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16-17 New Item Presentation
GENERAL PERENNIALS
Allium ‘Medusa’ PPAF
(Ornamental Onion) • ‘Medusa’ forms a low mound of
grey-green, narrow foliage with leaves the twist slightly at the end
• Buds straighten to form 1¾-2in rounded clusters of light amethyst purple flowers
• Similar in flower and foliage color to ‘Blue Eddy’, but in a much larger form
• Height: 20-24in • Width: 24in• Zones: 4-8
Alstroemeria FABIANA™(‘Zaprifabi’ 17911)
(Peruvian Lily) • Creamy white 2in flowers
continually cover the plant from early summer to frost
• Dark green leaves have streaky, creamy white margins
• We have successfully overwintered FABIANA™ for three winters (and counting) in our Zone 6a, heavy snow cover Michigan climate
• Height: 12-14in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 6-11
Amsonia t. ‘Storm Cloud’(Blue Star) • Dark black stems and dark leaves
with silver veins as plant emerges
• Attractive, olive green foliage throughout the summer. Shrub-like in appearance.
• Light, periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers
• Long blooming selection • Height: 22-26in • Width: 38-42in • Zones: 4-9
Anemone DREAMING SWAN™(‘Macane004’ PPAF)
(Anemone) • ‘Dreaming Swan’ takes
everything you liked about WILD SWAN™ and makes it bigger—larger flowers, larger leaves, and larger overall size
• Semi-double white flowers have lilac blue backs on the outermost petals
• Dark green leaves have a semi-glossy finish
• From Elizabeth MacGregor • Height: 22-24in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 6-9
Aquilegia ‘Blue Jay’ Songbird Series
(Columbine) • ‘Blue Jay’ produces large, violet
blue and white flowers • Compact habit with large, long-
spurred, showy upward-facing flowers measuring 3in in length on average
• Height: 20-28in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Ivy Garth
Baptisia ‘Lavender Stardust’ PPAF
(False Indigo) • In early summer, blooms open
lilac purple with pale yellow keels and lighten to dusty lavender purple
• ‘Lavender Stardust’ has extremely long, 18” flower spikes that extend high above the full, wide clump of foliage
• This easy to grow, extremely long-lived perennial will make a large, eye-catching specimen in your garden
• Height: 3-3½ft • Width: 3½-4ft • Zones: 4-9
Buddleia ‘Prince Charming’ PPAFMONARCH® Collection
(Butterfly Bush) • 10in long flower spikes have
stunning bright cerise pink color • Blooms in late summer • Long blooming selection • Gumdrop shaped habit • Height: 3½-4ft • Width: 3½-4ft • Zones: 5-10
Clematis ‘Innocent Glance’(Clematis) • This flowering vine produces
fully double, 5-6in pale pink flowers that are edged with a darker pink margin
• Secondary flowers on new wood are single with similar coloration, with petals typically pointing upward
• Blooms nearly continuously from May to the end of July
• Height: 6-7ft • Zones: 4-8
Coreopsis ‘Crazy Cayenne’ PPAFSIZZLE & SPICE™ Series
(Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Fiery sunset orange flowers have
intense red-orange coloring at the center of the flowers
• Members of this collection come in a variety of vibrant, eye-catching colors
• Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer
• Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9
Coreopsis ‘Curry Up’ PPAFSIZZLE & SPICE™ Series
(Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Golden yellow flowers have clear,
dark red eyes • Members of this collection come
in a variety of vibrant, eye-catching colors
• Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer
• Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9
Coreopsis ‘Hot Paprika’ PPAFSIZZLE & SPICE™ Series
(Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Flowers are a mix of both rich
