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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.

Snowstorm Blue delivers a dark blue Sutera with a larger bloom that resembles the size of Giant Snowflake. It is an extremely prolific bloomer, and the color will stay stable from early spring through summer. Makes a stunning hanging basket. New in 2010.

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.

Pop Star™ Blue balloon flower boasts huge blue flowers that burst into a star shape! It is a very compact habit, making it great for outside, or inside. Works well in a rock garden, as a border front for beds or patio containers, and is easy and fast to grow!

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.

Flowering spikes with trumpets of vivid blue. Carefree and drought resistant, this Penstemon sports an interesting purple blush at the stems. Glossy green foliage is a nice complement. Attractive glossy deep green foliage. Requires a well-drained soil. Flowers first year.

One of the earlist blooming C. carpatica types on the market with good vigor and uniformity. 1½-2" cup shaped, violet blue flowers and dark green foliage.

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.

Densely packed narrow blue-green succulent leaves grow in a symmetrical fashion from sprawling fleshy stems. Striking texture and color, perfect for a sunny, low-water garden. Easy care and drought tolerant but will tolerate irrigation. Attractive in containers. Evergreen.

Another winner from our South African friends, this superb true blue Daisy is more compact and free flowering than older varieties. Yellow centers and blue petals make this a spirited addition to containers or beds.

This selection forms a dense tuft of bluer-than-blue leaves that remain blue all season. Spikes of tan flowers in early summer. Excellent for mass planting, edging, or in the rock garden. Clumps are easily divided in early spring, and this should be done every 2 to 3 years. Evergreen in mild areas, in colder winter regions the leaves should be trimmed back in late winter right to the base. Flower spikes may also be removed in summer, if desired.

When it comes to ornamental grasses, Blue Fescue has long been a popular choice due to its diminutive size and interesting texture. Compared to classic variety ‘Elijah Blue’, ‘Blue Whiskers’ is a taller, more vigorous variety, with longer leaves and a brighter blue foliage color. The finely textured, bright silvery blue leaves form a fully rounded, robust clump with consistent flower coverage across the habit. Yellow-green flowers appear above the clump on 18-22” scapes in early summer and age to tan as the season progresses.

Soft powdery blue, spiky foliage that keeps its color year round makes this grass a top pick. ‘Elijah Blue’ is a small, clumping grass with a rounded habit. In early summer, wheat-like seed heads are produced on tall, spikey stalks in great numbers.

Blue Oat grass looks like a miniature water fountain, with its densely packed leaves gently spraying upward and arching back downward at the tips. This species displays spiky, blue-gray foliage that will draw your attention all season long.

In early summer, small, tan seed heads appear on tall stems held well above the foliage. In mild climates, the foliage is evergreen; it is semi-evergreen in colder zones.

Blue Oat Grass adds a small, coarse element to rock gardens, coastal gardens, or dry hillsides. It is also great in containers.

Warm up the winter days with a Mediterranean visitor! This reliable flowering vine is at home on either side of the Atlantic. With a nine-month floral display that starts in fall, it’s destined to be a cherished gift. This robust twining climber displays exquisite blue flowers with contrasting yellow throats. Thunbergia grandiflora is commonly known as the Blue Skyflower. You'll recognize the flower color as being that of an absolutely flawless spring sky. Grow in full sun.

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.

Laurentia fluviatilis is fast growing groundcover, and is an excellent choice for both for the open woodland garden and between stepping stones. Makes a 2" tall mat of round, green leaves and equally tiny light blue flowers in spring. Tolerates heavy foot traffice, and prefers moist soil.

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.

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

A midseason blueberry. Considered by many to be the best all around variety for consistent yields, disease resistance, and high quality. It has an upright, open growing habit. One of the best garden blueberry varieties on the market today.

Very sweet, light blue fruits resist cracking. Ripen in July and the harvest goes on for weeks. Plant with at least two other blueberry varieties to ensure adequate cross-pollination. The 5-6’ tall bushes become a blaze of crimson in the fall, so they are ideal arranged as an informal hedge.

