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| Achillea | (Yarrow or Milfoil) Zones 3-8, Sun, adaptable and undemanding, fernlike aromatic foliage, excellent cut and dried flower | | Colorado: 24", plants grow to 18" wide, in shades of pink, russet, red, apricot, cream, and beige
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.Coronation Gold: 30-36", golden-yellow flowers 3-4" wide on strong stems, late spring-summer
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Golden Jubilee: unusual golden chartreuse yellow colored foliage with tall blue flower spikes.
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Fireland: 24", flowers open bright red and fade to creamy yellow on stiff stems, long flowering
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Summerwine: 2', rich burgundy-red flowers age to a very pretty blush Zinfandel color, June-September
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Moonshine: 2-3', flat-topped bright yellow 1-2" flowers, deeply dissected silver foliage
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Appleblossom: 1 1/2', soft pink flowers fad to lilac, June-September
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Anthea: 2-3', soft yellow flowers, silver foliage
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Terracotta: 30-36", silvery foliage, sturdy stems. Bright peach color flower slowly turns to a rich terra cotta color, June-September | Aconitum | (Monkshood) Zones 2-7, Sun, Part-shade, attractive foliage, deeply lobed large leaves (roots, leaves and seeds are poisonous) | | cammarum Bicolor: 3-4', blue and white flowers on wide branching panicles, June-July
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cammarum Bressingham Spire: 36", flower spikes of deep violet-blue. Deeply cut leaves, stocky habit, June-July
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napellus Albus: 3-4', pure white, helmut-haped, snap-dragon like flowers bloom mid-summer. Glossy dark green 2-3" deeply lobed leaves. Long lived and very hardy.
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napellus Newry Blue: 3-4', deep blue, helmut-shaped, snap-dragon like flowers bloom mid-summer. Glossy dark green 2-3" deeply lobed leaves. Long lived and very hardy | Adenophora | (Lilyleaf Ladybell) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade | | confusa: 36", large, pendulous, fragrant, deep blue bell-shapd flowers, many tall erect stems, long flowering and exceptionally drought tolerant. June | Aegopodium | (Snow-on-the-Mountain, Bishop's Weed) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade, Shade | | podagraria Variegatum: 6-14", spreading ground cover with green and white variegated foliage, white flowers, grows anywhere, late spring | Agastache | (Annis Hyssop) Zones 5-9), Sun, attracts butterflies | | Blue Fortune: 36", blue-violet spikes on very fragrant foliage, long flowering, drought and heat tolerant, mid-late summer
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Honey Bee Blue: 2', pleasant mint-like scented foliage with long-blooming blue flower spikes which attract bees and butterflies. Attractive cut flower. Low maintenance, mid-lsate summer | Ajuga | (Bugleweed) Zones 3-10, Sun, Part-shade, Shade. A rapid growing ground cover that proves effective under trees where lawn has difficulty establishing. Also does well in rock gardens and when used as an edging plant. Upright flower spikes | | reptans Bronze Beauty: 6", strong, low growing ground cover with attractive deeply bronzed foliage, blue flower spikes. Spreads by creeping stems. An exceptionally, hardy ground cover
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reptans Burgundy Glow: 6", similar to above, except with a very colorful deep burgundy foliage | Akebia | (Kiwi Vine) Zones 4-8, part shade | | trifoiata: three-leaf akebia vine from China, maroon-brown flowers, sweet edible fruit. A wonderful cover for trellises and arbors | Alcea | (Hollyhock) Zones 3-8, Sun, attracts butterflies and hummingbords, stately biennial or perennial that self sows, excellent along fences or back of the border | | rosea Chater's Lilac: 4-6', tall stately lilac spikes with ruffled, fully double ball-shaped flowers
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rosea Chater's Scarlet: 4-6' tall, tall stately scarlet spikes with ruffled, fully double ball-shaped flowers
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rosea nigra The Watchman: 48", dark maroon, almost black, single, saucer-shaped blooms, perennial
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Country Romance Mix: 6', old fashioned 3-5" single blooms in colors of rose, pink, orange, yellow, white, and maroon. Long blooming, perennial | Alchemilla | (Lady's Mantle) Zones 3-7, Sun, Part-shade, Shade | | mollis: 18", easy to grow evergreen ground cover with chartreuse rounded lobed leaves. Tiny yellow-green star-shaped flowers can be cut and dried, late spring | Allium | (Ornamental Onion) Zones 4-7, Sun
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| aflatunense (Persion Onion) Purple Sensation: 3', giant onion, basal foliage produces a purple ball flower the size of a tennis ball. Be sure soil is well drained. May-June
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kartaviense: 9", pink to purple globes, leaves are blue-green and broad, late May | Alyssum | (Aurinia, Basket of Gold, Gold dust) Zones 3-7, Sun, Part-shade | | Wufenianum: 5", clusters of deep golden reblooming flowers, more compact and longer-lived than other varieties. Gray foliage. May-July. Suitable for rock gardens, borders, and dry areas | Anemone | (Japanese Anemone) Zones 5-8, Sun. A good choice for late summer and autumn flowering. Requires a rich, well drained soil for top performance | | hupehensis September Charm: 30", rose colored flowers, late summer-fall
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Prince Heinrich: 30", this tall late summer and fall blooming Anemone prefers partial shade, rich soil and protection from winter winds. Deep rose-red, semi-double 3" blooms. Slow growing | Anemone | (Windflower, Snow Drop Anemone) Zones 5-8, Sun, Part-Shade | | Sylvestris: 1', snowdrop anemone, long blooming, large creamy-white 2-3" single flowers with yellow stamen in late spring
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ultifda Rubra: 12", incissed green leaves, carmine rose flowers from late spring to early summer. Good growth habit | Amsonia | (Narrow Leaf Blue Star or Blue Milkweed) Zones 4-9, Sun, Part-shade | | Hubrictii: 2-3', clump forming, grown for its mid green willow like or needle shaped 2-3" leaves which turn bright yellow in autumn. Sky-blue blossom umbrels in spring . Zone 5
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tabernaemontana Blue Star: clump forming with many stems of dark green lance-shaped leaves and starry-blue 3/4" flowers forming panicles covering the foliag in spring. Zone 3 | Anthemis | (Hardy Marguerite) Zones 3-7, Sun | | Kelwayi: 24", lemon-yellow daisy-like 2 inch flowers that bloom all summer long and into the fall. Strongly scented and attractive gray-green foliage. Flowers used for yellow dye
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Suzanna Mitchell: 2', creamy white 1 1/2" daisies with yellow buttons blooming for 3 months over silvery-green fern-like foliage
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tinctoria Sauce Hollandaise: 2', heavy, never ending blooms, creamy-white daisies with yellow buttons, erect, tidy cllumps of dark green, fern like, fragrant foliage | Aquilegia | (Columbine) Zones 3-9, Sun, Part-shade, graceful, colorful blossoms make this a delightful border plant. They perform well in a well-drained, rich humus soil | | McKana Hybrids: 30", large showy flowers of many shades and colors with long spurs that are widely flared, early summer
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Songbird Hybrid Mix: most colors are 18-24" and all have white petals. Sepals cover a range of very bright colors including light and dark blues, dark red, white, lavender, pink, and yellow. Early
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William Guiness: 18", rich purple-black against contrasting white. A favorite in English gardens
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Barlow Mix: 2', dahlia-like, fully double blooms in 10 different shades of white, rose, violet, and black purple. Outstanding cut flower
