Our plants and products are delivered throughout the season and are subject to availability. For greater success, add Espoma BioTone when planting your perennials. (Proven Winner plants are noted with a PW after the plant name) Full Sun (FS) – 6-8 hours of direct sunlight. Part Sun (PS) – A greater emphasis is put on its receiving the minimal sun requirements. Part Shade (PSH) – Should not be planted where they will get the burning late afternoon sun. Plant where it will get shaded from a tree or plant on the east side of a building. Full Shade (SH) – Less than 3 hours of direct sunlight each day, with filtered sunlight during the rest of the day. Full shade does not mean “no sunlight.” There are very few plants that will grow in the dark. | |||
Variety | Description | Exposure | Pot Size |
Achillea / Yarrow | |||
Firefly Amethyst – PW | Bright lavender pink flowers. Ages to light pink. Billowy habit and broad foliage stays sturdy and upright. 18-22″ x 32-36″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Firefly Peach Sky – PW | Light peachy orange flowers age to yellow. Mature and new flowers create a blend of colors, much like you would find on a peach fruit. Tall, upright habit. 32-36″ x 28-32″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Firefly Sunshine – PW | Clusters of bright yellow flowers for long lasting color. 28-30″ x 24-28″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Agastache / Hummingbird Mint / Hyssop The fragrant blooms attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. | |||
Kudos Coral | Blooms summer through fall 17″ x 16″ with 20″ Bloomstalks | FS | 1 gal |
Kudos Gold | 18″ x 20″ with 20″ Bloomstalks | FS | 1 gal |
Kudos Ambrosia | Long-blooming flower spikes in a delightful changing color mix of creamy coconut, pale orange and light rose-pink. Blooms early summer through September. 18″ x 16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Kudos Mandarin | Showy, bright-orange flowers on short flower spikes which are highly attractive to hummingbirds. Its compact and bushy and it blooms from early summer through September. 18″ x 16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Poquito Orange | Orange flowers on dense, upright flower spikes from summer through fall. 10-13″ x 14-16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Purple Haze | Beautiful, dark blue-violet flowers on graceful spikes. It blooms much of the summer. 30-36″ x 30-36″ | FS | 1 gal |
Alcea / Hollyhock | |||
Chater’s Double Golden Yellow | This tall strain features fluffy double flowers in shades of yellow. Plants usually act as short-lived perennials, but will re-seed themselves for many years. 59-82″ x 12-18″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Chater’s Double Pink | This tall Hollyhock features fluffy double flowers in a range of pink shades. 59-82″ x 12-18″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Peaches ‘N’ Dreams | Tall, strong stalks are packed with lots of large, fully double, peach-colored blossoms which are sometimes tinged with raspberry-pink. 4-6′ x | FS | 4.5″ |
Allium / Ornamental Onion | |||
Serendipity – PW | Ornamental onion with rosy-purple flower clusters. 15-20″ x 10-15″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Amsonia tabernaemontana / Bluestar | |||
Storm Cloud | This native cultivar has incredibly dark stems that emerge in the spring. The olive green leaves have silver veins and have star-shaped, periwinkle blue flowers appear atop of the wide, mounding, shrub-like habit. 20-24″ x 38-42″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Anemone / Windflower | |||
Fall in Love Sweetly – PW | This fall blooming perennial has semi-double, rose pink flowers that rise above a large mound of dark green foliage. 20-26″ x 24-30″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Armeria / Thrift / Sea Thrift | |||
Bloodstone | Bright purple-pink rounded flowers. Evergreen, grassy foliage. 8-10″ x 12-18″ | PS to FS | 1 qt |
Splendens | A compact, evergreen perennial with round custers of deep pink flowers. 6-12″ x 6-12″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Dreameria® Dream Weaver | This beautiful breakthrough in Armeria breeding provides frost-to-frost flowering. Deep rose-pink flowers. 10-12″ x 10-12″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Dreameria® Dreamland | This beautiful breakthrough in Armeria breeding provides frost-to-frost flowering. Salmon-pink flowers. 10-12″ x 10-12″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Asclepias / Butterfly Weed | |||
Tuberosa | Orange butterfly weed. 24″ x 18-24″ | FS | 4.5″ & 1 qt |
Baptisia / False Indigo | |||
Blueberry Sundae – PW | This False Indigo has vibrant indigo blue spires on a compact, upright mound of blue-green foliage. This is a vigorous native cultivar. 36″ x 30-36″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Decadence® Cherries Jubiliee | Maroon and yellow flowers age to gold. Secondary branching make it especially floriferous. 30-36″ x 36″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Decandence® Sparkling Sapphire – PW | This False Indigo has Vivid violet blue flowers on a compact, upright clump of deep blue-green foliage in spring. 30-36″x 30-36″ | PS to FS | 2gal |
Decandence® Lemon Merinque – PW | This False Indigo has long, charcoal grey stems have lemon yellow flowers, on a compact, upright mound of blue-green foliage.. This is a vigorous native cultivar. 36″ x 36″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Decandence® Pink Lemondade – PW | This False Indigo has soft yellow flowers that appear on the compact clump of deep blue-green foliage in spring. The flowers age to dusty raspberry purple, showing both colors at the same time. 42-48″ x 46-48″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Buddleia / Butterfly Bush | |||
Pugster Blue® – PW | This compact plant reaches just 24″ x 24-36″ but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with true-blue flowers, each with a tiny yellow-orange eye in the center. | FS | 2 gal |
Pugster Pinkier® – PW | This compact plant reaches just 24″ x 24-36″ but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with very rich pink flowers, each with a tiny bright orange eye in the center. | FS | 2 gal |
Pugster® Amethyst – PW | This compact plant reaches just 24″ x 24-36″ but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with amethyst-toned flowers, each with a tiny yellow-orange eye in the center. | FS | 2 gal |
Campanula carpatica / Bellflower | |||
Pristar™ Deep Blue | Tidy, mounding perennial explodes with star-shaped, cupped, violet flowers that bloom profusely throughout summer. 8-12″ x 6-10″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Pristar™ White | Tidy, mounding perennial explodes with star-shaped, cupped, pure white flowers that bloom profusely throughout summer. 8-12″ x 6-10″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Rapido Blue | This Carpathian bellflower has low growing clumps of dark green foliage with upturned bell-shaped flowers. 5-7″ x 6-8″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Campanula glomerata / Clustered Bellflower | |||
Freya | Compact clumps of lush green foliage smothered by lovely, violet-purple, starry flowers that arrive earlier in spring than most creating a delightful, colorful carpet for several months into summer. 12-18″ x 8-12″ | PS to FS | |
