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A Hosta (Plantain Lily) is a Great Choice for B...

'Liberty', 'Blue Angel', 'Sum and Substance', 'Sagae', 'June', 'Regal Splendor' no, these are not the names of race horses in the next Kentucky derby but are the names of other...

A Pitcher Plant Offers More Than Just Beauty

There are many plants that you can use to add beauty and intrigue to a garden or patio. Gardeners who want something truly unique will appreciate the Sarracenia, also known...

A Plant Nursery offering Shade Garden Perennials

Alocasia wentii Whether you find gardening to be a challenge or a thrill, you will find the perennials you want with the advice you need at Plant Delights Nursery. We...

A Trillium Plant is a Cool Native Plant

Trillium x flexatum white w/ dark eye As a grower of an ethically propagated we strongly urge those who want to buy a native plant such as a Trillium plant...

A Wide Range of Perennial Plants for All Hardin...

Liriope muscari 'Okina' If you are looking to make your gardening easier as the years go by, perennial plants are the best choice. These plants will return again year after...

A Wide Selection of Hostas

Hosta 'June' Many gardeners prefer hostas because of their durability. Hosta plants are hardy perennials and will grow well in partially shaded areas. Hosta plants are very diverse in size...

Add Beauty To Shaded Areas with Shade Plants

Aconitum carmichaelii 'Autumn Indigo' Many gardeners are at a loss as to what plants are best for shaded areas. If you have areas in your garden or landscaping that do...

Add Charm To Your Garden With Ferns

Adiantum capillus-veneris 'Bermuda Run' If you are planting a garden and you want to add a decorative touch, you can buy ferns for sale at Plant Delights Nursery. We offer a...

Add Color To Your Garden With Beautiful Perenni...

Echinacea 'Delicious Candy' If you are looking for perennial flowers that will give you beauty in a variety of colors, you certainly cannot go wrong with coneflowers. These beautiful plants...

Add Heuchera Coral Bells to Create a Stunning L...

Heuchera 'Caramel' PP 16,560 Creating a beautiful landscape involves a number of choices starting with determining which plants will thrive in your region and which provide the colors and textures...

Add Hostas to Your Shaded Areas for Beautiful L...

Hosta 'Cathedral Windows' PP 17,295 If you are looking for a perennial that can take a bit of abuse and still thrive, Hostas are an excellent choice for most gardeners....

Add Interest To Your Garden with a Banana Tree

Ensete maurelii Contrary to popular opinion, you do not have to live in the tropics in order to plant and grow a banana tree. These trees are a beautiful addition...

Add Interest To Your Shade Flower Garden with T...

Osmunda cinnamomea When you think of a shade flower garden you may think of a woodland garden full of diminutive plants, and possibly with diminutive leprechauns and fairies among them;...

Add Texture and Color To Your Garden with Peren...

Sarracenia alata 'Purple Peeper' Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. offers a number of high performing perennials for sale. Whether you are looking for beautifully colored flowers for your garden or you...

Add Whimsy to Your Garden with Butterfly Bushes

Buddleia 'Pink Micro Chip' PP 26,547 If you always dreamed about adding a little bit of whimsy to your garden with butterfly bushes, maybe the time is now. It is...

Add a Beautiful Coneflowers to Your Spring Garden

Echinacea 'Delicious Candy' Coneflowers are beautiful perennials that will give you amazing colors throughout late spring and summer. The coneflower is a native plant that is durable and can withstand...

Add a Beautiful Splash of Color to Your Garden ...

Echinacea 'Double Scoop Mandarin' PP 26,640 Coneflower (Echinacea) is a beautiful perennial flower that comes in a wide array of colors and hues. If you want a plant that will...

Add a Splash of Color to Your Landscape with Co...

Heuchera 'Berry Timeless' PP 26,357 When choosing plants for landscaping, you may want something that is going to provide you with lots of color. Coral bells are a gardener’s dream...

Add a Touch of the Tropics with Banana Tree Plants

Musa velutina Banana trees are absolutely beautiful. At Plant Delights Nursery we have numerous types of banana tree plants for sale. The banana tree happens to be one of the...

Add an Agave Plant to Make Your Garden Distinct

Agave 'Kissho Kan Nishiki' If you are looking for a way to make your landscaping unique there are a number of different plants that you can use. The agave plant...

Adding Ferns to Your Landscape

Adiantum hispidulum 'Mt. Haleakala' Adding ferns to your landscape is an excellent way to enhance the aesthetic and functional aspects of your garden. There are a number of ferns from...

Adding Native Perennial Plants To Your Garden

Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP 25,857 There are a number of native plants that are indigenous to various areas of the nation. Native plants are the perfect choice for any perennial...

Adding Perennial Wildflowers to Your Garden?

Actaea pachypoda 'Monroe' Native perennial wild flowers are a lovely choice for the garden that is often overlooked. Native plants offer a great variety of forms and can often withstand...

After You Buy Hostas, Proper Care Will Keep The...

Hosta 'Halcyon' So, you’ve decided to buy hostas for your shade garden. Hostas make the perfect choice when you want perennials that are relatively low-maintenance and can grow in partial...

Agave - Hardy Drought-Tolerant Perennial Centur...

