COLOR HEIGHT BLOOM TIME WHITES Vision in White 18 Early-Mid Summer Bridal Veil 28 Early-Mid Summer Deutschland 20 Early Summer REDS Younique Carmine 20 Early Summer Montgomery 20 Summer Fanal 18 Early-Mid Summer Vision in Red (raspberry) 18 Mid Summer PINKS Younique Cerise 16 Early Summer Vision in Pink 18 Mid Summer Rheinland 24 Early Summer Delft Lace 24 Mid Summer Mighty Pip 36 Mid-Late Summer PURPLES Pumila 12 Late Summer Visions 18 Mid Summer Maggie Daley 24 Mid to Late Summer Purpurkerze 36 Late Summer
ECHINACEAS by COLOR and HEIGHT WHITES White Double Delight 18-24 Fluffy with no cone; white ORANGES/REDS Doublescoop Orangeberry 22-24 Fluffy with no cone; orange Doublescoop Raspberry 22-24 Fluffy with no cone; reddish Sombrero Hot Coral 24-26 Single, deep orange tones Sombrero Salsa Red 24-26 Single, dark red. YELLOWS Sombrero Lemon Yellow 24-26 Single, deep yellow PINKS PowWow Wild Berry 16-20" Single, deep magenta Pica Bella 22" Single, dark pink Pink Double Delight 24" Fluffy with no cone; pink Double Scoop Cranberry 22-24 Fluffy with no cone; cranberry Pixie Meadowbrite 24-30 Single, pink pallida 24-36" Single, light pink Ruby Star 30-36" Single, dark pink
WHITES-PINKS GERANIUMS CHARACTERISTICS HEIGHT BLOOM TIMES Biokovo 6-8 Late Spring BLUES Rozanne 12-20 Late Spring to Mid-Fall Brookside 20 Mid-Summer MAGENTAS Bevan s Variety 10-12 Late Spring Karmina 8-10 Late Spring Max Frei 10-12 Late Spring to Summer Perfect Storm 10-12 Late Spring to Late Summer sanguineum 10-12 Late Spring to Summer HEMEROCALLIS BLOOM PERIOD SORTED BY COLOR and HEIGHT JUNE JULY AUG SEPT HEIGHT WHITES Gentle Shepherd 28 YELLOWS Happy Returns 18 Mary Todd 26 GOLDS Stella de Oro 18 Chicago Sunrise 28 PINKS Rosy Returns 16 Passionate Returns 18 Hush Little Baby 22 REDS Ruby Stella 18 Earlybird Cardinal 21 Chicago Apache 27 LAVENDERS and PURPLES Little Grapette 20 Bela Lugosi 33
Montale s HEUCHARA FOLIAGE DESCRIPTIONS GREEN LEAVES and SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Autumn Bride Paris Large green (White flowers in fall) Silvered green (Continuous rose flowers) PURPLE LEAVES Midnight Rose Molly Bush Obsidian Palace Purple Plum Pudding Black leaves with splashes of rose Dark bronzy-purple (Sun tolerant) Shiny, almost black Bronzy-purple (Sun tolerant) Silvered plum with darker veins OTHER COLOR VARIATIONS Berry Smoothie Caramel Citronelle Georgia Peach Green Spice Rose-pink all season Caramel with rosy undersides Chartreuse Peach with rose veins and silver overlay Silvery green leaves with maroon veins
SOLID BLUES Blue Mouse Ears Blue (very small leaves) 8 x 19 Blue Cadet Blue (heart-shaped leaves) 15 x 36 Halcyon Blue (heart-shaped leaves) 18 x 40 Big Daddy Blue (large, thick corrugated leaves) 25 x 50 Elegans Blue (large, corrugated leaves) 30 x 30 Blue Angel Blue (large, thick leaves) 30 x 75 SOLID GOLDS Curly Fries Gold (long, narrow, rippled leaves) 6 x 16 Dancing Queen Gold (large, rippled-edged) 18 x 30 August Moon Gold (wide leaves) 20 x 42 Sum and Substance Chartreuse (huge leaves) 33 x 75 SOLID GREENS Royal Standard Dark Green 22 x 36 Guacamole Apple Green / Green Edge 24 x 54 LIGHT CENTERED / DARK