A Lavender Plant Collection
Price: $19.95 ea.
Zone: 5-10
Height and Width:

On Sale! Regularly $23.95, now just $19.95. Lavenders are nice, neat, evergreen shrubs with wonderfully fragrant flowers and foliage. Each collection contains 6 plants. We will be sure to pick cultiva...

Achillea ageratum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

Wonderfully fragrant, bright green, ferny foliage foliage. The numerous yellow flower heads are only 1-2" across, making them great for small flower arrangements. It forms neat clumps, and is not inva...

Achillea decolorans
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1-2'x1'

This is considered an old hybrid of pearl yarrow, Achillea ptarmica. It has similar leaves and flowers, but stays more as a clump and is not so invasive. The aromatic leaves are culinary. Nice white d...

Achillea 'Fanal'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

One of the Galaxy Hybrid series which was developed in Germany. It has very large crimson flower heads that fade to a lovely salmon while still on the plant. Nice stout stems for cutting or drying. Th...

Achillea 'Feuerland'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

The flower heads are a deep brick-red on nice stiff stems. This cultivar is sometimes sold as 'Fireland'. The foliage is dark green and finely cut. The plants spread by underground rhizomes and can be...

Achillea filipendulina
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3'x1½'

The plants form large clumps of green, fern-like foliage. The large, golden yellow flower heads are up to 5" across. Excellent as a fresh cut or dried flower. Nice in a large perennial border as a bac...

Achillea 'Lilac Beauty'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

This yarrow has large heads of pale purple flowers that gradually fade to white. Excellent as a fresh or dried flower and quite lovely in the border. Spreads by underground rhizomes and can be invasiv...

Achillea millefolium 'Proa'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

This is a European selection of the common white yarrow often found naturalized in the United States. It was bred for a high essential oil content and is a favorite of medicinal herbalists. The plant ...

Achillea 'Moonshine'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

This is a neat clump forming yarrow with finely divided, silvery foliage. The flower heads are a pale yellow color. Plants do best when divided every couple of years. Excellent for either fresh or dri...

Achillea ptarmica
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

The small, double white flowers are in loose clusters and resemble those of feverfew. The plant spreads very rapidly by underground rhizomes and is invasive. It is very desirable, though, as it produc...

Achillea 'Rodneys Choice'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

This hybrid yarrow has deep magenta flowers. They hold their color better than most other yarrows after they are dried. Also nice as a fresh cut flower. The plant spreads by underground rhizomes....

Achillea 'Terracotta'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2-3'x2'

The peach colored flower heads turn a unique clay-pot color as they age. The foliage is an attractive silvery green. The plant spreads by underground rhizomes....

Achillea tomentosa
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-8
Height and Width: 4"x1'

This is a trailing yarrow, with mats of woolly, grey foliage. The small yellow flower heads are bright yellow and dry well. Nice for edgings and small gardens. Needs a well drained soil....

Agastache scrophulariifolia
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-10
Height and Width: 3-5'x1'

This large perennial is also similar to anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), but much taller and with larger purple spikes of flowers. The leaves have a strong minty scent and flavor. Nice for bees....

Alchemilla xanthochlora
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-8
Height and Width: 1½'x1½'

The beautiful, large, fan-shaped leaves have the loving habit of holding dew drops along their edges. This plant prefers a bit of shade in hot summer climates, but will grow most anywhere except very ...

Ammobium alatum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-10
Height and Width: 2-4'x1½'

This clump forming perennial bears stalks of numerous small, papery white flowers throughout the summer. When picked as tight buds, they dry to a pure white color. Picked when opening, they reveal a y...

Anigozanthos flavidus
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 8-10
Height and Width: 5'x2'

The swordlike leaves are topped by stiff, sparsely branched stems of flowers. The flowers are tubular and fuzzy, in shades of greenish yellow or red. They bloom throughout the summer and are strikingl...

Artemisia absinthium
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3-4'x2-3'

The foliage is finely divided and very silvery. The flowers, typical of all Artemisia, are tiny yellow heads arranged along the stems in loose panicles. We like to use wormwood as wreath backings or t...

Artemisia afra
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 4-6'x2'

A typical Artemisia, with tall sparsely branching stems and finely divided leaves. Spikes of tiny, pale yellow flower heads. Nice for wreath backings and tall dried flowers. An African medicinal herb....

