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A
European perennial w/ deeply cut, basal, dark green leaves. The
flowers are set in spiny, red-purple bracts. Very DRAMATIC plants.
Place well, as their long thong-like roots make moving them tough.
Prefers sun & warmth but will tolerate shade. Protect the crown
the first winter! Slow to establish but worth the wait! A
well-grown clump is riveting. Zone 5-10 which is a broader range
than most sites show is from The Kemper Center, Missouri Botanical
garden. They have it growing everywhere in their Zone 5
gardens!
Large
deeply lobed shiny green leaves w/ lavender flowers resembling
foxgloves. Very large dramatic leaves with stunning flowers. A
wonderful formal looking plant. Stunning with ferns & hostas in
the shade but also takes sun with adequate moisture. Dates back to
Roman times & a motif shaped like an acanthus leaf was used to
decorate columns. *The Floridata website says Zone 10 on
Acanthus mollis but it would definitely have to be in the shade.
An
extremely rare sub-species, seldom available in this country.
Large plants with broad glossy leaves,
sometimes barely
dissected. Makes an amazing but slow groundcover. This
has the largest leaves of all the Acanthus. Both the leaf stalk and
the leaf itself are enormous!
Bold,
large foliage turns a golden green in full sun with a burgundy hue
to the stems. A vigorous,
architectural plant that you will never forget once you see one
bloom. Good for cutting/drying. This form is new, splendid &
rare in the trade. Slow to establish but definitely
worth the wait! Stunning! Needs moisture in Sun and yet it's at
least some sun that brings out the most gold. White flowers
with rose-violet bracts.
A
import by Oregon's Chet Tompkins from a Chinese gardener. This
hybrid (probably A. spinosus x A. mollis) is possibly the best
Acanthus in the trade but particularly for warm weather zones.
Where A. mollis just melts in the heat, 'Summer Beauty' lives up to
her name. Dark, deep green, glossy foliage is more cut
than A. mollis. The 6' tall blooms has typical white blooms
and purple calyces. This will become the industry
standard! Very tropical looking. This will become the
industry standard.
An
Asian rock garden/woodland plant with large maple-like
leaves that emerge bronze-green, to mid-green and end in riveting
crimson red splashes in Fall. In mid-spring, white,
bell-shaped blooms are held in branched panicles just BEFORE the
foliage emerges. Best in cool summer areas (not the deep south) or
in shade near streams and/or among rocks where it's
cooler. Forms an excellent but slow-growing,
deciduous ground cover
in part to full shade. Crimson Fans/Karasuba
is Japanese cultivar which has crimson flares and streaks to the
foliage from after flowering until Fall where the species doesn't
color up until Fall.
Yarrows are most successful when grown in light, sandy soils and
divided at least every 3 years. Yarrows really do best in areas where
night temperatures are cool and humidity is low. Growing Yarrow in soil
heavily amended with SAND on the East
Coast will make a big difference in their longevity. They're just
blooming machines and fabulous for flower arrangements so worth the
extra trouble with preparing the soil. Also, hardy enough most
places to grow in containers! (The sand amendment also applies to Dianthus by the way.)
Also, easy on the fertilizer -- they don't need
it. You might find that the 'hybrids' also have more Umph
on the East Coast rather than cultivars of A. millefolium.
Attractive
feathery foliage surrounding stiffly erect stems. Huge, 6"
wide, flat golden flower-heads give rise to the name.
Generally does not need staking like the species. Very tall,
up to 45" it's a stunner! Beautiful in dried
arrangements. After 9 months in the ground, this is looking
fabulous for us! Doesn't mind East Coast heat and humidity.
Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Strongly
aromatic, finely cut foliage. A very VIGOROUS, rhizomatous variety.
Beautiful cerise (dark vivid pink) flowers above dark green foliage.
