The list below shows all the plants (221 at latest count) that I've already potted
up for this year's sale on May 2nd. A few weeks into the
campaign, the list is well underway, but there will be
more added right up to the day before the sale (probably around 200
varieties total), so do check back. We list plants here regardless of
quantity for sale - for some, there is only one, so come early for the best
selection.
For a good many of the plants below, we'll have small information sheets
with a photo, so you can learn the basics about the plants. However, there
are way too many different plants to have such a sheet for each one, so you
may wish to read up on the offerings here before coming to the sale.
You can click on the botanical name of any plant to get some information
- pictures, links to web resources, etc. Click on the any of the first
three column headings to order the list according to that column.
| Botanical name |
Common name |
Category |
Flowers | Size |
Acanthus mollis |
bear's breeches | perennial (Z6-9) |
purple/white | 4' |
| Acer palmatum |
Japanese maple | tree |
| |
| Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold' |
fern-leaf yarrow | perennial (Z3-9) |
yellow | 3' |
| Adenophora pereskiifolia |
ladybells | perennial (Z5-8) |
blue | |
| Agastache mearnsii |
San Luis Mountain giant hyssop | perennial |
magenta (summer) | 24" |
| Agastache scrophulariifolia |
purple giant hyssop | perennial (Z4-9) |
purple spikes throughout summer | 2-4' tall |
| Ajuga reptans |
bugleweed | perennial |
blue | 4" |
| Allium aflatunense |
Persian onion | perennial bulb (Z5-9 |
purple clusters, early summer | 3' |
| Allium cernuum |
nodding onion | perennial (Z4-10) |
white-deep pink (summer) | 1-2' |
| Allium cristophii |
star of Persia | perennial bulb (Z5-9) |
purple (mid-spring) | 2-3' |
| Allium hyalinum |
glassy onion | perennial |
white or pink (summer) | 20" |
| Allium senescens |
broadleaf chives | perennial (Z5) |
pink (mid-late summer) | 8" |
| Allium sphaerocephalon |
drumstick allium | perennial bulb (Z4-9) |
purple (early summer) | 3' |
| Allium tuberosum |
garlic chives | perennial (Z4-8) |
white | 12-24" |
| Allium vineale 'Hair' |
| perennial |
| |
| Amsonia hubrichtii |
narrow-leaf blue star | perennial |
light blue (late May-June) | |
| Amsonia illustris |
Ozark blue star; shining blue star | perennial |
light blue (May) | 3' |
| Amsonia tabernaemontana |
blue stars | perennial |
blue, late spring | 2-3' |
| Andropogon gerardii |
big bluestem grass | perennial (Z3-8) |
bronze (Aug-Oct) | 5-8' |
| Anemone baldensis |
Mt. Baldo windrose | perennial (Z6-9) |
white | 5-12" |
| Anemone hupehensis |
Japanese windflower | perennial (Z4-8) |
soft pink (summer) | 4' |
| Anemone x hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson' |
Japanese windflower | perennial (Z4) |
white (August-October) | 3' |
| Aquilegia vulgaris |
columbine | perennial |
mixed | 2-3 ft |
| Arabis androsacea |
rock cress | perennial (Z6-9) |
white (spring) | 2-3" |
| Arabis soyeri |
rock cress | perennial |
white | 3" |
| Arisaema triphyllum |
jack in the pulpit | perennial (Z4-9) |
purple/green (late spring) | 2' |
| Aruncus aethusifolius |
dwarf goat's beard | perennial (Z3-9) |
white (May-June) | 8-12" |
| Asclepias curassavica |
tropical milkweed; bloodflower | tender perennial |
red, yellow | 2-3' |
| Asclepias tuberosa |
butterfly weed | perennial (Z4-10) |
