Hocus Pocus, Fall Color Focus!

Speaking of Halloween, by this time next week, the trick-or-treaters will have long been sugared up, Jack-o-Lantern candles will have been long extinguished, and the mad rush to get ready for the holidays will have begun. Before we get too ahead of ourselves on the calendar, let’s take a moment to really revel in the final days of early autumn – crisp, fallen leaves, pleasantly chilly mornings, and the final buds and blooms of the season.

Looking for late season color? Look no further!

• Chrysanthemum ‘Rustic Glow’ (PP23428)
• Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’ (PP18839)
• Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’ (PP19427)
• Euphorbia ‘Miner’s Merlot’
• Itea virginica ‘Merlot’
• Prunella vulgaris ‘Magdalena’ (PP31876)

Perfect, honey-bee sized flowers of mint-family member Prunella vulgaris ‘Magdalena’, a dutiful native groundcover with months-long magenta-lavender blooms & showy seedheads. 

Catering to kitchen witches? No medicinal garden is complete without self-heal! Add low-maintenance Prunella vulgaris ‘Magdalena’ to the front of the border or along sunny pathway edges where it can be harvested or admired all season long!  Click HERE for more information on this magic native medicinal, and make sure to add it to your next order!

Whether in a container or landscape planting, these selections are tried-and-true, striving to bring a splashy seasonal palette to any autumnal projects.  Our Echinacea lineup has grown rapidly this year!  Make sure to check out all of our available coneflower options by clicking HERE.

We’re excited to now offer Euphorbia ‘Miner’s Merlot’ in #1 containers! Lovely, wine-red new growth in spring makes a return in autumn to fully encompass the foliage of this shade-tolerant groundcover. As it ages throughout the growing season, burgundy tones take on dark, purple-greens, making this red-and-black selection perfect for any goth garden craving a bit of blood-red color.