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4/19/10:
Below is a (mostly) complete list of what will be
offered this year, although I do have a few odds & ends
that aren't included here. I'll try to add more details
as time allows.
ANNUALS
Annuals
grow, bloom and die in one season. Many will self sow if
seed pods are allowed to ripen.
Ammi
· A. majus 'Graceland'
· A. visnaga 'Cassablanca'
Angel's Trumpet (Datura) 'Evening Fragrance'
Aster (Callistephus)
· 'Ballet'
· 'Tiger Paws'
Bidens 'Gold Star'
Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia)
· 'Blushing Susie'
· 'Spanish Eyes'
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
'Sundance Cream'
Blazing Star (Liatris) 'Floristan White'
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Browallia 'Blue Lady'
Calendula officinalis
·
'Kablouna Apricot'
· 'Kablouna Lemon'
· 'Pink Surprise'
· 'Touch of Red-Orange'
California
Poppy (Eschscholzia)
· 'Carmine King'
· 'Copper Pot'
· 'Cream'
Cardoon (Cynara)
Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum)
'Mystery Rose' - self sows
Chrysanthemum
· C. multicaule 'Moonlight' - yellow daisy flowers
Coleus - mixed (hoping
they'll be big enough to offer)
Coreopsis
· 'Dwarf Red Plains'
· 'Roulette' - mahogany red with yellow stripes
· 'Quills & Thrills' - fluted blooms in combinations of red & yellow
Cornflower (Centaurea)
· 'Black Gem' - maroon
· 'Emperor William' -
blue
· 'Jubilee Gem' -
blue
Cosmos
bipinnatus
· 'Pied Piper Blush White'
· 'Pink Popsickle'
·
'Psyche White Picotee'
· 'Radiance' - Light pink, darker pink center ring
·
'Rose Bonbon'
· 'Snowpuff'
·
'Yellow Garden'
Creeping Gloxinia (Asarina)
'Red Dragon'
Creeping
Zinnia (Sanvitalia) -
yellow & orange
Cuphea
· C. lanceolata 'Purple Passion'
· C. miniata 'Summer Medley'
· C. x purpurea 'Firefly'
Dahlia - assorted colors & forms
Dusty Miller (Cineraria) -
this actually overwintered in my garden this year.
Flax (Linum)
· 'Blue Dress'
· 'Charmer Salmon'
Four O'Clock
(Mirabilis)
· M. jalapa 'Alba'
· M. longiflora 'Fairy Trumpets' - white with magenta eye
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena)
· 'QIS Carmine'
· White
Hollyhock (Alcea) 'Spring Celebrities' - annual hollyhock that
blooms in summer; mixed colors.
Hyacinth
Bean (Dolichos)
· 'Asian White'
· 'Ruby Moon' - purple
Jewels of Opar (Talinum)
Lavatera trimestris
'Pink Beauty'
Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus)
· A. caudatus 'Coral Fountain'
· A. cruentus paniculatus 'Festival Feathers'
· A. splendens perfecta 'Joseph's Coat'
· A. caudatus - red
· A. caudatus 'Viridis' - green
Marigolds (Tagetes) - These carefree heat loving annuals
are covered with flowers all summer long. Full sun.
Good cut flower. Edible blooms. Sometimes self
sows.