Artemisia ludoviciana
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 3-4'x3'

Many cultivars have come from this native American species. The leaves are broad, linear, and very silvery. It needs a well-drained soil. Very nice for wreath backings. Spreads by underground rhizomes...

Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Silver Queen’
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2'

Similar to ‘Valerie Finnis’, but the plants are a bit shorter and leaves a bit broader. Great for dried flowers and wreath backings and terrific in a perennial border....

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 2½'x2½'

Of all the western mugwort cultivars, this one has the broadest foliage and stoutest stems. Not as useful for large wreath backings because of its shorter stems, but still a great dried flower and orn...

Artemisia vulgaris
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 4-6'x3'

Tall, thick, reddish stems make this a distinctive Artemisia. The broadly divided leaves are green above and silvery below. It is excellent for wreath backings. Also a traditional medicinal herb. Very...

Asclepias incarnata
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2-4'x1½'

All of the milkweeds are excellent butterfly nectar plants and also serve as the sole food source for Monarch caterpillars. This is one of the easiest milkweeds to grow in average garden conditions. T...

Asclepias physocarpa
Price: $3.00 ea.
Zone: 9-10
Height and Width: 3-6'x1½'

Now on sale! Regularly $4.95, now $3.00. All of the milkweeds are excellent butterfly nectar plants and also serve as the sole food source for Monarch caterpillars. This is a woody South African milkw...

Asclepias speciosa
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2-4'x1½'

All of the milkweeds are excellent butterfly nectar plants and also serve as the sole food source for Monarch caterpillars. The leaves of this species are large and velvety white. The flower umbels ar...

Asclepias tuberosa
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

Sold out until spring 2008. All of the milkweeds are excellent butterfly nectar plants and also serve as the sole food source for Monarch caterpillars. This species is one of the showiest herbs that w...

Baptisia australis
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3'x2'

This is a very attractive plant, whether in foliage, bloom, or in autumn with its charcoal colored seed pods. The lupine-like flowers are dark blue. Useful as a medicinal and dye plant (blue). Neat an...

Briza media
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 1½'x1'

A neat clump forming grass, with numerous stalks of flower heads that resemble tiny rattlesnake tails. Nice in fresh and dried floral arrangements....

Calamagrostis x acutifolia
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

This grass is prized for its fall colors of pinkish tan flowers and wheat colored foliage, which persist through the winter. The flowers arise about 2' above the foliage in late summer. This cultivar ...

Carlina acaulis
Price: $5.50 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 4"x8"

This plant is nearly stemless, with rosettes of long spiny leaves. The 3-4" wide flowers are silvery white and are real eyecatchers in the garden or dried floral arrangements. Nice for rockeries. Also...

Catananche caerulea
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-8
Height and Width: 2-3'x1'

A sturdy plant that does well in dry, well-drained soil. The well-branched stems produce numerous light purple flowers. The purple petals dry to form a nice blue tuft in the papery, silvery flower hea...

Centaurea macrocephala
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3'x2'

This is a friendly member of the thistle genus, with spineless leaves and flowers. The large bristly, bronze colored flower heads cradle bright yellow tufts. An excellent dried or fresh cut flower. Du...

Chasmanthium latifolium
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 4-5'x2'

An ornamental, clump forming grass. Broad, bamboo-like leaves are topped by lovely panicles of nodding, flattened flower heads in late summer and autumn. The flowers add a nice bronze color to the win...

Cynara cardunculus
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 8-10
Height and Width: 4-6'x4'

This is a large, imposing plant. A close relative of the artichoke, it has similar long, spiny grey leaves and tall branching stalks of prickly, purple tufted flowers. The leaf stalks are edible, with...

Dried Flower Plant Collection
Price: $23.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width:

These 6 perennial plants will give you lovely and unique flowers to add to your everlasting designs. Each collection includes an Artemisia, baby's breath, lavender, ornamental oregano, yarrow, and orn...

Echinops exaltatus
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3'x2'

These thistle-like plants have long spiny leaves and spiny, ball-shaped blue flowers. One of the best blues available for dried flowers. Also a good choice for fresh cut flowers. The foliage looks a b...

Echinops sphaerocephalus
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3-5'x2'

This is similar to globe thistle, but the plants are larger and even more coarser and pricklier. The large round flower heads are green rather than blue. Excellent as a fresh or dried flower....

