Echinacea 'Doubledecker' in a display bed at the farm last summer!

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Sun Perennials J - Z

Plant Name	Size	Container	Price
Achillea ‘Moonshine’	24”	#1	$7.95
Certainly not a new plant, but one of those “tried and true” varieties that make up a sunny garden’s backbone! Lovely silvery foliage and bright yellow flowers, she blooms her heart out and likes it on the dry side!
Achillea ‘Stephanie Cohen’	18” ht	#1	$7.95
Just looking at this plant you would never guess it was a Yarrow with its dark green foliage and showy daisy-type flowers that are light pink with yellow stamens. Nice!
Agastache ‘Apache Sunset’	18-24” ht	#1	$9.95
This cultivar of rupestris has the same silvery fragrant foliage but is much more compact; also has the incredible bi-color orange and lavender flowers that the Hummers and Contrary Mary so dearly love! Needs well-drained soil and some protection.
Agastache ‘Apricot Sprite’	15” ht	#1	$9.95
This little darling packs all the punch of her big bros in a cute little package! A Fleuroselect winner, she produces VIBRANT apricot colored spikes of flowers ALL summer long! May be marginally hardy in our area but well worth a try and GREAT in containers!
Agastache ‘Ava’	4’ ht	#1	$9.95
Now you just KNOW how enthralled I am with Agastaches (they belong in EVERYONE’S garden), and this one is a blooming machine on steroids! Deep rose-pink flowers with raspberry red calynxes put on an awesome show from July to October (just when the hummers REALLY need it!). Deer resistant too! As with all Agastaches, needs good drainage and do not cut back until spring!
Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’	24” ht	#1	$9.95
This one we had a few years ago, and we brought it back due to so much excitement generated by our on the berm! It has lime green foliage and lavender-blue bottle brush flowers starting mid-summer, and sometimes reseeds (freebies!). Forms a nice dense clump and is attractive all season!
Agastache ‘Purple Haze’	30-36”	#1	$9.95
We all know how Contrary Mary LOVES these butterfly (and people) magnets, and this one is no exception! Long racemes of smoky violet blue flowers waft above foliage and stems that turn a deep purple as cooler weather sets in. As with all Agastache, do not cut back until April, and well-drained soil is essential for survival!
Agastache Rupestris(Sunset Hyssop, Licorice Mint)	24-30”	#1	$9.95
This hyssop is nicknamed the licorice plant due to its wonderfully scented, silvery foliage. Its rosy-orange flowers bloom from June til frost and butterflies and hummers adore it. Good drainage is a must! A Contrary Mary Top 10!
Agave ‘Cornelius’	18”	Jumbo	$12.95
Although this is NOT perennial here (only to zones 9 and 10) this makes an AWESOME container and house plant. Was in the California collector’s market as ‘Quasimodo’, ‘Incurva Marginata’ and ‘Marginata Aurea Monstrasa’, and has gorgeous wide creamy margins on blue-green undulating spidery foliage. Nice!
Agave ‘Cream Spike’	12”	Jumbo	$12.95
Again, only hardy to zone 7 but great inside for the winter, this one has rounded foliage with black tips and wide cream margins on blue-green leaves.
Agave ‘Jaws’	20”	Jumbo	$12.95
Another tender perennial (cool name, huh!) with dark green, heavily “toothed” curved foliage!
Agave ‘ Kissho Kan’	12” ht	Jumbo	$12.95
This translates from the Japanese to “happy” or “lucky crown,” and has blue foliage edged with cream and spines that are burgundy with maturity.
Agave ‘Mr. Ripples’	?4’ ht	Jumbo	$12.95
Cool name, huh? Does what it says, with wide, blue, undulating foliage that is toothed at the margins and forms a snakey mound. If given enough room in a pot can eventually create quite a fantastic clump!
Agave ‘Porcupine’	15”	Jumbo	$12.95
Another tender perennial, this plant looks like an artichoke carved out of green stone!! Awesome container plant!
Agave attenuate ‘Kara’s Stripes’	?	Jumbo	$12.95
Boy, I’ve really gotten bit by the Agave bug! Although none are hardy to zone 5 (most just zones 8-10), they make AWESOME container plants that you can bring in and enjoy all year…a little taste of the tropics during our loooong winters! This one has smooth, wide yellow leaves painted with a green margin. This one likes light shade to partial sun (bright light).
Agave gem. ‘Spaghetti Strap’	20” ht	Jumbo	$12.95
This one doesn’t look like the typical Agave, as it has 100+ (when mature) long, flexible, very narrow arching leaves of medium green…GREAT contrast to the spiny guys!
Agave parryi ssp truncata	18” ht	Jumbo	$12.95
This collector’s favorite forms symmetrical rosettes of blue with dark, pointy spikes at each leaf tip. Would look smashing with some of our Echeverias, and if you’re lucky enough to live in zones 7-9, hardy too!
Agave sch. ‘Shira Ito No Ohi’	12” ht	Jumbo	$12.95
This one translates to “Queen of the White Thread,” and forms a dramatic and eye-catching mound of thick dark green foliage margined with a creamy white border and edged with curly wisps of filifers. VERY distinctive!
Agave schidigera ‘Black Widow’	?6” ht	Jumbo	$12.95
(Watch out Contrary Charlie!) This diminutive darling has rigid very dark green leaves with silver markings, and hair-like filaments at each leaf tip. Thus far, though, nothing deadly about this one but her name!
