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Some Perennials We Grow
( a descriptive list)
Please note that we post these pages to share information about perennials. We do not grow all the plants in this list for sale. We trial many plants. Only a few become part of our commercial enterprise. Sometimes we try to sell them but our customers aren't interested, sometimes the plants resent a captive life in a container, and sometimes they don't appear to be different enough to warrant growing as a crop. We still love them, they just don't help us pay the mortgage. You may also find descriptions of plants that you find on our current availabilities and that are not listed in our current catalog. For pleasure, read on... Names that are underlined and rendered in another color will link to the image when you click on them.. Click on the name to view the picture. As of 2008 we are only adding higher quality images more appropriate for broadband users.
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ACHILLEA 'Anthea' : Light yellow flowers; summer, 24-36".
ACHILLEA 'Credo': Fragrant soft yellow flowers, to 36", midsummer, zone 3. Some describe this as a yellow form of A. 'Coronation Gold'.
ACHILLEA 'Fireland' (small image - large image): Bright red flowers age to apricot yellow on 30" stems, midsummer, full sun, Z 4. A close-up.
ACHILLEA 'Froelich': Warm rose tones, full sun, 18", Z 4.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Heidi' : Warm pink flowers, 18" - 24", mid summer.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Hoffnung' : Warm sandstone yellow flowers, 18"-24", midsummer.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Lilac Beauty' : Bold lilac-pink flowers, 24", midsummer.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Paprika' : Bold red flowers, 24", early summer.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Summer Wine' : Rich burgundy red flowers, midsummer, 18-24", sun, Z3.
ACHILLEA 'Moonshine' : Sulfur yellow flowers, grey -green foliage. 18".
ACHILLEA 'Oertel's Rose' (small image - large image) : Rose pink flowers fade to near white, 16", midsummer, zone 4.
ACHILLEA 'Royal Tapestry': Royal purple bloom with a white center, 24", midsummer, zone 4. This repeat blooms and has soft fern-like medium green foliage.
ACHILLEA 'Snow Sport': Long blooming white flowers, full sun, 18", Zone 4.
ACHILLEA 'Terracotta' : Flowers open a bright peach and mature to a handsome terra cotta, mid summer, 30". Closeup image.
ACINOS alpinus : Red-violet flowers on 6" - 10" alpine in summer.
ACORUS calamus 'Variegatus' : Long narrow cream and green leaves. For water gardens. Not invasive. 3'.
ACTAEA pachypoda : Fluffy white flowers but grown for striking white berries in fall, 30", aka Doll's eyes.
ACTAEA rubra: Native NE plant with decorative red poisonous berries, shade, Z3.
ADIANTUM pedatum : Native maidenhair fern. Fronds in a horizontal spray at the top of wiry black stems. 16".
AGASTACHE foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee': Lavender blue flowers with golden foliage, midsummer, 20", Z4.
AGASTACHE x 'Blue Fortune' : Many long lasting deep blue flowers July to Sept., 2' to 3'.
AJUGA reptans 'Bronze Beauty': Deep bronze foliage, blue flowers, 8".
AJUGA x tenorii 'Chocolate Chip': Miniature, narrow chocolate leaves, lacy blue flowers. Spreading. 3", Z4. A close-up.
ALCEA ficifolia -hybrids : Vigorous yellow to pink hollyhock to 60 ", biennial, self-sows. Sun, Z4.
ALCEA rosea : Hollyhock. Mixed colors, old fashioned single, 80"+. A close-up.
ALCEA rosea 'Nigra' : Blackish red flowers, midsummer, 6'.
ALCEA rugosa: Lovely yellow flowers, 72"+.
ALCHEMILLA alpina : Silky foliage, silvery beneath; yellowish blooms June-Sept.
ALCHEMILLA erythropoda: Decorative blue-green foliage, greenish flowers in summer, sun-pt. shade, Z5.
ALCHEMILLA mollis 'Auslese' : Chartreuse flowers, early summer, 18".
ALCHEMILLA saxatilis : Yellow flowers, attractive green leaves, silvery below, 6".
ALLIUM carinatum subsp. pulchellum (small image - large image) : Pink flowers in midsummer, slightly glaucous leaves, 16".
ALLIUM cernuum : Pink flowers displayed like a fireworks display.
