Perennials for Shade to Part Shade

Perennials for Part to Full Sun

Our plants and products are delivered throughout the season and are subject to availability.

For greater success, add Espoma BioTone when planting your perennials.

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 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

Agastache / Hummingbird Mint / Hyssop

The fragrant blooms attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou has a new indigo blue flower color. It’s a compact plant, the typically blooms from midsummer through early fall. 16 x 18″ x 14 – 18″

FS

6″

Little Adder

Long lasting, purple flower spikes throughout the summer. A compact plant with vigorous blooms, producing more flowers then most Agastache. 15-18″ x 18-24″

FS

5″

Meant to Bee™ Queen Nectarine – PW

Soft peach flowers are held on mauve calyxes. Calyxes hold their color after the plant stops blooming, extending interest into fall. 30-36″ x 32 – 36″

FS

1 gal

Meant to Bee™ Royal Raspberry – NEW

Rosy purple flowers with burgundy calyxes. Calyxes hold their color after the plant stops blooming, extending interest into fall. New foliage emerges with a burgundy cast in spring. 28-32″ x 28-32″

FS

1 gal

Alcea / Hollyhock

Chater’s Double Scarlet

Tall spikes with fluffy, fully double scarlet and red flowers. the Chaters series has proved its worth in many gardens. Blooms in mid to late summer. 59-82″ x 12-18″.

FS

4.5″

Crème De Cassis

Spectacular raspberry and white blooms in single and double form. Each flower stem has large (up to 4) blooms in raspberry and white. You’ll have the semi-doubles with a fluffy center, and then the singles, which feature a bright yellow center, all on the same plant.  48-72″ x 12-24″ 

FS

4.5″

Powderpuff Mix

3-4″ double, ruffled, outward facing blooms in a wide variety of mixed colors. 60-90″ tall

FS

4.5″

Queeny Purple

Queeny Purple’ Hollyhock is a compact, award-winning cultivar that blooms double-frilled, reddish-violet flowers. No staking required! 18-24″ x 10-12″

FS to PSH

4.5″

Spotlight Mars Magic

This plant has tall spikes of large, old-fashioned single flowers in various shades of red over a low mound of foliage. 59-70″ x 12-18″

FS

6″

Allium / Ornamental Onion

Little Sapphire

This delightful ornamental onion is easy to grow in the garden or in containers. The purple flower clusters grows only 12″ tall.PS to FS

PS to FS

6″

Millenium

Ornamental onion with purple flower clusters. 12-14″ x 10-15″

PS to FS

8″ & 1 Gal

Serendipity – PW

Ornamental onion with rosy-purple flower clusters. 15-20″ x 10-15″

PS to FS

8″

Amsonia tabernaemontana / Bluestar

Hubrichtii

Star-shaped, powdery blue flowers bloom in clusters in spring atop generally upright stems densely clothed with feathery, soft-textured, almost thread-like leaves. The unique foliage remains bright green throughout summer, but changes to a stunning gold in fall. Foliage clumps grow to 3 feet tall, with stems cascading as the season progresses. Mass or group for best foliage display. Easily grown in borders, open woodland areas and native style gardens. 2-3′ x  2-3′

PS to FS

8″

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″ 

Armeria / Thrift / Sea Thrift

Cotton Tail

This armeria produces round, white blooms on stiff upright stems on tidy dense tuft of glossy green, grassy-textured foliage in spring. They will continue to bloom throughout summer if spent flowers are  removed. Foliage reaches 4-6″ x 4-6″ and the blooms grow to 8 “. 

FS

4.5″

Dreameria® Daydream

This beautiful breakthrough in Armeria breeding provides frost-to-frost flowering in containers or in the garden, and is  heat tolerant. 12-14″ x 10-12″

PS to FS

8″

Dreameria® Dreamland

This beautiful breakthrough in Armeria breeding provides frost-to-frost flowering. Salmon-pink flowers. 10-12″ x 10-12″

PS to FS

8″

Artemisia/ Silver Mound

Powis Castle

Powis Castle is a superb foliage plant with finely textured silver-gray foliage and an attractive mounding habit. 30″ x 36″

