Perennial Plants for the Sun from Hallson Gardens

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1 Perennial Plants for the Sun from Hallson Gardens Achillea 'Moonshine' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Achillea 'Moonshine' is an easy to grown, mounding yarrow with bright yellow flower heads over silvery foliage, growing 18 to 24" high and wide. It looks great with Agastache, Salvia, and other purple flowering sun plants! Achillea 'Paprika' Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Achillea 'Paprika' is a nice yarrow with red petals and sulphur-yellow centers blooming 24" high on strong stems over lacy green, fern-like foliage. This is one of the best red yarrows we've grown and works great in the hot, dry garden. Achillea 'Saucy Seduction' Achillea 'Saucy Seduction' (PP#20782) is a brightly colored yarrow with sturdy, compact stems and an upright habit with fuchsia pink flowers that age to medium pink. It grows 18 to 24" high and loves it in the hot, dry sun garden. Agastache 'Blue Fortune' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is a wonderful plant for the summer garden with 36" tall bluish-lavender flower spikes over anise scented foliage from July to September. It goes well with yellow flowers for a bright contrast or with pinks for a pastel combination.

2 Agastache 'Little Adder' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00 Agastache 'Little Adder' is a compact and floriferous, well-branched and easy to grow anise hyssop with lavender-purple flowers that bloom all summer long on 18" high spikes over anise scented foliage. It is a hummingbird and butterfly favorite and is a terrific addition to the late summer garden. (PP#26514) Allium 'Blue Eddy' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Allium 'Blue Eddy' is a selection of Allium senescens var. 'Glaucum' with tight clumping, spiral foliage that is a touch more blue than its parent but with the same great, late summer, 1 1/2" lavender flowers. Allium 'Medusa' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Allium 'Medusa' is a selection of curly allium that is similar to Allium s. glaucum and Allium 'Blue Eddy' but on a larger scale. The thin bluegreen blades grow with a bit of a twist and in August they are topped with 1 1/2 to 2" light purple flowers. (PPAF) Allium 'Summer Beauty' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Allium 'Summer Beauty' is a long blooming, large flowering ornamental onion with 1 1/2" lavender-purple pom-poms above shiny, dark green, strap-like foliage. It grows 18 to 20" high and blooms from mid-june through July. Allium senescens Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5-9: $6.00, 10+ $5.00 Allium senescens, known as German garlic, has thin green blades that grow vertically with a little bit of a twist, forming a clump like a miniature daylily. In late summer each clump is covered with lavender, pom-pom shaped blooms.

3 Allium senescens var. 'Glaucum' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Allium senescens var. 'Glaucum', curly allium, has very attractive foliage made up of fine blue-gray blades that form a swirling pattern. In late summer each clump is covered with lavender blooms and they make an excellent border plant in the hot sunny garden. Amsonia 'Blue Ice' Amsonia 'Blue Ice' is a short selection of Amsonia with navy blue buds that open to light periwinkle blue flowers in early summer. It grows 12 to 16" high and spreads by underground rhizomes so works well as a natural looking border plant in the well-drained, sunny garden. Amsonia 'Georgia Pancake' Price: $9.75, 3+ $9.00 Amsonia 'Georgia Pancake' is a low growing, creeping blue star with chartreuse green needle-like foliage that has clusters of very pale blue flowers in the spring and bright yellow foliage in the fall. It only grows 5" high but spreads 18 to 24". Amsonia hubrichtii Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Amsonia hubrichtii is a narrow leaf willow blue star with bluish-green, ferny foliage that is covered with light blue star shaped flowers in early summer. After flowering the clumps grow up to 36" high and the foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Anemone 'Whirlwind' Anemone 'Whirlwind' makes a great centerpiece in the fall garden with its 3' tall, semi-double white flowers on wiry stems above a base of deepgreen, divided leaves. They spread to form a colony so give them 2 to 3 feet of space.

4 Asclepias incarnata Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed, is a beautiful native perennial with clusters of upturned pink flowers in June and July. The fragrant, vanilla scented flowers bloom on 24 to 48" stems and are a favorite of butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Give it evenly moist soil for the best growth. Asclepias tuberosa Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed) has flat orange flower clusters that bloom in early to mid summer at the tops of tall stems with green, lance shaped foliage. In Michigan they grow wild along hot and dry, sandy banks and slopes, so you don't need to water these after planting. Aster 'October Skies' Aster o. 'October Skies' is a large clumping plant making a nearly perfect mound of fine foliage that is covered with many small, purplish-blue flowers in the fall. Baptisia 'Blue Towers' Price: $10.75, 3+ $10.00 Baptisia 'Blue Towers' forms a tall, 4 1/2' vase-shape clump with 20" flower stalks that carry large periwinkle to lavender blue flowers in early summer. This upright form allows space to plant around it and the height makes for a great background plant. (PP#27088) Baptisia 'Brownie Points' Price: $12.75, 3+ $12.00 Baptisia 'Brownie Points' has unusual caramel-brown flowers with a yellow keel, flowering on 10" spikes in June above a bushy, rounded clump. It grows 3 to 3 1/2' high and wide. (PP#26624)

5 Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee' Price: $14.75 Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee' (PP#23907) has uniquely colored maroon buds that open to maroon and yellow flowers which age to a smoky orange. The flowers are held on long spikes in early summer above pealike foliage, forming a 3' high and wide clump. Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate' Price: $10.75 Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate' has uniquely colored purple flowers with a slight yellow midrib that take on a chocolate colored appearance, flowering in early summer on long spikes over a mound of blue-green foliage that grows 3' high and 2 to 3' wide (PP#23872). Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' Price: $10.75 Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' is one of the most compact Baptisia introduced. It has reddish-purple flowers with a buff yellow keel and grows 2 1/2' tall and about 3' wide (PP#26587). Baptisia 'Indigo Spires' Price: $11.75, 3+ $11.00 Baptisia 'Indigo Spires' forms a fully rounded, 3 1/2 to 4' clump of bluegreen foliage and in early summer it has 12 to 15" spikes of deep violet purple flowers with a yellow midrib, all around the clump. (PP#26750) Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' Price: $11.75 Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' is a wonderful, vigorous selection with brightly colored lemon yellow flowers in early summer on long spikes over a mound of blue-green foliage that grows 3' high and 3' wide. (PP#24280)

