Creative Containers
Containers are a great way to add color to any area--including late season borders. Consider something unusual, like small shrubs and trees that can later be used in a permanent location.
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Butterfly Attracting (81)
Creative Containers (52)
Drought-Defiant (87)
Midwest Native (84)
Salt-Tolerant Plants (26)
Shade-tolerant (54)
Trees & Shrubs (74)
Schizachyrum scoparium ''The Blues''
Common Name: The Blues Little Bluestem
The Blues Little Bluestem is one of several outstanding new selections of Little Bluestem grass, each with more intense grayish-blue summer foliage and deeper bronzy-red fall foliage. Sturdy, upright growth habit. The Blues Little Bluestem is nice co...
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Sedum kamtschaticum ''Rosy Glow''
Common Name: Rosy Glow Sedum
Rosy Glow Sedum is a perfect choice for the front of a sunny border or for edging pathways. It forms a low mound of fleshy blue-grey rounded leaves, and bears clusters of deep pink to reddish flowers from late summer into autumn....
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Sedum spectabile ''Autumn Joy''
Common Name: Autumn Joy Sedum
Autumn Joy Sedum is one of the best-known and well-used sedums. Super tough for borders of late summer. Flower clusters begin a soft rose and mature to a deep brick red. Autumn Joy Sedum harmonizes well with the late summer colors of ornamental grass...
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Sedum spectabile ''Black Jack''
Common Name: Black Jack Sedum
Black Jack Sedum is another sturdy sedum for the late summer and early fall border. Black Jack Sedum has robust clumps of deep purple stems with black-purple foliage contrast well with large pink flower heads....
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Sorghastrum nutans ''Sioux Blue''
Common Name: Sioux Blue Indian Grass
Sioux Blue Indian Grass has upright clumps of distinctly blue-green leaves that turn yellow in fall and tan in winter. Prefers full sun but tolerates light shade. Sioux Blue Indian Grass is most vigorous in moist soil, but drought-tolerant when estab...
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Sporobolus heterolepis
Common Name: Prairie Dropseed
Prairie Dropseed is one of the most beautiful native grasses. Very thin, emerald green leaves form a dense arching tuft. Seed heads form in August and give off a distinct aroma. The graceful clumps of Prairie Dropseed turn yellow or deep orange in fa...
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Stachys byzantina ''Countess Helen von Stein''
Common Name: Lambs' Ears
Lambs' Ears describes a large and diverse genus in the Mint family that includes a number of valuable landscape plants. Lambs' Ears' bold leaves are so densely felted with white hairs that they appear gray or silver. This species does flower, throwin...
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