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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 spring show with Senecio. Rarely flowering, it's all about that silky, serrated foliage. The large, bright leaves are impressive as a stand-alone specimen and sparkle as a side piece to blooming perennials in mixed containers.Senecio c.Angel Wings® is a tender plant that thrives in full sun to

From the dawn of time, ferns have seen it all. Many of our best-sellers graced the world's gardens over a century ago. Before that, their foliar ancestors shared the planet with really big reptiles during the Jurassic era, a likely inspiration for the newest cultivar to catch our attention.Both Dryopteris varieties shown here grow to a mature height of 18-24" and are hardy for Zones 5-9. Let's explore more. Dryopteris erythrosa(Autumn fern)New fronds emerge warm coppery-bronze and mature to bri

If you like your benches full and your heating bills low, we've got the perfect early-flowering perennials for you.In the thrall of lovely autumn, it's hard to think of next spring. 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 littl

Its cheerful, early spring blooms crawl over slopes and spill over walls, providing a welcome blanket of vibrant color to winter-weary gardens and gardeners.Winding through rock gardens, edgings, and naturalizations with a profusion of showy color and vigorous growth, Phlox subulata is a semi-evergreen, blooming groundcover, hardy to Zone 2. This tough, durable, North American native tops out at less than half a foot, just right for between pavers, bordering walkways, and edging perennial beds.S

Unwrap a rich, golden, native genus that sparkles in the sunlight and sways in the slightest breeze.Amsonia xButterscotch® is a Midwestern selection that one-ups the standard with improved vigor, abundant blooms, and better disease resistance.Emerging in spring, "Blue Star" soon settles into its role as a bushy foliage plant, with finely divided foliage swaying seductively on reddish 3' stems. Early summer brings a flush of steel blue perennial blooms that cover uniform, willowy green foliage. C