FS

4.5″

Silver Lining – PW

Broadly dissected silver leaves are showy from spring to fall. 12-16″ x 32-36″

FS

1 gal

Silver Mound

Silver lacy mounded foliage with excellent texture is great for edging and contrasting with darker colored plants. 10-14″ tall

FS

4.5″

Asclepias / Butterfly Weed

Ice Ballet

White butterfly weed. 36-48″ x 18-24″

FS

4.5″

Tuberosa

Orange butterfly weed. 24″ x 18-24″

FS

4.5″ & 8″

Baptisia / False Indigo

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

8″

Decadence® Periwinkle Popsicle – PW

Upright dark blue flowering plant is perfect for filling space in the landscape. The habit has an elegant vase shape. ‘Periwinkle Popsicle’ is later to flower than most Baptisia, not showing color until most other varieties are finishing bloom. 48″ -54″ x 42″

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

8″

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

8″

Campanula carpatica / Bellflower

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″

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

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

Clematis

Pink Mink® – PW

This reblooming clematis is loaded with two-tone pink flowers and is easy-to-grow.  108-120″ x 72-78″

PS to FS

1 gal

Coreopsis / Tickseed

Baby Sun

Brilliant golden-yellow blooms flowers all season is a sunny heat loving native cultivar. 15-20″ x 12-15″

FS

4.5″

Double The Sun 

Big, semi double bright yellow flowers with compact habit. 12-14″ x 14-16″

FS

4.5″

Early Sunrise

This award winning coreopsis has bright golden yellow double flowers that bloom in spring. Very heat & drought tolerant. 20-24″ x 15-24″

FS

4.5″

Li’l Bang™ Daybreak

Super compact habit with prolific blooms. Deep yellow centers accent the bright red petals trimmed in golden yellow, from summer through fall. 10-12″ x 18-20″

FS

6″

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

6″

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″

Moonbeam

1992 Perennial plant of the year. Creamy yellow flowers Threadleaf variety. 18-24″ x 18-24″

FS

4.5″ & 8″”

Presto (grandiflora)

Dwarf habit and large 2″ flowers that bloom from early through late summer. 6-8″ x 6-8″

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

8″

UpTick™ Red

Nearly fully red in Spring; red with yellow petal tips in Summer. 12-14″ x 12-14″

FS

6″ & 8″

Uptick™ Yellow & Red

Sunny yellow flowers with dark red centers are produced above tidy, mounded habits. 12-14″ x 12-14″

FS

8″

Delosperma / Ice Plant

 The hardy Ice Plants are native to South Africa but are amazingly hardy in North America.
They require full sun in very well-drained soil. They form a low carpet or mat of succulent, green leaves.

Ocean Sunset™ Orange Glow

Ocean Sunset has a high flower count per plant, with the largest flowers of any Delosperma, on a great habit. Outstanding performance in pots, with showy flowers that close at night and open mid-morning. The intense, vivid colors are ideal in rock gardens and borders. Very drought tolerant once established.  4-6″ x 10-12″

FS

5″ & 6″

Delphinium

New Millennium™ Pagan Purple

Bold spires of very dark bluish-purple flowers with white or brown bees stand up to 6′ tall, adding a dramatic presence to the landscape in early summer. 48-72″ x 18-24″

FS to PSH

6″

Red Lark

The red color is unique in a Delphinium. The flowers can be used as cut flowers or enjoyed in the garden. This variety is a sterile hybrid that will not reseed in the garden. 241-28″ x 16-18″

FS

1 gal

Dianthus / Pinks

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® 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

8″

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

8″

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

8″

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

8″

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

8″ 

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

8″

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

8″ 

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

6″

Pretty Poppers Double Bubble

Double, medium pink flowers with blue-green foliage. Very floriferous and petite. 6-8″ x 6-8″

PS to FS

6″

Vivid™ Cherry Charm

Vibrant rosy-red flowers brighten garden spaces with reblooming beauty. Combined with an alluring fragrance and compact form, it is beautiful on its own or combined with other varieties. This compact variety grows 4-6″ x 20″

PS to FS

6″

Echinacea / Coneflower

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″ & 1 gal

Evolution™ Colorific™

An enchanting green cone at the center of every bloom, framed by dense petals in lovely shades of pinks. Lush foliage and sturdy, upright stems create a beautiful backdrop for the continuous profusion of blooms from late spring through fall. 18-20″ x 18″

