Assorted HEUCHERAS in our sales yard

HELENIUM (Helen's Flower) Indispensable for late summer and early fall borders and for cutting gardens. Abundant flowers, on strong, erect stems bloom over a long season. Tolerant of wet soils. Zone 3.

Helenium ‘Coppelia’ New     Coppery-orange daisies on 40” stems July-Oct. This is a color that works well with so many other shade to create dramatic combinations in the sunny, summer border. Flowers are all the more effective for being presented on such tall stems. Requires full sun and evenly moist soil to perform at its best. An excellent cut flower. Zone 3.

HELENIUM ‘Mardi Gras’  A beautiful late season perennial with yellow, daisy-like flowers that are liberally splashed with orange and red. Blooms profusely, creating a great burst of bright color in the sunny border during July and August. 3-3½’ tall. Makes a nice cut flower. Does best in full sun with rich, evenly moist soil. We know from sad experience that it will languish and then die in dry soil. Zone 4.

HELIANTHEMUM Sun Rose Broad mounds of narrow, silvery gray-green foliage on low growing, branched, woody stems. In mid summer, plants begin blooming with 1-2in. across, single or double flowers with a wonderful crepe paper-like texture similar to that of poppies, and in colors ranging from the softest pastels to the deepest oranges, reds and purples; see the varieties below for just a hint of the possibilities. Sun roses are actually shrubs and are evergreen in warmer zones, though usually not here in zone 5, where leaves are either dropped outright in winter, or else, precariously retained in fairly shabby condition. Most gardeners correctly think of them as herbaceous perennials and use them accordingly. Sun roses have only two requirements, hot full sun and perfectly drained soil!  Their attractive foliage, luscious flowers and tidy, wide, low habit make them perfect for the rock garden, at the front of the mixed border and in containers.  I especially like seeing them planted between flat stones, out of foot traffic, at the edges of walkways and sun baked patios. Zone 5.   

‘Cheviot’    1-2”, soft, apricot-peach flowers with yellow centers blanket the 12 x 24” mounds of dense, silvery foliage in May-June and, depending on the weather, July. The luscious apricot flowers are even more appealing for their delicate, tissue-paper texture, similar to the texture of poppy flowers. Helianthemum do very well in our borders here at the nursery. They bloom for a long time, they look good post-bloom, (almost shrub-like), and they over-winter well. Hot full sun with average, well-drained soil. Zone 5.

‘Wisley Primrose’ Beautiful, canary yellow flowers and silvery foliage.

HELIANTHUS (Perennial Sunflower) 

angustifolia ‘First Light’ (Perennial Sunflower) At only 4ft. tall, this selection is compact and low growing compared to most perennial sunflowers which can reach towering heights of 7-9ft. Foliage is long, narrow, willow-like with considerable ornamental appeal. 2in. wide, bright yellow, daisy-like flowers, with dark centers bloom Sept.-Oct. providing much needed color late in the season. Grow in rich, moist soil in full sun. Zone 5.

salicifolius ‘Lemon Queen’ Bushel baskets of intense, canary-yellow, 2-2½in., single flowers weigh down the stems of this late season beauty. These are large, (5-7ft.), bold plants that infuse a last, glorious blast of color into the border, bringing the season to an end with a bang, not a whimper. Zone 5.

HELIOPSIS h. ‘Summer Nights’ Golden yellow, daisy-like blooms with a mahogany eye are carried atop dark purple-red stems and are set against a background of dark green leaves suffused with purple. 3-4ft. tall. Zone 3.

HELLEBORUS (Hellebore) Becoming increasingly popular, hellebores are indeed a must for every garden. Flowers often push up through the snow and, once up, continue blooming through spring. The attractive foliage forms tidy, slowly spreading mounds that can be divided after flowering. Easy to grow and quite drought tolerant once established. 

HELLEBORUS orientalis ‘Blue Metalic Lady’ Round, mostly upright, deep silvery blue flowers up to 4ins. across. 20ins. tall. Blooms Feb.- April. Zone 4.

orientalis 'Double Ladies Mix’ Mixed colorful doubles in shades of white, yellow, pink, red and purple.

orientalis ‘Pink Spotted Lady’     Smooth pink with darker spots. 14” tall.

orientalis ‘White Lady’    Very large pure white, 18” tall.

