Download Perennials Perennials that Bloom that Bloom All

Perennials that Bloom
All Summer
A selected list of top performance new cultivars and garden
stalwarts for summer colour
Prepared by Gary Lewis
May 22nd, 2010
Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.
3380 No. 6 Rd. | Richmond, BC | V6V 1P5
604-270-4133 | [email protected]
www.phoenixperennials.com
Perennials p. 1
1
Perennials
Masterwort
Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’
Apiaceae (The Carrot/Parsley Family)
Zone 5
This is a fabulous boldly coloured astrantia with rich
ruby red umbels. If you are astrantia crazy, this is for
you! As with all masterworts the flowers are
longlasting and contrast vividly with the deep green
foliage. Excellent cut flower. Flowers early and
reblooms in late summer. Try with Helleborus,
Brunnera ’Jack Frost’, and Athyrium ‘Ursula’s Red’.
Purple
H 2-4'
W 8-12"
Summer
Full - Part Shade
Masterwort
Astrantia major ‘Sunningdale Variegated’
Apiaceae (The Carrot/Parsley Family)
Zone 6-9
The young foliage arises with a rich tapestry of gold
and creamy yellow variegation which is strongest
when plants are in part sun. Very slowly the foliage
turns to green and by summer is topped with masses
of creamy white flowers with a tinge of pink. An
excellent cultivar for both flower and folial interest.
White/Cr H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer
Full - Part Sun
Beesia
Beesia deltophylla
Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone 6-9
11cm
$11.99
I’m excited to offer one of my favourite shade plants,
the handsome Beesia deltophylla with glossy, deep
green, evergreen, heart-shaped leaves tinged in
purple that form dense rosettes up to 12 inches
across. Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Spires of small
white flowers rise up to 20 inches above the foliage
in mid to late spring repeating later in the season.
Excellent in well-drained yet evenly moist soil in full
or partial shade.
White/Cr H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Shade
Serbian Bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’
Campanulaceae (The Bellflower Family)
Zone 3-10
This versatile campanula from the Balkans is usefull
for the front of the border, trailing over rockery walls,
weaving through and into other perennials, and
adorning window boxes. It grows quickly and blooms
profusely from spring right through to fall with
masses and masses of blue bell flowers.
Blue
H 4-8"
W 12-24"
Spring - Fall
Full - Part Sun
Perennials p. 2
Valerian
Centranthus ruber
Valerianaceae (The Valerian Family)
Zone 5-9
Loose clumps of somewhat fleshy leaves and stems
to two to three feet that are topped with clusters of
long-lasting, red, star-shaped flowers. Drought
tolerant.
Red
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Spring - Summer
Loves Sun
Bleeding Heart
Dicentra ‘Burning Hearts’
Papaveraceae (The Poppy Family)
Zone 3-9
This richly romantic cultivar has luscious valentine
red blossoms fetchingly edged with white. The
flowers arch above the delicate blue gray leaves
from early spring to late summer. The Hearts Series
offers clusters of large flowers in rich colours set off
by lush, fern-like foliage. Compact, mounding plants
stay neat and tidy. Blooms for months with a summer
rest period. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Red
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Full - Part Shade
Bleeding Heart
Dicentra ‘King of Hearts’
Papaveraceae (The Poppy Family)
Zone 3-9
‘King of Hearts’ is a compact bleeding heart hybrid
that produces nicely-textured, deeply-cut, ferny,
bluish-green foliage in a mound to eight inches tall
and fourteen inches wide. The rich carmine-rose
coloured flowers are nodding, heart-shaped, and
held above the foliage. The initial bloom occurs in
spring but plants will likely bloom throughout summer
and into fall in cool, shady conditions. A cross of the
Japanese D. peregrina with two American species D.
formosa subsp. oregana and D. eximia.
Pink
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Spring - Summer
Full - Part Shade
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Coral Reef’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
'Coral Reef' is characterized by amazing two-toned
double flowers with dark orange to coral rays
combined with a coral red cone. A show stopper.
Great in combination with Agastaches and dark leaf
foliage.
Orange
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Perennials p. 3
Coneflower
Echinacea Crazy Pink / ‘Adam Saul’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-8
1g
$19.99
Crazy Pink is the first of a yet unnamed series from
the the Saul brothers who brought us the Big Sky
Series. In this case great lateral branching means
more than 100 subtly fragrant rosy pink blooms at
once on a year-old plant. It’s unheard of, it’s
preposterous, it’s CRAZY! Plant in full sun in
average (not overly rich), well-drained soils. Avoid
soils that are overly moist in winter.