FS

Color Coded™ Frankly Scarlet – PW

Bright scarlet orange flowers are produced above dark green leaves. 26-28″ X 16-20″

PS to FS

8″ 

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

8″

Color Coded™ The Price is White – PW

White flowers are produced above dark green foliage. 20-22″ x 16-18″

PS to FS

8″ 

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

8″

Fresco™ Apricot

The tall, narrow habit of this plant sets it apart from all others. Quite large, zinnia-like flowers top this new plant in spectacular fashion. Long lived in the garden. The apricot colored flowers are highlighted with brushstroke like streaks in light violet and coral. 23″ x 20″ and the flower height of 29″

FS

PowWow® White

Large, pure white flowers with a golden yellow cones. The compact, durable plants that are heat and drought tolerant. 16-20″ x 12-18″

FS

4.5″

PowWow® Wildberry

This 2010 All-American Selections Winner is a new improved variety of Purple Coneflower bred for its darker red-purple flowers and compact floriferous growth habit. This is an outstanding long blooming variety. 16-20″ tall x 16″ wide. 

FS

4.5″

Sombrero®  Adobe Lemon Yellow

Intense oraFragrant, rich yellow flowers on a sturdy, upright clump of dark green foliage. 18-22″ x 22-24″ge flowers with matching orange cones and dark green foliage. 18-20″ x 18-20″

PS to FS

1 gal

Sombrero®  Adobe Orange

Intense orange flowers with matching orange cones and dark green foliage. 18-20″ x 18-20″

PS to FS

8″ & 1 gal

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® Hot Coral

Brilliant, hot coral flowers that blooms prolifically on a compact plants. 24-26″ x 16-22″

PS to FS

8″

Sombrero Poco® Hot Pink

Sturdy, compact plants are covered with bright, rich magenta colored blooms. Winter hardiness and non-fading flowers make this coneflower a winner! 14-16″ x 14-16″

FS

1 gal

Sombrero® Salsa Red

Large, bright orangish-red blooms. 24-26″ x 16-22″

PS to FS

8″ & 1 gal

Sunseeker Apple Green

This coneflower has unique apple green semi-double flowers. Its fresh green petals surround large fragrant cones. Flowers are born on strong stems over large green mounds of foliage. The vibrant colors stay rich and don’t fade. SunSeeker Coneflowers have exceptional vigor, masses of flowers, and a dense habit with short stems and dark green, narrow leaves. 18-24″ x 18-24″

FS

6″

SunSeekers Tequila Sunrise

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

6″

Eucomis / Pineapple Lily

Crowning Glory™ Princess Bride – PW

Many stalks of pink and cream flowers. The first color to show is a citron yellow, before turning a soft pink and yellow blend. The shape of the flower and the habit of the foliage resembles that of a pineapple.  18″ x 24″

PS to FS

1 gal

Gaillardia / Blanket Flower

Realflor® Sunset Celebration

Sunset Celebration flowers have elegant red petals carried on very strong stems. The blooms are colorfast and age well. Sunset Celebration blooms over an exceptional long period with a compact mounding habit. Drought tolerant once established. 10-16” x 10-14”

FS

6″

Realflor® Sunset Cutie

Sunset Cutie’ features rows of flat red petals,  in the center with yellow edges. Blooms are colorfast and age well over an exceptionally long period. Fresh gray-green hairy foliage creates a compact mounding habit. Drought tolerant once established. 10-14” x 10-14”

FS

6″

Spintop™ Red Starburt

The large red-and-yellow flowers last for weeks on compact foliage that stays green throughout the summer. The smaller plant size makes this blanket flower perfect for a smaller garden or container. 12-14″ x 12-14″

FS

6″

Gaura / Whirling Butterflies

Belleza™ Dark Pink

Belleza™ Dark Pink has an upright, compact habit with loads of dark pink flowers on sturdy stems.  Gaura is a very drought and heat tolerant plant, and one of the longest blooming perennials if spent blooms are deadheaded. 12-18″ x  18-24″

FS

6″

Stratosphere™ Pink Picotee

Wands of pink flowers hover like butterflies over dark green foliage May through September; heat and drought tolerant. 12-24″ x 8-12″