HEMEROCALLIS (Daylily) Modern daylilies are available in almost every color imaginable and range in height from 10ins. to 6ft. or higher. Flower periods range from several weeks to several months and plants are virtually maintenance free. Clump division is easy and foolproof at any point in the season. With all these great qualities to commend them, it’s easy to see why daylilies are such a great favorite with gardeners. 

‘August Frost’ New      An exceptional near-white to pale yellow, 6” flower with ruffled petals rimmed in gold. Late bloomer, often blooming after most other daylilies have finished. The large blossoms remain beautiful all day despite possible temperature extremes of the season. 36” tall.

'Bela Lugosi'  Widely regarded as one of the best purple daylilies currently available. Outstanding saturated, true purple blooms with a lime green throat. Very sun-fast for such a dark color. A strong grower, well-branched, and heavily budded. 33ins. tall. Blooms midseason.

‘Cedar Waxwing’ New      6” rose-pink, rounded flower, slightly ruffled, 3’ tall. Blooms mid-season.

‘Chicago ‘Apache’ Intense scarlet red with ruffled edges a deeper shade of red. 30in. tall, mid-late blooming.

'Country Melody'  A true pink, ruffled edges, 30", mid. A beautiful daylily that stood out from pack enough so that we had to find a place for it in our border.

‘Funny Valentine’ New      Large sun-fast rose red blossoms with a bright green throat, ruffled. 2-3’ tall. Blooms early to mid season. Almost as nice as the flower is the beautiful dark blue-green, elegantly presented foliage that remains attractive all season. The superb foliage was a major factor in the selection of this cultivar for introduction by the breeder.

‘Ice Carnival’ New      A Large, fragrant, reblooming laylily that shimmers in the sun. Near-white flowers with a pale yellow water-mark and lime green throat.. 28” tall. blooms mid season. A multiple award winner.

‘Omomuki’   Believed by many to be one of the best yellow tetraploid Daylily. 5in. fragrant, yellow blooms with a yellow green throat, heavily ruffled. 26ins. tall. Blooms early-mid season and flowers open well after cool nights making it a good choice for northern gardens. We had it for the first time in ‘07’ and saw immediately that it was a cut above the others in the crowded arena of yellow daylilies.

‘Rosy Returns' The first ever pink everbloomer! 4" warm pink flowers with a deep rose eyezone and yellow throat bloom from spring till frost on 14" stems.

‘Siloam Amazing Grace’ New      Ruffled primrose-yellow with soft green throat that glows in the height of summer. 26” tall. Blooms early to mid season.

‘Siloam Double Classic’    Soft pink, double flowers with ruffled edges. 16" high. Blooms mid-season.

‘Sir Modred’    Black-red flowers with a yellow throat, fragrant, 24ins. tall, blooms mid season.

'Spider Miracle' Very narrow petals are deep chartreuse in the center and fade to a rich yellow. 32", midseason bloom.

‘Stella de Oro' The original ever-bloomer, with 3" golden blooms on 15" stems.

HEUCHERA (Coral Bells) A large family of plants with the apparent capacity for producing an endless parade of new varieties. Each year scores of new selections appear on the gardening scene requiring so many choices for only so much garden space. Currently plant developers seem to be concentrating on foliage,(at the expense of flowers), with dazzling results. Designer colors such as black, mauve, chartreuse and amber that were unimaginable just a few years ago are now commonplace. 

americana ‘Marvelous Marble’ New     Leaves start out purple in the spring, transitioning to greenish-purple with very pronounced, silver-purple marbling as the season progresses. Early blooming with cream-white flowers on stems that are said to be the shortest flower stems of any Heuchera to date. Zone 4.

americana ‘Velvet Night’     Mounds of slate black leaves, with metallic plum-purple overlays. Considered the darkest of the veiled forms. Fine hairs give the foliage its velvety appearance. White flowers on 24in. stems in summer. We've combined 'Velvet Night' with the gold leaved Hakonechloa m. 'Aureola' in our border and its proven to be one of the best pairing we've ever made, looking great year after year with very little fussing around with.

