Height:18 - 24in.

Spacing:10-12in.

Habit:Multiple arching stems with flower spikes

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Purple & white bi-color

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:This flowering plant is an excellent heat and drought tolerant selection. It holds up to heat & humidity when other flowers fail. Angelonia has an upright as well as cascading habit. An excellent filler for mixed containers. Good for cut flower arrangements.

Height:10 in

Spacing:3’ spread

Habit:Trailing / spreading

Sun Exposure:Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:orange; fuschia

Bloom Time:Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Great for hanging baskets. This is our first year with this flower, but its performance so far in mixed hanging baskets is outstanding.

Variety:‘Springeri’ [pictured]; Foxtail [‘Meyersii’]

Height:12 - 24 in.

Spacing:12 – 15 in.

Habit:Arching Fronds

Sun Exposure:Full sun or partial shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Grown primarily for foliage

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:This plant, a member of the asparagus family, creates a lush, but airy accent to containers.

Height:36-48 in.

Spacing:24-36 in.

Habit:Climbing / Trailing

Sun Exposure:Morning Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:Pink; Red;

Bloom Time:Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Requires consistently moist soil. Grown primarily for showy foliage.

Height:8 – 10 in.

Spacing:4 – 6 in.

Habit:Mounding; Compact

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Red, Pink & Rose [green & bronze foliage] ; White [bronze foliage]

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Showy flowers and foliage are great to add lush, non-stop color to containers and borders.

Trailing Varieties:‘Garnet Robe’; ‘Lava Rose Trailing’; ‘Trailing Rose’

Upright Varieties:‘Rustic Orange’; ‘Jade’; ‘Alabama Sunset’; ‘Merlot’; more…

Height:Trailing varieties: 10 – 12 in.; Upright varieties: 12 – 24 in

Spacing:Trailing varieties: 6 – 12 in.; Upright varieties: 8 – 12 in

Habit:Mounding; Compact

Sun Exposure:Full Sun for best color

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its colorful foliage

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Sun coleus are heat and drought tolerant; This is a wonderfully resilient and flashy foliage accent to your mixed container. While coleus are not known for their blooming qualities, their brilliantly colored foliage provide a long-lasting color punch to mixed containers and flower beds.

Variety‘Kong Red’

Height:12 – 24 in

Spacing:6 – 12 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Shade to partial shade [no hot sun]

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its colorful foliage

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Kong Red is a big leaved coleus that makes a huge statement for your shade mixed containers and flower beds.

Height:6 - 12 in.

Spacing:12 - 15 in.

Habit:Mounding; Compact

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Mixed Colors

Bloom Time:Summer

Miscellaneous:Attracts bees & butterflies; Good cut flower; Patio dahlia gives your containers a bright burst of color all season.

Variety‘Diamond Frost’

Height:12 – 18 in.

Spacing:6 – 12 in.

Habit:Mounding

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:White

Bloom Time:Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:This is our first year with ‘Diamond Frost.’ It is a Proven Winner selection and claims to be heat tolerant; drought tolerant; low maintenance. It’s blooms give a showy ‘airiness’ to mixed containers. Gardeners who have tried this flower all seem to love it.

Height:12 – 24 in.

Spacing:12 – 24 in.

Habit:Mounding / Trailing

Sun Exposure:Full sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Red tubular flowers

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds; Threadlike foliage is an interesting accent for your mixed container. This is our first year with this plant, but it’s threadlike foliage and tubular flowers look like they’ll make nice additions to our mixed containers.

Variety‘Marguerite’; ‘Blackie’

Height:6 - 12in.

Spacing:18 - 24in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Grown primarily for its foliage value

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:For a lush and vigorous trailing look in a mixed container, use the Sweet Potato Vine. Because Sweet Potato Vine is so prolific, pruning is often required to keep it in check. ‘Marguerite’ is chartreuse in color; ‘Blackie’ is dark purple.

Variety‘Lemon Delight’; ‘Derby’

Height:12-18 in.

Spacing:24-36 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:Bright Yellow

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall; Blooms repeatedly

Miscellaneous:This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds; Drought-tolerant; Do not overwater; Deer-resistant. This is one of our best sellers for mass color all season. A great performer in our hot, humid summers.

Variety‘Lemon Delight’; ‘Derby’

Height:12 - 24 in.

Spacing:12 - 24 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:Red; Antique Shades

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:Fragrant, tubular flowers; Good as a cut flower; Blooms best in full sun; Poisonous plant. Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Variety‘Passion Mix’

Height:8 - 10 in.

Spacing:8 - 10 in.

