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From early to late summer bright scarlet trumpets grace upright, slender, dark burgundy stems. Narrow, strappy, bright green leaves are a striking contrast. Deadhead to promote rebloom. Provide some summer water in warmer climates. Hummingbird magnet!!! Deciduous perennial; mature size; 2-3 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 10° F

'Meadow Muffin', so-named for its basal, muffin-like leaf rosettes, blooming May–June with flat, light lavender ray flowers with large yellow-green centers. Wonderfully curious. Mature size: 16 in T x W Minimum temperature: 0° F

A pretty, variegated rounded form with fragrant clusters of white flowers all summer and into fall, and small and delicate white-edged evergreen leaves! Can be a bit tricky to get established—be sure to provide moist, free-draining soil for first few years. Once established, it can tolerate some drought. Mature size: 3 feet tall...

Dramatic deep purple orbs, the size of tennis balls, grace this compact allium. Perfect for the front of the border. Blooms late spring-early summer. Mature size: 14-18 inches tall Minimum temperature: -40° F

These creamy yellow-eyed posies emerge from an unusual light green ruff of surrounding leafy sepals. Long-blooming in spring — a Victorian favorite. As always, well-draining cool soil is the order of the day for Primulas. These are divisions from yellow blooming seedlings from Barnhaven. Mature size: to 8 inches Tall Minimum temperature:...

Unique double blue flowers with white highlights bloom in early spring on full, rounded plants. Excellent for rock gardens or containers. Mature size: 6 inches T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Tiny, light green rounded leaves form a dense, cute-as-a-button shrub, bright orange and yellow in fall. You can have that vine maple look in a small form that will fit into the tiniest garden. Or, better yet, enjoy it in a container on the patio at your elbow. Mature size: 3 ft T x W in 10...

From northeast Asia: green-tipped, pendent cream bells are cloaked in two, spreading green bracts, in flower from May to July, seeds ripening from August to September. A very cold-hardy northeast Asian species; Japan, Korea, Manchuria. Please choose a shipping date between October 1 and April 1. Minimum temperature: -30° F

Native to the harsh conditions (gravelly areas and dunes in full, dry, hot summer sun and cold winters) of the Tian Shan mountains, on the border between Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of western China, this plant is one tough hombre with only one real requirement — lean, well-draining...

Showy, long, narrow, creamy-yellow spathe with deep golden-yellow spadix shoots up mid to late spring on multiple stems. Summer dormant. From Greece and Turkey. Keep in mind that alkaline soil is its preference. NOTE: These are SUMMER DORMANT plants; they dry up and go "to sleep" after they bloom in...

This striking fern has leather fronds with ribbon-like branches that have lime green, horizontal bands! If hardiness is a worry, then houseplant it, baby. Evergreen unless hit by severe cold. Mature size: 2 ft T x 4+ ft W Minimum temperature: 20° F

Bright, medium green leaves showcase summer to frost blooms with rose-pink sepals and lavender-blue corollas. Exceptionally hardy for a fuchsia. Deciduous perennial; mature size: 2 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 0° F

Blooming late summer to mid-autumn, clusters of pendent light green bracts are tipped with rose-purple flowers. A good rock garden candidate. Mature size: 6 inches tall by 18 inches wide. Minimum temperature: 0° F

'Mound San Bruno' is smaller in overall size and leaves than the species, so it's possibly more small-garden friendly. Just like the species, however, it is an excellent addition to a mixed hedge or chaparral planting. The small flowers in early to mid-spring are total bee magnets--seriously there will be masses...

In mid-spring, violet-purple pea blossoms cover this bushy perennial with long, very narrow, elegant leaves. This seldom-offered plant is no plebeian pea, providing unique textural contrast as well as brilliant color. Avoid transplanting as it doesn't like its roots to be disturbed. (Lathyros—pea, vernus—spring.) From Europe. Mature size: 1 ft tall...

This member of the borage family with large, weed-smothering leaves, and clusters of beaked flowers with beautiful blue recurving petals is an early herald of spring and the hummingbirds find it then, too! The Shooting Star-shaped flowers make their appearance before the leaves. Very accommodating — sun or shade, dry...