Agave flexispina Century plants are wonderful architectural elements for the garden or container. Century Plants produce fascinating foliage in a variety of colors that can compliment any plant in the...

Agaves - Exotic Plants for the Perennial Garden

Agave americana 'Marshmallow Cream' There are a number of beautiful woody lilies that you can incorporate into your gardening area. An agave plant is the perfect choice for those who...

Amorphophallus - Winter Hardy Voodoo Lilies for...

Amorphophallus titanum The genus Amorphophallus is one of several aroids that gardeners find fascinating. Like its woodland garden cousins Arisaema (jack in the pulpit) and dracunculus, Voodoo Lilies are weird...

Are You Searching for Rare and Unusual Plants?

Dionaea muscipula 'King Henry' Have you searched for unusual plants? We know the best place for you to look. No, not Portland, Asheville, or Austin…that's for people. No, the best...

Arisaema - Jack in the Pulpit and Cobra Lilies ...

Arisaema tortuosum Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b)....

Arum Lily - Unique Aroid Plants for the Perenni...

Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone...

Aspidistra - Tough Cast Iron Plants for the Per...

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Golden Freckles' Plant Delights Nursery has a very large collection of cast iron plant clones including many rare and unusual species. It is our intention to evaluate our...

Banana Plants That Thrive Outside of the Tropics

Musa velutina Have you tried Musa basjoo in your garden? If not, and you want a perennial for your garden that is unique, a Musa basjoo banana tree plant is...

Banana Tree Plants Add a Tropical Touch

Musa 'Picasso' Banana trees are not simply for tropical areas. There are a number of regions in North America where banana trees will thrive. If you are looking for quality banana...

Banana Trees Add a Tropical Feel to the Perenni...

Musella lasiocarpa Many gardeners want to find that one plant that will make their garden areas unique. If you are looking to add a tropical element to your garden, banana...

Banana Trees and Other Unique Perennials

Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger' Have you been searching for a banana tree or other unique perennial for your garden? If you have been looking to add that little something special that...

Bear Grass

Nolina longifolia Nolina (Bear grass) is a deer resistant, sun-loving yucca relative (without the spines). It prefers full sun and is a drought resistant plant as it is native to...

Beautiful Hostas for Your Shaded Gardening Areas

Hosta 'Liberty' If you have areas around your garden that do not get full sunlight throughout the day, hostas are an excellent plant choice. Hostas will grow in little sunlight...

Beautiful North American Native Perennials for ...

Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP 25,857 Savvy gardeners looking for native Perennials for sale have been turning to Plant Delights Nursery since 1988 because of our expansive perennial knowledge. Additionally, our...

Black Mondo Grass is one of the Most Unique Gro...

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Kokuryu' (Black Mondo Grass) aka Ophiopogon 'Nigrescens', is a part sun to shade ground cover growing to 6”. It spreads slowly by rhizomes and a single plant will...

Brighten Up Your Garden With Coneflowers

Echinacea 'Big Kahuna' PP 26,159 Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. offers a number of high performing perennials that will enable you to spruce up your outdoor garden area. Coneflower is a very...

Brighten Up Your Woodland Garden With Shade Flo...

Ajuga tenorei 'Cordial Canary' PPAF Are you lucky enough to have shaded areas in your yard in which to work during the heat of summer? If so, you will probably...

Bring Beauty to Shaded Areas with Hosta Plants ...

Hosta 'Empress Wu' PP 20,774 Hosta plants are perennials that will grow in slightly shaded areas. This means that if you have structures blocking sunlight from your planting area, hostas...

Bring Excitement and Wonder to Your Garden with...

Sarracenia 'Dixie Lace' A Pitcher plant is a carnivorous or meat eating plant. They typically thrive in soil that is poor in nitrogen and use the inside of their tubular-shaped...

Bring Life to Your Garden with Butterfly Bushes

Buddleia 'Ellen's Blue' Butterflies are among the most beautiful creatures in nature. Each year they grace gardens with their beauty. If you would like to ensure that your garden is...

Bring Your Garden to Life with a Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Blue Chip Jr.' PP 26,581 Butterflies are often the first signs of the arrival of spring. Many gardeners simply adore the day when butterflies begin fluttering around their flowers...

Buddleia Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Evil Ways' Plant Delights Nursery always has a nice selection of butterfly bush plants (Buddleia davidii and others) for sale. Our Buddleia selections include all of the typical flower...

Build the Garden of Your Dreams

Perennial plants are the perfect choice for growing a garden area. When cared for properly, these plants will come back year after year. Plant Delights Nursery offers a variety of...

Butterfly Bushes Add Color to Any Garden

Buddleia 'Grand Cascade' PP 30,868 Many people love when butterflies first arrive in the spring. Avid gardeners will plant specific plants that attract butterflies so that they can enjoy their beauty....

Buy Perennial Plants from an Online Nursery

Canna flaccida Flowering perennial plants are a wonderful way to add color to the garden year after year. Flowers are a great way to add depth and brightness to an...

Buy Plants Online Including Flowering Perennials

Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae' People love flowers, it's hard to deny. People also like plants they don't have to buy every year. Despite what it sometimes seems, the two aren't mutually...

Buy Unique Plants from our Online Mail Order Nu...

