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PERENNIALS FOR FULL SUN
Fragaria ‘Berried Treasure™ Red’
Description : This wonderful plant is both highly ornamental and it produces tasty fruit on ever-bearing plants. The semi-double red flowers are gorgeous in their own right. Planting in a container will show off the fruit to best effect, but it can also be grown in gardens. Runners can develop over time, which may add a long trailing element to the plant. These runners can be trimmed back, if you prefer to do so or can be left as is. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-8 Light : Full Sun Bloom Color: Red Bloom Time : Summer Height : 12-16” Spread : 18-24”
Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Showy spikes of dark blue
Tall spikes of lilac- purple flowers with white bee centers are semi-doubled and appear in spring on sturdy stems. Deadhead to encourage re-bloom in late summer. Zones : 3-9
flowers with black centers
will bloom June thru August. No staking needed, stays naturally compact. Zones : 3-8 Height : 18-20”
Height : 36-40” Spread : 24-30”
Delphinium elatum ‘Aurora™ Lavender’
Delphinium elatum ‘Aurora™ Lavender’
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
The huge blue flowers, which upon close inspection, do look like blue dragon heads! Compared to the species, this is upright & compact (rather than floppy) with larger, showier flowers.
Unlike most Nepetas that have a bit of a wild, unkempt look, this first class selection keeps its tidy, dense, rounded shape all season long. Spikes of sky blue flowers from early summer into early fall. Zones : 3-8
Zones : 5-9 Height: 30-36” Spread : 30”
Height : 17-20” Spread : 24-36”
Nepeta yunnanensis ‘Blue Dragon’
Nepeta faassenii ‘Cat’s Meow’
Kniphofia x ‘Papaya Popsicle’
Description: A poker with a twist! 'Papaya Popsicle’ is an all-summer bloomer which has a very short compact habit, grass-like foliage looks neat all summer!
Type: Perennial
Zones : 6-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Orange/Red Bloom Time: June-October Height: 12-22”
Spread : 17”
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Baptisia 'American Goldfinch'
Description : Nothing says American like this big, bold, and beautiful native cultivar, which will make a dramatic statement in your garden come late spring. Gorgeous, golden yellow flower spikes rise up above its wide habit.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color : Yellow Bloom Time: Late Spring Height: 36-42”
Width: 54-60”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc
Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'
Description: A shorter Joe Pye Weed with tall leafy purple stems that are topped in mids-ummer with dome-shaped lavender-red flowers, a staple in any butterfly garden, tolerant of light shade and prefers moist soils.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Purple-Red Bloom Time: Midsummer Height: 3½ - 4½’
Spread: 2-4’
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Silver Fountain’
Description : Tall stems of pink buds open to clear white flowers that are sterile which means they will bloom for a long time. Flowers occur in early summer and are complimented by the showy variegated green and white foliage.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Early Summer Height: 24” Spread: 18-24”
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Description : AMissouri native perennial which typically grows in acid soils on dry or rocky slopes, prairies and glades. A stoloniferous, mat-forming, woolly plant, with all of the leaves and flower stalks being woolly and grayish. Somewhat non-showy, fuzzy, whitish flower heads tinged with pink bloom in spring.
Type : Perennial
Zones: 3-8
Light : Part to Full Sun Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Late Spring Height : 6-12”
Spread : 8-12”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Description : This petite perennial has bicolor flowers of blue and white. Although the size of the plant is small, the 1.5" flowers are very large for its size. Use in rock gardens, along pathways and patios, or in combination perennial containers. Type : Perennial Zones: 3-8 Light : Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time : Late Spring - Late Summer Height : 6-8” Spread : 10-12” Campanula 'Delft Teacups'
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Blue Jean Baby’
Description : Need a shorter, manageable Russian Sage that is still vigorous in the landscape and production? Try ‘Blue Jean Baby’! Lavender blue flowers held in smoky purple calyxes bloom for a long period starting in midsummer, with the color from the calyxes extending appeal into fall. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-9 Light : Full Sun Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time : Midsummer Height : 28-34” Spread : 36”
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Allium 'Serendipity’
Description : A sport of the popular 'Millenium’ with all of the qualities that made 'Millenium' great, but with attractive blue foliage. Globe-like, rosy-purple flowers match the parent and are produced profusely in mid to late summer. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-8
Light : Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color: Purple shades Bloom Time : Midsummer Height : 15-20”
Spread : 10-15”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Helianthus salicifolius ‘Autumn Gold’
Description : A dwarf form of Helianthus. Golden-yellow daisy flowers completely cover this plant in late summer until the first hard frost. Easy-to-grow and drought tolerant, perfect for warm and sunny locations. Plus, it’s a pollinator magnet!
