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Here's a list of Perennials that are now available at our Market. Sun, part shade, and shade requirements are provided by the symbols.

¡ACHILLEA (Yarrow)

"Moonshine" variety has silvery foliage and light yellow flowers. Makes excellent cut flowers. Blooms before other yarrows.
"Parker's Gold" is a tall golden yellow variety. Very sturdy.
"Summer Pastels" are compact, heat and drought tolerant. Blooms all summer, uniform 1-foot tall. Outstanding!
millefolium "Apfelblute" (Appleblossom). Soft lilac-pink flowers on 2-foot plants. Fine cut or dried. Cut flowers when fully open.
m. "Cerise Queen" has elegant, showy cherry-red blooms on 2-foot plants. Fine cut or dried.

¡AGASTACHE (Mexican Hyssop)

"Apricot Sunrise" is an aromatic perennial that has pale orange flowers with purple-tinged calyces and stems. This heat/drought tolerant, dryland plant is excellent for xeriscaping.

£lAJUGA (Bugleweed)

"Bronze Beauty" is the best bronze foliage ground cover with deep blue flower spikes. Hardy even in shade.

£ALCHEMILLA (Lady's Mantle)

mollis. Gray-green 1 to 2-inch mat-forming foliage. Yellow-green flowers in 3-inch clusters.

¡£AMSONIA (Blue Star)

Tabernaemontana. Cluster of starry light blue flowers at tips of erect stems; broad leaves

¡ANCHUSA

"Blue Angel". Bright blue flowers on long panicles. Good for cutting, 3 to 4-foot plants.

£ANEMONE

hyb. "Andrea Atkinson". Pure white single flowers with orange stamens in late summer to early fall. Very vigorous, up to 3 feet tall.
hyb. "Whirlwind". Semi-double white flowers 2 to 3 feet tall. Winter hardy with protection.
t. "Robustissima". Pink flowers on 2 to 4-foot stems, very vigorous plants. Good back of the border.

¡ANGELICA

gigas. Exciting purple foliage with unique purple flower heads, nearly white flowers. (biennial)

¡ANTHEMIS (Hardy Marguerite)

"Kelwayi". Lemon-yellow daisy flowers on 2-foot stems throughout the summer. Dense clumps easily divided.

¡£AQUILEGIA (Columbine)

Biedermeier Mix. Densely clustered bouquets in mixed colors. Excellent 12-inch dwarf rockery plants.
Chrysanthemum . 30 to 40 inches tall, profusion of long-stemmed golden yellow blooms with long spurs.
McKana Hybrid. Large, long-spurred flowers in beautiful range of rich colors to 3 feet.
Nora Barlow. Fully double flowers in delightful combination of red, pink and green.
Blue Barlow. Double blue flowers.
Blue Jay. Early, floriferous flower with compact habit. Deepest blue sepals,white petals

¡ARTEMISIA

"Silver Mound". Neat ferny silver foliage. 15 to 24 inches tall. Best if kept trimmed of flowers.
"Powis Castle". 24 to 30 inches tall, lacy silver foliage forms dense mounds.
"Silver King". Striking white-leaved 3-inch contrast plant. Superb cut or dried.

¡ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. (Butterfly Weed)

Showy orange flower heads on 2 to 3 foot wildflower. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

lASTILBE

"Erica". (pink) Pink, long slender plants, compact trusses and bronze foliage.
"Fanal". (red) Deep blood red, bronze foliage.
"Spinell". Long, slender plumes of salmon red, blooming mid-season. Foliage is deep red.
c. "Pumila". (Dwarf Chinese Astilbe) Lavender-pink flowers. Spreading 10 inches. Blooms in late summer.
j. "Peach Blossom". (pink) 2 feet tall. Medium pink spikes bloom in June.
"Cattleya." (pink) 3 feet tall. Blooms in May and June.
"Deutschland". (white) 30 inches. Early blooming
"Glut". (red) 2 Late-flowering in July.
"Ostrich Plume". (pink) 30 inches tall, mid-late bloom, drooping trusses.
"Purple Candles". (purple) 42-inch Late blooming, narrow purple-red plumes, bronze foliage.
"White Gloria". (white) 2 foot blocky plume, perfectly hardy. Fronds to 2 feet.

