RODGERSIA pinnata ‘Chocolate Wings’ $19.95 60” z 4 Rodger’s Flower Foliage emerges a yummy chocolate-brown and undergoes colour changes from green, bronze, and red. Flowers open pale pink and darken to burgundy red. Persistent red seedheads look like a second flower flush into the fall. Deeply cut leaves. Plant in moist shade. Extremely beautiful and its interest persists from early spring into fall. (2-gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. RUBUS eubatos ‘Darrow’ $21.95 4’ - 7’ z4 Darrow Blackberry A winter hardy blackberry, difficult to find these days, Darrow is a very thorny, vigorous, upright vine with a widely-held reputation for excellent fruit quality. Eaten on their own, or with cream or yogurt, in pies, jellies and jams, or in drinks - wines, juices, cordials - thorny blackberries are considered superior in taste and hardiness to thorn-less varieties. Blackberries also have a high anti-oxidant content. (3-gal) Photo: Source RUDBECKIA fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ 18” x 24” z 3 Gold Storm $11.95 Lovely, golden-orange daisies with dark brown centres on a robust, long-blooming plant with a bushy, upright habit. Extremely showy from July-Oct. Attractive black seed heads remain attractive through winter. A reliable, low-maintenance native selection. Deserves its rating as one of the top 10 perennials of all time. Spectacular with ornamental grasses and sedums. Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. SALVIA nemerosa ‘Caradonna’ $7.95 30” x 16” z 4 Caradonna Sage One of the workhorses of the summer garden. Glowing purpleblack stems set off tall spikes of bright, violet-blue flowers, which bloom over a very long period from early summer into fall. It’s an easy and rewarding plant to grow in sunny, dry areas. Very effective at the front to middle of the sunny border for its strongly upright habit and long bloom period. Great cut flower, attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies, effective in containers, plus deer and rabbit resistant. Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. www.wild-things.ca 92 1-877-538-3228