Plants Providing Winter Interest - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order - Page 1 of 2

Full Speed A Hedge® ‘American Pillar’ arborvitae is a sport of ‘Hetz Wintergreen’ selected for its very rapid growth rate, dense branching structure, and tall, narrow habit. It maintains this useful desirable columnar shape with minimal pruning. It has tremendous potential in both the residential and commercial landscape market, and is an excellent specimen plant.

No pruning is necessary to maintain the flattened shape of this distinctive arborvitae. The juvenile foliage turns a lovely blue hue in fall and winter.

Irresistible dwarf evergreen. Tater Tot® arborvitae is a delightful dwarf globe thuja, a bit taller than it is wide, with swirling fans of deep green foliage. A seedling of ‘Brandon,’ it is hardy and maintains good color all year round. It’s also faster growing than ‘Danica’ or ‘Hetz Midget.’ Outstanding container presentation and huge appeal at retail. Formerly sold as Tiny Tot® thuja.

An excellent choice for a low-maintenance landscape. This versatile, perfectly round evergreen can be used in borders, rock gardens, to enhance foundation plantings or highlighted as a specimen, especially in formal gardens. The foliage varies dramatically from more common arborvitae. Soft, finely textured needles are sage green and almost feathery in appearance. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil but will tolerate light shade.

A very cool evergreen that adds elegance to your garden all year round! This narrow columnar selection of ‘Wintergreen’ has excellent hardiness and dark green winter foliage color. More narrow than Emerald Green. Selected by Art Boe of Faribault, MN, it is resistant to winter burn. The tight, columnar habit makes this a great specimen or screen for narrow sites. Use as a bold accent plant in mixed borders.

A very popular, tight pyramidal form with shiny, bright emerald-green foliage and good winter color. A real beauty!

An outstanding silver-leaved perennial for any sunny border. This selection spreads less quickly than the older ‘Silver King’, with a slightly wider leaf that holds up well to summer heat and humidity. Plants form a bushy, upright mound, with clusters of creamy flowers in July. Trimming back hard after blooming will rejuvenate the foliage. Nice for cutting, and using in dried arrangements: simply hang bunches upside-down in a warm dark room.

‘Goldsturm’ Black Eyed Susans have a long season of bloom and a sturdy, upright habit. The gold daisy-like flowers have a distinct dark brown central cone and are held on branching stems. Do not deadhead these cones if you want winter interest since the black seed heads remain attractive throughout the winter and the seeds provide a source of food for small birds.

Black-eyed Susan ‘Viette’s Little Suzy’ produces long lasting flowers. Little Suzy is shorter than other Black-eyed Susan’s, but despite its size it is a strong, dependable plant. Little Suzy is deer resistant and attracts butterflies and birds to your garden. It’s a great cut flower and is very easy to grow.

An improved ‘Goldsturm’ which blooms three weeks earlier. Gold flowers with dark green foliage; compact growth habit.

Destined to become the new standard, this new introduction is a terrific improvement over ‘Goldsturm’. While ‘Goldsturm’ can stand waist-high in bloom with tall, wispy flowering stems, ‘Little Goldstar’ is a much more compact, proportional plant. Standing just knee high, this plant forms a bushy, short clump of rich green foliage covered with a dome of closely spaced, starburst-shaped, 2-2.5”, golden yellow blossoms held just above the foliage. Very well-branched scapes carry loads of flowers from midsummer through early fall. Over 80 flowers have been counted on a single plant, making this selection more floriferous than ‘Goldsturm’.

Finally, a Black Eyed Susan that’s resistant to the Septoria leaf spot! Thanks to the thinner and hairier leaves, this hybrid Rudbeckia shows no signs of the fungus even in wet, humid conditions. A dome-like habit of golden yellow flowers with black centers are produced heavily from July to September here in Michigan, with some color until frost. Destined to be the new staple for landscapes! From Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens.

