Award-winner Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' is a sun-loving perennial that stands out with its bold, giant flowers whose rosy purple petals are held out flat rather than drooping like most coneflowers.

Height: 2' – 3' (60cm – 90cm)

The brilliant deep purple foliage provides a wonderful mass of color and offsets delightful sprays of tiny, white, summer flowers. A great choice for adding color and contrast to borders when coupled with green foliage plants.

Full sun, Partial sun

Foliage reaches 12 to 18 in. tall and wide; blooms reach 24 in. tall.

Large, classic, white, single blooms with yellow centers on a lush mound of coarse, leathery, green foliage. A wonderful, long-lasting cut flower. The sturdy flowers remain attractive even after a hard rain. Excellent in sunny borders and in containers for patio or landscape accents.

 Full sun 

Foliage reaches 1 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide; flowers reach 2 to 3 ft. tall.

An outstanding dwarf form with large, single, long lasting, pure white flowers that attract butterflies. Excellent for perennial borders, and containers. Resistant to heat, drought and humidity.

Fast growing; reaches 10 to 14 in. tall, 12 in. wide.

Great small-scale groundcover for rock gardens! Dwarf spreading form with dainty violet flowers that show color for many months. Lush mound of deep green foliage is lightly marbled chartreuse. Nearly evergreen in most climates. 

Full sun, Partial sun

A colorful, fuss-free border plant and excellent choice for cut flowers. Bright, daisy-like, golden yellow flowers with black centers cover the dark green foliage. Tolerates heat, humidity, and clay soil. 

Full sun

Quickly reaches 24 to 26 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide.

Lavender, an herb with many culinary uses, also makes a stunning addition to borders and perennial gardens, providing sweeping drifts of color from early summer into fall. With its silvery-green foliage, upright flower spikes and compact shrub-like form, lavender is ideal for creating informal hedges.

Full sun

Height: 24 to 30 inches tall and wide

Spikes of violet-blue flowers on striking purple-black stems rise above the contrasting gray-green leaves. Especially effective in mass plantings, but also nice for mixed borders and containers. A great fresh or dried cut flower.

Moderate growing; reaches 15 to 24 in. tall, 12 to 22 in. wide.

A large hosta with giant, heavily puckered, cool blue, rounded, cupped leaves. Showy scapes of white, bell-shaped flowers rise above the foliage in the summer. An excellent background for shade gardens. Thrives under tree canopies and covers up exposed legs of aging shrubs.

Slow growing; forms foliage clump 2 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.

The largest of the blue hostas with pointed, silver-blue leaves forming a lush, dense, cascading mound. White, bell-like flowers on tall stems adorn the huge clump in summer. Sure to attract attention in the dappled shade garden.

Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade, Partial sun

Foliage reaches 2 to 2 1/2 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide; blooms reach 3 to 4 ft. tall.