Sempervivum 'Berstein'
Hens and Chicks
Rosettes with bronze-gold leaves. The centers are green. The tips are red in spring.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 4" tall x 1-3" wide
Bloom: Mid Summer
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Sempervivum 'Black'
Hens and Chicks
This hardy succulent has green centers with dark, black red tips and is the perfect choice for gravelly, poor soils.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 4-6" tall x 6-8" wide
Bloom: MId Summer
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Sempervivum 'Coral Red'
Hens and Chicks
Beautiful bright red in spring that deepens to burgundy in fall. Very striking in the garden.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 4" tall x 6" wide
Bloom: Mid Summer
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Sempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice'
Hens and Chicks
Icy blue-green rosettes flushed with rose towards the center especially in cooler weather. Easy to grow.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 3-4" tall x 6-8" wide
Bloom: Mid Summer
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Sempervivum 'Pilioseum'
Hens and Chicks
Medium to large rosettes of grey-green leaves. Color may very from season to season.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 3-4" tall x 6-8" wide
Bloom: Mid Summer
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne'
Blue-eyed Grass
Adorable star shaped flowers of bright blue with gold centers from May through July. Fine iris-like foliage forms a neat, upright clump. Good border or edging plant.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 8" tall x 8" wide
Bloom: Late Spring - Summer
Color: Blue/Gold
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Stachys byzantina 'Helene Von Stein'
Lamb's Ear
This lamb's ear has huge, fuzzy silver leaves, and will form a 3' rounded mound in a short amount of time. Great as a groundcover or as a color change at the front of a border. Vigorous and easy to grow, loves heat and humidity.
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Size: 12" tall x 24" wide
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Stachys monieri 'Hummelo'
Betony
2019 Perennial Plant of the Year. Large green clumps of textured leaves with showy spikes of rose purple flowers. Very different than Lamb’s Ear.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 18-20" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower
Stokesia laevis 'Divinity'
Stokes' Aster
Pure white double aster-like flowers on dark green foliage. Very long bloom time, easy to grow.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 12-14" tall x 12-15" wide
Bloom: Summer - Early Fall
Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Stokesia laevis 'Honeysong Purple'
Stokes' Aster
Huge purple flowers in mid-summer cover the deep green foliage. Very nice mounded habit.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 14" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Summer - Early Fall
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue'
Stokes’ Aster
Masses of 2 to 3” blue flowers that cover the plant from mid to late summer. Dense and compact habit. Packs quite the punch in the garden or container.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 12-15" tall x 12-15" wide
Bloom: Mid to Late Summer
Color: Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#23090
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly Attracting, Nativar
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokes' Aster
Very long blooming variety with gorgeous, large lavender-blue flowers from midsummer through fall. A nice, compact, tidy plant.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 18" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Summer - Early Fall
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Thymus serpyllum coccineus 'Major Red'
Creeping Thyme
A nice, evergreen ground cover with foliage that turns bronze in the fall. A profusion of red flowers in summer.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 1" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'
Spiderwork
A real head turner. The vibrant golden-yellow foliage is the perfect contrast for the deep blue flowers. Drought tolerant once established
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 12" tall x 15" wide
Bloom: Early Summer - Summer
Color: Deep Blue
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'
Verbena
This verbena beast them all for summer performance, it can handle the heat better and stays in flower longer. Excellent branching and very powdery mildew resistant.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 8-12" tall x 18-24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring -Late Summer
Color: Dark Purple
Hardiness: Zone 7
Patent: PP#26131
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Verbena 'EnduraScape Magenta'
Verbena
This verbena beast them all for summer performance, it can handle the heat better and stays in flower longer. Excellent branching and very powdery mildew resistant.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 8-12" tall x 18-24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring -Late Summer
Color: Masgenta
Hardiness: Zone 7
Patent: PP#28452
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Verbena 'EnduraScape Red'
Verbena
This verbena beast them all for summer performance, it can handle the heat better and stays in flower longer. Excellent branching and very powdery mildew resistant.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 8-12" tall x 18-24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring -Late Summer
Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 7
Patent: PP#26132
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Verbena 'EnduraScape White'
Verbena
This verbena beast them all for summer performance, it can handle the heat better and stays in flower longer. Excellent branching and very powdery mildew resistant.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 8-12" tall x 18-24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring -Late Summer
Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 7
Patent: PP#30641
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Vernonia 'Iron Butterfly'
Ironweed
Very pretty fine foliage on this native plant. Compact and well branched, it is a vigorous grower. Good choice for a wild flower garden or meadow planting. Drought tolerant, but can handle moisture.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 36" tall x 30-36" wide
Bloom: Late Summer - Fall
Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Vernonia 'Summer's Swan Song'
Ironweed
Vibrant purple flowers on upright plant with a clumping habit. Forms a dense mass with striking flower clusters. Drought tolerant once established. HIghly attractive to pollinators.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 28-32" tall x 36" wide
Bloom: Late Summer to Fall
Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Patent: PP#28556
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting, Nativar