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Plant Name & Description
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| Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks) Zone 3 |
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‘Mixed'
Mix of different colors and sizes.
8-10". Summer. |
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‘Purple Beauty’
Purple rosettes with below pink flowers.10”, Summer.
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‘Silverine’
Very popular variety with large green rosettes
suffused with purple. Pink flowers. 10”, Summer. |
| Sisyrinchium Zone 5 - 8 |
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angustifolium ‘Lucerne’ (Blue-eyed Grass)
Very grassy foliage below an abundance of relatively large, lavender-blue flowers with yellow centers. 10-12”, Late spring - early summer. |
| Solidago (Goldenrod) Zone 3 |
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Solidagos are wrongly blamed for hayfever. Their pollen is too heavy to be carried by the wind.
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rugosa ‘Fireworks’
Small, bright golden yellow flowers are produced in sprays resembling exploding fireworks. 3-4, Late summer - autumn. |
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sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’
Many heavily substanced, branched wands of golden flowers. 14 - 18”, Late summer - autumn.
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| Stachys (Lamb’s Ear) Zone 4 |
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byzantina ‘Helen von Stein’ (aka. Big Ears)
Huge, fuzzy, silver leaves, that are more tolerant to high humidty. Occasionally blooms with small clusters of lavender-pink flowers. 12”. |
| Stokesia Zone 5 |
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laevis ‘Colorwheel’ PP12718
Displays a multitude of colors on the same plant. Flowers open near white, and then while keeping a white eye change to lavender, then to deeper lavender, and for a final encore, they finish purple. 24”, Summer. PPAF.
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| Thymus Zone 5 - 9 |
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citriodorus ‘Aureas’ (Lemon Thyme)
Rose-lavender flower clusters over lemon scented yellow leaves. 6”, Summer. |
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lanuginosus (Wooly Thyme)
Lavender-pink flower clusters over silver-gray, woolly foliage. |
| Tiarella (Foam Flower) Zone 3 |
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cordifolia 'Elizabeth Oliver'
Back by popular demand. Deeply lobed
leaves with large maroon centers topped off with
profuse clusters of nicely contrasting pink flowers.
Vigorous tough performer that has withstood the test
of time. 8-12", Late spring - early summer. |
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c. 'Running Tapestry'
Vigorous creeping Foam flower with ovate
leaves suffused with with red leaf veins.
8-12", Late spring. |
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'Oakleaf'
Deeply dissected oak-like shaped leaves.
New growth is a shade of burgundy. Clump
forming. Light pink to white flowers.
10". Late spring - early summer. |
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Tradescantia (Spiderwort) Zone 3 |
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‘Blue n’ Gold’
(aka 'Sweet Kate')
Very bright golden-yellow foliage, below
stunningly contrasting deep-blue flowers.
Superb with red foliage plants such as Sedum 'Fuldaglut'.
It can start to look a bit tattered by midsummer at
which time it should be cut back to the ground
completely. It will then very quickly come
back as fresh as if it were spring, and continue to
bloom just as profusely. 12", Summer-autumn.
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‘Concord Grape’
Purple flowers over a long period above frosty blue foliage. 18”, Summer - early autumn. |
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'Little Doll'
Dwarf lavender-blue. 10".
Summer-autumn. |
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'Osprey'
Ice Blue, three petal flowers above
narrow, erect leaves. If sheared to the ground
in midsummer, new foliage and flowers appear in the
fall. 16". Late spring-autumn. |
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‘Red Grape’
This sister of Concord Grape has bright, magenta-red flowers on attractive grey-green foliage. 15 - 18”, Summer - early autumn. |
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‘Satin
Doll' PPAF
Satin pink flowers with bright yellow
anthers dance above clusters of narrow, vivid green
foliage. 3-8". Early spring-autumn. |
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‘Snow Cap’
Profuse amounts of large white flowers. 18”, Summer - early autumn. |
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‘Zwanenburg Blue’
Violet-blue. 24”, Summer. |
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Trollius ‘Golden Queen’ Zones 3 - 8 |
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Golden yellow buttercup-like flowers produced prominently above dark green, finely
dissected foliage. Popular perennial that is happiest in moist soil. 30”, Summer. |
| Veronica (Speedwell) Zone 4 |
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‘Eveline'
Purple-red flower spikes above rich, dark
green foliage. Good cut flower. 20".
Early to mid summer. |
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‘Giles Van Hees’
Profuse, clear pink spires, compact habit, and long bloom period make this Speedwell irrisistable and highly underused. 6 - 10”, Summer.
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‘Goodness Grows’
Everblooming violet-blue flower spikes are produced on low, bushy foliage. 10 ”, Late spring - frost. |
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‘Red Fox’
Short and tidy, reddish-pink flower spikes over a long period. 12 - 15”, Summer. |
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'Sonja' From Brent Horvath, of Intrinsic
Gardens, comes this wonderfully upright Veronica with
shiny deep green leaves and violet flowers.
Reblooms when cut back. 28". |
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spicata ‘Blue Charm’ Stiffly upright, light lavender blue spires on relatively tall stems. Great cut flower. 24 - 30”, Summer. |
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s. ‘Royal Candles’ PPAF
Wonderfully compact and clean Veronica with prolific amounts of very upright, blue flower spikes. 15”, Summer - autumn. |
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‘Sunny Border Blue’
Blue flower spikes produced throughout the summer. 1993 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year! 18 – 24”, Summer. |
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'Tickled Pink' Sport of V. Goodness Grows
with the same compact form and wonderful reblooming
habit, but with pink flowers. 10". Late
spring-frost. |
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‘Ulster's
Dwaf Blue'
Similar to Royal Candles in color and form,
except shorter. Violet-purple flower spikes on
compact foliage. 8". Summer. |
| Veronicastrum (Culver’s Root) Zone 3 |
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virginicum
White Veronica-like plumes on upright foliage. 4 - 6’, Mid – late summer. |
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v. 'Apollo'
Lavender-purple flower spikes in
candleabra-like clusters on tall foliage. 48".
Summer. |
| Vinca Zone 4 - 9 |
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m. ‘Bowles Variety’
Deeper blue flowers and better foliage than the species. 8”, Spring. |
| Viola (Violet) Zone 4 - 9 |
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cucularia ‘Purple Showers’
Relatively large, deep purple flowers are produced in great abundance during a very long bloom period above vigorous, glossy, deep green foliage. 6-8”, Spring - summer.
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| Yucca (Adams Needle) Zone 4-10 |
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filamentosa (Adams Needle)
Very hardy staple for the perennial border with long sword like, lance shaped leaves from which arises a widely branched profusion of greenish white bell shaped flowers. 4 - 6’, Summer. |
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f. ‘Bright Edge’
Green sword shaped leaves with bright gold edges. White bell-shaped flowers. 4’, summer. |
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f. ‘Color
Guard'
This is the best gold-centered variegated
Yucca to date. Similar to the growth habit of
Y. 'Golden Sword' except the center creamy-gold
color turns more vivid in the summer. 20".
Summer. |
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f. ‘Golden Sword’
Green sword shaped leaves with golden centers. White bell-shaped flowers. 4’, summer. |
