamy yellow flowers | 4-8 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - Uniform, well-branched selection with spikes of cream-yellow flowers. |
| Digitalis purp. 'Camelot Lavender' | Lavender Foxglove | Pt Shade | Lavender flower/purple spots | 4-9 | 40-48" | Biennial. A showy foxglove with tall spikes of lavender flowers with purple spots starting in late spring. Reseeds readily but may be more perennial if deadheaded to prevent seed formation. |
| Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy Hybrids' | Foxy Hybrids Mix Foxglove | Sun/Pt Shade | White, yellow & red | 4-9 | 30"-40" | This biennial produces 2ft stately spikes with huge gloves in many colors. An excellent late spring to early summer border plant and cut flower, these are stunning in both informal and formal plantings. |
| Echinacea 'All That Jazz' | All That Jazz Coneflower | Sun | Pink flowers | 4-8 | 30-36'' | NEW for 2011 - This incredibly unique Echinacea hybrid produces lavender pink flowers with completely quilled ray petals and an orange cone. They make quite a spectacle in fresh bouquets and in the garden. |
| Echinacea 'Aloha' | Aloha Coneflower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 22'' | NEW for 2012 - Wide, melon yellow petals surround orange cones on this all summer to frost bloomer. A very welcoming and elegant plant that greets you with its fragrance and beauty. |
| Echinacea 'Big Sky Solar Flare' | Solar Flare Coneflower | Sun | Cherry red | 5-8 | 26" | NEW for 2012 - Large, radiant cherry red flowers held aloft sturdy dark burgundy stems. 26'' tall |
| Echinacea 'Coconut Lime' | Coconut Lime Coneflower | Sun/Pt sun | White flowers | 3-8 | 24-30" | A taller, white version of E. 'Pink Double Delight' whose green pompom center ages to pale lime with an orange cone and white ray petals all carried on sturdy, well-branched plants. |
| Echinacea 'Crazy Pink' | Crazy Pink Coneflower | Sun | Pink Flowers | 5-9 | 18=24" | NEW for 2011 - Tremendous flower power! A 1 year old plant in the landscape can have over 100 blooms! The plants have tremendous lateral branching, so they stay nice and compact, not tall and leggy like some of the older varieties. |
| Echinacea 'Crazy White' | Crazy White Coneflower | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 18-24" | NEW for 2011 - Tremendous flower power! A 1 year old plant in the landscape can have over 100 blooms! The plants have tremendous lateral branching, so they stay nice and compact, not tall and leggy like some of the older varieties. |
| Echinacea 'Flame Thrower' | Flame Thrower Coneflower | Sun | Two toned orange and yellow | 4-9 | 36" | This reliable rebloomer has two-toned orange and yellow flowers that are hot, hot, hot! With its well-branched habit it is an ideal choice for the middle of the border. |
| Echinacea 'Green Jewel' | Green Jewel Coneflower | Sun | Green flowers | 3-8 | 20-24" | A unique coneflower featuring fragrant light green flowers with green cones that hold their color as they age. Plants display a relatively short, upright habit. |
| Echinacea 'Hope' | Hope Coneflower | Sun | Large soft pink flowers | 4-9 | 20" | A long bloomer featuring large, fragrant, soft pink flowers. Dedicated to breast cancer survivors and the memories of those who have died of the disease, a portion of the price is donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. PP17194 |
| Echinacea 'Hot Lava' | Hot Lava Coneflower | Sun | Deep orange-red | 4-9 | 40" | Wide petals of deep orange-red tint to a deeper red at the orange cone. Extra petals give this plant a fuller look and the super strong stems make it a natural for cut flowers. Yes it's hot, hot, hot! |
| Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' | Hot Papaya Coneflower | Sun | Double orange red | 4-9 | 18 -24" | The first ever double orange/red coneflower. Like many of the other new coneflower, Hot Papaya is fragrant and on sturdy stems. An added bonus of Hot Papaya is it makes a great cut flower, lasting 10 days or more. |
| Echinacea 'Hot Summer' | Hot Summer Coneflower | Sun | Orange to red flowers | 4-9 | 34-36'' | NEW for 2011 - A unique color combination, petals first emerge a golden-orange with reddish shaded tips, as the flower matures the red intensifies until the whole flower turns deep red, provides a kaleidoscope of color on one plant during the summer. |
| Echinacea 'Irresistable' | Irresistable Coneflower | Sun | Yellow to pink flowers | 4-9 | 36-42'' | NEW for 2011 - With colors like rainbow sherbet, these fragrant, 3-1/2'' blossoms first emerge pastel yellow with a large copper cone, then quickly develop into double, coral pink flowers with a slightly deeper pink pom-pom on top. |
| Echinacea 'Leilani' | Leilani Coneflower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 36'' | NEW for 2012 - Glows with its clear, yellow flowers that bloom from summer to fall. The name ''Leilani'' is well suited to this elegant plant as it means ''royal child of heaven.'' It has a strongly upright habit that doesn't require any staking. |
| Echinacea 'Little Annie' | Little Annie Coneflower | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 10-12" | NEW for 2011 - The most dwarf, compact Echinacea to date, reaching only 10-12 inches tall in full bloom at maturity. |
| Echinacea 'Maui Sunshine' | Maui Sunshine Coneflower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 24'' | NEW for 2012 - Large bright yellow flowers, sweetly scented and floriferous. Mature flowers are a soft yellow. This vigorous plant is well-branched with strong, upright stems. Showy orange cones with green backgrounds (great for cutting and drying). |
| Echinacea 'Merlot' | Merlot Coneflower | Sun | Pink flowers | 4-7 | 30-35'' | Carried on tall, wine-colored stems, this coneflower forms large rose pink, fragrant, long-lasting flowers. |
| Echinacea 'Milkshake' | Milkshake Coneflower | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 24-30'' | NEW for 2011 - White, double pompom-like flowers with yellow centers bloom in June. Prefers average, well-drained soil. |
| Echinacea 'Mistral' | Mistral Coneflower | Sun | Pink flowers | 18" | Sport of Kim's Knee High but faster growing and more compact with single rosy pink flowers and large bronzy-orange central cones. | |
| Echinacea 'Now Cheesier' | Now Cheesier Coneflower | Sun | Golden Yellow Flowers | 4-9 | 15-22" | NEW for 2011 - This deep, golden yellow Echinacea has melting cheddar blooms that lighten slightly after weeks of heat. Blooms all summer from well branched stems. |
| Echinacea p. 'Double Decker' | Double Decker Coneflower | Sun | Magenta-pink flowers | 3 | 27-29" | A totally unique form of this popular perennial. Second-year plants produce large magenta-pink daisies with a second smaller flower produced on top of each dark brown central cone. Attractive to butterflies they are also excellent for cutting. |
| Echinacea p. 'Green Envy' | Green Envy Coneflower | Sun | Green/pink flowers | 4-9 | 3' | NEW for 2012 - Extraordinary flowers! Lime green petals are rose pink at base, radiating from spiky, dark green centers. A very different look in garden or vase. |
| Echinacea p. 'Happy Star' (Lucky Star) | Happy Star Coneflower | Sun | White flowers | 3-8 | 2-3' | A new coneflower that produces flowers with beautiful white petals, horizontally arranged around a large cone. Also known as Lucky Star. |
| Echinacea p. 'Kim's Knee High' | Kim's Knee High Coneflower | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 18-24" | At last, a dwarf coneflower for smaller gardens or front to mid border - this short version of the native purple coneflower has clear pink, drooping flower petals and a burned-red pincushion center. |
| Echinacea p. 'Magnus' | Magnus Purple Coneflower | Sun | Purple flowers | 4 | 3' | This summer blooming plant is a must for the sunny border or cottage garden - easy to grow & reliably hardy. Flowers have good rose-pink form with non-drooping rays. |
| Echinacea p. 'Pica Bella' | Pica Bella Coneflower | Sun | Magenta flowers | 3-8 | 24'' | A unique flower form! Very narrow magenta petals bloom from striking cinnamon-colored cones on compact plants. |
| Echinacea p. 'Pow Wow Wild Berry' | Pow Wow Wild Berry Coneflower | Sun | Rose-purple flowers | 3-9 | 20-24'' | NEW for 2011 - An All America Selection Winner, large 3-4'' flowers are deep rose-purple which do not fade, plants are compact and exhibit exceptional basal branching for greater flower production, also blooms continuously without deadheading. |
| Echinacea p. 'Prairie Splendor' | Prairie Splendor Purple Coneflower | Sun | Deep rose flowers | 3-9 | 18-22" | A pretty new coneflower that blooms earlier and for an extended period through the season. Combined with its compact, shorter habit, this makes it an ideal choice for adding some zip to any sunny border. |
| Echinacea p. 'Sombrero Hot Pink' | Sombrero Hot Pink Coneflower | Sun | Hot pink flowers | 6 | 12-20'' | Yes, another new coneflower! This one sports hot pink flowers with golden yellow cones. A compact form nice for the border or small garden. |
| Echinacea paradoxa | Yellow Coneflower | Sun | Yellow flowers/brown cone | 6-8 | 2-3' | A unique coneflower with bright spidery yellow petals and chocolate brown cones. This native of southeastern Oklahoma is just being discovered by gardeners and is fast gaining in popularity. |
| Echinacea 'Pixie Meadowbrite' | Pixie Meadowbrite Coneflower | Sun | Soft pink flowers | 4-9 | 24-30" | A floriferous E. tennesseensis hybrid that is compact with upward-facing flowers of soft pink. With a long bloom season, it works well in containers as well as in the landscape. |
| Echinacea 'Raspberry Truffle' | Raspberry Truffle Coneflower | Sun | Rosy-red flowers | 5-9 | 18-22'' | NEW for 2011 - A feast of soft rosy-red, fluffy-topped flowers. Sturdy, decorative, dark-brown stems add to visual appeal. |
| Echinacea 'Secret Passion' | Secret Passion Coneflower | Sun | Pink flowers | 4-9 | 18'' | NEW for 2012 - Bright, flamingo pink double cones and contrasting lighter pink ray florets. In addition, ?Secret Passion? blooms and blooms all summer and fall. It has a well branched, compact habit. |
| Echinacea tennesseensis hybrid | Tennessee Purple Coneflower | Sun | Bright pink flowers | 4 | 24-30'' | Cheerful, bright pink, 3-3 1/2'' flowers with 1 1/2'' long, uplifted petals. Blooms all summer into early fall. Deep rooted, very adaptable plants. A North American native hybrid. |
| Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' | Tomato Coneflower | Sun | Tomato-red flowers | 4-9 | 32" | This new coneflower variety features large, wide plants with stunning warm, tomato-red flowers up to 5'' wide. This is covered with flowers til frost. |
| Echinacea 'Virgin' | Virgin Coneflower | Sun | White flowers | 3 | 20-24" | This coneflower features large, full, fragrant flowers that are pure white with a green cone and a double row of ray petals. Selected for its superior flowering performance, it maintains an upright habit with no staking required. |
| Epimedium rubrum | Red Barrenwort | Shade | Crimson flowers | 4-8 | 8"-12" | A good groundcover for shade and will grow quite well under trees where moisture is ample. Although slow to establish, it makes an excellent ground cover at maturity. |
| Eryngium 'Big Blue' | Big Blue Sea Holly | Sun | Steely-blue flowers | 5-8 | 33" | Big radiant steely-blue flowers on bigger, more vigorous plants that any other in the genus. These add unique texture and structure to any border. |
| Eryngium planum 'Jade Frost' | Jade Frost Sea Holly | Sun | Violet-Blue flowers | 5-8 | 24-30" | One of the first variegated Sea Hollies, its rounded, leathery leaves are blue-green with prominent white margins, while during cool night temperatures, the new leaves have pink edges. Violet-blue flowers are produced in candelabra-branched racemes. |
| Euonymus alatus 'Rudy Haag' | Rudy Haag Burning Bush | Sun | Red fall foliage | 4 | 3-5' | A true dwarf burning bush with consistent red fall color and growth to just 3 to 5 feet. |
| Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis' | Wintercreeper Euonymus | Pt Shade/Shade | Evergreen | 4 | Tiny | A superb small delicate groundcover with tiny evergreen foliage on spreading flat stems - leaves are only 1/4in long. Especially nice for pots or troughs or at the border edge. |
| Eupatorium 'Baby Joe' | Baby Joe Joe Pye Weed | Sun/Pt Shade | Fuchsia colored flowers | 4-9 | 30" | This new selection features lovely fuchsia-colored flowers over bright green foliage starting in mid-summer. At just 30'', its smaller size makes it a worthy specimen for mid to back of the border use. |
| Eupatorium 'Phantom' | Phantom Joe Pye Weed | Sun | Pale lavender | 4-8 | 36" | Mid-size joe pye with whorls of green foliage and purple stems. Pale lavender sprays of flowers in late summer to early fall. Attracts butterflies. |
| Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' | Chocolate Snakeroot | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 4-8 | 3-5' | This attractive selection of native snakeroot has chocolate leaves and deep shiny purple stems, that are a nice contrast to the bright white flower clusters in September and October. Makes a great cut flower. |
| Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' | Bonfire Spurge | Sun | Chartreuse blooms/red leaves | 5-9 | 10" | Any spurge can turn red in the fall, but this breakthrough is red all summer long. Its crackling chartreuse flowers contrast splendidly with smoldering red foliage in April and May, all on neat, uniform mounds spreading to 18''. |
| Fallopia jap. 'Variegata' | Fleece Flower | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 5-9 | 36-48'' | Stunning green leaves splashed with white. Coral new growth with pink stems. Plants remain controlled and do not run. Excellent cut flower. |
| Fern - Athyrium f.-f. 'Lady in Red' | Red-stemmed Lady Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Crimson stipes | 2 | 20" | A charming fern for the woodland, this features lacy, light green foliage that springs from crimson stipes. Nice for naturalizing, it performs best in part shade to shade where soil stays fairly moist. |
| Fern - Athyrium 'Ghost' | Ghost Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Silver-white fronds | 4-8 | 18-24" | As the name suggests, this stunning fern has silver-white fronds that stand broad and tall and age to green, providing a nice backdrop for the brighter new growth. |
| Fern - Athyrium nip. 'Pictum' | Pictum Japanese Painted Fern | Shade | Silvery fronds | 4-7 | 18" | A choice fern whose unique color and texture make an attractive combination with other plants in the shady border, such as hostas and bergenia. Fronds are a pleasing combination of silver, red and green. |
| Fern - Athyrium nip. 'Regal Red' | Regal Red Jap. Painted Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Silver fronds | 4-9 | 8-20" | Handsome and ruffled, this selection has highly colored fronds whose dark interiors are contrasted by bright silver edges. The pinnules twist a little giving a 'fluffed-up' look. |
| Fern - Dryopteris eryth. 'Brilliance' | Brilliance Autumn Fern | Shade/Pt Shade | 5-8 | 18-24" | A new colorful and more brilliant form of the autumn fern. The young fronds are lustrous and orange and dramatically more showy. Makes a wonderful evergreen addition to the fern garden. | |
| Fern - Matteuccia pensylvanica | Ostrich Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | n/a | 4-7 | 4-7' | In its native swampy areas, ostrich fern will grow to 7ft, but in cultivated sites it will usually grow to just 4ft. Can be used with spring bulbs to hide their foliage after blooming. |
| Fern - Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis | American Royal Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | n/a | 5 | 3' | A fantastic native American fern with handsome semi-evergreen fronds. Requires moist, acidic shady sites; best with constant moisture. |
| Fern - Polystichum polyblepharum | Tassel Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Evergreen fronds | 4 | 12-24" | A medium sized fern with luxurious, dark green glossy fronds that add interesting texture to a woodland garden. Plant in rich, humusy soil where moisture is ample. |
| Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' | Venusta Meadowsweet | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink plume flowers | 3-9 | 48-70'' | NEW for 2011 - Forms a sturdy, upright bush with a bold appearance. Large heads or panicles of deep pink flowers appear in summer, against deep green lacy foliage. Plant in a moist or waterside area and do not allow to dry out in summer. |
| Fragaria vesca 'Golden Alexandra' | Golden Alexander Strawberry | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 5 | 8-10'' | NEW for 2012 - A neat, compact strawberry with lime green-gold foliage! Bears sweet, bright red fruit summer to fall. No runners; excellent used as an edging. |
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| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Flower Color | Plant Zone | Height | Plant Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaillardia a. 'Oranges and Lemons' | Oranges and Lemons Blanket Flower | Sun | Peachy orange with yellow | 6-10 | 22-26" | A color breakthrough, this new blanket flower features large, peachy-orange flowers with yellow tips and a gold cone above blue-green foliage that has an improved upright habit. |
| Gaillardia 'Burgundy' | Burgundy Blanket Flower | Sun | Large, wine-red blooms | 3-10 | 24-30" | This summer bloomer is a showy flower for the border and in cut arrangements. 'Burgundy' sports large 3in wine-red flowers that do not require dead- heading - a real beauty. |
| Gaillardia 'Fanfare' | Fanfare Blanket Flower | Sun | Scarlet & yellow bicolor | 5 | 12-15" | A sport of G. 'Goblin' with the same sturdy and compact habit but with an incredible new flower form. Upward-facing ray flowers are brilliant scarlet trumpets that flare to bright yellow at the ends. Very free flowering all season. |
| Gaillardia 'Fanfare Blaze' | Fanfare Blaze Blanketflower | Sun | Yellow-orange flowers | 5-9 | 24'' | NEW for 2012 - Unique pinwheels of warm-orange tubular blooms cover Fanfare Blaze blanket flower. An exceptionally long flowering bloom time. Hardy and drought tolerant. |
| Gaillardia 'Frenzy' | Frenzy Blanket Flower | Sun | Red to yellow bicolor | 5 | 18-24" | NEW for 2012 - In the Commotion Series of Gaillardia, Frenzy is incredibly long blooming with a mounding habit. Red buds open to blossoms whose fluted, dark red petals have distinct yellow tips. |
| Gaillardia grand. 'Arizona Apricot' | Arizona Apricot Blanketflower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 3-10 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - A new color from the breeder of 'Arizona Sun', this compact, ever-blooming selection has soft orange-yellow tipped petals. Extremely heat tolerant, it's a great choice for full sun, poor soil sites. |
| Gaillardia grand. 'Gallo Peach' | Gallo Peach Blanket Flower | Sun | Peach flowers | 6 | 10-12'' | Displays long flowering, peach blooms. They are heat tolerant and have a self-branching, upright habit. The Gallo series flowers June until frost. |
| Gaillardia grand. 'Mesa Yellow' | Mesa Yellow Blanket Flower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5 | 18'' | All American Selection 2010 Award winner, blooms the first year from spring to late summer with single yellow flowers. |
| Gaillardia x grand. 'Moxie' | Moxie Blanketflower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5 | 18-24'' | NEW for 2012 - Bright yellow, fluted petals with a vivid orange center. High petal count gives a very full flower on this very long bloomer. Dark green, mounding foliage. |
| Galium odoratum | Sweet Woodruff | Pt Shade/Shade | Delicate white flowers | 4-8 | 6-8" | An extremely attractive and durable ground cover for shaded areas - covered with small-petaled white flowers above a carpet of foliage in May to June. Spreads aggressively but is not overpowering. |
| Gaura lind. 'Crimson Butterflies' | Crimson Butterflies Butterfly Flower | Sun/Pt Shade | Hot pink flowers | 5-9 | 18" | Long blooming and very compact, this gaura variety has dark crimson foliage and showy, stout reddish stems. Plants are tolerant of high humidity and drought and are great performers in Midwest gardens. |
| Gaura lind. 'Siskiyou Pink' | Siskiyou Pink Butterfly Flower | Sun/Pt Shade | Rose-pink flowers | 5-10 | 30" | This summer bloomer has wine red buds which open to rose pink flowers with white stamens. More compact than other varieties and with darker foliage, this is a sure winner. |
| Gaura lind. 'Whirling Butterflies' | Whirling Butterflies Butterfly Flower | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 5-9 | 2-3' | This gaura cultivar is a compact vase-shaped perennial with wiry, arching red stems, pink flower buds and snow white flowers which appear in long, wand-like panicles that dance in the wind. |
| Gentiana sept. var. lagodechiana | Crested Gentian | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 3-7 | 8" | A nice rock garden choice with very true blue bell shaped blooms on more or less prostrate foliage in August to September. |
| Geranium 'Blushing Turtle' | Blushing Turtle Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue | 5-8 | 18" | NEW for 2012 - Long blooming hardy geranium with blue flowers. Clean vigorous dark green foliage. Blooms mid summer |
| Geranium 'Breathless' | Breathless Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 6-9 | 24'' | NEW for 2011 - Fantastic garden presence with large mounds of deep green foliage and lovely pink flowers. |
| Geranium cant. 'Biokovo' | Biokovo Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Pale pink flowers | 4-8 | 12-18" | This lovely long blooming variety bears white tinged pink blooms through the summer above neat foliage that turns reddish in fall. This is fast becoming one of our favorites. |
| Geranium cant. 'Karmina' | Karmina Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep pink flowers | 4-8 | 12-18" | A new variety much like 'Biokova' but a bit smaller and with a richer raspberry-pink bloom. An easy to grow and long blooming plant, this also makes a great groundcover. |
| Geranium 'Dragon Heart' | Dragon Heart Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Magenta with black centers | 5-8 | 24" | A monster-sized hybrid with very large leaves and an abundance of magenta flowers with black centers and veining. Makes an outstanding focal point. |
| Geranium pratense 'Double Jewel' | Double Jewel Meadow Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Double white flowers | 5-8 | 17'' | NEW for 2011 - A unique species with double, white flowers with rich purple hearts. Foliage is an intense dark green. |
| Geranium 'Rise n Shine' | Rise n Shine Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue/purple with white eye | 6-9 | 6-7" | NEW for 2012 - Blooms are intense blue, with purple veins and pale white center on this petite plant with green foliage. Great for borders, open or shaded gardens as a groundcover, and containers |
| Geranium 'Rozanne' | Rozanne Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Violet-blue flowers | 5-8 | 18-20" | This cranesbill produces a free flowering bush of large saucer-shaped violet-blue flowers from June to October above mounds of attractive, deep green foliage that is lightly marbled with chartreuse. Fabulous! Good for hanging baskets too. |
| Geranium sang. 'Album' | Bloody Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3 | 12-15'' | Features 5-petaled, clear white flowers and small, dark green leaves. Primarily blooms in May and June with a sparser rebloom occurring throughout the summer. Foliage often turns attractive shades of red in autumn. |
| Geranium sang. 'New Hamp. Purple' | New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Large red-lavendar blooms | 4-8 | 10-12" | This new long blooming cultivar has intense red- purple color and blooms that are larger than the species. Clumps grow to 24in and are a great choice for a brilliant splash in the border. |
| Geranium sang. 'New Hamp. Purple' | New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Large red-lavendar blooms | 4-8 | 10-12" | This new long blooming cultivar has intense red- purple color and blooms that are larger than the species. Clumps grow to 24in and are a great choice for a brilliant splash in the border. |
| Geranium 'Tiny Monster' | Tiny Monster Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple-pink flowers | 6-9 | 16" | A very vigorous geranium cultivar whose pretty purple-pink flowers bloom over a long period, from June into October. Easy to grow and relatively pest free, these are exceptional border plants. |
