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Paradise Vine, Giant Potato Creeper, Costa Rica Nightshade, Divorce Vine
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

This moderately vigorous vine received rave reviews during 2012 trials at The Trial Gardens at UGA as per Allan Armitage and Meg Green, click here for more from UGA . The flowers are born in profusion during the warmer months of the year.
  • Native To / Origin: Costa Rica
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, good drainage, relatively fertile soils.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
  • Grows To: 15-35'H, smaller in containers
Louisiana
Merryville
Royal Fern, Flowering Fern
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

One of our most beautiful native ferns, the Royal Fern produces a rosette of soft blue-green to green fronds that are deeply cut into rounded to lanceolate leaflets producing a medium to soft textured clump forming perennial.
  • Soil & Moisture: Moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral, humusy soils.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to Be Bothered
  • Container Size: Quarts
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 2-3'W, larger in wet soils
Louisiana
Merryville
Ghost Fern
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

A beautiful accent among darker foliaged perennials, or use it in mass, as a border, or even as a groundcover. It is perfect for moist shady gardens where its upright growing fronds are sure to be a stand out among surrounding perennials.
  • Soil & Moisture: Moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral, humusy soils.
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Nancy Swell, VA
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Outdoor Light: Light shade, Shade, Morning sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8
Louisiana
Merryville
Southern Prairie Aster, Showy Aster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

This is another Aster that is native to sandy dryer upland soils and so is somewhat drought resistant once well-established. May spread clonally via rhizomes, but generally not aggressively, once well-established.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Grows To: 18-30"H x 18-30"W
  • Native To / Origin: US - Southcentral to Southeastern
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
Louisiana
Merryville
Bigfoot Waterclover, Clover Fern, Largefoot Pepperwort
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

The Bigfoot Waterclover is nearly evergreen but goes dormant for a short period in winter or during dry periods. An easily grown and unusual fern whose fronds look just like perfect four-leaf clovers.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to Be Bothered
  • Grows To: 6-10"H and spreading
  • Outdoor Light: Part sun, Part shade, *Sun, Light Shade, Shade
  • Native To / Origin: US - Southern to Central Texas
Louisiana
Merryville
Mrs. George Roeding Oleander (Double Apricot)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

This is a semi-dwarf Oleander that is suitable for large containers as well as the shrub border. With few major pests and diseases and their adaptability to soil conditions few shrubs are more reliable than Oleanders when you have a hot area in full sun.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Native To / Origin: US- George C. Roeding, Fancher Creek Nursery, 1905
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8B,9,10,11
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
Louisiana
Merryville
Variegated Tapioca Plant, Cassava, Manihot
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

The yellow eventually matures to a creamy white and the long purplish red petioles (leaf stems) add to the color show. The large palmate tropical looking foliage of the Variegated Tapioca is heavily splashed with sunny yellow emanating from the center...
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10B, 11
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils. Somewhat drought resistant once well-established.
Louisiana
Merryville
White Pampas Grass
Prices start at : 2.99 USD / each

Also available in the Pampas Grass Collection. Good for cut arrangements. Drought and deer resistant. Plumes start mid-summer and last through winter. We offer potted plants for a fast showing in your yard.
  • Season Color: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Genus: Cortaderia selloana 'White Feather'
  • Spread: 2-5'
Illinois
Bloomington
Mixed Carnations
Prices start at : 4.49 USD / each

Bloom at intervals all summer - even on into fall! Hardy, healthy plants bloom in a rainbow of colors even during the hottest, driest summers. Blooms: summer to fall. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, great cut flower,...
  • Colors: Pink, Red, White, Yellow
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Zones: 3-9
  • Max Height (feet): 2
Illinois
Bloomington
Bonfire Euphorbia
Prices start at : 8.99 USD / each

In spring, Bonfire's emerging foliage is brilliant yellow, orange and lime; summer and fall colors are crimson and burgundy. Get ready for a dramatic three-season performance in your landscape.
  • Zones: 5-7
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Season Color: Spring, Summer
  • Genus: Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' PP18,585
  • Max Height (feet): < 1
Illinois
Bloomington
Pampas Grass Collection
Prices start at : 6.39 USD / each

Outstanding as a background or as an accent plant in corners or in rock gardens. Although a native of Argentina, this variety of Pampas Grass is hardy and will grow in most parts of America.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Season Color: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • Colors: Pink, White
Illinois
Bloomington
Improved Dragon\'s Blood Red Sedum
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

'Fulda Glow' is an improved variety of Dragon's Blood sedum that sports attractive bronze-red foliage all season long! Place these hardy, northern, nursery-grown divisions about 1' apart.
  • Colors: Red
  • Genus: Sedum spurium 'Fulda Glow'
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Season Color: Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Giant Hardy Hibiscus
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

Deer resistant. Mixed colors only: Red, pink, white, maroon and salmon. Strong, field-grown plants shipped. Easy to grow, needs little care. Plant 2-3' apart in full to partial sun.
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Genus: Hibiscus moscheutos
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Max Height (feet): 8
  • Zones: 5-10
Illinois
Bloomington
Adam\'s Needle Yucca
Prices start at : 4.00 USD / each