Dionaea muscipula 'Akai Ryu' The wonders of the plant world are all around you. The unique plants hidden in the distant or little searched places of the world are numerous,...

Buy the Best Flowers for Sun Including Wonderfu...

Lycoris x caldwellii 'Sky Over Sky' Fall is the time of year for leaves changing and the time to plant, but otherwise fall plants don't get as much attention as...

Buying Perennials from Mail Order Plant Catalogs

It is the age of the internet. The world is at your fingertips, and almost anything you can imagine buying from anywhere is for sale. You may not be able...

Buying Perennials from an Online Nursery

Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud' Finding plants for your garden or collection is part of the fun of being a gardener. But it can become frustrating trying to find the flowers, perennials,...

Buying Plants from a Specialty Nursery

Canna x generalis 'Phasion' We’ve all seen the discount bin in stores, and like a car crash you just have to look. You know there isn’t going to be anything...

Buying Unusual Perennial Plants from a Mail Ord...

Amorphophallus titanum Your local garden center serves up a great selection of colorful annuals and all of the standard perennials, but what if you are looking for something different for...

Buying the Best perennials Online

Cypripedium 'Inge' If you want annuals to throw in a flower bed and replace next year then your local garden center should have a decent selection. If you want the...

Canna Lilies in the Garden

Canna x generalis 'Phasion' The Canna Lily is a tough beautiful perennial that provides amazing flower power, dazzling foliage color, or in the case of Canna Phasion, both. Canna lilies...

Cannas in the Garden

Cannas are showy perennials whose popularity has ebbed and flowed with the fashions of the time, with a huge peak in the 1800's during the English Victorian gardening era. Cannas...

Carex - Fine Textural Sedges for the Perennial ...

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' PP 21,002 Carex (sedge) is an underused plant that is like an ornamental grass for shade (although it is not a true grass, it is a primitive...

Choose High Quality Perennials for Your Garden

Hosta 'Earth Angel' If you want to create a stunning garden that will return year after year, perennials can be the perfect choice. Plant Delights Nursery offers a wide selection...

Choose Quality Hostas for Your Shade Garden

Hosta 'Captain Kirk' Hosta plants are beautiful plants that gardeners use around their porches, decks, and throughout their woodland gardens. They are very low maintenance and durable plants that will...

Choose Quality Plants for Shade from Plant Deli...

Adiantum hispidulum 'Mt. Haleakala' Many new to gardening believe that in order for plants to grow properly they will require plenty of sunlight. This is not necessarily true. There are...

Choose a Banana Tree for Your Home Garden, No M...

Musa sikkimensis Many gardeners do not realize that a banana tree can be grown virtually anywhere in the world. While most folks associate growing a banana tree with a tropical...

Choose a Wide Selection of Shade Plants

Hosta plantaginea Most believe that in order for a plant to grow and thrive, it requires several hours of sunlight each day. While many plants do require direct sunlight, there...

Choose from a Wide Selection of Perennial Plants

Arisaema sikokianum Perennial plants are those that will return year after year. Perennial plants will typically live longer than two years so once you plant them they will return again...

Choose the Right Perennial Flowers for Your Garden

Heuchera 'Electric Plum' PP 29,924 Perennial flowers allow you to have a beautiful garden year after year. If you care for your perennial plants properly, they will provide you with...

Choosing Perennial Plants That Suit Your Garden...

When choosing the right plants for your garden, many want perennial plants that are lower maintenance and easy to care for. There are a number of beautiful perennials that will...

Choosing a Native Plant for Your Garden Area

Adiantum hispidulum 'Mt. Haleakala' Native plants are a wonderful choice for any garden. Not only do they add beauty to your garden area, they can be beneficial for flora &...

Choosing the Best Hosta Plants for a Shade Garden

Hosta 'Blue Waves' When looking for plants that perform well under shady conditions, hosta plants are an excellent choice. Hostas are beautiful plants that give you wonderful foliage and brightly...

Choosing the Best Performing Perennial Flowers

Heuchera 'Amber Waves' PP 13,348 Avid gardeners know that they can trust Plant Delights Nursery to provide them with quality perennial flowers and plants. We offer only the best performers...

Choosing the Best Shade Perennials for the Wood...

Acanthus mollis Reut, Israel Choosing shade plants for your garden may seem like a difficult task. After all, you want to know that the plants you choose will perform well...

Choosing the Right Perennial Plant for Your Garden

Agave parryi ssp. truncata 'Bed of Nails' If you want to begin creating a beautiful garden that will give you many years of joy, a perennial plant is a wonderful...

Clumping Bamboos

Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b). Our retail...

Colocasia - Elephant Ear for the Garden

Colocasia 'Coffee Cups' Here at Plant Delights, we do not sell just the ordinary green elephant ear. We sell a wide variety of specialty Colocasia cultivars with unusual leaf and...

Color from Summer Perennials

Achillea 'Strawberry Seduction' PP 18,401 At last, cold weather is a fading memory and we can turn our thoughts to summertime and summer perennials. Let's begin with the hardy Hibiscus...

Coneflowers & Jack in the Pulpits for the Peren...

