Smokey-pink candles rise on strong stems in August.

White fluffy, nodding spikes on tall, wiry stems reaching up and over the gardens adding movement. Attracts pollinators  

Deep maroon bottle brushes form on top of swaying stems with ferny green-blue foliage. A wonderful meadow plant! Attracts birds & butterflies Deer resistant Good cut flower

Deep plum purple, bottle brush flowers wave above the low growing, dark green, pinnate foliage beginning in late summer and lasting well into autumn. They make a great cut flower and combine well with asters and grasses.

Rose-pink bottlebrush flowers float over the finely cut foliage attracting many pollinators to the garden.

This plant is densely branched with a mounding to trailing habit, creating a mat 6-8″ tall with a 1-2′ spread. In summer (May to August) the plant is carpeted in sprays of small, bright pink flowers. Tolerates some drought once established making it a nice addition to the sunny rock garden. After flowering, shear back by […]

A white-flowered cultivar smothered in white blooms in spring.

A Chinese ginger relative with downy heart-shaped leaves and light yellow spring blooms.

An unusual relative of our native jack-in-the-pulpit. this rarity flowers early in the season with stinky flowers that are pollinated by flys. Once the flower dies down it then sends up a large fingered leaf with heavily spotted stems.

Pubescent, rounded gray-green foliage is marked with silver. Undersides are maroon red.  Spreads by red stolons from which “plantlets” dangle.  Small white flowers in spring. Marginally hardy here, but makes a great hanging basket!

Pure white with the largest flower of all the Scabiosa -up to 4″ across, making this a valuable cut flower. Deadhead to keep it blooming all summer. Deer/drought resistant. Best in non-acidic soils. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Deep cobalt blue with the largest flower of all the Scabiosa-up to 4″ across, makes this a valuable cut flower. Keep it deadhead to keep this blooming all summer. Deer resistant. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Loads of blue fan shaped flowers cascade over the pot edge.

Low maintenance cascade with pure white fans.

A more upright, broad-based bluestem with gray-green foliage transitioning to pink, copper and mahogany in the fall.

Gorgeous variegation of green, white and rosy pink. More compact than other little bluestems, fits in front of the border areas for a neat accent.

This little bluestem has fine hairs all along the blades that catch the light and make it appear to glow. A more upright habit makes it great for a statement in the garden.

Blue-grey foliage through summer changing to reddish tones in fall and producing creamy white floral plumes through the fall months.

Similar to the climbing hydrangea, this cultivar has attractive silver-patterned foliage and large, flat white flower clusters through the summer.

Similar to the climbing hydrangea, this cultivar has attractive silver-patterned foliage and large, flat light pink flower clusters through the summer.

A very nice pyramidal evergreen with dense branching and a very symmetrical form. More compact and tighter branching.

Needles are long, dark green and arranged in whorls. This cultivar is compact with excellent winter color. Needs careful siting in Vermont.

Compact, clumping habit, with serrated leaves and bicolor flowers of blue & white. Attracts butterflies

Pink to red flowers in late summer over tidy blue-green foliage.  Red seedpods follow.  Upright and compact.  

Very dark fleshy leaves along upright stems that flower in fall with pink and cream clusters atop the stems.

More compact than S. ‘Autumn Joy’ and more resistant to stem rot. Large clusters of deep pink flowers over a dense clump of gray-green foliage from late summer into fall.

A 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.

Variegated foliage inbrilliant shades of red, orange and yellow from mid summer through fall. This colorful introduction has proven extremely stable and vigorous. Large flower heads of rosy pink flowers in late summer.

Mats of brilliant gold mini succulent foliage. Excellent for troughs.  Topped with yellow flowers in summer.

A very good groundcover with pink flowers in July over bright green foliage.

Clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer cover the glossy, dark green foliage.  Habit is tidy and compact.

Gray-green leaves edged pink with large pink flowers in Aug-Sept.

Bronzy-green foliage and rosy-pink flowers are held high and strong on stiff, non-flopping stems; leaves darken with added sun exposure. Attracts bees & butterflies Drought tolerant Good cut flower

Trailing stems are densely packed with grey-green fleshy leaves covered with a powdery farina. Small pink clusters of flowers appear in spring.

A compact form with dusky foliage and dark mauve flowers in late summer.

Mat-forming stems covered in blue-green needle like leaves. Bright yellow flowers in summer are a wonderful contrast!

Brilliant yellow spruce-like foliage. Yellow flowers in summer. Excellent for ground cover or container.

Bright golden, six fingered foliage. Bright yellow, star-shaped flowers bloom in summer.

Flaring stems of round blue-gray leaves form a compact mound.  Pink flowers in fall.

Striking gold and blue variegated foliage on a compact mounding plant. Pink flowers in fall.

A variegated sport of S. ‘Autumn Joy’ with cream-edged foliage.

An improved S. ‘Autumn Joy’ with thicker stems that hold the flower heads more erect.

Reliable performer. Fleshy foliage topped by flattened clusters of flowers starting pink in August, turning rust by late fall. Part shade or moist soil OK. Attracts bees and butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant

A mat forming groundcover with rounded deep bronze leaves and bright pink flowers in summer.

Red, green and white foliage with pale pink flowers.

Mats of intense bronze to deep mahogany foliage. Rose-red flowers late in the season.

Like S. ‘Dazzleberry’ with even darker foliage and rose-pink blooms 2-3 weeks later.  Plant is compact and well-branched.

A sport of S. ‘Firecracker’ with burgundy red foliage edged in pink and rose-pink flowers in late summer.

Compact 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

Variegated white and green foliage with spots of pink on creeping stems. The pick becomes more pronounced with cooler weather in the fall when pale pink flowers are formed. Attracts bees Drought tolerant