ACORUS calamus
(ah-KOR-us) (KAL-a-mus) | ACORCA3 |
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| Common Name: Sweet Flag |
| Description: U.S. native with long, sword-like leaves; small, greenish flowers. Roots are dried and candied for popular old-time confection. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ACORUS gramineus 'Ogon'
(ah-KOR-us) (gram-IN-ee-us) | ACOROG3 |
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| Description: Chartreuse and cream variegated foliage. Good water plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ACTAEA pachypoda
(ak-TAY-ah) (pak-ee-POH-dah) | ACTAPA5 |
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| Common Name: Baneberry, Cohosh, Doll's Eyes |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Spring blooming, bushy, native plant; glossy, white berries. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ACTAEA racemosa
(ak-TAY-ah) (ray-ce-MO-sa) | ACTARA5 |
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| Common Name: Black Cohosh, Snakeroot, Fairy Candles |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Handsome, broad leaves; white or ivory flowers in the fall. Native plant. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AGASTACHE aurantiaca 'Tango'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (ow-ran-tee-AH-ka) | AGASTA3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Brilliant, abundant, fiery orange flower spikes June-October. Gray-green foliage; compact habit.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE barberi 'Tutti Frutti'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee)(BAR-ber-ee) | AGASTF5 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Bubble-gum scented foliage with rose flowers.
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| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE barberi 'Tutti Frutti'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (BAR-ber-ee) | AGASTF3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Bubble-gum scented foliage with rose flowers.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE 'Bolero'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) | AGASBO3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Vivid rose-purple flower spikes from midsummer into fall over bronzy-green foliage. Will thrive in dry soils.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE c. 'Sinning' PP# 13673 (SONORAN SUNSET®)
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (CAN-a) | AGASSS3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: 2002 Plant Select®. Much showier lavender-rose flowers than the species. Compact, large-flowered selection that blooms late summer to fall. Propagation prohibited.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE cana
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (CAN-a) | AGASCA3 |
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| Common Name: Hummingbird, Double Bubble Mint |
| Description: Dark pink, fragrant flowers on spikes in August-September.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE 'Firebird'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) | AGASFI3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Pleasing coppery-orange flowers turning pink; wonderfully scented foliage. Probably the best variety.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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AGASTACHE foeniculum
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (foe-NICK-yew-lum) | AGASFO3 |
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| Common Name: Anise Hyssop, Anise Mint |
| Description: Outstanding ornamental, leaves are used for seasoning and tea. Spikes of lavender flowers.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 4 |
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AGASTACHE foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) | AGASGJ5 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Dense spikes of lavender-blue florets above branching plants in mid-late summer. Striking golden foliage with attractive, serrated leaves and alluring mint fragrance. Commemorates the 50 year reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AGASTACHE foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (foe-NICK-yew-lum) | AGASGJ3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Dense spikes of lavender-blue florets above branching plants in mid-late summer. Striking golden foliage with attractive, serrated leaves and alluring mint fragrance. Commemorates the 50 year reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 4 |
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AGASTACHE rupestris
(ag-ah-STAK-ee) (roo-PES-tris) | AGASRS3 |
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| Common Name: Hyssop |
| Description: Sunset orange and lavender flowers summer through fall on gray-green, scented foliage. Thrives in well-drained, poor soil with plenty of heat. Risky to ship!