6 Baptisia 'Midnight Prairieblues' Price: $11.75 Baptisia 'Midnight Prairieblues' is a newer hybrid Baptisia with an upright habit and deep violet-blue flowers on long, 24" stems, and it has a long bloom time compared to other baptisia. It is slow growing but will form a large 4 to 5' clump. (PP#20432) Baptisia 'Pink Truffles' Price: $11.75 Baptisia 'Pink Truffles' brings a new color to false indigos with clear, soft lavender-pink flowers with a yellow keel. It is also a relatively compact selection, growing 2 1/2 to 3' tall and 3' wide. (PP#26588) Baptisia 'Solar Flare' Price: $10.75 Baptisia 'Solar Flare' Prairieblues is a large hybrid Baptisia with lemon yellow flowers that develop a rusty orange blush, blooming in early summer on 2' long spikes over a mound of blue-green foliage. Overall the clumps can grow up to 4' tall and wide. (PP#20408) Baptisia 'Twilite Prairieblues' Price: $10.75 Baptisia 'Twilite Prairieblues' is a hybrid Baptisia with smoky purple flowers with a yellow midrib, blooming in early summer on 2' long spikes over a huge mound of blue-green foliage. This is a very large Baptisia creating a 4' tall and 5' wide clump. (PP#19011) Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream' Price: $9.75 Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream' is a shorter false indigo with bronzy foliage as it emerges in the spring and in early summer it carries an abundance of 10" creamy yellow flowers on many stems. It grows about 2' tall and 3' wide. (PP#25663)

7 Baptisia australis Baptisia australis is a large, shrub-like perennial with purplish-blue flowers in early summer on 2' tall spikes over bushy mounds of soft, bluegreen foliage. Each clump grows about 3' tall by 3' wide and makes a nice background plant in the sunny garden. Belamcanda chinensis Belamcanda chinensis, blackberry lily, is a great plant for either the sunny or shady garden. It has iris-like foliage topped with orange, spotted flowers in summer on 24 to 36" stems followed by large pods which open to reveal blackberry-like seeds. Belamcanda chinensis 'Freckle Face' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Belamcanda chinensis 'Freckle Face' has 2" brilliant orange blossoms with shading and speckling above green, iris-like foliage. The flowers reach about 24" high and are followed by interesting black seed clusters. Grow it in sun or shade. Caryopteris 'Snow Fairy' Price: $9.75, 3+ $9.00 Caryopteris 'Snow Fairy' is an herbaceous perennial with green leaves edged in pure white forming a beautiful 36" clump. In the fall it is covered with many tiny blue, orchid-like flowers though its main appeal is from its fantastic variegation. Centaurea 'Gold Bullion' PP#10865 Centaurea 'Gold Bullion' forms a basal clump of electric yellow foliage that is topped with rich, bluish-purple flowers on 15" stems in summer for a beautiful contrast. The foliage greens up a bit after blooming but new growth is always bright yellow.

8 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (plumbago) Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (plumbago) is a creeping groundcover for sun to part shade with deep green leaves that are topped with deep blue flowers in late summer into fall. The leaves turn red-orange after frost for great autumn color. Chelone 'Hot Lips' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Chelone 'Hot Lips' has deep rosy-pink blossoms in late summer on 36" upright stems with glossy, deep green, serrated foliage on darkly tinted stems. They love to grow in rich, moisture retentive soil and the flowers are a hummingbird favorite. Chelone 'Tiny Tortuga' Chelone 'Tiny Tortuga' has bright pink blossoms in mid to late summer on compact 24" stems with glossy, dark green foliage on dark stems. This dwarf, early flowering selection loves to grow in rich, moisture retentive soil. (PPAF) Chelone obliqua Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5-9: $5.50, 10+ $5.00 Chelone obliqua (pink turtlehead) has bright lilac-pink blossoms in late summer on 36" upright stems with deep green serrated foliage. They have wonderful unique blossoms that are attractive to hummingbirds. Give them rich, moist soil for best growth. Chrysanthemum 'Bolero' Chrysanthemum 'Bolero' is a wonderful garden mum with large, single blooming apricot-orange petals around a yellow-orange center. They are large mounding to 24" high and free flowering, blooming for weeks in late summer and fall.

9 Chrysanthemum 'Centerpiece' Chrysanthemum 'Centerpiece' is a very hardy and extremely attractive garden mum with large 4" flowers of quill type petals that are deep lavender around a yellow-orange center. They form uniform 24" mounds and bloom from August into fall. Chrysanthemum 'Maroon Pride' Chrysanthemum 'Maroon Pride' is a very hardy and long blooming garden mum with 3 1/2" double petaled flowers that are a rich, dark maroon-red. They grow 18" high, spread 30" wide, and bloom profusely from July into fall. Chrysanthemum 'Samba' Chrysanthemum 'Samba' is a hardy, mounding garden mum with large, single blooming, yellow centered flowers that are peachy-pink aging to a pale pink. They form a large mounding, 20-24" high clump and are free flowering, blooming for weeks in late summer and fall. Clematis 'Alionushka' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Alionushka' is a semi-vining plant growing 5 to 6' tall with nodding, bell-shaped rose-pink flowers with flared, somewhat twisting petals. Grow it up a small shrub, cascade it over a wall, or let is scramble through the perennial garden. It flowers from June to Sept. and can be pruned back hard in spring. Clematis 'Arabella' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Arabella' has many 2-3" blue-violet flowers that fade to blue, flowering the most in midsummer with some sporadic rebloom into the fall. It is a compact, herbaceous perennial, growing about 6' high, and is nonclinging so does well growing through open shrubs or trailing through the garden.

10 Clematis 'Gravetye Beauty' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Gravetye Beauty' is a Texensis hybrid with 2 1/2" tulip-shaped reddish-pink flowers that bloom from July to Sept. It can grow 9' high and will grasp a trellis or other support with curling petioles. It dies back, so prune to the ground in early spring. Clematis 'Helios' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Helios' has many nodding 2 to 4" fragrant yellow flowers in late summer to fall, followed by large attractive seed heads. It grows 6 to 9' high and could be helped along a trellis or allowed to scramble through the garden or over a wall. Clematis 'Hendryetta' Price: $14.75 Clematis 'Hendryetta' has nodding, lightly fragrant, 2-3" rosy lavender flowers that emerge along the stem rather than only at the top. It flowers midsummer to fall and is somewhat compact with a semi-vining habit, growing 3 to 5' high. (PP#16589) Clematis 'Markham's Pink' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Markham's Pink' has small 2-3" double light-pink flowers early in the year, in April and May, followed by attractive seed heads. It is vigorous growing, to 10' high, and is great grown up a trellis or pergola. Since it flowers in spring on old wood you should trim it back after flowering, if needed, or whenever you want to keep its size contained.

