{"title":"Plants that start with 'S'","description":"\u003ch3\u003eList of Perennial Plants and Flowers That Start With the Letter 'S'\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBelow are genera in our collection that start with the letter S.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSabal\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSaccharum\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Salvia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/perennial-salvia-plants\"\u003eSalvia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSanguinaria\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSanguisorba\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSarcococca\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sarracenia\" href=\"\/blogs\/articles\/carnivorous-pitcher-plant-nursery-sarracenia\"\u003eSarracenia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSauromatum\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSaxifraga\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eScadoxus\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSchizachyrium\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eScutellaria\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sedum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/sedum-varieties-stonecrop-autumn\"\u003eSedum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Selaginella\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/selaginella\"\u003eSelaginella\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSempervivum\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSilene\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sinningia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/sinningia\"\u003eSinningia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSisyrinchium\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSmilacina\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSolidago\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSorghastrum\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSpigelia\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSpeirantha\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSprekelia\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eStokesia\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"salvia-microphylla-san-carlos-festival","title":"Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1997 Yucca Do introduction was discovered 5 years earlier in Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the village of San Carlos at 3,800'. Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' was the best of a population in full flower in October. This compact grower (2' tall x 3' wide) has proven to be the most floriferous selection we have grown in our gardens. The clump is adorned with hundreds of red-violet (RHS 66A) flowers celebrated by hummingbirds from early May through November here in NC...superb!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two, Salvia x jamensis, are woody shrubs. They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off. The peak time to do this is late winter. At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant. This does not require precision. It is a method meant to allow quick clean up of these woody salvias. Of course, any totally dead stems should also be removed. The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks. This is the only routine maintenance that these salvias need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections of Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis vary in their vigor. The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited. But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants. Excess plants can be dug out and replanted elsewhere if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis are sun lovers; more sun the better. They are also drought tolerant but also tolerate wet spells if provided with adequate drainage:not excessive drainage, just any soil where water doesn't pool after a rain. They are often called \"Autumn Sage\" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall, though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall. Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Salvia consists of about one thousand species. A few are annuals, most are perennial. The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody. The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees. Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis can be counted on for nearly six months of bloom in a wide range of color. They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks. They are also highly favored by hummingbirds and other pollinators. These features and their low-maintenance make them very valuable part of a sunny garden, including a xeric garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000068165,"sku":"185","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-microphylla-San-Carlos-Festival.i-185.s-61457.r-1.jpg?v=1774957750"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-oblongifolium-fanny","title":"Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Fanny","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally acquired this selection of the North American native Symphyotrichum oblongifolium from Montrose Gardens, which acquired it from Ruth Knopf of Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. Ruth acquired the \u003ca title=\"Shop our collection of aster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/aster\"\u003easter\u003c\/a\u003e from her maid, Fanny, who acquired it as a pass-along plant from her grandmother. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny' is one of the last asters to flower in our garden, usually in October and November. 'Fanny' (the aster, not the maid) makes a nice 2' tall clump to 8' in width and is smothered with 1\" blue flowers starting in October (NC)...awesome! For a fall show in a hot dry site, a nice 'Fanny' is a hard thing to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe main maintenance requirement of this aster is to cut it to the ground before new growth starts in spring. The tidy-minded gardener can cut it to ground as soon as he feels a need to do so once it is done blooming. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' can benefit from a hard cut back in early to mid summer if it grows in a more sprawling habit than desired. In full sun and a lean diet it often doesn't need this pinching back. It is readily propagated by mid-spring stem cuttings or by division.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSymphyotrichum oblongifolium prefers full sun and average moisture level. It is readily pleased without pampering.