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Anchusa Azurea
A splash of bright blue for the back of a border. Native to the Mediterranean, this popular perennial features clusters of radiant, 1" blooms on stately stems. Invaluable in summer gardens for their rich and intense blue flowers. Early summer flowering lasts for weeks. Bushy plants grow 3-5' tall and wide. Excellent cut flowers.
Shipped in 3" pot. Anchusa azurea
Zone 4 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Aruncus, Dwarf Fernleaf
Tiny creamy white flowers rise above the fine feathery foliage in early to mid summer. This fern-like perennial grows just 10-16" high and thrives in moist, fertile soil.
Prefers partial to full shade and makes a perfect specimen for borders, rock gardens, woodlands and even along streams or ponds.
3" pot.
Aruncus aethusifolius
Zone 4 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Aruncus, dioicus
This tall, elegant perennial gracefully fills in the back of borders. Creamy-white plumes and alternate, toothed leaves give it a feathery, light appearance. Use the late spring to early-summer flowering blooms in fresh or dried arrangements.
Carefree native plants grow to 4-5' tall. Plant 3-4' apart.
Aruncus dioicus
Zone 3 to 7
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Agastache, 'Golden Jubilee'
Striking purple-blue flower spikes are a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds! Golden-green, lance-shaped leaves emit a pleasant, anise fragrance. Carefree plants bloom midsummer to frost; plant in mixed borders or herb gardens.
Grows 15-18" tall, spreads 12-15".
Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
Zone 6 to 10
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Aster, Snowdrift
This outstanding aster covers itself in a blizzard of delicate white daisies highlighted by creamy-yellow centers. Mounding 4-6" plants resemble a blanket of drifting snow, making a lovely edging for borders.
Also great in rock gardens and containers. Hardy carefree plants spread 20-24". Aster ericoides 'Snowdrift'
Zone 3 to 9
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Astilbe, Amethyst (Lavender)
This superb hybrid with elegant lavender blossoms represents a color breakthrough for Astilbes. Feathery 20-24" plumes appear in early to mid-summer. Delicate fernlike foliage, 14-18" high and 18-24" wide, is ornamental in its own right. #1 field grown plants. Astilbe x arendsii 'Amethyst'
Zone 4 to 9
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Bachelor Button Color Mix
Balloonflower White
Before opening, saucer-shaped flowers resemble white balloons. Blooms mid to late summer. Grows 24" tall, 12-18" wide.
#1 field grown plants.
Platycodon grandiflorus alba
Zone 3 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Verbascum Mix
A mix of airy white, pink, red or purple flower clusters sparkle above dark green stems. Delightful when scattered into mixed borders. Easy and free-flowering, this mix perpetuates itself by self-seeding. It blooms from late spring until frost, growing 24-30" tall and spreading 12-15" wide. Plant in average, well-drained soil.
Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid. Verbascum phoiniceum mix
Zone 4 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Primrose, Poker
In late spring, tiny tubular flowers appear on numerous 12-15" spikes. Bright red buds open to fragrant, lilac-blue flowers that last six to eight weeks. Handsome toothed foliage. Plant 8-12" apart.
Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid. Primula vialii
Zone 5 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Campanula, Blue Chip
Vivid blue bells smother heart-shaped foliage all summer long. Hardy, perfected, old-fashioned plant. Mounded cushion, 12" high and 12" wide. Multiplies rapidly.
Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid. Campanula Carpatica
Zone 3 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery
Keys of Heaven
Bushy plants up to 3' tall and 2' wide bear clusters of sweet-scented scarlet blooms, attracting hummingbirds all summer. Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid. Centranthus ruber coccineus
Zone 4 to 8
Available from Spring Hill Nusery