16-17 New Item Presentation GENERAL PERENNIALS Allium ‘Medusa’ PPAF

(Ornamental Onion) • ‘Medusa’ forms a low mound of grey-green, narrow foliage with leaves the twist slightly at the end • Buds straighten to form 1¾-2in rounded clusters of light amethyst purple flowers • Similar in flower and foliage color to ‘Blue Eddy’, but in a much larger form • Height: 20-24in • Width: 24in • Zones: 4-8 Alstroemeria FABIANA™ (‘Zaprifabi’ 17911) (Peruvian Lily) • Creamy white 2in flowers continually cover the plant from early summer to frost • Dark green leaves have streaky, creamy white margins • We have successfully overwintered FABIANA™ for three winters (and counting) in our Zone 6a, heavy snow cover Michigan climate • Height: 12-14in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 6-11 Amsonia t. ‘Storm Cloud’

(Blue Star) • Dark black stems and dark leaves with silver veins as plant emerges • Attractive, olive green foliage throughout the summer. Shrub- like in appearance. • Light, periwinkle blue, star- shaped flowers • Long blooming selection • Height: 22-26in • Width: 38-42in • Zones: 4-9 Anemone DREAMING SWAN™ (‘Macane004’ PPAF) (Anemone) • ‘Dreaming Swan’ takes everything you liked about WILD SWAN™ and makes it bigger— larger flowers, larger leaves, and larger overall size • Semi-double white flowers have lilac blue backs on the outermost petals • Dark green leaves have a semi- glossy finish • From Elizabeth MacGregor • Height: 22-24in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 6-9 Aquilegia ‘Blue Jay’ Songbird Series (Columbine) • ‘Blue Jay’ produces large, violet blue and white flowers • Compact habit with large, long- spurred, showy upward-facing flowers measuring 3in in length on average • Height: 20-28in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Ivy Garth Baptisia ‘Lavender Stardust’ PPAF

(False Indigo) • In early summer, blooms open lilac purple with pale yellow keels and lighten to dusty lavender purple • ‘Lavender Stardust’ has extremely long, 18” flower spikes that extend high above the full, wide clump of foliage • This easy to grow, extremely long-lived perennial will make a large, eye-catching specimen in your garden • Height: 3-3½ft • Width: 3½-4ft • Zones: 4-9 Buddleia ‘Prince Charming’ PPAF MONARCH® Collection (Butterfly Bush) • 10in long flower spikes have stunning bright cerise pink color • Blooms in late summer • Long blooming selection • Gumdrop shaped habit • Height: 3½-4ft • Width: 3½-4ft • Zones: 5-10 Clematis ‘Innocent Glance’

(Clematis) • This flowering vine produces fully double, 5-6in pale pink flowers that are edged with a darker pink margin • Secondary flowers on new wood are single with similar coloration, with petals typically pointing upward • Blooms nearly continuously from May to the end of July • Height: 6-7ft • Zones: 4-8 Coreopsis ‘Crazy Cayenne’ PPAF SIZZLE & SPICE™ Series (Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Fiery sunset orange flowers have intense red-orange coloring at the center of the flowers • Members of this collection come in a variety of vibrant, eye- catching colors • Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer • Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9 Coreopsis ‘Curry Up’ PPAF SIZZLE & SPICE™ Series (Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Golden yellow flowers have clear, dark red eyes • Members of this collection come in a variety of vibrant, eye- catching colors • Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer • Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9 Coreopsis ‘Hot Paprika’ PPAF SIZZLE & SPICE™ Series (Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Flowers are a mix of both rich and deep tones • Members of this collection come in a variety of vibrant, eye- catching colors • Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer • Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9 Coreopsis ‘Zesty Zinger’ PPAF SIZZLE & SPICE™ Series (Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Light ivory flowers have dark magenta centers that spread out along the petals • Members of this collection come in a variety of vibrant, eye- catching colors • Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer • Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9 Delphinium e. ‘Million Dollar Blue’

