Unique Perennials

Unique Perennials

A little bit of everything!

Plant an amusement park of flowering wonders with these unique perennials! Chosen for their unusual blooms, exotic foliage and striking growth habits, these plants will inspire compliments and admiration from friends and neighbors. And like all perennials, they'll grow stronger and less-fussy with every passing year, leaving you with less work and more extraordinary flowers as they age.

Unique perennials are your chance to get truly creative in the garden. Choose a few of these showpiece plants to 'frame' with foliage-rich ferns, hostas or thyme, or plant an entire palette of rare beauties.

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  1. Lady's Mantle in rock garden

    Lady‚s Mantle is a classic beauty long cherished for velvety, scallop-edged foliage and chartreuse blooms. Growing in soft mounds, the light green to olive foliage is ignored b...

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    Lady's Mantle Lady's Mantle Alchemilla mollis
    As low as $13.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Lady's Mantle is a classic beauty long cherished for velvety, scallop-edged foliage and chartreuse blooms. Growing in soft mounds, the light green to olive foliage is ignored by deer and rabbits. Sprays of loosely clustered flowers create an airy halo above the plants in late spring and early summer. Lady's Mantle makes a lush groundcover and easy complement many other perennials. With a luxuriously soft, touchable texture, tuck these plants into a cottage gardens or grow at the edge of a path. (Alchemilla mollis)
  2. Summer Sun Heliopsis

    With a versatile compact form and bold color, ‘Summer Sun’ Heliopsis blooms abundantly from summer through early fall. Butterflies and native bees adore the double daisy-...

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    Summer Sun Heliopsis Summer Sun False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Summer Sun
    As low as $9.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    With a versatile compact form and bold color, ‘Summer Sun’ Heliopsis blooms abundantly from summer through early fall. Butterflies and native bees adore the double daisy-like blooms with sunny yellow ray petals and a red-orange center, and birds love the seed heads. Flowers are produced on sturdy stems, excellent for cutting, while coarse dark purple-green foliage provides a contrast to sunny blooms. This long-blooming, drought-tolerant perennial is a native cultivar selected for its compact habit and heat tolerance. (Heliopsis helianthoides)
  3. Tall Meadow Rue

    With its large size and fine texture, Tall Meadow Rue is a great deer-resistant native perennial for naturalizing in wildflower gardens, meadows, and open woodland gardens. Purple st...

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    Tall Meadow Rue Tall Meadow Rue, Purple Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum
    As low as $11.99 Sale $9.59
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    With its large size and fine texture, Tall Meadow Rue is a great deer-resistant native perennial for naturalizing in wildflower gardens, meadows, and open woodland gardens. Purple stems hold fern-like foliage and sprays of white flowers that open in late spring to early summer, attracting native bees. Tall Meadow Rue thrives in moist, loamy soils in full sun to part shade. This towering beauty works well at the back of borders or meadows, or planted along a fence or building, and looks particularly impactful when mass planted. (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
  4. Pollinators on Purple Prairie Clover

    Purple Prairie Clover is a beautiful yet rugged perennial for dry, sunny pollinator gardens, giving long-lasting color and airy texture. On tall wiry stems, purple blooms open in rin...

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    Purple Prairie Clover Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea
    As low as $13.32 Sale $11.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Purple Prairie Clover is a beautiful yet rugged perennial for dry, sunny pollinator gardens, giving long-lasting color and airy texture. On tall wiry stems, purple blooms open in rings around dense cone-shaped heads, while narrow leaflets add fine texture to the garden. Purple Prairie Clover flowers attract a variety of native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. This drought-tolerant native wildflower is perfect for naturalized plantings, rock gardens, or enhancing soils in native plantings. (Dalea purpurea)
  5. Sweet Woodruff, close up

    Sweet Woodruff is a vigorous, attractive, shade-loving groundcover. It produces whorls of emerald green foliage around its stems. Plants naturalize conditions to form a dense, low-gr...

