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St John\'s Wort Pumpkin (Hypericum)
Prices start at : 42.95 USD / 3 Gal

Branches hold up extremely well once cut, and berries retain their bright color. Remove any brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem...
Maryland
Bowie
Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

The flowers are white fan-shaped plumes in fall that extend above the foliage. The hardiness, the fine foliage and the spectacular fall colors have made 'Gracillimus' a favorite and very popular for years! Plant in spring or early summer when the soil...
  • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Foliage: Silvery Green
Nebraska
Omaha
Heuchera Autumn Bride
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 GAL

Heuchera Autumn Bride has fuzzy, chartreuse to lime green, nearly evergreen foliage erupts in September with white fountains of pure white flowers continuing until frost. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting.
Maryland
Bowie
Tradescantia Sweet Kate
★★★★★
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 Gal

From the lovely chartreuse foliage to the beautiful bluish purple flowers, this is a ground cover unlike any other. Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot.
Maryland
Bowie
Autumn Brilliance Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)
★★★★★
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 Gal

All ferns grow best in soils with high organic matter content. It is native to woodland hillsides and mountain slopes in Japan, China and Taiwan. Few ferns offer the seasonal color variation that Autumn Brilliance fern do.
Maryland
Bowie
Heuchera Citronelle
★★★★★
Prices start at : 18.95 USD / 1 Gal

Effective as an edger along paths or walkways. Does well in containers. The chartreuse foliage will stand out in any shady garden, be it in a pot, garden bed, or as a mass planting.
Maryland
Bowie
Heuchera Caramel
★★★★★
Prices start at : 18.95 USD / 1 GAL

The foliage of this tough heat and humidity tolerant Heuchera is golden apricot with a slight earthy green or rose tint on the newer leaves. This heuchera shade perennial is a robust grower with fuzzy leaves that range in color from apricot to amber with...
Maryland
Bowie
Heuchera Palace Purple
★★★★★
Prices start at : 15.95 USD / 1 Gal

If grown in full sun, consistent moisture is needed and soil should not be allowed to dry out. Flowers appear in June. Foliage color may fade to a bronze-green in hot summers. Best grown in organically rich, humusy, well-drained soils.
Maryland
Bowie
Purple Fountain Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

That alone would be a remarkable plant for your yard, but next comes the bloom. Purple Fountain Grass is an easy to care for ornamental grass that really delivers. You could even put a couple in pots for a stately welcome to your front porch or patio.

2 - 3 feet

    • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
    • Foliage: Purple
    • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Flower Color: Red, Burgundy
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Bonfire Euphorbia
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

    It is great enhancement of the common spurge! 'Bonfire' has a nice mounding habit with foliage that is resistant to deer and rabbits. It grows best in well-drained, poor-to-moderately fertile soil.
    • Foliage: Red
    • Botanical Name: Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire'
    • Flower Color: Yellow
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Mature Height: 12 - 18 inches
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Lucifer Crocosmia
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

    The Crocosmia is also commonly known as Montbretia. The flowers bloom from summer through fall. Even when not in bloom, Crocosmia Lucifer has attractive, tropical looking foliage. Crocosmias are clump forming and bloom best in crowded conditions.
    • Botanical Name: Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Foliage: Dark Green
    • Mature Height: 24 - 36 inches
    • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Ladys Mantle
    Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    If summer temperatures are too high, grow in partial to full shade. It is best used for edging with Coral Bells, Geraniums or Hostas. If one is looking for a fast growing, low maintenance perennial as a ground cover or mass plantings, this is the one...
    • Botanical Name: Alchemilla mollis
    • Foliage: Gray Green
    • Fall Color: Yellow
    • Mature Spread: 18 - 24 inches
    • Soil Type: Normal, Sandy, Clay
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Tuscan Sun Sunflower
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

    Thriving in almost any soil – even poor, infertile soils – this is a tough cookie that will bring you smiles year after year. You aren't going to be the only one to notice the flowers, either – butterflies and bees love to visit them, too.

    Average

      • Moisture: Average
      • Soil Type: Average
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
      • Botanical Name: Heliopsis 'Tuscan Sun'
      • Foliage: Green
      • Flower Color: Yellow
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Your Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass will grow up to 5 feet tall with an 18-inch spread. With its perpetual motion, enchanting plumes and lively color, Karl Foerster is sure to keep you entertained throughout the seasons.
      • Botanical Name: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
      • Mature Height: 5 - 7 feet
      • Sun Exposure: Partial Sun
      • Foliage: Green
      • Flower Color: Reddish Bronze
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Stachys Big Ears (Stachys Helene Von Stein)
      Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 GAL

