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1 Gallon Plants
$2.50 to $3.50 Each
Lots more to choose from!
Lots more to choose from!
Burgundy Daylily
Hemerocallis
Hemerocallis is a genus of hardy, long lived perennials related to lilies. Each plant produces several flower stalks with up to a dozen buds. The buds open in series, but a flower lasts only a day, giving the plant its common name Daylily. By growing different varieties, you can enjoy blooms from mid-June until frost in a rainbow of colors (except blue). Daylilies grow vigorously, helps suppress weeds, and are generally free from pests and disease, They thrive in full sun or light shade and tolerate many types of soil.
1 gal Daylily $2.50 ea. Special
1 gal Daylily $2.50 ea. Special
Orange Daylily
Hemerocallis
Hemerocallis is a genus of hardy, long lived perennials related to lilies. Each plant produces several flower stalks with up to a dozen buds. The buds open in series, but a flower lasts only a day, giving the plant its common name Daylily. By growing different varieties, you can enjoy blooms from mid-June until frost in a rainbow of colors (except blue). Daylilies grow vigorously, helps suppress weeds, and are generally free from pests and disease, They thrive in full sun or light shade and tolerate many types of soil.
1 gal Daylily $2.50 ea. Special
1 gal Daylily $2.50 ea. Special
Daylily Yellow
Hemerocallis
Hemerocallis is a genus of hardy, long lived perennials related to lilies. Each plant produces several flower stalks with up to a dozen buds. The buds open in series, but a flower lasts only a day, giving the plant its common name Daylily. By growing different varieties, you can enjoy blooms from mid-June until frost in a rainbow of colors (except blue). Daylilies grow vigorously, helps suppress weeds, and are generally free from pests and disease, They thrive in full sun or light shade and tolerate many types of soil.
1 gal Daylily $2.50 ea. Special
1 gal Daylily $2.50 ea. Special
Yellow Lantana
Camara
Brightly colored flower clusters
cover mounds of dark green foliage.
Characteristics: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Scented foliage. Water light.
Height 15-20" Width18-2
1 gal Yellow Lantana $3.00 ea.
cover mounds of dark green foliage.
Characteristics: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Scented foliage. Water light.
Height 15-20" Width18-2
1 gal Yellow Lantana $3.00 ea.
Mexican Sage
Salvia leucantha
The Mexican Sage is a bushy shrub that grows 3-4ft. tall and wide. It has hairy white stems, gray green leaves and velvet like purple flower spikes that bloom summer through fall. Mexican Sage tolerates sun, light shade, little water, and is very hardy to 15℉. Mexican Sage is not only beautiful but drought tolerant and hummingbirds just love it!
1 gal Mexican Sage $3.00 ea.
1 gal Mexican Sage $3.00 ea.
Purple Cuphea-Mexican Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Cuphea is a shrubby low growing perennial with finely textured leaves and petite purple flowers. Cuphea has brightly colored tubular flowers that bloom
generously in the summer.
Loves full sunlight.
Also available in white.
1 gal Purple Cuphea $3.00 ea.
generously in the summer.
Loves full sunlight.
Also available in white.
1 gal Purple Cuphea $3.00 ea.
South African Geranium
Pelargonium Sidoides
Full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to November Flower color: magenta other features: attractive foliage
Hardiness: Hardy to some frost
Sumptuous magenta flowers that look near black in certain lights, contrast delightfully with the scalloped, velvety, grey foliage that looks great even when there are no flowers. Traditionally sought after for its medicinal properties this South African native is still
used in cold and flu medicines today. Growth 2-4' tall
1 gal South African Geranium $3.00 ea.
Rate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to November Flower color: magenta other features: attractive foliage
Hardiness: Hardy to some frost
Sumptuous magenta flowers that look near black in certain lights, contrast delightfully with the scalloped, velvety, grey foliage that looks great even when there are no flowers. Traditionally sought after for its medicinal properties this South African native is still
used in cold and flu medicines today. Growth 2-4' tall
1 gal South African Geranium $3.00 ea.
Lantana 'Dallas Red'
Lantana camara
Large clusters of red flowers that fade to orange and yellow with maturity, and attracts butterflies and blooms abundantly all summer long. Tolerant of heat , they provide a colorful addition to containers, hanging baskets and borders. Grows 15"-20" tall and 18"-24" wide. Loves plenty of sunlight.
1 gal Lantana $3.00 ea.
1 gal Lantana $3.00 ea.
