The Autumn Lilac has rich lavender blooms with dark purple flecks in the throat of the flower. This Encore features a huge initial bloom in spring and then reblooms through summer and fall (and beyond in particularly warm climates). The blooms will keep on coming, with no deadheading required.
Additionally, the Autumn Lilac’s trademark soft purple blooms sit atop shiny green foliage that remains evergreen all year long. New foliage emerges a gorgeous light green in spring before maturing to a glossy dark green.
This purple blooming azalea was bred for its cold hardiness and chosen for its naturally rounded growth habit.
The Autumn Lilac Encore Azalea reaches 3′ H and 3.5′ W, making it a great choice for a low-maintenance hedge or border.
The Encore Lilac makes a fantastic accent, foundation plant, or mass planting. Furthermore, the compact growth habit of the Encore Azalea Autumn Lilac truly shines in a container garden.
The Autumn Lily has rich white blooms with occasional purple stripes in the throat of the flower. This Encore features a huge initial bloom in spring and then reblooms through summer and fall (and beyond in particularly warm climates). The blooms will keep on coming, with no deadheading required.
Additionally, the Autumn Lily’s trademark soft white blooms sit atop shiny green foliage that remains evergreen all year long. New foliage emerges a gorgeous light green in spring before maturing to a glossy dark green.
This white blooming azalea was bred for its cold hardiness and chosen for its naturally rounded growth habit.
The Autumn Lily Encore Azalea reaches 4.5′ H and 4′ W, making it a great choice for a low-maintenance hedge or border.
The Encore Lily makes a fantastic accent, foundation plant, or mass planting. Furthermore, the compact growth habit of the Encore Azalea Autumn Lily truly shines in a container garden.
Full-sized flowers on a dwarf plant! Meet Pugster Pinker butterfly bush – the newest member of a unique series that offers full-sized flowers on dwarf plants. This compact butterfly bush reaches just 2’/.6 m tall and wide but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with very rich pink flowers, each with a tiny bright orange eye in the center. Thanks to thick, sturdy stems, the Pugster® series offers vastly improved hardiness and winter survival over other types of dwarf butterfly bush.
Top reasons to grow Pugster Pinker butterfly bush: – Rich pink flowers add drool-worthy impact to any garden or landscape. – Produces full-sized flowers on a compact, dwarf frame. – Thick, sturdy stems ensure better winter hardiness in zone 5 than other dwarf butterfly bush. – Fragrant Flower -Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size- 24-30 inches W x 24 inches H
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms spring through fall
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name: Pugster Pinker® Buddleia x ‘SMNBDB’ USPP 33,565, Can PBRAF
Ships Dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
You’ll be drinking in the beauty Little Lime Punch hydrangea serves up all season long. Similar to Little Lime, its blooms emerge lime green, but they mature a little differently. Flowers change progressively from the bottom up in a gorgeous array of white, light pink, and rich Hawaiian Punch red! As it reblooms throughout the summer you’ll see these four colors mix to create a truly memorable show. With a compact habit and strong stems, you’ll find that it’s as useful in the landscape as it is beautiful. Top reasons to grow Little Lime Punch panicle hydrangea:- Fantastic color show – a mix of white, green, and pink all on one bloom!- Same useful, petite habit as Little Lime.- Impactful fall color.
USDA zones 3-8
Mature size 36-60 inches W x 36-60 inches H
Full sun to part sun
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Low maintenance
Botanical Name – Little Lime Punch® Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPH’ USPP 33,207, Can PBRAF
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
With bright yellow leaves, Lucky Devil Ninebark is a spectacular shrub to serve as a focal point, informal hedge, or along the foundation of your home. With a mature size of 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, beautiful white blooms in spring, and orange fall color, this compact shrub is a multi-season wonder in cool and moderate climates. While some yellow-leafed plants may bleach out in full sun, Lucky Devil maintains its bright color to capture attention and serve as a strong accent to other plants in the landscape.
