Perennial Picks - Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' | Walters Gardens
Discover Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'—a standout perennial that brings months of color, pollinator activity, and effortless beauty to the garden. Hans Hansen, our Director of New Plant Development, explores why Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' has become a favorite among gardeners. With its compact habit, vibrant lavender-blue flowers, and impressive bloom time, this easy-care plant is perfect for borders, walkways, and cottage gardens. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting, Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' is the perfect addition to your garden or landscape.
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This Black-Eyed Susan is Built Different | Walters Gardens
🌻✨ We've struck gold! Meet Rudbeckia 'Treasure Trove' the Black-Eyed Susan built for big blooms and vigor. 🌻✨ This powerhouse perennial is resilient, 'Treasure Trove' is highly resistant to Septoria leaf spot, with no damage observed through six years of trials. With its vigorous growth, long bloom season, and easy-care nature, 'Treasure Trove' is a great choice for adding bold color to pollinator gardens, borders, and late-season landscapes. 🌻🐝 Let us know what you think about this new variety and if you plan on adding it to your garden! 🌻💛✨
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We Grew 9 Alliums Side by Side — The Differences Might Surprise You | Walters
💜 Looking for the perfect Allium to add to your garden? With so many varieties to choose from, it can be difficult to find the right one for you. In this video we'll highlight the key differences between these varieties to help make the decision easier! From flower color, habit, bloom time, and overall garden presence, we're taking a deep dive into this perennial favorite. 💜🌿 Watch the full comparison and let us know which Allium you’d pick! 🪻💜🐝
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Perennial Picks - Why we love Lavandula 'Summer Serenade' | Walters Gardens
💜🪻 Meet your new favorite Lavender💜🪻 Lavandula 'Summer Serenade' is a new variety for 2027, and we are in love with its beautiful flowers and lovely fragrance. Not to mention its ability to flood your garden with pollinators. Lavandula 'Summer Serenade' is the perfect addition to your summer garden. Let us know in the comments why you love lavender and why you're excited for 'Summer Serenade' 🪻✨
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Salvia LIVING LARGE 'Big Sky'
Looking to give your garden a fresh take on a classic favorite? Meet Salvia LIVING LARGE 'Big Sky', a bold and beautiful perennial with striking lavender-blue blooms that draw in pollinators of all kinds. In this video, we'll compare 'Big Sky' to other Salvias as we take a closer look at growth habits, ideal sun and soil conditions, and how to incorporate it into your landscape design! Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just getting started, Salvia LIVING LARGE 'Big Sky' is a resilient and rewarding addition to any space!
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Thalictrum Comparison
Are you looking to add a bit of magic to your garden? We're comparing two whimsical varieties of Thalictrum, also known as Meadow Rue: Cotton Candy & Cotton Ball. These airy, soft perennials bring height, color, and movement to any garden space. Both varieties are deer-resistant, pollinator-friendly, and perfect for adding that touch of character and texture!
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Nepeta Comparison
Meet Nepeta: The purrfect low-maintenance perennial for your garden! We're looking into how these durable, pollinator-friendly plants compare in terms of size, color, bloom time, and preference! Deer and rabbit resistance, rebloomable characteristics, and hardy up to Zone 3, these perennials make them easy to love! Compared Nepeta: Cat's Pajamas Cat's Meow Picture Purrfect Lemon Purrfection Chartreuse on the Loose Catwalk Queen Purrsian Blue Walker's Low
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Getting to Know Eucomis
No matter which way you slice it, this new collection of Pineapple Lilies from @ProvenWinnersYouTube is going to stand out in your garden. A Pineapple Lily of intermediate size, this plant is perfect for use in mixed perennial borders or as a thriller in containers. Eucomis are a tropical looking perennial native of South Africa. They are nicknamed "Pineapple Lily" for their tall inflorescence and spiky tops that look like the tropical fruit. Excellent as a perennial thriller in containers or the landscape. These plants can be tender and winter protection is recommended when growing in colder zones.
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Buddleia Collection Comparison
Butterfly Bushes have certainly earned their place in the garden over the years, and its easy to see why. Just when we need a breath of fresh air in the late summer heat, they happily burst into bloom. At a time when many other plants are already spent, buddleias are just beginning their show. Their passive coloring and texture makes a wonderful backdrop for perennials, and you'll love the butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds that flock to their honey-scented blossoms. Join Andrew Jager, our Marketing Manager, to learn more about the Cascade, HUMDINGER®, and MONARCH® collections of Buddleia. Hardy in zones 5-10!
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Shasta Daisy Varieties Side by Side
Shasta Daisies are all-time favorites for the perennial border. The cheery flowers begin to appear in early summer and continue on for several months if faithfully deadheaded. Shastas mix so effortlessly with other perennials that no garden should be without them! Learn more about Shasta Daisies with our Marketing Manager, Andrew Jager. Hardy in zones 5-9!
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Spigelia - A Native Perennial for your Garden
Spigelia is underutilized in the landscape due to limited availability, but it's poised to make an explosion in popularity. Why? It's a very versatile perennial-it grows naturally in either sun or shade. This perennial can be found growing in the wild in woodlands and along streambanks throughout the Eastern United States. It's wildly popular among wildflower enthusiasts and highly sought after. Andrew Jager explains the differences between the Spigelia varieties that we offer.
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Common Amsonia Types and Varieties to Try
Native perennials are trending, and Bluestar is the classic North American perennial! This easy care, heat and humidity tolerant, deer resistant perennial is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for low maintenance or native perennials. Join Andrew Jager to learn about common Amsonia types and varieties.