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    Sweet Woodruff Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum
    As low as $13.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Sweet Woodruff is a vigorous, attractive, shade-loving groundcover. It produces whorls of emerald green foliage around its stems. Plants naturalize conditions to form a dense, low-growing mat, making a great groundcover for shaded gardens and beneath shrubs and trees. Sweet Woodruff is blanketed with tiny fragrant white flowers that form in loose clusters in early to mid-spring, attracting bees and other pollinators. Decorative foliage becomes highly fragrant as it dries. (Galium odoratum)
  6. Rattlesnake master, Eryngium yuccifolium

    If you’re looking for a unique native pollinator plant, Rattlesnake Master is a must-have for your garden or meadow. It features fabulous architecture, yucca-like blue-green fo...

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    Rattlesnake Master Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium
    As low as $13.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    If you’re looking for a unique native pollinator plant, Rattlesnake Master is a must-have for your garden or meadow. It features fabulous architecture, yucca-like blue-green foliage, and masses of spiky white flowerheads that are teeming with bees and butterflies from late spring to late summer. Exceptional drought tolerance and deer and rabbit resistance make for the perfect low-maintenance perennial. (Eryngium yuccifolium)
  7. White Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, Bloodroot

    Bloodroot’s unique, cigar-shaped leaves slowly unfurl and open into large, water lily-like foliage. Bearing pristine white flowers with golden-yellow centers, Bloodroot illumin...

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    Bloodroot Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
    As low as $17.32 Sale $13.86
    Per Bag of 3
    Bloodroot’s unique, cigar-shaped leaves slowly unfurl and open into large, water lily-like foliage. Bearing pristine white flowers with golden-yellow centers, Bloodroot illuminates the garden floor with breathtaking springtime beauty. Happiest with partial shade and moist soils, Bloodroot gets its name from the crimson sap that flows through its roots and stems. (Sanguinaria canadensis)
  8. Anemone Honorine Jobert hybrida, Windflower

    Anemone Honorine Jobert also known as windflower is a compact and vigorous bloomer. Honorine Jobert produces beautiful white flowers that are excellent for cutting. Great for woodl...

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    Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone Anemone Honorine Jobert
    $18.65
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Anemone Honorine Jobert also known as windflower is a compact and vigorous bloomer. Honorine Jobert produces beautiful white flowers that are excellent for cutting. Great for woodland settings or shaded areas. (Anemone Hybrida)
  9. Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain forms impressive spikes of tiny blue-violet flowers that rise above neighboring plants. This easy-to-grow perennial wildflower adds a lovely vertical accent without over...

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    Blue Vervain Blue Vervain Verbena hastata
    As low as $9.32 Sale $7.92
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Blue Vervain forms impressive spikes of tiny blue-violet flowers that rise above neighboring plants. This easy-to-grow perennial wildflower adds a lovely vertical accent without overpowering. With an extended bloom time, this native flower is an important food source for birds and pollinators when many summer flowers have passed. Blue Vervain also tolerates wet soil, for a beautiful addition to rain gardens.(Verbena)
  10. Blunt Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum muticum

    Blunt Mountain Mint is a distinctive native wildflower that simply buzzes with life. Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators cover the small, white, nectar-rich flowers from mid to ...

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    Blunt Mountain Mint Blunt Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum muticum
    As low as $13.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Blunt Mountain Mint is a distinctive native wildflower that simply buzzes with life. Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators cover the small, white, nectar-rich flowers from mid to late summer. Blooms form in button-like clusters, surrounded by silver bracts that give plants a frosted appearance. Foliage smells strongly of spearmint, with the added benefit of being unpalatable to deer and rabbits. This resilient perennial can tolerate heat and humidity and naturalizes easily. (Pycnanthemum muticum)
  11. Bird Watcher Native Pre-Planned Garden

    Songbirds need our help, and our Bird Watcher Native Pre-Planned Garden is a great way to create habitat for flying friends. Habitat loss has led to a significant population decline ...

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    Bird Watcher Native Pre-Planned Garden Bird Watcher Native Pre-Planned Garden
    $159.99
    Per Garden of 12
    Songbirds need our help, and our Bird Watcher Native Pre-Planned Garden is a great way to create habitat for flying friends. Habitat loss has led to a significant population decline of birds and pollinators in North America, and native plants are essential for their survival. This garden features native wildflowers, shrubs, and grasses for attractive layers of color and texture, year-round beauty, and enriching habitat. Plant and enjoy the sights and sounds of songbirds in your yard. This Pre-Planned Garden comes with a garden layout map to make planting easy.
  12. Hepatica acutiloba

    One of springs earliest woodland wildflowers, and always considered one of the most beautiful, native Hepatica is quite common in eastern forests. The blooms vary dramatically in col...

