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If you like your benches full and your heating bills low, we've got the perfect early flowering perennials for you. In the rush of holiday excitement, it can be hard to focus on spring blooms. But as you know, that's exactly what's on an experienced grower's mind. Modern breeding offers a helping hand for an earlier start with elegant, easy-to-grow Aquilegia. We offer two series that require less vernalization than other columbines. These are tough, programmable perennia

Flowers that shine like stars! Bring a touch of magic to your customers with Chlorophytum ‘Starlight’, a dazzling plant known for its lily white, star-shaped flowers. Wispy stemmed, even a gentle breeze sets these dainty beauties to dancing, waving, eye catching movement. Though the blooms are sterile, they appear continuously from early summer through to winter, creating a long-lasting celestial display. ‘Starlight’, also known as Shooting Star grass, boa

Since our founding in January 1991, Emerald Coast has become a trusted partner to growers and plant brokers throughout North America, offering a wide selection of starter plants.  We are incredibly grateful to our dedicated employees, whose hard work and commitment have been vital to our journey. We also extend a sincere thank you to our loyal customers, partners, and suppliers for their trust and collaboration. Over the past three and a half decades, Emerald Coast has expanded from a few h

Mmmmm… What’s that smell? Wait, don’t tell me – it’s lavender, of course! Yes, it’s Lavandula, all right. Nothing else can match the calming, clean fragrance of this legendary herb. That marvelous fresh scent gave the genus its name. Lavender is from lavare, Latin for “to wash.” It’s been used for that purpose for millennia. Mediterranean lavenders have a multi-functional, timeless appeal, making them an essen

A staple for shaded and partly shady spaces, hardy ferns offer softening, unifying textures for the landscape. These perennials are pleasantly deceptive: Their timeless beauty disguises their rugged, long-lived, low-maintenance nature. Cyrtomium fortunei (Fortune's cold hardy holly fern) A fast-growing fern tolerant of cold weather and warm, humid regions. Enduring and endearing with an attractive, upright habit and durable, glossy green leaves. Mature height 12-2