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Zehr’s Plant Database
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Ajuga Black Scallop
Ajuga reptans Black Scallop
Rosettes of glossy rippled foliage turn nearly black in the sun, while fragrant dark violet flowers appear in late spring and early summer. ‘Black Scallop’ is an excellent container and accent plant that provides striking contrast to its silver and gold companions. This fast-growing groundcover adapts to a wide variety of soil and water conditions. It’s evergreen in mild climates.
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Ajuga Burgundy Glow
Ajuga reptans Burgundy Glow
‘Burgundy Glow’ boasts gorgeous tricolor burgundy, white and purple foliage. This Ajuga sports intriguing 6-inch deep blue flowers in spring. It performs best in consistently moist, very well-drained soil and is deer-resistant when established.
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Alexander’s Great Brunnera
Alexander’s Great Brunnera
Large neat clumps of dark green hairy foliage. Each leaf is heart shaped and grows larger after flowering. Flowers appear in clusters and resemble those of a forget-me-not. They reach several inches above the foliage. Blooms late spring into early summer. Alexander’s Great features Huge silvery leaves with blue star shaped flowers. Vigorous variety, quickly fills containers. Deer resistant.
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All Fired Up Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘All Fired Up’
Bright peachy-orange flowers are highlighted with a large reddish-bronze eye and hold their color well. Twice as Nice® daylilies all have an extremely large number of flowers per stem, vibrant colors, vigorous growth, pest-resistant foliage and the ability to rebloom in warmer zones.
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Anna Lenton Rose
Helleborus ‘Anna’
Leaves emerge bronzy green with electric pink veining and mature to deep glossy green with cream veins. Single white bloom with blushes of pink from late winter through mid-spring.
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Apricot Delight Yarrow
Achillea millefolium ‘Apricot Delight PP18,738
Apricot Delight’ is part of the Tutti Frutti series which are known for their sturdy, compact growth habit, long bloom period, and interesting flowers. ‘Apricot Delight’ produces a chameleon-like range of pinks from pale apricot to near red. Full sun intensifies the hues. Wonderful in fresh or dried arrangements. Attracts butterflies. Drought tolerant once established. Introduced by the Blooms of Bressingham® program.
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Arizona Apricot Blanketflower
Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Arizona Apricot’
Gaillardia ‘Arizona Apricot’ offers a new and unique apricot color for this class. Daisy-like blooms offer a new and unique color with yellow edges that deepen to a rich apricot in the center. Compact plants with bright green foliage and a tidy uniform habit bloom from early summer into autumn. Best viewed when planted to the front of the flower bed.
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Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Arizona Red Shades’
Blooming from early summer into early fall, this new Gaillardia is loaded with masses of large, crimson red flowers that will sometimes have a tiny bit of yellow at the tip of the flower petal. Heat tolerant and poor soil tolerant, they are easy to grow and are deer resistant.
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Arizona Sun Gaillardia
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Arizona Sun’
From the early summer on, very showy banded flowers ‘œblanket” this plant. The ends of the petals have a torn, ruffled appearance. Butterflies are drawn to it. Remove spent blooms to keep new ones coming all summer.
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Ascot Rainbow Euphorbia
Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ PP21,401
In spring, the unique variegated foliage is gray-green with a striking yellow edge topped by clusters of variegated cream, lime and green flower bracts. The cooler autumn season will intensify foliage colors with shades of red, pink and orange. Can be grown in full sun sites, highly heat and drought tolerant.
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Astra Double Blue Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Double Blue’
Star-shaped, periwinkle blue blooms measure 2–3 inches in diameter. Petals are long lasting and plants flower continuously. This compact variety exhibits a uniform, well-branched habit.
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Astra Double Pink Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Double Pink’
‘Astra Double Pink’ offers star-shaped blooms that measure 2–3 inches in diameter. Petals are long lasting and plants flower continuously. This compact variety exhibits a uniform, well-branched habit.
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Aurea Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’
Golden strings of spreading coin-like foliage brighten the shade garden! ‘Aurea’ is a good contrast plant and groundcover, and a great choice for water gardens or along ponds or streams. It is striking when sited to spill over stones or when used in hanging baskets.
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Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythosora
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Dryopteris erythosora, commonly known as Autumn Fern.
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Autumn Fire Stonecrop
Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Fire’
Similar to ‘Autumn Joy’ but has a tighter growth habit, thicker foliage and brighter, rosy-pink flowers. Developed in Quebec.
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Autumn Joy Sedum
Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’
Tall growing sedum with gray-green foliage. Flowers are large plateheads of pink from late summer to frost. Tolerant of dry soil. Xeriscape plant. Excellent winter interest.
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Bachelor’s Button
Centaurea montana
Blue feathery flowers for some six weeks in early summer with some rebloom in late summer. Color is vivid and plant has a wide tolerance to soil and moisture conditions. Full sun.
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Baja Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Baja’
The large 6″ flowers of ‘Baja’ are a velvety red, with a green throat. An early midseason bloomer with some reblooming capability. Semi-evergreen, but acts as a dormant here in the Midwest. Tetraploid.
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Balloonflower
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Mariesii’
Deep blue balloon shaped buds open to single blue flowers, July to September. Excellent as cut flowers. Moist, well-drained soil.
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Bama Music Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Bama Music’
A midseason bloomer with pale pink flowers with a yellow throat that are held above attractive dark green, narrow foliage. Great for massing and borders.
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Bartzella Yellow Peony
Herbaceous Peony
Blooms mid to late season Huge double golden yellow flowers with eye-catching orange center. Extremely floriferous variety up to 70 flowers on matured plants.
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BBQ Banana Ligularia
Ligularia dentata ‘BBQ Banana’
Like the perfect mix between a lily pad and an elephant ear, these big, shiny leaves bring fabulous tropical flair to your landscape. And the color. Dark chocolate, green and maroon hues all swirl together on this foliage, and contrast brilliantly with the bright blooms. Those late summer blooms will light up a shaded spot, which is useful in landscaping as many flowering plants have already finished their seasons. If you’ve got a boggy, marshy garden, this is your perennial. It needs constant moisture, so it thrives in cool, wet areas that would spell disaster for other shade plants. Ligularia dentata ‘BBQ Banana’
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Beacon Silver Lamium
Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’, commonly known as Beacon Silver Lamium.
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Becky Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Becky’
A Shasta daisy introduction from Decatur, GA. The large single white flowers are on strong sturdy stems that hold up in the wind and rain. The foliage is a deep lustrous green and really holds up well in heat and humidity. After testing for a number of years, we feel confident it is hardy in zone 4. An excellent cut flower. Full sun and well drained soils are best. 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year.
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Bee-You Bee-Happy Bee Balm
Monarda Bee-Youª ‘Bee-Happy’
Particularly bright red-pink flowers bloom all through summer. The disease resistant foliage is a rich shade of green and its perfect midsize height guarantees it is tall enough for it to be seen in all its glory, but not so tall that its glory flops all over your other perennials.
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Berry Smoothie Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Berry Smoothie’ PP21,871
With H. villosa in its parentage, ‘Berry Smoothie’ is extremely heat tolerant and holds up well during hot summer months. The leaves are extra large and a beautiful shade of metallic rose-purple. Long flower stems in mid summer sport light pink bell-shaped flowers, great for cuts.
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Bewitched Dianthus
Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Bewitched’ PP13,159
This sport of Firewitch has light pink flowers with a magenta ring and that distinctive carnation fragrance. It has a long bloom period starting in early summer and if sheared will often rebloom in autumn. Has a spreading habit and blue tinged foliage. Great for the front of the border, creeping over walls, in the rock garden or as an edging plant.
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Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
A native North American prairie grass forming a large clump of silvery-blue foliage from 4-7′ in height. The purplish flower spikes emerge in August and September. Clump forming.
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Big Bluestem Blackhawks
Selection of a tough native prairie grass with interesting color variation. Black Hawks true colors begin in the cool nights of late summer as it begins to tinge red. This continues to darken through purple to a full black by the end of September.
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Big Daddy Hosta
Hosta Big Daddy
Described as one of the best large blue hostas available, ‘Big Daddy’ forms a very large mass of thick, chalky blue leaves. The rounded leaves become cupped and puckered when mature. Heavy substance helps to make this hosta more slug resistant. In late summer, near-white, bell-shaped flowers are produced just at the top of the foliage. Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today’s gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb foliage. Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, etc.
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Big Ears Lamb’s Ears
Stachys byzantina ‘Helene von Stein’
This excellent cultivar is a tremendous improvement over the species. The leaves are twice as big as the species and it rarely blooms. It is a clump former, and quickly will grow to cover a 3′ wide area. The fuzzy silver leaves are an excellent contrast and its low habit make it a great plant for the front of the perennial border. Holds up very well in hot humid summers. Best in full sun with well-drained soils.
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Big Sky™ After Midnight™ Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Emily Saul’ PP18,768
A dwarf coneflower with strongly fragrant, brilliant magenta blooms and a reddish black cone. Ideal for containers or the front of the border. Attracts butterflies and bees. Songbirds enjoy the dried seeds in fall and early winter. Deer tend to leave this plant alone. Plant in any moist, well-drained garden soil exposed to full sun, and keep it well-watered and fed the first season or two. Once established, it is wonderfully tolerant of heat, cold, and even drought. Excellent cut flower. Bred by the Saul brothers of Itsaul Plants, Georgia.