Echinacea 'Rainbow Marcella' PP 28,573 If you want beautiful and well performing plants to build your garden, simply visit Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. We offer a number of colorful perennials...

Coneflowers Will Give You Many Color Options

Echinacea purpurea 'Pica Bella' Perennial flowers allow you to enjoy your beautiful garden year after year. Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. provides many different species of perennial plants that will give...

Consider Adding Blue Agave Plants to Your Garden

Agave 'Desert Diamond' PP 26,384 When people who don’t live in the Southwest US where agave plants are native first see an agave, they either fall in love, are frightened...

Create a Lovely Woodland Garden With These Shad...

Aspidistra elatior 'Lennon's Song' Some people may equate woodland garden with cottage garden, but you don’t have to. If you like cottage gardens then the traditional woodland garden works, but...

Create a Woodland Garden with Flowers for Shade...

Hosta 'School Mouse' PP 29,559 Do you have wooded or shaded areas in your yard? Does it look somewhere witches and werewolves might call home? Unless you’re going for a...

Create a Zoo in Your Garden with Elephant Ear B...

Colocasia (Leucocasia) gigantea 'Laosy Giant' To create a tropical looking garden, there are few better ways to start than by planting elephant ear bulbs. Actually, there is no such thing...

Creating a Fall Garden With Sun Loving Perennials

Abutilon 'Fool's Gold' Fall is the time of year that every thing seems to be dressing up. People dress into both heavier cloths and a vast array of colorful costumes,...

Cypripedium Orchids

Cypripedium 'Barry Phillips' (Frosch®) Cypripedium (Lady Slipper Orchid) is among the most highly sought-after of all the hardy orchids, despite the fact that it is fairly hard to grow. The...

Daylilies and Hostas for the Perennial Garden

Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava' Everyone tends to have a favorite plant, though usually it’s a favorite new plants for sale. Gardeners can be like songwriters and authors in that when...

Decorate Your Shaded Landscaping Areas with Bea...

Hosta 'Atlantis' PP 17,093 Many gardeners have garden areas that are in direct sunlight. Most folks choose areas that offer enough sun every day to keep plants healthy and thriving....

Designing with Evergreen Perennials and other G...

Rohdea japonica Evergreen perennials add interest to your garden year round no matter the season. Their leaves provide color throughout the year. They add texture, shape, and form to the...

Determining the Best Perennial Plants for Your ...

Abutilon 'Voodoo' What’s the best way to select and buy garden plants? I’ll assume no one said by spinning around blindfolded holding a knife while surrounded by plant catalogs. It...

Diverse Perennial Flowers and Plants For Your G...

Paeonia 'America' When perennial flowers are mentioned, a few plants likely come to mind. Roses, daylilies, maybe daffodils, maybe iris ensata plants for sale? These are beautiful perennial flowers to...

Double Hellebores for your Woodland Garden

Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey' Helleborus is a genus of shade plants also known as Lenten Rose or Christmas Rose. Hellebores flower in the late winter when there is little...

Drought Resistant Plants for Shade

Asarum minus 'Heart Throb' When you think of drought resistant plants you probably aren't thinking of shade plants or the best flowers for shade. Dry cracked ground under the baking...

Echinaceas - More than just Purple Coneflower

Echinacea 'Tiki Torch' PP 18,839 When you think of an Echinacea plant, most gardeners usually think of a typical purpleconeflower…Echinacea purpurea. This is because for years, purple coneflowers were grown...

Enhance Your Garden with the Beautiful Foliage ...

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' It’s no secret that Hostas are a garden staple and have been for many years. Some modern gardeners have recently shifted toward a preference that less...

Enter the Crinum lily

Crinum 'Infusion' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b)....

Epimedium - A Splendid Woodland Perennial for E...

Epimedium 'Domino' Plant Delights Nursery has one of the best collections of Epimedium (Fairy Wings) in the U.S., including such esoteric and wonderful species as Epimedium rubrum, Epimedium grandiflorum, and...

Epimediums - Fairy Wings

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Dark Beauty' Thanks to the plant collector Darryl Probst, Plant Delights Nursery has assembled one of the best collections of Epimediums (aka Fairy Wings or Horny Goat Weed) in...

Evergreen Ferns for the Perennial Garden

Adiantum pedatum If you are planting a perennial garden and you want to buy ferns for sale to add to your shade garden, you can find many beautiful choices at...

Evergreen Ferns for the Woodland Garden

Dryopteris affinis 'The King' Dryopteris (Male Fern) is also known as the Autumn fern. These evergreen ferns are easily grown in average, slightly acidic, medium to wet soils in part...

Exotic Perennial Plants

If you're looking for some exotic perennial plants to add to your garden, you've come to the right place. Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. has offered some of the...

Ferns Are Excellent Choices for the Perennial G...

Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum' Perennial gardens give you the opportunity to view your beautiful plants and flowers year after year. Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. offers a wide variety of perennials that...

Ferns Ferns Ferns

Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' Who plants ferns? For the gardener looking to expand their woodland garden, ferns for shade are great additions. Most fern plants require light shade and evenly moist...

Ferns and Allies for the Shade Garden

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' At Plant Delights Nursery you can buy ferns for sale from a sizeable and assorted selection. We provide a wealth of detailed information about each fern to...