· 'Janie Flame'
· 'Lemon Gem'
· 'Maroon Gem'
· 'Naughty Marietta'
· 'Tangerine Gem'
· 'Tiger Eyes'
· 'Yellow Boy'
Melampodium 'Showstar'
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)
'Torch'
Mexican Tulip Poppy (Hunnemania)
'Sunlite'
Monkey Flower (Mimulus)
· M. cardinalis - scarlet (perennial in zone 6)
·
M. hyb. 'Magic Yellow Flame'
· M. hyb. 'Shade Loving Mix'
· M. hyb. 'Twinkle Mix'
Morning
Glory (Ipomoea) -
limited quantities of each of the following:
· 'Blizzard Blue' (received seeds as)
· Cardinal Climber
· 'Crimson Rambler'
· 'Glacier Star'
· 'Gray Morning Mist' (received seeds as)
· 'Heavenly Blue'
· 'Large Minibar Rose'
· 'Minibar Rose'
· Moonflower - large fragrant white flowers
· 'Picotee Blue'
· 'Scarlet O'Hara'
· 'Star of India'
· 'Sunsmile Red'
· 'Sunsmile Violet'
· 'Wedding Bells' - Rare. Special pricing @ $4.00 (thinking about keeping
all of them, but am listing here until I decide for sure)
Moss Rose (Portulaca)
- mix
Nemesia - mixed
Night Phlox (Zaluzianskya)
'Midnight Candy'
Ornamental Cabbage
Ornamental
Grass
· Pennisetum glaucum - Millet
'Purple Majesty'
· Briza maxima - Quaking Grass
Perilla 'Moonlit Seas'
Petunia
· 'Aladdin Yellow'
· 'Alderman' - deep purple
· 'Old-Fashioned Climbing' - shades of purple & white
· 'Rainmaster' - white
· P. x violacea -
· P. x - mixed colors
Pimpernel (Anagallis)
Poppy (Papaver)
· P. californicum - Fire Poppy - red
· P. paeoniflorum 'Berries & Cream'
· P. rhoeas 'Bridal Silk'
· P. rhoeas 'Dawn Chorus'
· P. laciniatum 'Fluffy Pink'
· P. paeoniflorum 'Frances Hoffman'
· P. somniferum 'Imperial Pink'
· P. commutatum 'Ladybird'
· P. somniferum 'Lauren's Grape'
· P. paeoniflorum 'Lilac Pompon'
· P. rhoeas 'Mother of Pearl'
· P. laciniatum 'Pink Confection'
· P. paeoniflorum 'Purple Peony'
· P. somniferum 'Ruby'
· P. ? Tall Single White
· P. paeoniflorum 'Thelma Crawford'
· P. paeoniflorum 'White Cloud'
Rudbeckia
· 'Cappuccino'
· 'Cherry Brandy'
· 'Chocolate Orange'
· 'Cordoba'
· 'Kelvedon Star'
· 'Prairie Sun'
Sage (Salvia) - These useful annuals are great in mixed
containers as well as in the garden. Full sun to part
shade. Attracts hummingbirds.
·
S. coccinea - Texas Sage
'Dwarf Hummingbird' - red; 1.5'
· S.
patens - Gentian Sage - dark blue
· S. patens - Gentian Sage 'Cambridge Blue' - light blue; 1.5-2'
· S. viridis - Annual Clary
Sage 'Blue Denim'
Schizopetalon 'Star
Band'
Slipper
Flower (Calceolaria) - Puffy yellow flowers bloom all
summer. Makes a
great houseplant, too!
Full sun.
· C. integrifolia 'Goldari'
F1 - 12"
· C. mexicana - 10"
Snail Vine (Phaseolus
caracalla)
Snail Vine (Vigna caracalla)
- fragrant
Snapdragon (Antirrhinium)
· 'Black Prince' - deep
red blossoms, dark foliage
· 'Bronze Dragon' -
pink blossoms, dark foliage
· 'Frosted Flames' -
mixes colors, variegated foliage
· 'Night & Day' -
crimson & white bicolor
· 'Royal Bride' - white
Spiderflower (Cleome
hassleriana) - An old-fashioned, heat tolerant annual
that grows 3-5’ tall and blooms all summer. Full sun.
Attracts butterflies. Good cut flower. Self
sows.
· 'Violet Queen'
· 'White Queen'
Statice (Psylliostachys) 'Rosy Red'
Strawflower (Helichrysum) - mixed colors
Sunflower, Annual (Helianthus)
·
'Autumn Time'
·
'Garden Statement'
·
'Jade'
·
'Lemon Chiffon'
·
'Magic Roundabout'
'Mammoth' - 6-12' tall with huge seed heads
·
'Peach Passion'
Swan River Daisy (Brachyscome)
'Blue Splendour'
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
· 'Benthamii'
· 'Citron'
· 'Regal Violet'
· 'Wonderland Mix'
Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua)
Sweet Scabious (Scabiosa)
· 'Black Knight'
· 'Scarlet Sundae'
· 'Snowmaiden'
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea)
· C. moschata - purple
· C. moschata
suaveolens - Yellow Sweet Sultan or Chocolate Centaurea
Tall Verbena (Verbena bonariensis)
Toadflax (Linaria) -
tiny snapdragon flowers
· 'Licilia Peach'
· 'Northern Lights' - mix
Tobacco (Nicotiana) - Fragrant flowers bloom summer to
frost on strong plants that can reach to 4’ tall. Full
sun to part shade. Attracts hummingbirds. Self
sows.
· N. alata 'Crimson Bedder' - 1.5-2’
· N. x 'Hot Chocolate' - 3-4’
· N. alata - Jasmine Tobacco - white; 3-4’
· N. alata 'Lime Green' - 3’
· N. suaveolens - pink; 2-3'
· N. sylvestris - Woodland Tobacco - white; 4-5’
Tri-Color Daisy (Chrysanthemum carinatum)
Viola - Cool weather plants that grow 4-6” tall and
bloom profusely in spring and again in fall. Full sun
to part shade. Edible.
