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	Hit Pay Dirt with Lomandra Miner's Gold

Hit Pay Dirt with Lomandra Miner's Gold

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Mar 19th 2025

  You'll hit the jackpot with this golden evergreen perennial.   A 2025 Fresh Pick, Lomandra longifolia 'Miner's Gold' PP33984 is noted for exceptional drought tolerance.  Let's dig a little deeper. Compact, refined size and shape. Arching, weeping habit.  Established plants are very drought tolerant.  Masses can be planted in dry, difficult locations.  Coastal friendly.  Tolerates occasional flooding. Hardy for Zones 8-11,
An Artisan in the Garden - Echinacea xhybrida Artisan™ Collection

An Artisan in the Garden - Echinacea xhybrida Artisan™ Collection

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Mar 6th 2025

An artisan is one who brings finely honed skills and heartfelt creativity to bear on what they make. The breeders of the Artisan™ coneflower collection have rightly received multiple awards and attention for this high-performance series. These are the first true F1 hybrids with individual colors from seed, meaning multiple ready dates are possible. And they're just flat-out, good-looking plants with all the right qualities: Heavy, first -year flowering, compact, strongly branched
Energy Efficient Early Blooming Aquilegia

Energy Efficient Early Blooming Aquilegia

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Dec 5th 2024

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 perennials, performing on schedule with little fuss. Let's take a look.Aquilegia xhybrida Earlybird™ SeriesNewer breeding supports programmable
Carex o. Evercolor® Series - Evergreen and Ever So Versatile.

Carex o. Evercolor® Series - Evergreen and Ever So Versatile.

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Nov 21st 2024

Pat Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Nurseries in Ireland has selected some nifty variations and variegations of this versatile, sturdy genus. He describes his creations as “colorful, multifunctional, and easy.”(pictured above)Carex o. Evercolor® 'Everest' PP20955Deep green blades flanked with snowy white edges.Mature height 17" These well-behaved sedges create sturdy, compact, and uniform mounds of glossy blades available in various sizes and colors. The subtle flowers on these oshimensis types develo
Gorgeous Gaura lindheimeri

Gorgeous Gaura lindheimeri

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Oct 25th 2024

This North American native adds an airy, elegant charm, beautifully disguising its heat-tolerant, tough-as-nails nature. Pollinators and gardeners can't resist!Gaura produces dainty blooms in white, pink, or bicolor from early summer to frost. Borne on slender, wand-like spikes, they’re in constant motion with the slightest breeze. The small, lanceolate leaves may be rich green, variegated, or red. Breeders have tamed this natural rambler, with shortened internodes and increased branching. Compa

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