Buying Perennials: Physical Sales and Sales by Order
Interested in perennials or other plants? Buying local? Supporting a local charity? You can do all that and more by purchasing plants from our Birthright Plant Sales.* Located in Victoria, BC, we sell perennials and other plants at our May plant sales and by order for pick-up from our Langford greenhouse. Looking for specific plants? Feel free to browse this page for your next favourite perennial!
We’re taking pre-orders for the 2026 season starting in February! Orders will be ready for pick-up from our Langford greenhouse in May or, by arrangement, from one of our spring plant sales (see below for dates). We’ll continue to fine-tune our lists as we grow closer to spring, as many of our perennial selections depend on spring division or seeding. If you’re interested in any plants with uncertain numbers, please check back in coming months, or feel free to contact us to get on our wait list. Lots of new plants this year, so please take a peek to see what treasures we have in store for you!
Garden Babies for Birthright Plant Sales 2026
We’ll have plant sales at the following locations this coming May. The Langford sale, at Peggy’s greenhouse, offers the greatest selection and variety. If you’ve placed a pre-order and would like to collect it at one of our sales, please be sure to let us know so we can have it ready for you!
- St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney: May 9 9AM – 1PM 10030 3rd Ave
- Peggy’s Greenhouse in Langford: May 16 10AM – 2PM 550 Langvista Drive
- St. Patrick’s Church in Oak Bay: May 23 9AM – 1PM 2060 Haultain St.
Most of our sales take place in the spring, but we welcome orders throughout the growing season. Please contact us if you’d like to order plants or arrange a browsing session once the weather warms up.
*Our Garden Babies for Birthright Plant Sales raise valuable funds so that we may continue the pregnancy support service of Birthright Victoria. Offering friendship and support to women experiencing unplanned pregnancy…because we care.
Ordering Info
Please use our contact form to order plants or book a private browsing session. Click on Plant Sales in the drop down menu, include your phone number as a back-up contact, and list the plants you’d like and numbers wanted. We’ll get back to you with an itemized invoice, payment options, and pick-up information.
Perennials and Other Favourites
On this page, you’ll find detailed descriptions of our perennials and biennials, ground covers and rock plants, grasses, basket stuffers, flowering baskets, and annuals. Plus a smattering of houseplants! Interested in other plants? Click to see this year’s Edibles listing or our complete listing for Shrubs, Trees, Climbers, Bulbs and Tubers.
Choosing the Right Place for Perennials, Ground Covers, Rock Plants, Grasses, Basket Stuffers and Annuals
Knowing your plants’ requirements and the gardening conditions available to them will help you place plants where they can thrive. Ideally, you want to match soil fertility, moisture levels, and amount of sun with the needs of your plant. Most perennials and grasses, annuals, and basket stuffers prefer rich to average garden soil and regular watering, while ground covers and rock plants may prefer leaner conditions. You’ll find that some plants crave sunshine while others really need shade to thrive. And still others will tolerate some level of partial shade, even if their preference is for full sun. Take a ramble through your garden and note your soil quality and conditions. Then watch for the terms in this paragraph in the plant descriptions below.
Plant Terminology
A bit of gardening terminology before we begin. Annuals live through just one growing season, put forth a great burst of flowering to produce seed and continue their line, then die with the arrival of cold weather. Because they don’t have to store food for the long winter, annuals are able to flower through most of the summer. Perennials, on the other hand, live for years and usually have specific and shorter flowering periods. They do need to preserve food to last through the winter and fuel their new growth in the spring. Perennials are under less genetic pressure to produce quantities of seed since they will have future seasons in which to reproduce.
Most ground covers, rock plants, and grasses are simply different types of perennials. Basket stuffers may be true annuals, but many of them are actually tropical or tender perennials. If you have a place to protect them over the winter months, such as a warm greenhouse or sun room, or in some cases even a garage, you may be able to save these tender perennials for future years.
Protecting Tender Perennials
Tropicals and Basket Stuffers
Some tender perennials just need a bit of extra winter protection in our southern BC climate, while others are truly tropical and cannot tolerate temperatures much below freezing. Treat basket stuffers as tropical plants, giving them your sunniest window sill in the house* or moving them into a frost-free greenhouse for the winter. In a mild winter, geraniums and other basket stuffers may even survive the winter outside, especially if you live in a warmer micro-climate like Oak Bay, but overwinter them inside if you want to reliably protect these tropical perennials.
*For shade loving plants like the tender fuchsias, you can omit the sunny window sill, but provide some sunlight. Even shade lovers benefit from winter sunlight because it is not as strong as in the summer, and plants grown in the house enjoy even less sun.
Tender Perennials
For tender perennials which can tolerate light freezing, such as the tender salvias, there are a number of ways to offer extra protection. Planting against the house out of cold winds or using a frost blanket are two options. The most reliable solution is to grow them in pots and move to a frost-free greenhouse or sunny window sill for the winter, but don’t combine growing in pots with wintering outside for these tender perennials. Plants grown in pots are much more vulnerable to freezing weather. If you’re planning to overwinter tender perennials outside, make sure they’re planted in the the ground.
Some gardeners plant tender and tropical perennials in baskets or in the ground, then transfer to pots in the house or greenhouse for the winter. This method gives you greater flexibility, but it is more labour-intensive. The lifespan of many of the plants listed in our Annuals section can also be extended in this manner, although these annuals often set seed, easily providing replacement plants.
Perennials
Plants which come back year after year, usually growing bigger and more established with time. Although perennials may die back over the winter months, new growth forms at the base or buds each spring. Some perennials benefit from periodic division, while others need little more than regular watering and a bit of summer feeding. Container-grown plants can become pot-bound, so dump them out periodically to check their root mass. If all you see is roots, it’s time to divide or pot larger.
Agastache
Perennials characterized by their tall, fuzzy flower spires in summer. Also known as Licorice Mint or Anise Hyssop for the spicy scent. Flowers are commonly blue to purple, but may also be pink, white, or orange. For sun and very well-drained soil. Drought tolerant as well as happy in poor soil. Attracts bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Said to be deer resistant, although the sacrificial offering of blue agastache put out some years ago was happily munched. See our Annuals section below for a tender Agastache with the scent of Root Beer!
Apache Sunset
Also known as Agastache Ruprestris or Sunset Hyssop. Long spikes of vivid orange-pink blooms over a long season from mid summer to fall. Aromatic, silvery gray foliage. Cold hardy for an agastache, but site carefully. Agastaches are susceptible to root rot in wet conditions. A raised bed or top of a sloping hillside would be ideal. Excellent for cutting, floral arrangements, or tea! Height and spread of 18-24 inches x 12-18 inches. $7. 16 pots left.
Blue Agastache
Also known as Anise Hyssop or Licorice Mint. Tall fuzzy spikes above purple-green foliage with a distinct licorice scent. The plant dies to the ground over winter and comes back from the roots the next spring, so mark where you plant it. Beloved of bees and other pollinators. Leaves can be brewed into tea. Full sun to partial shade. Well-draining soil is a must for this drought-tolerant perennial. Although a member of the mint family, Agastache is not invasive. Sets a few seedlings where happy! 2-3 ft tall with a spread of 1.5-2 ft. Price: $4. Not available 2026, but we have similar Agastache Rugosas in the Annuals section. (They’re technically a tender perennial, but not reliably hardy in our climate.)
Japanese Anemone Pamina
Look for this dwarf variety in 2027! Lovely pink to pale pink semi-double flowers above divided foliage in summer through fall. Robust plants prefers partial shade in rich, moist but well-draining soil. An ideal plant for smaller gardens due to its more manageable size. Height and spread of 2-2.5 ft.
Aquilegias
Also known as Columbine. A group of clump-forming, often short-lived perennials which seed freely in acceptable growing conditions. A staple of the cottage garden, preferring partial shade and moist but well-draining soil. Flowers can be single or double, short-spurred, long-spurred, or spurless, in a wide range of colours. (The ‘spurs’ refer to the trailing petals at the back of the flower heads.) Height ranges from very dwarf varieties to the tall McKana Giant.
Double mix
Coming 2027! Double flowers in an array of colours, many bordered in white. Colours range from deep blues and purples to soft pinks and whites.
Leprechaun Gold
Marbled golden foliage topped by mostly deep purple blooms make this a stunning addition to the woodland garden. Mounds of attractive, clover-like foliage to 18 x 12 inches, with nodding flowers to 24 inches. Ideal for cottage gardens, beds, borders, and containers in partial shade. $7. 9 six-inch pots left plus 1 lacking the marbled pigmentation but which is especially large and vigorous.
McKana Giant
A mix of nodding, bi-coloured flowers which bloom over delicate, ferny foliage in late spring. This award winner is known for its large, long-spurred flowers. Sun to partial shade. Prefers moist, rich soil so long as it is free-draining. Said to be rabbit and deer resistant. Attracts pollinators such as hummingbirds and butterflies. 2-3 ft tall by 1.5-2 ft wide. Flower colours not yet known. 5 one-gallon pots at $7 apiece plus 12 more ready mid summer for $5 each.
Aquilegia vulgaris
Also known as common Columbine. Nodding flowers for shade or partial sun. Usually single purple, but other colours and doubles sometimes appear among seedling plants. Height: 12-30 inches. Price: $5. 7 mostly purple one-gallon pots (including 1 double pink and 1 purple and white).
Armeria
Also known as Thrift or Sea Thrift. Armerias typically bear spikes of pink, magenta, purple, or white globe-shaped flowers above grass-like foliage. They are alpine plants native to seaside cliffs, although they will thrive in a variety of settings. Full sun in well-drained soil. Both drought tolerant and deer resistant. These charming perennials also attract butterflies.
Armeria maritima
This variety boasts deep pink flowers in late spring above low tufts of grassy foliage. Equally at home at the edge of the border, in containers, or in the rock garden due to their diminutive size. 4-6 inches in height with a spread of 6-12 inches. $6. 8 pots.
Armeria Morning Star
An Armeria with snow-white blooms growing 6-10 inches tall by 6-8 inches wide. A rugged and reliable variety blooming from early to late spring. Well-suited to rock gardens, containers, beds, and borders. Attracts pollinators. $6. 6 pots.
Armeria Nifty Thrifty
A variegated version of the classic Armeria with green foliage edged with cream. Height and spread of 4-6 inches by 6-12 inches. Globe-shaped magenta-purple blooms in late spring. Excellent for containers or front of the garden where the striped foliage stands out even when not in flower. $6. 3 pots.
Asters
Asters add a welcome pop of fall colour with their late flowers. Give them a sunny spot in well-drained soil. Height: 1-3 ft.
Purple Aster
Smooth, dark green foliage emerges in the spring, followed in fall by purple daisy blooms. 2-3 ft tall. $5. 1 one-gallon pot.
Dwarf Pink Aster
A compact New England Aster bearing semi-double, magenta red blooms. Vibrant flowers blanket the plant from late summer to mid fall. This short, bushy Aster is ideal for containers or front of the flower border and needs no pinching to maintain its compact shape. Prefers rich, moist but well-draining soil in full sun. Attracts birds and butterflies. Height and spread: 1 ft. $5-$6 depending on size. 5 pots.
New England Aster
Attractive purple or occasionally pink fall flowers atop rosettes of fuzzy leaves. Sets babies. Height and spread of 2-3 ft. $5. 1 one-gallon pot.
Astilbes
Astilbes feature feathery flower plumes above ferny foliage. Showy plants for shade and rich, moist soil. They wilt if allowed to dry out, so site carefully. Said to be deer-resistant, though we’ve heard different stories from customers with deer.
Astilbe chinensis pumilla
Short, intensely purple or magenta flowers for shade. Blooms resemble large, feathery plumes rising above ferny foliage in summer. They flower best in rich, moist soil and are said to be deer-resistant, though we’ve had reports of deer eating some of our plants. Height: 1 ft. $7. Up to 2 pots.
Astrantia
Pale pink flowers on fresh green foliage in late spring. Cold-hardy. Sets babies. Astrantias prefer moist, rich soil in shade and are deer-resistant. Mid-height. Price: $4. Sold out for now; likely more coming in May.
