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Evergreen, clumping grass that blooms from mid to late fall, with the spent flowers persisting the whole winter. Tough, adaptable, and drought tolerant; tolerant to lighter dry shade and provides year-round interest. Award of Garden Merit by Royal...

Groucovering evergreen/semi-evergreen grass with bi-colored leaves early blooming season (cool season grass). The smallest of Sesleria (in horticulture). 0.5-1' tall x 0.7-1' wide clumps. The upper side of the leave is green, while the other blue, the...

Early spring blooming, semi-evergreen grass, tough filling grass for the front of the flower bed. Good cold season grass! Grows to 8-12" of height an width (18"+ with flowers). White flowers from March to May, after that the flowers turn tan. Leaves are...

Piet Oudolf introduction, showy cultivar with dark stems and lavender-pink flower in late spring and early summer. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society in Britain. 24" tall x 20 wide clumps, flowers end of May/beg. June till July, when...

Interesting sage with fuzzy leaves and small purple-violet flowers and dark calyxes. For hot and drier garden. Clump perennial, 2' tall and 1-1.5' wide, flowers from May to August. Full sun to half shade, drained to well drained soil (sandy, gritty,...

Showy sage more known in Tradicional Chinese Medicine (TCM) than in horticulture. Trouble free plant with interesting fall color. Usually grows to 2' in height x 1.5' of width, leaves are pinnatifid (which is less common for sage), roots thick and dark...

Vigorous tender perennial and great hummingbird plant. Eye-catching red-white flowers from early summer to late fall. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society in Britain. Bushy growth, 2-3' tall and wide mounds, (partially) evergreen aromatic...

Oddly aromatic Mediterannean plant, old herb and plant used in witchcraft. Deep blue-gray, evergreen or semi-evergreen leaves and chartreuse flowers. Very pollinator friendly! Old clump can be cut back to refresh the growth - we recommend to use gloves...

Seed strain with yellow, golden, orange, red and dark red flowers. Variable. 8-10" tall, rosettes of fresh green leaves, clusters of flowers March/April to early May. Half shade, dappled shade, lighter shade, average soil to organic rich soil, loam,...

Smaller perennial with very hairy ornamental leaves and large golden flowers in May/June. Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society in GB. Forms groundcovering mounds, about 10" tall and wide, with 1.5" flowers above the foliage. Blooms for...

Pest free, drought tolerant perennial with ornamental leaves and smaller crimson flowers. Better for areas with cooler summers. Clumps of hairy, silver and strawberry-like leaves, usually 1.5-2' tall x 1-1.5' wide. Thin stem carry cup-shaped flowers in...

Creeping or moss phlox 'Candy Stripes' is a cultivar with cute pink-white striped flowers. Forms medium-sized, low-growing mats that spread slowly. The dense, low, evergreen or semi-evergreen mats are completely covered with flowers for about 2 weeks in...

Vegetative-propagated cultivar with bronze-tinted leaves, pink flowers and red fall color. Intrinsic Perennial Gardens (Hebron, Illinois) introduction, parent of newer cultivars with dark leaves. Good, forgiving and adaptable perennial. 2.5-3' tall x...

Groundcovering native wildflower for half shade or shade garden. Adaptable. 2' tall with flowers, rather large fresh green 6" tall leaves, spreads by rhizomes and groundcovers soil. In optimum conditions can be fast spreader. Golden-yellow , smaller...

Vegetative propagated cultivar with dense and groundcovering growth. Ornamental and edible culinary plant, pollinator friendly. Forms wide mats, only about 5-6'' tall x 1.5-2' wide (in time). Flowers in June-July with tiny pale pink flowers. Full sun,...

Subspecies of Bigfruit Evening Primrose (or Missouri Evening Primrose) from Kansas and Nebraska. Smaller tough perennial for hot and dry spot or rock garden. Large lemon-yellow flowers, 4" in diameter. Sprawling mound of narrow gray-green leaves. Blooms...

Very dark flowering cultivar with dark stems, darker leaves and dark bracts. Shorter, stays in clump. This plant originates at Intrinsic Perennial Gardens (IL), but the breeder left this plant for sensitivity to mildew...anyway, we managed to bring one...

Showy smaller perennial with mounds of evergreen leaves and white pinkish flowers from April/May to June. 10-14" tall x 6-8" wide. Full sun to half shade. Average soil with average moisture (medium to medium-moist) to dry or somewhat drained soils. ...