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Big Sky™ Harvest Moon™ Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Matthew Saul’ PP17,652
New from the Big Sky™ series from Georgia, comes Harvest Moon™. The orange, center cone is surrounded by flower petals that are an earthy, golden color. Wide petals are slightly reflexed and overlap, and have a fragrance similar to roses. The plant itself is well branched, and vigorous. Best in full sun sites with loamy well, drained soils. Lovely Coneflower
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Big Sky™ Solar Flare Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Solar Flare’ PP22,133
From the breeders of the Big Sky series, this new coneflower has incredibly large and sweetly fragrant flowers which are an unusual shade of magenta-red, with petals fading to shades of red and rose as they mature. Flowers are produced on strong sturdy stems that are near black in color and add an interesting punch of color. Butterflies love this plant!
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Big Sky™ Sundown™ Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Evan Saul’ PP17,659
This beautiful selection has warm, russet-orange flowers with a henna-brown central cone. Nice wide petals are slightly reflexed and overlap, giving the blossoms a full, substantial presence. Plant this one up close where you can enjoy its delightful rose-like fragrance. Strong stems keep the plant upright and make good cut flowers. Lovely coneflower.
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Big Sky™ Sunrise Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Sunrise’ PP16,235
This cultivar is the result of crosses between E. purpurea and E. paradoxa. ‘Sunrise’ is a beautiful yellow with a central cone of green that matures to gold. Coneflower Flowers have a nice rose fragrance. From Itsaul Nurseries in Georgia.
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BigSky™ Twilight Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Twilight’ PP17,651
Exciting introduction from the Big Sky™ series, ‘Twilight’ is a color breakthrough in coneflowers, sporting bright, rose-red flowers with a deeper red center cone. The flower petals are slightly reflexed, and overlapping, with a nice rose fragrance. Best in full sun sites with well-drained, loamy soils.
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Biokovo Cranesbill
Geranium cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’
A lovely addition to the front of the perennial border or the rock garden, ‘Biokovo’ blooms for a long period in early to midsummer with small flowers that are white with just a tinge of pink. It forms a nice mound of lobed foliage that is attractive all year long. One of the smaller, tidier forms of cranesbill. Tolerates full sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soils.
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Black & Blue Salvia
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
A stunning plant with dark green fuzzy foliage from which arises 1′ long flower stems. The buds are a dark black, and open to true blue flowers, really beautiful.
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Black Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
Produces masses of showy, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers from July to mid-October. Goldfinches love the seeds. Vigorous. Fertile, loose soil. Perennial Plant of the Year for 1999. Pride of KS Plants 2002.
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Black Eyed Susan Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Black Eyed Susan’
Black Eyed Susan Daylily
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Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis
A garden favorite for years with long racemes of heart-shaped pink flowers. Blooms from mid-spring to June. Moist, well-drained soil. Foliage dies back in midsummer, so mix with hostas, astilbes and ferns.
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Bloody Cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum
Magenta flowers peak in early summer and appear sporadically throughout the summer. Forms a dense mound of dark green lacy leaves that turn crimson red in fall. Full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil.
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Blue Clips Bellflower
Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips’
Sky blue bellflowers on a compact plant. Blooms from June to October and is excellent in a perennial border. Deadhead after first blossom to encourage additional blooms. Moist, well-drained soil.
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Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop
Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
A wonderful late summer bloomer bred by Geert Fortgens of the Arboretum Trompenberg in Rotterdam, Holland. When it first came to the U.S., most growers labeled it as zone 5 hardy, but it has overwintered very well here in the Twin Cities. It is loaded with blue-violet flower spikes from late July through September, and the butterflies and bumblebees love it. The foliage has a lovely fragrance. Likes full sun and is tolerant of drought and heat stress. Plant it next to Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ for a classic blue and gold combination.
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Blue Heaven™ Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘MinnblueA’ PP17,310
From Dr. Mary Meyer at the University of Minnesota. This little bluestem is distinguished by its upright habit, beautiful blue foliage and excellent fall color, in shades of red, burgundy and purple. Think of it as a blue Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’. Blooms in September with the purplish flowers forming seed in October. Clump forming.
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Blue Hobbit Sea Holly
Eryngium ‘Blue Hobbit’
Silver-blue stems emerge from basal rosettes with blue, globe-like flower heads. This is the first dwarf blue Eryngium.
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Blue Ice Bluestar
Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’
Flowers considerably longer than the species with 5 weeks or more of color. Prized for its compact habit. Considered to have the deepest blue blossoms of all currently known bluestars, making it a superb addition to the spring border. Slender dark green leaves turn bright yellow in the fall adding another season of interest.
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Blue Mammoth Hosta
Hosta ‘Blue Mammoth’
An enormous hosta with large 16″ by 12″ leaves having a deep blue-green color and are heavily corrugated. Introduced by hosta guru Paul Aden. The flowers are a near white and bloom from mid-June to mid-July. A large specimen plant for just the right spot.
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Blue Mouse Ears Miniature Hosta
Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’
Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ displays small, heavily textured distinctive heart-shaped blue-green leaves. Lavendar, bell-shaped flower scapes reach 6-7″ mid-summer. Adorable miniature hosta is perfect for rock or woodland gardens in part to full shade.
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Blue Queen Salvia
Salvia nemorosa ‘Blue Queen’
Purple flower spikes in late spring to early summer. Foliage is silvery blue. Somewhat spreading. Average, well-drained soil.
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Blue River II Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’
Huge dinner-plate size flowers of an incredible clear white on tall, 4-5′ plants. Full sun, evenly moist soils and winter protection is recommended. One of the parents was found growing along the Blue River in Oklahoma, hence the name.
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Blue Waterfall Bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’
Blue bell-shaped flowers spill over cascading foliage for a mass of color that is stunning at the front of the border. Blooming from May into June, ‘Blue Waterfall’ is also excellent for rock walls, containers, or hanging baskets. It is drought-tolerant.
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Boulder Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca ‘Boulder Blue’
‘Boulder Blue’ forms a beautiful little clump of upright foliage in shades of metallic blue. It is definitely a bluer color than F. ‘Elijah Blue’. The clump reaches a height of 8″ and the summer inflorescence will rise another 6″ above the clump. Best planted in well-drained soils. Clump forming.
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Bressingham Purple Jacob’s Ladder
Polemonium ‘Polbress’ PP15,367
Decorative fern-like leaves are neat and symmetrical, like most Jacob’s Ladder, but with a colorful twist: foliage takes on a rich, dark purple hue in spring and again in fall. In between, the leaves turn greener depending on light intensity. Beautiful flowers of deep lavender-blue appear in late spring to early summer, rising on graceful, burgundy stems.
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Brilliant Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale ‘Brilliant’
Abundance of 4-5″ brilliant red flowers from late spring to early summer. Flowers have striking black blotch on the inner part of the flower near the seed head. Very rugged and extremely long lived. Prefers moist, well-drained soil.
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Britt Marie Crawford Ligularia
Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’ PP16,113
A color breakthrough for Ligularia. Golden-orange, daisy-like flowers bloom above chocolate foliage. A bold plant that prefers cool, moist soils. Protection from afternoon sun is a must. Perfect for a pond’s edge.
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Brookside Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Brookside’
Once you get to know ‘Brookside’ you’ll be hooked. The foliage is very finely cut and the flowers are a lovely shade of blue with just a hint of lavender and a contrasting white center. Try using ‘Brookside’ next to chartreuse/yellow foliaged plants to really bring out the flower color. Prefers part sun and moist well-drained soils.
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Brunette Bugbane
Actaea Brunette (simplex)
Formerly Cimicifuga. Beautiful plantas for mid summer through late fall. The creamy to white bottle brush-like flowers are fragrant and repel insects (all fragrant, except Actaea racemosa var. cordifolia). Aftwer flowering attractive lime green seed pods are formed. Plants prefer a moist and rich soil.Striking deep purple foliage, pinkish white flowers fade to creamy white. Great landscaping plant.
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Burgundy Gaillardia
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Burgundy’
Blooms with wine red flowers 3″ in diameter. Blooms from early summer to frost. Does best if divided every few years. Average to poor, well-drained or dry soil. Drought resistant.
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Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’
An introduction from England with lavender-blue flowers on stems 20-24″ tall. Blooms continuously from early summer until late fall.
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Butterfly Flower
Asclepias tuberosa
Native prairie wildflower. Fragrant orange flowers from mid to late summer. Monarch butterfly food. Tap rooted and drought tolerant. NE GreatPlants® 2000 Award Winner.
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Butterfly Weed Tuberosa
Asclepias Tuberosa
Our native butterfly weed sports intense orange flowers that attract butterflies! Asclepias tuberosa blooms from June to July and thrives in well-drained, sandy soil. Very hardy with few pests, it tolerates drought and is great for borders, meadows, and naturalized gardens.
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Buzz Ivory Butterfly Bush
Buddleia dcvidii Buzz Ivory
This elegant dwarf features full-sized ivory flower spikes. Fragrant blooms abound from summer through fall. Plants stay 3–5 feet tall and compact foliage responds well to shaping. Buzz™ ‘Ivory’ is a great choice for containers.
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Caesar’s Brother Siberian Iris
Iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’
Tall and stately with dark velvety violet-blue flowers. Blooms in June. The 2-3″ wide flowers are held well above the foliage. The Siberian iris is native to moist areas, so moisture throughout the season is crucial to healthy plants. Excellent as a border plant. For best results, fertile, moist, slightly acid soil is preferred.