· 'Bowles Black' - deep purple
· 'Brunig' - black with yellow edge
· 'Brush Strokes' - mix of colors in tie-dye patterns
· 'Chantreyland' - apricot
· 'Coconut Sorbet Duet' - purple & white
· 'Envy' - greenish
· 'Historic Florist Mix'
· 'Penny Sunrise' - orange
· 'Rhine Gold' - yellow with dark face
· 'Tiger Eyes' - yellow with black stripes
Zinnia - Some of the easiest, most carefree
annuals to grow, zinnias range from 6” to 4’ tall and come
in a wide variety of colors and forms. Full sun.
Butterfly magnets! Excellent cut flower.
'Benary's Giant Golden Yellow' - 3-4’
· 'Benary’s Giant Lilac' - 3-4’
· 'Benary’s Giant Lime' - 3-4’
· 'Benary's Giant Pink'

'Benary’s Giant Orange' - 3-4’
'Benary’s Giant Scarlet' - 3-4’
· 'Benary’s Giant Wine' - 3-4'
· 'Canary Bird'
· Z. haageana 'Chippendale' - mahogany/orange
bicolor; 1-2'
· Z. haageana - Classic Zinnia - orange
· 'Enchantress'
· 'Giant Purity'
· 'Inca'
· Z. haageana 'Old Mexico'
· 'Red Peruvian'
· 'Yellow Peruvian'
BIENNIALS & PERENNIALS
Biennials grow the first year, bloom the second year, then
die. Many biennials self sow. Perennials grow the
first year and bloom every year thereafter.
Agastache
·
A. foeniculum
'Golden Jubilee' - golden foliage, purple blooms
·
A. nepetoides - Yellow Giant Hyssop - rare in CT; classified
as a species of special concern
Ageratum,
Hardy (Conoclinium) -
Fuzzy light purple-blue flowers bloom in late summer.
1.5-2'; sun to part shade.
Alkanet (Anchusa)
·
'Dropmore'
·
'Feltham Pride'
Amsonia -
Pretty light blue
starry flowers bloom in spring; many are known for their
vibrant yellow fall foliage.
·
A. hubrechtii - Arkansas Bluestar
·
A. illustris - Shining Bluestar
·
A. rigida - Stiff Bluestar
·
A. tabernaemontana - Willow Amsonia
Asclepias
·
A.
incarnata - Swamp Milkweed -
white or pink
· A.
speciosa - Showy Milkweed -
pink to purple
· A. tuberosa -
Butterfly Weed - yellow, orange bicolor red/yellow or
bicolor orange/yellow
Aster
·
New England (A. novae-angliae) 'Purple Dome'
·
Stoke's (Stokesia laevis)
Bee Balm (Monarda)
- Hummingbirds can’t resist these shaggy flowers!
Summer bloom. 3-4’ tall. Full sun to part shade.
Spreads quickly.
·
'Bergamo' - purple
·
UI purple blooming, purple tinged foliage
·
Red
Bellflower
(Campanula)
· C. latifolia
macrantha - Giant Bellflower - purple
· C. primulifolia -
Spanish Bellflower - purple
Blanket
Flower (Gaillardia)
· 'Burgundy' (received
seeds as)
· 'Mesa Yellow' F1
· 'Oranges & Lemons'
(received seeds as)
Blazing Star (Liatris)
Branched
Coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba)
'Prairie Glow'
Calamint (Calamintha)
· C. nepeta - Lesser
Calamint
· C. nepeta ssp. nepeta
'Blue Cloud Strain'
Catmint (Nepeta)
·
N. govaniana - Yellow Catmint
·
N. subsessilis 'Grandview' - mix of purple & pink
Columbine (Aquilegia) - Columbines
begin blooming in late spring and will rebloom if dead
flower stalks are removed. 1-2’ tall. Full sun
to part shade. Attracts hummingbirds. Self sows.
· A. chrysantha -
Yellow Columbine
· A. chrysantha var.
hinkleyana - Texas Gold Columbine
· A. vulgaris 'Miss M. I. Huish
· A. vulgaris 'Pink Petticoat'
Coneflower (Echinacea) - assorted
Coral
Bells (Heuchera) - 1.5’ tall. Summer bloom. Best in part
shade to mostly shade, but will tolerate full sun.