orange (summer) | to 2 ft |
| Astilbe x arendsii |
false goatsbeard | perennial |
red, white | 1 ft |
| Aurinia saxatilis |
basket of gold | perennial |
yellow | 12" |
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' |
false forget-me-not | perennial |
blue (April-May) | 12" |
| Bupleurum griffithii 'Decor' |
thorough-wax | annual |
yellow (summer) | 3 ft |
| Calamagrostis brachytricha |
Korean feather grass | perennial (Z5-9) |
buff pink (september) | 3-4' |
| Calamintha nepeta |
nepitella | perennial |
lavender (summer-fall) | 2' |
| Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii |
Bodinier's beautyberry | shrub (Z6-8) |
small pink (summer) | 10' |
| Callirhoe bushii |
Bush's poppy mallow | perennial (Z5-8) |
magenta (summer) | 12-18" |
| Callirhoe involucrata |
poppy mallow; winecups | perennial |
deep purple (June) | sprawler |
| Campanula alliariifolia |
ivory bellflower | perennial |
white | 1-2 ft |
| Campanula rotundifolia |
Scotch harebell | perennial (Z5-10) |
blue (spring-summer) | 6" |
| Carex albula 'Frosty Curls' |
curly sedge | perennial (Z6-9) |
inconspicuous | 12-24" |
| Carex buchananii |
leatherleaf sedge | perennial (Z6-9) |
insignificant | 24" |
| Carex caryophyllea 'The Beatles' |
mophead spring sedge | perennial (Z5-9) |
inconspicuous | 4" |
| Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' |
variegated sedge | perennial (Z5-9) |
| 1-2' |
| Carex muskingumensis 'Wachtposten' |
palm sedge | perennial (Z5-8) |
| 2-3 ft |
| Centaurea montana |
mountain bluet | perennial (Z3-8) |
purple-blue (spring-summer) | 1-2' |
| Chaenomeles 'Toyo Nishiki' |
flowering quince | shrub |
cream and rose (early spring) | |
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
sea oats | perennial grass |
golden tan | 3-4 ft |
| Chelidonium majus |
great celandine | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 12-24" |
| Chrysanthemum koreanum 'Sheffield' |
pink daisy mum | perennial (Z5-9) |
pale pink/yellow (fall) | 2-3' |
| Clematis integrifolia |
| shrub (Z3-7) |
blue (summer) | 18-36" |
| Codonopsis lanceolata |
bonnet bellflower | perennial (Z6-8) |
purple (late summer) | climbs, 10-15' |
| Consolida ajacis |
rocket larkspur | annual |
blue, white, pink (June-July) | 4' |
| Convallaria majalis |
lily of the valley | perennial |
white (May) | 12" |
| Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' |
bigflower tickseed | perennial (Z4-9) |
yellow (late spring) | 18-24" |
| Coreopsis tripteris |
tickseed | perennial |
yellow (July-September) | 6 ft |
| Cornus amomum |
silky dogwood | deciduous shrub (Z5-8) |
white (May-July) | 6-10 ft |
| Corydalis cheilanthifolia |
fernleaf corydalis | perennial (Z5-8) |
yellow (spring) | 12" tall, 20" wide |
| Corydalis lutea |
yellow corydalis | perennial (Z5-7) |
yellow | 1 ft |
| Cotula hispida |
| perennial |
yellow (late spring) | 6" |
| Crocus sativus |
saffron crocus | perennial bulb (Z6-9) |
lavender (October) | 4" |
| Cryptotaenia japonica 'Atropurpurea' |
Japanese parsley | perennial (Z4-9) |
white (summer) | 16" |
| Delphinium maackianum |
| perennial |
purple (late summer) | 28" |
| Dianthus amurensis 'Siberian Blues' |
Amur pink | perennial |
violet-blue (summer) | 6-12" |
| Dianthus knappii |
| perennial |
yellow (early summer) | 18" |
| Dianthus superbus |
fringed pink | perennial (Z3-8) |
pink-red | 24" |
| Dicentra spectabilis |
bleeding heart | perennial |
pink/white (spring) | 2-3' |