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Camelot Cream Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot™ Cream’
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot’ is the first Foxglove F1 hybrid which reliably flower in the first year, with another heavy flush of flowers in the second year. It also has added superiority in crop uniformity and strength. Although most Foxglove is planted in shady areas, ‘Camelot’ can be grown in sunny areas with adequate moisture and lower temperatures. Tall flower spikes have cream-colored blossoms with a speckled throat.
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Camelot Lavender Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot™ Lavender’
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot’ is the first Foxglove F1 hybrid which reliably flower in the first year, with another heavy flush of flowers in the second year. It also has added superiority in crop uniformity and strength. Although most Foxglove is planted in shady areas, ‘Camelot’ can be grown in sunny areas with adequate moisture and lower temperatures. Tall flower spikes have lavender-colored blossoms with a speckled throat.
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Camelot Rose Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot™ Rose’
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot’ is the first Foxglove F1 hybrid which reliably flower in the first year, with another heavy flush of flowers in the second year. It also has added superiority in crop uniformity and strength. Although most Foxglove is planted in shady areas, ‘Camelot’ can be grown in sunny areas with adequate moisture and lower temperatures. Tall flower spikes have rose-colored blossoms with a speckled throat.
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Candy Stripe Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata ‘Candy Stripe’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Phlox subulata ‘Candy Stripe’, commonly known as Candy Stripe Creeping Phlox.
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Caramel Coral Bells
Heuchera villosa ‘Caramel’ PP16,560
A selection from Thierry Delabroye of France. Native to the Southeast U.S., this species is quite heat-tolerant, much more so than the other Heuchera species with gold or yellow foliage. New leaves emerge bright gold and deepen in color to caramel. Flowers appear later than other species as well, and are light pink.
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Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
This perennial is native to the U.S. Tall spikes of scarlet red flowers from early to late summer. Best in partial shade situations with moist, rich soil.
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Catherine Woodbery Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbery’
The blooms are pale pink with soft lavender undertones. Mid to late season bloomer.
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Cherry Cheeks Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Cherry Cheeks’
A lovely tetraploid daylily with large, striking 6″ flowers. The blooms are a beautiful blend of rose and pink, with a green-yellow throat. It’s a mid-late season bloomer.
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Cherry Cream Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata ‘Cherry Creme’
Medium height and well-branched this phlox produces tons of white flowers with a bright pink eye. Disease resistant and uniform.
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Cheyenne Spirite Coneflower
Echinacea hybrida ‘Cheyenne Spirit’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Echinacea hybrida ‘Cheyenne Spirit’, commonly known as Cheyenne Spirite Coneflower.
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Good for Cutting
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Chicago Heirloom Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Chicago Heirloom’
This tetraploid daylily produces large, 5-6″ flowers in a delicate shade of antique pink with a strong orchid-wine center halo. A midseason bloomer.
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Chocolate Chip Bugleweed
Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’, commonly known as Chocolate Chip Bugleweed.
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Chocolate Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’
A plant introduced from the Mt. Cuba Center for the Study of Piedmont Flora, in Delaware. This plant has a more dwarf habit and chocolate-purple tones to the leaves and stems. Blooms in late summer with white flowers which can be used for cutting, although this Joe-Pye should be used almost exclusively for its colored foliage rather than blooms.
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Moist Location
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Cobweb Buttons Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum ‘Cobweb Buttons’
A dense webbing of gray threads covers compact, pale green fleshy leaf rosettes. Pink-to-crimson flowers bloom from late spring to early summer.
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Color Flash Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii ‘Astdev’ PP17,343
Ablaze with color all season long, Color Flash creates a mound of foliage that first emerges green, but then matures with striking shades of burgundy, purple and green, making it a colorful foliage plant throughout the growing season. The pink plumes sparkle against the brilliant foliage in early summer. Great for semishade gardens, mixed with other perennials, whether in mass or singly.
Good for Cutting
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Commander Hay Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum ‘Commander Hay’
Giant red and green rosettes have sharply pointed leaf tips. Very impressive.
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Concord Grape Spiderwort
Tradescantia x ‘Condord Grape’
This great cultivar has frosty gray-blue foliage that really holds up well in the garden all season long. The rich, purple flowers are borne in clusters and open up one day at a time and bloom all summer long. A vigorous grower that looks good all season. You can grow spiderworts in well-drained to even boggy soils.
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Cool as Ice Blue Fescue
Festuca ‘Cool as Ice’
Finely textured foliage emerges light blue and intensifies through summer. Graceful clumps have good heat tolerance and attractive panicled seed heads. Prefers well-drained soils. A Brent Horvath introduction.
Drought Tolerant
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Coral Carpet Sedum
Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet’
Small, rounded, fleshy succulent leaves change from salmon-orange (coral) colored to bright green and eventually reddish-bronze in winter. Clusters of tiny white-to-pale pink flowers bloom in early summer.
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Coral Charm Peony
Paeonia Coral Charm
Low maintenance perennials for any garden. Clump forming bush like growing habits. Most varieties can be used for cut flower growing. Not particular about soil, but a sunny location is needed for best flower production. Peonies perform best if planted in fall. Also fall shipment: delivery first week of October.Large semi-double bowl-shaped flowers, early flowering variety. Distinctive coral flower color. 1986 APS gold medal winner.
Deer Resistant
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Good for Cutting
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Coral Reef Bee Balm
Monarda didyma ‘Coral Reef’
A distinctly different disease-resistant bee balm! ‘Coral Reef’ boasts fluorescent coral-to-salmon pink blooms from July to frost. Flowers float over dark green, mildew-resistant foliage with an upright habit. It requires rich, consistently moist, well‑drained soil. Deadhead to prolong bloom time.
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Moist Location
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Crazy Daisy Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Crazy Daisy’
Blooming from late spring through late summer, this Shasta daisy has intriguing fringed, frilly flowers that are semi to fully double. Blooms are pure white in color, surrounding a yellow center. Deadhead all summer long to extend the bloom season.
Good for Cutting
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Crazy Pink Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Adam Saul’ PPAF
Crazy Pink has a staggering number of lightly fragrant, daisy-like flowers and blooms for an extended period of time. Superior lateral branching assures a compact, sturdy plant that won’t need staking. Deadheading will help to extend the bloom cycle but leave a few of the cones on in late summer as they provide food for finches and other birds. From ItSaul Plants.
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Crimson Beauty Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata ‘Crimson Beauty’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Phlox subulata ‘Crimson Beauty’, commonly known as Crimson Beauty Creeping Phlox.
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Crimson Star Columbine
Aquilegia ‘Crimson Star’
Masses of large crimson and white blooms with long spur. Flowers in mid to late spring.
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Good for Cutting
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Cushion Spurge
Euphorbia polychroma
This is a great sunny, spring perennial, which is quite drought-tolerant and cold hardy. If happy, it will self-seed, so it can become a good groundcover plant. Great for borders, masses, large rock gardens or to combine with daffodils or other smaller bulbs.
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Dainty Swan Windflower
Anemone Dainty Swan
A sister variety of ‘Wild Swan™’, it has the same height and habit but with bright pink backs to its large white single flowers instead of blue. As with all Swans it blooms throughout the summer and looks particularly impressive in the evening or early morning when the blooms nod and show off their colorful backs.
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Dark Towers Beardtongue
Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ PP20,013
Dark Towers retains it dark wine red foliage throughout the season and produces pale pink tubular flowers that extended above the foliage. Adding rich color to the perennial border or mixed beds, this perennial will tolerate heat and humidity.
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Good for Cutting
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Devon Cottage Pinball Wizard Dianthus Pink
Dianthus Devon Cottageª ‘Pinball Wizard’
This cultivar has plenty of old-fashioned charm. The boldly striped, extremely doubled flowers and pleasant fragrance have been garnering plenty of attention in several variety trials across the country.
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Doubledecker Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’
A two-tiered purple coneflower. A German selection with shorter petals on top of the cone and a ‘skirt’ of deep, rose pink petals at the base. May produce single flowers in the first year. From then on, they reliably produce double blooms. Prefers well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Good for Cutting
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Dragon’s Blood Sedum
Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’, commonly known as Dragon’s Blood Sedum.
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Drought Tolerant
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Dragon’s Blood Sedum Stonecrop
Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’
Neon-red flowers over prostrate bronze-tinged green foliage in July. Turns a glowing scarlet-bronze in autumn with heads of radiant red flowers. A great groundcover.
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Dwarf Goatsbeard
Aruncus aethusifolius
Dwarf plant with attractive, finely cut foliage and delicate sprays of pure white flowers in early to midsummer. A very tough and long lived plant for shady moist, humusy soil.
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Dynamo Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum ‘Dynamo’
Fiery orange tones, rare in sempervivums, first singe the tips then suffice into the entire leaf. This dynamite new semperviuvm has quickly become one of our favorites.
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Early Sunrise Coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’
Golden yellow 1.5-2″ semi-double flowers on strong stems. Flowers June to September. Excellent as cut flowers. An All American Selections Award Winner. Best in good garden loam.
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Good for Cutting
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Earth Angel Hosta
Hosta ‘Earth Angel’
This sport of ‘Blue Angel’ has large, heart-shaped, blue green leaves with wide, creamy white margins. Pale lavender blossoms appear on 40″ scapes in mid-summer. Selected by the American Hosta Growers Association as Hosta of the Year in 2009.
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Elegans Hosta
Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’
Broad rounded leaves up to 12″ across with a conspicuous gray-green hue on both sides. Flowers are white and produced during July and August. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Elfin Creeping Thyme
Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’, commonly known as Elfin Creeping Thyme.
