Featured Plants

A seedling of Andropogon gerardii 'Red October', this exciting new release from Intrinsic Perennial Gardens has dark green upright foliage that begins to turn red in the cool nights of August and becomes a ravishing nearly black color by September.

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! 

Looking for a tough groundcover that thrives in full sun, dry, and lean soils? Need it to be low-growing with an attractive but discrete foliage? Then, look no further. Antennaria plantaginifolia fills that niche with style. Native to the eastern United States, this little plant is great in an open woodland edge, rocky slope, rock gardens, or prairie.

An introduction by Plant Delights Nursery in 2009, this Japanese painted fern is a monster. Growing up to 3' tall and spreading up to 6' wide, 'Godzilla' has the appearance of 'Picta' with the punch of an ostrich fern. 'Godzilla' is great in shady locations in moist soil to dry shade.  

The new foliage presents in a limey-pastel and adds drama to the overall appearance of this fern. The fronds mature to a medium green which causes a unique two-toned appearance through out the season.

This beautiful cultivar comes to us from Michael Jenkins. 'Morning Grace' has a dainty garden stature reaching just under a foot in height. Thin, strappy foliage remains a clean, medium green throughout the growing season. Triangular, light pink flowers and attractive gold stamens rest just above the foliage during its very long bloom period. Flowers are very attractive to pollinating insects. An excellent companion for Carex pensylvanica.

'Quinn’s Gold' was selected for it’s multicolored flowers. They emerge in spring a bright golden yellow turning to shades of light yellow and creamy white. It blooms heavily in spring and will continue to flower sporadically the rest of the season. This is a vigorous grower making it ideal as a groundcover for shady areas. Low maintenance perennial that is quite easy to grow. American Beauties Native Plants

The entire plant is covered in blooms from end to end during late summer through fall. It has a unique lacey, fern-like foliage. Mildew resistant. Tolerant of a variety of conditions, but prefers moist, well-drained soils in full sun.

Like sunshine in your garden, Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunkiss' is covered in 3" golden yellow blooms all summer long. The flower centers have a bright maroon blotch adding a bit of dimension to your sunny border. If you've been burned by Coreopsis before, this variety is for you - it's very hardy, heat tolerant, and a pollinator magnet. 

Vigorous mounds of foliage reach up to a sturdy 30” tall. Flower display lasts for a full 6 weeks. Bright and sunny for end of summer blooming that holds through the fall. C. palustris is native to the swampy forests of the south and particularly prolific in the Carolinas. It is one of the slower spreading Coreopsis and is a faculative that tolerates wet roots for extended periods. Mt. Cuba Center's 2015 Coreopsis Trial

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 

Looking for a diminutive fern that brings texture and depth to your shade or woodland garden edge? Let us introduce you to Dryopteris filix-mas 'Parsley', a compact, crested fern that is similar in appearance to 'The King' but half the size. Growing 18"-24" tall and up to 2' wide with firm fronds that are very attractive and deer-resistant 

A new release from Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Echinacea 'Green Twister' is a compact, sturdy plant with horizontal facing petals that change in color from edges of lemon green to a bright carmine red center. Colors vary by flower and give a pleasing range of color pattern. 

A beautiful and long-lasting coneflower, Echinacea purpurea 'Mellow Yellows' is a seed introduction from Jelitto that ranges from light yellow to the deepest golden with bright orange centers. Flowering in its first season, this sturdy and reliable plant is an excellent cut flower and a great source of nectar and seed to pollinators and wildlife. 

Never heard of Eriogonum 'Little Rascal'? We're not suprised! This affectionately named perennial is one of the trade's best kept secrets and is an underused gem. Although a rare plant in the wild, this Jelitto Seeds selection of Eriogonum allennii has a wide range of landscape applications. With a tidy, low-growing habit of gray-green, paddle-shaped leaves, it bursts with golden yellow umbels that age to various shades of bronzy orange in the late summer. A wonderful little plant at 18-24” tall, it is drought tolerant, durable and long flowering.

It is low and tidy and gently fills an area with its fragrant foliage. 'Azure Rush' is generously covered with light blue 2.5 inch blooms. Everything that you have come to love and anticipate from 'Rozanne' is true + improved by her lighter blue daughter.

This exceptionally elegant grass deserves a spot in every garden with its graceful habit and easy culture. Narrow stripes of creamy white accent each deep green leaf, providing a bright glimmer as the leaves sway gently in the breeze. Taller than other selections, 'Albovariegata' is also more vigorous and should be planted in groups of three or more for best effect. It is very tolerant of sun if the soil does not dry out, but may be happiest in a bright shaded spot. Airy flowers appear in late summer as the foliage becomes tipped in pink.