| Digitalis grandiflora |
yellow foxglove | perennial |
yellow (late spring) | 2-3' |
| Digitalis lutea |
straw foxglove | perennial (Z3-10) |
creamy yellow, late spring-summer | 30-36" |
| Echinacea pallida |
pale purple coneflower | perennial |
pink - pale purple | 36" |
| Echinacea paradoxa |
yellow coneflower | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 2-3' |
| Echinacea purpurea |
purple coneflower | perennial |
purple | 3-4 ft |
| Echinacea tennesseensis |
Tennessee coneflower | perennial (Z5-9) |
purple (summer) | 2' tall, 18" wide |
| Elymus hystrix |
bottlebrush grass | perennial (Z5-9) |
| 30-36" |
| Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' |
fairy wings | perennial |
yellow (spring) | 18" |
| Eragrostis trichodes |
sand love grass | perennial (Z5-9) |
| 3-4' |
| Eryngium agavifolium |
agave-leaved sea holly | perennial |
white | 3 ft |
| Eryngium creticum |
Crete eryngo; field eryngo | perennial |
blue | |
| Eryngium planum |
flat sea holly | perennial (Z5-9) |
steel blue | 3' |
| Eryngium tripartitum |
sea holly | perennial (Z5-8) |
blue (July) | 3' |
| Eryngium yuccifolium |
rattlesnake master | perennial (Z3-8) |
white | 2-3 ft |
| Eupatorium maculatum 'Purple bush' |
spotted Joe-Pye weed | perennial (Z4-8) |
purple (mid-late summer) | 2-4' |
| Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fens Ruby' |
cypress spurge | perennial |
yellow | 6-8" |
| Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon' |
chameleon spurge | perennial |
yellow | 12" |
| Euphorbia myrsinites |
myrtle spurge | perennial |
yellow | 12" |
| Eustoma grandiflorum |
lisianthus; prairie gentian | annual/tender perennial |
white-blue (summer-fall) | 18" |
| Filipendula rubra |
queen of the prairie, meadowsweet | perennial (Z3-8) |
pink/white (early summer) | 4-6' |
| Fragaria 'Lipstick' |
Alpine strawberry | perennial |
deep pink, throughout summer | 4" |
| Galega orientalis |
oriental goat's rue | perennial |
lavender | |
| Galium odoratum |
sweet woodruff | perennial |
white (spring) | 6" |
| Geranium bohemicum |
| annual |
blue (summer) | 12-18" |
| Geranium endressii 'Wargrave's Pink' |
cranesbill | perennial (Z3) |
pink/purple (late Spring) | 18" |
| Geranium macrorrhizum |
bigroot cranesbill | perennial (Z4) |
cream/rose (late spring) | 16" |
| Geranium phaeum |
mourning widow geranium | perennial (Z5-9) |
purple (May) | 2' |
| Geranium pyrenaicum |
hedgerow cranesbill | perennial (Z5-10) |
purple or white (spring-fall) | 6" |
| Geranium wallichianum 'Buxtons Blue' |
cranesbill | perennial |
blue, summer into fall | 1 ft |
| Geranium wlassovianum |
Wlassov's cranesbill | perennial |
purple (July) | |
| Geranium x cantabrigiense |
mountain cranesbill | perennial |
pinkish white | 6-12" |
| Geranium x oxonianum 'Claridge Druce' |
cranesbill | perennial (Z4-8) |
pink (late spring) | 18-30" |
| Gillenia stipulata |
American ipecac | perennial (Z5) |
white (May-June) | to 4' |
| Gillenia trifoliata |
bowman's root, indian physic | perennial (Z4-8) |
white-pink | 2-3' |
| Gynura japonica |
| perennial (Z4-7) |
orange | 4' |
| Helianthus maximilianii |
Maximillian sunflower | perennial |
yellow, late summer into fall | 7 ft |
| Helleborus foetidus |
stinking hellebore, bear's-paw hellebore | perennial (Z5-9) |
green-white | 2 ft |
| Helleborus x hybridus |
lenten rose | perennial |
different (multi-)colors | 2' |
| Hemerocallis hybrids |
