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Dark purple foliage with pinkish-purple flowers on lanky 3 ft stems. Prefers regular water. Deer resistant and loved by pollinators! Pictured with biennial Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'. Easy and fast-growing. Mature size: 3 ft tall Minimum temperature: -20° F

An upright, compact ornamental grass with yellow-green summer foliage blushed with red. In late summer, tall flower spikes arise above the leaf blades. As temperatures cool, the leaf color turns from red to deep scarlet. This lovely grass tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, from dry to moist, once established....

Our very local phenological barometer of the spring weather is the bloom time of Helicodiceros muscivorus or most commonly referred to (with a snicker) as Pig’s Butt Arum. It usually makes an odiferous debut during the Mother’s Day Garden tours. Native to the rocky limestone cliffs of Corsica, Sardinia, and the...

A great selection of the popular balkan perennial. Dozens of purple-hooded, white-lipped flowers decorate architectural, columnar bloom spikes from spring to end of summer. Otherwise forming a clump or mat of spiky, happy, pest resistant foliage in rosettes. In the wild, Acanthus hungaricus grows in dry, rocky clearings, but in the garden,...

A variety developed by Jon Lindstrom at the University of Arkansas, this S. sellovii x S. tubiflora hybrid is taller than 'Invasion Force' almost shrub-like in the active growing season. Additionally, these tubular blooms are Bubble-Gum Pink!! Cheerful and abundantly blooming, 'Arkansas Bells' could be cute in a cottage garden, rock garden, or...

Narrow-leaved, bright green, evergreen rosettes form a dense mat. Bobbly, round, blue flower heads on short stems through summer. Perennial groundcover; mature size: to 8 in T Minimum temperature: -10° F

White to nearly white orchid flowers with a touch of lavender, and pleated lance-shaped leaves: a demure beauty; lightly colonizing depending upon conditions. Mature size: 2 feet tall & 2+ feet wide Minimum temperature: -10° F

Unusual upright, narrow leaves are "folded" (really, more rolled up), making them resemble hands folded in prayer. Dark green and wavy with gold margins. Great in a border or as a specimen in a special pot. Mature size: 18 x 18 inches Minimum temperature: -40° F

Large blooms in summer through fall have a central cluster of purple sepals tipped with cream surrounded by an outer ring of rich purple sepals. Group 3 – Flowers only on new wood. Can be cut to the ground in fall or spring. Cut stems 12-18 inches from the soil, just above...

'Silberperle' is a rounded bun in its early years then, with age, it grows into a squat little cone. Short, somewhat twisted green needles have silver undersides. New buds glisten with resin, therefore resemble pearls. Grafted on Abies balsamea rootstock. Evergreen conifer shrub; mature size: 18-24 in T x 18 in W; slow-growing at...

Description coming soon Mature size: 1-2 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 15° F

Dark, lavender-purple flowers spring-fall. Narrow, silver-grey leaves on woody, spreading stems. Fruity fragrance! Cut back by one-third of its size in spring for best appearance. Evergreen groundcover; mature size: 3 in T x 18 in W Minimum temperature: 0° F

Very finely divided feathery grass-green fronds; young fronds are dressed in pretty, silvery-white scales. Becomes quite independent in its older age. Plant in partial shade to full shade with well-drained soil to prevent crown rot. Tolerates root competition from trees and shrubs! Evergreen. From Europe. Mature size: 2 ft T x W, or...

Elegant deciduous shrub with a twiggy, upright growth habit. 'Very Red' blooms with medium red blooms in late spring. This cultivar is new to us. It was reputed to have flowers similar to the ever-popular 'Miyama-beni' BUT the bloom color has been disappointing, so we'll discontinue this selection. Fall leaf color...

'Seika' meaning "sacred fire" in Japanese is aptly named given its predominant burgundy-red foliage year round with an infiltration of dark green leaves glowing through. It's dense and small, about 2 – 2.5' tall, with a 2' spread. The more sun, the more red and the more dense. Its natural habit is...

Curious, leathery, undulating tongue-like (lingua) leaves wave from surface-covering rhizomes. Lithophytic or epiphytic, you can imagine this fern will want good drainage. A natural twist in the leaves reveals a rusty indumentum in fine contrast to the dark green leaf surface. Adaptable as a houseplant. Mature size: 6-8 inches tall and slowwly spreading....