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSymphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' is a show stopper in bloom and blooms for most of the month of November here in zone 7b Piedmont, NC. It is valuable for this late season floral display and for supporting late season pollinators especially migrating Monarch Butterflies. It is worth growing other selections of Aromatic aster such as 'Raydon's Favorite' which bloom for the month of October. 'Fanny's Aster' is quite handsome in its dried winter form; its spent flower heads resembling pale stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a superb plant for pollinators late in the growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000249925,"sku":"341","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-oblongifolium-Fanny.i-341.s-66447.r-1_e5acfc3d-90ef-4d0b-95d9-29e5c89aad19.jpg?v=1791407640"},{"product_id":"salvia-chamaedryoides","title":"Salvia chamaedryoides","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Mexico comes this small, drought-tolerant, grey-leaved salvia, forming a nice mass to 18\" tall x 3' wide. The upright branches of Salvia chamaedryoides are topped with true sky-blue flowers (really, really BLUE) from early summer through early fall. Blue oak sage prefers a very well-drained site in the border or rock garden. Salvia chamaedryoides is truly one of our favorite plants we would not garden without.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia chamaedryoides is a close allie of Salvia greggii and Salvia microphylla so the following comments apply. Salvia chamaedryoides differs in having silvery-grey foliage and cobalt blue flowers and it is a smaller plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two, Salvia x jamensis, are woody shrubs. They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off. The peak time to do this is late winter. At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant. This does not require precision. It is a method meant to allow quick clean up of these woody salvias. Of course, any totally dead stems should also be removed. The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks. This is the only routine maintenance that these salvias need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections of Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis vary in their vigor. The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited. But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants. Excess plants can be dug out and replanted elsewhere if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis are sun lovers; more sun the better. They are also drought tolerant but also tolerate wet spells if provided with adequate drainage:not excessive drainage, just any soil where water doesn't pool after a rain. They are often called \"Autumn Sage\" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall, though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall. Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Salvia consists of about one thousand species. A few are annuals, most are perennial. The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody. The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees. Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis can be counted on for nearly six months of bloom in a wide range of color. They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks. They are also highly favored by hummingbirds and other pollinators. These features and their low-maintenance make them very valuable part of a sunny garden, including a xeric garden. Salvia chamaedryoides distinguishes itself from its other cousins discussed here in that its foliage is silvery-grey instead of green and its flowers are cobalt blue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000503365,"sku":"688","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-chamaedryoides.i-688.s-64462.r-1_a71db207-490d-4b4f-bcf5-008e9b44c0d2.jpg?v=1788197354"},{"product_id":"solidago-sphacelata-golden-fleece","title":"Solidago sphacelata Golden Fleece","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Dick Lighty, former director at Delaware's Mt. Cuba Center, first saw this solidago on a flashlight walk one evening after giving a garden talk. From a modest beginning, this spectacular selection of the East Coast native goldenrod (Illinois south to Mississippi) has found its way into the finest gardens of England and Europe. The round basal leaves of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' give rise to multi-branched, 20\" long, arching spikes adorned with tiny clusters of golden-yellow flowers starting in early September...attractive to hummingbirds. Our 10-year-old clumps of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' are now just over 3' wide...very easy to grow and wonderfully drought-tolerant.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000541381,"sku":"734","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Solidago-sphacelata-Golden-Fleece.i-734.s-67221.r-1.jpg?v=1790707937"},{"product_id":"salvia-greggii-texas-wedding","title":"Salvia greggii Texas Wedding","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Salvia greggii 'Alba') This plant had been tossed around the country for years without a legitimate cultivar name, so in 2006 we officially christened it Salvia greggii 'Texas Wedding'. Salvia greggii 'Texas Wedding' is a very hardy, upright sub-shrub to 2' tall x 2' wide. Adorning the deer-resistant woody stems and small, narrow, evergreen leaves are masses of hummingbird-attracting white flowers produced continuously from late spring into fall, except for a floral slow-down in the hottest part of midsummer. Well-drained soils are best for all Salvia greggii.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two, Salvia x jamensis, are woody shrubs. They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off. The peak time to do this is late winter. At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant. This does not require precision. It is a method meant to allow quick clean up of these woody salvias. Of course, any totally dead stems should also be removed. The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks. This is the only routine maintenance that these salvias need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections of Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis vary in their vigor. The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited. But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants. Excess plants can be dug out and replanted elsewhere if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis are sun lovers; more sun the better. They are also drought tolerant but also tolerate wet spells if provided with adequate drainage:not excessive drainage, just any soil where water doesn't pool after a rain. They are often called \"Autumn Sage\" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall, though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall. Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Salvia consists of about one thousand species. A few are annuals, most are perennial. The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody. The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees. Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis can be counted on for nearly six months of bloom in a wide range of color. They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks. They are also highly favored by hummingbirds and other pollinators. These features and their low-maintenance make them very valuable part of a sunny garden, including a xeric garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KZDP4ANbfzQ?si=nxbdYjcoR_COxEVt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000654469,"sku":"889","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-greggii-Texas-Wedding.i-889.s-65730.r-1_529ccb9a-b6a8-4853-934b-457d420ae7fa.jpg?v=1791814696"},{"product_id":"salvia-indigo-spires","title":"Salvia Indigo Spires","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalvia 'Indigo Spires' is a 1979 introduction from California's Huntington Botanical Garden. Selected by California horticulturist, John MacGregor, Salvia 'Indigo Spires' arose as a cross of Salvia farinacea x Salvia longispicata. Salvia 'Indigo Spires' forms an upright 3' tall clump, topped with arching spikes of dark blue-purple flowers throughout summer and until frost. The unusual, twisting flower spikes create a form of their own in the garden. For increased hardiness, don't cut the stalks back until spring!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000664197,"sku":"901","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-Indigo-Spires.i-901.s-22453.r-1_bb61b730-10a9-45b5-833a-87a9b7b47c37.jpg?v=1791814602"},{"product_id":"salvia-leucantha-midnight","title":"Salvia leucantha Midnight","description":"\u003cp\u003e(syn: Salvia leucantha All Purple) This is the same wonderful late summer- and fall-blooming salvia as Salvia leucantha, but instead of white florets inside the purple calyces, the florets are also a dark velvety-purple...a hummingbird delight and another of those great flowers to fondle. It's hard to imagine, but visitors who see it in flower don't leave without one!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000690373,"sku":"929","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-leucantha-Midnight.i-929.s-66484.r-1_478158e3-7b0a-4a7c-bcaf-160fb5a3f3c3.jpg?v=1791486530"},{"product_id":"salvia-leucantha","title":"Salvia leucantha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mexican bush sage is so wonderful that northern gardeners grow it as a prized annual. Fortunately for us, Salvia leucantha is hardy in the warmer parts of Zone 7...reliable for us to 0 degrees F if the soil is kept very dry in winter. We still recommend early establishment in Zone 7b, and no cutting back until spring. The hairy leaves clothe the upright 6' tall stems that are topped with spectacular purple-and-white velvety flowers from late summer until frost in fall. Salvia leucantha is great as a hummingbird-acclaimed accent in the back of the border or in a vase!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000764357,"sku":"996","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-leucantha.i-996.s-65322.r-1.jpg?v=1791486432"},{"product_id":"sarracenia-flava","title":"Sarracenia flava","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarracenia flava sports very tall, red-veined, yellow-green pitchers, often reaching a height of 30\". The golden-yellow flowers form a delightful self-color echo in the spring garden. Sarracenia flava produces most of its nicest 2\" wide pitchers during the spring season. 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Originally selected from an NC Coastal Plain population of Solidago rugosa, it was rated #1 in the goldenrod trials at the \u003ca title=\"Opens Chicago Botanic Garden in new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobotanic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChicago Botanic Garden\u003c\/a\u003e. From a slowly spreading rhizome, the stalks emerge upward in late spring, topping out at 3' tall. In mid-August in NC, the clumps are showered with 18\" long, arching spires of brilliant yellow flowers held well atop the foliage...attractive to hummingbirds. The flowers resemble fireworks or literally bombs bursting in air...one of the finest additions to the fall garden! Native bees and wasps will thank you for such a great pollinator plant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the garden, Solidago 'Fireworks' goldenrod requires little maintenance. We prefer to cut the stalks to the ground in early winter to prevent reseeding. 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The low, spreading habit of Selaginella uncinata and the semi-evergreen metallic aquamarine foliage, overlaid on a green background, are sure to make visitors stop to admire this gem. The foliage color is best after the new fluorescent blue growth emerges in late spring. We have been thrilled with the performance of peacock moss in winter hardiness trials in western Michigan, where many years of temperatures to -15F have proven no problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSelaginella uncinata is an evergreen maintenance free perennial groundcover. About the only thing we ever do is trim the winter tattered foliage to the ground before the new growth begins in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePeacock spikemoss fern roots down as it grows, so is easy to transplant to new locations. 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The easy-to-grow, deer-resistant South China native, Selaginella braunii, is a textural garden highlight alongside bolder foliage like hosta, Solomon's seal, and ajuga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y5wwrd2D4a0?si=rxC_vniUZJRtq5kH\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001120517,"sku":"1506","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Selaginella-braunii.i-1506.s-65879.r-1_84b5fa4b-f094-46ca-a39a-7f644d79dee2.jpg?v=1785864277"},{"product_id":"salvia-regla-jame","title":"Salvia regla Jame","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Dr. Rich Dufresne collection of Salvia regla from Jame, Coahuila, Mexico, is a star in southern gardens. The glossy-green, round foliage adorns this upright-growing woody salvia to nearly 4' tall x 5' wide. 