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$ 8.95	Achillea 'Credo' (Yarrow) 24-30" tall Sun Zone 4-8 Grey green finely cut foliage. Sturdy stems hold large flat lemon yellow flower heads that are 3-5" across. The long lasting flowers finally fade to cream -- removing these will encourage new blooms which will continue all summer and into fall. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 7.15	Allium beesianum 3-7" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 4 A very fine rock garden allium and absolutely adorable. Deep true blue, nodding umbels of bell-shaped flowers held above green tufts of grass-like foliage. The foliage is so cute that it can be appreciated for that alone. 26 fl oz/.0768 L pot
$ 7.15	Allium senescens 'Glaucum' (Curley Onion) 8-10" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 3-9 Slender blue-gray low growing foliage grows in a swirled pattern. Neat tinted buds linger and finally open to pinkish lavender flowers in August. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 7.15	Allium thunbergii 'Ozawas' 8-10" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 4-9 Bright rosy-purple flowers begin in September through October -- actually longer, until covered by snow. The narrow foliage turns reddish bronze as the temps lower. A wonderful selection for viewing from inside or in your gardens by your entrance. A tidy plant worthy of the small space it requires. 26 fl oz/.0768 L pot
$ 10.95	Amsonia 'Blue Ice' (Blue Star) 12-15" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 3-8 Dark blue buds and flowers blooming considerably longer and stronger than others, providing 5 weeks or more of color. Dark green leaves turn bright yellow in fall. This is the Amsonia selection from White Flower Farm. Attractive foliage. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.45	Angelica gigas 4-6' tall Part Shade or Sun Zone 4-9 Fragrant Large deep plum-purple domed fragrant blooms in late summer attracting nectar loving bees and butterflies. Later, the large seed heads attract birds. Great bold foliage. Also works well in shade gardens. Biennial 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.95	Astrantia 'Ruby Wedding' (Masterwort) 15-18" tall Sun/Shade Zone 4-7 Rich ruby red domed pincushions surrounded by colored bracts are held on colored stems above the mounding green foliage. Blooms throughout summer. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 18.95	Berberis 'Golden Torch' (Barberry) 3-4'H, 18-20" W Sun to Part Shade Zone 4-8 NEW! 'Golden Torch' has a narrow upright form and distinctive bright yellow foliage throughout the growing season. It has restrained growth similar to 'Hellmond Pillar'. It has hints of pink on the leaves in autumn. Use as a vivid upright accent or as a compact golden hedge in garden beds and borders. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 16.95	Berberis 'Hellmond Pillar' (Barberry) 4'H, 20" W Sun Zone 4-8 NEW! 'Hellmond Pillar' is a popular multi stemmed barberry that boasts vivid reddish purple foliage. Use it as a focal point or a dramatic repeating form in the garden bed or border. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 6.95	Campanula punctata 'Hot Lips' (Dwarf Bellflower) Sun to Part Sun Zone 4-9 Ground hugging attractive foliage will slowly expand creating a lovely groundcover. In mid summer the 2" tubular white bellflowers which are heavily speckled with burgundy on the inside appear. 26 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 8.95	Campanula 'Sarastro' (Bell Flower) 18-20" tall Sun to Part Sun Zone 4-8 NEW! Well branched strong stems reaching 18-20" tall. Dark blue large bells flowers begin in early summer and continue to late summer. Remove spent flower stalks will keep the plant looking neat and encourage more flowers. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 16.95	Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy' 30-36" tall Sun to Part Sun Zone 4-9 An extremely attractive shrub. If you have wished you could grow Caryopteris in our climate and enjoy the blue flowers, this is it -- zone 4 hardy. The most distinguishing characteristic of 'Snow Fairy' is its striking green and white variegated foliage which remains clean and fresh throughout the season. The leaves are scorch resistant and is also drought tolerant once established. Small lavender-blue flowers appear on terminal and auxiliary clusters from late summer into the early fall. It performs like a shrub but is actually a herbaceous perennial. It is a new introduction from Japan -- originally native to the Himalayas. It is not tolerant of overly wet sites but does require an average amount of water. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.65	Centaurea 'John Coutts' (Perennial Bachelor's Button) 10-15" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 5-8 Large bright-rose feathery flowers. Deeply divided and lobed green leaves have silvery undersides. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 10.95	Cephalaria gigantea (Yellow Scabious) 4-6' tall Sun Zone 3-7 This is an erect, clump forming perennial with soft yellow scabiousa like flowers which appear above the foliage on stiff, wiry branched stems. Young foliage is very attractive having dark green foliage. 204 fl oz/6.033 L pot
$ 9.45	Chelone glabra (Turtlehead) 24-48" tall Part Shade to Sun Zone 5-8 Elegant white snapdragon like flowers beginning in August into fall. Stiffly erect good looking shiny dark green foliage. Attracts butterflies. Deer will avoid it. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 9.45	Chelone 'Hot Lips' (Turtlehead) 24" tall Sun to Shade Zone 3-8 Rose colored flowers beginning in July and lasting into September. Exceptional bright green foliage. 204 fl oz/6.033 L pot
CLEMATIS The bush type clematis listed here are wonderful in the mixed perennial garden. See our section on Clematis and Hardy Vines for our complete clematis listing.
