| GENUS |
SPECIES |
CUTIVAR |
CHARACTERISTICS |
HT |
BLOOM |
| Achillea |
millefolium |
'Saucy Seduction'* |
bright pink umbels |
28" |
early July |
| Achillea |
millefolium |
'Strawberry seduction'* |
cherry red umbels |
20" |
early July |
| Alchemilla |
mollis |
'Irish Silk'* |
florific chartreuse sprays |
24" |
early June |
| Allium |
|
'Mt Sinai'* |
lavender globes |
14" |
mid-July |
| Allium |
cyaneum* |
(Kansu Allium)* |
blue on grassy tufts; alpine |
6" |
mid July |
| Alyssum |
montanum |
'Luna'* |
compact light yellow |
6" |
May |
| Amsonia |
ciliata |
'Halfway to Arkansas'* |
steel blue; narrow leaf |
3ft |
early June |
| Amsonia |
montana (rigida)* |
(Blue Milkweed)* |
steel blue stars; dwarf |
20" |
early June |
| Arabis |
caucasica |
'Variegata'* |
rose pink / spreading |
6" |
May |
| Arabis |
procurrens |
'Glacier'* |
white; creeping groundcover |
4" |
May |
| Aruncus |
dioicus |
'Misty Lace'* |
creamy white plumes |
24" |
mid-June |
| Asarum |
arifolium |
(Arrow Leaf Ginger)* |
arrow shaped leaf / shade |
8" |
May |
| Astilbe |
chinensis |
'Alive & Kicking'* |
large, dark rose plumes |
35" |
late-July |
| Astilbe |
chinensis |
'Love and Pride'* |
large, deep rose pink |
15" |
late-July |
| Astilbe |
chinensis |
'Visions in White'* |
thick, white plumes |
15" |
late-July |
| Astilbe |
japonica |
'Lollypop'* |
shimmering pink |
1" |
late-July |
| Astilbe |
x arendsii |
'Boogie Woogie'* |
full, pink plumes |
26" |
late July |
| Astilbe |
x hybrida |
'Delft Lace'* |
soft apricot pink; red stems |
24" |
late-July |
| Astilbe |
x hybrida |
'Rise and Shine'* |
hot pink, pyramidal plumes |
27" |
late-July |
| Athyrium |
niponicum |
'Pictum'* |
tricolored Painted Fern |
18" |
foliage |
| Baptisia |
sphaerocarpa |
'Screaming Yellow'* |
butter yellow spikes |
2-3ft |
mid-June |
| Baptisia |
x australis |
'Solar Flare Prairie Blues'* |
bicolor lemon & copper |
36" |
mid-June |
| Baptisia |
x australis |
'Twilight Prairie Blues'* |
bicolor purple & gold |
32" |
mid-June |
| Belamcanda |
chinensis |
(Blackberry Lily)* |
mix of orange, red, yellow |
24" |
August |
| Brunnera |
macrophylla |
'King's Ransom'* |
blue; creamy frosted leaves |
12" |
May |
| Buddleia |
davidii |
'Nanho Blue'* |
dense lavender blue spikes |
4-5ft |
August |
| Callirhoe |
involucrata |
(Wine Cups)* |
electric puplr cups |
10" |
August |
| Clematis |
heracleifolia |
'Cote d'Azure'* |
fragrant indigo clusters |
30" |
August |
| Coreopsis |
x hybrida |
'Jethro Tull'* |
fluted, golden flowers |
18" |
mid-June |
| Coreopsis |
x verticillata |
'Full Moon'* |
large canary yellow flowers |
28" |
mid July |
| Delphinium |
x elatum (New Zealand hyb) |
'Blushing Brides'* |
blend of mulberry & pink |
3-4ft |
late June |
| Dianthus |
x hybrda |
'Apple Slice'* |
patterned, double maroon |
10" |
mid-June |
| Dianthus |
x hybrda |
'Fire Star'* |
fire red; spicy fragrance |
8" |
mid-June |
| Digitalis |
x hybrida |
'Gold Crest'* |
peachy yellow spikes |
18" |
late June |
| Dryopteris |
x complexa |
(Robust Male Fern)* |
large hybrid fern |
40" |
foliage |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Big Sky Harvest Moon'* |
tangerine yellow |
24" |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Big Sky Sunset'* |
orange/pink daisies; fragrant |
