Tufts of soft gray-green foliage turn blue in summer. Improved heat tolerance. Needs well-drained soil.
FESTUCA ‘Cool as Ice’
May 11th, 2020CAREX oshimensis ‘Everglow’
May 11th, 2020Cream edging of the evergreen, arching foliage becomes orange from autumn into the spring. Habit is compact and mounding.
CAREX buchananii ‘Firefox’
May 11th, 2020Narrow copper-colored blades provide interest in containers. Will overwinter in Vermont with adequate snow cover.
PENNISETUM purpureum ‘Vertigo’
May 28th, 2019An upright form with wide, deep green foliage that matures to dark purple. Large and dramatic!
FESTUCA glauca ‘Blue Whiskers’
March 26th, 2019More vigorous than Festuca ‘Elijah Blue’ this cultivar has longer, brighter blue leaf blades.
LUZULA sylvatica ‘Solar Flair’
March 14th, 2018Excellent grass-like plant for shade. Semi-evergreen foliage is bright yellow-green. Prefers moisture, but will tolerate dryness.
HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Sunflare’
March 14th, 2018A sport of H. ‘All Gold’ with chartreuse gold foliage tipped in crimson. Becomes more orange and burgundy in the fall.
CAREX siderosticha ‘Banana Boat’
March 14th, 2018One inch blades are banana yellow edged in green. Brightens up a shady spot!
LUZULA sylvatica ‘Surprise’
April 10th, 2017Grass-like shade plant with foliage variegated in cream. New shoots almost entirely white! Semi-evergreen. Prefers moist soils, but quite tolerant of drier conditions.
CAREX pensylvanica
April 10th, 2017A tough native grass with fine-textured, arching green foliage.
