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Honeysong Purple Stokes’ Aster

‘Honeysong Purple’ sports huge, true royal purple flowers with a hint of red towards the center that darkens as it matures. The contrasting white stamens, purplish stems, and deep green […]

Hummelo Stachys

Large, rounded clump of long, narrow, textured green leaves are attractive even when not in bloom. Showy spikes of two-lipped lavender-rose flowers rise above the foliage throughout summer, creating a […]

Windbreaker Big Sacaton

Formerly called ‘Mesa Form’, this statuesque prairie dropseed comes to us from the breeding efforts at the Los Lunas Plant Materials Center in NM. Originally bred to be a wind […]

Dwarf Prairie Dropseed

Narrow fine textured blades create a tight upright habit that is slightly stiffer than the species and more compact. Silvery flowers are held above the foliage in fall and droop […]

Prairie Dropseed

This clump forming American Beauties grass is one of the signature North American native grasses and has a decidedly fine texture with very thin, deep green grass blades arching over […]

Steeplebush

This American Beauties summer bloomer has a native range that spans the whole eastern part of the country and provides color and nectar for humans and critters alike! Steeplebush is […]

Shibori Spirea

Unique and showy in bloom with rose-pink and white flower heads appearing on the same plant starting in mid-June. Compact and spreading, this variety will bloom throughout the summer if […]

Double Play® Gold Spirea

There are lots of flashy Spirea with golden foliage but ‘Double Play® Gold’ was the most vibrant one when trialed in a garden with dozens of other Spirea. It’s no […]

Double Play® Artisan® Spirea

You will love this plant from the moment it flushes in the spring with a burst of deep purple-red foliage color that sets the landscape ablaze! As the foliage matures […]

Goldflame Spirea

This Spiraea starts out the season with bronzy to reddish foliage in the early spring that changes to a lemony green shade in the summer, then to a coppery golden […]