Bleeding Heart
Also known as Lamprocapnos spectabilis or Dicentra spectabilis. A romantic, old-time favourite for shade to part shade and rich, moist but well-draining soil. The name comes from its heart shaped flowers, usually pink but occasionally white or other shades, which hang from long, arching stems. A spring bloomer with attractive, ferny foliage which enhances its appeal even when not in flower. Toxic to people and pets, a boon if you have deer, but to be avoided if you have dogs or young children prone to sampling. Fertilize only if you have poor soil as this one is not a heavy feeder. 1-3 ft tall x 2-3 ft wide at maturity. 1 pot, price to be determined depending on plant size.
Blue Balloon Flower
Also known as Platycodon grandiflorus. Clump-forming perennial with balloon-like buds which slowly inflate in spring before bursting open into starry, azure blue summer flowers. Long bloomers from the bellflower family noted for their fast growth from seed, these are 2 year old plants and of blooming size. Grows best in full sun to part shade and rich, loamy soil. Requires well-draining soil. 12-30 inches tall by 12-18 inches wide. Price: $6. 7 pots.
Berlandiera lyrata
Also known as Chocolate Daisy for the scent given off by the yellow flowers. The stamens of this native wild flower are edible and taste faintly of chocolate. The scent is especially strong in the early morning. A clumping perennial reaching 1-1.5 foot tall while slowly expanding in girth. Most striking planted en masse. Not available 2026.
Campanulas
Also know as Bellflowers, there are a large number of Campanula varieties, from low ground cover types to perennials of 3-4 feet. Most prefer sun to partial shade and moist but well-drained soil. They flower in shades of blue, white, and occasionally pink. Most Campanulas, including the four varieties listed here, are perennials, but there are quite a few biennial Campanulas as well.
Campanula glomerata
Also known as Clustered Bellflower. Showy, deep purple flower heads grow above a low mound of lance-shaped foliage in late spring to early summer. 8-24 inches. Price: $7. 5 six-inch pots.
Campanula latifolia?
This plant came in unlabeled. We’ve tentatively identified it as latifolia, but we could be mistaken. Flowers are purple and look like the picture. Latifolia is perennial, also known as Giant Bellflower, and grows 2-4 ft tall. Ours flowered at a foot to a foot and a half last year. They may grow taller this year now that they’re older, or they may be a different, smaller variety. A mystery! $5. 1 six-inch pot.
Campanula persicifolia
Also known as Peach-leaved Bellflower. This variety sports cup-shaped lilac or white flowers on three foot plants. Deer are fond of this perennial, although plants set a fair number of babies when seeds are allowed to ripen. Price: $5. 5 six-inch pots.
Serbian Campanula
Starry lilac blue flowers on low mounding plants for sun. Easy-care and long-blooming, usually flowering from late spring through fall. An attractive ground cover which deer generally leave alone. Semi-evergreen. Stay tuned: we’re waiting on spring division.
Catananche caerulea
Also known as Blue Cupid’s Dart. Lavender-blue flowers with dark centres rise 2 feet above clumps of strappy foliage. Flowering from early to late summer, this cottage garden favourite is popular with flower-arrangers both for its cheerful blooms and the ornamental seed heads which follow. For sun in well-draining soil. Drought tolerant once established. A short-lived perennial which often self-seeds. $4. 3 pots.
Centaurea
Also known as perennial Bachelor’s Button. Blue fringed flowers in late spring above clumps of gray-green foliage. Easy-care, hardy perennials for sun. Spreads by seed or gradual clump expansion. Only occasionally munched by deer. Height: 2 ft. Price: $5. 4 pots.
Chelidonium majus
Also known as Greater Celandine. This rampant seed-er is not for the faint of heart. Cheerful golden flowers adorn blue-green, lobed foliage reminiscent of aquilegias. In part to full shade (or sun where happy) it will spread by seed to fill open areas with two to three foot tall, short-lived perennial plants which re-seed prodigiously. Not ideal for the general garden due to its invasive seeding, but useful as a taller ground cover for shade. $3. 4 four-inch pots.
Coneflowers
Wide, daisy-like flowers in a variety of colours atop sturdy stems for late summer and fall colour. Drought tolerant and typically unbothered by deer.
Purple Coneflower
Also known as Echinacea purpurea. Large magenta pink flowers mid-summer through fall. Full sun to partial shade. Drought tolerant once established. Attracts butterflies and other pollinators but not deer. 3 ft tall by 2-2.5 ft wide. $5. 1 or more pots.
Yellow Coneflower
You decide: is it a Rudbeckia or an Echinacea? Both plants are closely related and require similar growing conditions, including full sun and well-drained soil. Both are also drought-tolerant, adapting well to poor soil. Yellow daisy-like flowers with dark centres from summer through fall. Mid-height: 18 to 36 inches tall. Loved by bees and other pollinators. $4. 3 pots.
Coreopsis
Easy-care perennials for sun. Also known as Tickseed. Coreopsis flower in shades of yellow, plus pink, red, and peach. They are drought-tolerant once established and need good drainage. Among the various Coreopsis, the threadleaf varieties have more ferny foliage and masses of small, daisy-like flowers. They are also the most reliably deer-proof.
Fully Double Yellow
Also known as Coreopsis grandiflora. Dwarf, double-petaled plants are early bloomers, thriving in a wide range of soils and conditions. A native wildflower well-suited to meadows, garden beds, borders, and containers. Attracts pollinators but is not favoured by deer. May self-seed. 12-14 inches tall. $5-$7 depending on size. 8 pots.
Threadleaf Coreopsis Moonbeam
Also known as Coreopsis verticillata. Creamy pale yellow flowers create an airy display all summer long. A choicer plant than the more common yellow-flowered variety. For sun and well-drained soil. Both drought and deer tolerant. Especially suited to containers. 18-24 inches tall, with ferny foliage and a compact, bushy habit. $4. 1 pot left.
Threadleaf Coreopsis Yellow
Also known as Tickseed. For sun and well-drained soil. Fine, ferny leaves are topped by golden yellow flowers from spring through summer. The threadleaf varieties are the only Coreopsis consistently left alone by deer. 1-2 ft high. $4. Availability still to be determined.
Daisies
The classic cottage garden flower. Wide flat flower heads with colourful centres.
Wild Bellis perennis
Also known as wild English Daisy. A cottage garden plant often found in wild meadows and lawns. Petite lobed foliage produces small, pink-edged white daisies no more than 2-4 inches tall in spring. Their cultivated cousins boast larger, double blooms, but there is something very charming about these natural little beauties. $3. 6 pots.
Shasta Daisy
These tall white daisies form large clumps in well-drained soil and sun to partial shade. Tough, deer resistant, and prolific seeders. 3-4 ft high. Price: $4. 3 pots.
Dianthus
Also known as Pinks. This category includes perennials both short and tall, having strap-like foliage and fringed, often highly scented flowers in shades from white to pink to red. Dianthus require well-drained soil in sun and flower over a long period in summer. Evergreen. See our Rock Plants section for additional low varieties such as Maiden Pinks and Sand Pinks.
Caryophyllus Pink
Also known as Carnation or Clove Pink. A compact Dianthus bearing double to semi-double, two-toned pink flowers over a long season. Sweetly scented blooms attract bees and other beneficials! An excellent container plant due to its short stature and compact habit. Height and spread of 6-12 inches. This plant is not reliably hardy unless you have somewhere to shelter it over the winter or live in a warmer micro-climate like Oak Bay. $6. 3 pots.
Cheddar Pinks
Coming 2027! Stay tuned for more information.
Neon Star
A dwarf cultivar bearing hot pink, clove-scented blooms on 6-9 inch plants. These tough, compact perennials are well-suited to rock gardens and containers. Unlike some taller varieties, they don’t get leggy or require pruning to maintain their shape. Price: $5. We expect to have 13-16 pots for 2026.
Old Fashioned Mix
Also known as Perennial Pinks. Two-toned flowers with deeper centres on fragrant plants. Cottage Garden perennials with an old fashioned appeal. Prune hard in early spring. Price: $5. Not available 2026.
Rainbow Loveliness
Stunning, wispy blooms in soft pinks, purples and whites on compact plants with a heavenly scent. This heirloom has been beloved since the 1920s. Perennial in zones 7-10; ours have survived their first three winters handily, so we’ve moved them from annuals to perennials! May be short-lived but self-sowing.12-18 inches tall. $5. 2 pots.
Raspberry Ripple
Striking raspberry-tipped blooms above misty blue, strap-like foliage. 2 foot tall plants are fragrant, heavy bloomers! Flowers are a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds. A long-season bloomer and good cut flower. $6. 10 pots.
Erigeron Sea Breeze
Also known as Fleabane or Seaside Daisy. Free-flowering perennial forming a low carpet of lilac-pink flowers with prominent yellow centres. Blooms from late spring through fall! Ideal for rock gardens or crevice growing. Tolerant of sea spray, drought, and deer. Thrives in full sun but will tolerate some shade. Native to the coastlines of Oregon and California. 12-18 inches tall by 18-24 inches wide. $5. 4 pots.
Sword Fern
Native plant for full to partial shade and moist soil. Attractive foliage adds lush appeal to shade gardens. Height: 2-3 ft. $3-$4. 14 pots.
Gaillardias
Also known as Blanket Flower for the way these perennials blanketed the North American prairies with blooms. Daisy-like flowers in vibrant combinations of yellow, orange, and red. These perennials prefer full sun and very well-drained soil. Even better, they are deer resistant!
Grandiflora mix
Red daisy-like flowers with yellow tips above gray-green foliage. Full sun. Drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. 2.5 ft tall x 2 ft wide. $5. 1 one-gallon pot.
Dwarf Gaillardia
A compact selection producing non-stop bright yellow flowers with large red eyes above mounding foliage. Blooming from late spring through summer on dwarf plants, this variety makes a striking impression in containers or massed in the garden. Plant in well-draining soil in full sun. 12-14 inches tall. Sorry, not available 2026.
Geums
Also known as Avens. With dead-heading, these long-blooming perennials reward with lovely, rose-like flowers in vibrant shades of yellow, orange, red, peach, or pink from spring through late summer.
Koi
Also known as Avens Koi. A dwarf form of Geum prized for its compact growth habit, orange-red flowers, and long flowering period (late May through summer). Especially suited to front of the border, rock gardens, or containers. Pairs well with heuchera, epimedium, and hardy geranium. Sun to partial shade in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soils. Height and spread: 8-10 inches x 10-12 inches. Attracts hummingbirds but not rabbits or deer. $5. $5. 1 pot.
Triflora
Also known as Prairie Smoke. A native prairie plant whose nodding pink-purple flowers are followed in late spring by upright, silvery pink tails. Deeply divided, ferny foliage remains attractive all season. 6-18 inches tall x 6-12 inches wide. Prefers full sun and well draining soils, but will tolerate light shade. Drought tolerant once established as well as deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Price: $5. 2 pots on hold for now.
Hardy Geraniums
Hardy Geraniums flourish in shade to part shade, with a few varieties preferring sun. Unlike many of the other shade lovers, these perennials are not particular about moisture levels and will even thrive in dry shade, competing with tree roots. This is a large group of ‘true geraniums,’ as opposed to the bedding plants often sold in summer as geraniums, but which are more properly called pelargoniums. True geraniums are trouble-free, hardy, and solidly perennial. Foliage tends to be neat and in some cases finely textured. Flower colours range from white through blues, purples, and pinks, with many varieties having interesting veining, variegation, or spotting.
Johnson’s Blue
One of the most beloved of the hardy geraniums. Sky blue flowers rise above a dense mound of deeply cut foliage. Grows best in full sun to part shade in well draining soil. 12-18 inches tall x 24-30 inches wide. This beauty sells out quickly, so you might want to reserve yours today. Price: $6. 3 pots.
Macrorrhizum Czakor
Hot pink flowers on aromatic foliage. This is one of the most reliably deer-proof hardy geraniums due to the scent, which deer dislike. Happy in full sun and well-drained soil. 1 ft tall x 2 ft wide. $5. 21 pots.
Purple
Another tough variety for sun with large purple flowers. Height: 1ft. $5. Our parent plants are hiding: possibly we’ll have a few plants mid summer.
