{"title":"Plants that start with 'M'","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"myosotis-palustris-southern-blues","title":"Myosotis palustris Southern Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eMyosotis 'Southern Blues' is a 2001 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction that we first met in the late 1990s on a visit to the late garden writer Pam Harper's coastal Virginia garden. I was amazed to see the heat-hating forget-me-not thriving. Pam shared this special form of Myosotis palustris, which we subsequently named Myosotis 'Southern Blues' and propagated to share with other warm-climate gardeners. This wonderful \u003ca title=\"See more groundcovers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-groundcovers-plants-flowering\"\u003edeer-resistant groundcover\u003c\/a\u003e forms 6\" wide rosettes of shiny green leaves connected by short above-ground stolons. The patch is adorned from spring through summer with dozens of tiny, sky-blue (not purple) forget-me-not flowers. Myosotis palustris 'Southern Blues' is equally at home in average (not dry) garden soil or in a shallow water pool. In two seasons, expect a 3' wide patch...faster with very rich, moist soils.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001073413,"sku":"1427","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Myosotis-palustris-Southern-Blues.i-1427.s-62612.r-1_2b45db7e-998e-410e-a5e9-e046a6fcc1b6.jpg?v=1789572773"},{"product_id":"manettia-cordifolia","title":"Manettia cordifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003eManettia cordifolia is one of our favorite warm-climate vines, yet it's still relatively unknown in gardening circles. Firecracker vine emerges in very late spring and is an elegant twining vine with tiny leaves climbing skyward on anyone or anything nearby. Starting in mid-summer and lasting well into fall, the vines burst forth with tiny, 1\", red-orange blooms that look like miniature firecrackers (red with a yellow tip)...irresistible to hummingbirds. Firecracker vine grows just fast enough to be garden-worthy, but not fast enough to be a pest...simply exquisite! We offered this under the incorrect name of Manettia inflata for several seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/DrNNudfWtrk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001136965,"sku":"1527","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Manettia-cordifolia.i-1527.s-64439.r-1_9e39167e-fac4-43c8-88c1-d929febc1d2d.jpg?v=1787870752"},{"product_id":"muhlenbergia-sericea-capillaris-of-horticulture","title":"Muhlenbergia sericea capillaris of Horticulture","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMuhlenbergia sericea is another US native (NC to Texas), ornamental, deer-resistant grass that will knock your horticultural socks off! Hairy awn muhly makes a nondescript clump of narrow green foliage (30\" x 30\") until mid- to late August, when the clumps are topped with cloud-like heads of reddish purple that age to pink...truly STUNNING!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024615109,"sku":"2317","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Muhlenbergia-sericea-capillaris-of-Horticulture.i-2317.s-62540.r-1_c7e5eeac-923b-431e-8f58-71b7f46002f0.jpg?v=1791569624"},{"product_id":"musa-basjoo-basjoo-banana-tree","title":"Musa basjoo","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent research has shown that Musa basjoo, the world's hardiest banana species, is actually from Sichuan, China and not Japan. This 16-20' slowly spreading species makes a thick green stem that sports 6' long, narrow, green leaves arching from the top of the solid green trunk. The flower emerges from near the top of the stem like a yellow-orange torpedo. After the flowers open, you will be blessed with clusters of small, yellow, 2\" long bananas. Forget eating this one...just enjoy the tropical look and tease your neighbors. We recommend a good mulch in colder regions until your clump becomes well-established.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSichuan hardy banana is a very low maintenance perennial. If winter temperatures drop below 15 degrees, it will die to the ground. We recommend removing the old stalk to the ground in early spring. If your winter temperatures remain above 15F, it will most likely regrow from the same stalk, so all you'll want to do is remove the dead foliage at the top of the stalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the garden, your banana will actually spread underground, albeit slowly. Each stalk will flower once then die, being replaced by several other stalks, each of which will be farther away from the original planting. When these spread outside of the area you have designated, they will need to be removed, since they can consume a fairly large area. They make great gifts for other gardening friends, best moved in either spring or summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHardy