Every garden needs a bright spot. Glow Pop holly is the perfect candidate! It grows naturally as a compact, tidy ball. Its lime green coloring is nearly fluorescent and doesn’t burn in the sun. It’s a great fit for the front of the border, where it will grow to maturity quickly and fill the space in fast.
Top reasons to grow Glow Pop holly – Bright green coloring; Tidy rounded habit; Grows fast; Foliage Interest; Fall Interest; Winter Interest; Salt Tolerant; Small or Miniature
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USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 24-36 in. W x 24-36 in. H
Full sun to partial shade
Evergreen- year round interest
Used in containers, landscapes, borders, hedges, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name – Glow Pop™ Ilex crenata ‘NCIC1’ USPPAF, Can PBRAF
Low maintenance
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Unlike anything you’ve seen before! Sweet & Lo sweet box fills with bunches of thin two-toned hot pink and white thin flowers in early spring. These unique blooms have a jasmine-like fragrance and are favored by early pollinators. Shiny evergreen foliage keeps the shade garden looking lush year-round. Perfect for gardeners who need to fill in a shady border or want to expand their pollinator gardens into unused spaces.
Why grow Sweet & Lo sweet box? Very shade tolerant; Early spring blooms for pollinators; Year-round appeal with evergreen foliage; Fragrant Flower; Winter Interest
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 24-36 inches W x 18-30 inches H
Full sun to part sun
Evergreen- year round interest
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Low maintenance
Botanical Name – Sweet & Lo™ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Purplerij1’
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Large, single lavender flowers are adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Beautiful for use in a mixed container, or incorporated into a mixed border. A mass planting will create an easy-to-grow privacy screen with lots of summer color. Like all of the Chiffon series, it has soft, graceful stems and a useful rounded habit.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 48-72″ W x 96-144″ H
Full sun to partial shade
Recommended spacing 48 inches
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Low maintenance
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Botanical Name – Dark Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus syriacus
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Let’s Dance Rhythmic Blue hydrangea will make you feel like the head honcho of hydrangeas. This easy-to-grow, no prune hydrangea was developed in Michigan for superior cold climate performance. Each perfectly formed floret has a distinctive rectangular shape. They combine into dozens of lush, full, mophead flowers that are pink in alkaline soils and a fabulous blue in acidic conditions. An outstanding rebloomer, Let’s Dance Rhythmic Blue hydrangea will provide you months of flowers.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 36-48″ W x 36-48″ 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 – Let’s Dance® Rhythmic Blue® Reblooming Hydrangea macrophylla
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Meet Pugster Blue – it’s a whole new look for butterfly bush. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with true-blue flowers, each with a tiny yellow-orange eye in the center. A sun-loving plant that provides lots of color and fragrance without the need to deadhead. Thanks to thick, sturdy stems, the Pugster series offers vastly improved hardiness and winter survival over other types of dwarf butterfly bush.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 24-36″ W x 24″ 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 Blue® Butterfly Bush Buddleia x
Ships Dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
The O’Neal Blueberry is a southern highbush known for early yields and large, juicy, flavorful berries. In fact, it ripens earlier than most other southern highbush varieties while producing vast quantities of high-quality fruit. They grow 4 to 6 feet tall with green foliage and a long harvest period. The O’Neal is a self-pollinating blueberry. However, it bears better yields when partnered with other southern highbush varieties.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 48-72 inches W x 48-72 inches H
Recommended Spacing – 48 inches
Used in containers, and landscapes
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous- foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Blooms white flowers in spring
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
This beautiful show stopping azalea produces large vibrant magenta flowers about 2 to 4 inches in size each spring! Butterflies are drawn to the big flower clusters and the lush green foliage shines in the garden through winter. Each flower has about 10 long stamens, adding to the delicate beauty of the magenta blooms. For a showstopper, year-round hedge, plant several of the shrubs along a garden border, sidewalk, driveway or before low structures!
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size- 3-5 feet W x 2-4 feet H
Recommended Spacing – 36 inches
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Partial sun
Blooms magenta flowers in spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Funky Fuchsia has a rounded to upright habit with dark green foliage. Rich reddish-pink inflorescences are very upright and quite fragrant, providing loads of nectar for pollinators. Showy flowers average 6-10” long on vigorous shoots. This buddleia is sure to stand out in containers, landscapes and as accents!
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size- 6-8 feet Wide and 6-8 feet H
Recommended Spacing – 72 inches
Uses- containers, landscapes, and as accents
Full sun to partial shade
Botanical name – Buddleia davidii ‘PIIBD-II’ PP26,278
Average shipping height 12-18 inches
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Deciduous- foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Groovy Grape has a rounded to upright habit with gray-green foliage. Rich, violet-purple flowers are fragrant, providing loads of nectar for pollinators. Showy flowers average 8-10” long on vigorous shoots. This buddleia is sure to stand out in containers, landscapes and as accents!
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size- 6-8 feet Wide and 8-10 feet H
Recommended Spacing – 72 inches
Uses- containers, landscapes, and as accents
Full sun to partial shade
Average shipping height – 2g 12-18 inches
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Deciduous- foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Colorful foliage all season, and fluffy pink blooms in summer!
Fabulous and eye-catching from spring to fall, Sugar Tip rose of Sharon offers unique brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. It produces loads of clear pink, double flowers and does not produce seed. This is a beautiful semi-dwarf rose of Sharon that saves space and looks great all summer.
Top reasons to grow Sugar Tip rose of Sharon:
– Variegated foliage adds beauty and interest before and beyond the bloom time
– Pure pink double flowers don’t set seed – no nuisance seedlings to pull up!
– Unusual semi-dwarf habit is perfect for flower gardens and landscaping
USDA zones 5-8
Mature Sizes- 60-72 inches H and 48-72 inches W
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms spring through fall
Scentlandia itea plant is much beloved for its sweetly scented summer blooms. A smaller variety that works with any size landscape, and outstanding fall color so that the plant stays interesting beyond its bloom time. The flowers aren’t just longer, larger, and more fragrant than other varieties – they’re also more cold tolerant, assuring a good display even in USDA zone 5 where flower buds are frequently damaged. Itea is one of the most shade tolerant flowering shrubs and thrives even in wet soils, making it an excellent problem solver
USDA zones 5-9
Mature Sizes- 24-36 inches H and 24-36 inches W
Deciduous- foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms summer through fall
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name: Scentlandia® Itea virginica ‘SMNIVDFC’ USPP 30,233, Can PBRAF
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Summer belongs to bold, blooming plants, and Paraplu Pink Ink hibiscus is definitely that! This hybrid rose of Sharon spends summers bedecked with very large, very showy white and pink flowers. The star-like pink eye at the center of each bloom makes for a dazzling effect. Even though each individual flower lasts only one sweet summer day, the plant makes lots of buds for long-lasting color you can enjoy for months every season. Deep green foliage and an upright-yet-graceful habit make this rose of Sharon suitable for specimen plantings, flower gardens, even a showy hedge.
Top reasons to plant Paraplu Pink Ink rose of Sharon:
– Flowers are larger and showier than conventional roses of Sharon.
– Elegant, graceful habit that moves in the breeze – not stiff and awkward like other roses of Sharon.
– Low maintenance and long blooming so you can enjoy the season.
USDA zones 5a-9b
Mature Sizes- 60-96 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: Paraplu Pink Ink® Hibiscus x ‘Minsywhi07’ USPP 32,761, Can PBRAF
Ships dormant (no foliage) winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