Eragrostis spectabilis
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1-1½'x1½'

This showy native American grass has colorful reddish purple flowers and compact foliage. The airy flower panicles reach 1' above the leaves. The old tan foliage persists throughout the winter. Nice ...

Eryngium giganteum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2-3'x1½'

The tall branched flower stalks produce very large spiny blue-grey flowers in the second year of growth from seed. The cup-like calyces surrounding the flower heads can be up to 5 " across. Excellent ...

Eryngium planum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2-3'x1½'

The rosettes of only slightly spiny leaves produce numerous well branched flowering stalks. The profuse flowers are only 1" across but are steel-blue in color and can be harvested together on one long...

Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 3'x3'

This cultivar has very large, fully double white flowers. It is a hybrid that does not produce seeds and therefore isn't invasive. It is one of the best to use for fresh or dried flowers. Is usually c...

Helichrysum italicum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 8-10
Height and Width: 1½'x2'

The narrow, silvery grey leaves have a curry-like fragrance but not the true curry flavor. The leaves can be used sparingly to add a curry fragrance to salads. The heads of small, papery yellow flower...

Helichrysum italicum ssp. microphyllum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 8-10
Height and Width: 10"x2'

This is similar to curry plant, but the growth is shorter and more compact. The leaves are also narrower and hug the stems more tightly....

Humulus lupulus
Price: $5.50 ea.
Zone: 4-8
Height and Width: 20'x2'

This fast growing vine offers great summer shade; it dies back to dormant buds in autumn to offer winter sun. The interesting green flowers are useful as dried flowers, flavoring for beer, and as a me...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta'
Price: $5.50 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 6'x5-6'

Often listed in catalogs by its synonym, 'Blue Wave'. This is a popular lacecap cultivar from the early 1900's. The large shrub has blue flowers in very acidic soils (pH less than 5.6) and pink or li...

Hydrangea macrphylla 'Nikko Blue'
Price: $5.50 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 4-5'x4-6'

This is a small shrub, with lush green foliage and large balls of blue flowers. Flower color is determined by the soil pH; blue in acid soil or pink in alkaline or neutral soil. Plants bloom on previo...

Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'
Price: $5.50 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 10-20'x10'

This hydrangea can be pruned as a shrub or small tree. Its flowers fade from white to light pink and are excellent dried. Plants bloom on the previous year's wood, so prune them soon after flowering....

Lavandula ‘Jennifer’
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 2½'

A very large, silvery, woolly lavender hybrid, with nice light purple flower spikes. One of our taller silver cultivars. Nice for dried flowers....

Lavandula 'Ana Luisa'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 2½'

Another silvery leaved introduction from the Van Hevelingen Nursery. It is similar to their 'Silver Frost', but a bit taller and with darker flowers. Nice landscape plant and cut flower....

Lavandula angustifolia 'Betty's Blue'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender is excellent for both fresh cut and dried flowers. It is slightly taller than other dark colored cultivars like 'Hidcote' and 'Loddon Blue'. The calyx color is dark p...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Buena Vista'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender has nice, dark purple flowers that appear throughout the summer. The flower stems spray out around the plant and the growth is not as compact as some other cultivars....

Lavandula angustifolia 'Compacta'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Picture Available
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1½' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender has nice compact growth and is a good choice for low hedges. The leaves are more silvery than most other English lavenders. The calyx color is medium purple; the coro...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Croxton's Wild'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2½'

This plant was originally grown fron seeds collected in Europe from native lavender plant. Useful for those seeking a genetically wild lavender. The calyx color is purple; the corolla is violet....

Lavandula angustifolia 'Folgate'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2½'

A cultivar selected for its neat growth habit and it is a nice choice for hedges. The flower spikes are on long stems and are dark purple. Nice for cut and dried flowers. Calyx color is dark purple; c...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Graves'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½-3' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender is taller than our others. Though it is not our darkest cultivar, we like it for fresh and dried flowers because it has nice upright stems and is very productive. The...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1½-2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender has one of the darkest flower colors. The flowering stems are a bit short, but still excellent for use as a dried flower. Growth is nice and compact. The calyx color ...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Loddon Blue'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1½-2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender is similar to 'Hidcote', and also has very dark flowers. The growth is a bit more compact and the flower stems just slightly longer. The calyx color is very dark purp...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Velvet'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender has a very dark color and longer flower stems than other dark cultivars. Excellent choice for dried flowers, though not as productive as some others. The calyx color ...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Sharon Roberts'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender has long flower stems and blooms heavily again in the autumn. Its main drawback is a slightly floppy growth habit. It also appears more tempermental than other Englis...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh'
Price: $3.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1'x1½'

