Perennials

GERANIUM Geranium cantabrigiense (Biokovo)

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Found in the Biokovo Mtns of S. Yugoslavia, this mat former has runners to 12" long with glossy, scalloped, 1-3" leaves that make a pretty groundcover by themselves but are topped with 1" white flowers flushed with pink at the center. S/M ...

RED-LEAVED CYPRESS SPURGE Euphorbia cyparissias (Fens Ruby)

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This vigorous rainbow of a groundcover has foliage which opens in spring with ruby-red leaf tips which mature to gorgeous, soft shades of blue-green. The foliage creates a 1' mound of incredible feathery foliage that contrasts beautifully with other...

HELLEBORE Helleborus Honeymoon "Sandy Shores"

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The elegant, single flowers of 'Sandy Shores' are blushed with apricot surrounding their burgundy flecked centers on the interior side, and rosy-pink on the outside. These beautiful, two-toned flowers nod above the contrasting...

LARGE FLOWERED CONEFLOWER Echinacea (Merlot)

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Wonderful wine-red stems and petioles are topped by extra large (up to 5" across!) long-lasting pink flowers, standing at just 2-3' this coneflower requires no staking so it is just perfect for the border, conatainer or vase. S/M PPAF Zone 5

SUN-TOLERANT HOSTA Hosta (Royal Standard)

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Rich, deep-green, wavy-edged foliage and fragrant white flowers make this variety a standard by which to measure the others. Each long, narrow leaf is up to 9" long and massed together they create a mound 2' tall and 5' wide! The late-summer, cup shaped,...

GAURA Gaura lindheimeri (Whirling Butterflies)

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Supposed to be an improvement (though thats hard to believe!) with a wonderfully descriptive name, this new Gaura has whiter flowers which dance like butterflies on their gracefully-waving, rosy-red, willow-leaved stems. S/M-D ...

CORAL COREOPSIS Coreopsis (Desert Coral)

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Large flowers of dark peachy-coral have deep sienna-red eyes. The blooms just cover this divine perennial all season-long; as soon as one falls another takes its place! With its dwarf 1' mounding habit there is space in every garden for at least a few!...

HOSTA (Rainforest Sunrise)

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The thick glossy and heavily veined leaves on this compact Hosta are a vivid chartreuse-yellow at their centers, and develop bright dark green contrasting margins. A surprisingly bright and beautiful standout for shadier places in the landscape,...

RED CONEFLOWER Echinacea (Sombrero Salsa)

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Chili-pepper-red sombreros with a pom-pom on top make this compact, well-branched 24" perennial a bright-light in border or vase over all three!! summer months. S/M/GDr PPAF ...

BLUE CORYDALIS Corydalis (Blue Heron)

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Large cluster of vibrant sapphire-blue flowers over dissected blue-green foliage place this 6-10" mounder a cut above the rest. Lovely in a shady garden where it will bloom spring into summer. PSh-Sh/M Zone 6

YELLOW CONEFLOWER Echinacea eyecatcher-canary Feathers

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Large blooms up to 5 inches wide are bright yellow, with golden cones. The gorgeous plants are compact, well-branched, and sturdy, standing 18-20 inches tall by 14-16 inches wide. 'Canary Feathers' is cheerful choice for bright pollinator gardens,...

GOLDEN FALSE INDIGO Baptisia american Goldfinch

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Bold golden-yellow spikes of peal-like flowers proliferate well above the wide base of dense foliage, for weeks, beginning in late-spring or early summer. After blooming, if left to fruit, round seed pods will persist through fall. This is a gorgeous,...

BICOLOR CORNFLOWER Centaurea (Amethyst in Snow)

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Showy white petals around a royal-purple center (an amethyst in snow) make these large bachelor buttons” on 14" stems of silvery-green foliage lovely in the summer border. S/M/GDr alkaline PPAF COPF ...

VARIEGATED BUGLEWEED Bugleweed tenorii (Princess Nadia)

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'Princess Nadia' is an absolutely beautiful, variegated groundcover with dramatic leaves splotched in cream, green, purple, and fuchsia-burgundy pink. In spring the plant is covered with blue flower spikes which may repeat, to some degree, through summer...

JACK IN THE PULPIT Arisaemama

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Wonderful in the shade: 3-6'tall "snake-skin" stems with large leaves divided into 12 slenderly tipped leaflets. This is one of the hardiest, easiest Arums to grow. Have been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of yrs. Sh/M/not dry Zone 7

GROUNDNUT Apios americana

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This interesting vine native to the eastern United States is important historically and also a great addition to the edible landscape! This perennial vine is sometimes called the potato bean, Indian potato, cinnamon vine or American groundnut, among...

GIANT BUGLE WEED Ajuga reptans (Catlins Giant)

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This gorgeous perennial forms a lustrous, shining, groundcover of ever-green, bronze-tinted (larger than usual) foliage that reaches one foot tall and three feet wide. This handsome, easy-growing groundcover also provides bright blue-purple flowers in...

BICOLORED LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agapanthus (Twister)

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A recipient of the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society, this stunning Lily-of-the-Nile blooms with 6-8 inch wide umbels of bicolored flowers. Its petals are stark white and open from deep blue/violet throats, standing 1-2 feet tall...

SHOWY MILKWEED Asclepias speciosa

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Hardiness zones 3-9 This stunning native wildflower is wonderful for wildlife gardens! Monarch butterflies rely on it for larval food and nectar while Orioles use the dead stems for nesting materials. This beauty is found from Minnesota to BC and south...

SPINY BEAR'S BREECH Acanthus spinosus

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Very attractive but rare, this species is stoloniferous with 2-3' leaves, darker green & deeply divided, and striking spires of mauve foxglove-like flowers; the species of classical & architectural renown. PSh-S/M/GDr Zone 8

PIGSQUEAK. ( Bergenia) 'Fairytale Romance'

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This is a unique and charming plant, which blooms in early spring with a proliferation of apple blossom pink flower clusters, standing gracefully over its glossy, dark-green, evergreen foliage. It is a lovely choice for borders or containers, and its...

FALL ASTER Aster novae-angliae (Purple Dome)

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This fine compact Aster introduced by Mt. Cuba Center forms an 18" mound of deep purple which is eye-catching by itself and show-stopping mixed with other fall minis”. S/M ...

LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agapanthus (Two Times Blue)

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Fully double (which means long-blooming and no seeds) and very lovely sky-blue globes of flowers decorate this compact 2' x 2' mounder summer to late summer; delightful in border or container. S-PSh/M ...

NEW ENGLAND ASTER Aster novae-angliae (Grape Crush)

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A vibrant and stunning 30"x40" Aster, which grows in a large, round, dark green mound, and wears profusions of deep purple, fall blooms. Even with the weight of so many flowers, this fall aster holds its mounded shape beautifully. S/M PP33612 Zone 3