Evergreen Gardens

PERENNIALS

Atilbe 'Color Flash Lime'
New! Foliage emerges brilliant yellow, maturing to chartreuse providing a contrasting backdrop to still emerging bright new leaves. Soft pink flowers June - July. Part Sun, zone 4. H 10" x W 16" - flower spikes 10-15" above foliage.

Aquilegia chrysantha 'Swan Violet and White' (Columbine)
Beautiful, profuse, long-spurred flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds. Prefers well-drained soil in sun or shade. Blooms late spring to early summer. H 24" x W 16"

Aquilegia chrysantha 'Songbird Cardinal' (Columbine)
Gorgeous red and pink flowers bloom above handsome green foliage. Compact habit. Full sun or part shade. H 24-30" x W 8"

Deutzia 'Chardonnay Pearls'
A Proven Winner Color Choice. Pearl-like buds explode into a shower of fragrant spring flowers creating clouds of white in May. Lime-yellow foliage offers season long color. Great in part shade! Full sun to part shade, H 20-36" x W 3'

Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'
An everblooming fernleaf bleeding heart with cherry red flowers. H 12-15" x W 12", blooms May - September, zone 2 Avoid wet soils.

Dianthus 'Fire Star'
Sweetly scented, vivid red flowers bloom above greenish-blue floiage. Great in rock gardens, low borders or edging perennial gardens. Full sun, zone 4. Blooms late spring to early fall. H 7" x W 12"

Dianthus 'Eastern Star'
Gray-green, grass-like foliage with a profusion of red flowers with maroon centers. Lightly fragrant. Full sun, zone 3. H 6-8" x W 12". Blooms May - August.

Eupatorium 'Phantom'
A dwarf selection of Joe Pye Weed that only grows to 30". Big clusters of pink-purple flowers bloom July to September. Sun to light Shade, Zone 4.

Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'
Broad green lanceolate leaves are topped with dark pink flower clusters on thick red stems. Grows to about 4' the first year with ultimate height of 6-7'. Needs moisture or it will flop over. Blooms Aug-Oct. Full sun, zone 2

Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' (Chocolate Joe Pye Weed)
Compact upright perennial with rich chocolate leaves on reddish stems contrasting strongly with the bright, snow-white flowers in fall. Stands tall and elegant. A smaller species and easy to grow. Blooms over many weeks in fall. Has a chocolate scent when in bloom. A valuable butterfly nectar source. Zone 4, Height 3 - 4'

Geranium 'Rozanne'
Masses of jewel-like, violet-blue flowers that keep on coming from early summer until the first frost. Flowers are larger than most cranesbill geraniums and have light blue to whitish centers. Truly one of the best geraniums on the market. Full to part sun. H 18" x W 12-15"

Hemerocallis 'Going Bananas'
Diploid. An improved 'Happy Returns' with large 4" blooms. Continuous bloomer from summer into fall. Sun to light shade, 20" tall.

Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
Heavily corrugated, cupped, blue-green, broadly ovate leaves. White flowers in June. Light shade to shade. H 15-24" x W 24"

Hosta 'Cameo' Miniature
Leaves are dark green in the center with lighter green that streaks through the darker color then is surrounded by creamy white margins. Deep purple flower in July. Part shade to shade, zone 3

Hosta 'Island Charm'
Extra small hosta. Small white centered leaves with green margins. Perfect for edging. Sun to Shade, zone 3

Hosta 'Path Finder'
Small hosta. The black-green slightly rippled foliage is background to the brilliant creamy white central pattern on each leaf. Light lavender flowers June-July, zone 3

Hosta 'Stiletto'
Extra small hosta. Long, thin, wavy leaves that are green with white margins. Great stoloniferous groundcover. Striped purple flowers in July, part shade to shade, zone 3.

Hosta 'Twist of Lime' Miniature
An open, upright growing miniature hosta that has a lime green twisted leaf. Lavender flower in July, zone 3.

Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'
Neat, mound habit and slow rate of spread. Grows 8-12 inches tall in light to dense shade. Attractive variegated foliage. Yellow flowers in early spring. Space 8-12 inches apart. Perennial. Hardy in zone 4.

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Lady' (dwarf Shasta Daisy)
'Snow Lady' is a dwarf, growing to only 12 in. and covering herself with single daisies of purest white for fully 3 months beginning in June. She's an ideal choice for the front of any border where a long season of bloom is required. Zone 5, Full sun

Mukdenia
A barely know deciduous groundcover. This red form has large maple-like leaves which emerge a bronze-green, age to a mid green and are finally splashed with bright red as the summer unfolds. Foliage remains red all summer and fall. Best red in full shade. Numerous white, bell-shaped flowers in early spring. Part shade to shade, moderate to heavy moisture. H 12" x W 16"

Rock Cress

Lemon Thyme
A great garden accent or container plant! Tastes and smells like lemon. Place along a path so the fragrance will be released when brushed up against. Full sun.

Salvia nemorosa 'Marcus'
A very dwarf salvia with spikes of fragrant, dark purple flowers. Blooms May - June. Full sun, zone 4. H 8" x W 10". Great for small spaces, edging and container plantings.

Salvia x 'Sensation Rose'
A dwarf salvia with rose-pink flowers. Blooms May-June. Full sun, zone 4. H 12" x W 12". Great for small spaces, edging or containers.

Sedum 'Bertrum Anderson'
Easily grown, low maintenance succulent perennial with showy smokey purple foliage and purple stems. Dusty pink flowers in summer. Use in perennial borders or mix into a shrub border for a splash of color. Full sun, zone 4, H 6-12" x W 12"

Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
Zone 4, Ht 1-2', SP 3-6', sun/part sun
Rapidly growing, low spreading, very dense branches are covered with deeply cut, fine textured leaves. Excellent choice for low hedge, groundcover or hillside planting. Nice for trailing over walls. Has lovely reddish-orange fall color. Tiarella 'Mint Chocolate'
Mint colored leaves with chocolate centers. Toffee tinted flowers. Part shade to shade.

Tiarella 'Iron Butterfly'
Deeply cut green leaves with large black blush marks sport light pink flower spikes from May to July. Grow in consistently moist, rich, well- drained soil. Light shade to shade. Zone 4. H 12" x W 10"

Veronica 'Royal Candles'
Violet-blue flowers on a compact mound of long green oblong leaves. A truly long-blooming perennial. June-Aug. Cut back spent flowers for a second flush. A nice accent in the perennial garden.