| Geranium wlassovianum 'Lakwijk Star' | Lakwijk Star Cranesbill | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 4-8 | 16'' | NEW for 2011 - Big flowers are striped pink. Foliage is dark green with dark purple centers. |
| Geum chil. 'Dbl Bloody Mary' | Double Bloody Mary Geum | Pt Shade | Double burgundy flowers | 4 | 18" | Compact plant with dark green, lobed foliage and large prolific double burgundy-red flowers. Prefers partial shade, ample moisture and good drainage. |
| Geum coccineum 'Koi' | Koi Geum | Sun | Orange flowers | 5-7 | 8'' | NEW for 2011 - Mid-green foliage and orange flowers on a compact plant. |
| Geum flore plena 'Blazing Sunset' | Blazing Sunset Geum | Sun | Red flowers | 5-9 | 24'' | NEW for 2011 - Large, scarlet flowers on glossy green foliage. Very sturdy stems sport 2'' to 2.5'' flowers in late spring. Great for cut flower bouquets. |
| Geum 'Lisanne' | Lisanne Geum | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5-8 | 15'' | NEW for 2011 - Compact plants with nice foliage and yellow, double flowers. |
| Geum 'Mai Tai' | Mai Tai Geum | Sun | Apricot flowers | 5-7 | 16"-18" | NEW for 2011 - This lovely new hybrid produces beautiful flowers showing a burgundy purple calyx open to reveal ruffled, apricot flowers with a rose blush. They lighten to peach as they mature. |
| Geum 'Sangria' | Sangria Avens | Sun | red | 4 | 36-42" | NEW for 2012 - Semidouble red, sterile and long blooming flowers aloft medium green slightly hairy foliage. Great for hot spots, drought tolerant once established. |
| Geum triflorum | Prairie Smoke | Sun | Pink | 10-12" | A distinctive prairie plant whose early spring bloom produces feathery silver and pink seedheads, after which the attractive, deeply cut leaves become prominent. A unique groundcover for dry-med dry soils. | |
| Grass - Juncus effusus 'Frenzy' | Frenzy Rush | Sun | 5-9 | 6-12'' | NEW for 2012 - This guaranteed head turner has hollow, cylindrical leaves are wound in tight, upright spirals when they emerge, then begin to relax as they mature. A distinctive yellow stripe runs the entire length of the green leaf. | |
| Gypsophila p. 'Festival Star' | Festival Star Baby's Breath | Sun | White flowers | 3-9 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - This neat and compact selection forms a short, uniform mound of grey-green foliage. Dense sprays of pure white flowers are produced on relatively short stems over an exceptionally long period. |
| Heliopsis 'Prairie Sunset' | Prairie Sunset False Sunflower | Sun | Yellow flowers with red eye | 4-9 | 48'' | NEW for 2011 - Bright yellow flowers with distinct red centers that contrast well against purple stems and dark green foliage with purple veins. Fast-growing, disease-free variety with sturdy habit. |
| Helleborus 'Amber Gem' | Amber Gem Lenten Rose | Sun to Shade | Yellow/red flowers | 5-8 | 12-14'' | NEW for 2012 - Winter Jewels strain - A double apricot dream! Blooms are yellow infused and blushed with red like a ripe apricot. Perhaps the rarest of colors in Hellebores. A delight in the winter garden. Deer resistant! |
| Helleborus argutifolius (corsicus) | Corsican Hellebore | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers/Varieg.foliage | 5 | 24'' | The ''Corsican Hellebore'' hails from the Island of Corsica. The rich green, slightly marbled foliage is ruggedly toothed an can be sharp to the touch on mature leaves. |
| Helleborus 'Banana Cream Pie' | Banana Cream Pie Lenten Rose | Pt Shade/Shade | Creamy yellow flowers | 4 | 22'' | NEW for 2011 - A selected seedling of Helleborus orientalis with creamy floral bracts neatly accented by conspicuous, reddish pink spots. |
| Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' | Cinnamon Snow Lenten Rose | Pt Shade/Shade | Pink flowers | 5 | 15-18'' | Pink buds open to creamy white flowers suffused with warm rose and cinnamon. Dark cinnamon rose petal reverse. Large blooms face outward. Handsome dark foliage. Deer resistant. |
| Helleborus 'Cotton Candy' | Cotton Candy Lenten Rose | Sun to Shade | Pale pink flowers | 5-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - Winter Jewels strain - These double, fluffy light pink flowers are so appealing; you can almost taste the cotton candy. A delight in the winter garden. Deer resistant! |
| Helleborus 'Golden Lotus' | Golden Lotus Lenten Rose | Pt Shade/Shade | Golden flowers | 5-8 | 12" | Charming golden, lotus-like double flowers, many with red edges and some with red streaking on the backs. Shade tolerant and deer resistant. |
| Helleborus 'Painted Doubles' | Painted Doubles Lenten Rose | Sun to Shade | White/red flowers | 5-8 | 12-14'' | NEW for 2012 - Winter Jewels strain - Like an artistic painted masterpiece, this white double is adorned with red brushmarks. A delight in the winter garden. Deer resistant! |
| Helleborus 'Peppermint Ice' | Peppermint Ice Lenten Rose | Sun to Shade | Pink flowers | 5-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - Winter Jewels strain - These large, double, pink picotees are so sweet! Flowers are a fluffy, light pink with a rim of darker pink edging. Dark pink on the back of the tepals adds to the appeal. Shade tolerant and deer resistant! |
| Helleborus 'Pink Frost' | Pink Frost Lenten Rose | Pt Shade/Shade | Pink flowers | 5 | 12-18'' | Burgundy and white buds open light pink, maturing to burgundy red. Handsome, silvery green foliage. |
| Helleborus 'Sparkling Diamond' | Sparkling Diamond Lenten Rose | Sun to Shade | White flowers | 5-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - Winter Jewels strain - Very heavy flowering plants, producing a profusion of double, pure-white blooms. A delight in the winter garden. Shade tolerant and deer resistant! |
| Hemerocallis 'Apricot Sparkles' | Apricot Sparkles Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep apricot flowers | 4-9 | 15" | An everblooming dwarf selection with a sparkling diamond dusted, deep apricot complete self and flawless form. Petals are edged with ruffles and sepals are smooth. A heavy bloomer, this starts early and reblooms until frost. |
| Hemerocallis 'Barbara Mitchell' | Barbara Mitchell Daylilly | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink Flowers | 4-10 | 18-24" | Soft pale pink 6'' flowers w/narrow pink eye band and a green throat. Blooms mid-season and repeats bloom cycle. |
| Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi' | Bela Lugosi Daylilly | Sun/Pt Shade | Dark Purple Flowers | 4-10 | 24-36" | Widely regarded as one of the best purple daylilies on the market 6'' flowers, saturated true purple flowers with a lime green throat. Very sunfast for such a dark color. A strong grower, heavily budded. Blooms in midsummer. Semi-evergreen foliage. |
| Hemerocallis 'Custard Candy' | Custard Candy Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow w/maroon | 4-9 | 24" | An easy to grow reblooming daylily whose blooms feature a creamy yellow self with a maroon band, yellow watermark and a green eye. |
| Hemerocallis 'Eenie Weenie' | Eenie Weenie Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow with green throat | 4-9 | 10" | A heavy and long blooming dwarf daylily with miniature yellow flowers that rebloom later in the season. These easy to grow plants form robust clumps that are at home in the formal or informal garden setting. |
| Hemerocallis 'Elegant Candy' | Elegant Candy Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep Pink w/yellow | 2 -9 | 20" -24" | A designer daylily with 4.25'' medium pink flowers with a triangular red eye and green throat. The blossoms are round in form, heavily ruffled and the color is sunfast. This daylily blooms in midsummer and is a fragrant re-bloomer. |
| Hemerocallis 'Elegant Explosion' | Elegant Explosion Daylily | Gold and Orange | 3 -9 | 20" | A new re-blooming daylily that explodes with dynamite sparkling orange-gold color in midsummer then again when it re-blooms later in the season. The 4'' blooms are atop 3 -way scapes, are heavily ruffled and dramatically recurved.! | |
| Hemerocallis 'Elizabeth Salter' | Elizabeth Salter Daylilly | Sun/Pt Shade | Melon-pink flowers | 3-9 | 26" | Large 5 1/2'' flowers with a yellow halo and green throat, petal are heavily ruffled, reblooms. Award winner. |
| Hemerocallis 'Fancy Hybrids' | Fancy Hybrids Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Mix of colors | 3-8 | Varied | These tetraploid hybrids exhibit the heavy ruffling and better substance of improved breeding. Colors range from reds to lavenders to pinks to yellows. For hardiness, ease of culture and spectacular blooms, daylilies can't be beat. |
| Hemerocallis 'Fooled Me' | Fooled Me Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Gold and Orange | 3 - 9 | 24" | A designer daylily with 5.25'' flowers with a striking deep red eye and matching picotee edge. Broad rounded petals display a beautiful pie crust edging. Blooms in mid-summer, flowers last at least 16 hours. |
| Hemerocallis 'Going Bananas' | Going Bananas Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 3-9 | 19-22" | An improved 'Happy Returns' with larger flowers and continuous bloom into fall. Starts blooming 1-2 weeks later than 'Happy Returns' in early summer, and blooms continuously into early fall. |
| Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns' | Happy Returns Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Lemon-yellow blooms | 4-9 | 18" | Rapidly becoming a premier landscaping daylily because of its long season of bloom and bright yellow color. Divide established clumps every 3-5 years to promote its reblooming characteristic. |
| Hemerocallis 'Hyperion' | Hyperion Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Frag. lemon-yellow blooms | 4-9 | 40" | An old-fashioned classic daylily that remains popular for good reason - prolific yellow blooms are both pretty and deliciously fragrant. |
| Hemerocallis 'Janice Brown' | Janice Brown Daylily | Pink flowers | 3 - 9 | 21" | Baby pink ruffled petals with a large raspberry band and green throat. The 4.25'' flowers sport recurved petals in a triangular form. This designer daylily blooms in midsummer and is a re-bloomer. | |
| Hemerocallis 'Lucia Mae' | Lucia Mae Daylily | Sun/ Pt Shade | Ember w/ yellow throat | 4-9 | 27'' | Ember glow blooms with a yellow eye and green throat. |
| Hemerocallis 'Mariska Pink | Mariska Pink Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Light pink flowers | 4-9 | 28'' | Big light pink blooms with a hint of orchid/lavender. A pale lavender halo encircles a small yellow green throat. |
| Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl' | Mini Pearl Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Melon-pink flowers | 4-9 | 16" | Summer blooms of this daylily variety are a beautiful blush melon-pink with a yellow-green throat. A versatile and easy to grow plant, no border is complete without some daylilies. |
| Hemerocallis 'Modern Design' | Modern Design Daylily | Sun | Peach w/burgundy throat | 3 - 9 | 24" | This distinctive cultivar produces 4'' wide flowers with very light apricot colored blossoms with a pronounced plum burgundy eye and matching picotee edge half way up the petals. |
| Hemerocallis 'Pandora's Box' | Pandora's Box Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Cream w/maroon throat | 4-9 | 18-20" | This striking award winning cultivar has pretty, small creamy flowers with a contrasting purple eye-zone and a green throat. A nice reblooming variety. |
| Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me' | Pardon Me Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Blood Red w/yellow throat | 3-9 | 12 -18" | Although the blooms will last only for one day, there are many blooms. ?Pardon Me? is considered to be pest and deer resistant. Use for cut flowers, massing, edging, borders or in mixed containers and tubs. Blooms May - October. |
| Hemerocallis 'Precious D'Oro | Precious D'Oro Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Large white flowers | 4-9 | 20" | Large, 4 inch white flowers with yellow-green throat are held above a luxuriant dark green foliage by strong stems. Petals curl over to give a rounded shape. A good selection for cut flowers. |
| Hemerocallis 'Spanish Glow' | Spanish Glow Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Peach flowers | 3-9 | 26" | Simply glows in the sun. This variety has 5'', warm peach flowers with ruffled petals and a gold throat. Reblooming variety. |
| Hemerocallis 'Spellbinder' | Spellbinder Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Gold-orange flowers | 3-9 | 34" | A long-lived hardy perennial that is easy to grow and a must for the summer border. This variety features pretty golden-orange flowers over a LONG bloom period. |
| Hemerocallis 'Spider Miracle' | Spider Miracle Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 32" | This spider type is one of the best for style and color. The very narrow blossom segments are a deep chartreuse in the center and fade to a rich yellow. Large flowers give an exotic look while scape are willowy and sway gently in the breeze. |
| Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro' | Stella De Oro Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Golden yellow flowers | 4-9 | 11" | An incredibly popular plant and for good reason - robust clumps of dark green foliage are topped in early summer by a profusion of golden-yellow blooms that rebloom later in the season. |
| Hemerocallis 'Strike it Rich | Strike it Rich Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Gold(yellow-orange) flowers | 4-9 | 15" | A long-lived hardy perennial that is easy to grow and a must for the summer border. This variety features pretty golden-orange flowers. |
| Hemerocallis 'White Perfection' | White Perfection Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3 - 9 | 30" | This daylilies petals are diamond dusted and edged with loose flowing ruffles. Considered to be one of the finest pure white re-blooming daylilies produced, is noticeably fragrant. |
| Hemerocallis 'Wineberry Candy' | Wineberry Candy Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 3 - 9 | 22" | Fragrant five inch orchid pink lily-shaped blooms with a purple eye zone and green throat. Blooms early to late summer. Repeat bloomer. Blooms are medium sized, round and very ruffled. |
| Hemerocallis 'Wynnson Yellow' | Wynnson Yellow Daylily | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 3 - 9 | 29" | A highly regarded light yellow daylily that delights with its dimpled and creped seersucker finish. The rounded 4 1/2 inch blooms are light yellow with cream midribs and beautiful ruffles. |
| Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie' | Berry Smoothie Coral Bells | Pt Shade | Cream-colored flowers | 4-9 | 18" | Originally selected for its amazing spring color of rose-pink, this was found to feature a big, bold habit with excellent leaf colors from purple-rose to rose-pink all season. PPAF |
| Heuchera 'Blackout' | Blackout Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 6-10" | Similar to 'Obsidian', this new hybrid has very glossy, near-jet black leaves with perfectly rounded lobes. It forms a tight, compact mound that looks great as edging or in containers and produces cream colored flowers. |
| Heuchera brizoides 'Firefly' | Firefly Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Shade | Vermilion-red flowers | 3-9 | 24" | A showy coral bell whose fragrant vermilion-red flowers bloom on 24'' stems in late spring into early summer. Great for the shady border and under trees. |
| Heuchera 'Caramel' | Caramel Coral Bells | Pt Shade | Cream-colored flowers | 12" | 14" | A robust grower that has fuzzy, bright yellow-orange leaves with purple-red undersides in a tight, compact form. This is a stunner! |
| Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' | Cherry Cola Coral Bells | Part Shade | Rust cherry-red flowers | 4-9 | 18'' | NEW for 2011 - Front of the border charm with lovely rust red leaves and cherry red flowers. 'Cherry Cola' performs all year round. Something fizzy for the garden! |
| Heuchera 'Circus' | Circus Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Shade | Red flowers | 4-8 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - Magenta flowers complement the large, chartreuse to medium green leaves and deep maroon veining during the spring, while excellent late-season foliage color ranges from green to yellows and pinks. |
| Heuchera 'Citronelle' | Citronelle Coral Bells | Pt Shade | Cream flowers | 4-9 | 10" | A mutation of H. 'Caramel' that features strong growing clumps of bright lime yellow-green foliage and late summer cream colored flowers to 20'' high. |
| Heuchera 'Delta Dawn' | Delta Dawn Coral Bells | Sun to Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 8'' | NEW for 2012 - Large, round leaves with red centers in the spring and fall; in summer its red veins run like rivers to the sea. The gorgeous gold to lime main leaf color highlights the venation. |
| Heuchera 'Geisha's Fan' | Geisha's Fan Heuchera | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale pink flowers | 4 | NEW for 2012 - Purple foliage with whitish interveinal areas foliage, an attractive blend of purple and silver, forms a low, dense mound of foliage. | |
| Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' | Georgia Peach Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 4 | 14" | Huge peach colored leaves change from peach orange tones in the spring to rose to rose purple in the fall through winter, and always with a decorative white veil. From H. villosa breeding. |
| Heuchera 'Havana' | Havana Coral Bells | Shade | Cerise pink flowers | 4-9 | 7" | Dense wands of cerise pink flowers glow, like the end of Fidel?s cigar. These dance to the Cuban beat over swirling yellow-lime leaves veiled in white. 'Havana?s compact habit and reblooming make it an excellent pot plant. |
| Heuchera 'Hercules' | Hercules Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Shade | Red flowers | 4-8 | 8'' | NEW for 2012 - A vigorous variegated leaf coral bell with medium green leaves, heavily speckled white in spring, is topped in late spring with 20'' tall spikes of dainty carmine red bells. Coloration fades in heat, but returns in cool weather. |
| Heuchera 'Kassandra' | Kassandra Coralbell | 4-9 | 12-16'' | NEW for 2012 - This is a unique heuchera that will keep you returning to it throughout the season with its very interesting color changing behavior, as new red foliage transitions to oranges, yellows, and greens as it matures. | ||
| Heuchera 'Magnum' | Magnum Coralbell | Part Shade | Colorful foliage | 4-9 | 10-12'' | NEW for 2012 - Villosa hybrid with huge 8-10'' leaves, deep burgundy-red with dark veins and a light silver overlay, very drought tolerant |
| Heuchera 'Mahogany' | Mahogany Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Rich mahogany foliage | 4 | 8-14" | A great garden performer featuring dense, shiny and ruffled leaves that are like rich leather. Foliage changes from spring purple tones to summer reds. Flowers are insignificant but the leaves are the real story here. |
| Heuchera 'Melting Fire' | Melting Fire Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 4 | 12" | The reddest foliage yet in this genus, terrific garden foliage contrast, small white flowers, excellent cutflower material. A perennial well suited for pots and garden. |
| Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' | Palace Purple Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Chartreuse flowers | 4-9 | 20" | Grown primarily for its mounds of huge bronze-purple leaves that persist all year, this coral bell makes a nice foliage accent in the border. Its tiny chartreuse flowers bloom August to September. |
| Heuchera 'Midas Touch' | Midas Touch Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Peach/gold foliage | 4-9 | 9-14'' | NEW for 2011 - With yummy, seersuckered, ruffled, and fluted foliage of peach and gold, 'Midas Touch' delivers a fashion statement on a heavily veiled, vigorous growing plant. This compact plant is great throughout the year. |
| Heuchera 'Midnight Bayou' | Midnight Bayou Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Red flowers | 4-9 | 9" | Leaves of purple with black veins provide an excellent foil for silver-leaved or pink-flowered plants. Leaf color changes with the season from silvered purple to red purple. The H. villosa heritage adds to the appeal of this bayou-beauty. |
| Heuchera 'Midnight Rose' | Midnight Rose Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Insignificant | 4-9 | 10" | This unique sport of H. 'Obsidian' has deep purple-black leaves that are splashed with hot pink in spring, lightening to creamy pink through the season. |
| Heuchera 'Mint Frost' | Mint Frost Coral Bells | White flowers | 4-9 | 8-10" | The cool, green leaves of 'Mint Frost' shimmer with bright-silver markings. While this shade-loving perennial is grown primarily for its semievergreen foliage, its spikes of chartreuse and white flowers are excellent for cutting in late spring. | |
| Heuchera 'Peach Crisp' | Peach Crisp Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Peach/amber foliage | 4-9 | 6-15'' | NEW for 2011 - A visual marvel with an extremely ruffled peach to amber leaf color, on a tight mound. It works well in a container, as an edger, or a textural color spot. Prefers full sun and good drainage. |
| Heuchera 'Peach Flambe' | Peach Flambe Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 16" | A vigorous medium-sized coralbell that features large bright peach-colored leaves with flaming red infusions that literally glow in spring and summer and turn to plum in winter. |
| Heuchera 'Pistache' | Pistache Coral Bells | Pt Shade | Cream colored flowers | 4-9 | 10-18" | The fastest and strongest growing lemon-lime green to chartreuse leaved heuchera, this is extremely sun and heat tolerant as well. It performs best in part shade and combines well with purple-leaved heucheras. |
| Heuchera Planet 'Mars' | Planet Mars Coral Bells | Sun/PtShade | 4-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2011 - ''Stained glass window'' pattern of pale purple-red foliage contrasting with dark veins. | |
| Heuchera 'Plum Pudding' | Plum Pudding Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Plum purple foliage | 4-9 | 12-20" | The foliage of this coralbell is a shimmering plum color - very striking. The shiny foliage and tight habit make it a good choice for the shady border. |
| Heuchera 'Plum Royale' | Plum Royale Coral Bells | Pt. Shade | Pink white flowers | 4-9 | 8" | This is the first Heuchera to have shiny purple leaves all summer! Combines well with the silver foliage like 'Silver Mound' Artemisia. Winter foliage is silver with a purple tint. Pink-white flowers on dark peduncles. Mounding habit. |
| Heuchera 'Raspberry Ice' | Raspberry Ice Coral Bells | Pt Shade | Pink bicolor flowers | 4-9 | 24" | Prolific bicolor flowers of pink and dark pink bloom from late spring until August over eye-catching foliage that is an intriguing mesh of dark veins over a raspberry and silver background with burgundy undersides. |
| Heuchera 'Rave On' | Rave On Coral Bells | Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 4-9 | 8" | MASSES of deep pink flowers bloom above deep greenish-purple foliage with a heavy silver overlay. Bloom is heaviest in late spring. |
| Heuchera 'Root Beer' | Root Beer Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Creamy yellow flowers | 4-9 | 6'' | NEW for 2011 - Lovely root beer colored foliage and creamy yellow flowers in spring. A nice mound of color year round. |
| Heuchera sang. 'Firefly' | Firefly Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | Red blooms | 4 | 18" | This versatile plant bears large vermillion red blooms on sturdy stems from May to July - makes a good cut flower and also attracts hummingbirds to the garden. |
| Heuchera sang. 'Ruby Bells' | Ruby Bells Coral Bells | Sun/Bright Shad | Dark red flowers | 5 | 16" | This pretty coral bell variety features dark red flowers on dense flower stalks. |
| Heuchera 'Spellbound' | Spellbound Coral Bounds | Sun to Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 9-16'' | NEW for 2012 - Marvelous ruffled foliage of dazzling silvers with tints of rose purple that will leave you spellbound. The purple tones are more prominent in the spring. Silver tones are more prevalent in shade. |
| Heuchera 'Stainless Steel' | Stainless Steel Coral Bells | Part Shade | Colorful foliage | 5-8 | 8-12'' | NEW for 2012 - Thick, celery green leaves have an overlay of silver with brightly colored eggplant purple undersides, giving this new selection a multi-dimensional look. This plant is heat and humidity tough and it can withstand the coldest winters. |
