Plant Name: Allium sphaerocephalon
Common name: Persian Onion or Drumstick Allium
Plant type: Bulb
Height: 20-24 inches
Bloom Time: May-June
Flower Color: Reddish-Purple
Exposure: Full Sun- Part Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained fertile sandy soil
Water Needs: Average
Attributes: Colorful Fragrant Flowers, Interesting egg-shaped flower, Attracts Pollinators, Easy to grow, Deer resistant , Squirrel & Rabbit resistant.
Uses: Cut flower, Dried Flower, Perennial Garden, Mass plantings, Garden Interest
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8
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Hakone Grass
Plant Name: Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold ’
Common name: Japanese Forest Grass ‘All Gold’ or Hakone grass
Plant type: Ornamental grass
Height: 15- 18 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Yellow-green
Bloom Time: July & August
Exposure: Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Humus, well draining
Water Needs: Moist & Regular
Attributes: Colorful golden yellow leaves
Note: Tolerates Black Walnut
Uses: Containers, Woodland Gardens, Accent Plant, Walkways, Slopes, Shaded Rock Gardens, Naturalize
Native to: Central Japan
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9
Spotted Bee Balm
Plant Name: Monarda punctata
Common name: Spotted Bee Balm
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Height: 2 feet
Spread: 1 foot
Bloom Time: June – July
Flower Color: Yellow with purple spots
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Well-drained Average to dry soils
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Showy Flowers. Fragrant leaves. Deer tolerant. Attracts beneficial insects. Fairly tolerant of poor soils & drought.
Note: Spreads by runners to form clumps, but not too aggressive. Needs air flow to prevent powdery mildew.
Uses: Cut Flowers, Cottage Gardens, Perennial Gardens, Herb Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Natural/Wild Gardens.
Native to: Eastern United States & Canada
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Allium hollandicum ‘ Purple Sensation’
Plant Name: Allium hollandicum ‘ Purple Sensation’
Common name: Flowering Onion
Plant type: Perennial Bulb
Height: 24 to 30 inch flower stalks
Bloom Time: May-June
Flower Colors: 4-5 inch Violet- Purple Globe
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Fertile well-drained sandy soil
Water Needs: Dry to Medium
Attributes:Showy Flowers,Attract butterflies,Garden Interest, Deer & Rabbit Resistant , Firewise plant
Uses: Cut Flower Garden,Cut flowers,Dried Flowers, Containers,Perennial Garden
Native to: Holland
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’
Common Name: spotted deadnettle
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Height: 6 to 8 inches
Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Bloom Time: May to July
Flower: Light pink
Foliage: Variegated – silver with green edges
Sun: Part Sun to Full Shade
Soil: Fertile, Loamy, Well-drained
Water: Needs Medium to moist soil
Maintenance: Low
Uses: Ground Cover, Naturalize, Perennial gardens,
Tolerate: Deer, Heavy Shade
USDA Zone: 2 to 9
Heuchera ‘Silver Scrolls’
Heuchera ‘Silver Scrolls’
Common Name: Coral bells
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Saxifragaceae
Height: plant 8-12 inches, flower stalks 24-in
Spread: 8 to 12-inch
Bloom Time: June to July
Flower: Pinkish White, Showy
Sun: Filtered sun to part shade
Soil: Rich humus, Well-draining
Water Needs: Average to Moist
Foliage Colorful! Emerge silver flushed with burgundy, matures into silver with dark purple veins.
Uses: Edging, Woodland gardens, Containers, Foliage Garden Interest, Perennial beds, Mass plantings for ground cover
Attributes: Deer Tolerant, evergreen in warm climates.
USDA Zone: 4 to 9