Deadhead for continued bloom. Divide every 2-3 years to keep
vigorous. Best in well-drained neutral soil but takes most any but
wet. Cut flower, deer resistant,
easy, evergreen, drought tolerant. Introduced by the English
rose-breeding firm Harkness
There
is some confusion about whether this is a cultivar of A. millefolium
or a Galaxy Hybrid -- we'll follow Missouri Botanical Garden and
list it as an A. millefolium. Fades
beautifully from a ruby red color that is gorgeous. Divide every 3
years to keep vigorous. (DH) Deadhead for continued blooms. Grows in
any, but prefers limey soil. Cut flower, deer resistant, easy, evergreen, drought
tolerant. 
Extreme
drought tolerance & deep green ferny foliage. Strongly aromatic,
finely cut foliage. Irresistible to butterflies. (DH) Deadhead for
continued bloom but this is the BEST REBLOOMER. Divide every 3 years
to keep vigorous. Takes most any soil, but wet. Species from
Eurasia. Cut flower, deer resistant, easy, evergreen, drought
tolerant.
A new Yarrow to the trade with colors
at any given time that range from rose through royal purple with a
white center (on the same plant) with soft green foliage. This
is an absolutely stunning, robust yarrow! Wow! On July
1st, the first year we offered this, it's still blooming, even
without deadheading. It's looking heads above any other yarrow
we're selling! 
From
the 'Seduction' series known for their compact, sturdy growth habit,
long bloom period with interesting flowers. 'Strawberry
Seduction' has large corymbs of tiny, velvet red florets with bright
golden centers which are consistent in color and resistant to fading
above lovely deep green foliage.
A
compact hybrid that rarely needs staking. A hybrid between A.
clypeolata x A. 'Moonshine, this is an compact hybrid yarrow that
seldom needs staking and is noted for it's deeply-dissected,
fernlike, silvery-gray aromatic foliage and it's tiny pale yellow,
long-lasting blooms 2-3" across. Similar to it's parent
'Moonshine' but better because it's more upright, has paler yellow
bloom and better resistance to foliar diseases. Blooms of Bressingham introduction.
From
the German Galaxy Hybrids with large, flat clusters of rose pink
blossoms atop sturdy 36" stems. Muted grayish-green foliage remains
compact and erect. Very floriferous -- blooms ALL SUMMER! Unusual
new color. Finely divided, fern-like foliage is muted,
grayish-green; a splendid addition to one's "silver
garden". Chicago
Botanic Garden 'BeAchillea millefolium 'Strawberry Seduction'TN.jpgst Plants'
Deep
rose-pink form with overlapping petals. A nice color for blending
with yellow and blues. NEW to the trade. Extreme drought tolerance
& deep green ferny foliage. Strongly aromatic, finely cut
foliage. Irresistible to butterflies. Deadhead for continued
bloom but this is the BEST REBLOOMER of the hybrids. (Not a
Galaxy hybrid, but according to 
Zone: 3-8
A
vigorous grower with blood red, dense, flattend corymbs (2-4"
across) (with prominent saffron yellow eye) that fades to marmalade
hues of oranges, warm apricot and eventually, soft gold.
Blooms throughout summer. Named for islands near Argentina,
Tierra del Fuego - the land of Fire. 'Fireland' is of strong
constitution, needs no staking. Typical grayish green, finely
cut foliage is strongly fragrant with a somewhat spicy aroma and
persists in dried arrangements. Cut back to lateral flower buds
after flowering to tidy the planting and to encourage more blooms.
(Not a Galaxy hybrid but of the same breeding. A. millefoium x A. 'Taygetea.)
Clump forming Galaxy hybrid with broadly
linear, pinnatified (cut), dark green leaves. In summer, many-branched
stems bear a profusion of light salmon-pink flower heads, fading to
pink-flushed, creamy white, in corymbs 5 1/2" across. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants' and Royal Horticultural
Society’s Award of Garden Merit in 1999.
A.
filipendulina x A. ptarmica, was introduced to the United States in
1987 by Longwood Gardens and the National Arboretum. It has
deep-gold flower heads on strong, well-branched stems and feathery
silver foliage on a compact, upright plant. A bushy yarrow w/ silver
foliage. Remains attractive in winter. Very free blooming.
Doesn't self seed! Does well in the South East.
