Fragrant Plants/Flowers - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order - Page 1 of 5

A spring flowering shrub that’s as fabulous at the end of the season as it is at the beginning! Sweet Emotion Blaze abelia shares the same USDA zone 4 cold hardiness and powerfully fragrant flowers as other Abelia mosanensis, but what really sets it apart is the stunning fall foliage. In spring, Sweet Emotion Blaze is covered in an abundance of pink flowers that smell great and attract pollinators. In autumn, the fresh green foliage transitions to a vibrant blend of yellow, orange, and red, lighting up the garden or landscape. That’s not all; this abelia has superior branching and an improved habit for an excellent container presentation.

A robust grower, ‘Vision in Red’ has deep red buds that open to pinkish-red flowers on full plumes. It blooms in midsummer, with flowers being held on red stems above the bronze-green foliage.

‘Vision in White’ is a robust growing selection which produces loads of large, creamy white, triangular plumes in midsummer.

Though the foliage is full and robust like others in the Visions series, it is not as coarsely textured. Rather, the green leaves are smooth and glossy. Foliage and flower combine in an elegantly refined display in the landscape.

Dense yet fluffy plumes of glowing reddish-pink flowers on upright, sturdy stems over glossy foliage from mid-summer into fall. Heavily serrated leaves emerge dark maroon and mature to dark green, very floriferous and easy grower.

A species characterized by an early bloom time and glossy green leaves often tinged with red. Flowers are produced in dense, pyramidal clusters.

The darkest purple basil so far! Near Black leaves. Thick. Intense purplish-red leaves, compact habit, full flavored taste make this intriguing, attractive and deliciously fragrant addition to the herb garden.

A well-branched variety with dark green, glossy foliage and short internodes makes a beautiful towering plant. Plant in containers or the garden for continuous harvest up to 12 weeks later than traditional basil. Tidy columnar habit. Wonderful in Italian dishes. Intermediate resistance to downy mildew.

This late-flowering, full habit basil is perfect for any garden. Robust Genovese flavor stands up to cooking. Perfect for pesto and sauces. Downy mildew and fusarium resistant.

Bring bright, lemon flavor to your table all season long with this late-flowering basil. This herb is a great addition to dressings, marinades and salads. Upright plants deliver an abundant harvest. Performs well in-ground and in containers.

This gorgeous basil plant has masses of green leaves with occasional purple flecks and soft purple stems that will brighten up any vegetable garden or mixed container. Its aromatic and vibrant licorice flavor complements any dish, especially Thai cuisine. Late-flowering habit means huge harvests of flavorful leaves throughout Summer.

Now you can grow and "try" 3 popular basils in one ... and you'll love each variety! Plant includes a blend of Genovese, serrated and dark-red basils. Fragrant plants are great for herb gardens or adding scent to mixed combinations. Use different flavors in your kitchen recipes.

So strikingly different, your neighbors won't even know it's basil. Each tricolor leaf is a work of art, with deep green brush strokes across the lime center and white painted around the edges. And the taste is pure, unadulterated sweet basil.

Unique, rich coral-pink flowers are excellent for cutting. Plant in gardens and naturalized areas, allowing room to spread. Highly mildew resistant. Leaves can be used for tea. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Oversized flowers with reddish hues and pink undertones are a magnet to hummingbirds and add great color to the garden during the summer months. Great flower color, habit and exceptional tolerance to mildew.

Fire Marshall beebalm resulted from a cross made between two of the best beebalms for midwestern gardens, Monarda ‘Marshalls Delight’ and M. ‘Jacob Cline’. Monarda ‘Fire Marshall’ produces oversized flower heads in red with pink undertones on stems to 2’ to 3’ tall. Good green foliage, and high powdery mildew resistance during five years of trials at Chicago Botanic Garden.

Grand Marshall TM Bee Balm produces a profusion of brilliant fuchsia-purple flowers atop mid-sized, upright plants from mid through late summer. They add a fun element to fresh flower bouquets. This cultivar exhibits excellent mildew resistance.

Striking lavender-purple flowers attract butterlies and hummingbirds. Excellent mounding habit makes it ideal for perennial, herb or cutting gardens and natural plantings, combined with phlox, cranesbill and yarrow. Fragrant leaves make a delicious tea.

Very large, bright red florets appear in tight clusters atop stocky, square stems from midsummer to fall. This variety is one of the most mildew resistant as reported throughout the United States.

Easy to grow with mixed flower colors of red, pink & mauve. Foliage has a mint fragrance.

