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 |
Bupleurum griffithii 'Decor' |
thorough-wax | annual |
yellow (summer) | 3 ft |
| Consolida ajacis |
rocket larkspur | annual |
blue, white, pink (June-July) | 4' |
| Geranium bohemicum |
| annual |
blue (summer) | 12-18" |
| Impatiens glandulifera |
policeman's helmet; Himalayan balsam | annual |
pink | 4-6' |
| Scabiosa stellata |
starflower pincushions | annual |
cream (summer) | 2' |
| Eustoma grandiflorum |
lisianthus; prairie gentian | annual/tender perennial |
white-blue (summer-fall) | 18" |
| Lunaria annua |
honesty; moneyplant | biennial |
purple (April) | 2' |
| Papaver rupifragum |
Spanish poppy | biennial |
orange | 12" |
| Rudbeckia triloba |
brown-eyed susan | biennial |
yellow/brown (late summer-fall) | 3-4' |
| Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' |
golden St John's wort | deciduous shrub (Z5- |
yellow | 3 ft |
| Cornus amomum |
silky dogwood | deciduous shrub (Z5-8) |
white (May-July) | 6-10 ft |
| Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple' |
purple St John's wort | deciduous shrub (Z5-8) |
yellow (summer) | 2-3' |
| Viburnum x pragense |
Prague viburnum | evergreen shrub (Z5-8) |
white (spring) | 6-10' |
| Agastache mearnsii |
San Luis Mountain giant hyssop | perennial |
magenta (summer) | 24" |
| Ajuga reptans |
bugleweed | perennial |
blue | 4" |
| Allium hyalinum |
glassy onion | perennial |
white or pink (summer) | 20" |
| 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' |
| Aquilegia vulgaris |
columbine | perennial |
mixed | 2-3 ft |
| Arabis soyeri |
rock cress | perennial |
white | 3" |
| 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" |
| Calamintha nepeta |
nepitella | perennial |
lavender (summer-fall) | 2' |
| Callirhoe involucrata |
poppy mallow; winecups | perennial |
deep purple (June) | sprawler |
| Campanula alliariifolia |
ivory bellflower | perennial |
white | 1-2 ft |
| Chelidonium majus |
great celandine | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 12-24" |
| Convallaria majalis |
lily of the valley | perennial |
white (May) | 12" |
| Coreopsis tripteris |
tickseed | perennial |
yellow (July-September) | 6 ft |
| Cotula hispida |
| perennial |
yellow (late spring) | 6" |
| 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" |
| Dicentra spectabilis |
bleeding heart | perennial |
pink/white (spring) | 2-3' |
| Digitalis grandiflora |
yellow foxglove | perennial |
yellow (late spring) | 2-3' |
| 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 |
| Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' |
fairy wings | perennial |
yellow (spring) | 18" |
| Eryngium agavifolium |
agave-leaved sea holly | perennial |
white | 3 ft |
| Eryngium creticum |
Crete eryngo; field eryngo | perennial |
blue | |
| 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" |
| 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 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" |
| Helianthus maximilianii |
Maximillian sunflower | perennial |
yellow, late summer into fall | 7 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 |
| Hypericum calycinum |
creeping St. John's wort | perennial |
yellow (July) | 12-18" |
| Hypericum tomentosum |
woolly St. John's wort | perennial |
yellow | 6-8" |
| Iris (tall bearded hybrids) |
bearded iris | perennial |
