Pulmonaria ‘Berries and Cream’ (PP#10597) - Lungwort 
A beautiful Pulmonaria with undulating and shimmering silver foliage splashed with cream.  The raspberry pink flowers change to cerulean blue in their second day.  It blooms in April and May and beautifully compliments spring bulbs and emerging Hostas.  Try planting a bed of these delicious plants around your large flowering shrubs such as lilacs, dogwoods or various flowering fruit trees.  It’ll lend a nice finishing touch to their otherwise naked stems.

Sun Exposure: Partial Shade
Cold Hardiness: Zones 4-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate
Water Needs: Prefers moist, well drained soil
Pulmonaria ‘Majesté’ - Lungwort 
This majestic French introduction is no pretender to the throne but the real thing, the most regal of all Pulmonarias.  The foliage is a solid silver-gray color with a very narrow green edge.  Blue-pink flowers appear in April and May.  The most distinguishing feature however (although the striking silver foliage should suffice), is the tremendous heat tolerance which makes this the easiest Pulmonaria to grow.  Unlike other Pulmonarias, ‘Majesté’ never scorches nor dies back in the heat of summer.  This is one strong monarch that always looks great! 

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zone 3-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate
Water Needs: Moist, well drained loamy soil
Pulmonaria rubra ‘David Ward’ - Lungwort 
From the nursery of that great English plantswoman, Beth Chatto, this Pulmonaria was named for her master gardener, David Ward.  It’s a very showy plant that makes everyone do a double take.  The mint green leaves have bright white margins, a first-of-its-kind breakthrough for all Pulmonarias.  Planted in light shade, in rich, moist organic soil, this plant will create a real sensation.  Beautiful coral pink flowers in April and May add the finishing touches.

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Shade
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Water Needs: Moist, well drained organic soils
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Pot of Gold’ (PPAF) - Black Eyed Susan
Is Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ just too big for your garden?  Let me introduce you to its little nephew, ‘Pot of Gold’.  This is a dwarf Rudbeckia with large coarsely serrated green foliage and golden yellow flowers from July to September.  Unlike other ungainly Rudbeckias, ‘Pot of Gold’ is perfect for gardens where smaller plants are required, growing just 12 inches tall; virtually carefree.  Best of all, it blooms mid-summer into fall!

Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-8
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Water Needs: Well drained sandy loam
Sedum ‘Arthur Branch’ - Live Forever
Bored with tall Sedums?  We think you’ll like this one.  The glossy, bronze-purple foliage of this introduction is superior to any we’ve seen.  Its growth habit is also fuller and more uniform than all its precursors.  As such, it has already been hailed as the pre-eminent standard bearer for its category.  ‘Arthur Branch’ performs best in full sun but will accept some shade.  It likes sandy, well drained soil but is not very “soil-fussy” like some of its cousins.  This plant will rivet your attention in any garden situation.

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 3-8
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Moderate
Water Needs: Sandy, well drained soil
Silene uniflora ‘Druett's Variegated’ - Carpet Catchfly 
Though more suited to the rock garden than the flower border, ‘Druett’s Variegated’ is a bold plant.  Its tiny oval leaves have distinct white margins creating an almost “op art” effect to the observer.  It has attractive, white flowers in late spring and summer.  The one inch wide flowers resemble those of its close relative, the carnation.  Being lax and supine in growth habit, the plant is ideal for wall plantings or even for hanging baskets.  Try it in very sandy, well-drained soil.

Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-9
Spacing: 12"
Growth Rate: Fairly Rapid
Water Needs: Drought tolerant
Veronica chamaedrys ‘Miffy Brute’ - Speedwell 
Do you know Miffy Brute?  We don’t.  Her namesake, however, we know and love. We’d like to think the person in the flesh is just as lovely.  Do you think she’d dress as brashly as this Veronica: bold splashes of bright white on its prostrate branchlets, especially on the tips.  The contrasting deep green and serrated foliage sets off the variegation brilliantly.  In spring it’s encircled by a ring of blue spikes extending 4-5 inches over the nearly prostrate leaf structure.  It’ll look great in the front of your border.

Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Cold Hardiness: Zones 5-9
Spacing: 15-18"
Growth Rate: Fairly Rapid
Water Needs: Moist, well drained, loamy soil
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