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Leucanthemum superbum ‘Goldrausch’ PPAF - Shasta Daisy


	The double, shaggy, creamy pale yellow daisy flowers of 'Goldrausch' bloom heavily June-Aug. on plants growing just 14” tall, making it an excellent choice for the front of the border. Like all Shasta daisies, it's easy to grow in full sun and is deer resistant and seldom has any disease or insect problems. It contrasts nicely with the purple spikes of Liatris ‘Kobold’ or the violet blue flowers of Stokesia ‘Blue Danube’. Propagation is prohibited. Sun Exposure: Full Sun Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-7

Lewisia ‘Constant Comment’ PPAF - Bitterroot

From Burl Mostul of Rare Plant Research, this succulent perennial forms compact rosettes with short clusters of large, rose-pink flowers. It’s sterile, which means it produces a first flush in spring and reblooms throughout the summer. Do not fertilize. Requires excellent drainage with a gravel mulch, but will tolerate some moisture in winter better than others in this genus. Propagation is prohibited.

Cold Hardiness: Zone 6-9

Panicum ‘Prairie Fire’ PPAF - Switch Grass

This is an improved form of Panicum ‘Shenandoah’, with foliage that is even darker red in color. Growing just 3' tall, the red color develops in the foliage by June and remains the rest of the season. Panicums are native to the Midwest and Eastern United States and are perfectly suited to the extremes of cold, heat and humidity in this area. This warm season grass will look its best from June to Oct. Propagation is prohibited

Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-8

Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ - Blue Phlox

This is a New England Wildflower Society introduction from a chance seedling growing near the nursery. Very full petals of a deep violet blue color bloom in May. The petals overlap so there are no gaps as is typical for the species giving the flowers a fuller look. It grows 12” tall and performs best in part shade. It combines well with ferns and Hellebores, which like similar conditions.

Cold Hardiness: Zone 3-8

Phlox divaricata ‘Parksville Beach’ - Blue Phlox

Discovered by Tony Avent near Parksville Beach in Tennessee. This is a dramatic variation from what we typically expect from this species as it forms evergreen mats that grow just a few inches tall and makes a 2' wide patch in 4 years. In late April/early May, it is topped with short spikes of beautiful, pinkish-purple flowers. It grows just 6” tall and performs best in part shade. It combines well with ferns and Hellebores, which like similar conditions.

Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-8

Polemonium reptans ‘Touch of Class’ PPAF - Jacob's Ladder

This is an improved form of P. ‘Stairway to Heaven’ with foliage that has brighter, whiter variegation with a more silvery appearance. Silvery blue flowers bloom in abundance in the spring making it even more of an eye-catcher! Since this is a native plant, it withstands the extremes of cold, heat and humidity that occur in our area far better than any variegated Polemonium of European introduction. Propagation is prohibited.

Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3–8