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Elijah Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
Small, 6″ tall grass with attractive, fine-textured, blue foliage. A cool season grass hardy in Zone 4. Grown primarily for the foliage. In hot spells the foliage may brown out, but revives with the onset of cooler weather. Clump forming.
Drought Tolerant
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English Daisy
Bellis perennis
Also known as double daisy, it is a well known favorite in flower gardens. Red, white and pink flowers add lots of color to the spring garden. Combines well with spring flowering bulbs. Great in beds, borders, rock gardens and containers.
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Evening Primrose
Oenothera missouriensis
Profuse, large, yellow blooms from June to September. Low growing and compact. Best in well-drained, soils. Xeriscape plant.
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Everest Variegated Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’ PP20,955
Fountains of narrow leaves with wide, pure white leaf margins spill over to form compact clumps. A shade-loving grass, ‘Everest’ is lovely planted along a path, adds an architectural element to containers and window boxes and also suitable for mass plantings.
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Eye on America Daylily
Hemerocallis Eye on America
Stunning yellow cream bloom with black plum eyezone and green throat. American Hemerocallis Society Honorable Mention Award.
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False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Violet-blue lupine-like flowers in late spring. Attractive blue-green foliage all season. Dependable, long lived plant for the back of the garden. Tolerates a wide range of soil types including very dry ones. 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year.
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Fanal Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’
Brilliant carmine-red flowers in June and July borne on spikes. Foliage is dark red-green. Best in groups of three, in a perennial border or mass planted. Best in deep, rich soil with good moisture.
Good for Cutting
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Fanfare Blanket Flower
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Fanfare’ PP15,892
This sport of ‘Goblin’ was discovered in Great Britain and is taking the U.S. by storm. The flowers are quite unique. Surrounding the dark center of the flower is a single row of red tubular petals that flare out and change to bright yellow at the tips. The plant forms a neat, tidy mound, and blooms from June thru fall. Introduced by PlantHaven®.
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Fashionably Early Crystal Garden Phlox
Phlox Fashionably Early ‘Crystal’
White globes of flowers with a faint purple eye float above leathery emerald green foliage about 2-3 weeks earlier than most summer phlox. An excellent hybrid of the paniculata types, this phlox begins blooming sooner and has far more mildew resistance. Plus it’s a slow spreader making a clump of mass bloom that gets a bit more dramatic for each year its established.
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Fashionably Early Princess Garden Phlox
Phlox Fashionably Early ‘Princess’
Light fuchsia flowers bloom 2-3 weeks earlier than typical Phlox. Thick, glossy green foliage has exceptional mildew resistance.
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Fire & Ice Pinks
Dianthus ‘Fire & Ice’ PPAF
A cute new Dianthus with loads of bright flowers for much of summer. Raspberry-colored flowers have a distinct white edge, and foliage is a neat grey-green. Best of all, deer won’t eat it!
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Fire Alarm Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Fire Alarm’
Intensely red foliage—the reddest of any Heuchera—flares in spring. The leathery leaves smolder into shades of reddish-brown in summer that brighten again in fall. Very showy. Our favorite Terra Nova introduction.
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Fire and Ice Hosta
Hosta ‘Fire and Ice’
A sport of ‘Patriot’, with striking pure white centers and contrasting dark green margins. Growth habit is upright and foliage appears almost twisted. Lavender flowers appear in mid summer on white stems. A splendid addition to brighten up any shade garden.
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Fire Chief Coralbells
Heuchera ‘Fire Chief’ PP21,880
The foliage color of ‘Fire Chief’ is brilliant wine red, maturing to a more purplish maroon red. Dark red flower stems rise to 18″ tall above the mound of foliage, making the blossoms great for cutting. Bicolored pink and white flowers will rebloom for much of the summer.
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Fireball Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Fireball’
Huge, up to 12-inch, red-to-burgundy flowers bloom from late summer until frost. Fine, dissected foliage has a purplish blush and red stems.
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Firewitch Dianthus
Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Feuerhexe’
This German cultivar is small in size, but delivers a generous amount of blooms. Forms a short, tight mound of blue, grass-like foliage. The flowers are a deep raspberry red and have that classic carnation fragrance. Blooms heavily in early summer, and if kept deadheaded will bloom for much of the summer. Highly tolerant of heat, this plant thrives in well-drained soils. Best in full sun. Great for rock gardens. Perennial Plant of the year 2006.
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First Editions® Bubblegum Pink™ Phlox
Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomfra’ PP21,171
Bubble gum pink blossoms are accentuated by dark pink eyes. The most mildew resistant phlox to date. Bubblegum Pink will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the summer garden. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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First Editions® Coral Crème Drop™ Phlox
Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ PP20,907
Lovely coral blooms with rosy eyes. The most mildew resistant phlox to date. Coral Creme Drop will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the summer garden. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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First Editions® Cotton Candy™ Phlox
Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomfav’ PP21,369
Soft lavender-pink flowers with cotton candy centers. The most mildew resistant phlox to date. Cotton Candy will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the summer garden. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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First Editions® Grape Lollipop™ Phlox
Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomsur’ PP21,109
Tasty grape-colored blooms have striking red eyes. The most mildew resistant phlox to date. Grape Lollipop will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the summer garden. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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First Frost Hosta
First Frost Hosta
-A sport of ‘Halcyon’ with the same intense blue-green leaf center -Emerges with a gold margin early in the spring, then changes to pure white later in the season -The leaves hold up well in the garden all season long until the “first frost” -Light lavender flowers appear on 28 inch scapes in midsummer Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today’s gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb foliage. Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, etc. This premium hosta variety is part of a group of the finest hostas available today. Members of this collection were evaluated and selected by a group of specialty hosta growers in zones 4-7, who together have a combined total of over 150 years of hosta growing experience. To be considered a premium hosta, plants must perform superbly in all four zones (4-7). They must also exhibit exemplary garden presence and performance, have a long season of appeal in the landscape, have leaves of good substance, and demonstrate a greater resistance to common garden pests.
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Flame Coral Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata Flame¨ ‘Coral’
Butterflies and hummingbirds love Flame® ‘Coral’! Fragrant, coral-red flowers bloom in midsummer above compact green foliage.
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Flame Purple Eye Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata Flame¨ ‘Purple Eye’
Fragrant violet flowers have white eyes. Clusters of pretty blooms appear in midsummer above compact green foliage.
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Flame White with Eye Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata Flame¨ ‘White Eye’
Butterflies and hummingbirds love Flame® ‘White Eye’! Fragrant, snow white flowers with magenta eyes bloom in midsummer above compact green foliage.
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Francee Hosta
Hosta ‘Francee’
Neat mounds of forest green leaves with bright white margins. Lavender flowers in late summer. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Frances Williams Hosta
Hosta sieboldiana ‘Frances Williams’
An outstanding and popular variety with huge blue-green leaves with golden-yellow edges. Has near white flowers. The plant is named after Mrs. Frances Williams, an American horticulturist and hosta collector. Use as edging, a low hedge, groundcover or border accent. Rarely needs to be divided.
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Fruit Punch™ Coconut Punch Pinks
Dianthus ‘Coconut Punch’ PP21,876
Part of the Fruit Punch series, Coconut Punch has 2″ fluffy, fragrant, double blossoms which are intricately patterned in contrasting shades of bright red and white. Blooming for much of summer on rugged grey-green foliage that is highly deer-desistant. It tolerates dry soils and performs great in a rock garden.
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Fuego Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale ‘Fuego’
From Dutch breeder Arie Blom comes ‘Fuego’, an orange Helenium with rings of yellow around the small button cone and the petal tips. Shorter than most Heleniums, these flowers reach heights of 18-20″ within the first year and 24-30″ by the second year. If you cut them back in June, they will remain between 18-20″ every year.
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Fuji Pink Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Fuji Pink’
Interesting balloon-like buds burst open into beautiful soft pink, bell-shaped flowers which keep their color best in partial shade. ‘Fuji Pink’ is a very reliable bloomer that is pest and disease free.
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Gayfeather
Liatris pycnostachya
Feathery flowers on tall spikes in late summer. Flowers are red-purple. Well-drained soil. Native to the U.S. prairie, drought tolerant.
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Georgia Peach Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’ PP19,375
Huge peach colored leaves with a showy white overlay forms lush clumps to highlight shaded perennial borders, rock gardens and containers. Foliage becomes rose to rose-purple from fall through winter. Creamy white flowers stand on wispy stems in spring. Evergreen in warmer climates. Thanks to the H. x villosa blood, will grow well in southern humidity or the damp Northwest.
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Giles van Hees Dwarf Veronica
Veronica ‘Giles van Hees’
An excellent dwarf veronica for the very front of the perennial border, only reaching a diminutive height of 6-12″. Blooms from mid to late summer with clear, bright, medium pink, spiky blooms. Best in moist, well-drained soils.
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Ginko Craig Hosta
Hosta ‘Ginko Craig’
Free blooming compact plant with deep lilac flowers borne above mounds of lance shaped leaves with white margins. Excellent for edging. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Creamy white plumes of flowers in summer top a large mound of lacy foliage (similar to the foliage of Astilbe). A tall plant well suited for the back of the border, reaching a mature height of 4-5′ and as wide. Loves moist soils.
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Goblin Gaillardia
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Goblin’
This dwarf cultivar has large deep red flowers with yellow borders. Blooms from July until frost. Tolerates average to poor, well-drained or dry soil. Drought resistant.