and deep tones • Members of this collection come
in a variety of vibrant, eye-catching colors
• Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer
• Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9
Coreopsis ‘Zesty Zinger’ PPAFSIZZLE & SPICE™ Series
(Threadleaf Coreopsis) • Light ivory flowers have dark
magenta centers that spread out along the petals
• Members of this collection come in a variety of vibrant, eye-catching colors
• Each plant has a compact, rounded habit and blooms both profusely and heavily from early to late summer
• Height: 15-18in • Width: 22-26in • Zones: 5-9
Delphinium e. ‘Million Dollar Blue’
(Hybrid Bee Delphinium) • Offering a shorter option for
Hybrid Bee Delphiniums, this new Delphinium is the perfect match to ‘Million Dollar Blush’
• Large spikes of semi-double to double true blue flowers have very erect stems
• Blooms in early summer and then again in late summer or early fall
• very heat tolerant as well as being cold hardy to zone 3
• Height: 2½-3ft • Width: 1½-2ft • Zones: 3-7
Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® ‘Black Cherry Frost’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Pinks) • ‘Black Cherry Wild’ Improvement • Rich, semi-double velvety red
flowers with a fine, serrated, light pink edge
• More consistent, formal flowers • Silvery blue foliage • Height: 8in • Width: 12in • Zones: 4-9
Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners®
Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® ‘Spiked Punch’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Pinks) • Vibrant, double flowers of
fuchsia pink with a deep red eye • Large bloom size: 1½-2in • Steel blue foliage • Full sun to light shade • Height: 6-8in • Width: 10in • Zones: 4-9
Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners®
Dianthus ‘Paint the Town Fuchsia’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Pinks) • Single, serrated fuchsia blooms
with lavender centers • Performed well in trials for heat
and humidity tolerance in the South
• Low, spreading glaucous blue foliage
• Height: 6in • Width: 12in • Zones: 4-9
Dianthus ‘Paint the Town Magenta’PPAF CPBRAF
(Pinks) • Single, vibrant magenta pink
flowers with great fragrance • Glaucous, blue foliage • Performed well in trials for heat
and humidity tolerance in the South
• Height: 6in • Width: 10in • Zones: 4-9
Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’ PPAF
(Coneflower) • The color on this double
coneflower is practically fluorescent, with glowing fuchsia pink flowers
• ‘Delicious Candy’ is one of the first Echinacea to flower and stays fresh looking long into the season
• This coneflower also has attractive dark green leaves and dark stems on compact plants
• Height: 18-24in • Width: 14-16in • Zones: 4-9
Photo Courtesy of Marco van Noort
Echinacea DOUBLE SCOOP™ Mandarin (‘Balscandin’ PPAF)
(Coneflower) • Fluorescent orange pom-pom
flowers really stop you in your tracks with intense color
• Unlike taller double varieties that tend to lodge, this Echinacea supports the weight of its large, 4in wide flowers with better, shorter stems
• With age, flowers take on dark rosy pink tones
• Height: 18-22in • Width: 18-22in • Zones: 4-9
Echinacea SOMBRERO® Adobe Orange (‘Balsomador’ PPAF)
(Coneflower) • 2½-3in, intense orange flowers
will make other Echinacea pale in comparison, with a matching orange cone that really makes the color pop
• Dark green foliage is completely covered with flowers
• Height: 18-20in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9
Festuca g. ‘Blue Whiskers’ PPAF
(Blue Fescue) • Compared to ‘Elijah Blue’, ‘Blue
Whiskers’ is a taller, more vigorous variety, with longer leaves and a brighter blue foliage color