The most cold-hardy high bush blueberry you can grow, this 3 to 4-ft. bush is compact, yet extremely productive, easy to grow and adaptable to many different soil types. Medium-sized berries are excellent for jams and baking due to their high sugar content. Offers year-round interest with yellow-orange fall color and bright yellow wood. Yields 15-20 lbs. per plant in July.

Self-fruitful. Fruit is very large, firm and has small, dry recessed scars. The berry is formed on tight clusters and it tends to be flatter than the other cultivars. Ripens early. Excellent flavor. Excellent landscape variety.

Sky Dew® Gold ornamental blueberry has such appealing bright gold foliage that the flowers and berries are almost an afterthought. Its display gets even more interesting as the summer nights start to cool, and the golden foliage starts taking on rich hues of orange and red. The affect is simply thrilling; seeing something so colorful and cheerful puts a smile on your face.

Deciduous fruiting bush. Beautiful ‘Lily of the Valley’ flowers bloom in early spring followed by tasty fruit in late summer. Bright red fall color adds to its interest. Medium-growing shrubs 3'-6’. Maintain vigor of shrub by pruning in fall or winter.

Spiky, dark green, grass-like foliage gives way to bright purplish-blue, star-like flowers. Though they bloom the heaviest in late spring and early summer, the plants may continue to bloom sporadically all summer long.

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.

A low-growing daisy with extravagantly lacy foliage, and petite, blue flowers with a yellow eye. Blooming throughout even the hottest weeks of summer. They are attractive to bees and butterflies. Deeply cut, dark green leaves are aromatic when bruised.

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.

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.

‘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.

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

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.

Callie® Blueberry Spark Calibrachoa is a trailing variety bearing hundreds of self cleaning, heat tolerant, white with purple-eye blossoms with attractive purple midribs and lacy venation on each and every petal. These petunia-like blossoms stand up to rain and weather much better than their cousin, the petunia, and will literally bloom non-stop all season without deadheading!

Abundant large blue flowers all season on healthy cascading growth.

‘Superbells Blackberry Punch’, is a gorgeous two tone velvety deep purple with a dark throat. It's unique colors make it outstanding to use both monoculture or in combinations. It is fantastic when used with pinks and purples.

Abundant, small double petunia-like blue-purple flowers all season on cascading growth; low maintenance. The blue-purple yellow flowers are a dream.

Large, early flowers with a semi-trailing habit and the excellent, reliable performance you expect from MiniFamous. Ideal for big baskets.

The combination of big, wide-open, butterfly-shaped purple blooms and near-black stems is electrifying on this compact, free-flowering Lobelia! ‘Starship Blue’ earns its name with the eye-catching shade of purple borne on its blooms, but its merits go far beyond beauty. It is a hummingbird magnet, and because it flowers from midsummer into mid-fall, you get a longer season of winged visitors!

The spikes of brilliant true blue flowers on this wetland native attract butterflies, hummingbirds and neighbors to your garden!

This selection, part of the Whispurr™ Series, features small light purple flowers that are densely clustered to form large plumes, blooming from May to September. Very popular with pollinators. The leaves are highly aromatic when crushed or bruised so an excellent addition planted along a garden path.

This dwarf chaste-tree is a fun little ball of lavender-blue flower spikes in mid-summer. Its compact size fits nicely into perennial gardens and mixed borders. Treat like a perennial in the north; it is a shrub or small tree in the south.

Raised by Brother Stefan Franczak in Poland. The pale lavender blue flowers have delicate crinkly edges and recurve slightly. Anthers are creamy-yellow. Very free flowering and holds well as a cut flower. Blooms June through August.

The large spurred blooms have blue petals surrounding an inner row of white petals with bold yellow stamens in the center. The Aquilegia hybrida blooms from early spring through late summer. This early blooming flower is one of the first to emerge in the spring.

Daisy-like, papery, lavender-blue flowers are borne singly on bare stems from mid to late summer. These stems arise from a neat mound of long, narrow leaves that are 8-12 inches long and have a woolly texture.