Upright
German Galaxy Hybrid (Unusual colors & sturdy stems) with dark
green foliage. Burgundy red colored flowers, 3" across. Color hold
well then eventually ages to a blush. Green foliage on upright
stems. Deadhead to promote blooms. A super yarrow. We are very,
very excited about this plant.
Sturdy
and compact w/ Brick red aging to caramel yellow flowers and SILVERY FOLIAGE. What a
stunning combination. New, choice and one of the most sought after
yarrows in the trade. Must have
well-drained soil. A superb hybrid highly regarded in Europe
and becoming a hit in the US for it's color. Not a Galaxy
Hybrid but of the same A. millefolium x A. taygetea parentage. 
A
very floriferous very short, small sub-shrub with Penstemon-like,
pinkish purple blooms with white markings from May through July -
heavy for months! Needs well-drained soil - doesn't like
winter wet soils. Used in it's Native Europe as an herb for
teas, etc.. Forms a dense, attractive mat of foliage very
quickly. From the mountains of Spain, Alps, Balkans, Asia
Minor and Northern Africa. Impossible to find in the trade!
A
wonderful bicolor monkshood producing loose panicles of many blooms
with the typical flowers shaped like little helmets/hoods on widely
branched, arching stems. Each bloom is pale blue with white
streaks with intense blue lower petals above dark green, glossy,
deeply cut foliage. Valuable since it blooms earlier than
other Monkshood and at a time when there's very few blue flowers in
the garden. Lovely in the back of the border or mixed in with
shrubbery. Resents being divided. 
In a
Genus that's Oh-So-Blue, this will put your garden in the Pink!
The rare, hard to find Pink form of Monkshood. Also blooms
early like 'Bi-Color'. Best when planted in a permanent site.
All Monkshood love Bone meal every 6 weeks by the way.
Stunning in cut flower arrangements.
An
endemic from Kamchatka, Russia with clear blue
flowers that's dwarf (relative to others) and great for the front of
the border. Strong stems don't need staking. Aconitums
are highly resistant to diseases and pests. Will take sun if
soil is consistently moist. Beautiful cut-leaf foliage.
Dense
spires of hooded violet-blue flowers in July-August with finely cut
foliage. Blooms earlier than other species. Does best in
fertile soil and part shade. A much different growth habit
than most, it is more vine-like in behavior. If left
un-staked, it "coils upon itself forming a twisty fluffy clump
of leaves as short as two feet, though even then the wiry stems of
flowers rise to four feet", from 
Dwarf monkshood that sports 36" long spikes of sulfur yellow tubular flowers above lush dissected leaves. Plant in fertile, cool, well-drained but moist soil. Stunning in a woodland setting. Great substitute for tall spikes of Delphinium. This European native is gorgeous w/ Campanula 'Pritchard's Variety. Sturdy but at the same time, airy!
Friar's
Cap features dense, terminal racemes to 8" long of hooded, deep
purplish-blue to violet bloom above rigid, leafy stems and deeply
cut foliage. Generally found in moist mountainous areas and
pastures of Europe and Asia. A handsome plant that an alternative to
Delphiniums because it tolerates more shade and is much longer
lived. This one rarely needs staking. All Monkshood are
poisonous but the roots are the most potent part, so are rarely
consumed by accident and yet, it's used in medicine for many things
including heart disease.
A hybrid between A. carmichaelii & A. carmichaelii var. wilsonii 's. It has shorter, thicker stems than the other available varieties. It doesn't
have the tendency to sprawl as do others. Flowers are the same size &
lavender to violet-blue as of
A. napellus but on a shorter plant. An excellent accent plant in a lightly shaded garden w/ our heat.
Reliable. Loves Bone
Meal! 
A
late blooming Cimicifuga with 3 large leaflets per leaf. Very
unlike our native Cimicifugas with branched panicles of white
flowers. This is the "true" plant from Japan and it's
CHOICE!! Many are incorrect in the trade. 
This
is the standard, as far as we're concerned for White Bugbane!
Absolutely, positively exquisite blooms. Substantial, not wispy!
We planted it in a hidden,
seldom visited corner of our gardens and forgot about it.