Now on sale! Regularly $4.95, now $3.95. This recent cultivar has an abundance of short, roundish, dark purple flower spikes on a small, tidy plant. Its neat, compact shape makes it great for borders,...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Tucker's Early Purple'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1½-2' x 2½'

This cultivar was named for lavender expert Dr. Arthur Tucker. It blooms early and continues throughout the summer. It has nice stem length and color for dried flowers. Very popular in our display gar...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Twickel Purple'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 1½-2' x 2½'

This cultivar of English lavender has very long flower stems that fan out around the plant. It has a unique appearance when in bloom. Stem length and dark color make it nice for fresh cut and dried fl...

Lavandula 'Richard Gray'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1½' x 2'

This introduction from England is a hybrid of woolly lavender, Lavandula lanata. It has very neat, dense growth and exceptionally silvery foliage. The fat flower spikes have purple corollas and violet...

Lavandula 'Sawyer's'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1½' x 2'

A compact lavender with very silvery foliage. It is a bit taller than 'Andreas' and 'Richard Gray' and has darker flowers that contrast well with the foliage. Nice for cut flowers....

Lavandula 'Silver Frost'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-9
Height and Width: 2' x 3'

Another hybrid of woolly lavender, this one from the Van Hevelingen Nursery in Oregon. This is one of the largest of the very silvery foliaged lavenders that we grow. The flower heads are very fat, wi...

Lavandula x intermedia 'Alba'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 3'

This lavandin cultivar has large spikes of pure white flowers. Stunning as a fresh cut flower. The flowers dry to a greenish white color and are very nice,too. The calyx color is green; the corolla is...

Lavandula x intermedia 'Fred Boutin'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 3'

This cultivar is one of the most silvery foliaged lavandins and looks great in the landsscape. It is a fast growing plant, but it also keeps a nice shape. The calyx color is violet green; the corolla ...

Lavandula x intermedia 'Gros Bleu'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 3'

A new introduction with very long stems and the truest purple flowers of all the lavandins that we grow (though still not nearly as dark as the darkest of the English lavenders). Excellent fresh and d...

Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 3'

This cultivar has one of the darkest violet colors among the lavandins and is an excellent fresh or dried flower. Its neat growth habit and second bloom in autumn make it a great all-around plant and ...

Lavandula x intermedia 'Impress Purple'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½'x3'

This, along with 'Gros Bleu', is one of the truest purple flowered lavandins. Nice long stems. Excellent for fresh or dried flowers. Limit of 2 per customer this year....

Lavandula x intermedia 'Pseudo Hidcote Giant'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2½' x 3'

Some authorities also call this cultivar 'Hidcote Giant'; it is not yet certain which form is the true name. 'Pseudo Hidcote Giant' was suggested as a temporary name to separate the two. The two culti...

Leonotis ocymifolia
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 8-10
Height and Width: 6-7'

The orange flowers are in large whorls around the tall, straight stems. This plant is often listed as Leonotis leonurus. This is one of the last perennials to bloom each year and is spectacular in the...

Leontopodium alpinum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-8
Height and Width: 8"x8"

This is a woolly leaved plant with small heads of equally woolly white flowers. It is a short lived perennial that needs a well drained soil. Nice for rock gardens and as a dried flower....

Limonium platyphyllum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2'

The large flat basal leaves yield tangled stalks of tiny white and purple flowers. An excellent dried flower. It gives a nice airy look to wreaths and arrangements....

Macleaya microcarpa
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-8
Height and Width: 6-8'x3'

This plant is very valuable for its tall stature and foliage. It has a creeping rhizome and large, beautifully lobed leaves that are silvery green with a reddish orange hue. The tall flowering stalks ...

Marrubium vulgare
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-8
Height and Width: 1-2'x1½'

An aromatic plant with downy stems and roundish gray-green leaves. The stiff stems have tiny whitish flowers packed into tight green whorls. This plant has naturalized in many parts of the country. A ...

