Eminence Meadows online garden catalog of perennials and perennial plants.

Eminence Meadows offers a very wide selection of herbaceous perennial plants. From mountain temperate alpine plants to tropical tender perennials, from shade loving Brunnera and Hostas to heat and sun thriving Canna and Dahlia, our selection includes many rarest and choice perennial plants.

Few perennials rival the brilliant beauty of the early Summer blooming Oriental Poppy. Eminence Meadows offers some of the best new hybrid varieties of Papaver available. They are easy to grow, long lived and the large flowers are nothing short of stunning, a must for any sunny perennial garden.

Some of our temperate raised bed grown perennials are shipped early spring and fall, bare rooted. Plants shipped bare rooted are marked with (BR) Our tender perennials and some of the temperate ones are shipped throughout the growing season in containers. Plants shipped in containers are marked with (CTN).

(Monkshood) z 3-7 CTN
Handsome and hardy plants found mostly in mountainous areas, Monkshood grow from perennial tubers which multiply and form large clumps over time. Ideal perennials for the sunny to partially shaded perennial garden, this plant comes in a wide variety of color and height. Planted in a woodland setting these perennial plants make a bold addition to perennial gardens.

Bessingham Spires: 20". A compact and bushy cultivar with intense dark violet-blue flowers. $10
Bicolor: An exciting bicolor with loose panicles of flowers on widely branched, arching stems. The "hood" of the flower is pale blue with white streaks and the lower petals are intense blue. $12
Blue Sceptre: 20". A compact, bushy perennial plant with large white flowers that have a wide blue edge. $10
Charmichaelii 'Arelsii': Large, purple 4-6' fall blooming. $8
Carmichaelii 'Cloudy': 24". Soft blue flowers blooming mid-summer above glossy, dark green foliage. $12
Eleanora: Off-white flowers with a very narrow blue edge. $8
Napellus White: Rare, white, vigorous 4-6' early summer blooming. $10
Napellus Blue: Very dark inky-blue 4-6' flowers in Summer. $8
Pink Sensation: 40". A delicate and atractive Monkshood with thin foliage and soft pink blooms. $12
Stainless Steel: 40". Attractive steel-blue flowers in mid-summeron loosely-branched spikes. $10

Kissho Kan 12". Japanese selection of Agave featuring blue-green leaves with creamy-white edges and burgundy-brown terminal spines. ctn $15

Aster z 4-7 CTN
Popular garden plants, perennial asters usually bloom from late summer into the fall. They add color to any sunny or partially shaded perennial garden. As woodland plants they cheer-up gardens when little else is in bloom.

Ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaka' z4-8 A late blooming aster (October-November) which grows to 2' in light shade. Deep purple flowers with yellow-green centers. $12
Novae Anglae 'Purple Tower': 4' light purple flowers. z 4-8 $7

(Ferns) z 3-7 CTN
Ideal perennial plants for shaded gardens when few other plants will grow. Ferns are among the most ancient plants on earth, first appearing 400 million years ago. These easy to grow perennials like a rich, moist and slightly acidic soil, so adding some leaf mold to the garden soil helps. Their delicate leaf structure adds grace when planted with other shade-loving plants as hostas.

Burgundy Lace: Lacy foliage in beautiful metallic burgeoned tones over silver. $12
Dre's Dagger: Rediscovered from the time of Victorian gardens, this choice fern has deep green fronds crisscrossed that come to a narrow point which terminates with a small crest that grows all season. $12
fix-femina 'Rotstiel': 18-24". A German introduction with delicate, lacy folaiage. $12
fix-femina 'Branford Beauty': 21". This extreamly vigorous interspecific beauty sports red stalks and grey-flecked leaves. $12
fix-femina 'Ghost': 2-3'. Clump forming with upright growth and ghostly, silver-grey foliage. $12
niponicum 'Pictum': 8-20". A choice selection of Japanese Painted Fern with silver, red and green fronds. $12
niponicum pictum 'Applecourt': 12-24". A beautiful two-toned fern with fronds of silver and green, red stems and a created tip. $12
Silver Falls: Stunning silver with red veins. $12
Ursula's Red: Silver flushed wine red. $12

(Columbine) z 3-8 CTN
Aquilegia is one of the most well known and beautiful garden perennials and have been used in perennial gardens for centuries. Referred to as 'cottage plants', this hardy perennial is late spring blooming and a favorite among hummingbirds. A garden in full to part sun, with a rich and moist soil is the best location for fine perennial plant.

