Perennials

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

‘All That Jazz’ Itoh peony features 6–8 inch apricot and raspberry blooms on strong, self-supporting stems. Deer resistant, drought tolerant, and long-lived, it reaches 36 inches tall and wide, making it ideal for borders, specimens, or cut flowers with exceptional vase life.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 36"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

Coral Charm was developed in 1964, semi-double, early-midseason. Very vigorous, large cup-shaped flowers. Exotic deep coral that fades to a softer color on opening. May need staking. APS Gold Medal Award 1986.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 3

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 4 -6"

Width: 6 - 8"

Zone: 3

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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

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

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed Company

Plant your tiger lilies in a spot with good drainage, as a waterlogged area can rot the bulbs. Then, over the first few years, water your lilies regularly until their root system has matured. After that, they can better tolerate some drought and are fairly low-maintenance plants.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Sun

Height: 24 - 48"

Spread: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Plant your tiger lilies in a spot with good drainage, as a waterlogged area can rot the bulbs. Then, over the first few years, water your lilies regularly until their root system has matured. After that, they can better tolerate some drought and are fairly low-maintenance plants.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Give each peony plant enough space to grow to maturity without being crowded. That means a 3- to 4-foot diameter for each plant. Choose a location that is sheltered from strong winds. The large heavy blooms of this plant can cause the stems to flop over during heavy rain and inclement weather. Your peonies will benefit from some type of support staking. Plant them well away from other trees and shrubs, since they don't like to compete for nutrients and water.

Peonies like a good chill in the winter. In order to set their flower buds, peony roots should be planted relatively close to the soil surface—only about 2-to 3-inches deep.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 2 - 3'

Width: 2 - 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa. 

White petals with yellow centres.

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Height: 9' - 12'

Width: 3' - 5'

Zone: 4

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This beautifully blue ruffled hosta with rippled leaves hold their color all season long. Lavender flowers appear on proportionate flower scapes.

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Height: 14"

Width: 32"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Height: 8"

Width: 8"

Zone: 2

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

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Height: 20"

Width: 20"

Zone: 3

Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company

Beautiful, small growing with russet-red flower spikes that resemble liatris. Should be mulched with gravel.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 8 - 10"

Width: 12 - 15"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

This Pussytoes cultivar is known for its fuzzy, silvery-grey foliage and tiny, rosy-pink flowers that bloom in the spring. It is a great choice as a small scale groundcover, in rock gardens, and border plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2" (4" after flower height)

• Width: 12"

Zone: 1

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‘Berry Berry Fine’ peony offers exceptional appeal for both landscapes and retail displays with its refined form and standout colouring. Single to semi-double blooms feature rich lavender-pink petals highlighted by dramatic dark veining and striking plum-coloured basal flares, creating a bold focal point. An elegant ring of stamens surrounds light green carpels with pink stigmas, while the dark green, deeply lobed foliage—reminiscent of tree peonies—adds season-long interest. Noted for its superior vigor, longevity, and deer resistance, this versatile peony performs beautifully in mixed borders, specimen plantings, and cutting gardens.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 36"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

‘Peter Brand’ peony showcases 5–7 inch fully double maroon-red blooms on sturdy 36-inch stems. With dark green foliage, a spicy fragrance, deer resistance, and long vase life, it’s a low-maintenance, long-lived plant that creates striking focal points in borders and perennial gardens.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 36"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 30"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of De Vroomen Bulb Canada

Pure white blooms. One of the most productive filler flowers we have ever grown, 'The Pearl' produces armloads of the most adorable clusters of white blooms with a cream centre. Yarrow is easy to grow and a favorite among pollinators. A first year flowering perennial. Can be used fresh or dried.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 24 - 30"

Spread: 9 - 12"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Aubin Nursery

Dark green leaves grow to a massive size, with a rippled edge to each leaf. This plant is capable of growing from full sun to shade. Happily Ever After boasts unique creamy white flowers with maroon centre.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 10-12"

Spread: 18"

Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company

Bronze Beauty Ajuga is a Flowering ground cover has a clumping habit and is commonly used in borders and rock gardens.

Plants form a mound of deep greens to bronze leaves, bearing showy spikes of flowers in mid to late spring. Excellent for combining with spring-flowering bulbs. 

Performs well in pots or mixed containers. Easily divided in spring or early fall.

 Light Requirement: Full to part Shade

Flowering Season: Late Spring

Mature Size:

• Height: 8"
  
• Spread: 36"
  

Zone: 3B

photo courtesy of  Ball Seed

Starfire is an award-winning variety that blooms from mid to late summer. Its cherry-red flowers, growing in pyramidal clusters, attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The vibrant color of these blooms doesn't fade in the sun, complemented by deep green lance-shaped leaves.

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.

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