Astilbe chinensis bears branching racemes of pinkish-white flowers in late summer. This perennial has dark green leaves that are hairy and broken up into small segments. Bold, free-flowering perennial with finely cut foliage. Long-lasting graceful flower spikes covered in soft […]

The cultivar ‘Granat’ is a bold, free-flowering perennial with finely-cut foliage. Its branches have racemes of deep red flowers growing on dark green foliage in the middle of summer. Use in the shade garden with bold-leaved perennials and late bulbs.

The cultivar ‘Wartburg Star’ is a mound-forming, rhizomatous perennial aster with hairy, dark green, elliptic leaves, up to 3 1/2 inches long. ‘Wartburg Star’ bears dark violet-blue flowerheads with orange-yellow disk florets in early summer. Grows to 36 inches tall […]

Growing to a height up to 8 feet tall, this late season, blue or purple flowerer is a beacon for butterflies, especially the Monarch. This vigorous grower can be invasive, so locate where this will not be a problem.

Where the New England aster (Aster novae-angliae) is hairy, this clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial is hairless. From late summer to mid-fall, the cultivar ‘Red Star’ bears corymb-like panicles of large, purplish-red flowerheads with bright yellow disk florets. This aster does best […]

The cultivar ‘Wedding Lace’ is grown for it pure white flowers, hence the name. Unlike most asters which seem to outgrow their space in no time, this plant deserves a second look as it exhibits exceptional restraint in the border […]

Perennial with single violet-blue colored flowers and orange centers which stand on tall stems. Blooms are abundant and quite fragrant. Great use as a border or in containers. Likes moist soil until it is established, at which time it is […]

The cultivar ‘Veilchenkonigin’ is grown for its yellow-centered violet to purple flowers on long stalks that bloom summer to fall. Clump-forming perennial, reaching up to 24 inches, with lance-shaped green leaves to 2 inches long. Superior performer for the perennial […]

This spreading perennial, which forms clumps, has spoon-shaped, medium green leaves, up to 3 1/2 inches long. ‘Beechwood’ bears single, 2 inches wide, lavender flowerheads with rich yellow disk florets from early to mid summer. Grows to 10 inches tall […]

This cultivar has fronds that are strongly lobed, giving them the an arrowhead-like shape. This fern likes a reasonable amount of light and enjoys a slightly alkaline, moist soil. Same as Phyllitis scolopendrium.