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-10
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Bright Yellow Bloom Time : Late Summer Height: 24-26’
Spread: 20-24”
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Eucomis 'Safari Adventure'
Description : A tropical look right at home! Beginning in early summer wide, olive green, wide, strap-shaped leaves emerge. The foliage lightens in intensity when the flower scapes appear in late summer. Cream flowers age to deep rosy purple.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 6-9
Light: Full Sun to Part Sun Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time : Late Summer - Early Fall Height: 28-36” Spread: 42-48”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Coreopsis 'Crazy Cayenne'
Description : Go crazy for this vibrant orange Coreopsis that has a perfectly domed, rounded, uniform habit.1¾” wide, fiery sunset orange flowers have intense red-orange color concentrated at the centers of the petals. The under- sides of its petals are golden yellow, with some petal tips displaying the same golden yellow. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-9 Light : Full Sun Bloom Color: Gold/ Orange Bloom Time : Summer Height : 15-18” Spread : 22-26”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Erysimum x hybrida 'Glow™ Orange'
Description : Easy-care, ground-hugging perennial welcomes spring with vibrant, citrus-orange colored, honey-scented flowers. Provides masses of reliable color above mounds of green foliage. This tough, drought resistant selection is an excellent choice for rock gardens or containers. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-11
Light : Full Sun to Part Sun Bloom Color: Gold/ Orange Bloom Time : Summer Height : 8-12”
Spread : 12-15”
Geum ‘Fire Storm’
Description : An improved version of Geum 'Fireball'. It has twice the flower power with half the plant size. This vigorous, compact and long-blooming plant is easy to grow in almost any garden. Sensational!
Type : Perennial
Zones: 5-9
Light : Part to Full Sun Bloom Color: Orange Bloom Time : Spring to Summer Height : 13-20” Spread : 18”
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Antirrhinum hispancium 'Roseum'
Description : A unique perennial snapdragon sure to be snapped up by collectors. Clusters of pretty rose pink flowers appear for months through the heat of summer, attracting pollinators as they bloom. Silvery blue, mounding foliage is best in drier soils and can take the heat.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-8
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Soft Pink Bloom Time : All Summer Height/Spread: 12-15”
Helenium flexuosum ‘Tiny Dancer’
Description : This great floriferous native is very attractive in the garden and in flower arrangements. Its delightful brown spherical cones are surrounded by a flowing fringe of bright yellow reflexed petals looking like hundreds of yellow skirted dancers in motion. The foliage is compact and bushy. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-10 Light : Full Sun
Bloom Color: Yellow Bloom Time : Summer Height : 18-36”
Spread : 12-18”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
The white flowers have falls etched with a yellow halos and orange beards. Fragrant, blooming in late spring and again early summer. Zones : 3-9 Grows to 35” tall x 12-24” wide
Showy 8" wide periwinkle-blue
flowers with white edges appear in late spring, pleasantly fragrant. Prefers moist soil and can even be planted in a bog area.
Zones : 4-9
Grows to 32” tall by 12” wide
Iris ensata Dinner Plate™ ‘Ice Cream’
Iris geranica ‘Halloween Halo’
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners, Spring Meadow & Walters Gardens, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc
Photo courtesy of Ball Seed
Photos courtesy of Growing Colors, Walters Gardens, Inc, & Terra Nova Nurseries
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners, Growing Colors & Walters Gardens, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Multi colored flowers with shades of violet, lavender, red, yellow and gold bloom early summer and are sweetly fragrant Selected for its unusual flower color and heavy bloom. Zones: 3-9 Grows to 24-30” tall x 8-12” wide
Periwinkle blue standards with falls that have bright yellow centers and smokey gray-blue edges. Blooms spring to early summer.
Zones : 3-9
Full to Part Sun
Grows to 22-26” tall x 8-12” wide
Iris sib. ‘Peacock Butterfly™ Miss Apple’
Iris sib. ‘Peacock Butterfly™ Uncorked’
Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’
Description : Considerably huskier and more vigorous than the species, this sweet giant boasts 3" flowers of delicate light blue with golden crests and deep blue accents. Vigorous and easy to grow! Type : Perennial Zones: 5-8 Light : Part Sun to Full Shade Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time : Early Spring Height : 6-8” Spread : 12-15”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Liatris microcephala
Description : An exceptional, compact native with fine- textured, deep green grassy leaves. Dwarf blazingstar sends up numerous spikes with tassel-like rosy purple flowers in August and September. Unique to the genus, the flowers open from top to bottom on the spike in a slow unfurling of brilliant color. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-7 Light : Part Sun to Full Sun
Bloom Color: Violet Bloom Time : Summer Height : 18-24”
Spread : 12-18”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Monarda punctata
Description : Produces an aromatic stand that ranges in heights from 6" to just shy of 3' tall. . When the whorls release, watercolor-painted petals with little freckles are exposed. These painted petals hold at the end of the flower spike for weeks upon weeks. Type : Perennial Zones: 3-9
Light : Part Sun to Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink, White Bloom Time : Late Summer, Fall Height : 24-30” Spread : 12”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Porteranthus trifoliatus 'Pink Profusion'
Description : 'Pink Profusion' has clear pink flowers that are held daintily above reddish leaves on deep red stems. The best part is the way the flowers shimmer in a light breeze, as though they will take flight at any moment. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-9 Light : Full Sun to Part Sun Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time : Late Spring/ Early Summer Height : 24-30” Spread : 24-30”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Solidago 'Solar Cascade'
Description : Delightful, golden-yellow flowers are borne in clusters along reflexing stems from late summer into fall. Reliable, deep green, glossy foliage remains clean throughout the growing seasons. Not an aggressive runner, 'Solar Cascade' is a clump forming perennial reaching knee height. Type : Perennial Zones: 3-8 Light : Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color: Yellow Bloom Time : Late Summer/ Fall Height : 2-3’ Spread : 1-2’
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Delosperma ‘Wow® Salmony Pink Wonder’
Description : Exceptionally large pink flowers with bright yellow centers give a two-toned look, very vigorous and fast growing plants continue to bloom all summer, very heat and drought tolerant, excellent for containers.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-8
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Salmon/ Yellow Bloom Time : Summer Height: 6-8” Spread: 10”
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Hemerocallis ‘Golden Zebra’®
Description: An extraordinary plant with large golden yellow flowers in summer and unique, boldly striped leaves. Plant en masse for vivid displays, in containers for excellent contrast, or in mixed perennial borders.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-11
Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color: Orange Bloom Time : Summer Height: 12”
Spread: 24”
‘Firefly Diamond’
‘Firefly Peach Sky’
‘Firefly Sunshine’
These plants differ from other Yarrow due to their taller nature without compromising beautiful habits and sturdiness. Ivory white flowers contrast beautifully with its dark green foliage. Upright, columnar habit. Zones 3-8. Grows to 24” tall by 40” wide.
