EREMURUS isabellinus Ruiter’s Hybrids $15.95 66” z 5 Desert Candle Tall, showy flower spikes in a mix of pastel colours. Makes a big-time garden statement in mid-summer, then goes dormant after flowering. Thrives in a well-drained soil. Mulch in autumn. (2-gal) Photo: Source ERYNGIUM giganteum ‘Miss Wilmot’ 36” x 36” z4 Sea Holly $8.95 Very large, silvery-grey thistle-like flowers nestle on conspicuous, ghostly silver bracts, like teacups on their saucers. A superb dried flower. Unusual specimen for the border. (2gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc EUPATORIUM rugosum ‘Chocolate’ $13.95 36” x 24” z 3 Chocolate Joe Pye Weed One of the best native selections ever. Chocolate brown foliage, shiny, deep purple stems and clouds of white flowers in late summer to autumn. This plant forms an attractive, bushy mound and its dark leaves enhance any nearby plant. We love ours in the woodland garden with hostas and soft pink fall anemones. Seems to handle shade or sun equally well. Late to show itself in spring, but very easy to grow. Photo: Source EUPHORBIA Spurge A huge genus with close to 2,000 species, mostly tropical and subtropical. But a number are hardy perennials, and worth growing for their ease of culture and showy attributes, which last from the moment the plant emerges in spring till the snow covers them. Leaves seem to undergo consistent colour changes throughout the season, and are especially attractive in early spring, before flowering, and late summer through fall. The plant’s habit is neat and tidy in the varieties we offer, as if an overzealous gardener was always standing by with a pair of scissors to prune them into perfect shape. The true flowers are insignificant, but surrounded by very showy bracts, which persist over a long period.. Excellent in containers. All euphorbia have milky sap which can irritate the skin - wear gloves when handling. Plant in full sun to part shade. www.wild-things.ca 30 1-877-538-3228