$ 16.95	Clematis integrifolia (Bush Clematis) 24-30" tall Sun Zone 3 The popular bush clematis has an elegant appearance and a long and profuse flowering season. Blue flowers have thick petals that are recurved and twisted. Leaves beautifully enfold the forming flowers. Non stop blooms from June to September. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 16.95	Clematis integrifolia 'Alionushka' (Bush Clematis) 4-6' Sun Zone 4-9 Semi-nodding rich rose pink flowers up to 3" long are held on pendulous stems. This non-clinging variety blooms June - September. You can see 'Alionushka' growing in the Pond Garden where it is allowed to fall over a low boulder wall. 'Alionushka' is a recipient of the British Clematis Society Certificate of Merit. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 16.95	Clematis integrifolia 'Arabella' () 4-5' Sun Zone 4-9 Mid blue flowers blooming from June to October in abundance. Cream anthers. 'Arabella' is a non-clinging type which can be trained on a trellis or allowed to scramble in the perennial garden or on a small tree or shrub. Arabella originated in England and is a PG3 type. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 16.95	Clematis recta purpurea (Bush Clematis) 4-5' tall Sun/Part Shade Zone 3 This very unique variety has small white flowers on top of purple tinted foliage. It has shrub type growth. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 16.95	Clematis tuberlosa 'Wyevale' (Bush Clematis) 3-4' tall Sun/Shade Zone 5-9 Fragrant This is a non clinging clump forming type of clematis - eventually forming a broad size -- and wonderful to use in the perennial garden. Dusky blue tubular flowers that have a highly perfumed fragrance. Stems will reach 3-4' long. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 10.95	Crambe maritima (Sea Kale) 12-16" tall Sun Zone 4 A very ornamental plant offering great texture and a new color to the perennial border. Imagine mounds of undulating and succulent blue-gray foliage. Sprays of fragrant white flowers open in June. The early spring display is stunning with tightly curled purple flushed foliage as it emerges. We have had our Crambe maritima for many years and it has grown into a grand mound. Crambe performs at it's best in an area of good drainage. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 9.95	Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon) 5' tall Sun Zone 6 NEW! A fun temperate plant and recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Spiny silvery gray-green leaves. A great pot plant and will bloom its second year if winter protection is provided. Large purplish-blue thistle like flowers. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 12.95	Darmera peltatum 16-20" tall Shade or Sun Zone 5-7 Large somewhat glossy green umbrella like leaves add hues of rose and bronze as the temps lower in the fall. The edges are widely scalloped enriching the architecture of the plant. Early in the spring naked flower stems rise up about 20-24" and rich pink flowers open, lasting for weeks in the coolness of early spring. Finally the tightly held foliage emerges and opens to their grandness of size and reaching a height just below the spent flower heads. For dry or wet, shade or sun. Here we have Darmera peltatum planted in a dry streambed (except when we get torrents of rain) in full sun. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.95	Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack' (Perennial Sweet William) 15-20" tall Part Shade to Sun Zone 4-9 A sought after Sweet William producing multitudes of brilliant black red carnation type flowers beginning in late spring to early summer and continue for most of the summer. The dark crimson flowers are held above glossy, dark green, lance-shaped leaves. The foliage appears in the spring in the form of rosettes in shades of red. The foliage colors changes in the fall to a beautiful burgundy. I have found that some protection from the hottest time of the afternoon improved its performance. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 8.00	Dianthus s. 'Gary Eichhorn' 3-6" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 4-9 Fragrant Masses of extremely fragrant, single rose-pink flowers beginning in early summer. The blue-green spreading foliage looks great throughout the season and provides great texture and visual interest. It pairs well with Sedum cauticola, Sedum sieboldii and Stachys 'Big Ears'. We've tried many dianthus. This selection has proven to be durable and reliable. 26 fl oz/.0768 L pot
