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Schizachyrium scoparium Shining Star™ PP33433 An Emerald Coast Growers Exclusive. Native plants are all the rage. And, right on time, Shining Star™ is prime for the main stage. This exclusive from our breeding and selection program brings a fresh twist to little bluestem, with color-changing variegated foliage that keeps the category looking anything but ordinary. Shining Star™ is our third native grass introduction, j

Thanks to ongoing breeding, modern Panicum varieties now offer expanded choices in colors, sizes, and forms—enhancing its appeal in everything from naturalistic plantings to contemporary garden designs. The Panicum v. Dream Catcher® series  from Dave MacKenzie of Hortech Inc. offers eye-opening options for new Panicum varieties. Customers will clamor for these unique shapes and colors. Smoky Rose® PP36511 Height: 3.5' A round spray of flowers floats dainti

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 settles into its role as a bushy foliage plant, with finely divi

The breeze can't resist gliding gracefully through the fine, hair-like blades of Sporobolus, sending wafts of fragrance to greet passersby. Don't let the common name, prairie dropseed<, hit the wrong note. This lovely, self-sufficient native grass is a clump-former, not a vigorous spreader. Declared a “Plant of Merit” by Missouri Botanical Garden for “outstanding quality and dependable performance,” Sporobolus is widely considered to be among the most attract

Big and little bluestem grasses are both beautiful and beneficial. Once relegated to roles like erosion control and cattle feed, they now enhance even the most high-end landscape designs with vertical structure and intense seasonal color. These ground-breaking, ecologically valuable grasses come to us from breeder Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials. Schizachyrium s. 'Little Red Fox' PP36738 Fine-textured blue-green foliage in spring with vibrant red highlights beginning m