Sanguineum
Also known as Bloody Cranesbill. Attractive, deeply cut foliage below magenta flowers. A bushy, mounding plant which prefers well-drained soil and sun to partial shade. Height and spread: 15-20 inches x 18-24 inches. $5. 6 pots.
Wargrave Pink
A fast spreading variety with soft pink blooms from spring through summer. For well-drained soil. A prolific seeder! Height and spread: 2 ft x 3 ft. Price: $5. 7 or more pots.
Helianthus Maximiliani
Also known as Maximillian Sunflower. Attractive yellow daisy flowers in late summer to fall. These perennials spread through runners in spring, so give them an area you don’t mind them colonizing. A tall daisy (3-6ft) for sun and moist but well drained soil. Price: $6. 12 six-inch to gallon pots.
Hellebores
Also known as Lenten Rose or Christmas Rose. A large category of shade-loving perennials with nodding cup-shaped flowers in winter to early spring. Hellebores flower best in partial shade in rich, moist but well-draining soil. They are both drought tolerant and deer resistant. Newer varieties have an increasingly wider range of flower and foliage colours.
Black Beauty
Coming 2027! Stay tuned for more information on this very dark beauty!
Cream (pink in bud)
A low hellebore with attractive, purplish foliage and pink buds opening to cream flowers. The backs of the petals retain their pink coloration, giving the cream blooms a pink cast. $10. 1 one-gallon pot left, flowering over a long season from January into March.
Exotic Hellebores
Hellebores are more challenging to propagate, but we hope to have a handful of more exotic varieties available this year. Feel free to inquire in the spring.
Heucheras and Heucherellas
Heucheras are ornamental leafy foliage plants for sun to part shade in rich, humusy soil. (If grown in full-sun, the soil should be well-draining but consistently moist to keep the foliage at its best.) They are especially prized for their tolerance to drought, heat, and humidity. The most well-known of the Heucheras is the traditional Coral Bells, but in recent years many additional varieties have been introduced with colourful foliage and generally less showy flowers. The nectar-rich flowers of these evergreen perennials are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies, but not to deer. Heucheras are also now being crossed with Tiarellas to produce Heucherellas. Check back with us in spring to see if we’ll have any Heucherellas for 2026.
Coral Bells
Also known as Heuchera sanguinea. The traditional form of heuchera. Flowers rise above slightly ruffled green foliage, giving the impression of a cloud of coral red billowing above the foliage. Coral Bells has less showy leaves but the showiest of all heuchera flowers. Height and spread: 18 inches by 12-18 inches. Price: $5. 5 pots.
Green Frost
Our parent plant came in unlabeled, so this is not it’s formal name, though the name seems to fit. A spreading, vigorous heuchera with green leaves veined in purple and tinged with white “frost.” This one looks to be a larger variety! Makes a pleasing contrast with red heucheras or other dark foliage plants. Flower colour unknown. $5. 6 pots.
Green Spice
Ornamental foliage of green and silver marked with red veining creates a wonderful contrast with nearby plants. The low mound of variegated foliage is complemented in summer with white bells to 24 inches. Spread of 16 inches. $5. 6 pots.
Marmalade
This clump forming perennial boasts rich, shiny, russet foliage with contrasting hot pink undersides. Foliage height and spread: 10 x 18 inches, with red-brown flowers rising another 16 inches. Makes a striking addition to flower beds, rock gardens, or containers. $6. 1 pot.
Metallica Americana
Coming 2027! Stay tuned for more information.
Obsidian
A very compact heuchera with small, rounded, purple-black leaves topped with cream flowers in summer. Striking when paired with green or golden-leafed plants. One of the most deer and rabbit resistant heucheras. Shows greater tolerance for heat and sun than other varieties. Partial shade to full sun in well-drained soil. 8-10 inches tall by 16 inches wide. $6. 1 pot.
Peach Flambe
A dramatic heuchera with gently lobed, glowing peach leaves infused with red in the spring. The vibrant colour persists through summer before fading to peach and then turning plum purple in late fall. Tall 16 inch sprays of white flowers complement the foliage in late spring. Foliage reaches 7 inches in height by 14 inches wide. $6. 2 pots.
Pink Frost
Our parent plant came in unlabeled, so this is not it’s formal name, though the name seems to fit. A low heuchera with deeply veined pink leaves tinged with a silvery white “frost” in winter, followed by velvety pink spring foliage colour. Forms a striking contrast paired with golden heucheras or other gold leafed plants. Flower colour unknown. $5. Our babies are small but growing well, possibly ready in May, or mid summer.
Other Fancy Leaf Heucheras
We expect to offer a limited selection of other fancy leaf heucheras this year, perhaps even a heucherella or two? Please contact us in the spring to inquire further.
Hostas
Lush foliage in a variety of colours gives these perennials a tropical flare, although they are completely hardy in our climate. Hosta blooms are not especially showy, but they make up for the inconsequential flowers with their architectural grace. Planning a Japanese garden? Hostas are a must-have! Plant in partial to full shade in rich soil. A general rule of thumb is the darker the foliage, the deeper the shade. Light foliage, on the other hand, prefers partial shade, and variegated foliage actually needs a bit of sun to keep it’s colouring from fading. Both deer and slugs are fond of hostas.
Blue Hosta
Blue hostas tolerate full shade the best and add a woodland vibe to your garden. Beautiful bordering paths or walkways. $10. Not available 2026.
Green Hosta
Green foliage plant with faint variegation and white flowers. Preferring deep shade and rich, moist soil. A standard of the shade garden, growing 1-3 ft tall and wide. $10. 1 or more pots expected.
Variegated Hosta
Green edged in cream foliage plant. Preferring partial shade and rich, moist soil. A standard of the shade garden, growing 1-3 ft tall and wide. $10. 4 beautiful pots.
Hosta ventricosa
Known for its dark purple flowers, Hosta ventricosa sports deeply impressed, bright green foliage. Forms a mid-sized clump over time. $10. Possibly 1 pot of this rare hosta available 2026.
Jacob’s Ladder
Also known as Polemonium. A staple of the shade garden bearing masses of blue to purple flowers in spring. Happy in part sun to full shade, although some varieties do well in full sun so long as the soil is kept consistently moist. Ideal for dappled shade below trees or north facing sites.
Jacob’s Ladder Purple Rain
Also known as Polemonium yezoense or Japanese Jacob’s Ladder. An unusual form with purple-black, ferny foliage emerging in spring and colouring again in fall after ‘greening up’ over the summer. Dark purple stems topped by starry flowers of deep violet-blue rise above the mounding foliage in late spring. This is a striking Jacob’s ladder which colours best in full sun to part shade, so long as the soil is on the moist but well-draining side. (Foliage turns green in full shade.) Attracts butterflies and other pollinators! A hardy, deer and rabbit resistant perennial growing to 20 inches x 18 inches. Perfect for containers, mixed borders, and woodland gardens! $6. 3 pots.
Stairway to Heaven
Also known as Polemonium reptans. A creeping form of Jacob’s ladder with soft blue flowers and variegated green and cream-foliage, tinged pink in direct sunlight or cool weather. Prefers humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil in part shade to full sun. More heat-tolerant than other varieties. Attracts pollinators but not deer. Height and spread of 12 x 18 inches. $6-$8, depending on size. 4 pots.
Jasione
Also known as Sheep’s Bit. Rarely seen perennial with deep blue, scabiosa-like flowers above neat mounds of evergreen foliage in summer. Easy-care. Full sun to partial shade. Height: 1-2 ft. Sorry, not available 2026.
Knautias
Colourful pincushion flowers with a cottage garden vibe add charm to the summer garden.
Knautia Arvensis
Also known as field scabious for its lilac pin cushion flowers. An attractive wildflower growing 1-2 ft tall, although the plants tend to sprawl. Prefers full sun and dry, loamy soil. Sets seed. Attracts pollinators. Good for the cutting garden. $4. Sorry, not available 2026.
Knautia Macedonica
Crimson pin cushion flowers atop strong plants to 2-3 ft. Easy care and long lasting. Full sun. These perennials have an airy habit that looks best winding among other plantings. Drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. $5. 4 pots.
Lady’s Mantle
Also known as Alchemilla Mollis. A clumping perennial for shade to part sun with neatly scalloped leaves and yellow-green flowers. Inconspicuous flowers but attractive foliage, especially when cupping water droplets. Seeds freely! Generally left alone by deer. Height and spread of 1-2 ft. $4. 1 six-inch pot.
Lupine Russell Mix
Tall spires of very showy, pea-like flowers in a wide range of colours, including some bi-colours. Although short-lived (typically 3-4 years) each plant puts on such a show of abundant flowers that they’re well worth the effort to grow! We counted 50-70 flower spikes on one plant, only to have the plant come back the next summer with an equally generous flowering. As a bonus, lupines often self-seed, flowering in their second year. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds but not to deer or rabbits! Full sun to partial shade. Height: 30-36 inches. Price: $7. 2 one-gallon pots.
Monardas
Also known as Bergamot or Bee Balm. A group of summer-flowering perennials with distinctive, showy blooms in purples, reds, pinks, and whites. Monardas prefer full sun to partial shade and attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. As lovely as they are, Monardas can suffer from powdery mildew, though several of our varieties are reputed to be more resistant. Vigorous growers, they are members of the Mint family and can be invasive. Planting in a pot or dividing every 2-3 years helps to limit their spread. Look for an annual Monarda with delightful lemon scent in our Annuals section below.
Deep Purple
Also known as Monarda didyma, this variety featuring striking deep purple flowers above dark, glossy foliage. Compact plants have a dense and mounding habit. Full sun in moist but well-draining soil. A pollinator magnet with good resistance to powdery mildew. Deer and rabbit resistant. We haven’t had our parent plant long enough to assess its invasiveness, though this one looks to be well-behaved for a monarda. Height and spread of 14-16 inches, making it an ideal size for containers. $5. Sold out 2026.
Fistulosa
A native wildflower also known as bee balm or Wild Bergamot. Lavender flowers in summer on tall plants for well-drained soil and sun to partial shade. Tough, hardy perennials tolerant of both poor soil and drought. Beloved of bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies but not rabbits or deer. Best planted in the ground due to its long taproot. Although this Monarda is part of the mint family, it tends to grow in a large clump without becoming invasive. 2-4 feet tall with a spread of 2-3 feet. $5. Stay tuned: we’re waiting on spring division.
Jacob Cline
A grand old Monarda didyma with Bergamot scented foliage and very large, fiery-red, tiered flowers. Considered the best of the red-flowering Monardas, this variety has become hard to find in recent years. Beloved of hummingbirds and other pollinators but resistant to deer and rabbits, with an intoxicating scent. The foliage is an essential ingredient in Earl Gray Tea: try brewing your own! Definitely invasive, so plant with care or grow in pots. Excellent resistance to powdery mildew. Prefers sun to part shade and moist but well-draining soil. Tall, spreading plants to 4 ft. $5. 11 pots.
Panorama Reds
Another of the didymas. This scarlet mix bears abundant blooms which attract pollinators and other beneficials. The heavily scented foliage and flowers also make great tea! Prefers loamy, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, although tolerant of partial shade. Grows 30 inches tall, forming clumps that spread over time. Suitable for large pots with good drainage, which will also limit its invasive tendencies. $5. 6 pots.
Magenta Rose
A compact, clumping monarda most similar to M. Deep Purple. Vibrant rose-pink blooms in mid to late summer above aromatic dark green foliage. Attracts polinators but not deer or rabits and has good resistance to powdery mildew. Full sun to part shade in moist but well-draining soil. Considered well-behaved for a Monarda. It’s small size makes this monarda another good candidate for small gardens or containers. Height and spread of 10-16 inches. $5. Not available 2026.
Punctata
Also known as Spotted Bee Balm. Unique tiered flowers are yellow splashed with maroon and surrounded by showy pink bracts. Tough, low maintenance plants are both deer resistant and drought tolerant. Loved by bees and other pollinators! A showy plant for full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. 18-24 inch tall clumps spread gradually and can self-seed. Not considered invasive. $5. 9 four-inch pots.
