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34 The Perennial Farm is “The Delivery Specialist” with deliveries to most locations 2-3 times per week The Perennial Farm • Tel: 410-592-6106 • Fax 410-592-8338 • eFax 410-558-6659 • www.perennialfarm.com 35 Epimedium x versicolor Epimedium x warleyense Euphorbia amygdaloides Euphorbia characias ‘Sulphureum’ ‘Orange Queen’ var. robbiae ‘Glacier Blue’ Barrenwort Barrenwort Robb’s or Wood Spurge Mediterranean Spurge ‘Sulphureum’ has the same great Dainty orange-copper flowers appear Useful as a groundcover for its speedy Cool blue-gray leaves with broad performance in dryish shade as E. rubrum in mid to late spring just above the growth, clean attractive rich green foliage creamy edges are held horizontally on and sports masses of small deep yellow 8-10” tall foliage. The new heart- at about 12”, and tolerance for dry shade, upright sturdy stems and are topped star-shaped flowers in April. At12” in or sunny conditions. Its greenish-yellow shaped leaves in spring are pale green with creamy white and greenish bracts Perennials height, the heart-shaped leaves on wiry flower bracts are borne on stems in May with a red tinge, transforming to solid in spring. The 12-24” tall foliage with Perennials stems are bronze when young, then and June above the dark green rosettes Info mature to green. Mass in the foreground green in summer and bronze-red in of leaves. It is quite disease and insect provide architectural interest in mixed Ordering of a shady bed or use as edging. Cut old fall. Perfect for dry shade or around free, deer proof, and reliably tough. containers. Prefers well-drained soil. foliage to the ground in spring so that and under evergreen shrubs and trees. Plant 18” apart. Try with Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ and Perennials flowers will be visible. Slow to spread but well worth the purple or black Heuchera. PP#19027 Plant 12” apart. wait! New Plant 18” apart. New Zones 5 - 8 Zones 4 - 8 Plant 12” apart. for 2019 Zones 5 - 7 Zones 7 - 9 for 2019 Epimedium Eryngium planum Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia x martinii x youngianum ‘Niveum’ ‘Blue Hobbit’ ‘Bonfire’ ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Barrenwort / Bishop’s Hat Sea Holly Cushion Spurge Spurge Delicate as can be, short-spurred white Adorable yet prickly thistle-like flowers Upper leaves turn from green to reddish- A pot of gold at the end of the flowers dangle above medium green in summer and deeply toothed foliage purple and orange and by mid-summer rainbow! Vivid variegated leaves of foliage a little later in spring than other provide amazing texture in stunning are burgundy-red. Bright yellow to lime to blue-green with golden yellow Epimedium. New heart-shaped leaves shades of blue. Although quite small chartreuse bracts top the foliage in late margins show hints of pinkish-red have a reddish hue and soon mature to at 8-12” tall, it still provides the same spring, persisting for several weeks. The in cooler temperatures. Clusters of green, forming a 6-8” tall clump. A three- contrasting texture and intense color eye-catching foliage grows 18” tall. Re- lime green, cream and red flowers in season-interest ground cover for shade as its larger cousins making it perfect quires well-drained soil. PP#18585 spring appear above the 20” foliage. with deep red fall foliage. for a rockery or container. Prefers very Plant 24” apart. PP#21401 Plant 12” apart. well-drained or dry sandy soil. Drought Plant 18” apart. tolerant and tolerant of salt spray. Plant 12” apart. Zones 5 - 8 Zones 4- 8 Zones 5 - 9 Zones 7-8 Eryngium planum Eupatorium coelestinum Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’ Fragaria x ‘Lipstick’ ‘Jade Frost’ Hardy Ageratum Queen of the Prairie Flowering Strawberry This native selection forms large clumps Deep pink 1” flowers cover the Variegated Sea Holly (syn. Conoclinium coelestinum) of deeply divided foliage that grows 3-7’. handsome, deep green foliage of Variegated bluish-green basal leaves with Use in moist meadows or for erosion In the summer, tall stems of pink astilbe- ‘Lipstick’ from May into October. They white margins add interest in the border control where this freely spreading na- like flowers rise above the bright green are sensational in hanging baskets, all season and make an attractive back- tive will attract pollinators and provide leaves. Prefers moist soil and is great for window boxes, or as edging for a walk drop to the silvery-blue stems and flow- nectar for butterflies and native bees. naturalized areas, wet meadows or moist or border. Runners produce a grace- ers that rise above in summer. Bloom In late summer soft-texturedpale blue areas along streams or ponds. ful, trailing effect on the plant height is 24-30” and foliage height is 6-8”. flower clusters appear on 2-3’ tall foli- 6” Prefers well-drained soil and tolerates age and continue into September and Plant 24” apart. which is easy to