{"title":"Dwarf Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our \u003ca title=\"blog posts about miniature gardens and their dwarf plants\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlbg.org\/tag\/miniature-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eblog posts about miniature gardens and their dwarf plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ajuga-pyramidalis-metallica-crispa-purpurea","title":"Ajuga pyramidalis Metallica Crispa Purpurea","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Ajuga 'Mini Crisp Red') This very cute, slow-growing ajuga forms tight rosettes of deep purple, crinkled, spinach-like leaves, eventually making a 3\" tall x 1' wide patch in 3 years. Ajuga 'Metallica Crispa Purpurea' is great used in masses in a well-drained rockery or in a special sunny spot in the garden where, in late spring, the patches are topped with 6\" stalks of tiny purple-blue flowers. Ajuga 'Metallica Crispa Purpurea' is one of a small handful of bugleweeds that thrive in our heat and humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20999954117,"sku":"39","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Ajuga-pyramidalis-Metallica-Crispa-Purpurea.i-39.s-64346.r-1.jpg?v=1790690352"},{"product_id":"ophiopogon-japonicus-gyoku-ryu-dwarf-mondo-grass","title":"Ophiopogon japonicus Gyoku Ryu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Simply irresistible\" is the best way to describe Ophiopogon 'Gyoku Ryu', a dwarf mondo grass cultivar with thick, dark green, grass-like foliage that eventually makes a tight mat in even the worst garden conditions. Plant dwarf mondo on 6-12\" centers for a wonderful evergreen groundcover. Ophiopogon 'Gyoku Ryu' could best be described as looking like a lush lawn of pre-mowed grass...what a great idea! If that's not enough, the rhizomes of Ophiopogon japonicus have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat inflammation, cardiovascular disease, tumors, and to slow aging. I think I'm going to be rollin' around in the \u003ca title=\"Check out our collection of mondo grass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/ophiopogon-black-dwarf-mondo-grass\"\u003emondo grass\u003c\/a\u003e this afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000399941,"sku":"551","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Ophiopogon-japonicus-Gyoku-Ryu.i-551.s-16444.r-1.jpg?v=1790009637"},{"product_id":"delosperma-sutherlandii","title":"Delosperma sutherlandii","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelosperma sutherlandii is a slow-growing, 3\" tall x 10\" wide, compact ice plant that hails from South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng). Delosperma sutherlandii has large purple flowers with white eyeballs, and yellow pupils. For us, it flowers from late spring into mid-summer. While all delospermas are susceptible to overwatering, Delosperma sutherlandii is particularly susceptible, so in regions with regular rainfalls, we recommend planting this in a crevice or other area where it can get at least 3-4 hours of sun, but where rain is minimized.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000628421,"sku":"853","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Delosperma-sutherlandii.i-853.s-67027.r-1.jpg?v=1789756324"},{"product_id":"cyclamen-hederifolium","title":"Cyclamen hederifolium","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho could not help but love these delightful little cormous perennials? From the tops of these grey, pumpkin-shaped corms, which sit just below ground level, emerge the striking green and silver mottled foliage in early October, making 6-12\" wide mounds. Starting in July and continuing through October, just prior to the emerging foliage, the tiny pink-to-white dodecatheon-like flowers poke through the ground. By late spring, the foliage dies down and does something many of us wish we could do...go to sleep for the summer. Cyclamen hederifolium are great in masses and will naturalize in woodland settings where they can be dry while dormant. We prefer to situate them at the base or under the canopy of large trees or shrubs. Cyclamen hederifolium was named by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the top 200 plants of the last 200 years!