bananas prefer lots of moisture and nutrition, so plenty of compost will result in the best growth. Although they grow best in full sun, they will grow okay in light shade to a couple of hours of filtered sun. In most likelihood, they will not flower in these conditions. They are drought tolerant for short periods, but this will not result in good long term growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBasjoo \u003ca title=\"banana tree\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/banana-tree\"\u003ebanana tree\u003c\/a\u003e adds a tropical, bold texture to the garden, and is great where an attention-drawing feature plant is desired in the landscape. Although it can produce bananas, if there are two flower heads open at the same time for cross-pollination, they are full of large seed, and would be only considered edible if you were starving on an abandoned island.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025138117,"sku":"3064","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Musa-basjoo.i-3064.s-64442.r-1.jpg?v=1791296068"},{"product_id":"musella-lasiocarpa","title":"Musella lasiocarpa","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis magnificent ornamental banana is more of a shrub than the typical taller banana. The stiff, thick, leathery, grey-green, banana-like foliage is borne atop a stalk that can eventually reach 6' in height. Instead of being prized for its fruit, Musella lasiocarpa is grown more for its flowers. Each specimen is home to large, bizarrely beautiful, yellow flowers that look like giant golden artichokes...we're not making this up! For us, Musella lasiocarpa has sailed through more than two decades of winters in our zone 7b garden, and without any mulch! We're starting to believe those rumors of incredible winter hardiness.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025579525,"sku":"3813","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Musella-lasiocarpa.i-3813.s-64046.r-1.jpg?v=1789569480"},{"product_id":"manihot-grahamii","title":"Manihot grahamii","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing \"hardy tropical\" was shared by our friend, the late Alan Galloway, who found this plant completely hardy for many years in his Raleigh, NC, garden. Related to the more tropical and edible Manihot esculenta, the South American native Manihot grahamii dies to the ground in winter, but quickly resprouts and will reach 8-10' tall by the end of the season. This woody perennial is topped with artistically cut green leaves that remain only near the top of the plant. Manihot grahamii does reseed a bit if allowed to mature. Because of the potential seed-dispersing nature of this plant, I would recommend against using it anywhere south of Zone 8, but it makes a perfect large container plant for gardeners in the northern states.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025777541,"sku":"4164","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Manihot-grahamii.i-4164.s-60384.r-1.jpg?v=1788375739"},{"product_id":"musa-velutina","title":"Musa velutina","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's something mystical about a pink velvet banana that makes you want to start belting out Elvis tunes...hmmm. Musa velutina was our first introduction to hardy bananas and is still a favorite in our summer garden. Rarely exceeding 8' tall, Musa velutina produces copious flower stalks near the top of the trunk starting in late summer. Each stalk is soon home to attractive clusters of small, pink, velvety bananas, which peel themselves when ripe. Don't plan on a snack from these seed-filled bananas unless you are exceedingly hungry or quite inebriated. Once established, Musa velutina seems to be fully winter-hardy in zone 7b as long as they are grown in full sun. Until well-established, a cage of shredded leaves around the trunk in the winter months should do the trick.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027068741,"sku":"5925","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Musa-velutina.i-5925.s-68113.r-1_a94af5dd-80c4-4438-9142-2033848b5120.jpg?v=1790167396"},{"product_id":"muhlenbergia-sericea-white-cloud","title":"Muhlenbergia sericea White Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Incorrectly known as Muhlenbergia capillaris) This dazzling deer-resistant introduction from Florida's Superior Trees is a white-flowered version of the wildly popular \u003ca title=\"Muhlenbergia capillaris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/muhlenbergia-capillaris\"\u003eMuhlenbergia\u003c\/a\u003e sericea. Starting in late September and continuing into early November (NC), the showy, 4' tall x 4' wide clumps are topped with a soft, see-through cloud of white that lasts well after frosts have begun...absolutely dynamite! Muhlenbergia sericea 'White Cloud' is a superb selection you simply must see to believe!