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(Taube is German for Dove or Pigeon) Dramatically large, flattened heads with nearly bold, round infertile sepals of rich, darkest royal blue in our acidic soil (or rich pink, and nonetheless striking, in alkaline soil). This hydrangea is an eye-catcher, blooming well in fairly dense shade in late…
$12.95
Big Leaf Hydrangea
Zone: 6 - 8
Class: Shrub
A not-too-common garden phlox, with unusual color tones. Flowers open light blue, then turn dark violet blue, aging beautifully with red violet margins. A true chameleon, the blue and violet tones seem fickle, as morning light turns into midday and dusk. Deadhead to extend blooming and thin plants to…
$13.95
Garden Phlox
Zone: 4 - 8
Class: Perennial
…so much like an overgrown lavender. 'Lacey Blue' stands more upright, with thicker, tighter habit, keeping branches from flopping over. Soft, lilac blue flowers adorn panicles, giving an airy, open feel. Silvery-gray ferny leaves are aromatic when crushed. Both lavender and silver tones make Perovskias…
$11.95
Russian Sage
Zone: 4 - 9
Class: Perennial
…always remind us of the decorous era Edith Wharton evokes in her novels. This discreetly lavish hydrangea, overflowing with serene, lavenderesque blue mounds with white lacecaps, and gray-green foliage, belongs in your next novel, as well as your garden.
Container size: 5"
$18.95
Bracted Hydrangea
Zone: 6 - 9
Class: Shrubs
An exquisite native for the woodland garden. In spring, delicate white flowers are framed by soft, bluish-green ferny foliage. Fruits are unusual, the white 'Doll's Eye' berries, each marked by a black dot. These persist for 4-6 weeks in autumn, atop bright red pedicels. Plants thrive in rich,…
$18.95
Baneberry
Zone: 3 - 8
Class: Perennial
…ornately toothed, 4" long, blue-green leaves. Upright and stiff, 3' tall, silvery-blue stems are topped with egg-shaped thistle-like heads, packed with steel blue flowers. Plant Eryngiums, here and there in your sunny border, as accent plants. Their spiky rings of spiny, steel blue bracts can draw special…
$9.95
Ornamental Thistle
Zone: 5 - 9
Class: Perennial
Without doubt, one of the best new selections of hardy geraniums. Extra large, 2.5" blooms are extra showy in true blue, with well-defined, darker veins. Plants are vigorous and spreading, with young leaves emerging yellowish to lime green. Combine 'Havana Blues' with plants with purplish foliage…
$15.95
Hardy Geranium
Zone: 5 - 8
Class: Perennial
An unusual Salvia, with very showy bicolor blue spikes. Up close, flowers are intriguing, with violet blue hoods and lower white lips, which are edged violet-blue. Use these taller, upright plants in the midborder, or as focal points in the garden. Deer and rabbit resistant, and a magnet for butterflies…
$16.95
Salvia, Medow Clary
Zone: 4 - 8
Class: Perennial
Still very rare - an astonishing new Brunnera with reverse bicolor flowers. Unlike 'Starry Eyes' which has blue stars edged white, 'Jennifer' has white flowers edged in blue, lending needed luminosity in shade. One plant in good bloom will make an impression. In drifts under shade, this Brunnera…
$15.95
Siberian Bugloss
Zone: 4 - 8
Class: Perennial
Among bare ground in spring, emerging leaves fill the lack of color and stick out, sword-like, eye-catching in purple-blue. By early summer, large purple-blue irises continue the dazzling show, as leaves turn to green. A rare foliage color in irises - perfect to use along pond edges as an elegant, artful…
$16.95
Iris
Zone: 3 - 9
Class: Perennial
…soft pink. Hydrangea 'Taube' stands upright, with lovely blue to pink clusters in mid summer. Viburnum 'Brandywine' adds vibrant color all season. The spring white blooms are framed by glossy, green leaves that turn reddish in autumn. Pink to blue berries tip branches in winter.
Container Size:…
$29.95
Shrubs for Shade
Zone: 5 - 9
Class: Shrub
Early to bloom, 'May Night' is ablaze in blue, when other perennials are still winter dormant. Deep violet blue spikes stand upright, from low clumps of gray-green, wrinkly foliage. Along sunny paths, in front borders and rock gardens, plants carry a porweful show for their size. Drought tolerant, and…
$12.95
Meadow Sage
Zone: 5 - 9
Class: Perennial
