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Shrubs & Perennials for 2011           more - [1] - 2 - 3 - 4   next    

The benefits of perennial plants, which now include dwarf shrubs, small trees
and ornamental grasses, continues to grow (no pun intended) at a fast pace and
each new season brings new introductions to the home gardener.

Other advantages are the four seasons of garden use and of course cut flowers
for the home.

Echinacea Flame Thrower
Bicolour orange and yellow petals surrounding a large rusty-brown button-shaped cone. Well-branched, strong and bushy. Fragrant blooms are attractive to butterflies.

Echinacea Hot Papaya
A double-flowered coneflower. Drooping ray petals of spicy-orange that develops papaya tones as the flowers age. Excellent for cutting.
Long blooming.

Heuchera Caramel
Scalloped leaves emerge gold in the Spring, Deepening to amber and peach. Sprays of light-pink flowers appear in mid-summer.

Heuchera Midnight Rose
A great choice for adding a touch of colour at the front of the border. The lobed leaves are nearly black, heavily spotted in hot pink
  

Ligularia Café Noir
Dwarf ligularia. A bold-leaved specimen that needs a moist location.
Jagged-edged leaves change colours as the season progresses.
Golden-yellow flowers.

  

Miscanthus Graziella
A graceful upright mound of narrow green leaves. Soft silvery-white plumes in late Summer and remaining attractive for months.

Miscanthus Gold Bar
A terrific dwarf selection of Porcupine Grass. Perfect for the smaller garden. Green leaves banded with golden-yellow bars. Burgundy-red flowers in Autumn.
  

Sedum Bertram Anderson
An excellent ground cover plant, particularly for hot, dry sites with poor soil. Burgundy-black leaves with purple-red star flowers in summer..
  

Panicum Blood Brothers
A Canadian introduction. This Switch Grass develops outstanding foliage colour. Green-blue leaves with the tips turning blood-red as the season progresses.

Geum Blazing Sunset
A flash of hot colour for the early summer border. This selection has fully double tangerine-red blooms. Evergreen foliage. Height 20 inches. Full sun.
  

Omphalodes Starry Eyes
Low mounds of deep green leaves which are useful among shrubs or evergreens. Sky blue and white flowers. Easy care. Height 6 - 8 inches. Part to full shade.
  

Caryopteris Dark Knight
One of the best things you can do for your garden to have late summer bloom. Gorgeous and popular in our gardens. Extremely attractive to butterflies.

 

The images on this page are
courtesy of Valleybrook Gardens.
We invite you to visit their
top-notch web site:
www.perennials.com

Geranium Rozanne
This cranesbill is an absolutely fabulous plant and stellar performer. Non-stop flowering from early summer through to late fall. Mixes well with other plants.
  

Dianthus Coconut Surprise
A favourite for planting in rock gardens or as border edging. It is inclined to repeat flower if cut back after bloom. Easy to grow and attracts butterflies.
  
Dicentra Burning Hearts
A new
fern-leaf bleeding heart, with long season bloom. Powdery blue foliage and heart-shaped, rosy-red flowers. Another very popular plant introduction.

Nepeta Walkers Low
Past perennial plant of the year. The plants are mounded and bushy in habit. Fragrant foliage. All season masses of bright blue flowers.
Will go well with other plants.
  

Rudbeckia Denver Daisy
Large golden-yellow daisies, with black cone. Compact and blooms for months on end. Excellent for cut flowers. Seed heads are favoured by our little feathered friends
  

Sedum Angelina
Simple to grow is an understatement when it comes to this plant. Succulent needle-like leaves in a remarkable shade of bright golden-yellow that seems to glow.
 

Hosta Blue Mouse Ears
Hosta of the year winner. Thick rounded blue-green leaves with a powdery finish. Height four to six inches, good slug resistance. A classy little plant
and a real find.
  

Hemerocallis Rosy Returns
A standout daylily. Blooms are rose coloured with yellow eye. Everblooming from early summer to late fall. This plant group is all about easy care.
Full to part sun.
  

Hemerocallis Happy Returns
A popular and beautiful everblooming daylily with a lovely soft-yellow shade that blends with anything. Easy care. One of the very best.
 
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