Pink
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Firebird’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
Sometimes it comes all together in an Echinacea wonderful habit, compact size, and charming,
red-orange shuttlecock-type flowers that look like
they want to fly away! The dark cones only add to the
appeal. Attracts butterflies in summer and seed
hunting birds in the fall. Mix with Rudbeckia for a
great combo.
Red
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Flame Thrower’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
This reliable rebloomer has two-toned orange and
yellow flowers that are hot, hot, hot! Add to this a
well-branched habit and you've got a great choice for
the middle of the border, used in a parking strip, or
along a fence line. Here's a fragrant choice that is
easy to grow and blooms all summer. One of the
earliest of the coneflowers to bloom in the Terra
Nova trial grounds in Oregon.
Orange
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Hot Lava’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
Wide petals of deep orange red tint to a deeper red
at the orange cone. Extra petals give this plant a
fuller look and the super-strong stems make it a
natural for cut flowers.
Red
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Perennials p. 4
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 3-8
Sizzling, red orange, double cones with falling tails
heat up the sun border in summer. Contrasting dark
burgundy, sturdy stems. Upright, with lance-shaped
leaves. From the Cone-fections Series which offers
reliably hardy, very floriferous, stocky plants with
strong sturdy stems. Wonderful planted en masse
and superb as a cut flower. Photo courtesy of
Walters Gardens.
Orange
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Mac ‘n’ Cheese’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
You can take comfort with the warm macaroni and
cheese coloured four inch blooms. Vigorous,
well-branched stems are featured on this upright
plant (to 26 inch tall). Their golden rays are a perfect
complement to Echinacea 'Tomato Soup'. Put them
together for a summertime feast!
Yellow
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Maui Sunshine’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
Large bright yellow flowers, sweetly scented and
floriferous. Mature flowers are a soft yellow.
Vigorous, well-branched stems are featured on this
upright plant. Showy orange cones with green
backgrounds (great for cutting and drying).
Yellow
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Pink Poodle’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
This pink puppy has amazingly large and fluffy, four
inch wide flower heads. These bright pink flowers are
a departure from the E. 'Razzmatazz' hybrids and
feature strong, well-branched stems to 32 inch tall
and excellent vigour.
Pink
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Perennials p. 5
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Coconut Lime’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
1g
$19.99
'Coconut Lime' is the first white double-flowering
Echinacea from the Cone-fections Series. The
flowers are centred with a large mound of small
petals surrounded by a ring of normal ray florets.
‘Coconut LIme’ has a compact habit with over 20
blooms per plant and will bloom for two to three
months! Well-branched, sturdy flower stems are
perfect for cutting. Plant in full sun in average (not
overly rich), well-drained soils. Avoid soils that are
overly moist in winter.
White/Cr H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Envy’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Loves Sun
Not-So-Purple Coneflower
Zone 5-8
1g
$19.99
This peculiar coneflower has rounded, green petals
and green cones for a considerable period. As the
flower matures the petals gradually elongate taking
on a magenta veining near the cone which also turns
purplish. This will be one of those plants to show off
to your friends. Plant in full sun in average (not
overly rich), well-drained soils. Avoid soils that are
overly moist in winter.
Green
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Jewel’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
This incredibly unique echinacea was discovered by
Piet Oudolf. Light green ray petals surround the
large, green cone of this sweetly fragrant coneflower.
The plants have an upright habit and a height of just
20-24 inches, so no staking is required. Praised for
their cheerful brightly coloured flowers, coneflowers
are a mainstay in today's garden. The dried seed
heads provide architectural interest in the winter and
are a good food source for finches and other birds.
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Green
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Echinacea purpurea ‘Red Knee High’
Purple Coneflower
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 3-8
This dwarf coneflower delivers awesome colour
impact in the landscape! Large, rich magenta red
flowers are borne in profusion atop knee high plants
beginning in midsummer. They add a terrific punch
of colour to combination containers and are a sight
to be seen when planted en masse in the landscape.
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Magenta H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Perennials p. 6
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Tangerine Dream’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
‘Tangerine Dream’ has elegant four inch clear
orange flowers with wide, overlapping petals. The
rich colour holds better than most other coneflowers.