USDA zones 3-7
Mature Sizes- 3-4 feet H x 3-4 feet W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Lotus Moon Pearlbush is a profuse spring bloomer that is covered in white round flower buds resembling a string of pearls. The buds open to clear white blooms that completely cover the plant in April and May, attracting early butterflies. Flowers are borne on previous year’s growth so prune right after flowering. Lotus Moon has bright green foliage on compact, upright, mounded plants.
Deer Resistant
Low Maintenance
USDA zones 3-7
Mature Sizes- 4-5 feet H x 3-4 feet W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name: LOTUS MOON™ PEARLBUSH EXOCHORDA X MACRANTHA ‘BAILMOON’
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
French Cabaret Red is a double-flower, sterile hibiscus with an upright habit and bright red flowers. Growing in clusters of three to five pompom blooms, the red color and double flower appear carnation-like, bringing an unexpected and beautiful texture to the garden all summer and into fall. A vigorous grower, French Cabaret Red fills in quickly to a large shrub with big impact in the mid-season landscape.
USDA zones 5-8
Mature size 4-7 feet W x 5-8 feet H
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in winter
Full sun to part shade
Low maintenance
Used in landscapes, screens and as accents
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Botanical Name- FRENCH CABARET™ RED HIBISCUS, HIBISCUS SYRIACUS ‘MINDOUR 1’ PP30,101
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
This large fountain grass makes a beautiful focal point in the fall garden. Showy bottlebrush-shaped flowers emerge dusky purple and age to tan atop the upright vase-shaped clump of green foliage which takes on red, orange, and gold tones in fall. Perfect for containers, landscapes, and as accents!
Foliage Interest; Fall Interest; Winter Interest; Erosion Control
Resists: Deer
USDA zones 5a-9b
Mature Sizes- 36-48 inches H and 36-48 inches W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Cheyenne Sky Grass forms a dense, upright clump of blue-green leaves that turn wine red in early summer. Purple flower panicles appear just above the foliage in late summer. This petite red grass is ideal for containers, landscapes, and as accents!
Foliage Interest; Fall Interest; Winter Interest; Erosion Control
Resists: Deer
USDA zones 5a-9b
Mature Sizes- 36 inches H and 18 inches W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
The luminous Everillo Carex is an outstanding new addition to the Southern Living Plant Collection! The Everillo Carex produces brilliant lime-green foliage in spring before maturing to a golden hue as the year goes on. The long-leafed foliage grows in a naturally mounding habit. Consequently, this Sedge grass excels at adding dynamic groundcover texture to any landscape or garden.
A moderate growth rate and a mature size of 12-18″ H x 12-18″ W means that trimming is completely unnecessary. Therefore, low-maintenance gardeners can rest assured that this grass won’t go wild while they aren’t looking.
The Everillo Carex is certain to brighten shady spots and add a sensational pop of color to your container gardens.
USDA zones 5a-9b
Mature Sizes- 12-18 inches H and 12-18 inches W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Canyon Creek Abelia is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. This compact shrub has glossy dark green leaves that are tinged with bronze, with a dazzling bronze-rose fall color. The tidy, mounded habit and tubular pinkish-white flowers make this shrub a welcome addition to smaller spaces! Canyon Creek features dainty clusters of lightly-scented white tubular flowers with shell pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early summer to mid fall, which emerge from distinctive rose flower buds. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
Canyon Creek Abelia is recommended for the following landscape applications- mass planting, general garden use, and container planting.
USDA zones 6-9
Mature size 36″ H x 48″ W
Full sun to part shade
Evergreen- year round interest
Great for accents, containers, or border plants
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Delicate clusters of pinkish-white blooms spring through early summer
Botanical Name – ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA ‘CANYON CREEK’
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Kleim’s Hardy showcases pinwheel-shaped, creamy white flowers white with a yellow center. They are so beautiful and perfect they almost look fake! The foliage is shiny and deep green, typical of Gardenias. The natural shape of this shrub is mounding. At a mature size of 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, this shrub is perfect for just about any spot in your yard, garden, or patio. They even do great in containers!
USDA zones 7-10
Mature size 2-3 feet W x 2-3 feet H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen – Year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name – Gardenia jasminoides ‘Kleim’s Hardy’
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health