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Tower Mix: 2', a new type of columbine with double flowers and very short spurs, resembling large pink or blue raspberry fruits. Full or partial shade
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Woodside Blue: 18-24", blue flowers with variegated leaves
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Black Barlow: 2', purple-black double flowers
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Biedermeier: 8-10", an old fashioned favorite. Neat compact habit with lovely array of mixed colors. Late spring
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Dorothy Rose: 24-30", (Granny's Bonnet) an outstanding, totally unique flower. The unusual characteristic of having several flowers set inside one another is very distinctive. Light rose-pink flowers with light green foliage that has a blue cast. Debuted at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1999 | Arenaria | (Sandwort) Zone 4, Evergreen, Sun, Prefers poor andy soil | | Montana: 5", very low-growing moss-like ground cover with gray-green foliage and large, round, snow-white flowers all season long. Ideal for rock gardens and for growing in a wall | Armeria | (Thrift) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade | | Maritima Bloodstone: 6-8", sea pink, tufted evergreen leaves, long flowering dark rose-red flowers in spring
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maritima Alba: 5", creamy white flowers, May-June
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maritima Splendens: 5", intense red flowers, May-June
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Nifty Thrifty: variegated foliage | Armoracia | (Variegated Horseradish) Zones 3-9, Sun | | rusticana Variegata: 14", creamy white and green splashed foliage the second and ensuing years. Be patient. All green the first year. Hardy and exotic | Artemisia | (Wormwood) Zones 3-7, Sun to Part-shade |
| Ghizo: 4', mahogany colored stems, black-green foliage, tiny cream-white flowers July-October
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ludoviciana Silver King: 3', silver foliage, somewhat compact, male flowers, foliage
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ludoviciana Powis Castle: 2-3', very finely cut silver foliage, one of the finest looking artemisia
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schmidtiana Siver Mound Nana: 6", compact plant, fine textured silver foliage, silver mound, foliage
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vulgarus Oriental Limelight: green with yellow variegation | Aruncus | (Goat's Beard) Zones 3-7, Part to Full Shade | | aethusifolius: (Dwarf Goat's Beard) 12", rather fine, ferny foliage, creamy white spikes, early summer
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dioicus Kneiffi: 5', ivory white feather plumes with sharply cut foliage, ideal for the back of the border, does best in shady, moist locations, early summer | Asarum | (Wild Ginger) Zones 4-8, Shade | | shuttleworthii Callaway: 5-8", glossy leaves with silver veins
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maximum Green Panda: black leaves with white blooms
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splendens quicksilver: spreading, silver mottling | Asclepias | (Butterfly Flower) Zones 3-9, Sun, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds | | incarnata Ice Ballet (Swamp Milkweed) 3-5', clusters of tiny white flowers contrast nicely against the rich green foliage, prefers moist to wet, humus-rich soil, long lasting cut flower, early
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incarnata Soulmate: 3', rose colored flower clusters, same as above
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tuberosa Hello Yellow: 3', pure yellow, new
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tuberosa: 2' with 2' spread, bright orange-red 6" flower clusters. Thrives under dry conditions. Make long-lived, low maintenance border plant or cut flower | Astilbe | (False Spirea, False Goat's Beard) Zones 4-9, Sun if kept moist - part shade, fluffy spires of various shades of white, pink or red on lacy foliage from early to late summer. Prefers rich, moist, acid soil in partial shade | | japonica Peach Blossom: 24", delicate pink with a hint of peach, early summer bloom
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japonica Elisabeth van Veen: 24", dark raspberry-lilac plumes with reddish foliage, midsummer bloom
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japonica Montgomery: 20", large trusses of dark red. Leaves emerge bronze in spring, changing to green, midsummer bloom
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japonica Red Sentinel: 24", deep forest-green leaves have mahogany-red stems topped with scarlet-red flowers. Open lacy looking panicles, midsummer bloom
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arendsii Glow: 30", bronze foliage in spring turns mid-green by summer. Plumes are deep red, narrow and upright triangles, mid-late summer bloom
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arendsii Fanal: 20", deep, blood red narrow spikes. Foliage in spring is mahogany turning green by summer, early summer bloom
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arendsii Cattleya: 40", rose pink, midsummer bloom
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thunbergii Ostrich Plum: 30", pink drooping trusses, mid-late summer bloom
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chinensis Purple Candles: 42", narrow purple-red plumes, bronze foliage, late summer bloom
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arendsii Etna: 20", dark red, midsummer bloom
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arendsii Granat: 24", rose-red, midsummer bloom
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arendsii Bridal Veil: 28", white, early summer bloom
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arendsii White Gloria: 24", white blocky plume, mid-late summer bloom
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japonica Deutschland: 30", white, early summer bloom
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arendsii Sister Theresa: 24", salmon-pink, early-midsummer bloom
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chinensis Pumila: 10", lavender pink flowers, spreading, can tolerate dryer soil. Very late summer bloom. Use as a ground cover
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chinensis Visions: 12-14", sweetly scented, upright raspberry red plumes, mid-late summer bloom
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simplicifoia Sprite: 12", dwarf, attractive, finely dissected, dark bronze foliage. Lovely shell pink flowers with open droppy panicles. 1994 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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Superba: 36", leaves have almost round shape, flowers are magenta-pink spikes, July-august, vigorous grower
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Sheila Haxton: 12", deeply cut, dark green leaves with a bronze edge with burgundy-red flower stems with large pink blooms. A short Astilbe with a lot flower power. July-August | Astrantia | (Masterwort) Zones 4-7, Sun, Part-shade | | major Rubra: 28", long-blooming flowers are wine red fading to deep pink, excellent fresh cut or dried. Interesting deep green foliage forms a neat mound perfect for the partially shady border. June-September
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major Claret: deep red, black stems
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major Sunningdale Variegated: 24", yellow and green variegated foliage, deep purple flowers, early to late summer | Aubrieta | (Rock Cress) Zone 4, Sun or shade, attracts butterflies | | Cascade Red or Cascade Blue: 4", beautiful in rock gardens, cascading over walls, low growing spreading plants. Profusion of small 4 petaled early spring flowers | Baptisia | (False Indigo) Zones 3-9, Sun, Part-shade, Attracts butterflies | | Australis: 3-4', showy racemes of indigo blue sweet pea like blossoms. Forms tidy herbaceous shrub, hardy, long-lived, maintenance free, never needs dividing
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lactea Leucantha: 3-4', white version of Australis with stately, erect, smokey gray stalks. Drought proof.
