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Great Clorox Disaster Paraguayan Night Shade, Blue Potato Bush, Solanum Vine
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

The foliage alone makes it worth growing as a specimen plant or use it as a bright spiller or thrilling groundcover beneath larger plants. Becomes mostly deciduous in cool weather.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
  • Grows To: 8-16"H x 2-3'W
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, good drainage, relatively fertile soils.
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. An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought resistant,...
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist to dry, well-drained soils. Tolerant of poor soils.
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
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

Baptisia bracteata var. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that they are allowed to share our gardens. Baptisias are naturally durable, pest and disease resistant, long-lived perennials...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
  • Grows To: 1-2'H x 2-3'W
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist to periodically dry, well-drained soils. Tolerant of poor soils.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
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. Overwinter indoors where not hardy. The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree...
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: Hybrid selection - Plumeria rubra is native to C and S America
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
White Wild Indigo, White False Indigo, Baptisia
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Baptisia's are durable pest and disease resistant native taprooted perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that they are allowed...
  • Grows To: 3-5'H x 2-4'W
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch R / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Native To / Origin: US - Central and Eastern
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
Louisiana
Merryville
Screamin\' Yellow Wild Indigo, Yellow False Indigo, Baptisia
Prices start at : 12.99 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.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9
  • Native To / Origin: US - South Central - selected by Larry Lowman, Ridgecrest Nursery, Wynne, AR
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Purple Smoke Baptisia, Wild Indigo
Prices start at : 8.99 USD

Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot from which to regrow each spring. Purple Smoke Baptisia can produce up to 50 of the sturdy 4'+ flowering stems once mature.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
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. Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent...
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US - IL - Chicago Botanic Gardens - Dr. Jim Ault - 2003
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3-4'W
Louisiana
Merryville
Broadleaf Barbara\'s Buttons
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

A dainty and rhizomatous denizen of open and disturbed areas along stream banks and deciduous forests in the southeastern US. A rare Louisiana species, these Broadleaf Barbara's Button's were sustainably propagated here in our nursery and like all of...
  • Grows To: 6-12"H x 4-8"W
  • Native To / Origin: US - LA, MS, AL, GA, TN, NC, & reported for SC
  • Soil & Moisture: Moist to average moist soils. Well suited to average garden conditions.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Yellow Heartleaf Ice Plant, Baby Sunrose, Aptenia
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Considered deer proof. The Yellow Baby Sunrose is a naturally evergreen perennial tropical plant and is considered to be hardy to 25 o F for short periods although some resources suggest it is hardy into zone 8.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,11,(*9A?,*8B?)
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch SQ / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 2-6"H x 12-24"W
Louisiana
Merryville
Calypso Oleander
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Drought tolerant, disease resistant, and reliable. This is a large growing variety that can reach 15-25' high. This is considered by the experts to be the most popular cultivar in the US and deservedly so as Calypso has excellent vigor, exceptional cold...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8B,9,10,11
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: US - FL, 1975
  • Salt Tolerance: High
  • Grows To: 12-20'H x 12-20'W
Louisiana
Merryville
Purple Smoke Baptisia, Wild Indigo
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot from which to regrow each spring. Purple Smoke Baptisia can produce up to 50 of the sturdy 4'+ flowering stems once mature.
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - North Carolina Botanic Gardens, introduced by Niche Gardens in 1996
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist to dry, well-drained soils. Tolerant of poor soils.
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Whirling Butterflies Gaura, Apple Blossom Grass, Wand Flower, Lindheimer\'s Bee Blossom
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Flowering begins and spring and often lasts until fall. This is one of our favorite Guara selections! Item # 9579. Gauras are hardy and reliable drought tolerant native perennials.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 18-30''W
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Red Apple Heartleaf Ice Plant, Baby Sunrose, Aptenia
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Considered deer proof. The Red Apple Ice Plant is a naturally evergreen perennial tropical plant and is considered to be hardy to 25oF for short periods although some resources suggest it is hardy into zone 8.
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch SQ / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight to High
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,11,(*9A?,*8B?)
  • Grows To: 2-6"H x 12-24"W
Louisiana
Merryville
Paradise Vine, Giant Potato Creeper, Costa Rica Nightshade, Divorce Vine
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

