Perennials

Perennials

Welcome to the Perennials Department! Perennials are important to every garden because of their vast uses, along with the great fact that they come back year after year. Fragrance, pollinator capability, ground cover, soil stabilization, and a full range of color palettes are just a few of the characteristics that make them great for your garden. The team at Van Wilgen’s researches all perennials to make sure only the very best are brought in to help create the dream garden for each customer’s needs and desires. We also grow our own line of perennials right here on the property. These are plants are tried and true as great plants that are well adapted to our growing region. We take pride in working with each customer individually to help them find the exact plants that would be perfect for their garden.

Please note, below is a sample of some of our favorite plants that we carry throughout the year, and not a representation of current inventory. To find out what’s in stock, pay us a visit or give us a call. We’re here to help.

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Black-leafed Clover

While you’ll be immediately attracted to the outstanding foliage color of this little known selection, you’ll be thrilled by its amazing ability to grow and thrive in almost any sunny […]

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Marielle Spiderwort

Tradascantia was one of the first North American natives to be successfully brought to Europe and introduced to European gardeners in 1629. ‘Marielle’ enlivens this great American native genus with […]

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Bluejacket

Bluejacket

This aggressive, easy to grow native loves to take up space in the landscape. While this might sound ominous to some, it really is a good thing because Spiderwort is […]

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Jade Peacock Foamflower

Jade Peacock Foamflower

Forms a compact clump of attractively dissected, green leaves with deep red to purple centers. Light pink buds open to creamy white flower spikes just above the foliage.

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Cutting Edge Foamflower

Cutting Edge Foamflower

The perfect perennial for spring interest in the shade garden. Finely dissected green leaves have dramatic dark burgundy centers and form a rounded, clumping habit. Creamy bottlebrush-like flowers.

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Foamflower

Foamflower

A dependable, hard working selection, this plant is a perfect shade groundcover that adds attractive maple-like foliage and terrific spring bloom that really brightens and enhances darker areas. Flower spikes […]

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Running Tapestry Foamflower

Running Tapestry Foamflower

‘Running Tapestry’ may be a tough, easy care plant but this aggressively growing groundcover also brings a beautiful, refined look to a shaded or partially shaded area. Heart shaped foliage […]

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Sugar & Spice Foamflower

Sugar & Spice Foamflower

Superb foliage combines with heavy spring bloom and a landscape toughness that belies its beauty. ‘Sugar and Spice’ emerges in the spring with a mound of glossy green leaves with […]

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Fingerpaint Foamflower

Fingerpaint Foamflower

Outstanding form and foliage are the calling card of this shade loving perennial. It’s a beauty that forms a tight, rounded mound made up of deeply scalloped foliage that features […]

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Carolina Lupine

Carolina Lupine

As much shrub-like as perennial, you will be hard pressed to find a more attention grabbing plant when it is in bloom. Carolina Lupine rises from the ground each spring […]

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New York Fern

This soft yellow-green fern is found in the woods all across the Northeast and is one of those perfect plants to transform your shaded backyard into a lush woodland. Creeping […]

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Blue-Ridge Buckbean

Blue-Ridge Buckbean

Tall yellow spike-like flowers emerge from a grey-green foliage, attracting many pollinators to your yard. Long, upward, clumpforming plant hosts  bonnet-like flowers that can reach up to 3′ tall. Seed […]

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