All Plants (C)

Perennial: The Ombre series offers a range of colors with each plant! Excellent as a ground cover, in a combo bed & in various containers. Fast growing, early flowering & heavy blooming with semi-trailing, compact growth habit, producing an abundance of flowers from spring-fall. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Blooms: pink blush with pastel yellow. Size: 12-14" x 12-16". Plant in full sun in moist, well-draining soil. Avoid overwatering. USDA Z8.

Perennial: The Ombre series offers a range of colors with each plant! Excellent as a ground cover, in a combo bed & in various containers. Fast growing, early flowering & heavy blooming with semi-trailing, compact growth habit, producing an abundance of flowers from spring-fall. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Blooms: shades of yellow to orange & pink. Size: 12-14 in x 12-16 in. Plant in full sun in moist, well-draining soil. Avoid overwatering. USDA Z8.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resist. Drought toler. Slow growing dwarf that forms a low spreading mound. Great for small spaces, as a foundation plant under low windows, accent for the garden, or lined along a walk or drive. Deepest red blms of all the bottlebrushes that contrast nicely against blue-green flg. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Blms all year, but makes an extra effort late summer-early fall. Size: 3-5' x 4-6'. Full sun.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer & drought toler. A seedling selection of C. ‘Little John’ that is very similar but better! Easier to grow, quicker to establish & improved foliage color. Compact, low spreading mound. Great for mass plantings, hedges & foundation plantings. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Blms year round, but makes an extra effort late summer-early fall. Blm color: deep red. Size: 2-4' x 2-3'. Water: mod. Sun/pt shade. USDA Z9. PPAF

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer and drought tolerant. A fine leafed and more compact selection of 'Captain Cook'. Has beautiful rustic red new growth. Great for mass plantings, hedges and foundation plantings. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: scarlet. It is self cleaning after flowering. Height: 4-5 feet. Width: 3.5 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9. PP #25,023

Perennial: Texas native. Deciduous. A good border plant with sweet cup-shaped blooms from spring to fall. Shear in spring just before new growth begins. Attracts butterflies. Bloom color: yellow, 4 petaled. Height: 1.5 feet. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6. (syn. C. drummondii)

Perennial: Deer resistant. Dwarf hybrid cross between C. portenschlagiana and poscharskyana. Evergreen woodland, rock garden, edging or small scale ground cover plant. Produces clusters of fluted bell-shaped flowers that are held on semi-erect stems and make good cut flowers. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: purple blue. Height: 6-8". Width: 18-24". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Woodland, rock garden and edging plant. Distinct yellow foliage is golden in summer sun. The flat star-shaped flowers are like a miniature C. poscharskyana. Very slow growing. Good cut flower. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: violet blue. Ht: 3-6". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Woodland, rock garden and border plant. Produces open cup shaped flowers on erect stems that are good for cutting. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: blue. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USA Z3.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Much more compact variety. Evergreen woodland, rock garden, edging or small scale ground cover plant. Produces bell shaped flowers that are held on semi-erect stems and make good cut flowers. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: violet blue. Size: 4-6" x 8-12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-7.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Evergreen woodland, rock garden, edging or small scale ground cover plant. Produces bell shaped flowers that are held on semi-erect stems and make good cut flowers. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: violet blue. Height: 6-9 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Coastal tolerant. Woodland, rock garden, border and ground cover plant. Semi-upright stems carry star shaped flowers and make nice cut flowers. Spreads nicely. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: blue. Height: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Coastal tolerant. Woodland, rock garden, border and ground cover plant. Semi-upright stems carry star shaped flowers and make nice cut flowers. Spreads nicely. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white. Height: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Tolerates drought, deer and coast. Woodland, rock garden, border, ground cover, container, rock wall and hanging basket plant. Has a low and spreading growth habit that is great for trailing. The blue star shaped flowers make nice cut flowers. Blooms: summer-fall. H: 6-10". W: 18-24" Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. PP#13161

Perennial: Drought tolerant. California Native. Woodland, rock garden, coastal garden, container and border plant. Produces bell shaped, upright to nodding flowers that are held on erect stems. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep blue. Clump forming. Height: 6-18 inches. Spread: 12-15 inches. Exposure: sun to light shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

Heirloom-favorite in Italy & Spain. Excellent variety w/thin ribs, almost no thorns & delicate flavor. Close relative of artichoke-both are members of the thistle family-but unlinke artichoke, the parts of cardoon that are eaten are the lvs & flower stalks, not the flower bud. The stalks are blanched & eaten fresh like celery; also tasty batter-dipped & fried. Growth: 4' x 2'. Tolerates part shade but does best in full sun. (Maturity: 63 days)

Grass-like Perennial: Drought, deer & bog tolerant. Versatile and vigorous. Evergreen border, ground cover, rock garden & pot plant, foliage will spill over rocks and pots. Glossy, arching white and green variegated foliage. Tolerates sun without burning. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring. Bloom color: tan. Clump forming. Height: 12-18 inches. Width: 18-36 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. USPP #26,199