Allium ‘Glaucium’	6-10”	Jumbo	$7.95
A great “cowlick” ornamental onion with swirly blue foliage and lovely rosy pink flowers in mid-summer. Great foliage plant!
Amorpha canescens	2-3’ ht	#1	$8.95
This NATIVE Leadplant is shrublike and produces 6” long spikes of purple flowers in summer. It is in the Legume family, so has attractive little leaflets as foliage and helps to fix nitrogen in the soil! Likes dry to medium moisture and yellow tea can be made from its foliage!
Amsonia hubrichtii	30” ht	#1	$8.95
This one’s back by popular demand….has willow-like, medium green foliage and steel blue flowers in May and June. Foliage turns a beautiful brilliant yellow in the fall. A tough-as-nails native good for full sun to part shade; slow to mature.
Amsonia Montana ‘Short Stack’	10-12” ht	jumbo	$8.95
This little guy is perfect as an edger! Has dark green, moundy foliage and sky blue flowers in spring. A cutie!
Anchusa ‘Lodden Royalist’	18-24”	#1	$8.95
A great new sun perennial with hairy texture and intense blue blooms from June to August…hard color to find! Great alternative to Delphinium and usually does not need staking!
Antennaria Dioica ‘Rubra’	4”	Jumbo	$7.95
This great little Pussytoes has white male and rose female flowers from May thru June atop woolly stems…makes an adorable groundcover!
Antirrhinum hisp. ‘Roseum’	8-12”	#1	$8.95
This perennial Snapdragon is ADORABLE in every way—it has cute-as-a-button bluish, fuzzy leaves that add great texture, and blooms pink flowers all summer. I think this one’s destined to make it to my next new top ten list…I LOVED its performance in our display bed! Afraid it’s another “gotta-have”!
Arabis ‘Little Treasure’	4-6”	Jumbo	$7.95
A rock cress with vibrant pink flowers in spring…awesome ground cover for sunny, dry areas!
Arabis ‘Variegata’	6”	Jumbo	$7.95
This new spreader features highly variegated foliage with irregular creamy white edges and fragrant white flowers in spring…needs good drainage! Great edger!
Artemisia Viridis (Tiny Green)	3”	Jumbo Sq	$7.95
Delicate, finely-textured green foliage that forms a little mat—great between stepping stones.
The following milkweeds are a must for any butterfly attracting garden—they break dormancy late and like sun.
Asclepias Incarnata	3-5’	#1 #2	$8.95 $12.95
This native Swamp Milkweed has willow-like leaves and upturned pink flowers in June and July….another butterfly favorite!
Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)	24-30”	#1	$8.95
Native, MUST HAVE for butterflies, showy orange flower (BREAKS DORMANCY LATE). Come see ours in the display bed!
Asclepias tuberosa ‘Gay Butterflies’	18-24”	#1	$8.95
A great new butterfly weed with clusters of scarlet, pink, gold and orange flowers—another “gotta-have” for butterfly gardens! As with all of this species, it’s late to emerge in spring and likes it on the dry side. Not available until mid-summer.
Aster alpinus ‘Blue’	8-12”	#1	$7.95
A lovely SPRING blooming aster for rock gardens with charming bright blue flowers.
Aster ‘Vibrant Dome’	18” ht	#1	$8.95
This relative of ‘Purple Dome’ has masses of vibrant hot pink flowers which smother the plant in the fall! Mildew resistant and tough…a real jaw-dropper in bloom and a butterfly fave!
Auberieta ‘Leichtlinii’	6-8”	Jumbo	$7.95
A purple Rockcress with carmine rose flowers in spring…has a great spreading habit and another butterfly attractor!
Ballota ‘Nana’	10”	Jumbo	$7.95
This Horehound is a charmer with silvery white foliage and small white flowers in late summer through fall. Needs good drainage; cut back in spring before new growth starts.
Ballota pseudodictamnus	15”	#1	$8.95
This Horehound has adorable wooly, gray, rounded leaves that form a textured mound and whorls of small pink flowers in summer followed by pale green calyces. Wants drier soil/good drainage and makes a great everlasting. Come see ours in the display bed!
Baptisia ‘Screamin’ Yellow’	3’ ht, 4-5’ w	#1	$12.95
A NEW Yellow False Indigo with yellow-green foliage and bright yellow flowers in late spring/early summer. Drought tolerant and easy once established!
Baptisia ‘Twilite Prairie Blues’	3-4’ ht, 4-5’ w	#1	$12.95
This Baptisia was developed at the Chicago Botanic Garden as a cross between two native species…the result is AWESOME! It has deep purple blooms with lemon yellow flowers; flowers fade to violet-purple.
Baptisia alba macrophylla	3’ ht	#1	$12.95
This NATIVE White Wild Indigo has beautiful flower leaflets and has a mounding shrub-like habit. Pure white, pea-shaped flowers are produced in late spring to mid-summer, which then produce black seed pods in fall. It is in the Legume family (fixes nitrogen!) and has a deep taproot so does not like to be moved. See ours in our display bed and you’ll want one for yourself! All Baptisia’s are reputedly deer-resistant and will tolerate light shade.
Baptisia minor	30”	#1	$12.95
This NATIVE is a dwarf wild Indigo that has full-sized spikes of blue flowers in May and June…perfect fit for smaller gardens! Not available until mid-summer.