• The finely textured, bright silvery blue leaves form a fully rounded, robust clump with consistent flower coverage across the habit
• Height: 10-12in • Width: 24-28in • Zones: 4-8
Schizachyrium s. PRAIRIE WINDS® ‘Blue Paradise’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Little Bluestem, Ornamental Grass) • Upright habit that maintains
through fall • Striking silver-blue stems in
summer • Fall sees the leaves turn a deep
wine-purple color • Tiny tan seed heads appear on
the top half of the stems in early fall
• Height: 3-3½ft • Width: 2ft • Zones: 3-9
Heliopsis h. ‘Sunstruck’ PP25524
(False Sunflower) • 2” large, golden yellow flowers
appear above the cream and green variegated foliage
• ‘Sunstruck’ blooms all through summer until fall
• This is the perfect height for smaller spaces in the garden or for combination containers
• Height: 14-16in • Width: 12-14in • Zones: 4-9
Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company
Hemerocallis ‘Big Time Happy’
(Daylily) • ‘Big Time Happy’ shares a similar
canary yellow flower color to ‘Happy Returns’, but boasts 4in wide flowers, nearly an inch wider
• Slightly ruffled petals open flat to display the rich yellow color, and blooms from early summer to frost
• Height: 18in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Hemerocallis ‘Collier’(Daylily) • ‘Collier’ is a polychrome daylily,
or in other words, boasts a blend of colors. Colors include pink, gold, cream and yellow
• The golden yellow color is concentrated in the center of the petals, just above the tiny lime green throat
• Very attractive ruffling • Although it’s not registered as
such, we have observed very good rebloom in our fields
• Height: 28in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Hemerocallis ‘Judy Judy’(Daylily) • 6in lavender flowers are strongly
fragrant with a ruffled yellow picotee edge and a prominent creamy yellow throat
• This daylily has strong, well-branched scapes with lots of buds for an explosion of boom in midsummer
• Height: 28in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Hemerocallis ‘Magic Amethyst’
(Daylily) • 5½in amethyst lavender flowers
have a light lemon yellow throat with a soft and sweet fragrance
• Each flower has a slightly deeper lavender purple halo
• Thick scapes with three-way branching and lots of buds make this a great daylily for the early midseason
• Height: 27in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Hemerocallis RAINBOW RHYTHM®‘Tiger Swirl’
(Daylily) • Similar flower shape (spider) to
‘Primal Scream’ • 6½-7in wide flowers, light
golden yellow with raspberry red eye
• Height: 32in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Heuchera DOLCE®‘Appletini’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Coral Bells) • Lime green foliage with silver
overlay • Rich, ruby red flowers • Profusion of blooms • Foliage Height: 10in • Flower Height: 20in • Width: 28-30in • Zones: 4-9
Heuchera DOLCE®‘Silver Gumdrop’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Coral Bells) • Silver, iridescent leaves with a
semi-glossy finish. • Foliage similar to ‘Stainless Steel’ • Vibrant, bright pink flowers • Foliage Height: 6-8in • Scape Height: 20-24in • Width: 14in • Zones: 4-9
Heuchera PRIMO™‘Black Pearl’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Coral Bells) • Ruffled jet black foliage with
shiny leaves • Rosy purple undersides • White flowers with a pale pink
cast • Darkest foliage Heuchera we’ve
seen! • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 18in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9
Heuchera PRIMO™‘Pretty Pistachio’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Coral Bells) • Chartreuse foliage in spring
transitioning to lime color in summer.