11 Clematis 'Minuet' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Minuet' has small 2" nodding reddish-purple flowers with a creamy white central bar. It flowers profusely from mid summer to fall, with the flowers being replaced by very showy seed heads, and it is very vigorous, growing 8 to 12' high. Clematis 'My Angel' Price: $14.75 Clematis My Angel (cultivar name 'Engelina') is a vigorous, small flowering type with nodding flowers that appear in small clusters in late summer. The 1 to 1.5" flowers start with purple/red outsides and open to reveal a yellow inside, with tan around the edges. It grows 6 to 9' high and can be pruned back to the ground in fall or early spring. Clematis 'Princess Diana' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Princess Diana' grows 8 to 10' high with 2" tulip-shaped, reddish-pink flowers that bloom profusely from July to September once established. Clematis 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' Price: $12.75 Clematis 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' has 2 to 3" wide, multi-petaled, duskymauve blossoms from midsummer to fall on vigorous stems that can grow 10 to 12 feet high. Trim it back in the spring or whenever you need to control its height or spread. Clematis 'Rooguchi' Price: $10.75 Clematis 'Rooguchi' is a Clematis integrifolia hybrid that is a semi-vining plant growing 6 to 8' tall with support. In the summer it produces masses of wonderful 2" long, pendant, violet-purple, bell-shaped flowers.

12 Clematis recta 'Serious Black ' Price: $10.75, 3+ $10.00 Clematis recta 'Serious Black ' is an upright herbaceous clematis with glossy purple foliage in the spring and many masses of white flowers blooming atop 3' clumps of olive green foliage in summer. It is also known as Clematis 'Lime Close'. Coreopsis 'Cosmic Eye' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Coreopsis 'Cosmic Eye' (PP#22601) is another long blooming coreopsis hybrid that is like a compact version of Coreopsis 'Redshift'. It has creamy yellow petals around a burgundy red eyezone, blooming from early summer to fall on a 15" high by 18" wide clump. Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising' Price: $9.75, 3+ $9.00 Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising' (PP#24689) has excellent wine red blossoms with a golden orange center that flower from early summer into fall on nicely branching plants that grow 18" high and 24 to 36" wide. It is very hardy given full sun and good drainage. Coreopsis 'Redshift' Coreopsis 'Redshift' (PP#20412) is a hardy, very long blooming coreopsis hybrid with creamy yellow flowers around a rich red eyezone, flowering on sturdy, upright, 24 to 30" stems. They flower from June to frost and in fall the flowers take on a unique red blush. Coreopsis 'Route 66' Coreopsis 'Route 66' (PP#20609) has 2" yellow flowers with a red eye atop airy, needle-like foliage in summer and as the weather cools in fall, red becomes the dominant flower color, giving it a different look through the year. It grows about 24" high and wide.

13 Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Price: $1.50, 5-9: $1.30, 10-19: $1.10, 20-49: $0.90, 50+ $0.75 Crocosmia 'Lucifer' is a fantastic plant for the sunny perennial garden. It has deep scarlet red flowers on 40" tall, arching spikes that rise above grass-like, sword shaped green foliage. Bulbs are 10 to 12 cm. (Minimum order is 3 bulbs) Dictamnus albus 'Albiflorus' Price: $9.75, 3+ $9.00 Dictamnus 'Albiflorus' is a pure white selection of gas plant with upright, 24 to 36" spikes of flowers win late spring to midsummer above a bushy clump of dark green, leathery, pinnate leaves. Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus' Price: $9.75, 3+ $9.00 Dictamnus 'Purpureus' is the lavender-pink flowering variety of gas plant which has upright, 24 to 36" spikes of flowers in late spring to midsummer above bushy clumps of leathery, dark green, pinnate foliage. Echinacea 'Pow Wow White' Echinacea 'Pow Wow White' is a shorter Echinacea with pure white, overlapping petals around a golden yellow cone. It flowers through the summer on stiff, well-branched, 24" stems, is easy to grow, and provides a nice display in the landscape. Echinacea 'Pow Wow Wildberry' Echinacea 'Pow Wow Wildberry' is a shorter coneflower with rich magenta-pink petals around a golden yellow cone on 24" stems. It flowers for a long time with nicely fragrant flowers and makes a very nice addition to the sunny border.

14 Eupatorium 'Atropurpureum' Price: $7.75 Eupatorium 'Atropurpureum' is a native wetland plant that creates a bold architectural backdrop in the rich, moist garden. It grows 6 to 8 feet tall and is topped with rosy-purple flowers in late summer. Eupatorium 'Chocolate' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Eupatorium 'Chocolate' is great for season long interest. Leaves start out chocolate-purple turning green, held on purple stems, and in September they are covered with masses of starry white flowers. It grows 3' tall and wide and prefers part sun to part shade. Euphorbia 'First Blush' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5-9: $7.00, 10+ $6.50 Euphorbia 'First Blush' is a compact plant with spectacular tri-color pink, white, and green foliage topped with bright yellow bracts in spring. It grows about 12" high and 15" wide and does very well along the border or in the rock garden. (PP#15292) Euphorbia polychroma Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Euphorbia polychroma, or cushion spurge, forms an 18" mound of green foliage that is covered with bright yellow bracts in the spring and in the fall the foliage turns an attractive bronze-red. Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' forms a spectacular 18" mound of reddish-purple foliage and in the spring it is topped with yellow and orange bracts. Plant it in a hot, sunny location for the deepest, darkest summer color. (PP#18585)

15 Geranium 'Crystal Rose' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Geranium 'Crystal Rose' forms a dense mat of aromatic, glossy green foliage that is covered with hot pink flowers in early summer with repeat blooming until fall. It flowers 12" high and forms a slow spreading mound. (PP#20809) Geranium 'Elizabeth Ann' PP#11252 Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Geranium 'Elizabeth Ann' is a wonderful plant with chocolate colored foliage topped with lavender flowers in the summer, plus the foliage turns red in the fall. It is easy to grow, spreading slowly to form a dense mound about 15" tall and 18" wide. Geranium 'Rozanne' PP#12175 Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5-9: $7.00, 10+ $6.50 Geranium 'Rozanne' has large violet-blue, saucer shaped flowers with a lighter center that bloom for several months from mid-summer to fall! They grow from a central mounding crown up to about 18" high but each branch can spread out up to 3'. Geranium sanguineum var. striatum Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Geranium sanguineum var. striatum has soft pink flowers with deep rosepink veins that flower all summer above slow spreading, 8 to 10" clumps of finely dissected foliage. They are easy to grow and make a terrific border plant in the sun to part sun garden. Gypsophila 'Double Snowflake' Gypsophila 'Double Snowflake' forms a 24 to 36" mound of mostly double, airy white flowers in midsummer over fine, blue-green foliage.

