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1 Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc 2009 Plug list Subject Genus species Variety Common Name Size Price Availability PERENNIALS Amsonia x Halfway to Arkansas' Bluestar 70 Plug 0.75 GRASSESAndropogon gerardii Red Bull' Big Bluestem 50 Plug 1.50 new 2009 PERENNIALS Aster laevis 'Kurt' Smooth Blue Aster 70 Plug 0.55 GRASSES Calamagrostis and grasslike acutiflora sedges and rushes. Avalanche, Karl Foerster, Feather OverdamReed Grass 50 Plug 1.10 PERENNIALS Coreopsis tripteris Flower Tower' Cutleaf Coreopsis 70 Plug 0.75 PERENNIALS Dianthus grat Firewitch Cheddar Pinks 70 Plug 0.55 PERENNIALS Dianthus subacaulis 'Gary Eichhorn' Cheddar Pinks 70 Plug 0.55 GRASSESFestuca x Angel Hair' Fescue 50 Plug 0.75 PERENNIALS Geranium macrorrhizum Bevans' Cranesbill 50 Plug 0.85 PERENNIALS Geranium soboliferum Butterfly Kissses' Cranesbill 50 Plug 1.00 new 2010 PERENNIALS Geum x Tequila Sunrise' Avens 50 Plug 1.50 new 2010 GRASSES Koeleria and grasslike glauca sedges and rushes. Tiny Tot' 50 Plug 1.25 new 2009 PERENNIALS Lamium maculatum Ghost' Spotted Dead Nettle70 Plug 0.55 PERENNIALS Lobelia cardinalis Golden Torch' PPAF Intinsic Cardinal Flower 70 plug 1.50 ltd. Also available at Terra Nova Nurseries. GRASSES Molinia and grasslike arundinacea sedges and rushes. Cordoba 50 Plug 1.50 Jun-09 GRASSES Pennisetum and grasslike alopecuroides sedges and rushes. Piglet'PPAF Red Head Fountain 70 Grass. Plug Available 1.25 in June. GRASSES Pennisetum and grasslike alopecuroides sedges and rushes. 'Red Head' Red Head Fountain 50 Grass. Plug Available 1.10 in June. PERENNIALS Penstemon digitalis 'Pink Dawn' Beardtongue 50 Plug 0.75 PERENNIALS Polemonium x Heaven Scent' Creeping Jacob's Ladder 70 Plug new 2010 PERENNIALS Rudbeckia fulgida deamii Black Eyed Susan 70 Plug 0.55 Tender Perennial Salvia elegans Golden Delicious' PP#17,977 Golden Pineapple Sage 70 Plug 0.55 Also available at Euro American Propagators. PERENNIALS Salvia nemerosa Caradonna' Perennial Salvia/Meadow 70 Plug Sage 0.55 PERENNIALS Sedum floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' Stonecrop 70 Plug 0.50 PERENNIALS Sedum hybridum Immergrunchen Stonecrop 70 Plug 0.50 PERENNIALS Sedum spurium Fuldaglut Stonecrop 70 Plug 0.50 PERENNIALS Sedum x Beka' PPAF Autumn Delight Showy 70 PlugStonecrop 1.00 PERENNIALS Sedum x Sublime' Stonecrop 70 Plug 0.75 new 2009 PERENNIALS Sedum x Thundercloud' PPAF Stonecrop 70 Plug 1.00 new 2009 PERENNIALS Stachys byzantina Silver Carpet 70 Plug 0.75 PERENNIALS Veronica incana Pure Silver' 70 Plug 0.75 new 2009 PERENNIALS Veronica longifolia Sonja 70 Plug 0.55 Bold highlights are Intrinsic Perennial Gardens introductions. Call, fax or for a picture cd of all our current and future introductions. Phone: ext. 15 Fax: For our greenroof plants please refer to our catalog or request a separate list.

2 Description An Intrinsic Introduction. The foliage is a glossy deep green and uniformly needle-like. Pale blue flowers cluster in May. Rounded m An Intrinsic Introduction! A seed strain we've developed which has more pronounced red fall color in October. Plants reach 5-6' ta An Intrinsic Introduction! Selected for a shorter habit, growing to 2' tall with a nice open habit. Deeper flowers are purple blue an Introduced by Jim Van Hoorn, this plant is bound to be popular. When I first saw it, I thought it was Rudbeckia 'Herbstsonne'. This is a tet Reminiscent of 'Tiny Rubies' variety with cleaner foliage. Short, neat, spreading mounds with delicate, very fragrant pink flowers s An Intrinsic Introduction! This rock garden selection made by my dad is 4" tall, and has fine, dark green foliage and green flower s An Intrinsic Introduction! This selection was made for the shorter flower stems which sit right inside the silver blue foliage. Clump An Intrinsic Introduction! Mostly silvered foliage is what caught our eye on this Lamium. Purple flower clusters fit right in. Vigor An Intrinsic Introduction! A fabulous combination of gold foliage and bright red flowers. In spring and early summer the bright go An Intrinsic Exclusive! We received this plant from Robert Herman who got it from the breeder Earnst Pagel. A 10 cent royalty w One of Ernst Pagels last Molinia Selections. 10 cents of each plant sold will go to a school in Germany on the site of his old nursery. An Intrinsic Introduction! Short green mounds have showy 3" bottle-brush flowers in late summer on very uniform plants that rea An Intrinsic Introduction! An early form of red flowering Pennisetum. I selected this one in 1998 from among Pennisetum 'Nationa An Intrinsic Introduction! A dwarf form to 24" with deeper pink flowers and green foliage in June. Some red fall color. Moist soil, An Intrinsic Introduction! Lacy pinnate foliage emerges red and continues to bold red highlights until summer. Grape scented blue An Intrinsic Introduction! Limey yellow foliage looks good all year reaching 42"+. Blooms scarlet red at the end of October if kept An Intrinsic Introduction! A reverse variegated sport of Sedum x 'Lajos' PP#14,421. Thin green margins with chartreuse yellow ce An Intrinsic Introduction! Relax and dream of a trouble free plant, and you will see green the green leaves of 'Sublime'. Glossy g An Intrinsic Introduction! Unique pointed grey green foliage emerges in spring on strongly mounding domes. Slowly expanding to An Intrinsic Introduction! Selected for vigor and longevity in the garden. Typically this species requires sharp drainage but this se Named after my sister. I made this selection from a light pink mixture. This one has unique colored fuschia pink spikes in July on 2

