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Shasta Daisy
"Snowcap"
Bloom Time Summer
Achillea Pink Grapefruit
The Tutti Frutti™ Series of Yarrows were recently bred in the Netherlands. Plants are compact and bushy, with very uniform blooming over a long season. This selection has clusters of flowers that begin dusty rose-pink, aging to a soft creamy pink. Bloom Time Summer
Agastache Kudos Coral
One of several recent hybrid selections, this is a real workhorse in the garden, flowering nonstop from midsummer well into the autumn and it’s easy to grow. It forms a low, bushy mound bearing upright spikes of warm coral-coloured plumes that attract both hummingbirds and butterflies
Acanthus Whitewater
"Deeply cut dark green leaves have a splash of white on the leaf edges.
Achillea Little Moonshine
he Yarrows are among the best perennials for planting in hot, dry and sunny locations, providing good colour throughout the summer months. This is a shorter version of the classic A. ‘Moonshine’ and features bright canary-yellow clusters of flowers. Leaves form a non-spreading silvery-grey clump. Fire Spinner.
BloomTime Summer
Agastache Kudos Yellow
Yellow captures attention – the color of sunshine, happiness and warmth! Tightly-packed blossoms scramble up the stems for a cheerful splash of color. Summer to fall impact. Plant several for a taller, upright groundcover. Fragrant.
Agastache Kudos™ Yellow is an appealing perennial for summer through fall color in a sun-loving garden. Pairs nicely with oranges and reds.
Ajuga Chocolate Chip
Noted for its extremely dwarf habit and chocolate foliage, Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' (Carpet Bugle) is a ground-hugging perennial prized for its bluish-purple flower spikes on display in mid to late spring. The blossoms rise slightly above the foliage of tiny, glossy, oval leaves which are chocolate with burgundy highlights.
Anemone
Syvestris
Delicate nodding white flowers appear in late spring and early summer, over a low mound of ferny foliage. Plants will forms a dense patch, suitable for a groundcover.
Armeria Ballerina
Red
In Armeria comparison trials conducted at Walters Gardens, Inc., the Armeria Ballerina Series was a clear winner. This rose red seed selection turned in an excellent garden performance, blooming heaviest from mid through late spring and then sporadically reblooming through the summer months. False Sea Thrift often reblooms when deadheaded.
Allium Ambassador
Beautiful new giant allium variety with dark rich purple blooms. Blooms after Allium 'Globemaster' is finished and before Allium 'Giganteum' gets started. We offer top quality flower bulbs bulbs from our family farm at wholesale pricing for fall planting.
Aquilegia Earlybird
Purple & Blue
Aquilegia Earlybird™ Purple Blue Columbine. The early bird gets a spot in the front of the border! Vibrant outward-facing lavender-purple flowers with blue centers appear early in the spring on compact well-branched foliage that grows 9-11” tall. Plant 12” apart. Height: 9-11 in Spacing: 12 in Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Asclepias Tuberosa
A native North American wildflower, this is the primary source of food for the both the adult and juvenile Monarch Butterfly, and is often included in butterfly gardens.
Astilbe Vision
in White
Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. This midsized selection features linen white plumes, over a compact mound of elegant, lacy bronzy-green leaves.
Baptisia
Purple Smoke
A recent introduction from the North Carolina Botanical Garden, this exciting hybrid offers great potential as a specimen plant. It forms a tall, bushy mound of grey-green foliage, with long spikes of smoky violet-blue and purple flowers,
Brunnera
Alexander's Great
Brunnera is most at home in woodlands or along a shady stream bed, where it will form a lush understory of quiet beauty. One of its common names, False Forget-me-not, refers to the intense azure flowers.
Astilbe Peach
Blossom
This is really the Astilbe that started it all. Introduced way back in 1903, Peach Blossom is still one of the top choices for American gardens.
About Astilbes: Easy to grow, tough and hardy, Astilbes are now a mainstay in all good perennial gardens. In fact, American gardeners are in the midst of a passionate love affair with Astilbes.
Bergenia
Cordifolia
Bergenia are incredibly hardy, and reliably evergreen throughout nearly the entire continent. Plants form a low clump of bold, leathery green leaves, which often turn bronze during winter.
Brunnera
Sea Heart
A superb introduction, forming a clump of very thick, heart-shaped leaves that are green-on-silver with pronounced veining. Sprays of two-tone pink and blue Forget-me-not flowers appear in spring. This is a choice collector’s plant, but an easy-to-grow perennial that performs well in all but the driest of shady conditions.
Chysanthemum
nipponicum
The Nippon daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum), also referred to as the Montauk daisy, is an herbaceous perennial flower that starts blooming in the late summer and persists until frost. It can grow as tall as 3 feet and will reach its full size within roughly two months. Nippon daisies should be planted in the early fall or spring.
