Perennials

Perennials

Welcome to the Perennials Department! Perennials are important to every garden because of their vast uses, along with the great fact that they come back year after year. Fragrance, pollinator capability, ground cover, soil stabilization, and a full range of color palettes are just a few of the characteristics that make them great for your garden. The team at Van Wilgen’s researches all perennials to make sure only the very best are brought in to help create the dream garden for each customer’s needs and desires. We also grow our own line of perennials right here on the property. These are plants are tried and true as great plants that are well adapted to our growing region. We take pride in working with each customer individually to help them find the exact plants that would be perfect for their garden.

Please note, below is a sample of some of our favorite plants that we carry throughout the year, and not a representation of current inventory. To find out what’s in stock, pay us a visit or give us a call. We’re here to help.

Delta Red Viola

Delta Red Viola

Dense and compact , this harbinger of spring will load up with bright red, half dollar sized flowers in March and continue to bloom until summer. Early blooming and profuse. […]

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Delta Orange Viola

Delta Orange Viola

Dense and compact, this harbinger of spring will load up with bright orange, half dollar sized flowers in March and continue to bloom until summer. Early blooming and profuse. Nice […]

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Delta Lemon Viola

Delta Lemon Viola

Dense and compact , this harbinger of spring will load up with sunny lemon yellow, half dollar sized flowers in March and continue to bloom until summer. Early blooming and […]

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Columbine Pansy

Columbine Pansy

Blooming with abandon, ‘Columbine’ will try and succeed in being the star of any garden throughout the year since its bloom continues unabated from early spring right on into September. […]

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Blue Moon Viola

Blue Moon Viola

Let early spring give you the blues with this dense, trailing, compact blooming machine that produces a big blue wave of flowers that never seems to end. ‘Blue Moon’ is […]

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Black Magic Viola

Black Magic Viola

This selection will have you rubbing your eyes in disbelief once you see its 1″ diameter, matte black flowers with a tiny yellow eye. They are the deepest, darkest Violas […]

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Tiger Eye Viola

Tiger Eye Viola

The new Angel™ Series is a unique cross between hardy Violas and beefy Pansies to bring you these heavenly bursts of early spring color. ‘Tiger Eye’ will delight you with […]

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Ralph Shugert Periwinkle

Ralph Shugert Periwinkle

This variegated selection of ‘Bowles’ is named after the esteemed nurseryman Ralph Shugert from Michigan. The dark green leaves have a thin white border. Deep blue flowers in spring.

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Dark Blue Flowering Periwinkle

Dark Blue Flowering Periwinkle

Dreamy, dark blue flowers with a hint of lavender will make this dependable groundcover come alive with luscious color starting in early May and continuing intermittently well into the summer […]

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Bowles Periwinkle

Bowles Periwinkle

A superb groundcover for part to full shade, this plant displays a rich green shiny foliage year-round and a great texture that is a definite landscape plus. Loaded with blue […]

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White Flowering Periwinkle

White Flowering Periwinkle

Dependability is this tough groundcover’s middle name, but don’t think just because it so tolerant that it lacks anything in the beauty department! You’ll love its deep green foliage on […]

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Culver’s Root

Culver’s Root

Starting in late spring red buds line the upright stalks and open in summer showing off purple pollinator-attracting flowers. Lance-like leaves whorl up the stems and provide a strong vertical […]

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