$ 9.45	Eryngium 'Blue Glitter' (Sea Holly) 24-30" tall Sun Zone 4-8 NEW! Remarkably iridescent blue flowers shimmer on silvery blue stems. The low foliage of 6-8 inches hold flower stems rising to 36-40" tall. Blue-green non spiny leaves. Wonderful cut flower. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 4.95	Euonymous 'Kewensis' (Dwarf Wintercreeper) 2-4" tall Sun or Partial Shade Zone 4 NEW! Tiny, pea-sized lustrous evergreen foliage on woody stems. It can be a low groundcover or a climbing vine. Typically it is a low-growing, prostrate, trailing ground cover form which grows 1-3" tall and spreads to form a dense sprawling mat. It is somewhat similar to English Ivy in that it spreads along the ground, rooting as it goes until it reaches a vertical surface which it may begin to climb. Growth rate is slow. 26 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 7.95	Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' (Hardy Geranium) 6-8" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 4-8 Masses of white flowers are held above smaller attractive mounded foliage. The foliage turns reddish in the cool fall colors and is very attractive. A great groundcover selection and will perform stunningly in hot poor soil. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 7.95	Geranium 'John Elsley' (Hardy Geranium) 4-8" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 4-8 Bright carmine-pink flowers in profusion in June and continuing throughout summer. Rich dark green foliage. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 8.95	Geranium 'Orion' (Hardy Geranium) 18" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 3-7 Large violet-blue flowers have darker violet veins. Very floriferous and in bloom a long time. This will form a large mounding plant to 18" tall. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 8.95	Geranium sanguineum 'Striatum' (Hardy Geranium) 6-9" tall Sun to Part Sun Zone 3-8 Blush pink flowers with crimson veins cover the plant for 6-8 weeks in late spring and early summer, followed by sporadic bloom until frost. The attractive finely cut foliage slowly spreads. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 8.95	Gillenia trifoliata (Bowman's Root) 36-42" tall Shade to Part Shade Zone 4-8 Masses of white star-shaped flowers on wiry stems, floating like butterflies with the slightest breeze. Flowers emerge from small tubular reddish-colored sepals which remain long after the petals have fallen. Definitely a plant I would not be without. In full shade it won't reach the height that ours has in a relatively sunny spot -- 42" tall. Definitely a plant to watch in the early spring as the bare reddish stems rise tall before the bright spring green leaves emerge. The "flighty" white flowers are really nice, too. 26 fl oz/.0768L pot
GRASS:
$ 8.95	Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass) 5' tall Sun Zone 4-8 Compact clumping and erect growth habit. Wheat like seed heads in late summer. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.95	Calamagrostis 'Overdam' (Variegated Feather Reed Grass.) 42-48" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 4-8 Green and white variegated form of Feather Reed Grass. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 10.95	Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Skyracer' (Purple Moor Grass) 6-8' tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 5-8 Narrow arching blue-green foliage rising in a clump 2-3' tall. Erect, narrow flower spikes with tiny purplish flowers rise well above the foliage clump in July to a height of 6-8' and catch the slightest breeze. Spikes and foliage turn golden yellow or orange-yellow in fall and eventually a light tan. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.95	Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' (Purple Moor Grass) Sun to Part Shade Zone 5-8 Narrow arching green foliage rising in a clump 15-18" tall. Erect, narrow flower spikes rise well above the foliage clump in July to a height of 4-6' and catch the slightest breeze. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 8.95	Panicum v. 