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'Purple D'Oro' Daylily displays remarkable variation in colour, with lavender-purple flowers that re-bloom throughout the summer and carry into the fall with a second wave of blooms. 'Purple D'Oro' is an easy grower and low maintenance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18-24 "

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Tough, low-maintenance, and pest-free, Vinca minor (commonly known as periwinkle) features broad leaf foliage and flowers. Blooming in Spring, they may bloom occasionally in summer. 

Useful for providing ground-cover and is known for its creeping habit.  Has a tendency to overtake an area with its ability to naturalize.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6"

• Width: 24"
• Zone  3

photo courtesy of Ball Seed

Fluffy double blooms are a deep Bing cherry red color with gold wire edges. A rare color in double daylilies. Fragrant

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Achillea Yarrow blooms for weeks starting from early to late summer and is known for attracting butterflies.  It's a deer, drought and rabbit resistant perennial that features clusters of petite flowers with a long stem. 

deadheading will encourage new blooms and will prevent from spreading it's seeds, yarrow seeds can fall from previous blooms and will spread if not monitored. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Mid Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 2b

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

Regularly used as a ground cover, it makes a great choice for areas of your garden where other plants do not succeed. Flower stems can be removed to keep the patch kept clean, as well as to prevent self-seeding. 

 CAUTION:Difficult to eradicate once established. Do not discard unwanted plants in any natural areas, as they may establish themselves and become invasive.  Unwanted all-green shoots should be sprayed with a non-selective weed killer.

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season:  Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 2A

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company

Nora Barlow is particularly good for cut flowers as it features a fully double, upward-facing bloom, rising above a ferny foliage of gray-green divided leaves. Plants typically produce 3-5 stems in the first year and 5-10 stems in the second and following years.

Remove faded flowering stems to promote additional blooming.

Light Requirement: Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 12"
  

Zone: 3

Photo courtesy of Ball Seed Company

McKana's Giant aquilegia is particularly good for cut flowers as it features a fully double, upward-facing bloom, rising above a ferny foliage of gray-green divided leaves. Plants typically produce 3-5 stems in the first year and 5-10 stems in the second and following years.

Remove faded flowering stems to promote additional blooming.

Light Requirement: Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 30"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company & Bodger

Spectacular in the perennial border, integrated with other tall, loose-formed plants and grasses. Uniform for height and flowering.

Large flowers are held upright on compact stems. Single colored flowers make cheery addition for informal woodland gardens and formal mixed borders and containers. Ideal for edging and quarts. 

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 8"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3b

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company

The 'Blue Carpet' is a very popular rock garden plants as they form a low cushion of green leaves, that get smothered by flowers for several weeks. This variety blooms with various shades of rich blue and violet, over grey-green leaves.

To encourage a thick mounding habit, plants should be trimmed lightly immediately after blooming. Excellent choice for a rock garden in sun or part shade, growing over rock walls, or in alpine troughs and other containers.

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 4"
  
• Spread: 10"
  

Zone: 3a

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company

Makes for beautiful ground covering and edging for any garden, Campanulas are also known as 'Bell Flowers' because of their distinct, upturned bell-shaped flowers.

Plants do not preform well in poorly-drained clay soil. 

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 6 -8"
  

Zone: 2

Clustered Bell flower is upright and sturdy and makes for a good edging for any garden, Campanula are also known as 'Bell flowers' because of their distinct, upturned bell-shaped flowers. Can be invasive, so clip spent blooms before they go to seed.

 Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"
  
• Spread: 18"
  

Zone: 3a

Cupids Dart (catananche) is a favorite of flower arrangers, the papery, bright blue dandelion-shaped blossoms are excellent for cutting, fresh or dried. An easy to grow perennial flower. These blue daisies look great in a flowerbed, and offer striking contrast to other flowers in the bed.

Once established, Cupid's Dart plants will grow for years with little attention. They are drought tolerant,  good in dried flower arrangements, and don't mind a little crowding. 

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Flowering Season: All Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3a

Photo courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

These Daisy-Like blooms will be one of the first perennials to bloom in your garden and this variety brings a bright display of colour come spring.

Bursts of yellow daisies that continue to bloom for several weeks this perennial makes a great combination with tulips and other spring-blooming bulbs. 

A great choice for first time gardeners as it is low maintenance and extremely drought tolerant. A sturdy addition to any northern climate garden. 

The variety gets is name from it's cushion-like, dome-shaped habit. In late spring, the pale green leaves are topped with bright chrome-yellow bracts. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 16"
  
• Spread: 18"
  

Zone: 3b

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"
  
• Spread: 18"
  

Zone: 3

Photo courtesy of Ball Seed

photo courtesy of  Ball Seed

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolo

Photo courtesy of  Ball Seed

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 30"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries & Bellwyck Horticolor

Maltese Cross has masses of beautiful clusters of scarlet star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems in early summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season.

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 36"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"
  
• Spread: 12"
  

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company

Bright yellow flowers on silvery green foliage – flowers open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night, attracting butterflies and moths. Tolerates a wide range of soil types; drought tolerant and low maintenance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 6"

• Width: 15 - 18"

Zone: 5

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed

Tunic flower is a lovely small up reaching flower on a trailing plant. Similar to a creeping Dianthus this flower is small but profuse.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 8"
  
• Spread: 12"
  

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Bellwyck Horticolor

The obedient plant can be an aggressive spreader so allow for this. One of the best features of this plant is its long bloom time, about a full month from late summer into fall. The blossoms are light shades of pink and white, a rarity among the hot, bold colours of fall. The flowers look good in a garden setting and also make good cut flowers.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Late Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3a

Chinese Lantern (Physalis alkekengi)  There is high value for this dried species in fall displays. In Japan, the seeds are used during the Bon Festival as offerings to guide the souls of the deceased. This plant spreads underground by rhizomes and should be contained in certain situations. Physalis is a close relative of the Cape Gooseberry but is not cultivated as a food crop. The fruit is tasteless and it should be noted that the unripe fruit and leaves are toxic if enough is ingested. 

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue' has deep blue, double flowers on tall stems.
Balloon Flower 'Hakone Blue' makes a wonderful cut flower. Deer resistant and drought tolerant. Balloon flower is a long-lived, hardy perennial.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Late Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3a

Photos courtesy of Bellwyck Horticolor

Ratibida Yellow upright Prairie Cone Flower has several long-stalked flower heads at the top of the stem. Flowers have 4 to 12 droopy, wide, bright yellow petals (ray flowers), The cone is up to 1½ inches long and covered with hundreds of tiny brown or purplish disk flowers that bloom from the bottom of the cone up.

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company

Rockfoil produces its thickest and most lush foliage in spring. The bright green, crinkly leaves pack tightly together and carpet rocks, pavers, and lightly shaded nooks. In spring, tiny, cupped flowers appear on slender stalks held above the body of the plant. The wiry stalks are tinged pink to purple and support blooms of salmon, pink, purple, white, and other hues. The rockfoil flowers last into the early part of summer. Once the flowers die back, the plant is exposed to drying air and sun without their shading protection.

Photos courtesy of Bellwyck Horticolor

Brilliant flowers complement neat, attractive foliage. Wonderful as ground cover, in the rock garden, along walkways or cascading over stone walls. Easy to maintain. Thrives in hot, dry locations. Also called golden carpet or gold moss stonecrop.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Late Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 6"
  
• Spread: 12"
  

Zone: 3A