Perennial Part Shade

Large blue leaves have a wavy yellow margin. In summer yellow margins turn to creamy white. Pale lavender flowers are held just above the foliage.

Light Requirement: Part Shade to Shade

Height: 2'8"

Width: 6'6"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Height: 26"

Width: 18"

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Features dainty spikes of white  flowers, trumpet-shaped, blooming in midsummer. Attractive large round leaves are forest green in colour with a creamy white that keep throughout the season.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 30"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 36"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 10 - 14"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

The 'Wide Brim' Hosta shows a dark green-blue centres and irregular edging of a buttery yellow colour. Broad heart-shaped leaves grow into a dome shaped mound and have funnel shaped light lavender flowers.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 20 - 24"

• Width: 20 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Easily grown in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Best in medium moisture soils in part shade or to be planted in containers. Once established, it tolerates drought.

Spreads by stem fragments, rooting at the nodes, creeping stems, and seed. It can be somewhat invasive in optimum growing conditions.

If plants become leggy, shear back to 4-6 inches or to new fresh basal leaves in order to shape plants and to promote new foliage growth.

 Light Requirement: Part Sun

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 4

Green leaves are striped down the middle with golden-yellow. Forms an upright narrow clumps.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 48 - 60"

• Width: 36-48"

Zone: 3

'Eupatorium Maculatum' , also known as Joe-Pye Weeds,  are bold, architectural specimen plants, perfect for making a statement in the border. Plants forms a huge clump of coarse green leaves, bearing enormous umbrella-like heads of rosy-purple flowers in late summer.

This selection is a little more restrained in height, but still gets large and impressive.

A magnet to butterflies, this is also suitable for planting in a meadow or at the waterside. Excellent for cutting.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 - 72"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

 Elegant lacy leaves form a very dense and bushy clump. This dwarf plant does not demand the same space as the standard Goats beard, and is somewhat inclined to sulk in hot summer areas, so plant in a moist, peaty soil, or even at the waterside. Cut plants back in summer if they look untidy.

An excellent companion to summer-blooming shrub roses. Good for cutting, the flowers may also be dried by hanging upside down in a warm, dark room.

Unlike Stachys byzantina (Lamb's Ear), this species forms large, rounded clumps of green, long and narrow, textured leaves. It is lovely even when it's not in bloom. From early thru midsummer, sturdy spikes of lavender-rose flowers shoot up through the foliage, putting on quite a display.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Height: 8"

Width: 8"

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Large vase-shaped leaves form a beautiful mound of variegated foliage. Flower stems can reach between 5-6ft (150-180cm) and produce pale lavender blooms. 

For best growth results plant in moist well-drained soil and cut stems back after blooming to encourage regrowth. 

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade

Height: 18 "

Width: 44"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa. 

Coral Sunset has a unique shade of coral-pink and large, semi-double blooms, Coral Sunset stuns all who gaze upon its midseason splendour. The long-lived plant thrives in well-drained, fertile soil and a sun to part-shade site. The gently aromatic flowers grow to 14 cm wide, and make lovely additions to bouquets and borders.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 30"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 24 - 36"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

The Sweet Daisy series showcases beautiful, robust, and dense flowers that come early and stay late. The plants are naturaly compact and well branched.

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 14"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 4

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Height: 28"

Width: 48"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Unique, upright selection with striking fall foliage hues in brilliant orange, vermillion, and carmine. Abundant silky, silvery-white flower heads. Tidy clumping habit.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 78-84"

• Width: 36-48"

Zone: 5

This selection, akin to 'Autumn Joy', boasts a tighter growth, thicker foliage, and vibrant rosy flowers from late summer into fall. Developed in Quebec, it's a striking option. Tall sedums form substantial foliage clumps, serving as shrub alternatives. Their sturdy stems bear massive flower heads that bloom in fall, offering winter interest and bird food if left standing.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 30"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 

• Width: 

Zone: 3

Dark green leaves and narrowing white outline, features small pale white flowers and is an easy grower. 

Good for ground covers and underplanting for shrubs 

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 24"

• Width: 48 -60"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa

The Northern Exposure coral bells are among the hardiest available. This clump-forming perennial forms a dense mound of colourful round leaves with spikes of bell-shaped flowers. Excellent for borders or edging.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 14"

• Width: 20"

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Command Performance peonies offer outstanding value and show-stopping impact in the landscape. Their enormous 9-inch double blooms open in rich cardinal red and gradually soften to lighter shades, creating an eye-catching display that evolves through the season. A light, spicy fragrance adds sensory appeal, while strong 34-inch stems hold the massive flowers upright without staking. Deer resistant, long-lived, and exceptionally durable, this peony also excels as a cut flower with an impressive vase life—delivering years of reliable beauty in both the garden and the home.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 34"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

This standout peony features large 7–8 inch blooms that open soft pink and mature to pure white, paired with a sweet, inviting fragrance. Strong 44-inch stems support the flowers without staking, while lush green foliage stays attractive all season. Deer resistant and an American Peony Society Gold Medal winner, it also offers excellent vase life, making it ideal for borders, foundation plantings, and cutting gardens.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 44"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

Phlox paniculata 'Eye-catcher' features striking magenta blooms atop medium green foliage. With nearly continuous summer flowering and good mildew resistance, it's a standout in any garden. Plus, bring its sweet fragrance indoors to enjoy!

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 48"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

This unique and appealing variety showcases ruffled, violet-blue double blooms, with the best effect achieved through massed plantings in a garden. Blooming from late spring into summer, and potentially again later, it thrives in full sun and moist soil, yet it is highly adaptable.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

It forms narrow, graceful clumps of green foliage with striking silver-white plumes that transform into deep red-bronze in the fall. Ideal for placement at the back of borders, as a hedge, or screen.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 - 72"

• Width: 24 -36"

Zone: 4B

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa