Horsford Gardens & Nursery

Echinacea 'After Midnight' ('Emily Saul')
Big Sky Series Coneflower

ZONE 4-8, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
Fragrant, dark magenta flowers with a black-red cone bloom from mid to late summer. This dwarf selection will delight gardeners and butterflies at the front of your border or in containers.

Echinacea 'Fancy Frills'
Purple Coneflower

ZONE 4-9, HT 30", SUN
One of the newest echinaceas, this one is fragrant and has rows and rows of frilly pink petals. Long blooming, it makes a great cut flower with stems.

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' Coneflower

ZONE 4-9, HT 24-30", 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 purpurea 'Fragrant Angel' Coneflower

ZONE 3-8, HT 30", SUN
Fragrant white flowers on strong stems from midsummer into autumn. Deadhead to extend the bloom cycle or leave spent flowers which will provide food for finches and add winter interest to your garden. Tolerant of heat, wind, and dry conditions once established.

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 'Prairie Splendor'
Coneflower

ZONE 3-8, HT 24", SUN
Huge blossoms in shades of pink can be up to 6" in diameter. This echinacea blooms a few weeks earlier than other varieties and will continue to bloom until the first frost if deadheaded.

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 '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 'Sundown' ('Evan Saul')
Big Sky Series Coneflower

ZONE 4-8, HT 32-40", SUN/PART SUN
Similar to Echinacea 'Sunset' but taller and more vigorous. The russet-orange flowers with brown cones are slightly smaller but just as fragrant when they bloom in mid to late summer. They make great cut or dried flowers and the butterflies love them, deer don't.

Echinacea 'Sunrise'
Big Sky Series Coneflower

ZONE 4-8, HT 30", SUN
Flowers are bright lemon-yellow with golden-green cones and the classic drooping petals. Profusely flowering plant in mid to late summer with a pleasing scent.

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'
Globe Thistle

ZONE 3-8, HT 3-4', SUN/PART SUN
Bold, steely-blue, thistle-like spheres bloom from July through August. The unusual, prickly, silvery gray foliage will add a different texture to your garden and will deter deer and rabbits! The roots of this plant do not like to be disturbed.

Epilobium fleischeri
Willow Herb

ZONE 3-8, HT 18", SUN/PART SUN
Delicate pink flowers bloom from spring to fall on reddish stems. This alpine species has willowy thin, gray-green foliage. Attractive silvery seed heads add continued interest.

Epimedium grandiflorum
Barrenwort

ZONE 4-9, HT 13", PART SUN/SHADE
White flowers held above handsome, mounding foliage. Shield-shaped leaves are medium green, shiny, and may have a rosy tint. Tolerant of dry shade once established.

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.

Epimedium x rubrum 'Sweetheart'
Barrenwort

ZONE 5-8, HT 16", PART SUN/SHADE
Try this plant instead of hosta for a bold statement in the shade garden. Slow-spreading hybrid makes an excellent groundcover. The delicate dark rose-red flowers appear in spring over dark green leaves. Will tolerate dry shade once established. Deer do NOT like epimedium!

Erigeron speciosus 'Azure Fairy'
Fleabane

ZONE 2-8, HT 18-24", SUN/PART SUN
Lavender blue daisies will bloom in June-July and may bloom again later, if deadheaded. Takes 2 or 3 years to make an impressive clump. Actually prefers poor soil. Easy care perennial.

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 fistulosum
Joe Pye Weed

ZONE 4-8, HT 5-8', SUN/PART SUN
Flowers on this native are clusters of pinkish-purple that appear in August and September. This sturdy plant is not picky about soil type, but does need plenty of moisture to be happy. It attracts butterflies!

Eupatorium 'Little Joe'
Joe-Pye Weed

ZONE 3-7, HT 4', FULL SUN
Strong upright habit, large mauve flowers displayed in summer thru fall.

Eupatorium maculatum 'Atropurpureum'
Joe Pye Weed

ZONE 4-8, HT 65-75", SUN/PART SUN
A taller version of the native perennial, with dusky, purple-red flowers in late summer. Visitors to our sun garden often inquire about this plant, noting the dark purple stems and handsome green leaves. Very attractive structurally.

Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'
Joe Pye Weed

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

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 dulcis 'Chameleon'
Spurge

ZONE 5-7, HT 12-18", SUN
A wonderful foliage plant! Oval, deep green leaves are flushed with dark purple. Inconspicuous flowers. Prefers dry soil. Although I haven't tried it, I've heard that cutting it back in mid summer will produce a second flush of purple foliage. Lightly self seeds, providing bits of burgundy throughout the 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.