(Hybrid Bee Delphinium) • Offering a shorter option for Hybrid Bee Delphiniums, this new Delphinium is the perfect match to ‘Million Dollar Blush’ • Large spikes of semi-double to double true blue flowers have very erect stems • Blooms in early summer and then again in late summer or early fall • very heat tolerant as well as being cold hardy to zone 3 • Height: 2½-3ft • Width: 1½-2ft • Zones: 3-7 Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® ‘Black Cherry Frost’ PPAF CPBRAF (Pinks) • ‘Black Cherry Wild’ Improvement • Rich, semi-double velvety red flowers with a fine, serrated, light pink edge • More consistent, formal flowers • Silvery blue foliage • Height: 8in • Width: 12in • Zones: 4-9

Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners® Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® ‘Spiked Punch’ PPAF CPBRAF (Pinks) • Vibrant, double flowers of fuchsia pink with a deep red eye • Large bloom size: 1½-2in • Steel blue foliage • Full sun to light shade • Height: 6-8in • Width: 10in • Zones: 4-9

Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners® Dianthus ‘Paint the Town Fuchsia’ PPAF CPBRAF (Pinks) • Single, serrated fuchsia blooms with lavender centers • Performed well in trials for heat and humidity tolerance in the South • Low, spreading glaucous blue foliage • Height: 6in • Width: 12in • Zones: 4-9 Dianthus ‘Paint the Town Magenta’ PPAF CPBRAF (Pinks) • Single, vibrant magenta pink flowers with great fragrance • Glaucous, blue foliage • Performed well in trials for heat and humidity tolerance in the South • Height: 6in • Width: 10in • Zones: 4-9 Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’ PPAF

(Coneflower) • The color on this double coneflower is practically fluorescent, with glowing fuchsia pink flowers • ‘Delicious Candy’ is one of the first Echinacea to flower and stays fresh looking long into the season • This coneflower also has attractive dark green leaves and dark stems on compact plants • Height: 18-24in • Width: 14-16in • Zones: 4-9 Photo Courtesy of Marco van Noort Echinacea DOUBLE SCOOP™ Mandarin (‘Balscandin’ PPAF) (Coneflower) • Fluorescent orange pom-pom flowers really stop you in your tracks with intense color • Unlike taller double varieties that tend to lodge, this Echinacea supports the weight of its large, 4in wide flowers with better, shorter stems • With age, flowers take on dark rosy pink tones • Height: 18-22in • Width: 18-22in • Zones: 4-9 Echinacea SOMBRERO® Adobe Orange (‘Balsomador’ PPAF) (Coneflower) • 2½-3in, intense orange flowers will make other Echinacea pale in comparison, with a matching orange cone that really makes the color pop • Dark green foliage is completely covered with flowers • Height: 18-20in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9 Festuca g. ‘Blue Whiskers’ PPAF

(Blue Fescue) • Compared to ‘Elijah Blue’, ‘Blue Whiskers’ is a taller, more vigorous variety, with longer leaves and a brighter blue foliage color • The finely textured, bright silvery blue leaves form a fully rounded, robust clump with consistent flower coverage across the habit • Height: 10-12in • Width: 24-28in • Zones: 4-8 Schizachyrium s. PRAIRIE WINDS® ‘Blue Paradise’ PPAF CPBRAF (Little Bluestem, Ornamental Grass) • Upright habit that maintains through fall • Striking silver-blue stems in summer • Fall sees the leaves turn a deep wine-purple color • Tiny tan seed heads appear on the top half of the stems in early fall • Height: 3-3½ft • Width: 2ft • Zones: 3-9 Heliopsis h. ‘Sunstruck’ PP25524

(False Sunflower) • 2” large, golden yellow flowers appear above the cream and green variegated foliage • ‘Sunstruck’ blooms all through summer until fall • This is the perfect height for smaller spaces in the garden or for combination containers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 12-14in • Zones: 4-9

Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company Hemerocallis ‘Big Time Happy’

(Daylily) • ‘Big Time Happy’ shares a similar canary yellow flower color to ‘Happy Returns’, but boasts 4in wide flowers, nearly an inch wider • Slightly ruffled petals open flat to display the rich yellow color, and blooms from early summer to frost • Height: 18in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9 Hemerocallis ‘Collier’

(Daylily) • ‘Collier’ is a polychrome daylily, or in other words, boasts a blend of colors. Colors include pink, gold, cream and yellow • The golden yellow color is concentrated in the center of the petals, just above the tiny lime green throat • Very attractive ruffling • Although it’s not registered as such, we have observed very good rebloom in our fields • Height: 28in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9 Hemerocallis ‘Judy Judy’