3 e flowers cluster in May. Rounded mounds top out just over 36" tall and wide. Yellow fall color comes a bit later than the other Amsonias. Full s lor in October. Plants reach 5-6' tall, blooming in August. Full sun, well drained soil is best. Warm Season Grass. t. Deeper flowers are purple blue and start in September. Full sun, well drained soil. Comment: Named for my brother since it started blooming udbeckia 'Herbstsonne'. This is a tetraploid form of a native coreopsis with a commanding presence in the garden, reaching 7' tall with thick 1" stems, de elicate, very fragrant pink flowers starting mid May. Full sun to light shade, well drained soil. An Intrinsic introduction! ark green foliage and green flower stalks in May that turn bronze with red highlights and reach 10" tall. Full sun, moist to well drained soil. Co inside the silver blue foliage. Clumps reach around 8" wide and 10-12" tall. Full sun, well drained soil. le flower clusters fit right in. Vigorous grower to 10-12" tall. Full sun with moisture or part shade, well drained soil. (Groundcover) ing and early summer the bright gold foliage stands out boldly, growing 24-30" tall. The brilliant scarlet two-lipped flowers bloom from July to r Earnst Pagel. A 10 cent royalty will be donated to a children's school in Germany where the Pagel's nursery used to sit. This is one of Ernst's any on the site of his old nursery. mer on very uniform plants that reach 2'. Can be marginally hardy. Frequent division in spring (once plants show green) will keep plants vigor 8 from among Pennisetum 'National Arboretum'. 'Red Head' shows its red inflorescence the beginning of September, one month earlier than m une. Some red fall color. Moist soil, full sun. s until summer. Grape scented blue flowers begin in May and can continue into June. Plants top out at 18-24" tall. Drought tolerant clumps ca let red at the end of October if kept from frost. Full sun to light shade. Well drained soil. Looked impressive in various settings at the Chicago B n margins with chartreuse yellow center. Red flowers just like 'Autumn Joy' in September on 18"+ mounds. Full sun, well drained soil. green leaves of 'Sublime'. Glossy green foliage take on a bronze edge from summer into fall. In September, light pink flowers deepen in cool we nding domes. Slowly expanding to 10-12" mounds with white spectabile type flowers the end of August into September. Full sun; well drained requires sharp drainage but this selection is more adaptable to heavy soil and moist conditions. Silvered foliage on 12" + clumps topped by num ored fuschia pink spikes in July on 24" stems above deep green glossy foliage. Full sun, well drained soil. An Intrinsic Introduction!

4 later than the other Amsonias. Full sun to light shade in well drained to moist soil. my brother since it started blooming on his Birthday, September 9th., reaching 7' tall with thick 1" stems, deep green foliage, and a strong clumping habit. introduction! ull sun, moist to well drained soil. Cool Season Grass. ained soil. (Groundcover) o-lipped flowers bloom from July to September. Prefers full sun and moist soil. ery used to sit. This is one of Ernst's last plants he selected and we are honored to introduce it. A tall form reaching 6-7', the habit is moderatel ts show green) will keep plants vigorous. Full sun, well drained soil. Warm Season Grass. September, one month earlier than most. It looked stunning against the Feather Reed Grass in the field beds at te nersery. Full sun, well draine 24" tall. Drought tolerant clumps can grow in full sun to part shade. e in various settings at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Full sun, well drained soil., light pink flowers deepen in cool weather. Sturdy upright stems stand 18"+ tall all winter long. Full sun to part shade, well drained soil. o September. Full sun; well drained soil. oliage on 12" + clumps topped by numerous 15" spikes on vivid sky blue flowers in July. Full sun; well drained soil is ideal. n Intrinsic Introduction!

5 reaching 6-7', the habit is moderately upright. Vigorous plants. s at te nersery. Full sun, well drained to moist soil. Plugs available in June. Warm Season Grass. to part shade, well drained soil. ined soil is ideal.

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