| Heuchera 'Stormy Seas' | Stormy Seas Coral Bells | Part Shade | Silver foliage | 4 | A coral bell with fantastic form and extreme vigor, this variety's leaves are appliqued with silver, lavender, pewter, and charcoal gray. This is one of the most popular of our heuchera and for good reason. | |
| Heuchera 'Tiramisu' | Tiramisu Coral Bells | Pt Shade/Sun | White flowers | 4-9 | 8-10" | A compact coral bell variety featuring spring and fall foliage that is yellow with a heavy smattering of red in the veins and center of the leaf. The red gradually fades to chartreuse with a light silver overlay in summer. |
| Heuchera 'Venus' | Venus Coral Bells | Sun/Pt Shade | 4-8 | 15" | Another of the 'Planet Collection', this cultivar forms eye-catching mounds of large silver sheened leaves that are sharply contrasted with dark veining. | |
| Heucherella 'Blue Ridge' | Blue Ridge Heucherella | Pt Shade/Shade | 4-8 | 6'' | NEW for 2012 - Blue-green foliage with red veins. Chartreuse new growth. | |
| Heucherella 'Redstone Falls' | Redstone Falls Heucherella | Sun/Pt Shade | 4-9 | 10-15'' | NEW for 2011 - The first groundcover Heucherella, sending out 12''+ stems and spreading low. Broad coppery-colored leaves with dark veins in the spring and summer and changing to a multitude of reds and browns in fall and winter. Villosa heritage. | |
| Heucherella 'Solar Eclipse' | Solar Eclipse Heucherella | Sun to Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 10'' | NEW for 2012 - Leaves of red brown bordered in lime green combined with such a beautiful habit and broadly scalloped leaf edges. You'll want to save the space. |
| Heucherella 'Solar Power' | Solar Power Heucherella | Sun/Pt Shade | 4-9 | 12-16'' | NEW for 2011 - Deep red splattered leaves of yellow-gold to lime-green and lobed form a spreading mound of color in sun or part shade. When grown in full shade it stays lime-green with splatters of deep red. | |
| Heucherella 'Sunrise Falls' | Sunrise Falls Heucherella | Sun to Shade | White flowers | 4-9 | 7'' | NEW for 2012 - A vigorous, trailing Heucherella with large, yellow, maple-shaped leaves and red veins. Fall leaves have dramatic red tints. The stems will trail 2 feet in a container making a wonderful hanging basket or a super ground cover. |
| Heucherella 'Yellowstone Falls' | Yellowstone Falls Heucherella | Pt Shade/Shade | 4-9 | 6-10'' | NEW for 2011 - The second in the trailing Heucherella series, this one has lovely chartreuse lobed leaves with deep crimson markings. The stems will trail 3 feet in a container making a wonderful hanging basket or a super groundcover. | |
| Hibiscus 'Jazzberry Jam' | Jazzberry Jam Rose Mallow | Sun | Hot pink flowers | 5 | 4-5' | This hibiscus has it all! Its fabulous 9'' wide, deep magenta flowers with a red eye and heavily ruffled, overlapping petals are produced on beautifully upright, very full and robust plants. Creates a great focal point. |
| Hibiscus 'My Valentine' | My Valentine Rose Mallow | Sun | Red flowers | 4-9 | 4' | NEW for 2012 - An improvement over 'Fireball' in both habit and flower. Very durable, bright green, maple-like leaves form a more compact, mounding habit. Deep reddish-black buds open to huge 8-9in, pure velvety red flowers. Very long flowering. |
| Hibiscus 'Peppermint Schnapps' | Peppermint Schnapps Rose Mallow | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink shades | 5-9 | 42" | This new hybrid with large 8-10 inch, pink flowers that are dashed with streaks of deep reddish-pink throughout the flower petals. This plant has a sturdy, upright habit with good branching and green, maple-cut leaves. |
| Hibiscus 'Pinot Noir' | Pinot Noir Rose Mallow | Sun | Large red blooms | 4-9 | 30" | An exciting new selection, this little specimen packs a powerful punch with its neat, compact mounds of foliage that are liberally doused with a non-stop display of large, robust 9-10'' red blooms. |
| Hibiscus Summerific 'Berrylicious' | Berrylicious Rose Mallow | Sun | Lavender flowers | 4-9 | 4-5' | NEW for 2012 - Huge 8-9in, mauve lavender blossoms with a deep strawberry red eye have attractively ruffled, overlapping petals. Forms a dense, bushy, rounded clump of thick, bright green, maple-like leaves. Indeterminate bloomer; very long flowering. |
| Hibiscus Summerific 'Cranberry Crush' | Cranberry Crush Rose Mallow | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep Cranberry Flowers | 4-9 | 30-36" | Near black buds open to glossy, deep scarlet red, 7-8'' wide flowers w/heavily overlapping petals and cover the plant from mid summer to fall. The flowers are set against a perfect backdrop of glossy deep green leathery leaves. |
| Hibiscus Summerific 'Summer Storm' | Summer Storm Rose Mallow | Sun | Rose flowers | 4-9 | 4-5' | NEW for 2012 - Everything you've ever wanted in a Hibiscus: deep wine-purple foliage, a compact habit, 8-10in diameter flowers with rose veining and a deep magenta eye, and an extra long bloom time thru early fall. |
| Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' | Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 3-9 | 20"x 45" | Nice blue hosta with beautiful deeply cupped, blue- green leaves and an open mounded habit. Leaves are heavily corrugated with a thick substance. |
| Hosta 'Alakazaam' | Alakazaam Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 5'' | NEW for 2012 - Flashy miniature hosta. Long narrow leaves are green with bright yellow, ruffled margins in spring. Margins brighten to creamy white in summer. Stiff, horizontally held petioles; forms a horizontal mound. |
| Hosta 'American Halo' | American Halo Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 3-9 | 22''x72'' | NEW for 2011 - A sport of 'Northern Halo', large dark blue-green puckered leaves with wide creamy white to light green margins, tall scapes of white flower bloom mid summer, forms a broad clump. |
| Hosta 'Appletini' | Appletini Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 6''x14'' | NEW for 2011 - Sensational dwarf-sized mound of apple-green foliage and attractive late season flowers. |
| Hosta 'Aristocrat' | Aristocrat Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Light lavender flowers | 3-9 | 14''x22'' | NEW for 2011 - A cream-margined sport of 'Hadspen Blue'. Mounds of heart-shaped, lightly corrugated, powder blue leaves have wide, streaked, creamy yellow margins which lighten to cream or white as the season progresses. |
| Hosta 'Arnold Black' | Arnold Black Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 22''x54'' | NEW for 2012 - Hybrid of ?White Vision? X H. montana macrophylla, Gold leaves 11'' long by 8'' wide; bright gold; wavy. |
| Hosta 'Auntie Anne' | Auntie Anne Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 30''x66'' | NEW for 2012 - A new hybrid of 'High Noon' x 'Big John', forming an upright mound of corrugated apple green foliage. Mature leaves are heart-shaped and measure 14'' long by 11'' wide. |
| Hosta 'Aztec Treasure' | Aztec Treasure Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 12'' | Mounds of bright chartreuse heart-shaped leaves and bell-shaped purple flowers in summer. |
| Hosta 'Azuretini' | Azuretini Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 10''x22'' | NEW for 2012 - A fast growing hybrid of a gold sport of 'Blue Dimples' and 'Shining Tot' with slightly wavy blue-green leaves. Selected for its good blue foliage color, vigor, and small size. |
| Hosta 'Battle Star' | Battle Star Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Medium lavender flowers | 4 | Large | This cultivar boasts extremely glossy, blue-green cupped leaves with a slightly rippled yellow margin. With its sieboldiana heritage it has good substance. |
| Hosta 'Big Daddy' | Big Daddy Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 3-9 | 26"x 49" | A big blue hosta with heavily corrugated, thick leaves and near white flowers in late June. Makes an imposing background plant or ground cover. |
| Hosta 'Bill Brinka' | Bill Brinka Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 28''x 60'' | Leaves are 11. 5'' long x 8'' wide, variegated with a bright green center. Leaf margin is bright yellow-green that becomes more ivory, wavy edged. Light lavender flowers with darker lavender stripes, blooms in Ohio in mid-July into August. |
| Hosta 'Blackjack' | Blackjack Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 3-9 | 29''x72'' | NEW for 2012 - Its large size, corrugation, and blackish green color give ?Blackjack? a high level of distinction, leaf color bluish early, changing to dark green by early summer; heavily corrugated; unruly; thick substance. |
| Hosta 'Blue Angel' | Blue Angel Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 3-9 | 30"x 87" | A combination of great foliage color, outstanding flower display and good slug resistance make this a premium cultivar. Perhaps the largest blue hosta. |
| Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' | Blue Mammoth Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 3-9 | 30"x 70" | A highly rated blue hosta which makes a huge mound of slug-resistant, deep blue foliage - leaves are oval and heavily corrugated with thick substance. |
| Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' | Blue Mouse Ears Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Dwarf | A must have hosta for the collector and rock garden enthusiast. Its small clumps of round gray-green leaves are comprised of a substance so thick you have to feel it to believe it. |
| Hosta 'Chain Lightning' | Chain Lightning Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 16''x30'' | NEW for 2012 - Tremendous white-centered cultivar, leaves dark green-margined with a creamy white center, excellent contrast between the leaf margin and center. |
| Hosta 'Chartreuse Wiggles' | Chartreuse Wiggles Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 4 | Mini | Very narrow, wiggly yellow leaves comprise the miniature mounds of foliage that are perfect for edging, walkways, or showcased in a rock garden. Lavender flowers top the clump in late summer. |
| Hosta 'Cherry Tomato' | Cherry Tomato Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | Mini | NEW for 2011 - This unique miniature sport of ?Cherry Berry? displays long, narrow lance-shaped leaves that are creamy yellow to white with wide, dark green margins. Its diminutive size makes this hosta an excellent choice for growing in troughs. |
| Hosta 'Clovelly' | Clovelly Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3 | 18"x28" | Easily recognizable at a single glance, this features one of the best ruffled, piecrust leaf edges of any hosta. Mature clumps are medium sized. |
| Hosta 'Corn Muffins' | Corn Muffin Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | It's convexly cupped foliage reminds one of a delicious corn muffin. Medium sized mound with lavender flowers in July. Hybrid of 'Glory' X 'King Tut'. Forms a dense mound of dome-shaped, corrugated, gold foliage; hybrid of 'Glory' x 'King Tut' |
| Hosta 'Cracker Crumbs' | Cracker Crumbs Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 4 | Mini | This fast growing sport of H. 'Shiny Penny' features wavy chartreuse-yellow leaves edged with a narrow green margin. |
| Hosta 'Deja Blu' | Deja Blu Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 14''x18'' | NEW for 2012 - An interesting sport of 'Blue Boy'. Mature leaves are blue-green with a cream lightning bolt that dances between the center and the yellow margin. |
| Hosta 'Designer Genes' | Designer Genes Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 12"x 30" | The bright gold foliage of this hosta contrasts sharply with its rich red petioles. Purple flowers bloom in July. |
| Hosta 'Dorset Blueblood' | Dorset Blueblood Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 3-9 | 6-9'' | NEW for 2012 - Features mound of cupped, heart-shaped, wrinkled, dusky blue-green leaves with racemes of bell-shaped, white flowers on 12'' scapes. |
| Hosta 'Earth Angel' | Earth Angel Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 3-9 | 26"x 50" | The American Hosta Grower's Association 2009 Hosta of the Year. A tremendous breakthrough plant, the first yellow-edged sport of 'Blue Angel'. A magnificent specimen plant. |
| Hosta 'Electric Blue' | Electric Blue Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 20''x46'' | NEW for 2012 - This bright, light blue cultivar, combines the thick substance and durability of its pod parent (H. sieboldiana ?Crme de Menthe?) with the good growing habits of its pod parent (a seedling of ?Marilyn? X ?Tardiflora?) |
| Hosta 'Eternal Flame' | Eternal Flame Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender | 5 | 14" | medium size hosta plant selected for its ability to retain its white center, Noted for having thick slug-resistant leaves and good growth rate, Lavender flowers |
| Hosta 'Fantabulous' | Fantabulous Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | A lovely specimen whose sparkling deep green leaves are edged with a broad creamy-white margin and a slight rippling. |
| Hosta 'Final Summation' | Final Summation Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 20''x60'' | This large, dark green-edged leafed hosta is a sport of the ever popular 'Sum and Substance'. The leaves are huge, round and slightly cupped. The vibrant color shows off it's dark green margin and makes this a spectacular medio-variegated hosta. |
| Hosta 'Fire and Ice' | Fire and Ice Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | This spectacular sport of 'Patriot' has pure white centers and very dark green margins. Leaves have a very heavy substance. Plant it with 'Patriot' for a flashy contrast. |
| Hosta 'Fire Island' | Fire Island Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | The brilliant yellow leaves of 'Fire Island' are accented by light red petioles with red coloration extending into the base of the leaves. Intensity of the foliage lessens into the summer. |
| Hosta 'First Frost' | First Frost Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 14"x 36" | A margined sport of H. 'Halcyon' whose leaves change colors as they mature, from a combination of blue with gold margin to dark green and a creamy white margin. |
| Hosta 'Floratini' | Floratini Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 7''x18'' | NEW for 2012 - Hybrid of ?Pilgrim? X ?Shining Tot? which produces an outstanding show of purple flowers. Forms a low, dense mound of foliage useful in containers or as an edger. |
| Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' | Fragrant Bouquet Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 22"x 48" | An exciting plant combining brightly variegated foliage and large fragrant flowers. Smooth pale green leaves have a creamy yellow margin that changes to white by early summer. |
| Hosta 'Francee' | Francee Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | This variety has become the standard white-margined hosta in the landscaping industry for good reason. A fast grower whose margins hold up all season and a very pretty and durable plant. |
| Hosta 'Francee' | Francee Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | This variety has become the standard white-margined hosta in the landscaping industry for good reason. A fast grower whose margins hold up all season and a very pretty and durable plant. |
| Hosta 'Frosted Mouse Ears' | Frosted Mouse Ears Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 4 | 7"x 18" | A premier dwarf-sized hosta featuring a blue-green leaves with a wide, creamy white margin, a bluish green center, thick substance and attractive purple flowers in July. |
| Hosta 'Fruit Punch' | Fruit Punch Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple-red flowers | 3-9 | Medium | NEW for 2011 - Bright yellow leaves with a wavy margin. Leaf stems and flower scapes are purple-red. |
| Hosta 'Gemstone' | Gemstone Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 5''x12'' | Makes a vigorous-growing but small, 5'' tall x 1' wide clump of narrow Hosta venusta-like, blue leaves. Cross of Hosta venusta x Hosta 'Dorset Blue' |
| Hosta 'Great Arrival' | Great Arrival Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white | 3-9 | 26" x 50" | A reversed form of H. 'Great Expectations' featuring blue-green centered leaves that are gold-margined in spring, turning creamy-white by midsummer. |
| Hosta 'Gypsy Rose' | Gypsy Rose Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 4 | 20" | A mutation of H. 'Striptease' featuring creamy gold-centered leaves separated from the dark green margins by a thin white line. Leaves have thick substance and slug resistance. |
| Hosta 'Hidden Treasure' | Hidden Treasure Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 12''x22'' | NEW for 2012 - Sport of ?Hidden Cove?; great in combination with ?Hidden Cove? and ?Hideout? in the garden. |
| Hosta 'Holy Mouse Ears' | Holy Mouse Ears Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 4 | 6"x 16" | A fantastic dwarf-sized, white-centered hosta featuring thick substanced leaves and dense cluster of purple flowers in July on short scapes. |
| Hosta 'Hot and Spicy' | Hosta Hot and Spicy | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | NEW for 2012 - NEW and RARE - A streaker (streaked 'Sugar and Spice') with shiny foliage and fragrant flowers. |
| Hosta 'Hyuga Urajiro' | Hyuga Urajiro Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 4 | Small | This stunning selection features frosty blue spear-like leaves with yellow streaks while the undersides have a metallic silver coloration. A true collector's gem that is ideal for the front of the border. |
| Hosta 'Ice Age Trail' | Ice Age Trail Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 4 | 16"x 36" | Heavily streaked, broadly ovate and moderately corrugated foliage is misted and streaked light blue-green, gold and creamy white. Color changes to dark green and creamy white by mid-summer. |
| Hosta 'Independence' | Independence Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 22" | A reverse sport of H. 'Revolution' featuring large dark green leaves with creamy-white margins that are speckled with green. Large, pale lavender flowers bloom in midsummer. |
| Hosta 'Inniswood' | Inniswood Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 4 | Medium | This terrific sport of H. 'Sun Glow' produces bright gold heart-shaped leaves bordered with a wide deep green margin and features heavy texture and corrugation. Lavender flowers bloom in midsummer. |
| Hosta 'Jubilee' | Jubilee Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 18" x 35" | A richly variegated and fast growing cultivar, this features 8'' long by 4'' wide leaves that are dark green in the centers with a 1/2'' wide yellow margin. |
| Hosta 'June' | June Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | Unusual and distinctive - gold leaves are bordered by a blue and green shaded margin. The light center will bleach to creamy-white in bright light. Leaves have thick substance. |
| Hosta 'Lakeside Baby Face' | Lakeside Baby Face Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 8"x 24" | A dense, low, mounding hosta that makes a great groundcover. Leaves have a medium to dark green center with thin creamy-yellow to white margins with slightly wavy features. Pale purple flowers appear in July. |
| Hosta 'Lakeside Cupcake' | Lakeside Cupcake Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 3-9 | 5" x 12" | A nice small hosta featuring deeply cupped, round 4 inch leaves that have a bright white center with a nice blue-green margin. |
| Hosta 'Lakeside Pebbles' | Lakeside Pebbles Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 12''x38'' | NEW for 2012 - Features thick, corrugated, pebbled, nearly round, shiny, dark green foliage. Individual leaves measure 10'' long by 7'' wide. |
| Hosta 'Lakeside Tee Ki' | Lakeside Tee Ki | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 9''x20'' | NEW for 2012 - Small mound size; unusual variegation pattern; good vigor; attractive flowering habit; hybrid of ?Lakeside Knickknack? and a seedling. |
| Hosta 'Lemontini' | Lemontini Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 7''x18'' | NEW for 2011 - A compact, dwarf-sized mound of bright gold foliage, leaves emerge chartreuse and turn a bright yellow color. |
| Hosta 'Lemontini' | Lemontini Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 7''x18'' | NEW for 2011 - A compact, dwarf-sized mound of bright gold foliage, leaves emerge chartreuse and turn a bright yellow color. |
| Hosta 'Linda Sue' | Linda Sue Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | A thick-leaved sport of H. 'Frances Williams' with large blue-green centered leaves with much wider gold margins and incredible substance. Near-white flowers bloom beginning in mid-June. | |||
| Hosta 'Lionheart' | Lionheart Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 14''x30'' | NEW for 2012 - Sport of ?Robin Hood?, vivid contrast between blue-green margin and white center, good vigor for a thick-leaved, white-centered hosta. |
| Hosta 'Little Treasure' | Little Treasure Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 6''x16'' | NEW for 2012 - Sport of ?Little Jay?, blue-green to dark green margin; center creamy white; leaf blade twisted, widening somewhat with maturity. |
| Hosta 'Lollapalooza' | Lollapalooza Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Whitish flowers | 3-9 | 18"x 33" | An impressive new hosta featuring dark green centered leaves with wavy leaf margins that change from yellow to creamy white during the growing season. |
| Hosta 'London Fog' | London Fog Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 12''x30'' | NEW for 2012 - Interesting and unusual, tissue culture sport out of ?Allegan Fog?; foliage completely misted, lacking the green margin of its mother plant. |
| Hosta 'Loyalist' | Loyalist Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 34''x16'' | This hosta is a reverse sport of H. 'Patriot'. Pure white leaves grow somewhat upright and twisted and are framed by an irregular light green to dark green margin. |
| Hosta 'Malabar' | Malabar Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 12''x32'' | NEW for 2012 - Large green leaves with a yellow margin that turns white. |
| Hosta 'Margie's Angel' | Margie's Angel Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 15''x30'' | NEW for 2012 - Outstanding plant offers a combination of vivid coloration, tremendous substance, and a good growth rate; registered with the AHS in 2007 as a ?Heart Throb? seedling. |
| Hosta 'Miss Ruby' | Miss Ruby Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 4 | Small | This new release features wedge-shaped green leaves with nice dark red petioles, with the red pigment extending up into the leaf blade. |
| Hosta 'Monsoon' | Monsoon Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 20''x48'' | NEW for 2012 - Green-margined sport of ?Great Lakes Gold?, striking specimen plant, gold center with a medium green margin; wavy; corrugated. |
| Hosta montana 'Aureomarginata' | Montana Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Off-white flowers | 4 | Large | This large hosta displays arching wedge-shaped green leaves with irregular margins of yellow which turn to cream as the season progresses. Makes an outstanding specimen or as a background planting. |
| Hosta 'Mood Indigo' | Mood Indigo Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 3-9 | 21''x48'' | NEW for 2012 - Rare seedling of ?Tokudama Flavocircinalis? known for its unruly, heavily corrugated, deep blue foliage. |
| Hosta 'Navajo' | Navajo Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 22''x63'' | NEW for 2012 - Relatively tall scapes bear a profusion of flowers for most of July; purplish bracts extend the ornamental beauty of the scapes into late August. |
| Hosta 'Night Before Christmas' | Night Before Christmas | Pt Shade/Shade | This vigorous white centered hosta rapidly forms a medium mound of wedge shaped leaves, edged by a wide dark green border. | |||
| Hosta 'Ocean Isle' | Ocean Isle Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | This impressive hosta has long, thin pointed, wavy blue-green leaves with a wide, bright gold margin. The leaf center becomes a shiny, rich green color by mid-summer. | |||
| Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' | Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Large | Similar to 'Frances Williams' with beautiful round leaves that are margined with gold. Variegation color is displayed later in the season, protecting it from the burning to which 'Frances Wms' is prone. |