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Going Bananas Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Going Bananas’ PP17,164
An improved ‘Happy Returns’ with 4″ canary-yellow flowers, will bloom from early June to fall. Flowers are held on well branched stems, often 10-15 buds per scape. Hybridized by Walters Gardens, now part of the Proven Winner perennial program.
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Gold Nugget Ice Plant
Delosperma ‘Gold Nugget’
Starry yellow flowers bloom on a spreading carpet of succulent evergreen leaves that turn maroon in winter. It prefers well-drained soil and is deer-resistant.
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Gold Standard Hosta
Hosta ‘Gold Standard’
Beautiful variegated type. Light green leaves with a dark green border in spring. As the season progresses, the light green center color turns to a creamy yellow. Give it part sun to encourage the yellow color. The blossoms are lavender.
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Golden Alexander Sundrops
Lysimachia punctata ‘Golden Alexander’ PP13,547
A sport of L. ‘Alexander’ with stable variegated foliage of green and gold. The yellow flowers appear along the stems in June and July. It seems to be a more compact variety. Best in moist, well-drained soil.
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Golden Tiara Hosta
Hosta ‘Golden Tiara’
Small heart-shaped leaves have chartreuse golden edges. The deep lavender striped purple flowers bloom in midsummer on tall spikes. A neat, rapid grower for the shady perennial garden. Spacing 36″.
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Gooseneck Loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
Gooseneck is a fitting description for the graceful flower spikes of this interesting bog plant. Blooms in July and August on tall stems to 3′ in height. The flowers are white and look as though they are trying to bend back to the ground. Very tolerant of moist soils and will perform best where it is allowed to naturalize, especially by water gardens, bogs and the edge of the woods. It is a voracious self-seeder, so be careful where you place it in the garden or be sure to deadhead it when the flowers are spent. The flowers are excellent for cutting.
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Grand Parade™ Bee Balm
Monarda didyma ‘ACrade’ PP19,580
The second introduction in the mid-size series of monardas from Morden Research Station in Canada. Grand Parade™ has a beautiful mounded shape, only reaching a height of 13-16″, just a bit taller than the Petite series. It will bloom in early to mid July with lavender-purple flowers. Powdery mildew resistance is very good.
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Grape Magic Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Grape Magic’
A grape colored flower with 4″ wide blooms having a dark eye-zone and veins with lighter petal edges. Throat changes from yellow to green. Reblooming. Mid to late season.
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Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Tall spiky blue flowers, bloom in mid to late summer on top of a mound of round, bright green leaves. This plant can self-sow quite vigorously, so keep it deadheaded when it is done blooming. Requires partial shade and evenly moist soil conditions.
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Green Hosta
Hosta lancifolia
Waxy, narrow leaves, low mounding habit. Lavender, bell shaped flowers that bloom during August and September. Moist, rich, well-drained soil. Excellent for large, mass plantings.
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Green Twister Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Green Twister’
A sport of E. ‘Magnus’, it has the same sturdy form and large cones but with a bicolor twist. Upright petals display an inner ring of hot pink framed by an outer ring of lime green, making for an equally captivating look as a garden specimen or cut flower. With this coloration Jelitto seed boasts of having perfected the vigor and stability that has been lacking in previous varieties.
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Green Wheel Hen and Chick
Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’
Ground hugging spirals of concentric succulent green leaves. Interesting and attractive, this very hardy plant could have inspired M.C. Escher.
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Grosso French Hybrid Lavender
Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’
Developed in France for use in perfumes and essential oils, this cultivar was selected from a cross between L. angustifolia and L. latifolia. Blooming mid-summer through early fall, it has long flower stems that sport large, violet-blue flowers with a sweet fragrance. Dried flowers can be used in potpourris and flower arrangements, or just enjoy the fragrance in your garden.
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Guardian Blue Delphinium
Delphinium elatum ‘Guardian Blue’
Part of the strong-stemmed F1 Guardian series has gorgeous spires of bright blue. Fully double flowers on strong stems emerge in summer from mounding clumps of deeply lobed foliage. Bold, vertical form is perfect for dramatic accent of any bed or border. Exceptional cut flower.
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Guardian Lavender Delphinium
Delphinium elatum ‘Guardian Lavender’
Part of the strong-stemmed F1 Guardian series, this one has double lavender florets with white “bees”. The classic spike flowers will add majesty and height to your garden. Exceptional cut flower.
Good for Cutting
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Happy Returns Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’
Bright, 2.75″ canary yellow blooms. One of its parents is ‘Stella d’Oro’ and it is a good rebloomer.
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Hercules Garden Phlox
Hercules Garden Phlox
Huge soft fragrant pink flowers with stunning white eye High level of mildew tolerance Attractive to pollinators
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Herrenhausen Ornamental Oregano
Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’
A great perennial with an upright trailing habit. Through summer, the stems grow to about 2′ in length and as the red-purple flower clusters appear they tend to spread out through the garden. The foliage has that classic oregano scent, but this is truly an ornamental variety. Great as a filler/accent plant, around strong upright forms and attracts butterflies.
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Highlander Red Shades Rockcress
Saxifraga arensii ‘Highlander Red Shades’
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Saxifraga arensii ‘Highlander Red Shades’, commonly known as Highlander Red Shades Rockcress.
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Hillside Black Beauty Black Snakeroot
Cimicifuga racemosa ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ PP9,988
The beautiful, lacy foliage of ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ emerges in early spring with green tones, but quickly deepens to purplish-black. The dark foliage contrasts nicely with the fragrant, white, bottlebrush blooms in late summer. Ideal specimen plant for the shade garden, combines especially well with variegated or yellow foliage plants. Discovered by Mary Ann McGourty of Hillside Gardens and introduced by PlantHaven®.
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Hopewell Hen and Chick
Sempervivum tectorum ‘Hopewell’
Large rosettes of pointed green leaves flush with rose at the base. Excellent for rock gardens, green roofs, or containers. Drought-tolerant.
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Hot Lips Pink Turtlehead
Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’
A showstopper in the late summer-early fall, adding vertical form and late summer color. Deep green foliage and rosy, lipstick-colored flowers on dark red stems. Provide adequate moisture. Blooms July through September. Excellent for attracting butterflies to the garden. Great cut flower, and considered deer resistant when mature.
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Hot Papaya Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’ PPAF
A breakthrough in Echinacea breeding, this first-ever double orange selection. The blooms emerge with florescent, papaya colored ray petals and a deep orange-yellow cone. Hot Papaya matures with rich, spicy orange ray petals that are topped by a double, reddish-orange pompom. Each pompom has a remarkable papaya colored halo in the center that grows as it ages. Prefers moist, but well drained to get established, once established, it is very drought tolerant. Introduced by Plants Nouveau.
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Hot Summer Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Hot Summer’ PP20,687
Glistening rayed petals open to a soft, mango color before changing to a deep orange-red. A tall variety with strong clumps that looks like fireworks with a continuous burst of new flowers. ‘Hot Summer’ will provide a dramatic array of colors and is deserving of a special place in the full sun border.
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Husker Red Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
Known for its red foliage and stems, with white flowers that are tinged pink. Blooms early to midsummer. The leaves are 7″ long and toothed. Utilize in a perennial border, natural plantings, or rock gardens. Also good as a cut flower. Well-drained soil is essential as it will rot in wet soils. Perennial Plant of the Year for 1996.
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Hyperion Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Hyperion’
A midseason bloomer with very fragrant, 5″ lemon yellow flowers. A midseason bloomer.
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Icicle Speedwell
Veronica spicata ‘Icicle’
The best white-blooming cultivar of speedwell, ‘Icicle’ blooms almost all season long with bright white flower spikes. The flowers can be used for cutting. Prefers fertile, well-drained soils.
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Irish Moss
Sagina subulata
Zehr’s Flower and Landscaping is your source for Sagina subulata, commonly known as Irish Moss.
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Ivory Towers False Indigo
Baptisia Ivory Towers
An introduction from famed plantsman Tony Avent at Plant Delights Nursery and a clear winner in our Baptisia trial last year. Stark black stems highlight the extra tall white blooms that crown the plant in late spring. Holding its foliage higher than most, ‘Ivory Towers’ shows off its dark stems for a surprisingly refined look.
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Jack Frost Bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost
‘Jack Frost’ is grown for its lovely silver-coated foliage as well as for the light blue flowers that appear in spring. Large heart-shaped leaves brighten up shade gardens throughout the season. 2012 Perennial Plant of the Year™. Bred by Walters Gardens. Tags required by breeder.
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Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ PP13,859
The leaves of this beautiful new cultivar are silver with green venation all season long. It blooms in early spring with classic forget-me-not type blue flowers. Best in shady situations, mixed with hostas, astilbe and other shade lovers. This cultivar is a sport of ‘Langtrees’ which was discovered at Walters Gardens, Inc.
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Jacob Cline Bee Balm
Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’
This cultivar was discovered in Georgia, with extremely large, bold, bright red flowers atop tall 4′ stems. Good mildew resistance. Loves full sun and moist, well-drained soils.
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Jacob’s Ladder
Polemonium caeruleum
Delicate foliage makes a nice textural accent. Sky blue bell-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer. Great for shady under plantings and cottage gardens.
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Jacorma Peony
Paeonia Jacorma
Full double dark pink flowers with soft pink edges one of the latest to flower excellent for border and cut flower use
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Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
A showy fern with fronds of soft metallic silver-gray and hints of red and blue. The magnificent texture and color electrify shady areas of the garden and make the fern a wonderful companion for a variety of shade-loving plants such as hosta, heuchera and tierella. 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year.
