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Perennials

Our perennials are listed alphabetically by botanical name.
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ASTER
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oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite'
Aromatic Aster
Daisy-like lavender blue flowers spring abundantly from the mounds of gray-green foliage in mid to late fall. A gorgeous aster with aromatic leaves and visiting butterflies.
Height: 24-36"   Zone: 3-8
BAPTISIA
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australis
Blue False Indigo
Upright perennial with purple, lupine-like flowers above a foliage mound of clover-like, bluish-green leaves. Blooms in spring.
Height: 36-48"   Zone: 3-9
CERATOSTIGMA
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plumbaginoides
Plumbbago
Brilliant blue flowers with striking red calyces cover bright green foliage from mid-summer to fall, when the leaves turn scarlet red. Late, long-flowering plant serves as excellent ground cover.
Height: 9-12"   Zone: 5-9
COREOPSIS
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verticillata 'Moonbeam'
Moonbeam Tickseed
Pale yellow flowers and finely cut foliage, prefers full sun. Blooms June until frost.
Height: 15-18"   Zone: 3-9
DRYOPTERIS
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erythrosora 'Brilliance'
Autumn Fern
Noted for its particularly attractive spring frond color which, in comparison to species plants, is brighter red and lasts longer into the spring. Reddish frond color often returns in autumn after first fall frost.
Height: 24"   Zone: 5-9
ECHINACEA
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'Gemini Pink'
Big Sky Double Pink Coneflower
Beautiful double row of pink petals on this new cone flower in the Big Sky series.
Height: 24-36"   Zone: 5-8
'Noam Saul'
Echinacea Crazy White™ Coneflower
Bright clear white flowers on a compact green foliage coneflower.  Blooms heavily in early Spring.
Height: 18-24"   Zone: 5-8
purpurea Cone-fections™ 'Milkshake'
Cone-fections™ Milkshake Coneflower
Double french vanilla, pompom-like flowers are held high on strong, sturdy stems and do not age until fall.
Height: 30-36"   Zone: 5-8
 
GERANIUM 
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maculatum
Wild Cranesbill
This native geranium forms a mound of foliage covered with pink to lilac, saucer-shaped, upward facing, 5-petaled flowers from April - June.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-8
HEMEROCALLIS
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'Buttered Popcorn'
 
Buttered Popcorn Daylily
A profuse bloomer with large, brilliant butter-yellow flowers.
Height: 32"   Zone: 3-9

'Catherine Woodbury'

Catherine Woodbury Daylily
Large, fragrant orchid pink and yellow blended flowers with a green throat.
Height: 30"   Zone: 3-9

'Chicago Apache' 

Chicago Apache Daylily
Bright red with vivid yellow throat and slightly ruffled edges.
Height: 28"   Zone: 3-9
A beautiful example of the 'Fairy Tale Pink' Daylily.
'Fairy Tale Pink' 

Fairy Tale Pink Daylily
Ruffled pale peachy-pink flowers with green throats. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9
'Green Flutter' Daylily
'Green Flutter'

Green Flutter Daylily
Canary yellow flowers with green throats.
Height: 24"   Zone:3-9


'Happy Returns
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Happy Returns Daylily
Canary yellow flowers all summer.
Height: 18"   Zone: 3-9

The 'Hyperion' Daylily in bloom.
'Hyperion'

Hyperion Daylily
Large, fragrant lemon-yellow flowers. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 36"   Zone: 3-9
The elegant 'Joan Senior' Daylily.
'Joan Senior'

Joan Senior Daylily
Large and ruffled fragrant, creamy-white flowers. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9


'Little Grapette'

Little Grapette Daylily
Light grape-purple flower with black-grape eye and florescent green throat. Very popular miniature with a high bud count.
Height: 12-18"   Zone: 3-9


'Mauna Loa '

Mauna Loa Daylily
Blooms are a sunset blend of gold, orange and red with a light green throat.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9

'Ming Toy'

Ming Toy Daylily
Showy deep velvet red flowers with a vivid golden yellow throat. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9
Our 'Pardon Me' Daylilies in summer bloom.
'Pardon Me
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Pardon Me Daylily
Blooms are dark wine in color with yellow-green throat, blooms all summer.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9

Bright golden 'Stella De Oro' daylilies in bloom.
'Stella De Oro
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Stella De Oro Daylily
Golden yellow flowers, blooms summer through frost.
Height: 18"   Zone: 3-9


'Strawberry Candy
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Strawberry Candy Daylily
Large coral-pink flowers with a strawberry-red eye. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9
HOSTA
'Francee'
Dramatic heart shaped, dark green leaves edged in white with pale lavender flowers that appear in July. 
Height: 24"    Zone: 3-8

'Frances Williams'
Large rounded blue-green leaves with a golden variegation encircling each leaf. White flowers in late summer.
Height: 22"    Zone: 3-8

'Guacamole'
Shiny chartreuse leaves with a pronounced blue edge and intensely fragrant white flowers.
Height: 20"    Zone: 3-8
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Patriot'
Green leaves with outstanding wide pure white margins. Lavender flowers appear in July.
Height: 22"    Zone: 3-8

'Royal Standard'
Fragrant white flowers in summer over deep green foliage.
Height: 24"    Zone: 3-8

'Siebold Elegans'
A large hosta with white flowers over textured blue-green heart-shaped foliage.
Height: 30"    Zone: 3-8

'Sum & Substance'
An extremely large variety with large, deeply veined leaves which give it a quilted effect and pale lavender flowers. Develops a golden yellow color in direct sunlight.
Height: 36"    Zone: 3-8
LIRIOPE
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muscari 'Big Blue'

Lily Turf
Dark green, grasslike leaves with deep violet flowers. Good tough ground cover.
Height: 10"   Zone: 6-9
muscari 'Variegata'
Variegated Lily Turf
Green grassy foliage is edged with creamy yellow. Purple-blue flower spikes appear in late summer to early fall.
Height: 10"   Zone: 6-9
PACHYSANDRA
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terminalis
Japanese Spurge
Excellent, deer resistant groundcover for small shady areas. Evergreen leaves emerge medium green and mature to a dark glossy green.
Height: 8-10"   Zone: 4-8
RUDBECKIA
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fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Black Eyed Susan
Yellow daisy-like flowers with black centers. Blooms mid to late summer. Prefers full sun.
Height: 24"   Zone: 3-9
SALVIA
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A mass of Salvia 'Mainacht' blooming in  our greenhouses. nemorosa 'May Night'
May Night Garden Sage
Deep purplish-blue flowers all summer. Full sun to part shade. 1997 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Height: 18"   Zone: 4-7

SEDUM
rupestre 'Angelina'
Angelina Stonecrop
An evergreen groundcover that forms a trailing mat of succulent golden-yellow leaves. Clusters of yellow starry flowers appear during the summer.
Height: 4-6"   Zone: 3-9
SOLIDAGO
rugosa 'Fireworks'
Fireworks Goldenrod
A striking, clump-forming perennial with stiff lateral electric-yellow inflorescences in early to mid-autumn that are reminiscent of exploding fireworks.
Height: 3-4'   Zone: 4-9
YUCCA
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'Color Guard'
Variegated Adam's Needle
A terrific plant for problem sunny areas with dry soil. Forms a large, evergreen rosette of leathery sword-shaped leaves, grey-green in colour with a buttery yellow centre. Takes on coral tones in winter. When mature, the rosettes produce a very tall spike loaded with large creamy-white flowers in late summer.
Height: 3'   Zone: 4-9

 

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