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Mountaineer® 'Merlot' is mid-sized, fast growing shrub with deep, clear merlot-red foliage borne on deep purple upright stems. Small pale yellow tubular flowers. Holds the color from spring to fall. Blooming Time:  June/July Size: usually 3...

'Billowing Pink' = new selection of Aromatic Aster - very vigorous, dense, with high percentage flower coverage and very late blooming! Bubble gum pink flowers 1½" in diameter. Healthy foliage - mildew free! This plants needs space, and in 3 years...

Stunning peach-orange flowers that emerge from striking copper-colored buds, set against dark stems. Upright, wide vase shaped clump, smaller flowers in one-sided clusters in mid to late summer. Flowers for about 4-5 weeks. Natural hummingbird feeder...

Coreopsis verticillata 'Heartstrings' = 2" cream flowers have a dark reddish pink eye. The eye zone jets nearly to the tip of each petal, with flecking appearing along the veins. Great mildew resistance. Tolerant to heat, humidity and droughts...

'Pink Chenille' = hybrid of several native monarda species (including superior M. bradburiana), large 3½" fluorescent pink flowers with lighter pink interiors for a two-tone effect. Shiny, ornamental and mildew resistant foliage. Good dense...

'Firefly Fuchsia' = deep fuchsia pink flowers. Flowers age to light pink. Good garden height without flopping. Aromatic and therefore deer and rabbit resistant. Pollinator friendly perennial for sunny garden. It's good to divide form time to time (after...

'Firefly Red Pop' =  bright cherry red flowers have small yellow eyes. Silvery green foliage. Good garden height without flopping. Aromatic and therefore deer and rabbit resistant. Pollinator friendly perennial for sunny garden. It's good to divide...

VERY vigorous, fast growing and spreading wide into ground covering dense mats. Deeply divided pink flowers with thin petals, deciduous leaves. Does well in deeper south!   It's recommended to cut it back some after the flowering is finished,...

'Lollipop' is shorter and more compact, well branched cultivar. Suitable for smaller beds, or for the front of the bed, or containers. Only 20-24" tall and wide. Depending on your hardiness zone - annual, re-seeding annual, short-lived perennial to...

'Material Girl' = fuchsia-purple flowers on sturdy sems, leaf and mildew resistant. One of the taller varieties! Slightly fragrant flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Tall phloxes flower for long period of time, but deadheading or "Chelsey...

Clumping native grass for dry or sandy soils.  More or less unknown in horticulture (also new to us). or urban and naturalistic landscaping. Blooming Time: summer - early fall Size: 32" tall (with flowers)  x 12-16" wide (the size depends...

Oldie, but oldie cultivar ‘Palace Purple’ with purple-brown-red leaves and insignificant pale flowers. It scored quite well at Mt. Cuba Center’s Heuchera trial, gaining 3.6 starts out of 5!  It didn't place higher mostly only due...

Attractive native sedge, with gentle yellow variegation on the edges of leaves (it's visible only from close by view and during early summer). Clumps open to little "palms", this selection out-performs the species! Very adaptable to soil and light...

Summer blooming perennial with sword-shaped, iris-like leaves and freckled orange flowers. Clusters of shiny black berries that persist to winter months (deadhead to prevent too many seedlings). Easy to grow, pest and disease free plant.  Roots are...

Ok, to be fair, this is not what we wanted: 'Blushing Bride' is sold as a cultivar of the hardy native spiderword. But when we got the plugs, it was obvious this is a tender plant, or tropical plant, indoor plant that can be grown in the garden only for...

Old-fashioned Bleeding Heart with pure white flowers in late spring and silvery-green leaves. Elegant arching stems. Turns yellow and dies back in early summer (to come back the following year). Easy to grow and trouble-free longer-lived perennials...

Mountaineer® 'Calico Red' is mid-sized, fast growing shrub with chartreuse-orange leaf color and small pale yellow tubular flowers. Holds the color from spring to fall. Blooming Time:  June/July Size: usually 4' tall x 5' wide mounding...

'Panama Red' = compact coneflower cultivar with red shades. 5" flowers open as intense red, then soften to bright orange-red and fad to burn to orange shades. Dense and somewhat "ground covering" growth. Starts to bloom earlier than other varieties...