Perennials

Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
ADRIATIC BELLFLOWER
  • AKA Campanula elatines var. garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
  • Profuse clusters of star-shaped, bright blue-violet flowers
  • Gold leaves are small and kidney-shaped with a very jagged edge

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Campanula glomerata 'Alba'
CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER
  • Clusters of white trumpet-shaped flowers form loose globes
  • Clusters can have up to 15 flowers each
  • Low clumps of large forest-green leaves

HEIGHT: 60-70 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-70 cm

Campanula glomerata 'Superba'
CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER
  • Clusters of rich purple trumpet-shaped flowers form loose globes
  • Clusters can have up to 15 flowers each
  • Low clumps of large forest-green leaves

HEIGHT: 60-70 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-70 cm

Campanula persicifolia 'Takion Blue'
PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
  • Large, open, outward-facing, violet-blue flowers
  • Long, narrow, dark green, basal leaves
  • Dwarf selection

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Campanula persicifolia 'Takion White'
PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
  • Large, open, outward-facing, white flowers
  • Long, narrow, dark green, basal leaves
  • Dwarf selection

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Campanula portenschlagiana
DALMATIAN BELLFLOWER
  • AKA Campanula muralis
  • Deep blue star-shaped flowers rise above the mound of foliage
  • Low-growing perennial suitable for front borders or rock gardens

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Campanula portenschlagiana Blue Waterfall™ ('Camgood') (PP13161, COPF)
BLUE WATERFALL™ BELLFLOWER
  • Violet-blue star-like flowers
  • Individual petals are narrower than other campanula
  • Blooms rise slightly above the foliage

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Campanula rotundifolia
HAREBELL
  • Dainty bell-like light blue flowers held on upright stems
  • Buds are upright but flowers nod when open
  • Heart-shaped fine-toothed basal green leaves form low clumps

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-45 cm

Campanula x 'Pink Octopus' (PP18885, COPF)
BELLFLOWER
  • Japanese-lantern-like buds open to pink drooping flowers with narrow petals
  • Very floriferous and long blooming
  • Compact mounding ground cover with strong deeply-cut oval leaves

HEIGHT: 30-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Catananche caerulea
CUPID'S DART
  • Unique buds open to light blue cornflower-like flowers with dark centres
  • Flowers appear on tall, thin stems
  • Foliage is made up of linear, gray-green, grass-like leaves

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Caulophyllum thalictroides
BLUE COHOSH
  • Insignificant yellowish-green flowers
  • Flowers finish and leave behind berry-like seeds
  • As the seeds age, they take on a blue colour

HEIGHT: 45-70 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Centaurea dealbata
PERSIAN CORNFLOWER
  • Unique rosy-pink flowers
  • Clumps of deeply-lobed gray-green leaves
  • Leaves have a silver underside

HEIGHT: 40-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 75-90 cm

Centaurea montana
BACHELOR'S BUTTON
  • Other common names: Mountain Bluet
  • Deep blue cornflowers up to 6 cm across, with reddish-blue centres and black-edged bracts
  • Clump-forming perennial with gray-green strap-like leaves, up to 20 cm long

HEIGHT: 40-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Centranthus ruber
RED VALERIAN
  • Fragrant carmine-rose star-shaped flower clusters
  • Well-branched clumping perennial
  • Grayish-green oval to lance-shaped leaves up to 10 cm long

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-70 cm

Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
WHITE VALERIAN
  • Fragrant star-shaped white flower clusters
  • Well-branched clumping perennial
  • Oval to lance-shaped grayish-green leaves up to 10 cm long

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Cerastium tomentosum
SNOW-IN-SUMMER
  • Bright, tiny white star-shaped flowers with dainty yellow centres
  • Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
  • Mat-forming ground cover with petite, silvery-gray leaves

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-100 cm

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
LEADWORT
  • AKA Plumbago larpentiae
  • Five-petaled blue flowers rise slightly above the foliage
  • Glossy oval green leaves on wiry stems spread by underground rhizomes

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Chelone glabra
TURTLEHEAD
  • AKA Chelone oblique 'Alba'
  • Predominantly white flowers are sometimes tinged with pink
  • Flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons

HEIGHT: 60-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
WHITE TURTLEHEAD
  • Foliage emerges in the spring with a very dark cast
  • Leaves turn green as the summer progresses
  • White flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons

HEIGHT: 100-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Chelone lyonii Tiny Tortuga ('Armtipp02') (PP25350)
TINY TORTUGA TURTLEHEAD
  • Compact, upright, bushy plant with dark green leaves
  • Upright stems of deep pink blooms resemble those of the snapdragon
  • Leaves emerge bronze changing to dark green

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
PINK TURTLEHEAD
  • Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers appear on reddish stems
  • Oblong leaves emerge a glossy bronze maturing to dark green
  • Bloom Time: September to October

HEIGHT: 60-75 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Chelone obliqua
PINK TURTLEHEAD
  • Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers are held on reddish stems
  • Fine-toothed lance-shaped dark green leaves form on sturdy square stems
  • Bloom Time: Late summer to October

HEIGHT: 80-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Chiastophyllum oppositifolium 'Solar Yellow'
GOLDEN LAMB'S TAIL
  • AKA Cotyledon simplicifolia 'Solar Yellow'
  • Dangling chains of sweet-pea-like yellow flowers
  • Succulent, rounded, basal leaves with scalloped edges

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Chrysanthemum x morifolium
GARDEN MUM
  • AKA Dendranthema morifolium
  • Blooms vary in time of blooming and in its assortment of colours
  • Long stems are good for cutting and provide lots of colour for the fall garden

HEIGHT: 60-75 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-75 cm