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Echinacea Sombrero® Salsa Red

The Sombrero® series is known for its well-branched and compact growth habit. An extremely hardy, floriferous coneflower with bright red flowers that will brighten up any garden. Blooms from late spring to late summer. Asexual propagation prohibited.

Echinacea Sombrero® Sangrita

Bright, scarlet blooms rise above dark green foliage on burgundy-red stems creating an unforgettable sight in your summer garden. The sturdy, compact habit loves to make its home in small garden spaces or cut flower gardens.

Asexual propagation prohibited.

Echinacea SOMBRERO® Tres Amigos

A very floriferous selection, with a nice compact form and excellent branching. Three colors can be seen at once when it is blooming. The flowers emerge as a coral-peach color, becoming rose colored as they age and finally maturing to burgundy.

Asexual propagation prohibited.

Echinacea Sunny Days™ Lemon

With bright yellow double blooms that stand proud above the deep green foliage, Sunny Days™ Lemon is a beautiful addition to the landscape. The flowers are long lasting and are adored by pollinators. Asexual propagation prohibited.

Echinacea Sunny Days™ Ruby

An abundance of bright red double blooms are produced above a mound of green, lance-shaped foliage from spring through fall. The large, long lasting flowers attract pollinators and the seed heads provide food for wildlife.

Asexual propagation prohibited.

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Rosy-pink petals surround the prominent central brown cones from summer to late fall. Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' makes an excellent cut flower. A long blooming and very durable variety. 1998 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Echinacea purpurea Mellow Yellows

Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow™ White

Pow Wow™ White is a pure white coneflower with yellow centers. The brilliant white is a great addition to your mixed perennial bed. The overall appearance will benefit from deadheading, but isn't necessary.

Spent blooms will fall and seed heads will attract birds. Tolerates a range of soil conditions and adapts well to heat, humidity, and drought.

Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow™ Wild Berry

Rose-purple petals that won't fade surround the golden orange cone of Pow Wow™ Wild Berry. Begins blooming in June and continues until frost without the need to deadhead. This is a very tolerant plant of the hot summer days and cool fall nights.

The branching habit allows for more flowers per plant. Asexual propagation is prohibited.

Epimedium 'Amber Queen'

Vigorous with larger than usual two-toned amber flowers that dance on thin stems in spring while small heart-shaped leaves emerge with a rosy blush that matures to green and then responds to the cool of autumn with a blush of orange.

Surprisingly long-blooming and tough for such a dainty looking plant that is perfect for the woodland garden. Deer resistant and tolerant of dry shade. Asexual propagation is prohibited.

Epimedium 'Pink Elf'

'Pink Elf' has delicate pink spurred flowers that are held above semi-evergreen heart-shaped foliage. Blooms March through May and then sporadically again in September and October.

This particular type of Barrenwort has a clumping habit. The immature foliage is russet in color changing to green as it matures. Deer resistant and tolerant of dry shade. Asexual propagation prohibited.

Epimedium 'Songbirds'

An extremely floriferous selection featuring golden yellow spurred flowers. Tolerates dry shade, making it a great choice for woodland settings. Deer and rabbit resistant! 

Epimedium Pretty in Pink

Dark pink flowers with white spurs rise above intriguing foliage that takes on a bronze cast. One of the few spring-blooming perennials tolerant of dry shade. Durable and critter-resistant!

Epimedium wushanese Sandy Claws

Long spiny leaves emerge burgundy in early spring and mature to  shiny dark green in summer. Lovely clusters of creamy white flowers perfectly contrast the foliage in spring. Deer resistant, drought tolerant, and shade loving.

Epimedium x 'Pink Champagne'

Pale pink spurs with raspberry centers make these blooms a "must have" in your shade garden. The evergreen, mottled leaves have various shades of green and red which create a nice color contrast against other shade plants.

Epimedium x Domino

White, spur-like flowers with pink centers stand out against mottled foliage to create a beautiful texture contrast in your shade garden. This very floriferous, deer resistant perennial even performs well in dry shade.

Eragrostis spectabilis

Native to eastern North America, Purple Love Grass grows in low dense clumps. Great in containers or naturalistic plantings and ranging from blue to green to purple in color. It is low maintenance and drought tolerant once established.

Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'

Lynnhaven Carpet forms a dense groundcover spinkled with delicate white blooms with a yellow center. It is deer resistant but the butterflies love it!

Eryngium yuccifolium

Eryngium is the plant for a dry, sunny spot in your garden. The flowers of this perennial are quite unsual, silver and thistle-like that grow tall in the summer with leaves that are reminiscent of Yucca.

Eupatorium 'Phantom'

The shortest Joe Pye to date. Eupatorium ‘Phantom' has dark burgundy stems that are topped in summer and fall by masses of pink flowers which are very attractive to butterflies. This native beauty makes a great cut flower and even blooms in part shade! Asexual propagation prohibited.

Eupatorium Euphoria™ Ruby

(Syn. Eutrochium purpureum 'FLOREUPRE1' PP31,668) Compact, earlier-flowering selection of the classic summer-flowering native perennial. A favorite of pollinators, but with the added benefit of not being attractive to deer and other pests!

Eupatorium coelestinum

Take annual ageratum, "super-size" it and you have this perennial version. Eupatorium coelestinum has the same powder-blue, button-like flowers as ageratum, but in this case on top of tall, vigorous foliage that benefits from a hard pruning in summer.

Blooms in fall through hard frost. North American native.

Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'

Little Joe' is a dwarf form of the native species. This clumping herbaceous perennial has sturdy, stiff, upright stems that prevent the plant from flopping. Big clusters of mauve-pink flowers are a butterfly magnet in the summer.

Tolerates both wet and dry areas. Asexual propagation is prohibited.

Euphorbia Diamond Mountain®

Heat- and drought-tolerant plants; clouds of airy white flowers all season; low maintenance.  Much larger plants than Diamond Frost^® with a great landscape presence and perfect for mixing with other vigorous plants, such as Supertunia Vista^® petunias.

Euphorbia Diamond Snow™

Euphorbia Starblast Snowdrift

Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'

'Ascot Rainbow' is defined by striking variegated foliage that brings to the stage a sage green, gold, and lime show. In the fall, 'Ascot Rainbow' acquires a stunning red-pink tinge.

The flowers put on a similar show of color and have a unique tubular shape. This is an extremely drought tolerant and deer resistant variety. Needs good drainage. Asexual propagation prohibited.

Evolvulus Blue My Mind™

Delicate, petite, true blue flowers cover the silvery-green foliage of Blue My Mind™. A heat loving plant that will be covered with blooms from spring to fall. Mounding/trailing habit will make an excellent addition to containers or as a ground cover. Asexual propagation prohibited.

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

This popular variety forms attractive clumps of compact, evergreen, steel-blue foliage. Slender flower spikes appear in June. The most heat tolerant fescue, but looks best in cool weather. Needs well-drained soil.

Festuca glauca Beyond Blue™

Narrow, blue leaf blades add great color and texture contrast to your garden with this compact perennial. Great for complementing surrounding flowering plants.

Ficus carica 'Hardy Chicago'

Ornamental, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. 'Hardy Chicago' can freeze to the ground and fruit the next season on new growth. Fruit is purplish-brown with strawberry pink flesh and can be harvested in late summer and early fall.

Fruits best in average, dry soil where vigor is somewhat restrained.

Forsythia x Show Off Starlet®

Show Off™ Starlet is a new dwarf forsythia with an improved flower display.  Masses of bright yellow flowers in early spring from base to tip of the plant.  Prune immediately after flowering.  Deer resistant.  Asexual propagation prohibited.

Forsythia x intermedia Magical® Gold

Magical® Gold forsythia blooms on both new and old wood, which not only extends the blooming period, but also allows for much easier pruning requirements. Produces a plethora of beautiful golden yellow blossoms.

Fothergilla intermedia Legend Of The Small®

Fothergilla major 'Blue Shadow'

'Blue Shadow' is a deciduous, upright shrub with striking blue-green leaf color, brilliant orange, red, and yellow fall color, and good vigor. In the spring 'Blue Shadow' displays ivory bottlebrush flowers that are honey-scented.

A long-lived shrub that is suitable in a shrub border, mass planting or as a foundation planting providing interest from spring through fall. Unlicensed propagation prohibited.

Fothergilla major 'Mt. Airy'

Deciduous shrub with deep blue-green leaves in summer and amazing fall color. Honey-scented, brush-like flowers appear in spring. Can be used as a border, foundation, or mass planting.

Fragaria x ananassa Bushel and Berry® Rosy Belle™

Fragaria x ananassa Bushel and Berry® Scarlet Belle™

Fragaria x ananassa Bushel and Berry® Snowy Belle™

Gaillardia SpinTop™ Red

Gaillardias have been a favorite in the landscape for many years due to their long flowering period, tolerance of drought, and ease of care. Spintop Red does all those things and more.

The large blooms have red petals and yellow stamens, adding bright color to the garden. Asexual propagation prohibited without a license.

Gaillardia SpinTop™ Red Starburst

This heat and drought-tolerant hybrid Gaillardia boasts bold flowers throughout the summer months. Bright yellow and red bicolor blooms are attractive to pollinators.

Gaillardia SpinTop™ Yellow Touch

Gaillardias have been a favorite in the landscape for many years due to their long flowering period, tolerance of drought, and ease of care. Spintop Yellow Touch does all of those things and more.
The large blooms have red petals with an edge of yellow, adding bright color to the garden. Asexual propagation prohibited without a license.

Gaillardia aristata SpinTop™ Copper Sun

This heat and drought-tolerant hybrid Gaillardia boasts bold flowers throughout the summer months.  Fluted petals with orange-red centers and yellow tips point the way for pollinators!

A great easy-care plant for your garden. Unlicensed propagation prohibited.

Galium odoratum

Fragrant white flowers open in the spring over delicate leaves that perfume the air with a freshly-mown hay scent when crushed. Galium odoratum is a popular ground cover for moist, shady areas and will tolerate heavy shade and drier conditions.

Gardenia augusta 'Crown Jewel'

A more cold tolerant selection with a low, spreading habit. Produces lovely double blossoms which are creamy-white with an endearing fragrance.

Plant near a patio or sidewalk where the scent can really be enjoyed. Unlicensed propagation prohibited.

Gardenia jasminoides 'Chuck Hayes'

Evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and fragrant, double flowers. Blooms sporadically throughout summer. Protect from winter winds.

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

This compact, mounding gardenia will stand up against early spring cold snaps. 'Frostproof' is hardier than other gardenias and, if given better soil conditions, can tolerate full sun.

White, fragrant, double flowers bloom in abundance amongst the dark, green foliage. Blooms appear sporadically throughout the summer.