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mb71eHJyRXQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001001477,"sku":"1281","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Cyclamen-hederifolium.i-1281.s-67326.r-1.jpg?v=1774550049"},{"product_id":"trillium-lancifolium-shotgun-wedding","title":"Trillium lancifolium Shotgun Wedding","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn our garden we originally planted divisions of two forms of Trillium lancifolium near each other...one from northern Florida and another from northern Georgia. Years ago, we gathered the first garden seed from these and, when the seedlings finally flowered in 2012, we discovered the after effects of some horticultural hanky panky. The offspring, which we named Trillium 'Shotgun Wedding' (it's a southern thang), represents a cross between both forms. The offspring are slightly taller at 10\" and much more vigorous than either parent. Additionally, our new strain has much better leaf patterns than the Georgia parent. Each seedling is different...we could go crazy making special selections but instead we're going to allow you to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001101701,"sku":"1465","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Trillium-lancifolium-Shotgun-Wedding.i-1465.s-65338.r-1.jpg?v=1775738055"},{"product_id":"erigeron-pulchellus-meadow-muffin","title":"Erigeron pulchellus Meadow Muffin","description":"\u003cp\u003eErigeron 'Meadow Muffin' is a fabulous selection of the North American native (all states East of the Mississippi) erigeron, found by We-Du Nursery founder, Dick Weaver, along railroad tracks in Marion, NC. The flat evergreen rosettes to 6\" wide have unusually crinkled leaves, resembling a \"Meadow Muffin\"...that's bovine excrement to you city folks. The plants are slowly stoloniferous (not weedy) forming a tight, weed-free mat to 4' wide in 5 years. In late spring, the patch is topped with a mass of 10\" stalks of pink daisies... a totally COOL native plant. Average-to-dry soils in light shade is perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001149061,"sku":"1547","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Erigeron-pulchellus-Meadow-Muffin.i-1547.s-65142.r-1_1d96938b-8dcf-4017-af1f-0e39e43e7389.jpg?v=1791287827"},{"product_id":"chrysogonum-australe-eco-lacquered-spider","title":"Chrysogonum australe Eco Lacquered Spider","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Chrysogonum virginianum 'Eco Lacquered Spider') Chrysogonum australe is the US Gulf Coast species, which for years was mistakenly lumped with the clumping Chrysogonum virginianum. Instead of clumping, Chrysogonum australe forms a fast spreading evergreen, deer-resistant groundcover (4' wide in 2 years) in the moist woodland garden, quickly covering the ground without the need for mulch...one of the best North American native woodland groundcovers we've ever grown. Chrysogonum 'Eco Lacquered Spider' was found by the son of the late plantsman Don Jacobs, in south central Georgia and first introduced by Eco Gardens in 1992. The color from the purple stolons runs into the base of the glossy green leaves. Chrysogonum australe 'Eco Lacquered Spider' is adorned with yellow flowers in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001171269,"sku":"1579","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Chrysogonum-australe-Eco-Lacquered-Spider.i-1579.s-68052.r-1.jpg?v=1789754111"},{"product_id":"cyclamen-hederifolium-ssp-crassifolium","title":"Cyclamen hederifolium ssp crassifolium","description":"\u003cp\u003eCyclamen hederifolium ssp. crassifolium is a subspecies of Cyclamen hederifolium from the Greek Peloponnese that was formally described in 2009 as being different from typical Cyclamen hederifolium in both appearance and chromosome number. Each two-toned, highly patterned, heart-shaped green leaf is also adorned with a central framed silver blotch. As with typical Cyclamen hederifolium, the flowering period extends from late July through November (NC) and the flower color can range from pink to white.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001473797,"sku":"1991","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Cyclamen-hederifolium-ssp-crassifolium.i-1991.s-64019.r-1_7b7ef73f-b6f7-4682-927e-44fa1aded11c.jpg?v=1774550402"},{"product_id":"iris-lazica","title":"Iris lazica","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Iris unguicularis ssp. lazica) Iris lazica hails from Lazistan, a former Ottoman (southern Black Sea) region which was dissolved nearly a century ago after a testy regional divorce, with Turkey and Russia each receiving joint custody. Iris lazica is a close relative of the better known Iris unguicularis, with foliage that's wider (3\/4\" vs. 1\/4\") and shorter, and emerges at an angle instead of upright. Starting for us at the end of winter, alongside Helleborus x hybridus, the 1' tall x 2' wide (5 years) Iris lazica clumps are adorned with lavender-blue flowers. Unlike the sun-loving Iris unguicularis, Iris lazica is a woodland plant, thriving in light shade or a bit of early morning sun. It's also far more moisture tolerant than its cousin, so give one a try and don't worry...be lazi.