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.

Burgundy Bunny Fountain Grass

Burgundy Bunny Fountain Grass

Popular, compact grass with cream-white flowers held over narrow wine-red foliage. Winter interest.Cut back in early April. Prefers a well drained soil in full sun. Divide clumps in late spring […]

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Purple Passion Vine

This aggressive growing, twining vine with deep green foliage begins bloom in June and continues through the summer, with a unique purple bloom with frilly petals and prominent white center. […]

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Plum Pudding Oriental Poppy

Plum Pudding Oriental Poppy

Flowering from June through August, these stunning, non-fading, plum pink tissue like petals surround a velvety black seed capsule beneath dark purple stamens. Blooms stand on strong stems in a […]

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Royal Wedding Poppy

Royal Wedding Poppy

Charming perennial prized for its large, satiny, pure white blooms with black spots.Divide in fall every 3-5 years. Summer dormancy. Rounded growth habit. Prefers a well drained, loamy soil in […]

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Princess Victoria Louise Poppy

Princess Victoria Louise Poppy

It’s hard not to be a bit awestruck by a plant that forces big buds above rough, deep green basal foliage that open to the most fantastic 3-4″ diameter crinkly, […]

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Prince of Orange Poppy

Prince of Orange Poppy

Aptly named, this poppy is certifiable garden royalty with monstrous 3-4″ diameter orange flowers with starkly contrasting black centers. Big, fat buds rise above deep green, sandpapery rough basal foliage […]

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Brilliant Oriental Poppy

Brilliant Oriental Poppy

Brilliant certainly describes these stunning blooms! Vivid, fiery orange-scarlet blooms reach over 6″ across, accented by a jet black eye. Flowers are held above clumps of hairy, deep green foliage, […]

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Fruit Punch Oriental Poppy

Herbaceous perennial with erect stems and dark green foliage display a rich mix of jewel toned flowers in pink, red, plum and orange. Each flower can reach up to 5″ […]

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Carneum Oriental Poppy

Flowering from June through August, these stunning salmon to pink tissue-like petals surround a velvety black seed capsule beneath dark purple stamens. Reliable color for sunny borders. Excellent cut flowers.

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Beauty of Livermore Oriental Poppy

Beauty of Livermore Oriental Poppy

Old fashioned perennial with large, bright red flowers in late spring. Reliable color for sunny borders. Excellent cut flowers. Plant in masses for a bold color statement.

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Orange Scarlet Oriental Poppy

Clump-forming perennial with erect stems, soft green leaves with ruffled orange-scarlet blooms and a red eye. Flowers in late spring. Incredibly hardy in northern regions. Great for a splash of […]

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Spring Fever Yellow Iceland Poppy

Spring Fever Yellow Iceland Poppy

Deeply cut, medium green, hairy foliage forms a basal mound in early spring. In April, flower spikes rise above the foliage bearing a fat bud that opens to 2-3″ diameter […]

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