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.

Rock Candy® Light Pink Beardtongue

Rock Candy® Light Pink Beardtongue

Compact and spreading with deep green foliage, this selection comes alive in late May with fat panicles of light pink flowers. It is a blooming machine into early summer and […]

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Rock Candy® Blue Beardtongue

Rock Candy® Blue Beardtongue

Compact and spreading with deep green foliage, this selection comes alive in late May with fat panicles of bright blue flowers with white throats. It is a blooming machine in […]

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Red Riding Hood Beardtongue

Red Riding Hood Beardtongue

Bright red, tubular flowers on long stems attract hummingbirds and compliments. Great in rock gardens, has long lasting blooms cut or uncut.Drought tolerant once established. Shear mid- to late summer […]

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Purple Riding Hood Beardstongue

Purple Riding Hood Beardstongue

Beardstongue is a native North American wildflower and so it’s used to a care-free life, but don’t let the word ‘Native’ scare you away for a lack of a flower […]

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Phoenix Red Penstemon

Phoenix Red Penstemon

‘Phoenix Red’ emerges from the ground as a tight mound of narrow, deep green, pointed foliage. As late spring approaches, thick, bud bearing stalks rise above the foliage and open […]

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Hot Pink Riding Hood Beardtongue

Hot Pink Riding Hood Beardtongue

Hot pink, tubular flowers on long stems cover this hummingbird attracting variety. Upright habit and long lasting color make this a great plant for perennial borders, rock gardens and cut […]

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Electric Blue Beardtongue

Intensely blue flowers sit atop medium green, lance-like foliage. The bright flowers attract butterflies and make this an excellent addition to sunny borders, rock gardens and native plant gardens. Deer […]

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Delft Blue Riding Hood Beard Tongue

Delft Blue Riding Hood Beard Tongue

Hybrid selection with a low clump of thick, glossy green foliage and upright flower spikes festooned with powder-blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Excellent low-maintenance perennial, especially for hot, dry sites. Deer and […]

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Dakota™ Burgundy Beardtongue

Dakota™ Burgundy Beardtongue

There may be no other perennial that boasts as much concentrated color as this easy to grow beauty that features glossy, dark purple foliage and  towers of lavender colored blossoms […]

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Cha Cha Hot Pink Beardtongue

Upright habit and long lasting color make this a great plant for perennial borders, rock gardens and cut flower displays. Hot pink, tubular flowers on long stems cover this hummingbird […]

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Cha Cha Purple Beardtongue

Upright habit and long lasting color make this a great plant for perennial borders, rock gardens and cut flower displays. Purple, tubular flowers on long stems cover this hummingbird attracting […]

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Carillo Beardtongue

Its new, strong red colour, early flowering and improved upward branching make this seed-raised perennial a splendid addition to any garden. ‘Carillo Red’ is best planted in groups and looks […]

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