Perennials
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Acoustic Lily
Enormous, soft pink flowers, heavenly fragrance, and late summer bloom time add up to make this a "must have" plant. 'Acoustic' is a compact variety that won't need staking. Makes an excellent cut flower.
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After Eight Lily
Incredibly popular due to their large, exotic fuchsia blooms and heavy, sweet perfume. 'After Eight' is a compact variety that won't need staking. Makes an excellent cut flower.
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Alabama Sunrise Foamy Bells
'Alabama Sunrise' changes color with the seasons. Foliage in spring to mid summer is gold with red veins. In late summer, the deeply cut foliage changes to green with red veins. In fall, the older foliage turns orange-pink. Small white flowers are an added bonus. Tolerant of heat and humidity.
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Albomarginata Hosta
Mounded plant with deep green leaves and white margins. Lavender bloom in August. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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All Fired Up Daylily
Bright peachy-orange flowers are highlighted with a large reddish-bronze eye and hold their color well. Twice as Nice® daylilies all have an extremely large number of flowers per stem, vibrant colors, vigorous growth, pest-resistant foliage and the ability to rebloom in warmer zones.
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Allegheny Foamflower
This species of Tiarella makes a beautiful groundcover in shady areas of the garden. It blooms in spring to early summer with white flower spikes above a mat of bright green foliage.
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Angelina Sedum
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Apricot Delight Yarrow
Apricot Delight' is part of the Tutti Frutti series which are known for their sturdy, compact growth habit, long bloom period, and interesting flowers. 'Apricot Delight' produces a chameleon-like range of pinks from pale apricot to near red. Full sun intensifies the hues. Wonderful in fresh or dried arrangements. Attracts butterflies. Drought tolerant once established. Introduced by the Blooms of Bressingham® program.
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Arizona Apricot Blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot' offers a new and unique apricot color for this class. Daisy-like blooms offer a new and unique color with yellow edges that deepen to a rich apricot in the center. Compact plants with bright green foliage and a tidy uniform habit bloom from early summer into autumn. Best viewed when planted to the front of the flower bed.
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Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower
Blooming from early summer into early fall, this new Gaillardia is loaded with masses of large, crimson red flowers that will sometimes have a tiny bit of yellow at the tip of the flower petal. Heat tolerant and poor soil tolerant, they are easy to grow and are deer resistant.
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Arizona Sun Gaillardia
From the early summer on, very showy banded flowers 'œblanket" this plant. The ends of the petals have a torn, ruffled appearance. Butterflies are drawn to it. Remove spent blooms to keep new ones coming all summer.
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Ascot Rainbow Euphorbia
In spring, the unique variegated foliage is gray-green with a striking yellow edge topped by clusters of variegated cream, lime and green flower bracts. The cooler autumn season will intensify foliage colors with shades of red, pink and orange. Can be grown in full sun sites, highly heat and drought tolerant.
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Astilbe Superior
Extend the bloom season of astilbe by using this late summer flowering cultivar. Flower color is magenta to red-purple. Prefers deep, rich soil with good moisture. Good heat tolerance.
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Astra Pink Ballonflower
A compact, densely branched cultivar covered with vivid pink, 3" blooms. Flowers exhibit real staying power, beginning mid-summer lasting until fall. With their petite size and abundant blooms, these are great for mixed baskets or the front of the garden border in full sun to partial shade locations.
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Astra Semi-Double Blue Balloonflower
Semi-double, periwinkle blue blossoms cover this compact, densely branched cultivar. Balloon-like buds pop open to reveal 3" blooms with particularly thick flower petals, beginning mid-summer lasting until fall. With their petite size and abundant blooms, these are great for mixed baskets or the front of the garden border in full sun to partial shade locations.
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August Light Astilbe
One of the latest reds to flower with long, scarlet-red plumes that appear in mid to late summer. When the new leaves emerge, they have a nice red tint to them, later changing to medium green. Astilbe benefit from evenly moist soils in light shade or filtered sunlight, and are delightful when paired with ferns, hostas, tiarella and heuchera.
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August Lily Hosta
August Lily produces fragrant, white, trumpet-shaped flowers on 2' stalks in late summer amid glossy, light green leaves that form large clumps. It thrives in part shade and moist, woodsy soil.
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August Moon Hosta
Golden yellow foliage with white flowers in July and August. Prefers moist, rich, well-drained soil. Higher light intensities will bring out the yellow tones in the leaves.
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Aureomarginata Hosta
Dark green leaves have bright golden-yellow borders. Flowers lilac. Moist, rich, well-drained soil.
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Autumn Charm™ Sedum
A variegated sport of 'Autumn Joy', with all the great qualities of its parent plus great variegated foliage. Topped with the same bright pink flowers aging to deep red, it is a stunning garden plant and attractive at retail from spring to fall. It is slightly shorter and denser than its parent. From Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc in Illinois.
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Autumn Delight™ Sedum
A new sport derived from Autumn Charm™ with succulant, chartreuse-yellow leaves with a narrow, blue-green margin. Very upright habit with buds of cream that open to bright pink and mature to a shade of red-rust. Stems are sturdy enough to hold the large and vivid blooms. Attracts butterflies. Discovered by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc. in Illinois.
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Autumn Fire Stonecrop
Similar to 'Autumn Joy' but has a tighter growth habit, thicker foliage and brighter, rosy-pink flowers. Developed in Quebec.
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Autumn Joy Sedum
Tall growing sedum with gray-green foliage. Flowers are large plateheads of pink from late summer to frost. Tolerant of dry soil. Xeriscape plant. Excellent winter interest.
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Autumn Sun Coneflower
A relatively unknown species of coneflower that deserves more attention in the perennial border. Blooms mid to late summer with bright yellow daisy-like flower petals that droop from a large green cone atop tall spikes of foliage which need no staking. It gets tall, so place this cultivar at the back of the perennial border in full sun and moist, well-drained soils. Excellent winter interest.
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Avocado Lily
Star shaped blooms open peach and lighten on the petal tips with prominent avocado-green nectaries. These smooth textured flowers do well during hot weather. Nice mild fragrance. This new group of Oriental x Trumpet lilies is a breakthrough in garden lilies. They flower later than most lilies, seldom need staking and can adapt to most soil conditions. OT lilies make superb cuts because of their long, straight stems, heavy bud count and exceptional vase life.
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Bachelor's Button
Blue feathery flowers for some six weeks in early summer with some rebloom in late summer. Color is vivid and plant has a wide tolerance to soil and moisture conditions. Full sun.
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Baja Daylily
The large 6" flowers of 'Baja' are a velvety red, with a green throat. An early midseason bloomer with some reblooming capability. Semi-evergreen, but acts as a dormant here in the Midwest. Tetraploid.
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Balloonflower
Deep blue balloon shaped buds open to single blue flowers, July to September. Excellent as cut flowers. Moist, well-drained soil.
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Bama Music Daylily
A midseason bloomer with pale pink flowers with a yellow throat that are held above attractive dark green, narrow foliage. Great for massing and borders.
