Perennials

Pink Pearl (PHLOX)

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This is a charming Phlox standing 18-24 inches tall and wide, with panicles of soft pink through summer, standing over its deep green foliage. Pollinators of all kinds will love these beauties too. S-PSh/M Zone 4

Phlox paniculata 'Laura' (SUMMER PHLOX)

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The vivid purple, white-eyed flowers of this impressive 4 footer are not only fragrant but mildew resistant; pinch back early for more compact plant. S/M ...

Lonicera sempervirens (CORAL HONEYSUCKLE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This is a US native selection which wears its bright red to orange -red tubular flowers from spring into fall! It is not an aggressive vine, like Japanese honeysuckle can be. Rather, it is tame and manageable, perfect for fences, or...

Kniphofia 'Redhot Popsicle' (TORCH FLOWER)

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Short (14-20") stalks of lively, cinnamon red flowers make this dwarf but very-red hot poker a welcome hummer attractant in small yards, containers ALL season (May-Oct!)...a great improvement! S/M-D/GDr PPAF ...

Liatris spicata (WHITE BLAZING STAR)

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Like its purple brother, these bright-white 1-2' spikes are an exceptionally good cut flower (fresh or dried), attractive to butterflies, and a lovely addition to the border, meadow or wild garden. S/M ...

Kniphofia 'Pineapple Popsicle' (DWARF TORCH FLOWER)

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Compact (to 2' instead of 3') ; clumping AND beautiful with massive numbers of re-blooming pokers of creamy yellow over a long summer bloom period; a great blender in beds or as an upright accent. S/M-D PP22969 Zone 6

Liatris spicata (DWARF PURPLE BLAZING STAR)

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Spectacular plants in summer these more petite (1-2' not 3-4') but just as brilliant, bottle-brush spikes of brilliant mauve-pink flowers arise from grassy foliage. S/M Zone 4

Louisiana hybrid 'Wow Factor' (IRIS)

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'Wow Factor' is an appropriate name for this stunning and well-behaved 2-3ft Louisiana hybrid Iris. Its late-spring to early-summer blooms are a pale buttery yellow with purple veining and bright golden-orange line signals. It is a stunning choice for...

Kniphofia 'Papaya Popsicle' (ORANGE DWARF TORCH FLOWER)

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Short and compact, at just 18" it is perfect for containers! This prolific bloomer produces its showy spikes of ripe-papaya-colored flowers from early summer all the way into fall. These make a wonderful easy-care blast of color and bring in colorful...

Nepeta 'Picture Purrfect' (LOW-GROWING CATMINT)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Broad-spreading and compact, 'Picture Purrfect' is low-maintenance, beautiful and aromatic. Its periwinkle-purple flowers are larger than typical and when temperatures are cooperative, it may bloom a couple of weeks early, extending...

Waihi Wedding (WHITE LOUISIANA IRIS)

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'Waihi Wedding' is an elegant Louisiana Iris with white ruffled petals, lightly marked with lime green signals. It stands taller than what is typical at about 30 inches, and is lightly fragrant. Louisiana Iris' do like very moist soil and grow...

Kniphofia 'Orange Vanilla Popsicle' (TORCH FLOWER)

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This beautiful hummingbird favorite forms large flower spikes with deep orange-red buds, from which its creamy-white, tubular flowers emerge in abundance, giving the plants their vibrant and contrasting two-toned look from late-spring into fall. It is a...

Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' (LAVENDER LILYTURF)

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Lilyturf is a fabulous, low-maintenance groundcover which can thrive in even the most challenging sites. This pretty perennial can tolerate a wide range of conditions from full sun to shade, clay to sand, and wet or dry sites. The late-summer spikes of...

Iris × louisiana 'Red Velvet Elvis' (RED LOUISIANA IRIS)

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'Red Velvet Elvis' will have your garden all shook up! Standing 3ft tall, this bloom of burning love, in hues of crimson, mauve and violet is a favorite of hummingbirds, and we can't help falling in love with it either. It was awarded The American Iris...

Nepeta faassenii 'Walkers Low' (LOW CATMINT)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This is a beautiful plant with a confusing name! The 'Low' is for a place in England not the plants growth habit. This is a wonderfully versatile drought-tolerant perennial reaching about 30" in height. Soft, grey-green foliage...

Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby' (COMPACT RUSSIAN SAGE)

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This is compact Russian sage at 2-3ft tall and 3ft wide, with strong stems and lavender-blue blooms beginning in mid-summer and smoky purple calyxes which hold their color well into fall. Its gray-green foliage is fragrant and fine, and this vigorous...

Monarda didyma 'Sugar Buzz Rockin Raspberry' (Bee)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Clumps of vigorous, well-branched stems hold large, deep raspberry-purple blooms for weeks, from mid to late summer, attracting pollinators of all types. The fragrant, deep-green leaves are often used to flavor teas. 'Rockin'...

Iris chrysographes (BLACK IRIS)

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Flowers of dark, velvety violet with sharply contrasting markings of golden yellow ("chryso"=yellow, "graphes"=markings) on 2 foot stalks make this Chinese iris a pretty addition to your garden. S/M Zone 5

Leucanthemum 'Luna' (YELLOW SHASTA DAISY)

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Puff balls of beauty PP27037 Zone 5

Physostegia virginiana 'Crown of Snow' (WHITE OBEDIENT FLOWER)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 The star of the family is the pure-white form... the cool white flowers make a welcome note in hot weather. Earlier blooming, less of a spreader, to 2', and dazzling! S/M-W

Helleborus Winter Jewels 'Peppermint Ice' (HELLEBORE)

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The large, fully double, lotus-like, picotee flowers on this beauty are light pink with deep pink edges and reddish veins on its undersides. These impressive, nodding blooms stand on thick and sturdy stems, above its glossy, deep green, evergreen...

ORNAMENTAL OREGANO

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Bees and butterflies love this fragrant mound of chartreuse foliage with lilac pink summer flowers and mauve calyxes, which continue to share their color long after the flowers have fallen. This is a wonderful, low maintenance,...

Variegated Hosta "Pocket of Sunshine"

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Hardiness zones 3-9 The distinctly cupped and corrugated leaves of this cute little Hosta start out with chartreuse centers in the spring, which become brighter yellow as summer approaches, with contrasting, broad, deep green margins. Their lavender...

Gladiolus palustris (GLADIOLUS)

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Native to swampy meadows across central and southern Europe, this wonderful and uncommon species sports 3-8 gracefully curving purple-red flowers in a 1-sided 12-18" spike; lovely in containers and mixed beds; prefers loose, damp fertile soil. S/M-damp ...