Trudy’s Tried and Terrific
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.
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Ceratostigma or Plumbago or Leadwort
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Hosta ‘June’
An oldie but a goodie. Wide blue green margins with chartreuse centers in spring. The centers fade to gold in summer. Lavender flowers.15 inches. |
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Heuchera or Coral Bells ‘Georgia Peach’
Glowing peach colored leaves measure up to 8 inches wide. Creamy white flowers. 14 inches tall. |
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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. |
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Panicum or Switch Grass ‘Cheyenne Sky’
A petite red switch grass. Ideal for containers. But hardy and forms a tight vase-shaped clump of blue-green foliage that turns wine red in early-mid summer. 2-3 ft. Deer resistant. A native cultivar. |
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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. |
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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. |