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spaerocarpa: 3-4', vivid butter yellow flowers, blue green foliage | Belamcanda | (Blackberry Lily) Zones 5-7, Sun | | chinensis: 2-4', speckled orange flowers followed by shiny black seads on iris-like foliage in July and August | Bergenia | (Heart Leaf Bergenia, Saxifraga) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part shade, attracts butterflies | | Bressingham Ruby: 12", glossy green-bronze cabbage-like leaves turning rich maroon with crimson undersides in winter, forming an attractive four season ground cover. Intense red flower spikes in spring. Prefers partial shade but will tolerate more sun if moisture is adequate. Very hardy. Blooms mid to late spring
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Britten: 12-15", neat habit and good clean foliage, flowers are waxy white that age to pink | Boltonia | (Starflowers, False Chamomile) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part shade, attracts butterflies |
| asteroides Snowbank: 4', tall white daisy-like flowers completely cover a spreading clump. Late August or Septemer bloom
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asteroides Nana: 2', dwarf version with lilac-pink flowers. August-September bloom | Brunnera | (Alkanet) Zones 3-8, Part-shade to Full shade | | marophylla: 12", large green heart-shaped leaves, tiny clusters of small blue flowers, moisture loving plant is ideal for the shade garden, blooms in the spring | Buddleia | (Butterfly Bush) Zones 5-10, Sun, attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees, dense spikes 6-10" long flower from late summer to fall. Prune in spring after last frost | | davidii Black Knight: 5-7', dark purple flowers
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davidii Dartmoor: 5-7', award winner, multi-branched panicles give a more arching effect, deep lilac-pink flower custers
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davidii Harequin: 5-7', distinctive variegated form has an irregular creamy margin, vibrant flower of electric purplish-red make for an eye catching display
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davidii White Profusion: 5-7', white flower clusters
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x weyeriana Honeycomb: 5-7', regarded as one of the best yellow butterfly bushes. Flowers are rounded with an orange center, silvery compact foliage
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davidii Potter's Purple: 5-7', large deep violet flower
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davidii Royal Red: 5-7', rich purple-red flowers
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| salicifolium Alpengold: 2-3', masses of golden-yellow daisy-like flowers, July-September | Camassia | (Quamash) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade | | leichtlini Blue Danube: 24-30", vibrant dark blue flowering racemes on upright stalks with long narrow foliage, April-May | Campanula | (Bellflower or Harebell) Zones 3-8, Sun to Part-shade | | cochlearifolia Bavaria Blue: 4", mat forming plant ideal for rock gardens or containers, sky blue flowers in summer, needs good drainage
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medium Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bell: 24", bell-shaped flowers that have a flat base giving the appearance of a cup and saucer. Blue, pink or white. Biennial
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glomerata Superba: Zone 2, 18-24", clusters of dark violet bell-stars on tall stems. Very floriferous, excellent cut flower
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persicifolia Chettle Charm: 2', charming two-toned flower cups, white tinged with soft blue, clusters of flowers are atop wiry stems. Good cut flower
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poscharskyana Blue Waterfall: low mounds of vigorous, spreading green foliage covered with dark blue bellflowers during most of summer. Exceptional for walls, rockery, planters, ground cover
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carpatica Deep Blue Clips: 10", for borders and rock gardens, 1 1/2" wide upright deep bue flowers. June-August
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punctata Cherry Bells: 20", cherry-red, bell-shaped, nodding flowers hang from arching stems. sturdy plants | Campsis | (Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine) Zone 4-9, Sun, climbing vine, attracts hummingbirds | | radicans: 20', tall climbing perennial vine with fern-like foliage and attractive fairly large, scarlet-red trumpet shaped blossoms | Centaurea | (Perennial Bachelor Button) Zones 3-8, Sun, attracts butterflies | | montana Blue: (Perennial Cornflower) 24", blue flower heads with ringed margins, summer
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Dealbata: (Persian Cornflower) 24", large 2 to 3" rose colored fringed flowers with silver foliage. Good cut flower
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Macrocephala: (Armenian Basket Flower) 36", large 3" golden yellow blooms on tall stems, excellent cut flower | Centranthus | (Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard) Zones 4-8, Sun to Part-shade, attracts butterflies | | ruber Albus: 24-36", tiny white florets cluster in dense showy heads held above bushy gray-green foliage, summer through frost
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ruber Red-rose: 24-36", tiny carmine-rose florets cluster in dense showy heads held above bushy gray-green foliage, summer through frost | Cephalaria | (Blue Spiraea) Zone 3-7, Sun | | Gigantea: 4', Scabiosa like yellow blooms atop strong wiry stems with vigorous deep green foliage. Excellent cut flower. Seed heads used in everlasting arrangements. June-August | Ceratostigma | (Leadwort, Plumbago) Zones 5-9, Sun, Part-shade |
| Plumbago: 8", ground cover with foliage which turns red in the fall and deep blue blooms in summer. Late emergence in spring makes it useful to overplant with spring blubs | Cerastium | (Snow in Summer) Zones 3-7, Sun | | tomentosum Yo Yo: 4-6", this ground cover is highly valued for its woolly-gray foliage, white flowers late spring, great for rock gardens | Cimicifuga | (Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane) Zones 3-8, Part shade | | racemosa: 4-6', tall plants with compound, astilbe-like foliage, covered with delicate white bottle brush fragrant flower spikes in late summer. For moist, rich soil
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ramosa Atropurpurea: 5', same as above except foliage is a dark red-purple. Flower spikes somewhat larger
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ramosa Brunette: 3-4', extra dark purple, almost black foliage. Creamy white bottle-brush flower spikes
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simplex Hillside Black Beauty: 3-4', large bottle brush flowers with deep copper leaves
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simplex Black Negligee: 4-5', lacy black foliage and dark stems, fragrant white, purple tinted flowers in late summer | Clematis | Zones 4-8, Sun, Part-shade, large flowering showy vines used to cover fences, trellises, etc. | | Belle of Woking: 4-6" double blue flowers on 4-6' vines, blooms May, June and September
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General Sikorsky: 7-9" dark lavender flowers on 8-12' vines, blooms June-September
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Jackmanni: 5-6" deep purple flowers on 8-12' vines, blooms June-September
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Comtesse de Bouchard: 6-7" flowers on 8-12' vines, blooms June-September
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Dr. Ruppell: 6-8" rose red flowers on 8-12' vines, blooms May, June and September
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Hagley Hybrids: 5-6" shell pink flowers on 6-8' vines, blooms June-September
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Henyri: 6-8" large white flowers with dark stamens on 6-8' vines, blooms June-September
