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Exclusively from Emerald Coast Growers: A gleaming new look for “Little bluestem!” Little bluestem grass is a rising star in the native plant palette. Multicolored Shining Star™ is the hottest, brightest new addition to growers’ choices!Key Features● Unique green and creamy-white variegated basal foliage.● Blades blush pale pink with cooler temps in spring and fall.● Winter color darkens to burgundy with deep green stripes.● Inflorescences are held upright – no lodging!Little bluestem

Jumpin’ Jack jumped for joy when he saw not one, not two, but three varieties of Festuca on current Availability. Consistently among our best-selling genera, “fescue” is a compact, easy-care, multi-purpose, cool-season grass that fits a multitude of situations, from borders to mixed containers to green roofs. What’s your pleasure?Boulder Blue’This classic variety features cute, compact tufts of wiry/spiky blue foliage. Selected in Colorado, so you know it can handle heat. Height 6 – 10

In the “language of flowers,” which is spoken not by flowers but by people, Coreopsis says “constantly cheerful.” Which fits perfectly: The golden-yellow double flowers of this native American genus are bound to put a smile on your face. Their disposition is as sunny as the sites where they love to grow. ‘Early Sunrise’ lives up to its cultivar name: On your bench or in the garden, it jump-starts your season by blooming earlier than others in the species. And its flowers are borne aloft on stur

Doesn’t ‘Lime Zinger’ sound like a sparkling, citrus-y summer cocktail? Perfect for a tailgate party at the polo match, or poolside? Oh, waiter! Another round of Lime Zingers, please!Well, our version is as succulent as it sounds, but it brings a different kind of sparkle to a sunny setting. ‘Lime Zinger’ is one of our favorites from the famous SunSparkler® series of nifty, hardy, low-growing Sedum.Your customers will love the firm, lime-green leaves with nicely-contrasting cherry-red picotee ed

Panicum (Switch grass)Indigenous American grasses aren’t just for native plant enthusiasts. Tough and carefree, clump-forming, warm-season “switch grass” is perfectly at home in any sunny landscape. Its surprisingly formal-looking upright habit works in masses, or as specimens punctuating the perennial border. Panicum virgatum Ruby Ribbons™ (‘RR1’) PP17944Bred at the University of Connecticut, Ruby Ribbons™ comes by its good looks honestly. One of its parents is the best-selling ‘He