Perennials

'Classic Coral' is the long-awaited missing color of the FRUIT PUNCH® series. In early summer a splash of double, striking coral pink flowers is produced over a tight, compact mound of blue-green foliage. Members of the Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® series share the following traits: semi to fully double, fragrant flowers, and good heat and humidity tolerance. Flowers appear in early summer, and a quick shearing after flowering will encourage them to rebloom in early fall. FRUIT PUNCH® Dianthus are just the right size to edge the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers. In the carnation family, Dianthus cultivars deliver gorgeous single, semi-double, and fully double flowers. Singles tend to deliver more flowers while doubles are significantly larger, sometimes more than twice the size. Singles also tend to grow quicker and can appear like a carpet in the landscape at maturity. *The FRUIT PUNCH® trademark is owned by Walters Gardens, Inc. Grows 8-10'' by 12'' wide in full sun

Common Name: Perennial Sweet William This sport of 'Heart Attack' has bright, red-orange flowers when the sunlight shines on them, compared to the black-red color of its parent. This type of Dianthus forms large panicles of flowers, filling in the medium height category with a much-needed red color. 'Heart Attack' made waves when it was introduced because of its perennial characteristic rather than biennial and 'Scarlet Fever' shares this same attribute.

Common Name: Pinks Get ready for a new type of Dianthus for Proven Winners®! These beauties are prized for their bright colors and increased heat tolerance. This translates to better performance nearly nationwide, even in the heat-loving states. ‘Paint the Town Fuchsia’ is one of the earliest Dianthus to bloom, producing ¾-1” wide, deep magenta flowers. Flowers completely cover the plant when it’s in peak. Its glaucous blue foliage set it apart from other Dianthus of its type. Flowers appear in early summer, and a quick shearing after flowering will encourage them to rebloom in early fall. This is the perfect size to edge the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers.

Common Name: Pinks 2022 Proven Winners National Perennial of the Year™ Get ready for a new type of Dianthus for Proven Winners®! These beauties are prized for their bright colors and increased heat tolerance. This translates to better performance nearly nationwide, even in the heat-loving states. ‘Paint the Town Magenta’ is one of the earliest Dianthus to bloom, producing ¾-1” wide, single vibrant magenta pink flowers and incredibly serrated petals. Flowers completely cover the plant when it’s in peak. Its glaucous blue foliage set it apart from other Dianthus of its type. Flowers appear in early summer, and a quick shearing after flowering will encourage them to rebloom in early fall. This is the perfect size to edge the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers.

Common Name: Pinks Get ready for a new type of Dianthus for Proven Winners®! These beauties are prized for their bright colors and increased heat tolerance. This translates to better performance nearly nationwide, even in the heat-loving states. ‘Paint the Town Fuchsia’ is one of the earliest Dianthus to bloom, producing ¾-1” wide, single fuchsia flowers with lavender centers and incredibly serrated petals. Flowers completely cover the plant when it’s in peak. Its glaucous blue foliage set it apart from other Dianthus of its type. Flowers appear in early summer, and a quick shearing after flowering will encourage them to rebloom in early fall. This is the perfect size to edge the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers.

'Goody Gumdrops' has semi-double, fuchsia pink flowers with a red eye. Blue-green foliage. In the carnation family, Dianthus cultivars deliver gorgeous single, semi-double, and fully double flowers. Singles tend to deliver more flowers while doubles are significantly larger, sometimes more than twice the size. Singles also tend to grow quicker and can appear like a carpet in the landscape at maturity. Grows 8-10'' high by 16-20'' wide

Common Name: Hybrid Bee Delphinium Likely the deepest pink delphinium available today, 'Pink Punch' bears strong, broad spikes of rich mulberry pink, often frilled flowers with a white, brown, or pink striped bee. They make a colorful addition to fresh bouquets and the flower border in early summer. This one is outstanding! The English hybrid type of delphiniums are bred by Dowdeswell's Delphiniums in New Zealand and are hand crossed to produce the highest quality seed. These F1 hybrids have excellent form, strong stems, and a vigorous growth habit. They were selected for their improved tolerance of heat and humidity, while retaining their cold hardiness.

This series from Darwin Perennials boasts larger flowers and a longer blooming performance that will impress in the garden centers and landscapes alike. Members of the series look great in the garden all summer long thanks to their tidy, mounded habits. Gardeners will enjoy their low-maintenance requirements and disease resistance. Sunny yellow flowers with dark red centers. Grows 12-14'' high and wide Coreopsis is easy to grow, making it a good choice for beginners. One plant will provide you with long-lasting cut flower bouquets all summer long.

Common Name: Tickseed A new series from Darwin Perennials that boasts larger flowers and a longer blooming performance that will impress in the garden centers and landscapes alike. Members of the series look great in the garden all summer long thanks to their tidy, mounded habits. Gardeners will enjoy their low-maintenance requirements and disease resistance. Cream flowers with dark red centers. Coreopsis is easy to grow, making it a good choice for beginners. One plant will provide you with long-lasting cut flower bouquets all summer long.

