2008 New Perennials

'Going Green' is probably the biggest current trend in the gardening industry. This means planting a 'sustainable' garden, or one that emphasizes plant health and longevity, low maintenance and environmentally friendly practices. Planting in larger masses or groups of plants that naturally grow together and have similar requirements will help achieve this type of landscape. Use plants that naturalize and filler plants to help prevent weeds and cut down on watering. Inter-planting with native grasses will help to tie the plants together within the beds.

Hardier, longer-blooming, faster growing and more heat, drought and disease resistant plants make up a large portion of the new plants being offered for 2008. We're confident you will find several that will provide you with years of energy-and environment-saving enjoyment.

	Amsonia Narrow-Leaf Star shaped blue flowers. Valued for its orange-yellow fall color. This variety has a nice rounded shape and very narrow leaves.
	Achillea Saucy Seduction Broad clusters of rosy-pink flowers with yellow centers. This yarrow has a sturdy and upright habit. Very long blooming. Plant with Salvia for a stunning effect.
	Astilbe Purple Candles One of the later blooming varieties. Purple Candles starts in July and continues through September. It has dark foliage and carries purple to rose colored blooms.
	Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues Long-lived and drought resistant. This is a true bicolored Baptisia. A vigorous, bushy hybrid that will reach 5ft in 2 to 3 years and cover itself with hundreds of enchanting blooms.
	Brunnera Emerald Mist This is an improved version of Brunnera 'Langtrees' with more pronounced silver spots that connect to form a silver collar. An outstanding deer resistant perennial for the shade garden!
	Clematis Bourbon Stunningly vibrant red rounded flowers are freely produced from mid through late summer. A low growing variety ideal for growing through low shrubs or in containers.
	Clematis Franziska Maria Very free flowering, compact double clematis. Repeat flowering June through September. Looks outstanding planted so it can weave up through a variegated shrub like dogwood.
	Coreopsis Sunfire Large bright yellow flowers with burgundy centers. Nice in containers or used as a mass planting in the garden. Forms an attractive mound up to 20 inches tall. Long blooming.
	Delphinium Sunny Skies This is a variety of the New Millennium Series that all have outstanding colors and flower shapes with very full blossoms and strong flower stalks. They are vigorous and winter hardy.
	Digitalis Candy Mountain This foxglove has very unusual upward-facing flowers. Its rose-pink blossoms with speckled throats are produced on strong, upright stems. Forms large rosettes of downy, green leaves.
	Echinacea Tiki Torch Long lasting color on this darkest orange cone flower to date. It retains its intense color for weeks. Spicy-scented blooms on 36 inch stems.
	Geranium Rozanne 2008 'Perennial Plant of the year.' This is a long-blooming and nicely mounding plant. Can be used in baskets and planters as well as in the border. In the fall it turns a nice reddish color.
	Geranium Tiny Monster A vigorous and fast growing geranium that produces mounds of finely-cut green foliage with smaller purple-pink flowers held above the foliage. It blooms continuously for a long time. Excellent groundcover.
	Grass Miscanthus Goldbar Have patience with this one, it is a slow grower. But it also has the most stunning stripes of any of the silver grasses. Nearly equal amounts of yellow and green shows on the leaf blades.
	Grass Panicum Northwind An upright steel blue panicum. Hurricane and drought proof, with wide, thick leafs that are more substantial than those of other blues. Destined to be a landscape staple! Developed in Wisconsin.
	Grass Panicum Prairiefire The spring foliage of this spectacular switch grass is blue-green, but by early summer the leaves begin to turn a stunning shade of deep red. This is the earliest of all the Swich grasses to turn red.
	Heliopsis Bressingham Doubloon Showy, large semi-double flowers on strong, sturdy stems that do not require staking even though it grows to 4-5 feet. It blooms from June to September. Nice cut flower too.