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024700357,"sku":"2523","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Iris-lazica.i-2523.s-64885.r-1.jpg?v=1791815236"},{"product_id":"iris-cristata-powder-blue-giant","title":"Iris cristata Powder Blue Giant","description":"\u003cp\u003eIris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' is a superb form of our native deer-resistant Iris cristata, discovered by Samuel Norris (who created the first xPardancandas) of Owensboro, Kentucky, in the early 1960s in a 200-yard-long bank of Iris cristata in Litchfield, Kentucky. Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' was registered and named by Joe Pye Weed Gardens, Massachusetts, in 1998. The light blue flowers, to 3\" wide, are gigantic for this species and a hummingbird delight. 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In winter, the blue-grey foliage takes on a russet overlay...splendid!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/tekNmoQkMHU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024935685,"sku":"2798","price":15.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-bithynicum.i-2798.s-65560.r-1_891cc1c2-f940-4165-92f4-33814d73d2be.jpg?v=1791485489"},{"product_id":"agave-parryi-ssp-truncata-bed-of-nails","title":"Agave parryi ssp truncata Bed of Nails","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgave parryi ssp. truncata 'Bed of Nails' is a Plant Delights introduction that's one of the oddest agaves we've grown. This curiosity is a severely mutated form of Agave parryi ssp. truncata that we discovered in a batch of tissue cultured plants. Each rosette has been miniaturized, and instead of offsetting underground, each rosette simply splits, forming a dense clump like Agave isthmensis. We have not found Agave parryi ssp. truncata 'Bed of Nails' to be as winter hardy outdoors as the original parent, but it could be that it's simply more sensitive to winter moisture. Regardless, it's one really cool potted house plant.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025047173,"sku":"2949","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Agave-parryi-ssp-truncata-Bed-of-Nails.i-2949.s-67060.r-1.jpg?v=1791485502"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-ericoides-snow-flurry","title":"Symphyotrichum ericoides Snow Flurry","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' hit the perennial market like a storm in the 1980s, and after over four decades, it's still prized for its uniqueness and garden performance. Looking more like a hybrid between a heath and a groundcover Juniper, Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' forms a dense, 6\" tall x 4' wide, ground-hugging deciduous mat of tiny, congested leaves, and topped, starting in mid-August with a plethora of tiny white flowers. The late English gardener\/nurserywoman Beth Chatto is rumored to have first introduced this in the early 1980s. Symphyotrichium 'Snow Flurry' received a 5 star rating from the Chicago Botanic Garden trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ktmH0p82QgM?si=n0e-p_51DVBbFW5u\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025237445,"sku":"3225","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-ericoides-Snow-Flurry.i-3225.s-67366.r-1_48d7e340-5c6e-49dc-8dc7-b784a38776c3.jpg?v=1790870990"},{"product_id":"selaginella-moellendorffii","title":"Selaginella moellendorffii","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Kungiselaginella moellendorffii) This easy-to-grow small Chinese Selaginella moellendorffii has proven to be a reliable performer in our garden as well as a favorite with visitors. Each clump, which resembles a fern run over by a lawn mower, makes a 5\" tall x 1' wide \u003ca title=\"more woodland groundcovers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-groundcovers-plants-flowering\"\u003ewoodland groundcover\u003c\/a\u003e. The delicate ferny green foliage takes on a delightful russet color in winter. Each frond bears tiny plantlets (your new word for the day is \"gemmiferous\") that drop off and form new colonies where they land...great for a difficult site in the woodland garden!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025238277,"sku":"3228","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Selaginella-moellendorffii.i-3228.s-63950.r-1.jpg?v=1790338535"},{"product_id":"allium-kiiense","title":"Allium kiiense","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Allium virgunculae var. kiiense) Allium kiiense is an amazing fall-flowering, endangered ornamental garlic that hails from the Kii Peninsula and surrounding Gifu, Aichi, and Yamaguchi prefectures in southern Japan. Originally thought to be a variety of Allium virgunculae, Allium kiiense was elevated to species status primarily due to its flowers, which open sideways instead of upward. Allium kiiense makes a very small, rock garden-sized clump of needle-thin, 6\" long, fleshy green leaves. The clumps are topped in late