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Ligularia - Osiris Cafe Noir - Sale Price: $42.75 Ligularia Osiris Café Noir, Ligularia dentata 'Osiris Café Noir', emerges in the spring with deep purple-black foliage, morphs to shades of bronze, and then matures to an olive green. ‘Osiris Café Noir’ has thick, leathery leaves with serrated edges. The lovely golden flowers appear in late summer above the tall 20” stems.  Using it as a focal point, this plant makes a great specimen in a yard, and also looks especially attractive in a container on the patio! Ligularia should be planted in full shade in a well-drained area.  It must have moist soil and should never be allowed to dry out.  Use Ligularia in group or mass plantings, woodland gardens, or along streams, ponds, pools or bog gardens. ‘Osiris Café Noir’ makes an extremely bold statement in the garden, and its best ornamental feature is its leaves.  The flowers and leaves make wonderful cut bouquets. ‘Osiris Café Noir’ generally retains good color throughout the growing season! * Daisy-like flowers * Outstanding foliage * Dwarf

Veronica - Foxy Lady - Sale Price: $42.75 Veronica Foxy Lady, Veronica 'Foxy Lady' PPAF, is the first ever bi-color veronica! This lovely lady features bright flower spikes that are packed with tiny, lavender-purple and white candy striped flowers. Veronica 'Foxy Lady' is a sport of 'Red Fox' and has the same dwarf habit and long bloom time as its parent!  Plant Foxy Lady in a sunny spot in the front of the border where you can get a close up view of the unique bi-color flowers. 'Foxy Lady' needs a full sun area with well-drained soil. Deadhead the flowers after the first bloom to prolong its bloom time for up to 6 weeks or so. It is tolerant of partial shade but flowering will be more profuse in full sunlight. Veronica can be used as a ground cover, in mass plantings or along borders. Try ‘Foxy Lady' with Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’ or Veronica ‘White Icicles’ for color contrast. Veronica is great for the first time gardener plus it is deer resistant. Foxy Lady will attract butterflies and hummingbirds! * Bi-Color flowers * Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds * Attractive groundcover

Grass - Fountain - Sale Price: $39.95 The Fountain Grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides, is a showy ornamental, deciduous perennial grass with slender 3 1/2 foot leaves. The silvery-rose flower plumes that resemble foxtails are borne July through September; turns pinkish brown in the fall. Being drought tolerant, it is a Midwest favorite. The cascading, narrow leaves on this plant have a fountain shape. Fountain grass maintains its lovely leaves and flowers through January. Spread a layer of mulch or other organic material 2 to 3 inches deep around the entire plant. Water well, once a week in dry summers. Fountain Grass should be used as an accent or specimen plant, in the middle of borders, and with other perennials. They can be used in containers too. If planted in a mass planting, it will provide a colorful display when in full bloom! They are considered deer resistant once established. Winter Interest!

Clematis - Huldine - Sale Price: $42.75 Clematis Huldine, Clematis 'Huldine', is known for incredible floral displays and a vigorous growth habit. The pearly white 3-4 flowers are composed of six non-overlapping petals, each featuring three pinkish-mauve central bars on their undersurface. This plant looks spectacular when grown over an arbor where bottom sides of the flowers can be viewed with ease. Our best repeat white blooming clematis! Clematis 'Huldine' needs a supporting structure to grow properly. Clematis is easy to grow in a rich, porous, alkaline soil with plenty of room for the roots to spread. Huldine performs best when the roots are shaded and the rest of the plant is exposed to the sun. Mulch the base of the plant to keep the roots cool and shaded. * Blooms summer to fall* Attracts butterflies* Deer resistant

Grass - The Blues Little Bluestem - Sale Price: $64.25 The Grass 'The Blues Little Bluestem Grass', Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues', has attractive deep blue foliage. The fall color is a burgundy red. It works well in mass plantings. It does well in a variety of soil types and is drought tolerant. Extra water and fertilization is not needed! The attractive foliage is upright and is open to spreading the fine textured leaves. Little Blues Bluestem grasses have delicate and inconspicuous inflorescence in late summer and become silvery when dried. The foliage remains attractive in winter. The fall color varies from tan to copper, orange, and dark orange red. To keep this plant looking neat, prune back to the ground in early spring before new growth begins. The Blues can be divided every 3 years or so in early spring. Besides its outstanding appearance, The Blues provides nest sites, cover, and food for birds! This one plant you will not want to prune back in the fall after a heavy frost! Enjoy it all winter long! * Wildlife plant * Winter interest * Fall color