‘Cinnabar Silver’ New     A compact, yet vigorous growing Coral Bell with foliage that emerges purple-bronze and, as temperatures warm, becomes washed with silver and mauve rippled with purple veins. Bright, metallic-red flowers bloom May-July. 18” tall. Zone 4.

‘Fire Chief’ New     Mid-sized leaves of glowing wine red make a gorgeous medium sized mound from which arise unique, bicolored pink and white flowers on dark red stems. Blooms from spring to fall. Foliage turns a little darker in the winter, but otherwise holds its wine red color. 14” high. Zone 4.

‘Lime Marmalade’ New     A bit larger and more vigorous than ‘Lime Ricky’ with ruffled chartreuse foliage and white flowers. 12” high. Zone 4.

macrorrhiza ‘Autumn Bride’ New     Large, chartreuse to lime green, nearly evergreen foliage topped from September till frost with sprays of pure white flowers that, blooming as late as they do, are a gift to us gardeners who dread seeing the season come to an end. Best in light shade, in average or better soil and; of special interest to all long-suffering, dry shade gardeners, it does well in dry shade. Zone 3. Picture taken 9/20.

‘Midnight Rose’ Burnished black leaves splotched with hot pink, really different,”It’s the leaves, stupid!”. During summer the leaves lighten and cream and pink dots appear.

‘Paris’ Green leaves suffused with a white veneer and etched with dark venation, similar to the very beautiful H. 'Mint Frost'. Flowers are deep pink on strong stems, abundantly produced for 8 weeks in summer, 14ins. high. Considered the best flowering variety. Not that one has a single complaint with the slew of new foliage-centric coral bells, but most of them are not remarkable for their flowers. So three cheers for H. 'Paris' and its 8 weeks of dark pink flowers! Zone 4.

'Peach Flambe'  Glowing peach foliage infused with red turns plum-purple in winter. Larger, smoother, more brightly colored foliage than ‘Amber Waves’ and ‘Marmalade’. White flowers. Blooms late spring into mid summer.

‘Royal Velvet’     Dark purple foliage, washed in silver, with a velvety texture and lots of ruffling. Showy white flowers on 18” stems in late spring. Zone 4,

villosa f. purpurea ‘Bronze Wave’ New      A fall blooming Coral Bell with glossy, bronze foliage and creamy-white flowers on 18” stems. Like ‘Autumn Bride’ this selection blooms Sept.-Oct. and does well in those dreaded, dry, shady locations. Because of its tolerance of dry shade, it’s an excellent choice of groundcover for beneath trees. Zone 3.

x villosa ‘Beaujolais’ An eye-catching villosa hybrid with very large, burgundy leaves with a silver cast and deep burgundy venation throughout. An incredibly vigorous selection, 12ins. tall with a spread of 14ins. White flowers.

x villosa ‘Berry Smoothie’New    Large bold leaves, rose-pink in spring, changing to rose-purple as they mature. Zone 4.

x villosa ‘Caramel’     A robust grower with bright yellow-orange leaves with purple-red undersides. Tidy compact habit with cream colored flowers. 12-14” tall. Zone 4.

x villosa ‘Georgia Peach’ Huge peach colored leaves with a white overlay, changing to rose in summer and then to rosy-purple in fall and winter. Delicate creamy white flowers in summer, 14ins. tall. Its H. villosa parentage contributes heat and humiditeat ay tolerance, enabling plants to withstand full sun. zone 3.

x villosa ‘Miracle’'Miracle' brings the wild colors of Coleus to this increasingly popular group of perennials. Chartreuse spring foliage transitions to a rich, deep brick red with maturity, keeping a contrasting chartreuse margin. A vigorous grower with strong hnd humidity tolerance inherited from its H. villosa parentage. Blooms from mid to late summer with pink flowers carried on 10-12in. stems. Prefers afternoon shade. Zone 4.