| Hosta 'Paradigm' | Paradigm Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | A super sport of H. 'Abiqua Recluse', with beautiful gold leaves edged with a blue-green margin. The variegation pattern intensifies later in the spring - a nice hosta that is compatible in any garden. |
| Hosta 'Peacock Feathers' | Peacock Feathers Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 20''x45'' | NEW for 2012 - This seedling of ?Gold Regal? X ?Blue Vision? represents a breeding breakthrough in hosta flowering, each flower bears extra petals, ranging from 7 to 15 per flower. This multi-petaled trait develops with maturity. |
| Hosta 'Peanut' | Peanut Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 6"x 18" | Striking small mounds of heavily corrugated, white-centered foliage show a sharp contrast between the leaf center and margin. Its purple flowers bloom from mid-July into August. |
| Hosta 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake' | Pineapple Upsidedown Cake Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Light lavender flowers | 4-9 | Medium | A narrow leafed version of H. 'Paul's Glory' - foliage emerges blue green and then the leaf center lightens to gold or white depending on how much light it receives. |
| Hosta 'Pineapple Zest' | Pineapple Zest Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 7''x15'' | NEW for 2012 - Small-sized mound of narrow, wavy light gold foliage; something different in a mini-sized hosta. |
| Hosta 'Popcorn' | Popcorn Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 4 | Small | A nice specimen that produces rounded yellow leaves with a nice blue border. By midsummer the yellow fades to cream and the leaves develop wonderful cupping. |
| Hosta 'Prairie Rainbow' | Prairie Rainbow Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 24''x46'' | NEW for 2012 - NEW and RARE - Dark green with gold streaks, slightly cupped, wavy and elliptic shaped. |
| Hosta 'Prairie Sum Shine' | Prairie Sum Shine Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 22" x 48" | This sport of 'Sum and Substance' from Mary Ann Metz differs from its mother plant by its smaller size and lighter gold foliage; introduced at the 2009 Midwest Regional Hosta Society's Convention in Champaign, IL. |
| Hosta 'Pretty Peggy' | Pretty Peggy Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 3-9 | 17''x44'' | NEW for 2012 - Hybrid of ?White Vision? X H. montana macrophylla; outstanding bright gold color in a medium-sized mound. |
| Hosta 'Rebel Heart' | Rebel Heart Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 15''x36'' | NEW for 2012 - Seedling out of a ?Sea Prize?; bluish green in the center with a gold margin that changes to creamy white. |
| Hosta rectifolia 'Aomori Gold Star' | Aomori Gold Star Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 16''x33'' | NEW for 2012 - Striking gold-centered with dark green margin form of the species Hosta rectifolia, bright purple flowers in late summer an added plus. |
| Hosta 'Regal Tot' | Regal Tot Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale purple flowers | 3-9 | 5''x17'' | NEW for 2012 - Hybrid between ?Gold Regal? and ?Shining Tot?; neat, compact mound of roundish gold foliage; gets its leaf color from ?Gold Regal?, its leaf and mound size from ?Shining Tot?. |
| Hosta 'Robert Frost' | Robert Frost Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Medium | Heart shaped blue green leaves with cream-colored margins adorn this mounding hosta. |
| Hosta 'Sagae' | Sagae Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | Large | A most impressive and desirable hosta with heavily textured frosted green leaves with creamy yellow, wide margins. This plant's popularity is well deserved. |
| Hosta 'Sagae' | Sagae Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | Large | A most impressive and desirable hosta with heavily textured frosted green leaves with creamy yellow, wide margins. This plant's popularity is well deserved. |
| Hosta 'Sara's Sensation' | Sara's Sensation Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 3-9 | 22''x50'' | NEW for 2012 - Blue-green in the center with a wide, gold margin; heavily corrugated; thick substance; sport of ?Frances Williams?. |
| Hosta 'Shade Parade' | Shade Parade Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 6"x 15" | Small mound of creamy white-margined foliage, great as an edger or trough garden plant. |
| Hosta sieb. 'Elegans' | Elegans Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 4-9 | 28''x 60' | The ''standard'' to which all blue-leafed hostas are compared - outstanding foliage color, corrugation, slug resistance and flowering habits. |
| Hosta 'Silver Mine' | Silver Mine Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 6''x15'' | NEW for 2012 - Odd and unusual seedling of ?Outhouse Delight?, green with white misting in early spring, increasing in its green color throughout the growing season; wavy; oval blade shape. |
| Hosta 'St. Elmo's Fire' | St. Elmo's Fire Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | The dense mounds of this hosta create a beautiful multi-colored effect with the seasonal color changes of new growth. Vivid white margins border a center that changes from bright gold to light green. | |||
| Hosta 'Steffi' | Steffi Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 16''x40'' | NEW for 2012 - Sport of ?Saint Elmo?s Fire? selected for its dramatic color changes and deep green center color. Light green in the center with a yellow edge in spring, changing to a deep green center with a pure white margin by mid-summer |
| Hosta 'Sum and Substance' | Sum and Substance Hosta | Sun/Shade | Lt. Lavender flowers | 3-9 | Large | A stunning specimen hosta with huge chartreuse- green rounded leaves with thick substance and good slug resistance. This variety tolerates sun well. Light lavender flowers bloom in late summer. |
| Hosta 'Sumsational' | Sumsational Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 26''x50'' | NEW for 2012 - Green-edged sport out of ?Sum and Substance?, dark green margin surrounds the center which changes from chartreuse to medium gold, especially in bright light; thick substance. |
| Hosta 'Sun Power' | Sun Power Hosta | Pt Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 26"x 62" | The bright gold color and semi-vase-shaped habit of this hosta make it a very effective specimen plant. Its bright gold color develops best with a few hours of direct light per day. 'Proven Winner' variety |
| Hosta 'Surfer Girl' | Surfer Girl Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 6''x18'' | NEW for 2012 - Miniature H. venusta-type with more heavily rippled foliage; good for the trough or the front of the border |
| Hosta 'Tattoo' | Tattoo Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-7 | 18'' | Hosta 'Tattoo' boasts small, rounded, bright gold leaves with a wide, light green border. Each leaf is then ''tattooed'' with the outline of a dark green maple leaf in the center...a dramatic departure from the typical two-toned hosta foliage. |
| Hosta 'Teeny-weeny Bikini' | Teeny-weeny Bikini Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Tiny lavender flowers | 3-9 | Mini | A charming creamy-white centered miniature hosta that is great for adding color to the rock garden or tucked into a trough. Its tiny wedge-shaped yellow leaves, that change to cream, are margined with a dark green edge. |
| Hosta 'Thunderbolt' | Thunderbolt Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 3-9 | Med-Lg | A fascinating new sport of H. sieb. 'Elegans' with very thick, rubbery-blue leaves that have a gold flash down the center of each leaf which turns creamy-white later in the season. Sure to be a conversation piece in any shaded border. |
| Hosta tokudama 'Flavocircinalis' | Flavocircinalis Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near white flowers | 3-9 | Medium | This hosta can be thought of as a downsized version of 'Frances Williams', with blue-green centered leaves with wide gold margins. Leaves are heavily corrugated with thick substance. |
| Hosta 'Tomahawk' | Tomahawk Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 13''x28'' | NEW for 2012 - Sport of ?Tattoo?, differing from its mother plant by its lack of a watermark. Gold-centered with a green margin (1'' wide); slightly wavy and corrugated. |
| Hosta 'Triple Ripple' | Triple Ripple Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 20'' | NEW for 2012 - Very large soft green leaves with a thin yellow margin that is heavily rippled. |
| Hosta 'Tropical Storm' | Tropical Storm Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Near-white flowers | 3-9 | 12''x26'' | NEW for 2012 - Reversed sport of ?Rainforest Sunrise?; like its mother plant, exhibits incredible color contrast between the leaf margin and center. |
| Hosta 'Vivacious' | Vivacious Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 16''x38'' | NEW for 2012 - Streaker - Incredible combination of beautifully streaked foliage and red petioles, yellow areas turn white as the season progresses, vase-shaped, medium-sized mound selected seedling. |
| Hosta 'Waving Winds' | Waving Winds Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Long, narrow, deep green leaves with cream to gold edges. Leaves jet upright into the air and swirl slightly. | |||
| Hosta 'Wedding Night' | Wedding Night Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 14''x32'' | NEW for 2012 - Beautifully streaked sport of ?Bridegroom?, leaf color a combination of yellow and white on a green base; rippled; upturned tip. |
| Hosta 'White Feather' | White Feather Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 14''x24'' | NEW for 2011 - Emerging white leaves later turn green with beautiful white stripes. |
| Hosta 'Wide Brim' | Wide Brim Hosta | Pt Shade/Shade | Pale lavender flowers | 3-9 | 18"x 45" | Fast becoming one of the standard hostas for landscaping, this plant also makes an outstanding groundcover or specimen plant. Yellow margins on leaves change to creamy white by midsummer. |
| Iberis 'Absolutely Amethyst' | Absolutely Amethyst Evergreen Candytuft | Sun | Purple flowers | 4-9 | 10-12'' | NEW for 2012 - A great new color in Iberis! This easy care ground cover forms a wide cushion of dark green, evergreen foliage blanketed in large clusters of amethyst purple flowers in spring. |
| Iberis semp. 'Purity' | Purity Candytuft | Sun | White flowers | 4 | 8" | An early spring bloomer with dark green, tufted foliage and many dense flower clusters. This variety is compact and spreading and its pure white flowers are a welcome sight in spring. |
| Iberis semp. 'Snowcone' | Snowcone Candytuft | Sun to Shade | White flowers | 3-8 | 4'' | NEW for 2012 - Early, compact and floriferous. Naturally well-branched and uniform. |
| Indigofera amblyantha | Flowering Indigo | Sun | Rose-purple flowers | 6-9 | 4-6' | Rose-purple pea-shaped flowers are held on upright candelabra-like racemes above graceful foliage. Blooms continuously all summer into autumn. Can be grown as a multi-stem shrub or pruned as a standard. |
| Indigofera kirilowii | Kirilow Indigo | Sun | Pink flowers | 5-7 | 2-3' | This is a low dense suckering shrub that can be used as a groundcover or naturalized planting. Dense racemes of bright rose pink, pea-like flowers bloom all summer. |
| Iris cristata | Dwarf Crested Iris | Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 6-8'' | This diminutive 4-6'' native Iris thrives in lightly shaded gardens. Light blue flowers with fringed yellow or white crests appear in early spring. |
| Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' | Powder Blue Giant Dwarf Crested Iris | Sun/Pt Shade | Light blue flowers | 5 | 6-8" | This native iris features 3'' flowers of delicate light blue with golden crests and deep blue accents. |
| Iris ensata 'Crystal Halo' | Crystal Halo Japanese Iris | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers with white halo | 4-9 | 30-48'' | A beautiful new Japanese iris! Deep violet petals are surrounded with a white halo. Full sun and moist, well-drained soil are recommended. |
| Iris ensata 'Lace Ruff' | Lace Ruff Japanese Iris | Sun | Near white flowers/purple veins | 4 | 24-36" | This elegant iris features pretty near white flowers with purple veins. Grows best in a heavy, acid garden soil and is a perfect choice for along the bank of a pond. |
| Iris germanica 'Beverly Sills' | Beverly Sills Bearded Iris | Sun | Coral pink blooms | 3-10 | 30-35" | A useful and distinctive spring blooming plant for the border. Given sun and well drained, nearly neutral soil, it will reward you with glorious, old-fashioned blooms of coral pink. |
| Iris germanica 'Breakers' | Breakers Bearded Iris | Sun | Medium blue blooms | 3-10 | 36" | Rebloomer! This iris blooms heavily in early summer and as a bonus, it reblooms again in early fall. Stems are well-branched with many pretty medium blue flowers. |
| Iris germanica 'Edith Wolford' | Edith Wolford Bearded Iris | Sun | Lt canary-yellow w/blue | 3-10 | 335" | A stunning addition to the spring garden with its light canary-yellow standards and ruffled blue velvet falls. Sun and well-drained soil are sufficient to keep this plant happy for years. |
| Iris germanica 'Immortality' | Immortality Bearded Iris | Sun | White blooms | 3-10 | 30-35" | This reblooming variety of iris has a pure white self with light lemon yellow beards. A great plant for early color in the sunny border and a touch of springtime fragrance in the early fall. |
| Iris germanica 'Rare Treat' | Rare Treat Bearded Iris | Sun | White w/ blue edge | 3-9 | 36'' | Giant white flowers with bluish purple edge. One of the easiest perennials to grow and earliest to bloom. Divide crowded plants in August. |
| Iris germanica 'Summer Olympics' | Summer Olympics Bearded Iris | Sun | Yellow | 3-9 | 31" | This early blooming iris features ruffled yellow flowers and is a REBLOOMER to boot! Plant in a dry, sunny spot for best results. |
| Iris germanica 'Superstition' | Superstition Bearded Iris | Sun | Near black flowers | 3-9 | 34" | One of the darkest near-black flowers for a bearded iris. |
| Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock' | Black Gamecock Louisiana Iris | Sun/Pt Sun | Purple flowers | 6 | 24" | This iris is native to the wetlands of the south, especially the Mississippi basin. Elegant flowers without crests or beards come in a variety of colors - this variety has dark midnight purple blooms with purple standards and golden signals. |
| Iris pallida 'Albo Variegata' | Variegated Sweet Iris | Sun | Purple flowers | 4-7 | 20-30'' | This variegated iris produces fragrant lavender blue blossoms in late spring and early summer, but is most often grown for its dramatic foliage with strong vertical white stripes on the leaf blade edges. |
| Iris pallida 'Aureo Variegata' | Variegated Sweet Iris | Sun | Delicate lavender blue bloom | 4-8 | 24-30" | An outstanding foliage plant that provides great flowers as well. The wide green and gold striped spears of foliage hold up most of the year. This very attractive iris has full, ruffled, lavender-blue flowers. |
| Iris pseudacorus 'Krill' | Krill Sweet Flag | Sun | Light yellow w/ henna-red veins | 4-8 | 24-30" | This late spring to early summer bloomer features light yellow falls heavily veined henna red, solid yellow signals and red based foliage. Grows well at the edge of ponds and along streams. |
| Iris pumila 'Smart' | Smart Dwarf German Iris | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 10-12" | Red violet flowers with dark purple spots on the falls. Dwarf 10-12''plant. Divide in early summer every 3-4 years. |
| Iris siberica 'Caesar's Brother' | Caesar's Brother Siberian Iris | Sun/Pt Shade | Dark blue flowers | 3-9 | 36" | This easy to grow late spring bloomer forms large clumps of upright foliage that look nice through the summer. Best growth will be in fertile, moist, slightly acid soils. |
| Iris siberica 'Silver Edge' | Silver Edge Siberian Iris | Sun/Pt Shade | Sky blue with silver edge | 3-9 | 24" | This sturdy, drought resistant plant forms dense clumps that defy weeds. Its midsummer flowers are a lovely sky-blue with a narrow silvery edge. The erect grassy leaves continue to add interest after the blooms are gone. |
| Knautia macedonica 'Thunder & Lightning' | Thunder and Lightning Field Scabiosa | Sun | Magenta flowers | 4-7 | 12-15'' | NEW for 2011 - A sport of 'Mars Midget' with beautiful cream and green foliage orbited by dark magenta pincushion flowers from June to August. |
| Kniphofia 'Elvira' | Elvira Red Hot Poker | Sun | Bright orange flowers | 5-9 | 30'' | NEW for 2012 - Vivid hot orange, with the new flowers slightly richer and redder in colouring flowering continuously from July to September on spikes up to 39'' tall. |
| Lamium 'Anne Greenaway' | Anne Greenaway Spotted Dead Nettle | Pt Shade/Shade | Mauve flowers | 3-8 | 6-8" | This delightful groundcover has exquisite foliage that is a blend of dark and pale green, chartreuse and silver. Loose clusters of mauve flowers bloom in late spring. |
| Lamium m. 'Lemon Frost' | Lemon Frost Spotted Dead Nettle | Pt Shade/Shade | Orchid-pink flowers | 4 | 6-8'' | NEW for 2011 - Lavender blooms above heart-shaped leaves. New growth is lime green with white center stripe. Spreads slowly. |
| Lamium m. 'Orchid Frost' | Orchid Frost Spotted Dead Nettle | Pt Shade/Shade | Orchid-pink flowers | 3-8 | 4-6" | A showy and heavy blooming groundcover whose trailing stems have shimmering silvery centers and scalloped blue green margins. These understated plants tolerate poor soils and will thrive in dry shade. |
| Lamium m. 'Purple Dragon' | Purple Dragon Spotted Dead Nettle | Pt Shade/Shade | Deep purple flowers | 3-8 | 4-8" | This exceptional Lamium produces the largest deep purple snapdragon-like flowers - they are arranged in larger, denser terminal spikes and jump right out of their bright silvery foliage. |
| Lamium m. 'Red Nancy' | Red Nancy Spotted Dead Nettle | Pt Shade/Shade | Rose-red flowers | 3-8 | 4-6" | An excellent spreading groundcover for the shade - mats of silver leaves are lined with green and are topped with pretty rose-red flowers in May and June. |
| Lamium m. 'White Nancy' | White Nancy Spotted Dead Nettle | Pt Shade/Shade | White flowers | 3-8 | 8" | This cultivar has silvery green leaves and vibrant white flowers in late spring. A great shady groundcover , this tolerates poor soils and a range of light conditions. |
| Lavandula a. 'Grosso' | Grosso Lavender | Sun | Blue flowers | 5 | 16" | This extremely fragrant form of lavender bears fat deep violet flowers on long spikes. A heavy bloomer through the summer, it is great for attracting bees and butterflies and is prized for its valuable oil. |
| Lavandula a. 'Hidcote' | Hidcote Lavender | Sun | Deep blue flowers | 5-9 | 12" | Whether you grow it for its fragrance or its midsummer beauty and resistance to heat and drought, the cool, gray green foliage of lavender is a welcome addition to any garden. All prefer good drainage and lots of sun. |
| Lavandula interm. 'Provence' | Provence Lavender | Sun | Lavender flowers | 6-9 | 2' | This cross between L. latifolia and L. angustifolia is sometimes listed as Lavandin and is taller and more rot resistant than other lavenders. It is also one of the most widely grown lavenders in the Provence region of France. |
| Lespedeza bicolor 'Yakushima' | Yakushima Bush Clover | Sun | Violet-purple flowers | 5 | 12-18" | A cute dwarf mounding selection with dainty violet-purple flowers in late summer. Even when not in bloom, it creates a attractive, fine-textured mound that is great for the front of the border or mixed into the perennial bed. |
| Leucanthemum 'LaCrosse' | Lacrosse Shasta Daisy | Sun | White flowers | 4-9 | 10-12'' | NEW for 2011 - This new leucanthemum is semicompact and upright with unique, quilled white petals surrounding a large, golden-yellow center. It is ideal for containers, beds, borders and cut flowers. |
| Leucanthemum 'Razzle Dazzle' | Razzle Dazzle Shasta Daisy | Sun | White | 4-9 | 12-15' | NEW for 2012 - This daisy has white fringed flowers that are arranged in a less orderly style. Deep green foliage makes the creamy white flowers stand out. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Amelia' | Amelia Shasta Daisy | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 36-40'' | NEW for 2012 - One of only four varieties to receive a five star rating from a 7-year trial of 36 daisies at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Praised for its consistently healthy disposition, heavy production of large 4 to 5-inch flowers, and robust habit. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Banana Cream' | Banana Cream Shasta Daisy | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5-9 | 15-18'' | NEW for 2011 - The 4-5 inch wide flowers are lemon yellow when they open, brightening to light butter yellow and finally to creamy white as they mature. An extra row of ray petals gives the flowers a fuller appearance. Blooms all summer. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Becky' | Becky Shasta Daisy | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 3' | A stunning shasta that blooms longer and larger than most. Long, strong stems stay upright and clean foliage makes it ideal for cutting. This is a must for any sunny border or cottage garden. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Cambodian Queen' | Cambodian Queen Shasta Daisy | Sun | Rosy-pink flowers | 3-8 | 36'' | NEW for 2011 - Has abundant huge rosy-blooms and a terrific fresh-cut flower. Trim back in early June to keep foliage tidy. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Crazy Daisy' | Crazy Daisy Shasta Daisy | Sun | White frilly flowers | 5-9 | 24-28" | No two blooms are alike on this frilled, quilled, twisted and just-for-fun shasta daisy. It blooms all summer with an abundance of 2 1/2'' fully double flowers of white petals around a small, buttery center. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Daisy May' | Daisy May Shasta Daisy | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 12-24'' | NEW for 2012 - Incredibly impressive, super compact, highly floriferous selection. Three-inch, single, pure white, daisy-like flowers form a solid dome of blooms. Blooms early into late summer in the Midwest. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Ice Star' | Ice Star Shasta Daisy | Sun | Double white flowers | 4-8 | 18-24'' | NEW for 2011 - Popular, easy-to-grow perennial features bright white, fully double flowers. The dark green foliage grows into a compact and bushy habit. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Osiris Neige' | Osiris Neige Shasta Daisy | Sun | Double white flowers | 4-9 | 20'' | NEW for 2011 - Fully double, frilly, white blossoms with golden yellow centers bloom on 20'' stems all summer. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Phyllis Smith' | Phyllis Smith Shasta Daisy | Sun | Frilly white flowers | 5-8 | 18-20" | A lower growing shasta daisy featuring large 3-4'' blooms of twisted and frilled white petals. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Sante' | Sante Shasta Daisy | Sun | Double white flowers | 4-8 | 18-24'' | NEW for 2011 - Impressive and hardy variety bears double, pure white flowers in summer on very strong stems. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Snow Lady' | Snow Lady Shasta Daisy | Sun | White flowers | 4-9 | 10-12'' | All American Selections winner, dwarf variety with perfect daisy white flowers and yellow centers. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Snowcap' | Snowcap Shasta Daisy | Sun | Pure white flowers | 5-9 | 10"-12" | A Blooms of Bressingham selection - this dwarf variety sports single long lasting white daisies in late spring and into summer. Its compact size lends itself well to the border front or to the rock garden. |
| Leucanthemum s. 'Sunny Side Up' | Sunny Side Up Shasta Daisy | Sun | White flowers | 5-9 | 12-15" | A super shasta daisy for the sunny border or cottage garden. Its large, semi-double white flowers have large yellow centers, resembling a fried egg. Sturdy stems hold blooms straight without flopping. |
| Liatris spicata 'Alba' | White Spiked Gayfeather | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 3 | 36-48'' | An outstanding native cultivar, this white Gayfeather makes an exclamation point or accent in the border or meadow planting. Butterflies love them and deer don't! |
| Liatris spicata 'Kobold' | Kobold Gayfeather | Sun | Rose-lavender flowers | 3-9 | 24" | This much shorter form of gayfeather has striking reddish lilac blooms from July to Sept. It looks super planted with the cool yellow of coreopsis 'Moonbeam' or white phlox. |
