Suitable for Cut Flowers - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order - Page 1 of 10

With its wide leaves of chartreuse, highlighted with splashy rose red hearts, caladium Lemon Blush is an entirely new look for caladiums. The yellowy green seems to glow in the shady garden, and this variety is particularly well suited to containers. While tolerant of sun, the coloring is best when grown in partial to full shade.

5" clusters of pure white flowers. Very vigorous-one of the largest you'll find!

Profuse flowers, excellent late season color for garden or bouquet. Most winter hardy and vigorous of the fall-blooming anemones. Deep green foliage stays attractive all season.

You'll love how this perennial will extend the seasonal interest of your garden. When other plants in your garden are fading, FALL IN LOVE™ ‘Sweetly’ is just getting started, producing rich, rose pink flowers in early fall. Semi-double flowers are produced above a large mound of dark green foliage. Spreads slowly through rhizomes. Plant with other fall bloomers, such as PRAIRIE WINDS® Ornamental Grasses and ROCK ‘N GROW® Sedum.

Large flowers on graceful, slender stalks provide dramatic late season color for the garden or bouquet. Lovely foliage forms 12" mounds and stays attractive all season.

‘Pamina’ comes into its prime just as other plants are beginning to retire for the season. From late summer into mid-fall, deep rosy pink 2.5” double flowers top tall, graceful stems which sway beautifully in the wind. Individual petals are elongated and daisy-like.

Delicate, bright green, needlelike leaves on arching stems with a trailing habit. This fern will create a dense fluffy look in containers.

Ideal dwarf asters for containers. The double 3" flowers create a mound of vibrant color in the pot and a dense carpet in flower beds. Large flowering.

In fall, this classic cultivar becomes a glowing mass of vibrant pink daisy-like flowers that will stop traffic on your street. ‘Alma Potschke’ grows 4 ft. tall but can be pinched once or twice in late spring or early summer for more compact plants.

‘Purple Dome’ is less than half as tall as other New England Asters, and when it blooms in fall, it really does resemble a purple dome. The ideal companion is Sedum ‘Autumn Joy.'

‘Black Pearls’ has the darkest foliage of all Astilbes. Mid-late, fantastic new color! large flower plumes are purple with a hint of blue and the foliage is dark green, stems are sturdy and won't flop over. Finely cut foliage is very heat tolerant and will tolerate part sun to shade.

Displaying large, soft pink plumes of florets on gracefully arching stems, this astilbe is a gorgeous ornamental perennial for any shady site in the landscape. It effectively adds color and light to wooded sites, shadowed borders and summertime containers. As an added bonus, the green, fernlike foliage provides a wonderful contrast to the soft pink flower heads. Easy to grow and maintain, too.

A gorgeous four foot tall astilbe with showy, upright velvety red plumes over boldly divided dark green to chocolate brown to reddish foliage. Robust grower. Plant this showstopper at the back of your shade garden.

A gorgeous four foot tall astilbe with showy, clear salmon pink plumes over boldly divided dark green leaves that may have bronze edging. Plant this showstopper at the back of your shade garden. Robust grower.

A gorgeous four foot tall astilbe with showy, upright red plumes over boldly divided dark green leaves that may have bronze edging. Plant this showstopper at the back of your shade garden. Robust grower.

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.

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.

Raspberry red plumes are sweetly fragrant with a dense, pyramidal shape. Blooms in midsummer. Large, clear green leaves with a coarse texture. A dwarf selection.

Pure white, open lacy plumes. A member of Astilbe japonica (Japanese Astilbe). A species characterized by an early bloom time and glossy green leaves often tinged with red. Flowers are produced in dense, pyramidal clusters.

 

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

Clear rose-pink flowers are held in large, diamond-shaped panicles. Blooms in early summer; very floriferous and vigorous. One of the best early pink astilbes.

Vibrant orange flowers rest above fuzzy, slightly scalloped, semi-evergreen foliage from early spring into summer. Selected for tidy, compact habit and extended bloom period.

A very low-growing goundcover cousin to the familiar Baby’s Breath of florist shops, this species is well suited to growing in the rock garden, rock wall or alpine trough. It forms a compact tuft or mound of small, rounded fresh green leaves, with taller branching stems that are studded with starry flowers from late spring into the summer. Petals are white with a splash of pink. Requires a well-drained site.