Baptisia Solar Flare Prairieblues	2-3’ ht	#1	$12.95
Another great intro from Chicagoland Grows, this Indigo’s flowers start out yellow, then fade to orange (two colors on the same plant!) Not available until mid-summer.
Baptisia Starlite Prairieblues	2-3’ ht	#1	$12.95
Yet ANOTHER beautiful Baptisia from Chicagoland Grows, this one has bi-color flowers that are a soft blue with white at the base! Not available until mid-summer too!
If you’re looking for plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, butterfly bushes will certainly do the trick!! In Chicagoland, we are in this plant’s northernmost zone limit, so here are couple of things you need to know: 1) as our winters cause them to die back severely, they will never get as large as they will in southern climates; 2) they are late to break dormancy, so remember where you planted them; 3) to have a bushier plant, prune hard in late winter/early spring; and 4) mulch them and give them good drainage.
Buddleia ‘Purple Emperor’	4-5’ ht	#1	$10.95
No, not new, but brought back again by popular demand! This butterfly bush has mauve-purple very large flowers on a compact growing plant. VERY fragrant, and goes without saying that it’s a butterfly magnet. Must have well drained soil and do not cut back until April; also, be very patient because it may not show signs of life until June! Reputedly deer resistant too!
Calamintha ‘Blue Cloud’	12-15”	#1	$8.95
We loved ‘Montrose White’ so much that we thought this one would be an AWESOME addition, as it has wispy soft blue flowers that waft above the foliage from July thru September. Can take partial shade and likes dryish soil. Heavenly!! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Pick!
Calamintha ‘Montrose White’	12-18” ht	#1	$8.95
This great Calamintha has pure white flowers all summer and stays in a neat little mound without getting floppy. Also is self-cleaning (no seed heads are held!) so it always looks great! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Pick!
Calamintha ‘Variegata’	18-24”	#1	$8.95
I have this darling plant by our display pond at the farm, and everyone remarked how great it looked all summer (even thru our 90+ degree drought summer of 2005!) Believe me, it got no special care, so you know this is one tough plant! It has brightly variegated foliage with yellow blotches, and rosy-pink flowers that bloom all summer and well into fall! Likes a well-drained soil and is a hummingbird and butterfly attractant (also reputedly deer resistant!)
Callirhoe Involucrata	6-8”	#1	$8.95
A Midwestern native also called Wine Cups and Poppy Mallow, this low-growing groundcover behaves like an Ivy. It has deeply dissected deep green foliage and vivid purple upright-facing flowers from July to September. It requires good drainage and full sun, and looks fabulous draping over a pond or a low wall. Come see our by the display pond at the farm; also attracts roving Shelties (my Mickey thinks the flowers are a delicacy!)
Campanula ‘Beautiful Trust’	24” (in flower)	#1	$8.95
A totally different campanula from South Korea with lacy white chinese lanterns that are recurved over distinctive cut foliage—my favorite campanula!
Campanula ‘Blue Clips’	6-8” ht	jumbo	$7.95
This great rock garden plant forms a neat, compact mound of dark green foliage and produces upward facing cup-shaped blue flowers. If deadheaded will bloom from late spring to fall; Deer resistant and a hummer magnet, needs well-drained soil and can grow in full sun to bright shade (actually appreciates some afternoon shade).
Campanula ‘White Clips’	6-8” ht	Jumbo	$7.95
This one has pure white flowers and has the same info as her blue brother!
Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’	8-10” ht	#1	$8.95
This one produces masses of star shaped lavender blue flowers all summer; great cascading effect too!
Campanula punctata ‘Pantaloons’	28”	#1	$12.95
This semi-double bell flower produces fragrant pinkish-purple blooms with ruffled edges on tall stems from early to late summer…adorable! A hummer attractor, reputedly deer resistant, and would love partial shade. Cutting back hard after flowering produces a neater plant and may result in another flush of blooms!
Campanula puncata ‘Pink Octopus’	10-15”	#1	$12.95
This plant produces very unusual puffy pink flower buds that open to flowers that have narrow curving petals that are spotted pink…a definite wow-inducer that blooms from late spring thru most of the summer. Attracts hummers and is reputedly deer resistant! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
I know that Cannas are not perennial around here, but as they are wonderful, showy companions to your perennials, I thought I’d describe them here! I also sell these as emergent aquatics as they can grow in up to 6” of water and really look fabulous in ponds! They also attract hummingbirds! Tropics are the new rage in the decidedly NOT tropical mid-west and are no-care , old-fashioned plants so go ahead and try some!
Canna ‘Durban’	4-5’ ht	#1	$6.95
This tender perennial has amazing foliage that emerges with dark red stripes highlighted with pink, bronze and yellow and aging to bronze with yellow stripes. Now if that aint enough, it also produces a large orange-red flower…woo-hoo!
Canna ‘Lucifer’	18-24”	#1	$6.95
This dwarf Canna has bright yellow and orange-red flowers and is great for the mid-border.
Canna ‘Orange Futurity’	24”	#1	$6.95
A dwarf rebloomer with green foliage and glowing orange flowers. Self-cleaning too!
Canna ‘Pink Futurity’	30”	#1	$6.95
A self-cleaning Canna (which means that the old blooms fall off themselves), this has striking bronze foliage and large pink flowers…it blooms and blooms and blooms!