FS

Cranesbill Geranium

Max Frei Bloody Cranesbill

Brilliant magenta-purple blooms stand out against the rich green, deeply lobed foliage. Blooms continuously from late spring through summer. The foliage turns crimson red in the fall. 12″ x 18″

PS to FS

8″

Rozanne Cranesbill

The dwarf spreading plant has dainty violet flowers that show color for many months. Lush mound of deep green foliage is lightly marbled chartreuse. Nearly evergreen in most climates. 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year. 20″ x 24″

PS to FS

8″

Helianthus / Willowleaf Sunflower

Autumn Gold

Hardy and drought tolerance once established. Blooming from September to a hard frost. 24-26″ x 20-24″

FS

Heliopsis helianthoides / False Sunflower

Scarbra Luna Rojo

The dense very dark foliage provides an attractive contrast to the firey orange flowers that bloom from summer into fall on this compact plant. 16″ x 12″

FS

Tuscan Gold™ – PW

Bright yellow flowers with large orange eye, on a compact plant. 24-36″ x 20-24″

PS to FS

8″

Tuscan Sun – PW

Bright yellow flowers with large orange eye, on a compact plant. 24-36″ x 20-24″

PS to FS

8″

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

Custard Candy

This award winning re-bloomer has creamy-yellow trumpets transition to bold maroon eyes before changing again to yellowish-green throats! 20-24″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

Rainbow Rhythm® Blazing Glory – PW

This re-bloomer has 6” golden yellow flowers with a bold burgundy red eye and matching picotee edge. Blazing Glory remains consistent with a wide margin that extends the length of the petal. 32″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

1 gal

Rainbow Rhythm® Blood Sweat and Tears – PW

This re-bloomer has Massive 6” raspberry red flowers are complemented by a wide rosy pink eye that leads to a yellow throat. A thin white margin edges each petal. 28″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

1 gal

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

6″

Rainbow Rhythm® Nosferatu

This re-bloomer has large 6”, fragrant, shimmering dark purple flowers with a chartreuse throat and ruffled petals are borne on strong, well-branched, heavily budded scapes. 26″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

8″

Rainbow Rhythm® Orange Smoothie – PW

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

6″

Rainbow Rhythm® Primal Scream

This spectacular award winning daylily screams for attention when in bloom! Enormous, glimmering tangerine orange blossoms have narrow, twisted, ruffled petals which makes it very distinctive in sunny landscapes. This is a taller daylily grows to 34″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

8″

Stella De Oro

This reblooming daylily is an easy-care, long flowering garden star that showers the garden in fragrant flowers all summer 10-14″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

8″

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

Hibiscus / Rose Mallow / Hardy Hibiscus

Blackberry Merlot

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

Midnight Marvel 

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® Holy Grail – PW

Huge deep red flowers on near-black foliage. 48″ x 54-60″

PS to FS

1 gal

Iberis sempervirens / Candytuft

First Flush™ Lavender

This compact, mounding perennial has an exceptionally long bloom season, with light purple flower sprays continuing from early spring into fall. Works well in borders, edging a path, or allow to spread over the edge of containers or walls.  8″ x 12″

PS to FS

Snowsurfer™ Forte

A classic early-spring flowering perennial gets an upgrade, with bigger, more prolific flowers and longer bloom time. A spreading, mounding plant that spills over walls and container edges. Can stand alone or be grouped to create a groundcover. 6-12″ x 12-18″

PS to FS

Iris

Pallida Albo Variegata

This sweet iris, is sweetly fragrant. The pale lavender blue flowers with yellow throats appear high above the foliage on tall scapes. The sword-like leaf blades emerge in spring green with  creamy yellow margins that fade to ivory as the season progresses. 24-36″ x 18-24″

PSH to FS

6″

Sibirica Butter & Sugar

One of the highest rated Siberian Iris! The beautiful bicolor blooms are a combination of creamy yellow and white petals, supported on stiff upright stems on clumps of slender green foliage. This fast growing iris thrives in damp soils. 24-36″ x 24-36″

FS

4.5″

Sibirica Ruffle Velvet

The rich purple blooms on this Siberian Iris rise above the  slender, blue-tinged green, sword-like foliage. Use in mass plantings for a stunning effect. Thrives in moist soils. 28″ x 18-24″