Raspberry Red
Forms a solid dome of raspberry red flowers on strong, well-branched stems in mid summer. Dark green foliage is clump-forming and vigorous but not aggressive in the garden. Above average resistance to powdery mildew. Fragrant, minty foliage attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees and is often used in teas. Deer resistant. Plant in partial shade to full sun in moderately fertile, moist but well-draining soil. Compact plants to 20 inches by 26 inches. $5. Stay tuned: we’re waiting on spring division.
Nepetas
A genus of flowering ornamental plants in the mint family, although Nepetas do not share the same invasive tendencies. Commonly known as Catmint, these shrubby perennials feature masses of attractive, billowing flowers in white, pink, or lilac blue. The aromatic gray foliage is unattractive to deer. Although related to Catnip, Nepetas do not drive cats to distraction as catnip does. For longer flowering, plant in full sun and refrain from fertilizing.
Walker’s Low
Walker’s Low forms a soft mound of aromatic gray-green foliage covered in blue flowers in late spring. A robust, easy care, and well behaved perennial for sun. Rabbit and deer-proof as well as drought tolerant. Height: to 2 ft. $5. Up to 17 pots.
Ornamental Oreganos
Oreganos aren’t just for the herb garden any more! These showy varieties add colour and interesting form to the perennial garden. They also lack the invasive vigour of their culinary cousins, making them good candidates for flowering borders or pots.
Kent Beauty
This showy ornamental cascades over slopes or trails nicely over baskets. Kent Beauty has a spicy oregano scent but is not reliably hardy in our climate. Best to use as an annual or root some inside over the winter for the following spring. A moderate spreader. $4. 2 pots.
Penstemons
Also known as Beardtongue. A large category of perennials with tubular, foxglove-like flowers beloved of honey bees, hummingbirds, and other polinators. They are not usually bothered by deer. Penstemons range from dwarf varieties no taller than four inches to large, shrub-like plants over 4 foot tall. Common flower colours include blues, purples, pinks, and reds. All Penstemons prefer sun to part shade and require well-draining soil. They are generally hardy in our climate but may require effort to enure their roots do not sit in wet soil over the winter. Consider raised beds, hillsides, or well-draining containers to ensure winter survival.
Pike’s Peak Purple
Coming 2027! Check back later for more details.
Pink Penstemon
Blooming summer through fall, this gorgeous perennial produces profuse spikes of tubular, coral pink blooms above clumps of attractive green foliage. Attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators but not deer. Full sun in well-draining soil. Lovely in mixed beds, containers, or cottage gardens. Height and spread: 2-3 ft x 1.5 ft. $7. 5 pots.
Phlox paniculata
Also known as Garden Phlox or tall Phlox. Showy clusters of fragrant blooms – typically pink, white, red, or lilac – flower mid summer through early fall. Suitable for garden borders, specimen planting, or cut flowers. Long lasting blooms on upright plants 2-3 ft tall and wide. Naturalizing well in our climate, this hardy perennial is native to eastern and central North America. Attracts pollinators but not deer or rabbits. Colour unknown, but pinks are the most common. $6. 1 gallon-size pot.
Perennial Potentillas
Also known as Cinquefoils. There is some confusion between the shrubby potentillas and the perennial form. You’ll find the latter here, with soft, evergreen foliage and anemone-like flowers. A word of warning: unlike the shrubby potentillas, deer consider perennial potentillas a tasty treat. Please see our Shrubs page for the woody form. All potentillas prefer full sun in well-draining soil.
Helen Jane
The first of this year’s seedlings will be ready mid summer, with more coming in 2027! Also known as P. nepalensis. Flowers are similar to Miss Willmott, below, but more pink than strawberry orange. Attractive, semi-dwarf plants produce compact flower heads from spring through late summer, each with an intense, maroon eye surrounded by crepe-like, crinkled petals. Drought tolerant once established. Height and spread of 12-15 inches. $5. 4 pots.
Miss Willmott
Another P. nepalensis. Plants form a loose mound of strawberry-like foliage topped by strawberry-orange flowers. A taller plant, even more robust than P. recta. 2 ft. Price: $7. 1 one-gallon pot.
Neumanniana Nana
Also known as Spring Cinquefoil or Alpine Cinquefoil due to it’s petite stature. A cute, dwarf potentilla growing just 2-3 inches tall by 12 inches across. This prostrate, mat forming perennial looks especially attractive as it’s wooly-edged new foliage unfurls in early spring, followed by buttery yellow flowers in mid spring. Flowers best in full sun, although it will tolerate partial shade. Somewhat drought tolerant and very cold-hardy. A jewel of the Alpine garden! $5. 3 pots.
Potentilla recta
Also known as sulfur cinquefoil or five finger cinquefoil after the five leaflets found on each of its divided leaves. Strawberry-like foliage. Cheerful yellow flowers cover vigorous 1-1.5 foot plants from late spring through late summer. $7. 8 six-inch to gallon pots.
Showy Primulas
Also known as Primrose. Unlike more common varieties, the Auriculas and Pubescens have thick, fleshy leaves held in low evergreen rosettes below showy flowers. They require rich, moist soil in partial shade like their common cousins, but their spring flowers are generally more vibrant, with intense hues and contrasting eyes. Height is about 6-8 inches, with a spread of 6-12 inches.
We’re adding a few new specialty varieties for 2026! Expect Victoriana to feature vibrant flowers like the Auriculas and Pubescens, though growth habit is a bit taller and foliage is more similar to common primulas. Plus a few gorgeous Belarinas in a selection of colours.
Auricula
The Auriculas have been bred and cherished since Victorian times. This particular variety has deep purple petals around a white throat with a yellow centre. Choice plants priced at $7 each. 1 pot.
Belarinas
Belarina primroses are something special, with fragrant, tightly furled double blooms reminiscent of tiny roses covering the plants in spring. Available in an ever expanding array of colours. A staple of woodland, shade, or English country gardens! Pictured is Belarina Nectarine. We also hope to offer one or two blue belarinas this year. For part sun to full shade in moist but well-draining soil. Compact plants are petite, growing just 7-8 inches tall and wide. $7. Just a couple available this year, flowering in early spring
Pubescens
A dwarf alpine closely related to the Auriculas. This specimen has violet petals, a cream throat, and yellow eye. Choice plants priced at $7 each. Not available 2026.
Victoriana Gold Lace
Also known as Primula Elatior. Dramatic flowers in yellow and black bumble bee colours are small but eye-catching! An early spring bloomer for beds, woodland gardens, or containers in part shade and moist but well-draining soil. One of the first primulas to flower! Height of 12 inches. May self-sow. $7. 2 six-inch pots.
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Also known as Pasque Flower. A traditional harbinger of the Easter season. Nodding purple flowers appear first in early spring, followed by ferny foliage. For a sunny location. Both drought tolerant and deer resistant. 1 ft x 1 ft. Price: $6. 1 one-gallon pot.
Red Hot Poker
Also known as Kniphofia or Torch Lily. Striking evergreen perennials with tall grassy stalks topped by red/orange/yellow flowers resembling torches. Plant in well-draining soil in sun. Drought tolerant as well as resistant to rabbits and deer. 2-4 ft tall. $12. 20 robust clumps in 2 gallon pots.
Red Valerian
The first of this year’s seedlings will be ready mid summer, with more coming in 2027. Also known as Centranthus ruber. An old cottage garden favourite with masses of red to pink flowers blooming above gray-green, waxy foliage. Very sweetly scented flowers attract pollinators from early summer to fall! For full sun in average, well-drained soil, thriving in sandy or poor soils. Grows well in even very shallow soil and self seeds, so give Red Valerian some colonizing space to enjoy the full impact of its billowing flowers. Drought tolerant and said to be deer resistant, although an earlier effort was chomped when we attempted to grow it years ago. 2-3 ft tall x 1-2 ft wide. $5. 2 pots.
Rue
Ornamental herbs often used in perennial or shrub borders for their attractive, ferny foliage and often showy flowers, which are most commonly yellow or pink. Rues are favoured by butterflies and other pollinators.
Rue graveolens
Also known as Common or Garden Rue. Delicate, ferny blue foliage with yellow flowers for shade. Some people are sensitive to rue and therefore need to wear gloves when handling. Historically, rue has been used for a variety of home remedies, but it can be toxic and should not be taken internally. In the garden, this variety adds a fine, fillagreed texture to plantings, repels insects, and serves as a companion plant for roses and raspberries. Perennial. Height and spread of 2-3 ft. $5. 3 pots.
Rue Little Pinkie
Also known as Thalictrum aquilegifolium or Meadow Rue. An ornamental herb bearing masses of fluffy pink blooms in early summer above finely cut foliage. Beautiful enough for the perennial border, cottage garden, or containers! Attracts pollinators but not deer. Little Pinkie prefers moist, well-drained soil in partial shade. Foliage dies back to the ground in fall so mark where you plant it. A winter-hardy, compact perennial growing 20 inches tall in flower by 10 inches wide. $7. Sold out 2026.
Russian Sage
Also known as Perovskia atriplicifolia. Masses of lavender blue blooms adorn delicate looking silvery white stems from mid to late summer. But don’t let the delicate appearance fool you: Russian Sage is a hardy perennial thriving in full sun and well-drained, lean soil. Drought tolerant once established, as well as deer resistant. Attracts pollinators! Well suited to cottage gardens, middle of the border, or containers. Height and spread of 2-3 ft. $7. Not available 2026.
Ornamental Salvias
Salvias are members of the Sage family, but unlike their herby cousins, the ornamental salvias boast especially showy flowers. They retain enough of the sage scent to be unattractive to deer, which is a bonus for the flower gardener! Plant all salvias in full sun and well draining soil. While some are cold-hardy, members of the greggii and microphylla branches are somewhat tender and may need extra winter protection.
In addition to the plants listed here, we expect to offer a limited selection of other choice varieties in 2026. Please contact us directly in the spring for more details. (See our Basket Stuffers section for Blue Monday, a more cold-tender Salvia.)
Caradonna
Another Salvia nemorosa. Caradonna is an erect, clumping salvia noted for its striking dark purple stems and blue-violet flowers. Forms a mound of aromatic foliage to 1 ft, topped by dense flower spikes to 2 ft. For full sun and well-drained soil. Attracts bees and butterflies, as well as other pollinators. Both deer and drought tolerant. This year’s starts from a recent division are wee tiny; possibly 3 ready mid summer.
Lipstick Salvia
Also known as Salvia greggii or Autumn Sage. Pretty red and white flowers bloom from spring through fall on fast growing plants beloved of butterflies and hummingbirds. We’ve heard mixed reports on the hardiness of these perennials, so suggest you provide some winter protection such as planting in a sheltered location or in a pot taken inside for the winter. Eventually forms a small bush up to 4 ft tall and wide, smaller if pot-grown. Both deer and drought tolerant once established. Price: $10. 4 one-gallon pots.
Queen Mix
Queen Mix offers a blend of rosy pink and violet blue spikes beloved of bees and other pollinators. Aromatic foliage to 2 feet on strong, bushy plants. Prefers full sun and well-draining, even poor, soil. Both drought and deer tolerant. So far, most of our plants are coming up Violet! $10. 13 pots.
Rose Rhapsody
A variety of Salvia pratensis bearing striking blush pink blooms on 18-24 inch plants. Unlike some of the more tender salvias, this one is reliably hardy down to zone 3. Abundant, large flowers in June, reblooming in the fall if deadheaded. A favourite for cut flowers! Attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and other beneficial insects, with the characteristic sage scent disliked by deer. Prefers full sun in well-drained soil that retains some moisture. Drought tolerant once established. $10. 2 one-gallon pots left.
Sky Dance
New for 2026! Another Salvia praetensis characterized by soft, periwinkle blue flowers over a long bloom season. Like Rose Rhapsody, this variety is easy to grow and reliably hardy to zone 3. Eye-catching blooms to 20 inches tall. Prefers full sun, mild humidity, and well-drained soil. Drought and deer tolerant. $10. 3 one-gallon pots.
Saponaria Bouncing Bet
Also known as Soapwort. Double blush pink flowers on 2-3 foot stalks. Foliage is best cut to the ground in spring to encourage fresh new leaves. A lovely, fragrant, summer-flowering perennial, but plant with care as it colonizes a wide area by underground runners in spring. Grow in moist soil in sun for best results, although the plant will tolerate partial shade. Price: $5. 1 or more pots.
