PERENNIALS

Year after year, our must-have varietes come out on top in terms of performance  ..... many have been tested by the Dallas Arboratum, are on the "Texas Superstars" list, and are recommended by "Plants for Texas".  

                                  

Whether your dream garden is a hummingbird or butterfly haven, a cottage garden, or a shady garden..... We carry a huge selection to meet all your needs.    We have exciting new varieties, along with old favorites !!      

Just a few of theTop Perennial Performers -   


 Dianthus                                                          Coreopsis                                               Rudbeckia
                                                                   

           


               


Candytuft / Iberis                                                Echinacea / Purple Conflower           Homestead Verbina
                         
       
Gaura                                                             Kaitie Ruella /Mexican Petunia          Turks Cap
               



Daylilies                                                     Shasta Daisy                                        Greggi Salvia / Aautumn Sage
            

2010 Perennial Plant of the Year ™

Baptisia australis

Blue false indigo grows three to four feet tall and three to four feet wide in an upright habit. This exceptional perennial grows across a wide range of zones and is one of the most adaptable native species.

Newly emerging shoots produce violet-blue, lupine-like flowers in erect 10- to 12-inch racemes atop flower stems extending well above the foliage mound of clover-like, trifoliate, bluish-green leaves. The spring flowers are present for three to four weeks. The flowers give way to inflated seed pods which turn charcoal black when ripe and which flower arrangers consider to be ornamental. The common name, blue false indigo, refers to the use of this perennial by early Americans as a dye.

Baptisia australis is an excellent plant to anchor the back of the border. It is also valuable for cottage gardens, native plant gardens, and native area of prairies and meadows. It is best as a specimen or planted in small groups. Blue false indigo can be used with bulbs and other spring flowering perennials to make interesting combinations.

• Light - Plants thrive in full sun. Plants grown in partial shade may require staking.
• Soil - This North American native is easily grown in well-drained soil and is drought tolerant after establishment.
• Uses - This spring flowering shrub-like perennial may be used to fill the back of the border or in the wild garden.
• Unique Qualities - The combination of flower and leaf color is dramatic in the early blooming season. Flowers are followed by inflated seed pods that are useful for dried flower arrangements.
• Hardiness - USDA zones 3-9