After several
years, I happened upon it blooming and was just blown away. It
was just stunning. Wow! 
A
woodland herb, 2'+ feet tall with toothed leaves - Astilbe-like
foliage - and very distinctive , showy white berries w/ a single black dot, hence the
common name, Doll's Eyes. Flowering stems thicken after bloom and
turn an attractive red as pea-sized white berries develop in summer
in elongated clusters. These berries, though intriguing, are
poisonous. AKA, White Baneberry is a beautiful plant when well
grown. Good with lobelias or monkshood. Native to the Eastern
half of the Country and protected by the US government. Rare
as wrinkles on a Barbie doll. Rhizomatous. We have two
friends, each former curator's of major Botanical gardens -- BOTH
have this plant in their garden. Now what could this possibly mean
about this plant??? (Gotta' have this in your shade
garden!)
Handsome,
bold native with tall, plume-like, branching spikes of white
flowers. Long-lived & vigorous. Long leaves. Difficult to
propagate but easy to grow. Set back in the garden in groups, their
flower wands appear to be disconnected from the earth. Great behind
hostas, ferns. Host Plant for the Spring Azure Butterfly
Caterpillar. 
Known in general for it's red berries but they can
occasionally be white! Very similar to Actaea pachypoda (alba)
or Doll Eyes. Grows quickly to 24-36" then puts forth long
flower stems topped by delicate clusters of white flowers followed
quickly in summer by poisonous, glistening red berries, so not good
around small children that eat red berries. The European form
has black berries, FYI.
Numerous,
creamy white, STRONGLY FRAGRANT flowers appear in long, 1-2' fluffy
spires rising well above the foliage on upright, branched, wiry,
reddish purple 72" stems. Astilbe-like, deeply cut, tri-pinnate foliage
is an attractive green w/ a purple blush. Prefers rich, well-watered
soils. Long blooming. May take full sun but best in part sun.
Numerous,
creamy white, STRONGLY FRAGRANT flowers appear in long, 1-2' fluffy
spires rising well above the foliage on upright, branched, wiry,
dark purple 72" stems. Astilbe-like, deeply cut, tri-pinnate foliage
is an attractive green w/ a purple blush. Prefers rich, well-watered
soils. Long blooming. Choice! 
Often
confused with campanulas but flowers are drooping, in racemes &
the plant is even more DURABLE. Tolerant of heat. Native to Eurasia
& Japan. Does not like to be moved when established. Self-seeds
-- they can be moved when small. A charming plant.
Fragrant. 
Big
bold leaves sporting a flat pink yarrow like bloom. This is a
most eye-catching plant. From damp, open woods in the Alps,
with large pointed, heart-shaped leaves it bears clusters of pale
pink or light violet flowers in Summer on 18-24" stems, high
above the low leaves.
Very cold hardy. A relative of Asters but it looks like a
Ligularia with a Yarrow Bloom. Wow!
A
hardy biennial vine (which means it persists in your garden by
self-seeding) that looks like a white to light pink climbing
Bleeding Heart. Beautiful, delicate looking foliage. The
flowers are borne in 6" long clusters and will contain between
3-6 flowers. Useful as an Annual Screen. Upper Eastern Native found
scampering over shrubs.
AKA Stone cress.
There
are no more CHARMING & accommodating rock garden plants -- if
sited properly. Low twiggy habit w/ BLUE FOLIAGE & SMOTHERED in
flowers. MUST have well-drained soil. Self-seeds
some if you're lucky! This is a stunning plant both in bloom
and out. Even if you don't have a rock garden, you should make
a spot in the front of the border for this charmer!
Of HEADBOURNE
HYBRID origin. Clusters of trumpet shaped flowers borne on stiff stems rise
above strap-like foliage. Clump forming variety. Vigorous. MULCH
WELL OVER WINTER. From divisions, not seed. Water freely in summer.
Dry in winter.
The
hardiest white, free flowering with large 5-8" bloom heads (up to
75+ individual florets) on strong upright stems. Bred in
England for maximum hardiness. .
