Perennial Special

This perennial has a compact habit and long season of bloom. Dragon's Head forms a vigorous clump of dark green leaves topped with snapdragon like blue flowers. 

Grows best in Full Sunlight 

This is a less hardy perennial and should be well covered/protected during Manitoban winters. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 3b

This is one of several Hybrid Goldenrods that have been developed as commercial cut flowers in Europe. Plants form a bushy upright mound of deep-green leaves, bearing large heads of golden-yellow flowers in late summer. Stems are strong and should not need staking. This is a well-behaved garden plant, worthy of growing in any sunny border. Flowers do not cause allergies. Moist soil will help to prevent powdery mildew. Clumps may be easily divided in early spring. Attractive to butterflies.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

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

'Paul's Glory' Hosta is a fast growing hosta with leaves showing a chartreuse centre and a blue-green edge. The centre of the leaf brightens to gold as the season progresses. The leaves are slightly cupped and corrugated in texture, and light lavender flowers bloom in midsummer.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade

Height: 26"

Width: 56"

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa. 

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

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"
  
• Spread: 18"
  

Zone: 3

Photo courtesy of Ball Seed