ALLIUM cernuum 'Minus' : Purple flowers, 6", spring blooming , bold color.
ALLIUM christophii: This has the largest inflorescense of the Alliums in cultivation. Lovely purple flowers in an inflorescense 12" across. Spring blooming ephemeral.
ALLIUM flavum var. tauricum: Pastel colors, a range of pinks, yellow and orange, 8", sun. Z4.
ALLIUM karataviense : Lilac pink flowers, broad glaucous leaves, 8", early.
ALLIUM senescens 'Glaucum' : Twisted, glaucous leaves, pink flowers , mid. Close-up.
ALLIUM senescens 'Summer Beauty' : Pink to purple flower heads, 12", early summer.
ALLIUM sphaerocephalon : The drumstick allium. Purple flowers, 24", midseason. Sun.
ALLIUM thunbergii 'Ozawa' : Purple flowers, 12", very late - October.
ALLIUM ursinum : leaves oval-lanceolate bright green , flowers white, spring blooming, shade, Z4 , smells like garlic.
ALLIUM zebdanense : White flowers, 16", sun to part shade, spring blooming ephemeral, Z5.
AMSONIA 'Blue Ice': Deep blue flowers, 16", long blooming, sun-part shade, Z4.
AMSONIA tabernaemontana : Steel blue flowers, 30", early summer.
ANDROSACE sarmentosa (primuloides) 'Chumbyi' : Pink flowers on 6" stems in late spring.
ANEMONE hupehensis 'Prinz Heinrich' (Prince Henry) (detail: small image - large image) : Bright pink flowers in the fall, 30".
ANEMONE hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' : White flowers with yellow stamens, 30", part shade, fall blooming, Z4.
ANEMONE multifida 'Annabella Deep Rose': Masses of deep rose blossoms over 10" foliage, sun, dry soils, Z4.
ANEMONE 'Serenade' (small image - large image) : Double dark pink flowers , 24" - 36", fall blooming, Z4.
ANEMONE sylvestris : White flowers, 16", early.
ANEMONE sylvestris 'Cream' : Creamy white spring-blooming plant. 12''.
ANEMONE tomentosa 'Robustissima' : Pink flowers, vigorous colonizer, 36", mid - late.
ANGELICA gigas : Striking deep burgundy-red heads on 5' decorative foliage in late summer. Selfsowing biennial.
ANTENNARIA 'Red Hybrids': Vigorous low growing silver leaved mat former. Prefers infertile rocky soils. Z3.
ANTHEMIS 'Susanna Mitchell': Creamy white flowers, silvery foliage, early summer, sun, 24", Z4.
AQUILEGIA 'Biedermeier': Pastel colors over 12" compact plants. 12", sun. Z4.
AQUILEGIA caerulea 'Rose Queen' : Large pink flowers with white corolla, long spurs, 24", sun-pt sh., Z4.
AQUILEGIA canadensis: Reddish orange flowers in springtime, 12" - 24", shade, native woodlander, Zone 3. Close-up.
AQUILEGIA canadensis 'Corbett' : Light yellow flowers on 12" plants. Sun or part shade.
AQUILEGIA chrysantha 'Yellow Queen': Golden flowers above somewhat silky foliage, 24"-36". Z5
AQUILEGIA flabellata 'Blue Angel' : Blue flowers, glaucous leaves, 8". Sun or shade.
AQUILEGIA flabellata 'Cameo Mix': Colorful flower mix on dwarf plant, 6", sun- pt. shade. Z4.
AQUILEGIA flabellata 'Ministar': Bright blue flowers with white spurs on compact plant, 8", sun-pt. shade. Z3.
AQUILEGIA flabellata 'Selection': Bright blue flowers, 8", sun - part shade, zone 4.
AQUILEGIA flabellata 'Spring Magic : Large pink/white flowers on 14" plants in spring, sun-pt. sh., Z3.
AQUILEGIA 'McKana Hybrids' : Bright color mix, long spurs, on 30" tall plants, early summer, sun-pt. sh., Z4.
AQUILEGIA 'Songbird Mix' : Early flowering mix with very large flowers, 12"-24", sun-pt. sh., Z4.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Alba' : White flowers, 18". Sun-shade.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris plena 'Nora Barlow' : Double, mauve with green flowers, 24".
