Category Archives: Perennials
Baby’s Breath Early Snowball
Early-blooming plants are covered with small well-doubled ball-like flowers which may include a few singles. Use fresh or dried. GARDEN HINTS: Seeds can be sown indoors 4-6 weeks before outdoor planting time. To dry cut sprays of flowers in full
Amsonia Blue Ice
Vigorous and upright plants have a softening effect in the perennial border. Very showy bright yellow foliage extends its appeal into fall. Plant in groups for a stunning effect from spring through fall.
Gloriosa Daisy Gloriosa Double Gold
Rich golden yellow flowers 3 1/2″ across with large black centers are produced in profusion on long sturdy 3 ft. high stems. Blooms the first season after early sowing. Grow as an annual cut flower or integrate with mixed perennial
Poppy Oriental Poppy Mix
The fragile beauty and shimmering colors of poppies are magical. They practically grow themselves which is why they were essentials in remote cottage gardens. Large flowers scarlet to pink with deep purple centers. Flowers May-June.
Tritoma Red Hot Poker Mix
Not a blowtorch but close. Spikes glow blaze open fiery red then pale and wither. Mixture contains colors not usually available. Use as accents with grasses or sprawling blues and purples. Spice up your hypercums heleniums and gaillardias. The classic
Lychnis Abbotswood Rose Hybrid
Wow! Brilliant 2″ wide electric-pink blooms jump off the wooly silver gray foliage and transform this old-time cottage garden favorite into a dazzling runway fashion model. Prized for its adaptability to all garden conditions our Abbotswood Rose is the most
Tradescantia Blue & Gold
Commonly known as a spiderwort Tradescantia Blue & Gold is a good plant for novice gardeners because it’s so easy to grow and the flowers and foliage are so attractive. It grows in many soil types even wet boggy sites
Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is valued as a culinary cosmetic and medicinal herb. Use fresh sprigs to top drinks and as garnishes on salads and main dishes. The fresh or dried leaves make a great cold or hot tea and the dried
Verbena Bonariensis
This tall very striking heirloom is a favorite in many cottage gardens. Stiff stems with open airy sprays of tiny violet-blue clusters and only a few leaves making this an excellent companion for many annuals. Very long blooming 3-4′ tall.
Heuchera Lava Lamp
Heuchera Lava Lamp delivers a large coppery purple leaves with deep purple undersides. The newest leaves are bright copper orange color and then deepen to purple as they age. This variety has large flat rounded leaves that are not deeply
Helenium Pinwheel Collection
Invite butterflies to your garden with this three-color collection. Heleniums will do double-duty providing long-lasting blooms and repelling deer and rabbits from your garden. This delightful combination of coppery reds yellows and orange blends easily in native meadow and cutting
Carnation Burpee’s Super Giant Mix
Beautifully fringed fully double flowers in a wide range of colors. Blooms are large and fragrant. Delightful in the garden or superb for cutting from summer until frost. Grow as a perennial in mild areas sowing in summer to bloom
Tulip Apricona
Large rose-pink petals bloom for a long period of time in early spring. When planted in larger qualities Apricona will produce the softest pink wave of color in early spring. Single early tulip. Bulb size: 12 cm.
Asclepias Red Butterfly
Unusual clusters of fiery orange-scarlet flowers attract butterflies all summer until frost. Plants thrive in hot weather. GARDEN HINTS: In milder areas sow directly outdoors after all danger of frost. For flower arranging cut when blooms are 2/3 open.
Carex Evergold
Evergold Japanese sedge springs up in gorgeous clumps of cascading fine-textured foliage. Its narrow dark green leaves are lined with golden stripes. Growing to 18″ tall the plants’ tidy mounding habit make them good options for containers small spaces and
Lupine Russell Hybrid Mixed Colors
Very striking bold upright spikes are dense with pea-like flowers in intense blues to creams. Best placed at the back of the border for cutting or naturalizing. Stately 3′ spikes in wide color range and many lovely bicolor bloom from
Chinese Lantern Strawberry Ground Cherry
Chinese Lantern is largely grown for its vividly colored orange-red lantern-shaped fruits that can be cut and dried and used for dried bouquets. Can be invasive; spreads rampantly.
Tulip Ile de France
Classic bedding tulip the triumphant Ile de France blooms with robust glowing-red flowers. Stout stems will last very well in poor weather conditions and are great cut flowers. We recommend to mix them with bright yellow and orange single late
Hydrangea paniculata Bobo
Masses of showy large white flowers up to 11 long are held upright on strong stiff stems covering low growing plants early in the season from July through fall taking on a soft pinkish blush as they mature. The compact
Ornithogalum Umbellatum
Ornithogalum is the perfect partner for perennials pansies and other bulbs. The delicate leaves and flowers are so very informal and blend so nicely with most primary colors especially yellow and blue.
