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Foxtail Fern
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

For an added benefit, delicate blossoms (of a diminutive nature), appear densely peppered amid the stems in mid-summer, a lovely pristine white amid the green foliage. It's adaptive to a variety of conditions and even deer tend to pass it by.
  • Foliage: Light Green
  • Sun Exposure: Partial Sun
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Flower Color: White
  • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Little Kitten Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Pink-tinted, silver/white flower spikes rise up above the mounded foliage in autumn and (to the delight of your feathered friends), will persist into the winter months. Dwarf Variety of a Garden Favorite Little Kitten Maiden Grass, Miscanthus sinensis...
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Flower Color: Brown, White Seed Head
  • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 20 inches
Nebraska
Omaha
Fragrant Mountain Sweet Box
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

The scent alone is worth the price of the plant. It handles urban conditions as well – compacted soils, road salt and smog don't seem to faze it. It has rich evergreen leaves that cover the large bush all year.
  • Foliage: Evergreen
  • Soil Type: Rich, organic, well drained
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Moisture: Additional moisture first season
  • Botanical Name: Sarcococca hookeriana var.humilis 'Sarsid2'
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 4 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
White Pampas Grass
Prices start at : 2.99 USD / each

Good for cut arrangements. Plumes start mid-summer and last through winter. Also available in the Pampas Grass Collection. White Pampas Grass has dozens of large stalks that grow thickly to an average height of about 3' topped with silky, soft plumes...
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Spread: 2-5'
  • Season Color: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Colors: White
Illinois
Bloomington
Mixed Carnations
Prices start at : 4.49 USD / each

Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, great cut flower, fragrant. Blooms: summer to fall. Have a wonderfully spicy fragrance. Grow 15-20'' tall. Bloom at intervals all summer - even on into fall! Hardy, healthy plants bloom...
  • Max Height (feet): 2
  • Colors: Pink, Red, White, Yellow
  • Zones: 3-9
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
Illinois
Bloomington
Great Clorox Disaster Paraguayan Night Shade, Blue Potato Bush, Solanum Vine
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

The foliage alone makes it worth growing as a specimen plant or use it as a bright spiller or thrilling groundcover beneath larger plants. The Great Clorox Disaster Purple Potato Bush, or groundcover in this case, is an especially beautiful trailing sport...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade (Part shade in S regions)
  • Native To / Origin: South America - selected and introduced by Baker's Acres, Alexandria, OH
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, good drainage, relatively fertile soils.
  • Grows To: 8-16"H x 2-3'W
Louisiana
Merryville
Bonfire Euphorbia
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

Unlike other Euphorbias that may turn red in the fall, 'Bonfire' displays its smoldering red foliage all summer long! Radiant chartreuse flower bracts provide a nice contrast in the spring; the bright yellow tips really glow! This fantastic foliage gradually...
  • Mature Height: 12 - 18 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Foliage: Red
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
Nebraska
Omaha
Purple Pride Beautyberry
Prices start at : 44.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

It does best if planted in a protected location (from winter wind and sun), preferably in an east exposure. Issai means "fruiting at a young age". * Plant for winter color! * Zones 5-9 * Fast-Growing

3 - 4 feet

    • Mature Height: 3 - 4 feet
    • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
    • Botanical Name: Callicarpa 'Issai'
    • Growth Rate: Fast
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Fragrant Valley Sweet Box
    Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    It makes a grand statement when massed. It is very disease resistant and both deer and rabbits steer clear. This sweet little evergreen shrub is much smaller than other sweetbox shrubs, only growing 18” tall, but it is a quick spreader to 3' across.

    Medium

      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Moisture: Medium
      • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Flower Color: White
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Enjoy Year Round Interest with 'Motion Grass' Sometimes called “motion grass”, Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass provides vertical definition to your landscape, as well as drawing the eye with its tendency to sway in the slightest breeze.
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Soil Type: Moist, Well Draining
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Botanical Name: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
      • Sun Exposure: Partial Sun
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Bonfire Euphorbia
      Prices start at : 8.99 USD / each

      In spring, Bonfire's emerging foliage is brilliant yellow, orange and lime; summer and fall colors are crimson and burgundy. Neat, mounded, low-growing plant lights up the front of a garden, walkway, or even containers.
      • Max Height (feet): < 1
      • Season Color: Spring, Summer
      • Colors: Dark Red, Green, Orange, Yellow
      • Deer Resistant: Yes
      • Spread: 18''
      Illinois
      Bloomington
      Pampas Grass Collection
      Prices start at : 6.39 USD / each

      Outstanding as a background or as an accent plant in corners or in rock gardens. Pampas Grass, with dozens of large stalks, grows about 8-10 feet tall, topped with graceful, silky, soft, white or pink plumes.
      • Max Height (feet): 10
      • Zones: 5-10
      • Colors: Pink, White
      • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
      Illinois
      Bloomington
      Improved Dragon\'s Blood Red Sedum
      Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

      'Fulda Glow' is an improved variety of Dragon's Blood sedum that sports attractive bronze-red foliage all season long! Place these hardy, northern, nursery-grown divisions about 1' apart.
      • Deer Resistant: Yes
      • Zones: 3-9
      • Genus: Sedum spurium 'Fulda Glow'
      • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
      • Colors: Red
      Illinois
      Bloomington
      Broadleaf Barbara\'s Buttons
      Prices start at : 6.99 USD

      A dainty and rhizomatous denizen of open and disturbed areas along stream banks and deciduous forests in the southeastern US. The rosettes rarely seem to exceed a few inches high even when it is in flower and it is not an aggressive spreader making it...
      • Grows To: 6-12"H x 4-8"W
      • Soil & Moisture: Moist to average moist soils. Well suited to average garden conditions.
      • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
      • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8
      Louisiana
      Merryville
      Giant Hardy Hibiscus
      Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

