Distinctive in form and color, Iris 'Quechee' features large, attractive, garnet-red flowers adorned with golden yellow centers and a thick bronze beard. Borne on tall stems, the flowers have a slight chocolate scent. They do not burn or fade under hot sun and grace the garden for weeks each spring. The eye-catching blooms of this heirloom iris (introduced in 1947) rise with majesty up to 36 inches high (90 cm) atop a lovely sword-shaped foliage which will continue to add interest in the landscape after flowering is over. A midseason bloomer.

One of the darkest iris, multiple award-winning Iris 'Hello Darkness' is a spectacular beauty that commands the attention in the garden with its velvety, purple-black, ruffled flowers. Profuse bloomer, it produces up to 3 stems bearing 6-7 buds each for a long-lasting display. Won many awards including the American Dykes Medal, which is one of the highest awards judged by the American Iris Society. Easy to pair with other colors, 'Hello Darkness' adds drama to the spring garden! 37 inches tall (92 cm).

A very pretty Mullein, Verbascum 'Cherry Helen' is a short-lived perennial with abundant, graceful spikes smothered with compact clusters of rich wine-red flowers, each adorned with a fuzzy purple eye. Blooming over a long flowering period extending from late spring to late summer (if properly deadheaded), the flower stalks rise elegantly from a handsome low-growing rosette packed with woolly, ovate, deep green leaves. 'Cherry Helen' is a sport of the highly popular 'Helen Johnson'. It is ideal as a background plant in flower borders and cutting gardens where each plant will produce hundreds of flowers.

A very pretty Mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta' (Purple Mullein) is an evergreen perennial with graceful, airy spikes of rich, dark, violet-purple flowers. Flat-faced, each flower sports a darker center with golden stamens. Blooming over a long flowering period extending from late spring to late summer, the flowers are borne on thin stems and rise above a flat rosette of deep green, purple-flushed, and conspicuously veined leaves. Shorter than most Verbascums, ‘Violetta’ is perfect for the smaller garden.

Multiple award-winner, Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' is a favorite of many gardeners for its unique, glowing dark purple stems and stunning, vertical spikes of rich, violet-blue flowers appearing in late spring or early summer. Very striking when in bloom, they last for weeks and bring strong color and form to the landscape. Drought tolerant and deer resistant, this Salvia is a real magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds and bees! Reliable and compact, it grows in round clumps of gray-green, aromatic foliage up to 18-24 in. high (45-60 cm) and nearly as wide.

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.