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    Hepatica Hepatica, Liverwort Hepatica acutiloba
    As low as $15.99 Sale $14.39
    Per Bag of 3
    One of springs earliest woodland wildflowers, and always considered one of the most beautiful, native Hepatica is quite common in eastern forests. The blooms vary dramatically in color, and range from white to lavender to (rarely) pink. Growing from 4 to 6" in height, lovely Hepatcia will spread and naturalize over time in most soils with dappled sunlight. (Hepatica acutiloba)
  13. Common Sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale, photo courtesy of Mt. Cuba Center

    Standing tall in a meadow or garden bed, Helenium autumnale is a must-have for native plant enthusiasts. Joyfully arching toward the sun, flowers feature scalloped golden petals arou...

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    Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
    $11.99
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Standing tall in a meadow or garden bed, Helenium autumnale is a must-have for native plant enthusiasts. Joyfully arching toward the sun, flowers feature scalloped golden petals around a button-like center. Tall stems are covered in dark green lanceolate leaves. With abundant late-season blooms, this native wildflower is a rich source of food for both native bees and honey bees preparing for autumn.
  14. Blue Vinca minor, Vinca minor, Periwinkle or Creeping Myrtle

    Creeping Myrtle or Periwinkle. This famous Vinca spreads to make great patches under trees. Blue flowers. (Vinca minor)...

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    Vinca Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle Vinca minor
    As low as $11.99 Sale $10.19
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Creeping Myrtle or Periwinkle. This famous Vinca spreads to make great patches under trees. Blue flowers. (Vinca minor)
  15. Celandine Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum

    Bring cheer to your summer garden with the native Celandine Poppy (also known as the Wood Poppy). Blooms are sunny-yellow with frilly centers, offset by beautiful blue-green foliage....

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    Celandine Poppy Celandine Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum
    $17.32 Sale $14.72
    Per Bag of 3
    Bring cheer to your summer garden with the native Celandine Poppy (also known as the Wood Poppy). Blooms are sunny-yellow with frilly centers, offset by beautiful blue-green foliage. Will thrive in part to full shade, where its low-growing habit makes for an excellent groundcover. (Stylophorum diphyllum)
  16. Jack In The Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum

    Jack in the Pulpit boasts unusual, hooded green blooms with burgundy-striped interiors that surround an upright spadix, known as the “Jack” inside each flower. Blooms ev...

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    Jack in the Pulpit Jack in the Pulpit, Cobra Lily Arisaema triphyllum
    $17.32 Sale $13.86
    Per Bag of 3
    Jack in the Pulpit boasts unusual, hooded green blooms with burgundy-striped interiors that surround an upright spadix, known as the “Jack” inside each flower. Blooms evolve to produce brilliantly-red berries. A truly stunning, unique plant for the shade garden, Jack in the Pulpit can reproduce and spread over time in moist soils. (Ariseama triphyllum)
  17. Shooting Star, Dodecatheon meadia

    Shooting Star is a hardy wildflower native to North America with striking blooms that appear in late spring. Delicate, dart-like blossoms with peeled-back petals dangle from tall ste...

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    Shooting Star Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia
    $17.32 Sale $16.45
    Per Bag of 3
    Shooting Star is a hardy wildflower native to North America with striking blooms that appear in late spring. Delicate, dart-like blossoms with peeled-back petals dangle from tall stems and vary in shades of white (most common) and pink (less common). Two colorful bands of deep purple and golden yellow circle the base of each flower. A simply exceptional addtion to shady spots. PPAF (Dodecatheon meadia)
  18. Sunstruck False Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides Sunstruck, photo courtesy of Walter's Garden Inc.

    Sunstruck Heliopsis, also called Oxeye Sunflower, is the embodiment of sunshine. Striking variegated foliage forms attractive clumps, and golden daisy-shaped flowers provide bright p...

