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Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Grass PANICUM virgatum ‘Niagra Falls’ Switch Grass

This native ornamental grass with a flowing growth habit like a Miscanthus in the landscape with arching foliage, but adds the powder blue color characteristic of Switch Grass. In fall, sprays of cream seed heads pack the top of the plant. Drought tolerant Attracts birds Deer resistant  

48" Full sun 4
Grass PANICUM virgatum ‘Purple Tears’ Switch Grass

Upright growing, with a tight narrow form, this selection features light green foliage topped by grey-green flowers stalks that bear stunning purple seed heads in late summer and fall. Drought tolerant Deer resistant

36-48 Full sun 4
Grass PANICUM virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ Red Switch Grass

Red-tipped foliage appears in spring followed by reddish-pink flower panicles in summer. Foliage deepens to burgundy in the fall.

2-4 feet Sun 4
Grass PANICUM virgatum ‘Trailblazer’ Switch Grass

Larger, showier seed heads on this graceful new cultivar. Sheer red-tinted flower clusters wave good-bye to summer as blue-green blades turn to a blaze of old golds and maroons that promise to brighten your autumn and maintain a winter presence. Attracts birds

4-5 feet Full sun 5
Perennial PAPAVER nudicaule ‘Wonderland Mix’ Alpine Poppy

Lovely short-lived perennial with large saucer flowers in shades from white to lemon to golden yellow to orange-red and pink.  Blooms held on 1-2 foot stalks above the lobed basel foliage.  Will reseed.

12-24 inches Sun 2
Perennial PAPAVER ori. ‘Queen Alexandra’ Oriental Poppy

Large, bright salmon-pink flowers with black central blotches on strong stems late spring to early summer. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds & bees Drought tolerant Summer dormant Deer & rabbit resistant Good cut flower  

24-36" Full sun 3
Perennial PAPAVER orientale ‘Allegro’ Oriental Poppy

Very large and brilliant orange-red blossoms with a black central blotch. Great cut flower. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant

18-20 inches Full sun 2
Perennial PAPAVER orientale ‘Beauty of Livermere’ Oriental Poppy

Huge deep red flowers with black blotches in spring. Will go dormant by mid-summer. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds Deer and rabbit resistant Drought tolerant

30-36 inches Sun 3
Perennial PAPAVER orientale ‘Brilliant’ Oriental Poppy

The name says it all. Brilliant red blooms in spring.

30-36 inches Sun 3
Perennial PAPAVER orientale ‘Princess Victoria Louise’ Oriental Poppy

Light salmon pink blooms with black spots. Goes dormant mid-summer. Attracts bees and butterflies Deer and rabbit resistant Drought tolerant

24-30 inches Sun 3
Perennial PAPAVER orientale ‘Royal Wedding’ Oriental Poppy

Beautiful pure white with black center blotches. Goes dormant mid-summer. Attracts bees and butterflies Deer and rabbit resistant Drought tolerant

30-36 inches Sun 3
Perennial PAPAVER orientale ‘Little Patty’s Plum’ Oriental Poppy

Soft plum-purple flowers with black blotches and dark purple stamens in the center.

10-14" Sun 3
Tree/Shrub PARTHENOCISSUS quinquefolia ‘Star Showers’ Virginia Creeper

A variegated form of this vigorous native vine with foliage mottled with cream.  Takes on pink tones as the weather cools.

20-25 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Annual PASSIFLORA aurantia Orange Petaled Passionflower

Native to Australia this more compact grower sends out loads of tangerine-orange blooms.

12-14 inches Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PASSIFLORA caerulea ‘Blue Bahama’ Passion Flower

Unusual gorgeous blue and green and white flowers.

10-15 feet Sun/Part Shade 6
Annual PASSIFLORA foetidia ‘Popping Jay’ Stinking Passionflower Vine

Very pretty smaller white & purple flowers, but that’s not why you grow it! Each flower produces really cool feathery bracts that surround the buds and fruits!

10-12 feet Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PASSIFLORA ‘Garlic Passionfruit’ Passion Flower Vine

Interesting flowers of brilliant magenta and rich purple. Also the fruit tastes like garlic!

Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PASSIFLORA ‘Sunburst’ Passion flower Vine

A completely different Passion flower! Yellow and orange flowers with purple backed foliage. Don’t get too close though, the flowers smell like rotting flesh!

8-10 feet Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Black Velvet Appleblossom’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

Deep, dark almost black foliage contrasts beautifully with the single pale pink flowers.

Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Black Velvet Rose’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

Same as the ‘Black Velvet Appleblossom’ but with a richer pink flower.

Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Contrast’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

Tri-color foliage of green, cream and red with bright scarlet flowers.

Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Distinctive’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

A compact grower with rounded and toothed green foliage with a thin chocolate margin.  Flower are bright red.

8-12 inches Tropical
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Grossersorten’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

A cultivar with prolific, narrow-petaled salmon flowers and dark leaves with black zones.

18-24 inches Tropical
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Mini Karmine’ Ivy Geranium

Lacy foliage and loads of bright pink flowers cascade over the pot edge.

16-18" Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Mrs. Peters’ Geranium

White-edged gray-green foliage with double, rose pink flowers. Habit is compact.

Mrs. Peters Tropical
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Mrs. Quilter’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

Gold foliage marked with a bronze ring topped with lovely light salmon pink flowers.

