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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!

Clematis x 'Kaiko'

Early blooming compact variety with deep pink flowers and pale centers. Works well in tighter spaces than your traditional varieties. USDA 4-11

Geranium sanguineum

Polific magenta blooms. Naturalizing. Groundcover. USDA 3-9

Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

Carmine red blooms. Naturalizing. Groundcover. USDA 5-8.

Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'

Purple flowers bloom above the narrow green leaves. Naturalizing. USDA 3-8

Paeonia x 'Madame Emile Debatene'

Plant Height: 18 inches

Flower Height: 24 inches

Spacing: 30 inches

Sunlight: full sun, partial shade

Hardiness Zone: 4a

Description:
An exceptionally fragrant selection; bright, salmon pink double flowers on tough, firm stems, look spectacular in the garden in mid to late spring; attracts butterflies and pollinators; an excellent choice for spring color in shrub borders or beds

Ornamental Features:
Madame Emile Debatene Peony features bold fragrant salmon flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the stems from mid to late spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its glossy compound leaves emerge burgundy in spring, turning dark green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes:
Madame Emile Debatene Peony is an herbaceous perennial with a more or less rounded form. 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 should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:

- Disease

Madame Emile Debatene Peony is recommended for the following landscape applications:

- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use

Planting & Growing:
Madame Emile Debatene Peony will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 30 inches apart. The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 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 does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. 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.

Amsonia tabernaemontanta 'Storm Cloud'

Heat and humidity tolerant, mounding habit, and periwinkle blue blooms appearing late spring. Near-Black Stems. USDA 4-9

Galium odoratum

White blooms. Fragrant lance-shaped dark green leaves. Edible foliage. Tolerates deep shade. USDA 4-8

Convallaria majalis

Plants form a spreading clump of large green leaves, bearing short spikes of fragrant white bells in late spring. Takes a year or two to establish, then spreads quickly. USDA 3-8

Galium odoratum

White blooms. Fragrant lance-shaped dark green leaves. Edible foliage. Tolerates deep shade. USDA 4-8

Aruncus 'Misty Lace'

Fern-like dark foliage on red stems. White flowers from late spring to eary summer. Compact. USDA 4-7

Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain'

Blue blooms. Silver-spotted foliage. Mounding. Compact. USDA 4-9

Pulmonaria x 'Raspberry Splash'

Prolific raspberry-pink blooms. Upright silver-spotted foliage. USDA 3-9

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe'

Fragrant pink blooms. Tufted, Mounded habit. USDA: 3-8

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe'

Plant Height: 6 inches

Flower Height: 8 inches

Spacing: 8 inches

Sunlight: full sun

Hardiness Zone: 3a

Other Names: Cheddar Pinks, Clove Pinks

Description:
A robust variety bearing single, fuchsia flowers in late spring to early summer, over a cushion of blue-green, grass-like leaves; has a mild, clove-like, spicy fragrance; will sporadically re-bloom throughout the summer

Ornamental Features:
Firewitch Pinks has masses of beautiful fragrant fuchsia frilly flowers with white eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive grassy leaves remain silvery blue in color throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes:
Firewitch Pinks is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies 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.


Firewitch Pinks is recommended for the following landscape applications:

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

Firewitch Pinks will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 8 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 10 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 8 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. 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 is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Firewitch Pinks 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 and foliage against which the 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.