Buds that resemble raspberries open to reveal the wine red flowers of this selection. They appear atop the stocky, square stems from midsummer to fall. This variety out-blooms most other monardas.

Though not a member of the mint family, this plant has a distinct herbal scent that has hints of citrus. Because its leaves contain citronellol, the essential oil distilled from this plant has a repellent effect on insects. The lavender flowers are a favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds.

Dark and dreamy! You're sure to love this new Caryopteris with its extremely dark glossy foliage, compact habit and rich blue flowers.

And now for something completely different: the prettiest pink caryopteris we've ever seen! Coming to us from Gavriel Danziger in Israel, this plant boasts large, glossy, spearmint-green foliage and spires of pure-pink flowers, stacked in neat layers along the stem. It is not quite as hardy as conventional caryopteris, its fast-growing, easy-blooming nature makes it perfect for containers and summer color options in cooler areas.

Bred and selected for its abundance of flowers that attract butterflies. Compact series provides continuous blooming from Spring through late Summer. Root hardy to USDA Zone 5 and stem hardy in warmer locations. Tolerant of rain and has a high drought tolerance once established. Downy mildew resistant.

Bred and selected for its abundance of flowers that attract butterflies. Compact series provides continuous blooming from Spring through late Summer. Root hardy to USDA Zone 5 and stem hardy in warmer locations. Tolerant of rain and has a high drought tolerance once established. Downy mildew resistant.

Bred and selected for its abundance of flowers that attract butterflies. Compact series provides continuous blooming from Spring through late Summer. Root hardy to USDA Zone 5 and stem hardy in warmer locations. Tolerant of rain and has a high drought tolerance once established. Downy mildew resistant.

Bred and selected for its abundance of flowers that attract butterflies. Compact series provides continuous blooming from Spring through late Summer. Root hardy to USDA Zone 5 and stem hardy in warmer locations. Tolerant of rain and has a high drought tolerance once established. Downy mildew resistant.

If you're familiar with ‘Wisteria Lane’ on the market, this Buddleia has a similar interesting look, but with better defined flowers and more intense color. Soft lavender purple flower panicles are approximately 8-10" long and 3" wide and cascade down the habit like a waterfall. Compared to ‘Grand Cascade’, this Buddleia is smaller both in overall habit and individual flower panicle size.

Just like the others of the Cascade series, the habit of this Butterfly Bush has panicles that cascade downward like a waterfall. 12-18" huge, puffy panicles of pale lilac flowers. The size of the flowers match that of ‘Grand Cascade’, but with a lighter shade of purple and shorter stature. Perfect as a centerpiece in your garden. Through 4 years of monitoring for sterility we have not observed seed set - a stand out trait among Buddleia.

Young Junior is smaller than the original, less brittle, and has attractive silver-green leaves. Great for mass plantings, containers or mixed into perennial gardens. It flowers from mid-summer to frost.

The earliest blooming of the Lo & Behold® series.

Uniquely horizontal branches produce an abundance of dark purple-blue flowers. The flowers radiate outward and downward like a pinwheel, and are continuous from mid summer to frost. This is a sterile variety that will not produce unwanted seedlings.

This new hybrid from NCSU plant breeder Dennis Werner takes Buddleia ‘Miss Ruby’ a step closer to the elusive red by crossing it back onto Buddleia ‘Attraction’. The sangria-red flowers top the compact 5’ tall clump from July until frost...a treat for hummingbirds.

Miss Ruby is a sweetheart of a plant noted for its compact habit and remarkable vivid, rich pink blooms. The flower color is unlike any other Buddleia. This new butterfly bush has silver leaves, and has a compact growth habit.

Rich purple blooms on a compact plant. If you love the compact habit of ‘Miss Ruby’ and ‘Miss Molly’ you're sure to love ‘Miss Violet’, too. She has all these great attributes plus loads of dark purple-violet flowers. It's another great butterfly bush from Dr. Dennis Werner of NCSU.

‘Blue Knight’ forms a dense clump of minty green leaves. Incredibly long, 10-12”, outward-facing flower panicles open light lavender purple and deepen to blue-purple with age. The new and the aged flowers appear on the panicles at the same time, giving the flower an interesting two-tone effect. This plant has incredible flower coverage, giving you quite the performance when it starts its first flush of blooms in late summer.