AQUILEGIA vulgaris plena 'Ruby Port' : Blue-green leaves, double, dark ruby flowers, 24".
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'William Guiness': Deep purple flowers with white tipped petals, 24". Z4.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Winky Purple-White' : Many upright facing purple/white flowers on 14" stems, spring, sun, Z4.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Woodside Gold': Golden yellow foliage contrasts with blue-rose flowers. Spring. 24", Z4.
ARABIS caucasica 'Flore Pleno' : Long blooming double white flowers over greyish green low foliage in spring. Sun. Z4.
ARABIS caucasica 'Variegata': White flowers over variegated low foliage in spring. Sun. Zone 4.
ARALIA racemosa: White flowers on 72" woodland plant, summer, shade- pt. shade. Native. Z3.
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS uva-ursi : Native evergreen, spring blooms small wht.,fall bonze foliage with scarlet red berries, sun, Z4.
ARISAEMA triphyllum:Woodland native, Jack in the Pulpit, green or purple spathe, shade, Z4.
Green form, (small image - large image); Purple form (small image - large image).
ARMERIA 'Cotton Tail': Grass-like foliage with white flowers on 8" stems.
ARMERIA juncea : Bristly grasslike foliage, pink flowers, tight cushion, 6", full sun, zone 5.
ARMERIA maritima 'Bloodstone' : Long blooming, dark rose-red flowers, early summer.
ARMERIA maritima 'Rubrifolia' : Pink flowers, 8", early summer, mahogany foliage in fall andwinter.
ARTEMISIA abrotanum: This artemisia has fine thread-like dusty-green leaves and is very aromatic. Zone 4. Commonly known as southernwood.
ARTEMISIA absinthium : Shrubby , aromatic, grey leaves, 36". Sun.
ARTEMISIA lactiflora : Creamy white flowers, late summer, 48".
ARTEMISIA lactiflora 'Guizho' : Cream colored flowers, 48", mid-late summer.
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Silver King' (small image - large image): Striking white leaves on erect 3' stems. Superb for cutting. Dry soil, sun, Z4.
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' : This is a very handsome grey leaved plant. Its about 30" tall and the foliage is very fragrant.
ARTEMISIA viridis 'Tiny Green': Delicate, fine 3" plant for the rock garden. Sun, Z3.
ARTEMISIA schmidtiana 'Nana' [Silver Mound] : Fluffy, grey, alluring, and beckoning, foliage.
ARTEMISIA stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' (small image - large image) : Low growing, somewhat sprawling, with palmate, grey leaves, 10".
ARUNCUS aethusifolius : Creamy white flowers, 12", shade, dwarf aruncus.
ARUNCUS dioicus : Creamy white plumes, 36", somewhat ferny foliage.
ASARUM canadensis : Reliable, deciduous, shady groundcover. Native.
ASARUM caudatum : Heart shaped leaves, 6", shade. Z4.
ASARUM europaeum (small image - large image) : Glossy leaves on this woodlander. 8".
ASCLEPIAS incarnata : Fragrant, pink flowers, 3' 4', native to wet soils. Flowering in mid-summer
ASCLEPIAS incarnata 'Iceballet' : White flowers, late summer, 36".
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa : Bright orange flowers, midsummer, 24".
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies' : Yellow, orange, or red flowers in summer. 28".
ASTER divaricatus 'Eastern Star: White flowers, mahogany stems, more compact with larger flowers than the species, 20", part-shade, Z4.
ASTER ericoides 'Snow Flurry': Creeping ground cover covered with white flowers in fall. Average soil. Z5.
ASTER laevis 'Bluebird' : Big cone-shaped clusters of violet-blue flowers on 4' plant. Clean foliage. A close-up.
ASTER lateriflorus 'Coombe Fishacre: Myriad pink flowers on this native aster. 24" - 36", fall blooming, Z4. Here is a close-up of the flowers (small image - large image).
ASTER lateriflorus 'Lady in Black' : White flowers with raspberry cones, dark plum-colored foliage, fall blooming, 36".
ASTER novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Potschke' : Bright pink flowers, 36", fall blooming.
ASTER novae-angliae 'Hella Lacy' : Violet purple blooms w/yellow centers in Sept; 3-4'
ASTER novae-angliae 'Honeysong Pink' (small image - large image) : Pink flowers, fall blooming, 30", Z4.