Habit:Upright; Compact; Can also be used to spill over container edges

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Mixed colors

Bloom Time:Blooms repeatedly; Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat & drought tolerant; Very little maintenance required once established. Colorful addition to your mixed container. Good for patio containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets.

Height:12-18 in.

Spacing:12-15 in.

Habit:Upright; Mounding

Sun Exposure:Morning Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:White/Near White

Bloom Time:Blooms all year

Miscellaneous:Grown primarily for its showy foliage; Poisonous Plant; May cause skin irritation or allergic reaction.

Height:12-14 in

Spacing:6 - 12 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Red; Pink; Purple; Lavender

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Pentas are one of my absolutely favorite summer flowers. Once they start blooming, they don’t stop until the first frost. Great for containers and flowerbeds.

Variety‘Magilla’

Height:24 - 36in.

Spacing:6 - 12 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Blue spikes; Used primarily for its showy foliage

Bloom Time:Best to keep pinched

Miscellaneous:Magilla Perilla looks like a coleus, flowers like a coleus, but it is not a coleus. Leaves are purple with hot pink centers. The more sun it gets, the more brilliant the foliage color. Very heat & humidity tolerant. If you haven’t tried this plant yet in your mixed containers, you are missing out on an attention getter!

Height:8 - 10in.

Spacing:12-15in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full sun to shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its cascading and variegated foliage.

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Very heat and drought tolerant; Deer resistant; This lush foliage plant is an excellent variegated accent to ‘lighten up’ mixed containers.

Variety‘Mona Lavender’

Height:18 - 24in.

Spacing:6 - 12in.

Habit:Upright with Flower Spikes

Sun Exposure:Morning Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Lavender

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:This is a really nice addition to containers that get morning sun only. The dark green foliage and the spikes of lavender flowers add long-lasting visual interest all season to the mixed container designed for partial shade. Pictured is young ‘Mona Lavender’ with flower spike bud.

Variety‘Dredge’

Annual[Hardy to 25°F]

Height:12 - 24in.

Spacing:2 – 4 ft.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its cascading foliage value. Leaves are dark green with purple undersides.

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Member of the Swedish Ivy family; Very heat and drought tolerant; This lush foliage plant is an excellent bluish-green accent for mixed containers.

Height:2 - 3 in.

Spacing:4 – 6 in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Pink; Orange; Mixed Colors

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Moss Rose is a tough plant that blooms non-stop during our hot summers in the Deep South; Great for containers of any kind; Also an excellent choice for rock gardens.

Variety‘Vista Lavender’; ‘Sizzler Red’; ‘Firecracker Blue’

Height:12 – 14 in.

Spacing:4 – 6 in.

Habit:Upright with Flower Spikes

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Lavender; Red; Blue

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Prone to wilting if not watered regularly, however Salvia has excellent ‘bounce back’ capability. Salvia provides great color accent especially when used in mass plantings.

Height:10 – 12 in.

Spacing:4 – 6 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Morning Sun to shade

Bloom Color:blue/white bicolor

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Clown Flower can be used as an alternative to impatiens; Great color accent for shade containers.

Height:6 - 12 in.

Spacing:12 – 18 in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Lavender; Used primarily for vibrant colorful foliage

Bloom Time:Summer

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Very tough & resilient plant; Spider Lily makes a lush splash of color in your mixed container.

Height:4 – 6 in.

Spacing:4 – 6 in.

Habit:Mounding; Compact

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Pink; Lilac; Rose

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Vinca is another tough plant that blooms non-stop during our hot summers in the Deep South; Great for containers of any kind; Also an excellent choice for flower bed borders; Re-seeds readily.

Variety‘Profusion series’; ‘Topolino’ series

Height:12 - 18 in.

Spacing:6 - 9 in.

Habit:Mounding; Compact

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Apricot; Cherry; Mixed Colors

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall; Blooms repeatedly if deadheaded

Miscellaneous:Attractive to bees & butterflies; Do not overwater. ‘Profusion’ zinnas are great for mass color in flowerbeds and containers.

Variety‘Dreamland’ series

Height:12 - 18 in.

Spacing:9 -12 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Coral; Mixed Colors

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall; Blooms repeatedly if deadheaded

Miscellaneous:Attractive to bees & butterflies; Low maintenance; Do not overwater; Flowers are good for cutting. Zinnas make everyone feel good.

Tender Perennial [Hardy to 20°F]

Zone:8 – 9

Height:12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing:6 - 9 in.

Habit:Upright with Flower Spikes

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:yellow-orange

Bloom Time:Spring to Early summer

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; attracts bees. This is our first year with Bulbine… our experience so far is that it makes a showy centerpiece in mixed containers.