Scabiosa
Also known as Pin Cushion Flower. A wonderful addition to cottage gardens, cutting gardens and flower borders! Plants can be annual or perennial, although our varieties are soundly perennial. Characterized by willowy blooms swaying above ferny foliage in a range of colours, from white to pink, maroon, blue and lavender.
Fama Deep Blue
Look for this beauty in 2027. Also known as Scabiosa caucasica. Very large and striking, ruffled blue flowers above a clump of deeply lobed, ferny foliage, Flowering from late spring into summer, this beauty thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Drought tolerant but does not do well in high heat and humidity: perfect for our temperate Vancouver Island climate! Protect roots from winter wet by planting in sandy or chalky soils on slopes, in raised beds, or in containers. A magnet for pollinators but not for deer. 18-24 inches tall x 12-24 inches wide. Price and availability still to be determined.
Pink Mist
Also known as Scabiosa columbaria. This compact perennial forms low clumps of ferny, gray-green foliage, above which dance airy, pink flowers on wiry stems. A long bloomer from early summer through fall. For full sun in well-drained soil. Attracts butterflies but not deer! Drought-tolerant. 12-18 inches tall x 15 inches wide. $8. 4 pots.
Sedum Autumn Joy
Also known as Sedum spectabile or Showy Stonecrop. This sedum is very different from its low cousins. While the ground cover sedums want sun and well-drained soil, this variety thrives in moist shade. And while the ground cover versions are mostly deer resistant, this variety is a favourite with deer. A tough, showy plant with vibrant pink flowers in summer into fall. The blue-green succulent foliage dies back over the winter, so mark where you plant it. 18-24 inches. Price: $4. 4-5 pots.
Solomon’s Seal
Also known as Polygonatum. Prefers cool, moist but well-draining soil in shade. These perennials produce long, arching stems in spring with green-tipped white flowers hanging from the undersides in long rows. Adds a 2 ft vertical element to the shade garden. Drought tolerant once established, as well as deer resistant. Price: $10. 6 pots.
Tradescantia
Also known as Spiderwort. Blue-purple flowers rise above strappy foliage over many weeks in spring and summer. An easy care perennial for partial shade. Also tolerant of sun to full shade conditions. For moist but well-draining soil. 1-2 feet tall and wide. This plant does self-sow. $6. 2 or more pots.
Verbena rigida
The first of this year’s seedlings will be ready mid summer, with more coming in 2027! Also known as Slender Vervain. Fragrant, intensely purple flowers adorn branched stems on compact plants. Blooming period: summer through late fall. An award-winner for sun and moist to well-drained soils. Both drought and heat tolerant. Attracts pollinators but not deer or rabbits! A favourite for cottage gardens, front of the border, or containers. Verbena rigida also makes a great ground cover, gradually expanding by underground rhizomes to 1-2 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide. This tender perennial (zone 7) benefits from winter mulching. $5. 6 pots.
Violas
Also known as Violets. Pansies are the most well-known of this colourful family, but the perennial forms offer a range of petite charmers for shady, woodland gardens. Like their showy pansy relatives, violas boast (smaller) velvety blooms, often with dark blotches at their centres, and prefer cool spring weather. Flowers are edible and delightful in salads.
Antique Laeta
We’ve relocated this charmer to our Annuals section at the bottom of the page as it has not proven to be winter-hardy in our climate.
Sweet Violet
Also known as Viola odorata, Wood Violet, or English Violet. Sweetly scented, delicate flowers in shades of bright pink or violet above heart-shaped foliage. For shade to part shade in fertile, moist, but well-draining soil. Flowers best in the cool of late winter to early spring. Moderately invasive, sweet violets spread by seed or underground stolons. Rabbit and deer resistant. 6-10 inches by 12-24 inches. $3. 4 pots of violet flowers + 5 pots of bright pink.
Biennials
Biennials are in a class of their own. Unlike both perennials and annuals, they complete their lifecycle in two years, usually forming a rosette of low foliage in the first year, then developing a flowering stalk and flowering in the second year. Biennials die after setting seed, but they are usually vigorous seeders, so you’ll have babies for years to come. The plants provided here are all in their second year, so you should have flowers this spring or summer.
Forget-me-not
Pretty blue flowers cover the plants in spring, pairing especially well with tulip or daffodil bulbs. Once you’ve had Forget-me-nots in your garden, you’ll find them popping up in various places. Unlike some other heavy seeders, their cheerful little flowers are usually considered welcome additions to the garden. Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Rabbit and deer resistant. 12 inches or less. Price: $3. 5 or more pots.
Foxglove
Also known as Digitalis. Forms a low rosette of green leaves in the first year, followed by tall flower spikes in pink or white the second year. Up to 5-6 ft tall in good soil! A prodigious seed-er, enabling you to always have some of these tall beauties around. Untouched by deer. Preferring moist shade but tolerant of sun or other less than ideal conditions. $4. Number still to be determined.
Lamb’s Ear
Also known as Stachys byzantina. A favourite with children who love the velvety texture of the foliage, which is followed in summer by small pink flowers. Grow in sun in any type of soil, so long as it is well-draining. Extremely drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. 12-18 inches in flower. Price: $3. Availability still to be determined.
Rose Campion
Also known as Lychnis coronaria. Cheerful magenta flowers above felted gray foliage. A generous seeder for sun. Very drought-tolerant, as well as reliably deer-proof! $3. 4 six-inch pots.
Ground Covers and Rock Plants
Ground covers are useful, low growing perennials with often invasive tendencies. There’s a reason we call them ground covers! Many are rampantly aggressive in optimal growing conditions, while others are only moderately aggressive or even well-behaved. Watch for these terms in the descriptions which follow to best gauge where to plant them.
Rock plants are generally dwarf or low growing perennials well-suited to rocky, lean, and well-drained soils. There are some exceptions, but most rock plants need full sun to thrive. Hens and Chicks and the low growing sedums are good examples of rock plants. Many rock plants are also deer resistant.
Achilleas
Also known as Yarrow. Easy-care ground cover perennials bearing flat flower heads. For well-drained soil in sun. Drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. Attracts pollinators and other beneficial insects. The millefoliums can be invasive via seeds or rhizomes, so plant with care or grow in pots.
Deep pink
Also known as Achillea millefolium or common yarrow. A very pink selection gathered from a wild seeding. $3. Availability still to be determined.
Soft pink
The more common form of Achillea millefolium, with pale pink to white flowers, these ones gathered from a wild seeding. $3. 7 pots.
The Pearl Double Diamond
Informal heads of semi-double, white button flowers rise above narrow foliage. Flowers are similar to Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath). Moderate spreader whose appearance is generally welcomed by gardeners. $4. 2 seed-grown pots of Double Diamond + 3 volunteers also identified as The Pearl (same flowers but with different, white-gray foliage.)
Ajugas
Also known as Bugle or Bugleweed. Perennials for shade with blue flowers above spreading foliage. An aggressive ground cover in the right conditions.
Common Ajuga
Dark blue flowers cover the plant in late spring to early summer. A rampant spreader for deep shade. Height: 8 inches. Price: $3. Availability still to be determined.
Black Scallop Ajuga
Deep blue flowers above glossy, near-black foliage make this variety an attractive ground cover for shade to part shade. Also grows well in containers. Evergreen in our climate. 3-6 inches tall with a spread of 1-3 feet. Prefers moist but well-drained soil. $4. 3 or more pots.
Antennaria rubra
Also known as Pink Pussy Toes for the resemblance of the flowers to kitty toes. Petite, bright pink flowers over gray-green foliage stand out in the rock garden! For sun in lean soil. Drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. $5. 1 small pot.
Aubretia
The lovely purple to magenta blooms you see cascading over rocks above the highway or trailing over planters and rock walls in the spring. For sun. This striking ground cover is both drought and deer tolerant. Not at all invasive, although a happy plant will expand and trail delightfully over ledges. $4. Up to 14 pots still available.
Baby’s Tears
Also known as Soleirolia. Tiny emerald green leaves for moist shade, carpeting the ground in optimum growing conditions. Tolerates light foot traffic but not harsh light or dry conditions. An aggressive spreader in shade. Price: $4. 5 or more pots.
Cerastium Tomentosum
Also known as Snow-in-Summer for the many white flowers which blanket the wooly gray foliage in spring. A beautiful ground cover with a free-seeding habit. Easy care. Tolerates neglect so long as it is planted in well-draining soil in sun. Price: $4. 2 pots.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Also known as Leadwort or Dwarf Plumbago. A mat-forming ground cover for sun to part-shade and moist but well-draining soil. Showy, cobalt blue flowers on wiry red stems adorn the plant from mid-summer to mid-fall. Foliage turns a fiery red in fall, creating a brilliant contrast with the bright blue flowers! A good plant for spilling over containers, banks, or rock walls. Drought-tolerant once established as well as deer and rabbit-resistant. Height and spread of 9-12 inches x 12-18 inches. $4. Look for this charmer in 2027.
Delospermas
Also known as Ice Plants. Succulents with narrow, evergreen foliage topped by low, shimmering daisy-like flowers in a variety of colours. These sun lovers flower through most of the summer. Drought tolerant but, unfortunately, a tasty treat for deer.
Cooperi
Especially suited to hot, dry gardens. Vigorous, mat-forming perennials. Intense magenta flowers blanket plants from early summer through fall. For the rock garden or containers, where they will trail over the sides and root where they touch down. Healthy spreaders in optimal conditions. 3-6 inches x 12-24 inches. $4. 10 pots.
Small Flowered Delosperma
Petite pink, purple, red, or orange petals around cheery yellow centres on very low plants (4-6 inches). This variety has more petite foliage and so may not trail as well as Cooperi. Flowers all summer-long with dead-heading! A wonderful ground cover for sun and well-drained soil. Also great in containers or the rock garden, where the colourful flowers will steal the show. This variety is hardier than some, so long as the soil is well-draining. We would suggest using a sandy or succulent mix to ensure winter survival as wet soil will rot the plant’s roots. Drought-tolerant. $4. 26 pots.
White Nugget
Also known as Delosperma congestum. Mat-forming evergreen succulent which thrives in full sun and dry, well-drained soil. Plentiful, short-lived flowers emerge pale yellow before turning creamy white with yellow centres. A good choice for rock gardens, front of the border, containers, or naturalized areas. Happy in lean, sandy soils! High heat and drought tolerance. 2 inches x 8-12 inches. $4. 3 pots.
Dianthus
Smaller flowered and lower growing than their taller cousins among the perennials, these dianthus make wonderful rock garden plantings. They are drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. For full sun in well drained soil.
Arenarius
Also known as Sand Pink. Very dwarf to no more than 6 inches tall. Fringed white flowers rise from dense clumps of slender, grass-like foliage in mid spring. Fragrant. Grows well in very sandy soil. Due to its petite size and soil requirements, Arenarius is ideal for rock garden conditions. A moderate spreader. Price: $4. 1 pot.
Magenta Maiden Pinks
Also known as Dianthus deltoides. Maiden pinks flower in a variety of colours. This one has small magenta flowers with a darker rim around the eye in late spring. They spread by slow expansion or by seeding. A moderate spreader whose cheery blossoms are generally welcomed by gardeners. 8 inches x 12 inches. Price: $4. Up to 10 pots.
Helianthemums
Also known as Rock Rose or Sun Rose. An attractive family of shrubby ground covers and rock plants related to Cistus (see our Shrubs page). Heat lovers for containers, rockery, or ground cover with rose-like flowers in shades of white, pink red, yellow, and orange.
Ben Hope
A compact, mat-forming subshrub at home in the rock garden. Ben Hope bears numerous single, deep pink flowers with yellow centres above narrow, gray-green foliage from late spring through summer. Drought and salt tolerant, for full sun and well-drained, lean soil. Deer resistant. Height and spread of 6-9 inches x 6-18 inches. $5. Cross your fingers: we may have a few of this beauty available for 2026.
