Perennials

Lime green foliage with a constrasting red edge. Hot pink flowers. A perfect addition to the front of the perennial border, and works great in containers.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 6"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

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

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Vanstone Nursery

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

Sharply toothed edges on the strongly upright foliage of Sedum T-Rex add to its ‘monstrous’ appeal. Clusters of cream buds open to enormous rose pink flower clusters – very appealing; not at all scary! Great for a hot, sunny site. Stonecrop provides beautiful low care summer and fall color. Let dried flower heads remain to provide nice winter interest. Sedum store water in their thick, succulent leaves which enables them to be extremely drought tolerant.

Brilliant display of summer colour with compact form and strong resistance to powdery mildew. Butterfly attractant. Fuchsia flowers. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18"

Width: 24"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Upright spikes of bright fuchsia-pink flower are held above green foliage.

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 16"

• Width: 10 - 12"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery, Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

A favourite for cut flowers and arrangements, Gypsophila (Baby's Breath) also deserves a place in the landscape.

It has airy clouds of pink tiny flowers that add both contrast and texture to the perennial border from early summer to fall. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 36"

Width: 16"

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Aubin Nursery & Belwyck Horticolor

This improved Beard-tongue forms low mounds of glossy green leaves, bearing medium-tall stalks of tubular deep purple 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"

Zone: 3

Images courtesy of vanstone Nurseries

Daisy shaped flowers in a rich violet-blue with a yellow eye. Bright green leaves form a low compact mound.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 10"

• Width: 8 - 12"

Zone: 3

Henry Brockstone was bred in 1955, this garden stunner is not only fragrant but features huge, fully double blooms in the most perfect shade of deep red. One of our favourites, a must add addition to every garden!

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 2

Photo and data 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 Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Lamium is one of the best choices for a tough and showy perennial ground cover.  This selection forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a narrow green edge. Clusters of purple flowers appear in spring, then continue off and on until fall.

Fairly tolerant of dry shade, once established. Trim back in late winter.

Stems will root into the ground where they touch, and any new plants that form can be easily moved in spring or fall.

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

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

A ruffled hosta that will bring joy year after year. Heart-shaped, blue leaves have crisp, creamy white edges. Near white flowers.

Like the popular ‘Empress Wu’, but with an attractive margin! Blue-green leaves have striking apple-green margins. Give the plant about 5 years to reach full maturity. Violet flowers.

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 48 - 60"

• Width: 36 - 48"

Photos courtesy Proven Winners

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.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

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.

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

Plants form a mound of deep greens to black 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: 6"
  
• Spread: 10"
  

Zone: 3B

Photos Courtesy of Aubin & Vanstone Nurseries

Selected form with deep maroon foliage. White flowers are held in a loose spike. Needs full sun to maintain foliage color.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 30"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 12 - 18"

Width: 14 - 18"

Zone: 4

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 36"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

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

Billowing clouds of rose-red flower clusters shroud sturdy, upright, gray-green foliage. Flower heads transition to a dramatic, deep red and foliage will infuse some burgundy red tones in fall. We forecast these will create blustery excitement! Stonecrop provides beautiful low-care summer and fall color. Let dried flower heads remain to provide nice winter interest. Sedum store water in their thick succulent leaves which enables them to be extremely drought tolerant. Sedum Thunderhead is an upright Sedum variety great for a hot, sunny site.

Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company

This cranesbill is covered in dark purple/black blooms.

Spiky greenery produces a multitude of lovely, white flowers that are both double and semidouble. This Larkspur will put on a show in early summer.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 48 - 60"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Skywriter Hosta has beautiful ruffled blue leaves.

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 16"

• Width: 36"

Zone: 3

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Height: 32 - 36" 

Width: 36 - 40" 

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa