Step Ups - Flowering perennials

Perennials make a great investment, and to make the most of your investment good initial planning will produce the most returns with the minimum maintenance. Selecting plants based on the location is the first step. Some plants prefer full sun, while others prefer partial sun and shade. Some will grow in most any soil while others need specific content to perform their best. Plant perennials for glorious color and texture to the garden and landscape all season long

The charm of a flower garden is the fact that it changes month by month, giving you new blooms to appreciate as spring moves into fall. The trick is to arrange your plants so that you will have continuous color all season long.

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Achillea Moonshine Achillea Moonshine is still one of the most popular garden plants today, Achillea Moonshine is valuable in the landscape because it combines well with almost everything.	Achillea Paprika Yarrow: Achillea millefolium Paprika is renowned for its large clusters of bright red flowers. Each individual flower in the cluster of the Achillea Paprika also has a distinctive yellow eye.	Achillea Summer Berries Achillea Summer Berries - The Summer Berries is a first year flowering and easy to grow perennial favorite, a sumptuous mix of fruity colors. (salmon-apricot/yellow, cherry-red/apricot, white-pink/cream, two-tone pink, and many more.
Achillea Terra Cotta Achillea Terra Cotta, an Ernst Pagel introduction, and a clumping perennial reaching a mature height of thirty inches, upright, & spreading to near two feet before it needs to be divided.	Anemone Whirlwind Anemone Whirlwind blooms from late summer to fall; there is no flower like it in the border. Anemone Whirlwind displays pure white, semi-double flowers measuring 4 inches across top very tall stems beginning in late summer.	Armeria Dusseldorf Pride Armeria Dusseldorf Pride - Dwarf Sea Thrift - Neat, evergreen tufts of grass-like foliage with globular bright pink flowers on 4 - 8 inch stems. Armeria Dusseldorf Pride is excellent for the front of a border. Armeria Dusseldorf Pride does well...
Aster English Country Aster English Country is counted among the great garden plants, because many of them hold off blooming until late summer and fall when most garden plants are spent. Aster English Country grows and flowers best in full sun and evenly moist soil.	Black Eyed Susan Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' is one of the most requested mid summer to fall bloomers. Black Eyed Susans are great for mass plantings and provide wonderful contrasting colors when paired with ornamental grasses, Shasta daisies...	Dianthus Zing Rose Dianthus Zing Rose, Dianthus deltoids, covers itself during June and July with rose red flowers. This Dianthus variety grows well in humid areas and once established requires little moisture making it an excellent plant for Xeric gardens.
Gaillardia Arizona Sun Gaillardia Arizona Sun produces up to 3-inch flowers that are variations of dark to lighter mahogany red with bright yellow edges. Arizona Sun Gaillardia requires little care to produce blooms from summer on into fall. Deadhead spent blooms.	Gaillardia Burgundy Gaillardia Burgundy (Blanket Flower) is one of the more striking Gaillardias producing burgundy wine red blooms that are almost 3 inches across.	Hellebore Ivory Prince Hellebore Ivory Prince - This vigorous new hybrid Hellebore produces many creamy white flowers that display well above the leathery evergreen foliage. Hellebore Ivory Prince Ivory features ivory flower buds flushed with pink that appear mid-winter
Heuchera Lime Ricky Heuchera Lime Ricky - This is a heuchera with that makes a fantastic color contrast with Black Elephant ears, Black mondo grass, or any other dark foliage plant. Heuchera Lime Ricky's scalloped leaves are amazing glowing chartreuse in spring...	Heuchera Mystic Angel Heuchera Mystic Angel - This Heuchera is truly mystical in appearance; leaves are washed in silver and have nicely contrasting dark veins and a green border. Heuchera Mystic Angel is easy to plant and easy to grow and great for the low-maintenance...	Heuchera Plum Pudding Heuchera Plum Pudding is considered one of the finest heucheras, Heuchera Plum Pudding will win your heart. The plum-colored, evergreen foliage is outstanding; even in full shade Heuchera Plum Pudding holds its color well. This little plum pudding...
Lock N Load Hangers Lock N Load Hangers are a hassle free hanger that will allow you to hang items from the 1 ¼" to 1 ½" pickets of your porch or deck railing without the use of any nails or fasteners. Now you can hang wind chimes, bird feeders, hanging plants, etc.	Perennial Yarrow Collection Perennial Yarrow Collection, easy growing consists of Achillea Moonshine, Achillea Summer Berries, and Achillea Paprika plants. This collection is a sampling of are very best selling yarrows.	Russian Sage Little Spire Russian Sage Little Spire Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' is a beautiful shrub-like perennial with unique grayish-green aromatic foliage. Hundreds of small tubular lavender blue flowers appear on spires in late summer through fall on this...
Salvia East Friesland Salvia East Friesland is a must have addition for border, mass plantings, or just that little nook that needs a splash of color to complete your pallet. If you're looking for a summer blooming plant with a hue of intense color then Salvia...	Sedum Angelina Sedum Angelina - Angelina Stonecrop - You'll want to own this perennial! Another Proven Winner selection that is sure to perform in your garden. Sedum Angelina is a great new golden sedum ground-cover with bright yellow spiky-leaved shoots that...	Sedum Autumn Fire Sedum Autumn Fire is very similar to Autumn Joy, but we selected the Sedum Autumn Fire for its tighter growth habit, thicker foliage, and more brightly colored rosy flowers which are produced from late summer into fall.
Shasta Daisy Becky Shasta Daisy Becky is a favorite low maintenance plant offering friendly daisy like flowers from June to September.	Solomon's Seal Variegated Variegated Solomon's Seal is a classic beauty for the shaded woodland garden. Variegated Solomon's Seal is grown mostly for its clean variegated, soft green foliage which turns yellow in fall, Solomon's seal is a charming plant for the shade.	Tiarella Crow Feather Tiarella Crow Feather - The best way to describe this new tiarella is bright green leaves and deeply marked with a black feather. Tiarella Crow Feather displays the best winter color of all in a brocade of pinks, reds, purples, and blacks. Tiarella..
Tiarella Neon Lights Tiarella Neon Lights - Here is an interesting Tiarella that uses an abundance of different colors during the growing season. The black centered, palmate-cut leaves are edged with contrasting neon-green in spring. Tiarella Neon Lights are low...	Veronica Royal Candles Veronica Royal Candles has abundant violet-hue flower spikes which resemble candles. These dark blue candles stay lit all summer long! The compact deep green foliage of Veronica ‘Royal Candles’ does not die out like other Veronicas.	Walkers Low Cat Mint Walkers Low Cat Mint - Now here is a plant that is not only beautiful and useful in the landscape but is suitable for a wide range of climatic conditions. Walkers Low Cat Mint is low maintenance, disease and pest resistant.