Coreopsis
American Dream
Plants form a spreading clump of very delicate, ferny foliage. This compact selection bears loads of starry soft-pink daisies, from early summer into the fall. Clipping off faded flowers will encourage buds to form all season. Inclined to spread, so dividing every 2 to 3 years in the spring is advisable. Excellent for cutting.
Delosperma
John Proffitt
‘John Proffitt’ is a succulent, mat-forming, ice plant cultivar that some nurseries are claiming is winter hardy to USDA Zone 4. It typically grows to only 3” tall but spreads to 20” wide. Foliage is covered with intense bright fuchsia flowers (to 1.5” diameter) with creamy white centers from late May to fall.
Chrysanthemum
Campfire Glow
One of the most popular fall perennials, mums offer late season color when summer blooms have faded. Campfire Glow adds warmth to the autumn garden with sizzling shades of glowing red and orange, radiating from the yellow center of its bicolored blooms.
Coreopsis
Zagreb
Threadleaf Coreopsis forms a spreading clump of very delicate, ferny foliage. This compact selection bears loads of starry golden-yellow daisies, from early summer into the fall. Clipping off faded flowers will encourage buds to form all season. Tolerant of hot, dry sites once established.
Delosperma
Gold Nugget
The hardy Ice Plants are native to dry areas in South Africa but are amazingly hardy in North America, provided they are grown in very well-drained soil. This species forms a spreading carpet of succulent evergreen leaves, bearing starry yellow flowers for months on end. Leaves turn maroon during winter. Prefers a bit of afternoon shade.
Dianthus
Everlast
Lavender Eye
This exceptional hybrid strain of Dianthus is a true multi-use plant, excellent for massed bedding, growing in the perennial border or in mixed containers and tubs. Plants are midsized, with upright stems of fragrant, lavender-pink flowers with fringed petals and red eye. Blooms in spring, again in summer and once and again in the fall.
Digitalis
Arctic Fox
Rose
Grower Information: This beautiful hybrid Digitalis offers much needed Winter hardiness for northern growers, plus Summer-long flowering for southern growers. Adds amazing impulse color for perennial tables. Flowers all season long
Epimedium
Grandiflorum
Lilafee
Epimedium, also known as Fairy Wings, is a charming perennial, to be sure. And Lilafee, a lilac-purple variety of epimedium, couldn't be sweeter! Delicate flowers with a unique spurred form top 8-10" stems amid rich green foliage. The contrast between the two colors is quite striking and gives Lilafee an eye-catching look that is sure to brighten the shady spots in any garden or landscape.
Dianthus
Firewitch
Blooming in May and June, their deep pink or magenta flowers are a beatific contrast against the blue-green, silvery grass-like foliage. The flowers are fragrant, smelling lightly like cloves. These fragrant flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Echinacea
Butterfly Kisses
This selection, a double-flowered Coneflower, has fragrant, pink pom-pom centres with lighter ray petals. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy with dark stems. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies.
Epimedium
Warleyense
Orange Queen
(=‘Orangekönigen’) Barrenwort are superb shade-garden plants, excellent for edging or groundcover, and deserving much wider use in our gardens. In this selection, plants form a bushy, evergreen mound of dark green leaves, bearing sprays of coppery-orange flowers in mid to late spring
Gaillardia
Arizona Sun
Blanket Flowers are valuable for their very long season of bloom. This selection blooms profusely even in the first year, forming a low, compact mound. Flowers are large flame-orange daisies with golden-yellow tips, appearing from June into the autumn. Thrives in hot, sunny sites. Attractive to butterflies.
Geranium
Karmina
This low-growing Cranesbill forms a spreading mat of fragrant bright-green leaves, bearing clusters of bright bubblegum-pink flowers from late spring into summer. It has a long blooming season, making it ideal for edging or massing as a groundcover. Fairly drought tolerant
Helianthus
Lemon Queen
This back-of-the-border perennial is widely grown in Europe, and finally available here. Plants are tall and upright, forming a bushy clump of green leaves, topped with branching sprays of soft yellow daisies in later summer and fall. Excellent for cutting
Gaillardia
Mesa Yellow
Blanket Flowers are valuable in the summer border for their very long season of bloom. They form a low mound of light-green leaves, bearing upright stems of large daisy-type flowers. This midsized selection blooms the first year and features solid bright-yellow petals surrounding a large golden button eye. Attractive to butterflies.
Geranium
Lancastriense
One of our favorite perennials, and one that we feel earns its place on that short list of "must-haves". It is extremely hardy, long-lived and adaptable. It slowly forms a tidy low 6"-8" mound of foliage that remains attractive throughout the growing season.
Hemerocallis
Chicago Apache
Modern Daylilies are the product of many years of breeding work, resulting in freely blooming plants of the easiest garden culture. They form dense clumps of grassy foliage, with upright stems of trumpet flowers. This selection has fiery scarlet-red ruffled flowers with a green throat.
