Frost to Frost™ Program Guide
Keep Perennial Color on Your Retail Bench from Season to Season
10/12/2020
Plan for Frost to Frost™ Color
A little planning goes a long way. Build stunning endcaps by choosing ahead of time what perennials you will be featuring throughout the year. Sequencing a different set of perennials to show color in each of the four core seasons will ensure the high value areas of your garden center are always looking nice, and keep things fresh for returning visitors.
Start with a Theme
Take things to the next level by adding a theme, such as Pollinator Plants, Deer Resistant, or Shade Perennials. Plants that solve problems are often among the first off the shelves.
An example of this would be building a Proven Pollinators® table. Starting with a display Paint the Town Dianthus in Early Spring, transitioning to Leading Lady Monarda in Late Spring, COLOR CODED® Echinacea in Early Summer, and finishing the summer off with FALL IN LOVE™ Anemone.
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| Multi Season (Trim & Rebloom) | |||
| Early Spring (Weeks 15-22) - These plants bloom from April - May and tend to be on the early end of the Spring rush. Perennials in this category include Dianthus and spring blooming types of Phlox. Late Spring (Weeks 23-27) - June is perennial month, and that is when you will usually find these plants in flower. With forcing these plants may be ready in May. Perennials in this category include Baptisia and Monarda. Early Summer (Weeks 28-33) - Spanning July to mid August. Plants in this category include Heliopsis, Hibiscus, and Echinacea. Late Summer (Weeks 34-38) -These plants are among the slowest plants to mature, coming into flower in mid August to September. Japanese Anemones are a good example of this type of perennial. Multi Season - Fabulous Foliage (Weeks 19-38) - These plants are grown primarily for their foliage and so look good all summer long. Use these plants to fill in a gap between flowering nursery stock. Perennials in this category include Heuchera, Hostas, and Ferns. Multi Season - Trim & Rebloom (Weeks 19-38) - These plants typically flower in Late Spring or Early Summer and with a trim will flush back out to show late season color. Use these plants with their second sales window to supplement late summer and fall programs. Perennials in this category include Shasta Daises, Nepeta, and Salvia nemorosa. | |||
| Variety | Input | Blooms | Proven Pollinator® | Deer Resistant | Drought Tolerant | Rebloomer | Lowest Main. | Made for the Shade | Nativar | Fabulous Foliage |
| Achillea Firefly Collection | BR, Liner | ESu - LSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Agastache MEANT TO BEE™ Collection | Liner | MSu - LSu | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Allium 'Serendipity' | BR | MSu - LSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Amsonia 'Storm Cloud' & 'String Theory' | BR, Liner | LSp - ESu | X | X | X | |||||
| Anemone FALL IN LOVE™ 'Sweetly' | Liner | LSu - EFa | X | X | ||||||
| Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace' | Liner | ESu - MSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Astilbe 'Dark Side of the Moon' | BR, Liner | MSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Baptisia DECADENCE® Series | BR, Liner | LSp - ESu | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Bergenia 'Miss Piggy' | Liner | ESp - LSp | X | X | X | |||||
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds' & 'Queen of Hearts' | Liner | MSp - LSp | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Clematis 'Stand By Me' & 'Stand By Me Lavender' | BR | LSp - MSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® Series | Liner | ESu | X | X | X | |||||
| Dianthus Paint the Town Series | Liner | ESu | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Dicentra 'Pink Diamonds' | Liner | LSp - EFa | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Echinacea COLOR CODED® Collection | Liner | ESu - EFa | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Echinacea DOUBLE CODED™ Collection | Liner | ESu - EFa | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Echinacea LAKOTA™ Fire | Liner | ESu - EFa | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Geranium pratense 'Boom Chocolatta' | Liner | ESu - LSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Gypsophila paniculata Festival Star® | BR, Liner | LSp - EFa | X | X | ||||||
| Heliopsis helianthoides 'Bit of Honey', Tuscan Gold™ & 'Tuscan Sun' | BR, Liner | MSu - LSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Hemerocallis RAINBOW RHYTHM® Collection | BR | ESu - LSu | X | |||||||
| Heuchera DOLCE® Series | Liner | Foliage | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Heuchera DRESSED UP™ Series | Liner | Foliage | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Heuchera PRIMO® Series | Liner | Foliage | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® Series | Liner | Foliage | X | X | X | |||||
| Hibiscus SUMMERIFIC® Collection | BR, Liner | MSu - LSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Hosta SHADOWLAND® Collection | Liner | Foliage | X | X | X | |||||
| Kniphofia PYROMANIA™ Collection | BR, Liner | ESu - LSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Lavandula angustifolia Sweet Romance® | Liner | ESu - EFa | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Leucanthemum superbum AMAZING DAISIES® Collection | Liner | ESu - LSu | X | X | ||||||
| Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' | Liner | MSu | X | |||||||
| Monarda Leading Lady Series | Liner | ESu - MSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Monarda didyma Pardon My Series | Liner | MSu - LSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Monarda UPSCALE™ | Liner | MSu - LSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Nepeta 'Cat's Meow' & 'Cat's Pajamas' | BR, Liner | ESu - EFa | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Origanum 'Drops of Jupiter' | Liner | LSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Penstemon 'Midnight Masquerade' | BR, Liner | ESu - MSu | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Denim 'n Lace' & Sage Advice' | BR, Liner | MSu - EFa | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Phlox 'Cloudburst' | BR, Liner | ESu - LSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Phlox Opening Act Series | BR, Liner | ESu - MSu | X | X | X | |||||
| Phlox paniculata LUMINARY™ Collection | BR, Liner | MSu - LSu | X | X | ||||||
| Phlox Sprite & MOUNTAINSIDE™ Series | Liner | MSp - LSp | X | |||||||
| Phlox subulata SPRING BLING™ Series | BR, Liner | MSp - LSp | X | X | ||||||
| Polemonium 'Heaven Scent' | Liner | ESu - MSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Pulmonaria 'Pink-a-Blue' & 'Spot On' | Liner | LSp | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Salvia COLOR SPIRES® Collection | BR, Liner | LSp - ESu | X | X | ||||||
| Salvia nemorosa Profusion Series | BR, Liner | LSp - ESu | X | X | X | |||||
| Sedum ROCK 'N GROW® Collection | BR, Liner | EFa | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Sedum ROCK 'N LOW™ Collection | BR, Liner | ESu - MSu | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Sedum ROCK 'N ROUND™ Collection | BR, Liner | LSu - EFa | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Tiarella 'Cutting Edge' | Liner | ESp - LSp | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Veronica MAGIC SHOW® Collection | BR, Liner | ESp - LSp | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Fern - Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' | Liner | Foliage | X | X | X | |||||
| Grass - PRAIRIE WINDS® Collection | Liner | LSu - EFa | X | X | X | X | X |