x villosa ‘Pistache’ New Large, pale lime to chartreuse-y7ellow leaves. Creates a nice contrast when used in mixed foliage plantings in the ground and in containers. Growds 10-14ins. high with cream bells blooming mid- late summer on 18in. stems. Zone 4.

x villosa ‘Southern Comfort’New      Huge cinnamon-peach leaves that seem to be constantly undergoing subtle color changes. Creamy white flowers in summer. 14” tall. Zone 4.

x villosa ‘Tiramisu’ New     Spring and fall foliage is vibrant watermelon red with chartreuse margins. In summer, the red coloring gradually fades leaving the leaves mostly chartreuse with a silver overlay. Cream colored flowers. Zone 4.

Heucherella     This is a hybrid genus from a cross between a hybrid Heuchera and Tiarella cordifolia. Recent breeding programs have produced lovely combinations of interesting foliage forms and long-blooming flowers. Flowering begins in mid-spring. Hardy to at least zone 4.

Heucherella ‘Stoplight’     Radiant yellow leaves have a large, dark red blotch in the center which feathers out through the viens. An improvement over H. ‘Sunspot’ in having larger, brighter yellow leaves with a darker blotch. 12” high. Zone 4.

Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ New     Orange tea-colored leaves with darker cinnamon centers. Adding to its appeal is its constant color shift as the season progresses, with leaves darkening in summer and then lightening up again in the fall. The largest and most intensely colored of any Heucherella. 20” high. Zone 4.

Hibiscus (Rose Mallow) These are a New England gardener's tropical fantasies come true, with enormous, vividly-hued flowers in late summer. Wait until spring to cut back to the ground, and then wait patiently for new shoots to emerge from the ground, which sometimes takes until Memorial Day. Hardy to Zone 5.   

Hibiscus ‘Chablis’ New     Compact, bushy plants with huge white flowers with a subtle hint of pink at the center. Flowering period extends form mid summer into fall. Low growing at only 3’ high. Zone 5.

Hibiscus ‘Cranberry Crush’ New     An entirely new Rose Mallow that naturally forms a short, compact, fully rounded clump. Near-black flower buds open to glossy, deep scarlet red flowers, 7-8” wide. Flower buds occur at each node all along the stems and the bloom period lasts for several months from mid summer into fall. Only 2½-3’ high. Zone 4.

Hibiscus ‘Fantasia’    The dense, thick substanced, maple-like leaves create a compact, full effect with lavender, dinner-plate size flowers that are very ruffled. Blooms Aug-Sept. Grows 3’ tall. Zone 3.

Hibiscus ‘Fireball’ Finely textured dissected foliage shows a purplish blush, on red veined stems. Large flowers are bright red. A more compact form, growing only 4-5ft. tall.

Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’ Enormous 12 in. flowers, pale pink with a purple center that bleeds into the petals. Maple-like foliage has consistent copper-red coloration that compliments the flowers perfectly. 3 -4 ft. tall. Grow in full sun in average, well drained soil. Be patient. Plants are very late to emerge in spring. Zone 4.

Hibiscus ‘Party Favor’ New     A super long blooming cultivar with 8-10”, glossy, cotton-candy- pink flowers at each node up and down the red, branching stems. Flowers have overlapping, ruffled petals and a red eye. Blooms from mid summer till frost. 5’ high. Zone 4.

Hibiscus ‘Summer Storm’    Everything you’ve always wanted in a Hibiscus: deep, wine purple foliage, a compact habit, 8-10” diameter pink flowers with rose veining and a deep magenta eye, and an extra long bloom time extending from mid summer through early fall. 4’ tall. Zone 4.

HOSTA   See Hosta page.

Hutchinsia ‘Ice Cube’     Low, dense mats of miniature leaves that send up masses of small white flowers on short, 3-4” stems, March-April. Not fussy but prefers very well drained, not dry, alkaline soil. Suited for rock gardens, between stepping stones and edging boulders. Plants resemble Draba. Zone 5.

Hymenoxys grandiflora (Old Man of the Mountain)     Finely cut, fern-like foliage, low and compact and covered with yellow daisy-like flowers in spring. 6-12” high. Zone 3.