Superba | Strong, upright-facing clusters of deep violet bells bloom heavily in late spring through mid summer. 18-20″ x 14-16″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Coreopsis / Tickseed | |||
Coreopsis Lil Bang Red Elf | Prolific color on a compact habit. Green foliage backs sprite-like, short, satiny red blooms with frilly, golden-yellow centers. Flower petals are tipped with frosty white in the summer heat. 8-12″ x 12-18″ | FS | 5″ |
Lil Bang™ Starlight | Super compact habit with prolific blooms! This stunning bloomer has large, pure white petals spiced with a dash of magenta red at the center. 10-12″ x 12-18″ | FS | 5″ |
Solanna Sunset Burst NEW | Butter-yellow flowers have a deep red glow at the base of each fringed petal. 10-18″ x 10-18″ | FS | 5″ |
Moonbeam | 1992 Perennial plant of the year. Creamy yellow flowers Threadleaf variety. 18-24″ x 18-24″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Presto (grandiflora) | Dwarf habit and large 2″ flowers that bloom from early through late summer. 6-8″ x 6-8″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Sizzle & Spice ® Curry Up | The rounded, compact habit has excellent flower coverage, looking like a blanket of flowers. Bright green, threadleaf foliage with yellow flowers that with red centers. 15-18″ x 22-24″ | FS | 5″ |
Tequila Sunrise | A compact lance leaf variety with large golden yellow flowers with dark maroon rays surrounding the golden yellow eye. 12-18″ x 12-18 | FS | 4.5″ |
Double The Sun NEW | Big, semi double bright yellow flowers with compact habit. 12-14″ x 14-16″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Uptick™ Gold & Bronze | Golden yellow flowers with bronze red centers are produced over a tidy, mounded habit. 12-14″ x 12-14″ | FS | 1 gal |
UpTick™ Red | Nearly fully red in Spring; red with yellow petal tips in Summer. 12-14″ x 12-14″ | FS | 1 gal |
Uptick™ Yellow & Red | Sunny yellow flowers with dark red centers are produced above tidy, mounded habits. 12-14″ x 12-14″ | FS | 1 gal |
Delosperma / Ice Plant The hardy Ice Plants are native to South Africa but are amazingly hardy in North America. | |||
Cooperi | Vibrant red-violet, two-inch blooms cover the fleshy green foliage throughout the warm season. 3-6″ x 24″ or more. | FS | 4.5″ |
Fire Spinner | Vibrant tri-colored flowers of orange, red and lavender. Increcibly colorful. 1″ x 15-18″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Jewel of the Desert Garnet | A dwarf hybrid Ice plant with a profusion of eye catching, dime sized flowers of scarlet and lavender. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant. 1″ x 4-6″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Jewel of the Desert Topaz | The petals are orange around the perimeter, white on the inside. In between is a pink halo, and a yellow eye. 4-6″ x 6-8″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Dianthus / Pinks | |||
Fire Star | Fragrant, fiery red flowers with a deep crimson eye appear in abundance throughout the growing season. 8″ x 8-12″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Firewitch | Magenta-pink flowers bloom profusely, with a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Blue-gray, compact foliage quickly forms a solid mat. 12″ x 12″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Fruit Punch® ‘Rasberry Ruffles’ – PW | Large, double, raspberry pink flowers with razor thin white edges atop a polished, upright mound of blue-green foliage. 8-10″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Fruit Punch® ‘Spiked Punch’– PW | Loads of double, vibrant fuchsia pink flowers with a deep red eye and heavily serrated edges atop a low mound of steel blue foliage. 6-8″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Fruit Punch® Black Cherry Frost – PW | Loads of semi-double, velvety red flowers with near white edge atop a low mound of silvery blue foliage. 8-10″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Fruit Punch® Classic Coral – PW | Fragrant, double coral pink blossoms on a tight, compact mound of blue-green foliage. 8-10″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Fruit Punch® Cranberry Cocktail – PW | Carnation-like, double, hot magenta pink flowers atop a low mound of grey-green foliage. 8-10″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Fruit Punch® Maraschino – PW | Fragrant, double, hot cherry red blossoms atop a low mound of silvery blue, spiky foliage. 9-11″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Fruit Punch® Sweetie Pie – PW | Loads of semi-double, true pink flowers with a darker pink eye atop a low mound of silvery blue-green foliage. 10″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Hello Yellow NEW | First yellow dianthus. Eye-catching soft-yellow double blooms are carried on sturdy stems that do not flop. Silver-blue foliage highlights the masses of yellow petals. 8-11″ x 8-11″ | PS to FS | |
Neon Star | Fragrant fluorescent pink blooms appear continuously throughout the growing season. 6-9″ x 6-12″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Paint the Town Fancy – PW | Single, rosy fuchsia flowers with red eyes atop a low mound of grayish blue foliage. 6-8″ x 16-18″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Paint the Town Fuchsia – PW | Single, fuchsia flowers with red eyes atop a low mound of grayish blue foliage. 6-8″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Paint the Town Magenta – PW | Single, vibrant magenta pink flowers atop a low mound of grayish blue foliage. 6-8″ x 12-14″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Paint the Town Red – PW | Single, magenta red flowers atop a low mound of grayish blue foliage. 6-8″ x 16-18″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Pretty Poppers Double Bubble | Double, medium pink flowers with blue-green foliage. Very floriferous and petite. 6-8″ x 6-8″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Pretty Poppers Electric Red | Rich red flowers that grab you from a distance. Flowers are held on strong stems above blue-green leaves. 8-10″ x 16″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Digitalis purpurea / Foxglove | |||
Arctic Fox Rose | Arctic Fox Rose Foxgloves, are a wild departure from the ordinary as they produce blooms every year. The tall spikes of velvety rose bells bloom from spring through late summer. Thel flowers stay upright and don’t flop. 36-48″ x 12-18″ | FS to PSH | 1 gal |
Dalmation Peach | The flowers open a pretty shade of pinkish peach and then lighten to a soft peach color with tiny orange speckled throats. The foliage forms a compact clump and the plants are well-branched. 24-36″ x 12″ | FS to PSH | 1 gal |
Dalmation Purple | Sturdy rose purple spikes accented with pronounced spotted throats. Earliest blooming of all Foxglove. 24″ x 18″ | FS to PSH | 1 gal |
Echinacea / Coneflower | |||