16 Gypsophila 'Festival Pink Splash' Gypsophila 'Festival Pink Splash' is a low growing, groundcover baby's breath that is covered with sprays of single pink flowers that bloom from June into October. It forms a short 10" tall by 15 to 18" wide mound and makes an excellent border plant in the hot, dry garden. (PPAF) Heliopsis 'Tuscan Sun' Heliopsis 'Tuscan Sun' (PP#18763) has 24 to 36" upright stems topped with many bright golden yellow, daisy-like flowers with an orange-gold button center. It is long blooming and great for mid summer to fall color. A Proven Winners perennial selection. Heuchera 'Apple Crisp' Price: $9.75, 3-4: $9.00, 5+ $8.00 Heuchera 'Apple Crisp' (PP#23576) has uniquely crisped foliage forming a very compact clump of white veiled, green foliage with white flowers. It grows 6" high and 11" wide with 11" tall flowers. Heuchera 'Autumn Bride' Price: $9.75, 3+ $9.00 Heuchera 'Autumn Bride' is a spectacular, easy to grow coral bell with fuzzy, bright lime green foliage topped and a profusion of giant white flowers in September. It prefers a semi-shaded area with good drainage, growing 15 to 18" high with taller flowers. Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' Price: $9.75, 3-4: $9.00, 5+ $8.00 Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' (PP#22967) is a compact grower with reddish brown leaves and reddish flowers, having very rich color in some sun. It grows 6" high and 14" wide with 18" tall flowers.

17 Heuchera 'Rave On' Price: $9.75, 3-4: $9.00, 5+ $8.00 Heuchera 'Rave On' (PP#18127) is all about flower power! Tight and compact silvery leaves with burgundy tones are covered with pink flowers for several months from spring into summer. It grows 8" high and 14" wide with 20" flowers. Hibiscus 'Ballet Slippers' Price: $14.75 Hibiscus 'Ballet Slippers' has 7" wide, ruffled white petals with a deep red eye and blush-pink edges. The petals overlap for a very full looking flower and it blossoms from top to bottom for a long flowering time in late summer into fall. It is also Proven Winners perennial selection. (PPAF) Hibiscus 'Berry Awesome' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Berry Awesome' (PPAF) has 7 to 8" lavender pink flowers with a red eye and contrasting deep green foliage. It grows 4' high and is covered with flowers from late summer into fall. Hibiscus 'Blue River II' Price: $11.75 Hibiscus 'Blue River II' forms a 4 to 5' tall shrub-like plant of bluish-green foliage covered with large, pure white flowers with no contrasting eye from late summer to fall. It forms an impressive sized clump and the flowers get bigger and better as it matures. Hibiscus 'Cherry Cheesecake' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Cherry Cheesecake' (PP#26089) has 7 to 8" flowers with thick, ruffled, overlapping petals that are white with magenta tips and magenta veining radiating out from a cherry red eye. It has dark green, maple-like foliage and grows 4 to 5' tall and wide.

18 Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' (PP#21984) is a spectacular plant forming a rounded, short clump of deep green, maple-like foliage with purple overtones, covered with deep, cranberry red, 7 to 8" flowers from midsummer into fall. Hibiscus 'Crown Jewels' Price: $10.75 Hibiscus 'Crown Jewels' (PP#11857) is a compact plant, growing 2 1/2 to 3' high, with dark purple, maple-like foliage and nicely contrasting 7-8" ruffled white flowers with a streaky, radiating red eye. Hibiscus 'Heartthrob' Price: $10.75 Hibiscus 'Heartthrob' (PP#24760) is an excellent dark red with deep red blossoms and a blackish-red center and veining. It is somewhat compact, growing to 4' high, and is covered with 8 to 10" flowers in late summer. Hibiscus 'Jazzberry Jam' Price: $11.75 Hibiscus 'Jazzberry Jam' has vibrant, 9" deep magenta flowers with a red eye and heavily ruffled petals flowering on upright, full and robust plants growing 4 to 5 feet high. Hibiscus 'Little Prince' Price: $10.75 Hibiscus 'Little Prince' has large 10" flowers on a compact 2 1/2 to 3' high plant. The flowers are a blend of lavender with pink edges, lightly ruffled, with a dark reddish-purple eye. It has a very long flowering season from midsummer to fall. (PP#23466)

19 Hibiscus 'Mars Madness' Price: $11.75 Hibiscus 'Mars Madness' (PPAF) has 6 to 8" magenta pinkish-red flowers that make a beautiful contrast against the dark olive green leaves. It grows 4 1/2' high and blooms late in the year for some great autumn color. Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' (PP#24079) is an excellent hybrid with dark purple tinted, maple-like foliage that is covered with 8 to 9" scarlet red flowers from late summer into fall. It grows about 4' tall and will have the darkest foliage with lots of sunlight. Hibiscus 'My Valentine' Price: $10.75 Hibiscus 'My Valentine' (PP#24108) grows about 4' high, has bright green, maple-like foliage that forms a nice mounding habit, and large 8-9, pure velvety red flowers cover the plants from late summer into fall. Hibiscus 'Party Favor' Price: $11.75 Hibiscus 'Party Favor' (PP#22250) has long blooming, 8 to 10" glossy cotton candy pink flowers with heavily ruffled, overlapping petals and a red eye. It grows 5' tall and flowers from midsummer to frost. Hibiscus 'Perfect Storm' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Perfect Storm' (PPAF) has 7 to 8" white flowers with petals edged in pink and a bright red eye that radiates out the veins. The flowers stand out beautifully against the dark, maple-like foliage and it is a shorter selection that grows just 3' high.