¡£BAPTISIA australis (False Indigo)

Showy racemes of pea-shaped indigo-blue flowers, plants 3 to 4 feet.

£BERGINA cordifolia.

Outstanding rich ground cover, large glossy leaves, rose flowers.

¡BOLTONIA Snowbank White (Sun)

Soft white daisy-like flowers in fall. 4 to 5-foot-tall upright plant. Excellent cut flower.

¡BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Bush) (Sun)

Nanho Blue & Pink. A fast growing 3 to 5-foot woody shrub with fragrant flowers that are attractive to butterflies.

£CALLICARPA americana. (Beautyberry)

Native 4 to 6-foot shrub with many small blue flowers, then loaded with clusters of blue fruit.

¡£CAMPANULA (Bellflower)

Clips-Deep Blue. A very bold hue of blue flowers.
Glamerata Superba. Rich purple colored bell-flowers.
P. "Grand. Coerulea". Bright blue flowers on stalks to 40 inches. Hardy perennial. Good cut flower.
Rotundifolia . (Scotch Blue bell) Clusters of bright blue bells on 12-inch plants, vigorous. Native in many parts of the world.

¡CENTAUREA

dealbata Large fringed pink flowers, deeply cut silvery leaves, 2 to 3-foot plants.
macrocephela. Large yellow thistle-like flowers in summer to cut or dry, 3 feet tall.

¡CENTRANTHUS "Pretty Betsy" (Red valerian)

Long flowering domed heads. Carmine-rose flowers blooming in summer. 2 to 3 feet tall.

¡CERASTIUM tomentosum. (Snow in Summer)

Low spreading silver-gray carpet. Masses of white flowers in early summer.

¡£CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides (Plumbago)

Intense blue flowers, glossy green foliage. Low ground cover. Late to break dormancy.

¡CHRYSANTHEMUM pacifica

Gold and Silver. 12 inches tall with beautifully white-edged leaves. Clusters of small yellow flowers in October.

¡CLEMATIS

"Comtesse de Bouchard". 6 to 7-inch Rosy-lilac flower.
ôDuchess of Edinburgh". 4 to 6-inch double white.
"General Sikorsky". 7 to 9-inch dark lavender with tint of red.
"Candida". 7 to 9-inch pure white.
"Proteus". 6 to 8-inch soft, mauve pink single, semi-double and double flowers.
"Red Cardinal". 4 to 6-inch glowing crimson with blunt tipped recurving sepals.
"The President". 6 to 8-inch bluish-purple with dark purple stamens.
"macropetala "Blue Bird". 2 to 3-inch semi-double nodding light blue flowers.
terniflora (paniculata) (Sweet Autumn Clematis). sweetly scented creamy white blooms in Sept. - Oct.
tangutica. 1 to 2-inch small, yellow bell shaped flowers.
viticella "Little Nell". 2-inch white flowers with mauve edge.

lCONVALLARIA majalis. (Lily-of-the-valley) (shade)

Fragrant nodding bells in spring. Ground cover tolerant of dry shade.

¡COREOPSIS verticillata

"Moonbeam" Glowing pale yellow flowers all summer, 18-inch plant. Great landscape plant.
"Early Sunrise" 1989 All-America Gold Medal Winner. Uniform gold flowers on compact 2-foot plants.
"Flying Saucers" Large, glowing golden flowers apqear in June and just keep blooming right through summer and well into fall. Perfect for front of border or for patio pots and cut flowers.

¡DELOSPERMA cooperi (Hardy Ice Plant) (sun)

. Deep rose-pink flowers on hardy low succulent ground cover. Summer bloomer.

¡£DELPHINIUM

"Bellamosum". Large, dark blue flowers on 4-foot stalks.
"English Hybrids". Absolutely the Very best Delphiniums! Long, strong-stemmed spikes for cutting; have white or dark eyes.

¡DIANTHUS "Tiny Rubies".