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    Sunstruck Heliopsis Sunstruck False Sunflower PP#25524 Heliopsis helianthoides Sunstruck PP#25524
    $9.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Sunstruck Heliopsis, also called Oxeye Sunflower, is the embodiment of sunshine. Striking variegated foliage forms attractive clumps, and golden daisy-shaped flowers provide bright pops of summer color in the front of garden beds and flower pots. This compact native cultivar attracts butterflies, and provides food for birds and ground nesting bees. (Heliopsis helianthoides)
  19. Indian Pink, Spigelia marilandica with hummingbird

    Indian Pink is an easy-to-grow native woodland perennial which prefers moist and well-drained soils. The unusual blooms are trumpet shaped with a red exterior, yellow inside, and a u...

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    Indian Pink Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica
    $17.32
    Per Bag of 3
    Indian Pink is an easy-to-grow native woodland perennial which prefers moist and well-drained soils. The unusual blooms are trumpet shaped with a red exterior, yellow inside, and a unique flare at the top that forms a star shape. This woodland plant has glossy green foliage and spreads easily. Grows in part sun to full shade. (Spigelia marilandica)
  20. Green Flowering Spurge Ascot Rainbow, Euphorbia martinii, Flowering Spurge

    ‚Ascot Rainbow‚ Euphorbia PP21401, also known as Flowering Spurge, has colorful, variegated foliage that lasts from spring to fall. Green leaf blades trimmed with creamy ...

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    Ascot Rainbow Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow Flowering Spurge PP#21401 Euphorbia martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'
    $9.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    'Ascot Rainbow' Euphorbia PP21401, also known as Flowering Spurge, has colorful, variegated foliage that lasts from spring to fall. Green leaf blades trimmed with creamy yellow edges transition to deep pink as cooler temperatures arrive. Its foliage is topped with petite, variegated lime green flowers that feature crimson red centers. Flowering Spurge is easy-to-grow, drought tolerant and unappealing to deer. (Euphorbia martinii)
  21. Showy Goldenrod, Solidago speciosa, photo courtesy of Mt. Cuba Center

    Among the most dramatic of all the Solidago species, Showy Goldenrod sports torch-like wands of brilliant ochre yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Goldenrods long-lasting blooms a...

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    Showy Goldenrod Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa
    As low as $13.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Among the most dramatic of all the Solidago species, Showy Goldenrod sports torch-like wands of brilliant ochre yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Goldenrods long-lasting blooms an abundance of pollen attracts bees and beneficial insects,making it ideal for pollinator gardens. This rugged, easy-to-grow native plant will naturalize to form a large swath to brighten your late-season landscape. (Solidago)
  22. Culver's Root, Veronicastrum virginicum, photo courtesy of Taylor Creek Nurseries

    Culver‚s Root is a statuesque native wildflower with distinctive whorled leaves and floral spikes held aloft like a candelabra. The flowerheads are covered with tiny white-to-p...

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    Culver's Root Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum
    As low as $13.32 Sale $11.32
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Culver's Root is a statuesque native wildflower with distinctive whorled leaves and floral spikes held aloft like a candelabra. The flowerheads are covered with tiny white-to-pale-blue florets, buzzing with bees and butterflies. This perennial creates a striking vertical accent and pairs well with tall perennials and grasses. Highly adaptable for pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, or meadows. (Veronicastrum virginicum)
  23. Stachys monieri Hummelo, Hummelo Betony, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.

    Award-winning Hummelo Betony brings a vigorous burst of spiky violet blooms to your late spring garden while providing a strong mounding groundcover during the rest of the growing se...

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    Hummelo Betony Hummelo Betony Stachys monieri ‘Hummelo’
    $9.32 Sale $7.92
    Per Plant - 3" Pot
    Award-winning Hummelo Betony brings a vigorous burst of spiky violet blooms to your late spring garden while providing a strong mounding groundcover during the rest of the growing season. Masses of two-lipped flowers cluster on the top of strong stems and are a favorite for pollinators in a sunny garden. Deer resistant. (Stachys monieri Hummelo)
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