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Coreopsis tripteris 'Gold Standard'
Coreopsis tripteris 'Gold Standard'
Common Name: tall tickseed

This accession of C. tripteris was collected by Mt. Cuba Center in the wild and shows better garden performance than the straight species. This plant is approximately 1’ shorter and blooms for an additional six weeks. The flowers were also born on shorter, secondary growth. This characteristic distributed the floral display throughout the entire plant rather than solely at the top.

The cultivar name of 'Gold Standard' was assigned at the completion of the trial due to this selections superior performance compared to the straight species.  Mt. Cuba Center Coreopsis Trial 2015 

Height: 5-6 Feet
Spread: 4-6 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain'
Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain'
Common Name: American alumroot

This is a seed propagated strain selected by Dale Hendricks that is really fantastic and excitingly variable. Unique silver-blue marbled foliage accented by white flowers on long panicles in the spring. Excellent drought tolerant ground cover. Foliage display is amazing!

Height: 18 Inches
Spread: 18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7