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SYMBOL KEY
Sun - 8 hours of direct sun
Shade - Indirect or filtered light
Partial Shade - 3-4 hours of sun
Ground Cover
Evergreen
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Macleaya - Plume Poppy

Huge plants with 8" lobed leaves. Flowers are 12" creamy white plumes in July-Aug. Back of the border or specimen plant. 6-8'


Malva - Mallow
Dense, bushy habit producing white, pink or rose flowers in quantity June to frost. Grows in any soil. 36-48". Sun to partial shade.


Matricaria - Feverfew
Small bell-shaped flowers in yellow or white. Mid to late summer. 18-24". Full sun. Likes moist, fertile soils. Excellent cut flower.


Mentha - Mint
We offer a wide variety of mints including orange, chocolate, pineapple, apple, cat mint, etc. Mints are cherished for delightfully aromatic leaves and uses in the kitchen (iced drinks, teas, jellies, fruit salads, applesauce, etc.) Sun to light shade. 18-24". Aggressive spreading habit.
Peperita - peppermint
Spicata - spearmint


Mertensia Virginica - Virginia Bluebells
Blue bells shading to clear pink. April-May. Partial shade, thrives in wooded areas. Likes moist, well-mulched soils.15".


Monarda - Bee Balm - Horse Mint
Large flowers of red or pink. July-August. Mint-scented leaves. Sun to partial shade. Grows in nearly any soil. Good cut flower, fresh and dried.
Croftway Pink - delicate rose pink.
Jacob Kline - red, mildew resistant. 4'
Gardenview Scarlet - red, mildew resistant. 3'
Marshalls Delight - pink, mildew resistant. 3'
Raspberry Wine ­ wine red, mildew resistant, 40".
Petite Delight ­ lavender rose, mildew resistant 14"
Snow White - pure white, 30"
Violet Queen - lavender blue, 42"
Blue Stocking - reddish purple, 48"


Myosotis - Forget-Me-Not
Bushy, plants 6-8" tall with tiny blue flowers May-August. Sun to partial shade. Thrives in wet areas, but grows in nearly any soil.


Nipponanthemum Nipponicum ­ Montauk Daisy
Thick glossy, green foliage covered with white daisies in Sept. ­ Oct. Tolerates seashore sites. 3’


Nepeta - Catmint
Long blooming plant much used in England. Attractive gray green foliage is aromatic - cats like it! Several varieties have blue flowers all summer. Excellent for edging and borders. Needs good drainage. 10-36" New varieties for 2000.


Oenothera
Evening Primrose - Golden yellow blooms in June-August. 20". Sun to partial shade. Good cut flower. Prefers well drained soil.
Speciosa - pink, long flowering.
Garden Glory ­ fringed, double salmon-pink


Papaver Orientalis - Oriental Poppy
May-June. Full sun. 36". Good cut flower. Sear stem.
Brilliant - red.
Prince of Orange - orange-scarlet.
Queen Alexander - salmon pink.
Beauty of Livermore - red
Princess Louise - salmon-pink
Royal Wedding - white


Papaver Nudicaule - Iceland Poppy
Compact habit producing pastel yellows, pinks, oranges, and white, etc. in abundance. 5-10". Full sun. Good cut flower. Searl stem.


Penstemon - Beardstongue
Rose or red tubular flowers. June-July. 9-18". Full sun to partial shade. Good cut flower. Husker red - maroon foliage and stems. White flowers tinged with pink. 30"


Paeonia - Peony
Shrubbery plants produce huge and fragrant blooms May-June. Can be used for a good low hedge.. 30-36". Does well in almost any soil but those that are continually wet. Excellent cut flower. Full sun to partial shade.
Single white, pink, red.
Double white, pink, red.
Tree peony - white, pink, red, purple, yellow.


Perovskia - Russian Sage
Long blooming semi-woody plant with gray-green foliage and spikes of blue violet flowers in Aug. and Sept. Needs good drainage. 36-42"


Phlox Arendsu
A cross between paniculata and divaricata. Anja - mildew resistant. Deep pink fragrant clusters. 30". Summer.