20 Hibiscus 'Pink Elephant' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Pink Elephant' (PP#21883) forms a large 5 to 6' tall clump of soft green foliage that is covered with huge 12" medium pink petals with a darker rose-red eye in late summer. The flowers are the largest we've ever seen on a hibiscus plant. Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' (PP#11854) forms a 4' tall clump of dark dissected foliage covered with purplish-pink flowers in late summer. Hibiscus 'Plum Fantasy' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Plum Fantasy' (PP#25986) is very floriferous with red buds that open to 8 to 9" vibrant magenta red, puckered and crinkled flowers with a deep red eye. It has dark green, maple-like foliage and grows 5 to 6' high. Hibiscus 'Small Wonders' Price: $10.75 Hibiscus 'Small Wonders' (PP#24022) has dark maple-like foliage with pink and red striped buds opening white with red and pink markings. It forms a compact 30 to 36" plant and the flowers branch from the top to bottom of the plant for a great display. Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night' (PPAF) has 7-8 pale pink flowers with darker pink speckling and veining, set against incredibly dark, nearblack, maple-like foliage of any hibiscus, growing 4' high and wide.

21 Hibiscus 'Summer in Paradise' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Summer in Paradise' has red buds that open to 7-8 cerise reddish-pink flowers with a deep red eye over medium green, maple-like foliage. It forms a nice, uniform clump growing 3 to 3 1/2' high and 3 to 4 ' wide. The flowers also blossom from the top to the bottom of the plant giving it a very long flowering time. (PPAF) Hibiscus 'Super Rose' Price: $10.75 Hibiscus 'Super Rose' is a long flowering hibiscus growing 4 to 5' tall with light green foliage and covered with very large, 10" soft pink flowers in late summer and fall. Hibiscus 'Tie Dye' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Tie Dye' is a bi-color hibiscus with 8-10" ruffled flowers that have white and pink petals around a cherry red eye. It forms a 5' tall nicely branching plant covered with maple-like foliage. (PP#24078) Hibiscus 'Vintage Wine' Price: $12.75 Hibiscus 'Vintage Wine' (PPAF) has near black buds that open to large 7" scarlet red flowers with a darker red eye over dark green, heart shaped leaves. It form a densely upright, columnar clump, 4' high by 5' wide. Humulus 'Bianca' Humulus 'Bianca', golden hops vine, is a twining vine with chartreuse turning lime-green foliage and golden bract like flowers that bear hops fruit in late summer. It grows 18 to 20' in a season but dies back in the winter and prefers part sun for best coloring.

22 Humulus 'Willamette' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Humulus 'Willamette' is a twining vine with papery green flowers and the most common American aroma hop used in beer making. When mature it can grow 20' in a season and dies back to the ground in the north. Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' Iris 'Powder Blue Giant' flowers in late spring with large 3" light blue flowers with gold crests and violet-blue accents. It grows just 6-8" high and is great along pathways in a moist, semi-shady location. Iris cristata 'Tennessee White' Iris 'Tennessee White' has many delightful, pure white flowers with a yellow crest in late spring. It grows just 6" high and is great along pathways in a moist, semi-shady location. Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.00 Iris l. 'Black Gamecock' has wonderful velvety, deep royal-purple flowers with a gold signal at the center. It grows 24 to 36" tall and prefers rich, moist soil for best growth. Iris louisiana 'Laura Louise' Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Louisiana Iris 'Laura Louise' has attractive bright golden yellow flowers with a yellow-orange signal in the center of each petal. It grows 18 to 24" tall and prefers rich, moist soil for best growth.

23 Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Iris s. 'Butter and Sugar' is a bright Siberian iris with flowers made up of creamy white standards and blended butter yellow falls growing 28" high from upright, narrow, lance-shaped green foliage. Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 foliage. Iris s. 'Caesar's Brother' is a classic, tall Siberian iris with rich, deep violetblue flowers growing 40" high from upright, narrow, lance-shaped green Iris sibirica 'Contrast in Styles' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Siberian Iris 'Contrast in Styles' has eye-catching wine purple standards and falls with lighter blue-purple styles plus the center of each petal displays a lovely pattern of yellow and white with purple veining. They bloom about 32" high in late spring. Iris sibirica 'Dance and Sing' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Siberian Iris 'Dance and Sing' adds a cheerful touch to the June garden with yellow buds that open to creamy yellow, upright standards, widely flaring, light yellow falls, and darker yellow signals.. The pastel yellow blooms rise about 32" high in late spring. Iris sibirica 'Sky Wings' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Iris s. 'Sky Wings' has soft sky blue flowers with a yellow blaze on the falls and bloom in late spring above narrow, lance-like green foliage. They grow about 28" high and provide a nice vertical accent in the garden.

24 Iris sibirica 'Snow Queen' Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Iris siberica 'Snow Queen' is an old-fashioned, bright white Siberian iris with a touch of yellow around the center, blooming about 32" high above upright, narrow, lance-shaped green foliage. Iris sibirica 'White Swirl' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Iris siberica 'White Swirl' is a bright white Siberian iris with a touch of gold around the throat, blooming 30" high from upright, narrow, lance-shaped green foliage. Kniphofia 'Fire Dance' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Kniphofia 'Fire Dance' is a compact, very hardy red hot poker with 20" tall, coral red and yellow flower spikes from early to late summer above low growing, blue-green foliage, forming a 20" wide clump. Leucanthemum 'Freak' Price: $8.75 Leucanthemum 'Freak' (PP#23426) is a compact, long blooming shasta daisy with ruffled white petals around a yellow center. Flowers only reach 12" high and they spread about 20" wide. Deadhead and they will flower all summer long. Leucanthemum 'Real Dream' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Leucanthemum 'Real Dream' has a tight clumping habit and large flowers have 3 layers of greenish-yellow petals and large golden centers. T h e f l o w e r s s t a r t o u t a y e l l o w i s h c o l o r a n d m a t u r e t o w h i t e.i t g r o w s 1 6 " h i g h a n d 1 8 t o 24" wide and can flower continuously through the summer with deadheading. (PP#25664)

25 Leucanthemum 'Real Galaxy' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Leucanthemum 'Real Galaxy' has multiple layers of pure white, narrow, fringed petals surrounding deep yellow centers. It flowers for several weeks in the summer, growing 24" high and 30" wide. (PP#23873) Leucanthemum 'Real Neat' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Leucanthemum 'Real Neat' has a unique flower form with multiple rows of perfectly fluted horizontal petals and solid gold centers. It grows 18" high and 24" wide and can flower continuously through the summer with deadheading. (PP#26185) Liatris 'Floristan Violet' Price: $0.50, 5-9: $0.45, 10-19: $ $0.25 Liatris 'Floristan Violet' has upright purple spikes over grass-like foliage in summer. They are unique in that flowers open at the top then bloom downward, lasting a very long time as cut flowers. They grow 24 to 36" tall and are a butterfly favorite. Liatris 'Floristan White' Price: $0.75, 5-9: $0.65, 10-19: $ $0.45 Liatris 'Floristan White' has upright white spikes over grass-like foliage in summer. They are unique in that flowers start at the top then continue to open downward. They grow 24 to 36" tall and are great in the butterfly or cutting garden. Monarda 'Balmy Pink' Monarda 'Balmy Pink' is a part of a series of mildew resistant, very compact and floriferous bee balm that flower all summer on 16" stems. This variety has light pink flowers over dark green foliage. (PP#26566)

