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Fine textured, semi-evergreen leaves create a mound of silvery-blue foliage. Foliage color intensifies in full sun and holds its color all summer. Requires sharp soil drainage. Enjoys sandy soils. Flowers are insignificant.

Virginia strawberry or wild strawberry is a ground-hugging plant rising from a fibrous, perennial root system. Hairy leaf petioles, up to 6 in. long, each bear a single trifoliate leaf. The hairy flower stalk gives rise to a loose cluster of small, five-petaled flowers followed by tasty, wild strawberries. Found in patches in fields and dry openings, this plant produces the finest, sweetest, wild strawberry.

Fiery orange-red centers are ringed with bright yellow tips. Flowers bloom continuously creating a blanket of color. Heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Does not tolerate heavy clay soils. A 2005 All-America Selection winner.

Vibrant sunshine yellow blooms are 3" wide blooming continuously May through August. Mounding habit. Drought tolerant once established. 2010 All-America Selections winner.

A vigorous ground cover for moist, shady areas. Tiny, white, star-shaped flowers appear above a carpet of finely cut green leaves. Flowers and foliage are fragrant.

Brilliant, red-pink, 4-petaled flowers on wiry, red-tinged stems. Drought and heat resistant. Requires well-drained soil.

Bright white, 4-petaled flowers resembling tiny butterflies flutter above the foliage from early summer into fall. As the flowers age, they take on a hint of pink. This plant forms a basal mound of finely textured, dark green leaves. The flower stems are long, thin wands which blow freely in the wind while the flowers look like a cloud of butterflies. Gaura is a native North American wildflower; it is very drought and heat tolerant. Unlike the species, 'Whirling Butterflies' does not self-seed.

Large clear blue flowers with a small white eye. A long-blooming, compact form with finely cut foliage. Considered an improvement over `Johnson's Blue' due to it's less floppy growth habit.

Long-blooming, lavender-blue flowers on upright plants.

Large, violet-blue flowers with white centers bloom profusely from May through October. This is the longest blooming perennial geranium we have observed! Slightly marbled, deep green foliage forms spreading mounds. We consider this hardy geranium to be the finest selection in it's growth habit category! Heat tolerant. 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year. PP12175

Deep magenta 1" flowers bloom April through July. Thick, fragrant, clump forming foliage chokes out most weeds. Semi evergreen leaves are rounded and broadly lobed. Plants spread to form an effective ground cover. Foliage looks good all season, turning red-bronze in autumn.

Dark bronzy purple leaves and blue purple flowers on an upright habit. Hardy geraniums are wonderful filler plants for any landscape, either residential or commercial. They blend nicely with most other perennials and offer continuous color throughout the summer months.

Shell pink flowers with dark pink veins. Compact selection with small, deeply cut fragrant leaves. Foliage often turns red in autumn. Prefers protection from hot afternoon sun. Well drained soil is key. (syn `Lancastriense')

Clear white flowers. Deeply cut, glossy green leaves have a looser habit than the species. Very easy to grow. Plants are heat tolerant and prefer full sun.

Purple-pink flowers on compact mounded plants. Blooms May and June with sporadic rebloom. Glossy green foliage turns red in autumn. Prefers protection from hot afternoon sun. Well drained soil is key.

Long-blooming flowers are larger, have greater substance, and are a shade darker than the species. Deeply cut, glossy green leaves form a low-growing clump turning red in autumn. 2000 Illinois Perennial Plant of the Year.

Large white to pale pink flowers repeat bloom through the summer. Trailing stems with glossy leaves form an excellent colonizing ground cover.

Large rich, raspberry-pink flowers repeat bloom through the summer. Trailing stems with glossy leaves form an excellent colonizing ground cover. Raspberry-pink flowering form of 'Biokova'.

Dense sprays of pure white flowers are produced on relatively short stems above the grey-green foliage. This is also an incredibly long blooming selection, flowering from late spring into fall. Compact, tightly mounded habit. The plants remain very tidy and uniform over the season. PROVEN WINNER.