14-16 inches Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Annual PELARGONIUM ‘Persian Queen’ Fancy Leaf Geranium

Chatreuse gold foliage with large fuchsia pink flowers.

14-16 inches Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Annual PELARGONIUM Scented Scented Geraniums

Easy to grow geraniums with wonderful fragrant foliage. In 2023 we will have ‘Lady Plymouth’, ‘Nutmeg’, ‘Pine’, ‘Attar of Roses’ & lemon scented ‘Charity’

1-3 feet Sun/Part Shade Overwinter Indoors
Annual PELARGONIUM sidoides Geranium

Deep maroon flowers on fine stems over small grey foliage.  Good for trailing out of a mixed planter.

12-14 inches Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Perennial DARMERA peltata Umbrella Plant

Rounded leaves 6”-18″ across! Small pink flowers in clusters before the leaves in early spring. For moist sites.

26-28 inches Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial PELTOBOYKINIA watanabei Peltoboykinia

A Japanese woodland saxifrage with large, deeply cut peltate leaves that emerge reddish in the spring maturing to rich green. Tiny cream flowers on tall spikes in June.

2-3 feet Part Shade/Shade 5
Grass PENNISETUM alopecuroides ‘Etouffee’ Fountain Grass

Forming a large mound of arching green leaves with soft pink bottlebrush flower spikes  from spring till fall then turning to buff as they dry. Sterile and non re-seeding Attracts songbirds Deer resistant Good cut flower

30-36" Full sun 5
Annual PENNISETUM purpureum ‘Vertigo’ Red Fountain Grass

An upright form with wide, deep green foliage that matures to dark purple.  Large and dramatic!

4-8 feet Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Annual PENNISETUM advena ‘Rubrum’ Red Fountain Grass

Striking burgundy grass with rosy plumes. Lasts well into fall.

2-3 feet Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Perennial PENSTEMON barbatus ‘Pristine Scarlet’ Beard Tongue

Large tubular bright red flowers on well-branched stems. Drought tolerant. Attracts hummingbirds Good cut flower

16-18 inches Full sun 5
Perennial PENSTEMON barbatus ‘Pristine Blue’ Beardtongue

Loads of bell-shaped deep blue blooms on compact flower spikes. Throughout the summer. Attracts hummingbirds Good cut flower

15-20 inches Sun 5
Perennial PENSTEMON barbatus ‘Rondo Mix’ Beardtongue

Spikes of rich jewel-tone tubular flowers, including red, blue & purple. Attracts hummingbirds Good cut flower

16-18" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial PENSTEMON digitalis Smooth White Penstemon

Blooms in early summer with white or light-pink-tinted, tubular 1″ flowers. Great for wildflower and perennial gardens.

3-4 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 3
PENSTEMON digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’ Foxglove Penstemon

Deep bronze-purple foliage topped by white flowers in June-July.

28-30 inches Sun 4
Perennial PENSTEMON digitalis ‘Pocahontas’ Foxglove Penstemon

Dark burgundy foliage topped with spikes of lavender-pink tubular flowers on dark stems in June.

3-4 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial PENSTEMON hirsutus ‘Pygmaeus’ Beardtongue

Dwarf creeping Penstemon with violet flowers over most of the summer. Perfect for the rock garden.

4-6 inches Sun 4
Perennial PENSTEMON pinifolius ‘Steppe Suns’ Pineleaf Beardtongue

Bright orange flowered selection of this shrubby native blooms late spring into summer; pine leaf-like foliage on woody stems. Great for the rock garden where it can get a very well drained soil and lots of sun. Attracts hummingbirds

12-18" Full sun 4
Perennial PENSTEMON ‘Prairie Dusk’ Beard Tongue

Rose-purple tubular flowers in June-July.

22-24 inches Sun 4
Perennial PENSTEMON strictus Rocky Mountain Beardtongue

Spires of large royal-blue tubular flowers perfect for hummingbirds in late spring to early summer. Shiny semi-evergreen leaves remain fresh looking. Attracts pollinators Drought tolerant

1-3 feet Full sun 4
PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia ‘Blue Jean Baby’ Russian Sage

A new intro from Walters Gardens selected for its shorter, more compact habit.  Lacy blue-green foliage covered with lavender blue spikes that start blooming earlier than other Perovskias.

28-34 inches
Perennial PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia ‘Crazy Blue’ Russian Sage

A compact, mounding form with typical silver-gray foliage and blue flowers.

12-18 inches Sun 4
Perennial PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Russian Sage

Blue flowers in late summer on short upright plants. May flop if soil is too rich. Drought tolerant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds & bees Deer & rabbit resistant

24-26 inches Sun 4
PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’ Russian Sage

Another Walters Garden intro with an upright, vase-shaped habit and lavender blue flowers on sturdy stems.

30-36 inches
Perennial PERSICARIA ampl. ‘Firetail’ Mountain Fleece Flower

An easy care perennial that grows quickly into a large clump of dark green foliage topped with ruby red flower spikes for many weeks in mid-summer. Does best with fertile, moist soils. Attracts bees & butterflies Good cut flower Deer & rabbit resistant

36-48" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
PERSICARIA amplexicaule ‘Orangefield’ Fleece Flower

A new cultivar with salmon red spikes over bushy green foliage.

36-42 inches Sun/Part Shade 4