Artisan™ Collection Red Ombre | This coneflower has very large, single flowers with petals that open red and age to rusty-orange shades surrounding a spiky, gold-brown cone centre. 16-27″ x 10-25″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Cheyenne Spirit | A vibrant color range in rich shades of orange, scarlet, rosy red, purple, cream, tomato red, and golden yellow. 24-30″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Color Coded™ Frankly Scarlet – PW | Bright scarlet orange flowers are produced above dark green leaves. 26-28″ X 16-20″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Color Coded™ Orange You Awesome – PW | Large, tangerine orange flowers have dark cones and produced above dark green leaves. 18-22″ x 16-20″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Color Coded™ The Price is White – PW | White flowers are produced above dark green foliage. 20-22″ x 16-18″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Color Coded™ Yellow My Darling – PW | Rich yellow flowers are produced above dark green leaves. Flowers age to creamy yellow. 18-24″ x 16-20″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Double Scoop™ Mandarin | Saturated orange, double pom-pom flowers that don’t bleach out as they age. 24-26″ x 16-22″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Lakota Fire – PW | Incredibly colorful coneflower has shades of red, reddish-orange and pinkish red. A shorter variety. 12-16″ x 16-18″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Prima™ Ginger | Charming multicolored blooms that start a soft orange and age to a pink tone. Extremely short, clumping habit with multiple crowns. 12″ x 15″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sombrero® Blanco | Bright white blooms on compact mounds of green foliage. Long blooming season. 18-20″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sombrero® Granada Gold | Golden yellow flowers on a well-branched plant, with very dark green leaves. 18-22″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sombrero® Lemon Yellow Improved | Fragrant, rich yellow flowers on a sturdy, upright clump of dark green foliage. 18-22″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Sombrero® Summer Solstice | Yellow rays with white bases surrounding orange center cone. 18-20″ x 20-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sombrero® Tres Amigos | The blossoms open to a peachy-orange tone which deepens to magenta and then finally a rich burgundy. 18-20″ x 20-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sombrero® Baja Burgundy | Large, rich burgundy blooms cover the mounding green foliage on upright stems. 18-20″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sombrero® Baja Burgundy New! | Large, rich burgundy blooms cover the mounding green foliage on upright stems. 18-20″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sombrero® Fiesta Orange | Brilliant deep orange, downward-arching ray flowers and large, deep orange cones, on sturdy, compact plants. 18-20″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sombrero® Hot Coral | Brilliant, hot coral flowers that blooms prolifically on a compact plants. 24-26″ x 16-22″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sombrero® Orange | Intense orange flowers with matching orange cones and dark green foliage. 18-20″ x 18-20″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sombrero® Rosada | Bright, vibrant, rose-pink flowers with dark purple stems. 18-22″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sombrero® Salsa Red | Large, bright orangish-red blooms. 24-26″ x 16-22″ | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Sombrero® Sangrita | Orange flowers mature to warm red with dark cones and rich, dark green leaves. 18-22″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Sunny Days™ Ruby | Sturdy stems support over-sized double, ruby colored flowers. 24″ x 24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
SunSeekers Salmon | The flowers emerge as a lovely shade of salmon-pink with some soft yellow petals in the centre. As the aromatic blooms mature, their salmon-pink petals become pale pink and large, dark crimson cones form. 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
SunSeekers Tequila Sunrise NEW | Long-lived, two-tone golden-yellow flowers appear in summer with heavily flushed orange-red centers. Very floriferous with compact growth habit. 18-24″ x 12-18″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Supreme™ Cantaloupe | The color of a ripe cantaloupe. The fragrant, long-lasting blooms have a center cone that show off atop the strong, sturdy stems. 24-30″ x 12-15″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Gaillardia / Blanket Flower | |||
Barbican™ Yellow Red Ring | A much more dense, rounded habit than others. Red centers are surrounded by bright yellow edges. A carefree perennial with vibrant flowers that bloom nearly nonstop all season. 14-18″ x 14-18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Sunset Flash | This heavy bloomer has large flowers that have two rows of flat, bright orange-red petals with yellow tips. Blooms from late spring or summer, right up until frost. 12-14″ x 12-14″ | FS | 1 gal |
Sunset Snappy | A cheery single layer of flat, purple-pink petals with creamy yellow tips. Blooms from early summer until the first frost. 14-16″ x 14-16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Gaura / Whirling Butterflies | |||
Cupid’s Arrows | A compact plant that doesn’t sprawl. This colorful perennial boast thousands of rose and red flowers and red-splashed foliage. 10″ x 18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Geum / Avens | |||
Tempo Rose NEW | This early bloomer produces a plethora of dark, rose-pink flowers on short, dark stems. This easy to grow plant has a long bloom time. 8″ x 12″ | FS | |
Gysophila / Baby’s Breath | |||
Festival Star – PW | This hardy baby’s breath has clouds of small white flowers float on densely branched plants from May through October; great cut or dried flower. 12-18″ x 16-24″ | FS | 5″ |
Heliopsis helianthoides / False Sunflower | |||
Tuscan Gold™ | Bright yellow flowers with large orange eye, on a compact plant. 24-36″ x 20-24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Tuscan Sun – PW | Bright yellow flowers with large orange eye, on a compact plant. 24-36″ x 20-24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Hemerocallis / Daylily | |||
Apricot Sparkles | Re-blooming, daylily with 3-4″ apricot colored flowers with ruffled edges and yellow-tinged center throats. Flowers sparkle in the sun. 15″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Born to Run | A showy midsummer bloomer with rich, rosy red flowers that have a creamy yellow, incredibly ruffled picotee edge and a narrow pale pink watermark above the lime green throat. 20-28″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Double Pardon Me | Cranberry-red double reblooming flowers. 18″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Fragrant Returns | Fragrant Returns blooms again and again with sweetly scented lemon-yellow flowers. 18″ x 15-18″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Inkheart PW | This reblooming daylily has creamy yellow flowers with crisp, dark purple eyes (or “heart”) with matching picotee edges. 28″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Lies & Lipstick NEW | This reblooming daylily has 5.5″ soft white-pink petals with a rose-red eye and green throat. Ruffled, red edges are trimmed in gold. 24-36″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Orange Flurry | This re-blooming variety has beautiful peach blooms with golden centers and pale stripes radiating outward. 