The flowers also have a lovely honey scent. A great
landscape plant due to its multiple, wide-branching
strong stems. Great for cutting.
Orange
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
1g
$19.99
The gorgeous, large, bright, pumpkin orange flowers
with red centres are one of the best orange
echinaceas. This plant has strong, upright stems and
excellent vigour. Plant in well-drained, not so rich
soils.
Orange
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 4-9
Stunning warm, tomato-red flowers to five inches
wide. A real treat on plants three feet tall and nearly
as wide covered with flowers till frost. Plants are well
branched and show excellent vigour. A natural
pairing with Echinacea 'Mac 'n' Cheese'. Easy to
grow in full sun with good drainage.
Red
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Loves Sun
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata ‘Arizona Sun’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 3-10
1g
$9.99
Whereas most blanket flowers have orangey-red
petals, the petals of ‘Arizona Sun’ are red-red, bold
and well-saturated with colour and with bright yellow
tips. This is also a compact cultivar growing to only
10 inches and with nice grayish-green foliage! Oh,
and did I mention it will bloom from June to
September?! We tried ‘Arizona Sun’ at the nursery
for the first time in 2006 and we were impressed by
its compact size, vigour and flower power.
Red
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Sun
Perennials p. 7
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Fanfare’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 3-10
This plant causes lots of commotion when in bloom!
The large, unusual, upward facing flowers are deep
red and flare outwards like trumpets. As the petals
open, the colour grades from red to orange then
yellow. Very floriferous but on compact plants.
Should bloom from spring through summer with a
little deadheading. One of the best perennial
introductions in recent years.
Red
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Loves Sun
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora Gallo Dark Bicolor
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 6-9
Large, red and golden yellow flowers with soft silver green foliage. Compact
and upright. The Gallo Series is a new series of floriferous, compact plants
that will bloom from late spring through to fall. Blanket flowers are great
plants for firey colour in the full sun garden or in containers. Provide
well-drained soils to help them through our winter wet.
Red
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Loves Sun
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora Gallo Peach
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 6-9
Large, peach-coloured flowers with soft silver green foliage. Compact and
upright. The Gallo Series is a new series of floriferous, compact plants that
will bloom from late spring through to fall. Blanket flowers are great plants for
firey colour in the full sun garden or in containers. Provide well-drained soils
to help them through our winter wet.
Orange
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Loves Sun
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora Gallo Red
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 6-9
Large, deep red flowers with a darker centre. Soft silver green foliage.
Compact and upright. The Gallo Series is a new series of floriferous, compact
plants that will bloom from late spring through to fall. Blanket flowers are
great plants for firey colour in the full sun garden or in containers. Provide
well-drained soils to help them through our winter wet.
Red
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Loves Sun
Perennials p. 8
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora Gallo Yellow
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone 6-9
Large, pure yellow flowers with a solid yellow center. Soft silver green foliage.
Compact and upright. The Gallo Series is a new series of floriferous, compact
plants that will bloom from late spring through to fall. Blanket flowers are
great plants for firey colour in the full sun garden or in containers. Provide
well-drained soils to help them through our winter wet.
Yellow
H 8-12"
W 8-12"
Spring - Summer
Loves Sun
Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Oranges and Lemons’
Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Blanket Flower
Zone 5-10
1g
$9.99
This new colour is a nice variation on the theme of
blanket flowers. We have had it at the nursery since
2006 and we love it. The bright and cheerful
aster-like flowers have orangey-peach petals with
warm golden yellow tips. The foliage is medium
green and the plants are more upright than other
gaillardias. ‘Oranges and Lemons’ will bloom from
June to October!
Orange
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Spring - Summer
Sun
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Crimson Butterflies’
Butterfly Gaura
Onagraceae (The Evening Primrose Family)
Zone 5-9
Masses of pink flowers on reddish stemmed spikes
with dark crimson and green foliage. These are
compact, long-blooming plants with good drought
tolerance. Like the brief visits of butterflies, these
plants grace the nursery for only a short time and
then they’re gone (in the trunks of people’s cars!).
Crimson H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer - Fall
Full - Part Sun
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Cheryl’s Shadow’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 7-9
1g
$9.99
‘Cheryl’s Shadow’ has incredible lush maroon foliage
held on matching stems all in a politely compact
mound. In spring small light pink flowers are
produced that contrast surprisingly with the dark
display of leaves. Place it in the foreground of the
perennial garden for attractive, distinct foliage, even
when not in flower or use it in containers.
