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Spicy-red flowers rise in tight clusters above the finely divided foliage. As flowers age, the color progresses to light pink, and then to creamy yellow. Try it massed in borders or cut for fresh or dried flowers.

('Appleblossom') Clusters of lilac-pink flowers rise above fernlike foliage. Useful in the border, wild garden or meadow. Very heat and drought tolerant.

Tiny pale yellow or cream flower clusters with hairy light green leaves. Can be used between stepping stones, as edging, in rock gardens and even as a ground cover.

Graceful and delicate light green, deeply cut fronds sporting a darker midrib and black shiny stems. Best in bright shade and moist, loamy soil. Deciduous.

This northeast native has shiny evergreen foliage on woody stems forming broad, thick mats over time, small pinkish white flowers in summer followed by scarlet berries, versatile sun ground cover, blooms late spring - mid 35, grows 4-6".

Contrasting blue gray, evergreen foliage with cream edging on the leaves. Cream flowers bloom from Feb to May. Very nice foliage plant for around the border.

An eruption of burgundy buds open to blossoms in soft pink shades that darken to rich hues as flowers age. As fresh blooms appear, the display across the spectrum from white to pink to red is stunning. Rich green foliage has red stems and veins and a silvery sheen marbled across the top.

The Perennial Plant Association's 2005 Plant of the Year! Long lasting blooms are available in many colors and appear as single or double forms. Mature plants often have 50 or more flowers per plant. Performs best in partial to full shade.

Two to three inch bright golden flowers bloom continually early summer to frost. Compact plants are ideal for edging. Blooms early summer thru mid fall.

This 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year provides dainty white, bell-shaped flowers that dance above lovely maple-leaf foliage, varying from mahogany-red to purple. An excellent dark contrast for rock gardens or edging. Best leaf coloration in full sun.

Dainty pale blue flowers complement attractive upright foliage. A native woodland iris of the Eastern United States. Excellent in the shaded garden and an ideal woodland groundcover. Spreads by rhizomes and blooms in mid spring.

Bright chartreuse, rounded leaves on creeping stems give this mat-forming plant a ruffled appearance. Cup-shaped, fragrant yellow flowers in summer. Excellent ground cover on banks, or cascading over walls.

Salvia May Night is a long time favorite of plant enthusiasts. Its reliable violet-blue spikes last from late spring to mid-summer. The grey-green foliage is attractive even in spring. Remove spent flowers to encourage another bloom cycle.

Silver-gray, feathery foliage topped with vibrant yellow, button-like flowers. Blooms early to mid summer.

1" flowers in a range of pastel hues including apricot, cream and shades of pink bloom on spikes, blooms early to mid summer, grows 24-36".