Canna ‘Pretoria’	36-40”	#1	$6.95
This semi-dwarf has striking green cream and yellow striped foliage and fiery orange flowers…what a contrast!
Canna ‘Red Futurity’	30”	#1	$6.95
This has the darkest red foliage of any Canna, is self-cleaning, and has (you guessed it) red re-blooming flowers.
Caryopteris ‘Blue Myth’	2’ ht	#1	$11.95
This compact Blue Mist shrub has grayish foliage and vibrant blue flowers starting mid-summer. Flower clusters are VERY showy and attract butterflies by the score!
Caryopteris ‘First Choice’	2-3’ ht	#1	$11.95
This one starts blooming a few weeks earlier than the other cultivars, extending the awesome flower display (to the delight of butterflies!) Needs some winter protection.
Caryopteris ‘Grand Bleu’	24-30”	#1	$11.95
ANOTHER great Caryopteris (and ya know how Contrary Herself RAVES about all of them!) that’s, yup you guessed it a “GOTTA HAVE”! A compact variety that looks AWESOME all season with glossy green foliage and deep violet blue flowers mid summer to fall. At trial gardens it was a customer fave…let us know what you think!
Caryopteris ‘Petit Blue’	2-2½’	#1 #2	$11.95 $16.95
A NEW compact Bluebeard from Proven Winners, it boasts tight growth, deep blue flowers July thru September, and dark, glossy green foliage. Adored by butterflies everywhere AND it made the top ten Contrary Mary Favorites list! Available late summer.
Caryopteris ‘Snow Fairy’	3-4’ ht	#1	$11.95
Ah, be still my heart, we have a hardy VARIEGATED Caryopteris!! This magical plant has green foliage with irregular white margins and sky blue flowers late summer to fall! A Contary Mary Top 10 Pick!
Caryopteris ‘Sunshine Blue’	3’	#1 #2	$11.95 $16.95
ANOTHER new Bluebeard from Proven Winners, this one is like a compact ‘Worcester Gold’ with much darker, more vivid amethyst-blue flowers. Another Contrary Mary top ten! Available late summer.
Cassia Hebecarpa (Wild Senna)	4’	#1 #2	$9.95 $12.95
This NATIVE Wild Senna loves clay and will take medium to wet soil! Again, it is in the Legume family so it has attractive foliage in leaflets and blooms yellow in July and August, getting black seed pods in the fall.
Centaurea ‘Amethyst in Snow’	15-20” ht	#1	$8.95
This new Bachelor’s Button has fuzzy foliage with a slight glaucous cast and flowers with pure white petals that radiate out from a deep purple center. Blooms in summer, and makes a great cut flower! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
Centaurea ‘Gold Bullion’	18-24”	#1	$8.95
This Bachelor’s Button has rich, glowing yellow foliage and 2” fringed true blue flowers from late spring to mid-summer—what contrast! A butterfly fave, and reputedly deer resistant!
Cerastium tomentosum ‘Yo Yo’	4-5” ht	#1	$7.95
This Snow in Summer is an easy groundcover of woolly grey foliage that forms a textured carpet. It blooms glowing white flowers in late spring and early summer. Reputedly deer and rabbit resistant! Likes good drainage.
Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’	30-40”	#1	$14.95
Another nice shrub-form clematis with deep purple flowers from July thru September. Pruning group 3.
Clematis heracleifolia ‘New Love’	18-24” ht	#1	$12.95
This non-vining, shrub form clematis blooms summer into fall with large clusters of violet blue very fragrant flowers! Limited!
Coreopsis ‘Crème Brulee’	16”	#1	$8.95
A great new threadleaf Coreopsis that is similar to ‘Moonbeam’ but has larger flowers and better mildew resistance.
Coreopsis ‘Heaven’s Gate’	18-24”	#1	$8.95
This is a hardy new cross between ‘Limerock Ruby’ and ‘Sweet Dreams’ with large blush-pink flowers with a rose-red eye and gold center. It has nice, thread-leaf foliage and blooms from early summer until fall.
Coreopsis ‘Jethro Tull’	18”	#1	$8.95
A new cross between ‘Early Sunrise’ and ‘Zamfir’ with golden yellow fluted flowers that is way more floriferous than either parent!
Coreopsis ‘Little Sundial’	10” ht	#1	$8.95
This dwarf Tickseed blooms from summer into fall with masses of bright orange-yellow blooms with a dark freckle in the middle.
Coreopsis ‘Presto’	6-8”	#1	$8.95
This 2007 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner is a compact bloomin’ machine! Large, 2” golden yellow double flowers are produced all summer…plant stays neat and tidy too!
Coreopsis ‘Sienna Sunset’	16-20” ht	#1	$8.95
This is an awesome color breakthrough! A sport of ‘Crème Brulee’, has burnt sienna colored flowers atop the same neat threadleaf foliage as its parent. Butterflies adore this one too! Also deer resistant.
Coreopsis ‘Sunshine Superman’	12-15”	#1	$8.95
You want a plant that blooms from mid summer to October? You found it! Golden yellow flowers are produced above lance shaped foliage…will take light shade too!
Coreopsis rosea ‘American Dream’	10-16”	#1	$8.95
With foliage similar to ‘Moonbeam’ and bright pink, daisy-type flowers with yellow centers, it blooms from early summer to fall and forms a nice compact plant.