      Mixed colors only: Red, pink, white, maroon and salmon. Easy to grow, needs little care. Deer resistant. You can now enjoy these gorgeous flowers in your northern home. Huge, exotic flowers up to 8'' across.
      • Colors: Mixed, Pink, Red, White
      • Spread: 3-4'
      • Season Color: Summer
      • Genus: Hibiscus moscheutos
      • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
      Illinois
      Bloomington
      Adam\'s Needle Yucca
      Prices start at : 4.00 USD / each

      It also never misses a year of showing off its ivory bells on 4-6' spikes. It is one of the easiest perennials to grow and will thrive almost anyplace and is carefree when established.
      • Max Height (feet): 6
      • Deer Resistant: Yes
      • Season Color: Summer
      • Genus: Yucca filamentosa
      • Zones: 5-10
      Illinois
      Bloomington
      Compact American Cranberrybush
      Prices start at : 74.95 USD / #5 Container range: 2.9 - 4.6 gallons (13 - 20 liters)

      It's an assortment of 3-season color on one plant! As if all this wasn't enough, clusters of red fruit ripen in fall, persisting into winter for even more ornamental interest. Four-inch clusters of white, lacecap flowers bob above the foliage in spring,...
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Fall Color: Red
      • Flower Color: White
      • Mature Height: 5 - 6 feet
      • Foliage: Green
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Color Guard Yucca
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Throughout the year, tiny hair-like frills accent the foliage edges as well, just another decorative addition to add texture to the overall effect. The foliage will brighten even the darkest corner of your garden with its vivid coloring that remains striking...
      • Botanical Name: Yucca filamentosa 'Color Gard'
      • Foliage: Variegated
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Mature Height: 20 inches
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Bleeding Heart Spectabilis
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #2 Container range: 1.2 - 1.8 gallons (5 - 8 liters)

      It is the most common variety in its species & t he blooms look wonderful against its grayish foliage. Hearts on a String The Bleeding Heart Spectabilis, 'Dicentra spectabilis, is a fast-growing perennial with pink, heart-shaped flowers.
      • Mature Height: 24 - 30 inches
      • Foliage: Green
      • Mature Spread: 20 inches
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
      • Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Festival Star Baby\'s Breath
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

      Cut the flowers for arrangements when half the blooms are open to extend vase life. * Deadheading is not necessary * Deer resistant * Attracts butterflies Pick your color… You can also place Baby's Breath upright or hang upside down in dry, dark, open,...
      • Flower Color: White
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Foliage: Green
      • Mature Height: 12 - 18 inches
      • Botanical Name: Gypsophila 'Festival Star'
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Miscanthus Morning Light Grass
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

      This plant works well as a specimen plant in the garden, or can be used in container gardens. Drought and Salt Tolerant The Miscanthus Morning Light Grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light', is an easy recognizable variegated grass.
      • Flower Color: Reddish Bronze
      • Mature Height: 4 - 5 feet
      • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
      • Soil Type: Well Drained
      • Foliage: Silver Variegated
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Pink Muhly Grass
      Prices start at : 27.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Pink Muhly Grass will reach 3 feet in height with an equal spread. Pink Muhly Grass is an easy choice to make when choosing a hardy, decorative plant. Your Pink Muhly Grass will impress you with its year-round interest and dramatic fall display.
      • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
      • Moisture: Average
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Flower Color: Purple/Pink
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      The Blues Little Bluestem Grass
      Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      The foliage remains attractive in winter. It does well in a variety of soil types and is drought tolerant. The fall color is a burgundy red. The fall color varies from tan to copper, orange, and dark orange red.
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Soil Type: Well Drained
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Flower Color: Tan
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Cavatine Pieris
      Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      That means that this is the perfect evergreen flowering shrub for the front of the border or for the patio container. Dwarf beauty for sun or shade! Any time a shrub will perform well in sun or shade, flower profusely and is evergreen all year, we feel...
      • Foliage: Broadleaved evergreen
      • Flower Color: White
      • Botanical Name: Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'
      • Soil Type: Rich, organic soils best
      • Moisture: Even watering and mulch for best results
      • Mature Height: 1 - 2 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Fragrant Sweet Box
      Prices start at : 55.95 USD / #2 Container range: 1.2 - 1.8 gallons (5 - 8 liters)

      Fragrant Sweetbox will slowly grow to 3' - 5' tall and wide. Fragrant Sweetbox is resistant to both deer and rabbits and is disease resistant, too! It is water-wise and doesn't need coddling at all.
      • Growth Rate: Slow
      • Fruiting Time: Fall
      • Moisture: Additional moisture first season, then tolerates dry shade
      • Foliage: Evergreen
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Mature Spread: 1 - 4 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Calypso Oleander
      Prices start at : 9.99 USD

      This is considered by the experts to be the most popular cultivar in the US and deservedly so as Calypso has excellent vigor, exceptional cold hardiness, as well as flower power. Drought tolerant, disease resistant, and reliable.
      • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8B,9,10,11
      • Native To / Origin: US - FL, 1975
      • Grows To: 12-20'H x 12-20'W
      • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
      • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
      Louisiana
      Merryville
      Dianthus Neon Star
      Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 Gal.

      Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates. It is noted for its long summer bloom of fragrant fluorescent pink flowers. This is a plant you will love for many years. Dianthus Neon Star is a hybrid dianthus that typically grows in an upright rounded...
      Maryland
      Bowie
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