·
H. micrantha var. diversifolia 'Purple Palace' - purple
foliage, white flowers
·
H. sanguinea 'Firefly' - green foliage, red flowers
Cowslip (Primula veris)
Dianthus
· D. barbatus - Sweet William 'Newport Pink' - biennial
· D. knappii - yellow
· D. pinifolius - Pineleaf Garden Pink - magenta
Elecampane (Inula
helenium)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera)
·
O. campylocalyx - orange
·
O. glazioviana 'Tina James' Magic' - large fragrant yellow
flowers that unfurl at dusk; attracts night-flying
pollinators.
Feverfew
(Chrysanthemum)
·
C. niveum (Tanacetum niveum) - Snowy Tansy
·
C. parthenium 'Rotary' - single daisy
flower
·
C. parthenium 'Selma Star' - short white petals around large
yellow button centers
·
C. parthenium 'Virgo' - white button flowers
·
C. sp - Gray Leaved Feverfew
Flax (Linum) - blue
Forget-Me-Not, Alpine (Myosotis)
Foxglove (Digitalis)
·
D. lutea -
Straw Foxglove - small cream to yellow bells
· D. parviflora - Chocolate Foxglove - I've seen varying zones listed &
am not positive it's hardy in zone 5, but it's so
interesting I've decided to offer it anyway.
·
D. purpurea
'Alba' - white
· D. purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'
Geranium,
Hardy
· G. caffrum - purple
· G. pyrenaicum -
purple
· G. pyrenaicum album -
white
Hollyhock (Alcea) - Wonderful old-fashioned flowers
whose 6-8’ tall stalks bloom in summer. Full sun.
·
A. rosea
'Creme de Cassis'
·
A. ficifolia
'Happy Lights' - single
flowers, mixed colors
·
A. rosea
'Peaches & Dreams' - double peachy yellow
Horned Rampion (Phyteuma)
Italian Alkanet (Anchusa)
· 'Dropmore'
· 'Feltham Pride'
Lupine
· L. argenteus - Silver Lupine
· L. densiflorus - Yellow Lupine
· L. regalis
'Morello Cherry'
· L. regalis 'Sundown'
Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonia) - red
Marshmallow
(Althaea)
Monkshood (Aconitum)
- 3-6’
tall spikes bloom in fall. Part shade to shade.
Poisonous.
·
A. carmichaelii
'Blue Bishop'
·
A. napellus 'Carneum' - cream/pale pink
Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale) -
Late spring bloom. Full sun.
·
'Beauty of Livermere' - red
·
'Orange'
·
'Princess Victoria Louise' -
pink
Ornamental
Grass - assorted
Painted Daisy (Chrysantheum
coccineum) - mix
Painter's
Palette (Polyganum virginianum)
Prairie
Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) 'Jenny' - pink
Red Valerian
(Centranthus ruber)/Keys of Heaven
- pink
Sage (Salvia)
·
S. azurea var. grandiflora - Pitcher's Sage - blue
· S. koyamae - Japanese Sage - yellow
·
S. nemerosa - Meadow Sage 'Sensation Rose' - pink
·
S. nemerosa - Meadow Sage 'Cardonna' - purple
·
S. pratensis 'Pink Forms'
·
S. scabiosifolia - Scabious Leaved Sage - purple
·
S. staminae - white
·
S. superba 'Rose Queen' - pink
Sneezeweed (Helenium)
Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis)
- red; biennial
Sun Rose (Helianthemum) - pink
Sunflower,
Perennial (Helianthus)
· H. maximillianii - Maximillian Sunflower
· H. tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke
Teasel (Dipsacus)
· D. fullonum - Fuller's Teasel - pink
· D. laciniatus - Laciniated Teasel - white; biennial
Yarrow (Achillea)
·
A. millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
·
A. fillipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
·
A. sibirica subsp. camtschatica 'Love Parade' - shades of
violet/lavender
MISCELLANEOUS.
Geraniums - 3" pot - $4.00
·
Fancy Leaved - 'Battle of Gettysburg'
·
Fancy Leaved - 'Bronze Beauty'
· Scented
- 'Filifolia'
·
Scented - 'True Rose'
·
Martha Washington - 'Empress of Russia'
Hens & Chicks - spreads quickly, perennial - 3" pot -
$4.00
House plants - Assorted
- 3" pot - $4.00
Lily of the Valley -
fragrant white bell-shaped flowers, perennial, spreads
quickly - 3" pot - $4.00
Strawberry,
Alpine (Fragaria)
'Alexandria'
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