2019 Catalog

PERENNIALS, GROUND COVERS & VINES

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RUSSIAN SAGE PEROVSKIA

SEDUM STONECROP

S. cauticola CAUTICOLA

P. atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' LITTLE SPIRE RUSSIAN SAGE

Sedum Flat, Mixed Cultivars MIXED SEDUM

An exceptional plant for the rock garden. Forms a loose carpet with bluish-gray leaves heavily spotted with purple. Stems are also purple. Especially lovely in bloom in the fall. The purple-pink flowers have slightly larger leaves than Dragon's Blood Sedum, with more blue color and a more coarse texture, yet still a nice ground cover for hot, dry sunny areas. 2-3"x12" Zones 5-9 AUG S. spurium 'Lemon Drop' LEMON DROP

Sedum (Stonecrop) flats consisting of mixed cultivars growing in thin, undivided flats to be used on rooftop gardens, ground covers in hot, dry areas, instead of turf, along patios or perhaps to tear into pieces to be used in rock walls or along pathways. The cultivars are planted in random patterns and can be installed in any direction. Sun loving plants are grown in shallow flats that will need to be irrigated until established, then only as needed after they have rooted in. Overall, the selections include low growing varieties with different leaf and flower coloration. An outstanding, low growing ground cover where it is hot and dry (xeriscape). 6" Zones 4-8 JUN S. rupestre 'Angelina' ANGELINA

A shrubby plant with aromatic, toothed, gray-green foliage and silver-white stems. The flowers are pale blue. It provides a mist-like quality to the garden. Needs a sunny site with average garden soil. Excellent winter interest. It provides color from summer through mid-fall. The plants can reach three feet in height. Cut back to 12-18" each spring before new growth begins. No pest or disease problems. A great companion plant with ornamental grasses and works nicely as a hedge. 3'x2' Zones 5-9 JUL-SEP

SALVIA

Another low growing selection to about 8" tall with small, dark, shiny green leaves. Good, uniform growth habit. Flowers are lemon yellow and borne in clusters earlier than other Sedum (as early as June). Fall color is a somewhat unexpected orange. Lemon Drop is not an aggressive groundcover. It will not overgrow the planting area. A nice, new addition to the hot and sunny landscape edging border. 8"x12" Zones 4-8 JUN S. x 'Matrona' MATRONA

S. pratensis 'Eveline' EVELINE

Eveline is a compact, upright, clump-forming salvia with a dense basal branching habit. It features two- toned pink and purple flowers from mid-spring to early summer. 18"-24" Zones 3-8 MAY-JUL S. nemorosa 'Mainacht' MAY NIGHT SALVIA

If you have a hot, dry spot and need a plant with some color this is the one to choose! Angelina Sedum has bright golden, needle shaped leaves that trail along the ground or over the edge of a container. This excellent ground cover will tolerate any tough rock garden or green roof site in full sun and provide great golden foliage all season before changing to oranges and reds in the fall. Yellow flowers mid summer. 6" Zones 3-8 JUN S. x 'Herbstfreude' AUTUMN JOY

Large, plate-like flower heads, attractive to butterflies, are borne on 18-24" stems. Blooming starts in September as light pink, passing through salmon and finally attaining a glowing, rosy-russet shade. Leave uncut all winter to capture and sculpt fallen snow, or cut them for attractive indoor decorations. Excellent in a small group or use in a mass planting. Plant in sun, 15- 18" apart, in virtually any garden soil. Tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Excellent for rock gardens or the perennial border. Xeriscape plant. 18-24" Zones 3-8 SEP-OCT

Forms a neat mound. Violet-purple spikes appear in June and will continue into September if spent flowers are removed. Plant in full sun. Tolerant to drought conditions. An excellent summer blooming perennial. 20"x24" Zones 3-8 JUN-SEP

An excellent introduction from Germany with fleshy, bluish leaves with a red overlay. The stems are upright to about 18" and are shiny red. White flower bracts open to expose pink flowers. Xeriscape plant. 18" Zones 4-8 SEP-OCT