Allium 12" tall. Round dense clusters of deep purple star-shaped flowers held above tidy upright clumps of strappy glossy grey-green foliage....
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Asclepias tuberosa
Vivid tangerine-orange clusters of flowers in summer atop slender fuzzy stems, covered with green lance-shaped leaves. 24" tall. Z4.
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Asclepias incarnata
5' tall. Unique flat-topped clusters of upturned red-rose-colored flowers. Long willow-like leaves. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Native. Z3.
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
4-6' tall. North American native. Blooms range from blue-purple to lavender-pink with yellow eyes. Z3.
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Symphyotrichum laeve 3-4' tall. North American native.
Loose clusters of lavender-blue blossoms with yellow eyes. Smooth blue-green foliage. Asters
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Baptisia australis
3-4' x same. Vibrant blue lupine-like flowers in early summer. Bushy habit and shrub-like structure once mature. Good for erosion control. Z3.
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Penstemon digitalis
3' tall. Beckon the birds and bees to your garden with these white to light pink spires covered with nodding tubular bell-shaped flowers. Z3.
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Penstemon hirsutus 16-30" tall.
Shorter than P. digitalis, with fuzzy stems topped by clusters of slender tubular nodding 1" lavender flowers with
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Dicentra formosa 15" tall.
Burgundy-red oblong heart-shaped blossoms dangle from long leafless stems. Flowers are a little less tidy than the
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Dicentra spectabilis
30-36" tall. Distinctive heart-shaped flowers dangle in a row on each raceme like charms on a bracelet. A classic! Z3.
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Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
30" tall. Fine grassy willow-like foliage. Clusters of powder-blue star-shaped florets bloom in early June. Best planted en masse. Adaptable but performs best in full sun to part shade. Z3.
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Nepeta × faassenii
2-3' tall, despite its name. Aromatic grey-green foliage with long arching stems topped by lavender-blue flowers. Attracts pollinators. Z3.
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Aquilegia canadensis
12-24" tall. This eastern North American native features delicate red-spurred sepals with yellow petaled skirts. Blooms late May to early June. Irresistible to hummingbirds! Z3.
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Hemerocallis
30" tall. Intensely fragrant trumpet-shaped lemon-yellow flowers. Widely planted on old farmsteads in Maine. A must-have in the naturalized perennial border. Midsummer blooms. Z2.
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Hemerocallis 22" tall. Ruffled slightly reflexed purple-lavender petals with a dash of magenta stirred into the pot. Fragrant 5" blossom has a...
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Hemerocallis 27" tall. Radiant raspberry-purple blossoms with darker purple eye zone and a large luminous lemon-yellow throat. 4½'" flowers light...
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Hemerocallis 18-24" tall. Lavender-purple tepals with darker purple veins, lighter midribs and a yellow-gold throat. Broad, slightly reflexed and...
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Hemerocallis 36" tall. Fragrant 6" bright glowing orange blossoms with bittersweet copper eye zones and a mango-orange midrib and throat....
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Hemerocallis 14-18" tall. Dark ruby flowers with deep wine-red markings, a striking yellow-bordered greenish throat, and red anthers for...
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Hemerocallis
24" tall. Let this daylily keep you company as you scream into the void. Giant glowing tangerine blossoms with apple-green throats. Early to midseason blooms. Z2.
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Dryopteris marginalis
24" tall. Strong stems and slightly glossy leathery grey-green fronds make this one of the best ferns for floral arrangements. Evergreen leaves live through winter. Z3.
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Osmunda regalis
Soft and wavy deciduous lance-shaped light green fronds can reach 3' long. Very showy. Reaches up to 6' tall and more than 9' wide at maturity. Z2.
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Paeonia lactiflora Early. 28" tall. Semi-double type. Intense sunset coral with rose overtones and fluffy golden stamens. Light fragrance and long...
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Paeonia lactiflora
3' tall. Heavenly scented large double white flowers with a light crimson drizzle upon the central petals. Flowers late spring to early summer. Z3.
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Paeonia lactiflora Late midseason. 34" tall. Fully double type. Auten/Wild & Son, 1952. Dark sensational burgundy red is a highlight in the...
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Paeonia lactiflora Late. 30" tall. Japanese type. Auten, 1927. Scarlet-red guard petals surround fringed red and gold petaloid centers. It’s a...
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Paeonia lactiflora Late. 36" tall. Fully double type. Introduced in 1906. Fragrant flowers open with narrow red lines shot onto light rose-pink....
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Paeonia lactiflora Midseason. 28" tall. Double bomb type. C.G. Klehm, 1968. Pure white guard petals under a tuft of bright yellow petals topped...
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Geranium sanguinium 4-9" tall. Cunning bright magenta cups with purple-blue anthers cover tidy deep green lacy foliage. Its compact form works...
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Geranium maculatum
24" tall. Also called Wild Geranium. Clusters of single 1¼" wide pinkish-lilac saucer-shaped flowers. Attracts beneficial insects. Native. Z4.
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Echinops bannaticus 3-4' tall. Luminous 11/2" steel-blue spiky spheres balance atop stiff stems with deeply divided silvery green leaves. Draws...
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Trollius 24" tall.
We are crazy about Trollius, which are like big overgrown hyper-selected buttercups. Spherical to bowl-shaped orangey-yellow
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Oligoneuron rigidum
2-5' tall. The gorgeous yellow-gold vibrancy of goldenrod packed into a dense, showy, flat-topped cluster. Attractive lush slate-green foliage. Z3.