Heuchera
Green Spice
='Eco-Improved') As a group, the Hybrid Coral Bells offer the gardener a tremendous range of foliage colours, especially for shady areas. This selection forms a sturdy mound of silvery-grey leaves, veined with beet-red. Sprays of creamy flowers appear in June. In warm regions this is best in part shade. Excellent in the border, for edging,
Hibiscus
Fantasia
The hardy forms of Hibiscus are valued for their showy late-summer display of enormous satiny blooms. These flower best in areas with long, hot summers. Plants form an upright, bushy mound well suited to the back of a perennial border. This unique selection has huge rose-pink flowers, over a compact clump of maple-shaped leaves
Hosta
Sum & Substance
Hosta x 'Sum and Substance'. Perhaps the largest and most popular of the hostas, this robust award winner has immense leathery leaves of chartreuse that become gold as summer approaches. A bold landscape feature when accentuated by smaller bright-colored hostas and other perennials.
Heuchera Palace
Purple
This selection was the first of many purple-leaved Coral Bells, and is still an excellent choice for towards the edge of the border, or in containers and tubs. Plants form a low mound of maple-shaped leaves, from bronzy-green to rich purple-red. Spikes of small creamy-white flowers appear in early summer.
Hibiscus
Kopper King
The hardy forms of Hibiscus are valued for their showy late-summer display of enormous satiny blooms. These flower best in areas with long, hot summers. Plants form upright, bushy mounds well suited to the back of a perennial border. This unique selection has huge white flowers with a red eye, over a bushy clump of coppery-red foliage.
Hypericum
Albury Purple
This is a beautiful dusky-purple leaved selection of a semi-evergreen, bushy species. Plants have an upright habit, bearing contrasting yellow flowers in mid-summer followed by ornamental clusters of berries that change from pink to red to black. Excellent in cut bouquets.
Iberis
Sempervirens
Snowflake
Evergreen Candytuft is a spring blooming favourite, often seen cascading over rocks and walls, or used as a groundcover. The glossy, evergreen foliage forms a compact mound. This selection offers loads of good-sized white flowers for several weeks, on a plant of medium size. Prune lightly right after blooming, but otherwise leave plants alone in fall and early spring.
Lamium
Beacon Silver
Lamium is one of the best choices for a tough yet showy perennial groundcover. This classic selection forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a narrow green edge. Clusters of bright-pink flowers appear in spring, then continue off and on until fall. Fairly tolerant of dry shade, once established.
Lavandula
Hidcote
Lavender is actually a low-growing shrub, native to the Mediterranean region. The fragrant flowers and foliage make it a favourite for herb gardens and in the perennial border. Will also grow fine in tubs or containers, but in colder regions the plants may then need shelter for the winter. This reliable, compact selection has grey-green foliage and dark violet-purple flowers
Iris Cristata
Iris cristata, or Crested Iris, is a low-growing plant best grown in moist, well-drained soils in part shade. The Crested Iris produces pale blue, lilac or lavender iris flowers with gold crests on the falls on short stems.
Lamium
Nancy Red
Lamium is one of the best choices for a tough yet showy perennial groundcover. This classy-looking selection forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a narrow green edge. Clusters of purplish-pink flowers appear in spring, then continue off and on until fall.
Lavandula
Sensational
Sensational!™ Lavender is an improved, easy-to-grow variety that makes growing lavender accessible to more gardeners than ever! Silvery foliage is topped by large, dense purple flower spikes. With a compact, dense habit and notable durability for sun, heat, and humidity, as well as cold tolerance, Sensational stands apart from many traditional Lavender varieties.
Leucanthemum
Becky
Large, classic, white, single blooms with yellow centers on a lush mound of coarse, leathery, green foliage. A wonderful, long-lasting cut flower. The sturdy flowers remain attractive even after a hard rain. Excellent in sunny borders and in containers for patio or landscape accents.
Lillum Lily Looks
Tiny Heroes
Tangerine orange blooms are bright and cheerful. Grows 14-16”
Lillium O. Stargazer
s a hybrid lily of the 'Oriental group'. Oriental lilies are known for their fragrant perfume, blooming mid-to-late summer. Stargazers are easy to grow and do best in full sunlight. They have a fast growth rate and should be planted in full sun in well-drained loamy or sandy soil. When mature, 'S
Leucanthemum
Madonna
(Formerly Chrysanthemum maximum) No sunny border would seem complete without the familiar presence of Shasta Daisies. Uniform in height and habit, this variety exhibits excellent tolerance to summer heat and humidity. Flowers are the classic, large single white daisies with a yellow eye, valued in the garden and excellent for cutting.
