Find Your Perfect Plant
We have put together a modest collection of some information and images of our most popular and successful plants for your garden projects. This collection will be growing over time. Note that due to the seasonal availability of plants, this collection does not reflect current inventory in our stores. Please call our stores directly to check availability for purchase or order.
Plants listed are available subject to seasonality and grower's supply.
Little Richard Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Little Richard'
- » Grows 3' Tall and 3' Wide
- » Blooms white fragrant flowers in through summer
- » Compact Habit with evergreen foliage that takes on tangerine-pink tints in fall
Sunshine Daydream Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Sunshine Daydream'
- » Grows 3-4' Tall and 3-4' Wide
- » Variegated Foliage With Compact Habit
- » Clusters of Trumpet-Shaped, Fragrant, White Flowers
- » Attractive Multi-Colored Foliage in Fall
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
- » Grows 40-60' and 25-45' Wide
- » Summer Foliage is Dark Green
- » Brilliant Red to Burnt Orange Fall Color
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'
- » Grows 40-60' and 25-45' Wide
- » Summer Foliage is Dark Green
- » Brilliant Red to Burnt Orange Fall Color
Firefly Diamond Yarrow
Achillea 'Firefly Diamond' (Yarrow)
- » Like fireflies, this new Yarrow will light up your summer garden all summer.
- » Ivory white flowers contrast beautifully with its dark green foliage.
- » Upright, columnar habit.
- » Deer and rabbit resistant.
Yarrow
Achillea 'Sassy Summer Taffy'
- » Tall, upright habit
- » Flowers in shades of pink that fade to a peachy-apricot
- » Blooms earlier than most varieties
Queen of Sheba Bugbane
Actaea 'Queen of Sheba'
- » Long racemes of pendulous, fragrant, white flowers over dark purple foliage in late summer.
- » Hybrid of the Asian species (A. simplex) and the NATIVE Actaea racemosa.
- » Prefers moist, humus-rich soils in partial shade.
- » Deer resistant, berries are poisonous to mammals; harmless to birds.
Black Cohosh or Bugbane
Actaea racemosa
- » This NATIVE has elegant white bottle brush flowers in late summer.
- » Adds architectural height to a shaded part of the border or shade garden.
- » A host plant for Spring Azure, Holly Blue, and Appalachian Azure butterfly larvae.
- » Deer and rabbit resistant.
Hummingbird Mint
Agastache 'Blue Boa'
- » This NATIVE has stunning violet-blue summer color that requires no deadheading!
- » Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and bees.
- » Needs well-drained soil and is drought tolerant.
- » Deer and rabbit proof.
Blue Fortune Hyssop
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
- » From early spring through summer, the stems are topped with hundreds of large bottlebrush, deep violet-blue flowers.
- » Attracts a stunning array of pollinators including hummingbirds!
- » Requires very well drained soil (i.e. does not like clay)
- » Deer and critter resistant.
Crazy Fortune Variegated Anise Hyssop
Agastache 'Crazy Fortune'
- » The new shoots are tinged with purple and white.
- » Blue-purple flowers from July to September drive hummers, bees and butterflies crazy.
- » Foliage is aromatic and smells like liquorice/anise.
- » Requires well-drained soil.
- » Deer and critter resistant.
Kudos™ Mandarin Hummingbird Mint
Agastache 'Kudos™ Mandarin'
- » Upright, clumping habit
- » Cheery, bright orange plumes that last and last
- » Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds
- » Scented foliage is good for cutting, flavoring drinks or drying
Dwarf hummingbird mint
Agastache 'Kudos™ Ambrosia'
- » Coral Long-blooming flower spikes in a delightful changing color mix of creamy coconut, pale orange and light rose-pink.
- » Blooms early summer through September.
- » Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds with a sweet honey-mint scent.
- » Upright, clumping habit in well drained soil
Kudos™ Coral Dwarf hummingbird mint
Agastache 'Kudos™ Coral'
- » Coral colored plumes early summer through Sept.