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bZ0mMPY7T7M?si=WdNIqJnv9bLGwMBx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027241349,"sku":"6240","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Muhlenbergia-sericea-White-Cloud.i-6240.s-66370.r-1_7bf673e7-b38c-428e-921e-2b3ffc4212d1.jpg?v=1783365090"},{"product_id":"malvaviscus-drummondii-big-momma","title":"Malvaviscus drummondii Big Momma","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis deer-resistant 2005 introduction from Texan Greg Grant produces flowers that are over 1\/3 larger than the typical turk's cap. Malvaviscus 'Big Momma' emerges in late spring and quickly rises to 6' tall, topped from midsummer until frost with bright orange-red flowers, swirled like a turk's cap...attractive to hummingbirds. Sticking out from the end of the floral swirl are the sex organs...and if I do say so, momma is well-endowed and proud of it! Invite 'Big Momma' into your garden for some down-home fun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/fpIvEeKdcE8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027653701,"sku":"6902","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Malvaviscus-drummondii-Big-Momma.i-6902.s-68178.r-1_b841f477-fc63-4dd8-a6ef-1722f289bd0e.jpg?v=1784125730"},{"product_id":"meehania-cordata","title":"Meehania cordata","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeehania cordata is a delightful native to alkaline soils that naturally resides from southwest PA to the NC mountains. Meehania cordata makes a wonderful \u003ca title=\"More evergreen groundcovers here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-groundcovers-plants-flowering\"\u003eevergreen groundcover\u003c\/a\u003e in the woodland garden with dark green cordate leaves adorning the spreading stems, which in turn are topped in late spring (late May in NC) with 5\" tall spikes of blue-lavender, skullcap-like flowers. Although Meehan's wood mint prefers slightly moist soil, it is also very drought tolerant. We have seen much better flowering when meehania is grown with good morning sun. Meehania is named for the late PA botanist, Thomas Meehan.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028207685,"sku":"7767","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Meehania-cordata.i-7767.s-60278.r-1_0dace345-dc86-4cfa-b9a8-59b002d200dc.jpg?v=1790869952"},{"product_id":"musa-siam-ruby-red-banana-tree-plant","title":"Musa Siam Ruby","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe first saw this raving beauty when visiting Thailand in 2005. At great expense (we're still driving old vehicles), we procured one to bring home, named it 'Siam Ruby', and are thrilled to share it with folks here in the states. Our research indicated it originated in Papua New Guinea as a sport of Musa 'Tapo', where bananas have been cultivated for 10,000 years. We have never seen it taller than 8', so that's our guess for height. The leaves are a stunning, dark ruby red with tiny green flecks...the more sun, the more intense the color. This is one banana that loves intense heat and humidity...dazzling, stunning...can you tell we've lost our adjectiveness over this plant?\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028214597,"sku":"7784","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Musa-Siam-Ruby.i-7784.s-60056.r-1.jpg?v=1790706805"},{"product_id":"mangave-espresso","title":"Mangave Espresso","description":"\u003cp\u003exMangave 'Espresso' is a fantastic white-edged version of the already stunning xMangave 'Macho Mocha' from plant miracle worker, Hans Hansen. Each 3' wide rosette is composed of thick, fleshy grey-green leaves, smothered in large liver-colored dots and adorned with a wide creamy-white marginal border. You'll stump even the keenest plantsman with this new creation. The leaves are inherently brittle, so shipping will often result in some broken tips but the vigorous growth rate will regenerate new leaves in short order.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028544133,"sku":"8384","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Mangave-Espresso.i-8384.s-61219.r-1_6731f919-ac72-4336-9ed7-3ffc9eca7f5a.jpg?v=1791485695"},{"product_id":"matteuccia-struthiopteris-the-king-ostrich-fern-large-ferns","title":"Matteuccia struthiopteris The King","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Matteuccia 'Fanfare') Matteuccia 'The King' is an amazing selection of ostrich fern, distributed by the late Larry Mellichamp, who got it from NC's Powell's Garden around 1985. Matteuccia 'The King' is one of the few forms we've found that thrives in the hot, humid southeastern US, where normal ostrich ferns fear to tread. The 3' tall deciduous rosettes (6' tall under ideal conditions) spread vigorously via underground rhizomes. In nature, the deer-resistant ostrich ferns are found in moist ditches and lowlands, but also adapt well to drier garden conditions where they grow a bit shorter. Patches of Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The King' are highlighted by the 18\" brown fertile fronds that appear in fall and persist through the winter when they can be spray painted with some cool psychedelic colors to freak out your garden visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOstrich fern is a low maintenance perennial when grown under the proper conditions. In fall, the sterile fronds will die back, leaving the rigidly upright fertile fronds. We like to remove the old sterile fronds, creating a more visually appealing patch for the winter months.