Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-9

Asters tend to go unnoticed until late in the season, except in the case of Aster 'Monte Cristo'. It has foliage speckled and dusted with creamy yellow, making it showy even when not in bloom! Small white flowers bloom profusely late July to early Sept. Growing just 10" tall, this little beauty belongs at the front of the border, mixing nicely with other dwarf Asters or with course textured plants such as Bergenia.

Cold Hardiness: Zone 5-9

This native groundcover is still not often seen in gardens. The flowers of this new introduction start out bright yellow and fade to white as they age. Both new and old flowers are on the plant at the same time, creating added interest! Growing just 6-8" tall, it will spread to form a small colony. Combines well with ferns such as Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' or grasses such as Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' in shady areas. Although is prefers partial shade, it can be grown in full sun as well

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-8

This new, very distinctive, dwarf cultivar from the popular Big Sky™ Series has fragrant, dark magenta purple flowers with a black-red cone Wide, overlapping flower petals give the
blossoms a full, substantial presence atop
dramatic black stems, just 1' tall, with blue-green foliage. Plants are well branched, compact and vigorous, making it a perfect choice for containers or the front of the flower border. A result of crosses between E. purpurea and E paradoxa, it has inherited the dominant characteristics of E. purpurea, but with fuller, toothed leaves and wider flower petals Echinacea is native to the Midwest and Eastern U.S. and is well adapted to survive the hot, windy conditions typical of that area. It's long-lived and drought tolerant. Propagation is prohibited.

Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-8

This new, compact, free-flowering cultivar has large, magenta-pink daisy flowers with golden brown central cones. Flowers bloom July and Aug. and are held well above the deep green foliage. Good for cut flowers and attractive to butterflies, it grows just 2' tall, making it perfect for the middle of the border. It combines well with the white blossoms of Echinacea 'Kim's Mop Head' and the purple spikes of Liatris 'Kobold'. Propagation is prohibited.

Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-8

Developed by hobbyist gardener Mark Veeder, ‘Green Envy’™ represents an unprecedented breakthrough in horticulture, with rare and novel green flowers! The blooms retain their glorious jade green shade for weeks. They flower from early July-Sept. Petals remain round and the cone a deep green for a considerable period, but in later stages of maturity, the petals gradually elongate taking on a magenta veining near the cone, which also turns purplish. The green flowers look their best when combined with Echinacea ‘White Swan’, or with the light yellow Echinacea ‘Sunrise’. Propagation is prohibited.

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4–8

One of the most elegant new coneflowers! This cultivar has thin pink petals that look like pink rays surrounding the central orange-bronze cone. It grows 3' tall and is similar to other E. purpurea cultivars in ease of growth, vigor and drought tolerance. It looks great with the purple foliage of Panicum ‘Shenandoah’ and the white flowers of Leucanthemum ‘Becky’.

Cold Hardiness: Zones4–8