Common Name: Threadleaf Coreopsis This beautiful red Coreopsis forms a compact, rounded, uniform mound. 1½”, rich, deep red flowers cover the bright green, threadleaf foliage for a showy midsummer display. Heat up your summer garden with SIZZLE & SPICE® Coreopsis, a new line of Threadleaf Coreopsis from Walters Gardens, Inc. hybridizing. Members of this collection have compact, rounded habits that are covered with flowers from early to late summer. With bright colors like red, orange, and yellow, these varieties will capture your attention in the garden and on your retail shelves alike. Coreopsis is easy to grow, making it a good choice for beginners. One plant will provide you with long-lasting cut flower bouquets all summer long. The SIZZLE & SPICE® trademark is owned by Walters Gardens, Inc.

One of the earliest blooming Campanula carpatica types on the market with good vigor and uniformity. 1-1.5in cup shaped, pure white flowers and dark green foliage.

Carpathian Bellflowers are popular for a reason-they nicely fill the front of the border without spreading, and their bold colors brighten up the garden when they are in bloom. 'Violet Teacups' stands out from other C. carpatica types with its intense violet purple flowers-darker than anything you've seen! Bell-shaped flowers cover its round, compact habit. Use in rock gardens, along pathways and patios, or in combination perennial containers.

One of the earliest blooming Campanula carpatica types on the market with good vigor and uniformity. 1-1.5in cup shaped, blue flowers and dark green foliage.

Common Name: Peach-leaved Bellflower This new cultivar is the perfect complement to ‘Takion Blue’. It is unique from other C. persicifolia varieties in that it is about half the typical height. It also has upward and outward facing flowers rather than the standard downward facing flowers. Bell-shaped, 2-2.5”, pure white flowers are produced on strong stems from early summer into late summer if spent flowers are removed. This F1 hybrid is genetically compact and PGRs are typically not needed to control the height. Like most C. persicifolia varieties, this one also forms a basal mound of long, leathery, evergreen, dark green leaves.

A sun-loving herb valued as an ornamental groundcover. Forms a dense, flat mat of evergreen, dark green leaves that are smothered in bright magenta-red flowers from early thru midsummer. In fall, the foliage turns a beautiful bronze. Lovely between stones on a path or cascading over walls.

Common Name: Peach-leaved Bellflower This cultivar is unique from other C. persicifolia varieties in that it is about half the typical height. It also has upward and outward facing flowers rather than the standard downward facing flowers. Bell-shaped, 2-2.5”, lavender blue flowers are produced on strong stems from early summer into late summer if spent flowers are removed. This F1 hybrid is genetically compact and PGRs are typically not needed to control the height. Like most C. persicifolia varieties, this one also forms a basal mound of long, leathery, evergreen, dark green leaves.

Common Name: Stonecrop For a rich blanket of color in those hot, sunny areas, try Sedum ‘Firecracker’ from breeder Chris Hansen who also brought us ‘Dazzleberry’ and ‘Lime Zinger’. This is Chris’ improvement over his previous red-foliage introduction, ‘Cherry Tart’. You will be amazed by the foliage bud count on each dormant plug; it is a very dense growing, well-branched selection that won’t split open in summer. It puts on a strong show of burgundy red color all season long, with only the tiniest new leaves emerging mint green. Plant ‘Firecracker’ en masse in the landscape as a colorful, weed-suppressing ground cover and enjoy its vibrant pink flowers in late summer to early fall as an added bonus. Sedum SUNSPARKLER® Series-- This colorful new series of Sedum comes from the breeding work of Chris Hansen. After several years of hybridizing and evaluating in his West Michigan field trials, Chris has selected only the best, most unique cultivars for introduction in his new SUNSPARKLER® series. Chris selects for colorful groundcover types from a pool of over 4,000 seedlings. They all retain their attractive coloration from spring through fall and are free of the leaf scorch that can often plague Sedums. Their compact habit and unique foliage/flower combinations greatly broaden the range of groundcover type Sedums that are currently on the market. They can also be used in combination containers and green roof systems. Like all Sedums, they thrive on neglect and show their best colors when grown dry and in full sun.

Sedum Atlantis is a low-growing clumping succulent perfect for tucking into rock gardens. With its variegated foliage, this Stonecrop is fabulous in a combination container with other succulents. For hotter zones, this variety prefers morning sun or dappled shade. Flower: Yellow Height: Short 4-6'' Spacing: Plant 10-12'' apart

Deservedly popular, Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' (Stonecrop) is a low growing, mat-forming, evergreen perennial with a brilliant golden-yellow foliage of needle-like leaves, which turns copper-orange in winter. Sitting atop 8 in. (20 cm) upright stems, clusters of small, yellow, starry flowers appear in midsummer.

Lush deep green moss-like carpet of foliage 1" tall. Tiny translucent star-shaped white flowers add to its beauty in spring. Irish Moss is just the ground cover you need for rock gardens and planting between stepping stones or pavers.