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Jethro Tull Coreopsis
Coreopsis ‘Jethro Tull’ PP18,789
A cross between ‘Zamphir’ and ‘Early Sunrise’, this coreopsis seems to always be in bloom. Petals are more consistently fluted than on ‘Zamphir’ and it has a compact habit and an extended flowering season. Responds beautifully to cutting back, but will rebloom without it. Good cut flower. Drought tolerant once established. Bred by the Saul brothers of Itsaul Plants, Georgia.
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Johnson’s Blue Geranium
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’
Excellent hybrid with vivid blue, long lasting cup shaped flowers beginning in early summer. Full sun and well-drained soil.
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Kopper King Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Kopper King’
A Fleming Brothers introduction. Pretty 12-inch light pink-to-white flowers have burgundy eyes. Blooms appear from late summer until frost over striking copper-colored, maple-like leaves.
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Krossa Regal Hosta
Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’
Vase shaped plant with arching blue-gray leaves. Lavender flowers in midsummer. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Lady in Red Fern
Athyrium filix-femina ‘Lady in Red’
Strong-growing and dependable, the Lady ferns are great garden plants. This selection from the New England Wildflower Society features red stems, making it a great choice to combine with purple-leaved plants. Tough and easy to grow, this sultry beauty is the right choice for perennial borders and woodlands alike.
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Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla mollis
An excellent plant for the front of the border or even as a groundcover. It grows in a mound shape with scalloped green leaves covered in a soft pubescence. Blooms in early summer with billowing sprays of yellow-green flowers. Grows best in cool, moist areas.
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Lady’s Mantle Thriller
Alchemilla Mollis Thriller
Striking, fan-shaped leaves form a lavish groundcover. Billowing sprays of tiny, star-shaped yellow flowers bloom from late spring into summer. ‘Thriller’ fares best in consistently moist soil; it may require afternoon shade in hotter, drier climates.
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Lancaster Geranium
Geranium striatum ‘Lancastriense’
This is the famous Lancaster Geranium, originally found in the wild in Northern England. Rose pink flowers are nestled among leaves in short, mounded, creeping form. It’s great for landscaping!
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Lemon Queen Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
A great late summer blooming perennial for the back of the border. Covered with light yellow single flowers, 2-3″ wide, from July through September. The butterflies love it, and it is a great cut flower as well. Will resent too much fertilizer and water.
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Lime Rickey Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Lime Rickey’ PP16,210
The foliage on ‘Lime Rickey’ is a brilliant citrus lime green that glows in the shade garden throughout the summer. In early summer, the flower spikes appear with tiny white flowers. Attracts the butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden.
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Little Grapette Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Little Grapette’
Miniature daylily with 2″ wide blooms grape-purple in color, with a rose-purple watermark and florescent green throat. Edges of the petals are tightly ruffled. Reaching just 12″ in height, it’™s perfect for the front of a border. Blooms in early to mid summer and has semi-evergreen foliage.
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Little Joe Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’ PP16,122
The species is naturally dwarf, and has some tolerance for light shade. It forms a beautiful, upright, vase shaped plant, reaching a height of 4′. Purplish-red flowers appear in mid summer, are dome shaped and really bring in the butterflies and bees. Discovered at the Conard Pyle Co. in Pennsylvania.
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Little Rocket Ligularia
Ligularia stenocephala ‘Lanternchen’ PP14,621
A Future Plants® introduction from Marco Fransen of the Netherlands. This is a dwarf variety of Ligularia, reaching a height of only 20″. Because it is a tetraploid, the flowers are truly substantial with dark buds opening to bright yellow flowers in midsummer. Best grown in cool, moist locations in part shade, like the edge of a pond.
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Little Spire Russian Sage
Perovskia ‘Little Spire’ PP11,643
An introduction from FuturePlants® in the Netherlands, this dwarf Russian sage has lavender-blue flowers and silvery foliage. Selected for its upright habit that prevents it from leaning in the landscape. Starts blooming in late summer and continues through autumn. Best in full sun sites with well-drained soils.
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Lunar Eclipse False Indigo
Baptisia Lunar Eclipse
Spikes of unique, oversized flowers are held above the foliage. Blooms emerge a light lemon-over-cream color and age dramatically—first to cream, then to light and eventually medium violet. This creates an interesting two to three-toned color effect. A Chicagoland introduction.
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Luxuriant Bleeding Heart
Dicentra eximia ‘Luxuriant’
Heart shaped, cherry red flowers bloom all summer long, on stems just above a mound of ferny, blue-green foliage. Everblooming, even through the heat of the summer. More sun tolerant than other fernleaf types.
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Magnus Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’
An easy to grow flower that produces beautiful deep purple daisy-like flowers from July to October. It was Perennial Plant of the Year in 1998, one can see why. Good cut flower, attracts butterflies.
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Magnus Superior Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus Superior’
A new and improved version of the highly popular cultivar ‘Magnus’, this cultivar has deeper lavender pink blossoms, darker stem color and larger coppery orange cones. Consistent growth habit. Blooms in mid summer, and if deadheaded, will bloom well into autumn. Excellent variety for rain gardens.
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Major Wheeler Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’
‘Major Wheeler’ features coral-red trumpet-like flowers with golden insides against medium green viny foliage. Blooms appear from late spring to autumn. Choose this variety to cover a trellis, fence, or stone wall. It is easy to grow in average, moist soil.
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Maltese cross Lipstick
Lychnis ‘Lipstick’
Bright, red-orange flowers bloom over contrasting bronze foliage throughout the summer. Larger flowers than the species. Seedpods provide fall interest. Deer-resistant and drought-tolerant.
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Mammoth Dark Pink Daisy
Chrysanthemum x hybridum ’01-127-1’n PPAF
In late summer to fall, the dark pink, daisy-shaped flowers absolutely cover the dense foliage, forming a neat mound. Terrific for borders, edging, large containers and mass plantings. Developed by the University of Minnesota.
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Marie Lemoine Peony
Paeonia Marie Lemoine
Lovely White Peony
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Marshall’s Delight Bee Balm
Monarda ‘Marshall’s Delight’
Hardy perennial that produces an abundance of attractive pink flowers in mid-summer. A favorite of hummingbirds and bees. Rich, moist soil.
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Max Frei Geranium
Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’
This hardy geranium forms a nice mound of foliage with very attractive, finely divided leaves. Flowers freely most of the summer with deep magenta pink saucer shaped flowers. Tolerates full sun to part shade. It has a nice compact habit and makes a beautiful specimen plant in the garden.
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May Night Salvia
Salvia nemorosa ‘Mainacht’
Flower spikes of indigo blue in early summer. Moist, well-drained soil is ideal, although the perennial salvias are tolerant of drought conditions.
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Mesa™ Bright Bicolour Blanket Flower
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Mesa Bright Bicolour’
Blooming the first year from seed, this F1 hybrid has colorful bright red bicolor flowers with a yellow band. Starts blooming in early summer atop a strong, sturdy, well-branched plant that does not flop over, and will bloom for much of summer. Drought tolerant once established in the garden.
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Mesa™ Yellow Blanket Flower
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Mesa™ Yellow F1’
One of the longest blooming blanket flowers, Mesa™ has bright canary-yellow blossoms and will bloom from early summer until frost. Forms a tidy neat mound and does not get loose and floppy like many other gaillardias. Flowers grow up to 3″ wide and excellent for cutting.
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Midnite Prairieblues™ False Indigo
Baptisia ‘Midnight’ PP20,432
Numerous deep blue-violet pea-shaped flowers. The first bloom cycle produces long inflorescence up to 27″, then secondary branches produces another wave of flowering. Blue-green leaves, upright vase shaped habit. Super focal point in the landscape and equally outstanding as a cut flower with its exceptionally long stems. Drought tolerant once established. Introduced by Chicagoland Grows®, Inc.
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Milkshake Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Milkshake’ PP20,594
There are many new echinaceas to choose from but ‘Milkshake’ is really something special. Taller, yet similar to its progeny, ‘Coconut Lime’, it has pom-pom flowers of creamy white that do not age. It starts blooming in June and still looks clean and fresh at the end of August. Fantastic cut flower, lasts for weeks in the vase.
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Mini Pearl Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Mini Pearl’
A miniature daylily with 3″ blush pink blossoms with yellow-green throat. Recurving petals and sepals, lightly ruffled enhancing the pretty little blossom. High bud count. Excellent as a border plant. An early to midseason bloomer.
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Mini Stella Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Mini Stella’
Brighter yellow and smaller (1.75″) with more upward facing flowers than its parent ‘Stella d’Oro’. Begins blooming earlier than most other daylily varieties and reblooms throughout the summer.
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Minuteman Hosta
Minuteman Hosta
A sport of H. ‘Francee’. Stunning, very dark green leaves are surrounded by a wide, pure white margin. Leaves have good substance, and are sometimes cupped and slightly wave. Pale lavender striped flowers appear on 24″ scapes in early to midsummer. One of the most popular white-margined hostas. Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today’s gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb foliage. Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, etc.
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Miss Manners Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ PP12,637
Perhaps the first Physostegia on the market that lives up to the name Obedient plant. It is a clump former, reaching a mature height of 18-24″ and spreads to 15-24″. Blooming in midsummer with white flowers, and, if you deadhead it, you may get some late summer re-bloom. Bred by plant hunter Darrel Probst of Boston, MA.
