Archive for 'Perennials' Category

Hosta - Big Daddy

Mar 12th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Hosta Big Daddy, Hosta ‘Big Daddy’, is a large selection that has huge, frosty blue leaves that are cupped and heavily quilted. The pale lavender flowers come on in July, however, Hosta’Os are not known for their flowers. Hosta’Os provide bright color in shade with wonderful foliage and Big Daddy is no exception. Hosta [...]

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Gaura - Siskiyou Pink

Mar 11th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Gaura ‘Siskiyou Pink’, Gaura lindheimeri, has numerous butterfly-shapes maroon flowers opening to reddish pink flowers that bloom from last spring to early summer. With a plant height of 24′Y and a width of 24-36′Y, it is definite addition to any perennial garden. ‘Siskiyou Pink’O Gaura requires full sun in a well-drained area with average [...]

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Iris - Black Gamecock

Mar 11th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Iris ‘Black Gamecock’O has intense blue-black 4′Y blooms accented with a band of yellow. With a velvety texture and beautiful evergreen foliage, it has a plant height of 5′O and a width of 18-24′Y. Blooming from spring into summer, ‘Black Gamecock’O an attractive backdrop for your garden. It is an easily grown Iris. Iris [...]

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Catmint - Sweet Dreams

Mar 10th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Catmint ‘Sweet Dreams’, ‘Nepeta ‘Sweet Dreams’, is distinguished by its eye catching dark burgundy floral bracts and large deep green leaves. This Nepeta prefers moderate shade with moist soil, as it was found growing on shady, mountainous rocks in the cliffs of Japan. With a plant height of 18″ and a width of 24-36″, [...]

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Grass - Mexican Feather

Mar 9th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Grass ‘Mexican Feather Grass’ Stipa tenuissima’, is a beautiful mounded ornamental grass. It’s Needle-like flexible leaves form dense, bright green clumps. The flowers are silky awns that appear in June and change from green to gold as they mature.It has shown cold-hardiness and also is a trooper in the sweltering hot summer. This is [...]

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Daylily - Pandora’s Box

Mar 5th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Daylily Pandora’s Box, ‘Hemerocallis ‘Pandora’Os Box’O, has very fragrant lightly ruffled, white petals with a purple throat and a flower size of 4′Y. With dark green foliage, this daylily will reach a height of 24-26′Y and a plant spread of 36′Y. ‘Pandora’Os Box’O will bloom from May through July, with outstanding color and it [...]

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Balloon Flower - Shell Pink

Mar 5th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Platycodon ‘Shell Pink Balloon Flower’O,Platycodon grandiflorum, is a low growing perennial with light pink balloon like flowers that bloom in late May until August. (The flowers should be deadheaded to increase bloom time.) The blooms puff up before opening and have a wonderful green foliage. With a plant spread of 8-12′Y and a height [...]

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Salvia - Caradonna

Mar 4th, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Salvia ‘Caradonna’O, Salvia nemorosa, has glowing purple stems loaded with violet-purple flowers that bloom from June to October. With its gray-green aromatic foliage, it makes an attractive accent all summer long. Salvia ‘Caradonna’O was awarded the Outstanding New Perennial in 2000 by the International Hardy Plant Union. It has a plant height of 30′Y [...]

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Daylily - Pygmy Plum

Mar 3rd, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Daylily Pygmy Plum, Hemerocallis ‘Pygmy Plum’ (Moldovan, ‘90), has large edge ruffled blooms that are plum colored with a small lemon green throat on semi-evergreen foliage. Pygmy Plum will bloom for in June and July and is a constant rebloomer. It can survive harsh conditions that many other plants can not and prefers full [...]

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Daylily - Strawberry Candy

Mar 1st, 2010 by Online Nursery Advisor | 0

The Hemerocallis ‘Strawberry Candy’O, also known as a Daylily, has a wonderful strawberry-pink flower with rosy-red eye zone with a golden green throat and ruffled edges. It has a flower size of 4.5′Y. With dark green foliage, this Daylily will reach a height of 26′Y and a plant spread of 12-24′Y. Winning the Stout Silver [...]

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