Botanical Name: Hosta Height: (Foliage) 12-36″ (Bloom) 24-48″ Width: 18-36″ Exposure: Shade Performance: Perennial Bloom: White, Whitish-Pale Lavender (June-July) Beloved for their beauty, hostas come in an assortment of shapes, sizes, colors, and textures allowing the perfect fit into any shade-garden. Complete a visionary landscape with these lush and easy to grow foliage perennials. Originating from eastern Asia, hostas…
Botanical Name: Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’ (Previously peduncularis) Height: 2″ Width: 18-24″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Blue (February-April) In early spring, masses of tiny iridescent blue flowers cover the spreading evergreen foliage of Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’. Its glossy deep green foliage becomes tinged with purple hues in winter. Bright yellow daffodils in a sea…
Botanical Name: Osteosprmum x Height: 12″ Width: 12″ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Annual Bloom: Yellow & White (February-June) Looking to add a splash of color to your early season spring garden? Osteospermums add a certain liveliness to waken a wintered garden. Otherwise known as the Cape Daisy, the South African native has a unique luminosity to…
Pericallis Senetti Botanical Name: Pericallis x (Previously Cineraria x) Height: 12″ Width: 12″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Annual Bloom: Blue, Magenta, Bi-color Magenta, Bi-color Violet (March-April) Glowing like Las Vegas lights, the high voltage daisy-like flowers of Pericallis are guaranteed to grab attention. It thrives in cool, frost free conditions, perfect for the “in-between” season of winter…
February 16, 2016
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Botanical Name: Primula x polyantha Height: 6″ Width: 6″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Annual Bloom: Blue, Bicolored Pink, Golden, Light Yellow, Magenta, Red, White (January- March) Primulas have vibrant colored flowers that welcome in the New Year. Commonly known as Primrose, these flowers are one of the first to bloom. The genus Primula is derived from the Latin…
Botanical Name: Cyclamen Height: 8″ Width: 8″ Exposure: Part Sun, Shade Performance: Annual Bloom: Red, Pink, Purple, White (December – May) Little tongues of fire blossom atop frost kissed, heart-shaped foliage. The laser series is a compact and uniform variety, perfect for garden and container use. In winter, this tender cool season plant needs protection from…
Cool Wave Pansies Height: 6″ Width: 8″ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Annual Bloom: October – April (Frost, Mix, Violet Wing, White, Yellow) Looking for instant cool-season color? Pansies are the most popular fall bedding plant around. The new Cool Wave series has a trailing habit, which lends itself for use in tall urns, retaining walls,…
Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea Height: 12-24″ Width: 16″ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Annual (Fall/Winter) Foliage: Red (Purple) or White (Green) This winter garden favorite thrives in cool-season temperatures and is practically maintenance free. Use the distinct ruffled texture of ornamental kale for a coarse tactile effect in the garden. Cold temperatures enliven the foliage for a colorful winter display.
Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea Height: 12″ Width: 16″ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Annual (Fall/Winter) Complete a cool season landscape with the colorful rosettes of ornamental cabbage. For fall, this low growing foliage plant offers crisp color, that later intensifies in cold winter temperatures. Large flat leaves with ruffled edges add a simple and soft texture to the landscape. Place balance in a garden by contrasting…
Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia capillaris Height: 4′ Width: 4′ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Raspberry Pink (September – October) A sweet mist of raspberry pink inflorescences parade atop the slender blue-green foliage of Muhlenbergia capillaries providing late summer and fall color. This ornamental grass has a soft flowing texture, and shakes up the fall garden with its vibrant…
Botanical Name: Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ Height: 3′ Width: 3′ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Wheat ‘Blonde Ambition’ adds a soft, fine, wispy texture to a garden with its narrow foliage and unusual vertical flower. The unique display of airy flower heads begins in late summer and persists well into fall. Its tall, slender bluish-green foliage…
Botanical Name: Salvia longispicata x farinacea ‘Mystic Spires’ Height: 3′ Width: 2′ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Violet-Blue (June-October) A cross between the Texas native Salvia farinacea and Salvia longispicata, a native to Mexico, was produced at the Huntingdon Botanical Gardens in California. Cross-pollinated by bees, the two species resulted in Salvia x. ‘Indigo Spires’, a tall,…