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DAYLILY

Stella D' Oro grows 12" - 15".  2-1/2" golden yellow flowers bloom heavily in mid May and then sporadically until frost.  Daylilly means "Star of Gold"

Hemerocallis grow 15" - 36". in yellow, orange, or pink color.

BLACK EYED SUSAN

The plant grows 24" - 36" with deep yellow daisies on compact plants.  It blooms from mid-summer to fall and grows in full sun to partial shade.

PURPLE CONE FLOWER

These daisy-like flowers of purple, rose, or white grow best in full sun. Blooms from mid to late summer on upright, spreading plants.  

COREOPSIS 

It grows 18" - 24" with 1 1/2" to 2" yellow flowers. Cultivars include 'Moonbeam', with pale yellow flowers, and 'Early Sunrise' with 2", semi-double, golden yellow flowers. This plant blooms June - October.

GARDEN PHLOX

This plant is fragrant all summer long. The blooms are shades of pink, red, purple, and white. It grows 18" - 30"

CREEPING PHLOX

This is an evergreen groundcover growing 3" - 6" in height.  Bright red-purple, violet-purple, pink, or white flowers bloom in early to mid spring.  Plant in full sun with well drained sandy soil.

VERBENA

Verbena is a groundcover which blooms all summer. One foot high ground cover spreads out three feet or more. Verbena is great for cascading over a wall or in a rock garden. It can also be used to edge a planting bed. Cultivar's 'Homestead Purple' has large purple blossoms.

BOLTONIA

Boltonia grows to 3'- 4' tall. White daisies bloom in the late summer to fall.

BATH'S PINK DIANTHUS

A groundcover with soft pink flowers on 9" to12" stalks. It blooms in April and May.

This is a super plant for edging, front of the border, or rock gardens.  It is a 1994 Georgia Gold Medal Award Winner.

CANNA LILIES

Cannas are grown as much for their foliage as for their flowers.  Leaves vary in shape from narrow lances to paddles.  Cannas can be solid or striped.

SHASTA DAISY

Grown best in full sun, these big white daisy flowers bloom in summer. 

DAFFODILS

Daffodils are the first flower of spring.  Plant daffodil bulbs from August through November.  

BALLOON FLOWER

This summer blooming herbaceous perennial grows to 30" high.  Protection from afternoon sun is preferable.  Plants seldom need dividing.

IRIS

Irises have narrow, often sword shaped leaves.  Flowering occurs from winter to summer.  Most irises bloom in spring. 

HARDY ASTER

A late summer to fall blooming perennial.  Asters require average to rich soil with excellent drainage and full sun.  They cannot tolerate excess moisture or wet soil.

BLAZING STAR

The blazing star  is a native American perennial with tall spikes bearing dozens of small red and violet to purple flowers.  Plant in full sun in average to rich moist, but well drained soil.

AUTUMN JOY SEDUM

It blooms in mid to late summer and grows 2" tall.  Plant in full sun to partial shade.

CHRYSANTHEMUM

LENTEN ROSE

This is an evergreen perennial with white and purple or maroon flowers that bloom in early spring. It grows to 15"-18" tall.

VERONICA

These showy spikes of white, bluish, or rose flower all summer.  Varieties are adaptable as groundcovers, in borders, rock gardens, and edging.  Plant in sun to part shade.

CANDY TUFT

An old time favorite, it is  famous for it's white flowers in spring, evergreen foliage, and creeping growth habit. 

This popular edging plant looks great cascading over walls in rock gardens and in mixed borders.

For best appearance, shear after flowering.  This plant grows best in full sun.

HARDY ICE PLANT

This is a hardy, succulent plant bearing fuchsia daisy-like flowers all summer long.  It makes a good groundcover, container plant, or rock garden plant.  Plant in full sun.

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

These ornamental grasses come in a variety of colors, textures, and sizes.  Some varieties need cutting back in late winter.  Full sun is  best for proper growth, but light shade is ok.

Muly Grass

 

PAMPASS GRASS

CLEMATIS

These showy, flowering vines are  unmatched for their spectacular summer blooms.  A variety of colors are  available and work superbly for arbors, posts, and fences.  It grows best in full sun.

Asian Lily

HARDY LANTANA

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