Perennials

Buy Patty's Plum Oriental Poppy online. Has large oriental-type flowers that are very dark reddish-purple with black basal centers. Very hairy basal leaves with huge crepe paper-like flowers on tall stems. Plants bloom late spring and require well-drained soil. Very showy.

Buy Dark Towers Beardtongue online. Produces masses of pink-shaded tubular flowers in early summer. Glossy, dark wine-red foliage is striking and maintains its color throughout the season. Great for borders and mass plantings.

Buy Husker Red Improved Beardtongue online. An improvement on 'Husker Red', this tried-and-true perennial was discovered at Hoffie Nursery. The improvements lie in that the leaves are darker maroon and purple shades, as well as the more compact growth habit, as it is slightly smaller than its predecessor.

Buy Dakota™ Burgundy Beardtongue online. Similar in leaf color to 'Dark Towers' and 'Blackbeard', Dakota™ Burgundy Beardtongue features dark purple leaves but a shorter mature height that its predecessors. The flowers appear in early to mid-summer, and are shades of lavender, violet, and pink. This is a great plant for pollinators, and especially draws in hummingbirds.

Buy Cha Cha™ Cherry Beardtongue online. This addition to the Cha Cha™ series has dark cherry-red flowers and a upright, bushy habit. It is very free-flowering and blooms from spring to late fall. The lovely dark seed heads are great for arrangements.

Buy Onyx and Pearls Beardtongue online. Named after two polar opposite colors of gemstones, onyx is in reference to its dark foliage and pearls refers to its soft lavender flowers with white interiors. From a distance, the flowers look white. Compared to 'Blackbeard', this is a taller, fuller plant with lighter colored flowers. Like all of our Penstemon, this one takes the heat and humidity in stride but is also very cold hardy. It continues to provide terrific color in the landscape all season long.

Buy Denim 'n Lace Russian Sage online. Denim 'n Lace Russian Sage is stronger and more upright growing than other Russian sage varieties. It has beautiful blue flowers that showoff above the blue-gray foliage.

Buy Sage Advice Russian Sage online. Early to bloom compared to other varieties, blooming in mid to late summer. Slighter taller than 'Denim 'n Lace' with broader leaves and darker calyxes. Great for hot and dry climates, but also exceptionally cold hardy.

Buy Touch of Class Jacobs Ladder online. A sport of 'Stairway to Heaven', the bright, white variegation has a lustrous appearance. Silvery blue flowers bloom in spring.

Buy Blue Star Creeper online. This wonderful groundcover displays delicate semi evergreen foliage and an abundance of small star-shaped light blue flowers from late spring until fall. Perfect for mass plantings as well as being tucked between rock or paving stones. Flowers better when planted in full sun, although it prefers filtered shade in southern states