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Our Favorite Plants:
Every year we select out of the over 1,000+ varieties of plants that we grow on our farm in eastern Oregon, our Top 10 Favorites for the coming year. Our favorite plants are chosen based upon hardiness, bloom, ease of care and versatility in the garden. While it may seem to be a daunting task to select out our favorite plants from such a wide palette, surprisingly picking our Top 10 favorite plants this year was a piece of cake.
TOP 10 FAVORITE PLANTS
- Coreopsis 'Moonbeam': This light and airy small perennial only reaches 18" x 18" but packs a powerful punch of color in your garden. Non-stop light lemon yellow star shaped blooms all summer long and its deer resistant!
- Deschampsia 'Northern Lights': Large airy plumes rise above lovely variegated foliage- great in the border! As the temperatures drop in the fall, Deschampsia Northern Lights turns a lovely shade of pink. Deer resistant.
- Geum 'Borisii':Brilliant orange, quarter-size blooms cover this low-growing perennial. Beautiful edging or front of the border plant; compact form works well in rock gardens or containers. Foliage is semi-evergreen and attractive even when plant is not in bloom.
- Leucanthemum 'Broadway Lights':This beautiful compact yellow Shasta Daisy with rich green foliage has
buttery yellow blooms that slowly fade to white. Expect an extended
bloom period from this vigorous Shasta Daisy. Dark green,
deeply-toothed foliage. A wonderful perennial from the Proven Winners
plant program and highly deer resistant. - Monarda 'Jacob Kline': A vigorous plant with delightful minty foliage. A large perennial at 3' x 3', Jacob Kline shines for its bright, deep red blooms that add color and texture to the summer garden. This winner also attracts butterflies and is very deer resistant.
- Nepeta 'Walker's Low': One of the top selling perennials at our farm! Large sprays of periwinkle blue flowers! Low soft mounds of grey-green foliage on this deer and rabbit-proof stalwart performer. Attracts butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Extra long bloom season, extreme hardiness, and wonderful fragrance make this perhaps the best and most useful Catmint!
- Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm': This bullet-proof deer resistant perennial is a standard at our farm. Masses of single golden daisies with deep brown cones. Indispensable
for late summer color and a perfect companion for grasses, coneflowers,
daisies and fall asters. 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. Don't have a
garden without it! Learn more about Rudbeckia Viettes Little Suzy, a new dwarf version of Goldsturm.
- Rosa 'Sunny Knock Out': We haven't had this new rose long in our gardens, but we can tell, this is going to be one rose that you will definitely want! Sunny Knock Out is the newest Knock Out rose to take the gardening
world by storm! Finally a lemon yellow low-maintenance free rose that
offers all the great disease resistance of the original Knock out roses
and the same non-stop blooming habit! - Rosa 'William Baffin':This hardy rose is part of the Explorer Rose series developed in Canada. A large shrub, it can be trained as a small climber. A free-blooming bush that sets clusters of double deep-pink flowers. We adore William Baffin for its fluffy blooms and vigorous nature.
- Weigela 'Wine and Roses': Absolutely romantic in the garden! The intoxicating, dark
burgundy-purple leaves of this hardy Weigela shimmer like a fine wine! Hot pink-rose colored
flowers in a mass display in spring with light flowering continuing
throughout summer add a touch of romance when displayed against the
dark glossy foliage. A favorite of hummingbirds! Deer resistant.
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