New Introductions

These exciting plants are our new additions for 2007.

Alcea  'Creme de Cassis'
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Alcea 'Creme de Cassis'

Common Name: Hollyhock
Superb hollyhock with raspberry-red eyezone and a small, yellow throat that fades to a lighter color. An interesting combination of double, semi-double and single flowers can be found on the same stem....

Allium lilaceae 'Summer Beauty'
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Allium lilaceae 'Summer Beauty'

Common Name: Ornamental Onion
This variety features large chartreuse blooms on strong stems for an extended period. Neat, upright foliage after flowering. Drought tolerant and long lived....

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Pink' 11,860
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Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Pink' 11,860

Common Name: Chinese False Spirea
'Visions in Pink' is a lovely, compact cultivar which features a foliage mound of blue-green leaves and thick panicles of frosted pink flowers....

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Red' 11,965
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Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Red' 11,965

Common Name: Chinese False Spirea
'Visions in Red' has fragrant magenta-purplemflowers with reddish stems. In spring the foliage has a bronze-red tint to it....

Astrantia major 'Roma' 11,470
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Astrantia major 'Roma' 11,470

Common Name: Masterwort
This beauty produces branched heads of silvery-soft pink pincushion flowers surrounded by a ruff of greenish-pink bracts....

Baptisia leucantha
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Baptisia leucantha

Common Name: White False Indigo
Very striking when blooming in June with white, pea-like flowers. The velvety, blue-green leaves are attractive all summer long. A native to the Midwest....

Baptisia x 'Midnight Prairieblues' PPAF
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Baptisia x 'Midnight Prairieblues' PPAF

Common Name: False Indigo
This stunning new Baptisia has an upright, vase habit with long infolerescences. Long, intermingling blooming season of periwinkle blue!...

Caryopteris  'First Choice' 11,958
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Caryopteris 'First Choice' 11,958

Common Name: Bluemist Shrub
This Bluemist Shrub features compact mounds of foliage and fragrant dark purple-blue flowers. Earlier flowering and more floriferous hybrid....

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Sunshine Blue' PPAF
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Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Sunshine Blue' PPAF

Common Name: Bluemist Shrub
A compact Bluemist Shrub that is strong and spectacular with golden-yellow foliage and contrasting, rich blue blooms....

Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
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Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'

Common Name: Turtlehead
Lustrous, deep green foliage topped with rose-pink turtlehead flowers. Red stems persist most of the season. Bronze early spring foliage....

Coreopsis  'Jethro Tull' PPAF
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Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull' PPAF

Common Name: Tickseed
New, floriferous variety with a single row of fluted golden-yellow flowers. Blooms mid-spring far into summer!...

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunfire'
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Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunfire'

Common Name: Tickseed
Each brilliant yellow face features bold, wine-red marks. Flowers start blooming even earlier than most Coreopsis and continue into the fall!...

Dracocephalum argunense 'Fuji Blue'
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Dracocephalum argunense 'Fuji Blue'

Common Name: Dragon's Heart
This enchanting, long lived perennial boasts needle-like, leathery green foliage forming compact, durable 1" clumps. Brilliant blue helmet-shaped flowers, each highlighted with a light blue lip....

Echinacea  'Coconut Lime' 18,617
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Echinacea 'Coconut Lime' 18,617

Common Name: Coneflower
THE FIRST DOUBLE WHITE CONEFLOWER! It features a stout, sturdy habit and numerous double pom-pom like flowers. Lime floret cone is surrounded by a ring of pale white petals. Stems are very strong, in order to support this new and exciting Echinace...

Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction' 13,429
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Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction' 13,429

Common Name: Coneflower
This fragrant, upright coneflower is a real garden attraction! Deep-magenta, up-turned petals on very strong, dark stems....