(Agastaches are difficult to ship safely, especially in warm weather- even by truck! Their desert heritage makes them resent humidity and restricted air flow. We reserve the right to refuse to ship them if we know they won't arrive alive!) |
| Zone: 5 |
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ALLIUM cernuum
(AL-ee-um) (SIR-new-um) | ALLICE3 |
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| Common Name: Nodding Onion, Wild Onion, Lady's Leek |
| Description: Glaucous leaves; nodding, white to pink flowers. Native to most of the U.S. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM stellatum
(AL-ee-um) (stel-LAY-tum) | ALLIST3 |
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| Common Name: Pink Prairie Onion |
| Description: Eastern Great Plains native with umbels of deep pink stars. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AMORPHA canescens
(a-MOR-fa) (kah-NES-enz) | AMORCA3 |
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| Common Name: Lead Plant |
| Description: 1999 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year. U.S. native of dry or well-drained sites. Dense, white, hairy leaflets; blue flower spikes in June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AMORPHA nana
(a-MOR-fa) (NA-na) | AMORNA3 |
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| Common Name: Fragrant False Indigo |
| Description: Pink flowers with delightful honey fragrance from May-July on compact plants. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AMSONIA hubrichtii
(am-SO-nee-ah) (hew-BRIK-tee-eye) | AMSOHU3 |
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| Common Name: Bluestar |
| Description: 2011 PPA Plant of the Year. 2009 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year! Pale blue flowers; mostly fine, needle-shaped leaves form a mound that turns bright yellow in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AMSONIA hubrichtii
(am-SO-nee-ah)(hew-BRIK-tee-eye) | AMSOHU5 |
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| Common Name: Bluestar |
| Description: 2011 PPA Plant of the Year. 2009 GreatPlants™ Perennial of the Year. Pale blue flowers; mostly fine, needle-shaped leaves form a mound that turns bright yellow in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AMSONIA tabernaemontana
(am-SO-nee-ah) (tab-er-nay-mon-TAN-ah) | AMSOTA3 |
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| Common Name: Bluestar |
| Description: Starry, pale blue flowers May-June on this native with willow-like leaves. Carefree; great foliage all season. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANAPHALIS margaritacea
(an-NAFF-al-is) (mar-gar-ih-TAY-see-a) | ANAPMA3 |
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| Common Name: Pearly Everlasting |
| Description: Silvery-white, yellow centered flowers July-August. Excellent flowers and foliage; fine for drying. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANDROPOGON gerardii 'Pawnee'
(an-dro-PO-gon) (jer-AR-dee-eye) | GRANGE3 |
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| Common Name: Big Bluestem |
| Description: 2017 GreatPlants™ Grass of the Year. Colorful, robust native; turns light red after frost. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANDROPOGON gerardii 'Pawnee'
(an-dro-PO-gon) (jer-AR-dee-eye) | GRANGE5 |
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| Common Name: Big Bluestem |
| Description: 2017 GreatPlants™ Grass of the Year. Colorful, robust native; turns light red after frost. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANEMONELLA thalictroides
(a-nem-o-NELL-a) (tha-LIK-troi-deez) | ANEMTH3 |
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| Common Name: Thalictrum |
| Description: Delicate,woodland perennial with fern-like, dark green foliage and pink or white blossoms in spring. May go dormant early summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANTENNARIA dioica 'Rubra'
(an-ten-AIR-ee-a) (dy-oh-EYE-ka) | ANTERU3 |
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| Common Name: Pussy Toes |
| Description: Attractive, low, silver-white carpet of foliage topped with pink buds and white flowers in spring. For rock gardens or troughs. Happiest in full sun, in drier soil of low fertility, and with sharp drainage. No summer shipment. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AQUILEGIA caerulea
(ak-will-EE-zsah) (sir-EW-lee-ah) | AQUICA3 |
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| Common Name: Rocky Mountain Columbine |
| Description: Blue and white, spring-blooming native that likes a cool location. Colorado's state flower. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AQUILEGIA canadensis
((ak-will-EE-zsah) (kan-a-DEN-sis) | AQUICN3 |
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| Common Name: American Columbine |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Delicate, native wildflower with yellow sepals and red spurs May-June. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AQUILEGIA chrysantha
(ak-will-EE-zsah) (kris-ANTH-a) | AQUICH3 |
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| Common Name: Columbine |
| Description: Showy, golden Columbine of the southern Rockies. Blooms in late spring; reblooms if deadheaded. |
| Zone: 3 |
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