grow, vigorous, hardy, poor soils. PP#17370 October. Blooming meadow partners semi-evergreen, and has edible though Plant 18” apart. include Lobelia, Rudbeckia and Soli- bland-flavored berries. New dago. Plant 24” apart. New Plant 24” apart. Zones 5- 8 for 2019 Zones 5 - 8 for 2019 Zones 5 - 7 F Zones 3 - 9 Eupatorium dubium Eupatorium maculatum Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Little Joe’ ‘Gateway’ ‘Arizona Sun’ ‘Sunset Cutie’ Dwarf Joe Pye Weed Joe Pye Weed Blanket Flower REALFLOR® COMPACT Series This handy dwarf Joe Pye (3-4’) has a This native has large stately, graceful Arizona Sun is an outstanding new Blanket Flower host of attributes besides attracting flower heads of dusky rose-pink variety, which will produce a profusion of Sun-loving blanket flower offers vibrant butterflies, birds, and bees. Thriving in on strong red stems that open 5–6’ large fiery red and yellow flowers June color all summer and this compact va- moist, sandy soil with some acidity, its during August and provide a late through August. Its compact mounding riety is no exception. Blooms with two pale pink flowers appear in clusters on summer and early fall complement to habit makes it a wonderful choice for a layers of deep red petals and fringed red stems in September. Content to softly autumn colors. Its flower heads will complement many other late summer-fall sunny border planting, growing to12” . creamy yellow tips are exceptionally be a magnet to butterflies. Handsome bloomers, try it with Asters, Rudbeckias Attracts butterflies. long-lasting. This prolific bloomer only medium green leaves with a compact of all sorts, and Solidago. Who says fall Plant 15” apart. needs an occasional deadheading to growth habit. Prefers some shade in gardens are boring! PP#16122 Plant 18” keep it looking great all summer. hot afternoon sun. Plant 24” apart. apart. Plant 12” apart. Zones 5 - 9 Cultivar Zones 5 - 9 Cultivar Zones 6 - 9 Cultivar Zones 6 - 9 Cultivar Gold = Sun, Green = Shade + level deer resistance Heavy Medium Complimentary (see page 7 for program details) Traffic Traffic Shade Part Shade/Sun Sun Native Attracts Butterflies/Hummingbirds Cut Flower F Fragrant 36 The Perennial Farm is “The Delivery Specialist” with deliveries to most locations 2-3 times per week The Perennial Farm • Tel: 410-592-6106 • Fax 410-592-8338 • eFax 410-558-6659 • www.perennialfarm.com 37 Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaillardia x grandiflora Geranium cantabrigiense Geranium ‘Lancastriense’ Mesa™ ‘Peach’ Mesa™ ‘Red’ ‘Karmina’ (syn. G. sanguineum var. striatum) Cranes Bill Blanket Flower Blanket Flower Cranes Bill Creeping and carpet-like at 6”, Warm peachy-orange flowers with Deep red blooms from early summer In late spring this cousin of ‘Biokovo’ lancastriense blooms heaviest in June yellow-tipped petals appear in early to fall on well-branched foliage with a hosts lovely rose-purple flowers above and July, but the flowers summer and the remarkable non-fading non-floppy habit. Long-lasting color- fragrant green foliage. An outstanding salmon-pink with a crimson vein will continue flowers continue to bloom until frost. fast blooms is one of the highlights of ground cover, the foliage spreads quickly Perennials appear into late summer. Use in Foliage is dense and non-floppy with a the Mesa™ Series. Extreme drought and uniformly and shows off a beautiful Perennials the sunny border with Iris ‘Caesar’s Info height 16-18”. A long blooming season tolerance translates to a winning reddish-orange color in fall. ‘Karmina’ Ordering Brother’, Phlox ‘David’ and Salvia and extreme drought tolerance make this performance in the rock garden, cut reaches 10-12” in height and prefers ‘Caramia’. a winner in the full sun rock garden. flower garden, border or container. average to moist well-drained soil. Plant Plant 18” apart. Perennials Plant 18” apart Foliage is 16-18” tall. 18” apart. Plant 24” apart. Zones 6 - 9 Cultivar Zones 6 - 9 Cultivar Zones 5 - 8 F Zones 5 - 8 F Gaillardia x grandiflora Galium odoratum Geranium macrorrhizum Geranium macrorrhizum Mesa™ ‘Yellow’ Sweet Woodruff ‘Bevan’s Variety’ ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’ Blanket Flower Galium is an herb-like ground cover Bigroot Geranium Bigroot Geranium with whorled shiny-green leaves that Warm, sunny summer days and blanket This species forms a dense ground cover Small light pink flowers appear in hug the ground at about It pros- flower go together, especially with this 6”. that spreads by rhizomes and chokes clusters above the aromatic semi- pers in the shady, moist, well-drained, bright yellow flowering cultivar.16-18” out weeds. Magenta blooms in mid to evergreen leaves from the end of May slightly acidic soil site it loves best. tall foliage is compact and non-floppy late spring can be cut back hard when through June on this weed-smothering Fragrant tiny are a bonus with early flowering and long lasting, non- white flowers finished and will rebloom.