This Baby's Breath produces nonstop clouds of dainty white flowers that float atop lush, densely branched grey-green foliage. Fantastic in beds, border, and containers, and a must-have for cut flower arrangements.

Baby’s Breath has come a long way over the years, with breeders improving their habit, bloom time, and longevity in the garden. SUMMER SPARKLES® sets a new standard in taller Gypsophilas. Unlike most which are quite open in habit and go dormant in late summer, this new variety has a much more compact, refined looking form and looks great in the garden all season.

It forms a uniform, very densely branched, rounded clump of grey-green foliage that becomes completely covered in flowers from late spring through midsummer. The white flowers are small, semi-double, and slightly fragrant. They are borne prolifically on all sides of the plant. Deadheading the first round of flowers will encourage the plant to rebloom.

A beautiful plant for the garden bed or patio pots. Also makes an excellent gift. Grow as an annual or a perennial, where plants will be covered with blooms throughout the season. Extra-thick flower petals extend the time blooms are showy in the garden.

Interesting balloon-like buds burst open into beautiful bell-shaped flowers. Exceptional branching and thick flower petals make for long-lasting light pink blooms.

This selection forms a compact mound of green foliage, bearing inflated buds that open into star-shaped semi-double white flowers. The small habit of this variety makes it a good choice for rock gardens and mixed containers.

Interesting balloon-like buds burst open into beautiful blue, dwarf bell-shaped flowers. ‘Sentimental Blue’ is an excellent low-growing border or rock garden plant. It is a prolific bloomer that is pest and disease free.

In this selection, plants form a bushy mound of dark green leaves, bearing sprays of cherry-red flowers in mid to late spring. Although they will take a couple of years to reach a mature size, plants are long-lived and very sturdy. Old leaves should be pruned to the ground in late winter to show the flowers to best effect. Drought tolerant once established. Plants may be divided in early spring or late summer. Beautiful bronze foliage color in winter.

One of the best cultivars available today as well as the toughest Epimedium for dry shade, even under large, thirsty trees. From mid to late spring, clusters of small flowers with pale yellow sepals and primrose-yellow petals hover just above the foliage.

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.

Bronze rosettes turn into multiple flower stems with large, lavender-pink blooms. Bronze leaves turn red in Fall. Attract hummingbirds and butterflies. A lovely addition to cut flower arrangements, patio tubs and mixed borders.

Fiery color will turn heads! Winner of the 2014 Fleuroselect Gold Medal Award. Judges were impressed by the masses of fuchsia red flowers. This penstemon hybrid produces cheerful upright displays of tubular, white-throated flowers on shorter bushy mounded plants. Got Hummingbirds? You will when you grow this beauty!

Developed in Colorado, this hybrid forms a bushy clump of narrow green leaves, with short spikes of bright violet-purple trumpet flowers beginning in early summer. Blooming can continue on and off for most of the summer. An excellent low-maintenance perennial, adapting to a wide range of garden conditions. Attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds. A 1999 Plant Select® introduction.

Constant bright rose flowers all summer

This more compact selection features lilac flowers, arranged in large, shaggy heads, an ideal size for the middle of a sunny border. Foliage is delightfully fragrant. Good powdery mildew resistance. A favorite of both butterflies and hummingbirds.

This more compact selection features purple flowers, arranged in large, shaggy heads, an ideal size for the middle of a sunny border. Foliage is delightfully fragrant. Good powdery mildew resistance. A favorite of both butterflies and hummingbirds.

Excellent early-flowering, compact monarda. Dwarf variety is deer and rabbit resistant, as well as mildew resistant.

Pale pink flowers develop from deep maroon buds to give a soothing effect in the summer garden.

Coral pink flowers with a dark brown button center make for a fascinating addition to the summer garden. Attract tons of pollinators to your gardens with the Bee-You series.

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

Pastel pink flowers form a carpet of blossoms that completely cover the foliage.

Deep raspberry purple flowers with very dark green leaves.

The knee-high clump of sturdy, green foliage is comprised of compact, clump forming rosettes. Compared to other glomerata types, this new cultivar is much more floriferous, with its flower stems comprising about 2/3 of the height of the plant. Full clusters of small, star-shaped, lilac purple flowers are borne almost all the way up the strong, upright, well-branched stems.