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Anemone ‘Dainty Swan’
Description : 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. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-8 Light : Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Late Spring Height : 18-30” Spread : 24”
Photo courtesy of Creek Hill
DRAGONFLY™ ‘Sakura’
DRAGONFLY™ ‘Angel Kiss’
The DRAGONFLY™ Series offers a group of plants that features profuse blooms and compact glossy foliage that turns a dark purple in winter. There are so many great reasons to grow this plant but perhaps the best is that it fills the needs of simplicity, beauty and easy care. Blooms early in April. Zones: 4-9 Grows to 10” x 12”
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
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Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
With the tallest spikes and the
Produces a riot of vivid violet blue flowers with deep purple calyxes from late spring into early summer. Compared to ‘May Night’, it has a much denser habit, a more concentrated show of color, and a neater habit.
deepest blue color, Salvatore Blue is an excellent alternative to other salvias. Features black stems on well- branched plants. Blooms late spring to early summer. Zones : 4-8 Height : 10-12” Spread : 6-8”
Zones: 3-8 Height : 22” Spread : 20-24”
Violet Riot
Salvatore Blue
Salvia nemorosa ‘Salvatore Blue’
Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'
Salvia Fashionista® ‘Sweet Petite’
Description: This compact Salvia is absolutely packed with large, lavender pink flowers with near red, dark rose buds in early summer. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds but is not attractive to deer and rabbits.
Type: Perennial
Zones: 3-8
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time: Early Summer Height: 14-16”
Spread: 18-22”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Salvia FASHIONISTA® 'Moulin Rouge'
Description : Incredibly dark, deep rose buds burst open to huge, rosy pink flowers. The deepest shade of pink in the collection to date. You can expect excellent garden performance with all of the varieties in this collection.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 3-8
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink Shades Bloom Time : Late Spring Height: 24-26”
Spread: 28-30”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
The darkest, most vibrant blue Salvia of this collection. Huge, vivid violet blue flowers are packed tightly into a refined habit. Flowers are held on dark calyxes above dark green foliage. Zones : 3-8
A light blue addition to the Marvel meadow sage family. Very floriferous, the flowers are long- lasting and plants readily re-bloom if deadheaded or if sheared back after flowering.
Zones : 3-9 Height : 14-16” Spread : 12”
Height : 20-22” Spread : 24-26”
Sky Blue Marvel
Evening Attire
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sky Blue Marvel’
Salvia FASHIONISTA® 'Evening Attire'
Geum ‘Tempo™ Rose’
Description: A new favorite! This early bloomer produces a plethora of, rose-pink flowers on short, dark stems. This easy to grow plant has a long bloom time allowing pollinators to enjoy this gem for months.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time: April-June Height: 8-20”
Spread : 12”
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Phlox subulata ‘Eye Candy'
Description : F orms a mound of bright green, needle-like foliage that is totally covered in light lavender pink flowers with a dark wine purple eye. This has a more refined habit than 'Emerald Pink', but has a healthy,
vigorous habit. Type : Perennial
Zones: 2-9
Light : Full Sun Bloom Color: Purple Shades Bloom Time : Late Spring Height : 4-6” Spread : 18-20”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc
Purple Sprite
Bedazzled Orchid
Magenta Sprite
Pink Minuet
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Sweet Seduction Pink
Rocky Road Magenta
Early® Pink Candy
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc, Ball Seed & Growing Colors
White Blush This naturally dwarf, early blooming Phlox will add a long season of color to your garden with its pure white flowers. The dark green, glossy foliage is mildew and disease resistant. Grows to 18-20” tall in full sun. Pink-A-Dot Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc Ultra Pink
Monarda 'Electric Neon Pink'
Description : It's electric! That's what you might think when you look at the fabulous color of this new interspecific hybrid of Bee Balm. Dark neon pink flowers are produced above an upright mound of glossy, dark green foliage. Large, 3" flowers practically glow, lightening slightly for a two tone effect. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-8 Light : Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time : Midsummer to Late Summer Height : 20-22” Spread : 18-20”
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc
Mellow Yellow
Orange You Awesome
Prima Ruby
Yellow My Darling
Orange Fascinator
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc, Terra Nova Nurseries & Growing Colors
Photo courtesy of Ball Hort
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Baja Burgundy
Grenada Gold
Lemon Yellow
