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Plant Name & Description
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| Delphinium Zone 4
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‘Round Table Mix’
Very tall mix of multicolored flower spikes. 6’, Early summer. |
| Dianthus Zone 3 - 9
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alwoodii ‘Frosty Fire’
Double, pure-red blooms over gray-blue foliage. 6-8", Summer. |
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'Cranberry Ice' PPAF
Light pink with nicely contrasting
cranberry edges and centers. 7". Summer. |
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gratianopolitanus ‘Fire Witch’
Deep blue
grassy foliage topped off with single, bright magenta flowers.Our
best selling Dianthus. Perennial Plant
Association 'Perennial Plant of the Year'. 8", Late spring – early summer. |
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‘Mountain Mist’
Very attractive silver-blue foliage that is very tolerant of heat and humidity. Lightly fragrant pink flowers are produced in May and June and continue intermittently into fall. 8 -12”, Late spring - early summer. |
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'Raspberry Swirl' PPAF
White to light pink with brilliantly
contrasting red edges and deep maroon centers.
7". Summer. |
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'Strawberry Sorbet' PPAF
Medium pink with contrasting rose red
edges and centers. 7". Summer. |
| Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Zone 3
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‘Aurora’
White heart shaped flowers over light green
ferny-like foliage. 10-14", Spring to frost.
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eximia
Fern-like foliage with pink heart-shaped flowers. 12-15”, Mid spring – frost.
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'Gold Heart' (spectabilis 'Gold Heart)
Vibrant yellow foliage and peach colored
stems ending with deep-pink heart-shaped flowers.
24". Late spring - early summer. |
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'King of Hearts'
Drought, sun and heat tolerant Fern-leafed
Bleeding Heart that produces non-stop, rose
pink, heart shaped flowers that fade to pink.
Fern like grey-green foliage. 8-10:, Late
spring-early fall. |
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‘Luxuriant’
Cherry-red, heart-shaped flowers above blue-green fern-like foliage that is great to use for long-lasting floral arrangements. 12-15”, Mid spring – frost. |
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spectabilis (Old-fashioned B.H.)
Delicate pink, heart-shaped flowers. 32”, Late spring - early summer. |
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spectabilis ‘Alba’
White heart-shaped flowers. 24 - 32”, Late spring - early summer.
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| Digitalis (Foxglove) Zone 4 - 9
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ambiqua aka. grandiflora
Long lived perennial Foxglove with
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yellow trumpet shaped flowers with brown spots. Perennial. 2’, Early - midsummer. |
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mortonensis
(Strawberry Foxglove)
Rose-pink, trumpet-shaped flowers with flecks of cream. Glossy dark green leaves. Perennial. Early summer. |
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purpurea 'Candy Mountain'
Upward facing, large, rosy-pink -mauve
bell shaped flowers with freckled interiors surround
erect stems. Attracts Hummingbirds.
Biennial. 3-4'. Early-late summer. |
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purpurea ‘Excelsior Mix’
Very attractive, trumpet-shaped, large flowers on tall stems in shades of creamy-white, purple and pink. Biennial or short lived perennial, but will self sow. 3 - 5’, Early summer.
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Echinacea (Coneflower) Zone
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'After Midnight' PPAF Dwarf
Coneflower with a mature height of only 12".
Vibrant magenta purple petals surround a black-red
cone on black stems. Mid - late summer. |
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'Harvest Moon' PPAF
Deep golden-yellow petals surround an orange
cone. Fragrant flowers on well branched stems.
24 - 30". Mid-late summer. |
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'Summer Sky' PPAF
The first bicolor Coneflower. Soft
peach petals with a rose halo around the cone.
Robust plant with fragrant, 5" blooms on dark stems.
Mid - late summer. 30 - 36". Mid-late summer. |
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'Sundown' PPAF
Bright orange. A prolific, fragrant
bloomer. Attracts butterflies. 30".
Mid - late summer. |
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'Sunrise' PPAF
Produces an abundance of rose scented,
creamy yellow flowers in which the cone starts out
green and then turns gold as it ages. 30-36", Early summer - autumn.
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'Twilight' PPAF
Abundant, bright, rosy-red petals surround a
brownish-red cone. A whole new color in
Echinaceas. 28". Mid - late summer. |
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Echinacea (Coneflower) Zone
4 - 9
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'Coconut
Lime' PPAF
Light lime colored pompom-like frilly
flowers with an outside row of near white single
petals surround a brownish-red cone. A whole
new color in Echinaceas. 28". Mid-late
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'Crazy
Pink' PPAF
Zone 5-9
Over 100 pink blooms, on one plant, can be
open at the same time. In addition, it will
bloom in a gallon pot in early spring when your
customers are also plentiful. Ht. 24". Full
summer - autumn. |
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pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower)
This wonderful, underused mid-west native
has large, showy, pale lavender flowers with thin
petals that have a more relaxed look, and bloom on
tall stems up to 5 feet. Long lasting, drought
tolerant, disease resistant and simply elegant
beauty that reminds us that going back to basics can
be quite refreshing. Ht. 3-5'. Full sun
to part shade. Early-midsummer. |
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'Pink
Double Delight'
Pink, double, pompom-like flowers with an
outside row of pink single petals. Relatively
short and compact double form with strong stems and
abundant flowers. 24". Mid to late
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'Profusion'
While visiting Future Plants, in Holland,
this past July, I feasted my eyes upon profuse
flowering cone flower I have ever seen. Deep,
lavender, rosy-pink, single flowers with upward
facing petals on strong, extremely well branched,
superbly contrasting, red stems. As lovely as
many of the new forms and colors are, it's wonderful
to see such a refined plant in its natural color
range. And as a choice for Landscaping, mover
over Magnus, there is one more magnanimous. |
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purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Large lavender purple flowers. Very attractive to butterflies and birds. 3-4’, Late summer - early autumn. |
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p. 'Bravado' Zone 3-9
Upright, rosy-pink petals are held
horizontal with a well rounded shape, and bloom over
a long bloom period. Good old vigorous seed
strain that has withstood the test of time.
