Single pale flesh pink daisies in October. Valuable late season interest. Deer/rabbit resistant. Pinch stems back as needed from late spring to mid-summer to control height and to encourage bushy growth. Fertilize several times during the growing season. Mulch well for overwintering.

A lovely native groundcover with bright yellow daisies from spring into summer. Adaptable to different soil types.

Clumps of maple-like leaves are patterned with chartreuse and dark green.  Flowers spikes of creamy white appear in late summer.  From Hillside Nursery.

White bottle-brush-like flowers on slender but strong black stems in July.

Ferny, purplish-green foliage, with long lasting fragrant white flower spikes in Aug.-Sept.

One of the darkest foliage forms.  Typical tall spikes of fragrant creamy white flowers in late summer.

Long airy wand of soft pink fuzzy flowers. Very fragrant and a favorite of the pollinators. Dark bronze foliage.

Burgundy leaves with a metallic silver sheen and markings. Us in a hanging basket or provide support.

Strongly fragrant blooms produce strange fruits looking like fingered hands.

Wonderful tree with gray smooth bark, ash-like foliage, and 12-15″ drooping panicles of intensely fragrant pinkish-white flowers in June. May only bloom profusely every 2-3 years (once mature). Yellow fall color.

Bright gold foliage early changing to chartreuse. May to June brings pendant blue flowers. What a gorgeous combination! Pretty seed heads follow in late summer. Blooms on old wood. Deer resistant.

Prolific, large bright-purple to lavender-blue flowers from early to late summer. Group 3- blooms on new wood; cut back to 6″ in late-fall or early spring. Deer resistant.

Blue flowers are barred with red. Prune after first flush of spring bloom, will repeat in late summer.

A gorgeous double pink producing 5″ Dahlia-like blooms. Each petal has a darker center stripe, surrounding a puff of golden stamens in the center. It quickly grows up to 8′ covering a trellis in one season.

Magenta flowers with yellow stamens July through September.   Prune hard in the spring.

Large white flowers with frilled edges in early summer and fall on a compact plant.  Prune after blooming.

Lovely velvety purple flowers June through Sept. Deservedly popular. Blooms on new growth, so prune hard in early spring to where you can see new grow-points forming.

Showy deep violet blooms barred with red and centered with white stamens.  Blooms late spring to summer with some repeat in the fall. Habit is compact. Intermediate pruning required.

Bold, 4″, violet star-shaped flowers with red stripes. Group 2. Main pruning happens after it’s late-spring/early summer flush, then many rebloom late season. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Very double dark blue 4”-5” flowers in June and Sept. Group 2. Main pruning happens after it’s late-spring/early summer flush, then many rebloom late season. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Large flowers of light mauve with pink bars May-June. Group 2. Main pruning happens after it’s late-spring/early summer flush, then many rebloom late season. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Stunning ruby-red flower with contrasting butter-yellow anthers. Group 2. Main pruning happens after it’s late-spring/early summer flush, then many rebloom late season. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Best color in part-shade.

Numerous fragrant small white flowers in September. Prune hard in spring.

Bright pink 4-5” flowers with cream stamens. Blooms in May-June then repeats in Aug.-Sept. Group 2. Main pruning happens after it’s late-spring/early summer flush, then many rebloom late season. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Large (5-7″) bright, vibrant red blooms with creamy yellow anthers in late spring. Best color in full sun. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. Group 2- prune after first flush of flowers to encourage late summer reblooming.

This hybrid with C. integrifolia has fragrant, bell-shaped 2” flowers of deep purple from June through September.  Prune hard in spring.

Large deep purple blooms that emerge nearly black and then fade. Flowers on new growth; prune hard early spring. Deer tolerant.

Large, rich velvety red-burgundy. Prune hard early spring. Deer tolerant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

A hybrid of C. integrifolia that is more vigorous and floriferous.  Erect stems are covered with reflexed blue bells in late spring followed by thread-like seed heads.  Will need support as it matures. good for scrambling through other plants. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts pollinators.

Fully double blue blooms with time tipped petals. Blooms from early summer to fall on a more compact vine.

Large (up to 7′”) violet-blue flowers with pink to red filaments. Vigorous. Group 2. Main pruning happens after it’s late-spring/early summer flush, then many rebloom late season. Deer tolerant.

Large white blossoms are centered with yellow stamens.  Prune lightly after first bloom.  Will repeat.

Extra large 6-8” flowers are cream with a central pink bar. May-June bloom with some repeat in the fall.  Blooms on old wood, so only light pruning after flowering.

A hybrid bush clematis covered with small violet-blue, starry flowers centered with contrasting white stamens. Blooms late spring to early summer.  It will need some support.

Small, fragrant four-petaled light lavender bells from July through Sept. Blooms most heavily on new growth. Deer resistant. Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds.

Rich purple-blue, 3″ open flowers blooming July through Sept. Prune hard.

Velvet purple flowers with white centers and distinctive violet venation. Group 3- blooms on new wood. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

Pink blooms are barred with red. Plants bloom through the summer and habit is compact.  Prune hard in the spring.

An open, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with large, heart-shaped leaves and fragrant blooms in autumn followed by stunning blue berries.

A somewhat unruly-growing shrub that is covered in very fragrant flowers in fall. Flowers are followed by clusters of deep blue fruit. When the leaves are crushed the fragrance is somewhat peanut butter-like. It can be pruned into a tree form which helps contain its exuberance.  

A bushy shrub with flowers that while in bud look just like notes on a musical composition. the buds open to curved trumpet-shaped white flowers.

Large panicles of bicolor blue and white winged flowers all summer on an evergreen shrub; Syn. Rotheca myricoides

This selection has showy large, fragrant white flowers spikes. Shiny green foliage turns bright yellow in fall. site in a spot that doesn’t dry out. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds.

The most compact of the summersweets. Fragrant white flower spikes and shiny deep green foliage. Prefers consistently moist soil. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

A floriferous compact form with flower racemes twice as long as the species. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

Compact shrub bearing very fragrant flower spikes in summer. Slowly spreading in consistently moist soils to form a grove in partly sunny areas. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds.

The deepest pink cultivar now available. Shiny deep green foliage on a suckering plant. Makes a fragrant hedge. Prefers consistently moist soil.

Long narrow spires of fragrant blooms in later summer can be up to a foot long in profusion and looking like a huge 4th of July sparkler! More compact. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds & bees Deer resistant Tolerant of wet soils

Horizontally drooping, fragrant white flower spikes in July on a large upright shrub.  Added interest comes from exfoliating bark and glossy foliage which turns yellow in the fall.

Beautiful variegated foliage is pink, green and white in the spring maturing to green and white.  Form and flowers typical of the species.