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The glossy, black-green, heavily corrugated leaves clothe the 3' tall stalks topped, starting in late June and continuing through frost (NC), with terminal clusters of Energizer Bunny\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-like, hairy pink tubes, each with a large lip designed for smooching hummingbirds. Salvia oxyphora is one of our only Bolivian natives, hailing from the foothills and disturbed lower slopes to 7,200' in the Bolivian Andes into the edge of Peru. If you've never experienced a disturbed lower slope in situ, this may be the closest you'll ever get. 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Salvia 'Black and Blue' differs from other anise sage cultivars in that the calyx (the little cup that holds the open flower) is black instead of the usual green. In rich soil, a 5-year-old clump of Salvia 'Black and Blue' can spread to 6' wide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia guarantica needs to be cut to the ground after frost ends its six month floral display and the stems are dead. This is about the only maintenance it needs. Salvia guaranitca can also be cut to the ground in late summer if it has gotten shabby. It will soon regrow, resume blooming, and look fresh up to fall. This is usually only \"necessary\" in areas with a long growing season. The plant doesn't mind looking shabby, but the tidy gardener might prefer the refreshed plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSelections of Salvia guarantica vary from clump forming to spreading. The spreading forms are not recommended for small gardens but are superb for large ones, especially where large masses of weed-excluding masses are desired. The clump forming ones are not necessarily small plants but they stay put and die away to the same crown each winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAdaptability is the nature of this salvia, Salvia guaranitica. It thrives in all day full sun to bright shade. It grows well in wet soils to average moisture soils and tolerates fairly dry soils. Though excessively dry soils will not produce a worthwhile display.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTrue blue flowers are produced from spring to frost and they are highly favored by hummingbirds. These two features are enough reason to grow it. Hummingbirds will fight over this plant. It might even warrant the name of Hummingbird Sage. Yes, we know what you have been told about hummingbirds and the color red.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia guaranitica is generally avoided by deer and rabbits as are most members of the mint family. The genus Salvia is one of 236 genera in the Lamiaceae, the mint family.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia guaranitica is sometimes called Salvia coerulea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001484997,"sku":"2016","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-guaranitica-Black-and-Blue.i-2016.s-61213.r-1.jpg?v=1791978361"},{"product_id":"scutellaria-suffrutescens-texas-rose","title":"Scutellaria suffrutescens Texas Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightful Mexican skullcap makes a wonderfully durable, attractive, and easy-to-grow gem for the rock garden. 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Good drainage is the key to success.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024617157,"sku":"2326","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-roemeriana.i-2326.s-17186.r-1_34f7f624-b4e3-4b8c-9236-cc1f77ef9fc8.jpg?v=1791289934"},{"product_id":"salvia-jamensis-golden-girl-pp-23997","title":"Salvia jamensis Golden Girl PP 23997","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalvia 'Golden Girl' is a Salvia x jamensis (Salvia greggii x Salvia microphylla) hybrid from Nevin Smith at California's now defunct Suncrest Nursery. Salvia 'Golden Girl' has been truly outstanding, forming a 2' tall x 4' wide woody-stemmed clump in our full sun rock garden. For us, Salvia 'Golden Girl' is topped, starting in late April (NC), with a massive show of butter-yellow flowers with an orange blush on the upper exterior. Flowering slows during the heat of summer, resuming when night temperatures cool.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two, Salvia x jamensis, are woody shrubs. They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off. The peak time to do this is late winter. At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant. This does not require precision. It is a method meant to allow quick clean up of these woody salvias. Of course, any totally dead stems should also be removed. The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks. This is the only routine maintenance that these salvias need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections of Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis vary in their vigor. The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited. But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants. Excess plants can be dug out and replanted elsewhere if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis are sun lovers; more sun the better. They are also drought tolerant but also tolerate wet spells if provided with adequate drainage:not excessive drainage, just any soil where water doesn't pool after a rain. They are often called \"Autumn Sage\" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall, though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall. Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Salvia consists of about one thousand species. A few are annuals, most are perennial. The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody. The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees. Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis can be counted on for nearly six months of bloom in a wide range of color. They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks. They are also highly favored by hummingbirds and other pollinators. 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In mid-July (NC), the long, nearly white petioles emerge from the tuber to produce 1' long, green, arrowhead-shaped leaves. Also, alongside the emerging leaves is a bizarre 10\" tall flower spike on a short stalk at ground level. Each inflorescence is an upright, purple pitcher with a velvety black lining. From the interior of the pitcher emerges the dark black spadix. The giant voodoo lily does have a memorable fragrance for about a day...how else would an insect be lured to have sex in there? 