Mentha 'Himalayan Silver'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-10
Height and Width: 2'x2' or more

This is a very ornamental cultivar, with exceptionally silvery grey leaves. It has a nice mint scent and flavor. The pinkish flowers are very abundant and dry fairly well. This is the only mint we use...

Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 1-1½'x1'

One of the best small grasses for the perennial garden. The upright green foliage has creamy white stripes. The purplish flowers rise 1' above the foliage. Very pretty for fall color. The flowers are ...

Origanum ‘Pilgrim’
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-9
Height and Width: 1½ x 1½'

Tall sprays of nodding, reddish purple flower bracts with light purple flower petals. Similar to ‘Lizzie’s Hybrid #2’, but taller and fuller. Nice cut or dried flower....

Origanum 'Barbara Tingey'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-10
Height and Width: 10"x1½'

The leathery leaves and wiry, trailing stems have a profusion of flowers in midsummer. The flower spikes have small corollas surrounded by showy, rosy green papery bracts. Beautiful in a hanging baske...

Origanum 'Erntedank'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1'x1½'

This hybrid has deep green foliage and loose heads of purple bracts and soft purple corollas. It blooms throughout the summer. Highly ornamental for the rock garden or border and very nice as a dried ...

Origanum 'Hopley's'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Picture Available
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 2½'x1½'

A robust, creeping plant, with tall, erect stems. The flower heads have numerous tiny, pink corollas surrounded by small, deep purple bracts. An excellent dried flower. The photo compares (left to rig...

Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 10"x1'

A creeping plant, with small, round, leathery green leaves. The drooping heads of rosy bracts are very ornamental. A nice choice for the rock garden, edgings, and dried flowers....

Origanum laevigatum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1½'x1'

The wiry stems are well branched and covered with heads of small purple corollas and narrow purple bracts. A light and airy plant for the border. Nice, too, for fresh-cut and dried flowers....

Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

This selection of Origanum laevigatum has much larger bracts and more compact flower heads. It is one of the deepest purple oreganos which we grow. Excellent for fresh cut and dried flowers....

Origanum 'Lizzies Hybrid #2'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1'x1'

Nodding stems with rosy, compact flower heads. Similar to 'Santa Cruz', but smaller and less spreading. Nice as a dried flower....

Origanum 'Norton Gold'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1-2'x1'

The leaves are a shimmering golden green color, which is brightest in the spring. The straight wiry stems have small clustered spikes of light rosy green flowers. Ornamental for both its flowers and f...

Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

A new Dutch selection. It has dark green leaves and large heads of rosy-purple flowers on tall stiff stems. Excellent for cut or dried flowers. Very pretty in the garden, too....

Origanum rotundifolium
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 6"x8"

The round, smooth, leathery green leaves are on drooping stems. The heads of flowers are notable for their large, bright green bracts. Its neat growth habit gives it a welcome place in any rock garden...

Origanum 'Santa Cruz'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 7-9
Height and Width: 1'x1½'

A vigorous, spreading ornamental oregano. The wiry stems droop slightly under the weight of the profusion of flowers. The flower heads are compact, with rosy colored bracts. Excellent for fresh or dri...

Origanum vulgare
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

A fast growing, spreading species. The erect stems have compact clusters of dark purple bracted flowers. This is the parent of many culinary cultivars but is itself tasteless. A useful medicinal herb,...

Origanum vulgare 'Compactum'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 8"x10"

Tight creeping growth and short flowering stems distinguish this oregano from its parent species, wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare). The flower clusters are greenish purple and the flavor is mild. Also...

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 3'x2'

This selection of a native American grass has stiff, upright, metallic bluish green foliage which turns bright yellow for fall color. The dried foliage persists during winter. The pinkish flowers rise...

Phlomis fruticosa
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-10
Height and Width: 3' x 2'

The attractive mat of leaves is silvery gray and woolly. The tall flower stalks are covered with whorls of bright yellow blossoms. Does well in poor, dry soils once established. Great hummingbird plan...

Physalis alkekengii
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 3-9
Height and Width: 2-3'x2'

The papery, bright orange calyx surrounding the fruit resembles a small paper lantern. Prefers shade. It can be invasive as it spreads by underground rhizomes. A useful medicinal herb and wonderful au...

Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

This species has very narrow, smooth green leaves with a strong minty scent and flavor. The flat topped clusters of small, round flower heads are nice as dried flowers and great attractants for bees a...

Pycnanthemum pilosum
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 2'x1½'

The small, slightly hairy leaves have a strong minty scent and flavor. The clusters of flower heads are nice dried and are a great bee and butterfly attractant in the garden....

Ruta chalapensis 'Dimension Two'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-9
Height and Width: 6"x2'

A nearly flat growing cultivar off rue. It has the same bluish green lobed leaves anad bright yellow flowers. It is interesting in the rock garden and along walls. The seed pods are useful in dried de...

Ruta graveolens
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 5-9
Height and Width: 2-3'x1½'

The lobed, blueish green foliage and small yellow flowers are attractive when planted in a large grouping. The foliage is useful as an insect repellent and the seed pods make nice dried flowers. Some ...

Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'
Price: $5.25 ea.
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Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 30'

The branches grow into twisted spiraled patterns. It can be pruned as a large shrub. This cultivar has golden brown bark and is very ornamental. The cut branches are great in floral arrangements, fres...

Salvia farinacea
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 8-10
Height and Width: 3-4'x2'

The spikes of large, bright purplish blue flowers appear throughout the summer. The flowers are easy to dry and are a true blue color after drying. A true perennial, it also can be grown as an annual ...

Salvia leucantha
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 9-10
Height and Width: 3-4'x2-3'

The arching stems of greyish green foliage are complimented by long spikes of velvety purple-bracted flowers in autumn. The corollas of the flowers are a contrasting white color. An excellent dried fl...

Salvia leucantha 'All Purple'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 9-10
Height and Width: 3-4'x2-3'

This is similar to Mexican bush sage, but both the corollas and the bracts are purple. Also a great dried flower and hummingbird plant....

Santolina chamaecyparissus
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-8
Height and Width: 2'x2'

This has attractive tight grey foliage and takes well to pruning. A profusion of deep yellow, button-like flowers are produced in midsummer. Useful as a dried flower and insect repellent. Often used a...

Santolina chamaecyparrisus 'Pretty Carol'
Price: $4.95 ea.
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Zone: 6-8
Height and Width: 1'x2'

This is similar to the grey santolina, but its growth is more compact. A better choice for low edgings and knot gardens. The flower color is bright yellow....

Santolina rosmarinifolia
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-8
Height and Width: 2'x2'

The greyish green leave are tight and narrow and very aromatic. This mounding shrub has deep yellow flower heads that are useful as dried flowers. A nice choice for a small evergreen shrub in the pere...

Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Morning Mist'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-8
Height and Width: 1½'x1½'

This is similar to Santolina rosmarinifolia, but the growth is a bit shorter and more compact. A very nice small shrub for the herb garden. Takes well to pruning and shaping....

Santolina rosmarinifolia ssp. rosmarinifolia
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-8
Height and Width: 2'x2'

This is sometimes listed in books as Santolina virens. The tight, narrow leaves are bright green and the flower heads are creamy yellow. Nice as a dried flower and bright green foliage plant....

Santolina rosmarinifolia ssp. rosmarinifolia 'Compact Green'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 6-8
Height and Width: 1½'x2'

This is similar to green santolina, but the growth is more compact. It is nice for medium-sized, evergreen mounds and borders. The light yellow flowers are attractive and useful as dried decorations. ...

Stachys byzantina
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 2'x2'

The large, soft, grey felted leaves are massed onto creeping stems. The grey spikes of rosy-pink flowers are produced in midsummer. Nice as a dried flower and in herbal teas....

Tanacetum balsamita
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 2-3'x2'

The broad, flat, greyish green leaves have a strong spearmint scent, though a slightly bitter taste. The yellow flowers are in clusters of small heads borne in late summer. An old-time culinary herb....

Tanacetum parthenium 'Flore Pleno'
Price: $4.95 ea.
Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 1'x1'

This is similar to feverfew, but the flowers are fully double with little or no yellow center showing. It is also used medicinally and makes an excellent dried flower....

Tanacetum vulgare
Price: $4.95 ea.
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Zone: 4-9
Height and Width: 3-5'x3' or more

The fernlike foliage arises from a rapidly creeping rootstock. The tall stems have clusters of mustard yellow flowers in late summer. This is not the same plant as the poisonous tansy ragwort. Its use...