• Robust habit with larger leaves • Consistent, summer long
blooming • Pink flowers • Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 24in • Width: 28-30in • Zones: 4-9
Heuchera ‘Electric Plum’ PPAF
(Coral Bells) • The foliage on this Heuchera is
electrifyingly bright • New leaves emerge near black
and lighten to an intense purple with dramatic black veining
• Fuchsia pink flowers are produced on matching near black stems
• Does not require vernalization to bloom
• Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 22-24in • Width: 16-18in • Zones: 4-9
Heuchera ‘Rose Quartz’ PPAF
(Coral Bells) • Newest leaves emerge dusty rose
and transition to a light pewter with charcoal veining
• Touches of rose linger into the summer, giving the foliage a multi-dimensional effect
• In midsummer rosy pink buds open to cream flowers
• Foliage Height: 6-8in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 10-12in • Zones: 4-9
Heucherella FUN AND GAMES®‘Hopscotch’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Foamy Bells) • Bronze red lobed leaves with
darker red centers (brighter red in May)
• Cream flowers • Foliage Height: 11in • Scape Height: 18in • Width: 22in • Zones: 4-9
Heucherella FUN AND GAMES®‘Red Rover’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Foamy Bells) • Copper red leaves with
burgundy centers • Long, lobed foliage provides a
unique appeal for containers • Dark, burgundy rose stems hold
pink buds that open to creamy white flowers
• Foliage Height: 6-8in • Scape Height: 28-34in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9
Heucherella ‘Catching Fire’ PPAF
(Foamy Bells) • Vibrant lime green leaves are
rounded and refined • Each leaf has a very defined
flame-shaped markings that are cherry red in color
• In summer leaf centers darken to mahogany
• Cream flowers appear in early summer
• Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 16-20in • Zones: 4-9
Heucherella ‘Galactica’ PPAF
(Foamy Bells) • 5in large, dissected silvery green
leaves have incredibly deep colored veining and form a very full, rounded clump
• Newest leaves are olive green with a purple cast
• Cream flowers appear in early summer
• Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 16-20in • Zones: 4-9
Heucherella ‘Pumpkin Spice’ PPAF
(Foamy Bells) • Bronze red leaves emerge in late
spring and hold its color well into early summer
• Each 4” lobed leaf has deep mahogany centers that follow the veins of the leaf
• Dark red stems hold cream flowers that appear in early summer
• Foliage Height: 8-10in • Scape Height: 16-20in • Width: 18-22in • Zones: 4-9
Hibiscus SUMMERIFIC®‘Ballet Slippers’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Rose Mallow) • Compact, glossy dark green
foliage • Ruffled white flowers with a pink
rim. • Soft, feminine color • Perfect round habit with an
extremely high bud count • Height: 4ft • Width: 5ft • Full Sun to Light Shade • Zones: 4-9
Hibiscus ‘Summer in Paradise’ PPAF
(Rose Mallow) • Compact variety that keeps its
refined habit of medium green, maple like foliage
• Attractive, large flowers begin blooming in late summer from top to bottom of the plant
• Deep red buds open to 7-8in hot cerise flowers
• Height: 3-3 ½ft • Width: 3½-4ft • Zones: 4-9
Hosta ‘Munchkin Fire’(Hosta) • Short and narrow leaves hold
their bright yellow color all season long
• Since the leaves are so narrow, there isn’t a prominent leaf base, and the leaves simply taper to become part of the petiole
• Lavender flowers appear above the petite habit in midsummer
• Foliage Height: 7in • Scape Height: 20in • Width: 15in• Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Randy Goodwin
Hosta ‘One Last Dance’ PPAF
(Hosta) • Sport of ‘Dancing Queen’ • Has dark green centers and very
wide yellow margins • Dramatic margins have irregular
patterns varying from ½ to 2½” creating a very feathery look
• The intense yellow margins mellow to chartreuse by midsummer
• Foliage Height: 16in • Scape Height: 40in • Width: 38in• Zones: 3-9
Hosta ‘School Mouse’ PPAF
(Hosta) • Sport of ‘Church Mouse’ • ‘School Mouse’ shares all the
same great features as its parent but possesses a clearly defined yellow margin
• Thick, coarsely wavy leaves have blue-green to green centers and creamy yellow margins
• Proportionate scapes carry lavender flowers in early summer
• Foliage Height: 8in • Scape Height: 14in • Width: 12in• Zones: 3-9
Hosta ‘Sun Mouse’ PPAF
(Hosta) • Brilliant yellow leaves that hold
their yellow color well into summer
• Compared to ‘Blue Mouse Ears’, ‘Sun Mouse’ is a little bit shorter and wider
• Lavender flowers appear in midsummer
• From Tony Avent • Foliage Height: 6in • Scape Height: 18in • Width: 12in• Zones: 3-9
Hosta ‘Wrinkle in Time’ PPAF
(Hosta) • This sport of the classic variety
‘Pilgrim’ shows a little more character with showy, wavy margins
• Dark green leaves have creamy yellow margins in spring, maturing to creamy white margins in summer
• Lavender flowers appear above the foliage in midsummer.
