Plants

Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson’s White' [sold as Dawson's White Siberian Bugloss]

[Dawson′s White Siberian Bugloss]

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' [sold as Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss]

[Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss]

Crocosmia hybrid 'Lucifer' [sold as Lucifer Montbretia]

[Lucifer Montbretia]

Hydrangea macrophylla

[Bigleaf Hydrangea]

Beautiful flowers that are borne as either mopheads (hortensias), which are globular masses of mostly showy sterile flowers, or lacecaps, which are flat-topped clusters that have an outer ring of showy flowers surrounding small, less-showy fertile flowers in the center. In general, an acidic soil will produce a very blue colored flower in most cultilvar, and alkaline pink. High quality foliage. Lower flower production in cold climates, and performs poorly on hot dry sites. A…

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' [sold as Endless Summer®]

[Endless Summer Bigleaf Hydrangea]

'Bailmer' is an excellent mophead (hortensia) cultivar for cold climates, as it is hardy to USDA zone 4 and produces flowers on both old and new growth, unlike other Hydrangea macrophylla variants. As the name Endless Summer suggests, this plant blooms all summer, and even into the fall. An acidic soil will produce a very blue colored flower and alkaline pink. High quality foliage. Performs poorly on hot dry sites. A few pest problems, including…

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata'

[Variegated Bigleaf Hydrangea]

This cultivar has beautiful variegated foliage and lacecap flowers. An acidic soil will produce a very blue colored flower, and alkaline pink. High quality foliage. Lower flower production in cold climates, and performs poorly on hot dry sites. A few pest problems, including scale, mites, powdery mildew, and leaf spot.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Robert' [sold as Let's Dance Moonlight™]

[Let's Dance Moonlight Bigleaf Hydrangea]

Let's Dance Moonlight Bigleaf Hydrangea is a mophead cultivar that reblooms throughout the late summer months (July-September). Slightly more compact than the straight species, Let's Dance Moonlight cultivar typically grows 2 to 3' in height and in width. Like most of hydrangeas, flower color depends on the acidity of the soil (blue for more acidic and pink for more basic soils). Best use of this shrub would be in mass plantings.

Iris hybrid 'Hemstitched' [sold as Hemstitched Tall Bearded Iris]

[Hemstitched Tall Bearded Iris]

Mertensia virginica [sold as Virginia Bluebells]

[Virginia Bluebells]

Pulmonaria hybrid 'Raspberry Splash' [sold as Raspberry Splash Lungwort]

[Raspberry Splash Lungwort]