Eupatorium  'Phantom' 18,354
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Eupatorium 'Phantom' 18,354

Common Name: Joe Pye Weed
Dark green leaves appear in whorls on sturdy stems. Foliage ages to a dark, chocolate brown with sprays of wine-red flowers from mid-summer to early fall....

Geranium  'Sabani Blue' 16,305
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Geranium 'Sabani Blue' 16,305

Common Name: Cranesbill
This striking Geranium blooms earlier and longer than other cranesbills. The blue with darker veined flowers are large and outward facing, covering the plant....

Geranium sanguieum 'Album'
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Geranium sanguieum 'Album'

Common Name: Cranesbill
White bloom with a pinkish cast bursts brightness! Foliage turns beautiful shades of red in the fall....

Groundcover- Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'
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Groundcover- Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Common Name: Wintercreeper
Dense, woody groundcover that will also climb. Small, lustrous green leaves. Spreads by rooting stems. Red-burgundy fall color....

Groundcover- Hedera helix 'Thorndale'
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Groundcover- Hedera helix 'Thorndale'

Common Name:
Shiny evergreen leaves spiral in alternate fashion around the light green woody stems. Adaptable to all sun or shade conditions....

Groundcover- Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'
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Groundcover- Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'

Common Name: Spurge
This groundcover bears waxy deep green leaves on compact stems that do not trail like the species. Spreads rapidly by underground stems. Very neat and uniform plant....

Helenium  'Mardi Gras' 15,124
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Helenium 'Mardi Gras' 15,124

Common Name: Helen's Flower
This Helenium's flower are somewhat tie-dyed, orange-red-yellow, with a flower size of 1-2" and green foliage. Forms upright clumps with sturdy stems that sway gracefully in summer breezes....

Hemerocallis  'Condilla'
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Hemerocallis 'Condilla'

Common Name: Daylily
Very floriferous and large, 5" gold double blooms make this an excellent choice for the border...

Herb- Helichrysum italicum
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Herb- Helichrysum italicum

Common Name: Curry (Tender Perennial)
Called the curry plant because of the strong smell of its silver/white leaves, that can be used in salads and cooked food. Stems are woody at the base. The clusters of yellow flowers are produced in summer and can be used for teas or dried....

Herb- Nepeta cataria
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Herb- Nepeta cataria

Common Name: Catnip (Perennial)
The plant has a strong smell of mint. Add a few fresh leaves to green salads. Either fresh or dried leaves will make a refreshing, therapeutic tea. The dried, crushed leaves can be stuffed into cloth pouches to make wonderful cat toys....

Herb- Ocimum basilicum 'Queen of Siam'
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Herb- Ocimum basilicum 'Queen of Siam'

Common Name: Thai Basil (Annual)
Thai basil has slender, lush green, oval leaves with deep serrations on the edges and a more camporous aroma than sweet basil. Purplish flower buds and stems and carries anise overtones to its sweet basil scent....

Herb- Pogostemon cablin
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Herb- Pogostemon cablin

Common Name: Patchouli (Annual in the Midwest)
The essential oil of Patchouli is used in perfumery and aromotherapy. Patchouli oil is probably best known as the scent of the 1960's hippie era when many youngsters traveled to India and Asia in search of enlightenment....

Heuchera  'Tiramisu' PPAF
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Heuchera 'Tiramisu' PPAF

Common Name: Coral Bells
You truly want to serve this 'Tiramisu'! Yellow foliage with red blotching and a cream pink bloom to top it off! Lovely foliage glows in the semi-shade garden all summer....

Heuchera sanguinea 'Ruby Bells'
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Heuchera sanguinea 'Ruby Bells'

Common Name: Coral Bells
Dense mounds of rounded green foliage and enlongated stems with small, brilliant red flowers for a long period in early summer....

Iris  'Beverly Sills'
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Iris 'Beverly Sills'

Common Name: Tall Bearded Iris
This tall and dramatic Iris exhibits blooms of coral pink in late spring. One of the most vigorous growers with extremely high bud count and near perfect branching....

