EPIMEDIUM grandiflorum 'Lilafee'

ECHINACEA (Purple Coneflower) An easy to grow, low-maintenance perennial with long-blooming, daisy-like flowers. Strong performer in the mixed border or meadow garden. Attracts butterflies; excellent cut flower. Goldfinches relish the seeds. We're excited to be offering many new varieties this year. Zone 3. 

BIG SKY SERIES™

Harvest Moon™ 'Matthew Saul' Fragrant, earthy gold flowers with a golden orange central cone. Wide petals overlap giving the flowers a fuller look. Excellent branching. Vigorous grower. The color of this flower is special, unique. It's my favorite of the newer group.

ECHINACEA 'Sundown'A prolific bloomer, with intense orange, fragrant flowers, 36-40ins. tall.

'Sunrise' Large 4½-5", fragrant flowers in the breakthrough color of deep yellow, maturing to a light buttery shade. Sturdy stems, heavy flowering over a long period and hardy to zone 3.

ECHINACEA 'Twilight'  Fragrant, vibrant rose-red flowers with a deep red cone . This color really pops! Wide petals overlap, giving the flowers a fuller look. Excellent branching; Vigorous.

OTHER ECHINACEA

ECHINACEA pallida 'Hula Dancer' New Very narrow white petals with a pink tinge on 32ins. upright, unbranched stems.

ECHINACEA paradoxa Yellow Coneflower  Indeed a paradox with yellow flowers instead of the more usual pink/purple versions. Strongly upright, 30in., unbranched stems carry large, showy, brilliant yellow flowers measuring 5-6ins. across, with a prominent brown, central cone. The way in which a single flower is displayed at the end of a long slender stem lends a certain elegance to the clumps. Native to relatively small, dry, prairie habitats in Kansas, Arkansas and Texas, plants are well adapted to dry areas and make an excellent choice for the hot, drier, mixed border. Blooms extends over a long period, starting in late spring and continuing into mid summer. Zone 5.

ECHINACEA purpurea 'Baby Swan White' New Bright white flowers on compact plants with multi-branched stems, 20ins. high.

purpurea 'Coconut Lime' New White petaled flowers with green pompon centers that age to pale lime with an orange cone. 30in. tall, well branched stems. Blooms from mid to late summer. Zone 4.

purpurea 'Fatal Attraction' A real eye-catcher with hot pink to red flowers with deep orange center cones held on 26in., unique, black stems. Bloom late spring through summer. Zone 4.

purpurea 'Green Envy' New A breakthrough color for Echinacea! Green, rounded petals with touches of pink towards the base encircle a green cone.  Grows 24in. tall. Distinctly different from any other coneflower we've seen and we think its a keeper. The rounded, uniquely cupped or spooned petals retain their green color for a long period and eventually become mostly overspread with mavue/pink. Zone 4.

purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' A compact cultivar, about 2' tall with lots of big, clear pink flowers. 

purpurea 'Lilliput' New The most compact coneflower yet. Grows only 16-18ins tall with a dwarf, mounding habit and large, rosy-purple flowers with a double row of petals carried horizontally, and even somewhat upward-facing around the russet-orange cone.

purpurea 'Pink Double Delight' New Similar to 'Razzmatazz' but with a shorter, more compact habit. The true pink, 3in. flowers have enormous, pink, pompon centers surrounded by an apron of pink petals. 24ins. tall.

purpurea 'Ruby Giant'   Absolutely huge, 7in. wide, ruby blooms with distinctly horizontal petals and a flat, coppery-orange cone. A spot of E. 'Rubinstern', selected for its impressive size and horizontal petals.

purpurea 'Vintage Wine' New A new Echinacea with vibrant, raspberry-red, 4in. flowers with petals held horizontally and somewhat upfacing around the dark center cone, fragrant. Zone 4.

purpurea 'Virgin' New Large, fragrant, pure white flowers with with a double row of petals and a green cone.  Selected for its improved flowering performance. 24ins. tall.

tennesseensis 'Rocky Top Hybrid'  A hybrid of the endangered Tennessee coneflower with cheerful, bright pink 3 to 3½" flowers with narrow, inward curving petals, 24-30". Blooms summer into early fall, zone 4.

ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle) Bold, showy plants, undemanding and easy to grow in any ordinary, well drained garden soil. Flower heads are dense spiny globes, excellent for cutting and drying. Taller species are good back of the border plants; smaller species combine well with Heleniums and Daylilies. 

bannaticus 'Blue Glow' Deep blue globes on 40in. branched stems in summer.

tienschanicum Tennis ball sized, silvery-white flower heads on tall, 4-6ft, plants with spiny, thistle-like foliage.

EPIMEDIUM  Lovely woodland plants that tolerate dry shade (but, of course, prefer even moisture). An aristocratic plant in both leaf and flower. 

grandiflorum 'Album' New large, pure white flowers over fresh, light green foliage. Blooms at a low height, somewhere around 6ins., with foliage subsequently reaching 20ins. high.

grandiflorum 'Dark Beauty' New Large, antique rose and white flowers rise 12ins. above velvety, chocolate -purple new spring growth. Blooms in May.

grandiflorum 'Nanum' New One of the smallest Epimediums with medium-sized, white flowers in early spring followed by tiny, red-rimmed, heart-shaped leaves. Delightfully tiny at just 4ins.

grandiflorum 'Lilafee'  12-15ins. tall with lilac-purple flowers in spring.

 

grandiflorum 'Sasaki' New Pure pink flowers on 15ins. plants.

sempervirens var. rugosum 'Aurora' New Only 6ins. tall in bloom with a subsequent flush of leaves to 9ins. Large, dark lavender flowers and attractive small leaves.

x rubrum  A hybrid between E. alpinum and E. grandiflorum with deep, rosy-red, 1in. flowers in spring and heart-shaped leaves that are particularly ornamental in spring and fall when tinged red. 10-12ins. tall.

x rubrum 'Sweetheart' New Dainty, dark rose-red flowers with pale yellow centers on slender stems in early spring. Light green foliage is delicately trimmed in burgundy. An Epimedium of some bulk, 16ins. tall with large,texturally interesting leaves.

x versicolor 'Sulphureum' New An older, larger variety that is still much sought after. Soft, butter-yellow blooms on 10ins. stems in spring and gray-green leaves attractively edged in burgundy-red. 10-12ins. high.

x warleyense 'Orange Queen' New A larger Epimedium with copper-orange flowers in early spring. Attractive foliage year round. 20ins. high.

x youngianum 'Baby Doll Pink' New 9ins. tall with clusters of tiny, pink. bell-shaped flowers in spring and dainty, heart-shaped green leaves.

x youngianum 'Niveum'   6-8" tall with clear white flowers over sharply serrated leaves marked with red in spring, turning crimson in fall. Blooms mid to late May.

x youngianum 'Roseum'  Dainty rose flowers on 9in. stems with foliage eventually rising to 12ins.

ERYNGIUM (Sea Holly)  Fascinating flowers that are some of the best for cutting. Very heat tolerant and hot full sun is necessary. Not fussy about soil so long as it's perfectly drained.

planum 'Blue Hobbit' New Dwarf and compact, only 12ins. tall, with silver-blue stems topped with blue-purple flowers. Grow in sun, in well drained soil. Zone 5.

varifolium New 16ins. tall with green and white marbled foliage and grey flower heads, July-Aug. Zone 5.

yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master Lance-like, spiny leaves in rosettes that resemble yucca. In summer, stout flower stalks soar upwards to 5ft. carrying large clusters of creamy-white, yucca-like flowers. Adapted to sunny, dry places. Zone 5.

x 'Blue Glitter' New A true, long lived perennial with erect, much branched, silver-blue stems carrying an abundance of small, blue, pincushion-like flowers. Hard to imagine a better subject for both fresh and dried arrangements. Prefers hot, sunny, very well drained locations. In this case, " well drained" does not translate to dry and infertile as plants actually prefer a, rich, fertile site though one that is well drained.

ERYSIMUM allonii (Siberian Wallflower) Showy clusters of very fragrant, deep orange flowers bloom on 18" stems all summer. Shortlived but worth replacing for its long blooming, bright orange flowers and strong fragrance. Zone 5. 

