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Aromatic silver foliage brightens the garden from spring through fall, while whorls of violet-blue flowers attract butterflies from late summer through fall.  Valuable in the perennial or shrub border, late-blooming flowers appear when few ot...

'Solar Flare' features huge blooms with dark cones and wide, horizontally held magenta-red petals that age to a smokey rose color.  The bright flowers burst forth from sturdy dark brown stems and lanceolate leaves.  This plant is sure to...

Magenta flowers complement the large, chartreuse to medium green leaves and deep maroon veining during the spring, while excellent late-season foliage color ranges from green to yellows and pinks.

The earliest blooming Nepeta we've had in our trials, with flowers starting in early April and lasting up to six weeks.  Clean, aromatic foliage and a compact habit make it an excellent groundcover.

The variegated foliage and shorter growth habit differentiate 'Triple Play' from its parent species.  Clusters of pink flowers emerge in late spring, a stunning contrast to the creamy white-edged foliage.  In cooler temperatures (i.e. sp...

This woodland phlox forms a dense groundcover as creeping stems root as they go.  Open clusters of pure white flowers with yellow eyes appear en masse in early to mid spring.  An excellent, hardy choice for the native shade garden.

Fun, unique flowers dance above mounds of fine green foliage from June until frost.  The blooms feature long, prominent cones that give way to wide, reflexed petals in shades of deep reddish-brown, orange, and yellow.  This plant is by s...

White flowers with a bit of purple in the throat bloom from June through August.  A compact plant, up to 1ft in height.

This low maintenance perennial is sure to impress with masses of stunning deep lavender-rose flowers from May through July.  Hardy, clump forming, and compact, the fragrant leaves resist deer while the sensational blooms attract butterflies.<...

A warm season grass that does well in poor, dry soils.  Spikey bluish-green stems and leaves transition to a sizzling display of oranges, reds, yellows, and purplish-browns in the autumn.  Also provides winter interest before cutting bac...