daylily | perennial |
red/yellow (summer) | 2' |
| Hosta hybrids |
plantain lily | perennial |
blue, white (late spring-summer) | various |
| Hydrangea 'Preziosa' |
| shrub (Z6-9) |
white/lavender changing to burgundy (summer-fall) | 3-4' |
| Hymenoxys hoopesii |
orange sneezeweed | perennial (Z3-8) |
yellow (late spring) | 3-4' |
| Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple' |
purple St John's wort | deciduous shrub (Z5-8) |
yellow (summer) | 2-3' |
| Hypericum calycinum |
creeping St. John's wort | perennial |
yellow (July) | 12-18" |
| Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' |
golden St John's wort | deciduous shrub (Z5- |
yellow | 3 ft |
| Hypericum tomentosum |
woolly St. John's wort | perennial |
yellow | 6-8" |
| Iberis sempervirens |
candytuft | perennial (Z4-10) |
white (spring) | 10" |
| Impatiens glandulifera |
policeman's helmet; Himalayan balsam | annual |
pink | 4-6' |
| Iris (tall bearded hybrids) |
bearded iris | perennial |
purple-and-tan (late spring) | 3' |
| Iris domestica |
blackberry lily | perennial (Z5-10) |
red-dotted orange (summer) | 2-3' tall, 1-2' wide |
| Iris sibirica |
Siberian iris | perennial |
blue | to 2 ft |
| Iris tectorum |
Japanese roof iris | perennial (Z4-9) |
blue (spring) | 12-18" |
| Kalimeris yomena 'Geisha' |
Japanese aster | perennial (Z4-9) |
lavender daisies | 16" |
| Kitaibela vitifolia |
| perennial |
white | to 8' |
| Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud' |
beautybush | shrub (Z4-8) |
light pink (May) | 7' |
| Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' |
yellow archangel | perennial (Z2-9) |
yellow (May) | 1' |
| Lathyrus latifolius |
perennial sweet pea | perennial (Z3-7) |
purple | climbs up to 8ft |
| Levisticum officinale |
lovage | perennial herb |
yellow | 4-6 ft |
| Liatris ligulistylis |
meadow blazing star | perennial |
purple (Aug-Sep) | 3-5' |
| Liatris spicata |
blazing star; gayfeather | perennial bulb |
purple, mid-late summer | 3 ft |
| Ligularia dentata |
golden groundsel, leopard plant | perennial (Z3) |
orange-yellow (summer) | 3' |
| Linaria purpurea |
purple toadflax | perennial (Z5-9) |
violet (late spring-summer) | 2-3' tall, 1-2' wide |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
cardinal flower | perennial |
red (summer) | 24" |
| Lunaria annua |
honesty; moneyplant | biennial |
purple (April) | 2' |
| Luzula nivea |
snowy wood rush | perennial |
white (May) | to 16" |
| Lychnis chalcedonica |
Maltese cross | perennial |
red (May-June) | 3' |
| Lychnis coronaria 'Alba' |
White rose campion | perennial |
white | 3 ft |
| Lysimachia punctata |
yellow loosestrife; circle flower | perennial (Z4-8) |
yellow (June) | 2-3' |
| Marrubium supinum |
scallop shell | perennial (Z7-10) |
pink | 18-24" |
| Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea' |
Siberian melic grass | perennial (Z4-9) |
deep purple (late spring) | 2' |
| Melissa officinalis |
Lemon balm | perennial herb |
white (summer) | 4 ft |
| Mentha spicata |
chocolate mint | perennial herb |
| 6" |
| Nepeta racemosa |
catmint | perennial |
lavender | 6" |
| Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin' |
basil | tender perennial |
purplish blue (summer) | 18" |
| Papaver orientale |
oriental poppy | perennial |
red (late spring) | 3' |
| Papaver rupifragum |
Spanish poppy | biennial |
orange | 12" |
| Penstemon canescens |
gray beard-tongue | perennial |
