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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