Coreopsis Verticillata ‘Moonbeam’	18”	#1	$8.95
Creamy yellow flowers all summer atop soft, needle-like foliage.
Dalea purpurea	18”	#1	$8.95
This NATIVE purple Prairie Clover is in the legume family (fixes nitrogen!) and has lacy delicate foliage and cylindrical flowers that start flowering at the bottom of the spike, climbing as flowering progresses! The magenta flowers are in bloom from late spring to summer, and the plant is for dry, sandy, or rocky soil (NOT heavy clay!) Tap-rooted and adored by butterflies and birds!
Dendranthema ‘Rhumba’	18-20”	#1	$8.95
There is a secret in getting mums to come back…plant hardy ones! Unlike most of the mums you plant in fall, these guys are reliably hardy to at least zone 5, and perform just as well as their more delicate cousins! This prolific bloomer produces sprays of 2” daisy-like flowers that start with deep red buds, then opening to coral red blooms that age to peach. Blooms from late summer to late fall…you’ll dance for joy at these beauties!
Dianthus ‘Black Cherry Wild’	6” ht	Jumbo	$8.95
This new intro has double, deep velvety red fragrant flowers with a very narrow picotee white edge. Blooms from late spring to early fall, and has very attractive grey grass-like foliage which often stays attractive thru most of the winter! Butterflies and hummers love it and deer don’t!
Dianthus ‘Coconut Punch’	12” ht	Jumbo	$8.95
This one really packs a visual wallop with large, double, very fragrant flowers that open a deep red with white blotches. As the flowers mature, the white expands and the red lightens…nice! Blooms late spring to early fall and foliage stays attractive practically all year, even in winter!
Dianthus ‘Double Starlett’	6-8” ht	Jumbo	$8.95
This beauty has bright double magenta flowers with dark red centers. VERY fragrant, it starts blooming in late spring and can be “sheared” off to promote blooming thru the summer. Forms a compact mound of bluish foliage and is great as an edger!
Dianthus ‘Dragon Fruit’	8” ht	Jumbo	$8.95
This double flowered form produces “fluffy” bright pink fragrant flowers with magenta markings around the flower center and edges. All the other great attributes of the ones above too!
Dianthus ‘Fire Star’	8” ht	Jumbo	$8.95
This one has flowers that looks like they’re on fire ‘cause they are such a bright, vivid red! Bloom all summer and have a spicy clove fragrance; very high flower count too!
Dianthus ‘Firewitch’	6”	Jumbo	$7.95
This plant has a spreading, low-growing form with blue-green foliage and deep, clove-scented, magenta blooms for a long time, starting in late spring.
Dianthus ‘First Love’	15”	Jumbo	$7.95
Oops, forget to put this one in last year! Very popular with customers and staff due to its HIGHLY fragrant flowers that start out pure white, then change to deep rose! Blooms from mid-spring to frost and has nice foliage too!
Dianthus ‘Nelli’	8”	Jumbo	$7.95
An outstanding rock garden plant that has petite dark red flowers with blood red circles all summer! Mat forming and may be evergreen too!
Dianthus ‘Tiny Rubies’	4-5” ht	Jumbo	$7.95
This spring to early summer bloomer is covered with tiny double rose-pink flowers over cute tufted, moundy foliage!
Dianthus barbatus ‘Heart Attack’	12”	#1	$7.95
A great new perennial Sweet William with deep crimson-red, carnation-like flowers in early summer. The lance-like foliage is a deep red when it emerges in the spring. Fragrant, great cut flower, and reputed to be deer-resistant.
Dracocephalum ‘Fuji Blue’	12”	#1	$8.95
A great Dragonhead with many spikes of brilliant blue flowers June to mid-August. It forms a nice clump and has needle-like, leathery foliage. A nice well-behaved dragon for your garden!
Dracocephalum ‘Fuji White’	12”	#1	$8.95
We all LOVE ‘Fuji Blue’, and when we saw there was a white variety available, we KNEW it was a “gotta-have”!!! Same AWESOME flowers and foliage except (duh) in white!!
Echeveria ‘The Rose’	6”	Jumbo	$7.95
Another non-hardy plant that I felt my Plantheads needed to be tempted by!! A true collector’s plant whose thick, rubbery foliage forms a purplish/pinkish/ghostly grayish ruffled “rose”…outstanding houseplant or in the rock garden! I will have many more varieties of these tender Echevarias, so come on out and see them before they find homes!
Echinacea ‘All That Jazz’	30” ht	#1	$12.95
This new hybrid has fragrant, lavender pink flower that have quilled ray petals…what a unique look! Strong stems; makes great cut flowers and bloom all summer!
