Category Archives: Perennials
Sedum Pink Stars
Ground-hugging carpets of small leaves are covered with dainty rose pink star clusters. Plants thrive in well-drained soils in full sun. Use in rock gardens troughs and as edging along sunny paths. Vigorous enough to crowd out weeds in open
Phlox Juttas Rosenauge
Splendid standout from the RHS Garden Wisley Juttas Rosenauge commands admiring attention with full rounded pure white blooms with deep-pink eye. Complementary foliage of medium bright-green leaves makes for a very pretty plant indeed. Admirable in the mid-border nestled amid
Lilies Fragrant Oriental Mixed
The midsummer mix of pink white and red 6″ blooms are fragrant in daytime; and more so at night. Lilies add form structure and texture to the border. The 36-48″ plants multiply over time creating a fragrant mass of glossy
Kniphofia Fire Glow PPAF
Fire Glow’ sets the border on fire. Tantalizing torch lily with blazing bicolor orange and red flower spikes unleashes plentiful colorful vertical pizzazz. Compact 2-3 plants with narrow
Foxglove Plum Gold
Smashing new foxglove cultivars large gorgeous red flowers complemented by alluring foliage makes for compelling viewing the whole season through. Sun-loving 22-24 plants let loose with flurries of 5 rich-pink clusters floating over the foliage in late summer. An inviting
Echinacea Sandy Yellow
A much improved yellow echinacea. Long-blooming with almost perfectly round butter-yellow coneflowers. Not floppy but nicely flat and overlapped blooms are held up by sturdy stems. Well-branched compact plants are reliably hardy. Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Makes
Lily Pearl Jennifer
The pearl lilies are bred for their exceptional garden performance. Pearl Jennifer blooms with large open flowers in bright glossy lemon yellow speckled with brown dots and anthers. Plants are tall with sturdy stems making them ideal for floral arrangements.
Lily Oriental Miss Feya
Fabulous lily of crimson red with purple stripes from the base and lightly spotted just a hint of silver on the edge of the petals. Plants are tall and robust.
Tricyrtis Formosana
Tricyrtis commonly called toad lily flowers are most unusual with small tepals often spotted like toads. Native to Taiwan and hardy in zones 4-9 these plants can naturalize over time forming upright stems from underground rhizomes. The lance-shape leaves are
Hellebore Peppermint Ice
Fluffy double flowers are gentle pink with a darker pink picotee edge delicately veined in varying degrees peppermint. Dark pink backs are revealed as the cup shaped flowers gracefully hang down and the color holds even after the flowers set
Crocosmia Prince of Orange
Glorious cultivar from Holland offers up a concentrated blaze of delectable color. Tightly clustered on arching stems are twenty or so vivacious red-orange blossoms with gold centers flecked with burgundy complemented by dark-green lance-like foliage. Flowering from mid- to late
Foxglove Polkadot Princess
With vivid pink blooms hybrid foxgloves sterility allows for a flowering period of several weeks beginning in midsummer. Cottage garden favorites low rosettes of dark-green leaves surround strong tall 23-35 stems arrayed with spikes of gorgeous dangling bells. Vase-lovely stems
Rose Harlow Carr
Profuse with medium-sized pure rose pink blossoms with the Old Rose double cupped form. A very good repeat-bloomer with each blossom loaded with up to 120 petals. Introduced in 2004 and proven to be very winter hardy tough and healthy.
Crocosmia Mixed
It’s in the mix: the red yellow and orange flowers provide admirable masses of color for garden and vase. The 6″ blooms of color appear on arching stalks above green sword like foliage. The 24-36″ plants multiply quickly creating a
Lily Oriental Red Morning
Large trumpet-shaped flowers will open in bright bronze color with soft apricot edges. Plants are very tall almost 6′.
Sedum Oracle
Bluish-green small succulent leaves form thick spreading mats. In spring clusters of small starry yellow blooms add a delightful touch. Sedums are no-fuss choices for bare spots in the garden. Plants are easy to grow in full sun provided well-drained
Buddleia Santana
Santana is a high-contrast buddleia that has yellow chartreuse and green leaves and bright purple scented blossoms. This unusual combination exudes warmth and liveliness adding extra sizzle to the full sun border. Once established they are drought tolerant and a
Convallaria majalis Rosea
Very rare and hard to supply Rosea is one of the most unique Lily of the Valley. Plants are very desirable ground cover for the tree line around the property; once established they will multiply over the years adding color
Coreopsis Autumn Blush
One of many new coreopsis bred for more longevity in the garden and certainly one of the most colorful. Flowers are twotoned with delightful centers tinged burgundy-red ringed by flat peach-yellow petals. Plants blend easily in naturalistic wildflower gardens with
Campanula Fuchsian Bells PPAF
The perennial border springs to life with colorful masses of brilliant fuchsia 2 bellflowers. From spring to summer Fuchsian Bells shoots produce clusters of up to 30 gorgeous blooms. Compact low-growing continuously blooming 24-26plants thrive in cool moist soil in
