Just in time for spring gardening! The City of Merriam and the Merriam Tree Board are proud to present our annual spring plant sale. Restricted to Merriam residents and businesses only, this sale features perennials and shrubs perfect for any landscape.
If you have additional questions about the plants offered in the City’s Spring Plant Sale, contact the Merriam Public Works Department at (913) 322-5570.

Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Pygmy Barberry Dwarf
A dwarf, densely branched
form displaying deep crimson colored foliage all season
long, best in full sun. A slow grower, 2’ tall by 3’ wide.
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Wintergreen Boxwood
Excellent densely branched
evergreen shrub for small hedges.Among the hardiest
of boxwoods, retains its dark green velvety foliage
color in winter. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower
to 4’ to 6’ tall and wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Mock Orange
Beautiful, extremely fragrant
double white flowers in summer make a striking landscape
specimen with a fountain-like form.Full sun. Fast
grower to 6’ to 8’ tall and to 6’ wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Leatherleaf Viburnam
The leatherleaf viburnum is a
large evergreen shrub to 15' or taller. It has an
upright habit that opens with age. Fragrant, showy,
yellowish-white flowers in clusters 4"-8" across
appear in mid-May.The fruit is exceptional, ripening in
September from red maturing to black and each cluster
can contain all colors at the same time. Best fruiting
occurs when several cloves are planted together. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Oakleaf Hydrangea
For the shrub border this
bold selection is very handsome. It has deeply lobed,
oak-like leaves and a profusion of large white blooms.
An added bonus, foliage turns brilliant crimson in fall.
Partial sun. Becomes 8’ to 10’ tall and wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Dwarf Foundation Grass
Attractive grass highlighted
by fluffy, buff-colored plumes arching above foliage.
Terrific contrast used among shrub or backdrop for
perennial bed. Dark green tufted blades turn golden
russet in fall. Deciduous. Full sun. Moderate grower
mounding to 2’ to 3’ tall, 1’ to 2’ wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Maiden Grass
Attractive ornamental grass
with fine-textured silver-green blades that turn golden-bronze after first frost. Delicate silvery-white
plumes. Full sun. Moderate, clumping grower to 6’ to
8’ tall, 3’ to 5’ wide. Plume stalks are taller. |
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Price: $5.25 |
Little Princess Spirea
In summer, dainty clusters of
rose-pink blooms create a pleasing contrast with mint
green foliage. Forms a neat compact round, mounding
form that fits nicely in shrub borders. Deciduous. Full
sun. Moderate grower to 3’ tall, 6’ wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Elegans Hosta
A bold plant for the shade
garden with striking, seer-suckered leaves of metallic
blue-green. Larger than other selections, sure to
attract attention. Partial to full shade. Moderate grower
to 2’ to 2½’ high, 4’ wide clumps. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Golden Tiara Hosta
Quite dwarf for a Hosta, the
foliage clumps reach only to 8” to 12” tall by 12” to
16” wide.The green heart-shaped leaves exhibit a
brilliant golden margin. Showy summer bloom on 24”
spikes are deep lavender. Partial sun to full shade. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Francee Hosta
Beautiful, bold foliage; dramatic
heart-shaped, dark green leaves edged in white
are truly standouts. Herbaceous perennial. Partial to
full shade. Moderate grower to 2’ tall, clumps to 4’
wide. |
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Price: $5.25 |
Final Astilbe
Showy perennial for beautiful
summer color in shady areas.Tall, feathery blooms
of deep garnet red valued for light, airy quality, rise
above bronze-green foliage. Great in massed plantings.
Partial to full shade. Moderate, gracefully mounding
grower to 2’ tall. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Dwarf Korean Lilac
An unusually dwarf, spreading
variety of lilac with reddish-purple buds opening
to single pale-lilac flowers and small, dark green
foliage.This ornamental shrub blooms profusely with
fragrant flowers at an early age. Height 4’ to 5’,
spread 5’ to 7’. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Ink Berry Holly
Glossy green, oval foliage provides a nice change in texture and can be used in moist areas. Maturing to 3-5', Shamrock Holly will hold its leaves on the lower branches better than most inkberries. With maturity, produces large amounts of dark purple to black colored berries - production really increases after the third year of growth. This plant is very useful as accent plantings, as well as for a maintained low growing hedge. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Halls Pink Daylily
Soft dusty pink spidery
bloom with lightly tinged orange petals and midribs,
with a yellow halo and green throat. Mature Size: 30"
tall, 31/2" bloom. Blooms mid to late summer. |
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Price: $5.25 |
Iris Sibirica Caesar's Brother
Refined, slender sword-like,
slightly bluish-green leaves just over 2 feet high;
massed plantings give the best effect. Blooms from
late spring into summer on stalks taller than the
foliage. Prefers moist, slightly acid soil. |
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Price: $5.25 |
Aquilegia Winky Red & White
Extra large red flowers with white centers are held upright on compact plants. Cheery color for informal woodland gardens and formal mixed borders and containers.
