2019 Catalog

PERENNIALS, GROUND COVERS & VINES

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SWITCHGRASS PANICUM P. virgatum 'Northwind' NORTHWIND SWITCHGRASS

HOSTA Shade plants with attitude! Tremendous variation in foliage and flower color. Please check with your McKay representative for varieties that may not be listed in our catalog.

PRAIRIE DROPSEED SPOROBOLUS S. heterolepis PRAIRIE DROPSEED

H. 'August Moon' AUGUST MOON

NEW! If you're looking to add some vertical interest to your landscape then this switchgrass is for you! It has a nice upright form and our landscape designers recommend planting either alone or mass planting in your garden. It has a showy, winter interest, tolerates most soil conditions and added bonus is the attractive yellow color that arrives in fall. It's slightly taller than the other switchgrasses and may be used for an informal screening. Hardiness to zone 4 with mature growth around 4' tall and wide. Flower panicles are around 6' tall. Can be planted in full sun to part shade. 4' Zones 5-9 JUL-OCT P. virgatum 'Shenandoah' SHENANDOAH RED SWITCHGRASS

Photo Credit: Walters Gardens, Inc. Yellow to chartreuse colored leaves are large and substantial and have good slug resistance. Lavender flowers in mid summer on 24" stems. Needs some morning sun for best foliage color. 20"x36" Zones 3-8 JUL-AUG H. 'Autumn Frost' PP23224 AUTUMN FROST

A warm season grass. An excellent, native species that is very heat tolerant and great for xeriscaping! A clump forming grass that gets 2-3' high and wide. The green leaves are fine textured and the overall form is arching. In August, the flowers rise above the foliage and have a sweet fragrance. As the seeds ripen, they arch over. The foliage turns mostly yellow and finally, light brown all winter long. 2-3'x2-3' Zones 3-9 AUG S. heterolepis TARA DROPSEED

Photo Credit: Walters Gardens, Inc. A great new compact Hosta variety. 'Autumn Frost' starts the spring with blue leaves with bright yellow margins before a summer transformation into green leaves and creamy yellow-white margins. This is a very showy hosta throughout the year. 12-15"x24" Zones 3-9 JUL

H. 'Blue Angel' BLUE ANGEL

A warm season grass. An outstanding selection of Red Switchgrass. Green foliage has purplish tips throughout the summer. The loose and open panicles (pyramidal shaped seed heads) appear in August or September, and remain attractive all winter. The fall foliage is red to orange. Mature height of 3-4' is common if grown in a sunny, well drained site. Trim down in early April each year. 3-4' Zones 4-9 AUG-SEP TUFTED HAIRGRASS DESCHAMPSIA D. cespitosa 'Goldtau' GOLD DEW TUFTED HAIRGRASS Gold Dew Tufted Hairgrass is a wonderful, low maintenance grass. This cool season grass starts growing early in the year and starts putting on a show by mid-summer with airy flowers that begin in June and last through August. These are followed by attractive yellow seed heads throughout the winter. This fine compact plant grows only 18" tall and wide and is not bothered by deer. Fine for use as massing or on the borders of woodland meadows. Full sun to light shade. 18" Zones 4-9 JUN

NEW! Tara is a new, dwarf selection of a wonderful native plant. Selected in northern Illinois and completely cold hardy, Tara Dropseed grows to a scant 12" tall with wonderful seed heads to only 24" in height. This ornamental grass has all the benefits of Prairie Dropseed in a smaller package. In August, the flowers rise above the foliage and have a sweet fragrance. As the seed ripens, they arch over. The foliage turns mostly yellow, and finally light brown all winter long. 1'x2' Zones 3-9 AUG-OCT

Photo Credit: Walters Gardens, Inc. Blue Angel Hosta can be described as the classic blue leaved Hosta. This excellent variety has large, slug resistant, blue leaves with lavender flowers. The plant forms a large mound 3' tall and 4' wide. The leaves are bright blue when emerging and hold a good blue- green color throughout the season. Classic. 3'x4' Zones 3-8 JUL