Horsford Gardens & Nursery

Echinacea 'Firebird'
Coneflower

ZONE 4, HT 35", SUN
Every garden loves Echinacea and how can you say no to the fiery red-orange blooms that will undoubtedly bring extraordinary color to your summer garden. Use as a cut flower and deadhead to promote continuous blooms. Spent flowers remaining on the plant will be used as a food source by songbirds.

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' Coneflower

ZONE 4, HT 36", SUN
Beautiful golden-yellow blooms in midsummer. Wide, overlaping flower petals really make this Echinacea stand out. Choose a spot in your garden where you will be able to enjoy the rose-like fragrance.

Echinacea 'Irresistable'
Coneflower

ZONE 4, HT 32", SUN/PT SUN
The most unique varieties of all the pom-pom type Echinaceas. Fragrant 3.5" flowers open pastel yellow with a large orange cone then turn coral with a darker pink pom pom. The pom poms then turn a citrus color and the petals fade to peachy pink as the flowers mature. It is sure to stand out in your garden!

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Purple Coneflower

ZONE 3-8, HT 2-3', SUN
An excellent selection with darker petals that do not droop. Easy to grow and adds much-needed color to your late summer garden.

Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Coneflower

ZONE 3-8, HT 36", SUN/PART SUN
This selection has petals that are deep magenta-red. It makes a great cut flower -- fresh or dried. Deer resistant, but butterflies will come to your garden when it blooms in mid summer to early fall.

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Coneflower

ZONES 3-8, HT 2-3', SUN
White daisy-like flowers with prominent brown cone centers have a sweet honey-like fragrance to attract butterflies in late summer. Great for border or cutting.

Echinacea 'Solar Flare'
Coneflower

ZONE 4, HT 24-36", SUN/PT SUN
A very unique color for an Echinacea. Deep magenta red flowers begin blooming in July and continue through late summer. As flowers age they turn smokey rose. Because of its long bloom time, it is not unlikely to see flowers at different stages and colors.

Echinacea 'Summer Sky' ('Katie Saul')
Big Sky Series Coneflower

ZONE 4-8, HT 30-36", SUN/PART SUN
Tall, stout stems support the first bicolor blooms on an echinacea. The 5-inch flowers are light orange with a rose halo and orange cone. The many highly fragrant flowers are reported to hold their color longer than most. As with other coneflowers, butterflies love them but not the deer.

Echinacea 'Summer Sun'
Coneflower

ZONE 4, HT 40", SUN/PT SUN
Fragrant flowers open red orange in midsummer and fade to a golden orange. A taller variety that works well in the back of the garden or plant with ornamental grasses for a great show. Drought tolerant once established.

Echium amoenum
Red Feathers, Borage

ZONE 3, HT 12-14", SUN/PT SHADE
A lovely addition to any perennial garden! While short in stature, Red Feathers, still makes a statement all season long! Blooms continuously from May until frost if deadheaded. Doesn’t need a lot of water and is tolerant of all soils!

Epimedium perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' Barrenwort

ZONE 5-8, HT 12", PART SUN/SHADE
In spring, the foliage emerges bronze-pink with butter yellow flowers appearing above the foliage. The leaves mature to a dark green and then turn back to bronze in the fall. This slow spreading groundcover grows best in woodland conditions.

Epimedium x rubrum
Barrenwort

ZONE 4-8, HT 12", PART SUN/SHADE
Lovely hybrid with unusual coloring. Leaves are light green with red borders. Flowers have white petals edged with red and have large yellow centers.

Eryngium planum 'Blue Glitter'
Sea Holly

ZONE 5-8, HT 6-8", SUN
This is the perfect perennial for that sun-baked spot in your landscape where nothing else will grow. Long blue flowers and silver-blue stems can stand up to 3' above the deeply cut heart-shaped blue-green foliage. Makes a great cut flower too!

Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'
Joe Pye Weed

ZONE 4, HT 48-60", SUN/PART SUN
While this plant looks rather common in its pot it is the most inquired about plant in the Horsford Sun Garden. Wine red stems support large clusters of tiny pinkish-purple flowers in August & September. Hollow stems like a lot of water.

Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset

ZONE 4, HT 3-4', SUN/PT SUN
This perennial has been growing in our gardens for years. It is native to Vermont and can be found growing along paths and moist meadows. The white flower clusters appear over dark green foliage in late summer and early fall.

Eupatorium purpureum
Joe-Pye Weed

ZONE 4, HT 5-7’, SUN/PT SHADE
A Vermont native perennial perfectly suited for wet gardens, wooded slopes, and stream bank plantings. Vanilla scented, pinkish purple flower clusters in mid to late summer.

Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'
Joe Pye Weed

ZONE 3-7, HT 4-5', SUN
Brown foliage matures to a deep chocolate color. Contrasts well with the puffy clouds of white flowers that appear each fall.

Euphorbia amygdaloides purpurea
Spurge

ZONE 5, HT 12", SUN
A classic spring blooming perennial. Bright yellow flower clusters adorn this spurge in May and June. Even after flowering, the purple foliage remains attractive. Great for a hot dry spot in your garden.

Euphorbia myrsinites
Donkey-Tail Spurge

ZONE 5-8, HT 8-10", SUN
Fleshy, bluish-green leaves on trailing stems. Bracts of the flower clusters are yellow, blooming in early spring. For the rock garden or over dry walls.

Euphorbia polychroma
Cushion Spurge

ZONE 4-8, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
This plant heralds spring with a bang! Mounds of bright yellow flowers bloom with your daffodils and tulips. Blue-green foliage remains attractive throughout the summer and turns red in fall. Drought tolerant.

Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire'
Cushion Spurge

ZONE 5-9, HT 18", SUN/PART SUN
Season-long color to set your garden afire! The rounded mound of foliage is deep purple, red and orange with a touch of chartreuse -- wow! The sulphur yellow bracts are showy for weeks in the spring.