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black adder
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Anise Hyssop

ZONE 6-9, HT 2-3', SUN      
Needing well-drained soil, this late summer bloomer will produce its smoky, reddish-violet flower spikes until fall. The fragrant foliage deters deer while the nectar-rich flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.


steel blue
Agastache 'Color Spires Steel Blue'

HT 18-24", SUN        
Beautiful blue florettes along 4" spikes and its well-branched habit make it perfect for use in large containers and the landscape. It loves the heat and drought.


 

Agastache 'Heather Queen'
Hyssop

ZONE 5, HT 10-14", FULL SUN      
Rose-colored flowers all summer long on a strongly vertical plant. Fragrant foliage and good heat tolerance.


 

Ageratum 'Patina Burgundy'

HT 10-12", SUN           
Plants are extremely free flowering and don't cycle or burn out in the heat and sun.


 

Ageratum 'Patina Delft'

HT 10-12", SUN           
Plants are extremely free flowering and won't cycle or burn out in the heat and sun.


Alternanthera 'Burgundy Thread'    

HT 8-12", PART SUN
A nice textured compact and bushy plant with slightly crinkly very fine green leaves edged with burgundy.


Alternanthera 'Party Time'    

HT 24", SUN/PART SUN     
Striking foliage plant with bold leaf coloration in fuchsia, cream and parrot green. Use in containers or beds


purple knight
Alternanthera 'Purple Knight'           

HT 16-18", SUN        
Vigorous, upright and spreading, this dark purple leafed plant is excellent as an accent in the garden or a container. Heat tolerant.


Alternanthera 'Red'    

HT 6-8", FULL SUN
Annual foliage plant, forms a tuft or mound of slender, curled burgundy/green leaves.


Alyssum 'Bonnet White'    

HT 3-4", SUN   
This sweet smelling groundcover likes our cool Vermont weather. Blooms very early, then takes a rest during mid-summer's heat only to bloom again in autumn. Use as a border, between stepping stones, or nestled under shrubs.


Alyssum 'Bonnet Deep Rose'
Sweet Alyssum

HT 4", SUN
This sweet smelling groundcover likes our cool Vermont weather. Blooms very early, then takes a rest during mid-summer's heat only to bloom again in autumn. Use as a border, between stepping stones, or nestled under shrubs.

Alyssum 'Bonnet Violet'    
Sweet Alyssum

HT 4", FULL SUN     
Violet color will mix well with the rose and white alyssums, so use liberally as a border plant, between stepping stones, or between other plants in the border. Thrives in cool Vermont weather.


 
Anagalis 'Angie Blue'

HT 8-12", SUN          
Displays vivid blue blooms on an upright plant. Excellent heat tolerance. Use in containers or as a border plant.


 
Anagalis 'Angie Orange'

HT 18-20", SUN
Displays vivid orange blooms on an upright plant. Excellent heat tolerance. Use in containers or as a border plant.


Angelonia 'Angelface Blue'
Angelonia
HT 12-18", SUN
Winner of "Best Angelonia" in 2003, but who cares! The important part is the orchid-looking, bright blue flowers with white and green throats on upright stalks held above the foliage.

 
Anagalis 'Angelface Blue Bicolor'
Angelonia

HT 12-18", SUN        
A handsome, upright plant with white, orchid-like flowers that have a blue-purple flash on each petal. Won "Top Performer" in Oklahoma in 2003.


Angelonia 'Angelface Pink'
Angelonia

HT 12-18", SUN        
Thick spikes of big, bright pink flowers on sturdy stems. Unfazed by heat and humidity, it's perfect for your cutting garden.


angelface white

Angelonia 'Angelface White'     
Angelonia        

HT 12-18", SUN        
This plant has the most white flowers per spike. Unfazed by heat and humidity it's perfect for your cutting garden.

Serena Lav pink

Angelonia 'Serena Lavender Pink'
Angelonia

HT 12-18", SUN        
Well-branched with continuous blooms. Happy in a pot or the garden in a hot sunny spot. Flowers are pink with a hint of lavender. I put three in a 12" clay pot last year and it was beautiful.


 

Angelonia 'Serena White'
Angelonia

HT 10-12", SUN        
An excellent selection for garden borders and landscapes in moderate to hot climates. Blooms continuously without deadheading. Each bloom is white with a hint of yellow and green in the throat.


 

Anisodentea 'Blushing Lady'
Annual Mallow

HT 3-5', SUN    
A fast growing, free-flowering shrubby Mallow, with very bushy growth and lots of soft coral flowers, with a darker eye. Blooms spring through fall, it's perfect for a splash of color in containers and the garden.


Anisodentea 'Elegant Lady'
African Mallow

HT 12-36", SUN        
A magenta-flowering breakthrough from South Africa, this beauty will grow quickly and bloom non-stop in your bed or container.


 
Argyranthemum 'Angelic Bordeaux'     
Marguerite Daisy

HT 12-14", SUN           
Popular daisy-type wine red flower on bushy plants with 1 1/4" blooms. Upright habit. Use in pots and tubs or in your garden


 
Argyranthemum 'Butterfly'        
Marguerite Daisy  

HT 12-18", SUN        
A marguerite daisy with soft yellow blossoms throughout the summer and well into the fall. Friends of ours use them as accents in their very green vegetable garden. We plant them everywhere.


 
Argyranthemum 'Shere Maggy Primrose'          
Marguerite Daisy   
      

HT 20-24", SUN           
Large primrose yellow daisies with gorgeous foliage. early to flower and vigorous habit and excellent branching. Free flowereing and self-cleaning, with good heat tolerance.


 
Aster 'Perfection Mix'   

HT 36", SUN/PART SUN      
An old Horsford favorite that I really miss since it is such a wonderful summer cut flower. It may not flower in our little packs, but once you plant it, it takes off. Large pom-poms in shades of pink, purple, blue and white.


 
Asteriscus 'Aurelia Gold'         
HT 4-6", SP 24-30", SUN       
Plant produces bright yellow, 2" flowers over the top of this well branched plant. Flowers from mid to late summer will continue until the first heavy frost.


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