• Foliage Height: 9in • Scape Height: 15in • Width: 29in• Zones: 3-9
Iris ‘Maui Moonlight’(Intermediate Bearded Iris) • Bright lemon yellow flowers have
incredibly ruffled edges and blooms midseason
• Great branching means good flower power in the landscape
• Height: 23in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants
Iris ‘Night Owl’(Tall Bearded Iris) • Rich, near-black, dark violet-blue
flowers • In bright sunlight, you’ll notice
the velvety texture of the petals • Light ruffling make this iris very
eye-catching and attractive • Height: 38in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants
Iris ‘Shipshape’(Tall Bearded Iris) • Classic blue iris with a long
flowering season because of its high bud count
• Medium blue flowers are large and wide with attractive ruffling and flaring
• Height: 38in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants
Iris ‘Sultan’s Palace’(Tall Bearded Iris) • Velvety maroon-red petals have
slightly ruffled falls for a graceful look
• Height: 34in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants
Iris ‘Titan’s Glory’(Tall Bearded Iris) • Fragrant, intensely dark violet
purple flowers are large and ruffled
• An early to mid-season selection • Height: 37in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Photo Courtesy of Bouwmeester Plants
Iris s. ‘Over in Gloryland’(Siberian Iris) • 5in wide, deep blue-purple
standards and falls have a light yellow and cream blaze with blue-purple veining
• Height: 34in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 3-9
Lagerstroemia ‘Bubble Tea’ PPAFBARISTA™ Collection
(Crapemyrtle) • In late summer, the round habit
explodes with flower buds that bubble up to the top of the shrub with enormous, triangular-shaped bright lilac purple flower clusters
• Green seed pods follow the flowering performance
• Attractive, semi-glossy, medium green foliage
• Height: 2½-3ft • Width: 3- 3½ft • Zones: 6-9
Lagerstroemia ‘Spiced Plum’ PPAFBARISTA™ Collection
(Crapemyrtle) • ‘Spiced Plum’ impresses with
raspberry purple flowers are produced alongside its rosy red flower buds
• Green seed pods follow the flowering performance
• Dark red stems hold deep green leaves with heavy olive highlights
• Height: 2-2½ft • Width: 3-3½ft • Zones: 6-9
Leucanthemum s.‘Spoonful of Sugar’ PPAF
(Shasta Daisy) • Giant 4½in, creamy white flowers
have two rows of very long petals
• Incredibly compact, dome-like habit, with flowers produced almost all the way to the ground
• ‘Spoonful of Sugar’ is a free-flowering variety
• Height: 16-18in • Width: 28-32in • Zones: 5-9
Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ SeriesBlue Bicolor
(Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this
series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series
• Blue and white flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of HM Clause
Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ SeriesPink Bicolor
(Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this
series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series
• Pink and white flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of HM Clause
Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ SeriesRed
(Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this
series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series
• Solid red flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of HM Clause
Lupinus p. MINI GALLERY™ SeriesYellow
(Lupine) • From HM Clause in France, this
series is touted as being more compact, more floriferous, and earlier blooming than it’s counterpart Gallery Series
• Solid yellow flowers • Height: 14-16in • Width: 7-9in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of HM Clause
Monarda ‘Blue Moon’ PPAFSUGAR BUZZ® Series
(Bee Balm) • Members of this series are similar
in size, bloom time, and vigor • All fill out the container well with
their dark green, mildew resistant foliage
• Blooms from midsummer into late summer
