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Soft purple 5-8-inch racemes bloom above the glossy green, spear-shaped leaves. Enjoys sun to part shade. Our garden specimen was planted out as a hardiness test for the hybrid and it has survived the last three winters (2021-2023) in the ground and looks beautiful! Our 2023 winter had a winter storm with...

A gorgeous mottled cultivar of Taro, bright green leaves up to 18 inches with mostly purple-black and some deeper green splotches and flecks. Would be such a statement piece in the rain garden! Mulch well to protect the tuber from winter freezes, in more aquatic-margin or colder locations the tubers can be...

A candelabra effect of deep purple flowers on upright stems from a central rosette of gray-green leaves. A hardy selection that will bring years of enjoyment to your garden and the creatures that live in it, except the deer. Mature size: 1-2 ft T x 1-2 ft W Minimum temperature: -30° F

A spectacular new maple, this small deciduous tree has leaves with purple-pink, white and green coloration. The fall color is purple-orange. Discovered and introduced by the Flora Wonder Collection of Buchholz Nursery. Mature size: 6 ft tall x 3 ft wide in 10 years. Minimum temperature: -10° F

Dark bronze, glossy, textural foliage beneath large panicles of pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Leaves mature to a dark-edged green. Compact. Appreciates soil amended with organic matter and summer water. Mature size: 1-2 ft tall & 2-3 ft wide; flower spikes up to 4 ft T Minimum temperature: -30° F

This unassuming evergreen with shiny, wavy leaves will amaze you in late winter-early spring with its long, silvery tassels raining like tinsel over the shrub. This form is denser than 'James Roof'. Formative pruning should be done after tassels are spent. Prefers good drainage and is somewhat drought-tolerant once established....

Bright yellow flowers bloom in early to mid-summer amid leathery, sea-green leaves on stems that develop interesting, peeling bark with age. A compact shrub that stays within bounds. Mature size: 3 feet T & W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Midnight purple, almost black flowers have a fine gold saber in each petal. Be sure to give it a very light visual foil for adequate contrast so it doesn't disappear into oblivion; mix with whites, light blues, lavenders, golds. Mysterious, intriguing, and very elegant. Clumping rhizome with 16" stems; fairly drought-tolerant but...

From early summer to early fall, three-inch, glistening lemon-yellow flowers with a prominent boss of pretty stamens bloom prolifically on a rounded shrub. Mature size: 2-4 feet T & W (Last photo shows red fall color.) Minimum temperature: -20° F

Vivid blue flowers are born on short stems over a long season starting midsummer on compact, dense plants. Reliable and relatively easy to grow rock garden plant. Mature size: 4 inches T x 6 inches W Minimum temperature: -40° F

A slender, upright native to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, as well as Ontario and Nova Scotia. Spring blooms are small and lavender-blue with blue and yellow, strongly veined falls. Give this one lots of water: it's happy in bog- and marsh-like conditions. Clumping; 1-3 ft T Minimum temperature: -20° F

Description Coming Soon. Mature size: 8-10 ft T x 6 ft WMinimum temperature: -15°F

Flowers of lavender-purple bloom in summer and in additional bursts through the fall season on this rounded shrub. The leaves emerge a deep red, then mature to dark, glossy green. Syn. Lagerstroemia hybrid 'PIILAG B4' PP 25,195 Mature size: 4-5 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F

This compact evergreen sub-shrub produces dense aromatic gray-green foliage, and in mid-to-late summer spikes of fragrant, deep purple to blue blooms. Cut back after blooming for a shot at a second wave of flowers...and if you're really lucky, a third! Mature size: 2-3 feet T & W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Long, yellow-lipped, florescent orange tubular flowers gracefully adorn 4' tall purple stems with dark green leaves. This is candy for hummers and eye candy for gardeners from late spring into fall! Minimum temperature: 0° F

Rich, deep red, goblet-shaped flowers bloom in early spring before leaves emerge. A small, multi-branched, upright tree suitable to grace any garden with regular water. Mature size: 15-20 ft T x 6-10 ft W Minimum temperature: -20° F