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The flowers are further accented by the unique, dark maroon calyces that surround them...a hummingbird favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two, Salvia x jamensis, are woody shrubs. They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off. The peak time to do this is late winter. At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant. This does not require precision. It is a method meant to allow quick clean up of these woody salvias. Of course, any totally dead stems should also be removed. The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks. This is the only routine maintenance that these salvias need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections of Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis vary in their vigor. The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited. But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants. Excess plants can be dug out and replanted elsewhere if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis are sun lovers; more sun the better. They are also drought tolerant but also tolerate wet spells if provided with adequate drainage:not excessive drainage, just any soil where water doesn't pool after a rain. They are often called \"Autumn Sage\" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall, though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall. Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Salvia consists of about one thousand species. A few are annuals, most are perennial. The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody. The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees. Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis can be counted on for nearly six months of bloom in a wide range of color. They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks. They are also highly favored by hummingbirds and other pollinators. 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After the April flowering, you can enjoy the unique, grey-green, mitt-like foliage of Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' until it goes dormant in late summer...perfect for a special place in the woodland garden, and no need to worry about unwanted seedlings as this cultivar is sterile! This US native selection, discovered in 1916 by Mr. L. van Webern of Dayton, Ohio, was selected by the UK's RHS as one of the top plants of the last 200 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSanguinaria canadensis requires almost no maintenance. It seems to quietly disappear unnoticed when it goes dormant in late summer. It does benefit from division of clumps when they get crowded after many years. They also tolerate being divided. This can be done most anytime, though it would be best, if possible, to avoid the time when the leaves are developing. Once fully matured, the leaves will not be affected by division. The subterranean rhizomes are finger thick and bright red inside. Divide into separate plants and replant about 6\" apart. Long rhizomes can be cut into shorter sections each several inches long. As rhizomes are underground stems, cutting them into shorter pieces produces the same results as pinching back an above ground stem:The dormant lateral buds will now grow with the removal of the terminal bud. Do not expect new growth from these rhizome cuttings until the following spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' is a spring ephemeral, coming into growth and bloom early in the year when it can make use of the sunlight before the canopy trees leaf out. It will succeed in bright shade or part day sun areas. It can also be grown in sunny locations where it will grow more strongly. Avoid a poorly drained soil. It will tolerate a dry site but perform more satisfactorily in moist well drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBloodroot blooms very early in the year, well ahead of the spring peak, so its flowers are most welcome. The double forms are especially beautiful. Double-flowered Bloodroot foliage is of an interesting form, somewhat like that of a fig, Ficus carica, so it can be of value in the garden especially when contrasted with different forms and texture. The foliage is especially charming at the time of bloom as a single leaf will wrap around each flower stalk like a shawl thrown over one's shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024817541,"sku":"2688","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sanguinaria-canadensis-Multiplex.i-2688.s-62249.r-1.jpg?v=1789407326"},{"product_id":"sedum-bithynicum","title":"Sedum bithynicum","description":"\u003cp\u003e(syn: Sedum pallidum var. bithynicum) The Turkish Sedum bithynicum attracts more attention than most other plants in our rock garden. This diminutive, but easy-to-grow \u003ca title=\"Read more about sedum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/sedum-varieties-stonecrop-autumn\"\u003esedum\u003c\/a\u003e forms small, spreading, rubbery buns of blue-grey foliage that in 3 years can spread to more than 2' wide and just 1\" tall (virtually no root system, so it's easy to remove). In late summer, mats of Sedum bithynicum are topped with russet-brown flowering stems to 3\" topped with tiny, white, star-shaped flowers. 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":"silene-regia","title":"Silene regia","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you haven't tried \u003ca title=\"royal catchfly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/silene-regia\"\u003eroyal catchfly\u003c\/a\u003e, Silene regia, you have missed one of the truly great eastern US natives. Silene regia has a limited and scattered range from Illinois south to Florida in mostly prairie habitats. Emerging from a basal rosette, the tight clump of flowering stems shoot upward to 2.5-4' tall, clothed to the top with long smooth green leaves. In June\/July, the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal inflorescences of hundreds of exquisite 5-petaled screaming hot orange-red flowers. We have found Silene regia quite easy to grow in a variety of decently-drained soils. Royal catchfly has high shock value in the perennial border and is a favorite of hummingbirds, swallowtail butterflies, and gardeners of all persuasions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Catchfly requires little more maintenance than cutting the spent flower stalks to the ground when they are no longer attractive. This could be any time between as soon as it is done blooming in late summer or in spring before new growth starts. Sprinkle the seed about the garden or collect them and sow them in a pot if more plants are desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Conditions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Catchfly is easily grown in full sun to part sun