All Plants

Biennial or short lived perennial: A great old-fashioned garden favorite! 1988 Flower of the Year award. Makes an attractive backdrop to any garden. Use in borders, cottage gardens or as a focal plant. Excellent cut flower. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: double blooms in shades of apricot with raspberry veining. Height: 5-7 feet. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3-9.

Biennial or short lived perennial: This is an heirloom variety. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Makes an attractive backdrop to any garden. Nice cut flower. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: deep maroon, almost black with yellow throat. Height: 5-6 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/moist. Drought tolerant. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Drought, deer & clay tolerant. Good cut flower, border, edging & pot plant. Forms large clumps & seeds freely. More compact, better behaved & brighter flowers than A. mollis. The dew is held in the center of the leaves & is quite striking. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: greenish yellow. Ht: 12-18". Ssun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Rhizomatous Perennial: Tolerates deer & rabbits. Graceful stems hold upward facing, cupped & pointed leaves that look like the outstretched arms of a ballerina. Good border, landscape, container & indoor plant. Sap is toxic, use caution if exposed. All parts contain calcium oxalate crystals which can irritate the skin. Ht: 14-20 in. Width: 12 in. Exposure: part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9-11. Indoors: bright, indirect light. Avoid soggy roots. PP #26,607

Succulent: Evergreen. Drought & deer tolerant. Native to South Africa. Received the Royal Horticulture Society's Award of Merit in 2002. Rosettes of gray triangular leaves build on each other to form a clump about 1 foot tall. Each rosette grows to about 3 inches wide & has white spines along the margins. Bloom time: spring & fall. Bloom color: orange. Height: 1-2 feet. Spread: 1-2 feet. Exposure: full sun. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought & deer tolerant. Native to Madagascar. Attracts hummingbirds. Showy flowers. Great xeriscape plant. Use in borders and containers. Bloom time: summer. Color: pink. Height: 10 inches. Width: 10 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9-10.

Perennial: Evergreen succulent. Deer & heat tolerant. Eye-catching stiff, shiny leaves are greenish-yellow to bright orange-red with white spots on young leaves & stiff spines on the margins. Low grower that forms clumps of rosettes. Border, container, rock garden & houseplant. Attracts birds, hummingbirds & bees. Blooms: winter. Color: tubular, greenish-yellow. Ht & W: 10-20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9.

Perennial: It may grow as a large multistemmed succulent shrub or as a small tree. Gray colored stems with a fan-like cluster arrangement of flat blue-gray 12 inch long leaves. Clusters of tubular orange- red flowers in late winter to early spring. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Height: 4-8'. Width: 4-6'. Hardy to about 23 degrees.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer and drought. It has a unique spiraling growth habit where the leaves create the perfect spiral either clockwise or anti-clockwise. The gray-green leaves have white to pale-green spines along the edges. Border, bed, rock garden and container plant. Sporadic flowers in spring-summer. Bloom color: salmon-pink. Height: 12 inches. Width: 24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9-11.

Perennial: Evergreen. Winter dormant. Forms a single rosette with a tall 3’ flower spike that holds chartreuse flowers covered in thick wool. Native to Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Nice in rock gardens, borders, and containers. Good for xeriscaping. Attracts bees and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: chartreuse. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 3-4 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Succulent: Evergreen. Drought & deer tolerant. Native to South Africa. Foliage is a mixture of light and dark green speckles, rigid salmon pink trim. Bloom time: spring & fall. Bloom color: peachy orange. Height: 1-2 feet. Spread: 8-12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9-11.

Shrub: Evergreen succulent. Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. South Africa native. Bushy, scrambling variety with leaf sheaths and stems which are light and dark green striped. Can "climb" if given support. Dramatic flower spikes are held 6-18" above the foliage. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: yellow with protruding orange stamens. Height: 2-4 feet. Width: 1-6 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8-12.

Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Deer resistant. Drought and coast tolerant. Very fragrant-nice lemon scent! Excellent when used as flavoring and in potpourris. Good border and container plant. Plant has a natural leggy growth habit. Native to Argentina & Chile. Bloom color: white. Height: 3-4 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Great landscape & container plant. It has very striking variegated leaves that have irregular green & yellow stripes. Has an upright habit but does not require staking. Nice cut flower. Bloom color: white (blooms on old growth). Height: 6 feet. Exposure: part shade/full sun. Water: moist but well drained. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Long lasting cut flower. Spreads slowly by underground rhizomes. Great in borders. Best if staked. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: very creamy buttery pink with darker tips and yellow centers. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. Tolerates bog, deer and drought. Hardy.

Perennial: An exciting variety from breeder Roy Sachs! Sure to be a knockout. Long lasting cut flower. Spreads slowly by underground rhizomes. Excellent for borders. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: clear white. Height: 3'+. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. Tolerates bog, deer & drought. Hardy.