Lillium Lily Look
Tiny Pearl
Slender stalks topped with a cluster of flowers. One of the Lily Looks TM series developed in The Netherlands. Bred originally for containers, these are versatile garden plants as well.
Lupinus Staircase
Rose/White
Lupines are an unforgettable sight in the early summer border. Plants grow best in a deep, rich soil, slightly on the acidic side. This compact selection is part of the Staircase™ series which offers long lasting flowers with day neutral timing. Plants will rebloom until night temperatures reach above 22C (72F).
Monarda d.Balmy
Purple
The vivid magenta blooms of 'Balmy™ Purple' Bee Balm will be abuzz with activity as butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds gather to sip abundant nectar. Attractive disease-resistant foliage and compact size make 'Balmy™ Purple' Bee Balm an ideal front-of-the border accent and stunning container plant. Fragrant flowers and foliage readily naturalize to form a beautiful swath of color. (Monarda)
Paeonia
Suffruticosa
Red
This upright, sparsely branched, woody shrub reaches 4 to 10 feet tall. It’s easy to grow but slow-growing. It displays dark green leaves that are blue-green beneath, and large, silken blossoms 6 to 12 inches across in late spring and early summer.
Polemonium
Stairway to
Heaven
Simply the best variegated Jacob’s Ladder ever introduced. This forms a low mound of medium-green ferny leaves, each leaflet strongly edged in creamy white and flushed with pink during cooler spring weather. Clusters of lightly fragrant violet-blue bells rise taller in mid to late spring.
Monarda d Balmy
Rose
Vibrant, shaggy rose-colored blooms in abundance top this compact plant with very dark green, minty-basil-scented foliage. Resists powdery mildew better than others. Plant en masse for an inviting display of color in sunny borders and containers. An herbaceous perennial.
Paeonia
Suffruticosa
Yellow
is an amazing golden yellowTree Peony that blooms in early summer. This striking variety produces clusters of yellow flowers with red flare at the base of the petals. Nice fragrance; flowers have a pleasing sweet, distinctly lemon scent.
Rudbeckia
Fulgida
Goldsturm
A colorful, fuss-free border plant and excellent choice for cut flowers. Bright, daisy-like, golden yellow flowers with black centers cover the dark green foliage. Tolerates heat, humidity, and clay soil. Honored as the 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. An herbaceous perennial.
Salvia Lyrata
Purple Knockout
A gorgeous selection of a Salvia native to the eastern USA. Plants are mainly grown for the foliage, which forms a mound of large purple-black leaves that remain attractive for the entire season. Adapts to most light situations but appreciates afternoon shade in hot regions.
Salvia
Snow Hill
='Schneehuegel') The Hybrid Sages are invaluable perennials for their display of spiky flowers in the early summer border. This selection is medium in size, with flowers of clean snowy white
Sedum
Spectabile
Brilliant
The border varieties of Stonecrop are a dependable choice for the late summer and fall garden, offering foliage interest earlier in the season, then a colourful display of flowers in the fall.
Salvia
May Night
(='Mainacht') The Perennial Sages are invaluable for their rich display of spiky flowers in the early summer border. This selection is medium in size, with flowers of deep indigo violet-blue. Remove faded blooms to encourage repeat flowering.
Salvia Officinalis
Tricolor
This selection of the Common Sage serves double duty in the garden, as both a culinary herb and an ornamental perennial. The leaves are boldly splashed with green, pink, cream and purple, forming a low evergreen mound.
Sedum
Spectabile
Neon
The border varieties of Stonecrop are a dependable choice for the late summer and fall garden, offering foliage interest earlier in the season, then a colourful display of flowers in the fall.
Sedum
Sunsparkler
Lime Zinger
This selection of Stonecrop is the perfect size for growing at the front of a sunny border or for edging pathways. It forms a low, compact mound of succulent, apple green leaves, bearing large clusters of soft pink flowers late summer through fall.
Thymus
Citriodorus
Variegata
is a variegated lemon-scented thyme, bearing large leaves and pink flowers in summer. It’s perfect for use in culinary dishes, particularly chicken and fish recipes. Thyme plants thrive in hot sunshine and drought, so grow them in a sheltered spot in full sun and free-draining soil.
Verbena
EnduraScape
Purple
Purple Verbena features showy clusters of purple star-shaped flowers with sky blue overtones and white eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tiny tomentose narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Sisyrinchium
Lucerme
charming selection of the Blue-eyed Grass, valuable in the rock garden as well as for edging in the border. Plants form a low clump of grassy green leaves, bearing bright blue star-shaped flowers in late spring for several weeks.
Tiarella
Brandywine
is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Verbena
EnduraScape
Red
A striking red selection from the heat and cold hardy Endurascape™ series. It beats all for summer performance - staying in flower longer than others, and tolerating winter temps into the low teens, reblooming in spring! Excellent powdery mildew resistance.