A seed selection by Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Heliopsis helianthoides 'Burning Hearts' stands 4' tall with dark red purple foliage and abundant contrasting yellow daisy-like flowers with orange centers. Plant begins blooming in its first year and blooms from June to mid-October. 

Another Heliopsis seed selection by Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Heliopsis helianthoides 'Bleeding Hearts' stands 4' tall with dark purple foliage and black stems providing a perfect foil for the blooms beginning at a fire red then orange-red turning to bronze colored as they fade. 'Bleeding Hearts' begins blooming in its first year and blooms from June to mid-October. 

Helleborus 'Emma' is an early flowering hellebore with beautiful large white flowers that age to a greyish-pink. Very floriferous from December to May on a neat habit of dark green foliage with a lighter green veining. -Ashwood Nurseries

Helleborus 'New York Night' is a part of the HONEYMOON® Series from Walter's Gardens. Helleborus 'New York Night' bears 2½-3”, single flowers with shades of black that include deep grey-purple, jet black, and black-purple. Dramatic, breath-taking, and exciting - a bit like an evening in the Big Apple itself. 

Helleborus 'Paris in Pink' is a part of the HONEYMOON® Series from Walter's Gardens. 'Paris in Pink' bears 3½-4”, single light to medium pink flowers - romantic, simple, and memorable. 

Helleborus 'Rome in Red' is a part of the HONEYMOON® Series from Walter's Gardens. 'Rome in Red' bears 3-4”, single rich maroon to wine red flowers - a dashingly enticing Hellebore, perfect for the shade garden. 

Helleborus 'Sandy Shores' is a part of the HONEYMOON® Series from Walter's Gardens. 'Sandy Shores' bears 2½-3”, single pale apricot flowers with a lovely rosy pink color on the backs - soft, golden, and lovely like a sunset on the beach in Hawaii. 

Helleborus 'Vegas Nights' is a part of the HONEYMOON® Series from Walter's Gardens. 'Vegas Nights' bears 3", single slate gray to dark purple flowers. Dark, mysterious, and up to some mischief - reminds us of Sin City. 

A mix of the Helleborus HONEYMOON® Series from Walter's Gardens. Colors in the mix include apricot, black, mauve purple, white, yellow, wine red, and pink.

Helleborus 'Black Tie Affair' is a part of the WEDDING PARTY® Series from Walter's Gardens. 3" double black flowers with a lighter center make this a dramatic Hellebore for the garden. 

Helleborus 'Blushing Bridesmaid' is a part of the WEDDING PARTY® Series from Walter's Gardens. 'Blushing Bridesmaid' bears 2-2½” double white flowers with raspberry pink veining and picotee edge, a lovely addition to the shade garden. 

Helleborus 'Maid of Honor' is a part of the WEDDING PARTY® Series from Walter's Gardens. 'Blushing Bridesmaid' ranges in color from light to dark pink, bearing 2-3” double flowers.

Helleborus 'Wedding Bells' is a part of the WEDDING PARTY® Series from Walter's Gardens. ‘Wedding Bells’ bears clear white, 2-2½” double flowers, with the singing blooms brightening up the shade garden. 

Helleborus 'Wedding Crasher' is a part of the WEDDING PARTY® Series from Walter's Gardens. ‘Wedding Crasher' is a bold party-starter with 3", soft pink flowers are liberally covered with darker pink spots.

Deep, bluish-green, leathery foliage and 14” pure white wide lace cap blooms make for a stunning combination in any setting. This beautiful native selection stands tall and never flops, even with its massive blooms. It’s an upright, yet bushy plant that will stop anyone walking past with the display of truly incredible blooms and stout and sturdy stature. 

The short stature, continuous sunny bloom, and deep wine coloring of this native plant make Lysimachia lanceolata var. purpurea a new favorite groundcover, winning over our R&D Department by how it keeps weeds at bay and is a carefree plant. 

A valuable ecological species, Monarda punctata is the equivalent of a juice bar at the gym for nectar loving/needing insects! BONUS, it also resists all other kinds of mites that could impact the bees because it is incredibly high in thymol. If you are in the area where the endangered Karner Blue still resides, you will be helping restore them to safe status by planting a stand of Monarda punctata, as this is their food mothership.

Plant this muhlygrass for a show-stopping autumnal display! An aura of reddish mauve flower spikes bloom late summer into fall and will stop you in your tracks - a performance that intensifies when backlit by the rising or setting autumn sun. Striking when planted en masse, or lovely as an accent mixed into a perennial border. The clouds of flowers dry after frost and persist to provide winter interest. This warm season grass’s fine-textured, soft green foliage forms a tidy, well-behaved mound. Heat and drought tolerant, long-lived and low maintenance.

