The 2004 Way Hot 100: Sources

You should be able to find many of the plants listed in our April 2004 article at local nurseries and garden centers. Others are harder to find, available regionally or just coming on the market. Below we list online suppliers as well as wholesale growers of the plants. The wholesale sites often direct you to retail outlets. Or ask a local retailer about ordering from the wholesaler. Good luck with your plant search!

ANNUALS

Agrostemma githago 'Milas': anniesannuals.com
Angelonia Angel Mist series: provenwinners.com (wholesale)
Begonia coccinea 'Sinbad': avantgardensne.com
Sutera cordata (Bacopa) 'Breeze Indigo', 'Breeze Upright Lavender', "Giant Snowflake': provenwinners.com (wholesale)
'Alamo Fire' Texas Bluebonnet: wildseedfarms.com
Calibrachoa Superbells: provenwinners.com (wholesale)
Cleome Sparkler: henryfields.com
Coleus ('Inky Fingers', 'Dip't in Wine', 'Merlot', 'Sedona', 'Ash Blond'): avantgardensne.com; whiteflowerfarm.com
Colocasia 'Black Magic': plantdelights.com
California poppy (Escholtzia) 'Apricot Chiffon': anniesannuals.com
Impatiens Fanfare, 'Jungle Gold': ballseed.com (wholesale)
'Strawberry Fields' Sweet Pea: reneesgarden.com
'Harlequin' Marigold: vermontbean.com
'Purple Majesty' Millet: gurneys.com
Symphony series Osteospermum: provenwinners.com
Wave series Petunias, Supertunia: provenwinners.com
Phlox Infinity series: provenwinners.com
'Prairie Sun' Rudbeckia: veseys.com
Scaevola 'Blue Wonder': provenwinners.com
Profusion series Zinnia: veseys.com

PERENNIALS

Actaea simplex 'Black Negligee': terranovanurseries.com (wholesale)
Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise': diggingdog.com
Aquilegia 'Swallowtail': highcountrygardens.com
Athyrium 'Ghost', 'Brandford Rambler': plantdelights.com
Athyrium niponicum 'Burgundy Lace': plantdelights.com
Silver Spear (Astelia chathamica): diggingdog.com
Tropicanna Gold Canna: monrovia.com (wholesale)
Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams': jacksonandperkins.com
Crocosmia 'Golden Fleece': joycreek.com
Curcuma alismatifolia: buried-treasure.net
Diascia Flying Colors: provenwinners.com (wholesale)
Echinacea 'Art's Pride' (also sold as Orange Meadowbrite): monrovia.com (wholesale)
Echinacea 'Paranoia': plantdelights.com
Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon': canningperennials.com
Farfugium japonicum 'Kagami-Jishi': plantdelights.com
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies': canningperennials.com
Geranium 'Rozanne': plantdelights.com
Coral Bells (Heuchera) 'Black Beauty', 'Amethyst Myst', 'Green Spice', 'Plum Pudding': terranovanurseries.com (wholesale)
Heucherella 'Dayglow Pink', 'Kimono', 'Sunspot': terranovanurseries.com (wholesale)
Hosta ' Brother Stefan', 'Holy Mole': plantdelights.com
Kniphofia 'Jenny Bloom': diggingdog.com
Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black': avantgardensne.com
Omphalodes 'Cherry Ingram': diggingdog.com
Penstemon 'Red Rocks': diggingdog.com
Phormium 'Maori Maiden': smgrowers.com (wholesale)
Plectranthus argenteus: deeprootsnursery.com
Pulmonaria 'Northern Lights': terranovanurseries.com (wholesale)
Podophyllum 'Kaleidoscope': terranovanurseries.com (wholesale)
Salvia greggii 'Hot Lips': plantdelights.com
Saruma henryi: sunfarm.com
Tiarella 'Black Snowflake', 'Neon Lights', 'Jeepers Creepers': terranovanurseries.com (wholesale)
Toad lily (Tricyrtis formosana): plantdelights.com
Verbascum 'Sugar Plum': canningperennials.com
Verbena Tapien hybrids. Superbena series: provenwinners.com (wholesale)