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Anemone × hybrida Wild Swan™ 'MACANE001'
Anemone × hybrida Wild Swan™ 'MACANE001'
Common Name: anemone

Anemone × hybrida Wild Swan™ 'MACANE001' is a long-blooming, compact, floriferous new anemone with lovely lavender coloration on the reverse side of the petals. Wild Swan begins flowering an average of two months earlier than other varieties and keeps on trucking until the end of the season. Flowers are held high and proud, allowing them to catch gently on the breeze. A graceful beaut to be sure! 

Height: 18 Inches
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Aruncus dioicus
Aruncus dioicus
Common Name: goat's beard, bride's feathers

A fantastic native with large, fine-textured feathery blooms in late Spring. Though closely related to Spiraea, goat's beard more closely resembles a giant Astilbe. When happy, Aruncus can be a formidable garden plant, reaching a spread of 6 feet or more. It is lovely when used at woods edge and it can provide a dense screen beneath a high canopy.

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

Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea
Common Name: coneflower

Lend a classic look to your garden with Pow Wow® White’s graceful, downward arching and bright white ray petals surrounded by bright yellow cones. This spectacular variety is extremely well-branched for profuse blooms and summer to frost flower power! Amazing in a sunny perennial border or wildlife garden. Easy to grow and very adaptable to heat, humidity, drought and poor soils.

Height: 20-24 Inches
Spread: 12-16 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Heuchera 'Frosted Violet'
Heuchera 'Frosted Violet'
Common Name: alumroot, coral bells

Another great selection for the East Coast bred by Charles Oliver of the Primrose Path. With its H. villosa heritage, it is vigorous and long-lived. Stunningly beautiful velvety purple leaves with darker veins are topped with pale pink pearl-like flowers in late spring. Definitely one of our favorites!

Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Hypericum calycinum 'Brigadoon'
Hypericum calycinum 'Brigadoon'
Common Name: St. John's wort

A bright new foliage color for shady sites! Golden yellow, oval leaves with reddish edges support 2" gold flowers with pincushion-like center clustered stamens in late spring and early summer. You will hardly notice the flowers in the sea of gold foliage. This plant is most content in cooler areas away from drying winter winds, although once established it is quite tough.

Height: 15-18 Inches
Spread: 24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-7

Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus
Common Name: soft rush

Juncus effusus is a clump forming wetland plant that is a striking vertical addition to any garden or container planting. Upright, fanning, deep green, rounded stems make a great accent in a container or water garden. Soft rush can be planted at the edge of a pond or in up to 6" of standing water. Inconspicuous golden flowers appear atop the stems in summer. Native to most of North America, soft rush provides food and shelter for birds and other wildlife. Distribution Map

Height: 3 Feet
Spread: 1-2 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-9

Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace'
Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace'
Common Name: wild bergamot
This great plant was named by Mike and Barbara Bridges, of Southern Perennials and Herbs, for their daughter. Soft lavender pin cushion-like flowers. Quite mildew resistant, with excellent, shiny foliage. Extremely showy. A must for the avid butterfly gardener!
Height: 3 Feet
Spread: 2 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Steel'
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Steel'
Common Name: Russian sage

A seed cultivar with upright silver stems covered in a mist of lavender-blue flowers. The perfect plant to intermingle textures in flower borders, it is tough as steel and adds cool color through the late summer. A favorite of butterflies and bumblebees, avoided by deer, and able to withstand the baking and sweltering temperatures of summerwhat’s not to like?

Height: 28-34 Inches
Spread: 36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill'
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill'
Common Name: garden sage

A long-hoped-for color break in garden Salvia. Ernst Pagels selected it for bluer flowers and compact habit. Insect and disease resistant, long flowered and tough as its brethren to follow. Attracts birds, butterflies and bees.

Height: 18-30 Inches
Spread: 12-15 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'
Common Name: stonecrop

A dense mat of conifer-like blue foliage forms a tight, weed resistant groundcover in any sunny location. In June deep mauve pink stems rise to 10" and are topped with brilliant yellow flowers. 'Blue Spruce' grows quickly and is easy to maintain even in the most unwelcome of sites. Great for rock walls, green roofs, walkways and containers. Evergreen in warmer zones.

Height: 3-6 Inches
Spread: 12-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Sedum SunSparkler® 'Lime Zinger'
Sedum SunSparkler® 'Lime Zinger'
Common Name: stonecrop

Chris Hansen has done it again! Lime green foliage with a crisp, contrasting red edge. Hot pink flower heads last for weeks through late summer into fall, and don't flop or fade! A perfect addition to the front of the perennial border, and works great in containers.

Height: 6 Inches
Spread: 18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Solidago Little Lemon® 'Dansolitlem'
Solidago Little Lemon® 'Dansolitlem'
Common Name: goldenrod

This diminutive beauty is exceptionally compact with bright, light yellow flowers beginning in late summer and lasting well into fall. Great shelf life! It is versatile, easy to grow and combines well with purple and pink asters both in the garden and in a container. Great as a cut flower, it is also very attractive to butterflies.

Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9