Double rose-pink flowers in spring, short tufted mounds of blue green foliage.

lDICENTRA (Bleeding Heart) (shade)

formrosa "Luxuriant". Cherry red blossoms bloom perpetually from late April until October above ferny green foliage. Tolerates more sun and summer heat than most varieties. 12 to 15 inches.
f. "Adrian Bloom". Crimson flowers on 10-inch plants often reblooms. Vigorous, outstanding spectabilis. Old fashioned bleeding heart. Arching stems of large pink hearts on 2-foot plants.
spectabilis (Alba). Same as above, but with white heart flowers.

¡£DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant)

albus "Purpureus". Dark-veined, pink flowers on plants to 30-inch. Long lived perennial may be "burning" Bush of Moses.

¡ECHINACEA (Purple Cone Flower)

"Bravado Pink". Fine, bright rosy-red cut flower selection.
purpurea "Magnus". 1998 "Plant of the Year" 4-foot tall plant with stiff purple petals tinged with red. Petals do not droop like other echinacea.

¡EUPATORIUM (Hardy Ageratum)

coelistinum "Blue". 3-foot tall with sky-blue flowers.
purpureum (Joe-Pye Weed). Moisture-lover with large lilac flower heads. 5-foot tall plants

¡£EUPHORBIA (Flowering Spurge) (sun/part shade)

corollatta. Erect flower stalks to 3 feet topped with small white flowers forming loose heads to 8 inches across

lFERNS (Shade)

lATHYRIUM niponicum "Pictum". (Japanese painted fern)

Exciting purple, gray, green variegated foliage, perfectly hardy. Fronds to 2-feet

¡DRYOPTERIS erythrosora. (Autumn fern)

Autumn-like color when young, then matures into a dark green. The fronds take on an autumn color again in fall.

lMATTEUCCIA struthiopteris. (Ostrich Fern)

Large ostrich-like leaves. Likes moist, humus-swampy areas.

lOSMUNDA cinnamomea. (Cinnamon Fern)

Makes an excellent backdrop in a woodland garden. Likes acid soils with constant moisture.

lPOLYSTICHUM acrostichoides. (Christmas Fern)

Evergreen fronds widely used in Christmas decorations. One of the first ferns to emerge in spring. 2 feet tall.

¡GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower)

"Burgundy". Rich wine-red flowers on 16-inch plants. Vigorous plants for average or poor soils.
"Goblin". Compact 1-foot plants covered with large showy deep red flowers bordered with yellow.

¡GAURA lindheimerii "The Bride".

Southern US native to 4 feet. White flowers that age to rose all summer.

¡GEUM chiloense "Mrs. Bradshaw".

Orange scarlet double flowers that bloom in early summer. Plant is 24 inches tall.

¡GRASSES: ORNAMENTAL

¡ERIANTHUS ravennae. (Northern Pampas Grass)

Towering plumes in late summer. Specimen plant. 10 to 14 inches tall.

¡IMPERATA ( cylindrica "Red Baron". Japanese Blood Grass)

18-inch tall. Narrow blades of glowing red with green base.

¡MISCANTHUS sinensis "Gracillimus". (Maiden Grass)

6 to 8 feet tall. Slender leaves; graceful arching habit, good for drying plumes.

¡MISCANTHUS sinensis "Graziella". (Maiden Grass)

Showy silver-white flowers with slender foliage. Spectacular early flowering. 5 to 6 feet tall

¡MISCANTHUS

var. purpurascens. 4 to 5 feet tall. Reddish hue develops through summer; entire plant turns red in fall.

¡PENNISETUM alopecuroides "Hamelin". 1 to 1+-foot.

Dwarf form with silvery pink plumes.

¡PHALARIS arundinacea "Picta". (Variegated Ribbon)

18-inch variegated leaves, can be invasive.

¡GYPSOPHILA paniculata double. (Baby's Breath)

Excellent fresh or dried flower. Blooms in June-July and again late in summer if flowers are cut. Needs good drainage.

l£HEDERA helix "Thorndale". (English Ivy)

Nice trailing ground cover. Good for landscape planting.

lHELLEBORUS orientalis (Lenten Rose).