It is one of the easiest perennials to grow and will thrive almost anyplace and is carefree when established. Deer and drought resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: late summer.
  • Genus: Yucca filamentosa
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Colors: White
  • Max Height (feet): 6
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Illinois
Bloomington
Pink Pampas Grass
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

Also available in the Pampas Grass Collection. Good for cut arrangements. Deer and drought resistant. Plumes start mid-summer and last through winter. We offer potted plants for a fast showing in your yard.
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Spread: 2-5'
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Genus: Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'
Illinois
Bloomington
Red Painted Daisy
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

The Painted Red Daisy can't be beaten for cutting, with elegant, frond-type foliage that shows off the brilliant blooms in June and July. Cuttings last three to four times longer than roses, for example.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Genus: Tanacetum coccineum (Pyrethrum) 'Robinson's Red'
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Zones: 3-8
Illinois
Bloomington
Red Plumeria, Frangipani
Prices start at : 24.99 USD

Excellent for containers. An easy to grow tropical whose flowers are used to make the familiar Hawaiian leis. The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
  • Grows To: 6-10'H x 4-6'W in containers, 15-30'H and wide in tropical climates
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate to High
  • Indoor Light: Direct sun, High
Louisiana
Merryville
Mezoo Variegated Ice Plant, Baby Sunrose, Aptenia, Variegated Red Apple Heartleaf Ice Plant
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

There appears to be some confusion as to the proper botanical name for this plant in the nursery trade. We tend to agree with the latter. Many sources suggest this is Dorotheanthus bellidiformis 'Mezoo' even though it is so similar to Aptenia .
  • Soil & Moisture: Average to dry soils with good to excellent drainage. Do not overwater.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch SQ / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: South Africa for the commonly cultivated Aptenia
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Grows To: 2-6"H x 12-24"W
  • pH Range: Mildy Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
Louisiana
Merryville
Twilite Prairiebluestm Baptisia, False Indigo
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

A vigorous hybrid native perennial, Twilite Prairiebluestm Baptisia can produce up to 100 spikes per plant of deep violet-purple to nearly burgundy flowers with a soft yellow keel held above the rich green foliage.
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US - IL - Chicago Botanic Gardens - Dr. Jim Ault
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8
Louisiana
Merryville
Carolina Moonlight Baptisia, Wild Indigo
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Alba that was developed by the late Rob Gardner Curator of Native Plants at the North Carolina Botanical Garden and subsequently introduced by the NCBG in 2002. Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc.
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Rob Gardner, Curator of Native Plants at the North Carolina Botanic Gardens, 2002
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Long-Bract Wild Indigo, Cream False Indigo, Plains Wild Indigo, Prairie Wild Indigo, Paque-Paque Plant, Pock-Pock Plant
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Leucophaea has a variety of common names so feel free to pick one: . Baptisias are naturally durable, pest and disease resistant, long-lived perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist to periodically dry, well-drained soils. Tolerant of poor soils.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
Louisiana
Merryville
Blackie Plumeria, Frangipani
Prices start at : 34.99 USD

This unusual Plumeria produces clusters of exotic deep dark red flowers with purple overtones and a strong spicy fragrance. The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical...
  • Grows To: 6-10'H x 4-6'W in containers, 15-30'H and wide in tropical climates
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Native To / Origin: Hybrid selection - Plumeria rubra is native to C and S America
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture when in growth, dryer in dormancy. Well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sun, High
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
White Wild Indigo, White False Indigo, Baptisia
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, durable, and easy. Baptisia's are durable pest and disease resistant native taprooted perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south.
  • Native To / Origin: US - Central and Eastern
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch R / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderate to dry, well-drained soils. Tolerant of poor soils.
Louisiana
Merryville
Screamin\' Yellow Wild Indigo, Yellow False Indigo, Baptisia
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

A multitude of sturdy spikes filled with brilliant yellow pea-like blossoms are held above the rounded blue-green to gray-green rounded foliage. TScreamin' Yellow Baptisia was selected for its flower power and compact habit.
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderate to dry, well-drained soils. Tolerant of poor soils.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
Louisiana
Merryville
Purple Smoke Baptisia, Wild Indigo
Prices start at : 8.99 USD

Purple Smoke Baptisia can produce up to 50 of the sturdy 4'+ flowering stems once mature. An accidental hybrid of our native Baptisia alba and B. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that...
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - North Carolina Botanic Gardens, introduced by Niche Gardens in 1996
Louisiana
Merryville
Midnighttm Prairieblues Baptisia, False Indigo
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Loads of 2' long spikes of deep violet-blue pea shaped flowers are held well above the green foliage of this new hybrid Baptisia from Dr. Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Baptisia's develop an extensive taproot based root-system and should not...
  • Native To / Origin: US - IL - Chicago Botanic Gardens - Dr. Jim Ault - 2003
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3-4'W
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Yellow Heartleaf Ice Plant, Baby Sunrose, Aptenia
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Considered deer proof. Please plant responsibly as Delosperma is considered to be invasive in some regions, particularly California. Excessive moisture and/or poor drainage seem to be the Hardy Ice Plant's only real downfall.
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
  • pH Range: Mildy Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Grows To: 2-6"H x 12-24"W
  • Native To / Origin: South Africa
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
Louisiana
Merryville