28" |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Crazy Pink'* |
abundant reflexed pink |
30" |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Green Jewel'* |
chartreuse w. green cone |
22" |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Pica Bella'* |
narrow pink petals; erect |
30" |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Pixie Meadowbrite'* |
erect, soft pink; dwarf |
20" |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Red Knee High'* |
dwarfmagenta rose |
2ft |
late July |
| Echinacea |
purpurea |
'Virgin'* |
white, erect petals |
22" |
late July |
| Eupatorium |
dubium |
'Phantom'* |
dwarf lavender |
4ft |
August |
| Festuca |
|
'Boulder Blue'* |
gray blue grassy tufts |
18" |
foliage |
| Gaulthera |
procumbens |
'Very Berry'* |
evergreen; red berries |
8" |
|
| Gentiana |
clausa |
(Closed Gentian)* |
deep blue funnels; compact |
16" |
August |
| Gentiana |
makinoi |
Marsha'* |
deep blue funnels; compact |
20" |
August |
| Geranium |
maculatum |
'Espresso'* |
pale pink; dark foliage |
15" |
mid June |
| Geranium |
x hybrida |
'Starman'* |
pink w. fuchsia markings |
12" |
mid-June |
| Helenium |
autumnale |
'Red Jewel'* |
unique rosy red |
3ft |
September |
| Helenium |
flexuosum |
'Tiny Dancer'* |
dwarf yellow |
24" |
August |
| Helleborus |
orientalis |
'Cherry Blossom'* |
large soft pink / dark accents |
18" |
May |
| Helleborus |
orientalis |
'Golden Sunrise'* |
yellow shades / red flecking |
18" |
May |
| Hemerocallis |
|
'Fire King'* |
brilliant orange w. red halo |
30" |
mid-July |
| Hemerocallis |
|
'Fooled Me'* |
gold w. wide red eye & edge |
24" |
mid-July |
| Hemerocallis |
|
'Lavender Stardust'* |
clear lavender pink |
26" |
mid-July |
| Hemerocallis |
|
'My Melinda'* |
rose pink bitone |
24" |
mid-July |
| Hemerocallis |
|
'Sandra Elizabeth'* |
very late, yellow trumpets |
3ft |
September |
| Heuchera |
macrorhiza |
'Autumn Bride'* |
white spikes; green leaf |
20" |
September |
| Heuchera |
x villosa |
'Beaujolais'* |
silvered burgundy leaves |
12" |
early July |
| Heuchera |
x villosa |
'Mocha'* |
large bronze purple leaves |
16" |
early July |
| Hibiscus |
x hybrida |
'Moy Grande'* |
huge 12" rose pink |
4ft |
August |
| Hosta |
|
'Blue Ivory'* |
wide, creamy margins |
16" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Brother Stefan'* |
large chartreuse/ blue edge |
20" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Celestial'* |
deep green/chartreuse edge |
22" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Guardian Angel'* |
blue green/white center |
24" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'High Society'* |
yellow center / blue margin |
12" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Ivory Coast'* |
grey green / gold margins |
20" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Journey's End'* |
gold / dark green margins |
24" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Key West'* |
large intense gold |
28" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Old Glory'* |
gold / green margins |
14" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Queen of the Seas'* |
very large, wavy blue |
24" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Singing in the Rain'* |
blue green /gold margin |
32" |
|
| Hosta |
|
'Tokudama Flavocircinalis'* |