- » Free flowering and easy to grow with an impeccable habit and long lasting, glowing color with no deadheading needed.
- » Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds with a sweet honey-mint scent.
- » Requires well-drained soil.
Little Adder Hummingbird Mint or Hyssop
Agastache 'Little Adder'
- » Long lasting purple flower spikes
- » Great option for cut or dried flowers
- » Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators!
- » Deer don't eat it.
Purple Giant Hyssop
Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
- » Definitely a WOW! plant. Chartreuse, coleus-like foliage is incredible on its own, but the blue bottlebrush flowers in mid summer top it off beautifully.
- » Very hardy and will self sow.
- » Benefits from a little shade in production to protect leaf color.
Lavender Bubbles Ornamental Onion
Allium 'Lavender Bubbles' PP31126 (Ornamental Onion)
- » Dark, dusty purple flower globes
- » Attractive gray-green foliage
- » Leaf blades twist & curl for added interest
Ornamental Onion
Allium 'Summer Drummer'
- » Incredibly beautiful and incredibly tall, it is the last Allium to bloom.
- » Large 8 inch globes comprised of hundreds of star-shaped purple and white florets atop green stems that mature to garnet.
- » After the flowers fade, its dried seed pod orbs stand garden sentry in the most hauntingly beautiful way.
- » Critter resistant and much loved by bees, butterflies and helpful pollinators.
White Giant Ornamental Onion
Allium 'White Giant'
- » Give spring a bounce with these large, 6–8″ snow-white balls filled with hundreds of tiny florets.
- » Keeps its glossy, strap-shaped foliage until flowering is over.
- » Pure garden architecture and fantastic in arrangements.
- » Deer and rabbits, etc. won't touch.
Windy City Ornamental Onion
Allium 'Windy City' PP28100 (Ornamental Onion)
- » Great color for the late summer garden!
- » Dark rose-purple flowers
- » Ideal for cutting
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
- » A carefree NATIVE bulb with light pink to white flowers in Early Summer.
- » Flowers are a favorite of our native solitary bees called Halictids.
- » Tolerates light shade (3-5 hours of direct sun)
- » Extremely drought tolerant once established and practically deer proof.
Star of Persia Ornamental Onion
Allium cristophii
- » Huge soft lilac purple spheres up to 8 inches in late spring to early summer.
- » Strappy grey-green foliage starts to wither before the flowers open, so hide them under other low growing perennials.
- » Fantastic fresh and dried flowers.
- » Known for attracting pollinators, but deer and bunnies ignore it.
Ornamental Onion
Allium giganteum
- » Huge, showy purple flowers
- » Not edible
- » Produces gray-green, strap-like leaves
- » Attracts bees
Globemaster Giant Ornamental Onion
Allium giganteum 'Globemaster'
- » Boasting the biggest flower heads of the Alliums.
- » Huge globes of silvery-purple flowers in late spring.
- » Needs gritty, well-drained soil.
- » Foliage declines quickly, so plant between early perennials to camouflage.
- » Attracts pollinators but deer and bunnies ignore it.
Purple Sensation Ornamental Onion
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
- » Rich violet-lilac star-shaped flowers on 3 globes in late spring.
- » Prefers well-drained soil, and excellent as fresh or dried cut flowers.
- » Foliage browns out before the flowers bloom, so give some thought as to what can be positioned around it. Allow the foliage to thrive and die back naturally.
- » Deer and rabbit proof.
'Serendipity'
Allium hybrid
- » Attractive blue foliage, a variation of the popular 'Millennium'
- » Globe-like, rosy-purple flowers in mid to late summer
- » Nothing eats Alliums!
Mount Everest Ornamental Onion
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
- » Glistening pure white flowers heads up to 6 wide in late spring-early summer.
- » Plant them in the middle of a patch of lavender-blue Nepeta to hide the declining foliage.
- » Pure garden architecture and fantastic in arrangements.
- » Attracts butterflies but deer ignore it.
Serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
- » Grows 15-25' High and 15-25' Wide
- » Showy, fragrant, white flowers in Spring
- » Edible fruit
- » Vibrant Fall color
Dwarf Fall Anemone
Anemone 'Pretty Lady Emily'
- » Shorter variety, blooms Late Summer to Fall
- » Semi-double blush-pink flowers with yellow center
- » Must have well-drained evenly moist soil
Serenade Fall Anemone
Anemone 'Serenade'
- » Deep pink double flowers stand tall above the lush dark green foliage from late summer to fall.
- » One of the top rated in the Chicago Botanic Garden's 2004 Anemone evaluation.
- » Lustrous green dense foliage.
- » Needs evenly moist, well-drained soil.
- » Foliage is deer resistant, though they may try buds.
Blue Anemone
Anemone apennina
- » A necessary part of the woodland garden with ferny foliage with pale to deep blue flowers in early spring with slowly spreading rhizomes.
- » Masses of these can be found in the Azalea Woods at Winterthur.
- » Prefers moist, humusy soil and tolerates drier soil in summer because it goes dormant.
Fall Anemone 'Wild Swan'
Anemone x 'Wild Swan'
- » Nodding buds atop tall stems open into pure white flowers with blue violet on the backs of the outer petals.
- » Exceptional new hybrid offering more prolific flowering than the Japanese Anemones.
- » Generally deer resistant, though they may eat buds.
Honorine Jobert Fall Anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
- » Elegant white blooms atop slender stalks in late summer to mid-fall.
- » 2016 Perennial Plant of the year is prized for its stature and graceful appearance.
- » May run and become aggressive.
- » Excellent cut flowers also attract butterflies.
Yellow Wild Columbine 'Corbett'
Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
- » Found in Corbett, MD, this NATIVE has butter-yellow flowers in April/May.
- » Its delicate color and mid spring bloom time make it an ideal companion for spring bulbs.
- » May go dormant in mid summer if stressed by heat or drought. Plants reseed readily if you don't deadhead.
- » Deer resistant.
Dwarf Wild Columbine 'Little Lanterns'
Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'
- » NATIVE numerous deep red and yellow flowers in late spring
- » Happiest in part shade to part sun, may go dormant in mid-summer if stressed by heat or drought.
- » Reseeds readily and a compact habit is great for perennial border or dappled woodland
- » Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
- » Deer resistant
Clementine Blue Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Blue'
- » For 4-6 weeks in spring, graceful sprays of double blue-violet flowers are held high above ferny, blue-green foliage.
- » Can take full sun if placed under deciduous trees, and cut back foliage if it declines in our midsummer heat.
- » Excellent long lasting cut flowers.
- » Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, but is ignored by deer and rabbits.
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
- » Grows 6 - 8' Tall by 5 - 6' Wide
- » Abundant flowers attract pollinators
- » Late Summer fruit attracts birds
- » Excellent red Fall color
Goat's Beard
Aruncus dioicus
- » Spectacular NATIVE with large creamy-white feathery blooms in late spring to early summer.
- » Birds, bees, butterflies, and moths all utilize Goatsbeard for foraging, and also hosts larvae of the dusky azure butterfly.
- » Easily grown with organically rich evenly moist soil in part shade.
- » Deer resistant.
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Pink Butterfly'
- » Hardy marginal
- » Food source for Monarch butterflies
- » Beautiful native perennial
- » Attractive seed pods
- » Shallow water plant
White Swamp Milkweed or Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
- » This NATIVE blooms starry white flowers summer to fall.
- » Requires evenly moist soil that is high in organic matter.
- » One of the few Milkweeds tolerant of part sun.
- » Smooth pendulous seed pods with winged seeds that are dispersed by water.
- » Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
- » This NATIVE meadow classic is best known as a food source of larval monarch butterflies.
- » Deep pink clusters of fragrant flowers attract pollinators in June & July followed by lovely pods of silky seeds in October.
- » This one is a colonizer and thrives in any well-drained soil.
- » Poisonous to vertibrates.