26 Monarda 'Balmy Purple' Monarda 'Balmy Purple' is a part of a series of mildew resistant, very compact and floriferous bee balm that flower all summer on 16" stems. This variety has purple flowers over dark green foliage and it is highly popular at the nursery. (PP#25561) Monarda 'Colrain Red' Monarda 'Colrain Red' has nice bright red flowers on tall 3 to 4 foot stems with aromatic, mint scented foliage. This variety shows some mildew resistance and is a hummingbird favorite. Grow in part sun to part shade in moist conditions for best growth. Monarda 'Coral Reef' Monarda 'Coral Reef' (PP#16741) has vibrant bright pink flowers on 36 to 42" stems that hold aromatic, mint scented foliage. It is somewhat mildew resistant and works great as a backdrop in the mixed perennial garden. Monarda 'Fireball' Monarda 'Fireball' (PP#14235) is a mid-size bee balm, growing 24" high with many violet-red flowers held close above the dense foliage, flowering through the summer. The red has a slight violet overlay, giving it a pinkish overtone, but the hummingbirds still love it. Monarda 'Jacob Cline' Monarda 'Jacob Cline' has large deep red flowers with reddish bracts on tall 3 to 4 foot stems. The aromatic, mint scented foliage of this bee balm has the best mildew resistance we have seen. Grow it in a consistently moist, cool location for the best blossoms and best growth.

27 Monarda 'Raspberry Wine' Monarda 'Raspberry Wine' has, as its name suggests, reddish-purple flowers that blossom midsummer to fall on 36" stems. The aromatic, mint scented foliage of this bee balm has very good mildew resistance, though a preventative fungicide can help keep the foliage looking its best through the season. G r o w a l l b e e b a l m s i n a c o n s i s t e n t l y m o i s t, c o o l l o c a t i o n f o r t h e b e s t b l o s s o m s a n d b e s t growth. Nepeta 'Cat's Meow' Nepeta 'Cat's Meow' (PP#24472) has a tidy, dense, rounded form and its small, gray-green foliage is topped with sky-blue flowers from early summer into fall. It likes hot, dry conditions and grows about 18" high and 30" wide. Nepeta 'Purrsian Blue' Nepeta 'Purrsian Blue' (PP#24788) forms a smaller, densely branched clump of tiny, green leaves covered with many periwinkle blue flowers with dark purple calyxes from early summer into fall. It like it hot and dry and grows about 14" high and 24" wide. Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Nepeta 'Walker's Low' is an excellent plant for the hot, dry, sunny garden with long-blooming soft lavender-blue flowers over gray-green, aromatic foliage mounding 18 to 24" high and 24 to 30" wide. Nepeta subsessilis 'Cool Cat' wide. Nepeta 'Cool Cat' has large lavender-blue, tubular flowers above large serrated foliage. It flowers all summer long and prefers cooler, moist conditions compared to regular catmints, growing 24 to 30" high and 24"

28 Oenothera missouriensis Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Oenothera missouriensis, Missouri primrose, has large, 3" bright lemonyellow flowers above narrow, light green foliage on 8 to 12" stems. It is drought tolerant and works great as a sprawling groundcover or cascading over a ledge. Penstemon 'Dark Towers' Penstemon 'Dark Towers' (PP#20013) is an improved Penstemon 'Husker's Red' with dark wine purple foliage that keeps its dark color. In summer it has many 36" spikes of light pink flowers that are a favorite for hummingbirds. Phlox 'Party Punch' Phlox 'Party Punch' has large panicles of fragrant, vibrant orangish-pink in late summer over highly disease resistant foliage. It flowers 36" high and is a hummingbird and butterfly favorite. (PP#22962) Phlox paniculata 'David' Phlox p. 'David' is a classic garden phlox with fragrant, pure white flowers on 36" stems. It is a prolific bloomer with excellent mildew resistance. Phlox paniculata 'Laura' Price: $7.75, 3+ $6.25 Phlox p. 'Laura' has fragrant lavender purple flowers with a bright white star around the dark center on 30" stems. It is long blooming, mildew resistant, and very popular.

29 Platycodon 'Double Blue' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.50 Platycodon 'Double Blue' is a tall balloon flower with double violet-blue flowers that open from balloon-shaped buds. it grows 24 to 30" high and works great in the mixed perennial bed with baby's breath, sedum, and other drought tolerant perennials. Platycodon 'Fuji Blue' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.50 Platycodon 'Fuji Blue' is a tall balloon flower with star shaped violet-blue flowers on 36" stems. These do fine in full sun to part shade and work great as a transition between the sun and shade gardens. Platycodon 'Fuji White' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.50 Platycodon 'Fuji White' is a tall balloon flower with pure white flowers on 36" stems. These do fine in full sun to part shade and work great as a transition between the sun and shade gardens. Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.50 Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' is a compact balloon flower with periwinkle blue flowers on 6 to 8" stems. The blossoms are very large for such a short little plant and it blooms for a very long time in the summer. Poppy 'Allegro' Price: $6.75 Papaver 'Allegro' is a short Oriental poppy with 6" orange-scarlet, black centered flowers on compact 24" stems.

30 Poppy 'Flamenco Dancer' Papaver 'Flamenco Dancer' (PP#20123) is a tall Oriental poppy with red petals that are fringed at the edges, around a black center, flowering on 30" stems in late spring. Poppy 'Pink Ruffles' Papaver 'Pink Ruffles' (PP#12712) is a tall Oriental poppy with deeply fringed salmon-pink petals flowering on 28" stems in late spring. Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.50 Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' is the classic black-eyed Susan for the sunny perennial garden. It has deep golden-yellow petals surrounding a central dark brown cone, blooming profusely 24 to 36" above dark green foliage. Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida is a wonderful black-eyed Susan for the perennial garden. It has deep yellow petals surrounding a central dark brown cone, blooming profusely 24 to 30" above clean green foliage. Salvia 'Blue Hill' Salvia 'Blue Hill' has lavender-blue flowers on many compact, wellbranching spikes from midsummer into fall, making it the longest blooming Salvia we have ever grown. It grows about 24" high and 18" wide.