	Hemerocallis Black-Eyed Stella A sister to everybodies favorite long-blooming daylily, Stella D'Oro. This Stella has a reddish 'eye' or halo in the center of the golden-yellow flower. Blooming early and repeats through the summer.
	Hemerocallis French Tudor Huge, 6.5" rose-pink flowers of great form and substance. Sculpted petals with a large, pale pink eye, lemon watermark, and green throat. Attractive blue-green foliage.
	Heuchera Beaujolais This is from the new heuchera family called villosa's. They are all vigorous and larger than we are use to. They have a high tolerance of heat and bloom during the summer. Very impressive!
	Heuchera Mocha 'Mocha' is the largest, darkest-leaved Heuchera we have ever seen! The young leaves are bronze-purple with royal purple undersides, while the mature leaves are very dark purple.
	Heuchera Southern Comfort Huge cinnamon-peach leaves and a lush habit. This plant makes a bold foliage statement. Creamy white flowers erupt in late summer. Foliage color changes to burnished copper.
	Hosta Ann Kulpa The 2 foot wide clumps of dark green leaves are highlighted by a dramatic, wide, creamy white center (emerging gold in spring) that holds up very well.
	Hosta Beckoning Gold leaves with a wide, blue-green, rippled margin that jets towards the midrib. Large sport of one of our all time favorites - 'Blue Angel'.
	Hosta Dancing in the Rain Outstanding leaves that have large, pure white centers with blue-green streaked margins. Leaves are of heavy substance, making them more slug resistant.
	Hosta Faith The corrugation in the thick rounded gold leaves of Hosta 'Faith' is simply amazing. The leaves com-pose a compact 16" tall x 40" wide clump, topped in early summer with 20" spikes of lavender flowers.
	Iris Edith Wolford Award winning iris with large ruffled and bi-colored flowers. Makes a tall statement in the garden. Blooms late May into June. Foliage adds nice texture during the rest of the season.
	Lavender Kew Red The name refers to the Kew-Redding Plant Expedition to Spain where this lavender was found. Extremely free-flowering short evergreen shrub with short flower stems. The foliage is aromatic.
	Lilium Elodie Layer upon layer of candy pink petals form the beautiful double blooms of this superb new Asiatic Lily. Pollen-free and a wonderful cutflower as well.
	Painted Fern Brandford Rambler Very much like an all green painted fern, but with more red in the fronds. Use as a groundcover in the shadier part of the garden.
	Penstemon Dark Towers Glossy bronze-red foliage topped with masses of pink flowers in July and August. Tough carefree Beards-Tongue tolerating high heat. A perfect background plant for the border.
	Peony Nancy Nora A huge, sensational rose type peony. Features double soft pink petals with the enticing scent of rose geraniums. Blooms in mid to late spring.
	Peony Rachel Double, glowing, hot red blooms perfume the air in early summer. Peonies are classic garden plants that add a bit of nostalgia and charm to the garden.
	Polemonium Touch of Class Pure white variegation on this improved Jacobs Ladder. Vigorous grower that holds up well in the summer heat. Spikes of pale lavender blue flowers show in early summer.
	Rheum Ace of Hearts A very decorative ornamental Rhubarb that will fill a large spot in the garden. Should not be planted in a windy spot. Dark green leaves with crimson veins, showy red and purple backs. New growth is red.
	Rodgersia Chocolate Wing 'Chocolate Wing's attractive leaves change color with the weather from spring to fall, turning from chocolate, to green and bronze. A good companion for Astilbes. Sun brings out the best leaf coloring.
	Rudbeckia Henry Eilers Fragrant foliage, tall and vigorous habit, nice cut flowers, pretty flowers. What more can one ask. Plant with Joe-Pye Weed and ornamental grasses. Blooming in August through September.
	Stokesia Peachie's Pick Upright habit with deep green foliage. Blooms much longer and a bit later than other Stokes Aster. Deer resistant and attracts butterflies. Can be used as a cut flower.
	Tricyrtis Sinonome Toad lilies are valued garden plants because of their unique orchid like flowers, their ability to flower in shade and their late summer to fall bloom time. Plant close to a path so you can view from inches away.
	Tropical Waterlily King of Siam Impressive double dark purple blossom with compact leaves. This tropical water lily is a day bloomer. Blooms all summer but does need to be stored frost free over winter.