The newest addition to the popular MONARCH® Butterfly Bush collection! ‘Prince Charming’ is truly a color break for the Buddleia genus. 10” long flower spikes will stun you with their bright cerise pink color. Compared to ‘Queen of Hearts’, ‘Prince Charming’ is closer to raspberry pink than purple. In mid to late summer, its upright, gumdrop shaped habit is covered with intensely colored flowers and blooms for many weeks.

This beautifully unique Butterfly Bush has an arching, weeping look versus the normal upright habit. Light apple blossom pink flower panicles are 8-10" long. Minty green leaves, in combination with the flowers, give it overall cool tones. ‘Pink Cascade’ is a good match to ‘Lavender Cascade’ in size and shape. Use as a focal piece in your garden or in the landscape.

Full-sized flowers on a compact butterfly bush! Pugster® Amethyst buddelia is characterized by extra large flowers on a dwarf plant, bringing a cool purple into the mix. Thick, sturdy stems make the Pugster® series less brittle in growing and at retail, as well as improving winter survival in colder climates.

Pugster Blue® butterfly bush offers true blue flowers, appearing from summer through frost.

Meet Pugster Pinker™ butterfly bush - the newest member of a unique series that offers full-sized flowers on dwarf plants. This compact butterfly bush reaches just 2'/.6 m tall and wide but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with very rich pink flowers, each with a tiny bright orange eye in the center.

Full-sized flowers on a compact butterfly bush! Pugster White® buddleia offers huge white flower spikes for a classic look that is especially enjoyable on summer nights.

A colorful new butterfly bush has gorgeous, 6-8” long, fragrant bright yellow colored flowers flushed with pink and mauve. From early summer all the way through fall, butterflies, honeybees & hummingbirds enjoy visiting these striking flowers for their nectar. Golden Glow grows 4-6’ tall.

Grows well drained (but not dry) soil in full sun and deadhead the old blooms to promote continual flowering throughout the summer and fall. Use for a mixed or shrub border.

Buttonbush has long been prized as a native, but it was way too big for most landscapes. Not anymore! We've cut the size in half and added colorful red fruit and glossy foliage. Add in cool looking, fragrant white flowers and you've got a delightful plant that shines from spring to fall.

An award-winning, first year flowering, compact herb. Early blooming, blue-purple flowers stand up well over time, which translates to a better shelf life at the garden center. It's compact and uniform in growth, an improvement over what you can normally expect from seed. The sweet, minty smell will stop you in your tracks-a perfect addition to the herb or ornamental garden.

Unique multicolor pink and white blooms on a slightly compact plant. The plants look great in garden beds with good performance and with no need for staking.

Lovely and fragrant burgundy with pink Dianthus flushes early in spring, blooms late into summer, and flushes again in fall. It is extremely floriferous in each season. Gardeners will enjoy more days of color than with any other dianthus. Offers excellent performance in the roughest weather.

A new improvement of a classic, tried-and-true industry icon. Same amazingly iridescent, vivid, red single flowers with a bold central eye pattern. Increased flower count and more compact than the original, resulting in a closer matched collection. Flower stems are sturdy and do not flop. Deadhead and feed regularly to encourage fast repeat blooming.

Bred for beautifully scented blooms and excellent garden performance. Pollinator magnet! Use in containers, borders, and mass landscape plantings.

Truly the “cat’s meow”, the best Nepeta we’ve seen yet! Unlike most Nepetas that have a bit of a wild, unkempt look, this first class selection keeps its tidy, dense, rounded shape all season long.

Its small, grey-green, aromatic leaves are topped with well-branched stems carrying spikes of sky blue flowers with purple calyxes from early summer into early fall.

‘Cat’s Meow’ has everything today’s gardeners are looking for: a low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, long blooming perennial that looks great all season.

Like ‘Cat’s Meow’, this selection shares an improved tidy habit, though it is a bit smaller and more compact in size overall. In its first year, ‘Purrsian Blue’ forms a small, perfectly rounded, densely branched clump of tiny, green leaves. In year two, the plant maintains its compact mounding habit but nearly doubles its spread to just over two feet across.

This is a very floriferous selection whose flower power is amplified by its having its flowers spaced closely together on the stems. Periwinkle blue flowers are coddled by dark purple calyxes just above the aromatic foliage from early summer into early fall.

‘Purrisan Blue’ has everything today’s gardeners are looking for: a low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, long blooming perennial that looks great all season.

