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The non-stop flowers of this nepeta are on upright stems that don’t flop. Gray-green foliage is durable and relatively pest free.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 15-18" tall x 15-18" wide
Bloom: Summer - Early Fall
Color: Lavender-blue
Hardiness: Zone 4
Patent: PP#27090
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
A rampant bloomer with lavender-blue flowers from April through fall. Has small, gray-green aromatic leaves. Its neat form makes a perfect border or edging plant. Perennial Plant of the Year for 2007.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 36" tall x 36" wide
Bloom: Late Spring - Fall
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
A sprawling, busy plant that can be quite agressive in fertile soil. Long lasting, cup-shaped pink flowers with yellow centers appear in early summer. Handles poor soil. Consider planting down a hill, in a meadow planting or a mass planting on its own.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 12" tall x 30" wide
Bloom: Early Summer - Late Summer
Color: Pink/Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
This North American native has flowers that open in the afternoon and continue to bloom throughout the night. The flowers are bright yellow that contrast nicely with the silvery green foliage.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 3-6" tall x 12" wide
Bloom: Summer to Fall
Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#35065
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Attracts Butterflies, Nativar
Big improvement of 'Husker Red', the foliage starts off deep wine purple and keeps its color all summer. Lovely lavender pink flowers on strong, upright stems.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 36" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Early Summer - Summer
Color: Lavender/Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Patent: PP#20013
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
The upright gray finely cut foliage has a loose, open habit. Airy spikes of lavender-blue flowers top the long strong stems. Likes a well drained soil.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 36" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Summer - Fall
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
This perovskia has aromatic, gray-green foliage like the species, but in a more compact form with a nice short habit. It is drought tolerant and does not flop in the summer heat.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 30" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Late Summer - Fall
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#11643
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Aromatic, gray leaves are finely cut on this narrow, upright cultivar. Blooms late summer into fall with small, purple-blue flowers that make a wonderful combination with gray foliage.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 48" tall x 36" wide
Bloom: Late Summer - Early Fall
Color: Purple/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Similar habit to Phlox paniculata, but are shorter in height, bloom 2-3 weeks earlier, and have a long bloom time.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 18-20" tall x 18-20" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Blush
Hardiness: Zone 4
Patent: PP#27462
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Similar habit to Phlox paniculata, but are shorter in height, bloom 2-3 weeks earlier, and have a long bloom time.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 22-26" tall x 30-36" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Patent: PP#31732
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Similar habit to Phlox paniculata, but are shorter in height, bloom 2-3 weeks earlier, and have a long bloom time.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 22-28" tall x 32-36" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Dark Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Patent: PP#32093
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
This mat forming, early spring bloomer features eye catching, bright white, five petal flowers brushed down the center with a bold, bright pink stripe. Best in full sun and well-drained soil. Native
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 6" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Early Spring
Color: White/Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Hummingbird Attracting
Rich rose color flowers cover the foliage in spring. A good replacement for ‘Emerald Pink’
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 4-6" tall x 18-20" wide
Bloom: Late Spring
Color: Rose
Hardiness: Zone 2
Characteristics: Hummingbird Attracting
This popular early spring bloomer forms a dense, mounded mat of narrow, spiky leaves. Flowers completely mass the plant, making a bright splash of color. Cut back after flowering for dense foliage and some re-bloom. Requires a well drained soil.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 6" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Early Spring
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Quite puzzling, three different colors, white, light-raspberry-violet or medium-dark raspberry violet, on any given plant. Expect a full month of color. Great massed pr as a ground cover.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 4" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Spring
Color: Multi
Hardiness: Zone 4
Patent: PP#33607
Characteristics: Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting, Nativar
A nice clump-forming variety that is compact with dark green foliage and pure white flowers. Blooms late summer. 'Miss Manners' is not aggressive like most other physostegia. Native.
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 24" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Late Summer
Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Patent: PP#12637
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
This clump forming, well behaved plant has lovely pink tubular flowers on dark green foliage. Blooms in late summer. Easy to maintain. Native.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 36" tall x 20" wide
Bloom: Late Summer - Fall
Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Patent: PP#23482
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting
Oval leaves form an upright rounded clump. The flower buds expand to form into a hot air balloon shape and then burst into gorgeous saucer shaped blooms. Requires well drained soil. Breaks dormancy late in the spring.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 8" tall x 12" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Blue/Violet
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
The striking golden variegated foliage really stands out in the shade garden. Mauve flowers in late spring are a great contrast with the foliage.
Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade
Size: 6-8" tall x 12" wide
Bloom: Early to Mid Spring
Color: Mauve
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#35067
Characteristics: Deer Resistant
The delicate lacy clump forming foliage is green with bright white edges. In early to mid summer the plant is covered with pink buds that open to pale blue flowers.
Exposure: Part Shade
Size: 14" tall x 14" wide
Bloom: Early Summer - Summer
Color: Pale Blue
Hardiness: Zone 3
Patent: PP#19768
Characteristics: Deer Resistant