blue/green w. wide chartreuse margins |
17" |
August |
| Iris |
ensata |
'Eden's Picasso'* |
streaked blue |
32" |
July |
| Iris |
ensata |
'Gipsy'* |
violet blue |
32" |
July |
| Iris |
ensata |
'Gracieuse'* |
bicolor white/blue edges |
32" |
July |
| Iris |
ensata |
'Pink Lady'* |
baby pink |
32" |
July |
| Iris |
ensata |
'Sensation'* |
deep violet w. yellow throat |
32" |
July |
| Iris |
louisiana |
'Bold Pretender'* |
rosy red w. chartreuse throat |
30" |
July |
| Iris |
pumila |
'Fireplace Embers'* |
yellow w. maroon blotch |
1ft |
mid-June |
| Kirengeshoma |
koreana |
(Korean Wax Bells)* |
late yellow bells for shade |
36" |
August |
| Leontopodium |
palibianum |
(Edelweiss)* |
2" blossoms |
6" |
May |
| Leucanthemum |
x superbum |
'Ice Star'* |
double white daisy |
20" |
late June |
| Lychnis |
coronaria |
'Gardener's World'* |
double magenta; wooly leaf |
2ft |
late June |
| Miscanthus |
sinensis |
'Dixieland'* |
shorter variegated grass |
4-5' |
grass |
| Mukdenia |
rossii |
'Karasuba'* |
glossy lvs deepen to red |
12" |
foliage |
| Paeonia |
lactiflora |
'Buckeye Belle'(1956)* |
semi double dark red |
34" |
mid-June |
| Paeonia |
lactiflora |
'Krinkled white' (1928)* |
single bright white |
30" |
mid-June |
| Paeonia |
lactiflora |
'Laura Dessert' (1913)* |
creamy w. yellow hint; fragra |
36" |
mid-June |
| Paeonia |
lactiflora |
'Primevere'(1907)* |
blush creamy white; fragrant |
36" |
mid-June |
| Panicum |
amarum |
'Dewey Blue'* |
glaucous bue |
3-5ft |
grass |
| Panicum |
virgatum |
'Cheyenne Sky'* |
shorter red switch grass |
3ft |
grass |
| Papaver |
orientale |
'Patty's Plum'* |
plum with basal blotches |
32" |
late June |
| Phlox |
divaricata |
'Mary Helen'* |
violet blue |
14" |
May |
| Phlox |
paniculata |
'Classic Cassis'* |
rosy purple clusters |
3ft |
August |
| Phlox |
paniculata |
'Flamingo'* |
flamingo pink w. red eye |
28" |
August |
| Phlox |
stolonifera |
'Blue Ridge'* |
creeping periwinkle blue |
10" |
May |
| Phlox |
subulata |
'Cotton Candy'* |
pure white |
6" |
May |
| Phlox |
subulata |
'Fort Hill'* |
deep pink |
6" |
May |
| Platycodon |
x hybrida |
'Astra Pink Single'* |
pure pink cups |
6" |
mid-July |
| Platycodon |
x hybrida |
'Astra Semi-Double Blue'* |
semi double blue cups |
6" |
mid-July |
| Rodgersia |
pinnata |
'Chocolate Wings'* |
creamy spires-compound lf |
3-4ft |
late June |
| Rudbeckia |
fulgida |
'City Garden'* |
dwarf golden yellow |
12" |
August |
| Rudbeckia |
subtomentosa |
'Henry Eilers'* |
tall, quilled yellow |
4ft |
September |
| Salvia |
x hybrida |
'Eveline'* |
tall pink w. dark calyces |
25" |
mid-June |
| Sedum |
sieboldii |
'Mediovariegatum'* |
pink; variegated form |
8" |
August |
| Sedum |
x hybrida |
'Sunset Cloud'* |
rose / lvs deepen to purple |
15" |
August |
| Solidago |
x hybrida |
'Little Lemon'* |
dwarf lemon yellow |
16" |
August |
| Spiranthes |
cernua v. odorata |
'Chadd's Ford'* |
white spikes |
20" |
September |
| Tiarella |
x hybrida |
'Sugar and Spice'* |
pink spike; blotched leaf |
8" |
mid-June |
| Vernonia |
fasciculata |
(Dwarf Iron Weed)* |
violet flower clusters |
3ft |
September |
| Vernonia |
lettermanii |
'Iron Butterfly'* |
purple with feathery leaves |
3ft |
September |
| Veronica |
spicata |
'Twilight'* |
medium blue spikes |
12" |
mid June |