Phlox Subulata - Creeping Phlox
Dwarf-creeping evergreen producing showy masses of small flowers in white, blue and rose shades from May-June. 4-5". Full sun. Good hillside plant. Prevents erosion.


Phlox Divaricata - Wild Sweet William
Star-shaped flowers in lavender-blue or white in May-June. Full sun - partial shade. Prefers light, loamy soil. 12".


Phlox Paniculata - Tall Phlox, Garden Phlox
Over 20 varieties. Backbone of perennial garden. Panicles of small florets in nearly every color of the rainbow. 2-4'. Blooms are fragrant and flower freely throughout summer. Full sun. Good cut flower. Best in moist, rich soil. New varieties for 2000.


Physalis - Chinese Lantern Plant
Small white flowers in early summer, orange seed pods in August. Snip pods in early autumn for bouquets. 18". Full sun. Grows in nearly any garden soil. Long, creeping underground stems. Very aggressive.


Physostegia - Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead
Graceful spikes of tubular flowers in pink or white. August-September. Sun or part-sun. 24". Great cut flower fresh or dried. Does well in nearly any garden soil.


Platycodon - Balloon Flower
Cuplike blooms are produced July-August in white, pink, and blue. 12-24". Full sun to partial shade. Good cut flower. Prefers moist, well-drained loam.


Polemonium - Jacob's Ladder
Fern-like foliage with light blue flowers in April-May. 12-15". Sun to partial shade. Good cut flower. Prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil.
Brise D’Anjou - Variegated form. Striking!


Polygonatum - Solomon's Seal
Silvery green arching stems with small bell-shaped flowers of white or yellow-green in spring followed by blue-black fragrant berries. Partial shade. 36". Rich, moist soil. Can take acid soil. Variegata - deservedly a popular plant. Creamy margins.


Potentilla - Cinquefoil
Evergreen strawberry-like leaves with whites, bright yellow or Carmine-red flowers. June-July. 3-12" depending on variety. Sun or partial shade.


Primula - Primrose
Very fragrant cut flower in every color imaginable. April-June. Partial shade. 3-12" depending on variety. Prefers rich, moist soil.


Pulmonaria - Lungwort
Silvery green foliage with white spots produces pink flowers that turn blue as they mature from spring to early summer. 8-12". Partial shade. Prefers rich, moist soil.
Excalibur - Large white leaves/dark green edges and midrib. Rosy pink flowers.
‘Majeste’ ­ Silver-gray foliage with narrow, green margin. Blue and pink flowers.
Sissinghurst White - white flowers.
RedStart - green foliage - red flowers.


Pulsatilla - Pasque Flower
Beautiful 2" flowers in April in red, white or purple shades. Fernlike foliage and unusual fussy seedpods after flowering. Useful for rock gardens, edging. 8-12"


Pyrethrum - Painted Daisy
Robinson Hybrids - A rainbow mixture of daisy-like flowers in June-July. 24". Sun to partial shade. Great long-lasting cut flower.


Ranunculus Repens - Creeping Double Buttercup
Rapid spreading shiny green foliage with globular yellow bloom June-August. Sun to partial shade. 6". Grows well in nearly any garden soil.


Rudbeckia Fulgida - Black-Eyed Susan
Long lasting golden yellow flowers with dark centers from July-September. 24-30". Full sun to partial shade. Good cut flower.


Salvia - Meadow Sage
Showy blue or scarlet cut flowers from July-August. Several different varieties range from 12-48". Full sun. New varieties for 2000.


Saponaria - Rock Soapwort
Trailing, with mounds of dainty leaves completely overed with pink blossoms May-July. 3". Sun or semi-shade. Grows in any soil. Good for rock gardens and crevices.


Saxifraga - Rockfoil
Compact foliage masses with whiteor pink flowers May-July. 6-12". Perfect for rock gardens. Full sun to partial shade. Prefers moist soil.


