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Cinnamon Fern

Wet areas can be a nightmare for gardening, but Cinnamon Fern turns this nightmare into a distant memory with its ability to thrive in this hostile plant environment. Big aggressive […]

Fireworks Evening Primrose

Try as you might to resist its power, you are sure to fall under the sway of this prolific summer bloomer that is so easy to grow and so rewarding. […]

Wildfire Blackgum

There is no tree that offers a more breathtaking display of fiery foliage color in the fall than Black Gum. It’s a shame more are not out there in landscapes […]

Bobee Northern Bayberry

This compact bayberry selection reaches just 6’ tall. The glossy foliage is larger than the species and has an attractive, leathery texture. It could be used in the garden as […]

Northern Bayberry

There may not be a plant, native or otherwise, that has as many uses and ‘talents’ as Northern Bayberry. It has a long history in the eastern U.S. due to […]

NativeStar® Lowboy Sweet Gale

This low growing rounded shrub features narrow, fragrant green leaves whorled on stems that create a great cover for native birds. Lowboy is a male Sweet Gale with showy catkins […]

Sweetgale

This dense, rounded shrub features narrow, fragrant green leaves whorled on stems that create great cover for native birds. Sweetgale thrives in wet soil conditions where few others can, while […]

Fast Forward Pink Muhlygrass

‘Fast Forward’ is new variety of Muhly grass that has a slightly earlier bloom time. This native has tidy clumps of very fine blue green foliage that provides color and […]

Hair-awn Muhly

This native’s tidy clumps of very fine blue foliage provide color and texture to the garden, but in late summer or fall they explode into bloom with clouds of airy […]

Leading Lady Plum Bee Balm

Tuck this early blooming bee balm into the front of your flower border to create a colorful swath of magenta purple flowers. Butterflies and hummingbirds will adore it!