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Our Hot Picks for 2013

One of our favorite parts of being  nursery owners is deciding what to grow each year.  You will not find Point Phillip Perennials selling the same plants that every nursery in a 50 mile radius is selling.  We do not follow fads or jump on the band wagon for every new perennial coming on the market.  What we do is make our selections based on experience and knowledge of the plants that we sell. The following is a selection of plants that we are excited about and selling because we can't wait to plant them in our gardens!  The plants mentioned below are just a few of the perennials and shrubs  that we are offering for the first time this year.. The pleasure of perennial gardening is obtained by a combination of welcoming the yearly return of old plant friends and the anticipation of a new introduction to the garden!

Kay's Perennial Flower Picks

The tall, late season blooming monkshoods are spectacular in the garden.  This year I want to try Aconitum 'Blue Lagoon',  one of the shorter ones. Amsonia (Blue Star Willows) are a wonderful group of native perennials that are foolproof. Amsonia illustris is one that we have not grown before.
The striking foliage of Brunnera is a wonderful garden accent.  We have been growing 2 silver leaf varieties for years - 'Jack Frost' and 'Looking Glass  This year we have added 2 new silver leaf selections - Brunnera 'Silver Heart' and. Brunnera 'Silver Wings'.  A wonderful way to add interest to a shade garden!
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' is a excellent butterfly plant that we have grown for years.  In addition to 'Lucifer' we are offering Crocosmia 'Golden Glory' and Crocosmia 'Emily MacKenzie'  They all attract butterflies and hummingbirds and are deer resistant.
Bleeding Hearts have long been an important part of the spring garden.  This year we are growing one of the long blooming varieties - Dicentra 'Burning Heart'. Geranium 'Azure Rush' is new to us.  It blooms very long like 'Rozanne', but has a better growth habit.
We carry a large number of Heuchera bred from our native H. villosa. Two new ones are Heuchera 'Binoche' , with its smoky black foliage and Heuchera 'Pinot Blanco'. 
The genus Heucherella is a hybrid of Heuchera and Tiarella.  The Heucherella foliage provides a wonderful splash of color to the garden.  For 2013 we will have Heucherella 'Alabama Sunrise', Heucherella 'Golden Zebra' and
Heucherella 'Solar Eclipse'. Hosta are the workhorses of the shade garden and have come a long way since the gardening days of our grandmothers,  Hosta 'Key West'
and Hosta 'Niagara Falls' are two new giant hostas that make a dramatic impact in the garden. Hosta 'Little Miss Sunshine'
and Hosta 'Sparkler' are smaller hostas, both of which are useful in a small garden nook or container. True lilies add colorful midseason interest to the garden. This year we are offering three dwarf asiatic lilies for midseason color.   They include Lilium asiatica 'Tiny Hope'
Lilium asiatica 'Tiny Glow', and Lilium 'Tiny Orange Sensation'.  All are wonderful plants that becomes more impressive each year.`
Garden Phlox have always been  timeless introductions to the perennial garden. The dwarf  members of the Flame Series are spectacular.  This year we have added Phlox  Red Flame. Our standby as a shady groundcover is Phlox stolonifera. We always offer shades of purple and pink. A new addition this year is Phlox stolonifera 'Bruce's White'.
We always offer a large variety of sedum as they are indispensable for hot, dry areas and containers. Two new introductions are Sedum 'Cherry Tart' and Sedum 'Turkish Delight'.  Both offer attractive foliage as well as flowers.

Herb's Woody Plant Picks

Aronia is an underused native shrub. Two attractive varieties are Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliant' and Aronia melonocarpa ‘Iroquois Beauty'.
The panicle hydrangeas have always been among our favorites here at Point Phillip. We have two very garden worth additions to our offerings - Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell'` and Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar'
The oak  leaf hydrangeas have the wonderful attribute of wonderful fall color. Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' displays the beautiful fall color and the white flowers turn a n attractive burgundy also. Lindera benzoin is one of the natives that we found on our property forty years ago and still abounds along the wood sedge.  It is a butterfly plant.
The ninebarks are another interesting group of native plants that provide interesting flowers and foliage. Physocarpus opulifolia 'Gold Nugget' displays the beautiful chartreuse foliage. We have always grown a large variety of Viburnum but this year have added Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Summer Snowflake’ because of its long season of bloom.

The plants mentioned above are just a few of our many new introductions for this year. 

Check out our entire list of new plants for 2013. 

Also remember that it is still just as rewarding to grow the tried and true plants of previous years!

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