(Daylily) • 6in lavender flowers are strongly fragrant with a ruffled yellow picotee edge and a prominent creamy yellow throat • This daylily has strong, well- branched scapes with lots of buds for an explosion of boom in midsummer • Height: 28in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9 Hemerocallis ‘Magic Amethyst’

(Daylily) • 5½in amethyst lavender flowers have a light lemon yellow throat with a soft and sweet fragrance • Each flower has a slightly deeper lavender purple halo • Thick scapes with three-way branching and lots of buds make this a great daylily for the early midseason • Height: 27in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9 Hemerocallis RAINBOW RHYTHM® ‘Tiger Swirl’ (Daylily) • Similar flower shape (spider) to ‘Primal Scream’ • 6½-7in wide flowers, light golden yellow with raspberry red eye • Height: 32in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9 Heuchera DOLCE® ‘Appletini’ PPAF CPBRAF (Coral Bells) • Lime green foliage with silver overlay • Rich, ruby red flowers • Profusion of blooms • Foliage Height: 10in • Flower Height: 20in • Width: 28-30in • Zones: 4-9 Heuchera DOLCE® ‘Silver Gumdrop’ PPAF CPBRAF (Coral Bells) • Silver, iridescent leaves with a semi-glossy finish. • Foliage similar to ‘Stainless Steel’ • Vibrant, bright pink flowers • Foliage Height: 6-8in • Scape Height: 20-24in • Width: 14in • Zones: 4-9 Heuchera PRIMO™ ‘Black Pearl’ PPAF CPBRAF (Coral Bells) • Ruffled jet black foliage with shiny leaves • Rosy purple undersides • White flowers with a pale pink cast • Darkest foliage Heuchera we’ve seen! • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 18in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9 Heuchera PRIMO™ ‘Pretty Pistachio’ PPAF CPBRAF (Coral Bells) • Chartreuse foliage in spring transitioning to lime color in summer. • Robust habit with larger leaves • Consistent, summer long blooming • Pink flowers • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 24in • Width: 28-30in • Zones: 4-9 Heuchera ‘Electric Plum’ PPAF

(Coral Bells) • The foliage on this Heuchera is electrifyingly bright • New leaves emerge near black and lighten to an intense purple with dramatic black veining • Fuchsia pink flowers are produced on matching near black stems • Does not require vernalization to bloom • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 22-24in • Width: 16-18in • Zones: 4-9 Heuchera ‘Rose Quartz’ PPAF

(Coral Bells) • Newest leaves emerge dusty rose and transition to a light pewter with charcoal veining • Touches of rose linger into the summer, giving the foliage a multi-dimensional effect • In midsummer rosy pink buds open to cream flowers • Foliage Height: 6-8in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 10-12in • Zones: 4-9 Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® ‘Hopscotch’ PPAF CPBRAF (Foamy Bells) • Bronze red lobed leaves with darker red centers (brighter red in May) • Cream flowers • Foliage Height: 11in • Scape Height: 18in • Width: 22in • Zones: 4-9 Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® ‘Red Rover’ PPAF CPBRAF (Foamy Bells) • Copper red leaves with burgundy centers • Long, lobed foliage provides a unique appeal for containers • Dark, burgundy rose stems hold pink buds that open to creamy white flowers • Foliage Height: 6-8in • Scape Height: 28-34in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9 Heucherella ‘Catching Fire’ PPAF

(Foamy Bells) • Vibrant lime green leaves are rounded and refined • Each leaf has a very defined flame-shaped markings that are cherry red in color • In summer leaf centers darken to mahogany • Cream flowers appear in early summer • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 16-20in • Zones: 4-9 Heucherella ‘Galactica’ PPAF

(Foamy Bells) • 5in large, dissected silvery green leaves have incredibly deep colored veining and form a very full, rounded clump • Newest leaves are olive green with a purple cast • Cream flowers appear in early summer • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 16-20in • Zones: 4-9 Heucherella ‘Pumpkin Spice’ PPAF