Dense evergreen 2-inch foliage, nodding cup-shaped flowers of white, cream, pink to purple. Excellent shade plant.

¡£HEMEROCALLIS "Stella de Oro". (Day Lily)

Yellow-orange trumpet flowers. Withstand heat drought and shade. Long blooming variety.

£HEUCHERA (Coral Bells)

americana "Dale's Variety". Unique silver-blue, arbled foliage. Excellent drought tolerant ground cover to 18-inch
micrantha "Palace Purple". Exciting reddish-purple foliage to 2-foot, blush-white flowers. Excellent contrast plant.
m. "Raspberry Regal". Large, showy double raspberry-red flowers.
sanguinea "Fackel". Dark scarlet bells, excellent cut.
s. "Splendens". Bright scarlet-red, bell shaped flowers on 2-foot stalks. Good ground cover.

£HEUCHERELLA "Viking Ship". (Foamy Bells) (Part shade)

Hybrid genus produced from a cross between Heuchera and Tiarella. Unique form. Extreemely cut, marked leaves in spring. Profuse pink flowers begin mid-spring and bloom a long time.

l£HOSTA (Plantain-Lily)

"Albomarginata". Clear green leaves with narrow white border. 1 to 2-foot plants, purple flowers.
"August Moon". Large, rounded, seersuckered, golden leaves that stay attractive all summer. White flowers with a touch of pale lavender on 30-inch scapes.
"Aureo-marginatta". Dark green leaves with a stunning golden-yellow border. Lilac flowers on 24-inch scapes.
"Crowned Imperial". Stately gray-green leaves with a creamy-white edge. Fast grower. Pale lavender flowers on 30-inch scapes. Very sun tolerant.
"Gold Drop". Small, gold heart-shaped leaves. Tolerates sun. Good for edging as it forms nice clumps. Lavender flowers
"Halcyon". Thick blue heavily ribbed leaf. Violet flower. Good grower.
"Hyacinthina". Blue-green pointed leaves; hyacinth-blue flowers in late summer. To 18 inches.
"Honeybells". Fragrant white blooms on tall stems over green leaves. 30 inches tall.
"Royal Standard" Foliage is a rich green. Fragrant white flowers on 24-inch stems beginning in August. Grows well in full sun.
"Elegans". Heavily textured, large, blue-gray rounded leaves. Color is best in shade to light sun. White flowers on compact scapes.
"Sum and Substance". Huge chartreuse-green rounded leaves with very thick substance. Light lavender flowers on 38-inch scapes. Can tolerate sun. Good slug resistance. ventricosa. Large, glossy, dark green leaves form dense clumps. Violet blue flowers in July.
30-inch "Wide Brim". Green center with wide irregular margins of creamy-yellow. Open-faced light lavender flowers.

¡IBERIS sempervirens. (Candytuft)

Snow white flowers on low evergreen foliage. An old favorite ground cover.

¡IRIS (Siberian iris)

"Caesar's Brother" and "White Swirl". Blooms in early summer. Prefers moist conditions and partial shade. 24 to 36 inches tall.

¡KNAUTIA macedonica.

Many tiny scabiosa-like flowers; for warm, dry sites, including slopes; unique eye- catching color.

l£LAMIUM

"Beacon Silver". Silver leaves with narrow green edges. Classy 4 to 6-inch ground cover for shade. Pink flower clusters in spring.
"White Nancy". Spreading perennial forms leaf mat 3 to 4-inches high. Brightens dark locations. White flowers do very well in shade.

¡LEUCANTHEMUM (Shasta Daisy)

"Alaska". 24-inch blooms with frilly, double white daisies.
"Snow Lady". 10-inch dwarf, excellent for pots and bedding.

¡LIATRIS (Gay feather)

"spicata blue" & "spicata white". Deep purple or white spike flower that blooms in summer. Flowers open from top of spike. Likes well drained soil.

£LIGULARIA stenocephala "The Rocket".

