Perennial Flower Descriptions
This list includes some varieties we may not be growing this year, so please consult the 2011 Plant Catalogue before you order.
Anise Hyssop, Blue or White |
Sun |
30 - 40 cm plants with lavender or white spikes. Anise tasting tea. |
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Black-Eyed Susan |
Sun |
Native, yellow with deep brown/purple centres. Self seeds. |
Coneflower
- Purple |
Sun |
60 -
90 cm. Drooping lavender petals. Late summer / fall |
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Coreopsis - Tick Seed |
Sun/Part Shade |
Bright yellow fully double blooms. Early summer to frost. 30 cm tall |
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Cranesbill - Geranium |
Sun/Part Shade |
Bloom best in sun, in June and less through summer. Blue flowers. 30 cm. |
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Daisy - Polaris |
Sun |
Shasta type. 60 cm tall. White flowers. Excellent for cutting. |
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Daisy - Painted - Mix |
Sun |
60 cm. Pink - Red. June - Sept. Borders or Cutting. Large blooms. |
Dianthus - Amur Pink |
Sun |
30 cm tall dense mounds w. lg. red-violet blooms from July to frost. |
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Gaillardia - Blanket Flower |
Sun |
Native. Large yellow daisy type with orange and red. Showy. 45 cm. Dry |
Grass
- Little Blue Stem |
Sun |
90 cm.
Attractive bronz-red fall foliage. Great for drying. Native to MB. |
Grass
- Blue Fescue |
Sun |
30 cm.
Dense mounded clumps of blue grey foliage. |
Hollyhock
- Red/Pink, Black |
Sun |
120
cm. Large red/pink or black open trumpet blooms on strong stems. |
Joe Pye Weed (Boneset) |
Sun |
Tall, native medicinal, with purple clusters in late summer. Butterflies enjoy. |
Lungwort - Pulmonaria |
Shade |
20 cm. Mottled blue/white/black blooms. Naturalize well under trees. |
Meadowsweet |
Sun |
120 cm. bushy flower/herb with almond scented whispy blooms. |
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Poppy - Oriental - Mix |
Sun |
Pink or
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Poppy - Spanish |
Sun |
60 cm. Semi-double orange blooms. All Summer. Self seeds. |
Wood Violet |
Shade |
20 cm. Pansy-like blooms with heart-shaped leaves. Naturalize well. |
Yarrow - The Pearl |
Sun |
30 cm. Small 'rabbit tail' white blooms w.semi-open habit plants. |