| Ligularia den. 'Britt Marie Crawford' | Britt Marie Crawford Ragwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep orange-yellow flowers | 4-9 | 40" | This introduction from Cotswold Garden has deep, dark glossy black chocolate-maroon leaf tops with dark purple on the undersides. Deep orange yellow flowers bloom in late summer and make a captivating composition. |
| Ligularia den. 'Midnight Lady' | Midnight Lady Ragwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Orange-yellow flowers | 3-9 | 30-36'' | A new Ragwort that is a seed strain with consistent dark purple near-black foliage. A bit more compact than others, the large kidney-shaped leaves have toothed edges, dark purple petioles and stems with bright orange-yellow flowers. |
| Ligularia den. 'Othello' | Othello Ragwort | Pt Shade | Golden yellow flowers | 4-10 | 35-40" | An impressive plant with large kidney shaped purple leaves, loaded with golden yellow daisy-like flowers. A great plant for those wet areas, as this one needs constant moisture for best performance. |
| Ligularia stenocephala 'Little Rocket' | Little Rocket Ragwort | Part Shade | Yellow flowers | 3-9 | 24-36'' | A shorter statured Ligularia that tops out at just 2-3', this is a good fit for the smaller part-shade border. It prefers moist, but not wet, locations in humus-enriched soil. |
| Lilium Lily Looks 'Tiny Bee' | Lily Looks Tiny Bee Asiatic Lily | Sun | Yellow w/black spots | 3-9 | 12-14'' | A pot Lily that is short, but with all the other features of a full size plant! Tiny Bee has bright yellow flowers with black spotted centers. Good in the border, and as a cut flower. PP16255 |
| Lilium tigrinum 'Yellow' | Yellow Tiger Lily | Sun | Yellow flowers | 2 | 34'' | Tiger lilies naturalize well and are some of the easiest lilies to grow. This yellow tiger features heavily spotted, downward-facing flowers with very recurved petals. Plants multiply rapidly and may be divided in late fall. |
| Linum perenne | Blue Flax | Sun | Blue flowers | 5 | 16'' | A clump-forming perennial that requires well drained soil. Blue flowers last up to 12 weeks from early to mid-summer. Can be short lived, but also reseeds! |
| Liriope muscari | Creeping Lilyturf | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 4 | 8-12" | A useful clumping foliage plant that makes a nice casual ground cover or path edging. Shining, dark green grass-like leaves bear erect spikes of rounded, bell-shaped, violet flowers in late summer. |
| Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' | Big Blue Lily Turf | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 4 | 8-12" | Big Blue is slow spreading and is a very versatile. Can be used as a groundcover or garden accent or even in a container. Place in location that is well drained. Tall spikes of lavender-blue, hyacinth-like blooms in late Summer. |
| Liriope muscari 'Gold Band' | Gold Band Lilyturf | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 4 | 8-12" | A useful clumping foliage plant that makes a nice casual ground cover or path edging. Shining, dark green grass-like leaves bear erect spikes of rounded, bell-shaped, violet flowers in late summer. |
| Liriope spicata | Creeping Lily Turf | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavendar flowers | 4 | 8-12'' | A nice grass-like form with spreading clumps. Deer-resistant, evergreen, makes a nice groundcover in sun to part shade locations. |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower | Sun/Pt Shade | Scarlet flowers | 3-9 | 3-4' | Perennial lobelias are prized by gardeners for their spires of bright flowers. Plant in sun to part shade with humusy, moist soil for best show. |
| Lobelia fulgens 'Queen Victoria' | Queen Victoria Cardinal Flower | Part Shade | Rich scarlet flowers | 3-9 | 3' | A very popular variety, this tall sturdy plant likes rich moist soil and is a good choice for watersides and in shady borders for naturalizing. Its bright red flower spikes bloom in early to late summer over attractive bronze leaves. |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 5 | 1-3' | This close relative to the cardinal flower has deep blue flowers in late summer that attract butterflies. It prefers moist soils in the wild, but adapts readily to the garden. |
| Lupinus 'Westcountry Manhattan Lights' | Manhattan Lights Westcountry Lupine | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple/yellow flowers | 5 | 28-32'' | NEW for 2012 - The lights are sparkling on this outrageous combination of purple and yellow bi-color blooms. |
| Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais' | Beaujolais Loosestrife | Sun | Burgundy flowers | 5 | 30'' | NEW for 2012 - Forms clumps of attractive gray foliage with long arching spires of burgundy wine flowers, a beautiful color combination, plants bloom continuously from spring to fall. |
| Lysimachia clethroides | Gooseneck Loosestrife | Sun/Pt Shade | White flower spikes | 4 | 2-3' | A lovely, fast spreading late summer blooming plant - flower spikes droop in the same direction, resembling a flock of eager geese on the run. Plant in evenly moist, rich soil. Periods of dryness will slow growth. |
| Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' | Aurea Creeping Jenny | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 4 | 2" | A useful groundcover with golden foliage - its prostrate stems take root wherever they touch damp ground, forming a dense, spreading mat. This plant does well in moist, even boggy soil and can withstand light foot traffic. |
| Lysimachia punc. 'Golden Alexander' | Golden Alexander Loosestrife | Sun/Pt Shade | Golden-yellow flowers | 4-8 | 30" | A sport of L. 'Alexander with variegated cream and green foliage with gold margins and golden-yellow flowers from June to August. Non-invasive with an upright habit and quite hardy. |
Perennials M-R
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Flower Color | Plant Zone | Height | Plant Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malva 'Purple Satin' | Purple Satin Mallow | Sun | Pink w/ purple veins | 4-8 | 3-4' | NEW for 2012 - Forms a large, dense clump of hollyhock-like green leaves on strong stalks. Bright, lavender-pink, 2.5-inch flowers with heavy grape purple veining and center are produced up the stems. Long blooming and heat tolerant. |
| Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' | Rose Mallow | Sun | Pink striped purple | 3-8 | 3' | A vigorous and free flowering perennial that is ideal for the cottage garden or informal sunny border. Its 3' stalks bear lots of 2'' pale pink flowers that are striped raspberry-purple and bloom all summer. |
| Mertensia virginica | Virginia Bluebells | Pt Shade/Shade | Pink-blue | 3-8 | 2' | This spring bloomer bears numerous bells which open pink then turn blue. A great choice for inter- planting with summer blooming perennials. Plants go dormant in summer. |
| Monarda bradburiana 'Prairie Gypsy' | Prairie Gypsy Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Raspberry-pink flowers/floral tubes | 4-9 | 17 - 24" | A great selection of bee balms. It has raspberry flowers with a sensational minty fragrance. |
| Monarda d. 'Grand Mum' | Grand Mum Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink-mauve flowers | 3-8 | 15-18'' | NEW for 2011 - The third introduction of the Grand? series, forms medium sized clumps of aromatic dark green foliage, light pink-mauve flowers are very full and resemble Mum flowers, very disease resistant, blooms mid summer. |
| Monarda d. 'Grand Parade' | Grand Parade Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender-purple flowers | 3-8 | 13-16" | A new bee balm featuring pretty lavender-purple blossoms atop mid-sized, upright plants with excellent mildew resistance. Great as cut flowers, too. |
| Monarda d. 'Purple Rooster' | Purple Rooster Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Royal purple flowers | 3-8 | 36'' | Royal purple flowers atop clean, mildew-free plants that don't require staking despite their 3' height. PPAF |
| Monarda 'Fire Marshall' | Fire Marshal Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Red/pink | 5-8 | 36" | NEW for 2012 - Great flower color, habit and exceptional tolerance to mildew. Oversized flowers with reddish hues and pink undertones are a magnet to hummingbirds |
| Monarda 'Jacob Cline' | Jacob Cline Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Red flowers | 4 | 4' | This vigorous summer bloomer has large red flowers and is the most mildew resistant strain of bee balm. The exceptionally large, showy flower heads and disease-resistant foliage ensure that this will soon become the standard red Monarda. |
| Monarda 'Petite Delight' | Petite Delight Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender flowers | 5 | 12-15" | Hummingbirds are drawn to the flowers of this plant which bloom on tartly fragrant foliage. This smaller form is well suited to the smaller border or to containers. |
| Monarda punctata | Spotted Bee Balm | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 3 | 1-3' | This native wildflowers has unusual small yellow flowers heavily spotted with purple, arranged in whorls surrounded by large gray-white leaflike bracts. Grows best in sandy soils. Short-lived perennial. |
| Monarda 'Raspberry Wine' | Raspberry Wine Bee Balm | Sun | Wine red flowers | 4-9 | 30-42" | This bee balm out-blooms most others. Its buds resemble raspberries and open to reveal raspberry-red flowers atop stocky, square stems. The dark green foliage has excellent mildew resistance. |
| Myosotis alpestris 'Ultramarine' | Ultramarine Forget-Me-Not | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep blue | 3-9 | 6" | NEW for 2012 - Forget-me-nots are biennial or short-lived perennials that self-seed to come back for many years. Plants form a low mound of grey-green leaves, smothered with clusters of ultra deep blue flowers, each with a tiny yellow eye. |
| Nepeta faassenii 'Dropmore' | Dropmore Catmint | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep lavender blue flowers | 3-8 | 12-15" | A plant with much to recommend it, this one is durable, hardy, pest free and heavy flowering. Makes a good groundcover or edger with gray-green foliage and profuse flowers in June and July, repeating through the summer if given a light shearing. |
| Nepeta faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' | Six Hills Giant Catmint | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender blue flowers | 3-8 | 3' | A good ground cover, edger, or border plant with gray-green foliage and profuse lavender-blue flowers in summer on plants up to 3' tall. This variety is hardier and more tolerant of humidity. |
| Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' | Walker's Low Catmint | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender-blue flowers | 3-8 | 10" | A new and compact form of catmint which forms 10in mounds of gray-green foliage covered with soft lavender-blue flowers from April through fall. Makes a great front of the border plant. |
| Nepeta 'Joanna Reed' | Joanna Reed Catmint | Sun | Violet flowers | 3-8 | 36'' | NEW for 2011 - A natural cross between N. sibirica and N. faasenii, this Nepeta blooms iridescent dark violet tubular flowers that are much darker than other Nepetas and it grows to 36'' tall. |
| Nepeta subsessilis 'Pink Dreams' | Pink Dreams Japanese Catmint | Sun | Pink flowersq | 5-9 | 24'' | NEW for 2011 - First-year flowering Nepeta features yellow flower buds that mature to pink flowers. Fragrant, serrated, green foliage. |
| Oenothera berlandieri 'Twilight' | Twilight Sundrop | Sun | Pink flowers | 5-8 | 12" | This member of the evening primrose family features pretty soft pink blooms and maroon variegated foliage. |
| Oenothera macrocarpa (missourien.) | Ozark Sundrop | Sun | Large lemon-yellow blooms | 5-9 | 10-12" | Sundrops are summer bloomers that like sun and well drained soil and are quite drought tolerant. The trailing habit of this species suggests use in a raised bed or rock garden or to soften the edges of a walk. |
| Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou' | Siskiyou Sundrop | Sun | Fragrant pink blossoms | 5-9 | 12" | This summer bloomer tolerates high humidity and poor soil and is found in meadows and roadside gardens. Neater and more floriferous than the species and a good cut flower. This fast runner can quickly spread so give it some space |
| Ophiopogon p. 'Niger' | Black Mondo Grass | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple-black leaves | 5 | 6" | A low growing groundcover that spreads slowly to form a dense turf. The purple-black leaves complement the bright colors of neighboring plants. Best in moisture retentive soils in sun to part shade. Mulch in winter on exposed sites. |
| Ophiopogon p. nigra (nigrescens) | Black Mondo Grass | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple black leaves | 5 | 6" | A low growing groundcover that spreads slowly to form a dense turf. The purple-black leaves complement the bright colors of neighboring plants. Best in moisture retentive soils in sun to part shade. Mulch in winter on exposed sites. |
| Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegata' | Basket Grass | Pt Shade | White/green/pink leaves | Annual | 8" | An excellent component plant for baskets and containers, basket grass has white and green striped leaves that are tinged with pink. These trailers fill in nicely and complement many bloom colors. |
| Paeonia 'Barrington Belle' | Barrington Belle Peony | Sun | Maroon-red flowers | 3-8 | 33" | These garden classics feature large, exquisite blooms and lush foliage. Simple to grow in well-drained soil enriched with compost, they are ideal for mass plantings, hedges, cutting gardens and as specimen plants. |
| Paeonia 'Blaze' | Blaze Peony | Sun | Single red flowers | 3-8 | 29" | A Japanese form of peony, this has bright red single flowers with contrasting yellow stamens. The large blooms are set off by thick, dark green foliage. These are not particular about soil, but a sunny location is needed for best flower production. |
| Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty' | Bowl of Beauty Peony | Sun | Pink tinted w/ creamy center | 3-8 | 32" | These garden classics feature large, exquisite blooms and lush foliage. Simple to grow in well-drained soil enriched with compost, they are ideal for mass plantings, hedges, cutting gardens and as specimen plants. |
| Paeonia 'Bravura' | Bravura Peony | Sun | Red flowers/gold stamens | 3-8 | 28" | These garden classics feature large, exquisite blooms and lush foliage. Simple to grow in well-drained soil enriched with compost, they are ideal for mass plantings, hedges, cutting gardens and as specimen plants. |
| Paeonia 'Butter Bowl' | Butter Bowl Peony | Sun | Rose/Yellow centers | 3-8 | 39" | A Japanese style whose blooms's vibrant yellow center is surrounded by rose-colored petals that gradually fade to a delicate pink. |
| Paeonia 'Camden' | Camden Peony | Sun | Single red blooms | 3-9 | 34" | These garden classics feature large, exquisite blooms and lush foliage. Simple to grow in well-drained soil enriched with compost, they are ideal for mass plantings, hedges, cutting gardens and as specimen plants. |
| Paeonia 'Chameleon' | Chameleon Peony | Sun | Single Lavander Pink | 3-7 | 15" | Single lavender-pink blooms on compact plants with gray-green foliage. Develops into an attractive 30'' wide specimen. |
| Paeonia 'Clown' | Clown Peony | Sun | Rose-pink single | 2-7 | 34" | Pleasingly fragrant, rose pink single with a neat picotee blossom petal edging. Reminds me of a circus clown's hat. Fragrant. |
| Paeonia 'Early Scout' | Early Scout Peony | Sun | Single dark red flowers | 3-8 | 22" | A very early blooming peony with gorgeous single, dark red flowers. These hardy and easy to grow plants are sure to add pizzazz to any sunny border - flowers are great for cutting too. |
| Paeonia 'Fairy Princess' | Fairy Princess Peony | Sun | True red single | 3-7 | 24" | Brilliant true red cupped blooms held daintily above foliage. Petals are smooth and rounded with golden yellow stamens. Great forest green bush of compact form with strong stems. |
| Paeonia 'First Arrival' | First Arrival Itoh Peony | Sun | Lavender-pink blooms | 3-8 | 26-30" | A rare and unusual hybrid between Garden Peonies and Tree Peonies, this features semi-double lavender pink blooms with yellow stamens and reddish-purple flares at the base of the petals, all over glossy, mounding foliage. |
| Paeonia 'Gay Paree' | Gay Paree Peony | Sun | Pink/white flowers | 3-8 | 30" | A distinctive Japanese type featuring cerise pink petals surrounding centers of creamy white. Pink petaloids often peek through the centers, creating a tufted effect. |
| Paeonia 'Gold Standard' | Gold Standard Peony | Sun | Single white flowers | 3-8 | 36" | A Japanese anemone or imperial bloom form, this produces large fragrant white flowers in spring. |
| Paeonia ITOH x 'Bartzella' | Bartzella Peony | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4-9 | 32-34'' | NEW for 2012 - ITOH Peonies are a cross between Tree Peonies and Garden Peonies. Bartzella has very large 6'' lemon yellow fragrant flowers that vary from fully double to semi-double on strong stems and deeply cut foliage. |
| Paeonia ITOH x 'Scarlet Heaven' | Scarlet Heaven Peony | Sun | Red flowers | 4-9 | 28-30'' | NEW for 2012 - ITOH Peonies are a cross between Tree Peonies and Garden Peonies. Glowing scarlet, single blooms darken at the edges, light fragrance |
| Paeonia 'Kansas' | Kansas Peony | Sun | Double red flowers | 3-8 | 40" | A very showy border plant or specimen, blooming in late spring to early summer. Plant eyes should be set 1in below the surface as deeper planting may delay or inhibit flowering. |
| Paeonia 'Karen Gray' | Karen Gray Peony | Sun | Single fuchsia w/cream | 3 | 24'' | A beautiful small cultivar with single flowers having fuchsia petals that surround a large creamy-yellow center. A mid-peony season bloomer. |
| Paeonia 'Krinkled White' | Krinkled White Peony | Sun | Snow white flowers | 3-9 | 32" | A mid to late season blooming peony with single snow white flowers with crinkled petals and yellow stamens. These are stunning in the border and also beautiful in cut flower arrangements. |
| Paeonia 'Little Red Gem' | Little Red Gem Peony | Sun | Single red blooms | 4 | 20" | This fernleaf peony features delicate single blooms of bright red on nicely rounded plant with filigree, cut leaf foliage. Nice for rock gardens. |
| Paeonia 'Rosea Plena' | Rosea Plena Peony | Sun | Double pink/w silver cast | 4-9 | 26" | This brilliant double pink, antique variety has been found in American gardens since the 1700's. Its blooms have a slightly silver cast atop good foliage with a sturdy habit. |
| Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt' | Sarah Bernhardt Peony | Sun | Rose-pink double flowers | 4-9 | 35" | One of the classic peonies that helped make them a favorite for borders and foundation plantings. Its gigantic 7- 9-inch double blooms of luscious pink are occasionally flecked with raspberry and release an unforgettable fragrance. |
| Paeonia 'Shirley Temple' | Shirley Temple Peony | Sun | Lt rose-white doubles | 3-8 | 34" | These late spring to early summer bloomers make stunning specimens or cut flowers. Best results in well drained, deep, fertile soil with their eyes set 1 inch below the soil surface. |
| Paeonia 'Springfield' | Springfield Peony | Sun | Pretty pink flowers | 3-8 | 30" | These late spring to early summer bloomers make stunning specimens or cut flowers. Best results in well drained, deep, fertile soil with their eyes set 1 inch below the soil surface. |
| Paeonia 'Squirt' | Squirt Peony | Sun | Single White | 3-7 | 16" | Cup shaped, single, delicate white blossoms over rich, medium green foliage. Nice small plant stature. |
| Paeonia suff. 'Kaoukamon' | Kaoukamon Tree Peony | Sun | Dark maroon | 4-9 | 4-5' | This lovely tree peony has very dark maroon flowers, a much revered color in the garden. Makes a great focal point! |
| Paeonia suff. 'Kinshi' | Golden Bird Tree Peony | Sun | Yellow | 4-9 | 4-5' | One of the most glorious shrubs known, the tree peony bears huge silky flowers on woody plants up to 5' high. This variety bears huge, golden-yellow fully double blooms in late spring. |
| Paeonia suff. 'Renkaku' | Renkaku Tree Peony | Sun | White w/pink | 4-9 | 4-5' | This beautiful tree peony's name means ''flight of the cranes'' and bears semi double white flowers that are tinted light pink around the center. |
| Paeonia suff. 'Shimadaijn' | Shimadaijn Tree Peony | Sun | Purple | 4-9 | 4-5' | A tree peony with huge double purple flowers that contrast beautifully with the yellow anthers. |
| Paeonia suffruticosa Light Pink | Light Pink Tree Peony | Sun | Ligth pink | 3 | 3-5' | Glorious shrubs whose huge silky flowers are similar to those of garden peonies. Mature plants can reach up to 5' and can carry up to 50 blooms. They grow best in sun to part shade in evenly moist but well-drained soil. |
| Paeonia suffruticosa Light Red | Light Red Tree Peony | Sun | Light red | 3 | 3-5' | Glorious shrubs whose huge silky flowers are similar to those of garden peonies. Mature plants can reach up to 5' and can carry up to 50 blooms. They grow best in sun to part shade in evenly moist but well-drained soil. |
| Paeonia suffruticosa Purple | Purple Tree Peony | Sun | Deep purple | 3 | 3-5' | Glorious shrubs whose huge silky flowers are similar to those of garden peonies. Mature plants can reach up to 5' and can carry up to 50 blooms. They grow best in sun to part shade in evenly moist but well-drained soil. |
| Paeonia suffruticosa Yellow | Yellow Tree Peony | Sun | Bright yellow | 3 | 3-5' | Glorious shrubs whose huge silky flowers are similar to those of garden peonies. Mature plants can reach up to 5' and can carry up to 50 blooms. They grow best in sun to part shade in evenly moist but well-drained soil. |
| Paeonia 'Sweet 16' | Sweet 16 Peony | Sun | Pink blooms | 3-8 | 35" | These late spring to early summer bloomers make stunning specimens or cut flowers. Best results in well drained, deep, fertile soil with their eyes set 1 inch below the soil surface. |
| Penstemon barbatus 'Pinacolada Violet' | Pinacolada Violet Beardtongue | Sun | Purple flowers | 3 | 8-12" | A new series of beardtongues that features earlier bloom time, free-flowering plants and well-branched, compact, uniform habit. This selection has showy violet-purple flowers. |
| Penstemon 'Dark Towers' | Dark Towers Beardtongue | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 36'' | NEW for 2011 - A tremendous improvement of 'Husker Red', this selection has foliage that emerges wine purple and keeps its color much better through the summer heat. Grows a bit taller and produces masses of pink, rather than white, flowers. |
| Penstemon mex. 'Shadow Mountain' | Shadow Mountain Beardtongue | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavendar flowers | 4-9 | 18-24" | Forms attractive mounds of narrow green foliage with spikes of luminous lavender-blue flowers with red-purple veins. Blooms all summer, very heat and drought tolerant. |
| Penstemon mex. 'Sunburst Ruby' | Sunburst Ruby Beardtongue | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavendar flowers | 4-9 | 18-24" | Forms attractive mounds of narrow green foliage with spikes of luminous lavender-blue flowers with red-purple veins. Blooms all summer, very heat and drought tolerant. |
| Penstemon 'Ruby Candle' | Ruby Candle Beardtongue | Sun | Brilliant red blooms | 3-8 | 24" | A very long blooming perennial whose brilliant red tubular flower add stunning color for 8 weeks in the summer. Very drought tolerant and easy to grow, these also attract butterflies and hummingbirds. |
| Perovskia a. 'Filigran' | Filigran Russian Sage | Sun | Lavender blue flowers | 5 | 42" | More upright than the species, this Russian Sage sports long lasting lavender-blue blooms and very finely textured filigree foliage. |
| Perovskia a. 'Little Spire' | Little Spire Russian Sage | Sun | Lavender blue flowers | 4-9 | 25" | At last, a russian sage for the smaller garden or border. This delightful selection has a shorter, upright habit with the same grey green leaves and pretty lavender blue flowers. |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage | Sun | Violet blue flower spikes | 5-9 | 48" | A semi-woody, long blooming plant whose small flowers create an airy haze of soft blue against silvery gray, pungently aromatic foliage. These are vigorous and hardy, ignoring heat, drought and pests while always looking fresh. |