X Hybrid 'Bonnets': Mixed pinks and purples with white bonnet. $6

(Macrophylla) z 3-9 CTN
This hardy perennial plant is native to Siberia and other parts of Asia. Ideally planted in a moist and partially shaded garden, these lovely plants produce large clusters of tiny blue forget-me-not type flowers in early spring held over beautifully colored heart-shaped leaves that add attraction to the garden well into the fall. An excellent choice for the moist woodland perennial garden.

Broken Skies: A sport of B. 'Jack Frost' found here at Eminence Meadows which for the past 4 years has ben consistently inconsistent with the silver markings on its leaves ranging from almost solid silver to "broken skies" of silver cloud cover, making each leaf uniquely different. Very attractive! $12
Dawson's White: New, large white borders, very striking. $10
Jack Frost: Glistening silver leaves, richly veined and margined in deep green, bright blue flowers. $12 PP13859
Kings Ranson: This beautiful new Brunnera displays a wide, creamy yellow margin and a light creamy frosting over the remainder of the silver leaves. Very attractive! $16
Langtrees: Large green heart-shaped leaves with a ring of silver spots, blue flowers. $10
Looking Glass: All silver, shiny leafed sport of 'Jack Frost', blue flowers. $12 PP17829
Spring Yellow: The springtime foliage of this strong growing Brunnera is a delightful light yellow, gradually turning pale green to chartreuse. CTN $12

z 4-7 CTN
Rare, long lived with pale yellow blooms on long stems, cut flower. $6

(Snakeroot, Bugbane) z 4-8 CTN
Native to the northeastern United States, Canada and parts of Asia, these choice perennial plants are prized for both their foliage and flowers that are produced on spikes during the summer. This perennial is a long-lived plant that grows best is a partially shaded garden with soil that is moist and rich in organic material. Definitely one of the most rewarding plants to grow in any perennial garden. All members of the genus Cimicifuga have been recently changed to the genus Actea.

Black Negligee: A Terra Nova introduction and is said by many of their customer to be the darkest of all the varieties. If you haven't tried growing Actae, this might be the one to try.
Burnette: Beautiful deep bronze to black foliage, ovate and deeply cut. $12
Carbonelle; A tall Actea (72") with very dark purple-black foliage and lovely pink flowers spikes August thru September. Beautiful for back of the border. CTN $15
Hillside Black Beauty: PP#9988. Dark coppery-purple foliage with 4-6' stalks of creamy-white bottle brush fragrant blooms. $14
Simplex 'James Compton': 3-4'. Very dark purple foliage with white, sometimes tinged pink, bottlebush-like flowers in late summer. $12
S. 'Pink Spike': 3-4'. Pale-pink flower spikes are held above dark bronze-purple foliage making a beautiful contrast in late summer to fall. $12
S. 'White Pearl': 48-54". A beautiful snakeroot with showy creamy-white, bottlebrush-like flowers in Sept. - Oct. held above attractive ferny compound foliage. $12

z 3-8 BR

Turtlehead obiqua: Colonizing for part shade, pink flowers in Fall. $7

Coleus z 10-11 Sun. Luxuriant foliage in many colors and patterns make these tender perennials a popular choice for sunny gardens and containers. Grown as annuals in colder zones, they can be over wintered as greenhouse plants in sunny windows. 2 1/2" pots $6 each. Sold in 6 packs for $24/6 pack during the months of May thru July. Order early or email then for availability.

