Perennials

Hosta Christmas Tree Perennial Hosta ‘Christman Tree’ The Hosta Christmas Tree, ‘Hosta’, has large, wide deep green leaves with creamy white margins. The foliage appears crinkled and heavy of substance. The white flowers bloom from July to August, however, Hosta’s are not known for their flowers. With a plant height of 20″ and a spread [...]

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Canna Pretoria Perennial Canna ‘Pretoria’ The Canna Pretoria, ‘Canna’, also known as a novelty Canna or Bengal Tiger, has bold orange flowers with yellow and green striped variegated foliage. ‘Pretoria’ is a prolific grower and medium in size. It has a plant height of 3-4′ and a plant spread of 24-36″ It will bloom from [...]

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Grass Indian Perennial Sorghastrum nutans The Grass ‘Indian Grass’, Sorghastrum nutans, is a clump forming native grass that reaches 4-5′ in height. Golden, plume-like seed heads are formed in the summer. Indian grass is one of the most important native tall grasses. There are prominent claw-like lobes or “rabbit-ears” at the point where the leaf [...]

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Green Dragon Dragon Tails Perennial Pinellia Dragon Tails Green Dragon Dragon Tails, Pinellia ‘Dragon Tails’, has fabulous gold splashed foliage and gives rise to fragrant ‘jack-in-the-pulpit’ type flowers mid summer until fall. Some leaves will be all yellow, some half and half, some streaky yellow and some all green. The unstable variegation pattern is what [...]

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Grass Blue Oat Perennial Helictotrichon sempervirens The Grass ‘Blue Oat Grass’, Helictotrichon sempervirens , is more enduring than blue fescues. Blue Oat grass is the best choice for accents. The clear blue summer foliage echoes with dwarf blue spruce and blue junipers. For a dramatic effect, try Helictotrichon with deep maroon leaved canna lilies. The [...]

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Bee Balm Petite Delight Perennial Monarda didyma The Monarda ‘Petite Delight’, Monarda didyma, also known as Bee Balm, Bergamont, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, is a clump-forming perennial that has tubular, two-lipped, light red to purple flowers with dark green aromatic foliage. ‘Petite Delight’ stands at Plant features: Perennial Bee Balm – Petite Delight Bee Balm Petite [...]

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Grass Red Switch Perennial Panicum virgatum ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ Grass – Red Switch, Panicum virgatum ‘Rotstrahlbusch’, has a more upright form and is the smallest of the Panicum. It is a clump-forming, warm season grass which typically grows in an upright, vertical clump to 3′ tall (to 5′ when in flower). Its foliage Plant features: Perennial Grass [...]

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Grass Bronze Veil Tufted Hair Perennial Deschampsia Bronzeschleier Grass – Bronze Veil Tufted Hair, Deschampsia Bronzeschleier, is widely arching in form and is a prodigious bloomer. It produces silvery-green flower plumes ageing to bright bronze yellow on tall stems from June to July. ‘Bronzeschleier’ is a clump-forming evergreen grass with flower panicles that look like [...]

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Rock Cress AxcentGao Blue with Eye Perennial Aubrieta Axcent Blue with Eye Rock Cress Axcent Blue with Eye, Aubrieta hybrida ‘AxcentG c Blue with Eye’, was bred and selected for its very long bloom time and its outstanding tolerance to heat and disease. ‘AxcentG c Blue with Eye’, with its large blooms, combined with a [...]

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Coreopsis Early Sunrise Perennial Coreopsis grandiflora The Coreopsis ‘Early Sunrise’, Coreopsis grandiflora, is a definite superstar among yellow flowers. This All-American Selections Gold Metal Award Winner has yellow flowers flush to orange-yellow near the center and bloom June through October. In the Tickseed family, the dark green thread leaf foliage makes a great contrast with [...]

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