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Butterfly Weed—24" tall. Bright tangerine flowers attract zillions of butterflies. Z4 6282
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Aster ‘Alma Potschke’—30"-36" tall. A wonderful late summer/fall flower. Attracts lots of butterflies and beneficial insects. Makes a nice cutflower. This variety has intense flowers of salmon-rose. Z4
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Lily of the Valley—A hardy, easy to grow plant. Produces fragrant white, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in late spring/early summer followed by small orange berries. Prefers partial/full shade. 6"-8" tall. Z2
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Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains’ Mix—Grows 28"-36" tall. Mix includes white, pink, lavender, lilac, sky blue, and dark blue. Long-lived and no staking required. Perfect for smaller gardens. Full sun or part shade. Z3
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‘Luxuriant’ Western Bleeding Hart—12"-15" tall. Cherry red flowers that bloom all summer long. Lush, finely cut light green foliage that can handle heat and drought. Excellent border plant. Likes partial shade. Z3
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Carillon Foxglove—12"-15" tall. True perennial foxglove. Low-growing plant bears creamy-yellow flowers with brown flecks inside. Flowers June-August. Great for cutting or borders. Full sun to partial shade. Z3
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'Brookside' Geranium—20"-24" tall. Vigorous, lush, and very long blooming. Purple flowers with creamy white centers. Forms a compact mound. Foliage turns vivid shades of red-orange in the fall. Z4
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‘Haprswell Showburst’ Iris—36" tall. Violet-blue with a striking white splotch. The petals are edged with a delicate white rim. Excellent for cutting. Full sun or partial shade. Z3 ME Grown
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Lavendar ‘Munstead’—15"-18" tall. Aromatic grey-green foliage with spires of lavender-blue flowers all summer. Valued for dried arrangements and potpourri. Excellent for borders and slopes. Z4 ME Grown
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Bee Balm ‘Jacob Cline’—3'-5' tall. Very large 5" red flowers. Loved by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms in July and August. Aromatic foliage. Great for borders, wet areas, and cutting. Z3
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'Solomon’s Seal—Forms clumps of graceful arching
stems about 3' long. Greenish-white bell-shaped flowers dangle from
stems in late spring and become blue-black fruits in early fall. Loves
shade. Z3
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Cimcifuga—Grows 9'-14' tall. Also called Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot. Flourishes in the wilder part of the garden or shady border. Spikes of creamy-yellow flowers in late summer. Easy to grow and long lived. Z3
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Purple Coneflower—Grows 30"-48" tall. Lavender-purple petals surround coppery-yellow brown centers. Flowers attract butterflies and make great cut flowers. This is the classic coneflower. Z3 ME Grown(organic)
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Garden Peony—Huge double flowers are stunning on the bush and wonderful when cut, blooming late spring to early summer. Red shoots appear in spring and form a bushy clump of lustrous, dark green, deeply lobed foliage. Z3 |
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Buckeye Belle—30" tall. Deep red, nearly maroon, broad outer petals form a cup around smaller inner petals sprinkled with golden stamens. Strong stems– excellent cut flower.
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Primavera—28" tall. Light yellow serrated inner petals surrounded by creamy-white petals that fan out to a diameter of up to 5 inches. Exceedingly fragrant.
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Hosta—Valuable and cherished low-maintenance border plant and shade-loving ground cover spring to frost. Z3
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August Moon—Large golden yellow leaves. Does well in sun or shade. White flowers touched with lavender.
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Halcyon—Frosty blue-green pointed leaves with pale blue-violet flowers. Resist slugs. Makes great clumps.
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Lilies—Queen of the perennial border, fabulously showy and easy to grow. Asiatics bloom early and are smaller. Orientals bloom later and are much taller. Z3 |
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Cancun—Asiatic. 44"-48" tall. Golden-yellow with orangey-bronze petal tips. Warm and striking.
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Monte Negro—Asiatic. 42" tall. Intense deep chocolate red petals. One of the earliest lilies to bloom.
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Stargazer—Oriental. 24"-30" tall. Deep rose with darker spots and a white edge. Fragrant flowers.
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Daylilies—The champion low-maintenance perennial, produces a bush of narrow arched leaves topped with lily-shaped flowers from July to September. Very hardy, flourishes under a wide range of conditions - full sun to part shade. Zone 2
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Ed Murray—40"-48" tall. Intense purple-maroon flowers with slightly ruffled edges. Bright yellow-green throats.
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Mauna Loa—40"-48" tall. Bright orange centers progress to tawny orange petals. Creates a fascinating glow.
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Garden Phlox—The champion low-maintenance perennial, produces a bush of narrow arched leaves topped with lily-shaped flowers from July to September. Very hardy, flourishes under a wide range of conditions - full sun to part shade. Zone 2
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David—30"-42" tall. White flowers create enormous fragrant blooms.
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Laura—24"-30" tall. Bright fuchsia-purple flowers with a white star center. Abundant fragrant blooms.
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Starfire—25"-36" tall. Large abundant cherry-red flower clusters. Fragrant and reliable.
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Astilbe
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Visions—14"-16" tall. Raspberry-red plumes are sweetly fragrant. Large true-green foliage forms nice clumps. Drought-tolerant, does not require moist soils.
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Ostrich Plume—30"-40" tall. Large coral pink flowers with a gorgeous arching habit.
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Ferns
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Christmas Fern—Grows 18''-24'' tall. Leathery dark green leaves are partially evergreen. Provides good fall interest and emerges in very early spring to complement woodland flowers. Light shade. Z3
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Lady Fern—Grows 1'-2' tall. Graceful bright green lacey fronds. Great as a foundation planting on the shady side of a house. Spreads easily from spores in moist soil. Tolerates some sun. Z3
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Maidenhair Fern—Grows 10"-12" tall. Delicate tiny gingko-like green leaves on glossy black stems. Likes semi-shade or shade and moist soils. Very hardy. Z2
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Royal Fern—Grows 3' tall by 6' wide. Huge showy garden fern. Soft and wavy lance-shaped light green fronds can reach 3' in length. One of the oldest plant genera native to N. & S. America and Asia.
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