October and November with clusters of small, outfacing, lavender-purple flowers...simply delightful. We have found Allium kiiense easy to grow in our part sun rock garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/XciRES0GG-Y\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025311813,"sku":"3352","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Allium-kiiense.i-3352.s-68249.r-1.jpg?v=1790350213"},{"product_id":"drimiopsis-maculata-slow-fade","title":"Drimiopsis maculata Slow Fade","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Ledebouria petiolata) This delightful clone of African false hosta is from our 2002 expedition to Thailand, when Wade Roitsch of Yucca Do Nursery picked this up at the Chatuchak plant market. Wade noticed that the leaves were larger than the commonly grown form and the foliar patterning held up better in the summer heat. For us, Drimiopsis maculata 'Slow Fade' makes a winter deciduous basal rosette of fleshy green foliage, highlighted with dark purple flecks. In early May (NC), the clumps are topped with 6\" spikes of tiny white buds that open as grey-green flowers. 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This vigorous fly trap clone, named after the equally huge King Henry VIII, reaches 6\" tall with huge (for a fly trap) 1.5\" long traps...yellow on the exterior with a contrasting reddish orange interior pad. As with all Venus fly traps, moist peat moss is a perfect growing media and remember, they must have a cold period in winter to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025534789,"sku":"3700","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Dionaea-muscipula-King-Henry.i-3700.s-66756.r-1_25029903-1075-4c87-a563-3d91feb96110.jpg?v=1789757717"},{"product_id":"dionaea-muscipula-akai-ryu","title":"Dionaea muscipula Akai Ryu","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreen fly traps are from Venus. Red fly traps are from Mars! 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It will not thrive in deep or very dry shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is so small, be careful where you plant it in your woodland garden, so it will not get overgrown by larger, more aggressive plants nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBees are the main pollinators for all hostas, and they are great for attracting these pollinators to your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026077317,"sku":"4677","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Hosta-Blue-Mouse-Ears.i-4677.s-67203.r-1.jpg?v=1790263477"},{"product_id":"spigelia-alabamensis","title":"Spigelia alabamensis","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinally, an Indian pink that's really pink. Spigelia alabamensis is one of the finest plants we grow in our rock garden. Native to only a small population in Alabama, this super rare native makes a small clump, to 10\" wide, that's topped with clusters of rich pink, gentian-like flowers from late May through June. For us, Spigelia alabamensis often reflowers sporadically in the summer. Combine easy to grow, drought-tolerant, pest-free, great flowers, and small stature...who could want for more? Our original specimens were propagated from the Alabama population via tissue culture, and now by cuttings. Due to its diminutive size and flowering season, however, cuttings are always scarce and tough to root. 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Lawrence obtained the plant from her friend Mr. Krippendorf, who obtained it from the original discoverer, the UK's Clarence Elliott in 1955. This tightly compact form of Ruscus aculeatus eventually makes a 2' tall x 2' wide clump after 10 years. The thick, upright stems are adorned with spiny green cladodes (leaf wannabes) and highlighted by large numbers of glossy, bright red fruit from summer through late spring...a superb winter interest plant. Our plants are 4-5 years old from a seed strain that seems virtually identical to the parent. Although a fabulous, indestructible plant, this is never going to make it big with the petunia and pansy crowd that shop at Wal-Mart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a2TjQX7Ztoc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027077829,"sku":"5932","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Ruscus-aculeatus-Elizabeth-Lawrence.i-5932.s-66034.r-1.jpg?v=1791307299"},{"product_id":"hosta-mini-skirt-pp-26743","title":"Hosta Mini Skirt PP 26743","description":"\u003cp\u003eI nearly wet my plants when I saw this exciting new hosta on a 2013 trip to Walters Gardens...not that I have a thing for mini-skirts, you understand. 