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.
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
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',
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'
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'
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'`
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.