36-48-". Summer-autumn. |
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p. ‘Kim’s Knee High’ PP12242
Dwarf form of our very
popular native Coneflower. Compact and long blooming. 16 - 20”, Summer - early autumn. |
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p. ‘Magnus’
Rose petals that droop less than the species. 1998 PPA. “Perennial Plant of the Year”. 3 - 4’, Late summer - early autumn. |
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'Meringue' PPAF
Double light-apple green flowers surrounded
by creamy white rays. Compact and smaller than
other coneflowers. Drought tolerant and
resistant to most diseases. 15-18".
Mid-summer. |
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p. ‘Primadonna Deep Rose'
Very large, deep rose flowers with a deeper
burnt orange-brown center. Long blooming,
butterfly magnet and a good cut flower. |
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p. ‘Primadonna White'
Beautiful, pure white petals surround a brown
cone. Butterfly magnet and good cut flower.
30-36-". Midsummer. |
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‘Ruby Star’ (Rubinstern)
Brought to us from the same gentlemen that
gave us Magnus. Impressively large, flat growing
flowers of bright, lavender-rose-pink. Sure to
become a new favorite. 30 - 36”, Summer - early
autumn. |
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p. ‘White Swan’
Pure white, honey-scented flowers. 3 - 4’, Late summer - early autumn. |
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tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
Flowers of rich, deep pink hues are
widely spaced above narrow, medium green foliage
that is somewhat shorter than the genus.
Sure to attract butterflies, the flower heads
turn upwards and follow the sun. Well
branched and vigorous. 24 - 36", Summer -
autumn.
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| Epimedium (Barrenwort) Zone 4
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grandiflorum
Relatively large, long spurred, white flowers
tinged with lilac. 12". Late spring. |
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grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Dainty, long spurred, lilac flowers are
displayed just above the attractive heart-shaped
foliage which emerges bronze. 10". Late
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rubrum
Thick clumps of green spiny-edged foliage veined with red. Dainty, 3/4–1” red and yellow flowers. 6 - 12”, Late spring. |
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versicolor ‘Sulphureum’
Excellent groundcover with yellow spurred flowers. Good fall color. 6 - 12”, Late spring. |
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youngianum ‘Niveum’
Profuse blooming, pure white flowers. 6-12”, Late spring. |
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y. ‘Roseum’
Profuse blooming, violet to purple. 6-12”, Late spring.
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| Eupatorium Zone 4
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dubium 'Baby Joe' PP16112
Smaller and more compact form of
Eupatorium. Clusters of lavender-rose flowers
on dark stems and bright green foliage. A
Future Plants introductions. 24-30".
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fistulosum 'Big Nate'
This is the first introduction from our
Eupatorium breeding program and Big Nate commands an
imposing presence, that is, if you like really big
perennials! Very large, light lavender-pink
flower umbels measuring up to 18" across on robust,
healthy, whorled foliage and dark, stiff stems that
tower to a stately 10' tall. Fistulosums are
not usually considered to be hardy, but htis strain
is quite so. A very robust plant named after a
very robust boy, my son, Nathan James Van Hoorn.
Ht. 10', Late summer. |
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maculatum ‘Gateway’
Huge red flower clusters (8 to 12”) on thick, wine-red stems. 6’, Summer - autumn. |
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'Glenda' PPAF
Move over Baby Joe, there's a new girl
in town ready to take on all corners of the
vertically challenged. Although about the same
height and with much larger flower clusters, even
larger than Eupatorium 'Gateway', on wonderfully
contrasting, glossy, burgundy stems and deep green
foliage. To date, it has proven to be more
disease resistant also. Excellent choice for
rain gardens. A very special plant named after
a very special lady, my mother, Glenda F. Van Hoorn,
the Matriach of the Van Hoorn Family. 4-4.5',
Late summer. |
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purpureum (Sweet Joe Pye Weed)
This butterfly magnet displays an abundance of violet-pink blooms in large clusters. 3 - 6’, Midsummer. |
| Euphorbia (Spurge) Zone 4 - 9
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dulcis ‘Chameleon’
Orange flower clusters over wonderful mahogany colored foliage. Fantastic for its foliage interest alone. 14 - 18” Late spring. |
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e. 'First Blush' PPAF
Variegated sport of the very popular Cushion
Spurge. Bright yellow flower-like leaf
clusters above deep pink and white variegated
foliage. 12". Spring to early summer. |
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polychroma
aka epithymoides (Cushion Spurge)
Very bright yellow flower-like leaf clusters on bushy foliage. Very popular perennial that has stood the test of time. 16”, Spring - early summer. |