Campanula trachelium ‘Flore Pleno Mix’, the nettle-like double bellflower, is one of those perennials that is simply a joy in the garden. As a sturdy plant, it is ideally adapted to all kinds of climatic conditions. It tolerates dry periods in summer and light soils, loves the sun and feels at home in partial shade, competes against weeds and is stable upright.

As a seedling in the landscaping garden, it closes open spaces and improves every garden design. In fact, every garden becomes fabulous with the Flore Pleno shape, whose bell-shaped flowers look like porcelain in detail, caused by the second ring of petals. As beautiful as the nuances of the double, violet, light blue and white flowers may be, a really breathtaking sight emerges from July to September, especially with mass planting.

This species has been grown for centuries in cottage gardens, and is still an excellent choice for the border, or in mixed containers. Plants form a low mound of dark green leaves, bearing tall stems of large, open bright-blue bells during the summer months.

Stachys ‘Summer Crush’ produces bicolor flower spikes in shades of pink and white. The flowers are held upright on almost leafless stems above clumps of green foliage. The deer-resistant, clay-tolerant plants spread by rhizome and will spread gradually in evenly moist, sunny spots. Mature plants have some resistance to drought. Great planted in multiples adjacent to dark purple bloomers.

this species forms large, rounded clumps of green, long and narrow, textured leaves. It is lovely even when it's not in bloom. In midsummer, sturdy spikes of lavender-rose flowers shoot up through the foliage, putting on quite a display.

Interesting, tall selection whose foliage emerges green in spring and soon turns purple. Fragrant, creamy white, bottle brush-like flowers that repel insects are an added bonus. Attractive green seedpods form after blooms fade.

This unique perennial produces a profusion of two inch wide, brilliant orange blossoms with heavy red specking and shading on each of the six overlapping petals. They are produced atop mid-sized plants with green, sword-shaped foliage like that of a tall bearded iris.

Belamcanda blooms for weeks in late summer, and its season of interest is extended into fall with the interesting seed pods which develop. Tan, pear-shaped pods burst open to reveal clusters of black seeds resembling blackberries, hence the common name. They are persistant thru the winter and are attractive in fresh or dried flower arrangements.

‘Goldsturm’ Black Eyed Susans have a long season of bloom and a sturdy, upright habit. The gold daisy-like flowers have a distinct dark brown central cone and are held on branching stems. Do not deadhead these cones if you want winter interest since the black seed heads remain attractive throughout the winter and the seeds provide a source of food for small birds.

An improved ‘Goldsturm’ which blooms three weeks earlier. Gold flowers with dark green foliage; compact growth habit.

Finally, a Black Eyed Susan that's resistant to the Septoria leaf spot! Thanks to the thinner and hairier leaves, this hybrid Rudbeckia shows no signs of the fungus even in wet, humid conditions. A dome-like habit of golden yellow flowers with black centers are produced heavily from July to September here in Michigan, with some color until frost. Destined to be the new staple for landscapes! From Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens.

This mid-sized strain produces large brown-eyed daisy flowers for months on end, in a range of bicolor shades from yellow through gold, orange and bronzy-red. An outstanding cut flower. Removing faded blossoms regularly will greatly increase the flowering time. Seed heads have good winter interest, and can be used in dried arrangements. Fairly drought tolerant, once established. Wonderful in mixed containers. Fleuroselect.

Long-lasting, 4" red and yellow bicolor blooms top very vigorous and floriferous, heat-tolerant plants.

This powerhouse of a plant is just 2 feet tall, but sends up dozens upon dozens of giant daisies over a long season, bringing butterflies and bees to pay their respects all summer long. The long-lasting blooms combine rich shades of red and maroon with that trademark big black eye, so you can imagine how terrific they look in the vase.

‘Chocolate Orange’ Rudbeckia boasts large chocolate-mahogany 4" flowers adorned with beautifully contrasting orange tips. They bloom profusely from mid-summer to frost, providing weeks of eye-catching color. An outstanding cut flower, the seed heads have good winter interest unless they are used in dried arrangements.