17″ x 12″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Orange Smoothie | Orange mango petals with a light rose band are borne on strong, well-branched, heavily budded scapes. Flowers appear in midsummer and again later in the season. 24″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Pardon Me | Mid season blooming miniature daylily has 2.75″, fragrant, cranberry red petals with a narrow yellow watermark and bright green throat. Repeat bloomer. 18″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Purple De Oro | Early blooming variety with 3″ vibrant, ruby red flowers with small yellow throats. Rebloomer. 18″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Rainbow Rhythm® Going Bananas – PW | Great rebloomer! Lightly fragrant, lemon yellow flowers open fully on a short clump of green foliage. Blooms early and continues into fall. 19-20″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Ruby Stella | Early summer brings 3″ vibrant ruby-red flowers blooms with small yellow throat, that are slightly fragrant. Excellent rebloomer. 18″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Stella Supreme | Similar in blooming behavior to Stella d’ Oro, but has lemon yellow flowers with a strong citrus smell. Starts blooming in early summer and reblooms until frost. 14″ x 18″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ |
Heuchera / Coral Bells | |||
Berry Timeless | This coral bell keeps on blooming dainty masses of pink flowers that age to a warm, rosy pink sway over compact mounds of white marked green leaves that start in early summer and keep blooming until frost! 8-10″ x 20″ with flower to 20″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Black Forest Cake | Deep purple, almost black foliage is topped with spikes of cherry-red flowers in late spring. 6″ x 12″ with flowers to 12″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Caramel | The leaves emerge bright gold and mature to a peachy orange. The flowers are white bloom in summer. 10-14″ x 18″ | PS to PSH | |
Dolce Wildberry – PW | Large, scalloped, incredibly glossy leaves are a bold shade of purple that have charcoal veins that accent the leaves. Dark stems hold rosy pink scapes and white flowers at 26-28″. 10-14″ x 16-20″ | PS to PSH | 5″ & 1 gal |
Dressed Up® Evening Gown NEW – PW | Huge glossy black leaves are incredibly ruffled and form a substantial habit. Large flower scapes hold pink buds that open to white flowers. 12-14″ x 20-24″. Scape height 18-20″ | PS to PSH | 5″ |
Forever Red | This fast growing Heuchera has extremely red. The leaves are cut and somewhat ruffled and are reddest in the spring and fall when the temperatures are cooler. The 14″ spikes have white flowers in mid summer. 7″ x 14″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Georgia Peach | The large peach colored leaves have a showy silver overlay that accent the lush habit. The color intensifies to rose purple with a decorative frosted veil in fall and winter. The white flowers grow on 30″ scapes. 14″ x 24″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Midnight Rose | Burnished black leaves are spotted hot pink in the spring, lightening in summer to cream and pink spots. 10″ x 16″ . Blooms reach 20-24″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Northern Exposure Red Mahogany | Round leaves in clear, dark red adorn the dense, medium size mounds. 14″ x 20″. Scapes 18″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Obsidian | The shiney broad, rounded leaves are like blace satin and do not fade. flowers bloom in late spring to early summer on 24″ spikes. 10-14″ x 16-20″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Palace Purple | The brilliant deep purple foliage provides a wonderful mass of color and offsets delightful sprays of tiny, white, summer flowers. 12-18″ x 12-18″. Blooms reach 24″ | PS to PSH | 4.5″ |
Peachberry Ice – PW | Large, apricot orange leaves have a silver overlay, beautifully pronounced ruffling, and bright pink undersides. Leaves mellow in warmer months. Cream flowers. 8-10″ x 30-34″. Scape height 24-30″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Primo® ‘Wild Rose’ – PW | This Coral Bell has a dense habit of large, bright rosy purple leaves with prominent deep charcoal gray veining. Upright, dark burgundy stems hold rosy pink flowers. 8-10″ x 18-20″ | PS to PSH | 5″ & 1 gal |
Primo® Black Pearl – PW | The stunning black foliage on this Coral Bell will grow in both shade and sun. It has a dense habit of shiny, jet black leaves with scalloped, ruffled edges and rosy purple undersides. Topped with white flowers with pink outer whorl of the flowers. 8-10″ x 18-20″ | PS to PSH | 5″ & 1 gal |
Primo® Mahogany Monster | Massive glossy, mahogany red leaves form a substantial clump of foliage. Large burgundy flower stems hold light pink buds with cream flowers. 12-16″ x 22-28″ Flower height is 32-38″ | PS to PSH | 1 gal |
Hibiscus / Rose Mallow / Hardy Hibiscus | |||
Blackberry Merlot NEW | 8″ rich, deep velvety red flowers are produced above a tight, upright habit of deep green leaves. 4-4.5′ x 3.5-4′ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Cherry Choco Latte – PW | Very large 8-9” flowers are white with deep pink veining and a notably large eye. Attractive dark olive green foliage forms an airy clump. 48″ x 48″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Midnight Marvel – NEW | Deep wine-purple, maple-like foliage and large scarlet red, 8-9″ flowers. 4′ x 4.5′ | FS | 1 gal |
Starry Starry Night | Near black maple-like leaves are covered in huge 8″ pale pink petals with dark pink speckling and veining. 3.5-4′ x 3.5-4′ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Summerific® Berry Awesome – PW | Lavender pink flowers. 40-48″ x 54-60″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Summerific® Candy Crush – PW | Huge 8”, bright bubblegum pink flowers with a near-black, dark red eye are produced all over the upright, columnar habit of rich, bright green leaves. 48-54″ x 48-54″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Summerific® Cranberry Crush – PW | Large 7-8”, deep scarlet red flowers are produced all over the dense, rounded clump of deep green, leathery, maple-like leaves. 48″ x 48-60″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Summerific® Evening Rose – PW | Huge 8”, puckered hot pink flowers cover a round, dense habit of near black foliage. 48″ x 54-60″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Summerific® Holy Grail – PW | Huge deep red flowers on near-black foliage. 48″ x 54-60″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Summerific® Perfect Storm – PW | This compact variety has large 7-8”, white flowers with a red eye and deep pink splashes, are produced all over the dense, rounded clump of deep black-purple maple-like leaves. 36″ x 54-60″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Iberis sempervirens / Candytuft | |||
Snowsation™ | Large white flowers over a compact mound of foliage in mid to late spring. 6-8″ x 10-12″ | FS | 1 gal |
Summer Snowdrift | Clusters of white flowers bloom from mid-spring until late-summer. 10-12″ x 12-14″ | FS | 1 gal |