MARGINS Little Treasure Creamy White / Green 6 x 11 June Gold / Blue 12 x 25 Rainforest Sunrise Gold / Dark Green 15 x 25 Touch of Class Gold / Blue 16 x 22 Gold Standard Gold / Green 20 x 30 Orange Marmalade Gold / Dark Green 20 x 45 Stained Glass Gold / Green (wide leaf) 20 x 45 GREEN CENTERS / LIGHT MARGINS Golden Tiara Green / Gold 10 x 24 Minuteman Green / White 18 x 30 Patriot Green / White 20 x 30 Francee Green / Thin White 24 x 45 Sagae Green / Gold 30 x 70 BLUE CENTERS / LIGHT MARGINS Frosted Mouse Ears Blue-Green / Creamy White 7 x 18 First Frost Blue / White 16 x 36 Liberty Blue-Green / Creamy White 26 x 39 Olive Bailey Langdon Blue / Gold 28 x 58 Earth Angel Blue-Green / Cream 36 x 50
FRAGRANT FLOWERS Guacamole Royal Standard Stained Glass LITTLE ONES Blue Mouse Ears Frosted Mouse Ears Curly Fries Golden Tiara SLUG RESISTANT Blue Angel Blue Mouse Ears Earth Angel Elegans First Frost Frosted Mouse Ears June Liberty Olive Bailey Langdon Rainforest Sunrise Sagae Sum and Substance Touch of Class Little Treasure LARGE LEAF August Moon Dancing Queen Royal Standard Stained Glass Sum and Substance SUN TOLERANT August Moon (yellow) Guacamole (green shades) Big Daddy (chalky blue) Blue Angel (blue green) Earth Angel (blue green) Elegans (blue green) Guacamole (apple green) Sum and Substance (chartreuse)
Montale s GARDEN PEONY Bloom End of May, Early June FLOWER COLOR FLOWER TYPE BLOOM TIME RED Karl Rosenfield Rosy Red Double Mid season CORAL Coral Charm Coral-Peach Semi- Double Early season LIGHT PINK James Mann Pink Double Mid season Sarah Bernhardt Light Pink Double/ Fragrant Late season Sorbet Light Pink w/ White Layers Double Mid season MEDIUM PINK / ROSE Bunker Hill Dark Rose Double/ Fragrant Mid season Edulis Superba Medium Pink Double Early season Pink Pompadour Fuchsia Semi- Double Mid season Paula Fay Hot Pink Single Early season WHITE Duchesse de Nemours White Double/ Fragrant Early season
Sorted by color shortest - tallest GRASSES FOR THE SHADE Foliage / Bloom Heights Bloom Month Soil Moisture Foliage Color Cool or warm season Acorus Ogon 6-12 - Average-Wet Yellow/Green Warm Carex f. Blue Zinger 6-12 - Moist-Wet Blue Warm Carex eburnea 8 4 Average-Dry Green Cool Carex pensylvanica 8-10 - Average--Wet Green Warm Hakonechloa m. Aureola 8 - Moist, Well Drained Gold/Green Warm Carex Ice Dance 1 - Moist-Wet Green/White Warm Deschampsia caespitosa 1 / 2½ 8 Average-Wet Green Cool Deschampsia c. Goldtau 1 / 3½ 7 Average Green Cool Carex Bowles Golden 1½ - Moist-Wet Gold/Green Warm Chasmanthium latifolium 3 / 4 8 Adaptable Green Warm Sorted by Color Shortest - Tallest Foliage / Bloom Heights Bloom Month Soil Moisture Foliage Color Cool or warm season BLUE FOLIAGE Festuca Elijah Blue 10 / 1½ 7 Dry Blue Cool Festuca Beyond Blue 1 / 1½ - 2 7 Dry-Avg Blue Cool Bouteloua Blonde Ambition 15 / 2½ 8 Dry-Avg Blue-Green Warm Schizachyrium Carousel 2½ / 3 8 Dry-Avg Blue Warm Schizachyrium Prairie Blues 2½ / 3 9 Dry-Avg Grey-Blue Warm Panicum Heavy Metal 3 / 5 8 Adaptable Blue-Green Warm Schizachyrium Blue Heaven 3½ / 4½ 8 Dry-Avg Blue/Purple Warm Panicum Northwind 4 / 5 9 Adaptable Blue-Green Warm GREEN FOLIAGE Carex eburnea 