(Foamy Bells) • Bronze red leaves emerge in late spring and hold its color well into early summer • Each 4” lobed leaf has deep mahogany centers that follow the veins of the leaf • Dark red stems hold cream flowers that appear in early summer • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 18-22in • Zones: 4-9 Hibiscus SUMMERIFIC® ‘Ballet Slippers’ PPAF CPBRAF (Rose Mallow) • Compact, glossy dark green foliage • Ruffled white flowers with a pink rim. • Soft, feminine color • Perfect round habit with an extremely high bud count • Height: 4ft • Width: 5ft • Full Sun to Light Shade • Zones: 4-9 Hibiscus ‘Summer in Paradise’ PPAF

(Rose Mallow) • Compact variety that keeps its refined habit of medium green, maple like foliage • Attractive, large flowers begin blooming in late summer from top to bottom of the plant • Deep red buds open to 7-8in hot cerise flowers • Height: 3-3 ½ft • Width: 3½-4ft • Zones: 4-9 Hosta ‘Munchkin Fire’

(Hosta) • Short and narrow leaves hold their bright yellow color all season long • Since the leaves are so narrow, there isn’t a prominent leaf base, and the leaves simply taper to become part of the petiole • Lavender flowers appear above the petite habit in midsummer • Foliage Height: 7in • Scape Height: 20in • Width: 15in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Randy Goodwin Hosta ‘One Last Dance’ PPAF

(Hosta) • Sport of ‘Dancing Queen’ • Has dark green centers and very wide yellow margins • Dramatic margins have irregular patterns varying from ½ to 2½” creating a very feathery look • The intense yellow margins mellow to chartreuse by midsummer • Foliage Height: 16in • Scape Height: 40in • Width: 38in • Zones: 3-9 Hosta ‘School Mouse’ PPAF

(Hosta) • Sport of ‘Church Mouse’ • ‘School Mouse’ shares all the same great features as its parent but possesses a clearly defined yellow margin • Thick, coarsely wavy leaves have blue-green to green centers and creamy yellow margins • Proportionate scapes carry lavender flowers in early summer • Foliage Height: 8in • Scape Height: 14in • Width: 12in • Zones: 3-9 Hosta ‘Sun Mouse’ PPAF

(Hosta) • Brilliant yellow leaves that hold their yellow color well into summer • Compared to ‘Blue Mouse Ears’, ‘Sun Mouse’ is a little bit shorter and wider • Lavender flowers appear in midsummer • From Tony Avent • Foliage Height: 6in • Scape Height: 18in • Width: 12in • Zones: 3-9 Hosta ‘Wrinkle in Time’ PPAF

(Hosta) • This sport of the classic variety ‘Pilgrim’ shows a little more character with showy, wavy margins • Dark green leaves have creamy yellow margins in spring, maturing to creamy white margins in summer • Lavender flowers appear above the foliage in midsummer. • Foliage Height: 9in • Scape Height: 15in • Width: 29in • Zones: 3-9 Iris ‘Maui Moonlight’

(Intermediate Bearded Iris) • Bright lemon yellow flowers have incredibly ruffled edges and blooms midseason • Great branching means good flower power in the landscape • Height: 23in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants Iris ‘Night Owl’

(Tall Bearded Iris) • Rich, near-black, dark violet-blue flowers • In bright sunlight, you’ll notice the velvety texture of the petals • Light ruffling make this iris very eye-catching and attractive • Height: 38in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants Iris ‘Shipshape’

(Tall Bearded Iris) • Classic blue iris with a long flowering season because of its high bud count • Medium blue flowers are large and wide with attractive ruffling and flaring • Height: 38in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants Iris ‘Sultan’s Palace’

(Tall Bearded Iris) • Velvety maroon-red petals have slightly ruffled falls for a graceful look • Height: 34in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants Iris ‘Titan’s Glory’

(Tall Bearded Iris) • Fragrant, intensely dark violet purple flowers are large and ruffled • An early to mid-season selection • Height: 37in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9

Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants Iris s. ‘Over in Gloryland’

