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A maroon-brown primrose with a glowing gold edge and center, 'Spice Shades' blooms February – May. Originally a woodland dweller, polyanthus would appreciate well-draining humus and a little leaf litter to warm it through a freeze. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Late spring - early summer, large floral panicles start out white and age to an antique pink, blooming in the company of textured oak-like leaves that blush burgundy with sun and age. Mature size: 3–4.5 T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F

The mature leaves on this star jasmine are gold with dark green edges, which is flashy enough, but combine that with the bright orange-red of the newly-emerging leaves, and you've got a real stunner. Tough and malleable, you can train this up a wall, over the side of a pot, or let it...

Description coming soon Mature size: 12-24 in T x 10-16 in W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Bright, light yellow-margined fairly large leaves, and light pink flower clusters from dark pink buds make this an all-year color choice. Add to it a citrus-rose fragrance and you'll want for nothing! Part shade preferred and good drainage; take care not to overwater Daphne. Mature size: 3 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 0° F

A small salvia, thick with tiny, midnight-purple blooms flowers late in summer and continues until frost. 'Nuevo Leon' quickly forms a clump. Place against light green or its complement of yellow-orange for a little visual excitement, or with other blues and purples for deep, dark richness—a saturated and glowing color that holds its...

Twining milkweed vine from the Mediterranean has handsome shiny green large leaves and clusters of waxy, green and deep burgundy-purple flowers followed by pairs of long narrow seedpods. The pods open to reveal silky threads that eventually aid in seed dispersal. Each little flower is like a small passionflower. A moderate grower...

Wonderfully pungent lobed leaves turn orange in the fall. Its scent is stimulating to our noses but repellent to deer! White flowers blushed with pink arrive in late spring and summer hang on late enough to contrast with its early fall color. It's a suitable ground cover for dry shady areas...

A lovely North European wildflower and early spring bloomer. Fuzzy flower heads emerge before the foliage is fully opened. Continual blooms with silky petals with thick golden stamens soak up the sun for well over a month before turning into phenomenal fuzzball seed heads. Long-living plant with variation in bloom color. Plant...

Apple-green and ruffly flowers with a yellow throat nest amid puckery leaves. This primula perseveres through several weeks on 10" tall plants. Green flowers can add just the zing that some companion plants lack, and the texture alone is worth the planting. Intrigue your friends and neighbors. Originally a woodland dweller, a polyanthus...

Blooming in May and June, 'Valentine' sends its message a little late, but you won't mind waiting for a second Valentine's Day. Suspended gracefully along arching burgundy stems above bronzy, blue-green leaves, the red and white hearts are big and bright. The foliage is vigorous with plum-colored new growth. There's a lot going...

'Dublin Bay' is a low climbing rose (only about 10 feet tall and 5 feet wide) with velvety deep red flowers over a long season on sturdy stems and above dark green glossy foliage. It is the red, red rose! Minimum temperature: -10° F

Blue-gray leaves mix well with many other neighbors, and the fuzzy, wine-red, bottle-brush flowers that bob above the foliage enliven the garden from spring through mid-summer. An earlier bloomer than most Sanguisorbas, the pollinators will appreciate this one! Moist, heavy soil is just fine. Mature size: 2-3 ft T & 1-2...

From its namesake in England, Hever Castle, this buddleia has fragrant, pale purple flowers with orange throats May to frost, blooming on new wood. Rest assured, it is NOT self-seeding. The foliage is oblong gray-green, and silver beneath: with the pale bloom, an altogether soft coloring. Prune hard after the...

For a stately fall-blooming perennial this bright orange and yellow beauty won't let you or the bees and hummingbirds down. Mature size: leaves form a 4 x 4 ft mound; flower spikes reach 5-7 ft T. Minimum temperature: 0° F

A large, resin-scented evergreen shrub with dense clusters of white/yellow flowers in late summer. Deer resistant & loved by bees. Native to Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California. Mature size 9 ft T x 12 ft W Minimum temperature: 0° F