This mid-sized strain produces large brown-eyed daisy flowers for months on end, in a range of bicolor shades from yellow through gold, orange and bronzy-red. An outstanding cut flower. Removing faded blossoms regularly will greatly increase the flowering time. Seed heads have good winter interest, and can be used in dried arrangements. Fairly drought tolerant, once established. Wonderful in mixed containers. Fleuroselect.

Long-lasting, 4” red and yellow bicolor blooms top very vigorous and floriferous, heat-tolerant plants.

This powerhouse of a plant is just 2 feet tall, but sends up dozens upon dozens of giant daisies over a long season, bringing butterflies and bees to pay their respects all summer long. The long-lasting blooms combine rich shades of red and maroon with that trademark big black eye, so you can imagine how terrific they look in the vase.

‘Chocolate Orange’ Rudbeckia boasts large chocolate-mahogany 4” flowers adorned with beautifully contrasting orange tips. They bloom profusely from mid-summer to frost, providing weeks of eye-catching color. An outstanding cut flower, the seed heads have good winter interest unless they are used in dried arrangements.

Finally, a Black Eyed Susan that’s resistant to the Septoria leaf spot! Thanks to the thinner and hairier leaves, this hybrid Rudbeckia shows no signs of the fungus even in wet, humid conditions. A dome-like habit of golden yellow flowers with black centers are produced heavily from July to September here in Michigan, with some color until frost. Destined to be the new staple for landscapes! From Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens.

Flower heads are composed of bright yellow petals surrounding a green center. Suitable as a cut flower, or superb when massed in the border or wildflower garden. These cheery, easy-to-grow plants belong in every sunny garden.

Bold, oversized semi-double blooms with vivid yellow petals, a striking red ring, and rich brown centers. Large 4-6” flowers bloom heavily from transplanting to frost. Upright, densely branched and ounding habit.

A delightful mix of caramel and soft pink/red blooms. Flowers are semi double to fully double. Good heat tolerance and great for amateur cut flowers.

A new treasure to have your garden glittering with golden color! Large golden yellow star-shaped flowers completely cover the habit with well-branched stems prolonging bloom. This vigorous selection abounds not only with flowers but foliage as well. A robust clump of foliage with large leaves ensures longevity in the landscape. Crucially, the leaves are highly resistant to Septoria leaf spot with no damage through six years of trials.

Soft powdery blue, spiky foliage that keeps its color year round makes this grass a top pick. ‘Elijah Blue’ is a small, clumping grass with a rounded habit. In early summer, wheat-like seed heads are produced on tall, spikey stalks in great numbers.

This southern native has very narrow, needle-like leaves that line the stems like bottle brushes. Surprisingly, they are soft as silk to the touch. From late spring thru early summer, 2-3” wide clusters of small, light blue, star-shaped flowers are borne above the short mound of ferny foliage. After blooming, it quickly grows to reach a height of about 3 feet.

Chosen by the Chicago Botanic Garden for outstanding cold hardiness, this resilient boxwood holds its glossy green foliage well in winter. Resembling an English boxwood in appearance, it has a uniform oval habit making it a fantastic low hedge, either sculpted or informal. An excellent foundation plant or background for perennials.

A sister to Green Velvet but faster growing. Compact spreading habit and excellent hardiness. A Chicago Botanic Garden selection.

The best boxwood on the market? Many people think so. A compact, rounded plant with outstanding hardiness and dark glossy leaves. Green Velvet tolerates full sun, cold winters, and severe pruning. This is the perfect tough little topiary shrub.

Especially popular for low hedges, thanks to its habit and hardiness, ‘Winter Gem’ boxwood has shown good resistance to boxwood blight. Its foliage bronzes heavily in winter, but returns to green in spring.

Generous amounts of burgundy, daisy-like flowers with brown center disks. Scores of blooms appear from summer until fall with no deadheading. Choose this variety for naturalized areas, wildflower meadows, and borders. A short-lived perennial with pleasing tendencies to reseed. It is easy to grow in average, moist, well-drained soil.

