Long Thin Cayenne Pepper is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces green long peppers (which are technically 'berries') with red flesh which are typically harvested when mature. The fruit will often fade to red over time. The peppers have a hot taste and a crunchy texture.

The peppers are most often used in the following ways:

• Cooking
• Drying
• Pickling
• Seasoning
• Sauces

Fabulous velvety red flowers with striking gold centers are the main feature of this sturdy and compact yarrow; attractive to hummingbirds; use as a splashy border in a full-sun site

Pomegranate has striking magenta flowers, unlike other yarrows; a natural attractant to hummingbirds and butterflies; use in hot, hard-to-grow areas. These cold tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant plants will attract pollinators and provide lovely flowers for cutting. Perfect for erosion control and offering repeat flowering, these plants are a must-try for any passionate Chicagoland gardener.

Sugar n' Spice™ Koreanspice Viburnum is smothered in stunning balls of fragrant white flowers with shell pink overtones at the ends of the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. It has green deciduous foliage. The heart-shaped leaves turn outstanding shades of red and burgundy in the fall. The black fruits are held in clusters from late summer to late fall.

Kickin® Carmine Red Aster has masses of beautiful fuchsia daisy flowers with red overtones and yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from late summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.

Superbena ® Violet Ice Verbena features showy clusters of violet star-shaped flowers with white eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tiny tomentose narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

• Mature Height: 12 inches
• Mature Width: 28 inches
• Sunlight: Sun
• Soil Conditions: Moist

Plants are constantly growing, ever-changing, and therefore unique. The plant you receive may vary from the photo, but rest assured, holds the same glorious potential!

Culver's Root has masses of beautiful spikes of white flowers rising above the foliage from late summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.

Striking apricot-pink colored plumes rising above glossy leaves; perfect in a shady spot with dappled light; prefers moisture so water regularly for abundant flowers and nice foliage

Experience vibrant and luscious gardens in the Chicago area with the Viburnum, Aurora. This beautiful plant offers ornamental benefits with its stunning clusters of pink and white aromatic flowers. Its resilience in harsh winter weather makes it a perfect addition to any garden. It is a cultivar of the Korean Spice Viburnum.

Mature Height: 4’ to 6’; can reach 8’ in optimum conditions 

Mature Width: 4’ to 6’

Sunlight: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Well drained

Hardiness Zone: 4 - 7

Lovely bright pink tipped plumes rising above glossy chocolate brown leaves that emerge coppery-orange in spring; perfect in a shady spot with dappled light; prefers moisture so water regularly for abundant flowers and nice foliage

Aromatic vanilla-scented flowers; foliage and flowers attract the monarch butterfly and its larvae; silky seed pods can be used in dried flower arrangements; native to wet meadows and swamps but adapts to average garden conditions

Viburnum cassinoides is commonly called witherod viburnum. Withe (from Old English) means flexible twig and rod means slender shoot or stem. It is native primarily to northeastern North America (hence the occasional common name of northern witherod) where it is typically found in low woods, fields, swamps, marshes, pond peripheries and bogs.

SMNVCDD’, sold under the trade name of LIL DITTY, is a new dwarf cultivar characterized by its vigorous compact growth habit. It is a product of a planned breeding program with parents of Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides, developed for uniform and compact plants. Its upright, mounding and outwardly spreading plant habit branches freely. Numerous fragrant creamy white puffball flowers bloom in late spring followed by masses of small round green berries that turn to pink, red and finally black by autumn.

Mature Height: 1’ to 2’

Mature Width: 1’ to 2’

Sun: Full sun to Part shade

Soil: Prefers moist loam

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8

For a splash of bright, refreshing color in the darker corners of the landscape, add this shade-loving astilbe. Mojito is a fascinating shade lover that produces full and fluffy, white panicles awash in emerald-green highlights that give the flower heads a lime green look. The overall effect is quite striking—it nearly glows in wooded sites, shade gardens and decorative pots.