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These gems are found in the wild around Buenos Aires...the same area where \u003ca title=\"Check out our Rhodophiala bifida collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/rhodophiala\"\u003eRhodophiala bifida\u003c\/a\u003e grows. Nothoscordum sellowianum makes a small clump of tiny, narrow green leaves, to 1\" tall x 6\" wide. It starts flowering for us in late January and produces a steady progression of brilliant yellow fragrant flowers until May. Unlike many Nothoscordums, Nothoscordum sellowianum is completely sterile, making propagation quite slow. Each pot contains several small but flowering-sized bulbs.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027415557,"sku":"6448","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Nothoscordum-sellowianum.i-6448.s-68122.r-1.jpg?v=1775855494"},{"product_id":"viola-pedata-eco-artist-palette","title":"Viola pedata Eco Artist Palette","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis splendid selection of our US native \u003ca title=\"Viola pedata\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/viola-pedata\"\u003eViola pedata\u003c\/a\u003e comes from native plant pioneer, the late Dr. Don Jacobs of Decatur, Georgia. Viola pedata 'Eco Artist Palette' makes a small clump (3\" tall x 3\" wide) composed of finely dissected leaves that resemble...what else, bird's feet. The tight clumps of Viola pedata are topped with pansy-like flowers in April\/May, usually with some reflowering in late summer\/early fall. Unlike the typical blue flowers, Viola 'Eco Artist Palette' has two dark blue-purple upper petals contrasting with three near-white lower petals. Viola pedata has reportedly edible leaves and flowers although we haven't yet had enough to indulge. If that's not enough, Viola pedata is used to treat coughs, colds, and dysentery. 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To say Selaginella apoda is new, however, would be a grand understatement since it was named by the granddaddy of taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus back in 1753...although as a lycopodium. Selaginella apoda makes a very low-growing 2\" tall groundcover that resembles a discarded mass of mangled green pipe-cleaners. It's best planted in moist, organic woodland soils, although it's really thrived in our half day sun rock garden. 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We can't say enough great things about this a superb selection. Average to slightly dry soils are perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrimula 'Dale Henderson' requires very little maintenance. Removing spent flower stalks will improve its appearance. Its foliage is clean and attractive nearly all year long, though it is normal for the foliage to become a bit raggedy by late summer and to even suffer from spider mites at this time. Worry not, for its normal life cycle is to produce fresh foliage in early fall which will sale through winter unfazed by cold weather. So remove tired foliage as it starts to put up new foliage in early fall. It is at this time of the year that it is best to divide old clumps for they will quickly re-establish as they resume active growth in the fall. Clumps can be divided down to single crowns if one wants to maximize the number of new plants, and nearly every division will flower come spring. Old clumps can be divided into smaller clumps if one doesn't want to go as far as dividing into single crowns. Water in well after planting new divisions and continue to water if rains are sparse while fall remains warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLight shade and average moisture and drainage suit Primula 'Dale Henderson' best. It will thrive where ever \u003ca title=\"See our Hosta collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/hosta-plant-blue-variegated-large-small-miniature-plantain-lily\"\u003eHosta\u003c\/a\u003e thrive, It will tolerate intermittent dry spells though the foliage tends to suffer more.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrimula 'Dale Henderson' is a lovely addition to the floral display in spring in a shade garden. 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Acis 'September Snow' flower stalks are purple toward the tips, giving a nice contrast to the white flowers. The narrow 8\" tall leaves, which resemble grass seedlings, emerge just after flowering. Given good drainage, we have found the drought-tolerant Acis autumnalis to be very easy to grow in both sun and part shade. Our pots each have a mass of the tiny bulbs.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028305797,"sku":"8031","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Acis-autumnalis-September-Snow.i-8031.s-60200.r-1.jpg?v=1791298800"},{"product_id":"cyclamen-hederifolium-silver-tongued-devil","title":"Cyclamen hederifolium Silver Tongued Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003eCyclamen hederifolium 'Silver Tongued Devil' is a Plant Delights seed strain we named from an exceptional selection in our garden. The foliage is longer than normal, forming a silver tongue-shaped leaf, often edged with a narrow green border and usually a dark green stripe down the center of the leaf. Since cyclamens are obligate out-crossers (they can't have sex with themselves), each plant will be different. The purple flowers emerge in midsummer followed by the leaves in fall. 