A colorful new butterfly bush has gorgeous, 6-8” long, fragrant bright yellow colored flowers flushed with pink and mauve. From early summer all the way through fall, butterflies, honeybees & hummingbirds enjoy visiting these striking flowers for their nectar. Golden Glow grows 4-6’ tall.

Grows well drained (but not dry) soil in full sun and deadhead the old blooms to promote continual flowering throughout the summer and fall. Use for a mixed or shrub border.

A blanket of pure white! Large clusters of flowers carpet the narrow, evergreen leaves from mid to late spring. The profile of this variety is shorter and wider than our other Iberis offerings. Evergreen foliage is dark green and semi-glossy, making for an attractive appearance all season.

A blanket of pure white! Large clusters of flowers carpet the narrow, evergreen leaves from mid to late spring. This variety is a new vegetative selection which offers consistency in height and habit.

Dark-as-night, shimmering foliage with gorgeously scalloped purple leaves that are larger than ‘Mahogony’ and darker than ‘Catlin’s Giant’. A knockout in patio pots, combos, and as a striking groundcover accent with white, gold, or light-colored plants.

Fantastic tricolored foliage in shades of creamy-white, rose-burgundy, and dark green make this ajuga different than all the others. In the fall, the mature leaves turn a deep bronze while the newer growth takes on a rose tone.

Twice the size and impact of most other Ajugas with large, ruffled edges and evergreen purple-green foliage with a metallic shine. Blue flowers in early spring.

Dwarf, spreading habit with unusually narrow green foliage overlaid with chocolate brown highlights. Short spikes of blue flowers in early spring.

Huge, rosy-red flowers supported by strong stems. Attracts butterflies.

One of the best new strains, E. ‘Ruby Star’ is similar to E. ‘Magnus’ in that they both hold their petals in a refined, horizontal arrangement. However, the petals of ‘Ruby Star’ are more substantial with a deeper magenta-red color.

Smooth, dark chocolatey foliage topped with bright cherry-red flowers. What’s not to like? Excellent habit and showy flowers are a great addition to any perennial foliage lineup. Medium sized plant that’s great in containers and garden beds. ‘Black Forest Cake™’ is a favorite of the staff and visitors of TERRA NOVA®. No matter how you slice it, it’s good.

This selection forms a mound of large, glossy, heavily ruffled, almost-black leaves. Sprays of pink flowers on short stems in spring. Great vigor. In warm regions this is best in part to full shade. Excellent in the border, for edging, or in tubs and mixed containers. Foliage should not be trimmed back in the fall, but plants may be tidied up in spring by removing any withered or tired-looking leaves.

It’s always apple season with this Heuchera! Watch with delight as this unique plant changes throughout the seasons. Newly emerging leaves have red veining that lightens with age. Chartreuse yellow leaves have wavy, rippled edges that will mature to apple green leaves later in the season. You’ll appreciate its dense, full habit and good vigor.

For those that loved the bold texture of Cinnamon Curls™ comes an improvement that keeps the popular shape and color, but adds increased vigor and size. New leaves are bright red, heavily ruffled, and form a low, mounding habit. In summer, the bright color persists, maturing to a rich mahogany red. Dark burgundy stems hold light pink flowers and dark rose calyxes from early to midsummer. A wonderful color for all seasons.

This silvery new Heuchera is the icing on the cake! Large silver leaves have charcoal-black veins with gentle ruffling. Together they form a dense, mounding habit that holds up from sun to shade. In early summer upright scapes of deep rose-pink flowers appear. This selection is incredibly floriferous and blooms without vernalization. Compared with fellow DOLCE® companion ‘Silver Gumdrop’, ‘Glazed and Infused’ has a taller, more mounding habit and larger leaves. Benefits from filtered sun or shade in southern zones. Like other Heuchera, ‘Glazed and Infused’ prefers to be sited in well-drained areas to ensure overwintering.

If you love the dense, rounded habits of Dolce® Heuchera, then ‘Sultry Night’ is the next variety to slot into your lineup. Ruffled foliage is black with a purple overlay. The purple highlights match the undersides of the leaves and stems. Leaves emerge glossy in spring and hold their rich, deep tones through the entire season. Short petioles ensure a dense, compact habit.