Scabiosa - Pincushion Flower
Long lasting cut flower resembles pin cushions in shades of blue, white, mauve, lavender and violet. June-Fall. Full sun. 18-24".
Butterfly Blue - flowers profusely lavender blue. 16"
Pink Mist ­ flowers profusely, pink


Sedum - Stonecrop
Large selection of varieties. Wide range of colors (foliage and flower). Some evergreen, some deciduous. 2-18". Low varieties for wall or rock garden and crevices. Tall varieties make perfect border or edging plant. Full sun. Grows in any soil. Bloom time ranges from June - October.


Sempervivum - Hens and Chicks, Houseleek
Wide range of colors. Evergreen ideal for carpet bedding. Sun to partial shade. 1-3".


Silene - Catchfly
Flat head flower clusters in white or pink. May-June. 4-6". Full sun. Rock garden plant thrives in light,warm soil.


Stachys - Lamb's Ears
Lamb's Ears - Silvery-white, tongue-shaped, wooly textured foliage with spikes of purple blossoms. 10-24". Sun to partial shade. Prefers dry soils. Dry for winter bouquets. Helene Von Stein - leaves twice the size of lanata.


Stokesia (sto-ke´se-uh) Stokes Aster
Deep blue flower heads 4" across. Needs well drained soil. Good cutflower. July-Aug. 18"
Mary Gregory - soft yellow.


Teucrium - Germander
Shrubby evergreen plants with glossy foliage and rosy pink to lilac flowers. June-July. Ground cover forms and taller, low hedging forms available. Sun. 6-15".


Thalictrum - Meadow Rue
Tall-growing producing panicles of soft pink-purple blossoms June-July. 36". Sun to partial shade. Foliage and blooms attractive in cut flower bouquets. Flowers may be dried. Prefers Moist, rich soil.


Thermopsis - False Lupine
Large spikes of yellow pea-like blossoms in June-July. 36-48". Sun. Good cut flower.


Thymus - Thyme
Creeping wooly, lemon, silver, English, French, Caraway and Mother of Thyme are some of the varieties we offer. Flowers may be pink, scarlet or purple through summer months. Evergreen. 4-10". Sun.


Tiarella (Te-uh-rel´uh) Foamflower
Attractive lobed foliage has purple coloring along reins and reddish fall color, may be used as edging as well as groundcover. White flowers in May-June. 6-12"


Tradescantia - Spider Wort
Grasslike foliage with three-lobed blooms in white, blue, purple and rose-red from late June to September. 18". Sun to partial shade. Best in moist, organic soil.


Tricyrtis ­ Toad Lily
These fall garden plants should be admired up close. Upright 1" lily-like flowers are In leaf axil. Likes moist soil. Miyaziki Hybrids ­ White flowers spotted with purple or black in September. 3’.


Trillium (Tril´e-um)
Three petaled spring flowers . Requires rich, moist soil. Plant in woodland, shaded border, or naturalize. Red, white and yellow varieties. 9-18"


Trollius - Globeflower
Yellow Buttercup
Hardy foliage produces buttercup-like blooms ranging from golden yellow to orange. May-August. 36". Full sun to partial shade. Good cut flower. Prefers moist, rich soil.


Veronica - Speedwell
We have several varieties of Veronica. Dwarf varieties (3-12") are attractive in borders, rock garden, and on embankments. Taller varieties (18-36") produce long spikes of pink or blue flowers from June to September. Sun to partial shade. Good cut flowers.


Veronicastrum (ve-ron´i-ca-strum) Culvers Root
Large plant for late summer flowers. Use in back of
border or native garden. Interesting form. 4-6'
Apollo - Lavender Spires


Viola
Spreading, compact-growing available by specific color in white, yellow, violet blue and orange. Johnny-jump-ups (yellow and purple) and tricolors (yellow, cream, and purple) are also available. Sun to shade. 5-8". Good cut flowers.


Violets
Available in white, red, white with red edge, blue, white with blue freckles. Low growing cut flower similar to violas. Sun to partial shade. 3-6".


Waldsteinia (Wald-sty´nee-uh) Barren Strawberry
This vigorous 6" groundcover has evergreen strawberry-like leaves and yellow flowers in May-June.


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