null Skip to main content
Wholesale Starter Plants | Perennials | Ornamental Grasses
Our Availability is Always Fresh!

Blog

Carve an Easy Edge with Versatile Carex morrowii

Carve an Easy Edge with Versatile Carex morrowii

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Feb 29th 2024

Icy cool, variegated, Carex morrowiiIt looks, grows, and sells like a grass, but it's actually a sedge, in the Cyperaceae family.Easy to grow.Adaptable to a wide range of conditions.Versatile! Useful as a border, groundcover, or in containers. Well suited for full sun to part shade, both varieties are hardy for Zones 5-9. Carex m.'Ice Dance'Wide, graceful leaves with prominent creamy-white margins.Height: 12-18"Carex m. 'Ice Ballet'  PP20228Green-centered leaves with crisp, clean white ed
Steal the Show with Senecio

Steal the Show with Senecio

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Sep 21st 2023

Senecio candicans Angel Wings® PP28830This oh-so-popular, tender perennial is an exciting design option for mixed containers.Soft to the touch, broad, velvety leaves in dazzling matte silver steal the show with Senecio. Rarely flowering, it's all about that silky, serrated, succulent foliage. The large, bright leaves are impressive as a stand-alone specimen and sparkle as a side piece to blooming perennials in mixed containers.Easy to maintain, Angel Wings® is a tender plant that thrives in
The Buzz on Monarda Bee-You®

The Buzz on Monarda Bee-You®

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on May 5th 2023

Bee-You-Tee-Full!The Monarda didyma Bee-You® SeriesThese chic varieties of a North American native species come from a selection program in the Netherlands. The goals:Lots of large bloomsAttractive colorsCompact plantsRich green foliageOutstanding mildew resistanceDone! A bonus: All are attractive to a wide range of pollinators. Mix and match our five distinct, cheerful colors:M. d. Bee-Free PP29032Electric purple.Height: 28"M. d. Bee-Happy PP29080Brilliant Vermillion red.Height: 28"M. d. Bee-L
Made for the Shade -Begonia rex-cultorum T-Rex™ Series

Made for the Shade -Begonia rex-cultorum T-Rex™ Series

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Feb 28th 2023

The T-REX™ series, from the world-class breeders at Terra Nova Nurseries, is like nothing else you can pot up. They’re guaranteed to turn heads wherever their bold leaves and cool flowers are deployed. They make gorgeous containers, indoors or out, and are equally at home in full shade in the border.'Dancing Peacock'Palmate leaves are splashed with rose, purple, silver and olive green. Large bushy plants. Height 24"'Stardust' PP28647A galaxy of color on every leaf: Green, burgundy and viole
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®

Subscribe to our newsletter

Subscribe to receive the latest in plant trends and availability!