in average soil. Avoid soggy soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a showy plant blooming for several months in midsummer. The flowers are very similar to its well-known, close cousin Fire Pink (Silene virginica). Both are 5 petaled scarlet stars but those of the Royal Catchfly are produced atop 4' tall stems. It is a very slender plant, perhaps only 12 to 18\" tall despite its 4' height so it can be tucked amongst many other plants. Hummingbirds and other pollinators will visit the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a rare native that is easily grown in gardens so growing it can aid in preventing its extinction. Grow additional plants from seed and plant more in your garden and share with other gardeners and gardens. Growing it will also support pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025100037,"sku":"3032","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Silene-regia.i-3032.s-66747.r-1.jpg?v=1790707888"},{"product_id":"sarracenia-dixie-lace","title":"Sarracenia Dixie Lace","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarracenia 'Dixie Lace' is one of the first pitcher plant introductions from the late Larry Mellichamp and the late Rob Gardner of NC. This vigorous hybrid, from a cross of (Sarracenia leucophylla x Sarracenia alabamensis ssp. wherryi) x (Sarracenia psittacina x Sarracenia purpurea) produces a continuous array of new pitchers through the season, even into November (NC). Each butterscotch colored pitcher with dramatic red veining is held at a 45 degree angle, producing a 1' tall x 18\" wide clump. In April and May, the clumps are topped with 18\" tall stalks of rich maroon-red flying saucer-like flowers... wonderful for damp, sunny sites.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025134597,"sku":"3060","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sarracenia-Dixie-Lace.i-3060.s-65324.r-1_875fc0a4-bffe-43af-8642-e680b74ed305.jpg?v=1790263569"},{"product_id":"salvia-greggii-lipstick","title":"Salvia greggii Lipstick","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalvia 'Lipstick' is one of the longest-flowering and best-performing Texas sage cultivars we have trialed. In our garden, it begins flowering in early May and continues through November. Each compact 3' tall x 3' wide clump of Salvia greggii 'Lipstick' is simply smothered in terminal flower spikes of lipstick-red (RHS 50A) flowers, each highlighted by a white throat and brown calyx...a hummingbird fiesta. Texas sage makes a great deer-resistant, drought-tolerant foreground addition to a grouping of ornamental grasses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two, Salvia x jamensis, are woody shrubs. They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off. The peak time to do this is late winter. At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant. This does not require precision. It is a method meant to allow quick clean up of these woody salvias. Of course, any totally dead stems should also be removed. The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks. This is the only routine maintenance that these salvias need.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections of Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis vary in their vigor. The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited. But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants. Excess plants can be dug out and replanted elsewhere if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis are sun lovers; more sun the better. They are also drought tolerant but also tolerate wet spells if provided with adequate drainage:not excessive drainage, just any soil where water doesn't pool after a rain. They are often called \"Autumn Sage\" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall, though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall. Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Salvia consists of about one thousand species. A few are annuals, most are perennial. The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody. The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees. Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSalvia greggii, Salvia microphylla and Salvia x jamensis can be counted on for nearly six months of bloom in a wide range of color. They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks. They are also highly favored by hummingbirds and other pollinators. These features and their low-maintenance make them very valuable part of a sunny garden, including a xeric garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025215493,"sku":"3202","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-greggii-Lipstick.i-3202.s-64727.r-1_c1da8a77-d918-46b6-bbad-0a1242159ac8.jpg?v=1790355863"},{"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":"symphyotrichum-grandiflorum-biscoe-belle","title":"Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Biscoe Belle","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster grandiflorus A1GA-001b) Symphyotrichum grandiflorum 'Biscoe Belle' is a dense, dark blue-purple flowered selection of the little-known Southeast US native aster, from a population we explored just east of the Montgomery County town of Biscoe, NC in 2001. This bizarre aster looks like a clump of arching green pipe cleaners, with the wiry stems clothed in tiny leaves. Starting for us in mid-October, the giant 5' tall x 8' wide clumps burst into flower with a stunning, frost tolerant show of 1.75\" blue lavender daisies...a great pollinator plant for late season foraging insects.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/tYiKaoP2YJ4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025237765,"sku":"3227","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-grandiflorum-Biscoe-Belle.i-3227.s-67245.r-1_2373ca7e-0520-461b-b08f-4a4cead21477.jpg?v=1789126679"},{"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":"syneilesis-aconitifolia","title":"Syneilesis aconitifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Senecio aconitifolius) I flipped (not literally) back in the 1980s when I first saw Syneilesis aconitifolia at the US National Arboretum, only later to rediscover it in the wilds of Korea. Syneilesis aconitifolia is a woodland Asteraceae (ligularia relative), native to dry hillsides in China, Japan, and Korea. As shredded umbrella plants emerge in early spring, the white wooly leaves push through the ground like mayapples...or more appropriately, like shredded umbrellas after a hurricane. The exquisite foliage of Syneilesis aconitifolia flattens out atop 18\" stems by mid-spring. Expect a decent-sized colony as the rhizomes slowly spread (2' wide in 5-7 years). Small pink and mauve flowers are held in clusters on slender stems that bounce in the wind above the clump of foliage in spring. 