FS

4.5″

Sibirica Temper Tantrum

Vivid reddish-purple ruffled petals and an indigo blue centre stand on hardy stems surrounded by narrow green foliage. 30″ x 14″ 

PSH to FS

4.5″

Kniphofia / Red Hot Poker

Flamenco

All-American Selections award winner, this is a new improvement to an old garden favorite. Kniphofia Flamenco has bottlebrush spikes of fierey red, orange, yellow and creamy tones. 30″ x 20″

PS to FS

4.5″

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

8″

Pyromania® Orange Blaze – PW

Bright orange spiky flowers are produced over grass-like foliage on this upright reblooming plant. 30″ x 18-24″

FS

6″ & 8″

Pyromania® Rockets Red Glare – PW

Vibrant warm red buds open to creamy peach flowers over grass-like foliage.

FS

8″

Lavandula / Lavender

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

Sensational™ 

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

Leucanthemum / Shasta Daisy

Amazing Daisies® Banana Cream II – 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

8″

Amazing Daisy May – PW

Large, snow white flowers blanket the plant and all the buds along each stem. Because of better branching and many side buds, this daisy blooms much longer than typical daisies do, often all summer long if deadheaded. Stronger flower power! 12-24″ x 10-14″

FS

8″

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

6″ 

Snowcap

An outstanding dwarf daisy with large, single, long lasting, pure white flowers. 10-14″ x 12″

FS

4.5″

Spoonful of Sugar

This low-maintenance, easy-to-grow perennial has huge 4.5″ white flowers and an incredibly compact, dome-like habit. 16-18″ x 28-32″

FS

6″

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″

Whoops-a-Daisy

Petite daisy at just over a foot tall. 3-4″ fluffy white flowers blanket the foliage on a dense mounded habit.  15″ x 22″

FS

8″

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

Lily Looks™ Tiny Diamond

A dwarf Asiatic Lily, with beautiful bicolor rosy-red flowers with a creamy yellowish white center. Compact, flowering heavily on strong stems. 24″ x 12″

PS to FS

4.5″ & 6″

Tiny Invader

This lily has large, up-facing bright orange flowers with purple freckles. 16-18″ x 10-12″

FS

4.5″ & 6″

Tiny Ranger

Bright yellows flowers on a dwarf, compact habit. 12-14″ x 10-12″

PS to PSH

4.5″

Tiny Rocket 

Dark red flowers with darker highlights, tight compact habit. 14-16″ x 10-12″

PS to PSH

4.5″

Lobelia / Cardinal Flower
Attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators

Queen Victoria

A native cultivar with with deeper red bloom and dark burgundy foliage. 36-48″ x 12-24″

FS to PSH

4.5″

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
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Balmy™ Lilac

The boldly colored, shaggy, lilac-purple flowers bloom in abundance on a compact plant with very dark green, fragrant foliage. Resists powdery mildew. 10-12″ x 8-10″

PS to FS

4.5″

Balmy™ Purple

Loads of vibrant reddish purple, shaggy flowers top a compact plant with very dark green, fragrant foliage.  Resists powdery mildew. 10-12″ x 8-10″.

PS to FS

4.5″

Balmy™ Rose

Vibrant, shaggy rose-colored blooms in abundance top this compact plant with very dark green, fragrant foliage. Resists powdery mildew. 10-12″ x 8-10″

PS to FS

4.5″ 

Bee Mine™ Red

Excellent early-flowering, red monarda that grows to a medium height. It has great disease resistance to mildew. 15-18″ x  14-16″

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Jacob Cline

A spectacular beebalm hybrid with heads of long tubular deep red flowers. It has excellent mildew resistance and blooms in mid-summer. 36-48″ x 36″

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4.5″

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″

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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″

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1 gal

Origanum / Ornamental (and edible) Oregano

Kent Beauty

Kent Beauty is not a culinary herb. It is a beautiful, trailing oregano that works well in hanging baskets. Light lavender/pink bracts with lavender flowers that dry well. 6″ tall

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4.5

Paeonia / Peony

Big Ben

Big Ben is an Early Midseason double red Peony Herbaceous Lactiflora, medium large flowers, lovely fragrance, normal grower. 4′ x 3-4′. 