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lanuginosa Candida: 7-9" large white flowers on 8-12' vines, blooms June-September
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Niobe: 6-8" ruby-red flowers on 8-12' vines, blooms June-September
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Red Cardinal: 4-6" glowing crimson flowers on 6-8' vines, blooms June-September
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The President: 6-8" bluish-purple flowers on 8-12" vines, blooms June-September
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Duchess of Edinburgh: 4-6" double white rosettes with yellow anthers on 8-12' vines, May, June and September | Convallaria | (Lily of the Valley) Zones 2-7, Part-shade to Shade | | majalis: 6-8", fragrant white bell-shaped flowers followed by tiny, orange berries, excellent ground cover for shade, late spring | Coreopsis | (Tickseed) Zones 3-9, Sun, attracts butterflies | | grandiflora Early Sunrise: 18", brilliant golden-yellow semi-double flowers all summer. All American Award Winner
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verticillata Moonbeam: 18", creamy yellow flowers atop soft needle-like clumps of foliage all summer. 1992 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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Limerock Ruby: (PPAF) 18-22", Zones 4-9, this is a must have perennial. Abundant, large 1 1/2" daisy flowers are velvety ruby red with yellow centers. In full sun, blooms all summer and well into the first cooler days of fall
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Tequila Sunrise: 14-16", Zone 5-6, olive green leaves are heavily varietgated with an irregular marking of creams and yellows. The new growth in the spring picks up a pinkish red tint. In the fall it takes on a darker mahognay color. Daisy-like yellow orange flowers in early summer with some repeat bloom continuing through September
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Domino: 15" floriferous dwarf variety with golden yellow single flowers containing dark centers.
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verticillata Zagreb: 10-12", dense bushy plants with deep golden flowers
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rosea Sweet Dreams: 18-24", large 1 1/2" bicolor flowers, white and raspberry petals surrounding yellow centers. Vigorous with tall mounding habit | Corydalis | Zones 4-6, Sun to Shade | | flexosa China Blue: 9-12", from China, foliage resembles a delicate-leafed fern that stays decorative all summer, fragrant blue flower clusters bloom up to 9 months in cooler climates. Goes dormant during hot weather | Delosperma | (Ice Plant) Zones 6-9 | | cooperi: 6", spreading, low-growing rose pink daisy-style flowers from summer through fall over mats of succulent jelly-bean leaves | Delphinium | (Larkspur) Zones 3-7, Sun, attracts hummingbirds | | Grandifloum Blue Mirror: 15-20", spurless, deep navy blue 1 1/2" flowers, heat tolerant, everblooming the entire summer
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New Millennium Hybrids: a new strain from New Zealand which is more heat-tolerant, stronger-stemmed, more perennial, more heavily petaled, larger flowered that older strains. Height range is 3-5'. Colors: Blushing Brides - pink; Innocence - white; Royal Aspirations; bright blue
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Pacific Giant: long spikes of mostly double 3" blossoms, borne on stems 3-5', needs staking in windy locations. Spectacular blooms beginning in June
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Guinevere: rose with white bee
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Blue Knight: dark blue with white bee | Dendeanthema | (Chrysanthemum) Zone 4, Sun | | zawadskii Clara Curtis: 18", cold hardy old-fashioned mum. Pink daisies with yellow centers July to October
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zawadskii Sheffield: 2 1/2', profusion of long flowering salmon-pink, yellow-eyed daisies. August -October | Diascia | (Twinspur) Zone 5 |
| integerrima Coral Canyon: 15", floriferous, summer-long bloom of attractive rose-pink, oval flowers on 15" spike-like racemes. Tolerant of dry conditions, hardier than other varieties. Narrow, blue-green foliage | Dianthus | (Pinks) Zones 3-9, Sun, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds | | deltoides Zing Rose: 6", rose-red flowers cover dense green foiage, May-June
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plumarius Clove Pink: 12", fragrance of cloves with single pink flowers, blue-green foliage, May-June
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allwoodii Frosty Fire: 6-8", from Canada, fragrant, long-blooming, double red flowers on a short stem, May-June
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allwoodii Candy Dish: 10-12", frilly double pink flowers with red streaks, blue green foliage, May-June
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gratianopolitanus Tiny Rubies: 4-6", profusion of small double rose-red flowers on a mounded plant with gray-green foliage. Heavy bloomer, May-June | Dicentra | (Bleeding Heart) Zones 3-9, Sun to Shade, performs well in sun provided they have sufficient moisture | | Luxuriant: 12-15", cherry red blossoms from late spring until fall, ferny green foliage, part shade
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Eximia: 18-20", fringed-leaf with rose-red sprays of heart-shaped blooms all summer long beginning in June. Fern-like blue-green foliage on a compact plant. Partial shade
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formosa Adrian Bloom: 1', season long blooms of dark carmine-red bell shaped blossoms covering lacey fern-like foliage. Compact mounded plant. Part shade best, but this strain will take full sun | Dictamnus | (Gas Plant) Zone 3-8, Sun | | Fraxinella: 2-3', a very attractive, difficult to propagate perennial with lemon scented leaves and 9-12" spikes of pink flowers with dark veins. On a hot summer evening, the shiny dark green leaves give off a volatile gas which can ignite when a flame is brought near. June-July. Excellent specimen or background plant in the perennial border. Once placed, it is best left undisturbed as it does not transplant well | Digitalis | (Foxglove) Zones 4-9, Sun to Part-shade, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. All parts poisonous, spikes of tubular flowers, a biennial that self sows, early summer | | d x mertonensis Strawberry Foxglove: 36-42", spires of 2 1/2" strawberry-rose colored flowers. Very attractive
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purpurea Apricot Foxglove: 42", pastel apricot with some spotting, very attractive
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Parviflora: 24", unusual reddish-brown, dense candles, blooms July through September. Seed stalks used in dried floral arrangements
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ferruginea Herald Yellow: 5', especially large yellow blossoms. Blooms June-August
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purpurea Primrose Carousel: 30", dwarf multi-stemmed, primrose-yellow foxglove with heavy maroon spotting on bells. U.K. 1999 flower of the yeard x mertonensis Strawberry Foxglove: 36-42", spires of 2 1/2" strawberry-rose colored flowers. Very attractive
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purpurea Apricot Foxglove: 42", pastel apricot with some spotting, very attractive
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Parviflora: 24", unusual reddigh-brown, dense candles, blooms July through September. Seed stalks used in dried floral arrangements
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ferruginea Herald Yellow: 5', especiallyl large yellow blossoms. Blooms June-August
