BABY'S BREATH

(see Gypsophila)

BAPTISIA

Baptisa Minoraustralis(Blue False Indigo), zones 3-10, blue-green foliage with dark blue pea-like flowers in early summer, full sun to partial shade, drought resistant, likes acid soil, 3-6'.

sphaerocarpa, ‘Screaming Yellow’, brilliant golden-yellow flower spikes. Dark green foliage. Compact. 2-3’ tall.

**NEW** 'Dutch Chocolate', rich, velvety chocolate purple flowers are held above deep blue-green foliage.  2-3' tall. 

x. ‘Carolina Moonlight’, pale yellow spikes. 3’.

**NEW** 'Lemon Meringue', upright, vase-shaped mound of blue-green foliage topped with lemon-yellow flowers in late spring-summer.  Grows 3' tall.

‘Purple Smoke’, charcoal stems and gray-green foliage with smoky-violet flowers with a purple eye. 4’ tall with as many as 50 blooming stalks on an established plant!! Native.

**NEW** 'Solar Flare', lemon yellow flowers mature to orange!  Grows 3-4' tall.

'Starlite Prairieblues', soft blue, pea-like flowers that glow white at the base. 36-48".

‘Twilite Prarie Blues’, violet-purple flowers with yellow keel. 32”.

BEARD TONGUE

(see Penstemon)

BEEBALM

(see Monarda)

BEGONIA

grandis (Hardy Begonia), pale pink flowers above large, rich green leaves from July-Frost. grows to 2'. Rich moist soil, Part Shade. Slow to emerge in spring. Seeds itself around.

‘Alba’, white flowering form.

BELLFLOWER

(see Campanula)

BELLIS

perennis (English Daisy), 'Rob Roy', deep crimson flowers in spring. Compact form reaching 4-6" tall.

BERGENIA

cordifolia(Heart Leaved Bergenia)

‘Magic Giant’, very large leaves turn purplish-bronze thru winter. Rosy-pink flowers April-May. 16”.

‘New Hybrids’, pink flowers March-May. Large green leaves tinted red. 15”.

x. ‘Bressingham Ruby’, rose-red flowers. Handsome evergreen leaves are ruby-bronze in winter, green spring-fall. 12”.

**NEW**BERLANDIERA lyrata (Chocolate Flower) NATIVE. Light yellow daises have a chocolate fragrance! Ornamental seed heads. Drought tolerant, best in sun. 18" tall. 

BLACK EYED SUSAN

(see Rudbeckia)

BLEEDING HEART

(see Dicentra)

BLETILLA

striata - (Chinese Ground Orchid) - Produces 6 or more exotic miniature orchid-like flowers resembling the lovely Cattleya Orchid. Lavender-pink, blooms June-July, part shade, 1-2- tall. Moist, highly organic soil.

'Innocence', white, to near white flowers with a lavender blush on the lip. 1-2' tall.

'Murasaki Shikibu', pale lavender flowers with a dark ruffled lip. 15" tall.

BLUE BELL

(see Mertensia)

BOLTONIA

latisquama, ‘Jim Crockett’, 18-24”. Lavender flowers.

BRUNNERA

Brunnera Macrophyllamacrophylla(Siberian Bugloss), zones 3-10, heart shaped dark green leaves, tiny light blue flowers look like forget-me-nots, bloom in sun and shade, soil should be moist, especially in sun, 1.5'. Seeds around!!

'Emerald Mist', sport of 'Jack Frost', with emerald-green, heart shaped leaves with silver markings. Bright blue flowers in late spring. 14-16" tall.

'Green Gold', shiny, heart-shaped, golden-green foliage. Light blue flowers in spring. Grows 12" tall.

‘Jack Frost’, Frosty silvery overlay and light green veins in leaves. Blue spring flowers. 12-15”tall.

'King's Ransom', sport of 'Jack Frost' with pale yellow leaf margins, and a cream cast over the heart-shaped leaves. Powdery-blue flowers in spring. The leaf margins lighten to white after the flowers are done. 10-12" tall.

‘Looking Glass’, solid silver foliage, 12-15” tall. Tiny wedgewood-blue flowers in spring.

‘Silver Wings’, large heart-shaped leaves with silver overlay. Thin white margins frame each leaf. Tiny blue flowers spring-summer. 12-15”.