Amsonia xButterscotch™ brings a fresher, richer, healthier glow to a famous native perennial genus.Like A. hubrichtii, Butterscotch™ is in constant graceful motion in the slightest breeze.
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What gives a grower the blues? Small plants and disappointed customers.Forget what the song says. There IS a cure: Plant this fall instead of waiting until spring. It’s not just for trees!It’s a simpl
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What gives a grower the blues? Small plants and disappointed customers.Forget what the song says. There IS a cure: Plant this fall instead of waiting until spring. It’s not just for trees!It’s a simpl
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Known variously as creeping phlox or moss phlox, early-flowering Phlox subulata is a familiar friend, a welcome harbinger of spring. Its cheerful five-petaled blooms blanket slopes and spill over wall
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Here’s a warm-season grass to heat up interest in your selection. Native to the American prairie, Sorghastrum makes itself at home in any sunny border.
Golden Sunset™ forms neat clumps of wide,
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Andropogon gerardii, the North American native grass known as “big bluestem” is about as tough a plant as you can grow. But there’s a lot more to its story.For centuries, this genus dominated the tall
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Looking for a refreshing update on a traditional “backbone” perennial? You’ve arrived early – Fashionably Early!
This hybrid series lives up to its name by blooming 2 – 3 weeks sooner than the t
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Even Our Soft Side is Pretty ToughWe’re proud to be your go-to source for sturdy ornamental grasses and hardy herbaceous perennials. But we also have a tender spot for tender plants. Two of our f
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About the Rock Star AwardOur Rock Star award honors Emerald Coast Growers employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others.This month, for just the second time in the
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“Russian Sage” Is Neither? Nyet So Fast!We reported recently that Perovskia, a.k.a. Russian sage, is neither Russian, nor a sage. Turns out we were only half right.Horticulturist and sharp-eyed reader
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Nothing evokes dreams of a sun-soaked Mediterranean sojourn like rosemary.A glimpse of that familiar glaucous pine needle foliage, a whiff of the inimitable fragrance, and the passerby is transported
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Nothing heats up your Heuchera selection like 'Melting Fire'. Smoldering red foliage makes it a hot property -- on the bench and in the border.Seed production means it’s an economical option compared
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