What We’re Growing

A small seasonal selection of perennials and grasses we’re focusing on at the nursery.

This page shifts as the season moves and is not a complete list of everything we grow.

Availability changes through the season — for current availability, feel free to get in touch.

Perennials

Achillea millefolium ‘Terracotta’
Soft, shifting tones from ochre to burnt orange through summer.

Asclepias tuberosa
Bright orange blooms that draw in pollinators through the heat of summer.

Aster × frikartii ‘Monch’
Clear lavender-blue flowers that carry well into fall.

Dalea purpurea
Fine-textured foliage with airy purple flower spikes.

Echinacea pallida
Elegant, drooping petals with a more open, natural habit. Long-lived, with petals that respond easily to movement, giving it a softer, more animated feel in the garden.

Echinacea paradoxa
A rare yellow coneflower with strong upright presence.

Eryngium yuccifolium
Structural white flower heads with a distinctive, architectural feel.

Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’
Unusual quilled petals with a soft yellow glow in late summer.

Silphium terebinthinaceum
Bold, upright structure with sunflower-like blooms.

Vernonia noveboracensis
Deep purple flowers that arrive late and hold strong into fall.

Lychnis coronaria (Rose Campion)
Silvery foliage with bright magenta flowers.

Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’
Rich red and copper tones that carry strongly into late summer.

Amsonia hubrichtii
A strong three-season presence, with soft periwinkle flowers in spring, green thread-leaf foliage through summer, and warm tones of yellow, ochre, and bronze in fall.

Agastache ‘Little Adder’
Compact form with violet-blue flower spikes through summer.

Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Reliable, upright lavender-blue flowers loved by pollinators.

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’
Dark stems with vertical purple flower spikes. Blooms and blooms again if you deadhead.

Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’
Clear red flowers with strong mildew resistance and good height. Loved by Hummingbirds.

Grasses

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Cassian’
Soft, arching form with warm-toned flower heads in late summer. Smaller than standard.

Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed)
Fine-textured mounds with a soft, airy presence and warm fall colour. Long-lived and reliable, with a subtle fragrance often compared to warm popcorn late in the season.

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Ha Ha Tonka’
Upright blue-green fuzzy foliage that turns rich tones in fall.

Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Strong vertical lines with early, persistent flower spikes.

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’
Light-catching, airy flower heads that hover above the foliage. Semi-evergreen.

Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’
Upright form with airy flower heads and rich red tones developing later in the season.