ASTER novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' : Purple flowers, 24", fall blooming, dwarf N. E. aster.
ASTER novae-angliae 'Septemberrubin' : Ruby red flowers in the fall. 36".
ASTER oblongifolius 'October Skies' : Blue, rayed flowers, 36", fall blooming.
ASTER oblongifoius 'Raydon's Favorite' (small image - large image) : Bright blue flowers, fall, 36", full sun, Zone 4. A close-up.
ASTER 'Wood's Light Blue': Blue flowers with gold centers, fall, 12".
ASTER 'Wood's Pink' : Small plant to 10", Pink flowers, fall blooming. Close-up.
ASTER 'Wood's Purple' : Small plant to 10", Purple flowers, fall blooming.
ASTER (x) frikartii 'Mönch': Up-right stems of blue flowers. Average soil. Midsummer. Z5.
ASTILBE 'Amethyst': Dark lilac flowers to 36". Midseason.
ASTILBE 'Anita Pfeifer': Salmon pink flowers, mid season, 24", Zone 4.
ASTILBE 'August Light' : Red flowers, 28", late midsummer.
ASTILBE 'Brautschleier' (Bridal Veil) : White flowers, 18"; mid. (to the left in the small image.) Close-up.
ASTILBE 'Bressingham Beauty' : Rich pink flowers, 36", midsummer.
ASTILBE 'Cattleya' : Rose pink flowers, 36", early - mid.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Finale': Pink flowers, 16" tall, mid season.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Pumila' : Lavender pink flowers, 10", midseason, spreading.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Purple Candles' : Narrow purple-red plumes on bronze foliage. Late.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Veronica Klose' : Rose -purple, 12", mid.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Visions' : Fragrant, raspberry red plumes, midsummer, 14".
ASTILBE chinensis 'Visions in Pink' : Light pink panicles, 18", mid-late season, moist soils.
ASTILBE 'Deutchland' : White flowers, 24" early-mid. Close-up.
ASTILBE 'Diamant': White flowers, 30", mid, shade, Z4.
ASTILBE 'Erica' : Slender pink flowers; 30", mid.
ASTILBE 'Fanal' : Red, 24", early-mid.
ASTILBE 'Federsee' : Rose pink, 24", mid-late.
ASTILBE 'Hennie Graafland': Pink flowers, upright plumes, 16", mid-late.
ASTILBE 'Montgomery': Dark red flowers, 20", Bronze foliage turns green in summer, mid. Shade, Z4.
ASTILBE 'Peach Blossom' : Delicate pink; 20", early.
ASTILBE 'Red Sentinel': Scarlet red lacy flowers, 24", green leaves, mahogony stems, mid. Shade, Z4.
ASTILBE 'Rheinland' : Bright pink, 24", early.
ASTILBE 'Snowdrift' : White flowers, 24", early summer.
ASTILBE 'Sprite': Shell pink flowers, dk. bronze, glossy foliage. 12", late. Shade, Z4.
ASTILBE 'Straussenfeder' (Ostrich Plume) : Pink, arching plumes, 30", mid - late. A close-up.
ASTILBE 'Weisse Gloria' : Stout, white plume, 20", mid-late.
ASTILBOIDES tabularis : Large, broad, saucer-shaped leaves, white flowers.Light shade and moist soils.
ASTRANTIA major 'Ruby Cloud' : Red - purple flowers, midsummer, 18".
ATHYRIUM angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red': Rich burgundy stems, green leaves, 36", shade, Z3.
ATHYRIUM filix-femina : Lady fern. Fine foliage, 2', sometimes larger, good garden fern.
ATHYRIUM filix - femina 'Frizelliae' : Long narrow fronds with ball-shaped leaflets. A very pretty fern. 12".
ATHYRIUM filix - femina 'Vernoniae Cristata': Crested lady fern, crested deep green fronds. Shade, Z3.
ATHYRIUM filix-femina 'Victoriae' : Lady fern form with criss-crossed, crested pinnae, 18" - 24", shade, Z4. There are two very similar forms in the trade. Here is an image of the taller form. The two differ in height by perhaps 6". (small image - large image)
ATHYRIUM niponicum 'Pictum' : Japanese Painted Fern. Silver, red and green fronds. 18".