Dwarf variety. Blue flowers with 18" flower stalk. Dependable
bloomer! Foliage can remain evergreen in warmer climates. It has spot flowering throughout the year, with a big display in late spring to early summer. When not in full flower it is an attractive zero
maintenance clump of strappy leaves (with the occasional late flower).
One
of the larger varieties of Agapanthus with dark purple blue
pendulous flowers -- one of the darkest available. Drought
tolerant when established. A large and impressive
Agapanthus. Silver green foliage, purple at the base.
More evergreen than some, so not as hardy. 
Bigger
isn't always better but it sure is in this case -- one of BIGGEST
BLOOM of the hardy Agapanthus makes it a sure winner. Deep blue color and
probably the best hardy blue in the trade. Luxurious green foliage,
1-2 feet long that tinges red in winter and dark blue umbels on
stems 3-4 feet tall! Evergreen to 28 degrees.
2001
Plant Select® selection from Denver Botanical Garden & U. of
Colorado. Choice & NEW. Helmets of yellow stained with
orange blooms midsummer to frost. A Silvery-leaved 2-3’
cultivar of a southwestern perennial native. Intensely aromatic.
Needs a well-drained site and full sun.
Flowers
described as raspberry purple, lavender-pink or rose-lilac! They are
just gorgeous. Blooms for months. HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL. A focal point
plant with stiff, purple stems. Fragrant lemon scent w/ hints of
other fruits. A hybrid of A. barberi (A. pallida)
and A. mexicana. This plant is just a really, really big
bloomer! 
One
of the more cold hardy Agastaches, native
to Texas and New Mexico. Tubular, raspberry pink blooms are
prolific, starting in late summer and continuing through fall.
Lovely in the cottage garden.
One
of the more cold hardy Agastaches with attractive deep pink, tubular
flowers beginning in early summer. Winters over about 1/2 the time
in zone 5. Very floriferous with erect growth habit. If
the plant starts to look 'tired' after blooming, cut it back some
for renewed growth. A distinctly different scent than others,
reminding some of bubblegum. Very heat tolerant. Native
to Texas and New Mexico
A
stunning color (also described as brilliant coral) to spice up the
garden all summer. The pungent mint-scented foliage is topped by
spires of coppery orange blossoms. One of the most ornamental.
Well-drained soil. Does particularly well in our hot climate.
A hybrid produced from two US Natives.
This
relatively new Agastache is creating quite a stir in the garden
world primarily for it's rich yellow to green yellow foliage.
This compact grower only reaches 20-36" tall and 15" wide,
a great size, and bears 4" purple spikes all summer! Like
all of it's relatives, it's loved by butterflies, bees and
hummingbirds. The heavily mint-scented foliage is
serrated. Easy, thriving on heat and humidity. The plant
was name 'Golden Jubilee' to commemorate the 50 year reign of HM
Queen Elizabeth II. Recipient of the 2003 Quality Award in the Fleuroselect
Trials across Europe & the All-American Selections Gold
Medal across the USA. The species is Native to the upper
states of the US from CN west to OR and Endangered in
several.
Not as
hardy as some but for those in the right zone, with well-drained
soil and sun, this is a drought tolerant blooming machine.
With lemon-scented leaves that can be brewed for tea and tons of
closely set, whorled red-purple bloom in spikes to 12".
Although a form of 'Giant' Hummingbird mint -- it isn't -- a giant
that is! But a great sized plant that easily fits into most
gardens. Native to the US Southwest and northern Mexico.
A Jelitto introduction.
A
wonderful new introduction producing long spikes with deep purple
blue blooms
and Anise scented leaves. Great cut flower. Does best in
full sun in well-drained soil. Native to Arizona and New
Mexico, it especially cold hardy for an Agastache. A true
Perennial. From the same genetic background as 'Honeybee Blue'
but this is a bit taller.
A
wonderful new introduction producing long spikes with white blooms
and Anise/Liquorice scented leaves. Great cut flower. A
true Perennial, it does best in
full sun in well-drained soil. Native to Arizona and New
Mexico, it especially cold hardy for an Agastache. Good
upright spikes. From the same genetic background as 'Honeybee
White' but this is a bit taller.