Just like its name, ‘Toffee Tart’ displays differing shades of ginger caramel throughout the seasons. In spring, newest leaves are amber with a silver overlay. Mature leaves are ginger color with silver overlay. In late summer, leaves mature to green. Since it’s a lighter leaf color, we recommend providing at some shade protection (do not plant in full sun). Creamy white flowers are held on burgundy stems. Perfect for brightening up landscapes or serving as a filler in combination containers.

The intense purple color of these leaves are second to none! Compared to ‘Blackberry Ice’, the foliage is larger, a richer hue, and holds onto its purple color for much of the season. Large, scalloped, incredibly glossy leaves are a bold shade of purple. Charcoal veins accent the leaf color that make the leaves really pop. Dark stems hold rosy pink calyxes and white flowers. A must have!

The chartreuse companion to last year’s breakout sensation ‘Evening Gown’! Similar to its dark leaved compatriot, ‘Ball Gown’ has large, heavily ruffled leaves and excellent landscape performance. However, this plant should not be limited to only the garden bed as it has excellent presence in both mixed and mono containers. Ensure good drainage for the best performance.

Compared with Primo® ‘Pistachio Ambrosia’, ‘Ball Gown’ has much more scalloped leaves with a slightly serrated margin and creamy white instead of pink flowers.

Heuchera Eternal Flame truly sets the landscape on fire. With fiery red foliage, intense red veins, reddish-pink flower panicles and lime-yellow margins in spring and summer, Eternal Flame sets the scene. When summer ends, the fiery hues of the foliage turn into a bright lime-green spectacle.

Heuchera Eternal Flame is not just a pretty face. Its robust, compact structure and sturdy stems make it a low-maintenance addition to any landscape. What’s more, it’s not susceptible to common plant diseases like powdery mildew and botrytis. Whether you’re looking to enhance your (mixed) planters, balconies, terraces, rock gardens, or ground cover, or even spruce up your indoor space, Eternal Flame is the perfect choice.

Leaves are almost maroon at the margins, and rich amber to burnt orange in the center with purple-pink undersides, in fall they turn to red all over. Tiny, creamy flowers appear early summer. Can be grown with minimal shade, great for combos.

Reddish pink leaves with a slight silver sheen. Can be grown with minimal shade, great for combos.

Compact mounds of shiny silver-gray foliage with burgundy undersides, pretty pink flowers in summer. Can be grown with minimal shade, great for combos.

Glossy, lobbed, reddish-purple leaves with dark purple veins, small white flowers in summer. Can be grown with minimal shade, great for combos.

If you’re going to choose just one Heuchera for your lineup, this is the one! Meet the new standard in black Heuchera. ‘Black Pearl’ forms an incredibly dense habit of shiny, jet black leaves with scalloped, ruffled edges. Each 4-4.5” leaf has rosy purple undersides, revealed with the intense ruffling of the leaves. Oldest leaves have a slight silver overlay. To top it off—‘Black Pearl’ keeps its intense black color even in full sun, instead of bleaching to brown. White flowers with pink calyxes appear in midsummer

This plant is a Heuchera villosa hybrid. The villosa species is a large, late blooming type that exhibits an increased tolerance of high heat and humidity over other species. Most produce cream flowers in midsummer, though they are grown more for their fantastic foliage. H. villosa is native to the southeastern United States.

The name says it all! Massive glossy, mahogany red leaves form a substantial clump of foliage. Slightly ruffled leaves can grow up to 6 inches wide. The flower stems are proportionate to the size of the clump: very thick, burgundy stems holds masses of light pink buds with cream flowers. Although the color is consistent throughout the season, older leaves become more coppery with age.

