Perennials
Growing Colors™ offers a wide variety of perennials in both plugs and bare root. We now have 1200+ varieties and offer the newest and best perennials in the industry.
View the videos below for more details on the Growing Colors™ Spring Perennial Program. Double click on the image icon to enlarge the video.
Videos
1. Plugs
2. Bare Root
3. New Growing Colors™ 2019 Spring Perennial Varieties
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Verbascum - Mullein
Tall flowering stems with saucer shaped flowers will arise from a rosette of fuzzy green leaves in spring. These flowers are available in many colors and will bloom for a long period of time over several months. Plants prefer dry soil that is well drained. Can self seed but will not be a nuisance.
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Mullein
Dark Eyes has a compact growth habit with a rosette of large fuzzy gray leaves, cone shaped spikes of large creamy yellow flowers with large maroon centers in spring.[ More Info ]Zone:
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5-9
12-14'
3" Plug
30
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Mullein
Masses of beautiful spikes of plum-purple flowers with dark red eyes rising above the foliage from mid spring to mid summer.[ More Info ]Zone:
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5-9
16-18'
3" Plug
30
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Veronica - Speedwell
Summer blooming plants for the sunny border. Most require very little maintenance.
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Speedwell
Upright growth habit, dense inflorescenses with numerous white-colored flowers, narrow green foliage with white edge.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
30-'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Beautiful periwinkle blue flower spikes will flower for a long period in summer, will rebloom in fall with dead heading, doesn't require vernalization to flower, clumping growth habit and excellent branching.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
22-24'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Beautiful vivid deep pink flowers appear in early summer, compact and disease tolerant.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
8-10'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Forms compact mounds with dense spikes of rich pink flowers, nice foliage all season and excellent branching for long bloom time.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
12-'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Small but colorful, this compact, long blooming hybrid with vibrant blue flower spikes over long, narrow leaves, will flower in spring and then again in late summer all the way up to the first frost.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
14-'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Small but colorful, this compact, long blooming hybrid with vivid mauve flower spikes over long, narrow leaves, will flower in spring and then again in late summer all the way up to the first frost.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
14-'
3" Plug
30
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4-8
15-'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Beautiful dark green foliage with rigid upright and branching flower spikes of deep royal blue flowers, very floriferous plants bloom all summer.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
15-'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
[ More Info ]A compact white version of Royal Candles. The pure white flowers of this variety make a great border accent or grouping in the garden and containers. Disease resistant.
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4-8
8-10'
72 Cell
72
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Speedwell
Abosolutely stunning two-tone violet flowers streaked with violet blue. Forms dense plumes with masses of exploding upright spikes, exceptional color and long bloom time.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
15-18'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Forms unique multi-branched plumes with tightly bunched blue flower spikes, flowers gradually open from the base to the tips for long bloom times, very compact with dark green foliage and rigid stems, perfect for gallon containers.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
12-15'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Dwarf clumps with spikes of bright rosy-pink flowers, blooms summer till frost.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
6-8'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Forms unique round plumes with tightly bunched pink flower spikes, very compact with dark green foliage and rigid stems, perfect for gallon containers.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
12-15'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
Very glossy green crinkled foliage with sturdy spikes of violet blue flowers, very free-flowering.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
12-18'
3" Plug
30
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Speedwell
From the Chicago Botanic Garden, developed by Dr. Jim Ault, this short groundcover type with small evergreen leaves, bright violet blue flowers with white centers bloom on short racemes late spring into early summer, forms dense mats that withstand s[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
2-3'
2.5" Pot
40
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Vinca - Periwinkle
Short trailing ground cover that quickly forms a dense mat. Good for sun or shade. Very floriferous in spring.
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Periwinkle
Dark green leaves with deep blue flowers, more mounding type than rooting along the stem.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-9
6-8'
2" Plug
48
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Viola - Tufted Violet
Low mounding plants with heart-shaped leaves and small pansy-like flowers. Excellent for the shady border or for naturalizing in moist woodland areas.
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Tufted Violet
[ More Info ]Almost pure black flowers with a tiny yellow eye, very long-flowering. N/A for 2019
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4-8
8-10'
2" Plug
48
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Tufted Violet
Extra large lavender and yellow flowers with lavender edging, blooms late spring to mid summer with some re-bloom occurring in fall, won't stretch during the summer growing season.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
8-10'
2" Plug
48
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Tufted Violet
Extra large deep violet-blue flowers with yellow centers and whiskers, blooms late spring to mid summer with some re-bloom occurring in fall, won't stretch during the summer growing season.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
8-10'
2" Plug
48
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Tufted Violet
Spectacular creamy white flowers with irregular deep violet-purple edges, no two flowers are alike, plants are prolific bloomers with a sweet vanilla fragrance, blooms all summer.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-8
8-10'
2" Plug
48
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Wisteria - Wisteria
Wonderful woody vine valued for its dangling floral displays. Especially suited for arbors or pergolas.
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Wisteria
A hardy wisteria that can take the Minnesota winters, Blue Moon has been reliably hardy to -40ºF (yes minus), it is extremely fast growing and blooms up to three times a year if grown in full sun, beautiful lavender-blue flowers are borne on foot-lon[ More Info ]Zone:
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3-9
15-'
2.5" Pot
32
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Zauschneria - Hardy Fuchsia
Forms low-growing mats with trailing stems. Requires well-drained soil. Very heat and drought tolerant. Excellent for rock gardens or along pathways.
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Hardy Fuchsia
Small fuzzy leaves with terminal clusters of orange-scarlet flowers, blooms mid-to-late-summer, a Plant Select introduction.[ More Info ]Zone:
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4-9
3-4'
3" Plug
30