Echinacea ‘Big Sky After Midnight’	12” ht	#1	$12.95
This dwarf coneflower produces magenta-purple fragrant flowers that have overlapping petals and black cones with hints of red. Their stems are black too, resulting in a dramatic floral display like no other coneflower out there! I’m VERY impressed with all the flowers in the ‘Big Sky’ series (unlike a lot of new coneflowers introduced in the last few years!) A Contrary Mary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
Echinacea ‘Big Sky Sundown’	32-40”	#1	$12.95
A strong growing orange coneflower (improvement over ‘Sunset’) with fragrant tangerine flowers that have brown cones and overlapping petals! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
Echinacea ‘Big Sky Sunrise’	30-36”	#1	$12.95
This great coneflower has single, daisy-like blooms that are citron yellow with cones that start out green and turn gold. Flowers are fragrant and it blooms all summer…of course the butterflies adore them too! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
Echinacea ‘Big Sky Twilight’	24-30”	#1	$12.95
A WOW plant with vibrant rose-red flowers with deep red cones. Very full flowers and great branching! A Contrary Mary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
Echinacea ‘Coconut Lime’	24-30”	#1	$12.95
Okay, as anyone who is familiar with Contrary Mary knows, one of the very few foods she hates is coconut! Her opinion may change due to this extraordinary new coneflower! A limey white version of ‘Pink Double Delight’ with orange cones and green centers that age to pale lime with white ray petals. Strong grower that blooms its heart out mid to late summer; fragrant, reputedly deer resistant, and a butterfly fave!
Echinacea ‘Fatal Attraction’	26”	#1	$12.95
This vivid coneflower produces purple-pink flowers with a double row of petals atop strong dark red to near black stems…a real killer plant!
Echinacea ‘Harvest Moon’	24-30” ht	#1	$12.95
This fragrant coneflower has golden flowers with an orange center cone. Very full and vigorous!
Echinacea ‘Pink Double Delight’	18-22”	#1	$12.95
A delightful compact plant with 3” pompom flowers that age to lavender pink…sturdy and very floriferous!
Echinacea ‘Pixie Meadowbrite’	18-20” ht	#1	$12.95
This Coneflower was developed by the Chicago Botanic Garden, and is a true dwarf with vibrant pink flowers that bloom July thru September. A tough cookie and prolific bloomer!
Echinacea ‘Summer Sky’	30-36” ht	#1	$12.95
The first BI-COLOR Coneflower! It has huge (5”) flowers that are light orange with a rose halo and orange cones. VERY fragrant and a heavy bloomer.
Echinacea ‘Virgin’	20-24”	#1	$12.95
A compact grower with pure white, very full, fragrant flowers that have a green cone. Upright grower…no staking required!
Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’	36”	#1	$8.95
A great, new, BIZARRE new coneflower which is TWO-TIERED! A small, “baby” flower is produced on top of the larger “momma” flower….Woo-Hoo! Occasionally, single flowers are produced the first year so be patient, it’s worth it!! A photo of ours at the farm last summer is at the top of this page!
Epilobium angustifolium	2-3’ ht	#1	$8.95
This NATIVE Fireweed (named because it often appears in recently burned areas) is very showy and produces medium pink blossoms from mid-summer to frost . Adored by hummers, it is a very slow creeper and likes medium soils (not heavy clay!).
Eryngium ‘Jade Frost’	6-8” foliage ht, 24” flower ht	#1	$12.95
This NEW Sea Holly forms a basal clump of leathery blue-green leaves with white margins; in cooler weather margins are pink! Showy candelabras of violet blue hover above this unusual foliage in mid-summer…great as a cut flower and butterflies love it too!
Eryngium yuccifolium	3-5’ ht	#1	$8.95
This NATIVE Rattlesnake Master has interesting yucca-like foliage and ball-shaped white flowers June thru August on long graceful stalks. Likes sand, loam or clay and dry to medium soil.
Eupatorium Purpureum ‘Little Joe’	4’	#1	$8.95
A BRAND NEW compact form with huge mauve flower heads and great green foliage.
Euphorbia myrsinites	8-10”	#1	$8.95
A great plant that I have on the “island” by the display pond at the farm, it has succulent-like trailing silvery whorled foliage and yellow bracts in spring. Looks delicate but sure isn’t!
Euphorbia polychroma	12-16”	#1	$8.95
This old favorite has dome-shaped light green foliage that turns red in the fall and chrome-yellow bracts in spring. Very drought resistant!
Gaillardia ‘Amber Wheels’	28-30”	#1	$8.95
This NEW Blanket flower produces large golden yellow flowers with fringed petals and red centers. Very long blooming time (early summer to early fall), good as cut flower, adored by butterflies, and reputedly deer resistant! Whew!
Gaillardia ‘Fanfare’	18-24”	#1	$9.95
A great NEW introduction, this Blanket Flower is another fantastic bloomer, starting in June and continuing thru frost. The flowers are upward-facing, scarlet with bright yellow ends that flare out and announce themselves!
Gaillardia ‘Tizzy’	18” ht	#1	$8.95
This plant will cause quite a commotion in your garden with its riot of terra cotta to red ‘Fanfare’ type flowers! Blooms heavily all summer!
Geum Triflorum (Prairie Smoke)	12”	#1	$8.95
A great native groundcover that produces unmistakable feathery silver and pink seedheads in mid-spring. Spreads nicely, and likes a dry to medium dry soil.
Geum ‘Red Dragon’	18” ht	#1	$8.95
This one produces fully double bright scarlet flowers atop very attractive bright green serrated foliage. Blooms spring to early summer, has a mounding habit, is a hummingbird favorite, and does best in a partial sun exposure!
Glaucium Flavum ‘Extra’	18”	#1	$8.95
This yellow-horned poppy has stunning, silvery, undulating foliage rosettes and long branches of orange-yellow flowers in summer. It then produces 3-6” long narrow seedpods with “horns”—way cool!