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSince it is a vigorous spreader, it should not be planted near other smaller, more defenseless plants, which will be quickly overrun.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOstrich fern naturally grows in very damp soils including standing water. Despite this, it will actually thrive also in soils that have average moisture and even seasonal droughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wild, \u003ca title=\"ostrich ferns\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/matteuccia-ostrich-fern\"\u003eostrich fern\u003c\/a\u003e can be found growing in both sun and shade. It has good sun tolerance as long as the soil moisture is adequate. Typical ostrich fern will not survive the heat of the Southeast US, but the clone Matteucia 'The King' will thrive despite the intense summer heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBecause ostrich fern is a vigorous spreader, it can be used to fill a large space with an airy, relaxing texture. It can also be interplanted with other later emerging plants like native lilies or \u003ca title=\"amorphophallus - corpse flower\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/amorphophallus-corpse-flower\"\u003eamorphophallus\u003c\/a\u003e for some fascinating textural combinations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028664581,"sku":"8692","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Matteuccia-struthiopteris-The-King.i-8692.s-61200.r-1_50244497-d25c-4c9b-84c2-db4e0a2bf1db.jpg?v=1790781464"},{"product_id":"monarda-bubblegum-blast-pp-27497","title":"Monarda Bubblegum Blast PP 27497","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonarda 'Bubblegum Blast' is a 2014 release from our friends at Walters Gardens. This amazing bee balm is clumping, heat and humidity loving, and pretty darn close to mildew free. The well-branched 2' tall x 3' wide clump of Monarda 'Bubblegum Blast' is clothed with black-green, minty-smelling foliage and topped with hundreds of 2.5\" wide, frilly, bright pink flowers starting for us in early June. It is so nice to finally have a non-running, great flowering bee balm...the pollinators agree!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21029834309,"sku":"11860","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Monarda-Bubblegum-Blast-PP-27497.i-11860.s-67273.r-1_565f1df9-dfc9-49fb-bdbb-9801849c10c8.jpg?v=1792429582"},{"product_id":"mangave-kaleidoscope-pp-28614","title":"Mangave Kaleidoscope PP 28614","description":"\u003cp\u003exMangave 'Kaleidoscope' is another fantabulous creation from our friend Hans Hansen. 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Unlike their cousins, agaves, manfredas don't die after flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22574726021,"sku":"12991","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Manfreda-undulata-Cherry-Chocolate-Chip-PP-29918.i-12991.s-65539.r-1.jpg?v=1791208908"},{"product_id":"mangave-lavender-lady-pp-29194","title":"Mangave Lavender Lady PP 29194","description":"\u003cp\u003exMangave 'Lavender Lady' is a 2017 Hans Hansen hybrid from the Walters Gardens breeding program that combines two splendid parents, Agave attenuata and xMangave 'Bloodspot'. The 1' tall x 20\" wide elegant rosettes are composed of soft, rubbery, grey-green foliage, adorned with a heavy overlay of small lavender spots. 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Named after the Sheb Wooley character, xMangave 'Purple People Eater' is a 2012 seedling that combines the architectural Agave pablocarrilloi, the smaller Agave macroacantha, and purple freckling from the manfreda side of the family. The result is a lovely 14\" tall x 2' wide specimen with silver-grey recurved leaves, bathed in a blush of purple. The small red teeth are the crowning touch on what is a splendid summer container specimen where it isn't winter hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22577768325,"sku":"12998","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Mangave-Purple-People-Eater-PP-29949.i-12998.s-64947.r-1_1ba802d8-35a9-413a-be86-127fd0374318.jpg?v=1791486041"},{"product_id":"mangave-silver-fox-pp-29642","title":"Mangave Silver Fox PP 29642","description":"\u003cp\u003exMangave 'Silver Fox' is an absolute stunner. 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