Gold Brocade Golden-green leaves veined in light tan and splashed with dark red make this tall coleus a centerpiece.
Gold Finch Heart shaped leaves are bright yellow to white with red splashing and light green brushed slightly at the bases.
Lancelot Velvet Mocha Bronze to chocolate colored lance shaped leaves.
Lime Ruffles Rich, dark green leaves surrounded by sharp contrasting chartreuse to golden yellow in the centers and along beautifully ruffled edges.
Peter Wonder This very colorful and frilly coleus has leaves colored light to dark green with light tan veining and reddish-pink center veins and spotted edges.
Tabasco Dark purple-red interiors with a lighter and brighter middle red ring surrounded by dark red edges.
Two Tone Dusk-maroon centers surrounded by muted red. Eye catching.

z 8-10 CTN & BR
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, summer and autumn-flowering tuberous perennials that are originally from Mexico. Hybridization done over the past 200 years has produced an assortment of color, size and flower shape that no other garden plant can compare to. These sun-loving plants grow best in a soil that is rich in organic material, well drained and moist. Addition of phosphorus to the garden soil is a must for good flower production. As a cut flower Dahlias are unrivaled. Eminence Meadows has chosen some of the best varieties available for early, productive blooming and beauty.

Hy Bolero: 5'. A vigorous, stunning Dahlia that produces an endless supply of single yellow-white brushed rose red flowers from Summer till frost. A truly spectacular tender perennial. $10
Hy Trio: 5'. An excellent straight stemmed cactus form with white flowers streaked and spotted lavender-red, making an excellent cut flower for your garden. $10
Taum Sulk: Large orange-red flower on long purple stems, very beautiful and vigorous. $10

(Fairy Wing, Barrenwort) z 4-8 CTN
Long lived and easy to grow, Epimedium is a genus of 21 related plant species native to southern Europe, and central, southern and eastern Asia. While exceptionaly beautiful and delicate in appearence, both in foliage and bloom, they are tough, growing by underground woody rhizomes and once established becoming very tolerant to periodic drought. They can be grown is sun or part shade in well drained, humus-rich soil that is moisture rententive. This lovely perennial is widely diversified and has many medicinal uses also.

E. grandiflorum 'Dark Beauty': 12". The new foliage which emerges chocolate-purple is topped with large purple and white bicolor flowers in the spring. $15
E. grandiflorum 'Red Queen': 14". Large, vividly rose-red colored flowers grow out from under the huge leaflets of this choice perennial. $15
E. grandiflorum 'Saxons Purple': 14". Exceptional beautiful with large lavender flowers held high above the foliage. Small new leaflets have a copper overlay on this select perennial plant. $15
E. grandiflorum var. higonese 'Bandit': 12". Exceptional and eye-catching with a striking 1/2" dark purple margin around the edge of each leaf and clusters of large white flowers held above. $20
E. x rubrum 'Sweetheart': 16". Beautiful and evergreen, the new leaves are flushed red and topped with clusters of beautiful bright-pink flowers. $15
X Perralchicum 'Frohnleiten': 15". Spiney, evergreen leaves with a reddish tinge, robust species that tolerates dry conditions. $9
pubigerum 'Orange King': 18". Beautiful orange and yellow flowers are held above mid-green foliage that has a thin red edge in the spring. $12
youngianum 'Roseum': 6". A beautiful groundcover with light green foliage and lovely lavender-pink flowers. $15

z8-11 Excellent container plants that are easy to grow. Beautiful blooms over long period of time that liven up any shady growing space.

z4-7 Easy to grow clump forming perennials for sunny areas with well drained but moist, humus-rich soil.

(Cranesbill) z 4-8 CTN
These dainty, mostly single flowered plants bloom from early spring to late summer. Not to be confused with the common geranium plant, hardy geraniums are ideal perennials for use in both sunny and partially shaded perennial gardens. The coloration of the foliage on these lovely perennial plants turn into vivid fall colors which provide added interest to any garden. A highly recommended plant for use in any garden.

Hocus Pocus: Dark bronze-purple foliage and large lavender-purple flowers on strong, upright 16" plants, exceptional. $12
Hybrid 'Jolly Bee': 24". Massive cupped blue flowers with large white centers and dark maroon arteries, very floriferous, long blooming plants. $12
Margaret Wilson: z 5-9. Beautiful creamy, marbled, variegation on this tough introduction from England. $12
maculatum 'Espresso': 12". Contrasting pale pink flowers are held above attractively divided leaves colored reddish brown to purplish crimson. CTN. $12
pratense 'Double Jewel': 17". Intense dark-green foliage contrasts well with the double white flowers centered with a rich purple heart. CTN. $12
Psilostemon: 4. King of hardy geraniums, brilliant large magenta flowers with black veins. Blooms all Summer. $12
sanguinum 'Elke':9". Round, compact plants with finely cut glossy green foliage with unique dark pink flowers, red veins and an eye-catching white edge. CTN. $12
Wlassovianum: 18-24". Attractive bushy plants that have grayish, hairy leaves with bronze markings on the new foliage and produce margenta-purple heavily veined glowers, with white eyes. $12

z 3-8 CTN
A hardy native American plant that is long lived and grows best in full sun.