Pink
H 4-8"
W 8-12"
Spring
Part Sun
Perennials p. 9
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Jolly Bee’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 4-8
1g
$16.99
'Jolly Bee' is a large, mounding geranium which is
smothered in distinctive, bright blue, two inch wide,
white-eyed flowers the whole summer and fall until
frost. The plants and flowers are more robust than
your average geranium so give it a good amount of
space. Best in part sun (in full hot sun the flowers
may appear more purple than blue). Drought
tolerant. Our best-selling geranium -- customers rave
about its amazing vigour and its constant bloom of
large blue flowers.
Blue
H 2-4'
W 2-3'
Summer - Fall
Part Sun
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 5-9
1g
$14.99
‘Orkney Cherry’ has many things going for it: it has
attractive bronzy-green foliage with a silver sheen, it
has masses of vivid pink flowers, it blooms for a long
period from early May until the end of the summer,
and it’s Scottish having been bred off the rugged
coast of Scotland! (I can almost hear the bag pipes
playing ‘Danny Boy’.) Plant in sun to part shade in
well-drained soils.
Pink
H 8-12"
W 12-24"
Spring - Summer
Part Sun
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 4-8
‘Rozanne’ is one of the longest blooming and most
prolific blue-flowered geraniums available offering
colour from late spring until frost. The large,
saucer-shaped flowers are 2.5 inches across and
purple-blue with black anthers, magenta veins, and a
bright white eye. The lightly marbled foliage forms a
lush green mound that turns firey red in autumn. A
sterile hybrid of G. himalayense and G. wallichianum
‘Buxton’s Variety’. Great in sunny sites, borders,
containers and hanging baskets. For a similar but
larger
‘Jolly
Perennial
Blue specimen
H 12-24"tryW
8-12"Bee’.
Summer
- FallPlant of the
Full - Part Sun
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Sandrine’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 6-9
1g
$21.99
This new French cultivar is similar to G. 'Ann Folkard'
but has flowers twice the size. The two inch wide,
intense magenta purple flowers with a black eye and
veins are produced atop sprawling plants over an
exceptionally long period from early summer to
mid-fall. In the spring, the new foliage is electric
yellow, turning green as the season progresses.
Magenta H 12-24"
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Full - Part Sun
Perennials p. 10
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 4-8
1g
$21.99
Fans of ‘Rozanne’ and ‘Jolly Bee’ will love the
stunning new ‘Sweet Heidy.’ The flowers have
white-centres surrounded by pink that fuses into blue
all overlaid with dark veins. Very floriferous, ‘Sweet
Heidy’ will repeat bloom from spring until frost. The
habit is both mounding and spreading. Great in hot
sunny sites, borders, containers and hanging
baskets. Bred from crosses with blue and pink forms
of G. wallichianum. Extensively trialed and found to
be adaptable, dependable and easy.
Pink
H 12-24"
W 8-12"
Summer - Fall
Part Sun
Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Tiny Monster’
Geraniaceae (The Geranium Family)
Zone 4-8
A solid performer with purple-violet flowers above the
mounded foliage from late spring through late
summer. ‘Tiny Monster’ is a quickly spreading
cultivar with foliage that remains attractive
throughout the entire season, turning rich scarlet
tones in fall. It is a reliable groundcover for
landscapers and gardeners who appreciate
low-maintenance perennials. 'Tiny Monster' is a
sterile cultivar from Germany. It is a cross between
G. sanguineum and G. psilostemon. Photo courtesy
of
WaltersH Gardens.
Purple
12-24" W 2-3'
Spring - Summer
Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Full - Part Sun
Zone 8-10
This popular selection forms a dense shrub with
grey-green foliage. The flower stems bear tight
flower spikes of small purple flowers crowned by
several one inch long magenta purple petal-like
bracts that look like butterflies. ‘Otto Quast’ has a
long bloom period from late spring through to fall.
Shear lavenders lightly in early spring just as they
begin growth and again after flowering to keep tidy.
Magenta H 12-24"
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Loves Sun
Perennials p. 11
Persian Catmint
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone 3-8
It’s not always about new and snazzy. Sometimes
you want a tried and true performer. Nepeta
‘Walker’s Low’ is the Perennial Plant Association’s
Perennial Plant of the Year for 2007. This excellent
mounding border perennial has grey-green, aromatic
foliage topped from June to September with a
plethora of soft lavender-blue flowers. Great for the
english garden look, the herb, butterfly or dry
gardens. Named for the English garden Walker's
Low and not a reference to its height.