Dramatic flowers, excellent cut or beautiful at the back or center of the garden. Especially attractive with foxglove, tall bearded iris and peony. Fertilize well and stake if desired. Cut back after flowering for rebloom. Attracts hummingbirds.

Blue Mirror delphinium has fine textured foliage literally covered in sprays of intensely ultramarine blue little trumpet-shaped florets. The compact lacy plants make a lovely display in the garden and for bouquets. First introduced to England in 1818, this easy-care beauty is known in its native land of China as “Herb of the Flying Swallow.” While it’s well known that hummingbirds zero in on red, they also love true blues like this one for supplies of sweet nectar.

Hunky Dory Blue has beautiful blue blooms and lush green foliage. Ideal for mass plantings and great in containers and borders.

The medium green, 12" long leaves are highlighted by the most dramatic purple veins we've ever seen on an elephant ear. On the leaf back, the veins are equally dramatic, only cranberry instead of purple. This small elephant ear tops out for us at only 30" tall...perfect for a smaller location. Remember, rich moist soil grows the best elephant ears.

This cultivar has been the best selling Nephrolepis in Europe. It owes its huge popularity to its uniformly high quality, its rapid growth and typical of the Boston varieties, its dense and compact shape. The smooth leaflets are intense, fresh green. All these properties contribute to the high ornamental value of this fern, which is smaller than the True Boston fern.

Distinctive flower display provides an interesting touch. Ideal choice for bed, borders, and cutting gardens. Actually performs better in poor, infertile soil.

Has an open habit with radiant clusters of fuzzy flowers on compact plants flowering May through October.

Very compact and early to flower, Aloha Blue Hybrid is the tiniest Floss Flower yet. It's just the right size for containers, edging, and small spaces. And the blue blooms are simply brilliant!

Abundant vibrant, tiny blue flowers cover compact, bushy plants. Attracts butterflies.

Large pale pink and bright blue double flowers on a trailing plant.

Liatris spicata, also known as Blazing Star, is an unforgettable purple perennial. Known for its grass-like foliage and tall, spiky blooms that attract butterflies, birds and bees, Liatris makes a great cut flower and is deer resistant. Plant with Bee Balm and Black Eyed Susan’s for a vibrant, colorful garden.

Beginning in early summer, intense blue spheres measuring 1.5" across appear on tall, unbranched stems. Bumblebees and nocturnal moths delight in their sweet nectar. This variety is very similar to E.ritro with leaves that are more deeply divided and hairy.

A unique color, ‘Marino™ Blue’ Heliotrope bears large clusters of flowers an amazing dark blue with white centers surrounding a dark eye. A startling departure from the normal Cherry Pie Plant color, the Marino series has brought out the true blue hues like no other.

An exceptionally hardy, vigorous, broadleaf evergreen with snag-free, purple-green holly foliage that is well-suited for use along walkways or border plantings. This dense, bushy cultivar with bright red berries and purple stems provides a classic holly look. Partner with a male blue holly pollenizer such as Blue Prince for a prolific berry set.

Get the fruit and pollinator in one pot for a perfect foundation plant, backdrop, hedge or screen. Plant as a single specimen that is gorgeous under snowfall, or line it up to create a dense hedge. Use to soften unsightly corners of fences or buildings, or plant at the back of shrub and perennial borders for reliable year round foliage. Perfect for holiday crafts.

A hardy hybrid with lustrous deep green foliage. Used as the male pollinator for ‘Blue Princess’ and other female Blue Hollies to produce the beautiful red winter berries. Best when placed within 50’ of the female plants.

Considered by many to be the best of the blue hollies! Lustrous blue-green leaves, and abundant dark red berries adorn this broad rounded shrub. Use Blue Prince as the pollinator.

‘China Boy’ and ‘China Girl’ were noted breeder Kathleen Meserve's attempt to introduce more heat tolerance into her famous blue hollies by breeding with Ilex cornuta. ‘China Boy’ has olive green foliage and serves to pollinate ‘China Girl’. One ‘China Boy’ can pollinate up to seven ‘China Girl’ hollies for a good fruit set. One of each in the pot to insure berry production.