• Lavender blue flowers are held by attractive purple bracts. A breakthrough, shorter height for this color
• Height: 20in • Width: 18-22in • Zones: 4-8
Monarda ‘Pink Frosting’ PPAFSUGAR BUZZ® Series
(Bee Balm) • Members of this series are similar
in size, bloom time, and vigor • All fill out the container well with
their dark green, mildew resistant foliage
• Blooms from midsummer into late summer
• Pastel pink flowers form a carpet of blossoms that completely cover the foliage
• Height: 14-16in • Width: 18-24in • Zones: 4-8
Paeonia ‘Joanna Marlene’(Itoh Intersectional Peony) • ‘Joanna Marlene’ produces 4-6in,
semi-double soft yellow blossom • This peony takes on more
peachy tones as the flowers mature, with pink guard flowers
• From Roger Anderson • Height: 24-26in • Width: 36-40in • Zones: 4-9
Penstemon ‘Blackbeard’ PPAF
(Beardtongue) • Dark purple flower stems hold
lilac purple flowers with their white flaring tubes high
• Deep eggplant purple leaves form a low mound
• Attractive dark burgundy seed pods follow the flowering performance for extended seasonal interest
• ‘Blackbeard’ stays strictly upright all season long with no lodging
• Height: 28-34in • Width: 24in• Zones: 3-8
Perovskia a. ‘Blue Jean Baby’ PPAF
(Russian Sage) • A shorter, more manageable
Russian Sage that is still vigorous • Lavender blue flowers held in
smoky purple calyxes bloom for a long period starting in midsummer
• One of the earliest Perovskia to bloom
• Resists lodging • Height: 28-34in • Width: 36in• Zones: 4-9
Phlox ‘Amethyst Pearl’ PPAF
(Hybrid Phlox) • Behaves like ‘Minnie Pearl’ • Light amethyst pink flowers with
a white eye are produced in loose, rounded panicles in early summer
• Reblooms in early fall • Glossy, bright green foliage stays
clean all season • Height: 18in • Width: 18in• Zones: 3-8
Phlox EARLY PINK DARK EYE™ (‘Barphlearpideye’ PPAF)
(Hybrid Phlox) • Light pink flowers have dark pink
eyes • The goal of the Early Start series
was to introduce varieties that bloom 2-3 weeks earlier and are more compact than Phlox paniculata
• Height: 12-16in • Width: 16in• Zones: 4-8
Phlox ‘Fashionable Early Crystal’ PPAF
(Hybrid Phlox) • Pure white flowers have a faint
light purple eye • The Fashionably Early Series was
bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming
• Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata
• Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8
Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Flamingo’ PPAF
(Hybrid Phlox) • Light lavender-pink flowers • The Fashionably Early Series was
bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming
• Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata
• Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8
Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Lavender Ice’ PPAF
(Hybrid Phlox) • Pale lavender flowers have a
lavender-pink eye • The Fashionably Early Series was
bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming
• Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata
• Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8
Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Princess’ PPAF
(Hybrid Phlox) • Light fuchsia-pink flowers have a
dark pink eye • The Fashionably Early Series was
bred for quality of habit, mildew resistance, bloom power, and early blooming
• Bloom 2-3 weeks ahead of Phlox paniculata
• Height: 28-36in • Width: 26-30in • Zones: 4-8
Phlox p. FLAME™ Series – Red(‘Barphlpanflamazred’ PPAF)
(Tall Garden Phlox) • Intense red flowering selection • The FLAME™ Series is a group of
naturally dwarf, compact cultivars
• Replaces existing cultivar produced under the same name
• Height: 15-18in • Width: 18in• Zones: 3-8
Photo Courtesy of Dummen Orange
Phlox b. ‘Top Notch’(Cleft Phlox) • Unique periwinkle blue flowers • Great flower coverage • Neat habit • Cleft Phlox refers to the deeply
cleft petal lobes, giving the flowers more of a feathery look than you would get from Phlox subulata varieties
• Low, restrained mound of fragrant flowers
