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Perennials with Pizazz

Perfect Perennial Pairings

Perennials can be tricky even for the experienced contractor. Making a perfect pairing of perennials over an entire season is often the key to client satisfaction. Items like salvia nemorosa match well with Fall-flowering veronicas. Echinacea serves as a complement to Fall-flowering rudbeckias, as does gaillardia to coreopsis.

Perennials with Pizazz

Perfect Perennial Pairings

Perennials with Pizazz

Perfect Perennial Pairings

Perennials with Pizazz

Perfect Perennial Pairings

Sombrero Flamenco Orange Echinacea

Sombrero Sandy Yellow Echinacea

Sombrero Baja Burgundy Echinacea

Sombrero Blanco Echinacea

Sombrero® Echinacea

The absolute best landscape performing echinacea available! Rich, vibrant colors, exceptional Winter hardiness and naturally branched habit make Sombrero a favorite. Its blooming season begins in late Spring and continues through late Summer. Plants are well matched for an even look in landscape beds. The Flamenco Orange is a knockout!

Height: 22 to 24 in. (56 to 61 cm)
Spread: 18 to 20 in. (46 to 51 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a to 9b

UpTick™ Coreopsis

Hybrid coreopsis hold their shape and flower the entire Summer with large, unique bi-color patterns in Yellow, Bronze, Cream and Burgundy. This plant looks great in landscapes. It also is very low maintenance and mildew resistant.

Height: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
Spread: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a to 9b

UpTick Gold & Bronze Coreopsis

UpTick Yellow & Red Coreopsis

UpTick Gold & Bronze Coreopsis

UpTick Yellow & Red Coreopsis

UpTick Cream Coreopsis

UpTick Cream & Red Coreopsis

Lyrical Blues Salvia

Lyrical White Salvia

Lyrical Silvertone Salvia

Lyrical Blues Salvia

Lyrical White Salvia

Lyrical Blues Salvia

Lyrical™ Salvia

This robust plant produces more flowers than the average salvia nemorosa. Your clients will enjoy the eye-catching colors of its blooms from April to June.

Height: 22 to 24 in. (56 to 61 cm)
Spread: 22 to 24 in. (56 to 61 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a to 9b

Mirage™ Salvia

Mirage should be considered an annual in the North, but oh, what a flower! It attracts bees and hummingbirds by the hundreds! Superb heat tolerance with a frost to frost blooming season.

Height: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
Spread: 14 to 16 in. (36 to 41 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7a to 9b

Mirage Violet Salvia

Mirage Cherry Red Salvia

Mirage Pink Salvia

Mirage Trio

Mirage Salvia

Moody Blues Dark Blue Veronica

Moody Blues Pink Veronica

Moody Blues Mauve Veronica

Moody Blues Dark Blue Veronica

Moody Blues Mauve Veronica

Moody Blues® Veronica

Moody Blues veronica is your most reliable UPRIGHT BLUE for the late Summer and Fall garden. It matches the height and habit of salvia nemorosa used in the Spring. Moody Blues is noted for superior performance in the Colorado State trials program. Great in ground or in containers.

Height: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
Spread: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a to 9b

‘Cheyenne Spirit’ Echinacea

The perfect “ready-made” prairie mix! This vibrant segregating seed mix has been honored as an All-America Selections National Winner and been awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal. Heat and drought tolerant, it also boasts excellent Winter hardiness.

Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) first year; 22 to 30 in. (56 to 76 cm) second year
Spread: 10 to 16 in. (25 to 41 cm) first year; 14 to 20 in. (36 to 51 cm) second year
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a to 10b

Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea

Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea in production

PowWow Wild Berry Echinacea

PowWow White Echinacea

PowWow Wild Berry Echinacea

PowWow® Echinacea

Plant a non-fading color show of PowWow varieties that put more flowers on every plant than most other seed echinacea. These drought-tolerant and easy-care plants are versatile and tidy. Wild Berry is an All-America Selections National Winner.

Height: 16 to 20 in. (41 to 51 cm) first year; 22 to 24 in. (56 to 61 cm) second year
Spread: 12 to 16 in. (30 to 41 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a to 10b

Carnival Heuchera

The perfect solution for dry shade! Plus, it’s tolerant of heat and high night temperatures. The mounding habit and variety of “easy to see” silver and chartreuse tones brighten any shady spot in the landscape!

Height: 10 to 12 in. (25 to 30 cm)
Spread: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a to 9b

Carnival Peach Parfait, Carnival Silver Streak & Carnival Cocoa Mint Heuchera

Carnival Rose Granita Heuchera

Carnival Limeade Heuchera

Carnival Silver Streak Heuchera

Carnival Heuchera Display

Carnival Black Olive Heuchera

Carnival Plum Crazy Heuchera

Carnival Watermelon Heuchera

Combinations of Perennials with Pizazz

Starship Scarlet Lobelia & Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea

Sparkle White Gaura & Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea

Red Riding Hood Penstemon, Harlequin Blue Scabiosa, Silver Brocade Artemisia & Sombrero Hot Coral Echinacea

Gaura Sparkle White & Pow Wow Wild Berry Echinacea

Radio Red Salvia, Carnival Watermelon Heuchera & Lyrical White Salvia

Carnival Rose Granita Heuchera, Flutter Deep Blue Scabiosa, Carnival Cocomint Heuchera & Little Janie Gaura