Denver Daisy sports enormous 6" to 8" blooms with outstretched petals of purest yellow. At the base of each petal is a dab or two of dark red, creating a halo around the chocolate-brown cone.

Flower heads are composed of bright yellow petals surrounding a green center. Suitable as a cut flower, or superb when massed in the border or wildflower garden. These cheery, easy-to-grow plants belong in every sunny garden.

A delightful mix of caramel and soft pink/red blooms. Flowers are semi double to fully double. Good heat tolerance and great for amateur cut flowers.

This selection features countless copper-orange flowers with glowing yellow tips on each fluted petal. Top-notch flowering continuing into fall, the autumnal-hued blossoms highlight silvery-green compact foliage. Deer resistant and carefree.

Gaillardia Copper Sun, from the SpinTop Series, features an excellent branching habit with multiple buds on every stem. Compact, uniform and extremely early flowering, this series demonstrates excellent heat tolerance in all regions. Large flowerheads are pollinator favorites. Very drought resistant. Pairs nicely with the soft blues of perennial Geraniums. Completely carefree.

For vibrant color, try the newest addition to the early blooming Spintop series. Radiant orange flowers with serrated yellow tips bloom over compact and uniform foliage all summer long.

This very compact selection from the SpinTop series has flat, serrated, rich medium red petals and prominent gold stamens. Attractive to butterflies. Drought tolerant once established. Heat tolerant and actually prefer poorer soils.

A prolific display of flowers that is sure to enhance sunny beds and borders. Bright yellow blooms with a large red eye sit just above compact clumps of green foliage. Blooms start in late spring, but the real show is put on in late summer into fall. Sturdy and heat tolerant - perfect for waterwise gardens.

Wine-red blooms measure a whopping 3 inches across! In the middle of these striking red petals is a button-like center which emerges bright yellow and then slowly changes to oxblood-red. This juicy center attracts butterflies like crazy.

Bright red flowers with a wide, bright yellow band.

Very drought tolerant once established, Mesa Yellow shows intense, non-fading color all season on upright, well-branched plants that perform well in landscapes and mixed containers.

A bright twist on a classic perennial! Radiant yellow foliage absolutely glows in spring, creating a brilliant focal point in the shade garden. Arching sprays of everyone’s favorite classic bleeding heart flower - pink and white heart-shaped blooms.

Every bit as charming as the pink form, D. s. ‘Alba’ forms large, bushy clumps of powdery-light green foliage comprised of cut or lobed leaves on fleshy stems. In late spring, chains of puffy, white, heart-shaped flowers dangle beneath the arching stems.

Absolutely one of the most pure, true white flowers we've seen in ages. The floral display of this Dicentra is stunning against the soft blue-green foliage. Amore™ 'Titanium' arose as a spontaneous mutation of the popular Amore™ 'Pink' and it's a knockout.

A classic charmer! One of the oldest but still irreplacable perennials in cultivation. Old-fashioned Bleeding Hearts form large, bushy clumps of powdery-green foliage comprised of cut or lobed leaves on fleshy stems.

This selection of Amsonia bears gorgeous plump navy blue buds in late spring, opening to vivid periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers. They are larger than the species and are borne in clusters at the ends of each stem.

Native perennials are trending, and Bluestar is the classic North American perennial! ‘Storm Cloud’ is a very exciting new variety that performs well for both northern and southern growers. In spring, new stems emerge near-black with leaves that are very dark green with silver veins. The stems stay dark throughout spring. Light periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers completely cover the foliage in late spring, and rebloom for many weeks afterward. Although the main interest of this plant is in spring, it maintains a great garden presence throughout the summer and fall. Its wide, mounded habit lends itself well to be used in place of shrubs in the landscape. Younger plants will have more of a vase-like habit, but make sure to give this plant some space for when it reaches its mature size. This easy care, heat and humidity tolerant, deer resistant perennial is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for low maintenance or native perennials.

Improved yellow-leaf caryopteris. Sunshine Blue® II caryopteris is a new, improved cultivar. It replaces the original Sunshine Blue® caryopteris as it has proven in our trials to be brighter, hardier, and more adaptable. Vivid yellow foliage holds up to the heat of summer and offers bold, beautiful contrast when blue flowers begin to appear in late summer. Also known as blue mist spirea, despite the fact that it is not remotely related to Spiraea.