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Fiona Coghill'
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Fiona Coghill'

Common Name: Shasta Daisy
Double white flowers with shorter, creamy-yellow central petals. A showstopper and great in vases....

Lilium  'Rodolfo'
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Lilium 'Rodolfo'

Common Name: Oriental Lily
This is a beautiful, pure white Oriental Lily that possesses all the colorful, fragrant and low-care traits which its taller counterparts are known and loved for. Naturally low growing, it is ideal for planting in garden borders or patio containers....

Lilium  'Petit Brigette'
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Lilium 'Petit Brigette'

Common Name: Asiatic Lily
This bright Lilium blooms with large, pure yellow flowers on strong stems, no speckles and a very long shelf-life....

Lysimachia punctata 'Golden Alexander' 13,547
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Lysimachia punctata 'Golden Alexander' 13,547

Common Name: Yellow Loosestrife
A new variegated sport of Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander'- eas green leaf is dramatically bordered in bright gold and offset with yellow blooms. Not as aggressive as the species....

Nepeta x faassenii 'Kit Kat'
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Nepeta x faassenii 'Kit Kat'

Common Name: Persian Catmint
Highly aromatic, gray-green foliage with lavender-blue blooms in May-August. 'Kit Kat' is a dwarf cultivar that sports smaller leaves but more numerous flowers. Leaves are even more aromatic when crushed or bruised....

Papaver orientale 'White Ruffles' 18,643
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Papaver orientale 'White Ruffles' 18,643

Common Name: Oriental Poppy
New, exotic, shorter, more floriferous breed with white, ruffled petals....

Papaver orientale 'Scarlet O'Hara' 17,333
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Papaver orientale 'Scarlet O'Hara' 17,333

Common Name: Oriental Poppy
NEW, shorter, more floriferous variety. Flowers are scarlet red with black-purple spots on the base. Dark green foliage....

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'
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Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'

Common Name: Woodland Phlox
This native Phlox is admired for its dark-blue, fragrant flowers with very full flower petals. Woodland Phlox is a great spring bloomer....

Phlox paniculata 'Katherine'
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Phlox paniculata 'Katherine'

Common Name: Garden Phlox
This tall, romantic Phlox blooms lilac-blue with a white eye. Receives the highest marks for mildew resistance at the Chicago Botanic Garden's trials....

Pulmonaria  'Samouri'
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Pulmonaria 'Samouri'

Common Name: Lungwort
'Samouri' is dangerously stunning! Dark green, heavily silvered with spots, long narrow leaves shimmers in the semi-shade garden. In spring pink buds emerge and age to a purple-blue bloom! This plant was voted the best Pulmonaria in English trials...

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel' PPAF
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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel' PPAF

Common Name: Little Blue Stem
Blue-green blades with a purplish-bronze bloom. Dwarf, clump forming, warm season native was chosen for its unique rounded shape and resistance to lodging. A true kaleidoscope of autumn colors!...

Sedum  'Bertram Andersen'
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Sedum 'Bertram Andersen'

Common Name: Stonecrop
This Stonecrop has rounded, fleshy, smoky purple leaves and crimson pink flowers in late summer....

Sedum telephium 'Red Cauli' PPAF
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Sedum telephium 'Red Cauli' PPAF

Common Name: Stonecrop
The blue-green foliage is tinted with purple. Rusty-red blossoms in clusters from August through October....

Solidago  'Little Lemon' 17,297
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Solidago 'Little Lemon' 17,297

Common Name: Goldenrod
A 'Little Lemon' with alot of zest! Lemon-yellow flowers begin in late summer. So compact, perfect for edging or the front of the border....

Verbascum  'Flower of Scotland' PPAF
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Verbascum 'Flower of Scotland' PPAF

Common Name: Mullen
Green crinkled foliage carpet wine-red flowers that fade nicely to an antique pink shade. Destined to be a big winner!...