lavender (May) | 18" |
| Penstemon caryi |
| perennial |
blue-violet | 9" |
| Penstemon pinifolius |
pine-leaf penstemon | perennial |
red (late spring-summer) | 12" |
| Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's palette' |
painter's palette | perennial (Z4-8) |
tiny red beads (late summer) | 18-24" |
| Petrorhagia saxifraga |
tunic flower | perennial |
light pink to white | 6" |
| Phalaris arundinacea 'Strawberries&Cream' |
ribbon grass | perennial grass |
| 3 ft |
| Phlomis russeliana |
Jerusalem sage | perennial |
yellow (May-June) | 3 ft |
| Phlox divaricata |
wild blue phlox | perennial (Z3-8) |
lavender-blue (spring) | 9-12" |
| Phlox paniculata |
garden phlox | perennial |
various colors (mid-late summer) | 2' |
| Phlox subulata |
creeping phlox | perennial (Z2-8) |
pink | 4" |
| Phuopsis stylosa |
creeping crosswort | perennial (Z5-10) |
pink (summer) | 6-8" |
| Physocarpus opulifolius |
ninebark | shrub |
white (late spring) | 6-10' |
| Phyteuma scheuchzeri |
rampion | perennial |
blue (May-June) | 10" |
| Platycodon grandiflorus |
balloonflower | perennial (Z3-8) |
blue/pink/white (summer) | see below |
| Polygonatum biflorum |
Solomon's seal | perennial (Z3-9) |
greenish white (late spring) | 2' |
| Polygonatum humile |
dwarf Solomon's seal | perennial (Z4-9) |
white (spring) | 6" |
| Potentilla neumanniana |
spring cinquefoil | perennial |
yellow (April-May) | 3" |
| Primula veris 'Sunset shades' |
English cowslip | perennial (Z4) |
yellow-red | 8" |
| Pulmonaria officinalis |
lungwort | perennial |
blue and pink (early spring) | 12" |
| Pulmonaria saccharata 'De Vroomen's Pride' |
Bethlehem sage | perennial |
blue/pink (April-May) | 12" |
| Pulsatilla vulgaris |
pasque flower | perennial (Z4-8) |
violet | 12" |
| Pycnanthemum incanum |
hoary mountain mint; white horse-mint | perennial |
purple-speckled white (summer) | 2' |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
slender mountain mint | perennial (Z4-10) |
white clusters (summer) | 2-3' |
| Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn' |
creeping buttercup | perennial (Z4-9) |
yellow (spring) | 9-12" |
| Rodgersia aesculifolia |
| perennial (Z3) |
pink-white (May-June) | 3' |
| Rosa virginiana |
Virginia rose | shrub |
pink | 4 ft |
| Rosa x rehderiana |
polyantha rose | shrub |
| |
| Rubus thibetanus 'Silver Fern' |
ghost bramble | shrub (Z6-9) |
purple | 5-6' |
| Rudbeckia laciniata 'Goldquelle' |
golden glow coneflower | perennial (Z3-9) |
yellow (summer) | 3' |
| Rudbeckia triloba |
brown-eyed susan | biennial |
yellow/brown (late summer-fall) | 3-4' |
| Ruta graveolens |
rue | perennial herb |
yellow | 3 ft |
| Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' |
corkscrew willow | tree (Z4-8) |
| 20' |
| Salix purpurea |
purple willow; arctic willow | shrub |
| 3' |
| Salvia lyrata |
lyre-leaf sage | perennial |
light blue (May) | 1 ft |
| Salvia pratensis Haematodes |
meadow sage | perennial (Z3-10) |
blue-purple | 3' |
| Salvia regeliana |
hardy ornamental sage | perennial |
purple (summer) | 2-3' |
| Sanguisorba menziesii |
Menzies' burnet | perennial (Z4) |
red (summer) | 30" |
| Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. purpurea |
purple burnet | perennial (Z4-7) |
burgundy (summer) | 4' |
| Saponaria officinalis |
soapwort, bouncing bet | perennial |
pink or white (early summer) | 2-3' |
| Scabiosa stellata |
starflower pincushions | annual |
