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Plants in College Football Colors

Show your team colors in the garden. Below are the official brand colors of every school in the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12, plus the two conferences with the deepest Midwest roots, the Mid-American and the Missouri Valley, and a few independents and neighbors (yes, Notre Dame). Click any color swatch to open the Plant Club color wheel and see the perennials, annuals and shrubs we're aware of that bloom in that shade.

SEC 16 schools

Big Ten 18 schools

SchoolPrimarySecondary
IllinoisFighting IlliniIllini Orange#FF5F05Illini Blue#13294B
IndianaHoosiersCrimson#990000Cream#EEEDEB
IowaHawkeyesGold#FFCD00Black#000000
MarylandTerrapinsRed#E03A3EGold#FFD200
MichiganWolverinesMaize#FFCB05Blue#00274C
Michigan StateSpartansSpartan Green#18453BWhite#FFFFFF
MinnesotaGolden GophersMaroon#7A0019Gold#FFCC33
NebraskaCornhuskersScarlet#D00000Cream#F5F1E7
NorthwesternWildcatsNorthwestern Purple#4E2A84White#FFFFFF
Ohio StateBuckeyesScarlet#BB0000Gray#666666
OregonDucksGreen#154733Yellow#FEE123
Penn StateNittany LionsNittany Navy#041E42White#FFFFFF
PurdueBoilermakersCampus Gold#CFB991Black#000000
RutgersScarlet KnightsScarlet#CC0033White#FFFFFF
UCLABruinsUCLA Blue#2774AEUCLA Gold#FFD100
USCTrojansCardinal#990000Gold#FFC72C
WashingtonHuskiesPurple#4B2E83Gold#B7A57A
WisconsinBadgersBadger Red#C5050CWhite#FFFFFF

ACC 17 football schools

Big 12 16 schools

Mid-American Conference 13 schools

Missouri Valley Football Conference 9 schools (FCS)

SchoolPrimarySecondary
Illinois StateRedbirdsRedbird Red#CE142BRedbird Yellow#F6DA17
Indiana StateSycamoresRoyal Blue#283A97White#FFFFFF
Murray StateRacersMurray State Blue#002144Murray State Gold#ECAC00
North DakotaFighting HawksUND Green#009A44White#FFFFFF
Northern IowaPanthersPanther Purple#500778Goldenrod#FFB500
South DakotaCoyotesCoyote Red#D21533Black#000000
South Dakota StateJackrabbitsSDState Blue#0033A0SDState Yellow#FFD100
Southern IllinoisSalukisSIU Maroon#6C0633Black#000000
Youngstown StatePenguinsPenguin Red#C8333BWhite#FFFFFF

Independents & Midwest Neighbors 3 schools

SchoolPrimarySecondary
Notre DameFighting Irish (Independent)Notre Dame Blue#0C2340Dome Gold#C99700
Northern IllinoisHuskies (Mountain West)NIU Red#C8102EBlack#000000
North Dakota StateBison (Mountain West)NDSU Green#00583DNDSU Yellow#FFC425

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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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