Sombrero Series All colors of the SOMBRERO® series are very well-branched, sturdy plants that bulk up quickly, and are loaded with buds for a vibrant show of color. They are praised for their cheerful brightly colored flowers, coneflowers are a mainstay in today's garden. Grows to 18-22” tall
Lilium pumilum
Description : Downward-facing, waxy, bright red blooms with black spots and sharply recurved petals. Each stem produces no less than 10, fragrant, Turk's Cap-style lilies measuring about 2" wide. An excellent naturalizer.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-8
Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color : Red Bloom Time: May - June Height: 18-24“
Spread: 12”
Photo courtesy of Netherland Bulb
Lilium orientalis ‘Roselily Anouska’
Description : Large white fragrant flowers look clean and fresh with their delicate pink edges and pink shading throughout the petals. The stems are very sturdy. Displays superior garden performance.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color : White/Pink Bloom Time : Summer Height: 40-48”
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Superior LA Hybrid lilies are from crossing Asiatic lilies with longiflorum types. Flowers are much larger and more funnel shaped than asiatics. Flowers are extremely long- lasting. Thicker petals are more weather resistant. Grows to 18-20” tall.
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
A giant flowering series with giant star-shaped blue flowers on compact well- branched plants, quick and easy to grow. Grows to 6-8” tall in sun to part shade. Rabbit and deer resistant. Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Euphorbia 'Walberton's® Ruby Glow'
Description : Great well-branched and compact habit and presents well in a pot. It’s foliage is ruby red in the fall, with virtually black leaves in winter.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 6-11
Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color : Yellow Bloom Time: Spring Height: 18-24"
Spread: 9-18”
Photo courtesy of Netherland Bulb
Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
Description : The foliage emerges bright yellow in spring. Lavender blue, bottlebrush-like flowers are held on strong, upright stems from midsummer to early fall. Use this plant to add a bright spot of color in the landscape.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color : Violet-Blue Bloom Time: Summer to Early Fall Height: 12-36" Spread: 12-36”
Photo courtesy of Netherland Bulb
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Creek Hill, Terra Nova Nurseries
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Thalictrum aq. ‘Black Stockings’
Description : This tall beauty has long, black stems, contrasting green leaves and is topped by fluffy lavender pink flowers large flat – topped corymbs. Very showy for the back of the border. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-9
Light : Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color: Lavender Pink Bloom Time : July-August Height : 48” Spread : 24”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. & Growing Colors
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Crocosmia 'Spanish Ballerina'
Description : Floriferous variety, vividly colored blooms are orange-red with blushed pink, a yellow center that has burgundy highlights. Loved by hummingbirds and makes a terrific cut flower.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color : Red and Yellow Bloom Time: Summer Height: 32" Width: 12-18”
Photos courtesy of DeVroomen
PERENNIALS FOR SUN OR SHADE
Geranium cinereum 'Thumping Heart®'
Description : Lovely, soft pink petals with dark veins reaching out towards the deep purple heart center of this extraordinary flower. The mounding perennial blooms summer through fall. Drought tolerant. Bee and butterfly friendly.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 3-8
Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color : Pink/ Purple Bloom Time: Mid Summer - Fall Height: 4-6" Spread: 12”
Photo courtesy of Netherland Bulb, Sue Taylor
Anemone 'Curtain Call Pink'
Description : Beginning in late summer, this perennial produces bright rose pink flowers that are positioned right above a small mound of green foliage. The flowers are fuller than single, producing a double row of petals.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-8
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color : Pink Bloom Time: Late Summer Height: 14-18"
Width: 16-18"
Phots courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Ligularia dentata ‘BBQ Banana’
Description : Forms a clump of large, heart-shaped, chocolate colored leaves. Taller stems appear in mid summer, with clusters of gold daisy-like flower clusters.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-8
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color : Golden Yellow Bloom Time: Late Spring - Summer Height: 18" Width: 6-18”
Photo courtesy of DeVroomen
Dicentra x 'Pink Diamonds'
Description : Explodes with flowers throughout the season. Pink flowers open light pink. Medium sized clump of fine, fern-like blue-green foliage. Home gardeners: this is an alpine type of bleeding heart and is not a shade plant!
