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Gaillardia x grandiflora Painter's Palette  

Seed Mix

Unlike most Blanket Flower mixes, which tend to be brick-red shades tinged with yellow, Park Seed's formula mix contains an outstanding blend of burgundy, clear yellow, rosy-red with golden tips, and other red and gold bicolor patterns.

Gaillardia is ultra-tolerant of poor conditions, including heat, drought, and poor soil -- just plant it in full sun and forget it!

Gardenia augusta Grif's Select  

The sweet scent of Gardenia is legendary, and this compact, plump little 3- to 4-foot shrub has some of the most beautiful and fragrant blossoms in the world. The flowers arise in late spring and early summer, 3 inches across, pure white, and star-shaped. This shrub flowers right down to its lowest branches, giving you dozens -- even HUNDREDS -- of beautiful blossoms. And when you consider that even one or two Gardenia flowers is enough to perfume a room, you can imagine the effect of a fully-blooming shrub in your sunny to partly shaded garden!

As a hedge, foundation planting, shrub border, or accent planting, Grif's Select blooms the first year in your garden and for many, many seasons to come. It forms a tidy, compact little shrub that never needs pruning, and is practically maintenance-free in acidic soil amended with humus and protected from strong winter winds. Zones 6-10.

 The Most Cold-Hardy "Banana" in the World, Hardy to -20 degrees F

At last, a Banana tree that can be planted in northern gardens without fear of severe winter weather! Musa basjoo is the most cold-hardy Banana ever grown, and even if you live where winter temperatures drop to -20 degrees F, you can grow this tropical delight! It reaches 10 to 12 feet tall, with multiple long stems. Each frond measures about 2 feet wide and 6 feet long. Give it a location away from strong winds (because they can damage the leaves, reducing the tree's ornamental appeal) and free of very wet, boggy soil.

Hardy Banana trees have been grown in Japan for centuries for their fiber, and the leaves on this tree are suitable for cooking. It will set fruit, but not of edible quality for humans. So find a prominent place in your garden and begin enjoying the lush foliage and beautiful form of this carefree tropical! Zones 5-11.

Blanket Flower Arizona Sun  
Gaillardia grandiflora Arizona Sun is being called a breakthrough in Gaillardia breeding.

 Gulf Coast Muhly Regal Mist™
Muhlenbergia capillaris Regal Mist™

Splendid Autumn Color for the Sunny Garden!
Fast-growing and adaptable to any soil!

Native to east Texas, this Gulf Coast Muhly Grass is not only beautiful but very easy to grow. It's perfect for coastal plantings, favoring even deep, loose sand, but it's so adaptable that you can make a home for it in just about any soil, even heavy clay. All it needs is sunshine and plenty of it. Very drought-tolerant once established, it's great for arid places , or fast-draining soils that other plants find too arid.

Until it blooms, Regal Mist™ is just 3 feet high and wide, with glossy green leaves that look terrific from spring till early winter. The plumes add a foot or two to the plant's height, and arise very, very abundantly, beginning in late summer in northern climates, early fall farther south. Cut all you like for fresh or dried indoor arrangements; there are always plenty to spare on this very fast-growing ornamental grass!

The only maintenance Regal Mist™ needs is an annual pruning to remove dead leaves and spent plumes. You can whack this plant almost to soil level in late winter or early spring -- at the first hint of spring weather, it will regrow promptly! Trim away any dead or unsightly growth anytime of year without fear of harming the plant. But you won't find much to do -- Regal Mist™ is naturally symmetrical, and generally looks great with no help at all!

Regal Mist™ was introduced by Ron Gass of Mountain State Nursery in Arizona, and has proven itself hardy to -10 degrees F. It's the ideal coastal planting, but also looks good inland, mingling into the sunny border, offering a nice hedge or driveway edging, and stealing the spotlight as a specimen planting. Don't be afraid to plant it in your hottest, driest garden spot -- it can take a lot of reflected heat as well as direct sun. Zones 6-11.

Ajuga reptans Black Scallop PP#15,815  

Simply the best Ajuga for midnight-dark foliage, rich blue blooms, and great adaptability to varying soils and moisture levels, Black Scallop is a stunning groundcover for the garden floor or container. Its foliage is oversized, its habit very low and mat-forming, and its maintenance low.

The foliage -- evergreen in mild and warm climates -- is only one of Black Scallop's merits. From late spring into early summer, this plant cloaks itself in rich, deep blue blooms crowded along short spikes. Very showy, the blossoms offset the dark foliage nicely.

Black Scallop achieves its darkest leaf color in full sun, making it a superb choice for mixed container plantings, where it will trail over the sides of a planter.