Ferns and Hostas for the Perennial Shade Garden

Perennial gardens give you the opportunity to enjoy beautiful plants every year after planting only once. If you have a perennial garden that is in part-sun to light-shade, ferns and...

Fill Woodland Gardens with Lovely Flowering Pla...

Aristolochia fimbriata It's not unusual for nature lovers to go to a national park in the hopes of seeing rare woodland plants and wildflowers. And more often than not they...

Fill Your Garden With Perennial Flowers

Abutilon 'Voodoo' The smell of sunscreen and hotdogs, the sound of children laughing, and the sweltering heat. To many people that’s Summer. To the gardener it means summer perennials. The...

Fill in the Shaded Areas of Your Garden With Ho...

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' When planning your home garden landscaping it may not always be possible to plant in direct sunlight. If you have shaded areas then you need plants...

Find a Unique and Exotic Plant at an Online Gar...

Alocasia 'Portodora' Now that you have made the decision to include an exotic plant or two in your landscape, before ordering from our online garden nursery, please take a minute...

Find the Best Perennials for Your Hardiness Zone

Arachniodes simulans The best perennials for your garden can be found at our online plant nursery. Plant Delights Nursery is known worldwide for selecting, trialing, and propagating the best perennials...

Find the Newest Plants Online From Plant Deligh...

Asarum arifolium 'See Spot Run' Almost everyone likes to find out what the newest hottest thing is. It's human nature and explains the existence of digital watches and boy bands....

Find the Perfect Native Plant for Your Garden a...

Agave desmettiana 'Joe Hoak' When choosing flowers and plants for your gardening needs, there are a number of things to consider. If you are looking to add a native plant...

Finding Unique Ferns for the Woodland Garden

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum' Those gardeners who are in the market to buy ferns for sale this year will be pleased to learn that we have added quite an impressive number...

Finding the Perfect Perennials for Shade

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Pierre's Purple' Good landscaping requires a bit of consideration and planning. You have to ensure that you are choosing the right plants for the different areas of your...

Flowering Plants That Make Great Ground Covers ...

Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa Purpurea' Ground covers are perennial garden plants that are an alternative to grass. In woodland gardens, there are many plants that will do just fine as...

From Coneflowers to Coral Bells

Echinacea 'Double Scoop Cranberry' PP 24,769 When choosing perennials for your garden area, coneflowers can provide you with a number of benefits. Coneflower (echinacea) is an American native plant that...

Full Shade Flowers and other Shade Garden Plant...

Alpinia pumila If you want to have a beautiful garden but lack a lot of sunlight, don't be afraid to venture into planting full shade flowers. You'll keep cool working...

Full Sun Plants and Other Spring Perennials

Yucca flaccida 'Color Guard' There is nothing quite like the spring garden, plants bursting forth en mass after their communal winter slumber. Bursts of flower color springing forth signal the...

Garden Ferns

Athyrium 'Godzilla' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b)....

Garden Perennials Online

Zingiber mioga Where does one go to find exceptional garden perennials? Why should you order plants from Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.? Because we offer the most diverse selection of plants...

Gardening Care Tips for Hostas

Hosta 'Fingernails' Choosing several long-lasting perennials is always a good idea for people who wish to reduce the time they must dedicate to gardening each year. Hostas make a superior...

Gear Up for Spring and Summer

The northern hemisphere certainly experienced a wild winter season. Now that the snows have melted and the sun is showing its vital presence more and more, happy thoughts of spring...

Give Your Garden Area Added Beauty with Jack in...

Arisaema heterophyllum When choosing plants for your garden, there are a number of factors to consider. You must understand your growing area and choose plants that will perform well in...

Give Your Garden Everlasting Beauty with Perenn...

Buddleia 'Miss Molly' PP 23,425 If you want a garden that greets you every year with little effort, perennial flowers are your best choice. Perennials will return again year after...

Great Drought Tolerant Plants That Produce Flow...

Polygonatum falcatum 'Wedding Bells' Everyone knows that some parts of the country receive more rainfall than others and it can vary from year to year. If you are searching for...

Great Garden Plants from Online Nurseries

Delosperma 'Fire Spinner' Not only can you buy great garden plants online, but the better online nurseries offer comprehensive information on plants and summer blooming flowers that make researching worthwhile....

Grow Hellebores for Winter Delights

Helleborus x glandorfensis 'Ice n' Roses Red' PP 28,296 Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near...

Grow Winter Flowers and Evergreen Perennials to...

Arum italicum 'Scottish Silver' Just because it's going to turn cold in a few months, doesn't mean your yard has to look dull or lifeless. It's time to start planning...

Hardiness Zone Map

Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b). Our retail...

Hardy Banana Tree Plants Give Your Garden a Tro...

Musa basjoo If you are looking for a perennial that will give your garden a tropical touch, banana trees are the perfect choice. At Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. you will...

Hardy Banana Tree Plants for the Garden

Musa basjoo If you are searching for Banana tree plants, like Musa basjoo, Plant Delights Nursery offers them for sale on-line. Contrary to popular opinion, banana trees are not only...

Hardy Cyclamen for the Woodland Perennial Garden

Cyclamen coum 'Maurice Dryden' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness...