Loraine Sunshine: 30". One of the most beautiful of variegated perennials, the stunning white with green veined leaves are offset with beautiful yellow daisy like flowers. Quite stunning and very cold-hardy. $12

Hibuscus Sun. Tender perennial often grown as houseplants in colder growing zones

Acetosella 'Haight-Ashbury' 3-4' z9-11

Maple-shaped and segregated leaves are heavily variegated with red, copper and coral pink and lovely dark red single flowers. A truly whimsical plant for both gardens and containers. CTN $12

z 4-9 CTN
Grow in full sun or light shade in well-drained, rich, acidic soil.

z 7-10 CTN
S. African scillia relative with strap-like grey-green leaves spotted dark gray, easy to grow, full sun. $8

z 3-9 CTN & BR
Aristocrats of the plant kingdom, the cultivated species and varieties of Ligularia form a noble group of plants that draw attention in any perennial garden. Given ample space and the right growing conditions (rich and moist soil) they thrive in shade, part shade and even full sun if given enough moisture. They are long lived, form massive clumps and make ideal specimen perennial plants for woodland gardens. Both in foliage and bloom they are very impressive perennials.

Britt-Marie Crawford: Chocolate-black leaves with purple undersides, yellow daisy-like flowers. CTN. $10
Greynog Gold: 65". Orange-yellow flowers, good specimen plant. $8
Desdemona: 4'. Large leaves with purple undersides, dark yellow daisy like flowers. $8
Dragon Wings: This purple stemmed ligularia has deeply divided and serragated leathery bright green leaves 12" across. $12
Osiris Cafe Noir 24" tall. Thick, leathery, deep purplish black leaves transition to shades of bronze and then turn to live green at maturity. $12
Osiris Fantaisie: A beautiful new Ligularia hybrid with colorful wedge shaped green leaves with burgundy undersides. Heavily rippled leaf margins accent the burgundy leaf petioles which end into glowing yellowish-white veins. Yellow daisy-like flowers. $12. PP19302 Available
Palmatoloba: 4'. 1940's hybrid huge leaves, light yellow flowers, rare. $10
Przewwalskii "Dragon's Breath": A small garden-sized version of this georgeous foliage plant with "dragon fire" leaves growing to a blooming height of 31". $12
Senecio The Rocket: 4-6'. Beautiful foliage with tall yellow flower spike. $7

z 4-9 CTN
Tri-colored foliage, pink and orange blooms, honey suckle vine. $14

(Bee Balm) z 3-8 CTN
A beautiful genus of plants with very attractive foliage and flowers. The young leaves make an excellent tea. Full sun or part shade in a moist, rich soil in an area with good air movement.

Blaustumpf: 4-5'. A German variety with whorls of intense, purple blossoms on dark purple stems. $8
Bradburina: 18". A little known species found in the Ozark mt. region of SE Missouri. Large light-lavender-pink flowers and dark green foliage. $8
Croftway Pink: 4'. A very attractive Bee Balm with delightful, pink flowers. $8
Little Siberia: 30". A very pretty hybrid with small, clear pink flowers and attractive foliage that is light green with a slight red edge. From Little Siberia Perennials, Grantville, VT. $8
Marshall's Delight: 3-4'. Beautiful, large rose-pink flowers are produced over a long period of time. Choice. $8
Red Delight: 4'. Eye-catching rosy-red flowers are produced in abundance atop bright, light green leaves slightly edged in red. From Bill Parker, Jefferson, NY. $8
Velvet Queen: 42-48". Exceptionaly beautiful, this enchanting Bee Balm produces light-lavender-pink flowers all summer above attractive fuzzy green leaves. $8

(Oriental Poppy) z 3-5 BR in Fall, CTN in Spring/Summer.
Large flowers on upright stems. Papaver Oriental need full sun and well-drained fertile soil, and dies down in mid-summer.