Tahoe | Clusters of white blooms from spring to summer on neat, compact mounds of glossy green foliage. 8-10″ x 12-24″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Kniphofia / Red Hot Poker | |||
Pyromania® Backdraft – PW | Spiky flowers and upright habit with reddish orange flowers that open peachy yellow for a two-tone effect over grass-like foliage. 30-36″ x 24-30″ | FS | 5″ |
Pyromania® Rockets Red Glare – PW | Vibrant warm red buds open to creamy peach flowers over grass-like foliage. | FS | 5″ |
Red Hot Popsicle™ | Lively, cinnamon red flowers on short, compact plants for the smaller garden. Narrow grassy leaves. Free blooming and re-blooming. 16″ x 18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Lavandula / Lavender | |||
Ellagance Purple | This English Lavender has grey-green leaves with spikes of deep violet-blue flowers on a compact plant. 10-12″ x 10-12″ | FS | 4.5″ |
French Perfume | This English Lavender has grey-green foliage that forms a compact, uniform, rounded mound topped with deep purple flowers beginning in midsummer. The flowers are intensely fragrant, carrying an unusually sweet, clean lavender perfume scent. 12-16″ x 12-16″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Grosso | A French hybrid lavender with dark blue flower spikes in mid-summer. An impressive profuse bloomer ideal for drying or culinary use. 24-30″ x 24-30″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Hidcote Blue | This English Lavender has deep purple flower spikes above mounds of gray-green foliage 18-24″ x 18-24″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Hidcote Giant | A highly aromatic plant with a bushy mound of narrow, gray-green foliage, and long stems of violet-blue flower spikes. 18-36″ x 36-50″ | FS | 1 gal |
Phenomenal® (French hybrid) | A large lavender that can be used to create a border around the garden and also can be grown as a cut and dried flower for potpourri and culinary uses. It forms a very uniform, dense mound of silvery green foliage topped with tall wands of rich lavender purple flowers. 24-30″ x 24-30″ | FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Provence | Highly fragrant evergreen shrub with gray-green foliage and abundant purple flower spikes. A wonderful addition to dry, sunny borders and gardens. Useful as hedge or edging in herb gardens. Highly effective in mass plantings. Flowers may be dried and crushed to use in sachets. 24″ x 24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Sensational™ NEW | 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. 18″ x 24″. Blooms – 30″ | FS | 5″ |
Sweet Romance® (English hybrid) – PW | This English Lavender has silvery green foliage and beautiful fragrant, purple flowers. 12-18″ x 12-18″ | FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Thumbelina | This dwarf lavender is from New Zealand and has fragrant grey-green foliage and chubby spikes of deep purple-blue flowers. Excellent low, mounded habit. 6-12″ x 10-12″ | FS | 1 gal |
Leucanthemum / Shasta Daisy | |||
Amazing Daisies® Marshmallow NEW – PW | Large, 3.5 in. fully double bright white flowers blanket the plant all summer. 18-20″ x 20-22″ | FS | 5″ |
Amazing Daisies® Banana Cream II NEW – PW | Lemon yellow flower buds open to creamy white flowers. A very floriferous plant that has an extra long bloom time in summer. Flowers sit on dark green leaves, forming a beautiful habit. 20-24″ x 20-22″ | FS | 5″ |
Becky | A mainstay in a perennial border. It is a long lasting Shasta cultivar. The rigid stems do not require staking. Features 3-4″ diameter flower heads. Long bloom period. 36″-48″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Crazy Daisy | Fully double flowers that create a blizzard of white. 24-30″ x 12-24″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Gold Finch | Great yellow semi-double blooms that emerge bright, lemon yellow and gradually mature to ivory white. Blooms age well and are carried on very strong stems. 18-20″ x 18-23″ | FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Snowcap | An outstanding dwarf daisy with large, single, long lasting, pure white flowers. 10-14″ x 12″ | FS | 4.5″ & 1 gal |
White Lion | A compact and early flowering Shasta Daisy, featuring huge white, daisy flowers with a yellow center. 8-10″ x 8-12″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Liatris spicata / Gayfeather | |||
Kobold | Compact cultivar forms low grassy clumps which produce recurring spikes of showy pink blossoms. 24″ x 12″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Lilium asiatic / Dwarf Asiatic Lily | |||
Tiny Ranger NEW | Bright yellows flowers on a dwarf, compact habit. 12-14″ x 10-12″ | PS to PSH | 4.5″ |
Tiny Rocket NEW | Dark red flowers with darker highlights, tight compact habit. 14-16″ x 10-12″ | PS to PSH | 4.5″ |
Tiny Toons NEW | Pink with orange tinged centers. Strong stems with large flowers, 5-7 flowers per stem. 14″ x 10-14″ | PS to PSH | 4.5″ |
Lobelia / Cardinal Flower | |||
Queen Victoria | A native cultivar with with deeper red bloom and dark burgundy foliage. 36-48″ x 12-24″ | FS to PSH | 4.5″ |
Starship™ Burgundy – PW | Burgundy blooms and near-black stems is electrifying on this compact, free-flowering Lobelia. 20-24″ x 8-12″ | FS to PSH | 1.5 gal |
Starship™ Deep Rose – PW | Deep rose flower spikes. Compact, well branched clump of foliage. 20-24″ x 12-24″ | FS to PSH | 1.5 gal |
Vulcan Red | Upright clump of deep purple foliage. Rich cardinal red flowers. 24-36″ x 10-14″ | FS to PSH | 4.5″ |
Monarda / Bee Balm | |||
Leading Lady Amethyst NEW – PW | Light amethyst purple colored bee balm is a short perennial that grows 10-14″ x 22-28″. | PS to FS | 5″ |
Leading Lady Pink NEW – PW | Bright pink colored bee balm is a short perennial that grows 10-14″ x 22-24″. | PS to FS | 5″ |
Leading Lady Razzberry NEW – PW | Bright raspberry, purple colored bee balm is a short perennial that grows 10-14″ x 22-24″. | PS to FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Pardon My Rose – PW | Sweet and compact perennial with intense rose pink flowers in summer. 14-18″ x 22-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sugar Buzz® ‘Blue Moon’ | Lavender blue flowers are held by attractive purple bracts. 20″ x 18-22″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sugar Buzz® ‘Bubblegum Blast’ | In midsummer, ‘Bubblegum Blast’ forms a solid dome of hot pink, 2-2½” flowers on strong, well-branched stems with dark green foliage. 24″ x 32″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sugar Buzz® ‘Rockin’ Raspberry’ | Deep raspberry purple flowers with very dark green leaves. 20″ x 20″” | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Nepeta / Catmint | |||
Cat’s Meow – PW | Cat’s Meow is a uniform grower with dense and colorful flowers on a refined habit. 17-20″ x 24-26″ | FS | 1 gal |
Cat’s Pajamas – PW | This dwarf catmint has small indigo flowers that cover the whole stem. Blooms non-stop all season. 12-14″ x 18-20″ | FS | 1 gal |
Origanum / Ornamental (and edible) Oregano | |||
Drops of Jupiter – PW | Chartreuse yellow leaves are topped with mauve pink flowers in late summer. The leaves are edible, with less intense flavor than the typical oregano varieties. 24″ x 36″ | FS | 1 gal |
