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Coreopsis Golden Sphere
June 30, 2025

Coreopsis Golden Sphere

A compact yet striking burst of color, perfect for sunny borders or containers. These robust, fully double, golden-yellow blooms stand tall on sturdy, short stems just above neat mounds of lush green foliage. They flower continuously through the summer months, even in hot, humid conditions. Trouble-free, hardy, drought-tolerant, and a resilient herbaceous perennial. Coreopsis Golden […]
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orange passion coneflower
June 17, 2025

Orange Passion Coneflower

Looking to add a fiery burst of color to your garden or patio this season? The Orange Passion Coneflower (Echinacea ‘Orange Passion’) is a striking perennial that brings heat and heart to any landscape with its vibrant blooms, robust growth habit, and pollinator appeal. What makes this coneflower so eye-catching is its dynamic color palette. […]
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June 3, 2025

Tuscan Gold False Sunflower

Tuscan Gold is heat tolerant and will tolerate somewhat dry soils. While deadheading may encourage additional blooming it isn’t strictly necessary for a long bloom season. The breakthrough here is an easy flowering Heliopsis with a shorter plant size, outstanding garden performance and disease resistance. A long known great garden plant with good manners and […]
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Penstemon 'Dark Towers' Beardtongue
May 27, 2025

Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ Beardtongue

Celebrated as one of America’s most striking wildflowers, Penstemon has been the focus of extensive breeding efforts. ‘Dark Towers’ exemplifies the success of this work, offering a refined shape and excellent mildew resistance that make it a standout choice for gardens. Its soft lavender, tubular blooms provide a beautiful contrast to the deep purple-red foliage, […]
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Geum Tempo Orange
May 13, 2025

Geum Tempo™ Orange

Bright orange blooms steal the spotlight in this striking mounding plant. Tempo™ Orange is a sun-loving, deer-resistant, and butterfly-attracting variety that delivers a stunning display. It produces an abundance of double to single flowers ranging from cream and peach to vibrant orange, making it perfect for mixed beds, borders, and cut arrangements. Blooming from early […]
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Catmint
May 3, 2025

Blue Wonder Catmint

If you’ve been searching for that perfect front-of-border plant, meet Blue Wonder Catmint. This low-growing, spreading beauty forms a soft, silvery-green mound that practically disappears beneath a cloud of lavender-blue blooms each summer. Blue Wonder produces larger-than-usual flowers that put on a show from May all the way through July. Dead-heading the spent blossoms and […]
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Purple Palace Heuchera
April 28, 2025

Palace Purple Heuchera Coral Bells

The brilliant deep purple foliage provides a wonderful mass of color and offsets delightful sprays of tiny, white, summer flowers. A great choice for adding color and contrast to borders when coupled with green foliage plants. Evergreen in mild winter areas; an herbaceous perennial in colder regions. An exquisite small perennial that should be grouped […]
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Butterfly on Goldenrod
March 17, 2025

Don’t blame the goldenrod!

Sneezing, coughing, wheezing? Please don’t blame the goldenrod. Ragweed which is similar in appearance may be the culprit. Both bloom at the same time. But ragweed has small, nondescript flowers that are wind-pollinated. This means that ragweed’s fine and light pollen grains float through the air, possibly causing “hay fever.” Goldenrod, with its showy, colorful […]
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Zagreb Coreopsis
July 1, 2024

Coreopsis Verticillata Zagreb

A real workhorse in the perennial border, ‘Zagreb’ will bloom from late June to late August, adding color to the garden during the hottest part of the summer. Bright yellow daisy flowers with a darker yellow disk are tightly grouped above its needle-like green foliage. A compact plant that is more upright and less rounded […]
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