An improvement over ‘Pretty Pistachio’ in the PRIMO® collection. Growers who loved the large chartreuse leaves of ‘Pretty Pistachio’ can expect the same from the new version, as well as the upright scapes of light pink flowers. ‘Pistachio Ambrosia’ has a similar robust landscape presence as its predecessor but is less prone to burning or leaf discoloration. Brightest foliage color will come with filtered shade or morning sun.PRIMO® Heuchera differ from the DOLCE® Series with larger, faster growing habits and a more substanial landscape presence.

Compared with DRESSED UP™ ‘Ball Gown’, ‘Pistachio Ambrosia’ has flat, well-rounded leaves and pink instead of cream flowers.

The original purple coral bells, ‘Palace Purple’ is perhaps the most well-recognized and widely planted variety of all heucheras. It was the 1991 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year.

Ivy shaped foliage with dainty, heart-shaped flowers in mixed colors in shades of pink, rose, and cream. These are the old-fashioned style of Coral Bells, grown for their bright display of flowers in early summer.

A colorful and extremely hardy accent shrub with green and white variegated foliage, some red color in fall and yellow-green stems in winter, quite compact habit; very versatile from a landscape perspective and quite carefree.

Creme de Mint Tatarian Dogwood is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. It has attractive white-variegated light green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves are ornamentally significant and turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. It has clusters of creamy white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It produces white berries in mid summer. The chartreuse branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.

Sgt. Pepper dogwood (Cornus alba) is the cure for the dogwood doldrums! The clean green and white variegated foliage emerges in spring with vivid pink tones. In summer, those give way to white and green, until the shorter nights of late summer usher in a return of pink, and all the formerly white leaf margins transform to a bright pink. The stems also begin to turn a lovely deep red then for unforgettable color. This is such an incredibly pretty and unique dogwood that is sure to have major impulse appeal at the garden center. It’s almost like a tri-color beech in dogwood form! We are delighted this unique European variety has been made available in North America.

Aptly named, ‘Silver Mound’ has soft, feathery foliage and forms compact, silky, cushion-like mounds. It has many applications in the garden including: edging, rock gardens, pots, or a filler plant for hot, dry areas.

Perennial Plant of the Year for 2001. This is a cool season, clumping grass with a compact, erect growth habit. It is especially prized in the north where the magnificent, wheat-like seed heads appear in late spring and last all season long.

Evergreen, dark, shiny green fronds are leathery and lance-shaped and divided with holly-like leaflets. Typically grows in asymmetric fountain like clump. Young fiddleheads in spring have a silver sheen. This plant is given the common name Christmas fern because its evergreen fronds maintain their vibrant green color even at Christmas time, when the weather in its native range gets extremely cold, and can thus be used in decorations.

Leaves of red brown bordered in lime green combined with such a beautiful habit and broadly scalloped leaf edges. We all said “wow” when we saw ‘Solar Eclipse’ for the first time. Forming a vigorous mound of dense crowns, ‘Solar Eclipse’ has it all! You’ll want to save the space.

Toasted-brown, bottlebrush plumes rise just above rich-green, arching blades beginning in mid-summer. Fountain grasses add a calming atmosphere as they sway with a summer breeze. Pennisetum Cayenne is a sterile introduction that does not self-sow. Beautiful planted in sweeping masses or as a specimen plant. Perfect for full sun borders. The seed heads can be used as a lovely addition to fresh and dried flower arrangements. Developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia, it is the longest and latest flowering of his introductions.

Charming pink-inted 8” foxtail plumes in mid-summer rise just above the slender arching bright green blades. It quickly becomes a beefy specimen. Foliage turns golden tan in fall. Does not self-seed. Pennisetum Etouffee™ is beautiful planted in sweeping masses but also shines as a specimen plant. Perfect for full-sun borders. The seed heads can be used as a lovely addition to fresh and dried flower arrangements. Developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia, it flowers well into fall.

This large fountain grass makes a great focal point in a sunny landscape. Many consider it to be the best hardy pennisetum available today.The finely textured, green leaves form a beautiful cascading, rounded clump.