Ben Ledi
A hardy, spreading, evergreen ground cover bearing vibrant pink flowers with yellow eyes above glossy, dark green foliage. Late spring to early summer blooms attract polinators. Free blooming without dead-heading! For full sun and well-drained soil. Deer and drought-resistant. 12 inches tall x 15 inches wide. $5. 6 pots
Cerise Queen
Deep pink, fluffy double flowers make this Helianthemum stand out. Shrubby evergreen foliage forms a compact mound to 12 inches tall x 16 inches wide. Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established. $5. Sold out 2026.
Helianthemum Wisley Pink
Single, soft pink flowers blanket the silvery gray foliage in late spring through summer. A versatile, shrubby ground cover equally at home in the rock garden. Full sun. Drought tolerant once established, even tolerating poor, sandy soils. Good drainage, especially through the winter, is a must. Evergreen in our climate. Attracts butterflies but not deer or rabbits! 6-12 inches tall by 12-24 inches wide. $5. Cross your fingers: we may have a few of this beauty available for 2026.
Hens and Chicks
Also known as Sempervivum. Mat-forming succulents with low rosettes of foliage (the hens in their name) surrounded by smaller rosettes (the chicks) which can be separated and replanted to increase your plantings. Tall flower stalks rise from the centres of these perennials in summer. Drought tolerant for full sun and poor soil.
The following Hens and Chicks are priced from $4.
Cobweb
Also known as Sempervivum arachnoideum. Petite form of Hens and Cbicks recognized by the spiderlike webbing which covers the rosettes. Gray, evergreen foliage is useful for growing in troughs or among rocks and crevices. Also makes a good container plant for sun. A moderate spreader much desired by rock garden enthusiasts. 1 pot of this slow-growing hens and chicks may be available this year.
Red
Dark red foliage. Distinctive, colourful rosettes. Forms colonies among rock crevices or expanding mats in the garden. A more enthusiastic spreader than the smaller Cobweb, but not as invasive as many ground covers. $4. 8 pots.
Red and Green
Similar to red Hens and Chicks, but with larger rosettes and brighter, more striking colouration. This variety goes through a beautiful progression of colours with the changing seasons. Spring/summer’s red and green fades to green in late summer before turning deep ruby red in winter. Then red and green again the following spring. $4. 5 pots.
Red Tips
Image may not be exactly as shown. A handsome green hens and chicks with red tips! 2 pots.
Peach Tips
Did you know that Hens & Chicks change their colour with the season? In February, this one’s colour is blue-green with a peach glow in the centre. As spring and then summer advance, it will develop red tips, gradually spreading downward until the entire plant is a deep red. $4. Availability not yet known.
Ivy
Also known as Hedera. Several varieties available, including the variegated form pictured here (6 pots) an English Ivy with triangular green leaves (6 pots) and a delicate-looking, green-leafed variety with white veining (1 pot). Rampant spreaders or climbers for shade, partial shade, or sun. Especially aggressive in shade to partial shade. Price: $2. 13 pots.
Kenilworth Ivy
Also known as Cymbalaria muralis. Dainty lilac flowers rise above low scalloped foliage. Lovely in a pot where it will trail artfully down the sides, but equally happy growing in loose gravel. Prefers well-drained soil in partial to full shade, although it will tolerate sun. Moderately invasive; this plant self-seeds and roots as it touches down, but growth is controllable and new plants are easily removed. $4. 6 pots.
Lamium
Also known as Golden Dead Nettle. Variegated foliage topped by snapdragon-like yellow flowers in mid spring to early summer. Commonly grown for it’s attractive foliage more than its small flowers. Undemanding and easy to grow in partial to full shade and moist but well-draining soil. Avoided by rabbits and deer. Invasive in shade. Price: $3. 4 pots.
Leptinella Minor
Also known as Alpine Brass Buttons. Closely related to Black Brass Buttons but much hardier. This variety, also from New Zealand, is a tough, low-growing, evergreen ground cover whose feathery green and bronze-tinged foliage forms dense mats topped by small gold buttons in summer. Ideal for alpine gardens, rockeries, and flagstone pathways! Tolerates moderate foot traffic and is deer-resistant. Full sun to part shade in moist but well-draining soil. 0-1 inch tall by 6-8 inches wide. $4. 7 pots.
Lily-of-the-Valley
Also known as Convallaria majalis. Sweetly scented white bells hang from the foliage in spring. Prefers shade and moist soil. An aggressive spreader in optimal conditions, but oh so lovely. Deer resistant, but avoid planting if you have dogs who munch plants as this one is poisonous to them. Height of 4-6 inches. $4. 13 pots.
Creeping Phlox
Also known as Phlox subulata. Pretty lilac flowers cover ferny foliage in spring. Forms slow-growing but dense evergreen mats. For sun in well-drained soil. Not invasive. 3-8 inches tall. Price: $4. 2 pots.
Sandwort
A white flowering, trailing groundcover for sun and well-drained soil. Looks lovely cascading over the sides of a pot. Cold-hardy as well as deer resistant. Only moderately invasive. Price: $4. 2 pots.
Saponaria ocymoides
Also known as Rock Soapwort. A low ground cover related to our taller Saponaria Bouncing Bet in the perennials section but without its rampant invasiveness. A mat-forming semi-evergreen bearing masses of bright pink flowers in early summer. Self sows but not invasively. A vigorous, trailing ground cover for walls, raised beds, containers, and rock gardens. Full sun and well-drained soil. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established. $4. Up to 6 pots.
Saxifrages
Most of the saxifrages prefer moist soil in shade, but Encrusted Saxifrage prefers full sun, while Mossy Saxifrage is happy in sun to part shade. A grouping of hardy, low growing perennials topped by wispy pink or white flowers in late spring to summer.
Encrusted
Also known as Saxifraga longifolia. Mat-forming, evergreen perennials with lime-encrusted leaves edged in silver. Wispy stalks of cream flowers in summer. Unlike the shade-loving saxifrages, this variety grows more like Hens and Chicks, preferring full sun in well-drained soil and suited to growing in troughs or among rocks. Deer resistant. Benefits from periodic watering. A moderate spreader. Price: $4. 6 or more pots.
Dwarf London Pride
Also known as Saxifrage primuloides. A very low, cute little plant most closely related to Saxifrage London Pride. Diminutive, leathery green rosettes sport glowing yellow centres, followed by airy white or pink flowers in late spring. A charmer for small shade gardens, growing less than half the size of the more traditional London Pride and without the legginess. A slow spreader just 1-4 inches tall! $4. 3 pots.
Green London Pride
Evergreen mat-forming perennial with pretty scalloped leaves and whispy pink flowers. A rampant spreader in its preferred growing conditions of moist shade. Price: $3. 4 pots.
Variegated London Pride
Striking variegation makes this London Pride sought after by shade gardeners. See the description of green London Pride for habit and growing conditions. Price: $3. 8 pots.
Mossy Saxifrage
Also known as Saxifraga Arendsii. Low, feathery foliage gives these versatile plants their mossy appearance. Attractive, evergreen foliage is topped by masses of white, pink, or red flowers in late winter to spring. Perfect for the rock garden, containers, ground cover, or front of the border! Generally easy-care plants which thrive in semi-shade and moist, humusy soil. Height and spread of 4-8 inches x 6-12 inches. $4. Availability not yet known.
Peter Pan
A dwarf Mossy Saxifrage standing just 4 inches tall with a spread of 12-18 inches. Peter Pan boasts deep carmine-pink flowers above soft, ferny foliage. A stunner for the rock garden! This mat-forming perennial prefers moist, humusy, well-draining soil in sun to part shade. Unfortunately, deer and rabbits are known to nibble on Mossy Saxifrage. $4. Availability not yet known.
Sedums
Also know as Stonecrop. Unlike the showy Sedums, such as Autumn Joy, these low ground cover forms prefer full sun and dry conditions. Uniquely suited to the rock garden, although they could arguably be grouped with the ground covers as well. Drought tolerant, as well as tolerant of poor soil. Most of these perennials are deer resistant, although the odd sedum is nibbled by deer. All sedums are easily propagated by cutting pieces from the parent plant and replanting, making them rather invasive in the right conditions.
The following sedums are priced from $3-$4.
Acre
Also known as Gold Moss Stonecrop. Green, moss-like foliage topped by golden flowers in spring. This fast growing sedum quickly forms an expansive, brilliant yellow carpet for dry sun and poor soil. Tolerant of light foot traffic. Resistant to both deer and rabbits. Invasive in sun. $4. 9 pots.
Acre Aureum
Also known as Golden Stonecrop. Heather-like foliage with buttery yellow tips in spring, followed by golden flowers. A good container plant as well as ground cover for sun. Resistant to deer and rabbits. Tolerant of light foot traffic. Not available 2026.
Angelina
Also known as Sedum rupestre. Evergreen stonecrop with foliage that changes colour by the season, from chartreuse yellow in spring to coppery orange or red in winter. Both deer and rabbit resistant. Colourful and striking, Angelina is an aggressive spreader. $4. 14 pots.
Blaze of Fulda
Low evergreen succulent perfect for rock gardens. Dark maroon rosettes blushed with bronze quickly form dense mats, followed in summer by showy rose-red flowers. Foliage turns deeper burgundy with colder temps. Not as invasive as some, but still a sedum. $4. 5 pots.
Blue and Plum
Also known as Sedum cauticolum Lidakense. A lovely variety with plump blue foliage and contrasting plum-pink flowers. One of the showier sedums! $4. We expect to have 2 pots available for May, with more coming throughout the summer.
Purple Small-leaved Sedum
Attractive, small and succulent leaves emerge gray-green in spring, turning a lovely plum purple as the season progresses. Rosy pink flowers in summer. A compact sedum growing just 6 inches tall by 18 inches wide. $4. Availability still to be determined.
Kamtchaticum
Compact, low growing ground cover for sun and poor soil. Deep green foliage capped with luminous yellow flowers in late spring. Foliage turns bronze in winter. Invasive in sun. $3. 2 pots.
Pachyclados
Also known as Rhodiola pachyclados. Attractive, notched and scalloped, blue-gray rosettes make an elegant statement in the rock garden. Cream flowers contrast well with the blue foliage in summer. Evergreen. Well-behaved, moderate spreader. $4. 19 pots.
Pink Jewel
A carpeting sedum with neat rosettes of foliage and delicate pink to lilac flowers in late summer to fall. Semi-deciduous. Invasive in sun. $3. 9 pots.
Purple Carpet
A low, mat forming sedum with striking plum purple foliage in winter, turning green with masses of dark pink flowers in summer. This one’s a spreader! $4. 12 pots.
Sieboldii October Daphne
Also known as Japanese Stonecrop. This delicate succulent boasts large clusters of pink flowers and beautiful leaves edged in deep pink. Foliage emerges blue-green in spring, changing to silver, then a striking orange-red in fall. Growing just 6-10 inches tall by 12 to 18 inches wide, this small, well-behaved sedum is a keeper! $4. This plant puts forth new growth in late spring. We won’t know how many we have available til then.
Spathulifolium
Sedum spathulifolium is also known as Broadleaf Stonecrop. A ground-hugging sedum which forms tidy rosettes of gray-green, succulent, evergreen foliage, turning an attractive reddish-purple in winter. Bright sprays of starry yellow flowers in summer. Prefers lean soil in full sun to partial shade. Tough, cold-hardy, and drought-tolerant. Perfect for the rock garden, containers, or rocky slopes! Moderately invasive. $4. 14 pots.
Spathulifolium Cape Blanco
A choice cultivar of Sedum spathulifolium with more striking foliage colour. Low evergreen forming dense carpets of silvery white rosettes followed in mid summer by golden yellow flowers. Foliage is tinged with purple in cold weather. Attractive foliage plant, especially in winter. Well-behaved for a sedum. $4. 17 pots.
Tri-colour
Also known as variegated Sedum. A very showy ground cover sedum. Green leaves edged in white, blushed pink in winter. Small, blush pink double flowers resemble roses. Semi-deciduous. Easy-care but invasive in sun. $4. Number still to be determined.
Selaginella Aurea
Coming 2025. Also known as golden clubmoss. Gold tipped, feathery green foliage spreads by tiny hairs on the undersides of foliage. For best results, grow in moist shade. Reasonably hardy in our southern Vancouver Island climate, but it’s easy enough to root a few specimens to overwinter if concerned about hardiness. A moderate spreader with delightful low foliage. $4. 30 pots.
