Rick’s Picks for Sun Rick’s Picks for Shade Butters and Hummers Great Grasses

Trudy’s Tried and Terrific have stood the test of time. These are popular plants that have survived the introduction of countless new varieties. They are dependable, long-blooming, low maintenance super stars.

	Ceratostigma or Plumbago  An excellent ground cover with loads of late summer interest. Sky blue flowers begin in mid summer and persist until a hard frost. Green summer foliage slowly matures to brilliant bronze-red by fall.
	Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ Golden-yellow flowers on a bushy yet airy clump of fine, needle-like foliage. Blooms  all summer if occasionally trimmed back. Deer resistant. Full sun.
	Dianthus or Pinks ‘Frosty Fire’ Attractive blue-green foliage, a compact mounding habit and flowers that bloom most of the summer and again in the fall. Requires good drainage, 6-7 inches tall.
	Echinacea or Coneflower ‘Pow Wow Wildberry’ Pow Wow Wildberry is the new standard in dwarf purple coneflower. Pow Wow is smothered with bright pink-purple daisy flowers all summer. It is compact, well-branched, has clean foliage and stands 18-24 inches tall.
	Gaura or Wandflower ‘Crimson Butterflies’ A real hummingbird magnet with loads of hot pink flowers held on bright red stems. Blooms all summer. Easy to grow and great in a patio pot. Nicknamed wand flower because flowers are held upon wispy wands that dance in the breeze. Must have good drainage.
	Gaillardia ‘Mesa Yellow’ Mesa yellow gaillardia is a uniform compact plant with a strong upright habit. Plants have 2-3 inch non-fading bright yellow blossoms all summer. Heat and drought tolerant, deer resistant.
	Hemerocallis or Daylily ‘Going Bananas’ You’ll go bananas for this daylily with its large lemon-yellow flowers that bloom almost continually until early fall. Each stalk can have 10-15 blooms!  Plants are 18-22 inches tall.
	Hosta ‘Island Breeze’ Wide green margins contrast with bright yellow centers in spring. Centers turn chartruese in shade but stay yellow with some sun. Showy red stems. 12 inches.
	Heuchera or Coral Bells ‘Caramel’ Vigorous growth and dense robust habit. Leaves range in color from apricot to amber depending on light and temperature. 12 inches.
	Leucanthemum or Shasta Daisy ‘Daisy May’ The best new short shasta daisy on the market!  Compact, sturdy, forms a dome of  solid white flowers. 3 inch single pure white flowers, 20 inches tall. Blooms right up until frost. Butterfly magnet.
	Rudbekia or Black- Eyed Susan ‘Little Goldstar’ The best new dwarf Black-Eyed Susan available.  Forms a compact, dome-shaped clump of golden yellow flowers. Just 14-16 inches tall. Looks great in a pot.
	Salvia ‘New Dimensions Blue’ Bright purple-blue flowers on strong upright stems. Forms a compact 14-18 inch mound. Heat and drought tolerant, deer resistant.