PlantFest

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If you are just getting started with planting native plants here are 3 great plants that are easier to grow and offer a lot of reward.

🌻Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Bright, cheerful yellow blooms that bees and butterflies love
Tolerant of poor soil and drought once established
Blooms in the first year and keeps going!

🌸Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Iconic, tough, and stunning in the garden
Attracts butterflies, bees, and birds
Easy to grow in a range of soils and sun conditions

🌼Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Cheerful blooms that keep coming all season
Attracts pollinators and adds a burst of color
Perfect for borders, beds, and beginner gardens

These plants are easy to get started either in the fall or early Spring by spreading the seed. Cold Stratification can improve germination. These plants will likely return on their own if you leave seed heads on, giving you many years of cheerful, pollinator friendly flowers!

Some of the plants available today at Fall PlantFest™!

Got shrimp?
So many shrimp plants to choose from at our fall sale, and hummingbirds love them all! Red Shrimp, Fruit Cocktail Shrimp, and our favorite shade lover White Pearl.

Buy them at PlantFest ™ September 28th!

Blue Mealycup Sage or Salvia farinacea x longispicata

This plant looks incredible in mass plantings or as upright accents in containers. This perennial does well in most soils with average water.

Get yours at PlantFest September 28th!

Tradescantia fluminensis or Variegated Small Leaf Spiderwort loves bright light.

This herbaceous perennial grows to 1’ x 2’ and has really interesting striped leaves.

It loves moist soil and is an excellent houseplant we highly suggest adding to your PlantFest shopping list!

Another one for your PlantFest shopping list!

Jatropha multifida, or Coral Bush

We've enjoyed our Jatropha integerimma, Spicy Jatropha in our Butterfly Bed for years. It is a broad leafed, perennial, often evergreen. Coral Bush, J. multifida, on the other hand is a tender perennial. Lacy, deeply dissected foliage is topped with flat-topped clusters of bright, nectar filled flowers.

A striking single-trunked small tree, growing eventually to 5' or more. Height can be maintained with a yearly pruning.

Plant in a large container of well drained mix and prepare to bring in before frost. Leaves will drop once temperatures reach below 50 degrees. Grows best in a sunny location with average moisture.

Cestrum aurantiacum
Yellow Cestrum

This evergreen shrub will bring the hummingbirds in by droves. Six-inch long panicles of buttery yellow tubes bloom almost year round to brighten your landscape. It can reach a size of 6' high x 5' wide, but takes kindly to pruning, particularly in early spring. It is also long lasting in cut flower arrangements. Our large plants are ready for you to plant now .