Horsford Gardens & Nursery

Nepeta 'Dawn to Dusk'
Catmint

ZONE 3-8, HT 18", SUN
This is a great edging plant for a sunny, well-drained site. Silvery-pink flowers mature to a lavender hue along sturdy stems for most of the summer. Foliage is gray-green and fragrant.

Nepeta faassenii 'Six Hills Giant'
Catmint

ZONE 3-8, HT 24-26", SUN
Violet-blue flowers from June until fall. Beautiful in the sunny border! The gray-green foliage is wonderfully fragrant when touched.

Nepeta faassenii 'Walkers Low'
Catmint

ZONE 3-8, HT 2-3', SUN
Nepeta is such a rugged plant, we had to offer you another variety. This compact mound of gray-green fragrant foliage is adorned with lavender flowers for much of the summer. Walker's Low is the name of a garden, not a reference to plant size. 2007 Perennial Association Plant of the Year.

Nepeta latifolia 'Super Cat'
Catmint

ZONE 3-8, HT 48-52", SUN
Broad, gray-green leaves on a tall, upright plant. The 8" long blue-violet flower spikes resemble Agastache and make wonderful cut flowers. The characteristic fragrant foliage makes it unattractive to deer and rabbits, but butterflies and hummingbirds love the flowers.

Nepeta mussinii
Catmint

HT 12-14", FULL SUN
Spectacular ground-covering herb with 6" blue flower spikes. Foliage is gray-green and tidy.

Nepeta siberica
Siberian Catmint

ZONE 3-8, HT 36", SUN/PART SUN
Attractive and fragrant ornamental with silver-green leaves and tall spikes of violet flowers. Long blooming.

Nepeta subsessilis
Catmint

ZONE 4, HT 12-24", SUN/PT SUN
Large, very blue, trumpet flowers on 15" spikes. Foliage is light green and very full. Long blooming if deadheaded. When flowering has finished, cut back foliage to encourage new growth. Prefers moist soil and is tolerant of part shade.

Oenothera fruticosa subsp glauca
Evening Primrose, Sundrops

ZONE 4-8, HT 1-2', SUN/PART SUN
Large, cup-shaped, bright yellow, four-petaled flowers will bring sunshine to even the cloudiest of Vermont days. People often come in asking for this plant when they see it blooming in gardens in early summer.

Oenothera 'Lemon Drop' Primrose

ZONE 5, HT 8-12", SUN/SHADE
This new hybrid has won countless awards for its durability and bright yellow blossoms. Flowers bloom all summer. Mix with annual salvias, verbenas and petunias for a hot summer show.

Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive Fern

ZONE 3-7, HT 24-36", SUN/PART SUN
A good fern for a sunny, moist area. Spore bearing fronds are very attractive and often used in dried flower arrangements.

Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern

ZONE 3-7, HT 18-24", PART SUN/SHADE
A good choice if you need a leafy filler for a shady spot. Light green, lacy leaves. Prefers moist soil. A beautiful and delicious fern (you can eat the "fiddleheads").

Osmunda claytoniana
Interrupted Fern

ZONE 3-7, HT 3-5', PART SUN
Very similar to the Cinnamon Fern. Mid-way along the frond the pinnae are interrupted by smaller spore-bearing pinnae. Tolerates dry, neutral soils better than most. Quite foolproof. The fiddleheads in spring are deliciously edible.

Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern

ZONE 3-7, HT 24-36", SHADE
A long-stalked beautiful fern of light green color. Does best in very moist, acid soil.