A tight, compact plant with white leaf margins that hold their color through the sun and the heat of summer. Flowering May – June, this plant produces white, slightly fragrant flowers. Leaf margins take on a pink to rose color in the fall accompanied by red-purple stems to give interest in the winter months. A uniform plant, that will keep its compact habit with no real pruning. Perfect for containers, hedges, landscapes, and as accents!
USDA zones 6-9
Mature Sizes- 2-3 feet H x 2-3 feet W
Evergreen- year round interest
Full sun to part shade; Blooms in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name: VANILLA BRANDY™ ABELIA ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA ‘BAILBELIAONE’ PP33,071
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Little Spark is a compact spirea with orange new growth that holds its yellow leaf color throughout the summer, even when planted in full sun. A summer bloomer, the pink flowers arise just above the foliage, and if you give them a quick shear when they are done, it will rebloom in late summer. Fall color includes shades of pink, creating a multi-toned effect. Little Spark® is fantastic when planted along a garden border or as a featured shrub in a decorative container.
USDA zones 3-8
Mature Sizes- 18-24 inches H x 18-30 inches 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 18 inches
Botanical Name: LITTLE SPARK® SPIREA SPIRAEA JAPONICA ‘MINSPIL04’ PP30,819
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
Super-sized flowers! Incrediball hydrangea will make you say WOW – it’s an improved version of the garden classic ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, but with strong, sturdy stems that don’t flop over and extra-large blooms to boot. White flowers begin to appear in mid-summer and open to enormous snowballs, nearly the size of basketballs! They then age to a lush jade green, which persists through frost. It’s a super easy, super reliable North American native that grows in chilly USDA zone 3 all the way up to USDA zone 8/9. Plant Incrediball hydrangea in your landscape and find out for yourself just how big, beautiful, and rewarding it can be. Top reasons to grow Incrediball hydrangea:- enormous, long-lasting flowers every summer- Strong, sturdy stems keeps blooms showy and upright- easy to grow native shrub.
USDA zones 3-8
Mature size 48-60 inches W x 48-60 inches H
Full sun to part sun
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Low maintenance
Botanical Name – Incrediball® Smooth Hydrangea arborescens
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Absolutely fabulous! Quick Fire Fab panicle hydrangea shares the same super-early bloom time, rock-solid reliability, and easy-going nature of the original Quick Fire hydrangea, but adds big, full, showy mophead blooms to the mix. How fabulous is that? It’s the best way to get the earliest possible panicle hydrangea flowers, expanding the seasonal display by two weeks or more every year. If you look closely at the lush blooms, you’ll see each floret has an unusual cruciform shape which gives them a textural effect you won’t find in other panicle hydrangeas. As the blooms age, they turn blush pink, then bright pink, then red, from the bottom up, making each one look like a big delicious ice cream cone that goes from vanilla to berry as the summer progresses. Quick Fire Fab provides 3+ months of flowers and color in your landscape or garden, and does it all with almost no work or effort from you. Top reasons to grow Quick Fire Fab hydrangea:- The earliest blooming mophead panicle hydrangea – enjoy extra weeks of blooms- Unique X-shaped flowers go from white to pink to bright pink to deep red through the season- Strong, sturdy stems keep blooms clean, upright, and showy all year round.
USDA zones 3-8
Mature size 5-6 feet W x 6-8 feet H
Full sun to part sun
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Recommended spacing 72 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Low maintenance
Botanical Name – Quick Fire Fab® Panicle Hydrangea paniculata
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Diamond Spire produces fragrant, single white blossoms late spring through fall on a truly unique upright habit. These classic blooms are ideal for use as cut flowers for fragrant floral displays. Furthermore, expect the Diamond Spire Gardenia to begin blooming in mid to late spring and to continue to re-bloom from summer to autumn. Therefore, expect to keep your landscape in bloom for much of the year. Use it as a hedge, specimen or a “thriller” in a mixed container.
USDA zones 7a-10b
Mature size 2 feet W x 3-4 feet H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen – Year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name – Gardenia hybrid ‘leefive’ PP32516
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Red Pillar is a totally unique rose of Sharon: it naturally grows as a narrow column instead of a wide, spreading plant. Anywhere you need a little privacy and/or color in a narrow space, this plant is a great choice. Each one of Red Pillar rose of Sharon’s plentiful blooms is a big red bullseye. This unusual columnar habit makes it a real space saver – if you thought you didn’t have enough space to grow rose of Sharon, Red Pillar is perfect for you. Try it in containers, or flanking your front door, or simply as a quirky accent in your landscape.
Long Blooming, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Salt Tolerant
Attracts: Bees , Butterflies , and Hummingbirds
Resists: Deer
USDA zones 5a-9b
Mature Sizes- 120-192 inches H and 48-60 inches W
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 48 inches
Botanical Name: Red Pillar™ Hibiscus syriacus ‘GFNHSRP’ USPPAF, Can PBRAF
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
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
Eclipse Hydrangea, the first true dark-leaf mophead hydrangea, offers season-long beauty with intense, dark purple leaves that hold their color, even in warm climates. The striking foliage, paired with gorgeous dark purple or cranberry-colored blooms, will pair perfectly with anything in the garden and are sure to make a dramatic impact. Maturing at 3-5 feet tall and wide, Eclipse will stand out, whether used as a focal point in the garden or in decorative containers.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 3-5 feet High x 3-5 feet Wide
Thrives in Shade to part shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Used in containers, landscapes and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name – Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangea
Low maintenance
Blooms are perfect for cut flowers
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Cold climate gardeners, rejoice: there’s finally a purple hydrangea for you! Introducing Invincibelle Mini Mauvette hydrangea – it’s unlike anything that’s ever come before. Why? Well, it blooms every single year, even in cold climates and is impervious to bad pruning. It’s the same type of hydrangea as the classic and much-loved ‘Annabelle’ but instead of plain white blooms, the flowers are a deep pink-mauve, and they’re held up on strong, sturdy stems that don’t flop. The show begins in early summer and because Invincibelle Mini Mauvette is a rebloomer, it continues clear through frost for an endless supply of flowers for the landscape or vase (both fresh and dried!). Top reasons to grow Invincibelle Mini Mauvette hydrangea: 1. Blooms ever year, even in chilly USDA zone four. 2. Strong stems hold the beautiful, unique pink-mauve blooms upright all season. 3. Dwarf habit makes it perfect for any sized landscape.
– Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
– Deadheading Not Necessary
USDA zones 4-8
Mature size 36-48 inches W x 30-36 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 – Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA7’ USPP 30,358, Can 6,645
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
There’s nothing else quite like the New Vinho Verde Weigela! The lime green leaves showcase a bold black margin. Like all variegated plants, it will occasionally revert, but it reverts to all black, so will not overgrow the plant. A light crop of red-pink flowers appears in late spring, but the foliage – coupled with an irresistibly neat habit – is the primary reason to grow this beauty! Perfect in containers, landscapes, and as accents!
USDA zones 4-8
Mature size 3-5 feet W x 3-5 feet H
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name – Vinho Verde™ Weigela florida
Low maintenance
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
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