Type: Perennial
Zones : 3-9
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color : Pink Bloom Time: Late Spring to Early Summer Height: 12-16" Width: 16-18"
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead'
Description : Spigelia is underutilized in the landscape due to limited availability, but it's poised to make an explosion in popularity. Why? It's a very versatile perennial-it grows naturally in either sun or shade.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5B-9
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color : Red Bloom Time: Late Spring (Long Blooming) Height: 24-28" Width: 20-24"
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Tiarella 'Cutting Edge'
Description : This woodland perennial has finely dissected green leaves with a dramatic dark burgundy center and a nicely rounded habit. In early spring, creamy bottlebrush- like flowers cover the entire plant. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-9 Light : Part to Full Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Early Spring - Summer Height : 8-10” Spread : 16-18”
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Description : Looking for a native substitute for Ajuga or Lamium? This could be it! Long, trailing stems run across the ground and root along the way. In late spring the green carpet gives way to hundreds of blue flowers opening to reveal spotted throats. Beautiful from a distance and close up. Irresistible in a pot! Type : Perennial Zones: 5-8 Light : Part Sun to Full Shade Bloom Color: Violet Bloom Time : Late Spring/ Early Summer Height : 6-10” Spread : 12-15” Meehania cordata
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Description : The bracts are silvery and very showy, the flowers are pinkish and its habit is more compact. Nicely aromatic. This native is happiest at the wood's edge, so it is excellent for a naturalized border. Mountain Mint is one of the best nectar sources for native butterflies. Bees go crazy for it, too! Type : Perennial Zones: 4-8 Light : Full Sun to Full Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Late Summer Height : 2-3’ Spread : 2’ Pycnanthemum muticum
Phots courtesy of North Creek
Silene caroliniana 'Short and Sweet'
Description : Delightful, compact, easy to grow and an excellent choice for shade or full sun. It is covered in deep pink flowers in late spring. Very reliable thru wet and dry seasons, and in a cool spring it seems to bloom forever - one year it tracked 8 weeks of full bloom! Type : Perennial Zones: 4-7 Light : Full Sun to Full Shade Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time : Late Spring/ Early Summer Height : 6-8” Spread : 10-15”
Photo courtesy of North Creek
Paeonia x 'Scrumdiddlyumptious'
Description : Though it may have a slightly silly name, this elegant Itoh type is anything but. During midseason, the sturdy, 28" plant is all a flower with plentiful 6”, creamy white, fully double peonies blushed with a soft pink hue.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 3-8
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Bloom Color : Pink and Yellow Shades Bloom Time: Mid Spring Height: 28" Width: 24-36"
Photo courtesy of DeVroomen
Photos courtesy of DeVroomen
Orostachys ‘Gnome Domes’Mixed
Description : A fun mix of evergreen succulents in shades of red, green, orange, and silvery blue. A dome, resembling a gnome's cap, protrudes from the center of the rosette and produces an abundance of tiny flowers late in summer. This is a close relative of the well-known Sedum and hen & chicks.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Sun Height: 2-4”
Photos courtesy of Chris Hansen
Convallaria majalis 'Bordeaux'
Description : An improved version of an old-fashioned favorite. Pure white, larger bell-shaped flowers on stems that are held above the foliage as opposed to between the leaves. The tulip-like foliage is also reported to be darker green and more rounded.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 2-7
Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Bloom Color : White (Mid Spring) Height: 6-8" Width: 8-15"
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
PERENNIALS FOR PART TO FULL SHADE
Podophyllum x ‘Spotty Dotty’
Description: This hybrid of several Asian Mayapples boasts large, lobed umbrella-like leaves. New leaves are chartreuse with chocolate-brown spotting. Large red flowers are found under the leaves in clusters of 5 or more.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 6-9
Light: Part to Full Shade Bloom Color: Red Bloom Time: May-Sept Height: 18”
Spread : 24”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Primula vul. ‘Oakleaf Yellow Picotee’
Description : A primrose with unusual oakleaf shaped foliage, bright yellow flowers with orange-red edges appear in early spring. Very hardy and compact flowering.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-8
Light: Part Sun Bloom Color: Yellow and Red Bloom Time : Early Spring Height: 12-18” Spread: 12”
Photos courtesy of Growing colors
Description : Large, bright rose pink flowers stay consistently pink and are produced in large flower clusters over a low and wide habit. Dark green leaves are lightly to moderately speckled with silver, so you can enjoy the interesting foliage after it has finished blooming. Type : Perennial Zones: 3-9 Light : Full to Part Shade Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time : Late Spring Height : 14-16” Spread : 24-28” Pulmonaria ‘Pretty in Pink’
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Pulmonaria x ‘Shrimps on the Barbie’
Description : A wow plant. This large, spreading Pulmonaria has an amazing number of large, shrimp pink flowersin the spring. Foliage is green with prominent white spots. Deer, rabbit, and mildew resistant, too! Type : Perennial Zones: 4-9 Light : Full to Part Shade Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Time : April-May Height : 10” Spread : 24”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park'
Description : A low-growing, succulent native groundcover for shade, it carpets the woodland floor with whimsical round leaves arranged in threes. In spring it is covered in white star- shaped flowers. A slowly spreading, floriferous selection.