cream (summer) | 2' |
| Scilla scilloides |
squill | perennial (Z6-9) |
blue (late summer-fall) | 15" |
| Scutellaria altissima |
tall skullcap | perennial (Z4-10) |
purple | 2-4' |
| Sedum 'Purple Emperor' |
stonecrop | perennial (Z3-7) |
purple (late summer-fall) | 12-18" |
| Sedum kamtschaticum |
Kamtschat sedum | perennial |
yellow (May-June) | 4" |
| Sedum rupestre |
reflexed evergreen stonecrop | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 6" |
| Sedum spectabile |
showy stonecrop | perennial (Z4-9) |
pink (late summer-fall) | 2' |
| Sempervivum |
hens and chicks; houseleek | perennial |
purple (summer) | 2" (to 6" in bloom) |
| Silphium perfoliatum |
cup plant | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 6 ft |
| Solidago canadensis |
Canada goldenrod | perennial |
yellow July-Sept | 4-5' |
| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian grass | perennial (Z3-9) |
| 3-7' |
| Stachys byzantina |
lamb's ear | perennial |
purple | 6" (18" in flower) |
| Stachys densiflora 'Hummelo' |
alpine betony | perennial |
rose-pink (late spring) | 24" |
| Stachys minor |
little betony | perennial |
pink-purple | 10" |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' |
New England aster | perennial |
purple (late summer) | 2' |
| Syneilesis palmata |
palmate umbrella plant | perennial (Z5-8) |
white (summer) | 15" |
| Tanacetum balsamita |
costmary | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 18" |
| Tanacetum coccineum |
painted daisy | perennial |
pink-red with yellow eye (May-June) | 24" |
| Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' |
golden feverfew | perennial |
yellow/white | 1 ft |
| Teucrium chamaedrys |
prostrate and upright germander | perennial |
purple (late spring) | 8" |
| Teucrium hyrcanicum |
Caucasian germander | perennial (Z6-9) |
bungundy (summer) | 24" |
| Thalictrum dasycarpum |
purple meadow rue | perennial (Z4-7) |
white (June) | 3-5' |
| Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum |
yellow meadow rue | perennial |
yellow (June) | 6' |
| Thalictrum rochebrunianum |
lavender mist meadow rue | perennial (Z4-7) |
lavender | 4 ft |
| Thermopsis montana |
golden pea, golden banner | perennial (Z3-9) |
yellow (mid-spring) | 3-4' |
| Tradescantia virginiana |
spiderwort | perennial |
light blue-lilac | 2 ft |
| Tricyrtis hirta |
toad lily | perennial (Z5-9) |
white/purple (Sept-Oct) | 3-4' |
| Trollius asiaticus |
Asian globeflower | perennial |
yellow-orange | 18-20" |
| Valeriana officinalis |
common valerian; garden heliotrope | perennial (Z4-9) |
white (summer) | 4-6' |
| Verbascum chaixii 'Album' |
nettle-leaved mullein | perennial (Z5-8) |
white/mauve | 3 ft |
| Vernonia angustifolia |
tall ironweed | perennial |
purple (late summer-fall) | |
| Veronica longifolia 'Blauriesin' |
long-leaf speedwell | perennial (Z4-8) |
blue spikes (summer) | 3-4' |
| Viburnum dilatatum |
linden viburnum | shrub |
white (late spring) | to 10' |
| Viburnum trilobum |
American cranberry bush | shrub (Z2) |
white/green (May) | 10' |
| Viburnum x pragense |
Prague viburnum | evergreen shrub (Z5-8) |
white (spring) | 6-10' |
| Viola jooi |
| perennial (Z5-10) |
purple | 3" |
| Viola sororia f. priceana |
confederate violet | perennial (Z4-8) |
white/violet | 4-8" |
| Vitex negundo |
chastetree | shrub (Z6-10) |
blue (summer) | see comments |
| Zizia aurea |
golden alexanders | perennial (Z3-8) |
yellow (May-June) | 2' |
