2008 Perennials
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Salvia 'Eveline' Garden Sage
24-30", Tall, upright spikes boast big bicolor flowers of light pink
Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout' Lyre-leaved Sage
18", Compact basal rosettes of shiny burgundy leaves turning to deep purple in summer and then to red in the fall with spikes of pale lilac blue flowers.
Salvia nemorosa 'Viola Klose' Garden Sage
15-18", 'Viola Klose' sports violet-purple flowers which are deeper and more
intense in color than any other perennial salvia.
Salvia 'Rhapsody in Blue' Garden Sage
25", selected by renowned plantsman Piet Oudolf of The Netherlands for its superior flowers and upright, bushy habit.
Schizachyrium s. 'MinnBlueA' Blue Heaven Little BlueStem Grass 36-40", extra blue selection of native bluestem patented by the University of Minnesota. Especially beautiful in the fall landscape.
Scutellaria 'Smoky Hills' Skullcap
Deep blue or purplish flowers tipped with 2 small white patches from May through July. Growing in a rounded mound up to 12 inches, the plants have leaves with grayish pubescence. Native to the Smoky Hills.
Sedum x 'Bertram Anderson' Stonecrop
Fleshy purple-tinged leaves, 6", low-gowing type
Sedum 'Black Jack' Stonecrop 20", dark purple leaves, almost black, makes a stunning contrast with chartreuse and other light green foliage plants.
Sedum cauticola Stonecrop
Low, ground cover type with round flattened gray-green leaves, interesting.
Sedum spectabile 'Pink Chablis' Stonecrop
18", Broad, blue-green leaves with white edges are held horizontally on the stems, displaying their full beauty. In late summer, clusters of vibrant pink flowers burst open from the snow white buds. Compact habit.
Symphytum 'Hidcote Variegated' Comfrey
12-18", blue-flowered selection.
Thymus p. 'Pseudolanuginosus' Wooly Thyme
Cushion of fuzzy-gray foliage, good groundcover for dry areas, plant in between stepping stones in a hot sunny garden.
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Native plant in Minnesota woodlands, white flowers in early spring
Tiarella 'Pirate's Patch' Foamflower
Broad, uncut leaves with dark center like a pirate's patch. Part shade.
Tiarella 'Sugar & Spice' Foamflower
Pink flowering variety.
Tiarella wherryi Foamflower
Creamy feathery flower spikes in summer.
Tricyrtis are extremely hardy perennials that send up mysterious, orchid-like blooms in the fall, a time when most plants have finished blooming.
• Tricyrtis 'Blue Wonder' Toad Lily 18-24", purple-blue starlike blooms
• Tricyrtis hirta 'Tojen' Toad Lily Large creamy-white flowers tinged with
lavender. A vigorous grower. 24 to 30 inches tall.
• Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner' Toad Lily 28", purple spotted flowers. Dark
stems boast radiant, cream-streaked leaves.
• Tricyrtis 'Miyazaki Hybrids' Toad Lily 30", ivory white blossoms with
purple spots
• Tricyrtis 'Yellow Sunrise' Toad Lily 18-24", yellow flowers
Trillium 'Snowy White'
8-12", clear white flowers, vigorous variety, similar to native woodland T. grandiflorum.
Veronica prostrata 'Aztec Gold' Creeping Speedwell
Gold leaves form a wide, low, spreading mound. In early summer, short spikes of sky blue flowers appear
Veronica spicata 'Icicle' Long Leaf Speedwell
18", Neat tidy plants. Care free, beautiful in or out of flower. Not fussy. Any well drained soil in full to part sun will do.
Veronica longifolia 'Eveline' Long Leaf Speedwell
20", dense flower spikes of this species of veronica make it ideal for use in cut flower arrangements. They are a dramatic deep purplish-red
Veronica longifolia 'Sonja' Long Leaf Speedwell
26-30", fuchsia pink flower spikes that just keep on coming from early through midsummer.
Viola grypoceruas exilis Violet
Robust, beautiful rounded purple leaves, looks like a cyclamen, 6".
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