Presenting a mosaic of warm colors with its flowers of various ages, Achillea 'Walther Funcke' is a strong, sturdy and gorgeous Yarrow with masses of long-lasting clusters of brick-red flowers fading to terracotta and then creamy yellow. Its pleasantly aromatic, semi-evergreen, green-gray fern-like foliage is disease resistant and nicely compliments the cheerful flat umbel flowers. The honey color of this Achillea is perfect for both cool and warm borders.

Gorgeous, fast-growing, tough as nails, Anemanthele lessoniana or Stipa arundinacea (Pheasant's Tail Grass) is an elegant and impressive ornamental grass that has become a favorite of landscape designers and gardeners. Semi-evergreen, with an open growth habit, it exhibits arching, dark green, thread-like leaves, that sway gracefully in the slightest breeze. They turn into attractive shades of copper, gold, and bronze in fall and throughout winter, adding bristling color to the dull winter landscape. It is topped in summer with airy arching sprays of rosy flowers that hang down, almost kissing the ground, and move into a lovely bronze color in the fall. Drought and deer tolerant, it is pest-free, disease free and requires very little care, and provides year-round interest

Incredibly showy, fast, and easy to grow, Euphorbia wallichii, commonly called Wallich Spurge, is an upright, bushy, clump-forming perennial which is perfect to brighten any border. It produces exceptionally eye-catching clusters of bright yellow cupped flowers with orange stamens in mid-spring which last for months. The foliage of pointed, green leaves, elegantly adorned with a white mid-rib, radiates from exquisitely branched coral red stems and turns to attractive shades of yellow or orange in fall, providing a long season of interest.

Tall, with larger flowers than other varieties, Sea Holly 'Jos Eijking' is extraordinarily eye-catching with its multitude of intense, iridescent metallic blue flowers, tightly packed into egg-shaped heads, that light up the garden throughout summer. Its beautiful texture and unique color that extends onto the stems and leaves, coupled with its long-lasting flowering, easy care and remarkable qualities as cut flowers make it a favorite of gardeners. A favorite of bees and butterflies too!

Adding a delicate airiness to the summer border, Cenolophium denudatum (Baltic Parsley) is a lovely hardy perennial plant with profuse, flat-topped umbels, 5 in. wide (12 cm), of creamy white flowers, floating atop mounds of dark-green, semi-evergreen fern-like foliage. Blooming over an extremely long flowering period, from mid-summer until mid-fall, Cenolophium denudatum is easy to grow, vigorous, adaptable, and requires very little care. A favorite of designers, it gracefully mingles with other plants, adding unmatched elegance.

Award-winner Allium caeruleum is a stunning bulbous perennial boasting globe-shaped clusters, 1 in. wide (3 cm), packed with dozens of small star-shaped bright blue flowers. They sit atop stiff stems above the foliage of narrow green leaves, often withering by flowering time. Prized for its true blue color, Allium caeruleum provides interesting ornamental value in the garden from late spring to early summer. It naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!

A breathtaking beauty, Eremurus x isabellinus 'Cleopatra' (Foxtail Lily) is a tall perennial boasting glowing tangerine flower clusters rising high on imposing stalks, adding drama and spectacular vertical lines in the garden. Soaring from a rosette of strap-shaped green leaves from early to mid-summer, each graceful flower spike is richly covered with hundreds of tiny apricot blossoms which open from the bottom upwards for a long-lasting display. Since the foliage withers back during the flowering period, plant your Eremurus among ground covers, late-flowering perennials, or tall grasses that will hide the short-lived foliage and provide added attractiveness.