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SEMPERVIVUM Chick Charms 'Mint Marvel', Hen and Chicks, Common Houseleek SEMPERVIVUM Chick Charms 'Mint Marvel'
Hen and Chicks, Common Houseleek

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought, deer & rabbit tolerant. The Chick Charms Series offer a wide range of spectacular colors & color combinations that change with the seasons. Mint Marvel has minty green rosettes with black-red tips. Good border, ground cover, rock garden & pot plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: purple. Height: 2-3 inch. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

SEMPERVIVUM Chick Charms 'Sugar Shimmer', Hen and Chicks, Common Houseleek SEMPERVIVUM Chick Charms 'Sugar Shimmer'
Hen and Chicks, Common Houseleek

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought, deer & rabbit tolerant. The Chick Charms Series has a range of colors that change seasonally. Sugar Shimmer has large silvery-green rosettes w/ little hairs that give it shimmer. In warm temps the edges turn maroon purple. Soft yellow babies arrive in spring. Good border, ground cover, rock garden & pot plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer. Color: purple. Ht: 2-3 in. W: 12 in. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3.

Photo unavailable SEMPERVIVUM SuperSemps 'Onyx'
Hens and Chicks

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought, heat, deer & rabbit tolerant. The Supersemps series is an amazing collection of plants that quickly grow extra large 8" rosettes. Onyx has a dark mahogany rosette, excellent for year-round color. Container, rock garden, poolside and border plant. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: pink. Tidy, compact. Height: 2-8 inches. Width: 4-8 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4.

Photo unavailable SENECIO 'Silvery Velvet'

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Easy-to-grow & low maintenance. Showy bedding plant that produces mounds of finely divided silvery wht-folg. Similar to 'Angel Wings' w/ large, fuzzy lvs but has nice leaf ribs & rippled, lobed edges for a greater textural & structural effect. Outstanding in mixed containers, for decks, balconies, patios & borders. Foliage can be used in floral arrangements. Size: 16" x 16". Full sun. Water: mod.

SENECIO candicans 'Angel Wings', SENECIO candicans 'Angel Wings'

Perennial: Deer resistant. A real stand-out! Beautiful bold slvry-wht heart-shaped lvs up to 5” across. Huge velvety lvs are perfectly arranged in a multi-level rosette. Use indoors as well as outdoors. Nice contrast for mixed containers or on a patio or balcony. Size: 10-12" x 10". Water: mod./dry. Exp.: full sun. Although drought tolerant, it does better in rich, well-drained soil w/regular water. USDA Z8. Protect from frost. USPP# #28,830

Photo unavailable SENECIO cephalophorus 'Orange Flame'
Orange Flame, Mountain Fire or Blazin' Glory

Perennial Succulent. Similar to the red blooming Senecio fulgens, and the yellow blooming Senecio cephalophorus, this Senecio has bright orange rosettes with thick rubbery bluish-green waxy foliage. Likes to be in full sun to part shade to full shade. Watering is minimal, drought tolerant. Looks good in rock gardens, pots, and containers. Can also be used as a houseplant. Attracts birds, and butterflies. Height: 12-24". Width: 12-24". USDA Z9.

Photo unavailable SENECIO cephalophorus (syn. KLEINIA cephalophora)
Mountain Fire Senecio

Perennial: Drought tolerant. S. Africa native. Tropical plant with paddle-shaped grayish-green leaves growing in rosettes. Border, container, rock garden and xeriscape plant. Can be grown as a houseplant. Bloom time: fall. Bloom color: reddish-orange. Pom pom shaped flowers appear like fiery balls above the foliage. Clumping, upright growth habit. Height: 12-18 inches. Width: 12-18 inches. Attracts butterflies. Bright indoor light. Sun/part shade outdoors. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z10-11.

Photo unavailable SENECIO cineraria 'Silver Gleam' (syn. 'Silvergleam', 'Crushed Velvet')
Dusty Miller, Silver Ragwort

Shrub: Often grown as an annual. Heat and drought tolerant. Showy bedding plant that has elegant and textural foliage. Felted, soft leaves in a silvery shade of gray provide touchable texture. Use as an edging, border plant and in containers. Height: 12-16 inches. Width: 12 inches Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Photo unavailable SENECIO mandraliscae
Blue Chalk Sticks

Perennial: Native to South Africa. Drought tolerant. Spreader that grows 3-4" long, slender blue-grey pencil-like fleshy leaves. Small white flowers in mid-summer. Forms a dense mat with leaves angled upward from the ground providing great texture and color. Good ground cover or container or accent plant. Size: 2' x 2-3'. Water: moderate/dry. Exposure: sun. USDA Z10-11.