Acanthus Spinsus
This species forms a clump of deeply cut and rather spiny dark-green leaves, bearing upright spikes of hooded, mauve and white flowers in summer.
Actaea Racemosa
Actaea racemosa, the black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, or fairy candle (syn. Cimicifuga racemosa), is a species of flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario to central Georgia, and west to Missouri and Arkansas. It grows in a variety of woodland habitats, and is often found in small woodland openings
Ajuga Bronze Beauty
Also known as Bugleweed, this is one of the most commonly planted ground covers for shady areas. Plants quickly form a low carpet of medium-sized, rounded leaves, in an attractive bronzy-brown shade. Short spikes of deep blue flowers are an added bonus in mid to late spring. Vigorous habit, and evergreen in most regions. Not the best choice for extremely dry shade conditions, like under maple or evergreen trees.
Achillea Paprika
The Yarrows are among the best perennials for planting in hot, dry and sunny locations, providing good colour throughout the summer months. This hybrid selection has cherry-red, gold centered flowers, later fading to light pink and creamy yellow.
Agastache Poquito
Dark Blue
This gem will amaze you with its size and flower power. Nice blue flowers in large spikes all summer. Compact, low bushy habit. Drought tolerant once established. Loved by hummingbirds
Ajuga Burgundy Glow
An excellent spreading groundcover that features colorful burgundy-tinged, pale green and cream variegated foliage and deep blue flower spikes. Forms a dense, carpet-like mat, even in shady areas! Beautiful in containers, around shrubs or between stepping stones. An herbaceous perennial.
Allium Millenium
This hybrid from Allium guru Mark McDonough was picture perfect in our trials. 'Millenium' forms a compact, upright clump of glossy green, thick and strappy leaves which emit a slight smell of onion when crushed.
Aquilegia Earlybird
Red & Yellow
Red with yellow centers.
These bicolor flowers are upward facing and boast a unique color combination. They are deer resistant. Great for front of the garden planting due to their size. Late Spring and early summer blooms are long lasting.
Aster Pink Crush
Bringing refinement to fall blooming Asters, 'Pink Crush' produces a large, very round mound with densely packed flowers. We have observed no lodging in our trials, a phenomenal achievement for fall blooming Asters.
Anemone Fantasy
Pocahontas
Japanese Anemone are outstanding plants for the late summer and fall garden.The branching stems of poppy-like flowers are superb for cutting. Plants prefer a rich, moist site, spreading to form a large patch.
Armeria Ballerina
Lilac
Thrift is a durable perennial for most any sunny location. Compared to A. maritima, False Sea Thrift produces larger flower clusters, broader leaves, stiffer flower stems and stands taller. This selection bears lilac-pink flower clusters for many weeks starting in mid-spring.
Aster Blue Bayou
The dwarf mounded foliage of this adorable New York Aster is covered with large double violet blue flowers in late summer to fall. Use in containers or place at the front of the border for eye-catching late summer color
Astilbe Vision in Pink
Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. This recent midsize selection features showy, soft-pink plumes, over a compact mound of elegant, lacy blue-green leaves
Bergenia
Spring Fling
Bergenia 'Spring Fling' (Elephant's Ears) Noted for its massive floral display, Bergenia 'SpringFling' (Elephant's Ears) is a compact, clump-forming evergreen perennial boasting erect clusters of bright magenta-pink flowers in early-mid spring.
Calamintha
nepeta ssp. Nepeta
This sun-loving perennial is the perfect choice for attracting pollinators, since it blooms from early summer until frost. Tiny, white flowers cover the bushy habit. Since this is in the mint family, the leaves carry a mint scent. Perfect for rock garden enthusiasts and herb gardens. Use in the landscape as you would Nepeta (Catmint).
Astilbe Vision
in Red
'Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. This midsized selection features dusky purple-red plumes, over a compact mound of elegant, lacy bronzy-green leaves
Brunnera
Macrohylla
Brunnera macrophylla, the Siberian bugloss, great forget-me-not, largeleaf brunnera or heartleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the Caucasus. It is a hardy, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, that can reach from 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) in height, and carries basal, simple cordate leaves on slender stems.
Campanula
Blue Waterfall
='Camgood') Bellflowers are among the most popular of perennials. This dwarf selection may be grown in rock gardens, used as an edging, or in tubs and pots. Plants form a spreading patch of small green leaves, which expands to a much larger floral display, bearing loads of starry violet-blue flowers beginning in late spring and blooming for weeks on end.
Chrysanthemum
Coraligraphy
Chrysanthemum x 'Coraligraphy' Chrysanthemum. Deep red buds open to rustic red semi-double blooms in October and November. Late in the growing season bees and butterflies are pleased to have the nectar and the perennial border will be revived with the intense color. Trim in early to mid-summer to encourage branching. Grows 24” tall.