(Siberian Iris) • 5in wide, deep blue-purple standards and falls have a light yellow and cream blaze with blue-purple veining • Height: 34in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9 Lagerstroemia ‘Bubble Tea’ PPAF BARISTA™ Collection (Crapemyrtle) • In late summer, the round habit explodes with flower buds that bubble up to the top of the shrub with enormous, triangular- shaped bright lilac purple flower clusters • Green seed pods follow the flowering performance • Attractive, semi-glossy, medium green foliage • Height: 2½-3ft • Width: 3- 3½ft • Zones: 6-9 Lagerstroemia ‘Spiced Plum’ PPAF BARISTA™ Collection (Crapemyrtle) • ‘Spiced Plum’ impresses with raspberry purple flowers are produced alongside its rosy red flower buds • Green seed pods follow the flowering performance • Dark red stems hold deep green leaves with heavy olive highlights • Height: 2-2½ft • Width: 3-3½ft • Zones: 6-9 Leucanthemum s. ‘Spoonful of Sugar’ PPAF (Shasta Daisy) • Giant 4½in, creamy white flowers have two rows of very long petals • Incredibly compact, dome-like habit, with flowers produced almost all the way to the ground • ‘Spoonful of Sugar’ is a free- flowering variety • Height: 16-18in • Width: 28-32in • Zones: 5-9 Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ Series Blue Bicolor (Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series • Blue and white flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of HM Clause Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ Series Pink Bicolor (Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series • Pink and white flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of HM Clause Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ Series Red (Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series • Solid red flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of HM Clause Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ Series Yellow (Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series • Solid yellow flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of HM Clause Monarda ‘Blue Moon’ PPAF SUGAR BUZZ® Series (Bee Balm) • Members of this series are similar in size, bloom time, and vigor • All fill out the container well with their dark green, mildew resistant foliage • Blooms from midsummer into late summer • Lavender blue flowers are held by attractive purple bracts. A breakthrough, shorter height for this color • Height: 20in • Width: 18-22in • Zones: 4-8 Monarda ‘Pink Frosting’ PPAF SUGAR BUZZ® Series (Bee Balm) • Members of this series are similar in size, bloom time, and vigor • All fill out the container well with their dark green, mildew resistant foliage • Blooms from midsummer into late summer • Pastel pink flowers form a carpet of blossoms that completely cover the foliage • Height: 14-16in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 4-8 Paeonia ‘Joanna Marlene’

(Itoh Intersectional Peony) • ‘Joanna Marlene’ produces 4-6in, semi-double soft yellow blossom • This peony takes on more peachy tones as the flowers mature, with pink guard flowers • From Roger Anderson • Height: 24-26in • Width: 36-40in • Zones: 4-9 Penstemon ‘Blackbeard’ PPAF

(Beardtongue) • Dark purple flower stems hold lilac purple flowers with their white flaring tubes high • Deep eggplant purple leaves form a low mound • Attractive dark burgundy seed pods follow the flowering performance for extended seasonal interest • ‘Blackbeard’ stays strictly upright all season long with no lodging • Height: 28-34in • Width: 24in • Zones: 3-8 Perovskia a. ‘Blue Jean Baby’ PPAF (Russian Sage) • A shorter, more manageable Russian Sage that is still vigorous • Lavender blue flowers held in smoky purple calyxes bloom for a long period starting in midsummer • One of the earliest Perovskia to bloom • Resists lodging • Height: 28-34in • Width: 36in • Zones: 4-9 Phlox ‘Amethyst Pearl’ PPAF

(Hybrid Phlox) • Behaves like ‘Minnie Pearl’ • Light amethyst pink flowers with a white eye are produced in loose, rounded panicles in early summer • Reblooms in early fall • Glossy, bright green foliage stays clean all season • Height: 18in • Width: 18in • Zones: 3-8 Phlox EARLY PINK DARK EYE™ (‘Barphlearpideye’ PPAF) (Hybrid Phlox) • Light pink flowers have dark pink eyes • The goal of the Early Start series was to introduce varieties that bloom 2-3 weeks earlier and are more compact than Phlox paniculata • Height: 12-16in • Width: 16in • Zones: 4-8 Phlox ‘Fashionable Early Crystal’ PPAF (Hybrid Phlox) • Pure white flowers have a faint light purple eye • The Fashionably Early Series was bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming • Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata • Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8 Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Flamingo’ PPAF (Hybrid Phlox) • Light lavender-pink flowers • The Fashionably Early Series was bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming • Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata • Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8 Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Lavender Ice’ PPAF (Hybrid Phlox) • Pale lavender flowers have a lavender-pink eye • The Fashionably Early Series was bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming • Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata • Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8 Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Princess’ PPAF (Hybrid Phlox) • Light fuchsia-pink flowers have a dark pink eye • The Fashionably Early Series was bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming • Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata • Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8 Phlox p. FLAME™ Series – Red (‘Barphlpanflamazred’ PPAF) (Tall Garden Phlox) • Intense red flowering selection • The FLAME™ Series is a group of naturally dwarf, compact cultivars • Replaces existing cultivar produced under the same name • Height: 15-18in • Width: 18in • Zones: 3-8