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Mixed Hybrids Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum – mixed hybrids
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Mocha Coral Bells
Heuchera x villosa ‘Mocha’ PP18,386
Darkest of the new heat and sun-tolerant H. x villosa hybrids, ‘Mocha’ is a stunning deep purple that deepens in the summer sun. Compact form with nicely layered foliage. Shows well in containers and in borders. Widely adaptable and will grow in sun or shade.
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Mocha Moon Hibiscus
Hibiscus ‘Mocha Moon’
A Walters Gardens introduction. White flowers with vibrant red eyes contrast the dark burgundy-green foliage from top to bottom. Its upright clumping form is perfect for landscaping.
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Montana Aureomarginata Hosta
Hosta montana ‘Aureomarginata’
A large specimen plant. Immense green leaves with a broad, irregular golden yellow margin. Pale lavender flowers. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Moonbeam Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Creamy yellow flowers all summer, especially if spent flowers are trimmed off. Thread-like foliage. Full sun and well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. One of the best everblooming perennials for the garden. 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year.
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Moonshine Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’
This hybrid is one of the most popular yarrows in American landscapes. It has beautiful, deeply cut, silver-gray foliage and sulfur-yellow flowers that appear in June and continue until September. Performs well in northern gardens. Excellent drainage is necessary for best results.
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Moss Rose Hen and Chick
Sempervivum ‘Moss Rose’
Dusty green rosettes have wide leaves that fall open into an attractive crown.
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Mrs. Moon Lungwort
Pulmonaria Mrs. Moon (saccharata)
Excellent early blooming perennials. Although flowers are impressive, these plants are more valued for their attractive foliage. Except for the angustifolia types all have spotted or colored foliage in many different shades. Amoist soil in a shady location is critical for best color.Pink flowers fade to blue, spotted leaves. Best selling Lungwort.
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Music Blue & White Columbine
Aquilegia ‘Musik Blau Weiss’
Intense blue and white, long spurred flowers bloom from mid to late spring. Compact, low growing columbine, reaching a mature height of 18″. Nice as a cut flower.
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My Castle Russell Hybrids Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus ‘Russell Hybrids My Castle’
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Night Embers Daylily
Hemerocallis Night Embers
Sultry deep double maroon blossoms are highlighted by a glowing yellow throat on this exotic daylily. Night Embers Daylily makes a stunning combination when combined with plants that have silver foliage such as Artemisia and Dusty Miller. Also combines well with other daylilies like Stella D’ro, Harvest Moon Coneflower, and My Love Cactus Dahlia. Daylilies are easy to grow, long lasting perennials that thrive in full sun.
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Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
A clumping, deciduous grass with rich, bamboo-like foliage that reaches a height of 2-3′. The drooping, flat flower spikes are a pretty green in the summer and will mature to copper late in autumn while the foliage takes on lovely coppery brown tones. Northern Sea Oats is one of the few ornamental grasses that will tolerate some shade, preferring a part shade site. Not particularly fast growing, it will benefit from regular division every few years.
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Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Good plant for late summer, early fall color. Beautiful pink flower spikes make excellent cut flowers. Dark green foliage. Native to the U.S. Prefers well-drained soil.
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Origami™ Blue & White Columbine
Aquilegia x caerulea ‘Origami Blue & White’
This new hybrid boasts an extended flowering period and neat, compact habit. The blue and white blossoms face upward, showing off their pretty faces and long spurs. Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in shady, woodland borders. Long lasting cut flower.
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Origami™ Pink & White Columbine
Aquilegia x caerulea ‘Origami Pink & White’
This pink and white bicolor boasts an extended flowering period and neat, compact habit. The blossoms face upward above the delicate foliage. Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in shady, woodland borders. Long lasting cut flower.
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Origami™ Red & White Columbine
Aquilegia x caeruela ‘Origami Red & White’
Eye catching red and white bicolor boasts an extended flowering period and neat, compact habit. The blossoms face upward above the delicate foliage. Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in shady, woodland borders. Long lasting cut flower.
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Origami™ Rose & White Columbine
Aquilegia x caerulea ‘Origami Rose & White’
Delicate pink and white blossoms boast an extended flowering period and neat, compact habit. Pretty in a woodland garden, front of the border and even containers. Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in shady, woodland borders. Long lasting cut flower.
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Ornamental Onion
Allium Medusa
Add texture and intrigue to the perennial border and containers with this ornamental onion who’s features mimic Medusa’s mythological snakes. The low mound of narrow grey-green foliage curls and twists, with the nodding buds resembling snake eyes before they open and begin to straighten. Flowers are a light amethyst purple forming nearly 2” round clusters that put on a show for nearly a month. Well behaved, it forms clumps that slowly spread with no seedlings. It is largely left alone by rabbits and deer.
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Painted Daisy
Tanacetum coccineum ‘Robinson Hybrids’
Large daisy-type blooms of varying color. Flowers from early to midsummer especially if cut after bloom. Foliage is fern-like and compound. Excellent for cut flowers. Best in cooler climates. Well-drained soil.
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Painted Woman Siberian Iris
Siberian Painted Woman Iris
Darkly saturated and tantalizing, each petal on this Siberian looks like it was captured from an impressionist painting—like painted ballet dancers in your perennial border. They’re fragrant, too! Painted Women Siberian Iris is a delightfully easy to grow plant, hardly ever bothered by deer and incredibly cold hardy. It prefers moist soil, to the point where you could use it at the shallow, shelf edge of a water garden. However, it will thrive in regular garden soil with average moisture conditions, too.
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Palace Purple Coral Bells
Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’
Forms a rounded mound, with deep mahogany-red foliage which fades to bronze-green in heat. Flowers white. 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year.
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Pandora’s Box Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Pandora’s Box’
Lovely cream-colored 4″ wide flowers are highly fragrant. Broad ruffled petals have a cranberry-purple eye and emerald green throat, color won’t fade in the sun. Blooms in early to mid summer, and can rebloom later in the season. A vigorous grower with green foliage.
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Paprika Yarrow
Achillea ‘Paprika’
From the Galaxy series of yarrows, an interspecific cross between Achillea millefolium x Achillea taygetea. Very finely dissected foliage and bright ruby red flowers with yellow centers have a tendency to fade to a lighter pink as they mature. Drought tolerant.
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Pardon Me Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Pardon Me’
A midseason bloomer with fragrant, 2.75″ cranberry-red flowers with sturdy ruffled petals. Can rebloom through the season.
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Patriot Hosta
Hosta ‘Patriot’
A sport of ‘Francee’ with the same beautiful dark green centers and form, but with a much wider, crisp white margin, very showy. Lavender blooms. Moist, rich, well-drained soil. Selected by the American Hosta Growers Association as Hosta of the Year in 1997.
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Pauls Glory Hosta
Hosta ‘Pauls Glory’
This striking cultivar forms an incredible mound of gold centered, green margined foliage that really stands out in the garden. Blooms in mid summer with pale lavender flower spikes. Selected as Hosta of the Year in 1999 by the American Hosta Growers Association.
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Peacock Tipped in Blue Siberian Iris
Peacock Tipped In blue Siberian Iris
Soft blue-violet standards, edged yellow and tipped blue, yellow blue veined falls.
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Petite Delight Bee Balm
Monarda ‘Petite Delight’ PP10,784
The first in a series of dwarf Monarda selections from the Morden Research Station in Canada. ‘Petite Delight’ blooms in midsummer with lavender-rose flowers atop a mound of dark green, crinkled and highly mildew resistant foliage. The very compact form is excellent for the front of the perennial border. Moist, well-drained soils are best.
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Phenomenal Lavender
Lavandula x intermedia ‘Phenomenal’
One of the hardiest Lavenders, ‘Phenomenal’ sports uniform and consistent silvery foliage. It has a nice round form and it has a high oil content—a feature some people look for in a Lavender. Very low winter die back. Tags required by breeder.
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Pink Double Delight Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Pink Double Delight’ PP18,803
Bright pink flowers are consistently double. Well-branched flower stems give a full appearance in borders and containers and are perfect for cutting. Shorter than ‘Razzmatazz’ and ‘Doubledecker’ and blooms sooner. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant. Bred by Arie Blom and introduced by Plants Nouveau.
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Pink Marshmallow Veronica
Veronica Pink Marshmallow
Dark green foliage with erect growing habits. Long blooming spikes of small flowers appear in summer. Excellent drought tolerant summer perennials. Taller varieties are great for borders, shorter varieties for edging. Pink Marsmallow is a Veronica strain in shades of dark and soft pink. Hybride of longifolia x spicata. Highly mildew resistance. Dark green toothed foliage.
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Pink Mist Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’ PP8,957
An exciting pink blooming scabiosa. Double pink flowers bloom continuously from spring through frost and are great for attracting butterflies. Very compact growth habit, does not require staking. Grow in full sun in most any garden soil.
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Plum Pudding Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’
Plum colored foliage with darker purple veins. The leaves have a nice ruffle and pointed tips. Forms a spreading clump and makes an excellent ground cover when planted en masse. Creamy white flowers appear in early summer. A Terra Nova® introduction.
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Plum Royale Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Plum Royale’ PP20,935
Finally, a Heuchera superior even to ‘Plum Pudding’. Blueberry colored foliage has a waxy sheen with a metallic overlay. Each individual leaf is quite large, up to 3-4″ across. White flowers on slender stems seem almost insignificant as compared to the dramatic foliage.
