Teucrium hircanicum ‘Paradise Delight’ is a compact selection that has upright purple-red spikes, almost like a Veronica. The spent flowerheads persist with the purple color so it seems to bloom all summer.

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This is a diverse group of perennials, often valued as much for their foliage, resembling maidenhair ferns, as for their clusters of delicate blooms. Individual flowers are petalless, with 4 or 5 colored sepals and numerous, prominent, showy stamens. Most will do best in part shade, but will grow in full sun with adequate water. They need fertile soil, well-drained but not dry in summer. Be patient because they are late to break dormancy in the spring. Thalictrum 'Black Stockings' is a new selection of Meadowrue described as follows: "This tall beauty has long, nearly black stems, contrasting green leaves and is topped by fluffy lavender flowers in large flat- topped corymbs. Very showy for the back of the border."

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Thalictrum kuisianum is very different in form. It’s a low growing plant with gray-green leaves topped by foamy pink flowers. It’s stoloniferous and will slowly spread to form a mat.

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The Veronicas vary widely, from creeping, mat forming groundcovers to tall, stately plants with dramatic upright flower spikes. Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’ is named for the former Soviet State, not our Peach state, where it was collected by Roy Lancaster. The leaves are small, dark green and nearly burgundy on the undersides. In spring the low growing foliage is nearly covered with sparkling blue flowers, very showy. We get a lesser, repeat bloom in the fall. Here in Zone 7 the foliage turns burgundy in fall and stays evergreen through the winter, making this an outstanding, weed smothering groundcover. A single plant can have a spread of 2-3’, but can also be kept smaller by trimming.

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This is a large and varied genus, widely distributed throughout the world.  Best known for the common pansy, V. x wittrockiana, the genus also includes many species that are suitable for the rock garden, border, woodland, or wild garden. Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’ is a beautiful and unique Violet with large, heavily cut leaves, veined and streaked with silver. The spring flowers are quite large, a soft lilac pink, very attractive. Great for edging, in the shady rockery, and especially nice as a container plant. Foliage closeup

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