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purpurea Primrose Carousel: 30", dwarf multi-stemmed, primrose-yellow foxglove with heavy maroon spotting on bells. U.K. 1999 flower of the year | Dodecatheon | (Shooting Star) Zone 4 | | Meadia: 10", clump forming mid-green foliage and numerous umbrels with up to 15 magenta pink small cyclamen-like flowers late spring | Doronicum | (Leopard's Bane) Zones 3-9, Sun, Part shade, prefers rich soil | | Magnificum: 20", very hardy Gerbera-like 2 1/2" yellow blooms in early spring. Excellent cut flower and a great additional to the garden as it is one of the first perennials to bloom. Dormant the rest of the summer | Echinacea | (Coneflower) Zones 3-8, Sun, attracts butterflies, thick deep taproots make them extremely drought tolerant, bloom all summer with attractive seed heads in fall and winter | | purpurea Magnus: 36" huge flat flower heads of rose-pink. 1998 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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purpurea White Swan: 36", white flowers with coppery cone
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purpurea Ruby Star: 36", same as Magnus with more intense carmine-red petals
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Purpurea: 36", the most well known purple coneflower with rose-purple blooms with drooping petals surrounding the brown center cone. Long blooming
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Paradoxa: 36", very unusual large yellow coneflower which is a native of the Ozarks. Long, narrow 10" by 3/4" upward pointing basal foliage. July-Sept
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purpurea Kim's Knee High: 18-24", dwarf purple coneflower. Compact habit. July-Sept | Echinops | (Globe Thistle) Zones 3-8, Sun, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. On warm summer nights you will find bees asleep on the globes | | bannaticus Blue Glow: 48", intense blue decorative globe flowers, leaves are hairy and deep cut, summer
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Arctic Glow: 3', large white ball flowers on red stems above silver-green foliage. July-August
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ruthenicus Platinum Blue: most intense blue | Echium | Rubrum: 2', dark red flower spikes above narrow lanceolate leaves. Clump forming with many flower spikes. Prefers well drained soil. Native to Eastern Europe, Austria, Russia. Zone 4 | Erigeron | (Fleabane) Zone 3 | | speciosus Grandiflorus: 2', clump forming with numerous clusters of yellow-centered, lavender blue daisy like flowers in mid summer. Good cut flower |
Eupatorium | (Joe Pye Weed) Zones 4-10, Sun, Part shade | | rugosum Chocolate: 5', shrub-like with bright white flower clusters atop rich chocolage leaves on reddish stems. Very late Sept-Oct bloom
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Maculatum Gateway: (hardy ageratum) 5-6", huge red flowers clusters, July-September | Euphorbia | (Spurge) Zones 4-8, Sun | | Polychroma: 15", bushy, mound shaped green foliage topped with bright, sulphur-yellow bracts which change to red in fall | Euonymus | (Japanese Euonymus) Zone 4-10, Sun to Shade, evergreen groundcover | | fortunei Harlequin: 12", bright white splotches on green leaves which turn to pink/red in autumn | Ferns | We offer a selection of ferns, most in gallon pots | Filipendula | (Dropwort) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade | | ulmaria Plana: 4', upright Astilbe-like spikes of double creamy white flowers in early to mid-summer
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ulmaria Variegata: 3', slightly shorter white flower spikes and with yellow variegation in the center of deeply serrated dark green leaves, stunning contrast, early to mid-summer | French Tarragon | Zone 4, Sun. This is real Tarragon, used in fish, salad dressings and vegetables. Thin green leaves on strong 2' stems. Extremely cold hardy | Gaillardia | (Blanket Flower) Zone 3-10, Sun, attracts butterflies, daisy-like flowers bloom from summer to frost and are heat tolerant | | Burgundy: 30", large wine-red flowers, 3" in diameter
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Dazzler: 16", golden yellow flower with rich maroon centers
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Goblin: 12", red flowers with yellow margins | Galium | (Sweet Woodruff) Zones 3-9, Part-shade | | odoratum: 6-10", neat, symmetrical, sweetly fragrant foliage used for ground cover in shady areas. Small white flowers. Good for wet or dry sites, practically indestructable. Dried for sachet and potpourri | Gaura | (Wand Flower) Zones 6-9, Sun, tolerant of poor soil, attracts butterflies | | lindheimeri Siskiyou Pink: 2', red green foliage with 2" spikes of brilliant shocking reddish pink flowers from late spring thru summer
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lindheimeri Corries's Gold: a new reliably variegated form of Gaura. Gold blotched foliage that returns every year | Geranium | (Cranesbill) Zone 4-8, Sun to Part-shade, highly valued for their long flowering period and attractive foliage | | Patricia: 24-36", big, bold dark green foliage, bright pink magenta flowers with a black star-shaped center, summer
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cantabrigiense Cambridge: 10", a favorite. Old fashioned, low growing plant with handsome green glossy tangerine scented foliage and lavender pink flowers. Nice mounding habit completely covers the ground. Makes an excellent ground cover, foliage turns crimson in fall
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hamalayense Plenum: 15", also known as "Birch's Double" with double blue-violet flowers on leafy stems. Blooms June to September
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Maculatum Expresso: lavender-pink flowers, mahogany foliage | Greek Oregano | (Origanum heracleoticum) 10", leaves used either fresh or dried in soups, stews, pizszas, or sauces. Erect bushy plant | Gypsophila | (Baby's Breath) Zones 3-9, Sun, excellent in fresh or dried flower arrangements, blooms in June-July and again late in summer if flowers are cut, prefers slightly alkaline soil and good drainage |
| paniculata Snowflake Double: 30", masses of tiny pure white, about 50% double blooms on bushy plants
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paniculata Festival: 3', prolific pink double and semi-double flowers on a vigorous bushy plant | Helianthus | (Perennial Sunflower) Zones 4-8, Sun, Part-shade, attracts butterflies | | multiflorus Flore Pleno: 5', yellow double flowers up to 5" in diameter. August-September | Hedera | (English Ivy, Helix) Zones 5-9, Part-shade to Shade, evergreen trailing ground cover | | English Ivy: large 2-3", 3 to 5 lobed, veined evergreen leaves, bright to dark green, depending on light intensity. Commonly used in planters or as ground cover. | Helenium | (Helen's Flower, Sneezeweed) Zones 3-6, Sun, deadhead to prolong bloom | | autumnal Red & Gold Hybrid: 36", very hardy, extremely attractive red, orange, gold, mahogany bicolor blooms. Late season color that lasts through frosts until hard freezes | Heliopsis | (False Sunflower) Zones 3-9, Sun to Part-shade | | Summer Sun: 24-36", double 4" bright golden daisy-like blooms. Very heat tolerant, blooms July through September
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helianthoides Ballerina: 36", semi-double gold flowers above glossy deep green foliage just keep coming throughout the summer
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helianthoides Lorraine Sunshine: 30", a bright blend of green and white variegation topped with large golden yellow daisy flowers. June-frost
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helianthoides Bressingham Doubloon: 4', large semi-double flowers, July-September | Helleborus | (Lenten Rose) Sun, Part-Shade, shade. A woodland plant that blooms in February or March. Flowers are long lasting in pink, white, cream, purple or green. Available as mature plants in gallon pots | Heuchera | (Coral Bells) Zones 4-9, Sun to Part-shade, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds | | micrantha Palace Purple: 8" foliage, mahogany-red foliage all season, small white flowers on 20" scapes, 1991 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year. June-July
.Bressingham Hybrid Mix: 24", mounds of large scalloped green leaves with darker or lighter highlighted veins, dainty bell-like flowers on graceful spikes of light pink to deep crimson, June-July