ATHYRIUM 'Branford Beauty' : Fern having the form of Lady fern with the foliage color of Japanese Painted fern. 12" - 24". Close-up.
ATHYRUM 'Branford Rambler': Silver, red and green fronds. A spreading form of Japanese painted fern. 18".
ATHYRIUM 'Ghost': Another hybrid variation on Japanese painted fern. This has pale fronds with dark stipes.
ATHYRIUM otophorum: Dramatic triangular, flat, pale green fronds with maroon stems, 18", Z5.
ATHYRIUM 'Samurai Sword' (small image - large image) : Particularly fine form of the hybrids with A. nipponicum. 18". We don't have this for sale.
BAPTISIA alba : Creamy white flowers, attractive foliage, sun-pt. shade, 36", Z4.
BAPTISIA australis : Blue, pea - like flowers, 36", early summer.
BAPTISIA 'Carolina Moonlight': Yellow flowers, gray-green foliage, 18", early summer, sun, Zone 4. Close-up.
BAPTISIA 'Chocolate Chip': One of the new hybrids with two-toned flowers, purple and yellow. 18" - 24", Z4.
BAPTISIA leucantha: White flowers, foliage is somewhat blue, 36"+, native to sunny prairies and woods' margins, midwest US native.
BAPTISIA 'Purple Smoke': Handsome form with dusky purple flowers, 48". Here are a couple more new images, close-up (small image - large image) and in the garden.
BAPTISIA sphaerocarpa (small image - large image) : Yellow flowers, blue-green foliage, sun to part shade, 24" - 36", Zone 5. A closer detail (small image - large image)
BERGENIA crassifolia (small image - large image): Rosy purple nodding flowers in early spring, sun, pt. shade, moist soil, 16", Z3.
BERGENIA purpurescens : Rose-red blossoms on reddish stems. 8".
BOLTONIA asteroides 'Pink Beauty' : Pink, aster - like flowers, 36", fall blooming.
BOLTONIA asteroides 'Snowbank' : White, aster - like flowers, 48", fall blooming.
BRIZA media: Graceful pendant spikes of oats on this grass, 24" - 36", sun, Z4.
BRUNNERA macrophylla : Blue, forget-me-not -like flowers, 12", spring, shade.
BRUNNERA macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PPAF) : Frosty leaves with green veination, blue flowers, 12", ptl sh-shade, Z4.
BUDDLEIA 'Ellen's Blue' : Blue flowers; silvery foliage; 5'.
Cacti and sempervivum can make an interesting planting. There are a number of hardy cacti that will thrive in Vermont if planted where there is good drainage. Here is a small planting that we've begun outside our office in the nursery. The cacti in this image is Opuntia polyacantha. I've lost track of the name on the red Sempervivum. The grass-like foliage is a small allium. (small image - large image) A slightly different view: (small image - large image)
CALAMAGROSTIS acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' : Blooms in June-July; strong vertical accent; 5-6'
CALAMAGROSTIS acutiflora 'Overdam' : Variegated ornamental grass, 36".
CALAMAGROSTIS 'Avalanche' (small image - large image) : Variegated form with a wide white stripe in leaf center, 60", sun, Z4.
CALAMAGROSTIS brachytricha : Rose pink inflorescence in fall, 36".
CALAMINTHA grandiflora : Pink flowers from June-Aug.; aromatic foliage
CALAMINTHA grandiflora 'Variegata' : Bright pink flowers on aromatic variegeted foliage, 2'.
CALAMINTHA nepeta 'Blue Zephyr' (small image - large image) : Lavender flowers on aromatic foliage, summer, 12", long bloomer, sun, Z5. Our selection.
CALAMINTHA nepeta 'Addison Gardens Selection' : White flowers, fragrant foliage, 18" - 24". Another view in the garden.
CALLIRHOE involucrata : Attractively sprawling, magenta flws., 6"x 36", mid. A close-up.
CALTHA palustris: Bright yellow buttercup-like blooms, moist site, 14", sun - part shade Z4.
CALTHA polypetala: Large yellow flowers in spring. Moist site, sun - part shade. Z5.
CAMPANULA 'Birch Hybrid' : Blue flowers, 4", mid-summer, vigorous.
CAMPANULA carpatica : Blue, bell - shaped flowers. 12", midsummer.
