All Plants

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog and clay tolerant. Produces slightly bell-shaped pale lilac blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover or border plant. Foliage: rounded heart shaped, deeply puckered gray blue. Leaf size: 16" x 12". Clumping: 36" x 30". Exposure: sun/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Deciduous border and ground cover plant for large areas. Heart shaped leaves are variegated in green, cream, pink, yellow & red. Can use at a pond, streamside or in shallow water. Blooms: summer. Bloom color: white. Size: 6-10" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moist. Bog tolerant. USDA Z5-10.

Perennial: Tropical twining vine with plump, glossy green oval foliage edged in maroon. Brighter light (early morning or late afternoon sun, but not midday) can bring out bronze & red tones. Good hanging basket and container plant. Blooms: occasional fragrant red clusters with yellow tips in summer-fall. Height: 3 feet. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z9-11.

Pendulous Shrub: The leaves twist & grow in long stems resembling a rope. Good for pots & baskets. Fleshy, curled dark green leaves edged in creamy white. Waxy, lightly scented peachy white star-shaped flowers appear in dense umbels from spring-fall. Ht: 4-6 ft. Width: 3-6 inches. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. Indoors: Likes a snug pot & a bit root bound, as it flowers more prolifically. Bright indirect light. Allow to dry out between waterings. Pet friendly.

Perennial: Low-growing succulent. The erect stems are irregularly branched, strongly toothed & taper up to 2" long. The flowers are star-shaped, ylw, w/coppery-brown zebra stripes & a thickened cntr that resembles a Lifesaver. Very unusual & showy! Easy to grow & requires little space. Often grown as a houseplant. Blms: spring-summer. Ht: 6-8". Needs good drainage. Prefers bright indirect sunlight or pt shade. Protect from frost. Z10.

Perennial often grown as an annual. Closely resembles California poppies with 3 inch cup-shaped bright golden-yellow blooms. Use in rock gardens or as a filler. Growth: 2-3' x 2'. Drought tolerant once established. Exposure: full sun. USDA Z8-10.

Bulbous Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Drought, deer, rabbit, & black walnut tolerant. Easy to grow spring bloomers are highly fragrant & a favorite of many gardeners. Usually sends a single flower spike that is covered in tubular blooms that surround the spike. Good border, bedding, rock garden, & container plant. Attracts bees & pollinators. Blooms: spring. Color: assorted. Ht: 8-10 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-8.

Shrub: Deciduous. Gopher resistant. Nice cut & dried flower, pot & border plant. Blooms: late spring-fall with 12" spherical flowers that gradually change from green to white. Flowers on current seasons growth. Rounded & well-branched, 3-4'. Sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: moderate. Likes rich, porous soil. USDA Z3.

Perennial. Deciduous. This prolific flowering shrub bears large, ball-shaped flower clusters in deep soft pink in neutral soil and deep blue in acid soil. Blooms on old and new growth. Nice compact growth. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Height: 3-5'. Width: 3-5'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: mederate. USDA Z5.

Deciduous shrub: Large prolific trusses range from dark indigo blues to deep rose purples, maturing into a violet plum color. Grows best in light to open shade. A protected location from full hot sun will keep the colors from fading fast & also protect it from scorching. Likes rich moist well drained soil. Acidic soils will change the tones in your plant. Water: moderate. Great as cut flowers. Size: 3-4’ x 3-4’. Bloom time: summer- fall. USDA Z6.

Shrub: Mophead type (Hortensia). Deciduous plant with large rounded 6" clusters of bright blue flowers (grayish blue to pink in alkaline soils). Good in borders & pots. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Blooms: summer-fall. Vigorous & free-flowering. Deer & gopher resistant. Rounded growth, 5-6'. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Deciduous shrub: Named for Penny McHenry, the founder of the American Hydrangea Society. Great for those areas where early fall or late spring frost kills other hydrangea buds. Produces big 7" clusters of blue flowers summer-fall. Very tolerant of heat and humidity. Deer resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: blue. Height: 4-6'. Width: 3-4'. Exposure: sun-part shade. Water: moist. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Lacecap type. Deciduous plant that produces clusters of small fertile flowers surrounded by big sterile flowers. Handsome variegated foliage with white flowers in summer-fall. Good in borders and containers. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Deer & gopher resistant. Ht: 4'. W: 5'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Shrub: Mophead type. This series is noted for strong stems, sturdy flowers, long shelf life and very good branching habit. Deciduous plant with large clusters of red to purple flowers. Good cut flower (fresh or dried), border and container plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Reblooms. Mounding habit. Vigor: compact. Height: 36-60 inches. Width: 60-72 inches. Tolerates deer and gophers. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Shrub: Mophead type. This one is a workhorse and this series is noted for strong stems, sturdy flowers, long shelf life & very good branching habit. Deciduous plant with large, rounded clusters of pink or blue flowers. Good cut flower (fresh or dried), border & pot plant. Blooms: summer-fall. Reblooms. Attracts butterflies. Mouding habit. Vigor: compact. Ht: 36-60 in. Width: 60-72 in. Tolerates deer & gophers. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Shrub: Mophead type. This series is noted for strong stems, sturdy flowers, long shelf life & very good branching habit. Deciduous plant with large, rounded clusters of pink or blue flowers. Does best when grown as pink only. Good cut flower (fresh or dried), border & pot plant. Blooms: summer-fall. Reblooms. Attracts butterflies. Mouding habit. Vigor: large. Ht: 36-60 in. Width: 60-72 in. Tolerates deer & gophers. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Shrub: Deciduous. Lacecap type. Sun, deer & gopher tolerant. This series is the first & only one to be daylength neutral & needs no chilling - so it blooms earlier & longer than others & on new wood. Uses: landscape, pot, border, woodlands. The large flower heads make good cut flowers, fresh or dried. Attracts butterflies, hummers & pollinators. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: blue. Ht: 2-4 ft. Width: 2-3 ft. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate USDA Z5. PPAF

Perennial: Tolerates deer, fire, drought & coast. Deciduous. Good in borders, rock gardens and containers. Clustered flower heads attract butterflies & make good cut flowers. Bloom time: autumn. Bloom color: pink. Ht: 1-2'. W: 1-2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. (SEDUM telephium x S. spectabile is now HYLOTELEPHIUM)

Perennial: Deciduous. Drought, deer, fire and coastal tolerant. Good ground cover, container, border, rock garden and cut flower plant. Has purple-pink leaves that are 4 inches long. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-autumn. Bloom color: soft rose-pink. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. (syn. S. telephium 'Vera Jameson').

Perennial: Tolerant of deer, fire, coast & drought. Deciduous. Elsie's Gold' is another sport from Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. Forms a bushy mound of succulent green leaves w/edges that begin golden-yellow then by autumn age to cream. Good border, container and rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer. Bloom color: open shell pink aging to deep magenta. Size: 12-24" x 18-24". Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z3. USPP#20,368

Shrub: Deciduous. Tolerates drought, deer and rabbit. The Globo series is bred for big berries and high rust and nematode tolerance. The shiny burgundy berries are a perfect addition to bouquets. Blooms and berries attract bees, birds and other wildlife. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 24-28 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Shrub: Deciduous. Tolerates drought, deer and rabbit. The Globo series is bred for big berries and high rust and nematode tolerance. The shiny white berries are a perfect addition to bouquets. Blooms and berries attract bees, birds and other wildlife. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 24-28 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.