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brizoides Firefly: 18-24", showy bright scarlet flower sprays, ivy-shaped green evergreen foliage
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americana Dale's Strain: 2', decorative, variable, marbled maple-leaf leaves with pronounced dark veins and with a silver bronze interior imprint. Cream colored bloom. June-July
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Ebony and Ivory: 22", one of the showiest blooms with a profusion of ivory flowers over ruffled ebony or dark purple foliage. Largest and longest bloom. May-July
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micrantha Purple Petticoats: 1', chocolate colored foliage with silver, lavender, pewter, charcoal gray. Heavilly ruffled leafedge. June-July
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Amber Waves: 12", light rose-colored flowers over stunning ruffled amber-gold foliage. Summer
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Vesuvius: 2', dark purple foliage, but it is the profusion, and re-blooming of the orange-red flower sprays that really sets this one apart from other dark-leaved varieties.
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Fireworks: never ending display of light coral flowers over bronze, lightly ruffled foliage. A rebloomer which is seemingly never out of flower, excellent plant
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Green Spice: unique tri-color with gray edged, silver shading, dark purple veining over a dark green background | Heucherella | (Foamy Bells) Zones 3-7, Sun, Part-shade. A cross between Heuchera and Tiarella | | alba Bridget Bloom: 8" foliage. A shell-pink and white bi-color bloom over an 8 week period, virtually the entire summer. Heuchera style green mounded foliage with dark veins
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Quicksilver: 8" foliage, dark bronze foliage with pronounced silver metallic sheen between veins of bronze. Creamy white flowers on dark flowering 18" stems from late spring to mid-summer
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tiarelloides Crimson Clouds: 8" foliage, unusual green and crimson spotted leaves with a mass of long blooming dark pink flower sprays
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Chocolate Lace: 8" foliage, shiny burgundy leaves accompanied by pink 18" flowers
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Sunspot: unique bright yellow charteuse foliage with a blood red center spot, bears an endless profusion of briliant deep pink sprays above the 8" foliage | Hibiscus | (Rose Mallow) Zones 4-9, Sun to Part-shade, attracts hummingbirds. The large, bold flowers of hibiscus are best used as an accent plant and are valued for their late summer display. Breaks dormancy late in the spring | | Kopper King: 3 1/2', 3-5 lobed maple-cut leaves have copper-red coloring, underside of leaf is orange-red, white flowers 12" across have bright red eye and some ruffling and overlapping, outstanding, late summer
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Blue River II: 4-5", dinner plate size clear-white flowers, late summer
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Lady Baltimore: 4", well-defined cone-shaped pink flowers with satiny red center, late summer
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Lord Baltimore: 4-5', brilliant red flowers up to 10" across, late summer
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Sweet Caroline: 4-6', bright pink with slightly darker veins and darker eyezone. The outer margins of the 6-8" flowers are irregualrly ruffled and partly reflexed which gives an attractive outline, late summer
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Fireball: burgundy foliage with red flower | Iberis | (Candytuft) Zones 3-9, Sun, evergreen ground cover, excellent in the rock garden or edging. Drought tolerant | | sempervirens Purity: 6", compact spreading mound of very long blooming intense white blossoms.
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aurosiaca Sweetheart: 6", mass of pink changing to lilac on silver tinted evergreen foliage.
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sempervirens Snowflake: 8-10:, deep green foliage with pure white flowers in spring | Knautia | (Bachelor's Buttons) Zones 4-7, Sun | | macedonica: 30", dark red flowers, similar to Scabiosa. June-September |
Kniphofia | (Tritoma or Red Hot Poker) Zones 5-9, Sun, Part-shade, mid June, July | | Flemenco: 30", spectacular 8" spikes of flowers in shades of cream, orange, red, yellow and some bi-colors | Lamium | (Dead Nettle) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade, Shade, attracts hummingbirds. Herbaceous ground cover which radiates color in darker shade areas. Dormancy breaks early in spring and foliage lasts until late fall. Semi-shade is best | | maculatum Beacon Silver: 8", pink flowers, silver foliage edged in green, June-August
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maculatum Orchid frost: 4-6", showy orchid-pink flowers, foliage of shimmering silvery centers and scalloped blue-green margins. Spring
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maculatum White Nancy: 4-8", groundcover with white flowers, silver-white foliage with green margins. April-July
| Lathyrus | (Perennial Sweet Pea) Zones 4-7, Sun | | latifolius Pearl Series: climbing 4-6' old fashioned perennial sweet peas. Long lasting perennial with an extended July-August bloom period. Available in red, pink and white | Lavandula | (True Lavender, English Lavender) Zones 5-9, Sun, evergreen aromatic gray foliage with scented flower spikes highly valued for potpourri and sachets. Transplant at 45 degrees or above | | angustifolia Hidcote: 12", deep purple flowers, compact, summer
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angustifolia Munstead: 15-18", rich lavender flowers, summer
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angustifolia Rosea: similar to Hidcote except light pink blossoms
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angustifolia Jean Davis: very pale pink, nearly white blooms atop blue-green foliage
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angustifolia Goodwin Creek Grey: 2-3', light gray, deeply toothed, wide leaves, mounded habit, deep purple blossoms
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angustifolia Blue Cushion: 16" dwarf cushion habit with greener leaves than most varieties, deep blue flowrs
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intermedia Grosso: 18-24", prized for its extremely fragrant oil. Grosso has dense deep purple flowers which bloom most of the summer. Gray-green foliage, very disease resistant
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angustifolia Lavender Lady: 10" fragrant leaves, lavender blue flowers used dried in sachets, potpourri. Award winner | Leucanthemum | (Shasta Daisy) Zones 5-9, Sun to Part-shade | | Superbum Aglaia: 28", large fully double frilled white flowers, thick sturdy stems, summer
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Summer Snowball, 30", new, with pure white, mum style, tennis ball sized, fully double blooms, rich green leaves
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superbum Alaska: 36", a classic white daisy for cut flowers with large 3" white petals surrounding a yellow button. Blooms June-August
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superbum Marconi: 28", double and semi-double huge (up to 6") white blooms
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superbum Dwarf Snow Lady: 10-12", dwarf compact daisy covered with 2 1/2" white daisies with yellow center. Heat tolerant, blooms all season
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Crazy Daisy: 24", fluffy, quilled, mostly double 1 1/2 to 3" white daisies. Long bloom period