8 / 10 4 Dry-Avg Green Cool Deschampsia c. Goldtau 1 / 2 7 Average Green Cool Sesleria autumnalis 1 / 2 9 Adaptable Green Cool Pennisetum Hameln 1½ / 2 7 Avg-Wet Green Warm Sporobolus Tara 1½ / 2 8 Dry-Avg Green Warm Bouteloua Blonde Ambition 2 / 2½ 6-7 Dry-Avg Light Green Warm Bouteloua curtipendula 2 / 2½ 7 Dry-Avg Green Warm Andropogon Red October 2 / 6 8 Dry-Avg Green-Red Warm Sporobolus heterolepis 2 / 3 8 Dry-Avg Green Warm Calamagrostis Karl Foerster 2 / 4 6 Dry-Avg Green Cool Calamagrostis brachytricha 3 / 4 9 Dry-Avg Green Cool Chasmanthium latifolium 3 / 4 9 Adaptable Green Warm Panicum Ruby Ribbons 3 / 4 8 Adaptable Blue/Grn-Red Warm Panicum Shenandoah 3 / 4 8 Adaptable Green-Red Warm Pennisetum alopecuroides 3 / 4 8 Adaptable Green Warm GOLD FOLIAGE
SHRUB ROSE CHARACTERISTICS FLOWER COLOR FLOWER FORM H X W PINKS Pink Drift Pink Single 1½ x 3 Sunrise Sunset Pink/Apricot Semi-double 2-3 x 2-3 Nearly Wild Pink Single 3 x 2-3 Pink Knock Out True pink Single 3 x 3-4 Bonica Pastel pink Double 3 x 4-6 Carefree Wonder Bright pink Semi-double 3-4 x 2-3 Pink Dbl Knock Out True pink Double 3-4 x 3-4 REDS Raspberry Blanket Raspberry Red Double 1-1½ x 2½ Red Drift Red Double 1-2 x 2-3 Paint the Town Dark Red Double 2-3 x 2-3 Knock Out Cherry Red Single 3 x 3-4 Double Knock Out Cherry Red Double 3-4 x 3-4 WHITES Popcorn Drift Creamy White Double 1-2 x 3 White Out White Single 3-4 x 3½ Iceberg White Double 4 x 3 YELLOWS Julia Child Buttery yellow Double 3-4 x 3-4 Sunny Knock Out Light yellow Single 3-4 x 3-4 Sunshine Happy Trails Medium yellow Semi-double 12-18 x 2 CORALS Coral Drift Coral/Orange Double 1½ x 3 Coral Cove Salmon/Pink Double 2 x 3 All the Rage Apricot Semi-double 3-4 x 3-4
quercifolia variety (Oakleaf Hydrangea) Can thrive in dryer locations than its cousins Does not like wet feet Needs little maintenance Blooms on old wood - prune immediately after flowering Blooms in Summer arborescens varieties (Smooth hydrangea) Average soil Flowers are great for winter interest Prune back to 12 in spring. Blooms in Summer Blooms best in full sun to partial shade macrophylla and serrata varieties (mophead, bigleaf hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea) Moist soils Avoid late afternoon sun. Stems often die to the ground in winter, but all our varieties bloom on new growth. Prune in spring. Mid-day sun for best blooming.
paniculata varieties (panicle hydrangea) Large, cone-shaped flower clusters from summer through fall. Full sun to partial shade Average moisture Blooms on new wood prune to shape in early spring See page 78 for a chart of heights and bloom colors VARIETY HEIGHT BLOOM COLOR MATURES TO: Bobo 2½-3 White Pink Little Lime 3-5 Lime green White turning light pink Little Quick Fire 3-5 White Pink turning red Sweet Summer 4-5 Lime green White turning Strawberry 4-5 Light cream Pink turning Little Lamb 4-6 Creamy white Pink Fire and Ice 4-6 White Pink turning Quick Fire 6-8 White Deep rose Vanilla 6-7 Creamy white White and pink Pinky Winky 6-8 White Deep rose Limelight 6-8 Lime green White turning Pink Diamond 6-8 White Deep pink Tardiva 6-8 White Deep pink Unique 8-10 White Dusty rose