Silenes
Also known as Catch-fly for the plant’s sticky leaves and stems. Silenes flower in shades of pink, magenta, white and red. Hummingbirds and butterflies are especially fond of Silenes, which are well-suited to containers or the rock garden. Plant in fertile, humusy, well-draining soil in full sun for best results.
Silene Druett’s Variegated
Druett’s Variegated is a white flowering Silene complemented by attractive gray-green foliage edged in white. Forms a low mat of trailing foliage ideal for rock walls or containers. 6 inches tall by 12 inches wide. Partial sun to full sun. Also known as Sea Campion. $4. Possibly 1 pot.
Silene Schafta
Also known as Persian Carpet or Autumn Catchfly. Lovely pink flowers in late summer atop fresh green foliage which comes back from the roots in spring. This mat-forming ground cover is a moderate spreader to 4-6 inches tall by 8-12 inches wide. Price: $4. 1 or more pots.
Sweet Woodruff
Also known as Galium odoratum. Creeping, mat-forming ground cover for shade. White flowers in spring over sweetly fragrant foliage. Fresh new leaves are attractively divided. Tolerant of a range of soil types and moisture levels. Invasive in rich, moist soil in shade. Deer resistant. 6-12 inches in height. After almost losing our parent plant to January 2024’s winter cold spell (and no babies as a result) we are happy to once again offer this sweetly scented spring bloomer. $4. 8 pots.
Thymes
The ground cover thymes are related to the perennial herb, but tend toward a very low habit with either ornamental foliage or showy flowers. Some ground cover forms, like Wooly Thyme, are very fragrant, but many are not. For sun and well-drained or even poor soil. Drought tolerant as well as deer resistant.
The following Thymes are priced at $4 each.
Creeping Thyme
Also known as Thymus serpyllum and closely related to Mother-of-Thyme. A slow grower with tiny, fragrant leaves forming a low, dense mat covered with masses of pink to purple blooms from late spring through summer. Prefers sunny conditions and well-drained soil, making a great ground cover for rocky hillsides or sandy meadows. Both deer and drought tolerant. 1-3 inches tall x 12-18 inches wide. $4. 2 or more pots.
Mother-of-Thyme
Also known as Creeping Thyme. Rose purple flowers blanket plants in summer. A vigorous, moderate to fast spreader appreciated by gardeners for its glorious colour. $4. 9 pots.
Wooly Thyme
Also known as Thymus pseudolanuginosus. Grown for its foliage more than its inconspicuous flowers. Very attractive, heavenly scented foliage trails over rocks, steps, or pots. A welcome, moderate spreader in the garden. $4. 1 pot.
Verbena rigida
See our listing under perennials for more information.
Veronicas
Also known as Speedwell. Attractive, mostly blue flowers on low, evergreen foliage for sun and well-drained, even poor, soil. Because of their low growth habit, dense mats of foliage, and shallow roots, these ground covers are ideal for shading clematis roots while allowing flower heads to soak up the sun. Both deer and drought tolerant. All of these factors make the low veronicas often overlooked gems among the perennials.
The following veronicas are priced at $4 each.
Creeping Veronica
Also known as Veronica prostrata. Bright blue flowers on ferny foliage in spring. Mat-forming, moderate spreaders. 4-6 inches high. 20 pots.
Georgia Blue
Bright blue flowers on glossy, red-tinted foliage in spring. Flowers slightly later than Creeping Veronica. 6-8 inches tall. 16 pots.
Vinca
Also known as periwinkle. Lavender blue flowers shaped like pinwheels above mid green or green-and-cream variegated foliage. Vincas prefer rich soil in full to partial shade, but the variegated form seems more tolerant of sun. Tip: plant the green form in shade and the variegated in partial shade to full sun. Attractive, flowering perennials which root from the leaf nodes, but aggressive spreaders in the right conditions. Height: to 1 ft. $4. Six-inch pots: 2 with green foliage and 6 variegated.
Grasses
Ornamental grasses often look striking against other garden plants or swaying in the breeze, but be warned: many grasses are invasive. Planting in a large pot above ground or sunk below soil level in the garden will allow you to enjoy the beauty of ornamental grasses while also limiting their tendency toward invasiveness.
Our grasses are priced from $3 to $6, depending on size and desirability.
Acorus Golden Sweet Grass
Also known as Acorus Ogon. Striking, golden to lime green foliage provides accent in the garden against darker foliage. Prefers moist to wet soil in sun to partial shade. An easy-care and robust foliage plant with inconsequential flowers. Rabbit and deer resistant. Can be invasive, so grow in a container or inside a pot sunk into the garden. 8-12 inches high. Price: $4. 7 four-inch pots.
Carex
A large group of grass-like, clumping perennials commonly known as Sedges. Most carex prefer moist shade. Many are truly showy, with colourful or variegated foliage and graceful habit. Unlike their more aggressive cousins, carexes are generally not invasive.
Evergold
Also known as Japanese Sedge. Arching cream-yellow leaves are edged in dark green. A fine-textured sedge growing in clumps 10-16 inches tall and wide which add pleasing contrast in the garden. Pairs especially well with astilbes or ferns. Tolerant of both wet and dry soils, preferring light shading during the heat of the day. Completely non-invasive. Both drought and deer tolerant. Price: $4. 9 four-inch pots.
Flacca blue-green
An ornamental sedge with soft, blue-green foliage forming slowly spreading clumps of fine-textured, arching leaves. Prefers full sun to shade and medium to wet soil. An attractive addition to woodland gardens, beds and borders, rock gardens, paths and edgeways, as well as edging for ponds and streams. Drought and deer tolerant. Height and spread of 6-12 inches x 12-18 inches. $4. 3 four-inch pots.
Ice Dance
Another Japanese Sedge. Variegated low grower to 12 inches for sun to shade and ordinary garden soil. A moderate spreader with brown striped flower stalks in spring. Deer resistant. $5. 7 six-inch pots.
Festuca
Also known as Blue Fescue. A blue ornamental grass prized for its colour in the garden and its neat, well-behaved habit. For sun. Totally non-invasive as well as deer tolerant. Forms 1 foot x 1 foot clumps of blue foliage. Price: $5. 8 four-inch pots.
Hakone Grass Beni Kaze
Also known as Japanese Forest Grass. An attractive, clump-forming deciduous grass with upright, gracefully arching foliage which takes on a red hue as summer fades to fall. Happy in part shade and humusy, moist but well-draining soils. Spreads by rhizomes but growth is slow and not considered invasive. Deer resistant. Up to 1.5 ft x 3 ft at maturity. $5. 1-2 small pots.
Millium effusum aureum
Also known as Wood Millet or Bowles’ Golden Millet. A semi-evergreen perennial grass with arching yellow leaves formed in loose clumps and nodding yellow flowers in early summer. Tolerant of dry soil so long as it is planted in shade to part shade as strong sunshine will burn the tender foliage. Not favoured by deer. Height and spread of 16-18 inches. $4. 1 pot.
Mondo Grasses
Also known as Monkey Grass or Ophiopogon. Small bunching grasses for moist soil in shade. Black Mondo Grass is the more desirable offering, due to its striking colour, while Green Mondo Grass grows somewhat taller and faster. Mondo grass can be propagated by seed or division. For dark foliage, take seed from Black Mondo Grass only. Expect some of your seedlings to result in Green Mondo Grass, but don’t discard the green ones too early. They often darken as they mature. You can also divide mature plantings of Black Mondo Grass to ensure black colouration, but plants are slow-growing, so you may have to wait a while before you can divide.
Our Black Mondo grasses are a bit smaller and a bit costlier than their less striking green relatives. Both offer an attractive, clumping form.
Black Mondo Grass
Also known as Ophiopogon nigrescens. Choice slow grower with striking black foliage for shade. Lavender flowers followed by purple berries in the fall. Site this one at the front of the border as it only grows 12 inches high. Somewhat drought tolerant as well as deer resistant. Babies grow by rhizomes in a small area around the main clump, which can be divided for additional plantings. Also occasionally by seed! As the plant is both desirable and costly, babies are considered a gift rather than invasive. 5 five-inch pots at $6 apiece.
Green Mondo Grass
Also known as Ophiopogon. The green version of Mondo Grass is a more robust grower than Black Mondo Grass. Still an attractive clumping grass, but not as choice as the black version. Grow in shade in moist but well-drained soil. Deer resistant as well as somewhat drought tolerant. Easy-care, evergreen foliage. 12-15 inches tall and wide. 7 six-inch pots at $5.
Ribbon Grass
Striped, tough, thoroughly invasive. Take one of the measures suggested above to control invasive grasses or site where you welcome a mass planting. Thrives in a wide variety of soil types as well as sun to shade. Unbothered by deer. Height: 3-4 ft. $5. 2 good-size clumps in gallon pots.
Stipa tenuissima
Also known as Mexican Feather grass or Ponytail grass. A compact, clump-forming grass for the sunny border or rock garden. Drought tolerant once mature and also deer resistant. This finely textured grass is especially attractive backlit by the sun or swaying in a gentle breeze. Invasive in that it sets babies freely, although unwanted seedlings are easily removed. Height and spread: 18-24 inches x 12-18 inches. Price: $3. Not available 2026.
Basket Stuffers
Basket stuffers are generally annuals or tender perennials grown as annuals. Many have a long flowering period, providing bloom throughout the summer. Others are grown primarily for their attractive foliage, which often trails delightfully over the edges of hanging baskets or pots. Variegated or colourful foliage are common among the basket stuffers.
Aptenia Arrow
This trailing succulent is related to Ice Plant. Lovely heart-shaped foliage edged in cream, complemented in spring or summer with magenta flowers. Although Aptenia does not flower all summer-long, its foliage makes a wonderful accent in hanging baskets. For sun and well-drained soil. Technically, a tender, tropical perennial which can be overwintered in a greenhouse or sunny spot inside for the next summer. Price: $5. 7 pots.
Creeping Jenny
Also known as Moneywort or Lysimachia nummularia. Golden or sometimes green trailing foliage works well in hanging baskets or as a ground cover. Golden yellow flowers in mid summer. Prefers moist soil in sun to partial shade. This plant can be invasive, so plant in a basket to best enjoy its beauty or use as a ground cover where you don’t mind its invasive tendencies. Sorry, not this year.
Geraniums
The most well-known summer flower! Not to be confused with the hardy geraniums in our perennials section, bedding geraniums are more properly known as pelargoniums. These geraniums are actually frost tender perennials which provide colour all summer long. They can be saved from year to year by overwintering in a frost-free greenhouse or a very sunny spot in the house. There are also methods for preserving them upside down in your garage or other location, though you’ll have to do some research on that one. Most people treat Geraniums as annuals in our climate, but drive down to California and you’ll see large banks of these tender perennials growing year-round. Any of the three types listed here will do well in a container planting, but it is the Ivy Geraniums which trail so nicely from hanging baskets.
Ivy Geraniums
Also known as Pelargonium. Although geraniums prefer sun, Ivies tolerate more shade than other types. Their trailing habit makes them ideal for both hanging baskets and containers. Flowering in shades of white with magenta markings, pink, or red, including a couple with crocodile textured foliage and pink blooms. $5-$6. Over 100 pots.
Scented Geraniums
Also known as Citronella Geranium. There are a number of scented geranium varieties. These are the Citrus scented, making them less attractive to deer, which dislike citrus flavours in their food. An old fashioned Geranium beloved by many for its attractive divided foliage and scent as well as its sentimental appeal. Flowers are smaller and not as showy as zonal geraniums in trade-off. Preferring full sun and well drained soil. $5. 6 pots.
Zonal Geraniums
Zonal Geraniums are the workhorses of the summer garden. Large flower trusses adorn ruffled, sometimes variegated foliage all summer long. Plants are upright, suitable for containers but not hanging baskets. This year’s cuttings feature a mix of dark pink, red with variegated golden foliage, and salmon pink. $5. 18 pots.
