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   On this page we offer some perennial plants that make nice additions to the garden but are usually difficult to find at a mail order nursery. While most of these perennials do not attract butterflies or hummingbirds, they are garden-worthy and definitely on our list of attractive plants. 
   When available, we offer these perennials here: Salvia nemorosa 'May Night' ('May Night' Sage),Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosanna' (Miniature Hollyhock, Prairie Mallow),  Solidago canadensis (Goldenrod), Tanacetum coccineum (Painted Daisy), Thalictrum dipterocarpum (Meadow Rue),  Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Lavender Mist),  Thermopsis caroliniana (Carolina Lupine), Trollis "Golden Queen' (Globeflower), Verbascum chaxii 'Bold Queen' ('Bold Queen' Mullein), Verbascum 'Banana Custard', Verbascum 'Copper Rose', and Veronica spicata 'Minuet' (Speedwell).

We ship perennials from May through October.
   We are able to ship plants to the following states within the USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. State and Federal regulations prohibit us from shipping to other destinations. If you do not live in one of the states we are permitted to ship to, please do not place an order. We will not ship your order and will charge you a $3.00 service charge to cancel your order and return your payment.

Perennial  Plants
Available  For May  Shipping:

Most of our perennials are shipped in 3" to  4" pots.
A few may be shipped bare root.   Most should bloom this summer.
Unless otherwise noted, the plants on this page prefer full sun.

'Caradonna' Sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna') 'Caradonna' Sage
(Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna')

'Caradonna' Sage grows 18"-30" high and produces blue violet flowers on outstanding purple stems. It generally blooms June thru July. Deer resistant and drought tolerant.


Perennial, zones 3-8.    $5.00 each		  

Salvia nemorosa 'May Night', Sage 'May Night' Sage    (Salvia nemorosa 'May Night')

'May Night' Sage grows to about 18" high and produces long lasting blue violet spikes May thru June. Easy to grow, this particular Sage is in high demand. Deer resistant and drought tolerant.

Perennial, zones 5-9.    $4.00 each

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosanna', Prairie Mallow, Miniature Hollyhock 'Rosanna' Miniature Hollyhock
 (Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosanna')
Maturing at 30"-36" high, 'Rosanna' Miniature Hollyhock (also known as Prairie Mallow) produces bright pink flower spikes July thru August. This plant prefers cool nights and warm days and thus, does best from Michigan across to New York and up into New England.
Perennial, zones 5-9.     $4.00 each 

Goldenrod 'Crown of Rays'
 (Solidago canadensis 'Crown of Rays')

 Growing 20" - 24" tall, 'Crown of Rays' Goldenrod produces showy, bright yellow plumes in late summer and fall. Proclaimed by many people to be a great butterfly attracting plant.  A beautiful plant for the perennial garden. Deer resistant and drought tolerant. 

Perennial, zones 3-8.    $4.00 each		  

Carolina Lupine  (a.k.a. False Lupine)
 (Thermopsis caroliniana)

 Carolina Lupine grows 36"-48" high and produces yellow flower spikes May thru June. Easy to grow. Plant in full sun or part shade.


Perennial, zones 3-9.    $6.00 each		  

Trollis x cultorum 'Golden Queen', Globeflower 'Golden Queen' Globeflower
 (Trollis x cultorum 'Golden Queen')

 'Golden Queen' Globeflower grows 24"-30" high and produces beautiful golden yellow flowers July thru August. Globeflower should be planted in a moist soil and protected from the hot afternoon sun. Globeflower will even grow in shaded locations. This is a plant that is generally difficult to find....but certainly worth the effort to find!


Perennial, zones 4-7.         Sorry, Sold Out.		  

'Rosetta' Mullein
(Verbascum phoeniceum 'Rosetta')

'Rosetta' Mullein grows 24"- 30" high and produces spikes of bright pink flowers July thru August. Deer resistant.


Perennial, zones 5-8.     Sorry, Sold Out.		  

Verbascum chaxii 'Bold Queen', Mullein 'Bold Queen' Mullein
(Verbascum chaxii 'Bold Queen')

'Bold Queen' Mullein grows to about 30" high and produces spikes of small white flowers with rose-lavender centers August thru September. It sometimes reseeds, but not profusely. Deer resistant.

Perennial, zones 5-8.    Should be available in late May. 		 

'Copper Rose' Mullein, Verbascum chaixii album 'Copper Rose' 'Copper Rose' Mullein
 (Verbascum 'Copper Rose'
Growing 36" - 48" high, 'Rose Copper' Mullein produces tall spikes of burnished copper, tan, old rose, or apricot flowers on silver-gray stems. Sorry, no choice of flower color. Deer resistant.
Perennial, zones 4-8.    May be available in fall, 2008.   		 

Veronica spicata 'Minuet', Speedwell 'Minuet' Speedwell
 (Veronica spicata 'Minuet')
'Minuet' Veronica grows 15"-20" tall and produces medium pink (not dark pink as the picture shows) flower spikes June thru July. It is an easy plant to grow in full sun or part shade. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. 

Perennial, zones 3-8.    Sorry, Sold Out for 2008.		  

Veronica x spicata 'Royal Candles', Speedwell 'Royal Candles' Speedwell
(Veronica x spicata 'Royal Candles')

'Royal Candles' Veronica grows 15"-18" high and produces spikes of violet-blue flowers July thru August. This new introduction is easy to grow and quite hardy. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant.


Perennial, zones 4-9.     May be available in fall, 2008.		  

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More perennial plants will be added to our web pages in June and July. 
During our growing season you may want to check our web site often to see what new perennials are ready for shipping.

Two ways to order: (1) Utilize our on-line shopping cart  or  (2) print our online order form, fill it out, and then mail it to us, along with your check or money order. Some of the features of our online shopping cart fail to work correctly with some Internet Service Providers. If you have problems using our shopping cart, please print our order form, fill it out, and then mail it to us. Sorry for the inconvenience. 

   Quantities are limited on some of our nursery stock. Plants will be reserved to fill orders in the sequence in which orders are received. Please order at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. Please do not order plants which are not currently posted with a picture, plant description, and price. When plants are removed from our availability lists, they are temporarily or permanently out of stock.

Rose Franklin's Perennials, a mail order nursery
107 Butterfly Lane      Spring Mills, PA  16875

(814) 422-8968        Email:  RoseFranklin@aol.com

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