Perennials

This improved Beard-tongue, part of the Pristine series, forms low mounds of glossy green leaves, bearing medium-tall stalks of tubular Deep Pink flowers arranged around the strong stems. Vigorous and easy to grow. Remove faded flowers to encourage continued blooming. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Stems are nice for cutting. Clumps may be easily divided in early spring. Unlike many of the taller selections, this one is ruggedly hardy in colder regions. Drought tolerant once established.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 15 - 20"

• Width: 10 - 15"

Hollyhocks have tall spikes of satiny, crepe-textured flowers. They make a fine display in mid-summer. Best at the back of a sunny border, with something in front to hide their bare lower stems.

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Dark purple foliage and black stems provide a perfect foil for the flowers bloom is emerge fire red then orange returning to bronze as they fade. Makes great cut flowers and attracts butterflies.

Very hardy and easy to grow classic garden flower. After blooming trim off dead heads and enjoy a lovely deep foliage shrub throughout the summer. This plant will look best grown with a peony cage by the 2nd or 3rd year.

Ants are attracted to a sweet nectar on the buds of the peony plant but do not harm them in any way.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Oriental Poppies provide a cheerful display of huge, satiny flowers in late spring and early summer. Plants form a low clump of coarse, hairy leaves, and usually go dormant, disappearing completely by late summer. Because they disappear in summer, plant something beside Oriental Poppies that will get bushy later in the season, such as Rudbeckia, Russian Sage, or fall-flowering grasses. Divide in August to September. Flowers are good for cutting, picked just as the buds begin to open.

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

May Night Salvia  is an outstanding perennial with excellent cold hardiness, vigor, and tolerance of heavy clay soils. Blooming in late spring with a profusion of flower spikes, it re-blooms later in the summer when deadheaded. These plants attract butterflies and are deer/rabbit resistant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 36"

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

The 'White Temptation' Daylily is a beautifully bright re-blooming daylily, showing a near white petal and yellow-green centre.

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.

‘Heavy Metal’ is a favorite switchgrass, well-loved for its dramatic, metallic blue foliage and for its strong upright habit that remains standing straight and tall. Pink-tinted, airy blooms appear in July, highlighting the color of its blue leaves. This blue switchgrass serves as a colorful backdrop to other grasses and perennials, looks stunning in masses, and provides a focal point when used as a specimen.

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 48"
  
• Spread: 36"
  

Zone: 4

Achillea Yarrow blooms for weeks starting from early to late summer and is known for attracting butterflies.

A deer, drought and rabbit resistant perennial that features clusters of petit 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. 

'Little Grapette' Daylily is a compact miniature daylily. Tidy clumps of grass-like leaves are highlighted by lavender-purple flowers on tall scapes. This smaller growing selection re-blooms throughout the summer months.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6-12"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

One of the best re-blooming reds, the 'Pardon Me' Daylily starts its display of deep burgundy red blooms late in the season and continues until frost. Fragrant flower with rich textured petals. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12-24"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

'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.



Summer Phlox is very popular for its midsummer display in the sunny border. This selection produces large, fragrant flower clusters. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent cut flower. Flowering is always best in a sunny location. Easy to grow and mildew resistant although Summer Phlox always benefit from a location that provides good air circulation and consistent soil moisture. Drought tolerant. Excellent for containers or in the border. Remove faded flowers to encourage more buds to form.

Height: 23-35"  Spread: 21-23"

Dark purple foliage and black stems provide a perfect foil for the flowers bloom is emerge golden. Makes great cut flowers and attracts butterflies.