Type : Perennial
Zones: 3-9
Light : Part to Full Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Late Spring/ Early Summer Height : 6” Spread : 12-18”
Photos courtesy of North Creek
Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary'
Description : This ground cover forms a spreading patch of small heart-shaped green leaves, brightly edged in gold, with a silvery stripe down the middle, topped with clusters of rosy-purple flowers.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 2-9
Light: Full to Part Shade Bloom Color : Pink Bloom Time: Summer Height: 3-9"
Spread: 6-18”
Photos courtesy of Netherland Bulb
Heucherella Fun & Games® ‘Eye Spy’
Description : Bubblegum pink flowers appear in spring and bloom for many weeks atop large, dissected leaves that emerge amber yellow with deep rose centers that vein up toward the edges of the leaves. Leaves then mellow to bright chartreuse green with a silver overlay,
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Part Shade to Shade Bloom Color : Pink Bloom Time: Late Spring Height: 8-10"
Width: 16-20"
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Large, peachy-red leaves contrast beautifully with cream white flowers. Vigorous, yet compact, giving off a glow of daintiness in the
The centers of each leaf are defined flame-shaped markings that flare from the center like cherry red fire. In summer, these mark- ings will deepen to mahogany. Creamy white flowers in late spring. Zones : 4-9 Height : 8-10” Spread : 16-20”
landscape. Zones : 4-9 Height : 12-17” Spread : 22”
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc & Terra Nova Nurseries
Heucherella ‘Catching Fire’
Heucherella ‘Peach Tea’
Dicentra cucullaria 'Dutchman's Breeches'
Description : Clusters of fragrant, white, pantaloon-shaped flowers are on a leafless stalk and overtop the much- divided, feathery basal leaves. Best naturalized in woodland, wildflower or native plant gardens.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 3-8
Light: Full to Part Shade Bloom Color : White Bloom Time: April and May Height: 8-10"
Photos courtesy of Netherland Bulb
Hepatica acutiloba
Description : Pink, white or purple flowers arise in early spring. The leaves, which grow from ground level on their own hairy stems, appear after the flowers.
Zones : 3-8 Light: Full to Part Shade Bloom Color : White, Purple, or Pink
Bloom Time: Early Spring Height: 8-10" Spread: 3-6”
Photos courtesy of Netherland Bulb
Brunnera ‘ALCHEMY™ Silver’
Description : This vigorous selection will impress you with it’s silver foliage. The leaves of ALCHEMY™ Silver are textured and substantial, and should hold up well in southern climates as well as the north. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-9 Light : Part to Full Shade Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time : April, May Height : 14-16” Spread : 18”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Compared to its companion plant 'Jack of Diamonds', 'Queen of Hearts' has more heart- shaped leaves and more pronounced silver overlay with narrower bands of dark green veining. Zones : 3-8
Can best be described as a giant version of the classic 'Jack Frost'-with a twist. The huge 9- 10" leaves overlap dramatically at the base giving it a shape similar to the snail delicacy escargot. The leaves have a heavy silver overlay. Zones : 3-8
Height : 16-18” Spread : 28-36”
Height : 14-16” Spread : 28-32”
Brunnera mac. ‘Jack of Diamonds’
Brunnera mac. ‘Queen of Hearts’
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Absolutely huge bi-color flowers, rich violet-purple outer petals and long spurs boldly contrast the pure white inner petals. Zones : 3-8 Height : 24-28” Spread : 18-22”
Soft pink petals with
lemon yellow centers early in spring. Very attractive to hummingbirds Zones : 3-9 Height : 20-24” Spread : 12-18”
Photos courtesy of Growing Colors
Dicentra ‘White Gold’
Description : Brilliant-white, heart-shaped flowers and golden leaves on a plant with vigor. This Dicentra is so clean and fresh looking it will brighten any shade garden. Its beauty and reliability will amaze you. Type : Perennial Zones: 4-8 Light : Part to Full Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : April, May, June Height : 24-30” Spread : 36”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Spigelia marilandica
Description : One of the most striking and beautiful of our native perennials, the flowers are brilliant red and tubular with canary yellow throats. A very hardy plant, though it is best planted by the end of July for reliable success in gardens and containers. A favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds, it is at home in the bright woodland or
shaded border. Type : Perennial
Zones: 6-9
Light : Full Shade to Part Shade Bloom Color: Red Bloom Time : Late Spring/ Early Summer Height : 12-18” Spread : 12-16”
Photos courtesy of North Creek
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. & Pacific Plug & Liner
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. & Pacific Plug & Liner
Description : as one of the very best of the group for its drought tolerance and deep green shiny foliage that stays clean through Fall. Upright facing white flowers with ruby speckling appear in quantity held above the foliage on tall racemes. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-8 Light : Full Shade to Part Sun Bloom Color: Violet Bloom Time : Fall Height : 2-3’ Spread : 12-18” Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’
Photo courtesy of Creek Hill
Epimedium x rubrum 'Galadriel'
Description : improvement on rubrum. Spring foliage is hot poker red which returns in the fall. Variety seems to root out containers especially quickly for a slow genus. Named after an Elven Queen from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. Type : Semi-Evergreen Perennial Zones: 4-9
Light : Part Shade to Shade Bloom Color: Red/ White Bloom Time : April Height : 12” Spread : 18”
