HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Gaillardia - Blanket Flower SPINTOP SERIES BLANKET FLOWER
Gaillardia x aristata
HEIGHT: PLANT USES:
BLOOMING TIME: June to September EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 3
12-14” (30-35 cm) Borders
Spintop Mariachi Copper Sun
fluted, copper-orange petals with yellow tips
Spintop Orange Halo Improved
flat, dark orange petals with golden tips
Spintop Red
flat, serrated, rich medium red petals
Spintop Red Starburst
bold yellow petals with large red centres
Spintop Yellow Touch
flat, serrated orange-red petals, tipped in yellow
SUN DEVIL BLANKET FLOWER
Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Sun Devil’
HEIGHT: PLANT USES:
BLOOMING TIME: June to September EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 3
8-12” (20-30 cm) Borders
Spintop Red Blanket Flower
Brightly coloured flowers with fluted red petals are a vibrant yellow at the tips.
Galium – Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum
SWEET WOODRUFF HEIGHT: PLANT USES:
4-8” (10-20 cm) Edging, Groundcover
BLOOMING TIME: April to May EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 3
A vigorous ground cover for moist, shady areas. Tiny, white star-shaped fragrant flowers appear above a carpet of finely cut, green leaves.
Gentiana – Gentian TRUE BLUE GENTIAN
Gentiana ‘True Blue’
HEIGHT: PLANT USES:
BLOOMING TIME: July to August EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 4
24-30” (60-75 cm) Borders
True Blue Gentian
Large 2”, funnel-shaped, true blue flowers which open at the nodes up and down the stem. Smooth, glossy green leaves form an attractive clump.
Geranium – Cranesbill Geranium ‘Anne Thomson’
ANNE THOMSON CRANESBILL
HEIGHT: 8-12” (20-30 cm) BLOOMING TIME: June to August Edging, Borders EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 3 PLANT USES: New listing for 2022. Bright golden foliage fades to green. Abundant large, magenta-pink cupshaped flowers with black star-shaped centres throughout the summer.
ROZANNE CRANESBILL
Geranium ‘Rozanne’
HEIGHT: PLANT USES:
BLOOMING TIME: June to August EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 4
12-20” (30-50 cm) Borders, Massing
Forms a compact mound of deeply cut green leaves, bearing loose clusters of bright violet-purple cup-shaped flowers. Perennial Plant of the Year in 2008.
MIDNIGHT GHOST CRANESBILL
Geranium pretense ‘Midnight Ghost’
HEIGHT: Plant Uses:
BLOOMING TIME: June to August EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 3
6-8” (15-20 cm) Borders, Massing
Dark purple foliage with white flowers blooming throughout the summer.
BLOODY CRANESBILL
Geranium sanguineum
HEIGHT: Plant Uses:
BLOOMING TIME: June to August EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 3
12-16” (30-40 cm) Borders, Massing
Anne Thomson Cranesbill
Low, clump forming perennial with finely-cut leaves. Bright magenta flowers.
Geum – Avens TOTALLY TANGERINE AVENS
Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’
HEIGHT: PLANT USES:
BLOOMING TIME: July to August EXPOSURE/HARDINESS: Zone 4
24-30” (60-75 cm) Borders
Very floriferous and a robust grower. Forms a low mound of coarse, fuzzy green leaves with very tall, branching stems holding large, bright apricot to tangerine blooms.
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Totally Tangerine Avens