Bacopa Snowtopia
Sutera Cordata
The Bacopa Abunda Giant White, 'Sutera cordata', is an instant hit with gardeners with beautiful white flowers. Sutera hybrids are incredibly vigorous and versatile. It's "living carpet" growth is unbeatable for filling those inevitable bare spots and spicing up small pots. Keep the plants well watered in the heat of the summer to encourage bud development.
This plant can also be a perennial in warmer zones.
Height 6"-12"
Spread 20"-30"
Loves full Sunlight ☀
1 gal White Bacopa $3.00 ea.
This plant can also be a perennial in warmer zones.
Height 6"-12"
Spread 20"-30"
Loves full Sunlight ☀
1 gal White Bacopa $3.00 ea.
Tagetes-Copper Canyon Daisy
lemmonii
Tagetes lemmonii is a large plant that reaches up to 6' feet high, with a 4' spread. with very aromatic, airy foliage and vibrant yellow daisy-like blooms. Although this plant gets big, it can be pruned back to a size you want. Just be sure to top it the summer so you still get blooms in the fall. Copper Canyon Daisy is a daylight sensitive plant and will bloom only during the short-day seasons, making it good for fall and early spring color, and will go dormant in the winter. This is a great companion plant to other fall bloomers such as Mexican Bush Sage and Fall Aster. This Tagetes has a very high heat tolerance and is a good choice for any hard to landscape areas such as a west facing wall, or high reflective light area. It does equally well in xeric situations, as well as coastal plantings. Attracts butterflies.
Loves Full SunLight
Low Water
1 gal Tagetes Copper Canyon Daisy $3.00 ea.
Loves Full SunLight
Low Water
1 gal Tagetes Copper Canyon Daisy $3.00 ea.
Tagetes in the morning dew, how pretty is that!
Indigo Blue Salvia
Indigo Spires is one of the most dependable butterfly magnets you can grow. This is a very long flowering perennial with distinctive elongate, inflorescences of blue-violet flowers and purplish calyces. The flowering spikes can be up to 1 ft or more in length with whorls of half-inch flowers all along their lengths. They bend down under their own weight. The calyces persist after the corollas have dropped off. The plant has a sprawling habit, getting about 3-5 ft tall and spreading out even more. The leaves are about 3 in long and coarsely toothed. Indigo Spires starts blooming in early summer and continues unabated until the first frost.
Loves full Sun☀
We have Indigo Blue Salvia is growing in our yard. Here is a photo we took, so you can see what it looks like once it's established.
1gal Indigo Blue Salvia $3.00 ea.
Loves full Sun☀
We have Indigo Blue Salvia is growing in our yard. Here is a photo we took, so you can see what it looks like once it's established.
1gal Indigo Blue Salvia $3.00 ea.
Gold Coin Mediterranean Beach Daisy
Asteriscus maritimus
This evergreen groundcover from the Mediterranean grows 1' tall, 3' to 4' foot spread with silvery green foliage and 1½ inch golden yellow flowers. It’s a tough plant tolerant of most soils and seaside conditions. Full sun, low or no water once established. Fairly deer resistant.
1 gal Gold Coin $3.00 ea.
1 gal Gold Coin $3.00 ea.
Licorice Plant-Silver Mist
Helichrysum microphyllum
This accent plant bears silvery leaves on trailing stems. A vigorous grower, it is tolerant of hot and dry conditions. Has scented foliage and can tolerant some shade. Likes medium watering. Loves sunshine, well drained soil for best results. Fertilize every few weeks.
Blooming season Spring-Summer.
Grows 8"-10" Tall. Width 18"-24".
1 gal Licorice Plant $3.00 ea.
Blooming season Spring-Summer.
Grows 8"-10" Tall. Width 18"-24".
1 gal Licorice Plant $3.00 ea.
Russian Sage
Perovskia
Perovskia grows as a many stemmed clumps with flower panicles at the ends of each stem. The foliage is finely cut gray-green leaves that are slightly scented. When fully in bloom it looks like a purple haze.
Grows 4'tall-3'ft. wide
Blooms July through Fall.
1 gal Russian Sage $3.00 ea.
Grows 4'tall-3'ft. wide
Blooms July through Fall.
1 gal Russian Sage $3.00 ea.
Pink Gaura
Gaura Lindeimeri Cv.
Pink Gaura is a absolute flight of fancy. Pink Gaura flowers in Spring and Fall. The flower wands start out only inches from the ground, but will grow 2'-4' High. A beautiful addition to any landscape! I know it's in mine.
The great benefit about this beautiful plant, is that it's drought tolerant and critter & deer resistant.
Loves full sunshine☀
1 gal Pink Gaura $3.00 ea.
Also available in white
The great benefit about this beautiful plant, is that it's drought tolerant and critter & deer resistant.