purple-and-tan (late spring) | 3' |
| Iris sibirica |
Siberian iris | perennial |
blue | to 2 ft |
| Kitaibela vitifolia |
| perennial |
white | to 8' |
| Liatris ligulistylis |
meadow blazing star | perennial |
purple (Aug-Sep) | 3-5' |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
cardinal flower | perennial |
red (summer) | 24" |
| 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 |
| Nepeta racemosa |
catmint | perennial |
lavender | 6" |
| Papaver orientale |
oriental poppy | perennial |
red (late spring) | 3' |
| 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" |
| Petrorhagia saxifraga |
tunic flower | perennial |
light pink to white | 6" |
| Phlomis russeliana |
Jerusalem sage | perennial |
yellow (May-June) | 3 ft |
| Phlox paniculata |
garden phlox | perennial |
various colors (mid-late summer) | 2' |
| Phyteuma scheuchzeri |
rampion | perennial |
blue (May-June) | 10" |
| Potentilla neumanniana |
spring cinquefoil | perennial |
yellow (April-May) | 3" |
| Pulmonaria officinalis |
lungwort | perennial |
blue and pink (early spring) | 12" |
| Pulmonaria saccharata 'De Vroomen's Pride' |
Bethlehem sage | perennial |
blue/pink (April-May) | 12" |
| Pycnanthemum incanum |
hoary mountain mint; white horse-mint | perennial |
purple-speckled white (summer) | 2' |
| Salvia lyrata |
lyre-leaf sage | perennial |
light blue (May) | 1 ft |
| Salvia regeliana |
hardy ornamental sage | perennial |
purple (summer) | 2-3' |
| Saponaria officinalis |
soapwort, bouncing bet | perennial |
pink or white (early summer) | 2-3' |
| Sedum kamtschaticum |
Kamtschat sedum | perennial |
yellow (May-June) | 4" |
| Sedum rupestre |
reflexed evergreen stonecrop | perennial |
yellow (summer) | 6" |
| 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' |
| 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' |
| 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" |
| Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum |
yellow meadow rue | perennial |
yellow (June) | 6' |
| Tradescantia virginiana |
spiderwort | perennial |
light blue-lilac | 2 ft |
| Trollius asiaticus |
Asian globeflower | perennial |
yellow-orange | 18-20" |
| Vernonia angustifolia |
tall ironweed | perennial |
purple (late summer-fall) | |
| Phlox subulata |
creeping phlox | perennial (Z2-8) |
pink | 4" |
| Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' |
yellow archangel | perennial (Z2-9) |
yellow (May) | 1' |
| Geranium endressii 'Wargrave's Pink' |
cranesbill | perennial (Z3) |
pink/purple (late Spring) | 18" |
| Ligularia dentata |
golden groundsel, leopard plant | perennial (Z3) |
orange-yellow (summer) | 3' |
| Rodgersia aesculifolia |
| perennial (Z3) |
pink-white (May-June) | 3' |
| Digitalis lutea |
straw foxglove | perennial (Z3-10) |
creamy yellow, late spring-summer | 30-36" |
| Salvia pratensis Haematodes |
meadow sage | perennial (Z3-10) |
blue-purple | 3' |
| Lathyrus latifolius |
perennial sweet pea | perennial (Z3-7) |
purple | climbs up to 8ft |
| Sedum 'Purple Emperor' |
stonecrop | perennial (Z3-7) |
purple (late summer-fall) | 12-18" |
| Andropogon gerardii |
big bluestem grass | perennial (Z3-8) |
bronze (Aug-Oct) | 5-8' |
| Centaurea montana |
mountain bluet | perennial (Z3-8) |
purple-blue (spring-summer) | 1-2' |
| Dianthus superbus |
fringed pink | perennial (Z3-8) |
pink-red | 24" |
| Eryngium yuccifolium |
