(Cordyline, Festival Grass Cordyline)

This fabulous purple grass-like perennial is all the rage with modern designers. Great form and intense color mean it gets well noticed in any setting. The genus of sword leaf plants (Cordyline) is indigenous to Australia and New Zealand where this and many more of the contemporary hybrids have originated. They are quite similar to the Phormium, offer a more relaxed form and shorter stature. Over time, the original rosette of a plant will branch at the base increasing its overall...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline)

A New Zealand native, cabbage tree is a fast growing woody evergreen with long sword-shaped leaves. The upper leaves are erect or arching; the lower leaves droop. Large panicles of small fragrant white flowers appear on mature plants in late spring and summer, followed by small white blue-tinged fruits. Although it can form a small palm-like tree, it is often grown as a shrub or container plant.

Cordyline grows best in deep, well-drained soil in full sun, and will tolerate alkaline soils. Use...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline, Dracaena, Red Sensation Cordyline)

Red Sensation cabbage tree is a fast growing woody plant native to New Zealand that can be grown as a palm-like shrub or a small tree. Its narrow, swordlike upper leaves remain erect while the lower leaves in the tip cluster droop. Panicles of fragrant white flowers appear in late spring, followed by small white or blue fruits.

'Red Sensation' is grown for its dulled purple-burgundy leaves and is often used for height and texture in annual container plantings. Cordyline grows best in deep,...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline, Dracaena, Red Star Cordyline)

Red Star cabbage tree is a fast growing woody plant native to New Zealand that can be grown as a palm-like shrub or a small tree. Its narrow, swordlike upper leaves remain erect while the lower leaves in the tip cluster droop. Panicles of fragrant white flowers appear in late spring, followed by small white or blue fruits.

'Red Star' is grown for its rusty bronze-red leaves and is often used for height and texture in annual container plantings. Cordyline grows best in deep, well-drained soil...

(Cabbage Tree, Cordyline, Dracaena, Sundance Cordyline)

A New Zealand native, cabbage tree is a fast growing woody evergreen with long sword-shaped leaves. The cultivar 'Sundance' has green leaves with pink midribs and bases. The upper leaves are erect or arching; the lower leaves droop. Although it can form a small palm-like tree, it is often grown as a shrub or container plant. Large panicles of small fragrant white flowers appear on mature plants in late spring and summer, followed by small white blue-tinged fruits.

Cordyline thrives in deep, well-drained...

(Coreopsis, Hybrid Tickseed)

Throughout summer, the dwarf perennial tickseed, 'Baby Sun', bears a beautiful display of golden-yellow daisies with a touch of burgundy at the base of each petal. Its compact size and tidy habit makes it ideal for small garden spaces spaces and container plantings. Though often listed as a cultivar of Coreopsis lanceolata or C. grandiflora, this Ernst Benary introduction has characteristics of both and is more likely a hybrid.

Flowering begins in early summer and will continue...

(Coreopsis)

Mounds of yellow feathery foliage topped with rich red flowers makes Cherry Lemonade tickseed a sight to behold! An herbaceous perennial selected by Terra Nova Nurseries of Canby, Oregon, 'Cherry Lemonade' is a dwarf cultivar with limited winter cold tolerance. Early to bloom and continuously flowering, the red to deep crimson petals surround a dark orange-red disk, attracting butterflies and bees. Promptly trimming off spent flowers ensures a constant flush of new flowers.

Plant 'Cherry Lemonade'...

(Coreopsis)

The overlapping vivid red petals of Cherry Pie tickseed rival the red of the finest of garden salvias! An herbaceous perennial selected by Terra Nova Nurseries of Canby, Oregon, 'Cherry Pie' is a low mounding cultivar with limited winter cold tolerance. The eye-burning bright red to petals surround a red disk, attracting butterflies and bees, perhaps even confusing a hummingbird to visit. Promptly trimming off spent flowers ensures a constant flush of new flowers.

Grow 'Cherry Pie' in a well-draining...

(Coreopsis)

Masses of yellow daisies grace Citrine tickseed all summer long! An herbaceous perennial selected by Terra Nova Nurseries of Canby, Oregon, 'Citrine' is a low mounding cultivar with bright "flower power". Its bright yellow petals surround a golden orange disk, attracting butterflies and bees. The new flowers emerge among the waning flowers for a continual blossoming display that is long-renewing. Exercise care if deadheading spent flowers so buds aren't sacrificed.

Plant 'Citrine' in a well-draining...

(Coreopsis, Hybrid Tickseed)

This hybrid tickseed, the Corey Yellow™ (‘Core Yel’), is an herbaceous perennial with bright yellow and deep red daisy blossoms fit for cutting. Bloom starts in early summer and continues until frost in autumn. The bright yellow petals turn deep red at their bases where they surround a golden yellow central disc. By late spring or early summer, the plant is an upright mass of stems with flowers reaching above the plant. Butterflies and bees frequent them every chance possible. Deadhead the plant...