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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...

Opposite, narrow, sawtooth leaves climb toward white, pendent blooms in mid-summer through mid-autumn. This is the perfect atmospheric, evocative plant that could make you think it's raining pretty, white, fuzzy caterpillars. Or it might make you think of frosty catkins. Mature size: 3-5 ft T, clumping Minimum temperature: -20° F

Rosy catkin-like fuzzy blooms with black-tipped stamens that bob above the foliage enliven the garden from mid-summer to fall. Moist, heavy soil is just fine. Deer resistant but bee-loved by pollinators! Mature Size: 3-5 ft T X 2-3 ft W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Soft, compact clumps of silver-green fern-like leaves. Spring through fall, arching stems topped with tiny, rose-pink bottle-brush blooms. Deciduous perennial; mature size: 2.5 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -30° F (Leaves shown in the background of photos are Darmera peltata.)

Dark burgundy-red bottlebrush spikes bloom in summer, playing a foot above compact fluffy ferny leaves that are edible if you're so inclined. They taste much like cucumber in your salad bowl. Minimum temperature: -30° F

Like the species, but with bigger, fluffier blooms! Blue-gray leaves mix well with many other neighbors, and the wine-red, buds open to fluffy, dusty-rose bottle-brush flowers that bob above the foliage enliven the garden from spring through mid-summer. Moist, heavy soil is just fine. Mature size: 2-3 ft T x 1-2 ft...

Fluffy tassels of pure white float dreamily over deep green pinnate leaves in late summer and early autumn. The 2” catkin-like blooms dance on graceful stems reaching heights of 5’-6’; an excellent back of the border perennial! Makes a dynamic addition to any floral arrangement. While ‘Korean Snow’ will do beautifully...

Large, arching and bushy lilac-pink "squirrel tails" on tall stems add a whimsical note to the late spring and early summer border. Occasionally they'll produce blooms even longer. Cute, "pinked," gray-green oval leaves form a basal clump. It's tolerant of many conditions and deer-resistant. It comes to us from Japan and is...

A diminutive plant, Sanguisorba officinalis var. microcephala 'Little Angel' is aptly named—sweet, small, and pretty. But it's also fairly tolerant of diverse conditions and its variegation, sprinkled throughout its tiny leaves, remains stable. Red-burgundy flowers, a little larger than a pencil eraser, bob above the foliage like little gems on 8-inch stems beginning...

Opposite, narrow, sawtooth leaves climb 3–5 foot stems toward white, pendent blooms summer to early fall. This is the perfect atmospheric, evocative plant that could make you think it's raining pretty white fuzzy caterpillars. Or it might make you think of frosty catkins. Or.... As I said, it's highly evocative. Minimum...

Graced with showy stems of light green with red accents are topped with inflorescences of small pure white flowers. This beauty is a spreader so give it plenty of room to roam or give it firm boundaries. Blends well with Sanguisorba, Darmera, Iris chrysographes, etc. 2-3 feet high and expanding width...