Featured Plants

These plants are ones that we feel deserve some extra consideration!! This time of year they are definitely needed in your landscape or garden center

Cymbopogon citratus Common Name: Lemon Grass (Tender Perennial) This herb stands tall with fragrant, bluish-green foliage and a white-green flower to top it off! This clumping, tender perennial grass is loaded with lemony scent and flavor! Easy to grow and will produce a good crop of leaves to make teas, bevera... [ More Info ]

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Delphinium elatum 'Crystal Delight' Common Name: Larkspur Deep lilac double flowers with a green center, back petals tinged with blue. Very spectacular larkspur! A true delight for the garden.... [ More Info ]

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Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' Common Name: Coneflower This is the 1st fully double, vibrant orange colored Echinacea! Intense color does not fade. The cone consists of reddish-orange center petals with long papaya-orange lower ray petals. The 3" pom-pom bloom not only looks great, but smells wonderfu... [ More Info ]

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Echinacea purpurea 'Meringue' PPAF Common Name: Double White Coneflower White ray petals surround a creamy yellow pom-pom with an apple green center. This stout and sturdy plant is extremely floriferous. Perfect for a moon garden with its glowing white petals. Leaves are thick and dark green. Insect, disease and drou... [ More Info ]

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Fargesia 'Rufa' Common Name: Dragon's Head Bamboo A new, clump-forming variety with orangish-red culm sheaths. This variety has a non-invasive root system. A smaller stature, perfect for a smaller garden, courtyard setting or a large container. This is hardy in the midwest, shooting up new culms ... [ More Info ]

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Fargesia murielae Common Name: Umbrella Bamboo This is one of the most beautiful of bamboos, with a soft cascading canopy and lush green leaves. The culms become progressively more branched each year.... [ More Info ]

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Helichrysum italicum Common Name: Curry (Tender Perennial) Called the curry plant because of the strong smell of its silver/white leaves, which can be used in salads and cooked food. Stems are woody at the base. The clusters of yellow flowers are produced in summer and can be used for teas or dried.... [ More Info ]

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Ocimum basilicum Common Name: Basil, Sweet (Annual) Very green, glossy, fragrant leaves on this bushy herb. Small white flowers on spikes appear in the summer. A must for every herb garden. The fresh flavor of basil is always welcome in salads, in marinades, as a sandwich garnish, and in a pesto sa... [ More Info ]

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Phygelius x rectus 'Passionate' PP17,798 Common Name: Cape Fuchsia Subshrub with long, nodding tubular orange flowers over glossy, maroon foliage. Fast growing and covered with numerous flowers! Perfect in a container, as an accent plant, indoors in a sunny location or in window boxes and borders. Hummingbi... [ More Info ]

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Salvia 'Golden Delicious' PP17,977 Common Name: Golden Pineapple Sage (Tender Perennial) The pineapple scented foliage emerges bright gold, mellowing to yellow-green as the season progresses. Bursts of fire-engine red flowers in the summer. Upright and free forming habit. Leaves are great flavor and color in eggs, meats, breads, bever... [ More Info ]

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Salvia officinalis Common Name: Sage, Common (Perennial) This shrub-like herb produces dense shoots of velvety gray-green leaves. The scent is very distinctive and powerful. Leaves, flowers and tender stems can all be used, as active agents are distributed throughout the plant. Sage adds a restful accen... [ More Info ]

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Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' Common Name: Sage, Tricolor (Tender Perennial) This very decorative sage has variegated leaves of cream, purple and green. Even more attractive in bloom with blue flowers. Ornamental qualities for in the garden and in the home. Use leaves in teas, eggs, meats, breads, soups and gravies. Use l... [ More Info ]

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Sempervivum cistaceum 'Commander Hay' Common Name: Hens and Chicks Deep red succulent leaves with green tips form rosettes and spread by producing offsets. Pink tinted, green flowers are borne atop tall spikes in summer. Perfect for containers, rock gardens and walkways.... [ More Info ]

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Stokesia laevis 'Elf' PPAF Common Name: Dwarf Stoke's Aster This sport of S. 'Blue Danube' is compact, short but strong stemmed and very floriferous. The large, 2-2½" fringed flowers remain low, nesting in the dense foliage. Long lasting blooms are periwinkle-blue with a lighter center. This very cute vari... [ More Info ]

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