rattlesnake master | perennial (Z3-8) |
white | 2-3 ft |
| Filipendula rubra |
queen of the prairie, meadowsweet | perennial (Z3-8) |
pink/white (early summer) | 4-6' |
| Hymenoxys hoopesii |
orange sneezeweed | perennial (Z3-8) |
yellow (late spring) | 3-4' |
| Phlox divaricata |
wild blue phlox | perennial (Z3-8) |
lavender-blue (spring) | 9-12" |
| Platycodon grandiflorus |
balloonflower | perennial (Z3-8) |
blue/pink/white (summer) | see below |
| Zizia aurea |
golden alexanders | perennial (Z3-8) |
yellow (May-June) | 2' |
| Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold' |
fern-leaf yarrow | perennial (Z3-9) |
yellow | 3' |
| Aruncus aethusifolius |
dwarf goat's beard | perennial (Z3-9) |
white (May-June) | 8-12" |
| Polygonatum biflorum |
Solomon's seal | perennial (Z3-9) |
greenish white (late spring) | 2' |
| Rudbeckia laciniata 'Goldquelle' |
golden glow coneflower | perennial (Z3-9) |
yellow (summer) | 3' |
| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian grass | perennial (Z3-9) |
| 3-7' |
| Thermopsis montana |
golden pea, golden banner | perennial (Z3-9) |
yellow (mid-spring) | 3-4' |
| Anemone x hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson' |
Japanese windflower | perennial (Z4) |
white (August-October) | 3' |
| Geranium macrorrhizum |
bigroot cranesbill | perennial (Z4) |
cream/rose (late spring) | 16" |
| Primula veris 'Sunset shades' |
English cowslip | perennial (Z4) |
yellow-red | 8" |
| Sanguisorba menziesii |
Menzies' burnet | perennial (Z4) |
red (summer) | 30" |
| Allium cernuum |
nodding onion | perennial (Z4-10) |
white-deep pink (summer) | 1-2' |
| Asclepias tuberosa |
butterfly weed | perennial (Z4-10) |
orange (summer) | to 2 ft |
| Iberis sempervirens |
candytuft | perennial (Z4-10) |
white (spring) | 10" |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
slender mountain mint | perennial (Z4-10) |
white clusters (summer) | 2-3' |
| Scutellaria altissima |
tall skullcap | perennial (Z4-10) |
purple | 2-4' |
| Gynura japonica |
| perennial (Z4-7) |
orange | 4' |
| Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. purpurea |
purple burnet | perennial (Z4-7) |
burgundy (summer) | 4' |
| Thalictrum dasycarpum |
purple meadow rue | perennial (Z4-7) |
white (June) | 3-5' |
| Thalictrum rochebrunianum |
lavender mist meadow rue | perennial (Z4-7) |
lavender | 4 ft |
| Allium tuberosum |
garlic chives | perennial (Z4-8) |
white | 12-24" |
| Anemone hupehensis |
Japanese windflower | perennial (Z4-8) |
soft pink (summer) | 4' |
| Eupatorium maculatum 'Purple bush' |
spotted Joe-Pye weed | perennial (Z4-8) |
purple (mid-late summer) | 2-4' |
| Geranium x oxonianum 'Claridge Druce' |
cranesbill | perennial (Z4-8) |
pink (late spring) | 18-30" |
| Gillenia trifoliata |
bowman's root, indian physic | perennial (Z4-8) |
white-pink | 2-3' |
| Lysimachia punctata |
yellow loosestrife; circle flower | perennial (Z4-8) |
yellow (June) | 2-3' |
| Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's palette' |
painter's palette | perennial (Z4-8) |
tiny red beads (late summer) | 18-24" |
| Pulsatilla vulgaris |
pasque flower | perennial (Z4-8) |
violet | 12" |
| Veronica longifolia 'Blauriesin' |
long-leaf speedwell | perennial (Z4-8) |
blue spikes (summer) | 3-4' |
| Viola sororia f. priceana |
confederate violet | perennial (Z4-8) |
white/violet | 4-8" |