• Does not spread aggressively • Height: 6-8in • Width: 16-18in • Zones: 4-8
Phlox ‘Violet Pinwheels’ PP25884
(Hybrid Phlox) • Violet purple flowers nearly glow
with intensity when it is in bloom • Notched, upturned petals look
like tiny pinwheels • Behaves similarly to Phlox
subulata, but grows lower to the ground, spreads slowly, and is more restrained
• From Jim Ault • Height: 4-5in • Width: 24-36in • Zones: 4-8
Sanguisorba o. var. m.‘Little Angel’
(Burnet) • Compact, variegated plant
perfect for the front of the border
• Tiny, deep green leaves have creamy white margins and form a dense, petite clump
• Bright green stems hold long, oval-shaped rosy red flower panicles
• Height: 8-10in • Width: 10-12in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of Marco van Noort
Sedum ‘Night Embers’ PPAF
(Autumn Stonecrop) • Strictly upright habit of dark
black-purple, semi-glossy succulent leaves
• Small clusters of light mauve pink flowers are produced on deep red stems
• With a narrow base and a vase-like habit, this perennial combines well with shorter companions in a limited space
• Height: 24-26in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 3-9
Sedum ‘Over the Moon’ PPAF
(Autumn Stonecrop) • ‘Over the Moon’ transitions
through many different phases throughout the growing season, starting with a wide habit of dark olive green leaves rimmed with rose
• Very refined flowers appear in late summer to early fall
• Large flower heads of creamy white blossoms age to blush rose
• Height: 16-18in • Width: 22-24in • Zones: 3-9
Strawberry – Fragaria a. ‘Ruby Ann’
(Ornamental and Edible Strawberry) • In addition to the sweet, medium
sized fruit, ‘Ruby Ann’ produces beautiful ruby-red flowers
• Combining showy flowers and delicious fruit, this everbearing strawberry can be grown as both an ornamental and edible perennial fruit
• Height: 8-12in • Width: 24-36in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of ABZ Seeds
Strawberry – Fragaria a. ‘Toscana’
(Ornamental and Edible Strawberry) • ‘Toscana’ has large, deep rose
pink flowers and dark red, juicy fruit
• Combining showy flowers and delicious fruit, this everbearing strawberry can be grown as both an ornamental and edible perennial fruit
• Height: 8-12in • Width: 24-36in • Zones: 4-8
Photo Courtesy of ABZ Seeds
Strawberry ‘White Carolina’(Pineberry, Edible Strawberry) • ‘White Carolina’ is a hybrid
between two species of strawberries, which results in a pale pink to white color of fruit
• People who have tried this hybrid think that it tastes like pineapple
• Height: 6-8in • Width: 12-18in • Zones: 4-8
Tradescantia ‘Charlotte’s Web’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Spiderwort) • Chartreuse green foliage
transitions to gold • No burning in full sun in
Michigan like other chartreuse leaved forms
• Upright, mounded habit with soft blue flowers
• Height: 16-18in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 3-9
Vernonia ‘Southern Cross’(Ironweed) • ‘Southern Cross’ is a relatively
short, vase-like habit of long, thin leaves, similar in look to Amsonia hubrichtii
• Attractive, textured deep green foliage
• Blooms in late summer, producing an airy dome of small purple flowers
• Height: 4-4½ft • Width: 4-4½ft • Zones: 4-9
Photo Courtesy of Intrinsic Perennials
Veronica MAGIC SHOW® ‘Pink Potion’ PPAF CPBRAF
(Spike Speedwell) • Improvement on ‘Sweet Lullaby’ • Medium pink flowers • Vigorous growth rate with deep
green foliage • Height: 14-16in • Width: 16in • Zones: 4-8
Veronica ‘Blue Skywalker’ PPAF
(Spike Speedwell) • Tall blue variety • Lavender blue flowers cover the
top ½ of the plant, spaced about 1” apart
• Dark green foliage • Columnar habit is taller than it is
wide • Height: 28-32in • Width: 24-26in • Zones: 4-9
Veronica ‘Perfectly Picasso’ PPAF
(Spike Speedwell) • Stunning bi-color Veronica • Buds are pure white, deepening
to a medium pink for the flower. The contrast between the white and the pink give this plant a unique look