Clump forming 16 to 18 in. tall and wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Guara Siskiyou Pink
Airy masses of deep pink flowers are borne on long thin wands animated by the slightest breeze.Ideal for well drained rock gardens, with western natives, in clay pots, or in more traditional gardens with good drainage. Herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Moderate growth to 2 or 3 feet tall and as wide. |
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Size : 5 gal.
Price: $18.00 |
Hydrangea Izo Nu Hana
One of the most lovely and distinctive Japanese hydrangeas. Double deep pink florets explode from the huge pink sterile panicles in late spring and summer. Leaves are dark green, shiny, and have conspicuous veins. Excellent in any shade garden.
Moderate growing 4 ft. high and 5 ft. wide. |
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Size : 5 gal.
Price: $26.50 |
Rosa Double Knock Out
These blooms of shiny fire-engine red are about 2 1/2 inches wide and utterly unstoppable from early summer till frost. Most are fully double, some semi-double, with an average petal count of 18 to 25 in. A bit tighter, more dense and compact than its the original Knockout Rose, Double Knock Out makes a fine low hedge in any sunny to partly shaded garden. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25 |
Daylily Mauna Loa
These daylilies are a dormant tetraploid that bears circular, bright tangerine-orange flowers, 5 inches across, height 22 inches. Time of bloom is early to late season. Does best in full sun or partial shade. Though daylilies are drought resistant, they flower better when given some water during bloom. Divide in early spring. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25
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Monarda Petite Delight (Bee Balm)
Hardy plants produce large lavender-rose terminal flowers in early summer. Rich nectar source for bees, plus butterflies and hummingbirds. Dark green foliage is mildew resistant and aromatic. A low maintenance addition to wild, habitat and native plant gardens. Promptly cut back spent flowers to encourage second flowering. Rapid growth to 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25
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Delosperma Cooperi (Hardy Ice Plant)
A cold hardy succulent bearing the vibrant purplish-pink flowers of more tender species. Blooms cover the fleshy green foliage over a very long period from spring till frost. Heat, drought and salt tolerant, this adaptable plant thrives with little care. Succulent. Full sun. Fast growing 3 o 6 inches tall, 2 feet wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25
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Phlox Subulata Blue (Creeping Phlox)
Plant a carpet of color! Beautiful masses of deep blue flowers topping creeping stems make an attractive ground cover or accent in a rock garden. Tolerates some drought. Full sun. Moderate grower to 6 inches tall, 3 feet wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25
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Deutzia Gracilis Nikko
A showy spring accent when covered by double white blooms. Low-growing dwarf shrub, bright green leaves on arching branches display deep burgundy fall color. Full to partial sun. Slow-growing to 2 feet high, spreading to 5 feet. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $5.25
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Spirea Butulifolia Tor (Birch Leave Spirea)
The neat mound of rich green foliage provides the ideal backdrop for tight clusters of brilliant white flowers in spring. Foliage becomes gold, red and purple in autumn. Compact, rounded shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. Full sun. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $6.00
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Boxwood Green Mountain
Vigorous growing boxwood when young. Dense upright form with bright green leaves that retain their color through winter. Natural cone-shaped form if left unsheared, excellent hedge. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower to 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $15.00
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Rosa Knockout Rainbow
The newest addition to the Knock Out rose family. The Rainbow Knock Out Rose covers itself with coral pink blooms painted with rich yellow at the base. More compact and floriferous than the earlier Knock Out roses. Fast grower to 3’ to 4’ tall and wide. |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $15.00
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Rosa Sea Foam White
Creamy white, double flowers borne in large clusters with excellent repeat bloom. Vigorous, spreading habit and small, glossy foliage with superb disease resistance. This hardy gem is suitable for use as a ground cover or a low hedge. Fast grower - 3' by 7' , full sun . |
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Size : 1 gal.
Price: $15.00
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Rosa Carefree Sunshine
Deep yellow buds open to prolific clusters of sunny yellow, 3- to 4-inch semi-double blossoms all summer long, keeping their color without fading or washing out in the harsh summer sun. A virtually maintenance-free upright shrub that grows about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. |
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If you have additional questions about the plants offered in the City’s Spring Plant Sale, contact the Merriam Public Works Department at (913) 322-5570.