An early season bloomer with light blue flowers and deep purple calyxes, Nepeta × faassenii 'Purrsian Blue' is a wonderful addition to your garden. Stands out from the crowd with its low and tidy appearance, this new arrival from Walters Gardens, Inc. has us really taking notice. 

A tough groundcover, Packera obovata is similar to its popular cousin, Packera aurea, but with a smaller round leaf and the ability to withstand drier, full-sun conditions without losing its verdant appearance! 

North Creek is proud to bring Panicum 'Cape Breeze' to the market. Fantastic foliage stays green until Halloween! From production to the landscape, this grass truly is a breeze. Selected for upright habit, compact size and early flowering. Its perfect, tidy stature combines the toughness of seaside Panicum with the neatness of garden worthy cultivars. Great texture and movement in the landscape!

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! Named after the infamous English pirate Blackbeard, Penstemon 'Blackbeard' has the darkest of eggplant foliage with bright lilac-purple flowers rising high above and standing tall. With a long season of interest and a magnet for hummingbirds and bees, this Walter's Gardens introduction is sure to cause a delightful cry of 'Shiver me timbers!' 

Need a shorter, manageable Russian Sage that is still vigorous in the landscape and production? Try ‘Blue Jean Baby’! Lavender blue flowers held in smoky purple calyxes bloom for a long period starting in midsummer, with the color from the calyxes extending appeal into fall. This variety is one of the earliest Perovskia to bloom. This bushy selection joins the lineup of Perovskia from the Walters Gardens, Inc. hybridizing and, like the others this program has introduced, resists lodging. -Walter's Gardens

Let's talk flower power. This Phlox grabbed our attention with its long-lasting bloom in vibrant magenta paired with excellent disease and pest resistance. A naturally-occurring Phlox hybrid seedling found in a garden, Phlox 'Wanda' was brought to plantsman Dr. Allan Armitage where it caught the eye of each passing visitor. Phlox 'Wanda' forms a solid low-growing mat of bloom over time and what really makes growers excited is how easy this plant is to grow and how it starts flowering even while its actively growing new roots. No wonder Phlox 'Wanda' is a cult-status item in horticultural circles! 

Phlox 'Solar Flare' really knocked our socks off! A new release from The Primrose Path, this phlox got our notice in the trial gardens, even as other notable disease resistant varieties started to fail in a hot and humid summer. Lovely white flowers with pink centers standing on rounded panicles in an upright and mounding form. Great for the garden when you need a stunner that can take punch or two! 

A new introduction from The Primrose Path, Phlox 'Daughter of Pearl' is part of the Earlibeauty series. As the name suggests, this Phlox is the daughter of a well-known Phlox release, Phlox 'Minnie Pearl', but 'Daughter of Pearl' has a lovely upright and mounding habit with dense white conical flowers. Begins blooming in mid-June through July and is resistant to powdery mildew!

A part of the Earlibeauty series from The Primrose Path, Phlox 'Rose Bouquet' is a floriferous, compact Phlox that is highly resistant to powdery mildew, even in the most humid conditions! Flowers begin early and keep on going - bringing a smile to your face and wildlife into your gardens.

Densely branching with fine foliage and white flowers atop terminal clusters, this Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, or slender mountain mint, has a more delicate appearance than P. muticum but with all the same pollinator action. Like its mountain mint brethren, P. tenuifolium spreads generously by rhizome making this plant a wonderful mass of white blooms in late summer. 

While there may be a bounty of black-eyed susan on the market, what makes Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii a dream is its ability to wrap strength, beauty, disease and pest resistance all into one neat package. This variety won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 and if you grow it, you'll soon understand why!

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 back in early spring to make way for new growth.

‘Gilt Edge’ is a compact form with variegated foliage that typically grows in a clump to 12-24” tall, but will spread over time to 36” wide. Ovate to lanceolate, stem-clasping leaves (4-6” long) have (as suggested by the cultivar name) irregular creamy white to chartreuse margins. Leaves generally remain attractive throughout the growing season. -Missouri Botanical Garden

From the gardens of Mt. Cuba Center, North Creek is delighted to introduce this tough native groundcover. Easily identified by trailing stems and delicate lavender flowers, 'Silver Gem' forms a dense, tidy mat of attractive silver foliage. Flowers appear in March and persist into autumn. Our plant trials have proven 'Silver Gem' to be exceptionally drought tolerant and happiest in part to full shade. Pot in quarts or gallons for early spring sales.