| Agastache scrophulariifolia |
purple giant hyssop | perennial (Z4-9) |
purple spikes throughout summer | 2-4' tall |
| Arisaema triphyllum |
jack in the pulpit | perennial (Z4-9) |
purple/green (late spring) | 2' |
| Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' |
bigflower tickseed | perennial (Z4-9) |
yellow (late spring) | 18-24" |
| Cryptotaenia japonica 'Atropurpurea' |
Japanese parsley | perennial (Z4-9) |
white (summer) | 16" |
| Iris tectorum |
Japanese roof iris | perennial (Z4-9) |
blue (spring) | 12-18" |
| Kalimeris yomena 'Geisha' |
Japanese aster | perennial (Z4-9) |
lavender daisies | 16" |
| Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea' |
Siberian melic grass | perennial (Z4-9) |
deep purple (late spring) | 2' |
| Polygonatum humile |
dwarf Solomon's seal | perennial (Z4-9) |
white (spring) | 6" |
| Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn' |
creeping buttercup | perennial (Z4-9) |
yellow (spring) | 9-12" |
| Sedum spectabile |
showy stonecrop | perennial (Z4-9) |
pink (late summer-fall) | 2' |
| Valeriana officinalis |
common valerian; garden heliotrope | perennial (Z4-9) |
white (summer) | 4-6' |
| Allium senescens |
broadleaf chives | perennial (Z5) |
pink (mid-late summer) | 8" |
| Gillenia stipulata |
American ipecac | perennial (Z5) |
white (May-June) | to 4' |
| Campanula rotundifolia |
Scotch harebell | perennial (Z5-10) |
blue (spring-summer) | 6" |
| Geranium pyrenaicum |
hedgerow cranesbill | perennial (Z5-10) |
purple or white (spring-fall) | 6" |
| Iris domestica |
blackberry lily | perennial (Z5-10) |
red-dotted orange (summer) | 2-3' tall, 1-2' wide |
| Phuopsis stylosa |
creeping crosswort | perennial (Z5-10) |
pink (summer) | 6-8" |
| Viola jooi |
| perennial (Z5-10) |
purple | 3" |
| Corydalis lutea |
yellow corydalis | perennial (Z5-7) |
yellow | 1 ft |
| Adenophora pereskiifolia |
ladybells | perennial (Z5-8) |
blue | |
| Callirhoe bushii |
Bush's poppy mallow | perennial (Z5-8) |
magenta (summer) | 12-18" |
| Carex muskingumensis 'Wachtposten' |
palm sedge | perennial (Z5-8) |
| 2-3 ft |
| Corydalis cheilanthifolia |
fernleaf corydalis | perennial (Z5-8) |
yellow (spring) | 12" tall, 20" wide |
| Eryngium tripartitum |
sea holly | perennial (Z5-8) |
blue (July) | 3' |
| Syneilesis palmata |
palmate umbrella plant | perennial (Z5-8) |
white (summer) | 15" |
| Verbascum chaixii 'Album' |
nettle-leaved mullein | perennial (Z5-8) |
white/mauve | 3 ft |
| Calamagrostis brachytricha |
Korean feather grass | perennial (Z5-9) |
buff pink (september) | 3-4' |
| Carex caryophyllea 'The Beatles' |
mophead spring sedge | perennial (Z5-9) |
inconspicuous | 4" |
| Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' |
variegated sedge | perennial (Z5-9) |
| 1-2' |
| Chrysanthemum koreanum 'Sheffield' |
pink daisy mum | perennial (Z5-9) |
pale pink/yellow (fall) | 2-3' |
| Echinacea tennesseensis |
Tennessee coneflower | perennial (Z5-9) |
purple (summer) | 2' tall, 18" wide |
| Elymus hystrix |
bottlebrush grass | perennial (Z5-9) |
| 30-36" |
| Eragrostis trichodes |
sand love grass | perennial (Z5-9) |
| 3-4' |
| Eryngium planum |
flat sea holly | perennial (Z5-9) |
steel blue | 3' |
| Geranium phaeum |
mourning widow geranium | perennial (Z5-9) |
purple (May) | 2' |
| Helleborus foetidus |
stinking hellebore, bear's-paw hellebore | perennial (Z5-9) |