Gigantic, heart-shaped, blue-green leaves are of heavy substance and are very slug resistant. Leaf petioles stand upright holding the leaves horizontally, then cascade downward forming a beautiful mound of foliage. Light lavender flowers are held attractively above the foliage on 48" scapes in midsummer.

2008 American Hosta Growers Hosta of the Year! Adorable small hosta with thick (almost rubbery), round, blue-green to grey-green leaves. Forms a perfectly symmetrical mound. Clusters of lavender, bell-shaped flowers in mid-summer.

‘Blue Umbrellas’ forms a huge mound of 14" long, inversely cupped (downward) leaves like a pile of small, blue umbrellas. Early growth is blue-green, but turns darker green by early summer. Thich, corrugated leaves are very slug resistant.

A very strong rebloomer with rich color. The Let's Dance reblooming series continues to improve and expand with Blue Jangles™, a compact selection with delightful rich blue (or pink) mophead flowers. A real standout in the garden and in the container because of its sturdy frame and its propensity to bloom.

The flowers of this latest Let's Dance reblooming hydrangea are truly amazing. The florets have a distinctive geometric shape, and are closely packed into full, richly colored mophead flowers. The reliable blooms are held up on sturdy stems, and a tidy habit and good wilt-resistance add to its appeal. The real show, however, is its easy shift from pink to rich amethyst-blue flowers by adjusting the soil pH. It has the richest, most vibrant blue seen on a hydrangea!

Extremely cold hardy and chock-full of nutrition! Blue Curled Scotch Kale is reliable and quick to harvest. Sturdy, compact plants yield dark green leaves that are tender and delicious.

This Lavender is the earliest blooming angustifolia variety by far! Flowers are 4" larger than Munstead or Hidcote. Plants form compact shrubby mounds of aromatic gray foliage. Excellent for fresh cut or dried flowers. Needs good drainage and full sun for best growth.

Blue Spear shows off bigger, taller spikes than any other seed lavender, with more upright flower stems that stand closer to each other for huge impact from a distance. Very easy to grow, with high uniformity, good habit and earliness.

This strain has grey-green foliage with rich, deep blue flower spikes appearing on short stems. Excellent winter hardiness and heat and humidity tolerance. Prune lightly in early spring, no harder than 4 inches.

Knock-your-socks-off fragrance! Selected for its fragrance and bloom color, Scentara® Double Blue lilac creates the unforgettable spring display you crave. Very large flower clusters are made up of lavender-blue double florets and cover the plant in spring. Good resistance to mildew. Long-lived and easy to grow.

Lirope is a unique, evergreen groundcover with wide, dark green, strappy leaves and a fountain-like habit. Delightful, lilac-purple flowers resembling grape hyacinths are displayed above the foliage in late summer.

Plant this hybrid lisianthus in small containers and enjoy these fully double, long-lasting flowers from late spring through late summer.

The indeterminate flowering habit of the series means that they continue to grow and flower all season long. They have excellent garden vigour and heat tolerance.

Large, rose-like flowers of soft pink shades. Ideal for cut flowers as they have strong stems and hold well in vases. Mid-early series offers well-shaped double flowers and good-quality, strong stems. Rose-like flowers are long lasting.

Blue Heaven™ has a taller, more upright habit that does not tend to flop like the species. In the summer, the foliage color is a brighter steel blue color with purple highlights, looking almost iridescent up close. From late summer through early fall, glossy purple panicles appear with fluffy tan seeds attached.

An improvement over the species, this cultivar was discovered and selected in a field of Schizachyrium seedlings by Mary Meyer at the University of Minnesota. The fall color is also improved over the species, including a mix of purple, blue, red, pink, burgundy, and orange pigments. This color persists into mid-fall, after which snow typically arrives in the Midwest.