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In May and often into June, the very floriferous clumps produce 14\" tall alien-like, sweetly-fragrant flowers in the sunset color range.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025413765,"sku":"3461","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sarracenia-rehderi.i-3461.s-67041.r-1.jpg?v=1791485530"},{"product_id":"sarracenia-catesbyi","title":"Sarracenia catesbyi","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarracenia x catesbyi is a rarely offered, naturally-occurring hybrid \u003ca title=\"pitcher plant\" href=\"\/collections\/sarracenia-pitcher-plant-for-sale\"\u003epitcher plant\u003c\/a\u003e found in coastal plains regions from Virginia to South Carolina. Sarracenia x catesbyi (Sarracenia purpurea x Sarracenia flava) has features that are intermediate between the parents. The 15\" tall brick-red and yellow-veined pitchers are held upright...until they fill with water at which time they reflex to a 45 degree angle. In late spring before the new pitchers form, the clumps are topped with 15\" tall flower stalks ending in stunning display of bizarre flying saucer-like brick-red flowers. Like all sarracenias, moist toes, and dry ankles are the key to success.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025414149,"sku":"3463","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sarracenia-catesbyi.i-3463.s-66021.r-1.jpg?v=1790968087"},{"product_id":"salvia-leucantha-santa-barbara","title":"Salvia leucantha Santa Barbara","description":"\u003cp\u003e(USPP 12,949 expired) This amazing Salvia leucantha selection from California is a breakthrough in the world of salvias. Imagine a wonderful fall-flowering Salvia leucantha that only reaches 2' tall, but with a spread of 3-4' in width, and you have Salvia 'Santa Barbara'. Whether used as a hardy perennial in the milder zones or as a tender or container perennial in the North, the clumps of Salvia 'Santa Barbara' are topped with spikes of fuzzy purple with a nicely contrasting lighter purple lip, from mid-September until frost...a simply dazzling hummingbird delight.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025599109,"sku":"3841","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-leucantha-Santa-Barbara.i-3841.s-16386.r-1.jpg?v=1791286422"},{"product_id":"sabal-birmingham","title":"Sabal Birmingham","description":"\u003cp\u003eImagine a supersized Sabal minor, and you've got Sabal 'Birmingham'...one of the most coveted palms by hardy palm enthusiasts. This massive, but slow-growing palm, is thought to be a rare hybrid between two North American natives, Sabal minor x Sabal palmetto. At fifteen years, it finally starts to develop a short trunk. Our 20 year old specimen has reached 9' tall x 15' wide, while the 40 year old specimen in Raleigh's Jaycee Park sports a 10' tall trunk. The original palm, grown from California-supplied seed, survived for more than 40 years in the private garden of a Mrs. Alexander, before being moved to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Alabama in 1976. All plants are seed-grown from the original, first distributed by Woodlanders Nursery.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025755653,"sku":"4084","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sabal-Birmingham.i-4084.s-68508.r-1_971b6d4a-fc36-46ee-b6a9-7630fafbd221.jpg?v=1792151433"},{"product_id":"sarracenia-judith-hindle","title":"Sarracenia Judith Hindle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vigorous Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' is a hybrid of the yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava) with the purple pitcher (Sarracenia purpurea), and then crossed with the white-top pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla). The result is a plant that produces wide, 15\" tall white-top pitchers with a dark raspberry overlay, that is especially prominent in the hood veining. Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' was bred by UK sarracenia grower Alan Hindle, and subsequently named after his wife by former California Carnivore owner, Peter D’Amato. If you love pitcher plants, this stunner is a must for your collection!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025768005,"sku":"4138","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sarracenia-Judith-Hindle.i-4138.s-66221.r-1.jpg?v=1791296598"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-ericoides-pink-star","title":"Symphyotrichum ericoides Pink Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Pink Star' is a Dutch selection of our North American native Symphyotrichum ericoides that has been one of the most superb asters in our garden trials. Native to most of the eastern US, Symphyotrichum ericoides is incredibly tolerant of dry, sunny conditions. 'Pink Star' aster makes an airy-looking dense mound of small, narrow leaves to 2' tall x 3' wide. In late summer (August and September), the clump is smothered with thousands of 1\" light \u003ca title=\"See our collection of pink flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/pink-flowers\"\u003epink flowers\u003c\/a\u003e and contrasting colored butterflies...superb!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025794629,"sku":"4216","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-ericoides-Pink-Star.i-4216.s-62683.r-1.jpg?v=1781871194"},{"product_id":"stokesia-laevis-honeysong-purple","title":"Stokesia laevis Honeysong Purple","description":"\u003cp\u003eStokesia 'Honeysong Purple' is an exciting introduction from the late hosta guru Alex Summers and his son Alan, of the former Carroll Gardens. Stokesia 'Honeysong Purple' boasts large, vivid, dark purple flowers with a contrasting reddish-pink center, starting for us in late June on a nice, compact 1' tall x 2' wide clump. This is truly one of the most stunning colored stokesia on the market!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025856773,"sku":"4336","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Stokesia-laevis-Honeysong-Purple.i-4336.s-62951.r-1.jpg?v=1790707552"},{"product_id":"salvia-silkes-dream","title":"Salvia Silkes Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalvia 'Silke's Dream' is a cross of Salvia darcyi x Salvia microphylla, discovered by Art Petley of Austin, Texas. Looking superficially like Salvia microphylla, the 2' tall x 3' wide clump is topped all summer and until frost with 15\" spikes of rich, dark orange-red (RHS 42A) flowers. In fall, the remarkable number of flowers explodes into a solid mass of color...a hummingbird party plant. Salvia 'Silke's Dream' is a particularly durable and easy-to-grow sage that is destined for stardom. Thanks to Scott Ogden for sharing this exciting salvia hybrid that we admired in his Texas garden during a 2000 visit.