31 Salvia 'Burgundy Candles' Salvia 'Burgundy Candles' has tall burgundy flower stalks with rich blue flowers and burgundy calyxes which all lend to an extended, colorful show in the summer. It grows 28" tall and 18 to 24" wide and like most Salvia it performs best in rich soil with even moisture. (PP#22754) Salvia 'Caradonna' Salvia 'Caradonna' has medium green foliage that acts as a backdrop to dark purple stems and violet-blue flower spikes that grow to 24" in summer. It is long flowering and the attractively colored stems help to accentuate the overall impact in the garden. Salvia 'Crystal Blue' Price: $9.75, 3-4: $9.00, 5+ $8.00 Salvia 'Crystal Blue' has sky-blue flowers over gray-green foliage, growing just 20" high. It is a nice cool colored Salvia that is different from the traditional violet shades, and it is somewhat compact with a mounding habit. Salvia 'Crystal Blue' is a Proven Winners perennial selection and like most Salvia it performs best in rich soil with even moisture. (PP#26344) Salvia 'Violet Riot' Price: $9.75, 3-4: $9.00, 5+ $8.00 Salvia 'Violet Riot' has violet-blue flowers with burgundy calyxes, growing just 22" high. It is considered an improvement over plants like Salvia 'May Night' by having a neater, denser, and more uniform clumping habit. Salvia 'Violet Riot' is a Proven Winners perennial selection and like most Salvia it performs best in rich soil with even moisture. (PP#26273)

32 Sedum 'Abbeydore' Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Sedum 'Abbeydore' is a compact but vigorous clumping sedum with bluegreen foliage and the look of a short Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. In late summer the leaf edges and stems turn pinkish and it is topped with pink buds opening to reddish-pink flowers followed by reddish seed pods. Sedum 'Angelina' Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Sedum 'Angelina' is a low growing groundcover with bright golden yellow, soft needle-like foliage with yellow flowers. It takes on a reddish-orange tint in cold weather and the fantastic foliage persists all winter long, even in cold climates. Sedum 'Autumn Delight' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Sedum Autumn Delight (aka Sedum 'Beka') is a yellow centered, bluegreen edged sport of Sedum 'Autumn Charm'. It grows 24" high with light pink flowers in the fall. (PP#18398) Sedum 'Autumn Fire' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.00 Sedum 'Autumn Fire' is an upright, clumping plant with blue-green foliage and pink flowers that age to brick red in late summer and fall. This is an improved selection of Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.00 Sedum 'Autumn Joy' is the classic clumping sedum with blue-green foliage and pink flowers that age to brick red in late summer and fall. Neglect it in lean, dry conditions for the best growth habit.

33 Sedum 'Blue Spruce' Price: $3.75, 3-4: $3.00, 5+ $2.50 Sedum 'Blue Spruce' is an easy groundcover with 6" high needle-like, blue-green foliage. In summer it has many upright stems carrying small yellow flowers. It will creep and self-sow to form a dense colony. Sedum 'Cherry Truffle' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Sedum 'Cherry Truffle' (PP#24602) is a mid-sized upright sedum that develops dark purple-red to glossy red-black leaves and is topped with pink flower clusters in late summer. It colors best in hot sun and grows 18" high. Sedum 'Cloud Walker' PP#17406 Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Sedum 'Cloud Walker' is an upright yet arching, mounding plant with bluegreen foliage and pink tinted stems that is covered with iight pink flowers in mid summer. Prefers a cooler setting for best performance. Sedum 'Dazzleberry' Sedum 'Dazzleberry' (PP#22457) has smoky blue-gray foliage and large raspberry pink flowers in late summer. The foliage and flowers are larger than most Sedum telephium hybrids but it still only forms an 8" high and 18" wide, dense spreading mound. Sedum 'Firecracker' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Sedum 'Firecracker' (PP#26595) has low growing burgundy-red foliage that holds its color all season long and is topped with vibrant pink flowers in late summer and early fall. It grows 6" high and spreads slowly to form a dense little clump.

34 Sedum 'Frosted Fire' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Sedum 'Frosted Fire' is a white edge variegated sport of the blue-green leaf Sedum 'Autumn Fire'. It has nice clean variegation and pink flowers in the fall, growing relatively compact at 15" high and 18" wide. Sedum 'Garnet Brocade' Sedum 'Garnet Brocade' (PP#16350) is a surprisingly tall, upright sedum with blue-green, purple stemmed foliage topped with clusters of pink buds which open to tiny, dark reddish-pink flowers in late summer. It grows 24 to 30" high and is a great addition to the dry sun garden. Sedum 'Hab Gray' Sedum 'Hab Gray' forms an upright, arching clump of bluish, gray-green foliage with reddish stems that carry pale yellow buds that open to creamy yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Sedum 'Hot Stuff' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Sedum 'Hot Stuff' (PP#17212) is a bright, neon purplish-pink with strong, short stems on a very compact plant. It makes an excellent companion to taller Sedum such as 'Matrona' or 'Xenox' and makes the most impact in the garden when planted in groups. Sedum 'Jade Tuffet' Sedum 'Jade Tuffet' (ppaf) is a smaller upright sedum with narrow shiny green leaves, cherry red stems, and masses of pink flowers in mid to late summer. It is part of the Sunsparkler series and performed great in our nursery. Grows 14" high.

35 Sedum 'John Creech' Price: $5.75, 3-4: $5.00, 5+ $4.50 Sedum 'John Creech' is a vigorous growing groundcover with bright green scalloped foliage and pink flowers in the summer. Sedum 'Lemonjade' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.00 Sedum 'Lemonjade' has semi-upright blue-green foliage that is completely covered with creamy-yellow flowers in early fall which ripen to rosy peach seed heads. It is a relatively compact Proven Winners perennial selection growing 18" high and 24" wide. (PP#26448) Sedum 'Lime Zinger' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.50 Sedum 'Lime Zinger' (PP#24632) is a slowly spreading plant with green leaves edged in reddish-pink and topped with large clusters of pink flowers in late summer. It prefers semi-dry conditions, grows 4" tall, and spreads to form a mat of foliage. Sedum 'Matrona' Sedum 'Matrona' is an upright, clumping plant with nice blue-green foliage that has rose colored veins on burgundy-rose stems topped with many light pink flowers in late summer. Sedum 'Neon' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Sedum 'Neon' has bright, rosy-magenta blooms over light green foliage forming a somewhat compact, upright clump.

