Perennials

Perennials

Our enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable perennials team is here to answer your questions and help you choose the best perennials for your situation. There’s always something in bloom for sun, shade, butterflies, birds or deer resistance  as well as a variety of bulbs for your space.

Stroll through our time-tested favorites and introduce yourself to the newest varieties. We garden with perennials too; we love them and it shows!

Echinacea Butterfly? Rainbow Marcella

Each flower has shades from orange to pink. Long bloom cycle. Hardy. USDA 4-9

Echinacea KISMET? Intense Orange

Height: 18 inches

Spread: 24 inches

Sunlight: full sun

Hardiness Zone: 4a

Group/Class: Kismet Series

Description:
Multitudes of glowing, deep orange flowers with reddish-gold cones, produced on strong stems; blooms from early summer until frost; use in naturalized areas with other native plants; great for borders

Ornamental Features:
Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower has masses of beautiful lightly-scented orange daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes:
Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower is recommended for the following landscape applications:

- Mass Planting
- Rock/Alpine Gardens
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting

Planting & Growing:
Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower will grow to be about 16 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

Leucanthemum x superbum Freak!

Large (2-4") daisy flower with white petals & a bright yellow center. Dark green foliage. USDA 4-9

Hemerocallis 'Big Time Happy'

Plant Height: 12 inches

Flower Height: 18 inches

Spacing: 18 inches

Sunlight: full sun, partial shade

Hardiness Zone: 2b

Group/Class: Happy Ever Appster Series

Description:
Everblooming, soft lemon-yellow trumpets with green throat and ruffled edges; sturdy, strong, easy to care for, great grassy texture and form; good for the beginner gardener and the pro

Ornamental Features:
Happy Ever Appster Big Time Happy Daylily features bold lemon yellow trumpet-shaped flowers with green throats at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its grassy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes:
Happy Ever Appster Big Time Happy Daylily is an herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Happy Ever Appster Big Time Happy Daylily is recommended for the following landscape applications:

- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover

Planting & Growing:
Happy Ever Appster Big Time Happy Daylily will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Hemerocallis ?Rosy Returns?

Rosy Returns Daylily | Dark, pinkish-red blooms have golden-yellow throats. Early season bloomer USDA 3-9

Hakonechloa macra ?Albostriata?

Dense, clumping, variegated foliage. Low-maintenance. USDA 5-9

Helleborus ? nigercors ?Honeyhill Joy?

White flowers are tinged with lime-green accents. Rabbit and deer resistant. Semi-evergreen. USDA 6-9

Heuchera x 'Southern Comfort' PP20,364

Large, bronze-orange foliage. Humidity and heat tolerant. USDA 4-9