A purr-fect Catmint for fans of ‘Cat's Meow’ who love the look but want a smaller scale version. In addition to being a little over half the height, ‘Cats Pajamas’ also blooms about 2-3 weeks earlier than ‘Cat's Meow’. The ball-shaped habit carries long, dark flower stems that hold indigo blue flowers. Unlike older varieties that only produce flowers at the top of the stems, this improved Catmint has blooms from the soil to the tips of the stems. Even when the flowers are past peak, the color of the rosy purple calyxes give your garden an additional splash of color. As an added bonus, the small, aromatic leaves keep deer and rabbits away. Try this shorter stature plant in city gardens or near the front of the border.

Chartreuse yellow foliage glows for three seasons out of the year! Contrasting clusters of lavender-blue flowers bloom early summer and unlike other Nepeta, this variety will continue to bloom into fall without being cut back.

This selection of Catmint is a sterile dwarf of N. ‘Walker’s Low’ and only reaches approximately 40cm (16 inches) tall. It features blue-green leaves that are highly aromatic when crushed or bruised so an excellent addition planted along a garden path. Small pale lavender flowers are densely clustered and bloom from May to September. Shear back the initial flower spikes for continuous bloom. Attractive to our feline friends.

Fragrant, heart-shaped foliage with white or lavender flowers. Catnip is adored by cats! Also use in teas, seasoning, and cat toys.

Deliciously fragrant flowers and leaves have a sweet apple flavor. Dried flowers make an excellent tea which is both flavorful and relaxing, an ideal bedtime beverage. A showy addition to the herb garden, and great dried for potpourri. Repels insects.

This chive has garlic-flavored leaves, and the stems of this Asian herb aren’t hollow and are skinnier and flatter than traditional chives.

The plants will tolerate light shade, but try for full sun and be sure to harvest the stem almost all the way to the ground to ensure this herb produces new stems.

Both edible and ornamental! The leaves of common chives can be harvested at any time. They taste much like green onions and have similar hollow leaves. This plant also produces lavender, pom-pom-like flowers atop leafless stems in late spring.

A charming, fragrant, nodding flower with four petals of light blue. The 2" deep flowers have recurving tips to the petals. Blooms July-September.

Sweet Autumn Clematis is the famous vine for a great arbor-covering cloud of small white flowers in summer and fall.Very vigorous grower with clusters of small very fragrant white flowers.

Wouldn't it be great if Sweet Autumn clematis flowered sooner and longer and came in other colors? Now it does! ‘Sweet Summer Love’ gives you everything you want: the flowers, the fragrance, the ease of growth and cranberry-violet blooms that start over a month earlier than others. This breakthrough vine is from award-winning clematis breeder Szczepan Marczyski of Poland. It will add lots of drama to gardens when trained up a trellis or other support.

This stunning first-year flowering echinacea captures the spirit of the North American plains by producing a delightful mix of flower colors from rich purple, pink, red and orange tones to lighter yellows, creams and white. This wide range of flower colors on well branched, durable plants are sure to please the color preferences of any gardener. As an added bonus, ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ does not require a lot of water and offers a wide range of uses from the perennial border, in a mass landscape planting, in a butterfly garden or as a cut flower.

A showy perennial wildflower that blooms heavily from mid-spring to late summer, often with sporadic blooms into fall. Early- and long-blooming, Prairie Blaze Vintage Lime sets daisyesque flowers with pink rays having lime-green tips. Borne on short, sturdy stems, the uniquely colored flowers make excellent, long-lasting cuts for floral arrangements and bouquets.

Left in the garden, the flowers attract bees and butterflies; and the dried end-of-season seed heads that follow provide sustenance for songbirds as well as interest for the winter garden.

A classic white coneflower. Pure white ray petals reflex downward, away from the coppery-brown, spiky central cone. Their sweet honey-like fragrance attracts masses of butterflies. ‘White Swan’ is a bit shorter in stature than many other coneflowers.

"Alan's Pride" is a botanical marvel with zesty lime-green flowers that stands a graceful 2' tall. This first-year flowering perennial, named in honor of the renowned plant breeder Alan Sparkes, adds a vibrant touch to your garden. Its unique beauty is a lively hub for pollinators, making it a resilient and prideful addition to your garden landscape. A 2022 Fleuroselect Novelty Award Winner for its unique color and first-year blooming habit.

Provides a great display in the first year, with many seasons of incredible color thereafter. Flowers open rosy red and soften in color with age. Also a nice way to attract birds and butterflies.

Provides a great display in the first year, with many seasons of incredible color thereafter. Flowers open red and soften in color with age. Also a nice way to attract birds and butterflies.