Hardy Ferns Make Perfect Background Texture

Asparagus densiflorus 'Graham's Cracker' If you are looking to buy ferns for sale, you will find a wide selection at Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. We offer ferns as well as...

Hardy Garden Hibiscus Plants

Hibiscus 'Airbrush Effect' PP 29,295 Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA...

Hardy Orchid Plants for the Woodland Garden (Bl...

Bletilla 'Candles in the Wind' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA...

Hardy Palms

Trachycarpus fortunei 'Charlotte' While most people in temperate growing zones may consider Palms as exotic, there are hardy palms that can flourish in cooler zones. Some hardy palm trees can...

Hardy Perennials and Flowers for the Winter Garden

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hardy is defined as being able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air, in terms of plants. Hardy perennials are those plants that...

Hardy Yucca Plant

Yucca x gloriosa 'Variegata' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness...

Hellebores

Helleborus x hybridus 'Amber Gem' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA...

Hellebores - Great Perennial Plants for the Woo...

Helleborus x hybridus 'Dark and Handsome' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina...

Heuchera

Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' PP 19,375 Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA...

High Performing Hosta Plants for the Shade

Hosta 'Etched Glass' PP 30,748 You may have areas of landscaping that do not offer direct sunlight and wonder just what you can add to fill in these spaces. Hosta...

Hosta - The Most Popular Shade Garden Perennial

Hosta plantaginea Hostas are the best shade loving plants for the garden. Not only are hostas beautiful but there are thousands of novel colors and leaf forms (blue hostas and...

Hosta Plants

Hosta 'Green Thumb' Every year, gardeners, both novice and advanced, turn to their local garden stores or online garden retailers to spruce up their gardens with their favorite perennial plants....

Hosta Plants Are Exceptionally Hardy Perennials

Hosta 'Clusterfest' When landscaping, if you wish to incorporate flora that either don’t need much sunlight or that thrive in the shade, you should consider our hosta plants. These are...

Hosta Plants Are the Perfect Choice for Landsca...

Hosta 'Blue Waves' Hosta plants are beautiful perennial plants that grow well in shade and offer the perfect solution for landscaping areas around porches, decks and other areas that have...

Hosta Plants and Other Perennials

Acanthus 'Summer Beauty' Whether you prefer the traditional look of Hosta plants or you want something a bit more exotic in your garden, Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. can provide you with quality...

Hosta Plants for Sale - Easy to Grow Hosta Plan...

Hosta 'Diana Remembered' Gardeners often ask us which shade perennial is the easiest to grow in their garden. While conditions and answers vary, for many parts of the country, the...

Hostas Contribute to a Delightful Atmosphere

Hosta 'Big Mama' Hostas are perennial plants that will contribute to a delightful atmosphere in your garden. They can transform your backyard into a place where you can escape the...

Hostas Produce Beautiful Foliage and Flowers

Hosta 'Dressed to Kill' When choosing plants for your landscaping design, perennials are the perfect choice. If you really want a perennial that is low maintenance and will greet you...

Hostas: Plants for a Woodland Shade Garden

Hosta 'Dressed to Kill' If you would like to add perennials plants to your garden that require minimal sunlight, consider hostas. Plants like hostas from Plant Delights Nursery are particularly...

How To Select the Best Perennial Flowers

Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum 'Marco' Choosing the best perennial flowers from online plant nurseries can feel the same way as online dating, but it doesn't need to be. Choosing the...

How and When to Buy Perennials Online from Plan...

Gloxinia 'Little Red' Gardening can be fun and exciting but, like many things in life, we often ignore the instructions and end up with a bulb that doesn’t sprout or...

How to Choose the Right Plants for Shade

Hosta 'First Dance' PPAF Many new gardeners believe that all plants need direct sunlight in order to thrive. This is not entirely true. There are a number of plants for...

Incorporating Elephant Ears into Your Summer Ga...

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' Adding elephant ears and other tropical looking perennials to your outdoor garden can be part of a wonderful landscape design. Elephant ears are a very popular...

Invite Butterflies To Your Backyard With Butter...

Buddleia 'Ellen's Blue' Virtually everyone loves butterflies. The way they flutter erratically from bush to flower and back, seemingly unconcerned if humans happen to be in the vicinity. Butterflies are...

It's Not Easy Being Variegated

Agave 'Kissho Kan Nishiki' It’s not easy being variegated. No, we didn’t change it to keep from being sued by Disney. If you’re a plant being green is easy, but...

Jack in the Pulpit and Pitcher Plants

Arisaema dracontium When selecting plants for your garden area, there are a number of choices. If you want a truly unique plant, the Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema) is an...

Lady Slipper Cypripedium Orchids for the Woodla...

Cypripedium kentuckiense Everyone seems to have a fascination for orchids, but few gardeners realize that many lady slipper orchids of the genus Cypripedium can be grown outdoors in many climates....

Lenten Roses aka: Helleborus orientalis for Col...

Helleborus lividus Most gardeners know lenten roses are great perennial plants for adding color to a woodland shade garden, but many folks including mail order nurseries still call them by...

Liriope muscari

Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot' Liriope muscari is an evergreen ground cover which grows to a height of 10” to 18” It grows in a clump form and will spread to...