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superbum Becky: 3', single 2-3" white flowers all summer long if dead-headed. Lustrous deep green foliage. Hardy and durable if planted in well-drained soil and full sun. Long bloom period from June-July | Liatris | (Gayfeather, Blazing Star) Zones 3-9, Sun, attracts butterflies, stately wand-like flowers | | Kobold: 18", rose-purple pipe cleaner spikes with attractive dark green lily-like leaves. Compact very hardy cut flowers | Ligularia | (Ragwort, Senecio) Zones 4-9, Sun to Part-shade. At the farm we find part-shade best. This plant is handsome with large bold foliage and is ideal as an accent plant or as a contrast to hosta | | dentata Othello: 3', large, bold, dark red-purple leaves with orange-red daisies on dark stems. July-August
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stenocephala The Rocket: 4', small bright yellow button flowers adorn tall spikes which rise above bold, jagged edged, heart-shaped leaves like rockets. Flowers all summer
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Desdemona Bigleaf Goldenray: 3-4', bold, leathery, textured leaves of deep purple green and large yellow-orange daisy-like flowers combine for an interesting plant. Prefers a cool, moist environment. August September | Lilium | (Asiatic, Oriental Garden Lily) Zone 5, Sun, Part-shade | | Asiatic and Asi-Florum Lily: (Asiatic x Longiflorum cross) lilies are the most vigorous of all liliums and make an extremely colorful, maintenance-free, extra hardy perennial even to zone 3. The strong stems and profusion of bloom seldom require staking. Mid-June throughout the summer. Varieties listed below
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Black Out: 3', stunning dark red with black spots
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Cote d'Azure: 3', bright fuschia dark pink Asiatic that doesn't fade
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Jet Stream: 3', Asi-Florum with extra large blooms of purple-pink
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Royal Dream: 3', gorgeous pure white L.A. Hybrid, light spots
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Red Beauty: 3-4', brilliant fire-engine red, large blooms
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Black Jack: 3', stunning dark purple
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Royal Justice: 3', huge bright lemon
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Oriental Lily: Oriental lilies bloom later (July-August) than Asiatics and have larger, very fragrant blooms. Varieties listed below
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Aubade: 3', a favorite, large white blooms with distinct yellow center bands
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Bararesco: 3 1/2 ', large velvety, maroon-purple blooms with small yellow heart
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Casa Blanca: 3 1/2', pure white extra large blooms, long lasting
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Case Grande: 3', the pink Casa Blanca, dark pink with lighter heart, spotted
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Garden Party: 2', tri-colored and semi-dwarf, large white blooms with yellow and orange stars on petals
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Kissproof: 3', dark blood-red with a fine white outline
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Chinon: 36", red with white edge, dark red speckles in flowers
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Mona Lisa: 26", light pink with a white edge
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Star Gazer: 28", a most popular variety, dark rose with white speckles
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Tom Pouces: 32", deep pink flowers with lemon yellow streaks radiating from the center
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White Star Gazer: 28", similar to Star Gazer but white
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Trumpet Lily: called trumpet lilies because of the brightly colored long trumpet-shaped blooms. These are extremely fragrant, usualy 4-5' in good soil, easy to grow, very hardy, zones 3-8. Bloom period usually mid-summer in most areas. Varieties listed below
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Regale Album: pure white
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Pink Perfection: bright pink
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African Queen: Yellow-orange with brown markings on the outside | Lobelia | (Cardinal Flower) Zones 5-9, Sun to Part-shade, attracts hummingbirds | | cardinalis: 30", excellent border plant for moist locations, brilliant red flower spikes in late summer, huge hummingbird attractor
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vedrariensis x Gerardii: 36", deep purple flowers spikes which bloom in late summer-fall. Needs moisture
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Royal Fuchsia: 3', a new form that is more floriferous, stronger, hardier, well branched with showier blooms. Magenta flower panicles | Lupinus | (Lupines, Bluebonnet) Zones 4-6, Sun to part-shade, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds | | Russell Hybrids: 30-36", special blue point mixed, spires of closely set sweetpea type blossoms in rich color range. Varieties listed below
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The Pages: carmine red
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The Governor: blue
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The Noble Maiden: ivory
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Gallery Hybrid, Mixed: 20", compact early lupine with solid 10" flower spikes of white, red, pink, blue and yellow |
Lychnis | (Maltese Cross, Catchfly) Zones 3-9, Sun, Part-shade, attracts hummingbirds | | Chalcedonica: 24" firey red cross-shaped individual flower clusters form dense rounded heads. Long bloom period. Makes a fine cut flower
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coronaria: 2', woolly, silvery foliage with carmine-red flowers, mid-summer | Lysimachia | (Loosestrife, Circle Flower) Zones 3-8, Sun, Part-shade | | punctata Alexander: 2', an English introduction with variegated, rounded leaves that have a wide gold border that turns cream colored in warm weather. Upright spikes of star-shaped, golden-yellow flowers.
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ciliata Firecracker: non-invasive, with dark bronze foiage and contrasting yellow flowers | Mentha | (Mint) Zone 3-10, Sun, Part-shade
| | piperita peppermint: this is the true peppermint used to flavor candy and drinks. Deep purplish-green foliage, lavender flowers. Can be invasive and is therefore best grown in a sunken pot in the garden or in a container
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suaveolens Variegated Pineapple Mint: sweet pineapple scent, attractive white variegation on foliage
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mentha x peipeta Chocolate Mint: bronze peppermint-like leaves with delightful peppermint patty-like scent | Monarda | (Bee Balm, Bergamot, Oswego Tea) Zones 4-9, Sun, Part-Shade, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
| | Prairie Night: 3-4', rich royal purple, late blooming, usually August-September
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Jacob Cline: 48", large red flowers, vigorous plant, most mildew resistant | Malva | (Hollyhock Mallow) Zones 4-8, Sun, host for Painted Lady Butterfly | | moschasta Alba: 24-36", bowl shaped white flowers bloom in early summer | Nepeta, Calamentha | (Catmint, Catnip, Calamint) Zones 5-9, Sun, Part-shade | | mussinii Six Hills Giant: 2-3", ornamental, silvery, very aromatic foliage with a profusion of aromatic lavender-blue flowers on terminal spikes that never quit
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mussinii Blue Wonder: 15", compact version with straighter, more numerous flower heads than species
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mussinii Dawn to Dusk: 2-3', unusual pink flowers. Profuse bloomer
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racemosa Walker's Low: 15", stunning, new from England, compact, mounded gray-green foliage with an unbelievable display of large periwinkle blue flowers all summer.