Blue
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer
Sun
Catnip
Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone 3
Deep blue to mauve spikes covered in masses of
flowers that are a perfect long-blooming addition to
the mid-border. Excellent container plant or to
accompany roses. Photo courtesy of Walters
Gardens.
Blue
H 2-4'
W 12-24"
Summer
Loves Sun
Penstemon
Penstemon ‘Blueberry Taffy’
Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone 7-9
Whorls of glossy emerald green foliage are topped
with 10 inch spikes of beautifully detailed tubular
flowers with lavender-blue flushed pink lips, white
throats and red guide lines. New flower spikes
continue to grow from the base and from lateral
shoots. With a little deadheading ‘Blueberry Taffy’
can provide more than two months of bloom time.
Pink
H 12-24"
W 8-12"
Summer
Full - Part Sun
Penstemon
Penstemon ‘Grape Taffy’
Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone 7-9
Whorls of glossy emerald green foliage are topped
with 10 inch spikes of beautiful tubular flowers with
purple-magenta lips and contrasting white throats.
New flower spikes continue to grow from the base
and from lateral shoots. With a little deadheading
‘Grape Taffy’ can provide more than two months of
bloom time. Popular with hummingbirds.
Magenta H 12-24"
W 8-12"
Summer
Full - Part Sun
Perennials p. 12
Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’
Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone 7
1g
$8.99
This chance seedling (possibly involving a cross with
P. laetus) germinated and grew for years at the
Bottom of a Porch (hence the whimsical BOP in the
name). Most importantly this gorgeous cultivar has
bright sky blue flowers that fade to warm purple with
age. Flowers are produced in masses over a long
period in summer. Best in full sun and well-drained
soils. Do keep in mind that the shade of the flower
can vary with soil, water, light and the year.
Blue
H 12-24"
W 12-24"
Summer
Loves Sun
Penstemon
Penstemon ‘Strawberry Taffy’
Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone 7-9
Whorls of glossy emerald green foliage are topped
with 10 inch spikes of beautifully detailed tubular
flowers with strawberry pink lips, white throats and
strawberry pink guide lines. New flower spikes
continue to grow from the base and from lateral
shoots. With a little deadheading ‘Stawberry Taffy’
can provide more than two months of bloom time.
Popular with hummingbirds.
Red
H 12-24"
W 8-12"
Summer
Full - Part Sun
Baby Sage
Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone 7-9
Very cool and a bestseller. This is a fast-growing wild
selection of a Mexican sage which is adorned with
stunning bicolour flowers -- white flowers with red
lips -- from May until frost. But the expression of
colour is temperature sensitive. In spring the flowers
are usually all red, later bicoloured/hot lipped and in
the heat of the summer all white, then returning to
bicoloured and then red again in the fall. Will
produce thousands of flowers in a season.
Well-drained soil in full sun. Hard prune each spring.
White/Cr H 2-4'
W 3-5'
Summer
Loves Sun
Calla Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘White Giant’
Araceae (The Arum Family)
Zone 7-10
2g
$29.99
This fantastic, imposing, giant selection of Z.
aethiopica
features
five
foot
clumps
of
white-speckled, ruffled arrow-shaped leaves topped
by seven foot tall flower stems carrying the classic
white boot-shaped calla flower. For full sun and
average to moist soils. Semi-evergreen through most
of the winter.
White/Cr H 4-6'
W 3-5'
Summer
Loves Sun
Shrubs p. 13
4
Shrubs
Flowering Maple
Abutilon ‘Huntington Pink’
Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)
Zone 8
This excellent and vigorous flowering maple cultivar
has upright stems festooned with dangling two inch
bells of rich pink throughout summer. May be hardy
to zone 7 if grown in full-sun and protected from
winter wet in well-drained beds and with mulch. Will
blossom straight through winter in a bright window of
the house. We’ll have numerous other cultivars
available this season.
Pink
H 4-6'
W 2-3'
Spring - Summer
Sun
Daphne
Daphne x transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’
Thymelaeaceae (The Daphne Family)
Zone 6-8
1g
$31.99
This hybrid forms a neat, mounded, evergreen shrub
two to three feet high and three feet wide. The dark
green leaves make a pleasing backdrop for the pink
buds and white flowers which are intensely fragrant
like sweet baby powder. ‘Eternal Fragrance’ flowers
generously on the previous season’s wood in April
and May and from June until autumn on new growth
provided good moisture and nutrients. Rich,
well-drained soil in sun. Do not move after planting.
