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Indian Grass

The Grass \’Indian Grass\’, Sorghastrum nutans, is a clump forming native grass that reaches 4-5\’ in height. Indian grass is one of the most important native tall grasses. There are prominent claw-like lobes or \”rabbit-ears\” at the point where the leaf blade attaches to the stem. Indian Grasses have plume-like seed heads that turn a chestnut brown, and later take on a grey coloration. This grass is fairly tolerant to drought conditions. Seeds are consumed by birds and small mammals.

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Cut & Come Again Zinnia

The Zinnia Cut and Come Again, \’Zinnia elegans pumila\’, displays hot shades of orange, pink and scarlet flowers .Cut these old-fashioned blooms for your bouquets, and flowers will \”come again\”, producing continuously from early summer until first frost. The 2 to 3 inch double flowers appear in shades of pink, rose, magenta, scarlet, orange, yellow, and cream. The zinnia plant is very easy to grow. Cut and Come Again Zinnias are great for cut and dried flowers and are also excellent in large pots and containers.

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Schubertii Allium

The Allium \’Schubertii\’, \’Allium\’, a fall planted ornamental onion bulb, will produce pink flowers. The Schubertii is certainly a rare and very striking Allium variety! The umbel reaches up to 15\” in diameter with up to 200 pink florets! The blooms are pleasantly fragrant and this plant is an easy and prolific addition to the garden. The Allium Schubertii is ideal for mass plantings, borders, and cut flowers. These plants are rabbit, squirrel, and deer resistant. Schubertii has a bloom period of about 3 weeks and they bloom in late spring to early summer.

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Horsetail Rush Grass

The Grass \’Horsetail Rush\’, Equisetum hyemele, is an upright mounded, clumping rhizome. An ancient plant with bushy, slender stems and a weeping habit. When young, the slender stems grow horizontally but the plant sends up thicker, vertical stems as it ages. In winter, the evergreen, gray green foliage turns a rich bronze. It has jointed, hollow stems that are furrowed and green with black bands that give it a bamboo-like appearance.

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Peppermint Stick Zinnia

The Zinnia Peppermint Stick, \’Zinnia elegans\’, displays flowers that are as tantalizing as their namesake candy; no flower is the same. When Peppermint Stick start blooming the neighbors will say \”Wow\”. This dramatic Zinnia is excellent in containers and is great for dried or cut flowers. They are striped and blotched scarlet, carmine, vermilion, orange and rosy-purple on cream and dark yellow. This Zinnia looks great in mass planting and the blooms last a long time before needing to be clipped off.

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Swan Wings Fringed Tulip

The Tulip \’Swan Wings\’, \’Tulipa fringed\’, a fall planted bulb, produces striking white flowers with a finely ruffled edge. The blooms look like the wings of a swan. The flowers are extremely long-lasting and set atop of tall, strong stems. Fringed tulips bloom in late spring and they are good for cut flowers, beds, and borders. Fringed Tulips are also known as Crispa Tulips. These tulips are a must-see (and have) with their delicate, lacy, fringed edges. Most fringed tulips open with petals arching outward.

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Sunglo Nectarine Tree

The Sunglo nectarine is big and full of juice. The perfect fresh fruit, this freestone is also ideal for canning and freezing. These immense nectarines will be the feature of your centerpiece or fruit basket. Sunglo nectarines are hardy and highly-productive.With its brilliant red color over a yellow background, this nectarine is always a bright spot. This nectarine features a long storage life and large fruit. The tree is hardy and vigouous.

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