Coreopsis
Tequila Sunrise
Also known as Tickseed, these are popular plants for long-blooming display in the summer border. This colourful American selection has golden-yellow daisy flowers, over a mound of foliage strongly variegated with green and creamy white. Terrific in containers and pots, or directly in the garden. Remove faded flowers regularly, to encourage blooming well into the autumn
Delosperma
Fire Spinner
The hardy Ice Plants are native to South Africa but are amazingly hardy in North America, provided they are grown in the sun and in very well-drained soil. This extraordinary selection forms a low carpet or mat of succulent, apple-green leaves, bearing loads of starry flowers with petals that are bright apricot around the perimeter with a darker halo effect, vibrant pink at the base and a white eye. A very unique colour combination. These will bloom from late spring through fall.
Convallaria
Majalis
One of the most common of old-fashioned perennials, and a favourite for growing as a groundcover in shady areas. Plants form a spreading clump of large green leaves, bearing short spikes of fragrant white bells in late spring. Takes a year or two to establish, then spreads quickly.
Coreopsis
Red Elf
Reliable and eye-catching, Coreopsis 'Red Elf' is a dwarf perennial forming a compact mound of mid-green foliage that remains fresh-looking all season. Blooming profusely from early summer through fall, it is covered with attractive deep burgundy red blossoms adorned with a bright golden center.
Delphinium
Delgenius
breezen
The hardy Ice Plants are native to South Africa but are amazingly hardy in North America, provided they are grown in the sun and in very well-drained soil. This extraordinary selection forms a low carpet or mat of succulent, apple-green leaves, bearing loads of starry flowers with petals that are bright apricot around the perimeter with a darker halo effect, vibrant pink at the base and a white eye. A very unique colour combination. These will bloom from late spring through fall.
Dianihus
Pink Magic
Pink Magic is a lightly scented perennial that features lacy flowers that form in dense clusters atop robust foliage. The flowers open white and mature to light pink to deep pink. Great to use for a cut garden and is heat tolerant and low maintenance. close.
Echinacea
Pow Wow
Wild Berry
A distinctive selection from PanAm Seed Co. of the Purple Coneflower, one of our most popular native wildflowers. Plants form a midsized mound of coarse dark-green leaves, bearing large daisy flowers with magenta-pink petals surrounding an orange-brown central cone by midsummer.
Eupatorium
Gateway
Highly popular, Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Gateway' (Joe-Pye Weed) is loved by gardeners for its large, densely packed clusters of mauve-pink flowers, up to 8 in. wide (20 cm), atop sturdy reddish-purple stems. Fragrant, the blossoms are attractive to bees and butterflies in search of nectar
Digitalis
Candy
Mountain
This is a unique selection of Foxglove, bearing tall spikes of glowing rose-pink bells, each with darker freckles on the inside, over a rosette of downy green leaves. Unlike other varieties, the individual flowers face upward so the effect is very colourful and showy. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Excellent in large containers.
Echinacea
Cheyenne Spirit
A hybrid Coneflower, featuring single flowers in the first year. Petals are narrow, rolled or quilled in vivid shades of orange, red, rosy-red, yellow, purple and cream surrounding a large brown cone. Spectacular display from misummer to early fall. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy.
Euphorbia
Miner Merlot
Dark wine red foliage forms the backdrop for long-lasting, lime-green flowers on vigorous, mounding plants. Mixed borders or containers.
Gaura l
Siskiyou Pink
A North American wild flower, highly valued for its long flower display in the garden. Plants bloom for many weeks, with loose sprays of deep pink flowers. In the breeze these move constantly, looking like a cloud of small butterflies
Geranium
Roxanne
Selected as the 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year. This is one of the best recent Cranesbill introductions, excellent for long-season display and leagues better than older garden forms such as ‘Johnson’s Blue'.
Hemerocallis
Pardon Me
An outstanding selection bred by Dr. Darrel Apps, one of only a small handful of truly everblooming Daylilies available to gardeners in northern regions. This dwarf variety has medium-sized (3 inch) blooms in a lovely soft-yellow shade that blends with anything. Flowering continues constantly from May to frost.
Gaura I
Walberton
Silver Fountain
Gaura Walberton's® 'Silver Fountain' Variegated Gaura. Green and white variegated foliage has a somewhat silvery appearance and is complimented by long blooming white flowers on wiry stems. Blooms first appear in late spring and continue through the summer. Extremely dought
Helenium
Mariachi Salsa
Also known as Helen’s Flower, or Sneezeweed, there are many fine hybrid selections, valued for their late summer display of bright daisy-like flowers. This compact variety is part of the Mariachi™ Series and features spicy, red petals with a hit of orange surrounding a dark brown cone
Hemerocallis
Stella de Oro
This is by far the most popular Daylily selection of all time, because it performs so well in all zones, flowering for months on end. Forms a dense clump of grassy green foliage, with upright stems of fragrant, golden-yellow trumpet flowers. Early. Repeat bloomer. Compact habit.