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This amazing, still unnamed delosperma species was discovered in the wilds of South Africa's East Cape at 6,000'+ near Tarkastad and brought to this country thanks to our friend and delosperma guru Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanic Garden. The groundcover mats of fleshy evergreen foliage spread to 2' in 2 years and are topped much of late spring and into early summer with eye-like upturned flowers composed of bright orange petals that morph to magenta at the base with a central white eye highlight...this is neon-quality tacky on steroids. You're sure to brighten up your rock garden with this 2012 Plant Select Winner. If you live in a HOA-ruled neighborhood, good luck getting approval to plant this.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis superb selection is a maintenance free groundcover that requires nothing more than keeping it from overtaking other dwarf plants that are growing nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLike all ice plants, it needs full sun and exceptional drainage, particularly in summer and winter. We recommend the incorporation of a small-size gravel into the top 6\" to create an ideal root zone. It also needs a cold winter to set good flower buds, so flowering will be sparse in regions with a lack of adequate winter chill, although the plants will grow fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen grown in the proper conditions, Fire Spinner ice plant makes a dense evergreen, weed-surpressing groundcover. 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In our decades long work to develop vigorous miniature hostas, even we were surprised by the performance of this 2007 hybrid. The first in a series of complex crosses to develop Hosta 'Vanilla Bean' began in 1990 and include Hosta parents, 'Swoosh', 'Green Fountain', kikutii, longipes 'Tardiflora', venusta 'Minima', 'Cheatin' Heart', 'Blue Mammoth', and 'Gemstone'...and it looks so easy. Hosta 'Vanilla Bean' forms a tiny 4\" tall x 8\" wide clump with wavy leaves whose center pattern emerges yellow and ages to vanilla, outlined with a lovely two-tone green border. Hosta 'Vanilla Bean' is perfect for a trough garden or a special viewing spot in the woodland. The clumps are topped with short stalks of dark purple flowers, starting for us in mid-June. 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This tremendous rock garden specimen also takes on a lovely winter blush of purple in cold weather. Opuntia 'Potato' is grown for its foliage and form, but it also occasionally produces bright yellow flowers in late spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19471895625815,"sku":"14256","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Opuntia-fragilis-Potato.i-14256.s-65715.r-1_763114a5-7365-4cbf-ae4e-0fe57f919de5.jpg?v=1791814510"},{"product_id":"phlox-bedazzled-lavender-pp-31168","title":"Phlox Bedazzled Lavender PP 31168","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhlox 'Bedazzled Lavender' is the latest groundcover phlox hybrid from Hans Hansen's work at Walters Gardens. This very early-flowering hybrid of the US native Phlox bifida forms a low evergreen carpet to 4\" tall x 2' wide in two years. For us, Phlox 'Bedazzled Lavender' starts flowering in January and, despite the cold temperatures, continues until finally hitting its peak in late March\/Early April. What a delightful plant to help get you excited about the spring gardening season.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19471896707159,"sku":"14269","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Phlox-Bedazzled-Lavender-PP-31168.i-14269.s-65723.r-1_a27e8740-e15a-4c7f-9b5e-507b3bc13dae.jpg?v=1774557271"},{"product_id":"cyclamen-hederifolium-long-leaf-form","title":"Cyclamen hederifolium Long Leaf Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur offering of Cyclamen hederifolium long leaf form are our seedling selections from the garden with long tongue-shaped leaves instead of the more typical ivy-leafed forms. Each clone is different with the amount and pattern of green with silver markings. The 15\" wide clumps are topped with short spikes of pink-lavender flowers from August into December. Be sure to choose a spot that stays dry in the summer months when the plants are dormant.