These plants feature ornamental seed or fruit that persist for weeks or sometimes months...a delight for the eye and welcome treat for a hungry critter.
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Sold outHibiscus mutabilis 'Flora Plena'
Item #: 1126
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $38.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHibiscus 'Perfect Storm' PP 27,880
Item #: 11951
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHibiscus 'Raspberry Rose'
Item #: 4690
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hibiscus 'Spinderella' PP 33,309
Item #: 16519
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night' PP 27,901
Item #: 11952
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hibiscus 'Summer Carnival' PP 31,587
Item #: 13724
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hibiscus 'Tioga Party'
Item #: 18096
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 144" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hibiscus 'Valentine's Crush' PP 35,170
Item #: 18387
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hypericum x inodorum 'Hypearl Compact Red'
Item #: 13518
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris giganticaerulea 'Boutte'
Item #: 17196
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris lazica
Item #: 2523
Zones: 7b to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Caucasus Mountains, Mediterranean Europe, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris versicolor 'John Wood'
Item #: 3908
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lilium formosanum Giant Form
Item #: 1356
Zones: 6a to 10a, at least
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lilium 'Slate's Morning'
Item #: 2859
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lilium x sulphurgale 'Vico Gold'
Item #: 15362
Zones: 6a to 10a, at least
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outLilium superbum
Item #: 2696
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Liriope gracilis 'Mop Top'
Item #: 11801
Zones: 6a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outLiriope muscari 'Okina'
Item #: 3542
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot'
Item #: 3096
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Liriope platyphylla 'Peter's Pick'
Item #: 13042
Zones: 5a to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 9" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Manihot grahamii
Item #: 4164
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Mitchella repens 'Danny'
Item #: 13027
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Muhlenbergia sericea (capillaris of Horticulture)
Item #: 2317
Zones: 6b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Muhlenbergia sericea 'White Cloud'
Item #: 6240
Zones: 6b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Ornamental Seed or Fruit
Perennials with ornamental seed or fruit, including Achillea, Amorphophallus and Ruscus.
When designing a perennial border, gardeners should incorporate as many visual treats as possible. So in addition to selecting plants for their attractive flowers and leaves, consider choosing some perennials for their ornamental seed or fruit.
Some fruits and seeds are short-lived...falling away or being gobbled up soon after ripening. Other plants feature ornamental seed or fruit that persist for weeks or sometimes months...a delight for the eye and welcome treat for a hungry critter. Ornamental fruits are usually quite colorful dotting the garden with purple, red, orange, yellow, blue, or white.
Some ornamental fruits are small and are presented in tight clusters, like the white berries of Actaea, the red berries of Amorphophallus or Ilex or the purple berries of Belamcanda or Liriope. Other ornamental fruits are large and stand alone or in small clusters, like Punica (pomegranate), Asparagus, Aucuba, or Podophyllum. At the top of the list are plants that produce sizable clusters of large ornamental fruits like hardy bananas. Other examples of perennials with ornamental fruits are: Astragalus, Crinum, Cycads, Danae, Elephant Ears (like some Colocasia and Remusatia), Ficus, Iris, Paeonia, Hardy-Palms, Polygonatum, Rohdea, and Rivina.
Although not as common, there are also perennials that feature ornamental seeds or seed pods. The best ornamental seeds persist for a long time and are dangled at the end of a long thin stalk. Most of our ornamental grasses fall into this category, chiefly Chasmanthium, Miscanthus, Muhlenbergia and Pennisetum. Also in this group are Carex, sedges (like Cyperus), Amaryllids (like Habranthus and Rhodophiala), Mallows (especially Hibiscus and Gossypium), Lilium (and Woody Lilies like Agave and Yucca). Plants that feature winged or feathery seeds are also very ornamental. These include Asclepias and Clematis. When you are ready to buy plants with ornamental seed or fruit for your garden, check out our online list of plants with ornamental seed or fruit for sale.