Ideal for space-challenged gardens! Those with smaller garden spaces can now incorporate the pleasing texture and drama of ornamental grasses with this petite sweetheart. Appealing, soft taupe, upright seed heads rise above tidy mounds of arching foliage. Will not self-sow. The smallest of the sterile hybrids developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia. Perfect for full-sun borders. The seed heads can be used as a lovely addition to fresh and dried flower arrangements.

‘Hameln’ has finely textured leaves that are especially lovely when backlit by the early morning or late afternoon sun. Soft, greenish-cream colored panicles begin to appear in midsummer, a few weeks earlier than the species.

Gracefully arching, wine-purple foliage topped with burgundy, soft bottlebrush plumes up to 1’ long appear in midsummer. Enjoy its winter interest too-the plumes and the leaves will turn a subtle straw color after the first hard freeze.

An absolute giant of the ornamental grass world. Considered by many to be the best substitute for Pampas Grass in northern regions, they share similar plumes and height.

Gem Box® inkberry holly is a dense, ball-shaped plant with small dark green leaves. Foliage develops attractive red tips during the spring flush. Maintains good branching right to the ground so it never looks bare-legged like other cultivars can. As versatile and good-looking as boxwood with no disease issues!

A charming vine for the shade! One of the most spectacular of all climbing vines! Prized for its wonderfully fragrant flowers with showy white bracts. Excellent for planting against walls or tall tree trunks.

This hardy, strong growing hydrangea deliver loads of big blooms that emerge line green, change to white and then to green. The big flower heads are held up by sturdy stems that don’t droop, even after a heavy rain.

A vigorous, evergreen ground cover or vine, with distinct, deeply lobed, light green leaves that resemble a star. Tolerates shade and makes an ideal ground cover under trees, or as a cover for walls, fences, or arbors.

Our classic, fan-shaped, silvery green English Ivy. Handsome triangular green leaves marked with creamy white. A strong-growing, trailing variety that’s great for baskets, containers, or as a groundcover.

Soft sea green & avocado green mottled leaves with bright cream yellow margins; excellent habit, broad overlapping foliage-- the flat leaves larger and wider than other gold-edged cultivars.

Softly mottled gray-green leaves on vining growth are irregularly edged with creamy white. A great trailing addition to shaded plantings. Will also grow in higher light situations with adequate water.

This evergreen vine or ground cover has small to medium ivy or lobed shaped green leaves with a heart-shaped base. It attaches itself by aerial rootlets to walls and other surfaces such as rockeries or trees.

A moderate to easy, fast-growing large-leafed evergreen vining plant with attractive glossy, tear drop shaped dark green leaves with whitish to light green veining on vines that trail, climb, and cascade.

The classic American groundcover, English Ivy is a beautiful evergreen groundcover that grows just about anywhere. ‘Thorndale’ has deep forest green leaves with a pronounced central lobe and creamy white veining.

Hedera helix ‘White Ripple’ is a fast-growing ivy, bearing pale green leaves with a pretty white margin. It’s ideal for brightening up a shady corner, using as ground cover or trailing over the edge of a large container, in full sun or partial shade.

Flowers earlier in the Summer than typical Joe-Pye Weed varieties, and will have a bloom time extending well into late-Summer and Fall. Generally resistant to pests and foraging creatures. One of the first compact Eupatorium for the modern garden landscape. Very attractive to pollinators and butterflies.

Large clumping perennial with massive clusters of snow-white flowers. An excellent specimen or hedge plant and loved by butterflies.

Absolutely enchanting after the morning dew, the fuzzy leaves of A. mollis catch the tiny water droplets which glimmer like tiny crystals. The foliage is a soft grey-green and nearly round with deep lobes, giving them a scalloped look.

From late spring to early summer, masses of finely textured, star-shaped, yellow-green flowers are held in small clusters above the foliage. They work well as a filler in cut flower bouquets or can be dried for fall and winter arrangements.

Handsome, velvety gray-green scalloped foliage on a nice, compact plant. Has a mounding habit with bright chartreuse star-like flowers late spring to early summer. Good for cut flowers or planting in the rock garden, borders or containers.