The flowers are born in profusion during the warmer months of the year. The Paradise Vine climbs by twining and also uses a few sharp re-curved prickles beneath its large rich green foliage and along the large stems to help it gain a foothold on nearby...
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, good drainage, relatively fertile soils.
  • Native To / Origin: Costa Rica
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
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.
  • Outdoor Light: Light shade, Shade, Morning sun, Full sun*
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Container Size: Quarts
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 2-3'W, larger in wet soils
Louisiana
Merryville
Yellow Wild Indigo, Yellow False Indigo, Baptisia
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Baptisia's are durable pest and disease resistant native taprooted perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south. Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent vase life.
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Native To / Origin: US - South Central
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
Louisiana
Merryville
Ghost Fern
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

It is perfect for moist shady gardens where its upright growing fronds are sure to be a stand out among surrounding perennials. The Ghost Fern is considered to be a hybrid of the Japanese Painted Fern and the native Southern Lady Fern.
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Nancy Swell, VA
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to Be Bothered
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Southern Prairie Aster, Showy Aster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The Southern Prairie Aster is useful in the perennial garden or in natural settings like meadows and roadside plantings. This is another Aster that is native to sandy dryer upland soils and so is somewhat drought resistant once well-established.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, somewhat dry to average moist, acidic sandy soils. Moderately drought resistant once well-established.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9
  • Native To / Origin: US - Southcentral to Southeastern
Louisiana
Merryville
Bigfoot Waterclover, Clover Fern, Largefoot Pepperwort
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

It can easily be maintained in containers and on the upper shelves of water gardens. Under moist conditions it readily develops into a vigorous low groundcover and easily adapts to sunny bogs or moist shade.
  • Outdoor Light: Part sun, Part shade, *Sun, Light Shade, Shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Grows To: 6-10"H and spreading
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
Louisiana
Merryville
Mrs. George Roeding Oleander (Double Apricot)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Use them at the back of the border, as a large low maintenance, screen, in containers, or even train the larger growing types into tree standards. Whether its baking on the edge of concrete or in the salty soils of the Gulf Coast these plants are nearly...
  • Salt Tolerance: High
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Native To / Origin: US- George C. Roeding, Fancher Creek Nursery, 1905
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Variegated Tapioca Plant, Cassava, Manihot
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Provide good drainage and ample sunlight for the best results. Tapioca makes a showy heat and sun loving vigorous tropical for the summer garden and in containers. The yellow eventually matures to a creamy white and the long purplish red petioles (leaf...
  • Grows To: 4-6'H x 4-6'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part sun
  • Native To / Origin: South America
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10B, 11
Louisiana
Merryville
White Pampas Grass
Prices start at : 2.99 USD / each

Also available in the Pampas Grass Collection. The graceful blades grow thickly to an average height of about three feet, with a height of 6-10' tall with plumes. An elegant addition to your yard.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Genus: Cortaderia selloana 'White Feather'
  • Season Color: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • Zones: 5-10
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,...
  • Spread: 12-20''
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Genus: Dianthus
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Max Height (feet): 2
Illinois
Bloomington
Bonfire Euphorbia
Prices start at : 8.99 USD / each

Neat, mounded, low-growing plant lights up the front of a garden, walkway, or even containers. Tiny golden-chartreuse blooms in late spring. In spring, Bonfire's emerging foliage is brilliant yellow, orange and lime; summer and fall colors are crimson...
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Spread: 18''
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Max Height (feet): < 1
  • Zones: 5-7
Illinois
Bloomington
Pampas Grass Collection
Prices start at : 6.39 USD / each

Collection includes 1 White plant, and 1 Pink plant. Good for cut arrangements. Outstanding as a background or as an accent plant in corners or in rock gardens. An elegant addition to your yard.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Season Color: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • Zones: 5-10
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
Illinois
Bloomington
Improved Dragon\'s Blood Red Sedum
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

An excellent groundcover! Semi-evergreen foliage, even in sub-zero weather. '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...
  • Max Height (feet): 3-4"
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Zones: 3-9
  • Colors: Red
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
Illinois
Bloomington