Content | Champagne’ hybrid Heuchera
This is a stunning plant with medium size leaves hanging from peach to gold to champagne-gold with a strong white veil overall. Free-flowering maroon stems with light peach flowers most of the season. Champagne is a fast grower, flowering the first season and tolerating heat, humidity, drought, and other stressors. It does need good soil drainage, so make sure your garden offers this-- all the rest is extra! Pop it in a container or find a garden spot in partial to full shade and toast your good fortune as you add Champagne to your permanent garden
Sun Exposure
Partial Shade or Full Shade
Soil Type
Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil
Moisture
Average or Moist
Care Level
Easy
Flower color
Yellow
Blooming Time Early
Summer Mid-Summer Late Summer Late Spring
Foliage Color
Gold Silver
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies Attracts Hummingbirds Border Containers Cut Flower Deer Resistant Edging Rabbit Resistant Evergreen Woodland
Flower Head Size
Very Small
Height
25-30 cm 10-12 inches
Spread
30-35 cm 12-14 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium | Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
Ligularia
USDA Zone: 4-9
Sometimes called Elephant Ears, this is a bold specimen perennial that needs a moist location. Plants form a clump of large, jagged-edged green leaves. Purplish black stems rise above in summer, bearing long spikes of bright-yellow daisy flowers. Superb for the back of the border, or at the waterside. An unusual centerpiece for a tub or large container. Both the flowers and leaves are great for cutting. Slugs can be troublesome. Clumps may be divided in the spring, every 3 to 4 years.
Sun Exposure Full Sun or Partial Shade
Soil Type Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Moist or Wet
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Yellow
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Border Containers
Cut Flower Deer Resistant
Massed Specimen
Waterside Woodland
Flower Head Size Very Large
Height 47-70 inches
Spread 31-35 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium | Leucanthemum × superbum ‘Snowcap’
Shasta Daisy
USDA Zone: 4-9
(Formerly Chrysanthemum maximum) No sunny border would seem complete without the familiar presence of Shasta Daisies. This is an especially compact selection, with masses of single white flowers, each with a yellow center. Excellent for cutting. Also great for edging, or in mixed containers. Removing faded flowers will greatly increase the blooming time. Divide plants in the spring every 2 to 3 years to maintain vigour. Shasta Daisy is a well-behaved garden hybrid and should not be confused with the weedy Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
Sun Exposure Full Sun or Partial Shade
Soil Type Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Care Level Easy
Flower Color White Yellow
Blooming Time Early Summer Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies Attracts Hummingbirds
Border Containers
Cut Flower Deer Resistant
Edging Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Flower Head Size Medium
Height 12-14 inches
Spread 12-18 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium | Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’
CONE-FECTIONS Coneflower
USDA Zone: 4-9
A double-flowered Coneflower, this selection features drooping ray petals of spicy orange, surrounding a pompom center of red-orange that develops papaya tones as the flowers age. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming in midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. Part of the CONE-FECTIONS™ series bred by Arie Blom of the Netherlands and introduced by AB Cultivars/Plants Nouveau. USPP#21022: unlicensed propagation prohibited. Registered with COPF.
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Type Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Dry or Moist
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Orange
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds Border
Containers Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant Massed
Specimen
Flower Head Size Large
Height 29-35 inches
Spread 18-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium | Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow Wild Berry’
Purple Coneflower
USDA Zone: 3-9
A distinctive selection from PanAm Seed Co. of the Purple Coneflower, one of our most popular native wildflowers. Plants form a midsized mound of coarse dark-green leaves, bearing large daisy flowers with magenta-pink petals surrounding an orange-brown central cone by midsummer. Beautiful companion to E. purpurea ‘Pow Wow White’. Coneflowers are sturdy and easy-care perennials that perform best in a sunny location. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies. Outstanding for cutting. Removing faded flowers regularly will greatly increase the blooming period. Leaving dried seed heads on the plants at the end of the season will provide food for wintering birds and add interest to the winter garden. They’re also useful in dried arrangements. Plants may be easily divided in early spring. Any seedlings that appear can also be moved at that time. An All-America Selections Winner for 2010.
Sun Exposure Full Sun or Partial Shade
Soil Type Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Dry or Moist
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Purple
Purple
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Border Containers
Cut Flower Deer Resistant
Dried Flower Drought Tolerant
Massed Wild Flower
Flower Head Size Large
Height 20-23 inches
Spread 18-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium | Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’
Perennial Sage
USDA Zone: 3-9
The Perennial Sages are invaluable perennials for their rich display of spiky flowers in the early summer border. This selection is medium to tall, with flowers of deep violet-blue held on unusually dark stems. Remove faded blooms to encourage repeat flowering. Excellent for cutting. Drought tolerant once established. Also tolerates heat and humidity. Plants may be easily divided in early spring or fall. Can be clipped back hard after blooming, to rejuvenate the foliage. Attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds. Winner of the 2000 Outstanding New Perennial Award by the International Hardy Plant Union.
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Type Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Dry or Moist
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Purple
Blooming Time Early Summer Mid-Summer
Foliage Color Grey Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Containers Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Drought Tolerant
Rabbit Resistant Massed
Flower Head Size Large
Height 20-29 inches
Spread 18-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium |
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