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Precious Metals - Miscanthus and Carex Bowles Golden

Precious Metals - Miscanthus and Carex Bowles Golden

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Mar 17th 2023

Here's some silver and gold your customers will want to put into the ground. Not to hide it, but to show it off!Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Breeze' This maiden grass resembles a restrained, refined, 'Zebrinus', a designer's staple for over a century. Both flaunt horizontal gold banding across their long, tapering leaves, and the graceful cascading habit is similar. But the mature height of 'Gold Breeze' is shorter (5-7' with plumes), making it more adaptable to smaller spaces or containe
Get to Know Our Soft Side 2 - Colocasia

Get to Know Our Soft Side 2 - Colocasia

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Feb 16th 2023

We’re proud to be your go-to source for ornamental grasses, herbaceous perennials and succulents. But we also have a tender spot for tender plants.Colocasia esculenta Royal Hawaiian® ‘Maui Gold’ PP24482Take a trip to the tropics without leaving the patio! The massive chartreuse leaves of this “elephant ears” variety bring a Polynesian flair to large containers or annual beds.Performs best in rich, moist soil in full sun.Height: 4’.Hardy in Zones 7b – 11. Colocasia esculenta Royal Hawaiian®
Get to Know Our Soft Side

Get to Know Our Soft Side

Posted by EMERALD COAST GROWERS on Feb 14th 2023

We’re known for our tough-as-nails perennials and ornamental grasses, but we have a soft spot for a few really special tender plants.Case in point: Cordyline australis. Known as Ti plant, Cabbage palm and other nicknames, Cordyline is a great fit for containers. Like peanut butter and jelly, our two varieties buddy up nicely with other tropical plants and semi-tropicals like Colocasia. They all love full sun. Hardy in Zones 9-11Cordyline australis 'Red Sensation’Features erect clumps of burgundy
Maiden Grass Voyage A NEW! Infertile Miscanthus

Maiden Grass Voyage A NEW! Infertile Miscanthus

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Dec 30th 2022

From the breeding wizardry of North Carolina State University comes another unique, garden-worthy, infertile grass: Miscanthus High Frequency™.High Frequency™ stands five feet tall in flower and is hardy in USDA Zones 5–10. Gracefully arching, rust-resistant blades are heavily cross-banded with gold bars. And it’s bred to be infertile, so you can be confident that its gleaming presence will remain exactly where it’s planted. Tune in to the NEW! with High Frequency™(‘NCMS3’) PP
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING JUST DIFFERENT ENOUGH...Festuca Eilers Beauty™

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING JUST DIFFERENT ENOUGH...Festuca Eilers Beauty™

Posted by John Friel on Dec 9th 2022

We work in the green industries. We celebrate our world’s greenery. The word “green” isn’t just an adjective, it’s an eco-friendly accolade.But sometimes, oddly enough, green is a surprise.When someone mentions the genus Festuca, “blue fescue” is the term that comes to mind. It’s an unwritten law that every new Festuca must be bluer than the last one.Eilers Beauty™ is an outlaw: Its slender, hair-like blades are a rich, subtle matte green.Lose the blues? Never. But try going green just for

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