Provides a great display in the first year, with many seasons of incredible color thereafter. Flowers open yellow/orange and soften in color with age. Also a nice way to attract birds and butterflies.

4" bright scarlet orange flowers. Flowers held over dark green foliage and demonstrates good branching. Intense color lightens to coral orange with age.

Melon-colored flowers and matching melon cones. At 5-5½" wide these are among the largest flowers in the collection. Petals are held horizontally and overlap for maximum display. The cantaloupe flower color is lighter than ‘Orange You Awesome’ and not a true yellow like ‘Yellow My Darling’.

4½" fuchsia pink flowers are made of overlapping, horizontally held petals for an exceptionally showy display. The dark cone and stems of the plant contrast with the brightness of the petals, accentuating the vibrancy of the flowers. Exceptional garden performance.

A breakthrough in Echinacea breeding! From mid through late summer, highly fragrant, 3 inch, spicy red-orange flowers bloom with a papaya orange halo in the pom-pom center. The glowing orange flowers have terrific visual impact from quite a distance, especially when planted in groups. Be sure to cut a few for a fresh bouquet that will last nearly two weeks. Though it is a hybrid of two species, ‘Hot Papaya’ strongly exhibits the traits of E. purpurea in foliage and habit. The plant forms a strong, sturdy clump with robust, deep green foliage and thick stems with maroon markings. It grows about three feet tall in the landscape, making it a good choice for the middle of the flower border.

‘Raspberry Beret’ has fully double intense raspberry pink flowers, 4" wide, with ray petals to match. Petals are slightly lighter than the cone.

 

4½" pompom flowers with wide, overlapping ray petals. Flowers open orange before transitioning to a coral pink with matching ray petals. The color shift gives the impression of two different flower colors on the plant at once.

Double pompom flowers open magenta pink before maturing to a medium pink. Flowers are produced over a large rosette of foliage with almost no exposed stem.

A tanager is a type of bird that comes in an array of colors, but most often associated with a brilliant orange red-the perfect namesake for this dramatically colored coneflower. 3½", rich tangerine orange flowers with heavily overlapping petals and dark cones is produced on dark stems above dark foliage. Noted for its incredible basal branching.

Produces beautiful, bright saffron-colored blooms all season long while maintaining a short, compact habit. This plant is perfect for containers or displayed at the front of a border. Cheery, daisy-like flowers appear on top of this plant from early summer until fall.

Sombrero® Lemon Yellow produces rich yellow blossoms with a copper cone. The petals overlap, giving the flowers a fuller, more polished look. They are freely produced from early through late summer.

Sombrero® Salsa Red produces softly fragrant, spicy orange-red blossoms with an orange-brown cone. The petals overlap, giving the flowers a fuller, more polished look. They are freely produced from early through late summer.

Its double row of striking petals in shades of pink, salmon, and rose that shoot strait out, bring an ethereal mood to the garden. These salmon petals sometimes have a little yellow in the centers, especially when just opening, which highlight the bright green center cone. As these flowers mature the petals turn a soft pink which then surround intense crimson cones. The large blooms are held on erects stems so you can enjoy their sweet fragrance with ease. Makes a great cut flower.

The exquisite semi-double flowers of 'SunSeekers™ Sweet Fuchsia' are a bright fuchsia pink and are long-lasting, bloom on sturdy stems, and make excellent cut flowers. The nectar and seeds are an important source of food for pollinators and wildlife throughout the year.

An excellent groundcover plant with bright pink flowers in early summer which are more vivid than other pink varieties. A prolific flowerer and highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. The green, fragrant foliage turns to red in the fall.

One of the best daylilies in its color class! Putting on a terrific show in the garden, this daylily produces loads of large 6", shimmering diamond dusted, lavender mauve flowers with a prominent citron yellow throat and matching purple stamens. Ruffled, recurved tepals open wide and flat revealing the triangular flower form.

This daylily is highly fragrant; its delightful perfume is noticeable from several feet away. We like how compact and well-proportioned this daylily is, with its large flowers appearing just at the top of the foliage instead of on tall, willowy scapes like some large flowered daylilies. The well-branched and budded scapes appear first in midseason and then again later in the season when it reblooms.

Another beautiful daylily from renowned daylily breeder Karol Emmerich! 6" triangular shaped flowers are peach with a wine purple eye. Like watercolor paint, the purple color blends to lavender purple toward the yellow throat for a stunning display. A thin, purple picotee edge frames the edge of the blooms.