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Plume Poppy
Macleaya cordata
Not for the faint of heart, Plume Poppy is a large imposing perennial for the backgound of a large perennial border. Reaching a height of 6-10′ tall, it blooms with long plumes of creamy white flowers. Leaves are large, lobed and pubescent beneath, with tones of blue.
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Polaris Coreopsis
Coreopsis Big Bangª ‘Polaris’
After 10 years of breeding involving 8 species of Coreopsis, Darrel Probst has increased his Big Bang™ series with a fully white Coreopsis. At a noticeable 18-20 inches tall and producing copious amounts of large pure white flowers, ‘Polaris’ will be a focal point by itself or complement any already established color scheme.
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Pow Wow White Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Pow Wow White’
Bouquets of white flowers with yellow cones bloom over compact foliage. This variety does not need vernalization to flower the first year. It is very hardy and makes a good potted plant.
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Pow Wow Wild Berry Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Pow Wow Wild Berry’
‘Pow Wow Wild Berry’ features deep rose-berry blooms with a golden-brown cone. This free flowering, compact plant is great for pots. It does not need vernalization to flower the first year.
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PowWow White Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow White’
Blooming throughout much of summer, this new coneflower produces an abundance of white flowers on a more compact tidy plant, only reaching a height of 14″ in bloom. Blooms the first year from seed without a cold treatment. Drought-tolerant, easy to grow, and great for cut flowers.
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PowWow Wild Berry Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow Wild Berry’
A “must have” plant for every gardener! Impressive 3 to 4 inch blooms are deep rose-purple with dark centers, retaining that intense color long after blooms have opened. Superior basal branching habit and compact growth allows for more flowers per plant. 2010 All-American Selections Flower Award Winner.
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Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
This native American prairie plant forms a beautiful, upright, arching clump. Slow-growing, but worth the wait. The emerald green foliage is fine-textured. The flowers appear in August; the 6-8″ panicles rise 2-3′ above the foliage and have a sweet fragrance. Once the seed ripens, they droop over. In autumn, the plant turns a golden yellow, sometimes with orange hues, and then the entire plant turns a light brown for the winter months. Extremely heat and drought tolerant. Clump forming.
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Prairie Splendor™ Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Prairie Splendor’
Blooming up to two weeks earlier than other cultivars, Prairie Splendor™ has an extended flowering period from late June until first frost. Rose pink flowers are 4-6″ wide and held above a compact, well-branched plant. Only reaching 2′ in height, it is shorter than many other Echinacea cultivars. A 2007 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner.
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Prince Charming Butterfly Bush
Buddleia Prince Charming
Walters introduction with 10” long flower spikes in a hot cerise so bright it is hard to capture in pictures. At an ideal medium height of 4 feet you can put this flamboyant little prince anywhere that needs a punch of reliable summer color.
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Purity Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens ‘Purity’
Tidy round plants produce a solid mass of snow white flowers. Perfect planted with spring bulbs or to create a bright edge. Also pretty mass planted under high profile trees and shrubs. Easy to grow and drought tolerant once established.
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Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata ‘Purple Beauty’
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
This is one of the finest native perennials for today’s landscape. The 2-3″ flowers have a brown central cone surrounded by rosy-purple colored petals. Begins to flower in midsummer and continues until fall. Good cut flower. The leaves are 6-8″ long and dark green. Tolerant of heat, drought, and wind. Native to the U.S. Prefers well-drained soil.
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Purple Dome Aster
Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’
This cultivar forms a beautiful solid purple mound 18″ tall and 36″ wide. The flowers are semi double, 1.5″ wide, and cover the plant in early fall. The compact habit of this variety makes it a standout in the fall garden. Performs best in full sun and well drained soils.
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Purple Rain Salvia
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
It forms a mound of fuzzy, serrated leaves rather low to the ground, and blooms in July through September with spikes of smoky-purple flowers that rise above the mound of foliage. If kept deadheaded it will bloom continuously right through autumn. Use as a single specimen in the garden, or use in mass plantings. Plant in average well-drained soils.
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Rainbow Marcella Coneflower
Echinacea Butterflyª ‘Rainbow Marcella’
A medium-sized, well-branched coneflower with single bicolor flowers in rainbow sherbet tones of pink fading to orange. A staple of the full sun garden this rainbow of color will be drawing in butterflies and envious glances all summer.
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Rainbow mix Bitterroot
Lewisia cotyledon ‘Rainbow Mix’
Rainbow Mix is an alpine native of the mountains of the US Northwest. Attractive rosettes of succulent and semi-succulent green leaves boast a vibrant mix of solid and striped flowers in summer. This plant is great for troughs and rock gardens. It requires good drainage.
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Raspberry Splash Lungwort
Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’ PP12,138
This Pulmonaria has a somewhat upright growth habit, with sharply pointed silver marked foliage. The small bell-shaped flowers arrive in May and are a raspberry coral color. Excellent for use in the shade garden, mixed with hostas, ferns and astilbe.
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Raspberry Wine Bee Balm
Monarda ‘Raspberry Wine’
A White Flower Farm® introduction with unusual flower buds that really do look like raspberries. Buds open up to beautiful, large, raspberry wine-red flowers in mid-summer. The leaves have some mildew resistance too. Full sun, well-drained soils are best.
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Red Cadet Daylilly
Hemerocallis ‘Red Cadet’
Deep red flowers with bright yellow eyes bloom in profusion providing a stronghold of color and fragrance in the mid-summer garden. Twice as Nice® daylilies all have an extremely large number of flowers per stem, vibrant colors, vigorous growth, pest-resistant foliage and the ability to rebloom in warmer zones.
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Red Fox Speedwell
Veronica spicata ‘Rotfuchs’
A great plant with dark rosy-red flowers spikes blooming for easily 5-6 weeks through summer. Flowers are great for cutting. Full sun, prefers fertile, well-drained soils.
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Regal Splendor Hosta
Hosta ‘Regal Splendor’
This sport of ‘Krossa Regal’ was discovered at Walters Gardens in MI. Beautiful white margins along the blue green leaves, and it has that classic, upright vase shaped habit of its parent. An incredible specimen plant with lavender blooms. Selected by the American Hosta Growers Association as Hosta of the Year in 2003.
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Rising Sun™ Coreopsis
Coreopsis ‘Rising Sun’
The exquisite golden flowers have unique fringed petals and a mahogany-red center. A very long bloomer, beginning in late spring and continuing through late summer. Recipient of the 2005 FleuroSelect Gold Medal.
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Robustissima Windflower
Anemone vitifolia ‘Robustissima’
A nice spreading anemone, forming a large mound of attractively cut foliage with plenty of pink flowers in late summer. One of the most adaptable and hardy of the Japanese Anemones. Tolerant of sun and drier conditions.
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Rodgersia Chocolate Wings
Rodgersia Chocolate Wings
Bold coarse foliage resembles the leaf of a horse chestnut tree. Emerging bronze changing to dark green by mid summer. Creates a dramatic effect with its tall flower spikes high above the foliage in summer. Rodgersia needs a permanently moist soil, a place near water would be the best choice. Chocolate colored foliage in spring, turns to greenish-bronze when matures. Soft pink flowers
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Rose Marvel Salvia
Salvia nemorosa ‘Rose Marvel’
An outstanding nemerosa type in a novel shade of bright rose. Flower spikes stay attractive longer than other varieties and rebloom readily when deadheaded. Excellent additional color for the salvia palette.
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Rosy Glow Sedum
Sedum ‘Rosy Glow’
Low spreading plant with blue-green foliage and dark ruby red flowers in late summer. Xeriscape plant.
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Rosy Returns Daylilly
Hemerocallis ‘Rosy Returns’ PP9,779
An award-winning daylily from Dr. Darrel Apps, creator of ‘Happy Returns’. It will consistently rebloom from June until frost in the midwest, with beautiful 4″ flowers that are a rose-pink blend with deeper eye zone and yellow throat, and a lovely fragrance. Each scape bears 9-12 buds.
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Route 66 Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Route 66’ PP20,609
This colorful new threadleaf Coreopsis blooms from July into October with large 2″ yellow flowers sporting a burgundy red eye which bleeds out to the tips of each petal. Each flower has a slightly different pattern of yellow and red pigments, and many days, red is the predominant color. Best in full sun and tolerant of drought conditions, threadleaf Coreopsis is an easy plant to grow.
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Royal Candles Speedwell
Veronica spicata ‘Royal Candles’ PP18,932
This PlantHaven® introduction is a huge improvement in the world of Veronicas. Compact growth habit, slow growing and disease resistant. Great flower spikes are a deep blue-purple and rebloom if deadheaded. Will perform best in full sun and evenly moist, well-drained soils.
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Royal Standard Hosta
Hosta ‘Royal Standard’
Bears sweet scented white flowers from August to October. Foliage is a bright green. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Ruby Stella Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Ruby Stella’ PPAF
A burgundy-red sport of the popular ‘Stella d’Oro’. Rebloomer.
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Russel Hybrid Lupine
Lupine polyphyllus ‘Russell Hybrids’
Hummingbirds love it! This variety comes in mixed colors that bloom from May to July. It continues to be a seasonal favorite, thanks to its elegant, majestic, showy flower spires.
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Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Shrubby, aromatic, gray-green sage with pale blue flowers in late summer through autumn. Well-drained soil. Perennial Plant of the Year for 1995.
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Sarah Bernhardt Pink Peony
Herbaceous Peony
Blooms late season Doub