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19665957355607,"sku":"8161","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Cyclamen-hederifolium-Long-Leaf-Form.i-8161.s-67124.r-1.jpg?v=1791485684"},{"product_id":"ajuga-tenorei-blueberry-muffin-pp-22092","title":"Ajuga tenorei Blueberry Muffin PP 22092","description":"\u003cp\u003eAjuga 'Blueberry Muffin' is a Terra Nova introduction of a ploidy mutant of the popular miniature-leafed, Italian endemic, Ajuga tenorei 'Valfredda'. The sterile Ajuga 'Blueberry Muffin' forms a very tight clump of tiny purple leaves that eventually reaches only 3\" tall x 18\" wide. The clumps are topped with dense spikes of dark purple flowers in spring...perfect where you need a colorful evergreen groundcover that doesn't take over.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAjuga 'Blueberry Muffin' is as close to being a maintenance free perennial as can be.They can be planted on 18\" centers for a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003ca title=\"See more ajugas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/ajuga\"\u003eajugas\u003c\/a\u003e like Ajuga 'Blueberry Muffin' like moist soil, they also need good drainage.Crown rot can be a problem in soils that are poorly drained. While Ajuga 'Blueberry Muffin' will grow fine in both sun and shade, plants in part sun seem to fare best. In these conditions, soils dry out quicker, which can present diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19763605864535,"sku":"14897","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Ajuga-tenorei-Blueberry-Muffin-PP-22092.i-14897.s-65785.r-1.jpg?v=1787171422"},{"product_id":"erythronium-americanum-silver-pigeon","title":"Erythronium americanum Silver Pigeon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are pleased to share an amazing form of our US native (Canada south to Alabama) spring ephemeral trout lily, Erythronium americanum, which was discovered near Pigeon Mountain, Georgia by our friend, UK plantsman Graham Birkin, in 2012. In our garden, this rare solid silver leaf selection of the typically mottled species has shown amazing vigor, forming a 2' wide patch, that increases steadily via short rhizomes. For us, the summer dormant clumps are topped in early April with large, bright yellow flowers. Erythroniums flower from tiny tubers that aren't much larger than pencil leads, so don't freak out at the size. Each pot contains 2 tubers. In the garden, moist compost is best. Our quantities of this new release are extremely limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7u3Fmjtz9mM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19876552310871,"sku":"15563","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Erythronium-americanum-Silver-Pigeon.i-15563.s-65809.r-1.jpg?v=1779465224"},{"product_id":"iris-cristata-merles-ruby","title":"Iris cristata Merles Ruby","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Iris cristata 'Merle's Wine') Iris cristata 'Merle's Ruby' is a superb and truly unique selection of the US native woodland iris with an intriguing story. It was sold as early as 2003 by Minnesota's Rice Creek, who got it from a local friend, Merle Kratoska. Merle purchased the plant from another unidentified \"Merle\" in North Carolina, who reportedly found it in the wild. This is where the tale runs cold. We can tell you that it has performed admirably in our trials, forming a compact 8\" tall x 2' wide patch smothered in rich lavender flowers in April (NC). 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They can look dreadful then, the foliage often yellowing. At this stage it is not uncommon for the foliage to be attacked by spider mites. It is not necessary to do anything at this time except perhaps look the other way, though a good soaking of the plants would be beneficial. The plants, following their own internal clock, will freshen up come early fall. At this point they will produce all new foliage which will then remain fresh until the following summer. This is a good time to remove any remaining foliage from the previous year. Early fall, as they resume growth, is the perfect time to divide well-established clumps. Dig the entire clump up and divide it into smaller pieces, even into individual crowns. Replant them where they are to bloom; water thoroughly and water once or twice a week until they re-establish. Even the small divisions should flower come spring. Old clumps do benefit from this type of division. 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The lacy foliage of this widespread (Canada south to Florida) North American native spring ephemeral, emerges in late winter to 10\" tall, and topped from mid-February into early April (NC) with clusters of small blush pink pendant bells. Dentaria laciniata spreads via short underground rhizomes to make a 3' wide patch after 15 years. 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