PSH to FS

8″

Cytherea

Large, coral-rose-colored, 6″ wide,  semi-double flowers on sturdy, upright stems. Bloom color softens as they age, creating a simultaneous bouquet of colors ranging from deep rose to pale pink. Attractive glossy, dark green,  foliage remains attractive through summer and fall.  24″ x 24-36″

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Festiva Maxima

Large, fragrant, double white blooms with red splashes around the center. 34″ x 24″

PSH to FS

8

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

2 gal

Red Anemone

Fragrant red early to mid-season bloomer has bright rose-red guard petals and does not need staking.

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2 gal

Shirley Temple

White double blooms with hints of blush pink. As the season progresses the silky petals fade to ivory white. Named for the famous child star of Hollywood in the 1940s, Shirley Temple. 32-36″ x 24-36″

PSH to FS

8″

Sorbet

This peony has unusual pink and white, 5-7″ double blooms. The fragrant flowers provide breathtaking beauty in early summer, and the handsome foliage turns red in fall.  36-48″ x 36″

PSH to FS

8″

Whopper

Whopper flowers are lavender blush pink double balls with cream undertones. It has an excellent fragrance and strong tall stems. 39″ tall

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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.

Bartzella Itoh

The semi-double to double, pastel yellow flowers have a small rose purple flare in the center and a pronounced sweet fragrance. The flowers measure 6-8″ across on average. 30-36″ x 30-36″

PSH to FS

8″

Takara Itoh

An exquisite, ever-changing blend of colors! Flowers are nearly 6″ wide. The light yellow blooms are heavily flushed with deep lavender-pink. The pink and yellow fades to pale white, with a large dark burgundy flare in the center. 24-30″ x 24-30″

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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″

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8″ & 3 gal

Scarlet Heaven Itoh

Big, deep scarlet flowers with gold center on this unique and rare Itoh peony. Blooms are held on strong stems that need no staking. The robust mound of lush, dark green foliage holds up well through summer. Perfect for mid-border. 30 – 36″ x 30 – 36″ 

FS to PS

8″

Papaver / Icelandic Poppy

Oriental Allegro

Allegro’s vibrant reddish-orange blooms are offset by grayish-green foliage that blooms in late spring to early summer. 18-24″ x 24″

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4.5″

Tangerine Gem

Tangerine-orange flowers are produced above fern-like, silvery-blue foliage in late spring to early summer. 24″ x 18″

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4.5″

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″

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1 gal

Perovskia / Russian Sage

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″

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8″

Lacy Blue

This hardy, heat and drought tolerant selection has an improved, sturdy, compact form that does not flop over in the landscape! Lavender-blue flower sprays enhance its aromatic, deer resistant foliage. A colorful, easy care choice for an accent, border or mass planting. 12-18″ x 24-26″

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1 gal

Phlox paniculata / Garden phlox

Candy Store® Bubble Gum Pink

Hot pink flowers with white touches around the darker centers. Fragrant blossoms on sturdy stems have strong mildew resistance. 18-24″ x 12-18″

FS

8″

Candy Store® Grape Lollipop

Grape colored flowers with a red eye. This phlox has a compact habit and is very mildew resistant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds.

FS

8″

Blue Flame®

Blue Flame Phlox delivers gorgeous blue blooms on bushy, compact plants. Very fragrant, each colorful bud starts out a deep shade of indigo and slowly opens to reveal petals of barely-there blue surrouding violet centers. A dwarf variety, ‘Blue Flame’ is very resistant to powdery mildew and makes a fine choice for containers and small spaces. 12-20″x 18″

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1 gal

Red Flame®

This naturally dwarf, compact variety provides spectacular summer color, with large, intense red, fragrant flowers. The short, mounding habit is a good choice for mid-border. Perfect for containers or smaller spaces in the garden. Has good resistance to mildew. 15-18″ x 15-18″

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1 gal

Garden Girls™ Cover Girl

Deep lavender purple flowers with white halo centers. Disease resistant foliage. 38-42″ x 24-28″

