2012 Retail Catalog - Gertens

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Perennials
Penstemon | Beardtongue continued
Penstemon barbatus ‘Riding Hood Hot Pink’ (PPAF)
Zone 4-8 H 15-18” x W 15-18” June-Aug hot pink
Plants have a compact and upright growth habit. Good basal branching ensures an abundant display of strong flowering stems with hot pink flowers.
P4928 #1 cont. $7.99* NEW! Available 5/1
Penstemon barbatus ‘Riding Hood Purple’ (PPAF)
Zone 4-8 H 15-18” x W 15-18” June-Aug violet purple
Plants have a compact and upright growth habit. Good basal branching ensures an abundant display of strong flowering stems with violet purple
flowers.
P4930 #1 cont. $7.99* NEW! Available 5/1
Penstemon barbatus ‘Riding Hood Red’ (PP18950)
Zone 4-8 H 15-18” x W 15-18” June-Aug scarlet red
Plants have a compact and upright growth habit. Good basal branching ensures an abundant display of strong flowering stems with scarlet red flowers.
P4932 #1 cont. $7.99* NEW! Available 5/1
Penstemon digitalis ‘Dark Towers’ (PP20013)
Zone 3-8 H 30-36” x W 18-24” June-July pale pink
Clump forming dark red-wine foliage with pink flowers. Excellent accent plant.
P4935 #1 cont. $7.99*
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’
Zone 2-8 H 28-32” x W 18-24” June-July white
1996 Perennial Plant of the Year. Dense clusters of tubular, pink tinged white flowers for a long time; heavy bloomer with attractive burgundy red foliage.
P4940 #1 cont. $6.99*
Penstemon x ‘Pinacolada Dark Rose’
Zone 3-8 H 10” x W 10” June-Aug rose
Compact, free flowering, well branched plants produce dark rose flowers starting in early summer.
P4952 #1 cont. $7.99*
Perovskia | Russian Sage
This plant is not a true sage, but bears a lovely herbal scent just the same. Slow to start out in spring, the silvery gray foliage produces lovely bluelavender
flower spikes for cutting and drying. This plant thrives in hot, dry conditions and needs good drainage. It looks best planted in groups of three
or more and is fabulous combined with Shasta Daisies and Coreopsis.
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Zone 4-9 H 3-4’ x W 2-3’ July-Sept lavender
1995 Perennial Plant of the Year. Airy spires of soft lavender blue flowers with silvery dissected foliage. Good for mass plantings or as an accent.
P4970 #1 cont. $7.99*
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Lacey Blue’ (PP20845)
Zone 4-8 H 15-18” x W 24-28” Aug-Oct blue
A more compact, dense habit keeps plants upright, preventing lodging. Long lasting blooms of blue appear in late summer.
P4977 #1 cont. $8.99* NEW! Available 7/15
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ (PP11643)
Zone 4-8 H 24” x W 24” July-Sept blue
A compact variety of Russian Sage that remains short and upright. For best effect plant in groups of three or more. Aromatic foliage.
P4980 #1 cont. $7.99*
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Longin’
Zone 4-8 H 3-4’ x W 2-3’ July-Sept lavender
Narrower and more upright than the species with coarser leaves. Aromatic silvery foliage.
P4990 #1 cont. $7.99*
Creeping Phlox
Useful, spring-blooming plants for walls, slopes, and rock gardens with low spreading habit and stiff, needle-like foliage. Great for well-drained, sunny
sites. May be tried for green roof plantings.
Phlox subulata ‘Candy Stripe’
Zone 3-8 H 3-6” x W 18-30” April-May pink & white
P5030 #1 cont. $7.99*
Phlox subulata ‘Crimson Beauty’
Zone 3-8 H 3-6” x W 18-30” April-May rose red
P5035 #1 cont. $7.99*
* Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change.
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