Horsford Gardens & Nursery

Panicum 'Shenandoah'
Shenandoah Red Switch Grass

ZONE 4-10, HT 4', SUN
A compact and upright form, this plant's leaves begin blue-green in early summer, take on dark red tones by July and turn completely wine colored by September.

Papaver orientale 'Beauty of Livermore'
Oriental Poppy

ZONES 3-7, HT 30", SUN
A beautiful, fierce red with fuzzy leaves. Plant in full sun in sandy, loamy soil. Blooms in May. Not a favorite of deer or rabbits.

Papaver orientale 'Bolero'
Oriental Poppy

ZONE 3-7, HT 32", SUN
Strong stems hold luscious, rosy pink flowers above the fuzzy foliage in June. The foliage dies back in mid summer and will re-emerge in early fall.

Papaver orientale 'Brilliant'
Oriental Poppy

ZONE 3-7, HT 30", SUN
Beautiful, orange-red blooms are four to five inches across in June. A must for the perennial border.

Papaver orientale 'Prince of Orange'
Oriental Poppy

ZONE 3-7, HT 30", SUN
Four- to five-inch large orange flowers with a black center bloom in May. Plant in sandy, loamy soil. Foliage will go dormant in the middle of summer and reappear in early fall.

Papaver orientale 'Queen Alexander'
Oriental Poppy

ZONE 3-7, HT 30", SUN
Beautiful, clear salmon-pink flowers, 4-5" across, bloom in May. Plant in sandy, loamy soil. Pair with annuals or late-blooming perennials since the fuzzy foliage will go dormant in mid summer.

Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'
Oriental Poppy

ZONE 3-7, HT 30", SUN
Creamy white flowers with a black eye appear in late spring. Attracts hummingbirds, but not deer or rabbits. If you cut them for your fresh bouquets, sear the stems first with a match and the blooms will last longer.

Pardancanda norrisii
Candylily

ZONE 5-10, HT 24-36", SUN
A mix of many colors -- a rainbow if you will. Flowers in summer and fall, takes any kind of soil, and tolerates heat well. Iris-like foliage.

Pardancanda 'Sangria'
Candylily

ZONE 5-10, HT 15-18", SUN/PART SUN
A stunning and elegant addition to your garden, every other petal on the 3" plum purple blooms is brushed with gold. The blue-green iris-like foliage supports shiny black seed pods in the fall.

Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain Grass

ZONE 5-9, HT 3-4', SUN
Narrow green leaves, lush arching foliage. Fountain grass is an excellent plant for mass plantings, groupings or as a specimen plant. Attractive silvery-brown flower spikes appear in late summer, last into winter, and make great additions to your flower arrangements. Hardiness has been debated, but they have survived several years at the Burlington Country Club.

Penstemon barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
Beardtongue

ZONE 3-8, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
Stunning bright pink flowers in June and July. Well-drained soil.

Penstemon barbatus 'Nana Rondo'
Beardtongue

ZONE 5, HT 15-18", SUN
This mix produces pink, white, or purple flowers held aloft on thin spires. Needs well-drained soil.

Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dusk'
Beardtongue

ZONE 3-8, HT 20", SUN/PART SUN
Rosy purple flowers in June and July on flower spikes that look a bit like snapdragons and will add a vertical element to your garden. Well-drained soil.

Penstemon barbatus 'Rubycunda'
Beardtongue

ZONE 2-8, HT 20", SUN
Large tubular, scarlet flowers with white throats are displayed on top of bright green foliage. Attracts hummingbirds from mid to late summer.

Penstemon 'Crushed Grapes'
Beardtongue

ZONE 3-9, HT 4", SUN
Nine-inch spikes of dark purple flowers cover this low-growing plant. Happy in most garden soils and tolerant of poor soil.

Penstemon 'Dark Towers' Beardtongue

ZONE 3-8, HT 30-36", SUN
Bright pink flowers amass glossy, dark bronze-red foliage in July and August. This is a great carefree perennial with high heat and humidity tolerance. Creates a nice background for the perennial border.