      Versatile and vigorous, with many possible uses, as edging, groundcover, and most especially in tubs or mixed containers. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun.
      Maryland
      Bowie
      Climbing Hydrangea
      Prices start at : 63.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      The exfoliating, reddish brown bark of mature plants is attractive in winter. Climbing hydrangea for sale as a unique woody vine are extremely hard to find. Buy yours before they sell out! * Attracts butterflies * Long-lived * Long bloom period
      • Mature Spread: 5 - 6 feet
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Foliage: Green
      • Sun Exposure: Full Shade, Partial Sun
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Prairie Dropseed Grass
      Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      A favorite among the prairie grasses! Prairie Dropseed is an ornamental grass with fine-textured, arching foliage of vibrant green that transitions to golden yellow for fall. The pink-tinted, tan seedheads possess a subtle fragrance that's unmistakable,...
      • Flower Color: Tan
      • Fall Color: Yellow
      • Foliage: Green
      • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
      • Soil Type: Well Drained
      • Growth Rate: Slow
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Bleeding Heart Spectabilis
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #2 Container range: 1.2 - 1.8 gallons (5 - 8 liters)

      ‘Spectabilis' makes excellent cut flowers, in mass with groundcovers, or in potted containers. Do not let it dry out. It is heat tolerant and needs moist soil. Hearts on a String The Bleeding Heart Spectabilis, 'Dicentra spectabilis, is a fast-growing...
      • Flower Color: Rosy, Pink
      • Fall Color: Yellow
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
      • Mature Spread: 20 inches
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Foliage: Green
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Autumn Fern
      Prices start at : 59.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      Use in pots indoors or for a patio or deck plant. This Autumn Fern reaches 2 feet in height and width. Autumn Fern has an evergreen habit that looks great in the partly-shaded bed or border.
      • Sun Exposure: Full Shade, Partial Sun
      • Soil Type: Well drained
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Fall Color: Evergreen
      • Mature Height: 20 - 24 inches
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Festival Star Baby\'s Breath
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

      Plant in light, dry soil and provide a treatment of lime and mulch for winter protection. Cut the flowers for arrangements when half the blooms are open to extend vase life. * Deadheading is not necessary * Deer resistant * Attracts butterflies Pick your...
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
      • Mature Spread: 16 - 24 inches
      • Botanical Name: Gypsophila 'Festival Star'
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Miscanthus Morning Light Grass
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

      Place in full sun for best foliage coloration. It is quite attractive as the green blades have added highlights of creamy-white margins and mid-veins creating a shimmering silvery appearance.
      • Foliage: Silver Variegated
      • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
      • Mature Height: 4 - 5 feet
      • Flower Color: Reddish Bronze
      • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      The Blues Little Bluestem Grass
      Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      It works well in mass plantings. It does well in a variety of soil types and is drought tolerant. The fall color is a burgundy red. Deep Blue Foliage Turns Burgundy Red in Fall The Grass 'The Blues Little Bluestem Grass', Schizachyrium scoparium 'The...
      • Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Soil Type: Well Drained
      • Mature Spread: 24 - 30 inches
      • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Red Mountain Ice Plant
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

      As a ground cover, delosperma is very useful in preventing erosion. Ground covers help unify the landscape. 'Red Mountaintm' has a low-growing stature that makes it the perfect, fast-spreading, dazzling groundcover on slopes or in borders for hot, dry,...
      • Foliage: Green
      • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
      • Mature Height: 2 - 4 inches
      • Flower Color: Red
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Ice Ballet Butterfly Plant
      Prices start at : 44.95 USD / #2 Container range: 1.2 - 1.8 gallons (5 - 8 liters)

      Excellent for borders, as tall ground cover or for cut flowers. Excellent for use in dried flower arrangements. * Must-have for butterfly gardens * Showy, long-lived white blooms * Easy care
      • Mature Height: 18 - 36 inches
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Foliage: Green
      • Botanical Name: Asclepias 'Ice Ballet'
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Pink Chablis Lamium
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

      It nicely disguises dying bulb foliage and makes an excellent weed-smothering ground cover. Use lamium in hanging baskets, in mixed containers, trailing over walls or as an edger, but spread must be controlled.
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
      • Botanical Name: Lamium Pink Chablis
      • Mature Height: 8 - 12 inches
      • Mature Spread: 10 - 14 inches
      • Flower Color: Light Pink
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Karley Rose Fountain Grass
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      The value of this long-lived and low-maintenance fountain grass comes from the varied colors and textures of the foliage as well as the striking flower spikes. From earliest spring into the dead of winter, this grass offers an arresting display that complements...
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Botanical Name: Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'
      • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
      • Flower Color: Purple
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Ice Dance Sedge Grass
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      ' Ice Dance' has a plant height and spread of 12-15". Easy to Grow - Thrives in Shade The Ornamental Grass 'Ice Dance', Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance', also known as Sedge, is a great addition to a shaded perennial garden.

      12 - 15 inches

        • Botanical Name: Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
        • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
        • Flower Color: Brown, White Seed Head
        • Mature Spread: 12 - 15 inches
        • Mature Height: 12 - 15 inches
        Nebraska
        Omaha
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