| Persicaria amp. 'Golden Arrow' | Golden Arrow Polygonum | Part Shade | Crimson tassel flowers | 5 | 18"-24" | NEW for 2011 - Narrow spikes of crimson tassels rise above clumps of golden green lance shaped foliage almost all season. Foliage height is 18-24'' and plants prefer partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. |
| Phlox arendsii 'Babyface' | Babyface Garden Phlox | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 18'' | NEW for 2012 - Sweetly fragrant, baby pink blooms with sizeable rosy-red eyes are produced prolifically from mid thru late summer. They make excellent cut flowers and also attract butterflies. |
| Phlox div. 'Blue Moon' | Blue Moon Woodland Phlox | Shade/Pt Shade | Blue-lavender flowers | 4-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2011 - Loads of fragrant dark blue flowers in April-May. Shear after bloom for neater habit. |
| Phlox pan. 'David' | David Garden Phlox | Sun | Bright white fragrant flower | 4-9 | 3-4' | Voted 2002 Perennial Plant of the year, this free flowering beauty combines vigorous growth habit, long bloom and the best mildew resistance of any white phlox. No respectable border should be without it. |
| Phlox pan. 'Eva Cullum' | Eva Cullum Garden Phlox | Sun | Clear pink w/maroon eye | 4-9 | 2-3' | These glorious summer bloomers are among the most valuable of garden plants and are the backbone plants for any well-bred border. This variety's bright pink flowers bloom tirelessly for weeks on end. |
| Phlox pan. 'Flame Lilac' | Lilac Flame Garden Phlox | Sun | Lavender-purple w/white eye | 4 | 12-18" | An exciting new dwarf selection whose short, compact plants feature upright stems of lavender-purple flowers with light eyes. Blooms profusely from mid to late summer, extending into early fall. Mildew resistant |
| Phlox pan. 'Flame Purple' | Purple Flame Garden Phlox | Sun | Pinkish-lavender flowers | 3 | 12-18" | A short, compact phlox variety with pretty pinkish-lavender summer flowers over dark green foliage. This will add nice summer color to the front or mid border. |
| Phlox pan. 'Flame Violet' | Flame Violet Garden Phlox | Sun/pt Shade | Violet | 4-8 | 24" | Violet flowering garden phlox with a compact growing habit. Fragrant and free-blooming. Grows to 24'' tall |
| Phlox pan. 'Jenna' | Jeana Garden Phlox | Sun | Lavender to pink | 5 | 4' | NEW for 2012 - This phlox selection has excellent mildew resistance. Sweet scented flowers vary in color from lavender to pink blooming mid summer thru autumn. Pollinator attractor!! |
| Phlox pan. 'Laura' | Laura Garden Phlox | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple w/white center | 3-9 | 48" | A must for the summer garden with purple flowers that have a white center. This mildew resistant variety is sure to brighten the back of any sunny border. |
| Phlox pan. 'Nadia' | Nadia Garden Phlox | Sun | Cerise flowers | 3-8 | 28'' | NEW for 2012 - This phlox sports cerise flowers with beautiful dark purple stems. Excellent for border and container. |
| Phlox pan. 'Orange Perfection' | Orange Perfection Garden Phlox | Sun | Salmon-orange flowers | 4-8 | 36" | A stunning phlox variety featuring giant 5-6'' long panicles of flaming salmon-orange flowers on strong stems. Lovely in borders and ideal for cutting too. |
| Phlox pan. 'Party Punch' | Party Punch Garden Phlox | Sun/Pt Shade | Bright pink flowers | 3-8 | 3' | NEW for 2012 - This compact phlox grows less than 3 ft tall and has an amazing color. These bright pinkish-orange blooms are around from early June to late August. The size makes it good for smaller gardens. |
| Phlox pan. 'Pina Colada' | Pina Colada Garden Phlox | Sun | White flowers | 4-8 | 15'' | NEW for 2011 - Pure angel white overlapping petals give this dwarf Phlox a robust appearance. Florets grow up to 1.5'' in diam. Foliage is a healthy, dark green. |
| Phlox pan. 'Pink Lady' | Pink Lady Garden Phlox | Sun | Pink bicolor flowers | 3-8 | 22'' | NEW for 2012 - Bicolor variety. Does not fade at the end of the season. Floriferous variety. |
| Phlox pan. 'Pixie Twinkle' | Pixie Twinkle Garden Phlox | Sun | Pink flowers | 4-8 | 15-20'' | NEW for 2011 - An improved form of Tall Garden Phlox that boasts a compact habit, increased mildew resistance, and a very long bloom time. Clusters of fragrant, baby pink flowers with a darker pink center are produced in great abundance. |
| Phlox pan. 'Purple Rain' | Purple Rain Garden Phlox | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 3-8 | 36'' | NEW for 2012 - A lovely fragrant perennial plant with purple flowers, flowering from July through to September. |
| Phlox pan. 'Sherbet Cocktail' | Sherbet Cocktail Garden Phlox | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink/Yellow flowers | 4-8 | 12-48'' | NEW for 2012 - A sherbert's mix of fragrant pink and white flowers with yellow edges bloom form summer to early fall. The first phlox to sport yellow petals. |
| Phlox pan. 'Shockwave' | Shockwave Garden Phlox | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender flowers | 4-8 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2012 - This fabulous stable variegated sport of 'David's Lavender' offers great impulse appeal. Shocking yellow and green foliage will brighten up any garden or combination container. In Summer, lavender flowers are produced. |
| Phlox pan. 'Swizzle' | Swizzle Garden Phlox | Sun | Fragrant pink/hot pink blloms | 4-8 | 15-18'' | Short and sweet! Only 15-18'' tall, but large, showy florets of pinkish-white with scalloped hot pink centers make huge fragrant panicles above mildew resistant foliage. PPAF |
| Phlox 'Paparazzi Soft Lavender' | Paparazzi Soft Lavender Phlox | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender flowers | 6-8 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - This phlox hybrid boasts huge fragrant lavender flowers with a purple eye 6 to 8 inches above low-growing spreading foliage. Ideal for use as a groundcover in beds, perennial borders, woodland gardens and containers. |
| Phlox stolon. 'Sherwood Purple' | Sherwood Purple Creeping Phlox | Pt Shade/Shade | Deep blue-purple flowers | 4-9 | 6" | This native woodland groundcover produces low mats of foliage and deep blue-purple flowers in May. Its ideal planting site is in part shade with moist, humus- enriched soil. |
| Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace' | Amazing Grace Creeping Phlox | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 1-6" | Cushion or mat-forming, creeping, evergreen perennial with small, bright green, needle-like foliage. Bears from late spring to early summer, showy, pale pink flowers with dark pinkish-purple centers. |
| Phlox subulata 'Cotton Candy' | Cotton Candy Creeping Phlox | Sun/Pt Sun | Rose-pink flowers | 5 | 24" | This phlox produces loose clusters of cheery, fragrant, rosy purple flowers on sturdy stems that may be deadheaded to encourage rebloom. These pretty plants are disease resistant and make good cut flowers. |
| Phlox subulata 'Crimson Beauty' | Crimson Beauty Creeping Phlox | Sun/Pt Sun | Rose-colored flowers | 2 | 4-6" | A low growing, early spring bloomer whose dense mats of green foliage are covered with brilliant rose-red flowers. Useful for edging, cascading over rock walls and as a sunny groundcover. |
| Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink' | Emerald Pink Groundcover Phlox | Sun | Pink flowers | 2-9 | 4-6'' | NEW for 2012 - A long-flowering, pink selection with a compact habit. It puts on a beautiful show of color to brighten up the springtime! |
| Phlox subulata 'Oakington Blue Eyes' | Oakington Blue Eyes Creeping Phlox | Sun | Lavender blue flowers | 2-9 | 4-6" | A Blooms of Bressingham selection - carpetlike mats are covered with sky blue flowers in early spring. Useful for edging, cascading over walls and as a groundcover on sunny slopes. |
| Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty' | Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox | Sun | Lavender-purple flowers | 4 | 8-10" | An excellent groundcover, this early spring bloomer is literally covered with a profusion of lavender-purple blooms with dark purple eyes in April and May. Also useful for edging and cascading over rock walls. |
| Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame' | Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox | Sun | Cerise red flowers | 3 | 4" | This low-growing plant forms colorful masses of glowing cerise flowers in the late spring on fine, needle-like foliage. These are especially effective planted on slopes and banks and in rock gardens. |
| Phlox subulata 'White Delight' | White Delight Creeping Phlox | Sun | Pure white | 2-9 | 8-12" | Masses of pure white flowers cover bright green foliage, use for ground cover, rock gardens, borders, and banks |
| Physostegia v. 'Pink Manners' | Pink Manners Obedient Plant | Sun | Pale pink flowers | 3-9 | 36'' | NEW for 2012 - Brand new clump forming, pink flowered selection. Spikes of pale pink to white buds open to lavender pink flowers with a white throat. Strictly upright, strong-stemmed plant. |
| Platycodon 'Astra Pink' | Astra Pink Balloon Flower | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 3-8 | 8-10'' | NEW for 2012 - Classic balloon-like buds burst open into bell-shaped pale pink flowers. Exceptional branching and thick flower petals make for long-lasting blooms. |
| Platycodon g. 'Double Blue' | Double Blue Balloon Flower | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 20" | A hardy, easy to grow and reliable bloomer for the rock garden or border. Balloon shaped buds open to double blue flowers in July and August. |
| Polemonium 'Touch of Class' | Touch of Class Jacob's Ladder | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 6-8 | 15-18" | The large blue flowers of this jacob's ladder have a yellow halo and a white eye and are quite unique! Upright glossy leaves add a nice ferny texture to the border. |
| Polemonium 'Touch of Class' | Touch of Class Jacob's Ladder | Part Shade | Pale blue flowers | 3-7 | 14" | This beautiful sport of P. 'Stairway to Heaven' forms a low mound of fine lacey foliage of small green leaves with a narrow, bright white edge. From early to midsummer, pink buds open to reveal small, very pale blue flowers. |
| Polygonatum commutatum | Giant Solomon's Seal | Pt Shade/Shade | White bell flowers | 5-8 | 46'' | NEW for 2011 - The majestic arcs of Polygonatum commutatum grace the shade garden, and feature white bell-shaped flowers in spring followed by attractive blue berries. Eastern U.S. native. Prefers good loamy soil like in its native woodland home. |
| Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum' | Variegated Solomon's Seal | Shade | Creamy white tubular flowers | 3-9 | 2-3' | This native plant has white-edged leaves & blooms in late spring with tubular flowers on arching stems. It is very effective in naturalized areas, woodland gardens and the shady border. |
| Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum' | Variegated Solomon's Seal | Shade | Creamy white tubular flowers | 3-9 | 2-3' | This native plant has white-edged leaves & blooms in late spring with tubular flowers on arching stems. It is very effective in naturalized areas, woodland gardens and the shady border. |
| Polygonatum humile | Dwarf Japanese Solomon's Seal | Shade | Green-white flowers | 5 | 6-8'' | Lovely woodland creeper with upright stems with glossy, somewhat pleated leaves. Greenish-white flowers dangle from the leaf axils late spring-early summer, becoming globular; black fruit late summer. |
| Polygonum aubertii (Persicaria) | Silver Lace Vine | Sun | Small white flowers | 4 | 30' | This handsome, vigorous, twining vine may grow as much as 20-30' in a single season - dense panicles of small white flowers bloom in late summer. Nice planted along a chain link fence. |
| Potentilla crantzii 'Pygmaea' | Dwarf Cinquefoil | Sun | Gold flowers | 3 | 3'' | A cute little miniature with evergreen foliage and masses of yellow blooms all summer. For sun to part shade in well-drained soil. |
| Potentilla neumanniana 'Nana' | Nana Cinquefoil | Sun | Bright yellow flowers | 5-8 | 4" | In mid to late spring, this low growing groundcover is covered with very showy, bright golden-yellow flowers. Nice along the top of a rock wall, at the border's edge or in the rock garden. |
| Pulmonaria 'De Vroomen's Pride' | De Vroomen's Pride Lungwort | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue/pink flowers | 4-8 | 15'' | NEW for 2011 - Near white foliage splashed with green. Blue flower in spring fades to pink. Mildew resistant Lungwort. |
| Pulmonaria 'Dora Bielefeld' | Dora Bielefeld Lungwort | Pt Shade/Shade | Clear pink flowers | 4-9 | 12'' | An early blooming lungwort whose flowers are clear pink and do not age to blue as other lungworts do. Silver-speckled leaves follow the flowers on this deer-resistant perennial. |
| Pulmonaria 'Majeste' | Majeste Lungwort | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue/pink flowers | 3-9 | 12" | A wonderful new introduction whose leaves are silver-gray with a very narrow green margin. These lovely spring bloomers are very effective for brightening up a dark area. |
| Pulmonaria 'Moonshine' | Moonshine Lungwort | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue-white flowers | 4-9 | 9" | A unique, compact and mildew resistant Pulmonaria whose shimmering silver-white leaves are surrounded by a thin edge of darkest green. Small pale, blue-white flowers bloom in early spring. |
| Pulmonaria 'Polar Splash' | Polar Splash Lungwort | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue/pink flowers | 4-9 | 9" | This pulmonaria is ''frosty cool'' - probably one of the most brilliantly spotted varieties there is. Makes a great addition to the shady border - if you haven't planted pulmonarias yet, now is the time to start. |
| Pulmonaria 'Roy Davidson' | Roy Davidson Lungwort | Pt Shade/Shade | Blue/pink flowers | 4-9 | 8-10'' | A lovely spring bloomer with long, narrow leaves marked with silver - pink flowers turn light blue as they mature. This plant will light up a shady spot. |
| Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' | Silver Bouquet Lungwort | Pt Shade | Coral pink/Violet flowers | 4-9 | 10" | A spectacular silver-foliaged shade plant with excellent mildew resistance, heat and humidity tolerance and large, stunning coral pink to violet flowers starting in early spring. |
| Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain' | Trevi Fountain Lungwort | Pt Shade | Cobalt-blue flowers | 4-9 | 11" | The name inspired by a fountain in Rome, this stunner has superb, brightly silver-spotted long leaves that give rise to profuse clusters of large cobalt-blue flowers in spring. |
| Ratibida pinnata | Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4 | 30-35" | A native wildflower with reflexed yellow ray flowers and protruding brown central cones. Easy to grow and attractive to birds and butterflies. |
| Rodgersia 'Firework' | Firework Roger's Flower | Pt Shade/Shade | Deep pink flowers | 4-9 | 34" | The best feature of this plant is the clear deep pink color of the 10'' flower spikes, but the dark green foliage with its red edges is interesting as well. In combination, the flower color and the unusual foliage make this a sure winner. |
| Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wings' | Chocolate Wings Roger's Flower | Pt Shade/Shade | Pink/red flowers | 6-9 | 4-5' | A bold foliage plant for the shady border, this plant's leaves emerge brown and undergo color changes through green, bronze, and red before returning to brown. Flowers open pale pink and darken to burgundy-red. |
| Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba' | Superba Roger's Flower | Pt Shade/Shade | Pink flowers | 4-7 | 40'' | A bold plant with pink flower plumes above bronze-tinged coarse foliage that resembles the leaf of a horse chestnut tree. Plant near water or where the soil will be permanently moist - don't let it dry out. |
| Rosa 'All A'Twitter' | All A'Twitter Miniature Rose | Sun | Persimmon flowers | 5-9 | 18'' | NEW for 2012 - Loads of shiny, bright persimmon blooms against the abundant deep glossy green leaves with color that does not fade. Terrific in a patio pot or tucked into the border. |
| Rosa 'Blaze Improved' | Blaze Improved Climbing Rose | Sun | Pure red blooms | 4 | 12-14' | The most popular of the climbing roses, this proven consistent performer produces abundant clusters of pure red flowers on new and old wood. |
| Rosa 'Carefree Spirit' | Carefree Spirit Shrub Rose | Sun | Red and white bicolor | 5 | Medium | A nice mounding rose with a bushy compact habit and showy clusters of colorful deep cherry-red and white blended blooms with white 'eyes' . Glossy foliage is rugged and disease resistant. |
| Rosa 'Cinco De Mayo' | Cinco de Mayo Floribunda Rose | Sun | Smoky lavender and rusty red blend | 5 | Medium | This seedling of R. 'Julia Child' features non-stop clusters of smoky lavender and rusty red-orange blended flowers over clean glossy-green foliage in a bushy, rounded form. |
| Rosa 'Dick Clark' | Dick Clark Grandiflora Rose | Sun | Cream edged pink | 5 | Medium-tall | NEW for 2011 - 2011 AARS Winner - No two flowers are exactly alike on this changeable chameleon of a rose. Black-red buds spiral open to show off swirls of cream edged & washed with vibrant cherry pink. |
| Rosa Drift 'Peach | Peach Drift Rose | Sun | Peach | 5 | 1-2' | These roses feature a fast growing, low, creeping form and small blooms. Ideal for small gardens, as groundcovers or for container plantings. New color! |
| Rosa Drift 'Red' | Red Drift Rose | Red | These roses feature a fast growing, low, creeping form and small blooms. Ideal for small gardens, as groundcovers or for container plantings. New color! | |||
| Rosa Drift 'Sweet' | Sweet Drift Rose | These roses feature a fast growing, low, creeping form and small blooms. Ideal for small gardens, as groundcovers or for container plantings. New color! | ||||
| Rosa Drift 'Thrive' | Thrive Drift Rose | These roses feature a fast growing, low, creeping form and small blooms. Ideal for small gardens, as groundcovers or for container plantings. New color! | ||||
| Rosa Drift White | Drift White Groundcover Rose | Sun | Small white flowers | 5 | 1-2' | These roses feature a fast growing, low, creeping form and small blooms. Ideal for small gardens, as groundcovers or for container plantings. |
| Rosa 'Easy Does It' | Easy Does It Floribunda Rose | Sun | Peach flowers | 6-9 | 3-4' | NEW for 2012 - 2010 AARS Winner - Flowers in sunset shades of mango orange, peach pink and ripe apricot against glossy green leaves. Disease resistant, vigorous with a moderate fruity fragrance. |
| Rosa 'Falling in Love' | Falling in Love Hybrid Tea Rose | Sun | Pink and creamy white flowers | 5 | Medium-tall | NEW for 2011 - Falling in Love (the rose) makes your heart pitter-patter with its big classically-formed fragrant flowers of warm pink & porcelain white. Each long-lived lovely blossom is regally carried atop sturdy stems, just waiting to be cut & enjoyed |
| Rosa 'Fourth of July' | Fourth of July Climbing Rose | Sun | Red flowers striped with white | 5 | 10-14' | A superb climber featuring large, fragrant, eye-popping blooms of velvety red striped with bright white through the season. Sparkling green foliage, superb vigor and good hardiness complete the spectacle. |
| Rosa 'Home Run' | Home Run Shrub Rose | Sun | Flame-red flowers | 5 | Medium | This flame-red offspring of the famous R. 'Knock Out' produces rounded, medium sized bushes with amazing long season color combined with great disease resistance. It is sure to hit a grand slam in the landscape and is great for containers too. |
| Rosa 'Jacob's Robe' | Jacob's Robe Climbing Rose | Sun | Yellow blushing pinky red | 5 | 10-12' | A floriferous and reblooming climber that produces a dramatic multi-color effect with its ever-changing yellows blushing pink-red. Plants have great natural vigor, lush glossy deep green leaves and good disease resistance. |
| Rosa 'Julia Child' | Julia Child Floribunda Rose | Sun | Butter-gold flowers | 5 | Medium | An awesome AARS winner, this features old-fashioned blooms with butter gold color and licorice candy fragrance. The perfectly rounded habit, super glossy leaves and great disease resistance finish off the dish. |
| Rosa 'Julia Child' | Julia Child Floribunda Rose | Sun | Butter-gold flowers | 5 | Medium | An awesome AARS winner, this features old-fashioned blooms with butter gold color and licorice candy fragrance. The perfectly rounded habit, super glossy leaves and great disease resistance finish off the dish. |
| Rosa 'Ketchup & Mustard' | Ketchup & Mustard Floribunda Rose | Sun | Red/Yellow flowers | 6-9 | 4' | NEW for 2012 - Beautiful bi-color bright red and yellow flowers against glossy green leaves. Best flowers in cooler weather. |
| Rosa KO 'Double Knock Out' | Double Knock Out Rose | Sun | Double cherry-red | 5 | 3-4' | The sister seedling of the famous 'Knockout' rose with a slightly smaller habit and an abundance of small, almost miniature high centered double flowers from spring until the first hard frost. Highly disease resistant. Great for small gardens. |
| Rosa KO 'Knock Out' | Knock Out Rose | Sun | Cherry-red flowers | 5-9 | 3' | A true breakthrough in shrub roses, this plant provides a continuous show of color from spring to late fall. Its deep cherry-red flowers (up to 3 1/2'' across) bloom on a compact, mounded bush with unsurpassed disease resistance. |
| Rosa KO 'Pink Knock Out' | Pink Knock out Rose | Sun | Pink blooms | 5 | 3' | As carefree and winter hardy as its parent R. 'Knockout', this vigorous shrub features dark pink buds opening to bright, medium pink, cup-shaped blossoms that fade to a lighter shade. A profuse bloomer that also thrives in humid conditions. |
| Rosa KO 'Sunny Knock Out' | Sunny Knock Out Rose | Sun | light yellow | 5-9 | 3 | A new addition to the Knockout roses - yellow flowers! Promises to be as hardy and disease resistant as the other Knockout varieties. |
| Rosa 'Koko Loko' | Koko Loko Floribunda Rose | Sun | Creamy lavender flowers | Medium | NEW for 2012 - Milk chocolate buds open a creamy latte color maturing to a soft lavender blossom. Flowers last long on the plant and in the vase. | |
| Rosa 'Legends' | Legends Hybrid Tea Rose | Sun | Ruby red flowers | 5 | Medium-tall | NEW for 2011 - Oprah Winfrey's Legends Rose - Monstrous buds and huge blossoms or rich ruby red hold their durable brilliance from beginning to end. Immense petals spiral open to reveal a ruffled whopper of a show stopper. Takes only one to fill a vase. |
| Rosa 'Nearly Wild' | Nearly Wild Shrub Rose | Sun | Single pink flowers | 5 | Small | A short, bushy shrub rose with clusters of single pink, fragrant blooms and good disease resistance. Excellent planted en masse. |
| Rosa Oso Easy Mango Salsa | Oso Easy Mango Salsa | Sun | Sangria red flowers | 5 | 2-4' | NEW for 2011 - Mango Salsa has ruby red grapefruit colored flowers! This small sized rose is excellent when planted in large groupings. Attractive dark green foliage all season long. |
| Rosa Oso Easy 'Paprika' | Oso Easy Paprika Shrub Rose | Sun | Reddish-orange single blooms | 5 | 1-2' | A remarkable low mounded rose with loads of spicy, reddish-orange blooms accentuated with a bright yellow eye. These easy to grow roses feature carefree glossy green foliage that requires no spraying. |
| Rosa Oso Easy 'Peachy Cream' | Oso Easy Peachy Cream Shrub Rose | Sun | Peach-yellow single blooms | 5 | 1-2' | A remarkable low mounded rose with loads of spicy, peachy-yellow blooms accentuated with a bright yellow eye. These easy to grow roses feature carefree glossy green foliage that requires no spraying. |
| Rosa Oso Easy 'Strawberry Crush' | Oso Easy Strawberry Crush Shrub Rose | Sun | Double Strawberry Pink | 5 | 2-4' | This lovely low mounded rose delivers clouds of blooms that emerge strawberry pink and transform to a creamy-pink. The large, double flowers are self cleaning and contrast wonderfully against the glossy dark green foliage. |
| Rosa 'Persian Yellow Bud' | Persian Yellow Shrub Rose | Sun | Semi-double yellow flowers | 5 | 5-6' | This very cold tolerant shrubby plant gives an unbelievable display of eye-popping yellow color. Persian Yellow Rose was taken westwards across America by the pioneers, and planted wherever they set up a homestead. |
| Rosa rugosa | Rugosa Rose | Sun | Pink flowers | 2 | 4-6' | Single fragrant, pink flowers against rich green foliage, June to September. Large red fruits. Great choice for a Flowering Shrub Hedge. |
