Arum italicum ‘Pictum’
  Striking, glossy, arrow-shaped leaves have creamy white venation. It's foliage is similar to the Elephant Ear Plant but make no mistake - this is much hardier and lower growing. Goes dormant in the summer, appearing again in early fall, providing a wonderful show of foliage through winter. In spring, it flowers with pale green spathes followed by bright orange berries held close to the stem. Grows 12-24" tall and up to 24" wide. Foliage and flower are great in cut arrangements.

Sun Exposure: Sun to shade
Cold Hardiness: Zones 6 - 10
Cimicifuga ‘Carbonelle’ - Fairy Candles
 

Tall, soft pink, bottle-brush flowers bloom August to September on plants with dark purple-black leaves. Grows up to 72" tall.

Sun Exposure: Partial shade to shade
Cold Hardiness: Zone 3-8
Coreopsis ‘Red Shift’ - Tickseed PPAF
 

The product of 8 years of intensive breeding involving up to 8 different Coreopsis species. Truly cold hardy, with a sturdy, well branched habit, large flower size and a wide range of colors and patterns. Another spectacular hybrid from Coreopsis breeder, Darrell Probst. The words red, hardy & coreopsis can now appear in the same sentence! Flowers have deep red centers that lighten to cream with red streaking toward the outer tips. Flower color gets predominantly red with cooler temperatures creating added interest. 30-36" tall. Propagation is prohibited.

Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-8
Geranium ‘Orkney Pink’ - Cranesbill
 

From Alan Bremner comes this cross of G. traversii, G. sessiliflorum 'Nigricans' and G. oxonianum, with dark pink flowers from June-Oct. over a thick carpet of chocolate-purple foliage growing 4-6" tall.

Sun Exposure: Sun to partial sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-8

Hemerocallis ‘ Fragrant Returns’ - Daylilly
 

This sport of the very popular 'Happy Returns' comes with a nice strong fragrance and all the best traits of 'Happy Returns', including repeat blooms. Blooms May to September and grows up to 18" tall.

Sun Exposure: Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-9
Heuchera ‘Hercules’ - Coral Bells
 

Eye-catching, green foliage is mottled in white creating a unique effect. ‘Hercules’ variegation is very stable unlike some others before him. Deep red flowers bloom June-July. It grows up to 12" tall and 14"" wide and has a nice, strong growth habit just like its namesake.

Sun Exposure: Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-8
Heuchera ‘Miracle’ PPAF - Coral Bells
 

This seedling of H 'Tiramisu' is another breakthrough from French breeder, Thierry Delabroye. The 'Miracle' is bringing the wild colors of Coleus to this well-loved, hardy perennial. Chartreuse spring foliage transitions to a rich, deep brick red with maturity, keeping a contrasting chartreuse margin. A strong grower with the same heat and humidity tolerance as H. 'Caramel' due to its villosa genes. Pink flowers bloom mid-late summer. 10-12" tall and 12" wide. Prefers afternoon shade. Propagation is prohibited.

Cold Hardiness: Zones4–8
Iris sibirica ‘Bennerup Blue’ - Siberian Iris
 

32" tall with medium, cobalt blue flowers blooming in June. Vigorous grower.

Sun Exposure: Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-9
Lamiastrum ‘Weir Meadow’
 

Rich medium green, scalloped leaves have a cream-silver spotting that is very similar to L. galeobdolon ‘Variegatum’. It is the first clump-forming Lamiastrum available and tends to be less vigorous than most. Evergreen.


Sun Exposure: 3-7
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-7
Ligularia intermedia ‘Golden Torch’
 

A very strong ligularia with bright yellow flowers blooming from July to September. Interesting red stems. Grows up to 36” tall.

Sun Exposure: Sun to partial sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-9
Veronica spicata ‘Foxy Lady’ PPAF - Speedwell
 

The first bicolor Veronica! From Walters Gardens, Inc. brings us this sport of 'Red Fox' with all the best traits of 'Red Fox'. 'Foxy Lady' has a dwarf habit and long-blooming, bright fuchsia pink and white flowers held on 12-15" spikes above low, mounding, green foliage starting midsummer. If deadheaded, it may bloom for 6 weeks or longer. It is tolerant of partial shade but flowering is improved with full sunlight. Propagation is prohibited.

Sun Exposure: Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-8
   
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