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Amsonia xButterscotch® is a Midwestern selection that one-ups the standard with improved vigor, abundant blooms, and better disease resistance. Plant Amsonia xButterscotch in full sun to part shade. Its high-impact, low-maintenance nature is wonderful for dramatic drifts, sweeps, and infill, and it plays well with ornamental grasses. Hardy for Zones 4-9. Emerging in spring, "Blue Star" soon settles into its role as a bushy foliage plant, with finely divi

‘Rubrum’ hardly needs introduction. You know it. Customers rave about it. It's a chart-topper year after year. Fast-growing and bloom-heavy, purple fountain grass thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, delivering reliable performance all season long. Reaching three to five feet tall, 'Rubrum' creates dramatic sweeps in the landscape and stands strong as a bold seasonal focal point. Its upright, gracefully arching habit makes it equally at home in large c

Looking for a dependable, great-looking sedge that performs well at every step — from the greenhouse to the garden? The Carex EverColor® series from Fitzgerald Nurseries is exactly that. These eye-catching sedges are colorful, compact, and incredibly low maintenance, making them a top choice for both growers and retailers. pictured above: Carex o. Evercolor® 'Everest' PP20955 Deep green blades flanked with snowy white edges. Matur

The breeze can't resist gliding gracefully through the fine, hair-like blades of Sporobolus, sending wafts of fragrance to greet passersby. Don't let the common name, prairie dropseed<, hit the wrong note. This lovely, self-sufficient native grass is a clump-former, not a vigorous spreader. Declared a “Plant of Merit” by Missouri Botanical Garden for “outstanding quality and dependable performance,” Sporobolus is widely considered to be among the most attract

Native perennial plants are all the rage, and the demand for water-wise, easy-care succulents shows no sign of letting up. Or maybe you're into flowering houseplants. These sizzling sales categories meet beautifully in the genus Lewisia. Like other American flowering phenomena, Lewisia found UK fame sooner than here at home. It is now celebrated on both continents not just as a sturdy water smart garden inhabitant, but also as a low-maintenance flowering house plant. Rosette-shape