| Rosa 'Smoke Rings' | Smoke Rings Miniature Rose | Sun | Orange-yellow/smoky purple | 5-9 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2011 - A rose color so unique you'll do a double take. Buds of warm melon-orange-yellow unfurl to a reveal a surprising hue of smoky purple blushes edging each petal, presenting an interesting combination of melon-orange 'ringed' with smoke. |
| Rosa 'Stormy Weather' | Stormy Weather Climbing Rose | Sun | Smoky purple flowers | 8-10' | NEW for 2012 - Mysterious deep smoky purple-blue flowers with just a touch of cloudy white on the reverse. Flower color is better in cooler weather. | |
| Rosa 'Strike it Rich' | Strike it Rich Grandiflora Rose | Sun | Golden yellow/orange-pink | 5 | Med-Tall | Spicily fragrant and floriferous, this vigorous new rose features deep golden-yellow flowers spun with orange-pink on medium to tall, upright bushes. Foliage is very dark green and disease resistant. |
| Rosa 'Sugar Moon' | Sugar Moon Hybrid Tea Rose | Sun | Pure white flowers | 6-9 | 4-5' | NEW for 2012 - Broad pure white petals with intense citrus and rose perfume and dark green leaves, this rose has good rebloom, natural vigor and long cutting stems. |
| Rosa 'Sunshine Daydream' | Sunshine Daydream Grandiflora Rose | Sun | NEW for 2012 - 2012 AARS Winner - Topping the charts with fantastic bloom production and great vigor, this rose is sure to brighten any garden. Featuring excellent disease resistance, dark green, glossy foliage, blooming from spring til frost. | |||
| Rosa 'Therese Bugnet' | Therese Bugnet Shrub Rose | Sun | Lilac pink flowers | 4 | Medium | A shrubby and very hardy rose bush with quilted grey- blue-green leaves of unsurpassed disease resistance. Long lilac-pink buds open to large lovely scented blossoms. |
| Rosa 'Topaz Jewel' | Topaz Jewel Rugosa Rose | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5-8 | 4-5' | NEW for 2011 - In the world of Rugosa roses, yellow is mighty hard to come by. This breakthrough in hybridizing gives a beautiful soft yellow color with all the good qualities of the Rugosa family. Naturally hardy and disease resistant. |
| Rosa 'Walking on Sunshine' | Walking on Sunshine Floribunda Rose | Sun | Deep yellow flowers | 6-9 | 4' | NEW for 2011 - 2011 AARS Winner - Walking on Sunshine is a great rose for the new rose gardener. It has fantastic bloom production, plant vigor and good disease resistance. Bright yellow ruffled flowers with a lighter yellow reverse. |
| Rosa 'Warm and Fuzzy' | Warm and Fuzzy Miniature Moss Rose | Sun | Red flowers | 6-9 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2011 - You can't resist rubbing the soft fuzzy buds to release the fragrance of sweet juniper. The warm-red color of the flowers lasts until the last lovely petal drops clean. Easy to grow and full of flowers. |
| Rosa 'White Dawn' | White Dawn Climbing Rose | Sun | Large white flowers | 5 | 12-14' | A stunning climber featuring loads of bright white ruffled flowers on new and old wood through the season. Vigorous disease resistant plants. |
| Rosa 'William Baffin' | William Baffin Climbing Rose | Sun | Deep pink flowers | 4 | 6-10' | A showy, deep strawberry-pink semidouble that is very hardy and disease resistant. It flowers in abundance in late June, with recurrent bloom into fall. Small red-orange rose hips carry the interest into fall. |
| Rudbeckia fulgida fulgida | Orange Coneflower | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow daisy flowers | 5-7 | 24"-30" | This member of the black-eyed-Susan family is smaller flowered and finer textured than R. 'Goldsturm' and its long flowering period extends from mid July to October. This is an easy to grow plant that really delivers. |
| Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' | Goldsturm Black-eyed-Susan | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow daisy-like flowers | 4-9 | 24" | One of the very best and easiest to grow perennials for garden or meadow use. Plants are completely buried in deep golden yellow daisies from July to October and will light up any spot. Make great cut flowers, too. |
| Rudbeckia fulgida 'Little Goldstar' | Little Goldstar Black-Eyed Susan | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow daisy flowers | 4-10 | 14'' | NEW for 2012 - The new standard in Rudbeckia. Much more compact, proportional selection compared to 'Goldsturm'. A dome of star-shaped, 2-inch golden-yellow blossoms are carried just above rich green foliage. |
| Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy' | Denver Daisy Black-Eyed Susan | Sun | Yellow flowers/dark red eye | 3-9 | 19'' | Denver Daisy sports enormous 6- to 8-inch blooms with outstretched petals of purest yellow. At the base of each petal is a reddish halo around the chocolate-brown cone. Like other R. hirtas, treat as an annual as hardiness is questionable. |
| Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' | Indian Summer Black-eyed-Susan | Sun/Pt Shade | Golden yellow | 4 | 30" | This easy to grow coneflower blooms heavily from June into September - large semi-double and single, golden yellow flowers on stock plants. Makes a great cutflower. |
| Rudbeckia hirta 'Tiger Eye' | Tiger Eye Black-eyed Susan | Sun | Yellow flowers | Annual | 24" | TENDER - Large yellow-orange flowers with a dark brown eye lined in gold cover this new variety that is resistant to powdery mildew. |
| Rudbeckia maxima | Great Coneflower | Sun | Deep gold flowers | 4 | 5-7' | An incredible wildflower of considerable stature, this tall narrow plant features large glaucous leaves and bright yellow flowers with prominent 4-6'' cones. Ideal for the back of the border in a wild garden. |
| Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstsonne' | Autumn Sun Shiny Coneflower | Sun | Gold flowers | 5 | 5-6' | This long-blooming butterfly (especially monarch) magnet has large, deep green glossy deeply cut leaves along the stems, and loose clusters of clear yellow ray flowers with large green cones that darken with age. |
| Rudbeckia subtomentosa | Black-Eyed Susan | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 3 | 3-5' | An attractive large native wildflower featuring numerous 3'' flowers consisting of yellow petals around dome-shaped central disks that provide nectar for butterflies and seed for Goldfinches. |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | Sun | Yellow with brown centers | 4-8 | 2-3' | A low maintenance perennial for the sunny border featuring masses of late season yellow daisies with brown centers. It usually behaves as a biennial, though with reseeding it can quickly establish a permanent stand in the border. |
| Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow' | Prairie Glow Brown Eyed Susan | Sun | Yellow, red mix | 3-10 | 60" | Generous amounts of burgundy, daisy-like flowers with brown center disks. Scores of blooms appear from summer until fall with no deadheading. |
| Rudbeckia 'Viette's Little Susie' | Viette's Little Susie Black Eyed Susan | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4 | 12-14" | Looks like a dwarf black-eyed Susan - compact, bushy plants bloom with showy, medium yellow flowers from June to September. When this one blooms, we can't keep it in stock. |
| Rumex sanguineus | Bloody Dock | Sun | Distinctive foliage | 6 | 15" | A perennial ornamental vegetable with foliage that has distinct red to purple veins. Use it to add interesting color and texture in the border or rock garden. |
Perennials S-Z
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Flower Color | Plant Zone | Height | Plant Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvia 'Eveline' | Meadow Sage | Sun | Purple/pink 2-tone flowers | 3-9 | 24" | A fantastic new sage that is loaded with 2-toned soft purple and pink flowers June to August. Its wide green foliage has a gray gloss and produces 25-30 flowering stems per plant! |
| Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing' | Wild Thing Autumn Sage | Sun | Hot pink flowers | 5b | 20" | Aromatic mounds of dark semi-evergreen foliage are covered with flushes of hot pink flowers from May to October. Plants grow to 20'' tall by 12-24'' wide and can be cut back to the ground in spring. |
| Salvia 'Madeline' | Madeline Meadow Sage | Sun | Blue/white flowers | 4-8 | 28-32'' | NEW for 2012 - Attractive bicolor with large, showy blossoms. Brilliant violet blue hooded flowers have a white lower lip edged in violet. Tends to rebloom if cut back. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill' | Blue Hill Sage | Sun | Sky-blue flowers | 4-7 | 24" | The first of the nemorosa types to have a true blue blossom, with no purple tinge at all. It has a very heavy bud count and a long bloom time. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Carradonna' | Carradonna Sage | Sun | Purple flowers | 4-9 | 24-30" | This variety's purple S. 'East Friesland' type spikes of flowers bloom on striking black flower stems. These are valuable plants where summers are hot because they ignore the heat and stick with the business of making flowers. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland' | East Friesland Sage | Sun | Violet flowers | 3-8 | 18"-24" | This excellent summer border plant has a compact habit with densely packed dark violet flower spikes - a great choice for the all blue garden. These continue to flower through the hottest weather and need only sun and well-drained soil for good results. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Marcus' | Marcus Sage | Sun | Dark violet-purple flowers | 3-8 | 8" | Exquisitely petite, this dainty new salvia was discovered as a seedling from S. 'East Friesland'. It is great for small spaces, edging and in container plantings. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'May Night' | May Night Sage | Sun | Indigo-blue flowers | 4 | 18-24" | A tough and reliable perennial, this has become a landscape staple. Its dark violet-blue spikes bloom in May and June on compact plants that combine well with dianthus and coreopsis. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Snowhill' | Snow Hill Sage | Sun | White Flowers | 5-9 | to 24" | A drought tolerant selection, white flower spikes emerge in late May to June over green-gray aromatic foliage that creates a very upright habit. To encourage new growth, shear 'Snow Hill' back after flowering. |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Viola Klose' | Viola Klose Sage | Sun/Pt Shade | Dark blue flowers | 4-8 | 15-18" | A European introduction with large, showy, dark blue flowers through the summer. An excellent mid- border plant with a long bloom period. |
| Salvia superba 'Merleau Blue' | Merleau Blue Sage | Sun | Violet-blue flowers | 4 | 12-15" | A compact well-branched form with deep violet-blue spikes in May and June. |
| Salvia 'Ultra Violet' | Ultra Violet Salvia | Sun | Violet-pink flowers | 5 | 18-20'' | A hummingbird initiated cross between blue flowered Salvia lycioides and rose-pink Salvia greggii. The dark green foliage and copious violet-pink flowers make this plant a standout |
| Scabiosa hybrid 'Giant Blue' | Blue Giant Scabiosa | Sun | blue | 4-9 | 24" | NEW for 2012 - This Scabiosa lives up to its name with the largest lavender blue blooms you have ever seen. Its vigorous habit makes it a perfect choice for perennial beds. |
| Scabiosa ochroleuca | Pincushion Flower | Sun | Yellow flowers | 4 | 28-32" | An excellent addition to the sunny border, with double yellow flowers that are long blooming and great as cut flowers. This plant lends a nice airy texture to the border. |
| Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet' | Vivid Violet Pincushion Flower | Sun | Purple-blue flowers | 4-9 | 15'' | NEW for 2011 - A Scabiosa with excellent mildew resistance! 'Vivid Violet' PP19260 continually produces vivid lavender colored flowers on wiry stems all summer long and into early fall. |
| Scrophularia maracantha | Redbirds in a Tree | Sun | Cherry-red flowers | 6 | 30" | A nice native plant featuring panicles of bright cherry red tubular bird-shaped flowers from July to October atop 30'' stems of dark green leaves. Good for xeric sites. |
| Sedum album 'Baby Tears' | Teardrop Stonecress | Sun | White flowers | 4 | 1-2'' | Teardrop Stonecress is only one to two inches tall. The low rosettes are made up of teardrop shaped leaves. White flowers bloom in summer. Pretty planted with hens and chicks. |
| Sedum 'Birthday Party' | Birthday Party Stonecrop | Sun | Rose flowers | 4-9 | 20'' | NEW for 2012 - Big flower heads of dark rose pink. Sturdy bronze/purple foliage makes attractive compact mounds that won't fall open. |
| Sedum 'Blade Runner' | Blade Runner Stonecrop | Sun | Purplish-red flowers | 3-9 | 12-18'' | 'Blade Runner' is noted for its toothed foliage that resembles a serrated knife blade. Leaves are apple green, with reddish-purple flowers. |
| Sedum 'Bon Bon' | Bon Bon Stonecrop | Sun | Pink flowers | 3-9 | 16'' | NEW for 2011 - Early blooming variety makes rounded, branching plants with small, separated clusters of pink flowers over chocolate foliage. |
| Sedum 'Crystal Pink' | Crystal Pink Stonecrop | Sun | Soft icy pink flowers | 4-9 | 12" | The iciest pink heads you'll ever see! Large heads of the softest pink on shorter stems make an awesome combination with blue-leaved grasses or Echinacea 'Hope'. Does not fall apart like 'Autumn Joy'. Attracts butterflies. |
| Sedum forsterianum 'Antique Grill' | Antique Grill Stonecrop | Sun | Gold flowers | 4-9 | 6'' | NEW for 2012 - Carpet of gold in early summer over feathery blue-green foliage with red tints along the stem. It turns a lovely copper in the fall. |
| Sedum grisbachii | Stonecrop | Sun | Striking yellow flowers | 4 | 2" | A tiny plant with the distinctive feature of translucent bumps at the end of each leaf. Turns deep red in summer, with loads of striking yellow flowers on the 2'' high plants. Perfect for rock gardens or troughs. |
| Sedum hakonense 'Chocolate Ball' | Chocolate Ball Stonecrop | Sun | 6-9 | 3'' | NEW for 2012 - Chocolate-colored, succulent, needle-like foliage on ground-hugging plants. Works well in mixed containers and troughs with other succulents. | |
| Sedum 'Jose Aubergine' | Jose's Eggplant Stonecrop | Sun | Bright pink flowers | 3-8 | 20'' | This stonecrop is named for the foliage which resembles an aubergine (eggplant). The greenish purple foliage is topped in early fall with bright pink flower heads. |
| Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum' | Variegated Orange Stonecrop | Sun/Pt Shade | Orange-yellow | 5 | 6-9" | The succulent foliage of this stonecrop has white margins flushed with pink and summer flowers that are a deeper yellow than the species. The habit is more open and spreading than other sedums. |
| Sedum 'Lemon Ball' | Lemon Ball Stonecrop | Sun | Chartreuse foliage | 3-10 | 4'' | NEW for 2011 - Nifty bright chartreuse mounding/trailing succulent foliage spills nicely from containers or over a raised border edge. Sturdier and less apt to shatter than 'Angelina' |
| Sedum 'Maestro' | Maestro Stonecrop | Sun | Red/pink flowers | 3-9 | 18" | A sport of S. 'Matrona', this compact stonecrop features large, blue-green leaves on bright purple, upright stems. Its 5-7'' flower heads bear red buds and light pink blossoms beginning in mid to late summer. |
| Sedum 'Mr Goodbud' | Mr. Goodbud Stonecrop | Sun | Mauve flowers | 4-9 | 17" | This dusky new Sedum hybrid has tight foliage and strongly contrasting colors between its light buds and dark mauve flowers. Its upright habit and short stature make it a winner! |
| Sedum 'Picolette' | Picolette Stonecrop | Sun | Deep pink flowers | 3-9 | 12-15'' | A petite stonecrop featuring bronze red leaves with a metallic silver wash. Deep pink flowers bloom mid-summer through fall. PP17315 |
| Sedum 'Purple Emperor' | Purple Emperor Stonecrop | Sun | Red flowers | 4 | 16" | The very dark, almost black fleshy foliage of this sedum contrasts nicely with its red flowers. Plant in full sun in well drained soil for best performance. |
| Sedum 'Razzleberry' | Razzleberry Stonecrop | Sun | Raspberry flowers | 3-9 | 6-8'' | NEW for 2012 - Giant 9'' flower heads are the size of volleyballs, flower color is brilliant raspberry & visible for 300 feet away, ultra compact 7'' tall smokey blue-gray foliage that is disease free & not affected by Sedum leaf scorch. |
| Sedum spectabile 'Neon' | Neon Stonecrop | Sun | Purplish-pink flowers | 3-9 | 15" | A vibrant new selection from sedum 'Brilliant' with really wild, intense deep purplish-pink flowers over green foliage. The flower clusters are thicker and more rounded, and have more consistent color as well. |
| Sedum spectabile 'Pink Bomb' | Pink Bomb Stonecrop | Sun | Pink flowers | 5-10 | 10-12" | This cute, compact dwarf is remarkably uniform in flowering and habit. Its lovely pink flowers bloom in later summer above tough succulent foliage. |
| Sedum 'Stefco' | Stonecrop | Sun | White-blush flowers | 5 | 1-3" | NEW for 2012 - Small, white flowers bloom Aug.-Sept. on tiny green foliage. Ideal drought tolerant selection for roof garden projects. |
| Sedum 'T. Rex' | T. Rex Stonecrop | Sun | Dusty pink flowers | 3-9 | 24-28" | Sharply toothed leaf edges add to this plant's appeal long before it blooms. A very rigid upright grower that won't flop open. Pink flowers late season. |
| Sedum 'Thundercloud' | Thundercloud Stonecrop | Sun | White/soft pink flowers | 4 | 8-10'' | Billowy mounds of white to soft pink flowers. Mounding gray green leaves with textured edges. Deciduous. |
| Sedum 'Vera Jameson' | Vera Jameson Stonecrop | Sun | Dusty pink flowers | 3-8 | 10-12" | A most attractive variety with glaucous mahogany-red foliage that looks good all season and arching stems of pretty dusty-pink flowers in September. We really like this one! |
| Sidalcea 'Party Girl' | Party Girl Miniature Hollyhock | Sun/Pt Shade | Carmine rose flowers | 5-9 | 40'' | An American genus of hollyhock relatives, this pretty border plant puts on a great performance starting in July and continuing through the summer. Nice when combined with Perovskia and white Phlox. |
| Sisyrinchium ang. 'Lucerne' | Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass | Sun/Part Sun | Purple flowers | 5-8 | 4-6'' | Bright blue, star-shaped flowers, centered gold, above fine, iris-like foliage May-July. Sisyrinchium is highly regarded as an outstanding, first rate choice for the rockery, trough or alpine garden. |
| Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' | Solar Cascade Goldenrod | Sun/Pt Shade | Golden-yellow flowers | 3-8 | 24-30'' | NEW for 2011 - Cincinnati Zoo Pick - Delightful, golden-yellow flowers are borne along reflexing stems from late summer into fall. Performs best in moist to average garden soil under full sun or partial shade; extremely drought tolerant once established. |
| Spigelia marilandica | Indian Pink | Pt Shade | Red flowers | 6-9 | 12-15" | A mid to late spring bloomer with arching stems of spectacular deep red firecracker flowers with brilliant yellow throats over medium green lance-shaped leaves. Plant in part shade in moist, rich soil for best results. |
| Spiranthes cernua var. odorata | Ladies' Tresses | Pt Shade | White flowers | 3 | 12'' | A hardy native orchid displaying porcelain white, 12'' spires of sweetly scented flowers in late summer over low foliage. Prefers damp, organic soils. |
| Stachys byzantina 'Helene von Stein' | Helene von Stein Lamb's Ear | Sun/Pt Shade | White woolly leaves | 3-8 | 12-18" | A large leaved variety of lamb's ears that adds stunning silver foliage color and wooly texture to border plantings. It is invaluable as an edger and makes a great groundcover. |
| Stachys grandiflora 'Superba' | Superba Betony | Sun | Purple flowers | 4-8 | 18-24'' | NEW for 2011 - Features whorls of vibrant purple tubular flowers on upright spikes. Blooms rise above the heart-shaped, scalloped edge, deep green foliage from spring to early summer. |
| Stachys macr. 'Morning Blush' | Morning Blush Lamb's Ear | Sun | White-pink flowers | 4-7 | 16-18'' | NEW for 2011 - Forms basal clumps of scalloped dark green foliage, white with pink flushed tubular flowers bloom in clusters along the upright stems, compact and very floriferous. |
| Stachys officinalis 'Pink Cotton Candy' | Pink Cotton Candy Betony | Sun | Pink | 4-8 | 24" | NEW for 2012 - Green basal foliage topped off by wads of plump cotton candy pink flowers in late spring and early summer. |
| Stokesia 'Elf' | Elf Stokes' Aster | Sun | Blue flowers | 5-9 | 6-9'' | This very cute variety with saucer shaped flowers is perfect as a cut flower, in borders, mixed beds and along walk ways. Attracts butterflies and is deer and rabbit resistant. Deadhead to encourage rebloom. |
| Stokesia laevis 'Honeysong Purple' | Honeysong Purple Stokes' Aster | Sun | Purple flowers | 5-9 | 14'' | NEW for 2011 - This variety sports true royal purple flowers with a hint of red towards the center that darkens as it ages. The individual flowers measure 4 inches across and have petals with deeply serrated edges. They are wonderful in fresh bouquets. |
| Stokesia laevis 'Mary Gregory' | Mary Gregory Stokes' Aster | Sun | Yellow flowers | 5-8 | 18" | A highly decorative border plant, this great stokesia cultivar has long blooming, soft yellow flowers that resemble the annual cornflowers. Easy to grow and adaptable, it thrives in our hot, humid summers - nice for cutting too. |
| Stokesia 'Purple Parasols' | Purple Parasols Stokes' Aster | Sun | Deep violet flowers | 5-9 | 12-18" | This exciting new stokesia offers a unique new color. Flowers bloom light blue & go through darkening stages until finally they turn a deep violet which makes a stunning show during the summer. |
| Thalictrum 'Evening Star' | Evening Star Meadow Rue | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 4-9 | 8-12'' | NEW for 2011 - A lovely woodland and shade container perennial with foliage like an Epimedium. Leaflets colored olive, tan, and copper to red-brown are held on wiry stems; each with a central silver star. Tufts of lavender flowers bloom May-June. |
| Thalictrum flavum | Yellow Meadow Rue | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 5 | 40'' | Meadow Rue's are worth growing for their foliage alone, and this one is no exception. Fuzzy golden yellow flowers in summer over blue-green leaves, makes quite a statement in the border. |
| Thalictrum kiusianum | Kyoshu Meadow Rue | Pt Shade/Shade | Light lavender flowers | 5-8 | 6-8'' | An extremely low growing meadow rue well suited to the shaded rock garden or woodland planting. Purplish leaves are topped by flowers of pink-lilac sepals and very blue stamens. Also can be used as a groundcover in moist, well-drained situations. |
| Thalictrum roche. 'Lavender Mist' | Lavender Mist Meadow Rue | Sun/Pt Shade | Reddish-lilac flowers | 5 | 5' | A very striking plant whose large masses of reddish-lilac flowers with yellow stamens are borne from mid July to early September on 5' plants over attractive glabrous foliage. This is perhaps the best ornamental species in the genus. |
| Thymus praecox 'Highland Cream' | Highland Cream Stonecrop | Sun | Pale pink flowers | 5-9 | 2-4'' | NEW for 2012 - Small green leaves with creamy white margins sport tiny flowers of the palest pink, almost white, in late spring. |
| Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz' | Pink Chintz Creeping Thyme | Sun | Pink flowers | 4 | 2" | This aromatic creeping thyme has wooly green leaves and lovely salmon pink flowers - great in the rock garden or planted between stepping stones or in rock crevices. |
| Thymus s. 'Doretta Klaber' | Doretta Klaber Creeping Thyme | Sun | Lavender flowers | 4 | 2'' | One of the best of the dwarf thymes with very small, hairy leaves on tight, mounding mats with tufts of lavender flowers. |
| Thymus 'Spicy Orange' | Spicy Orange Culinary Thyme | Sun | Lavender flowers | 6 | 1" | This prostrate needle-leaves thyme makes an excellent groundcover and has a refreshing scent of oranges when walked on. |
| Tiarella cord. 'Brandywine' | Brandywine Foam Flower | Shade | White flowers | 4-8 | 12-18'' | NEW for 2011 - Glossy green heart-shaped leaves with prominent red venation. Creamy flowers for 6?8 weeks in the spring. Excellent bronze fall color. Prefers moist, fertile soil. |
| Tiarella cord. 'Running Tapestry' | Running Tapestry Foam Flower | Shade | White flowers | 3-8 | 12" | Excellent plant for shaded areas. Very vigorous variety with deeply-cut foliage and red speckles. White flowers May-June. Place in part to full shade in a cool, moist site. |
| Tiarella 'Crow Feather' | Crow's Feather Foam Flower | Pt Sun/Shade | White flowers | 3-9 | 12" | The best way to describe this new tiarella is bright green leaves and deeply marked with a black feather. Tiarella Crow Feather displays the best winter color of all in a brocade of pinks, reds, purples, and blacks. Sports pink flower stalks. |