Osteospermums
Also known as African Daisies. Bushy, mounding plants with vibrant flowers over a long season from spring through fall. For full sun and well-drained soil, flowering more profusely with dead-heading. Ours are from a compact variety (height and spread of 6-12 inches x 8-14 inches) flowering in shades of purple and orange-pink. Technically, a tender perennial but usually treated as an annual unless you have a frost-free place to overwinter. $6. 24 pots.
Petunias
Sweetly scented blooms over a long flowering period and abundant growth make petunias a favourite for containers, flowering baskets, and summer colour. Make sure to provide rich, well-drained soil, full sun, and regular feeding with a balanced fertilizer for best results.
Greetings from Jaromere
Named for a town in the Czech Republic, where this traditional favourite dates back to 1937. An outstanding mix of frilled, double and single bi-coloured flowers in bubblegum pink and white. 1 foot tall plants beloved of pollinators spill and trail in a colourful array of blooms. Recommended for beds, borders, containers and baskets! $4. 1 pot left.
Sparklers
Pictured is one of the varieties in this gorgeous mix. These small-flowered petunias come in a dazzling array of starry purple to magenta blooms. Semi-trailing and award winning. Stunning in baskets! $4. Not available 2026.
Superbissima Cerny’s Triumph Mix
New for 2026! Deeply ruffled blooms, some double and some single, in a range of colours from lavender to plum to ivory. The large flowers smother the plants in summer and attract pollinators with their sweet scent. A beautiful mix for window boxes or baskets! $4. 6 pots.
Salvia Blue Monday
Also known as Salvia horminum. Long-lasting, fragrant flower spikes over a long period from summer through late fall. Two foot tall, bushy plants topped with deeply veined, velvety blue flowers make lovely additions to the mid border, cottage garden, containers, or cutting garden! Grow in full sun and well-draining soil. These drought and deer tolerant plants attract pollinators and will self-seed where happy. $5. 24 pots.
Flowering Pots and Baskets
Fuchsias, CA poppies, and Petunias add a welcome pop of colour to our baskets this year. Fuchsias prefer shade, while CA poppies and Petunias are sun lovers,. Fertilize fuchsias and petunias regularly as they are heavy feeders, but skip the fertilizer for the poppies, which prefer tougher conditions!
With the exception of the California Poppies, our flowering baskets are priced at $20 each.
California Poppy Jelly Beans
A specialty variety featuring large, silky double blooms in shades of orange, salmon, rose and gold. Low maintenance, preferring poor, dry soil in full sun. Water sparingly and do not fertilize. Both drought tolerant and deer resistant, this hardy annual self-sows where happy. Height and spread of 8-12 inches x 6 inches. Because CA Poppies do not transplant well, we’ve done the work for you and seeded multiple plants in each large pot. $10. 3 pots.
Fuchsia Lilac Eyes
Originally labeled Blue Eyes, but as the picture shows, they’re more lilac than blue. Showy double flowers. Sadly, not this year.
Pink Galore
A very lovely pink fuchsia for baskets. Sorry, not available 2026.
Fuchsia Pink/Purple
A very vigorous variety with semi-double flowers. 1 basket.
Fuchsia Royal Mosaic
Fully double pink-purple flowers make for a full basket of loveliness! Sorry, not this year.
Fuchsia Southgate
Beautiful double blush pink blooms. Sorry, not this year.
Petunia Greetings from Jaromere
Named for a town in the Czech Republic, where this traditional favourite dates back to 1937. An outstanding mix of frilled, double and single bi-coloured flowers in bubblegum pink and white. 1 foot tall plants are smothered in colourful blooms beloved of pollinators. Recommended especially for window boxes and hanging baskets! Not available in baskets, but look for a couple in our Basket Stuffers section.
Petunia Sparklers
Pictured is one of the varieties in this gorgeous mix. These small-flowered petunias come in a dazzling array of starry purple to magenta blooms. Semi-trailing and award winning. Stunning in baskets! Not available 2026.
Petunia Superbissima Cerny’s Triumph Mix
This colourful mix from the Czech Republic boasts ruffled blooms in striking shades of lavender, plum, purple, and ivory. Large flowers include sweetly scented singles and doubles very attractive to pollinators. We’re anxious to see this fabulous mix up close and personal! 3 baskets.
Annuals
We offer a small but growing collection of annuals, many of which will overwinter or set seed in a good year, with the exception of the zinnias and sweet peas, which might set seeds but will not overwinter. This year, we’re proud to feature a number of heirloom varieties grown in earlier times!
Agastache rugosa – Root Beer Hyssop
Also known as Korean Mint. For sun and well-drained soil. Fragrant, deep lilac-purple flower spikes from summer to fall. Attracts bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. The fragrance and flavour are reminiscent of Root Beer! Brew in herbal teas or add to Asian style stir fries or baking. Technically, a tender perennial if you can protect it from winter frosts and cold. May self-seed. Mature size: up to 3 ft tall x 2 ft wide. $4. 5-7 pots left.
Calendula Ball’s Improved Orange
Also known as Pot Marigold. This heirloom variety boasts a mix of single and double blooms in a vibrant orange. Large flowers to 3 inches above mounding foliage from spring through fall. Flowers are both fragrant and edible. Often used as a companion plant in the food garden as it repels insect pests while attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Drought-tolerant as well as deer and rabbit resistant. For full sun to part shade in fertile, well-drained soil. Self-seeds if you’re lucky. Height and spread of 12-24 inches. $4. 23 pots.
Cerinthe Kiwi Blue
Also known as Honeywort. An ancient flower dating back to medieval Europe. Attractive blue-green foliage topped by nodding blue bracts which hide the small purple flowers within. Beloved of bees and other pollinators as well as flower arrangers for its colourful foliage! An unusual plant not often found in nurseries. Tolerant of cool weather, which brings out the vivid colour of the flowers. Prefers full sun in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. This one often self-seeds! Height and spread of 12-24 inches. $4. 1 pot.
Johnny Jump-Up
Also known as Viola. Small pansy-like flowers in yellow/white/purple. Among the earliest flowers of spring. Tender perennials commonly treated as annuals which consistently reseed for future years. $3. Number still to be determined.
Monarda citriodora
Also known as Lemon Bergamot or Lemon Bee Balm. An ornamental herb producing masses of tiered pink and purple blossoms in summer with a delightful lemon scent and flavour. The entire plant can be used in cooking, salads, and teas, and flowering stalks are suitable for cutting or drying. A member of the mint family for sun and well-drained, even poor soil. Seeds readily, so plant where it can colonize and provide colour and scent for years to come. Attracts pollinators. Technically a tender perennial but usually treated as an annual, this lovely monarda is rarely seen at nurseries. 18 to 30 inches tall. $4. 1 pot left.
Snapdragons
Also known as Antirrhinum majus. Heavy bloomers in the cool weather of spring and fall. Often overwintering. Self-seeding but not invasive. Plant in rich, moist but well draining soil in full sun. An old garden favourite dating back to Renaissance times. Deer resistant.
Cherry Twist
This variety boasts striking bi-colour flowers in cherry-red and buttercream. 20-24 inches tall. $4. 26 pots.
Orange Wonder
A stunning orange sunset-coloured snapdragon! Flower spikes in hues of soft pink and tangerine sway in the summer breeze. A taller variety to 2.5 – 3 ft. Show-stopping as a cut flower! $4. 22 pots.
Sweet Peas
Also known as Lathyrus odoratus. Fragrant annual climbing vines for rich soil in sun to partial shade. Sweet Peas prefer some depth to their soil, so give them at least 6 inches! Flowering best in spring to early summer. Once summer heat sets in, they begin to flag.
Each pot of Annual Sweet Peas is priced at $4 and contains 3-4 plants. Gently tease them apart or plant en masse for a fuller look.
Early Sweet Pea varieties
The first Sweet Peas in garden cultivation date back to the 1600s, when a gardener at a Sicilian monastery sent some of the colourful blooms to friends in England and Holland! Since that time, many varieties have been introduced with larger, more plentiful blooms, a wider range of colours, or greater heat resistance, but the original varieties have their own charm. We’ve grown some of these early sweet peas and found them sweetly scented and striking in the garden. Not available 2026.
We’re alternating years for growing Royal Family and the Starry Night mix. 2026 is Royal Family’s turn, but we expect to have a few Starry Night available as well.
Royal Family
A mix of large annual blooms on sweetly scented 6 ft vines. Peggy’s favourite of the annual sweet peas! 7 pots.
Starry Night Mix
A mix of highly scented sweet peas from the Old Spice line. Dark, rich colours include navy blue, scarlet, deep purple, maroon, and white. Vines reach 6 ft in height. 4 pots.
Verbena bonariensis
Typically grown as an annual, but in our climate Verbena often persists as a tender, short-lived perennial. Tall stalks of small purple flowers are beloved of butterflies for their sweet nectar. The blooms add a cottage garden vibe to plantings. Eventually reaching a height and spread of 3-4 ft x 1-3 ft. Self-seeds where happy. These are established one and two-year-old plants. 5 large plants for $8 each, plus 4 more coming in the summer for a lesser price.
Viola Antique Laeta
Also known as Viola cornuta. A dwarf Violet whose dainty, dime-sized blooms look like they belong in a fairy garden. Edible flowers are a mix of cream blushed with violet-pink. Ideal for containers or front of garden. Grow in full sun to partial shade in moist, humusy soil. 3 inches x 4-5 inches. Technically, a tender perennial, but it does not seem up to our winters, so we’ve relocated Antique Laeta to the annuals section. Occasionally self-sows. $4. 6 pots.
Zinnia Persian Carpet
New for 2026! This heirloom variety is also known as Zinnia Haageana or Mexican Zinnia. One to two inch blooms in shades of red, gold, mahogany, cream and orange carpet bushy, two foot plants summer through autumn.The long lasting flowers are double to semi-double, with lots of bi-colours. A source of rich colour in the garden or as cut flowers. Thrives in full sun and warm, well-draining soil, flowering most heavily with dead-heading. Well-loved by butterflies but not by deer. $3. Up to 13 pots.
Houseplants
Bromeliad Cryptanthus
Also known as Earth Star or Pink Star. A small, easy-care houseplant bearing stripes of green, white, and pink. Bright, indirect light. $5. 1 pot.
Variegated Dracaena
Also known as Corn Plant. An ornamental houseplant with upright sword-like foliage striped in luminous shades of green and yellow. A beauty! $10. Look for 1 pot in 2027.
Haworthiopsis reinwardtii
Also known as Zebra Wart for the speckled stripes on the foliage. An easy-care indoor succulent whose top foliage seems to glow when lit from above. Very tolerant of low light conditions, requiring excellent drainage and infrequent watering. Drought tolerant. This is a taller Zebra Wart, sending forth columnar spikes of foliage up to 9 inches tall and wide. $5. 1-2 pots.
Haworthiopsis reinwardtii dwarf
We’ve tentatively identified our plants as a dwarf form of Haworthiopsis reinwardtii, growing shorter and more diminutive than the above listing. Also known as Zebra Wart, due to the speckled stripes on the foliage. An easy-care indoor succulent whose top foliage seems to glow when lit from above. Very tolerant of low light conditions, requiring excellent drainage and infrequent watering. Dwarf plants growing no taller than 6 inches gradually produce babies at the base of each stalk. $4. 1 four-inch pot.
Sansevieria trifasciata Hahnii
Also known as Bird’s Nest or Hahn’s Sansevieria. A low form of the more familiar ‘Snake Plant’ Sansevieria. Growing just 6-8 inches tall, the compact, funnel-shaped foliage is light green mottled with darker bands. Thrives in bright, indirect light and benign neglect. The plant’s roots will rot in too much moisture, so water sparingly, allowing soil to dry completely between waterings. Benefits from light feeding in summer with a half strength, all-purpose fertilizer at 3 week intervals. This attractive succulent makes an easy care houseplant! $5. 1 four-inch pot.
Streptocarpus saxorum
In flower now! Also known as False African Violet. Sports similar velvety leaves to African Violet, but this plant is more free-flowering, with a bushy, trailing habit! Prefers moist but well-draining, humus-rich soil and indirect light. Can be grown outside during the summer months (provide a warm, sheltered site that is bright but out of direct sunlight and bring inside for the winter). 7 six-inch pots at $10 apiece.
