Cool Plants

Here are some plants that we have in stock and that we think looks great in your garden right now. Want to know more about these plants? Visit our plant database.

Delphinium

Delphinium yield elegant and exquisite, colorful flower spikes that add a majestic touch to your garden. Taller varieties such as Giant Pacific Hybrid Delphiniums will require staking. They make exceptional cut flowers, will attract hummingbirds and come in several different beautiful colors!

• Light Need: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Water Hawthorn

Water Hawthorn is known for its strange white flowers, spotted with black pollen and strong vanilla fragrance. Its oblong leaves will rest on the water surface, as this very bizarre plant prefers cooler waters, often blooming in the Spring and Fall, while going dormant in the Summer.

• Light need: Full Sun to Part Shade
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

White Rush

This plant forms clumps of tall extremely upright needle-like leaves with green and white vertical stripes – an elegant and airy accent for the edge of the pond. Moist soil or water up to 3″ deep.

• Light need: Full sun to part shade
• Plant characteristic: Aquatic Perennial

Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Jewel’

Fairly compact in habit, an ideal height for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. The large and fragrant blooms have a row of light-green petals surrounding a large central cone of deep green.

• Light Need: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Hosta Fire & Ice

This variegated hosta has slightly twisted foliage with a white center and green margins. Perfect for edging the shade garden. Lavender blooms with white scapes throughout the summer. Herbaceous perennial.

• Light need: Full Sun to Part Shade
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Lobelia “Queen Victoria”

Queen Victoria has bright crimson-red flowers that are highly attractive to hummingbirds, and lovely burgundy foliage. Goldfinches are said to enjoy the seeds produced after flowering. Hopefully they’ll leave some so the plant can self-seed itself, giving you more plants. Best when grown in Prefers Wet Soil in sun to partial shade. Perennial lobelias benefit from being divided every year or two. This plant flowers later in the summer.

• Light need: Full Shade to Partial Sun
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Wanvisa Hardy Water Lily

Wanvisa is full of wonderful surprises. Blossoms are changeable from peach to deep pink with yellow flecking. Occasionally, flowers may be half and half solid yellow to their traditional pink. Wanvisa’s lilypads are reddish with green mottling.

• Light need: Full Sun
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Pontederia Dilatata

Tall, upright plant that makes a beautiful addition to the pond or water garden. Produces intense blue flower spikes that continue all summer long. Mature size of 3 to 6 feet. Produces intense blue flower spikes that continue all summer long. Beautiful addition to the pond or water garden.

• Light need: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

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