• Larger Veronica, but the flowers cover the top ½ of the plant
• Round habit—as tall as it is wide • Height: 24in • Width: 24in • Zones: 4-9
Veronica ‘Royal Rembrandt’ PPAF
(Spike Speedwell) • Attractive paintbrush type
flowers are violet purple in color • A Remontant bloomer, ‘Royal
Rembrandt’ comes back strong late in the season with no vernalization
• Dark green foliage is disease resistant
• Height: 18-20in • Width: 18-20in • Zones: 4-9
TEMPERENNIALS
Agave n. ‘Sunspot’(New Mexico Agave) • Small scale Agave is a yellow
margined sport of A. neomexicana
• Dark blue-green glaucous leaves have creamy yellow margins and form a rigid rosette only about one foot tall
• A 1½in long brown terminal spine extends from each leaf, and very well-defined spines also line the margins
• Height: 10-12in • Width: 15-18in • Zones: 7b-10
Cordyline t. ‘Cherry Cordial’ PPAF
(Ti Plant, Palm Lily) • A sport of ‘Chocolate Queen’ • Mahogany leaves are streaked
with olive green and bright red • This plant forms an upright stalk
of wide, strap-like foliage • Height: 18-24in • Width: 12-18in • Zones: 10-11
Manfreda u. ‘Mint Chocolate Chip’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Deciduous Perennial Agave) • Leaves are minty green with near
black spotting evident on fronts and backs of leaves
• Undulating, wavy margin edges • Thin white margins are edged
with tiny teeth • Height: 8in • Width: 24in
Mangave ‘Inkblot’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Mangave) • Mangave ‘Bloodspot’
background • Dark green leaves with small
dark blood-colored spots that blend together
• An overall “dark” feel to the plant • Many layers of leaves that totally
fill out a terra cotta pot with no soil exposed
• Leaves curl up slightly at the margin to display its small marginal teeth
• Leaves 2in wide by 9in long • Height: 6in • Width: 20in
Mangave ‘Kaleidoscope’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Mangave) • Deep green leaves with creamy
yellow margins • Overlap between margins and
centers are creamy green • Bright rosy red spotting dot the
leaves, but the main feature is the fantastic variegation
• Margins are edged with tiny spines
• Low and flat habit with long, narrow leaves (1.5in wide by 11in long)
• Height: 10-12in • Width: 24in
Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Mangave) • Very full, rounded rosette • Goes through color changes—
starting with an overall smoky purple look
• Leaves lose purple coloration with age to green (two-tone look)
• The rigid leaves stick straight out—a strong Agave trait
• Marginal teeth/spines are white and very fine, feels like running your finger along a comb’s edge
• Height: 9in • Width: 12-14in
Mangave ‘Man of Steel’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Mangave) • Very nice, small scale Mangave • Fantastic habit with narrow
leaves and an arching habit • Unique color: leaves are very
light, silvery green • Leaves are thinly lined with
cinnamon orange and give the leaves definition
• Long terminal spine—no marginal spines
• Leaves ½in wide by 6-7in long • Height: 6-8in • Width: 14in
Mangave ‘Mission to Mars’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Mangave) • Main feature is the deep red,
heavy spotting that blends together to make the leaves look almost all red
• Medium green-colored leaves, although this color takes a supporting role to the red spotting
• 2.75in wide x 12in long leaves that curve up at the margins
• The long leaves for an arching rosette
• Height: 8-10in • Width: 20-22in
Mangave ‘Moonglow’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection
(Mangave) • Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ background • Rigid and stiff leaves stick straight
out from the center of the plant • Unique in the sheer size of its
dark spotting • Silvery blue-green leaves with
large black spots. The size of the spots gives the plant an overall dark low
• Leaves are low and flat with no curling
• Softer marginal and terminal spines
• Height: 8-10in • Width: 20in