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Get to Know Our Soft Side  We’re proud to be your go-to source for ornamental grasses and perennials. But we also have a tender spot for tender plants. pictured above: Colocasia esculenta Royal Hawaiian® 'Waikiki' PP34615 Deep green, glossy foliage with white markings and vivid pink veins. Tidy clump-forming habit, great for landscape or large containers. Disease resistant.  Height: 3’ Hardy in Zones 7b – 11 Colocasia esculenta Royal Hawaiian® ‘Maui Go

There’s no Festuca quite like 'Glow Sticks'! This standout selection brings an entirely new look to the Festuca family, with luminous yellow flower spikelets emerging in mid-spring. Contrasting dark green foliage holds its color year-round. Distinctive, durable, and packed with multi-season appeal, 'Glow Sticks' gives growers a new landscape offering, in a familiar, easy-to-grow genus. And it’s not just a pretty new face. 'Glow Sticks' brings serious staying power, handling heat and

Stokesia laevis is a rugged, low-maintenance perennial that thrives in a variety of conditions—perfect for both busy growers and new gardeners. It’s a pollinator magnet! Large, frilly flowers make it a customer favorite too. With its hardy nature and beautiful blooms, it's a reliable seller year after year.  Stokesia laevis Wide, cornflower blue blooms. Mature height 12-18" Native to southeastern North America, and cold hardy for Zones 5-9, this resilient plant grows in f

The native known as “false indigo” has deep roots – in the garden, and in American history. Now an ornamental favorite, it was once prized and even subsidized by the British government for the blue dye made from its sap.  Baptisia makes a striking late-spring statement, sending up tall, upright racemes of lupine-like blooms in rich shades of deep purple and vibrant blue. As the flowers fade, decorative green seed pods emerge and mature to a dramatic charcoal black, extend

Unwrap a rich, golden, native genus that sparkles in the sunlight and sways in the slightest breeze. Amsonia xButterscotch® is a Midwestern selection that one-ups the standard with improved vigor, abundant blooms, and better disease resistance. Plant Amsonia xButterscotch in full sun to part shade. Its high-impact, low-maintenance nature is wonderful for dramatic drifts, sweeps, and infill, and it plays well with ornamental grasses. Hardy for Zones 4-9. Emerging in spring, "Blue Star" soon