EUPATORIUM Native wildflowers, valuable for their late summer/fall blooming and for the architectural quality they provide. Most prefer fertile, moist soils. 

capillifolium 'Elegant Feather' New See Temperennials

dubium 'Phantom' New A low growing Joe Pye Weed that grows just 4ft. tall with attractive clusters of lavender flowers in mjd summer. Grow in sun with plenty moisture. Zone 5.

fistulosum 'Atropurpureum' (Hollow Joe Pye Weed)  ¼" wine-red flowers in groups of 8-20 form a large, flat -topped, fluffy inflorescence in late summer. 4-7' stems are purple, as are the leaf petioles, and the leaves themselves have a purplish cast.

EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Gateway' (Spotted Joe Pye Weed)  Very similar to E. fistulosum 'Atropurpureum', but smaller in stature, to 5'.

purpureum 'Little Joe' Compact and upright growing, this is the cultivar for smaller gardens, to 4'. Mauve flowers in Aug.-Sept.

rugosum 'Chocolate' Handsome purple/burgundy foliage contrasts nicely with the clusters of small white flowers that bloom in late summer. Grows 3-4' tall, with a neat, compact, spreading habit and is at its best in rich, moist soil, in full sun. Great contrast plant. I've paired it with Peroskia for a dynamite burgundy, blue and silver combo.  Hardy to at least zone 5, and probably colder.

EUPHORBIA (Spurge) Plants with attractive foliage and long lasting, highly colored "flowers", which are actually bracts.  Easy to grow in well drained garden soil, pest and disease resistant, long-lived.  

EUPHORBIA amygdaloides 'Craigieburn' (wood spurge) New  An improved E. purpurea with larger, dark, reddish-green leaves that are beautifully displayed in whorls up the length of the stem, and long yellow flower spikes in spring 2ft. high.  Resistant to mildew. As the common name implies, this spurge prefers at least afternoon shade, also moist but well drained soil with a higher pH. Zone 5.

EUPHORBIA characias 'Silver Swan' New See Temperennials

EUPHORBIA corollata One of the longest blooming perennials, summer into fall. Showy masses of tiny, dainty white flowers bloom in huge sprays. Heat and drought resistant. Small jade green leaves turn vivid red in autumn.  1-3'. Zone 5.

EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Fireglow' Handsome bushy plant with a similar habit to E. epithymoides but larger, 2.5 to 3ft. tall . Lancelike midgreen leaves with red mid-veins, orange-brown stems and bright orange bracts in summer. Spreads by rhizomes to form loose colonies of widely spaced, erect, unbranched stems.  Great with yellow flowered plants such as coreopsis. Zone 5.

myrsinites  Trailing blue gray foliage with yellow bracts in May. Thrives in hot and dry conditions, and self-sows with abandon. Zone 5.

polychroma (epithymoides) Blue-green mound, yellow bracts in May, red foliage in fall, 18". Very showy in bloom and, when finished blooming, plants maintain their garden appeal with attractive foliage on sturdy, almost shrub-like stems. Carefree and hardy to zone 4.

EUPHORBIA polychroma 'Bonfire ' Bonfire' is the first spurge to keep its brilliant foliage color all season long! Leaves emerge green but then turn dark red as they mature and retain this color throughout the season. Tightly packed foliage on upright stems form a dense, compact mound. Chartreuse bracts in spring contrast dramatically with the red foliage.  Colorful from spring til fall. Matures at 12ins. high by 15-18ins. Zone 5.

EUPHORBIA polychroma 'First Blush' Dazzling foliage with green, white and pink variegation and showy yellow bracts in spring. Neat, clumping habit, better behaved and more refined looking than Lysimachia p. 'Alexander'. We have it in full sun and it looks great but have read that it will do just fine in part shade. 12-18ins. tall. Zone 5.

FILIPENDULA ( Meadowsweet, False Spirea) Showy, plumelike flowers, excellent for cutting. Magnificent display when grown in groups, most species prefer damp soils. Propagate by division in early spring.