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Beardtongue

ZONE 3-8, HT 30", SUN
An introduction from the University of Nebraska. Bronze-red foliage and white flowers with a tint of pink in late spring and early summer. Drought tolerant.

Penstemon grandiflorus 'War Axe'
Shell Leaf Penstemon

ZONE 4-9, HT 24-48", SUN/PART SUN
Flower spikes in a wide range of colors including pinks, maroon, reds and purples. Native to U.S. Unusual, leathery, gray-green foliage hugs the ground and is evergreen.

Penstemon 'Party Dress'
Beardtongue

ZONE 3-9, HT 2', SUN
A super-tough, Saskatoon Hybrid, it tolerates poor soil while producing beautiful pink flower spikes over neat rosettes of foliage. Blooms in early summer and will rebloom if deadheaded. Gravel mulch will help to prevent crown rot. Do not over-water or over-fertilize.

Penstemon 'Sweet Grapes'
Beardtongue

ZONE 3-9, HT 12", SUN
Compact, heavy-blooming purple hybrid that will tolerate poor soils. Reblooms if cut back after first flowering. Needs sunny, well-drained soil.

Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage

ZONE 4-9, HT 36-48", SUN
Long spikes of silvery-blue flowers on tall plants in late summer. Aromatic foliage. Everyone seems to want this plant -- we sell out every year! Leave last year's stems until you see new growth in the spring, then cut back to about 4-6" from the ground.

Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'
Japanese Fleece Flower

ZONE 4-8, HT 24", PART SUN
Formerly known as Polygonum, its showy, pale-lilac bottlebrush flowers bloom in early summer over a bed of slender light green leaves. People want some every year when it blooms in our shade garden. Prefers some shade during the heat of summer. Good fall color. Spreading but not invasive.

Persicaria polymorpha
Giant Fleece Flower

ZONE 3-8, HT 4-5', SUN/PART SUN
A strong landscape plant that comes highly recommended by the world's top landscape architects! Masses of creamy-white flowers bloom for a long time in the summer. Bold leaves provide wonderful structure in the garden.

Phlox arendsii 'Babyface'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 3-8, HT 18", SUN/PART SUN
This short, mildew-resistant phlox will be great at the front of your border. The flowers in mid summer are clear pink with a hot pink eye.

Phlox carolina 'Magnificience'
Carolina Phlox

ZONE 4-9, HT 24-36", SUN
Fragrant, bright pink flowers and shiny, green foliage that is resistant to mildew. Long blooming from mid- to late-summer.

Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'
Wild Sweet William

ZONE 4-9, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
This spring blooming woodland phlox has deliciously fragrant, lavender flowers. It performs best in part shade, but will survive in sun with consistent moisture. It may go partially dormant if it gets too dry.

Phlox divaricata 'Eco Texas Purple'
Woodland Phlox

ZONE 3-8, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
Fragrant, dark purple flowers with a red violet center adorn this semi-evergreen phlox in the springtime. Prefers moist, humusy soil and part shade. Will spread to form an attractive groundcover.

Phlox divaricata 'White Perfume'
Wild or Woodland Phlox

ZONE 4-9, HT 12", PART SUN
Woodland phlox with semi-evergreen foliage, a loose creeping habit and fragrant white spring flowers.

Phlox douglasii 'White Admiral'
Mounding Phlox

ZONE 5-9, HT 10", SUN
A mounding, mat-forming phlox with shorter needle-like foliage than the Phlox subulata. This one is covered with pure white blossoms in the spring.

Phlox maculata 'Miss Lingard'
Meadow Phlox

ZONE 3-9, HT 18", SUN
This phlox blooms from June through August. Pure white flowers stand above deep green, disease resistant foliage.

Phlox maculata 'Natascha'
Meadow Phlox

ZONE 3-9, HT 24", SUN
Each flower in the cluster has white and pink petals. Blooms July and August and shows good mildew resistance.

Phlox maculata 'Omega'
Meadow Phlox

ZONE 3-9, HT 28", SUN/PART SUN
Delicate white blossoms with lilac eyes from July into September. Disease resistant, excellent cut flower.

Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 3-8, HT 40", SUN/PART SUN
Extremely fragrant, fluorescent blue florets with dark eyes are borne on large clusters in mid to late summer. These tall phlox make great cut flowers.

Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes' Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, 36", SUN
Always a dependable grower, this phlox offers a profusion of soft pink blooms highlighted by a darker pink eye. Blooms July until frost.

Phlox paniculata 'David'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 42", SUN
Very fragrant white flowers and highly mildew resistant foliage make this a wonderful phlox cultivar! Blooms in late summer. Perennial Plant of the Year in 2002.

Phlox paniculata 'Eden's Crush' Garden Phlox

ZONE 3-9, HT 27", SUN/PART SUN Large, vibrant-pink flowers have a dark eye and appear in late-summer. Glossy-green foliage resists mildew. Stems are strong and tall, excellent for cutting.

Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 30-36", SUN
Very pretty lilac florets with paler tips and centers. Compact growth habit.

Phlox paniculata 'Junior Dance'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 18", SUN
Wow! These fragrant hot coral pink blossoms continue to put on a show all summer long. Their short stature and mildew resistant foliage make them great towards the front of your bed.

Phlox paniculata 'Junior Dream'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 18-22", SUN
A dreamy addition to your perennial garden, this prolific bloomer produces flowers all summer! Bright purple, fragrant blossoms on short, bushy plants attract hummingbirds, butterflies and your neighbors. Plus, it resists the dreaded powdery mildew.

Phlox paniculata 'Laura'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 24-30", SUN
This plant bears huge panicles of fuschia purple flowers with each floret having a distinct white star in its center. The fragrant blossoms appear in mid to late summer. Very mildew resistant. Makes a beautiful cut flower and attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 36", SUN
A great cut flower that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Fragrant magenta flowers with pale centers, the darkest purple of the phloxes, obtains its darkest color in cool temperatures. Good mildew resistance.

Phlox paniculata 'Purple Eyes' Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 24", SUN
Butterflies and hummingbirds will flock to the bluish-purple flowers with striking white eyes. The sturdy stems make great cut flowers when they bloom in mid to late summer. The foliage has demonstrated good mildew resistance.

Phlox paniculata 'Red Riding Hood'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 3-8, HT 18", SUN/PART SUN
Bright shiny red clusters of flowers above dark green foliage on this shorter garden phlox.

Phlox paniculata 'Red Super'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-9, HT 28", SUN
The dark green, disease-resistant foliage is topped with a profusion of bright red flowers that will bring hummingbirds to your garden.

Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore' Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 60", SUN
Multiple stems are topped with rounded panicles of medium pink flowers in mid to late summer. This variety is more tolerant of heat and humidity than the other varieties of P. paniculata but still requires some maintenance to sustain its vigor. Perfect for the backside of any perennial garden.

Phlox paniculata 'Shortwood'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 42", SUN
Even though its name is 'Shortwood', this is a tall and stately garden phlox! The fragrant pink flowers with dark pink eyes in mid to late summer resemble those of 'Eva Cullum' (its mother) and it gets its great mildew resistance from 'David' (its father).

Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' Garden Phlox

ZONE 4-8, HT 24-36", SUN
This plant displays beautiful cherry red flowers. They are fragrant and bloom from late July until frost. Foliage is also red tinged.

Phlox paniculata 'Tenor'
Garden Phlox

ZONE 3-9, HT 24", SUN/PART SUN
An early blooming bright red cultivar.

	Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe' Mountain Pink
	ZONE 2-9, HT 4-6", SUN Great new bicolor of pink and white that mixes nicely with other spring phlox.

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'
Creeping Phlox

ZONE 2-9, HT 6", SUN
Beautiful light blue flowers cover this plant in spring. Needle-like foliage adds texture all summer long. Use as edging plant, in the rock garden, or as a ground cover.

Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion'
Creeping Phlox

ZONE 3-8, HT 4", SUN
This classic, spring-blooming groundcover will greet you with loads of medium pink blooms.

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'
Creeping Phlox

ZONE 3-8, HT 4", SUN
This phlox is a beauty with its blanket of purple blooms in late spring. A groundcover that would look great paired with yellow daffodils or tulips.