green-white | 2 ft |
| Linaria purpurea |
purple toadflax | perennial (Z5-9) |
violet (late spring-summer) | 2-3' tall, 1-2' wide |
| Tricyrtis hirta |
toad lily | perennial (Z5-9) |
white/purple (Sept-Oct) | 3-4' |
| Codonopsis lanceolata |
bonnet bellflower | perennial (Z6-8) |
purple (late summer) | climbs, 10-15' |
| Acanthus mollis |
bear's breeches | perennial (Z6-9) |
purple/white | 4' |
| Anemone baldensis |
Mt. Baldo windrose | perennial (Z6-9) |
white | 5-12" |
| Arabis androsacea |
rock cress | perennial (Z6-9) |
white (spring) | 2-3" |
| Carex albula 'Frosty Curls' |
curly sedge | perennial (Z6-9) |
inconspicuous | 12-24" |
| Carex buchananii |
leatherleaf sedge | perennial (Z6-9) |
insignificant | 24" |
| Scilla scilloides |
squill | perennial (Z6-9) |
blue (late summer-fall) | 15" |
| Teucrium hyrcanicum |
Caucasian germander | perennial (Z6-9) |
bungundy (summer) | 24" |
| Marrubium supinum |
scallop shell | perennial (Z7-10) |
pink | 18-24" |
| Liatris spicata |
blazing star; gayfeather | perennial bulb |
purple, mid-late summer | 3 ft |
| Allium sphaerocephalon |
drumstick allium | perennial bulb (Z4-9) |
purple (early summer) | 3' |
| Allium aflatunense |
Persian onion | perennial bulb (Z5-9 |
purple clusters, early summer | 3' |
| Allium cristophii |
star of Persia | perennial bulb (Z5-9) |
purple (mid-spring) | 2-3' |
| Crocus sativus |
saffron crocus | perennial bulb (Z6-9) |
lavender (October) | 4" |
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
sea oats | perennial grass |
golden tan | 3-4 ft |
| Phalaris arundinacea 'Strawberries&Cream' |
ribbon grass | perennial grass |
| 3 ft |
| Levisticum officinale |
lovage | perennial herb |
yellow | 4-6 ft |
| Melissa officinalis |
Lemon balm | perennial herb |
white (summer) | 4 ft |
| Mentha spicata |
chocolate mint | perennial herb |
| 6" |
| Ruta graveolens |
rue | perennial herb |
yellow | 3 ft |
| Chaenomeles 'Toyo Nishiki' |
flowering quince | shrub |
cream and rose (early spring) | |
| Physocarpus opulifolius |
ninebark | shrub |
white (late spring) | 6-10' |
| Rosa virginiana |
Virginia rose | shrub |
pink | 4 ft |
| Rosa x rehderiana |
polyantha rose | shrub |
| |
| Salix purpurea |
purple willow; arctic willow | shrub |
| 3' |
| Viburnum dilatatum |
linden viburnum | shrub |
white (late spring) | to 10' |
| Viburnum trilobum |
American cranberry bush | shrub (Z2) |
white/green (May) | 10' |
| Clematis integrifolia |
| shrub (Z3-7) |
blue (summer) | 18-36" |
| Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud' |
beautybush | shrub (Z4-8) |
light pink (May) | 7' |
| Vitex negundo |
chastetree | shrub (Z6-10) |
blue (summer) | see comments |
| Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii |
Bodinier's beautyberry | shrub (Z6-8) |
small pink (summer) | 10' |
| Hydrangea 'Preziosa' |
| shrub (Z6-9) |
white/lavender changing to burgundy (summer-fall) | 3-4' |
| Rubus thibetanus 'Silver Fern' |
ghost bramble | shrub (Z6-9) |
purple | 5-6' |
| Asclepias curassavica |
tropical milkweed; bloodflower | tender perennial |
red, yellow | 2-3' |
| Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin' |
basil | tender perennial |
purplish blue (summer) | 18" |
| Acer palmatum |
Japanese maple | tree |
| |
| Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' |
corkscrew willow | tree (Z4-8) |
| 20' |