Big Bluestem are perfect for providing height and color to the garden, coming into prime a little earlier than other ornamental grasses. The foliage of ‘Blackhawks’ emerges deep green to dark purple in spring and deepens to near black by fall here in Michigan. This grass matures a little more than a foot shorter than ‘Indian Warrior’. One of the very best Big Bluestem from hybridizer Brent Horvath.

Dubbed the "monarch of the prairie", this native grass was once the dominant component of the American tallgrass prairie. It adapts easily to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions as long as full sun is provided. This long-lived grass has a variety of uses including screening, naturalizing, restoring prairies, and nesting materials for birds and mammals.

Especially popular for low hedges, thanks to its habit and hardiness, 'Winter Gem' boxwood has shown good resistance to boxwood blight. Its foliage bronzes heavily in winter, but returns to green in spring.

Generous amounts of burgundy, daisy-like flowers with brown center disks. Scores of blooms appear from summer until fall with no deadheading. Choose this variety for naturalized areas, wildflower meadows, and borders. A short-lived perennial with pleasing tendencies to reseed. It is easy to grow in average, moist, well-drained soil.

This is a cute dwarf plant featuring compact green and white variegated foliage topped with raspberry-like flowers rise on slender stems in late summer. ‘Little Angel’ is a great choice for adding texture and interest to the garden border, containers, or naturalized area in the yard.

This perennial has been in retail in Japan for a number of years, and is recently making a splash in the European and American markets, thanks to Osco Garden and Luc Klinkhamer of the Netherlands.

‘Buttered Popcorn’ is a fantastic creeping ground cover that does best in full sun to partial shade. Foliage is chartreuse to gold in color, are deeply cut, and serrated and make a nice backdrop for the bright yellow buttercup flowers. Blooms grace the plant in mid- to late- spring.

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.

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.

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.

A delightful mix of free-flowering plants provides shimmering color over many weeks. Clumps perform best when left undivided. Presents a great display in a wildflower garden or natural area. Drought tolerant.

A virtually hassle-free, very long lived perennial, this cultivar of our native A. tuberosa offers three months of golden yellow blooms from early through late summer. Deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom cycle about a month after the first one.

The flowers, which are heavily laden with nectar and pollen, are particularly attractive to hummingbirds, Monarch butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.

Gather bouquets of Asclepias all summer long; the long stems are wonderful for cutting and are long-lasting. Sear the ends of the cut stems over a flame to stop the milky sap from leaking out.

Following the fabulous flowers, green fruits develop which rupture to reveal seeds with long, silvery-white, silky hairs reminiscent of its cousin, common milkweed. These are great to use in dried flower arrangements.

A virtually hassle-free, very long lived perennial, offering three months of tangerine orange blooms (occasionally red or yellow) from early through late summer. Deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom cycle about a month after the first one. The flowers, which are heavily laden with nectar and pollen, are particularly attractive to hummingbirds, Monarch butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.

Gather bouquets of Asclepias all summer long; the long stems are wonderful for cutting and are long-lasting. Sear the ends of the cut stems over a flame to stop the milky sap from leaking out.

Following the fabulous flowers, green fruits develop which rupture to reveal seeds with long, silvery-white, silky hairs reminiscent of its cousin, common milkweed. These are great to use in dried flower arrangements.

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.

This sun-loving perennial is the perfect choice for attracting pollinators, since it blooms from early summer until frost. Tiny, white flowers cover the bushy habit. Since this is in the mint family, the leaves carry a mint scent. Perfect for rock garden enthusiasts and herb gardens. Use in the landscape as you would Nepeta (Catmint).

Pure white, medium flowers with large, heart-shaped foliage. Good for cuts of large containers.

Bright yellow fluted flowers with lightly spotted dark green foliage. Stems are strong and compact.

Deep purple to almost black flowers with large, slightly speckled deep green foliage. Good fo cutting or large containers.

Bicolor purple flowers with white edges. Specked dark green leaves have a leathery texture. Good for cuts and pots. 8-10 weeks to flower.

Bicolor creamy-yellow flowers with violet-magenta edges; leaves are dark green, lightly spotted and have a leathery texture.