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Hosta
18" tall and 26" wide. Distinctive puckered heart-shaped leaves have broad blue-green margins with a solid green detail next to buttery yellow centers. Z3.
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Hosta 22–24" tall, scapes to 36". Pale lavender flowers are large and fragrant, but the leaves are the main attraction. Very substantial and large...
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Hosta 18" tall and 36" wide. Rounded heavily corrugated blue leaves with wide chartreuse margins. White flowers smoked with lavender. Released in...
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Hosta 24" tall and 36" wide. Bright golden-yellow leaves with striking dark green centers. We searched far and wide for an interesting hosta that...
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Iris versicolor
30-36" tall. Northeastern native species with gorgeous blue-violet flowers with bold purple veining and a white and lemon-yellow blaze. Early. Z2.
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Paeonia (Itoh) x 28-30" tall. Semi-double 10" white blooms with a splash of color at the center that some describe as purple, cranberry or...
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Paeonia (Itoh) x 30-36" tall. Cherry-red buds open to 8" fragrant semi-double orange-apricot-pink flowers with subtle purple edging. Blossoms...
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Arisaema triphyllum
12–24" tall. Magical Northeastern woodland native prefers dappled shade and moist rich woodland soil. Appears midspring. Z3.
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Eutrochium fistulosum 6' tall. Also called Queen of the Meadow.
Dusky-rose flowers are held on beautiful wine-red stems that are dusted with a
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Eutrochium maculatum
4-7' tall. Whimsical flat-topped terminal flower clusters bloom mid-July into August. Seed clusters add unique interest to the winter landscape. Attracts pollinators. Z4.
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Eutrochium purpureum 4-6' tall. Also called Queen of the Meadow.
Massive vanilla-scented pinkish-purple domed flowers are held atop sturdy green
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Liatris spicata
30-36" tall. Dreamy white flower wands above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.
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Liatris pycnostachya 48" tall.
North American native with tall brilliant purple wands loved by butterflies. Adds elegant structure to the
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Liatris spicata
20-30" tall. Magenta-purple flower spikes above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.
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Fedco exclusive! 24-36" with a few up to 48" tall. Tropical, hot and spicy collection of pure orange, solid yellow, solid purple-black, plus...
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Fedco exclusive! 30-48" tall. While we disagree that classic film is improved by colorization, this flower collection jumps off the silver screen...
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Pulmonaria
9-12" tall and eventually up to 2' wide. Periwinkle-blue buds open to pink flowers in spring. Large slate-green leaves with silver-white splotches. Woodland plant. Z3.
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Astrantia 24-28" tall.
Compact umbels of burgundy flowers surrounded by rosettes of bracts appear on airy branched deep red stems held above
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Aconitum napellus
36-40" tall. Classic deep violet-blue monkshood. Delphinium-style blooms on dense showy spikes. Excellent cutflower. Attracts pollinators. Z3.
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Papaver orientale 10-15" tall. Dusky damson-plum–colored blossoms. A short version of the original Patty’s Plum poppy, a compost-pile surprise...
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Kniphofia uvaria 24" tall. As the climate continues to warm, northern gardeners are making the best of it and daring to dream of fields of red hot...
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
36-48" tall. Slender spires of lavender-blue tubular flowers midsummer. Finely divided grey-green leaves are aromatic when crushed. Z4/5.
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Salvia azurea 3-5' tall.
North American native displays delicate spires of sky-blue tubular double-lipped flowers in whorls on long square stems.
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Sempervivum
Low-growing rosette-forming succulents produce runners and babies. Drought and heat tolerant. Cold-hardy too! Colorful mix of reds, greens and purples. Z3.
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Iris sibirica 26" tall. Bred by Jeff Dunlop, Windham, ME, 2012. Mid-late to very late season. Ruffled rosy-violet and blue standards with red-blue...
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Iris sibirica 32" tall. Bred by Currier McEwen, legendary Maine hybridizer, 1983. Early midseason to late. Ruffled creamy white standards are...
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Iris sibirica 36" tall. McEwen, 1970. Mid-late. The first tetraploid cultivar. Bright violet-blue 5"+ blooms. Signals are yellow fanning to white...
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Helenium autumnale
4-5' tall. Rich and blazing yellow lends itself to a vibrant end-of-summer display. Easy to grow, excellent cutflower. Z3.
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Verbena stricta 12-48" tall. North American native.
Long-lasting steeples of blue-violet blossoms held on square reddish-purple stems with fuzzy
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Asarum canadense
6–12" tall. Heart-shaped leaves up to 7" wide spread into a beautiful groundcover. Aromatic roots used medicinally. Needs shade. Z3.
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Phlox divaritica 12-18" tall. Sweet lavender-blue florets that will make you wonder where they’ve been all your life. Selected by Bill Cullina...
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Phlox divaritica 2-15" tall. Loose clusters of cool pale bluish-white or white washed with blue florets. Selected in the Netherlands for its...
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Achillea millefolium 24-28" tall.
Charming bright magenta-violet flower clusters. Sturdy and upright, sports its vibrant color for a long bloom
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Achillea millefolium
12–15" tall. Deep rose-pink flower clusters. Well-behaved, not messy or floppy like some taller yarrow varieties. Z3.
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