Papaver / Poppy | |||
Champagne Bubbles Mix | A dwarf variety of fragrant orange, red, white and yellow blooms on short stems May through July. 10-12″ x 12″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Tangerine Gem | Tangerine-orange flowers are produced above fern-like, silvery-blue foliage in late spring to early summer. 24″ x 18″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Peony | |||
Henry Bockstoce | A striking and very fragrant, large peony. Its extremely large (up to 8″), double flowers are formed from rounded petals in a deep cardinal red. 40″ stems | FS | 3gal |
Pink Hawaiian Coral | A fragrant double flower ages, its petals change from rose-coral to light coral, or almost cream, with a mustard-yellow heart. Erect stems—no staking necessary—and mounded foliage make for an excellent presentation in the landscape. Blooms measure about 5½” in diameter and are ideal for spring bouquets. 36″ x 32-36″ | FS | 3gal |
Rachael Cherry Red | Massive ruffled vivid red double flowers. 36″ x 24″ | FS | 2gal |
Raspberry Sundae | Large, luscious, fragrant, soft pink, double flowers with sweet cream tones have classic charm and fabulous springtime color. 24-36″ x 24-36″ | FS | 2gal |
Red Anemone | Fragrant red early to mid-season bloomer has bright rose red guard petals and does not need staking. | FS | 2gal |
Sarah Bernhardt | A beloved fragrant Peony with large double flowers in pastel pink. This longtime favorite blooms dependably year after year and presents a healthy amount of emerald green foliage to add interest to the garden throughout the season. 34-36″ x 24-36″ | FS | 2gal |
Julia Rose Itoh | Gorgeous, large, double flowers stand above the vigorous, lush, toothed, green foliage on sturdy stems that require no staking. The epitome of romance with pleasantly fragrant, slightly spicy blooms of soft apricot petals, blended reddish purple tips, and yellow centers. 24-36″ x 24-36″ | FS | 3gal |
(Itoh Peonies are a cross between woody tree peonies and herbaceous peonies. These exceptional intersectional hybrids offer the best of both parents: Enormous flowers and foliage like that of a tree peony, with a prolific blooming habit, vigorous growth and stronger stems that hold up the large blooms without staking. | |||
Penstemon / Beardtongue | |||
Midnight Masquerade – PW | Deep burgundy purple leaves look attractive all season long and form a tall, full and refined habit. Rich lavender purple flowers with pure white interiors top the foliage on dark stems. 36″ x 24-36″ | FS | 1 gal |
Pikes Peak Pruple | Tall, vibrant spikes of grape-colored, nectar-rich flowers throughout summer. 12-36″ x 24-36″ | FS | 1 gal |
Red Rocks | Tall, showy spikes of bright rose-red flowers on mounded dark green foliage throughout summer. 12-24″ x 36″ | FS | 1 gal |
Rock Candy® Blue | Masses of beautiful spikes of sky blue tubular flowers with fuchsia overtones, white throats and violet stripes rising above the foliage from early to late summer, which emerge from distinctive deep purple flower buds. 12″ x 12″ | FS | 1 gal |
Rock Candy® Light Pink | A compact clump of green foliage topped with spikes full of bright pink, bell-shaped flowers that provide loads of color. Blooms heavily in late spring, reblooming in late summer if lightly trimmed after the first flush. Heat and drought tolerant. 12-18″ x 12-18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Rock Candy® Ruby | A compact clump of green foliage topped with spikes full of deep pink, bell-shaped flowers that provide loads of color. Blooms heavily in late spring, reblooming in late summer if lightly trimmed after the first flush. Heat and drought tolerant. 12-18″ x 12-18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Perovskia / Russian Sage | |||
Little Spire | A compact plant with an open habit. 24″ x 12″ | FS | 1 gal |
Denim ‘n Lace – PW | Lacy-like, bright sky blue flowers are held on amethyst calyxes, with strong stems and an upright habit. Long bloom time. 28-32″ x 34-38″ | FS | 5″ |
Phlox paniculata / Garden phlox | |||
Candy Store Coral Crème Drop | Beautiful rose-coral flowers with white and deep pink accents bloom in early summer, filling the garden with a sweet fragrance until fall. 20-28″ x 20-28″ | FS | 1 gal |
Cloudburst | An early blooming Phlox with a broad, mounding, billowy habit. Lavender purple flowers have bright pink eyes. Its dark green leaves are disease resistant. 28″ x 42″ | FS | 1 gal |
Garden Girls™ Cover Girl | Deep lavender purple flowers with white halo centers. Disease resistant foliage. 38-42″ x 24-28″ | FS | 1 gal |
Garden Girls™ Glamour Girl | Large clusters of hot coral pink flowers. Bright green foliage is mildew resistant. Excellent rebloomer through late summer. 32″ x 18-24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Garden Girls™ Party Girl | White flowers with light pink centers. Disease resistant foliage. 28-32″ x 28-32 | FS | 1 gal |
Garden Girls™ Uptown Girl | Light pink flowers have dark pink centers. Disease resistant foliage. 32-36″ 28-32″ | FS | 1 gal |
Luminary™ Backlight NEW – PW | Pure white flowers produce well-defined panicles on top of dark green leaves. Great for disease resistance even in hot, humid conditions. 28-30″ x 20-24″ | FS | 5″ |
Luminary™ Opalescence – PW | Fragrant, light pink flowers have dark pink eyes and dark green leaves. One of the very best for disease resistance. 30-32″ x 24-28″ | FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Luminary™ Ultraviolet – PW | This tall garden Phlox has dark magenta violet flower panicles and bright green foliage. Good disease resistance. 32-36″ x 28-32″ | FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Opening Act White | This early blooming, dwarf phlox will provide a long season of color to the garden with pure white flowers. The dark green, glossy foliage is mildew and disease resistant. 18-20″ x 18-20″ | FS | 1 gal |
Platycodon / Balloon Flower | |||
Astra Semi Double White | Balloonlike buds open into long-lasting, 3″ white bell-shaped flowers. Sturdy, compact and well-branched plants are uniform and heat tolerant. 8-10″ x 12-24″ | PSH to FS | 4.5″ |
Astra Semi Double Blue | Balloonlike buds open into long-lasting, 3″ violet-blue bell-shaped flowers. Sturdy, compact and well-branched plants are uniform and heat tolerant. 8-10″ x 12-24″ | PSH to FS | 4.5″ |
Rudbeckia / Black-Eyed Susan | |||
American Gold Rush | 2020 All American Select Herbaceous Perennial Winner. Bright, golden-yellow flowers with black centers and arched petals. Compact, upright domed-shaped has narrow 2-inch wide hairy foliage. Blooms from July to September, with some color up until frost. 22-26″ x 24-30″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Early Bird Gold | Bright golden yellow petals and brown centers on a sturdy, upright habit offers a long flowering season. 18-24″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Glitters Like Gold NEW | 3″ gold flowers appear summer through fall. Intense bloom, greater bloom volume and more disease resistance than other Rudbeckia selections. 24-36″ x 12-24″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Little Goldstar NEW | A knee-high Black-Eyed Susan, with star-shaped golden yellow flowers. Flowers are produced over dark green foliage for a long time. 14-16″ x 14-16″ | PS to FS | 5″ |
