‘Kramer’s Red’ puts on an astounding show of deep, purplish-red flower color to usher in the spring. The first warm days of late March and April see this selection’s stems loaded with buds between deep green, needle-like foliage and starting to flame into color. Bloom lasts for nearly a month on this mounding, spreading plant that loves to be massed in partial sun areas.
Start the spring right with this unique selection that features white, pink and red colors that burst forth the welcome spring in March and April. The compact form of this early bloomer makes it perfect for filling in just the right small spaces in your landscape so they shine in spring.
Popular groundcover with heart-shaped leaves topped by rose to lilac blooms. Best growth occurs in partial to full shade in moist, highly organic soils. Excellent as a groundcover under mature trees. Grows best in partial to full shade planted in highly organic soil. Remove dead foliage in early spring.
Distinctive arrow shaped foliage with purple spots forms a tight mound in spring. As the season progresses, flower stalks rise above, opening in May to reveal riveting white winged flowers with pink cups. Second flush follows bloom. Thrives in semi-shade. Easy to grow. Wonderful groundcover with unique blooms. Can be used in mixed perennial containers. Spectacular when grouped.
Dense, heart shaped foliage tinged with red holds the most dainty and unique blossom of any groundcover. Deep violet sepals with extended white spurs nod atop the mounded foliage in April, a refreshing delight to any shaded garden. Deer resistant, drought resistant. Perfect in a dry, shaded garden as a semi-evergreen groundcover with spectacular flowers in spring.
This delightful introduction is the perfect choice for a rockgarden or as a low-light groundcover. Airy, light pink spurred blooms with a deeper pink cup line red, wiry stalks in early spring. Green and bronze evergreen foliage. Deer resistant, drought resistant. Perfect in a dry, shaded garden as a semi-evergreen groundcover with spectacular flowers in spring.
Like the species, ‘Showy Lantern’ is an aggressive, strongly upright grower that is extremely easy to grow. ‘Showy Lantern’ flowers in mid to late May with drooping, bell shaped, pink flowers held in clusters. The flowers are considerable and showy against the background of this plant’s deep green, deeply cut foliage. ‘Showy Lantern’ is a perfect plant for grouping along a sunny border and will deliver a tour de force fall foliage display of searing scarlet color before the leaves drop.
You will love the latest star of the Meadow Mama™ series of Echinacea! Sweet lives up to its name with a summer full of brilliant daisy flowers featuring stunning pink, slightly curved petals surrounding a deep red central cone. This selection boldly blooms and is very persuasive when it comes to enticing butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden!
Highlighter-pink, exceltric flowers with dark purple stems bring in the flutter of hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees in the summer. As the seasons turn, the songbirds will enjoy the seeds of the spent blooms. Coneflowers are a staple plant to any sun-loving garden and can tolerate drought conditions.
You’ll find it hard to find anything you won’t like about this long blooming, extremely hardy perennial and the same goes for a multitude of landscape critters! ‘Ruby Star’ forms a tall, narrow upright profile in the garden that is perfect for the middle or back of any garden that grows in full sun. Flower buds begin to form in early July and, by later in the month, you’ll be enthralled by the big, carmine red daisies that emerge. Enjoy their fragrant beauty in the garden or in a vase but be willing to share because native bees and butterflies cherish this plant’s nectar while sparrows, finches, cardinals, and others will gorge themselves on its seed. ‘Ruby Star’ blooms into early September and is an absolute must for your American Beauties garden.