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What’s New, Pussycat? Nepeta xfaassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’ PP24788

What’s New, Pussycat? Nepeta xfaassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’ PP24788

Posted by John Friel on Sep 6th 2022

Ever since ‘Walker’s Low’ was named Perennial Plant of the Year back in 2007, “catmint” has become increasingly popular as a sturdy, low-maintenance ornamental.We grow 8 varieties of this interesting genus. Our latest addition: ‘Purrsian Blue’.  This Midwestern-bred variety forms neatly mounded clumps of tiny, toothy, aromatic leaves. The foliage is all but hidden by the prolific bloom of periwinkle blue flowers with dark purple calyxes, produced in abundance from early summer into early
Have you EverColored? EverColor®: The pot at the end of the rainbow!

Have you EverColored? EverColor®: The pot at the end of the rainbow!

Posted by John Friel on Aug 31st 2022

Kilkenny, Ireland is a destination city, famed for arts, crafts, music festivals, ancient castles -- and modern Carex! The breeders at Fitzgerald Nursery have struck Celtic gold with this great group of sedges.These well-behaved sedges form sturdy, compact, uniform mounds of glossy blades in a nifty range of easy-to-use sizes and colors. One variety, ‘Everillo’, has solid-color blades; the others are striped.Carex morrowii ‘Everglow’ PP30466 Rich green central stripes flanked by orange margins
Sometimes it’s Good to Have the Blues  (Salvia nemorosa Blue Hill)

Sometimes it’s Good to Have the Blues (Salvia nemorosa Blue Hill)

Posted by John Friel on May 20th 2022

In perennials, true blue and true red can be hard to find. Some of the best examples of each are found in the same genus: Salvia. Salvia nemorosa Blue Hill (‘Blauhugel’) boasts one of the truest blue flowers you can grow. At maturity, it lives up to its name, forming neat, uniform mounds of sturdy blue spikes. Blue Hill’s size makes it a natural for the middle of the border. At retail, it makes good-looking gallons with minimal fuss. It’s not as well known as some other hardy Salvia varieti
Phalaris arundinacea ‘Dwarf Garters’ ...Even miners have to hold their socks up.

Phalaris arundinacea ‘Dwarf Garters’ ...Even miners have to hold their socks up.

Posted by John Friel on May 16th 2022

Poor Snow White. Imagine having to deal with 14 dwarf garters every laundry day! It’s a Grimm fate.Luckily, there’s a version that’s a lot prettier and much lower-maintenance than those nasty things. Phalaris ‘Dwarf Garters’ is an easy-to-grow ornamental grass with green and white striped foliage that takes on a pink blush in cool weather. It thrives in moist areas, whether streamside, pondside or in a container. It even grows in shallow water. Height: 12 – 15” Hardy in Zones 4 – 9&nbs
Ever Watch the Sun Set Over the Sea? Delosperma Ocean Sunset™

Ever Watch the Sun Set Over the Sea? Delosperma Ocean Sunset™

Posted by John Friel on Dec 7th 2021

Remember how huge it looked as it slowly sank, closer and closer to the water?Didn’t it seem twice as big as when it was high overhead?That’s Ocean Sunset™ for you. This series was bred for brilliant blooms that open wide, significantly larger than any other on the market. We’ve grown them all, and they’re all good, but oh, these flowers! They’re not just bigger, the colors are hot hot hot!All three varieties are a ground-hugging 4 – 6” tall and hardy in Zones 5 – 9. And like all Delosperm

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