Stately yellow spikes to 6-foot, handsome jagged foliage.

¡LIMONIUM (German Statice)

tataricum. Dense cushions of silver-gray flowers 18 inches tall. Excellent dried flower.
t. "Woodcreek". Special selection for the cut/dried flower grower. Disease tolerant, uniform plants to 20-inch

¡LYCHNIS chalcedonica.(Maltese Cross)

Dense heads for bright scarlet flowers on 2-foot stems.

¡l£LYSIMACHIA

clethroids (Gooseneck Loosestrife). White flowers on 2-foot arching spikes. Fall foliage color.
punctata (Garden Loosestrife). Lemon-yellow blossoms open in early summer on erect flower spikes 12 to 24 inches tall.

¡LYTHRUM

s. "Happy". Deep pink dwarf, stays under 18-inches.
"Morden Gleam". Deep rose-pink flower spikes to 3 feet tall.

¡£MONARDA

"Cambridge Scarlet". Unique vivid crimson flowers in summer and fall. 3 to 4-foot tall plants.
"Marshall's Delight". Mildew resistant 3-foot strain, pink flowers.

¡£NEPETA f. "Six Hills Giant". (Catmint)

2 to 3-foot. Silvery aromatic foliage. Good for borders. A robust grower with larger flowers than other catmints.

¡ORIGANUM (Oregano)

laevigatum "Herrenhausenn". Dark foliage and dark pink blooms all summer. Nearly unscented; for looks, not for cooks. 24-inches tall.
l."Hopleys". Selection with blue foliage, and purple flowers.

lPACHYSANDRA terminalis. (Spurge)

Excellent 6 to 8-inch ground cover for shade. Forms a dense shiny carpet of foliage.

¡PARDANCANDA norrisii. (Candylily)

Wide range of bright colors, flowers July to September. Hardy plant with lily-like flowers in mid-summer. Enjoys hot weather!

¡£PENSTEMON (Beard Tongue)

digialis "Husker Red". Striking deep red foliage, white flowers with pink blush on 3-foot stems (1996 Plant of the Year)
mexicale "Pike's Peak Purple". Violet purple flowers. Narrow dark green leaves form attractive mound. 15-inch.
m. "Red Rocks". Companion to "Pike's Peak Purple", with bright rose flowers all summer, to 15-inch tall. Both thrive in wide range of sites and soils.
"Prairie Spendor". 26-inch plants with flowers in shades of white, rose, pink and lavender. Blooms for 4 weeks.

¡PEONY Click here to see our Peony Page

Double flowering herbaceous. Peonies bloom in late May. 30 to 36-inch Mme de Vernville - (white) Edulis Superba - (pink) Better Times - (pink) Karl Rosenfield (red) Mons Jules Elie - (pink) Sarah Bernhardt - (pink) Shawnee Chief - (red)

¡PEROVSKIA (Russian Sage)

atriplicifolia. Silver foliage 4-foot spikes of lavender-blue flowers in mid-summer. Enjoys hot weather!
longin. 3 to 4 feet tall, more upright selection.

¡PHLOX (Tall Garden Phlox)

paniculata "Blue Boy". Nearest to true blue
p. "Bright Eyes". Clear pink, with red eye. Mildew resistant
p. "David". Very fragrant white flowers. Highly mildew resistant. A superb white. To 42 inches.
p. "Sandra". Showy scarlet heads. 24-inches.

¡PHLOX (Creeping)

subulata "Blue Emerald". Compact, long flowering blue
s. "Atropurpurea". Rich wine-red color.
s. "White Delight". Large, pure white.

£PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana. (False Dragonhead)

Spikes of pink flowers 2 to 3-feet tall. Native plant, can become invasive.

£POLEMONIUM reptans. (Jacob's Ladder)

China-blue bells 8 to 12-inch native flower

l£POLYGONATUM

commutatum. Carries 7-inch leaves on stems normally reaching 4 to 5 feet. Flowers in groups of two to ten.
odoratum thunbergii "Variegatum". Creamy white tubular flowers on arching stems; striated, white-edged leaves.

