Perennials Price Guide 2020
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PERENNIALS PRICE GUIDE 2020 Sun & Shade Codes Blooming Time Our sun and shade symbols tell you at a glance if a ESP Early Spring plant is suited to a particular location. We realize MSP Mid Spring that there are always exceptions, and that plants LSP Late Spring have been found to thrive where, theoretically, they ESU Early Summer shouldn’t even grow at all. So use the symbols as a MSU Mid Summer guide, but don’t be too intimidated by them. LSU Late Summer Sun EF Early Fall Shade MF Mid Fall Prefers sun, will tolerate some shade LF Late Fall Attracts Butterflies Deer resistant Attracts Hummingbirds Prices and pot sizes are Cut Flower subject to change Outstanding Foliage PERENNIALS ACHILLEA zones 2-9 millefolium (Yarrow) This European species has been in use for over 500 Achillea is renowned for its undemanding, adapting years, but now many new hybrids are available, nature and its floral display throughout the summer. including new colors for this species. The foliage is It is quite heat tolerant. Excellent as a dried ferny, and usually dark green. Since this species botanical, it retains its rich color if the flower head tends to run at the root a bit, we recommend planting is cut when it is just opening and hung upside-down. it in a dryish soil, on the lean side. Full sun is The fern-like, aromatic foliage varies in color from required to help keep the stem growth in check. green to silver gray, depending on variety. Prune Division is suggested every two years. Moderately sharply after bloom for a neater appearance and to faded flowers can be beautiful though, so avoid being encourage rebloom. Divide every four years or so. too quick with the clippers. Attracts butterflies. 1 m. x ‘New Vintage Red’ ACONITUM zones 3-8 redred ESU-EF 12-14”H x 10-12”W (Monkshood) The compa ct habit of Vintage Red gives it a tidy A very old garden plant, with some species in use appearance in the garden. Bold, red flowers are held bythe year 1200. The Monkshoods are excellent in tight, neat clusters. Keeps its color well into the plants for full sun (especially in the north) or filtered summer. Deadheading will promote more flowers. light areas. In either they demand ample moisture, photo courtesy of Proven Winners® but not wetness. We like to mulch them in our garden so that the moisture is fairly constant. Keep aconitum well fertilized; they are especially fond of phosphorus and potash. Although most of these Eurasian plants are fairly tall, height and bloom time vary greatly. Staking is recommended for the taller varieties. The leaves are deep green on all species. Even though most of these are fairly late to flower, the foliage emerges very early and is always welcome. Aconitum cut well, but they are poisonous in all their parts, so use caution. Keep the “juice” of the plant from open wounds, etc. Avoid planting the crown too m. x ‘New Vintage Violet’ deep. violet ESU-EF 12-14”H x 10-12”W carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ A Proven Winners® selection. The compact habit of metallic purple-blue MSU 48"H x 36"W Vintage Violet gives it a tidy appearance in the Glossy green leaves. Works well with later plants such garden. Bold, violet red flowers are held in tight, neat as pink physostegia and Cimicifuga 'White Pearl.' clusters. Keeps its color well into the summer. Staking is usually not necessary. The species is native Deadheading will promote more flowers. to the Kamchatka peninsla. $5.99 2Qt./1.89 l. napellus dark blue-violet MSU 36-48"H x 20"W Native to England and Europe. In cultivation since the 16th century, this was common in America by 1900. It is a sturdy grower, but we usually stake it anyway. Tends to rebloom after deadheading. $7.99 2Qt./1.89 l. n. ‘Snow White’ white MSU 40"H x 12-24"W This upright plant bears long spikes of pure white, hooded flowers. Does well in shady areas. $9.99 2Qt./1.89 l. m. x ’Saucy Seduction’ ADENOPHORA zones 3-9 rosy pink ESU-LSU 24”H x 24”W (Ladybells) Rosy pink flowers on upright stems. A European perennial in the campanula family. It is an m. x ‘Sunny Seduction’ easily grown plant; well-drained soil is its only need. yellow ESU-EF 24”H x 18-24”W It is of a stocky habit, yet it is not a small plant. Large sunny yellow flowers all summer. Deadhead to help control unwanted seedlings. Price for the above 4 varieties: $7.99 2Qt./1.89 l., $11.99 2.75 Qt./2.6 l. 2 x ‘Gaudi Violet’ x ‘Rosie Posie’ violet ESU-LSU 20-28”H x 18”W magenta LSU-MF 18-22”H x 24-30”W Free-flowering. Graceful, soft violet bell-shaped, Bears loads of hot pink flowers with magenta purple drooping flowers. They are held on upright stems well calyxes just at the top of the foliage. Because the above the foliage. Benefits from deadheading. calyxes are so colorful, this plant continues to look $13.99 2.75 Qt./2.6 l. like it is blooming long after it is finished. In northern zones, it typically blooms from midsummer AGASTACHE zones 5-9 through early fall. Its aromatic, bright green foliage (Anise Hyssop) grows into a densely compact, ball-shaped clump, These American natives have anise scented leaves much more refined looking than older cultivars. This and tolerate some shade. Flowers are fragrant. They is one of the easiest perennials to grow; it is drought are very attractive to bees, butterflies and tolerant, deer resistant, and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. hummingbirds like crazy. Commonly called Mexican hyssop. $5.99 2Qt./1.89 l. rugosa x ‘Little Adder’ purple LSU-MF 16-22”H x 18-22”W This prolific bloomer is loaded with vivid, rich purple flower spikes. Aromatic foliage. $11.99 2.75 Qt./2.6l. ALCEA zones 3-9 (Hollyhock) Biennial, but it sometimes behaves more like a perennial if deadheaded before seed develops. The hollyhocks were among the first ornamental plants ever grown in America. It is often seen growing x aurantica ‘Apricot Sprite’ alongside older farmhouses where it can reseed apricot LSU-MF 15”H x 12-15”W freely. It provides a strong vertical effect in the Orange Hummingbird Mint. The spikes are full of garden, the flower spike often reaching over 72" peachy apricot tubular flowers with hints of pink and high. All in this genus have rough, mid green, lobed orange. Habit is bushy and upright, shorter in stature leaves. It is easy to grow, but rust or Japanese than other agastaches. In spring, remove old stems beetles often attack the foliage, so treatment may after new growth has started. Mulch for winter. be necessary. We recommend situating another plant x ‘Bolero’ in front of it to conceal any damage that may occur. rose purple LSU-MF 16”H x 16”W Attracts butterflies. Very cold hardy. Bright, showy rose-pink flowers are held above the ficifolia ‘Las Vegas’ aromatic bronze-green foliage. Compact, heavily mix MSU-LSU 72”H x 18”W branched habit. Splendid mixture with brilliant colors and single Price for the above 2 varieties: $5.99 2Qt./1.89 l. flowers. A bit shorter than most fig leaf hollyhock foeniculum x ‘Blue Fortune’ strains. Ideal for along garage walls, fences, and the blue-purple ESU-LSU 36-40”H x 36”W back of the sunny border. Great vertical accent. Mix Anise Hyssop. A bushy, upright plant with small, light with other hollyhocks and oriental lilies. blue-purple flowers in clusters along the stems. Soft x rosea 'Blacknight' green, aromatic, leaves with serrated edges. Does black-purple LSP-LSU 70"H x 24"W best in full sun but will tolerate some morning shade. Large single flowers of midnight purple-black. $11.99 2.75 Qt./2.6 l. Flowers are very consistant. One of the “blackest” flowers we’ve seen. 3 x r. ‘Chater’s Double Mix’ sericata ‘Gold Strike’ mix MSU-LSU 72”H x 18”W yellow-green ESU-EF 14”H x 16”W Fully double, pom-pom flowers are held on tall, Free flowering with bright yellow-chartreuse flowers. upright stems. Mix of white, yellow, crimson, pink, Velvety green leaves with scalloped edges. Compact. purple, rose and red. $7.99 2Qt./1.89 l., $11.99 2.75 Qt./2.6 l. x r. ‘Fiesta Time’ cerise pink MSU-LSU 48-72”H x 12-20”W ALLIUM zones 3-7 Double cerise-pink flowers with fringed edges. (Wild Onion) Compact plants. Blooms first year. All in this genus have an onion fragrance that is Price for the above 4 varieties: $7.99 2Qt./1.89 l., pronounced when the foliage is bruised or twisted. x r. 'Indian Spring' The flower form is a globe, consisting of countless mixed MSU-LSU 80"H x 18"W small flowers, known as an umbel. They are heavy The old single form. Usually blooms the first year, feeders and they cut well. Damp, well drained soil. despite its classification as a biennial. Adds nostalgic giganteum ‘Globemaster’ charm to any garden. The flower colors in this mix violet-purple ESU-MSU 36-48”H x 14”W include a range of white, yellow, pink, and rose. This The large umbels are 6-8” across and full of star- strain was an All-American winner in 1939. shaped violet-purple florets.