Photo courtesy of Creek Hill
Epimedium wushanense 'Sandy Claws'
Description : Lance-shaped leaves and spiny margins. Newly emerging foliage has dramatic maroon color. The color mellows to dark green by summer. The cream-colored flowers contrast beautifully with the brilliantly colored foliage. '
Light: Part Shade to Full Shade Bloom Color: White Bloom Time : Mid Spring Height: 12-16” Spread: 18-24”
Available July
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Ajuga tenorii ‘Princess Nadia’
Description : This reblooming Ajuga will have intense purple- blue flowers in early spring and then again in summer, foliage is variegated and the new shoots are beautiful pink colored, low maintenance.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Part Shade to Full Shade Bloom Color: Blue/ Purple Bloom Time : Early Spring & Summer Height: 6-8” Spread: 10”
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
Tradescantia x ‘Regal Charm’
Description : Regal, three petaled flowers above golden foliage on this royal charmer. A fine addition to your mixed bed, containers, or the front of the border. Easy to grow with average garden soil and water. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-9 Light : Part Shade Bloom Color: Purple Bloom Time : May-Sept Height : 8-11” Spread : 15”
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf'
Description : similar in color to a traditional Japanese painted fern, but the tips of the fronds are double crested. A vigorous, taller variety that can fit the middle of the border. Perfect for moist, shady areas of the garden.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 3-8
Light: Part to Full Shade Foliage Color: Green and Silver Shades Height: 20-22” Spread: 28-30”
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Photos courtesy of DeVroomen & Growing Colors
Photos courtesy of Growing Colors
Heuchera x ‘Topaz Jazz’
Description: Sparkles with style. The lovely lobed leaves change in color from honey topaz to gold to lime green, always with a strong white veil. Short maroon stems with wands of creamy yellow green complement the foliage.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Part Shade to Shade Bloom Color: Yellow Green Bloom Time: July-October Height: 9-14” Spread : 12”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
Bred for sun tolerance, 'Lemon Supreme', grows fine in full sun where other yellow foliage burns out. The yellow spring leaves turn to lime in summer. White flowers. Grows even better if given some shade! Grows to 8-14” x 18”
The reddest leaves ever, a great crown, and it is a vigorous grower. The leaves are cut and somewhat ruffled and reddest in the spring and fall when the temperatures are cooler. spikes with white flowers bloom in summer. Grows to 7-14” tall by 14” wide.
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries & Walters Gardens, Inc.
The first Heuchera with the lovely 'Green Spice'-type foliage combined with H. sanguinea type rose pink flowers blooming in June and July. Flowers are shorter than 'Green Spice' but taller than the
In spring, semi-glossy leaves emerge metallic pink, maturing to a dark berry pink with darker veins as the season progresses. Plant in an area with filtered light or in shade to protect the lighter coloration and to bring out the best hue.
compact forms, giving a niche in Heuchera-dom.
Pink flowers mid- summer. Grows to 10-12” x 16-20”
Grows to 8-18” x 12”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries & Walters Gardens, Inc.
When its vibrant grape purple new foliage emerges with black veins in spring, you’ll easily be able to pick ‘Grape Expectations’ out from the crowd. White blooms mid- summer.
A dense habit of large, bright rosy purple leaves with deep charcoal gray veining. The prom- inent dark veining really causes the foliage color pop! Dark burgundy flower scapes and rosy pink flowers.
Grows to 12” x 24”
Grows to 8-10” x 8-20”
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Vibrant pink flowers instead of the typical white or cream. Match it with its silver, iridescent leaves with a semi-glossy
Shiny, dark purple leaves
with charcoal veining. Bright rosy pink flowers are
produced on dark purple stems.
finish and you have a winning combination!
Grows to 8-10” x 18-20”
Small, growing to 6-8” x 14-16”
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
This large leaved hybrid has a mounding habit with purple, wavy leaves. Pink flowers on 28”
Cold hardy with clean foliage all season long. This dense clump with burgundy- silver to silver leaves has pink flowers appearing in spring.
scapes in summer.
Grows to 13” tall x 16” wide
Grows to 18” tall x 28” wide
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries & Growing Colors Inc.
Its dark gray-edged silver leaves with red venation are smoother and brighter, bigger, and better than other similar types. Orange fall color.
This large leaf hybrid has a big mounding habit with black, wavy leaves. Flowers on medium height stalks. Zones : 4-9 Height : 18-20” Spread : 22”
Zones : 4-9 Height : 9-28” Spread : 16”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries & Walters Gardens, Inc.
Surprises you with its show of red blooms in July. This large tight mound of lime green foliage has proven amazingly tough – beating out diseases and heat.
Crisp, fresh green leaves in the spring and fall blending to a beautiful sienna orange in the summer. Zones : 4-9 Height : 13-22” Spread : 21”
Zones : 4-9 Height : 10-15” Spread : 21”
Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries
FLOWERING VINES
Photos courtesy of Donahue’s Clematis
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc., Donahues Clematis & Proven Winners
Schizophragma hyd. 'Minsens'
Description : Elegant and distinctive, Rose Sensation™ is the perfect choice for gardeners who want something a little different in their landscapes. This is a showier variety with larger deeper pink sepals in June and July.