CAMPANULA carpatica 'Alba' : White flowers, midsummer, 8" - 12".
CAMPANULA carpatica 'Blaue Clips' : Blue flowers, 8", mid-summer.
CAMPANULA carpatica 'Deep Blue Clips' : Deep blue flowers, 8", midsummer.
CAMPANULA carpatica 'Graham Giant': Large blue bell flowers, 12", midsummer, Z4.
CAMPANULA cochlearifolia 'Miranda' : Pale blue flowers, slowly spreading, 4".
CAMPANULA garganica 'Dickson's Gold': Gold foliage with blue flowers, 6", sun part shade. Z4. Foliage.
CAMPANULA glomerata 'Joan Elliott' : Deep violet flowers, 12", early summer.
CAMPANULA 'Kent Belle': Nodding bells of glossy rich purple on stiff stems to 18". Z5.
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'New Hybrids' : Flowers range from white, rose to light violet, 48".
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety': Blue flowers, full sun, 36", zone 4.
CAMPANULA latifolia var. macrantha: Violet-blue flowers, 48", summer. Sun- pt. shade. Z3.
CAMPANULA linifolia: Blue flowers, 18", floriferous form of rotundifolia.
CAMPANULA persicifolia : Side facing, blue bells, 30", midsummer.
CAMPANULA portenschlagiana : Upfacing, blue flowers, 6", midsummer. A close-up.
CAMPANULA poscharskyana : Starry, lavender blue flowers, 6", midsummer.
CAMPANULA poscharskyana 'E. H. Frost': Icy white flowers, 12", vigorous form, full sun, zone 4.
CAMPANULA pseudoraineri: Lovely blue flowers in midsummer. There is some question of whether this is the true plant or correct name. There is a photo of C. raineri in Baldassare Mineo's book "Rock Garden Plants" which has similar flower form but is a delicate and tiny plant. Jelitto et al. in "Hardy Herbaceous Perennials refers to a plant by this name as being a hybrid of C. carpatica var. turbinata. This vigorous plant (see the image) is probably the hybrid. Whew! Anyway... a lovely creature by any name.
CAMPANULA rotundifolia 'White Gem' : Prolific panicles of pure white flowers, 12", midsummer, sun-pt. sh., Z3.
CAMPANULA saxifraga : Violet blue flowers in late spring. Pretty rock garden plant. 3".
CAMPANULA 'Samantha' (small image - large image): Fragrant blue-violet flowers, 6", full sun to part shade, slowly spreading, Z5.
CAMPANULA 'Sarastro' (small image - large image): Masses of large purple-blue bells on 18" stems, sun-pt. sh., Z3.
CAMPANULA trachelium : Lilac colored flowers on 2-3' stems. Late.
CARDAMINE pratensis 'Flore Pleno' : Double, lilac pink flowers in late spring, 12", moist soils, very pretty.
CAREX conica 'Snowline' : Variegated sedge, 10", part shade.
CAREX flacca 'Blue Zinger': Arching, blue grey foliage, 16", shade tolerant, Z4.
CAREX morrowii 'Ice Dance': Vigorous clumping sedge with a golden margin. 6"-12", sun-part shade, Z5. This is the first morrowi type to overwinter reliably here.
CAREX siderostica 'Variegata' : Broad leafed grass,white margins. Quite handsome.
CARYOPTERIS x 'Azure' : Blue flowers, greyish green foliage 24", late.
CENTAUREA 'John Coutts' (small image - large image) : Bright pink flowers on attractive 16" plants. Sun. Average soil. Z4. Close-up (small image - large image).
CENTAUREA macrocephala : Yellow, thistle-like flowers, 36", mid-summer.
CENTAUREA montana : Blue bachelor button, 18", early summer,full sun.
CENTAUREA uniflora ssp. nervosa : Bushy stems w/ purple-pink flowers. 12-16", mid.
CENTRANTHUS ruber: Coral red blossoms in summer.Sun-pt shade. 24" Z5.
CERASTIUM tomentosum var. columnae : White flowers, 12", grey foliage, ground hugger. Another pic (small image - large image).
CERCIS canadensis: This is the lovely 'Redbud' tree. Not generally considered hardy, we've grown it for over a decade.
CHASMANTHIUM latifolium : Native ornamental grass, 36", tolerates shade.