Looking for the Best Perennials for Sun

Delosperma 'Lavender Ice' The cold days of winter are a distant memory. Your thoughts turn to beautiful flowers springing up all over your garden. But what can you plant when...

Lovely Canna Plants Start With Sourcing the Bes...

Canna x generalis 'Phasion' To bake a great cake you must start with great ingredients and growing canna plants is no different…you must start with good canna bulbs…actually, rhizomes. For...

Lycoris - Spider Lilies for the Perennial Garden

Lycoris radiata var. radiata 'Fire Engine' The genus Lycoris is a fascinating member of the amaryllis family that we believe should be in more perennial gardens, but we may be...

Miscanthus - Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' PP 15,193 Miscanthus (Maiden Grass) is one of the most prized perennial ornamental grasses when back lit by the sun, either rising or setting. This perennial...

Musa - Banana Tree

Ensete maurelii Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b)....

Native Plant Nurseries

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' PP 24,280 For residents of North America, enjoying beautiful and native plants are as easy as looking out our front doors or windows. North America contains some...

Native Plants Add Variety To Your Garden

Verbena tenuisecta 'Decked Out' If you wish to find a nursery that is preeminent among native plants nurseries, Plant Delights Nursery can fulfill your wishes. We have been in business...

Native Plants That Thrive in Your Garden

Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima A native plant is generally defined as a plant that occurs and reproduces in an area without human cultivation. There are a number of native plants...

Native and Exotic Perennials That Thrive In You...

Arisaema ringens If you are looking for perennials for sale, Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. offers a wide selection. We have both native and exotic or rare plants and can help...

Need Plants for Shade? These Perennials Thrive ...

Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' 'If you have shaded areas in your yard, you are presented with different challenges when it comes to gardening. Just like there is full sun to part...

Need Plants for a Shade Garden?

Adiantum pedatum Who turned down the sun in your yard? This may be what you are asking yourself as spring approaches and you have visions of perennials dancing around in...

Need a Great Native Plant for Your Garden?

Yucca 'Tromping Around' A great nursery for native plants can be hard to find. Especially when you realize most of the places you buy plants from are not nurseries at...

New Flowers and Other Perennials from our Onlin...

Agave nizandensis 'Double Stripe' Plant Delights Nursery was established in 1988 as a mail order nursery. In our online plant catalog there are 1,700 different flowers / perennials to satisfy...

New and Unique Perennial Plants

Hosta 'Afterglow' PP 26,755 Every year breeders produce new perennial plants for gardeners. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we strive to acquire the best of these new perennials, trial them...

No shade? Try Full Sun Flowers and other Plants...

Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' PP 21,022 Are you short on shade? Does your yard get more sun than a nudist sunbathing on Mercury in august? Plant Delights Nursery can help, not...

Order Exotic Plants and Native Wildflowers Online

Trillium underwoodii If you order plants online it's good to know what you're getting. Native plants, like Trillium, are defined as plants that are not native to a particular area....

Ornamental Grasses for the Perennial Garden

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' PP 15,193 Perennial ornamental grasses are a way to have interest in the garden throughout the year. They can act as a contrast with heavier textured...

Partial Shade Perennials Make Great Flowers For...

Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' PP 19,375 One of the most important factors to consider in gardening is light: the quantity, the quality and the duration. Having done your homework along with...

Perennial Flowers Provide Joy for Years

Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito' PP 21,995 Perennial flowers are beautiful and can provide enjoyment for years. If you have a garden, you can choose flowers that will come back year after year,...

Perennial Flowers that Bloom All Summer

Achillea 'Strawberry Seduction' PP 18,401 Flowers are the stars of the plant world, and unfortunately some are one-hit wonders, but not all flowers are so fleeting. There are perennial flowers...

Perennial Plants Keep Your Garden Beautiful Yea...

Hosta 'Blonde Ambition' When choosing the plants that will decorate your landscape, shade perennials are an excellent choice. Perennial plants allow you to showcase your personal taste and will return...

Perennial Plants Will Bring You Beauty Year Aft...

Agave 'Desert Love' When planting perennials, knowing that you do not need to replant each year is welcomed by many gardeners. You can take the time to build your garden...

Perennial Plants Will Fill Your Garden Year Aft...

Hosta 'Scentuous' If you want to plant your garden once and enjoy its beauty every year, perennial plants are what you need. Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. offers a number of...

Perennial Plants that Grow in Shade - Full Shad...

Aspidistra elatior 'Asahi' Trees are beautiful, but sometimes they can seem like the enemy of the avid gardener. They block out the light and they take most of the water...

Perennial Sages for the Garden - Salvia

Salvia guaranitica 'Rhythm and Blues' PP 29,585 Many beginning gardeners assume that all Salvias are annuals. However, perennial salvia plants are in the majority. Our catalog features many American native Salvias...

Perennials Can Be Beautiful and Longlasting

Helleborus x iburgensis 'Molly's White' PP 25,685 When it comes to choosing plants for your garden, perennials are great choices, since they require only one planting. Perennials will return in...

Plant Perennials That Bloom All Summer

Abutilon 'Voodoo' Are you looking to perform better and last longer? Then Plant Delights Nursery has the thing for you; a great selection of perennials for sun with flowers that...