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6″

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″

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6″

Garden Girls™ Party Girl

White flowers with light pink centers. Disease resistant foliage. 28-32″ x 28-32

FS

6″

Garden Girls™ Uptown Girl

Light pink flowers have dark pink centers. Disease-resistant foliage. 32-36″ 28-32″

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6″

Laura

Laura is rated a top performer as it produces masses of fuschia-purple blossoms with starry, white centers and dark eyes all summer long. This plant has a particularly long bloom time and has demonstrated very good mildew resistance. The blossoms are very fragrant. 24-30″ x 18-24″

PS to FS

4.5″

Luminary® Backlight – 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

6″

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″

PS to FS

8″

Luminary® Prismatic Pink – PW

This variety has large, well-formed panicles of bubblegum pink flowers with dark pink eyes. This tall phlox is fragrant and disease resistant. 32-34″ x 24-28″

PS to FS

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

8″

Nicky

Nicky’ is a fragrant garden Phlox with striking magenta-purple blooms that appear in mid-summer, attracting butterflies to its sweet scent. Tightly-clustered flowers, reminiscent of hydrangea blooms, are perfect for bouquets. Full, deep-green foliage and strong stems support the large flower heads. 30-36″ X 12-24″

FS

4.5

Opening Act Blush – PW

This dwarf, early blooming Phlox will add a long season of color to your garden with its light lavender pink flowers. The dark green, glossy foliage is mildew and disease resistant. 18-20″ x 18-20″

PS to FS

Opening Act Romance – PW

This early blooming Phlox has rich lavender pink flowers. Flowers have a small white halo at the center and the plant forms a dome-like habit. It will rebloom adding a long growing season. 20-22″ x 32-36″

PS to FS

Opening Act Ultrapink – PW

This early blooming Phlox has fluoresecent rose pink flowers.  It will add a long season of color to your garden. The dark green, glossy foliage is mildew and disease resistant. 22-28″ x 32-36″

PS to FS

Red Riding Hood

Brilliant, berry-red flowers on compact plants. Blooms from mid summer to late summer. Very fragrant flowers attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. 18-24″ x 12-18″ 

PS to FS

4.5″

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

Glitters Like Gold 

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

6″

Salvia / Sage

Blue Hill

True blue profuse bloomer is wonderfully fragrant. Deadhead to promote reblooming. 24″ x 16″

FS

4.5″

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

4.5″ & 6″

Color Spires® Back To The Fuchsia – PW

Fuchsia pink flowers spikes atop the neatly mounded, aromatic foliage. 22-24″ x 22-24″

FS

8″

Color Spires® Indigo Girl – PW

The darkest color of the collection! Fragrant, Indigo blue flowers are held in dark calyxes and produced on top of a vigorous, bushy mound of foliage. 20-22″ x 20-22

FS

8″

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″

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4.5″

 ‘Blue by You’ / ‘May Night Improved’ – NEW

This All America Select Winner has rich blue flowers that bloom up to two weeks earlier than other varieties. Excellent winter hardiness and heat tolerance. Bright blue flowers bloom from late spring into fall, you’ll get repeat blooms throughout the season when spent blooms are removed. 20-22″ x 18-22″

FS

8″

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

4.5″

Scabiosa / Pincushion Flower

Giga® Blue 

The largest of pincushion flowers to be found with charming, honey-scented, violet-blue flowers. The 3-inch wide blooms rise on stiff, upright stems above a small, naturally compact mound of finely cut, often fuzzy foliage. 16-20″ x  12-15″ 

FS

Sedum / Stonecrop

Atlantis®

Dark green, serrated leaves. Very wide creamy yellow margins. Pink blush tones in fall. 4-6″ x 10-12″

FS

6″

Rock ‘N Grow® Midnight Velvet – PW

Rich, dark purple leaves add interest from the moment they appear in spring. Beginning in late summer clusters of mauve buds burst open with rose red flowers. 22-26″ x 30-32″

FS

1 gal

Sunsparkler® Dazzling Dynamite

A sport of Plum Dazzled, this sedum has colorful tricolored leaves that emerge in the spring in pink, white and purple. In summer the centers turn dark puple with hot pink edges. A profusion of huge magenta flowers in the fall. 8-15″ x 12-18″