Despite
the name, it's not red but a deep rose or reddish pink but it will
be your good 'Fortune' to have this beauty in your garden and yet
it's nothing like 'Blue Fortune'! Not sure, at all, how this
plant was named as all parts of it's name are misleading!
Luckily, a picture is worth a thousand words. Take a look!
EXTREMELY
FRAGRANT (smelling a bit like licorice or root bear) agastache with
light orange to pink flowers. Best in moist, well-drained soil.
Hummingbirds are wild for this plant. A pretty plant with soft bloom
colors that go with almost anything, especially blues. Southern
Arizona native. Plant
Select®
from Denver Botanical Garden.
Not every garden has room for a big
Agastache and this plant and the following take care of that. They
are more compact with a uniform growth habit, upright and with
well-branched stems. It blooms all summer into Fall.
There's also no dead-heading needed, as these lovelies are
'self-cleaning'. Aromatic, mint-scented leaves can be used
fresh or dried to flavor teas. Winner
of the Fleuroselect Quality Mark.
Self seeds.
Not every garden has room for a big
Agastache and this plant and the previous one take care of that. They
are more compact with a uniform growth habit, upright and with
well-branched stems. It blooms all summer into Fall.
There's also no dead-heading needed, as these lovelies are
'self-cleaning'. Aromatic, mint-scented leaves can be used
fresh or dried to flavor teas. Winner
of the Fleuroselect Quality Mark. Self seeds.
New to the trade and more tolerant of
winter wet than 'pink' Agastaches, but it still needs well-drained soil.
This eye-catching hybrid between A. rugosum and A. foeniculum blooms
from mid-summer 'til Frost. Coen Jensen's 'Black Adder' is
just loaded with bottlebrush flowers of a MUCH more deep vivid blue
than other blue bottlebrush Hyssops due to the greyish purple
calyces. A compact, rounded plant,
it benefits from an early pinch or two to make it even tighter and
more bushy.
Wow,
wow, wow ... one of the best perennials in years. Strong
3' stems sport fuzzy, licorice-scented leaves topped with hundreds
of large blue-lavender bottlebrush flowers from early spring thru
summer that attract a stunning array of pollinators. Drought
tolerant. A. foeniculum (Zone 5-9) and A. rugosa (Zone 5-9)
hybrid. We've seen this listed as hardy to zone 4 but find
this illogical since it would then be hardier than both
parents. BUT Brookside
Garden in Ottawa, Canada says A. foeniculum is hardy to zone 4
which would potentially lower the Zone for Blue Fortune to 4 in
perfect conditions.
Large,
fat heads of almost glowing purplish tinged Carmine Red flowers with
contrasting heather pink calyces in this new-to-the-trade Dutch
introduction from Monksilver Nursery. Known in Europe but virtually
unknown here! Blooms all summer. Rounded terminal heads
from June through September. The bloom is a A. foeniculum/rugosa
bottle-brush type bloom but in an all new color -- not blue and not
white -- the only colors previously available. As of 1-6-05,
we were the only American Source for this plant. (And this is
probably the only English description you will find on the web, or
at least, as of that date!)
Another
new-to-the-trade Agastache from Coen Jensen's breeding program that
still needs well-drained soil but isn't a fussy as the 'pink'
Agastaches. Very tough and hardy and brings a new 'color
palette' to Agastaches according to North Creek with its long
racemes of smoky blue violet blooms that just don't stop. Pale
lavender violet flowers and deep rose calyces. North Creek's
introduction has survived several winters in zone 6
Pennsylvania. Not sure about hardiness beyond that.
"Large,
dark raspberry pink blooms adorn this plant summer and into fall.
Impressive clusters of flowers form attractive clumps 32" tall
of bright green, fragrant foliage." Terra Nova A treat
for you and your Hummingbirds all summer!"
"Blooms
all summer with glowing violet blue flowers with dark calyces which
extend the showy season. A compact habit with bright green foliage.
Thrives under dry conditions, but needs some summer watering. All
Agastache are popular with hummingbirds. Needs good drainage." Terra
Nova