Type: Deciduous Vine Light: Part Sun is Best Bloom Color : Pink, White Bloom Time : Summer Height: 40-50’
Zones : 5-9
Spread : 6-9
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners
Description: A vigorous, disease-resistant group with delicately toothed foliage. The primary bloom time for these atragene-type clematis is mid-late spring, with reblooming coming throughout the summer.
Light: Full Sun
Zones : 5-8
Bloom Time: May-June & August Plant Height: 6-8’ Pruning Group: B
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa Beni'
Description : Fragrant 6” light & medium pink racemes with a yellow center in late spring to early summer that bloom the first year. Can reach the top of a 40' structure with time. Drought resistant once established. Typically twines counter-clockwise.
Type: Deciduous Vine
Zones : 5-8
Light: Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Medium Pink Bloom Time : Late Spring Height: 10-40’ Spread: 4-30’
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners
Wisteria floribunda ‘Honbeni’
Description : 13-16” soft pink racemes that are tinged with lavender and lightly scented bloom in spring. Since this vine grows more slowly than other cultivars, it makes a good choice for smaller gardens or arbors.
Type: Deciduous Vine
Zones : 5
Light: Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Soft Pink Bloom Time : Late Spring Height: 10-15’
Photos courtesy of Iseli Nursery
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Puppy Love'
Description : This seedling of 'Ginger Love' has the same intermediate height as its parent, but with noticeably darker seed heads. Its graceful, arching habit has medium to dark green foliage with burgundy accents.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Darker Red Seed Heads Bloom Time : Early Fall Height: 30-36” Spread: 30-36”
Available July
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Fire Dragon’
Description : The fall foliage is exceptionally showy in shades of fiery-orange to red. In late summer large silvery plumes are feathery and add to the display. Very upright growing with stiff stems that won't flop over.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 4-9
Light: Full Sun Bloom Color: Silver Bloom Time : Late Summer Height: 6-7’ Spread: 3-4’
Photos courtesy of Growing Colors
Carex osh. ‘Evercolor® EverGlow’
Description : Neat mounding habit with green striped foliage that has orange margins in fall, winter and spring, then in summer the margins turn to cream, gracefully arching, perfect for a splash of color in the shade garden.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Foliage: Evergreen Height: 12-18”
Spread: 12-18”
Photos courtesy of Growing Colors
Carex osh. ‘Evercolor® Everillo’
Description : Neat mounding habit with bright gold foliage in the sun or lime-green in the shade, gracefully arching, perfect for a splash of color in the shade garden.
Type: Perennial
Zones : 5-9
Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Foliage: Evergreen Height: 12-18”
Spread: 12-18”
Photos courtesy of Growing Colors
Muhlenbergia rev. ‘UNDAUNTED®’
Description : Plant this muhlygrass for a show-stopping autumnal display! An aura of reddish mauve flower spikes bloom late summer into fall and will stop you in your tracks. The clouds of flowers dry after frost and persist to provide winter interest. Type : Perennial Zones: 5-10 Light : Full Sun Bloom Color: Red Bloom Time : Late Summer, Fall Height : 15-18” Spread : 18-24”
Photos courtesy of Denver Botanical Garden/North Creek Nursery
FLOWERING & ORNAMENTAL TREES
Populus tremuloides ‘Kalus Select’
Description: This quaking aspen from Klaus Nursery in Hastings, Minnesota was selected for its clean leaf throughout the year. In addition, it also has a larger leaf, improved vigor, and has been noted to have drastically less suckering than other aspen. Moderately drought tolerant.
Type: Deciduous Tree Light: Full Sun Height: 30-40’
Spread : 15-20’
Cornus florida ‘Ragin’ Red™’
Description: Buds open in early May to reveal big, deep red bracts that put on a magnificent show. New foliage emerges red and turns red in fall. Nice red fall berries and foliage too!
Type: Deciduous Tree Zones: 5-8 Light: Partial Shade Bloom Color: Red (Late Spring) Height/Spread: 20-25’
Available July
Cercis canadensis ‘Black Pearl™’
Description: Extremely deep purple coloration almost to the point the leaves appear black. Lavender flowers appear in spring before the foliage. Type: Deciduous Tree Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Lavender Bloom Time: April Height: 20’ Spread : 25’
Available July
Cercis canadensis ‘Columbus Strain’
Description: Branches are covered with masses of small, florescent lavender flowers before the leaves appear. The leaves are heart-shaped and dark green. This variety of Redbud is very hardy.
Type: Deciduous Tree Light: Full to Part Sun Bloom Color: Pink, Purple Bloom Time: Early Spring Height: 12-20’
Spread : 15-18’
Available July
Acer palmatum ‘Beni-otake’
Description: Beni otake is attractive with long linear leaves, much like bamboo. Beni otake has deep red-purple foliage which is outstanding in the spring...bold and vibrant. This color will hold nicely throughout the summer. Fall color is a bright crimson.
Type: Deciduous Tree Light: Sun to Part Shade Foliage Color: Deep Red Height: 10-12’
Zones : 6-9
Spread : 6-8’
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