Sea to Shining Sea
This design takes you across America from the West Coast to the East Coast, using plants to represent states, biomes, and ecological features. Think of poppies representing California, agave for desert southwest, or big bluestem for the tallgrass prairie.
Ageratum ‘Aloha Blue’ |
Carex ‘Blue Zinger’ |
California poppies |
Cosmos ‘Sunset Orange’ |
Irish poet (Emila coccinea) |
Portulaca ‘Nano Orange’ |
Pygmy date palm |
Lantana Landmark ‘Yellow’ |
Firesticks |
Agave (Agave americana) |
Salvia ‘Victoria Blue’ |
Lantana Landmark ‘Citrus’ |
Cleome Senorita Roselita |
Sedum ‘Blue Spruce’ |
Zinnia ‘Old Mexico’ |
Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’ |
Dwarf Alberta Spruce |
Cotton ‘Nigrum’ |
Corn ‘Jubilee’ |
Okra ‘Burgundy’ |
Sunflower ‘Suncredible’ |
Eragrostis, lovegrass |
Andropogon ‘Blackhawks’ |
Cosmos ‘Bright Lights’ |
Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) |
strawflower ‘King Size Gold’ |
Fuchsia ‘Billy Green’ |
red abyssinian banana |
Croton ‘Mammy’ |
Croton |
Cosmos ‘Diablo’ |
Variegated Agave (Agave americana ‘Marginata’) |
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Lantana Landmark ‘Yellow’ |
Alligator plant (Haworthiopsis tessellata) |
Sempervivum sp. |
Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) |
Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum) |
Echeveria ‘Purple Pearl’ |
Blue Chalksticks (Senecio mandraliscae) |