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Sunsparkler® Lime Zinge

A very hardy succulent groundcover, with fantastic lime green leaves edged in bright cherry red. In late summer, soft pink flower clusters dance just above a dense colorful mat of disease-free foliage. 4″ x 18″

FS to PS

1 gal

Weihenstephaner Gold

A favorite groundcover sedum, is covered in canary yellow star-shaped flowers in late spring. It’s tough and easy to grow, it survives in just about any sunny location and spreads slowly to form a lustrous green groundcover. 4-6″ x 12-18″

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What a Doozie

This trailing sedum has cream and green variegated foliage with hints of pink in the fall and red stems. 2-5″ x 11-14″

FS

1 gal

Stachys officinalis / Hummelo

Betony

Betony has rosie/lavander flowers that sit above green leaves, 18″ x 24″

FS

4.5″

Verbena / Vervain

Homestead Purple

Large rich velvety purple flowers blooms from May through the summer until frost. 12″ x 24-36″

FS

4.5″

Veronica / Speedwell

Bubblegum Candles

Deep pink flower spikes beginning in early summer and continuing long through the season grow on top of bright green foliage. This veronica has a compact, tidy form. 10″ x 10″

PS to FS

Magic Show® Ever After – PW

Baby pink flower wands grow above a rounded, low clump of deep green foliage. 16-18″ x 16-18″

PS to FS

8″

Grasses for Part to Full Sun

Andropogan gerardii Holy Smokes

Big Bluestem, native cultivar with very erect flower stems that rise above stands of upright/arching foliage. Beautiful purple and pink fall coloring. 48-72″ x 36.  

FS

6″

Andropogon gerardii Blackhawks

Big Bluestem, native cultivar with dark purple to black foliage. 60″ x  24″

FS

6″

Caspian Feather Reed Grass

This calamagrostis 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

3 gal

Karl Foerster’s Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis x acutiflora, or Karl Foerster Reed Grass. 48-72″ x 24-36″

FS TO PS

1 qt

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Bandwidth’

This variegated Maiden Grass (looks like Zebra Grass), but shorter. Grows 2.5′ tall. Blooms grow to 3′.

FS

1 gal

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Fire Dragon’

The green foliage of this Maiden Grass is an upright grass that turns 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

6″

Miscanthus Morning Light

The green foliage of this upright grass turns intense red and orange hues as the fall temperatures turn cooler. The silvery plumes rise above the fiery foliage. A show-stopperåIt is upright, blooms red in summer, and has a strongly arching growth that gives it a feathery look. From a distance, its look is light and silvery. A strong specimen plant.  It grows 5–6’ x 36-48″! 6-7′ x 3-4′

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Muhlenbergia capillaris

Muhlenbergia capillaris is a warm-season perennial grass with striking seasonal color and texture.  Plants form a dense mound of attractive needle-like olive-green blades.  In late summer, foliage is topped by nebulous clouds of rosy-purple spikelets.  Flowering continues for almost two months into autumn. As the season ends, the foliage develops a tawny bronze patina and the seeds ripen to a soft beige. 36-48″ x  36-48″ 

PS to FS

8″

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. The upright form is valuable as a single specimen or as a low, finely textured screen. 3-4′ x 2-3′

FS to PS

2 gal

Pennisetum alopecuroides / Burgundy 
Bunny

This miniature fountain grass forms a dense clump of arching leaves. The leaves are bright green in the summer and turn blazing red in the fall. 12-16″ x 16″ 

PS to FS

6″

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

8″ 

Pennisetum alopecuroides / Hameln 

This dwarf fountain grass is an attractive grass that’s 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′

PS to FS

4.5″

Pennisetum alopecuoides / Karley Rose

Uniform, upright clumps of gracefully arching, deep green foliage erupt into soft rose-purple plumes from early summer until frost. 36-40″ x 24-36″

FS to PS

8″

Pennisetum alopecuoides / Piglet

Dwarf Fountain Grass is the middle sister to ‘Little Bunny’ and ‘Hameln’. 18-32″ x 30-40″

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5″ & 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

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

Phlox subulata / Creeping Phlox (Groundcover)

These groundcover phlox are perfect as an accent in a rock garden or mixed with annuals. Spreads easily on slopes,  in rock gardens, along paths and in borders.

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″

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″