This ornamental grass is a result of an extensive Schizachyrium breeding program from Walters Gardens, Inc. and is the perfect option for those looking to add to their native or prairie garden. The habit is very upright and columnar, and maintains its upright habit through fall. At 3½ feet tall, this grass will be the perfect backdrop to your garden. True to its name, ‘Blue Paradise’ has striking silvery blue stems in summer. In the fall, this grass takes center stage as the leaves develop a deep wine purple color. In early fall, tiny tan seed heads appear on the top half of the stems.

Schizachyrium is a great choice if you are looking to restore an eroded site.This species can have blue, green, or purple leaves, all of which turn a beautiful cinnamon-red in the fall. Fluffy silvery-white seed heads begin to appear in midsummer.

Vigorous Riviera flowers profusely in an extensive range of colors. Ball-shaped plants stay compact and mounded, making them perfect for beds, borders, containers and color bowls. Riviera grows to 5" in the garden.

This extra early-flowering, mounded series is the market leader. Vigorous Riviera flowers profusely in an extensive range of colors. Ball-shaped plants stay compact and mounded, making them perfect for beds, borders, containers and color bowls.

Large blue flowers accented with a bright white eye. Great as a mixed container plant and has the color and habit of a stand-alone specimen.

True blue flowers can be difficult to find in nature but Lobelia are true, real blue. This lobelia has better heat tolerance than older varieties. Deep, solid dark blue flowers with a trailing habit.

Soft blue flowers all season on cascading, well-branched plants; excellent in combinations.

Flowers up to 4 weeks earlier than other trailing varieties.The vigorous plants flower profusely in an extensive range of colors, putting on an outstanding show in hanging baskets, large containers and color bowls.

Silvery blue rosette with flushes of pink on its leaf edges when grown in bright sun. This variety has lots of long leaves and a thick coating of farina for sun protection that also gives it a soft, powdery appearance.

This best-selling award-winner is a customer favorite, with striking true-blue flowers that blossom against velvety silver and green foliage. Great in containers, as ground cover or in sunny landscapes, Blue My Mind® thrives in heat and is drought-tolerant, but it should be protected from frost.

Blue My Mind® loves hot weather, in fact, the hotter the better! It will perform best in full sun and needs to be protected from even light frost. It is drought tolerant, once it is established. Plants do need to be watered well for several weeks during root establishment. While the plants can withstand drought conditions, growth and flowering are better with consistent moisture. Deadheading is unnecessary. A good dose of compost or slow release fertilizer will improve performance.

A special selection of Mountain Bluet, forming a low mound of grey-green leaves with an early summer display of shaggy flowers. Petals are a rich deep amethyst purple. A good choice for near the front of the border, in full sun to part shade. Flowers are great for cutting. Remove faded blooms to prevent self seeding. Plants may benefit from a hard cutting back in midsummer to rejuvenate the foliage. A Blooms of Bressingham introduction.

‘Amethyst in Snow’ forms a low mound of grey-green leaves with an early summer display of shaggy flowers. Petals are white, held together by a deep purple base for a bicolor effect. A good choice for near the front of the border, in full sun to part shade. Remove faded blooms to prevent self seeding. Plants may benefit from a hard cutting back in midsummer to rejuvenate the foliage. From Blooms of Bressingham®.

Intensely blue flowers with a yellow white center. Very good, bushy, upright habit. Flowering begins early and lasts the entire season. Still the most heat-tolerant Nemesia on the market.

 

Soft blue, ruffled flowers with darker veins on compact plants.

Beautiful, eye-catching deep velvety-purple flowers each with a creamy picotee margin. This flower is noted for its vigor and big garden performance.

Madness Petunias virtually cover themselves with a solid blanket of blooms. Their sturdy flowers bounce back quickly after heavy wind and rain.

A striking display of bicolor flowers above neat, compact plants. Blooms maintain their fresh appearance even after heavy wind and rain.

‘Blue Skies’ Supertunia has light lavender blue flowers. Its abundent flowering and trailing mounding habit make a great choice for combinations or used on its own in pots, window boxes or hanging baskets.

Easy-to-grow, vigorous with powdery blue-white blooms all season, will trail up to 6 feet in one season; fertilize often for best results

 

Large-flowered series with slightly ruffled margins.