Photo Courtesy of Dummen Orange Phlox b. ‘Top Notch’

(Cleft Phlox) • Unique periwinkle blue flowers • Great flower coverage • Neat habit • Cleft Phlox refers to the deeply cleft petal lobes, giving the flowers more of a feathery look than you would get from Phlox subulata varieties • Low, restrained mound of fragrant flowers • Does not spread aggressively • Height: 6-8in • Width: 16-18in • Zones: 4-8 Phlox ‘Violet Pinwheels’ PP25884

(Hybrid Phlox) • Violet purple flowers nearly glow with intensity when it is in bloom • Notched, upturned petals look like tiny pinwheels • Behaves similarly to Phlox subulata, but grows lower to the ground, spreads slowly, and is more restrained • From Jim Ault • Height: 4-5in • Width: 24-36in • Zones: 4-8 Sanguisorba o. var. m. ‘Little Angel’ (Burnet) • Compact, variegated plant perfect for the front of the border • Tiny, deep green leaves have creamy white margins and form a dense, petite clump • Bright green stems hold long, oval-shaped rosy red flower panicles • Height: 8-10in • Width: 10-12in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of Marco van Noort Sedum ‘Night Embers’ PPAF

(Autumn Stonecrop) • Strictly upright habit of dark black-purple, semi-glossy succulent leaves • Small clusters of light mauve pink flowers are produced on deep red stems • With a narrow base and a vase- like habit, this perennial combines well with shorter companions in a limited space • Height: 24-26in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 3-9 Sedum ‘Over the Moon’ PPAF

(Autumn Stonecrop) • ‘Over the Moon’ transitions through many different phases throughout the growing season, starting with a wide habit of dark olive green leaves rimmed with rose • Very refined flowers appear in late summer to early fall • Large flower heads of creamy white blossoms age to blush rose • Height: 16-18in • Width: 22-24in • Zones: 3-9 Strawberry – Fragaria a. ‘Ruby Ann’

(Ornamental and Edible Strawberry) • In addition to the sweet, medium sized fruit, ‘Ruby Ann’ produces beautiful ruby-red flowers • Combining showy flowers and delicious fruit, this everbearing strawberry can be grown as both an ornamental and edible perennial fruit • Height: 8-12in • Width: 24-36in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of ABZ Seeds Strawberry – Fragaria a. ‘Toscana’

(Ornamental and Edible Strawberry) • ‘Toscana’ has large, deep rose pink flowers and dark red, juicy fruit • Combining showy flowers and delicious fruit, this everbearing strawberry can be grown as both an ornamental and edible perennial fruit • Height: 8-12in • Width: 24-36in • Zones: 4-8

Photo Courtesy of ABZ Seeds Strawberry ‘White Carolina’

(Pineberry, Edible Strawberry) • ‘White Carolina’ is a hybrid between two species of strawberries, which results in a pale pink to white color of fruit • People who have tried this hybrid think that it tastes like pineapple • Height: 6-8in • Width: 12-18in • Zones: 4-8 Tradescantia ‘Charlotte’s Web’ PPAF CPBRAF (Spiderwort) • Chartreuse green foliage transitions to gold • No burning in full sun in Michigan like other chartreuse leaved forms • Upright, mounded habit with soft blue flowers • Height: 16-18in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 3-9 Vernonia ‘Southern Cross’

(Ironweed) • ‘Southern Cross’ is a relatively short, vase-like habit of long, thin leaves, similar in look to Amsonia hubrichtii • Attractive, textured deep green foliage • Blooms in late summer, producing an airy dome of small purple flowers • Height: 4-4½ft • Width: 4-4½ft • Zones: 4-9

Photo Courtesy of Intrinsic Perennials Veronica MAGIC SHOW® ‘Pink Potion’ PPAF CPBRAF (Spike Speedwell) • Improvement on ‘Sweet Lullaby’ • Medium pink flowers • Vigorous growth rate with deep green foliage • Height: 14-16in • Width: 16in • Zones: 4-8 Veronica ‘Blue Skywalker’ PPAF