36 Sedum 'Pure Joy' Price: $8.75, 3-4: $8.00, 5+ $7.50 Sedum 'Pure Joy' is a short, semi-upright sedum with blue-green, serrated foliage that is completely covered with bubblegum pink flowers in late summer. It grows 12" high and is a great addition to the dry, sunny border. (PP#24194) Sedum 'Striatum' Price: $6.75, 3-4: $6.00, 5+ $5.00 about 6" high. Sedum 'Striatum' forms a low mound of delicate looking foliage that is topped with yellow flowers in late summer. It is evergreen and grows Sedum 'Thundercloud' Sedum 'Thundercloud' (PP#21833) is a dwarf upright sedum with finely dissected, light blue-green foliage that is covered with relatively large pale pink flower heads in mid to late summer. Grows 10" high. Sedum 'Touchdown Teak' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Sedum 'Touchdown Teak' has nice glossy red-brown to purple-brown leaves, red stems, and a vigorous, upright-but low habit, capped with rose-red flowers in late summer. It grows 15" high and 18" wide. (PP#26078) Sedum 'Turkish Delight' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Sedum 'Turkish Delight' forms a nice little mound of blue-gray, purple tinted foliage that darkens to dark purple when grown in hot sun and it is topped with pink flowers in late summer. Grows just 6" high and 12" wide.

37 Sedum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' Price: $3.75, 3-4: $3.00, 5+ $2.50 Sedum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' is an easy to grow, dense spreading groundcover with lightly toothed, rounded green foliage held on reddish stems and topped with star-shaped, canary yellow flowers in summer. Sedum 'Xenox' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Sedum 'Xenox' (PP#16888) starts out purplish-green in the spring but then ages to a rich reddish-purple in the summer and is topped with rosypink flowers in August. Sedum acre Price: $3.75, 3-4: $3.00, 5+ $2.50 Sedum acre is a tightly low growing groundcover topped with yellow flowers in the spring. It grows 2 to 4" high and spreads as far as allowed, looking great cascading over rocks or used between stepping stones, just trim away the excess. Sedum album 'Red Ice' Price: $3.75, 3-4: $3.00, 5+ $2.50 Sedum album 'Red Ice' is a very low groundcover with small rounded blue-green leaflets and tiny, starry white flowers in late spring. In fall and winter it takes on a deep red hue. Sedum sieboldii in the fall. Sedum sieboldii is a slowly spreading plant that forms a cascading mound of rounded blue-green foliage with a pink edge and pink flowers

38 Stachys 'Hummelo' shade. Stachys 'Hummelo' has bright lavender-rose flower spikes that grow 24" high above green scalloped basal foliage. It adds excellent color to the summer perennial garden and grows well in almost any soil in sun to part Stokesia 'Divinity' Stokesia 'Divinity' is a great summer blooming plant that has many large, starry white flowers held on short stems above a base of lance-shaped green foliage. It grows 15" high and 18" wide. (PP#26164) Stokesia 'Peachie's Pick' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Stokesia 'Peachie's Pick' is the best selection of purple Stokes' aster we've grown, showing excellent vigor and improved winter hardiness. T h e l a v e n d e r - b l u e, 2 t o 3 "f l o w e r s a r e h e l d o n 1 2 t o 1 8 " s t e m s, f l o w e r i n g f r o m midsummer to fall. Tanacetum 'Robinson's Mix' Tanacetum 'Robinson's Mix' has early summer flowers in a mixture of white, pink, or magenta-red, yellow centered daisies on 24 to 36" stems. Each plant will be a different color, but they all have attractive, lacy, fern-like foliage. Tanacetum 'Robinson's Red' Tanacetum 'Robinson's Red' produces many magenta-red, yellow centered daisies on 24 to 36" stems in early summer above lacy, fernlike foliage. It will naturalize in a sunny, well-drained location and makes a great cut flower.

39 Veronica 'First Love' Veronica 'First Love' (PPAF) is a nicely branching, heat and drought tolerant summer flowering perennial with deep fluorescent pink spikes up to 16" high and growing 18 to 24" wide. Veronica 'Georgia Blue' Price: $5.75, 3+ $5.00 Veronica 'Georgia Blue' is a terrific groundcover for the sun to part shade garden, forming a low mat of round, dark green foliage that is completely covered with tiny medium blue flowers in spring. Veronica 'Goodness Grows' Price: $6.75, 3+ $6.00 Veronica 'Goodness Grows' is one of the best of the violet-blue spike speedwell. It forms a low growing mat of foliage and has violet-blue flowers spikes all summer long over clean green foliage. It grows 14" high and spreads 15 to 18" wide. Veronica 'Laevis' - Crystal River Price: $5.75, 3-4: $5.00, 5+ $4.00 Veronica 'Reavis' - Crystal River is a vigorous evergreen groundcover that thrives in the dry, sunny garden. It forms a low mat of tiny green leaves and in the spring it is covered with many tiny blue flowers on short stalks, only a few inches high. Veronica 'Moody Blues Dark Blue' Price: $7.75, 3-4: $7.00, 5+ $6.50 Veronica Moody Blues Dark Blue (PP#26602) is a long blooming, compact, violet-blue veronica with slender green foliage and 14" flower spikes. It holds up well and flowers most of the summer, making it longer blooming than Veronica 'Goodness Grows', which is more of a groundcover spreading type in comparison.

40 Veronica 'Tickled Pink' Veronica 'Tickled Pink' (PP#16182) is a beautiful and vigorous, mat forming speedwell with long blooming, medium pink flower spikes in summer over clean green foliage. It grows 16" high and spreads 18 to 24" wide. Veronica 'Tidal Pool' Price: $5.75, 3+ $5.00 Veronica 'Tidal Pool' (PP#23341) is an easy to grow heat and drought tolerant groundcover for the sun to part sun garden, forming a low, wide mat of tiny, maple-like green leaves that are covered with many medium to deep violetblue flowers in late April into May. Veronica 'Whitewater' Price: $5.75, 3+ $5.00 Veronica 'Whitewater' (PP#22783) is a white sport of the popular Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'. It is an easy to grow groundcover for the sun to part sun garden, forming a low, trailing mat of shiny green leaves covered with tiny white flowers in spring and summer. Yucca 'Color Guard' Yucca 'Color Guard' is a colorful plant with creamy yellow centers and blue-green edges. It stays compact at 2' high and wide and adds an excellent foliage accent to the hot, sunny garden, looking great with dark leaved Sedum or hardy Geranium.