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Enter the Dragon... Miscanthus ‘Fire Dragon’!

Enter the Dragon... Miscanthus ‘Fire Dragon’!

Posted by John Friel on Mar 15th 2022

This Maiden Grass Needs No Rescuing!Miscanthus sinensis has been a star on the world’s garden stage for well over a century. It’s the best-selling, most-recognized ornamental grass species you can grow.That long history also means many generations of breeding for desirable traits.One of the most recent additions to our lineup. ‘Fire Dragon’(PP30374) lives up to its name with a fiery fall flourish of vivid red and orange blades. Silvery flower plumes rise as high as seven feet, safely above
Ready for Prime Time: The Calamagrostis Variety Show!

Ready for Prime Time: The Calamagrostis Variety Show!

Posted by John Friel on Mar 4th 2022

Calamagrostis xacutiflora 'Karl Foerster' was the first ornamental grass to be named Perennial Plant of the year. It deserves the spotlight. Whether it’s a stand-alone planting taking a solo, or harmonizing with the chorus in a mass mixed planting, it’s a versatile performer that makes a designer look like a genius. Calamagrostis xacutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’Do we really have to describe it? Very well: Lustrous deep green foliage all season, from late spring to winter. Strongly upright, with
A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 5 (Pennisetum)

A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 5 (Pennisetum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 28th 2022

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling
A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 4 (Pennisetum)

A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 4 (Pennisetum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 24th 2022

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling
A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 3 (Pennisetum)

A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 3 (Pennisetum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 16th 2022

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling

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