Gracing the garden in late spring - early summer, Lupinus 'Masterpiece' (Lupine) features showy, erect spikes of densely packed, sweetly scented, bright magenta-purple flowers with an orange fleck. Rising on sturdy stems above bushy clumps of palmate, bright green leaves, the flowers open up from the bottom over several weeks, hence providing a long blooming period. Vigorously grows up to 28-30 in. tall (70-75 cm) and 18-24 in. wide (45-60 cm).

Bred for cut flower production, Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Blue Barlow' is particularly beautiful with its fully double, upward facing, spurless, rich violet-blue blooms, resembling starry pompons, in late spring to early summer. Rising with natural grace above a ferny foliage of gray-green divided leaves, each plant produces 3 to 5 stems in the first year and 5 to 10 stems in the second year. Grows in a bushy, upright clump up to 28-30 in. high (70-75 cm) and spreads 16-20 in. (40-50 cm). This perennial is generally short-lived but will self-seed prolifically to form large colonies in satisfactory growing conditions.

Camassia 'Blue Heaven' (Camas) is a bulbous perennial with long racemes of up to 100 star-shaped, pale blue flowers, adorned with 6 showy tepals, a green center, and bright yellow stamens. Borne on stout, willowy stems, they open sequentially from bottom to top for a long-lasting display. Blooming in late spring to early summer, they rise atop a foliage clump of linear green leaves.

A desirable ornamental Mullein, Verbascum 'Southern Charm' is a short-lived perennial with abundant, graceful spikes smothered with uniquely colored flowers in pastel shades of creamy yellow, soft lavender and peach, each adorned with a fuzzy purple eye. Blooming over a long flowering period extending from late spring to late summer (if properly deadheaded), with a possible fall rebloom, the flower stalks rise elegantly from a handsome low-growing rosette of woolly, ovate, silvery-green leaves. Easy to please, this hardy perennial will readily bloom the first year when started from seed. 'Southern Charm' is ideal as a background plant in flower borders and cutting gardens where each plant will produce hundreds of flowers.

Welcomed in almost any garden or floral arrangement, Geum 'Prinses Juliana' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with masses of extremely showy, semi-double, fiery orange flowers appearing in late spring to early summer. Very striking in the garden when in bloom, they last for weeks and bring strong color to the early summer border. They give way to attractive, fluffy seed heads. Borne on sparsely leafed stems, they rise well above the handsome foliage of lobed basal leaves. Forms a spreading mound of evergreen, coarsely textured, dark green leaves, up to 20-24 in. high (50-60 cm) and nearly as wide.

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.