Dark purple flowers above a dense mound of fine-leaved, silvery, aromatic foliage.

Rich lavender flower spikes fill the air with their sweet, intoxicating fragrance all summer long. Its compact habit and relatively short stature makes it a good choice for edging. This is often said to be the hardiest variety of all Lavender.

Blooming in late winter to early spring, this clump forming variety features large, outfacing flowers that emerge pink and age to light green. Flowers contrast beautifully with the blue-green, heavily veined foliage.

A clump forming evergreen perennial with large dark green leaves and short upright stems topped with long lasting, cream flowers.

3”, single flowers. Colors in the mix include apricot, black, mauve purple, white, yellow, wine red, and pink.

In his breeding work, Hans Hansen selects for notable vigor, showy floral displays with large numbers of blossoms per plant and rich flower colors.

A mixture of color strains custom blended at the plug level for a more evenly distributed mix. Colors in the mix include black, mauve purple, white, yellow, and pink.

This showy coastal native from the southeastern U.S. offers a superb alternative to common boxwood or holly, with fantastic blazing red new foliage, white urn-shaped flowers on gracefully arching branches, and brilliant winter color. Perfect for lightly shaded to dappled sun foundation plantings, slopes, and naturalized woodlands. Evergreen.

Lirope is a unique, evergreen groundcover with wide, dark green, strappy leaves and a fountain-like habit. Delightful, lilac-purple flowers resembling grape hyacinths are displayed above the foliage in late summer.

This ornamental grass features strikingly colored, upright foliage with gently arching, bluish-bronze seed heads. Beautiful in the garden as a cool complement to vibrant colors or for naturalizing the landscape. Plumes are wonderful for winter interest.

A neat and tidy appearance with distinctive gold banding, ease of maintenance, and reliable bloom makes this one of the most popular new ornamental grasses on the market.’Little Zebra’ flowers reliably every year in late summer.

Hundreds of showy plumes held above the foliage emerge bronze-pink, fading to white. A dwarf plant with graceful, silvery green arching foliage that becomes a whirl of orange, gold, and burgundy in fall. Spectacular in mass plantings or mixed into perennial borders.

The new gold (banded) standard in dwarf Miscanthus. This compact Maiden Grass has green foliage with pronounced yellow banding. The habit is solidly upright like ‘Strictus’, but stands half the height. Bandwidth flowers so late in the season it rarely ever sets seed. Try this grass as an accent in the landscape or a thriller in containers. Bred at North Carolina Sate University and introduced through Darwin Perennials.

‘Fire Dragon’ sets your garden ablaze with upright green foliage that transforms into intensifying colors of red and orange. When the temperature cools, this grass heats up. Soft, silvery plumes and scarlet foliage give ‘Fire Dragon’ a dramatic fire and smoke effect. If left uncut, plumes provide long-lasting winter interest. Flower plumes are held well above the foliage.

‘Fire Dragon’ works well in a variety of applications from garden borders to mass plantings or as a focal point. Once mature it is both drought tolerant and deer resistant.

An excellent grass for the garden or landscape, screening or at water’s edge. Striking complement to large-leaved plants or combined with berrying shrubs and evergreens for winter effect. Coppery flower plumes, beautiful cut or dried. Clump-forming.

The most profusely blooming Miscanthus. Though the green leaves with silver mid-ribs form beautiful clumps, the most outstanding feature of this new cultivar is its flowers. In late summer, a profusion of full, burgundy plumes sweep the sky.

An especially refined and elegant ornamental grass. Fine leaf blades are green with clean, paper-thin, white margins that give the plant a silvery cast when viewed from a distance. Many consider ‘Morning Light’ to be one of the finest Miscanthus cultivars

Low, spreading branches on a beautifully mounded, weeping dwarf form. Rich, red, deeply dissected foliage holds its color throughout the growing season, developing more vibrant red tones in the fall. A lacy, delicate appearance yet exceptionally tough and cold tolerant. Thrives in full sun of cooler regions. An excellent container specimen. Deciduous.