Heuchera
Caramel
This Coral Bells selection has scalloped leaves that emerge gold in spring, deepening to amber and peach. Sprays of light-pink flowers appear in midsummer, after other selections are finished. Very sturdy habit, an excellent choice for hot, humid summer regions.
Hosta
Frances Williams
Hosta are among the most popular of perennials for shady areas, with hundreds of varieties now readily available. Plants form a sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. This large specimen selection has big, powdery blue-green leaves, with a wide creamy-yellow margin. Near-white flowers appear in July.
Hypericum
Fiesta
Hypericum calycinum 'Fiesta' Variegated St. John's Wort This stoloniferous ground cover has woody stems with an arching habit. Long, narrow variegated leaves are medium green and creamy yellow and have a tinge of pink on new leaves.
Heuchera
Plum Pudding
Not the typical burgundy color of some heucheras, this variety sports leaves that are truly plum purple with even darker purple veins. They are attractively ruffled and have bluntly pointed tips. The newer leaves are somewhat glossy, and all have deep purple undersides.
Hosta
Sieboldiana
Elegans
Hosta are among the most popular of perennials for shady areas, with hundreds of varieties now readily available. Plants form sturdy mounds of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. This large specimen selection has big, heart-shaped powdery-blue leaves, and stems of near-white flowers in midsummer.
Hypericum
Tricolor
True to its name, 'Tricolor' hypericum is a very brightly colored, low arching shrub with cream, pink and green leaves. Yellow flowers add even more color in mid-summer.
Iris
Variegata
Flashy, green and golden-striped foliage to brighten the garden! Light lavender-blue bearded flowers have a soft, sweet fragrance. Excellent near the front of borders where the foliage can be seen close up. Best in full sun, but this species is more shade-tolerant than many other species of iris.
Booster
Espoma
Flower-tone
Plant Insurance
Bonide
Plant Starter
Iris
Caesar's Brother
he Siberian Iris are an easy, trouble-free group, forming clumps of grassy foliage with a late spring display of butterfly-like flowers. Plants are sturdy and upright, and seldom troubled by Iris borer. This taller selection has deep royal-blue flowers with a gold throat.
Good Start
Twin Oaks
Natural Humus
Plant Insurance
Espoma
Bio-tone
Liatris
Spicata Kobold
Also known as Gayfeather. Widely grown as a commercial cut flower, this is selected from one of our native prairie wildflowers. Plants form a low clump of grassy looking leaves, bearing spikes of bright magenta-purple flowers beginning in midsummer
Ligularia
The Rocket
Sometimes called Elephant Ears, this is a bold specimen perennial that needs a moist location. Plants form a clump of large, jagged-edged green leaves. Purplish black stems rise above in summer, bearing long spikes of bright-yellow daisy flowers.
Lupinus Staircase
Yellow
Velvety green foliage forms a mound in spring that serves as the launching pad for thick stems that rise above bearing towers of big, bright yellow blossoms. This Lupine is perfect for massing in the middle of the garden and is the perfect cutting flower, too. Even more colorful are the butterflies and hummingbirds that will flock to this plant's bloom!
Ligularia
Pandora
Ligularias can be large plants growing over 6 ft. tall. Genus name comes from the Latin word ligula meaning strap in reference to the shape of the ray flowers
Lillum Lily Look
Tiny Comfort
Bursting with color in early to mid-summer, these compact lilies are offered in many bold and beautiful colors with very high bud counts and are perfect for the front of the border, rock garden and containers or as a cut flower.
Mertensia Virginica
Mertensia virginica (common names Virginia bluebells, Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, Roanoke bells) is a spring ephemeral plant with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America.
Musa Basjoo
is a cold hardy banana that is native to the Ryuku Islands near Japan. It may be grown directly in the ground year round in the St. Louis area. It has survived winters as far north as New England and Ontario, Canada.
Pachysandra
Terminalis
Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China and introduced to eastern North America.
Phlox
Blue Moon
is a lovely native Phlox groundcover featuring clouds of rich violet-blue blooms that float above green foliage. With fragrance to wake up your senses, it flowers in April May. Its a perfect addition to a rock garden or any shady spot where it can slowly naturalize. Provides early season pollen for hummingbirds and butterflies.
Nepeta
Cat's Pajamas
will be the most well-behaved catmint you’ve ever seen. Its shape is like a blue bowling ball in the landscape—neatly rounded and covered top to bottom for most of the summer in bubbly blue blossoms.
Paeonia
Suffruticosa
Pink
Paeonia suffruticosa, commonly called tree peony, is a deciduous, woody shrub that typically grows 3-5' tall with a 4' spread..
