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Perennials in Bloom

Perennials are plants that will come back for more than two years. We have some in stock that are blooming right now! Keep in mind that each plant comes in diverse varieties.


False Forget-Me-Not

Brunnera

  • Beautiful foliage and blooms

  • Forms a mound of heart-shaped silver leaves with green veins

  • Bright blue flowers

  • Stays low to the ground

  • Only use in areas that stay consistently moist to prevent foliage desiccation

  • Great for shaded areas

  • Can tolerate partial sun

  • Height: 14”

  • Width: 30”

  • Blooms: Late Spring

  • Zone: 4

  • Deer resistant

  • Good cut flowers


Peony

Paeonia

  • Giant blooms

  • Fragrant flowers

  • Comes in many different colors

  • Requires full sun

  • Over 30 known species

  • Height: 1ft -3ft

  • Width: 2ft -3ft

  • Blooms: Late spring - early summer

  • Hardy to zone 3

  • Can be grown in hardiness zones 3-8









Delphinium

Delphinium elatum

  • Good cut flowers

  • Huge stalk of purple/blue flowers

  • Repels deer and rabbits

  • Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies

  • Height: 1ft -3ft

  • Width: 1ft -3ft

  • Blooms can be blue, purple, red, white, pink or yellow

  • Bloom in early summer and often again in early fall

  • Full sun to partial shade

  • Native to eastern North America

  • Hardiness zone 3-7




Spurge

Euphorbia ‘Bonfire’

  • All season color

  • Foliage first emerges green but quickly turns maroon-red with blazing reddish-orange tips

  • Bright chartreuse-gold bracts

  • Height: 12”-18”

  • Width: 36”

  • Blooms: Spring

  • Hardy To: 7,500’

  • Zone: 5



Astillbe

Astilbe japonica

  • Attracts butterflies

  • Repels deer and rabbits

  • Full to partial shade

  • Hardiness zone: 4-8

  • Make for lovely cut flowers

  • Height: 1ft -3ft

  • Width: 18in -30in

  • Come in purple, red, white and pink varieties

  • Blooms last for 2-3 weeks near the beginning of summer, depending on the variety


Clematis

Clematis occidentalis

  • Large blooms

  • Several different color options

  • Vigorous growth habit

  • Vining plants grow well on a trellis

  • Consistent flowering

  • Repels rabbits and deer

  • Attracts hummingbirds

  • Hardy in zones 4-9

  • Height: 3ft -8ft

  • Width: 3ft -20ft depending on variety


Hosta

Hosta Tratt. – plantain lily

  • Big, attractive leaves

  • Height: 6in -12in

  • Width: up to 8ft

  • Partial sun/shade

  • Requires regular watering, especially before the plant is established

  • Attracts bees and hummingbirds

  • Come in a large variety of leaf colors

  • Some varieties have variegated leaves

  • Common bloom colors include purple, white and pink

  • Hardiness zone 3-9





Candy Tuft

Iberis

  • Masses of flat white flower clusters on evergreen foliage

  • Lightly prune after flowering

  • Drought tolerant

  • Height: 6”-8”

  • Width: 12”-24”

  • Blooms: Spring

  • Hardy To: 8,000’

  • Zone: 3

  • Full sun

  • Attracts butterflies

  • Beneficial for bees

  • Rabbit and deer resistant

  • Good cut flowers


Coral Bells

Heuchera

  • Good for shade

  • Unique purple and yellow foliage

  • Height: 1ft -2ft

  • Width: 1ft -1.5ft

  • Native to North America

  • Attract hummingbirds

  • Good for small spaces

  • Attractive cut flowers

  • Drought tolerant

  • Deer resistant

  • Hardiness zone 4-9


Bearded Iris

Iris germanica

  • Many color variations

  • Hundreds of varieties

  • Some bloom in the spring and the fall

  • Make for lovely cut flowers

  • Hardy to zones 3 -10