Salvia / Sage | |||
Blue Hill | True blue profuse bloomer is wonderfully fragrant. Deadhead to promote reblooming. 24″ x 16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Caradonna | This award winner has glowing purple backed stems and rich deep purple blue flowers. It provides a long, showy period of bloom. 24″ x 16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Color Spires® Azure Snow Proven Winner | Deep violet blue and white bicolor flower spikes atop the neatly mounded, aromatic foliage. 18-20″ x 18-20″ | FS | 1 gal |
Color Spires® Back To The Fuchsia – PW | Fuchsia pink flowers spikes atop the neatly mounded, aromatic foliage. 22-24″ x 22-24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Color Spires® Crystal Blue | Cool sky blue flower spikes atop the mounded, aromatic foliage. 18-20″ x 24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Color Spires® Snow Kiss | This colorful perennial produces large white flowers with a soft pink lip atop the neatly mounded, aromatic foliage. 20-22″ x 20-22″ | FS | 1 gal |
East Friesland | Tall, vibrant spikes of intense violet-blue flowers on erect purple stems emerge above the compact, shrub-like clump of dense, fragrant, gray-green foliage. 18″ x 24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Fashionista® Evening Attire | Huge, vivid dark violet blue flowers are packed tightly into a refined habit. Flowers are held on dark calyxes above dark green foliage. 20-22″ x 24-26″ | FS | 1 gal |
Fashionista® Ballerina Pink | Large soft pink flowers that are held by dark mauve pink calyxes. 18-20″ x 16-18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Fashionista® Lilac Lipstick | Lilac-pink bicolor flowers have softer blushed top petals with darker hoods on dark green foliage. 16-18″ x 20-22″ | FS | 1 gal |
Fashionista® Moulin Rouge | Incredibly dark, deep rose buds burst open to huge, rosy pink flowers. 24-26″ x 28-30″ | FS | 1 gal |
May Night (Mainacht) | Deep purple-blue flowers bloom in late spring with a profusion of flower spikes, it reblooms later in the summer when deadheaded. It is an outstanding perennial with excellent cold hardiness, vigor, and tolerance of heavy clay soils. 15-18″ x 18″ | FS | 1 gal |
New Dimension Blue | Intense deep violet blue flowers with aromatic leaves (when brushed against). This is a dwarf salvia is long blooming, and will rebloom in the fall when dead headed. 8-10″ x 12-15″ | FS | 1 gal |
Perfect Profusion | One of the very best Salvia for consistent rebloom. Soft icy blue flowers cover the perfectly rounded plant. 16-20″ x 16-20″ | FS | 1 gal |
Pink Profusion – PW | One of the very best Salvia for consistent rebloom. Dark pink flowers are produced on darker pink calyxes on a perfectly rounded, dense and beautiful habit. 14-16″ x 14-16″ | FS | 1 gal |
Sallyrosa™ April Night | This petite salvia blooms a month earlier than the popular May Night, providing an extended bloom period from spring right through summer. Blue-violet flower spikes rise from dense, sturdy, upright foliage. Great drought and mildew resistance 12-14″ x 12-14″ | FS | 1 gal |
Stachys byzantina / Lamb’s Ear | |||
Fuzzy Wuzzy | This Lamb’s Ear forms a dense carpet of sot fuzzy, silvery gray leaves. 8″ x 12-24″ and more! | FS | 4.5″ |
Stachys officinalis / Hummelo | |||
Betony | Betony has rosie/lavander flowers that sit above green leaves, 18″ x 24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Stokesia / Stoke’s Aster | |||
Color Wheel | Two to three inch wide flowers transition from white to lavender and age to deep blue, providing long-lasting color. 18-24″ x 18-24″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Peachie’s Pick | Named after the plantswoman who discovered it, Peachie Saxton of Mississippi. This variety produces the lavender-blue flowers, that blooms much longer and a bit later than the other types. It has an upright habit and healthy-looking, deep green foliage that remains attractive all season. Its longer stems make it a good variety for cut flowers. 18″ x 18-24″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Verbena / Vervain | |||
Rose | Rose Verbena is a native plant that has rose-pink flowers and will grow in average to dry soil. 6-18″ x 12-24″. | FS to PSH | 1 gal |
Homestead Purple | Large rich velvety purple flowers blooms from May through the summer until frost. 12″ x 24-36″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Veronica / Speedwell | |||
Magic Show® ‘Pink Potion’ – PW | Rosy purple flower wands grow above a rounded, low clump of deep green foliage. 14-16″ x 18-22″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Magic Show® ‘Purple Illusion’ – PW | Baby pink flower wands grow above a rounded, low clump of deep green foliage. 16-18″ x 16-18″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Magic Show® White Wands – PW | This Speedwell has white flower wands on a compact, 16-20″ x 14-16″ plant | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Grasses for Part to Full Sun | |||
Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha ‘Caspian’ / Caspian Feather Reed Grass | It stands up to prolonged high heat. ‘Caspian’ holds its form all summer, and in late summer, pink-blushed flower spikes top the stems, providing lovely subtle color well into autumn. 48″ x 24″ | FS TO PS | 3gal |
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ / Karl Foerster’s Feather Reed Grass | Karl Foerster Reed Grass. 48-72″ x 24-36″ | FS TO PS | 1 qt |
Festuca glauca / Elijah Blue Fescue | Icy blue coloration to this clumping ornamental grass holds up even through the heat of summer. Buff-colored plumes create eye-catching contrast. 8-12″ x 8-12″ | FS | 4.5″ & 1 qt |
Liriope muscari / Purple Explosion™ Monkey Grass/Lilyturf | Purple Explosion is a versatile evergreen that forms a tight clump of dense, narrow, green foliage that are the perfect complement to the explosion of deep purple flower spikes in the fall. | FS to PS | 1 qt & 1 gal |
Liriope muscari / Silvery Sunproof Monkey Grass | The bold variegation and lilac flower spikes highlight this glow growing grass. It is fuss-free and adaptable, resistant to insects and disease, and tolerant of heat and humidity when established. It’s a short clumping grass that grows 15-18″ x 15-18″ | PS to SH | 1 qt & 1 gal |
Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ / Variegated Monkey Grass/Lilyturf | Yellow and green striped leaves form arching grass like foliage. Lilac flowers appear in the fall. 15″ x 15″ | PS | 1 qt & 1 gal |
Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’ / Big Blue Monkey Grass/Lilyturf | 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. Evergreen. 12-15″ x 12-15″ | FS to PS | 1 qt & 1 gal |
Liriope spicata Silver Dragon / Silver Dragon Monkey Grass | Dark green, narrow, grass-like foliage highlighted by silvery white vertical striping. This is a spreading variety. 10″ x 12-18″. | PS | 1 gal |
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Bandwidth’ / Bandwidth Maiden Grass | Variegated Maiden Grass (looks like Zebra Grass), but shorter. Grows 2.5′ tall. Blooms grow to 3′. | 1 gal | |