Phlox Nicky
This garden phlox is one of the most richly-colored varieties available. Its plum-pink blossoms bring a welcome burst of color to summer gardens. Nicky is a strong grower with large flowerheads. Great paired with pastel pinks and a showstopper with purple and orange.
Rudbeckia
Fulgida
Var.deamii
Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii is a fantastic pollinator plant with large, orangish yellow daisy flowers with slender petals and raised dark brown center cones.
Sagina
Subulata
(Irish Moss) Sagina subulata is an evergreen that lays out dense green foliage enhancing your landscape with a carpet of moss-like ground cover. It produces enchanting, tiny white flowers from late spring to mid-summer. Sagina subulata will grow best in full sun and creates an attractive display around flagstone walkways and along rock walls.
Scabiosa
Pink Mist
This British selection is extremely popular here in North America. It forms a low mound of ferny green foliage. Large soft-pink pincushion flowers begin to appear in early summer and continue blooming non-stop into late fall.
Rudbeckia
Fulgida
Little Goldstar
'Little Goldstar' (Black-Eyed Susan) Incredibly floriferous, Rudbeckia fulgida 'Little Goldstar' is a compact, clump-forming perennial boasting masses of golden-yellow, starburst-shaped flowers,
Sagina
Subulata
(Irish Moss) Sagina subulata is an evergreen that lays out dense green foliage enhancing your landscape with a carpet of moss-like ground cover. It produces enchanting, tiny white flowers from late spring to mid-summer. Sagina subulata will grow best in full sun and creates an attractive display around flagstone walkways and along rock walls.
Sedum Mat
12 x 24
Sedum mats and blankets offer an instant cover of full grown vegetation. It requires very little maintenance and very little weeding. Similar to succulents, it does not need much water or soil to survive.
Sedum
Spurium
John Creech
A very low mat-forming selection, especially useful in hot sunny sites. This Stonecrop has rounded deep-green leaves and small clusters of mauve-pink starry flowers in summer.
Stachys
Helene Von Stein
Also known as Big Ears, this low-growing selection produces a dense mat of woolly silver-gray leaves with an irresistible velvety feel. Although grown primarily for its interesting foliage, lamb's ear bears spikes of purplish pink flowers on tall stems that appear in summer.
Verbena
EnduraScape
Hot Pink
Large clusters of bright white flowers blushed with soft pink start blooming in early summer and continue nonstop until fall. The blossoms weave gracefully around their companions in a container and, as a spreading ground cover, decorate border edges. This charmer is more cold tolerant than many Verbenas and can also take the heat.
Sedum
Tetractinum
Coral Reef
A carpeting variety of Stonecrop, especially useful in hot sunny sites. The small rounded deep-green leaves form a spreading mat, with tiny yellow star-shaped flowers appearing in summer
Stachys
Silver Carpet
is grown primarily for its thick, soft, velvety, silvery leaves which typically form a rapidly spreading mat approximately 4-6" off the ground. Leaves are evergreen in warm climates, but will depreciate considerably in harsh winters. This cultivar is perhaps most noted for the fact that it rarely produces flower spikes
Verbena
EnduraScape
Pink Fizz
Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Upright Habit. Attracts: Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees. Resists: Resists Deer, Resists Disease. Bloom Time: Spring - Fall.
Vinca Minor
Alba
Also known as Myrtle, and an extremely popular evergreen groundcover. This less-common selection forms a dense mat of glossy dark green leaves, studded with clean white flowers in spring.
Cortaderia
Andes Silver
This variety of white pampas grass features silvery flowers which are not impacted much by rainfall, as their pannicles are not as dense and less prone to clumping. Also marketed as Sundale Silver, the stems can grow to 10 feet in height, which makes it quite impressive.
Festuca Glauca
Elijah Blue
Outstanding, icy blue coloration to this clumping ornamental grass holds up even through the heat of summer. Buff-colored plumes create eye-catching contrast. Perfectly suited for edging borders or mass planting as a groundcover. Drought tolerant when established.
Vinca Minor
Bowles
Also known as Myrtle, and an extremely popular evergreen groundcover. This selection forms a dense mat of glossy dark green leaves, studded with bright-blue flowers in spring. Very shade tolerant, the leaves will sometimes scorch in too much sun.
Coraderia
Rosea
A striking grass that forms a huge clump of lush green, grass-like foliage with a fountain-like habit. The foliage can be sharp so use gloves and protective clothing when cleaning up in spring. More difficult to find than the white form but worth it is you find it. From late summer through late fall, it is topped with huge, fluffy plumes that are blushed pink.
Liriope
Muscari
Big Blue
Abundant blue flower spikes rise above the attractive, tufted arching, grass-like foliage followed by clusters of black berries. Superior edging, border or groundcover. Tolerates drier conditions when established.