| Tiarella 'Delaware' | Delaware Foam Flower | |||||
| Tiarella 'Jeepers Creepers' | Jeepers Creepers Foam Flower | Pt Shade/Shade | Cream-colored flowers | 4-9 | 12" | A creeping (not running) form with bold, large, well-marked foliage and large cream-colored spring flowers. Nothing blas about this one. |
| Tradescantia 'Concord Grape' | Virginia Spiderwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Lavender flowers | 3-9 | 18" | An easily grown perennial in sun or part shade and in soils that are moist to boggy. This variety has striking blue gray foliage - nice in the border or a naturalized area. |
| Tradescantia 'Good Luck' | Good Luck Spiderwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple flowers | 3-9 | 12'' | NEW for 2012 - New floriferous variety of Tradescantia, strong healthy leaves, bushy, dwarf growth habit makes it very suitable for a pot. |
| Tradescantia 'Lucky Charm' | Lucky Charm Spiderwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 5-9 | 8-11'' | NEW for 2012 - 'Lucky Charm' has blue flowers, gold leaves and a compact habit. It has the most contrasting colors of the Charm? Series. |
| Tradescantia 'Sunshine Charm' | Sunshine Charm Spiderwort | Sun/Pt Shade | Violet purple | 5-9 | 20'' | 'Sunshine Charm' forms a mound of grassy-looking leaves of bright golden-yellow to chartreuse. Violet purple flowers contrast beautifully! PPAF |
| Tricyrtis form. 'Gilt Edge' | Gilt Edge Toad Lily | Sun/Shade | Whitish/purple flowers | 4-9 | 24" | These toad lilies exhibit superior vigor, large well-edged glossy green leaves and attractive late summer flowers on plants that are still looking good as the season draws to a close. |
| Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki' | Miyazaki Toad Lily | Shade/Pt Shade | Spotted white flowers | 4-8 | 36'' | Beautifully arching, hairy stems with green, lance-shaped leaves. Small, white, orchid-like flowers heavily spotted with purple appear all along the stems. Plant where the unique flowers can be viewed up close. |
| Tricyrtis 'Sinonome' | Sinonome Toad Lily | Pt Shade | White flowers/ruby speckles | 5-8 | 24-30" | One of the best toad lilies for drought tolerance and deep green shiny foliage that stays clean through fall, this old cultivar has late summer, upright white flowers with ruby speckling that are nice for cutting. |
| Trollius chin. 'Golden Queen' | Golden Queen Globeflower | Pt Shade | Golden yellow flowers | 4-8 | 24-30" | A nice plant for the partly shaded border - its 24-30'' stems bear giant buttercup-shaped flowers that are golden yellow. Nice for cutting too. Trollius grow best in moist soil - nice near ponds or in wet lands. |
| Verbena c. 'Homestead Purple' | Homestead Purple Verbena | Sun | Purple flowers | 7 | 6-10" | This magnificent spreader is covered with intense purple flowers from spring to frost. Hardiness is touchy in this area, but for its great show of brilliant color, it is worth planting every year. One of our favorites! |
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Sun | Purple | 3-9 | 6' | Verbena h. is a short lived perennial that will self sow when happy. Common in wet meadows blue vervain holds tall blue spikes flowers. Great for pond edges. |
| Vernonia fasciculata | Prairie Ironweed | Sun | Violet flowers | 3-8 | 3' | This is the shortest cultivated form of this native wildflower whose brilliant violet flowers bloom in late summer. Nice for late season color in the border or for meadow or native plant gardens. |
| Vernonia l. 'Iron Butterfly' | Dwarf Ironweed | Sun | Deep purple | 4-9 | 36" | NEW for 2012 - A compact, well-branched and vigorous ironweed that produces true purple flowers in late summer. Very tolerant of hot, dry locations. |
| Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly' | Iron Butterfly Ironweed | Sun | Purple flowers | 4 | 30-36" | NEW for 2012 - A compact, well-branched and vigorous ironweed that produces true purple flowers in late summer. Very tolerant of hot, dry locations. |
| Veronica 'Atomic Blue' | Atomic Blue Speedwell | Sun | Blue flowers | 4-8 | 16-20'' | NEW for 2011 - Atomic Series, beautiful spikes of blue flowers with tiny pink stamens. |
| Veronica 'Fairytale' | Fairytale Speedwell | Sun | Two-tone pink flowers | 4-8 | 22" | An especially pretty speedwell whose spikes feature flowers with a unique shimmering two-tone effect as deep pink stamens protrude from inside silvery-pink flowers. |
| Veronica 'Hocus Pocus' | Hocus Pocus Spike Speedwell | Sun | Violet-purple flowers | 4-8 | 16-20'' | NEW for 2012 - Everything you want in a Veronica: including showy flowers, uniform habit, clean foliage, and branched flowers which extend the bloom time. Very long vivid violet flowers. |
| Veronica oltensis | Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Dark blue flowers | 3 | 1" | This speedwell's delicate, lacy foliage forms an emerald doily for your front border or rock garden. Dark blue flowers in summer - don't overwater! |
| Veronica ped. 'Georgia Blue' | Georgia Blue Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Round blue flowers | 3-8 | 2-4" | This introduction is a low growing spreader with small cobalt blue flowers in summer. Grow in sun to part shade - we're sure you can find several spots in your garden for this charmer. |
| Veronica sib. 'Red Arrows' | Red Arrows Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Lilac/red to lavender/blue | 3-7 | 60'' | NEW for 2012 - Shiny lilac/red flower spikes on extremely sturdy stems. Very dark young foliage which turns to healthy dark green in mid-summer. Flowers turn to lavender-blue when open. |
| Veronica spicata 'Goodness Grows' | Goodness Grows Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 10-12" | It's hard to match the May to October bloom period of this beautiful plant. This excellent cultivar also survives the coldest winters and the hottest summers. |
| Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles' | Royal Candles Veronica | Sun/Pt Shade | Deep violet | 3-9 | 15-18'' | This introduction from England has a compact yet vigorous and upright growth habit. Very floriferous blue flowers bloom all summer. |
| Veronica 'Sweet Lullaby' | Sweet Lullaby Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Pale pink flowers | 4-8 | 6'' | NEW for 2011 - This sweet and petite seedling of ?Giles van Hees? brings a much softer color palette to the garden with its pure baby pink flower spikes. Ideal for combination containers, edging sunny pathways, or the front of the landscape. |
| Veronica 'Tidal Pool' | Tidal Pool Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 4-8 | 2-3'' | NEW for 2012 - Heavy bloom of small, bright violet-blue flowers on prostrate mats. From Chicago Botanic Garden. |
| Veronica 'Twilight' | Twilight Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Pale blue flowers | 4 | 27'' | NEW for 2011 - Pale blue spikes and healthy green foliage. Resistant to powdery mildew. |
| Veronica 'Waterperry' | Waterperry Speedwell | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue flowers | 3-8 | 4-6" | A lovely new spreader with purple winter color and pretty little light blue flowers that bloom early in the summer. Nice for the rock garden or among stepping stones in a path. |
| Veronica x 'Blue Bomb' | Blue Bomb Speedwell | Sun | Blue-purple flowers | 4-8 | 12-15'' | NEW for 2011 - Forms unique branched flower plumes similar to Astilbe, each plume is comprised of tightly bunched spikes of hundreds of bright blue flowers, flowers gradually open from the bottom to the top resulting in an exceptionally long bloom time. |
| Veronica x 'Blue Explosion' | Blue Explosion Veronica | Sun | Purple flowers | 4-8 | 15-18'' | NEW for 2012 - Flower plumes are tightly bunched with longer spikes of blue flowers, flowers gradually open from the bottom to the top, resulting in an exceptionally long bloom time, compact dark green foliage |
| Veronica x 'Pink Explosion' | Pink Explosion Speedwell | Sun | White-pink flowers | 4-8 | 15-18'' | NEW for 2011 - Flower plumes on this variety are tightly bunched with longer spikes of white flowers with a soft pink blush, flowers gradually open from the bottom to the top resulting in an exceptionally long bloom time. |
| Veronicastrum vir. 'Lavender Towers' | Lavender Towers Culver's Root | Sun/Pt Shade | Pale purple flowers | 5-8 | 4-5' | This elegant plant lends great structure and form to the border with its pretty pale purple spires towering over whorled leaves on unbranched stems. Outstanding! |
| Vinca minor | Myrtle | Sun/Shade | Blue flowers | 4 | 4-6" | A very popular evergreen groundcover for sun or shade with rich, glossy, green leaves and pretty blue spring flowers. It increases rapidly in all but the poorest soils and is easily reproduced by division. |
| Vinca minor 'Double Bowles' | Double Bowles Periwinkle | Sun/Shade | Purple flowers | 4 | 4-6'' | This sport of 'Bowles' has 2-3 extra petals in the flower, which is a lighter shade of violet. Clumping growth habit with yellow-green spring foliage maturing to lustrous green. |
| Viola 'Black Magic' | Black Magic Violet | Sun/Pt Shade | Black flowers | 5-8 | 6-8'' | NEW for 2011 - Large 1-inch solid black flowers with a tiny bright yellow eye. This is a truly black flower that blooms in mid-spring and will rebloom in the fall if deadheaded. Can tolerate full sun if given adequate moisture. |
| Viola cornuta 'Angel Tiger Eyes' | Angel Tiger Eyes Violet | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow/ dark eye | 5-9 | 4-6" | A very striking and novel pattern of maroon veins over a golden yellow base color with a dark eye. Excellent choice for border or small pots. |
| Viola cornuta 'Etain' | Etain Viola | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow/purple flowers | 4 | 8" | These old fashioned favorites have large, dainty single-stem blooms of creamy yellow accented by lavender-purple edges over clumps of dark green, heart-shaped leaves. |
| Viola cornuta 'Purple Showers' | Purple Showers Violet | Part Shade | Purple flowers | 3 | 8" | A stunning violet whose clumps of green foliage are covered with large purple flowers in spring and then sporadically until fall. The long flower stems are excellent for cutting. |
| Viola 'Dancing Geisha' | Dancing Geisha Violet | Pt Shade/Shade | Lavender flowers | 5-9 | 6-8'' | NEW for 2011 - Foliage quite unlike any other Violet. Clumps of pointy maple-shaped leaves are streaked with green, pewter and white, effective in the garden all season long. Tiny, fragrant pale blue or white violets appear among the leaves in spring. |
| Viola 'Heartthrob' | Heartthrob Violet | Pt Shade/Shade | Pink flowers | 5-9 | 8'' | NEW for 2012 - The lovely heart-shaped leaves have deep burgundy centers that contrast with the bright green leaf edges. A wonderful foliage plant that is attractive in containers, the front of the border, or as a ground cover. |
| Viola labridorica | Labrador Violet | Sun/Pt Shade | Medium blue flowers | 3 | 4" | This violet has deep purplish metallic-like leaves which form compact 4in mounds with medium blue flowers all summer - will grow in the sun. |
| Viola 'Mars' | Mars Violet | Part Shade | Lavender flowers | 5-9 | 7" | This violet sports delicate fragrant lavender flowers in mid spring but its bright purple veined leaves are out of sight! These plants are super in the border or planted in containers. |
| Viola ob. 'Freckles' | Freckles Viola | Sun/Part Shade | Pale blue w/ purple | 4-5 | 6-10'' | Violets bloom May through August. This old-fashioned favorite will reseed. Likes well-drained soil. |
| Viola pedata 'Eco Artist Palette' | Bird Foot Violet | Sun/Pt Shade | Blue-purple/white flowers | 4-8 | 3'' | NEW for 2011 - Unlike the typical blue flowers, this selection has two dark blue-purple upper petals, contrasting with three near-white lower petals. Makes a small clump of finely dissected leaves that resemble...what else, bird feet. |
| Viola 'Rebecca' | Rebecca Violet | Part Shade | White/yellow/violet flowers | 5-9 | 8-10" | A stunning viola whose sweetly scented tricolor pansy-like flowers are creamy white and yellow, with flecks of deep violet around the edges. No two are alike, but every one is irresistible. These can bloom all summer till frost. |
Vines
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Flower Color | Plant Zone | Height | Plant Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampelopsis brev. 'Elegans' | Porcelain Vine | Sun | Var.leaves,blue berries | 10'-15' | This vigorous deciduous climber has grape-like pink, green and white marbled leaves with interesting pale lilac - porcelain blue berries in summer. Give these a strong support to grow on & cut back hard to the main branches when berries are done. | |
| Aristolochia durior | Dutchman's Pipe | Sun | Yellowish-green flowers | 4 | 30' | A popular native, this vigorous climbing and twining vine's large dark green leaves create a perfect screen. Host to the Dutchman's Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly larvae. |
| Bignonia capreolata | Crossvine | Sun/Part Shade | Reddish-orange flowers | 6-7 | Vine | A US native vine whose colorful funnel-shaped reddish-orange flowers bloom in late May in clusters on semi-evergreen foliage. Grows to 30', climbing by means of tendrils and features 6'' seed pods in fall. |
| Campsis radicans 'Flava' | Flava Trumpet Vine | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow trumpet shaped flowers | 5 | This yellow-blooming variety of trumpet creeper is a vigorous climber with clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers from late summer to autumn. | |
| Campsis radicans 'Red Sunset' | Red Sunset Trumpet Vine | Sun/Pt Shade | Red trumpet shaped flowers | 5 | This red-blooming variety of trumpet creeper is a vigorous climber with clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers from late summer to autumn. | |
| Celastrus scan 'American Revolution' | American RevolutionBittersweet | Sun/Pt Shade | 3-8 | 12-15' | Selection of our native bittersweet, berries are much larger than species. Fast growing, needs trellis or other support. Birds love it! | |
| Clematis 'Allanah' | Allanah Clematis | Sun | Dark red flowers | 4 | 6-9' | A vigorous but compact late blooming variety featuring large, very dark red flowers with dark brown stamens from early to late summer. PG3 |
| Clematis 'Andromeda' | Andromeda Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Creamy pink | 4 | 6-9' | NEW for 2012 - Creamy-pink with a brighter pink stripe in the center of the petals, with long yellow stamens. Semi-double flowers in early summer and singles in September. PG2 |
| Clematis 'Bees Jubilee' | Bees Jubilee Clematis | Sun | Mauve w/carmine flowers | 4 | 10-12' | A clematis with flat, intense mauve-pink flowers with silvery feathered edges displaying central carmine bars late spring to mid-summer. PG2 |
| Clematis 'Betty Risdon' | Betty Risdon Clematis | Pt Shade/Shade | Creamy & plum pink flowers | 4 | 8-10' | This clematis prefers a shady, sheltered spot! Blooms are huge, creamy-pink tinged with plum-pink, with tepals edged in claret pink. PG2 |
| Clematis 'Carnaby' | Carnaby Clematis | Pt Sun | Pink flowers | 4 | 10' | Single, 6-8'' raspberry-pink flowers with an intensely pink central bar on each tepal; white central tuft with dark red anthers. Blooms in late spring to late summer, best flower color in part shade. PG2 |
| Clematis 'Guernsey Cream' | Guernsey Cream Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Creamy white | 4-8 | 8' | Widely recognized for its reliable performance and huge masses of flowers that begin almost yellow with green markings, gradually fading to a creamy white. Holds its color better if sheltered from the sun. Reblooms on new wood later in the season. PG2 |
| Clematis 'H. F. Young' | H.F. Young Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Large mid-blue flowers | 4 | 6-8' | Bushy plants feature bright mid-blue flower up to 8'' with overlapping sepals with wavy edges and creamy stamens. Blooms in May to June and reblooms in September. PG2 |
| Clematis 'Henryi' | Henryi Clematis | Sun | Pure white flowers | 4 | 10-12' | Pure white flowers with contrasting eye of brown-tipped stamens adorn this moderately vigorous vine. Provide a protected spot. PG2 |
| Clematis integrifolia 'Durandii' | Durand's Bush Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Indigo-blue flowers | 4 | 6-8' | A non-climbing clematis featuring large, semi-nodding, single indigo-blue flowers with white staminoides. Very floriferous from early summer into early fall. PG3 |
| Clematis 'Jackmanii' | Jackman's Clematis | Sun | Dark purple flowers | 4-8 | 8'-12' | One of the most popular of the clematis varieties - this profuse bloomer has rough-textured deep bluish-purple flowers beginning in June. Prune lightly in early spring. PG3 |
| Clematis macropetala 'Albina Plena' | Albina Plena Clematis-Atragene Group | Sun/Pt Shade | Double white flowers | 4 | Vining | A delightfully double white clematis with slightly nodding, frilly open bell flowers. Heaviest flowering is in spring on old wood, but continues in summer on new shoots. An excellent climber or ground cover. PG1 |
| Clematis 'Marie Boisselet' | Marie Boisselet Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | 4 | 8-12' | Pure white, 8'' flowers from early summer to early fall on strong growing vines. PG2 |
| Clematis montana 'Freda' | Freda Clematis-Atragene Group | Sun/Pt Shade | Cherry-pink | 5 | 16' | Pretty cherry-pink 2'' flowers with yellow anthers bloom in May and June on plants that may grow to over 16'. Attractive foliage is a very deep bronze. PG1 |
| Clematis montana var. rubens | Anemone Clematis-Atragene Group | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | 5 | 6-8' | A lovely natural pink form of this robust clematis that flowers in mid to late spring. PG1 |
| Clematis 'Mrs. N. Thompson' | Mrs. N. Thompson Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Purple & red flowers | 4 | 6-10' | This vine bears large, deep violet-blue flowers with a vivid scarlet bar. Stunning! PG2 |
| Clematis 'Multi Blue' | Multi Blue Clematis | Sun/ Pt Shade | Blue | 3-8 | 8' | Large blooms accented with faint white stripe and frilly centers. Heavy flush of blooming early summer, reblooms in early fall. |
| Clematis 'My Angel' | My Angel Clematis | Sun | Orange/Salmon | 4-9 | 10-10' | NEW for 2012 - Orange/salmon flowers against purple tinged foliage in mid to late summer. |
| Clematis 'Niobe' | Niobe Clematis | Sun | Ruby-red flowers to 5" | 4-8 | 8'-10' | Velvety, burgundy red flowers with lighter green stamens from late Spring to early Fall. PG2 |
| Clematis paniculata | Sweet Autumn Clematis | Sun | White fragrant flowers | 4-8 | 10'-20' | This fall blooming vine is smothered with small fragrant white flowers that look great climbing over an arbor or spilling over a rock wall. PG3 |
| Clematis 'Pink Champagne' | Pink Champagne Clematis | Sun | Purplish-pink flowers | 4 | 10-15' | NEW for 2012 - Large flowers of overlapping purplish-pink tepals, darker at the margins. Flowers twice a season! PG2 |
| Clematis recta | Erect Clematis | Sun | White fragrant flowers | 3-9 | 3-4' | A non-clinging Clematis with small star-shaped fragrant white blooms. Ornamental seedheads follow blooms. Provide support or let scramble! PG3 |
| Clematis 'Rhapsody' | Rhapsody Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Indigo-blue flowers | 4 | 8-10' | Beautiful, single, indigo-blue flowers with spreading creamy-yellow stamens. Good for hot, sunny spots. PG3 |
| Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal' | Rouge Cardinal Clematis | Sun | Deep crimson flowers | 4 | 8-12' | Rich, velvety flowers of deep crimson with lighter red highlights. Long bloom time. PG3 |
| Clematis 'Sunset' | Sunset Clematis | Sun | Red flowers | 4 | 6-10' | NEW for 2012 - Flower sepals are velvety red with a dark purple blush on the petal edges, accented with golden yellow stamens. PG2 |
| Clematis tangutica 'Bill MacKenzie' | Bill MacKenzie Golden Clematis | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | 3 | 8-10' | The brightest and most showy of the yellow-flowered clematis. Masses of open, nodding bells to 3'' across, with four shiny, waxy-looking sepals that taper to fine, slightly upturned points. PG3 |
| Clematis 'The President' | The President Clematis | Sun | Purple-blue flowers | 4 | 8-12' | Rich, purple-blue flowers with contrasting pink and red stamens. Flowers late spring into fall with a brief mid-summer break. PG2 |
| Clematis virginiana | Virgin's Bower | Sun/Pt Shade | White flower clusters | 4 | 15' | A climbing native vine that is covered with clusters of white flowers in summer and fall. Best used in naturalistic plantings. PG3 |
| Clematis vitalba 'Paul Farges' | Paul Farges Clematis | Sun | Creamy white flowers | 3 | 15-23' | NEW for 2012 - Also known as 'Summer Snow', This vigorous vine sports masses of creamy-white 1 1/2'' slightly scented flowers. Ideal for covering walls, buildings or climbing trees. PG3 |
| Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette' | Etoile Violette Italian Clematis | Sun | Reddish-purple flowers | 4 | 6-12' | Deep reddish-purple, 3'' flowers with gold stamens in early summer and again in the fall. PG3 |
| Euonymous fort. 'Coloratus' | Purpleleaf Wintercreeper | Sun/Pt Shade/Sh | 4 | 12-15'' | An extremely hardy, evergreen, clinging vine that quickly forms a dense, weed-smothering ground cover. The shiny, leathery, dark green leaves turn reddish-purple from late fall into winter. | |
| Hedera Green | Green Ivy | Sun/Shade | 5 | Green ivy makes a nice filler/spiller for container plantings. | ||
| Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' | Golden Hops | Sun | Pale green fruit | 5 | Vine | A twining vine with chartreuse leaves and distinctive pale green, papery overlapping bracts that cover cone-like fruiting structures. Grow on a trellis or fence or over an arbor. |
| Lonicera jap. 'Purpurea' | Japanese Honeysuckle | Sun/Pt Shade | White/yellow flowers | 5 | 15-30' | A vigorous species reaching up to 30'' of annual growth on a suitable support. Evergreen leaves turn purple in autumn and winter. Makes a good groundcover. |
| Lonicera n. 'Lemon Beauty' | Lemon Beauty Box Honeysuckle | Sun/Pt Shade | 5 | 3-5' | Dramatically variegated foliage of green with a golden border. A nice, compact habit that can be formally sheared or used as a focal point. | |
| Lonicera peri. 'Caprilla Cream' | Sweet Tea Honeysuckle | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink/yellow flowers | 4 | 5-6' | Fragrant flowers flush a rich, fluorescent pink opening to a light yellow fading to white, and bloom throughout the season. Highly tolerant of powdery mildew. |
| Lonicera semp. 'Blanche Sandman' | Blanche Sandman Trumpet Honeysuckle | Sun/Pt Shade | Orange/red/yellow | 4-8 | Vine | This vigorous vine sports 2in trumpet flowers in late May, then off and on until frost. Hummingbirds love them! This variety is more resistant to aphids than others - also very hardy. |
| Lonicera semp. 'John Clayton' | John Clayton Trumpet Honeysuckle | Sun/Pt Shade | Orange/red/yellow | 4-8 | Vine | A vigorous vine selected for its excellent repeat bloom and compactness. Trumpet shaped flowers bloom from June to November and hummingbirds love it! |
| Lonicera semp. 'Major Wheeler' | Major Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine | Sun/Pt Shade | Red flowers | 4-8 | up to 10' | NEW for 2012 - A Cincinnati Zoo pick! This selection is COVERED in red trumpet flowers in late spring and keeps churning them out all summer long, especially with a post-bloom trim. The hummingbirds will find it from miles around. |
| Wisteria 'Aunt Dee' | Aunt Dee Wisteria | Sun | Light purple flowers | 4 | Vine | This twining vine can be trained onto large supports and arbors. The light purple flowers bloom in May and June, later than the Asiatic forms of wisteria. |
| Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' | Amethyst Falls Wisteria | Sun | Purple blooms | 4 | Vine | A vigorous and disease resistant twining vine, this wisteria features profuse brilliant purple blooms in April and May with sporadic blooms through the season. Blooms on both new and old wood. Grow on a strong trellis or heavy support structure. |
| Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' | Ornamental Purple Grape | Sun | Cream flowers | 6-9 | Vining | The six-inch leaves on this ornamental grape start out gray green but gradually turn plum, then dark purple. Tucked in among the leaves are tight clusters of almost black grapes. Very beautiful for fall color. |