Six inch, pink, pointed and deeply ruffled tepals with rose veining, golden yellow eye, and pale green throat. Broad, nearly round petals and wide, slightly recurved form. Large blooms on a small plant makes this one great for containers. Foliage is evergreen in most climates.

This new and exciting variety stands out from the rest of the daylilies with its uniquely shaped petals. Huge, 6.5in triangular-shaped flowers are light golden yellow with a pronounced raspberry red eye. Its bottom sepals are smooth, often twisting or curling into a “swirling” motion. This is the perfect companion to ‘Primal Scream’, matching its spider-like look. Daylilies are a perfect landscape plant and possibly the most care-free and easiest perennials to grow.

This award winning daylily is earning rave reviews for its uniquely colored, fragrant blossoms. They are coral-tangerine with a reddish-coral center and the petals are beautifully ruffled. It is a vigorous grower with attractive healthy foliage.

The world's most popular daylily! 2¾", bright gold complete self with mild pie crust edging and a subtle fragrance. Blooms from early to midsummer, followed by waves of rebloom into early fall (Reblooms best if plants are deadheaded).

Large 6" burgundy flowers with a unique triangular white halo and creamy eye, evergreen foliage, tetraploid and re-blooms

Large 5¼" show stopping lavender flowers with large blue-purple eye and ruffled edges. A green throat provides a beautiful contrast. Blooms in early- to mid-summer and then again in late summer to early fall. Fragrant.

‘Rockin'™ Purple’ is midsized, with upright stems of lightly fragrant, lacy, vivid purple single flowers. Blooms in spring, again in summer and once again in the fall. Remove fading flowers to encourage more buds to form. Although hardy into Zone 5, plants may also be treated as bedding annuals since they flower well during the first year.

‘Rockin’ Red’ is midsized, with upright stems of lightly fragrant, lacy, vivid red single flowers. Blooms in spring, again in summer and once again in the fall. Remove fading flowers to encourage more buds to form. Although hardy into Zone 5, plants may also be treated as bedding annuals since they flower well during the first year.

‘Rockin’ Rose’ is midsized, with upright stems of lightly fragrant, lacy, vivid rose single flowers. Blooms in spring, again in summer and once again in the fall. Remove fading flowers to encourage more buds to form. Although hardy into Zone 5, plants may also be treated as bedding annuals since they flower well during the first year.

Produces much higher yields of foliage than other dill varieties. The dark green, ferny leaves also have a distinct, strong aroma that adds depth to any fish, vegetable or pasta dish. Vigorous plants are topped with very large umbels.

Aptly named, ‘Silver Mound’ has soft, feathery foliage and forms compact, silky, cushion-like mounds. It has many applications in the garden including: edging, rock gardens, pots, or a filler plant for hot, dry areas.

One of several recent hybrid selections, this is a real workhorse in the garden, flowering nonstop from midsummer well into the autumn and it’s easy to grow. It forms a low, bushy mound bearing upright spikes of warm orange-colored plumes that attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. Great in containers or in a mixed border.

Attractive blue-green, coin-shaped juvenile leaves, opposite on the pendulous stems, excellent for cut foliage. A choice evergreen rounded shrub or shade tree, withstanding heat, dry conditions and wind when established. Suitable as a container specimen for patio, conservatory, or in a bright indoor space.

The classic white astilbe, ‘Bridal Veil’ has lacy white panicles that gently droop at the tips, lending a frothy look to the clump.

Snow white flowers on dense, pyramidal plumes. Blooms in early summer. Shiny, dark green foliage provides tremendous contrast for the light-colored plumes.

An instant classic for the landscape! ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is the only dark leafed Astilbe with purple flowers that's on the market. Rich deep chocolate burgundy leaves form an incredibly attractive mound of foliage. Emerging leaves are yellow with a dark margin with a glossy sheen that become completely dark as they age. Dark stems hold raspberry buds that burst forth with rosy purple flowers. This performs best both for growing and flowering in full sun in the north with adequate moisture, but also grows in shade.

A later blooming species useful for extending the bloom season into late summer. Foliage is deeply incised, coarsely textured, and often bronze-green in color. Flowers are borne on narrow, branched panicles. Though garden performance is far superior in moist soils, members of this species are moderately drought tolerant.

Large, hot pink, pyramidal plumes are held on strong stems above a robust mound of beautiful foliage. This A. chinensis hybrid is more tolerant of sun and drier soils than many other astilbes.