CHELONE lyonii 'Hot Lips' : Rose pink turtle head shaped flowers in late summer. 2' -3'.
CHELONE lyonii 'Pink Temptation' : Light pink turtle head shaped flowers in late summer. 2' -3'.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Clara Curtis' : Pink daisy, 24", mid - late summer.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Hillside Pink Sheffield' : Very late blooming, single, apricot colored daisy.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Mary Stoker' : Straw yellow flowers, 24", mid-late.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Vergennes Pink' : Masses of rich pink flowers in fall, 24", full sun, Z4. This is a vigorous local form.
CIMICIFUGA (Actaea) 'Black Negligee': Dark foliage, white flowers, tinted with purple, 60", sun - pt. sh. Z5, possibly 4.
CIMICIFUGA racemosa : Statuesque, white, 'bottlebrush' flowers, 72", midsummer.
CIMICIFUGA ramosa 'Atropurpurea' ex. Avery (small image - large image): Fragrant white flowers, bronzed foliage, 72"+, sun-part shade, Z4, spectacular! We use this unorthodox name to distinguish this particularly fine form which we got from Don Avery at Cady's Falls Nursery in Morrisville, Vermont.
CIMICIFUGA ramosa 'Brunette' : Rare form with mahogany-colored foliage and white flowers, shade, 60". Another image: (small image - large image) and a close-up. And yet another image, in bloom.
CIMICIFUGA simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty': Very dark purple foliage, white flowers in late summer, sun-pt. sh., Z3.
CLAYTONIA virginica (small image - large image) : A close-up of our native spring beauty. These plants are 2" - 3" tall and breathtaking. I was crawling around with a hand lens in Red Rocks Park in Burlington, VT years ago in an ecstasy of spring wildflowers as a friend turned to me and asked "...if you were god, would you have remembered to create these?"
CLEMATIS alpina 'Blue': Violet blue, nodding flowers in spring. Sun-pt. shade, Z5.
CLEMATIS heracleifolia: Indigo blue flowers in summer on 3' shrubby plant. Z5.
CLEMATIS integrifolia (small image - large image) : Blue, bell-shaped flowers on this herbaceous form Z4.
CONVALLARIA 'Hardwick Hall' (small image - large image) : A particularly large form with a fine cream colored line at the leaf's edge. 8" - 10" in leaf.
CONVALLARIA majalis : Fragrant, white bells, 8", early. Lily of the Valley.
CONVALLARIA majalis 'Rosea' : Light pink, fragrant flowers on woodland groundcover.
COREOPSIS 'Creme Brulee' (small image - large image) : Rich yellow flowers, 18", vigorous growth, sun, Zone 4. Another image: (small image - large image)
COREOPSIS lanceolata 'Sterntaler' : Yellow flowers with brown circle, long bloomer. 14".
COREOPSIS l. 'Sterntaler' close-up.
COREOPSIS rosea 'Sweet Dreams': White ray flowers with raspberry centers, vigorous, 18" - 24", Z4.
COREOPSIS tripteris (small image - large image) : Light yellow daisy form with dark center on stems up to 6'. Late. Pictured here with Molinia 'Skyracer' in the foreground.
COREOPSIS verticillata 'Golden Gain': Sturdy drought-tol. foliage, big golden blooms in summer, Sun-pt. sh., 16", Z4.
COREOPSIS verticilata 'Moonbeam' : Warm, light yellow flowers, 16", very long blooming
COREOPSIS verticilata 'Zagreb' (small image - large image) : Golden yellow flowers, 15", compact form.
CORYDALIS elata : Dark blue flowers, early summer, shade, 15".
CORYDALIS lutea : Yellow flowers, 16", early - mid summer, shade.
CRAMBE cordifolia : Sprays of white blooms resemble Gypsophila; 4-5'; foliage deep green; huge in bloom!
CYCLAMEN coum: Carmine -rose to white flowers, 6", shade, fall, Z4.
CYCLAMEN hederifolium: Pink to white flowers, 6", spring, shade, Z4.
CYCLAMEN purpurascens: Not generally presumed hardy here, but there are encouraging reports on Alpine-L and we've overwintered this 2 winters. Purple-pink flowers, persistant foliage, 8". The same plant a few years later (small image - large image).