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This selection of the Eastern U.S. native was chosen for its relatively compact habit and has showy and fragrant lilac-purple panicles that bloom early spring and into summer...and can repeat bloom into September if conditions are good. Wisterias like rich non-alkaline soil and full or part sun. Make certain their...

Bright chartreuse leaves with burgundy tips that turn shades of orange and red in fall. Mature size: 12-18 inches T x 18-22 inches W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Five- to eight-inch deep purple velvet flowers bloom on vines six to eight feet. It wants to dry out between waterings, but not for too long. Group 3 – Flowers only on new wood. Can be cut to the ground in fall or spring. Cut stems 12-18 inches above a growth node...

'Hot Lips' attracts bees and hummingbirds! Prolific white blooms, kissed boldly with crimson, cover the plant from late May until frost. Mature size: 2 ft T x W or wider if well-situated. Minimum temperature: -10° F

A small bulb that produces pale blue funnel-shaped flowers with soft, deep blue stripes. This Triteleia hybrid is synonymous with Brodiaea. Keep dry when dormant in summer. Ships when dormant. Please choose a shipping date between July 1 and February 1. Mature size: 10 in T x W Minimum temperature: -10° F

'Beni Kaze' or "red wind" is a flowing mound of narrow blades, jade-green, with increasing red, burnt orange, and golden blades as the season progresses. Lush and lovely, and ever more interesting. 1.5' T x 3' W Minimum temperature: -10° F

Blooming from August into October, given half a chance, are these speckled, purple-stained, "orchidesque" flowers with protruding, central, reddish propeller-like structures. These intriguing and exquisite flowers rise above lush, leafy growth at what seems an unlikely time of year. 2" T x 3'+ W Minimum temperature: -10° F

Evergreen, large, low, fleshy, scalloped leaves give rise in summer to striking, LONG, pendulous racemes of sulfur yellow. Needs sharp drainage and protection from the hottest sun. Evergreen succulent; mature size: 8 in T x 12 in Minimum temperature: -10° F

Evergreen can be a necessary thing. Being gold can be a provocative thing. 'Ogon' has both and is also tolerant of wet to average soil types. Growth to 1 ft tall and slowly spreading. Makes a perfect punctuation in the garden, good accent in a pot, or visually exciting in a sweeping swath. Minimum temperature: -20°...

A splashy little Japanese mint, with brushstrokes of yellow variegation, growing about 20" tall in the woodland setting. Spikes of yellow flowers are a welcome addition in the summer to fall garden. Minimum temperature: -20° F

A very old cottage garden ingredient, Maltese Cross will give you summer-long blooms of Apricot-pink perfect for cutting. It is a reliable and long-lived plant that will bring multitudes of butterflies to your garden and perhaps hummingbirds, too...but not deer. Bring your garden alive! Also known as Lychnis (syn. Silene) chalcedonica v....

Early spring flower heads are a mass of cobalt blue florets from blue-black buds on 12" stems. A rosette of glossy, dark green leaves surrounds the squat, often single bloom. To debunk a misconception, it comes not from Peru but from the Mediterranean. It was brought to England on a ship called The Peru...

This is a unique deciduous plant with arching red stems bearing wide, lance-shaped leaves that turn from mid-green to red in fall. Inconspicuous green flowers are followed by clusters of round, fleshy, translucent yellow fruit. Though they look juicy, most of the plant is poisonous so find something less risky to...

Vibrant red and green foliage leaves are narrower and finer in texture than common species. Forms an upright, spreading, open mound. Graced with creamy white berries from early fall to late winter. Evergreen shrub 3 x 3 feet Minimum temperature: -10° F

Soryu, translated blue dragon, is an intriguing periwinkle, a gem for the woodland garden, blooming in late spring/early summer, and loving a rich humus. Mulch for additional hardiness. Bletilla bloom best in light shade or part sun. Mature size: 15 inches to 2 feet tall, slowly colonizing. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Found in the high, rocky areas of the Himalayas and into China. Low-growing foliage (just about 1 inch) spreads on underground woody stems. Yellow blooms 2 inches above low bright green foliage have cute reverse heart-shaped petals. Blooms in late summer. Floriferous and low-growing, this can be a great crevice filler or between...