(Spike Speedwell) • Tall blue variety • Lavender blue flowers cover the top ½ of the plant, spaced about 1” apart • Dark green foliage • Columnar habit is taller than it is wide • Height: 28-32in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 4-9 Veronica ‘Perfectly Picasso’ PPAF

(Spike Speedwell) • Stunning bi-color Veronica • Buds are pure white, deepening to a medium pink for the flower. The contrast between the white and the pink give this plant a unique look • Larger Veronica, but the flowers cover the top ½ of the plant • Round habit—as tall as it is wide • Height: 24in • Width: 24in • Zones: 4-9 Veronica ‘Royal Rembrandt’ PPAF

(Spike Speedwell) • Attractive paintbrush type flowers are violet purple in color • A Remontant bloomer, ‘Royal Rembrandt’ comes back strong late in the season with no vernalization • Dark green foliage is disease resistant • Height: 18-20in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9 TEMPERENNIALS Agave n. ‘Sunspot’

(New Mexico Agave) • Small scale Agave is a yellow margined sport of A. neomexicana • Dark blue-green glaucous leaves have creamy yellow margins and form a rigid rosette only about one foot tall • A 1½in long brown terminal spine extends from each leaf, and very well-defined spines also line the margins • Height: 10-12in • Width: 15-18in • Zones: 7b-10 Cordyline t. ‘Cherry Cordial’ PPAF

(Ti Plant, Palm Lily) • A sport of ‘Chocolate Queen’ • Mahogany leaves are streaked with olive green and bright red • This plant forms an upright stalk of wide, strap-like foliage • Height: 18-24in • Width: 12-18in • Zones: 10-11 Manfreda u. ‘Mint Chocolate Chip’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection

(Deciduous Perennial Agave) • Leaves are minty green with near black spotting evident on fronts and backs of leaves • Undulating, wavy margin edges • Thin white margins are edged with tiny teeth • Height: 8in • Width: 24in Mangave ‘Inkblot’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection (Mangave) • Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ background • Dark green leaves with small dark blood-colored spots that blend together • An overall “dark” feel to the plant • Many layers of leaves that totally fill out a terra cotta pot with no soil exposed • Leaves curl up slightly at the margin to display its small marginal teeth • Leaves 2in wide by 9in long • Height: 6in • Width: 20in Mangave ‘Kaleidoscope’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection (Mangave) • Deep green leaves with creamy yellow margins • Overlap between margins and centers are creamy green • Bright rosy red spotting dot the leaves, but the main feature is the fantastic variegation • Margins are edged with tiny spines • Low and flat habit with long, narrow leaves (1.5in wide by 11in long) • Height: 10-12in • Width: 24in Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection (Mangave) • Very full, rounded rosette • Goes through color changes— starting with an overall smoky purple look • Leaves lose purple coloration with age to green (two-tone look) • The rigid leaves stick straight out—a strong Agave trait • Marginal teeth/spines are white and very fine, feels like running your finger along a comb’s edge • Height: 9in • Width: 12-14in Mangave ‘Man of Steel’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection (Mangave) • Very nice, small scale Mangave • Fantastic habit with narrow leaves and an arching habit • Unique color: leaves are very light, silvery green • Leaves are thinly lined with cinnamon orange and give the leaves definition • Long terminal spine—no marginal spines • Leaves ½in wide by 6-7in long • Height: 6-8in • Width: 14in Mangave ‘Mission to Mars’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection (Mangave) • Main feature is the deep red, heavy spotting that blends together to make the leaves look almost all red • Medium green-colored leaves, although this color takes a supporting role to the red spotting • 2.75in wide x 12in long leaves that curve up at the margins • The long leaves for an arching rosette • Height: 8-10in • Width: 20-22in Mangave ‘Moonglow’ PPAF MAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection (Mangave) • Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ background • Rigid and stiff leaves stick straight out from the center of the plant • Unique in the sheer size of its dark spotting • Silvery blue-green leaves with large black spots. The size of the spots gives the plant an overall dark low • Leaves are low and flat with no curling • Softer marginal and terminal spines • Height: 8-10in • Width: 20in