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Salvia Variety Comparison Update
Andrew Jager, our Marketing Manager, takes you around the display gardens to show you which Salvia's are blooming on June 1st in Michigan.
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Baptisia Side By Side
On June 1, Andrew Jager talked about the Baptisia varieties blooming in our display gardens now. Baptisia is easy to grow and will thrive with little maintenance. There are many potential applications in the landscape including meadow plantings, as a backdrop in borders, or as a specimen.
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Epimedium Variety Comparison
Join our Marketing Manager, Andrew Jager, in our greenhouse to see the different Epimedium varieties blooming. Epimedium are one of the few plants capable of surviving in dry shade. Although slow to establish, mature plants will not be missed in the landscape, particularly when in flower.
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Buddleia Cascade Series Comparison
Think all Buddleia look the same? Think again! Unlike the typical Butterfly Bush, the panicles on this flowering shrub cascade downward, similar to the look of weeping willow or a bridalwreath spirea. Learn more about the Cascade Series with our trials manager, Laura Robles.
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Perovskia Side by Side
Perovskia can be used in a wide variety of environments with little attention through the season - a reason they have long been a staple of landscapers. Join Laura Robles as she goes through the landscape and shows a side-by-side comparison of each variety.
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Pink Diamonds Dicentra
An alpine-type bleeding heart that's worthy of the Proven Winners name! Dicentra 'Pink Diamonds' explodes with flowers in late spring to early summer and blooms throughout the season. This is an alpine type of bleeding heart and is not a shade plant. For best results, plant in full sun in soil with good drainage. Do not overwater or plant in an area that gets waterlogged.
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Firefly Achillea Comparison
On July 9, Laura Robles talked about some Achillea we have blooming in our display gardens. Watch the video for more information on each variety.
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Cat's Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect Catmint for fans of 'Cat's Meow' who love the look but want a smaller-scale version. In addition to being a little over half the height, Nepeta 'Cats Pajamas' also blooms about 2-3 weeks earlier than 'Cat's Meow'. The ball-shaped habit carries long, dark flower stems that hold indigo blue flowers.
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Back to the Fuchsia Salvia
Salvia COLOR SPIRES® 'Back to the Fuchsia' is new to the Proven Winners program for the 20-21 season. This variety produces fuchsia pink flowers on dark charcoal stems and is the darkest pink in the series.
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Nepeta Variety Comparison
Join Laura Robles in our display gardens to see the Nepeta varieties blooming side by side. Catmint has everything today’s gardeners are looking for: a low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, long-blooming perennial that looks great all season.
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Salvia Variety Comparison
Salvia is a staple for every sunny garden. It asks little more than sunshine and a little drink every once in a while in return for producing a bountiful mass of colorful flower spires from late spring into early summer. Laura, our trials manager, takes you around the display gardens to show you which Salvia's are blooming on June 9th in Michigan.
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Pink Sparkles Hybrid Creeping Phlox
Phlox SPRING BLING™ 'Pink Sparkles' has soft, baby pink flowers with lighter halos at the centers. The earliest of the series to bloom with the largest flowers (1½")-double the size of most other Phlox subulata types.
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Salvia Fashionista™ 'Midnight Model'
This perennial Salvia is a great option for gardeners looking for a high performing version of a classic plant. 'Midnight Model' features a tight, upright habit with large violet-blue flowers. When in bloom, this will be the focal point of your garden!
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Lagerstroemia 'Cherry Mocha'
This sub-shrub from the Barista® Collection is perfect for adding year round interest to the garden. Glossy foliage and shiny seed heads add interest even when the plant is not in bloom. Although it thrives in hot, sunny places, 'Cherry Mocha' is hardy to Zone 6.
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Agastache 'Rosie Posie'
This incredibly easy to grow perennial is perfect for the full sun areas of your garden. Incredible drought tolerance makes 'Rosie Posie' a great low maintenance option, especially during hot summer months. Use this plant along the front of the border and to attract pollinators to your garden.
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Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night'
7-8" flowers are pale pink with dramatic dark speckling and veining. An indeterminate bloomer, meaning 'Starry Starry Night' will flower the entire length of the stem and longer when compared to traditional Hibiscus varieties.
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Allium 'Millenium'
A season long thriller! 'Millenium' emerges with clean foliage that has an onion taste which is unattractive to rabbits and deer. When in bloom the neighborhood bees will flock to this plant, benefiting all the plants in your yard. Sturdy stems hold seed heads high well after the season has ended, attracting birds in the colder months.
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Buddleia 'Prince Charming'
An exciting color break for Butterfly Bush, Prince Charming's bright cerise pink flowers will draw attention in any garden.
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Coreopsis v. 'Curry Up'
This native perennial is easy to grow and has a long season of bloom. Look for large, 1½" flowers to cover the habit nearly all the way to the ground all summer long. An excellent perennial for beginners or those looking for low maintenance.
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Veronica 'Blue Skywalker'
Blue Skywalker is a refreshing break from Speedwell trends, being taller than it is wide. In addition to the attractive lavender blue flower spikes, 'Blue Skywalker' impresses with disease resistant foliage so the plant stays nice all season long.
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Baptisia 'Indigo Spires'
Long spikes of deep violet purple flowers are accented by a yellow keel. A long-lived native perennial perfect for hot, sunny places.
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Pulmonaria 'Twinkle Toes'
An early season star, 'Twinkle Toes' from Walters Gardens shines from the very first day of spring!
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Phlox p. 'Glamour Girl'
One of the most popular Tall Garden Phlox on the market, 'Glamour Girl' absolutely shines all summer!
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Brunnera m. 'Jack Frost'
One of the very best perennials for early spring, the 2012 Perennial Plant of the Year award winner has aged beautifully!
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