Gypsophila repens ‘Silver Carpet’	10” foliage ht, 18” flower ht.	#1	$8.95
This low growing Baby’s Breath has brightly variegated white-edged foliage with airy white flowers that fade to pink and dance above the foliage. Great companion plant that evokes an image of your garden as a large bouquet!
Helenium ‘Red Army’	22”	#1	$8.95
This compact plant marches among your garden with  bright red flowers tinged with yellow and blooms mid-summer to fall. Great cut flowers…this genus is becoming a Contrary fave!
Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’	30”	#1	$8.95
A very eye-catching flower that has burnt-red petals and a yellow and brown center, it is also a compact grower and great for cut flowers. Blooms very heavily from early summer to fall and is not picky about soil, although it likes full sun.
Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’	30-36”	#1	$8.95
This lovely has golden yellow very full flowers with orangey-red splotches/stripes. Plant with ‘Rubinzwerg’ for great contrast!
Helenium flexuosum	18-24”	#1	$8.95
This is a darling native that has brown spherical cones that are surrounded by bright yellow reflexed petals…was described as looking like hundreds of yellow skirted dancers in motion! A bushy and compact grower, it blooms from mid-summer to fall, makes great cut flowers, and is loved by butterflies!
Helianthemum ‘Burgundy Dazzler’	6-10”	#1	$8.95
This genus is really becoming a favorite of mine…even in the lovely below zero, rather bizarre winter we just had, my ‘Fire Dragons’ stayed evergreen (at least what I could see thru the snow!). This new Sun Rose has dark burgundy red flowers with yellow stamens May thru June over dark green shiny foliage. Does require good drainage, but if happy makes a wonderful mounding groundcover!
Helianthemum ‘Fire Dragon’	6-10” ht	#1	$8.95
This semi-evergreen sub-shrub has silvery foliage and blooms May thru June with brilliant orange red flowers with yellow stamens. Takes full sun to light shade and is drought tolerant.
Helianthemum ‘Wisley Pink’	10-12”	#1	$8.95
This one has nice pink flowers above frosty grey leaves!
Heliopsis Helianthoides ‘Loraine Sunshine’ (False Sunflower)	30”	#1	$8.95
Great foliage that is white w/ green veining, beautiful golden-yellow blooms summer.
The following Daylilies are low-maintenance, adaptable, reliable perennials that come in astounding colors and forms. They are all reputedly rabbit resistant and are hummer and butterfly attractants. They can be grown in full sun to light shade (light colors do best in full sun, reds and purples benefit from morning sun and afternoon shade). Their seasons of bloom are early (June), mid-season (July), and late season (August), with many having extended bloom time and/or repeat blooming habits! Plant a number of varieties to have some blooming all season long! For more information, visit the American Hemerocallis Society at www.daylilies.org.
Hemerocallis ‘Bela Lugosi’	33” ht	#1	$12.95
This monster of a Daylily has 6” true purple blooms with a lime green throat. A tetraploid mid-season bloomer; winner of the Award of Merit; also a popularity poll winner in our region from the American Hemerocallis Society!
Hemerocallis ‘Big Smile’	22” ht	#1	$12.95
This bright Daylily boasts a HUGE flower that is light yellow with faint streaks of dark pink…very noticeable from far across the garden! Blooms mid-season.
Hemerocallis ‘Buttered Popcorn’	32” ht	#1	$8.95
This Award of Merit winner has humongous 6” butter yellow flowers with small green throats. Starts to bloom in midseason, is a tetraploid and is fragrant…yummy!
Hemerocallis ‘Eenie Weenie’	10”	#1	$6.95
Repeat blooming daylily has lemon-yellow fragrant flowers with rippled edges and green throat.
Hemerocallis ‘My Sweet Rose’	26”	#1	$9.95
This award-winning daylily has 5” highly fragrant, true rose-pink ruffled flowers with white midribs and yellow green throats. A mid-season bloomer with extended bloom time (flowers stay open 16+ hours!).
Hemerocallis ‘Numinous Moments’	26”	#1	$8.95
A diploid, mid-season, heavy bloomer with lavender-rose 4½” flowers.
Hemerocallis ‘Pandora’s Box’	19”	#1	$6.95
Repeat-blooming daylily has fragrant, small, creamy flowers with maroon throats.  A must have!
Hemerocallis ‘Purple D’Oro’	14-16” ht	#1	$12.95
This sister of the famous ‘Stella’ has reddish purple petals with darker purple veins and ruffled edges; a great re-bloomer in a vivid color!
Hemerocallis ‘Pygmy Plum’	18” ht	#1	$10.95
This Daylily has 4” flowers of deep plum purple with lime throats; a strong tetraploid grower and a fantastic re-bloomer!
Hemerocallis ‘Rosy Returns’	14” ht	#1	$12.95
The first rose pink EVERBLOOMING daylily! It has 4” flowers that bloom from June to frost and are fragrant. It won the Honorable Mention in 2002 and is a diploid.
Hemerocallis ‘Ruffled Apricot’	28”	#1	$9.95
A multi award winner, including winning the Silver Stout Medal which is the highest award given by the American Hemerocallis Society! This tetraploid has 7” ruffled apricot orange petals with paler midribs and golden orange throats. Highly fragrant flowers, it blooms mid-season with extended bloom time!