Plant a Banana Tree and Make Your Garden Unique

Musa 'Siam Ruby' Did you know that you can plant a banana tree virtually anywhere, even if you do not live in a tropical area? Most people view banana plants...

Plant a Wide Selection of Perennials

Hosta 'Faith' Perennial plants are those that return every year when you care for them properly. If you are planning to plant a garden, perennials are a good choice. You...

Plant a Wide Variety of Perennial Flowers

Aspidistra elatior 'Asahi' Those looking to plant a garden that returns every year will find plants to be the obvious choice. Perennials come back every year provided they are cared...

Plants by Mail Order from Plant Delights Nursery

Aspidistra elatior 'Okame' Plant Delights Nursery was established in 1988 to provide keen gardeners a source of rare and unusual plants by mail order. Unlike many other mail order nurseries,...

Polygonatum - Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum falcatum 'Wedding Bells' Polygoantum, also know as Solomon's seal, is a graceful flowering perennial for the woodland shade garden whose arching stems adds a pleasing visual presence. Polygonatum stems...

Pulmonaria Lungwort for the Perennial Shade Garden

Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare' Lungwort is named for the fact that ancient botanists thought that Pulmonaria leaves looked like a diseased lung and using the medieval philosophy called the Doctrine of...

Quality Hostas Perform Great in the Shade

Hosta 'A Scape Plan' At Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. we pride ourselves on offering the highest performing perennial plants and flowers to our customers. We have a wide selection of...

Searching for Native Plant Nurseries

Agave multifilifera 'Silly String' At Plant Delights Nursery we admire native plants and find it unfortunate that they are so underused. We believe without reservation that they have their place...

Searching for Native Plants

Baptisia 'Cherry Pie' There are a number of native plants that are indigenous to various areas of the nation. Native plants are the perfect choice for any perennial garden and...

Searching for Plants That Bloom All Summer

Alstroemeria 'Koice' Does your garden light up with color like it’s the fourth of July all summer, or is your garden a dud in the summer? You can improve your...

Sedum - Stonecrop Plant Makes a Wonderful Groun...

Sedum 'Back in Black' PP 33,632 The genus Sedum (Stonecrop) is a diverse group of groundcovers that includes some of our most durable garden perennials and rock garden plants. Sedum...

Selecting Cottage Garden Flowers and Other Part...

Achillea 'Sassy Summer Taffy' PP 31,755 Cottage gardens can seem like a peaceful slice of the past carved into this modern world. That doesn't mean that flowers have to be...

Selecting Full Sun Perennials that bloom all su...

Zephyranthes 'Ajax' Spring can spoil us with its glut of flowers. Then summer comes and replaces all that color with green. It can be hard transition for flower addicts and...

Shade Flowering Perennials

Epimedium 'Amber Queen' PP 17,197 If you dream of having a beautiful garden but are somewhat apprehensive because you don't have much direct sunlight, shade flowering plants are the perfect...

Shade Loving Flowers and Partial Sun Perennials

Lobelia cardinalis When planting partial sun perennials, consider the amount of light the specific area receives each day. Partial sun means (that your planting area receives) at least three to...

Shade Plants Are Perfect for Gardens with Limit...

Hosta 'Rainbow's End' PP 17,251 If you long to have a beautiful garden or landscape around your home, but feel that your dream is lost because you do not have...

Shady Plants for Woodland Gardens

Ruscus aculeatus Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b)....

Solidago are Great Full Sun Flowers for the Sum...

Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' It's time to debunk a garden myth: Solidago (Goldenrod) does not aggravate or cause allergies! The pollen is too heavy to fly in the wind and...

Some of the Best Shade Garden Plants Are Also D...

Euphorbia robbiae Gardeners are always seeking shade garden plants with proven drought tolerance. Drought resistant perennialscan withstand periods of low water, but do need supplemental watering during the first year...

Summer Blooming Perennials and Sun Loving Flowers

Buddleia lindleyana So you have an area that gets full sun and you don't know what to plant in it? Right now it looks like Death Valley and you want...

Sun Hostas

Hosta 'Hans' Hostas are wonderful perennial plants that are native to the prairies of China, Korea, and Japan. In the U.S., hostas have been cultivated for over 150 years and...

Sun Loving Perennials Keep Your Garden Vibrant

Alstroemeria 'Koice' Summer here in the south can be brutal on the people as well as the plants, with both looking tired and wilted. Sun loving perennials with summer flowers...

Sun Loving Plants and Summer Blooming Flowers

Canna x generalis 'Phasion' Do you have space in your yard in full sun that needs livening up?  You could use the space to install a solar panel or a...

The Beautiful and Exotic Jack in the Pulpit

Arisaema sazensoo Choosing plants to add color and texture to your outdoor garden may seem complicated. There are a number of beautiful plants from which you can choose. If you...

The Best Native Perennial Plants

Spigelia marilandica Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b)....

The Best New Perennials

Heuchera 'Lemon Love' PP 31,223 Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North Carolina (USDA...

The Best New Plants Online

Echinopsis formosa var. amaichensis 'Tafi del Valle' Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. We are a private research and display botanic garden located near Raleigh, North...

The Best Online Nurseries and Plants