¡POLYGONUM aubertii. (Silver Lace Vine) (sun)

Twining vine with fragrant, profuse white flowers growing in long erect clusters. Makes a beautiful fence covering.

lPULMONARIA s. "Mrs. Moon".

Spotted foliage to 18-inches, red flowers turn violet.

¡PYRETHRUM "Crimson Red". (Painted Daisy)

Lacy foliage, daisy-like flowers bloom in June, 18-inch plants.

¡RUDBECKIA "Goldstrum".(Black-Eyed-Susan)

Superb 2-foot hardy perennials covered with bright golden flowers. Ideal for cutting.

¡SALVIA

leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage). 3-foot wooly branches, very interesting purple spikes in fall. Tender perennial.
nemorosa "Blauhugel" (Blue Hill). Sky blue flowers over long period on 12 to 15-inch plants.
n. "May Night". Splendid deep purple flowers. Long flowering. 18-inch
n. "Plumosa". Dusty, deep rosy-purple, plume-like blossoms on 15 to 18-inch plants. Outstanding!
verticillata "Purple Rain" Purple meadow sage with 18-inch spikes of purple flowers June to August. Fine for naturalizing.

¡SCABIOSA

c. "Butterfly Blue". One of the most talked-about perennials in many years. An extravagant performer with lavender blue blooms from May to heavy frost. Neat compact habit.
c. "House Hybrids". A lovely mixture of color shades ranging from soft lavender to pure white.
c. "Pink Mist". Pink flowering companion to "Butterfly Blue". These scabiosa thrive in a wide range of soil types and tolerate partial shade.

¡SEDUM (Low)

"Pinifolium Blue Spruce". Blue foliage, bright yellow flowers in summer.
spathulifolium "Harvest Moon". Silver-white leaves, yellow flowers.
spurium "Dragons Blood ". Choice rock garden and ground cover selections. All require good drainage.

¡£SEDUM (Tall)

telephium "Autumn Joy" and "Indian Chief" Both have large rosy-salmon flower heads tinged bronze from early fall til frost.

¡SEMPERVIVUM (Hens and Chicks)

mixed varieties. Excellent in rock gardens. Little "chicks" cluster around parent rosette.

¡SOLIDAGO "Baby Gold". (Goldenrod)

Compact upright 18-inch native. Dense golden yellow sprays in summer and fall. (Most people who think they are allergic to goldenrod are actually allergic to ragweed.)

¡STACHYS lanata "Silver Carpet". (Lamb's Ear)

Soft, wooly, white, low foliage. This variety rarely has flower spikes. Lowest maintenance form of stachys.

¡£THALICTRUM delavayi (dipteocarpum). (Meadow Rue)

Rosy-lilac flowers with yellow anthers on 3-foot plants. May look delicate but very hardy!

¡THERMOPSIS fabacea.

Yellow pea flowers in long racemes. Vigorous plant to 3 feet. Very striking!

¡TRACHELIUM Purple Umbrella".

"Clumps of stems, with narrow, sharply toothed leaves and topped by broad, dome-shaped clusters of tiny bluish violet flowers (good for cutting) over a long summer bloom season.

¡TRITOMA "Pfitzer Mix". (Red Hot Poker)

3-foot tall mix of orange, red and yellow blooms spikes.

¡VERONICA (Speedwell)

austriaca "Crater Lake Blue". Dense foliage covered with spikes of gentian blue flowers 15 to 18 inches tall.
prostrata. Spreading habit. Light blue flowers early in summer
spicata "Blue Charm". Uniform 15 to 18-inch mounds, many blue flowers throughout the summer. Best true blue color.
s. "Icicle White". Spikes of pure white flowers in July to September.
s. subsp. incana. Silvery-gray foliage, deep blue 1-foot flower spikes in summer. Fine, low blooming ground cover.
"Sunny Border Blue". Dark violet-blue flowers from June to hard frost. Sturdy 18 to 20-inch plants.
"Waterperry Blue". Large sky-blue flowers on shiny, creeping, green 4 to 6-inch foliage.
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