Harlem: 28". Large burgundy-rose flowers with black base. Re-blooms in September. Foliage stays green longer then other varieties. One of the 'New York' series. $12
Summer Breeze Yellow: 12-15". A cute little poppy with radiant yellow flowers blooming over an extended period of time. $12
Staten Island: 28". Purple-red flowers with black spots in the base. Re-blooms in September. Foliage stays green longer. 'New York' series. $12

(Solomon's Seal) z 4-8 BR
Woodland plants, single stemmed with white, clump forming, tubular flowers with green tips growing from rhizomes.

Canaliculatum (Giant Soloman's Seal): 36". Impressive solid green leaves with large 1 1/2" flowers. $8
falcutum 'Variegatum': 2-3'. Light green, creamy edged leaves on red stems and creamy-white tubular flowers make this variegated Soloman's Seal most attractive. $12
Humile (Dwarf Solomon's Seal) 6-8" tall. A lovely clump forming ground cover with white flowers in the spring. $12
odoratum 'Variegatum': 20". This showy Soloman's Seal is easy to grow, very hardy and quite beautiful. $12
x hybridum 'Striatum': 15". Dark green, crinkled, glossy leaves edged and streaked white with white tubular flowers. $12

(Primrose)
If you have a cool, moist and partially shaded garden location you should consider growing Primrose. They are among the earliest of spring plants to bloom and these hardy perennial plants put on a perennial performance that's hard to beat. If given enough moisture they can be grown in full sun. This is a shallow rooted plant that is easy to transplant and here at Eminence Meadows I plant them in full sun, in barrels where they bloom for weeks even before the frosts are over. After they bloom I transplant them into a raised bed in a shady location where they thrive all summer long with little care, waiting for next spring's show. The varieties offered are very hardy and very beautiful.

Elizabeth Killelay: z 4-8, 6". A very distintive and floriferous primrose with fragrant double flowers of deep-maroon petals with gold edges. $12
Purchase Giant: Large white with yellow center likes cool moist location BR $8
Lois Lutz: 5". Many beautiful and large red-purple flowers, exceptional vigor and hardiness. z 4-9, CTN. $10

z 3-8 CTN
This beautiful and rare native American perennial woodlander grows from thick rhizimes forming dense mats over time. The juice from the root was used by Native Americans as a dye and body paint. It also has medicinal uses.

z10b-11 Tropical, succulent like plants grown as
houseplants. Very easy to care for.

(Stonecrop) z 3-9 BR & CTN
Sedum are fleshy-leaved plants with large clusters of small flowers in late summer or early fall. These sun-loving perennials are attractive even when not in bloom. They make a choice plant for planting in the sunny perennial garden. They also make excellent container perennial plants.

Matrona: 3'. Beautiful German hybrid, large purple tinged leaves, pink flowers. BR. $8
Picolette: 12". Small bronze-red perennial foliage with a silver sheen and many small clusters of small pink flowers. $12
Purple Emperor: 18". New, intense purple-red coloration, outstanding for contrast planting. CTN. $10
Hab Grey: From Russia, glaucous grey-blue leaves with pink flower heads, very nice. CTN. $8
Xenox: 16". The beautiful leaves of this Sedum are blue-purple tinged grey as it is covered with a blue glaze caused by a thick wax layer. Flowers are pink and darken as they mature. $12

(Meadow Rue) z 4-9
These beautify and graceful airy-looking plants have foliage that is similar to the perennial Columbine. With their sprays of small flowers they make excellent additions to any perennial garden, shade or sun. This is a plant that likes a rich, well-drained and moist soil and are very long-lived if they are well grown.

(Spiderwort) z 4-9 CTN
Full sun and ordinary soil, good border plant.

Billberry Ice: 15". Compact plants with soft-purple flowers blended with white edges. $8
Caerulea Plena: 20". Double dark-blue flowers. $8
Sunshine Charm: 21". Vigorous, compact, and long blooming wih glowing gold foliage and lavender pink flowers make this new Terra Nova introduction very desirable. $12.

Perennial Plant Links:Coleusfinder.org - One of the best web sites for information about Coleus.