'Shenandoah' (Red Switchgrass) 42-48" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 5-8 An upright grass, sized just right - fitting appropriately in any garden. Dark red leaf tones begin in July, darkening to burgundy in August, and wine in September. It has that look - which I wish I could describe -- somewhat delicate, fragile in appearance, not overly bold etc., so it works very well with smaller (shorter) plants while not overpowering. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 9.95	Pennisetum 'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass) 36-40" tall Sun Zone 9 NEW! The purple fountain grass giving the outstanding ornamental purple foliage. Often used in potted arrangements. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot
$ 9.95	Schizachyrium 'Blue Heaven' PP17310 (Little Bluestem) 42-54" tall Sun Zone 3-9 NEW! Blue Heaven' has an upright non-flopping habit. Brighter steel blue foliage with purple highlights turns a subtle colorful mix of purple, red, pink and orange in the fall. Glossy purple panicles. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 22.95	Helleborus 'Amethyst Gem' (Lenten Rose) 12" tall Shade to Part Shade Zone 5-8 NEW! Presented by Marietta O'Byrne, considered the best Hellebore hybridizer in the world. 'Amethyst Gem' has exceptionally large amethyst rose double flowers margined in opal, centered with a sparkling white tuft of stamens, lasting for many weeks in early spring. Of course, the foliage of this double flowering Lenten Rose is magnificent, 12" tall, 14" in flower, forming a 24" wide clump. We had hoped to have this dark flowering Lenten Rose last year and are happy to have it among our offerings this season. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 22.95	Helleborus 'Brushstrokes Strain' (Lenten Rose) 12-14" tall Part Sun to Shade Zone 5-8 Single flowers with a mix of colors such as brushstroked splashes, spots, and true, rich colors. Attractive foliage that has a light sheen. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 18.95	Helleborus 'Cotton Candy' (Lenten Rose) 12024" tall Part Shade to Shade Zone 5-8 NEW! Another of Marietta O'Byrne's Winter Jewels Lenten Rose. Large double light pink flowers. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 18.95	Helleborus 'Golden Lotus' (Lenten Rose) 12-24" tall Part Shade to Shade Zone 5-8 NEW! Golden lotus like flowers with many of the double yellow flowers having red edges and some with red streaking on the backs as well. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 22.95	Helleborus o. 'Royal Heritage' TM (Lenten Rose) 18-24" tall Part Sun to Shade Zone 4-9 Fragrant Leathery, serrated, evergreen foliage supplies wonderful textural interest. This strain offers flower colors in purple, near black, white, pale green, yellow, rose, pink and red and are long lasting. The flowers can also be cut and floated and will last for up to 2 weeks. This plant will develop into a clump 2-3' across and 18-24" tall. 94 fl oz/2.779 L pot
$ 18.95	Helleborus 'Potter's Wheel' (Christmas Rose) 7-15" tall Part Sun to Shade Zone 4-8 The eye-catching deeply lobed foliage is leathery and dark green. Immense flowers of glistening white overlapping sepals have clear green nectaries and bases. The central cluster of golden stamens set off the elegance of the simple colors. The flowers are held above the foliage on sturdy and erect 9" stems. Our offerings are not produced from a seed strain -- but actual clones or divisions from the actual H. 'Potter's Wheel'. A long season of blooms beginning in April and continuing. 66 fl oz/1.951 L pot
$ 18.95	Helleborus 'Red Racer' (Lenten Rose) 18-22" tall Shade to Partial Shade Zone 4-9 Very large 3-1/2", velvety deep red to burgundy blossoms appear in early to mid spring and are held above the foliage. 'Red Racer' belongs to the Winter Thrillers Series of Chris Hansen's Helleborus breeding program where he has selected the most vigorous and largest flowering varieties. 26 fl oz/.0768 L pot
$ 8.95	Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi' (Daylily) 28-33" tall Sun to Part Shade Zone 3-9 This tetraploid is widely regarded as one of the best purple daylilies available. Outstanding saturated true purple blooms with a lime green throat. Well branched and heavily throated. 129 fl oz/3.814 L pot

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