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025918533,"sku":"4442","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-Silkes-Dream.i-4442.s-62957.r-1_17a08dee-cb7e-4349-99ff-54b460cc09fb.jpg?v=1791814638"},{"product_id":"sinningia-tubiflora","title":"Sinningia tubiflora","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Sinningia longituba) One of the real joys of gardening is finding a plant that you think can't be hardy and then discovering that it becomes an easy-to-grow staple in your garden. Such is the case with the hardy gloxinia, Sinningia tubiflora. Forming large underground tubers, Sinningia tubiflora not only lives, but spreads nicely in our rock garden. All summer long, the green, felty leaf clumps are topped with 20\" tall spikes of 6\" long, very fragrant, pure white flowers...somewhat resembling \u003ca title=\"Read all about Hosta plantaginea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/fragrant-white-flowers-hosta-plantaginea\"\u003eHosta plantaginea\u003c\/a\u003e. The hummingbirds and visitors alike go nuts when they see this in our gardens. You must grow this plant, even if you have to use containers in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qE6C6BvU8Ps?si=d3IuNweuiW7OEdWb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video to see it in our garden. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026081605,"sku":"4688","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sinningia-tubiflora.i-4688.s-68136.r-1.jpg?v=1791220883"},{"product_id":"stokesia-laevis-peachies-pick","title":"Stokesia laevis Peachies Pick","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a stunner! From Mississippi gardener\/florist, Sara \"Peachie\" Saxon comes the best Stokes' aster we have had the pleasure of growing. Everyone who has grown Stokesia 'Peachie's Pick' agrees that this 2001 introduction is truly the best cultivar on the market. Not only are the clumps dense and tight, but the compact, sturdy, upright, 2' tall flower spikes are topped with dozens of large blue flowers from late June to early July...a favorite of tiger swallowtail butterflies. Stokesia 'Peachie's Pick' occurred as a seedling in Peachie's garden and, due to her generosity, the rest is history. If you have only grown seed-strain Stokes' asters in the past, you're in for a major surprise!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026100357,"sku":"4726","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Stokesia-laevis-Peachies-Pick.i-4726.s-68116.r-1.jpg?v=1790707964"},{"product_id":"salvia-madrensis-red-neck-girl","title":"Salvia madrensis Red Neck Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe North American native Salvia madrensis hails from 4,000' - 5,000' elevation in Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains. Salvia 'Red Neck Girl' is a 2002 Plant Delights\/JLBG selection of the giant Salvia madrensis that adds dramatic red-purple color to what are arguably some of the best winged stems in the perennial world. These 7' long, colorful, rigid stems support the large, fuzzy, silvery green leaves. Beginning in late September (a month earlier than most other forms of Salvia madrensis), the stems end in large panicles of butter-yellow flowers...a truly stunning addition to a sunny site in the fall garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/fK8XSLQC4h4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026111557,"sku":"4742","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-madrensis-Red-Neck-Girl.i-4742.s-66165.r-1.jpg?v=1789395277"},{"product_id":"sisyrinchium-angustifolium-lucerne","title":"Sisyrinchium angustifolium Lucerne","description":"\u003cp\u003eSisyrinchium 'Lucerne' is an amazing selection of our native blue-eyed grass, made by plantsman Robert Herman, formerly of White Flower Farm, while in \u003ca title=\"Opens wiki for Lucerne, Switzerland in new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucerne\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLucerne, Switzerland\u003c\/a\u003e. The amazingly large, 0.75\", blue-purple flowers top the narrow, iris-like foliage from May until July. Lucerne blue-eyed grass does not have the proclivity to try and take over the world with aggressive seeding...wonderful!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the garden, it's a virtually maintenance free perennial. Other than dividing your plant to spread around, there is little else to do to keep your plant happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis blue-eyed grass prefers bright sun and well drained soils. In the proper conditions, this blue-eyed grass is bulletproof.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt is most often used as a solitary specimen in a rock garden, but it can be planted in mass if you have enough plant. 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It produces the most incredible floral show of any sisyrinchium we have grown while not littering the ground with seedlings. I suwannee it makes fast-multiplying, 8\" tall clumps that are ablaze with clouds of sky blue flowers in early May. Wait, ablaze with blue...hmmm, not sure if that's possible. Sisyrinchium 'Suwannee' seems to thrive in both dry sun and wet shade...gotta love it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5lRksh26ACg?si=6-RjYLvns8AvWKe2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026143109,"sku":"4789","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sisyrinchium-nashii-Suwannee.i-4789.s-68137.r-1_d31f5284-04d7-41c5-a74a-c0f1ef4f8b21.jpg?v=1791994180"},{"product_id":"saururus-cernuus-hertford-streaker","title":"Saururus cernuus Hertford Streaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaururus cernuus is a North American native perennial, found in swampy bogs from Canada south to Texas and, although quite beautiful, it can be an aggressive spreader. I was thrilled to receive this much more controlled, variegated form, from our friend, local naturalist Jesse Perry, who discovered it Hertford, NC. Plant Delights\/JLBG were pleased to subsequently introduce Saururus cernuus 'Hertford Streaker' in 2014. It's right at home in moist soils, where it interweaves nicely with other moist soil lovers like hosta and moisture-tolerant ferns. The 2' tall stalks of new foliage emerge creamy white, with a central green pattern. Because of the reduction in leaf chlorophyll, full sun can result in some leaf scorch. In mid-June (NC), the stalks are topped with white antennae-like flower spikes. 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