Photo unavailable SENECIO serpens
Blue Chalk Sticks

Perennial: Native to South Africa. Drought & heat tolerant. Spreader that grows short 1-2" long, slender powdery blue-grey pencil-like fleshy leaves. Small white flowers in mid-summer. Forms a dense mat with leaves angled upward from the ground providing great texture and color. Attractive ground cover for warm sunny hillsides & yards. Provide year round interest, taking on purple tints in extreme heat & sun exposure. Size: 1' x 2-3'. Water: dry. Exp.: sun. USDA Z10.

SENECIO vitalis 'Blue Pencil', Blue Chalk Fingers SENECIO vitalis 'Blue Pencil'
Blue Chalk Fingers

Native to South Africa. Drought tolerant. Spreader that grows 3-4" long, slender blue-grey pencil-like fleshy leaves. Small white flowers mid-summer. Forms a dense mat with leaves angled upward from the ground providing great texture and color. Good ground cover or container or accent plant. Size: 12-18" x 12-18". Water: moderate/dry/ Exposure: sun. USDA Z10-11.

SESLERIA 'Brushstrokes', Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Brushstrokes'
Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. From John Greenlee & part of the Greenlee Meadow Collection. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Wide 1/4 inch foliage has wide silvered backs, giving a semi-silver cast to the clumps. Taller & larger creamy white flowers can vary by site but can get 24-30 in tall. Blooms spring-summer. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed proof. Exposure: sun/pt shade. Water: mod. USDA Z4. PPAF

Photo unavailable SESLERIA 'Campo De Azul'
Blue Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. Very blue-green upright, stiff foliage forms a large expanding clump. Excellent massed, plant on 2' centers. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Blooms spring-summer w/blackish purple panicles aging to tan/silver-white. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed-proof, 18-24" x 18-24”, flowers to 36”. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5

SESLERIA 'Greenlee', Greenlee Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Greenlee'
Greenlee Moor Grass

Perennial Grass Evergreen Presumed to be a hybrid between Sesleria caerulia & Sesleria autumnalis. Blue-tinged green blades bear a likeness to Sesleria caerulia but are longer, while the blooms resemble those of Sesleria autumnalis, except for being thicker & more elongated & turning a purplish brown hue when mature. Blm time: spring/summer. Sun/part shade. Water moderate Ht 1ft Width 1-2 ft USDA Z4-10.

SESLERIA autumnalis, Autumn Moor Grass SESLERIA autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer and bog tolerant. Has lime-green foliage with tan floweiring racemes in late summer and fall. Good border, rock garden and ground cover plant. Tolerates root competition from woody plants. Non invasive. Height: 20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-10.

Photo unavailable SESLERIA autumnalis 'Campo Verde'
Photo unavailable SESLERIA caerulea
Blue Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. 2-toned foliage-dark green on top & silver blue underneath. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Blooms spring-summer w/blackish purple panicles aging to tan. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed-proof, 6-12" x 6-12", flowers to 20". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-10.

Photo unavailable SIDALCEA malviflora 'Palustre'
Checkerbloom, Prairie Mallow, Miniature Hollyhick

Perennial: A pretty & rare Caifornia native. 1 1/2" rosy-pink cup-shaped flowers are held atop dark scalloped foliage. The creeping stems weave through the border. Needs no staking. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: July-Sept. Excellent for beds, borders & containers. Gopher resistant. Size: 8" x 24". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6.

SILENE dioica 'Clifford Moor', Red Campion SILENE dioica 'Clifford Moor'
Red Campion

Perennial: Border plant that forms clumps of rosettes with several stems. Good cut flower. Foliage: narrow strap-leaves are a dark-green, edged with creamy gold margins. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: May-June. Color: single pink. Size: 18" x 18". Exposure: light shade. Water: moderate well-drained soil. Tolerates deer, drought & coastal conditions. USDA Z5-9.

Photo unavailable SILENE uniflora 'Druett's Variegated'
Bladder or Sea Campion, Carpet Catchfly

Perennial: Drought and coast tolerant. The best variegated Silene to date! Semi-evergreen with 1" fluffy, white carnation-like flowers in late spring & summer. Mat or draping habit - good for rock gardens, walls, pots & hanging baskets. Attracts butterflies. Size: 2-4" x 8-12". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-9. (aka Maiden's Tears).

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