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Grass - Desert Plains
Grass - Desert Plains Pennisetum 'Desert Plains', Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Desert Plains', is a hardy and graceful, fountain grass that makes a dazzling focal point in a sunny landscape. It is easy to grow and needs at least 6 hours of direct sun per day. Desert Plains is a seedling of Cassian, but has an improved habit, better flowering performance, and richer fall color. Desert Plains forms a stunning upright vase-shaped clump. The plants fine textured leaves make a transition from green with deep red tips, to shades of orange and bronze in the fall. It bursts into bloom with its showy, large 5 inch long, mauve-colored bottlebrush plumes early fall; about 2 weeks later than 'Cassian'. Once this ornamental grass is established, it takes on the heat, humidity, and punishing sun effortlessly. It tolerates drought, is easy to grow, and is deer resistant. Carefree hardy plant!
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| Aster - Blue Autumn - Sale Price: $42.75 Aster Blue Autumn, Aster 'Blue Autumn' PPAF, is covered with hundreds of daisy-like deep blue flowers that put on a spectacular show through fall. The healthy dark green foliage of 'Blue Autumn' PPAF has a compact mounding habit and is very resistant to mildew. You can always count on your Asters to put on a delightful, refreshing show every autumn and attracts butterflies! Aster ‘Blue Autumn’ is a rather new hybrid touting resistance to mildew. Great for summer color in beds, borders or containers, it produces excellent cut flowers. To increase bloom time, deadhead after the first initial flowering. Asters will do best in a full sun area with morning shade and well-drained soil. It should not stay wet while in dormancy. Divide this aster every other year for best results. * Wonderfully colorful when in bloom! |
| Clematis - Sunset - Sale Price: $42.75 Clematis Sunset, Clematis 'Sunset', is aptly named because this clematis will dazzle your garden with gorgeous deep plum-red flowers, with purple highlights that resemble the colors of a magnificent sunset! Each textured petal has a satiny cerise central bar. The buttery-yellow anthers are also a wonderful accent. It is a very free flowering variety which reblooms in late summer with masses of flowers. Clematis 'Sunset' needs a supporting structure to grow properly and it is easy to grow with a rich, porous, alkaline soil that has plenty of room for the roots to spread. Clematis can be grown in full sun or light shade, but its base and roots must be completely shaded. Prune lightly above the new leaf buds in early spring and remove any dead or weak stems. Best performance is when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, so apply generous mulch or a shallow-rooted ground cover near the base of the vine. Clematis ‘Sunset’ is a reliable performer once established; it take a season or two to get going. Enjoy these exquisite, purple-highlighted flowers in a container on your patio! * Extravagant blooms * Graceful habit * Reliable |
| Fern - Lady - Sale Price: $39.95 The Lady Fern, 'Athyrium filixfemina', is a lovely, deciduous fern that is bright yellow-green with wide, deep cut or lacy leaves that are tapered at the end. It is a real favorite that reaches a height of 2-3'! The plants spread slowly to form dense clumps, and under the right conditions, Lady Ferns will continue to send up new fronds into the summer. ‘Lady’ ferns will grow in a group in the shape of a circle, and as they grow farther and farther outwards, the centers die away, leaving a ring of ‘Lady’ ferns! ‘Lady’ fern is one of the easiest ferns to grow. It prefers to be grown in part to full shade in average to rich, moist but well-drained soil that is neutral to slightly acid. Ferns can be divided and transplanted in spring and early summer, planting the crown at the surface. They thrive even when other plants fail! Whether used in borders or as a background, ferns can add texture and color to any garden with their gracefulness and beautiful varying shades of green! * Lacy leaves * Favorite * Easy to grow |
| Grass - Elijah Blue Fescue - Sale Price: $42.75 The Ornamental Grass 'Elijah' Blue', 'Festuca glauca', also know as Blue Fescue, is a wonderful ornamental grass that should not be passed by. With its bluish gray foliage, the plumes appear overwhelming from June to July. 'Elijah Blue' has a plant height of 12 and spread of 12-24. This grass prefers full sun, but will tolerate morning shade. Combined with blue and purple flowers, such as Salvia and Veronica, it adds color and contrast to any perennial garden. For best results, comb through the plant in winter to remove dead foliage. Keep well watered in hot summer months, especially when becoming established. |
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