Height:14 – 24 in.

Spacing:n/a

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its foliage value

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Spike is a commonly used ‘centerpiece’ plant in mixed containers; It incorporates well with companion plants, giving any container an airy, graceful look [contrary to what its name would imply!].

Tender Perennial[Hardy to 25°F]

Variety:‘Icicles’

Height:6 – 10 in.

Spacing:4 – 6 in.

Habit:Mounding

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its silvery foliage.

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Very Heat Tolerant; Very Drought Tolerant; ‘Icicles’ adds a beautiful silver accent to mixed containers. Often maintains color throughout winter.

Tender Perennial[Hardy to 25°F]

Zone:7b to 10

Height:10 – 12 in.

Spacing:8 – 10 in.

Habit:Mounding / Trailing

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Yellow; Red/yellow bicolor

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Lantana incorporates well with companion plants in a mixed container; Also makes a beautiful, low maintenance border when mass planted. To keep lantana coming back year after year, after leaves drop for winter, when cutting back, leave at least 12 inch stalks on dormant plant. After March 15, lantana can be cut all the way back to the ground to promote spring growth.

Zone:7b - 11

Height:8 – 10 in.

Spacing:6 – 12 in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:Red; Purple; Lavender; Terracotta

Bloom Time:Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat Tolerant

Zone:8 to 11

Height:24 – 36 in.

Spacing:12 – 24 in.

Habit:Multiple arching stems

Sun Exposure:Sun or Shade

Bloom Color:Sky-blue; White

Bloom Time:Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Moderately drought tolerant; Low maintenance; Plumbago has arching boughs that make it an excellent companion plant in a mixed container. Some customers have success with plumbago coming back every year…but I wouldn’t count on it!

Tender Perennial[Hardy to 20°F]

Zone:8 to 9

Height:24 - 36in.

Spacing:18 - 24in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Burgundy Plumes

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:Pest free; disease free; Good for use in fresh and dried flower arrangements. This burgundy colored grass is a beautiful accent to large containers or the landscape. While its blooms are unconventional as flowers go, they make a dramatic statement when mixed with other flowering and foliage plants.

Zone:4 to 8

Variety:‘Purple Dome’

Height:18 in.

Spacing:12 – 24 in.

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Purple with yellow center

Bloom Time:Fall

Miscellaneous:This is our first year with this plant. I added it to our lineup for its fall blooming time to extend the blooming period for mixed containers.

Zone:7 to 11

Height:10 – 12 in.

Spacing:12 – 18 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:n/a

Bloom Time:Fall

Miscellaneous:Unusual color adds interest to your mixed containers; Mixes well with companion plants without overpowering

Zone:5 – 9

Variety:‘Karalee Petite’

Height:12-18 in.

Spacing:18-24 in.

Habit:Upright with Flower Spikes

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:Pink

Bloom Time:Spring to Fall; Blooms repeatedly

Miscellaneous:A Proven Winner selection; Drought-tolerant; heat and humidity tolerant; deadheading promotes prolonged flowering. I’m always looking for a dwarf gaura for use in mixed containers…and ‘Karalee’ claims to fill the bill. This is our first year with using ‘Karalee,’ but so far it appears to live up to its claims.

Zone:3 to 9

Variety:‘Sum & Substance’

Height:24 – 36 in.

Spacing:24 – 48 in.

Habit:Mounding

Sun Exposure:Partial Shade to Shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its very showy chartreuse foliage

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Sum & Substance Hosta, with its large chartreuse leaves, stands out in the shade garden; Very big; Very lush hosta specimen. Low maintenance. We also carry Frances Williams; Francee; and Patriot varieties.

Zone:6 to 10

Variety:‘Flamenco’

Height:14 – 24 in.

Spacing:8 – 12 in.

Habit:Upright with Flower Spikes

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Yellow/Orange/Red tri-color bloom simulating the look of a red-hot fireplace poker

Bloom Time:Early Summer

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Red Hot Poker offers a unique flowering look for containers and gardens; Low Maintenance.

Zone:3 to 8

Height:8 – 10 in.

Spacing:6 – 8 in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Morning Sun to Shade

Bloom Color:Yellow; Used primarily for its variegated foliage

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Lamiastrum is a beautiful foliage accent to any container; Also used as a groundcover; Stays green all winter. Very vigorous spreading quality.

Zone:3 to 10

Variety:‘White Nancy’

Height:6-12 in.

Spacing:9-12 in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Partial to Full Shade

Bloom Color:White

Bloom Time:Spring to Early Summer

Miscellaneous:Grown primarily for its showy silver foliage. An excellent foliage accent for shade containers.

