Mounds of crimped blue-green foliage bear stems of deep red bottle-brush flowers all summer and into fall.
Deer and rabbit resistant
SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Tanna’
January 26th, 2022SEDUM ‘Thunderhead’
January 26th, 2022Compact plant with strong branches that produce loads of bright pink star shaped florets over grey-green foliage.
Drought and deer tolerant
Attracts butterflies and bees galore and hummingbirds
HELICTOTRICTON sempervirens ‘Saphire’
January 26th, 2022A larger alternative to Festuca glauca. Ornamental narrow blue leaf blades form a clump. Flower spikelets mature to a golden wheat color by fall. Best blue color occurs in dryish soils. Deer/drought tolerant.
HELENIUM autumnale ‘Salud Embers’
January 26th, 2022Red and yellow bicolor flowers from mid-summer into fall. Pinching back in early summer makes for a sturdier plant with more branching/blooms. Attracts butterflies/bees. Deer resistant.
SEDUM Sunsparkler ‘Dream Dazzler’
January 25th, 2022A sport of Plum Dazzled. Colorful tricolored leaves emerge in spring with a collage of pink, white and purple. In full summer sun, the centers turn dark purple with hot pink edges. Masses of magenta-pink flowers in early fall.
HELENIUM ‘Bandera’
January 25th, 2022A profusion of gold-tipped, brick-red flowers that lasts from late summer into fall, often until first frost. Shallow-rooted; needs regular moisture.
STACHYS ‘Summer Crush’
January 25th, 2022The small flowers open pink and age to soft pink and white—a pretty flower show in the vein of ‘Pink Cotton Candy’. Dense flower spikes, to 3 inches long, perch on strong stems from early to midsummer.
STACHYS minima
January 25th, 2022This miniature perennial makes an ideal edging for sunny pathways and is a cute addition to fairy gardens. It forms a ground-hugging rosette of glossy, dark green leaves topped with loads of bright lavender pink flowers in summer.
Deer and rabbit resistant.
Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds.
THYMUS praecox ‘Albus’
January 25th, 2022Dwarf, creeping aromatic foliage forms a carpet bearing white flowers that attract Butterflies and bees. Blooming profusely through the summer, the flowers are rich in nectar.
Deer and drought tolerant
VERONICA ‘Georgia Blue’
January 25th, 2022Low growing and mat forming this is a wonderful ground cover bearing brilliant blue flowers with white eyes all spring and sporadically for the rest of the season. Remaining attractive even when not in flower.