Hemerocallis ‘Siloam Double Classic’	26”	#1	$9.95
Another multiple award winner (including the Silver Stout Medal!), this diploid has very sweetly scented 4½” flowers that are double and look to be diamond dusted with soft peachy pink piecrusted petals and yellow halos surrounding green throats. An early to mid season bloomer with extended bloom time!
Hemerocallis ‘Spider Miracle’	32” ht	#1	$8.95
This very unique daylily has long, narrow, spider-like 8½” blooms that are yellow with a lime-green eye. Petals are recurved and ruffled; a diploid repeat bloomer and winner of numerous awards!
Hemerocallis ‘Spiritual Corridor’	25”	#1	$9.95
This beauty has 6” fragrant lavender pink flowers that have a yellow eye, yellow picotee edges, and chartreuse throats. Blooms early to mid season!
Hemerocallis ‘Sunday Gloves’	27” ht	#1	$9.95
This beauty has near-white 5.25” blossoms with a pale yellow eye and light green throat. VERY fragrant, blooms all summer, and is a diploid!
Hemerocallis ‘Vanilla Fluff’	30” ht	#1	$10.95
This has HUGE (6”) DOUBLE very fragrant creamy yellow flowers; won the award in 1996 for best double! AWESOME with contrasting color like ‘Pygmy Plum’.
Hernaria glabra ‘Sea Foam’	1-2”	Jumbo	$7.95
A NEW NEW NEW groundcover that is also being dubbed “foot-friendly”, this Rupturewort can take full sun to light shade and works great as a ground cover or filler between stepping stones. Its attractive green-centered, cream edged foliage looks great all season! A Contary Top 10 Honorable Mention!
Hibiscus ‘Blue River II’	4-5’ ht	#1	$10.95
We planted 3 varieties of perennial Hibiscus in one of our display beds, and talk about causing a sensation! When in bloom, practically EVERYONE commented and had to have at least one! This variety produces huge (10”) pure white flowers from mid summer to fall above deep green foliage with a blue cast. OUTSTANDING in combination with a red flowered variety such as ‘Fireball’! As with all perennial Hibiscus, it emerges late (maybe not ‘til June) so may not be available until mid-summer!
Hibiscus ‘Fireball’	3-4’ ht	#1	$10.95
A perennial Hibiscus with finely cut foliage with red stems and edges and very bright red flowers. Blooms in mid-summer to fall and emerges VERY late (maybe not until early June) as do all Hibiscus, so don’t give up on it or accidentally dig it up!
Hibiscus ‘Lady Baltimore’	4-5’ ht	#1	$10.95
Another perennial Hibiscus with 6” ruffled pink bloom that have a deep red throat…has a compact and shrub-like habit. Blooms mid-summer to fall and can take soggy soils!
Hibiscus ‘Lord Baltimore’	4-5’ ht	#1	$10.95
A perfect compliment to his Lady and a gentleman, he has 10” (HUGE!) ruffled, crimson red flowers!
Hibiscus ‘Robert Fleming’	18” ht	#1	$10.95
This very compact perennial Hibiscus has deep red (almost black!) flower buds that open to 10” dark red puckered flowers. A Fleming Brother hybrid so ya know how fantastic it performs!
Hibiscus ‘Summer Storm’	4’ ht	#1	$10.95
This more compact grower has 8” flowers that are pink with rose veining above intensely deep wine purple foliage…wowzers!
Hibiscus ‘Sweet Caroline’	4-6’ ht	#1	$10.95
The longest blooming Hibiscus with ruffled bright pink flowers that have darker veins and centers.
Iberis ‘Alexander’s White’	8” ht	Jumbo	$7.95
This Candytuft has narrow evergreen foliage and bright white clusters of flowers in late spring…often reblooms in the fall! Great as an edger or filler between stepping stones. Drought tolerant and a butterfly attractor. A Contrary Mary Top 10 pick!
Iberis ‘Autumn Beauty’	15”	Jumbo	$7.95
This evergreen Candytuft blooms both spring AND fall with bright white flowers!
Iberis ‘Snow Cone’	4-6” ht	jumbo	$7.95
I am so very pleased with Candytuft, and here’s another little treasure! This one is very compact AND starts blooming early (like ‘Alexander’s White’). They truly do have evergreen foliage; even this winter which has seen WAY below zero days, mine are shining green thru the snow!
Iberis ‘Snowflake’	8-10”	Jumbo	$7.95
This plant is literally SMOTHERED with bright white flowers in spring! Foliage is awesome thru the whole season too!
Iris ‘City Lights’	36”	#1	$9.95
This Tall bearded Iris has very fragrant, intensely blue flowers with white in the center of its falls and standard; blooms late spring to early summer and REBLOOMS in fall! Winner of the Award of Merit too! Some general info about Bearded Iris: They do NOT like wet feet, so plant them in well drained soil in half or full day of sun. For best bloom, divide them every 3-4 years in late summer. Fertilize them three times per year; once in spring when new growth appears, right after they are done blooming, and in the fall. Planting level is critical; plant them so the dirt barely covers the rhizomes or 1-2” deep. They bloom after dwarf Iris but before Japanese and Siberian Iris so plant a combo to have a very long Iris season (especially if you plant the rebloomers)! Perfect for vertical accents, they are all deer and rabbit resistant too!
Iris ‘Painted Clouds’	38”	#1	$9.95
This one has ruffled deep pink standards with light pink falls and golden beards…blooms late spring into early summer and REBLOOMS in fall!

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