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Fire Dragon’ / Fire Dragaon Maiden Grass | The green foliage of this upright grass turns an intense red and orange hues as the fall temperatures turn cooler. The silvery plumes rise above the fiery foliage. A show-stopper! 6-7′ x 3-4′ | FS | |
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Miss’ / Little Miss Dwarf Maiden Grass | Lush green foliage emerges early spring, graduating to brilliant carmine and purple tones in summer, intensifying in fall. Foliage clumps retain their green coloration in the center, providing a two-tone effect. Red flowers set buff-colored seed heads in late summer well into fall. 2-3′ x 2-3′ | FS | 2gal |
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Zebra’ / Dwarf Zebra Grass | Green leaves with gold bands. Reddish purple plumes turn tan. Shorter, more upright variety. 36-48″ x 24-36″ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Ophiopogon nigrescens / Black Mondo Grass | Black Mondo Grass is a compact, densely growing, clump forming, evergreen, grass-like plant. When grown in full sun in the north, the foliage emerges purplish-green and then turns nearly jet black. It has a softly arching habit. From early through midsummer, short spikes of light purple to white flowers (much like those of Liriope) are produced, followed by purplish black berries in the fall. 6-8″ x 12″ | FS to PS | 1 qt & 1 gal |
Panicum virgatum / Prairie Winds® Cheyenne Sky / Red Switch Grass | A dense, upright clump of blue-green leaves that turn wine red in early summer. Purple flower panicles appear just above the foliage in late summer. 36″ x 18″ | FS | 1 gal |
Panicum virgatum / Ruby Ribbons™ Switch Grass | Wide, blue-green spring foliage matures into a gorgeous burgundy fall color. Beautiful plumes extend from late summer into winter. Upright form is valuable as a single specimen or as a low, finely textured screen. 3-4′ x 2-3′ | PS to FS | 2gal |
Panicum virgatum ‘Hot Rod’ / Hot Rod Switch Grass | A compact, drought and salt tolerant, clumping grass with excellent vertical form. Blue-green foliage during the growing season turns a deep burgundy in summer. Airy purple flower panicles produce showy seed heads that provide winter interest. 3-4′ x 2′ | PS to FS | 2gal |
Penniestum Ginger Love / Ginger Love Fountain Grass | Dwarf Fountain Grass with redish purple flowers. 24-36″ x 24-36″. | FS | 5″ |
Pennisetum alopecuoides / Little Bunny miniature Fountain Grass | A miniature version of the popular fountain grass. Cream-colored, tufted seed heads appear above a clump of dark green foliage. 16-20″ x 20-24″ | FS | 1 gal |
Pennisetum alopecuoides / Piglet Dwarf Fountain Grass | The middle sister to ‘Little Bunny’ and ‘Hameln’. 18-32″ x 30-40″ | FS | 5″ & 1 gal |
Pennisetum alopecuoides / Prairie Winds® ‘Lemon Squeeze’ Fountain Grass NEW – PW | ‘Lemon Squeeze’ grows like other Fountain Grass but has chartreuse gold leaves. Absolutely no burning in the sun. Copper panicles appear above the foliage in midsummer and provide additional interest to this three seasons grass. 30-36″ x 24-30″ | FS | 5″ |
Pennisetum alopecuroides / Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass | An attractive grass highlighted by fluffy, buff-colored plumes that arch above the lush, green fountain of foliage. In the fall, the foliage turns a lovely golden russet color. 2-3′ x 1-2′ | 4.5″ | |
Pennisetum alopecuroides / Little Bunny Mini Fountain Grass | Miniature Fountain Grass. 16-20″ x 16-24″ | FS | 4.5″ & 1 qt |
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Ginger Love’ / Ginger Love Fountain Grass | Big, showy, upright, red plumes appear in late summer and persist through winter on this easy-care ornamental grass. 2-3′ x 2-3′ | PS to FS | 1 gal |
Sisyrinchium Lucerne / Blue Eyed Grass | Blue-Eyed Grass has spiky, dark green, grass-like foliage that gives way to bright purplish-blue, star-like flowers. Heavist bloom is in late spring and early summer. They may continue to bloom sporadically all summer long. 10″ x 15″ | PS to FS | 1 qt |
Groundcovers for Sun | |||
Ajuga reptens / Bugleweed | |||
Chocolate Chip | – A dwarf, spreading groundcover that creates a tight mat of rich, chocolate brown foliage with dark green undertones. Charming spikes of lacy blue flowers rise above the foliage in the spring. 2-3″ x 24- 36″ | PS to FS | 1 qt |
Princess Nadia | Variegated green and cream foliage takes on tones of rosy pink that are especially vibrant in spring, in partial shade. There are two, abundant flushes of bluish blooms—one in mid to late spring and one in late summer. 6-8″ x 8-10″ | PS to FS | 4.5″ & 1 qt |
Bronze Beauty | Burgundy bronze foliage creates an striking backdrop for the blue flowering spikes that appear in spring. 3″ x 12″ | PSH to PS to FS | 3″ |
Phlox subulata / Creeping Phlox (Groundcover) | |||
Amazing Grace | White flowers and have reddish maroon splotches surroundin the vibrant gold eye. Flowers cover the evergreen needle-like foliage in late spring. 4″ x 18″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Candy Stripes | Rugged, ground-hugging blooms create a carpet of spring color. Masses of tiny white flowers with a pink mid-stripe on each petal cover the dense green foliage. Spreads easily on slopes, in rock gardens, along pathways or borders. Heat tolerant. 6″ x 3′ | FS | 4.5″ |
Emerald Blue | Masses of lavender blue flowers top creeping stems and create an attractive groundcover or accent in a rock garden. Excellent bank cover. Heat tolerant. 6″ x 36″ | FS | 1 qt |
Purple Beuaty | Carpet of bright purple flowers. 3-6″ x 8-12″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Red Wing | Vibrant, deep crimson flowers that create a showy carpet of color in spring. Blooms grow on dense green foliage. Tolerates dry conditions once established. Perfect as an accent in a rock garden or mixed with annuals. Spreads easily on slopes, in rock gardens, along pathways, and in borders. 6″ x 36″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Scarlet Flame | Bold magenta flowers on a dense mat of needle-like foliage. 4-6″ x 12-24″ | FS | 4.5″ |
Spring Bling™ Pink Sparkles – PW | A beautiful groundcover with incredible flowering performance in spring. Soft, baby pink flowers. 4-8″ x 24″ | FS | 5″ |
Sedum / Stonecrop | |||
Old Mans Bones | A classic waterwise groundcover with rounded, bronze-tinged, green foliage. Clusters of yellow, star-shaped summer blooms attract butterflies. 2-4″ x 8-12″ | FS | 1 qt |
Spiraling Doozie ppaf | Very heavy branching and branches from every leaf node along the stems, its consistent, spreading mound, ground-cover plant habit, its glossy foliage that is variegated foliage with green centers that emerge with margins that are intense gold in color and turn to creamy white in summer with light pink edges and turn back to gold in autumn. | FS | 5″ |
Tricolor | Triciolored foliage on this low growing stonecrop. 4-6″ x 12-18″ | FS | 1 qt |
Atlantis® | Dark green, serrated leaves. Very wide creamy yellow margins. Pink blush tones in fall. 4-6″ x 10-12″ | FS | 1 gal |
Thymus / Thyme (Ground Cover) | |||
Elfin Thyme | Spectacular ornamental herb with purple blooms and tiny evergreen leaves. Great for filling between stepping stones as it will tolerate light foot traffic and dry conditions. Showy flowers and aromatic foliage. 1-2″ x 4-8″ | FS | 1 qt |