KIRENGESHOMA palmata 3’ x 3’ z5 Japanese Waxbells $9.95 Soft yellow nodding bells on purple-black stems. A delightful foliage plant with exotic-looking limey-green maple-like leaves. The flowers are quite large and very attractive. Late blooming and belongs in the shade garden, sheltered from wind. Photo: Source KNIPHOFIA ‘Banana Gummy’ $14.95 24” x 3’ z5 Yellow flower spikes with just a touch of orange at the tip bloom in midsummer over grassy leaves. Torch lily is a sun loving perennial that is also very drought tolerant. Vigorous grower and bloomer. We’ve been looking for a good yellow variety for midsummer for eons. Forgive the stupid name - this is a new European hybrid and we can only assume the breeders didn't know any better. Torch lily is extremely garden worthy for the sheer number of blooms it happily produces. Hummingbirds and butterflies like it; deer and rabbits do not. Photo: Source KNIPHOFIA hirsuta ‘Fire Dance’ 20” z4 Torch Lily $14.95 Coral red and yellow flower spikes from midsummer to late summer on a shorter, compact torch lily, well-suited to small gardens. Arching, blue-green foliage. Hardiest selection to date. This variety is also recommended for containers. An easy care plant with sizzling colours for the summer perennial border, that is resistant to rabbits and deer, but attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.(2 gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. LAVANDULA angustifolia ‘Munstead $11.95 16” x 12” z4 English Lavender Traditional English lavender. Lovely, fragrant garden plant. Very drought tolerant. Purple-blue flower spikes over silver foliage June to August. Full sun. Too many gardeners kill lavender because they ignore the basics. It's a drought tolerant herb. Water frequently and fertilize lavishly if you want to bring on sudden death. However, if you leave it alone, in a dry, hot, sunny location, if will flourish. And the scent will be better for it. Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. www.wild-things.ca 78 1-877-538-3228