Photo courtesy of Great Plant Picks.
White/Cr H 2-4'
W 3-5'
Spring - Fall
Full - Part Sun
Daphne
Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’
Thymelaeaceae (The Daphne Family)
Zone 5-9
1g
$24.99
This daphne has some great qualities not before
seen in the genus: an incredibly long bloom period
and it’s easy to grow. ‘Summer Ice’ forms a
mounded shrub with beautifully fragrant (like sweet
baby powder) white flowers with an apple blossom
flush that bloom from early April until November. As
if that weren’t enough the leaves sport a crisp white
trim. Semi-evergreen in average winters. Deciduous
in hard winters. Rich, well-drained soil in sun. Do not
move after planting.
Pink
H 2-4'
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Full - Part Sun
Shrubs p. 14
Tree Mallow
Lavatera thuringiaca ‘Red Rum’
Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)
Zone 6-9
1g
$9.99
‘Red Rum’ is a compact grower great for containers
or as a mid-level plant in a perennial bed. Dark red
stems hold closely packed red-pink flowers. The
close clustering of the flowers makes an intense
floral display from spring through summer and likely
into fall. Named after the multi-race award winning
British racehorse, Red Rum.
Magenta H 4-6'
W 2-3'
Spring - Summer
Sun
China Rose
Rosa chinensis ‘Mutabilis’
Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone 5-10
The delicate single flowers of 'Mutabilis' look like
butterflies perched amongst the red-tinged leaves
and airy stems. Vermilion buds open to deep pink
flowers which age to light pink, apricot and finally
creamy yellow. On an established plant all of these
colours will be present at once creating an
ever-changing palette of beautiful colour. Will
rebloom throughout the season. By far Gary’s
favourite rose. Plant in a sheltered location out of
wind. Tolerant of shade. Impervious to disease.
Yellow
H 4-6'
W 2-3'
Spring - Summer
Full - Part Sun
Vines p. 15
6
Vines
Clematis
Clematis (Kivistik Collection) ‘Minister’
Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone 3-9
1g
$18.99
Large, six inch, mid-purple flowers with an explosion
of yellow and burgundy anthers. Extremely
free-flowering, it blooms from early summer through
late fall. Originating in Estonia the Kivistik clematis
have a compact growth habit, copious blooms on the
current season's growth, an unusually long bloom
period, rich colours, great disease resistance, and
hardiness to zone 3. Their compact size and long
bloom time make them excellent in containers or in
the garden.
Purple
H 4-6'
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Sun
Clematis (Kivistik Collection) ‘Piilu’
Clematis
Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone 3-9
1g
$18.99
‘Piilu’ has large, ruffled, light purplish-pink flowers
with bold magenta bars. The heaviest bloomer in the
collection, it flowers in May-June as double flowers
then later as singles until October. Originating in
Estonia the Kivistik clematis have a compact growth
habit, copious blooms on the current season's
growth, an unusually long bloom period, rich colours,
great disease resistance, and hardiness to zone 3.
Their compact size and long bloom time make them
excellent in containers or in the garden.
Pink
H 4-6'
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Sun
Clematis
Clematis (Kivistik Collection) ‘Silmakivi’
Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone 3-9
1g
$18.99
‘Silmakivi’ has very plentiful, large, six inch wide,
light blue flowers with lighter blue, almost white,
centres and yellow stamens from July to September.
Originating in Estonia the Kivistik clematis have a
compact growth habit, copious blooms on the current
season's growth, an unusually long bloom period,
rich colours, great disease resistance, and hardiness
to zone 3. Their compact size and long bloom time
make them excellent in containers or in the garden.
Blue
H 4-6'
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Sun
Vines p. 16
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’
Caprifoliaceae (The Honeysuckle Family)
Zone 4-8
1g
$12.99
‘Major Wheeler’ is one of the best selections of
Lonicera sempervirens and stands out above all
other red-flowered cultivars for clean foliage and
pure flower power. This selection is covered in red
trumpet flowers in late spring and keeps churning
them out all summer long, especially with a
post-bloom trim. The hummingbirds will find it from
miles around.
Red
H 6-10'
W 2-3'
Spring - Fall
Full - Part Sun