Compact and oh so easy to grow, this dense, intense little beauty will come alive in late May with pink bloom that features deep red venation. Even better, this great selection rarely rests sending up clouds of color throughout the summer and fall. It is the perfect plant for grouping in the front or middle of a garden where is can produce a wave of season long color.

This woodland native will charm you not only with its propensity to bloom, but with its deep, dark colored foliage that adds spice to the landscape throughout the growing season. ‘Espresso’ has a dense spreading form that works well in the front of any planting and is very tolerant of partial or even full shade conditions. Its foliage is deeply cut and a dark red-brown color that serves as a colorful backdrop for loads of small pink flowers that bloom from mid-May through late June. Native bees and butterflies use ‘Espresso’ as a nectar source while small garden critters find its dense, spreading form provides outstanding cover. Plant it in groups and enjoy the color show.

Trailing perennial with purplish-pink, dark veined flowers throughout summer. Long bloom period and compact form. From Rozanne and friends®. A superb choice for rock gardens, containers, edging or showy groundcover. 

This lovely garden plant has violet-blue saucer-shaped 2″ flowers. ‘Rozanne’ has a spreading compact habit with deep green, slightly marbled foliage. Adrian Bloom says this is one of the best geraniums he has ever introduced! The flower period is from mid-June to October. 2004 Hardy New American Garden Plant.

Small, magenta-pink flowers that are accented with a black center and black veins above velvety grey-green foliage that spreads.

If only every plant was this easy to grow. ‘Max Frei’ is such an easy care plant thriving in any well-drained, moist soil in a full sun or partial shade spot. Even better, it blooms continuously throughout the summer with cup-like, magenta-pink flowers that contrast sweetly against the backdrop of finely divided, deep green foliage that forms a dense, spreading mound in the garden. Grouping a few in the front of a planting will guarantee interest and bloom action in that garden from June through late August.

Blushing Turtle’s ground hugging form is what got this new perennial its name as it resembles a turtle. Each flower is made up of 5 pink petals which are accented with dark red veins and although the main bloom happens in  June a sporatic rebloom will continue till September. A light shear mid-summer will removes spent blooms and encourange more rebloom. Blushing Turtle Cranesbill will do well planting in mixed beds and rock gardens.

Rose-pink flowers with delicate central banding of dark pink on neat stands of willowy stems. Wonderful filler for cut flower arrangements. Outstanding heat and drought tolerance. Ideal for wildflower gardens, butterfly gardens or borders. Long-lived cut flowers.

In marked contrast to many other Gaura, ‘Passionate Blush’ exhibits an extremely dense, upright, non-flopping habit that will make it a much better fit in most gardens and containers. Reaching a height of 18″, it is the perfect size for filling in space in the front or middle of any garden and it will bloom with a ferocity that might startle you! In fact, it’s a blooming machine with masses of blush pink flowers from May until frost and, with its upright form, it is easy to continually cut stems to use a filler for your other cut flowers that you regularly bring inside. You’ll even love the fact that its bright red, unopened buds provide a distinct color contrast to its pink bloom. ‘Passionate Blush’ loves full sun and wants well drained soil, especially over the winter, to ensure its best garden performance. Try it in a container on your patio with other blooming annuals and perennials and be ready to be awed by its blooming power!

Make your garden come alive with butterflies! It’s easy to do with this dense, spreading, bountiful blooming beauty that erupts with clouds of pink butterfly shaped flowers in early June continuing into late July. The show is tremendous and is never overbearing since its blooms are diffused above the plant on long stems giving an airy texture that will stand out from the rest of the bloom in your garden. You’ll enjoy this plant even more once you see that the butterfly shaped flowers will attract the real deal in droves to your garden. ‘Karalee Petite Pink’ is perfect for planting in groups to create a wave of airy pink garden color. Be sure to plant it in full sun toward the front of any planting and make sure it is placed in an area with excellent drainage. It’s an easy care plant that is drought tolerant and very rewarding to you and your nectar loving friends!