Loves full sunshine☀
1 gal Pink Gaura $3.00 ea.
Also available in white
White Gaura
Gaura Lindheimeri
White Gaura is a profusely flowering perennial, it is a informal yet, it has a elegant look. One of our favorites!
It grows 2'-4' high. Gaura has pink buds that open to a showy white flower in Spring and Fall. Low maintenance plant.
Needs full sunshine☀ and is drought tolerant.
1 gal White Gaura $3.00 ea.
Also available in pink
Red Salvia 'Maraschino'
Salvia Greggii
What a superb hybrid this has proven itself to be! The luscious cherry colored flowers begin in early summer and continue through fall until hard frost. A cross between Salvia microphylla and Salvia greggii, Maraschino enjoys garden conditions with enriched, well-drained soil and regular irrigation during hot, dry weather. Unlike most Salvia greggii varieties, Maraschino prefers afternoon shade in hotter climates. Although this is one of the most cold hardy bush Salvias, you will have fantastic garden performance in hot, humid climates too! Attracts Hummingbirds! Grows 48''tall-36"wide
1 gal Red Salvia 'Maraschino' $3.00 ea.
1 gal Red Salvia 'Maraschino' $3.00 ea.
Agapanthus 'Lily of the Nile'
Agapanthus africanus
Agapanthus, or Lily of the Nile, is a perennial flower that has gorgeous blue or white florets arranged in large globes that make this a wonderful addition to the garden. It is very popular California flower and in other places where it is fully hardy. The roots are large and fleshy, and the leaves are straplike, arising directly from the roots. Flower heads appear, one to a stalk, in clumps of two-foot stalks.
Blooms in late Spring and early Summer, late Summer and early Fall.
Height 24"-36".
Loves full sunlight
1 gal Agapanthus Lily of the Nile $3.00 ea.
Blooms in late Spring and early Summer, late Summer and early Fall.
Height 24"-36".
Loves full sunlight
1 gal Agapanthus Lily of the Nile $3.00 ea.
White Agapanthus 'Queen Anne'
Agapanthus sp.
White Agapanthus forms bold clumps of large, strap-shaped, usually arching, often deep green leaves, and bears round umbels of many tubular bell-or trumpet-shaped white flowers. Also known as white flower African Lily. Blooms in late Spring and early Summer, late Summer and early Fall. Loves full Sunlight.
Height 24"-36".
1 gal White Agapanthus Queen Anne $3.00 ea.
Height 24"-36".
1 gal White Agapanthus Queen Anne $3.00 ea.
Buddleia Butterfly Bush
davidii
Profuse bloomers with gray green to dark green leaves. Large, fragrant 6-8'' long flower heads that are very attractive to butterflies. Blooms all summer long. Loves full sunlight. Height 5'-9' tall. Critter resistant to rabbits & deer.
An wonderful fragrant flower to use in a centerpiece.
Buddleia davidii is relatively drought tolerant.
1 gal Buddleia Butterfly Bush $3.50 ea.
An wonderful fragrant flower to use in a centerpiece.
Buddleia davidii is relatively drought tolerant.
1 gal Buddleia Butterfly Bush $3.50 ea.
Myoporum Groundcover
M. parvifolium
This groundcover will grow quickly to 3"high x 9ft. wide. Plant 6-8 ft. apart. Does well in partial or full sun☀ with moderate water. It produces delicate white flowers that bloom in spring. The bright green leaves are slightly fleshy. It is a good cover on slopes. It may die if overwatered. Native to Australia.
1 gal Myoporum $3.00 ea.
1 gal Myoporum $3.00 ea.
Lion's Tail
Leonotis leonurus
Shrubby branching to 3-6 ft. Hairy stems; 2-5 in.-long leaves with coarsely toothed edges. Dense whorls of tubular, deep orange, 2in.-long flowers covered with furlike coat of fine hairs.
Blooms summer into fall.
Striking if kept well groomed.
Likes Full Sun.
Little or no dry-season watering.
Check out the grasshopper clinging to the Lions Tail in the photo. Now that's organic!
1 gal Lion's Tail $3.00 ea.
Blooms summer into fall.
Striking if kept well groomed.
Likes Full Sun.
Little or no dry-season watering.
Check out the grasshopper clinging to the Lions Tail in the photo. Now that's organic!
1 gal Lion's Tail $3.00 ea.
Society Garlic- Tulbaghia
Tuscan Blue 'Rosemary'
Photos by Ben Joy Nursery
“A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes,
The burnished sunbeams brightening from flower to flower he flies.”
John Banister