Zone:4 to 9

Variety:‘Crazy Daisy’ [pictured]; ‘Ice Star’

Height:12 – 18 in.

Spacing:6 – 12 in.

Habit:Upright; Mounding

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:White Double blooms

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:‘Crazy Daisy’s’ claim to fame is an extended blooming season and showy, frilly blooms. ‘Ice Star’ touts a fully double bloom and extended bloom time as well. This is our first year with both of these varieties, so we’ll keep you posted.

Perennial[Hardy to -40°F]

Variety:‘Goldilocks’

Height:2 - 4in.

Spacing:6-12in.

Habit:Trailing / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:n/a; Used primarily for its chartreuse trailing foliage

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Excellent trailing/spreading habit; Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Can be used as a groundcover.

Zone:6 to 10

Variety:‘White Cloud’

Height:24 - 30in.

Spacing:24 – 48 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:White Plumes

Bloom Time:Late Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Showy plumes make for a showy container

Zone:5 to 8

Height:18 – 24 in.

Spacing:12 – 18 in.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:White

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall

Miscellaneous:This is a fabulous filler plant for both containers and flowerbeds. While Persicaria does bloom, it is primarily used for its beautiful foliage.

Zone:7 to 10

Height:24 – 36 in.

Spacing:12 – 24 in.

Habit:Arching, fine-textured grass

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:n/a; Used as a bi-color foliage [cream/green] accent

Bloom Time:n/a

Miscellaneous:Foliage feels like hair; Mixes well with companion plants without overpowering.

Zone:3 - 10

Variety:‘Autumn Joy’ [shown]; ‘Ogon’; ‘Variegatum’; ‘Purple Emperor’; October Daphne; Kamtschatka; Sedum tetractinum

Height:Spreading: 2 - 6 in.; Mounding: 6 – 8 in

Spacing:4 – 8 in.

Habit:See above

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Yellow; Pink; White

Bloom Time:Late Summer to Early Fall

Miscellaneous:Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant; Sedum is a nice addition to mixed containers for a splash of late season color; Also good for use in rock gardens; Low maintenance.

Zone:3 to 8

Height:6 – 8 ft.

Spacing:4 – 6 ft.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Creamy green

Bloom Time:Late Summer

Miscellaneous:Another proven winner, ‘Limelight’ is an award winner. It is truly a fabulous “white” hydrangea. It is far superior to the old-fashioned “flop-head” paniculatas. It is great for cut flower arrangements. Holds up well under heat, humidity or dry conditions. Low maintenance. I love it!

Zone:3 to 8

Height:6 – 8 ft.

Spacing:3 – 6 ft.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:White

Bloom Time:Middle to Late Summer

Miscellaneous:This is a Proven Winner shrub hydrangea. Heat tolerant; Somewhat drought tolerant. This is our first year’s experience with this paniculata variety, but if it lives up to its billing it should be fabulous. While its specs indicate it will reach 6 to 8 feet [not compact in my book], gardeners report that it typically maxes out at 5 feet. I love its cousins, ‘Limelight’ and ‘Tardiva’…I’m looking forward to gardening with ‘Little Lamb!’

Zone:4 to 8

Height:6 – 8 ft.

Spacing:4 – 6 ft.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun to partial shade

Bloom Color:Start out white, then turns Pink

Bloom Time:Summer to Fall; Repeat bloomer

Miscellaneous:This is a Proven Winner shrub hydrangea. Heat tolerant; Somewhat drought tolerant. This is our first year’s experience with this paniculata variety, but if it lives up to its billing it should be fabulous like its white counterparts. While it can take full sun in most climates, it is reported that in the hottest climates it performs better in light shade. ‘Quick Fire’ claims to start blooming at least a month earlier than the other paniculatas, and claims to bloom the first year…I’m excited about this working with this variety!

Height:4 – 5 ft.

Spacing:3 – 4 ft.

Habit:Upright

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Red; Pink; Rainbow [shown]; Double Red [shown]

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:Knock-Out® by far is a superior shrub rose; Repeated blooming without deadheading; Disease resistant; Heat tolerant; Drought tolerant. Lives up to its billing!

Height:12 - 24 in.

Spacing:12 in.

Habit:Mounding / Spreading

Sun Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Color:Coral; Peach [shown]

Bloom Time:Late Spring to Fall

Miscellaneous:This is our first year with both of these roses. The Drift series was created by crossing groundcover roses with miniature roses. They claim repeat blooming, disease resistance, low maintenance. Carefree Marvel is a dwarf specimen that boasts the same low maintenance and disease resistance of the more familiar Carefree large shrub roses. …Both look very promising.