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nepeta subsp. nepeta: 15-18", pale lilac flowers
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nepeta White Cloud: larger white flowers
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sylvatica: purple-pink flowers, minty leaves | Oenothera | (Evening Primrose, Sundrops) Zones 3-9, Sun, Part-shade | | missouriensis: 12", large 3-4" bright yellow, sweet-scented poppy style blooms on spreading plants. | Ornamental Grass | ACORUS: (Variegated sweet Flag) Zones 4-9, Sun
| | Calamus Variegatus- 36",long narrow leaves with green and creamy white bands. The grass-like foliage requires constant moisture and is excellent in water in pots, non-invasive
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ARRHENATHERUM:(Bulbous Oat Grass) Zones 4-9, Sun or Part shade
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bulbosum Variegatum- 6-12", white and green variegated foliage, summer. Eye catching
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CALAMAGROSTIS: (Feather Reed Grass) Zones 5-8, Sun
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acutiflora Overdam- (Variegated Feather Reed Grass) 5', foliage starts out with bright yellow margins then fades to white with pink flush, sand colored flowers heads, nice clumping habit, early summer
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acutiflora Karl Foester- 5', showy feather plumes with striking, erect, wheat-colored heads, upright habit, early summer. 2001 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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CAREX: (Sedge) Zones 5-9, Part-shade to shade
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morrowii Ice Dance- (Variegated Sedge) 12", one half inch wide dark green leaves with clear white borders form compact tufts, excellent low maintenance ground cover, moderate spread
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elata Bowles Golden- golden leaved grass with only a narrow green margin, 2-3' tall. Prefers moist soil
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hachinoensis Evergold- (Variegated Japanese Sedge) pendulous creamy-yellow blades with green margins. Prefers light to full shade. Semi-evergreen
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CHASMANTHIUM: (Northern Sea Oats) Zones 3-8, Part-shade
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latifolium- 24-36", clumping grass with showy,
drooping flowers and rich bamboo-like foliage. Effective in mass plantings and shady, damp conditions, mid summer
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ERIANTHUS: (Plume Grass) Zone 5-9, Sun
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ravennae- 9-12', graceful grass with narrow, silvery white flowers, often confused with Pampas Grass (Cortaderia) but is more hardy. Very tall
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FESTUCA: (Sheeps Fescue, Blue Fescue) Zone 4-8, Sun to Part-shade
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Glauca Elijah Blue- 10", a great blue, forming neat compact clumps remaining blue throughout the summer, non-invasive
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HAKONECHLOA: (Gold Variegated Hakone Grass) Zone 6-9
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macra Aureola- bright yellow-green variegated foliage, 24", does best in rich soil and partial shade
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albo striata- dwarf, 6-8", broad leaved weeping white striped Japanese forest grass which prefers full or partial shade
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MISCANTHUS: (Eulalia or Maiden Grass) Zones 5-9, Sun
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sinensis Adagio- 2', a dwarf maiden grass, emerging pink flowers become white, September-November
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sinensis Caberet- 6-8', strong variegated broad green leaves with a wide cream stripe
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sinensis Cosmopolitan- 7-9', very broad blades boldly variegated with wide white margins.
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sinensis Gracillimus- 5-6', upright, narrow leaves, feathery, fine-textured, creamy flowers in early fall
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sinensis Morning Light- 4', fine blades with distinct variegation of green and white stripes give a silvery cast when viewed from a distance. Late season flowers emerge bronzy-red and turn cream as they age, early fall
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sinensis Sarabande- 5',similar to Gracillimus but stands up better. Fine textured, silvery foliage.
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sinensis Silberfeder- (Silver Feather Grass) 8', very hardy shimmering white blooms, much earlier to flower than other sinesis types, summer
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sinensis Strictus- (Porcupine Grass) 6', yellow horizontal bands similar to Zebra Grass but more rigid, upright habit, late summer
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sinensis Variegatus- (Striped Eulalia Gras) 4-6', clean green and white striped eaves, plumes late summer
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sinensis Zebrinus- (Zebra Grass) 6-8', blades have distinctive horizontal bands of yellow-gold by early summer. Pinkish copper flowers in September
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var. purpurascens- (Flame Grass) 3', very hardy, upright clump where foliage starts out green turning into a redish hue later in summer, magenta colored fans turn into bright silky white flowers, mid-summer |
| MOLINIA- (Tall Moor Grass) Zone 5, Sun
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arundinacea Skyracer- 7-8', stems are long and thin, fall foliage and flowers are yellow, turning gold when mature, vigorous grower, early summer
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PANICUM: (Switch Grass) Zones 4-9, Sun
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Dallas Blues- 6-8', wide blue leaves, lofty pastel mauve flower heads over 22" long have a purple cast and appear in late summer, good winter color
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virgatum Shenadoah- 3', bright red foliage appears in June, red flowers appear in summer
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PENNISETUM: (Fountain Grass) Zones 5-9, Sun
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alopecuroides- 24-36", narrow, gracefully arching leaves, rose-copper bristly fruit heads in summer
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alopecuroides Hameln- (Dwarf Fountain Grass) 24", more compact, smaller version of the species, late summer
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alopecuroides Little Bunny- (Miniature Fountain Grass) 11", a very small fountain grass handsomely tufted with minature flower plumes, excellent for the rock garden, late summer
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alopecuroides Little Honey- 8-12", miniature, very fine, white-striped variegated fountain grass, late summer
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SORGHASTRUM NUTANS: (Indian Grass) Zones 3-8, Sun
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Indian Steel- 3-4', green, turning to a bronze-yellow with attractive feathery, long seed heads developing in late summer | Paeonia | (Peony) Zones 3-8, Sun to Part-shade. Low maintenance, with massive fully double, fragrant blooms that make exceptional cut flowers. Some cultivars need support at bloom time. Wide range of soils, but need full sun | | Duchesse de Nemours: 36", pure white full double with strong stems, early spring bloomer
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Karl Rosenfeld: 36", dark wine-red, fully double, mid season bloomer
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Inspector Lavergne: 32", crimson red with white tips, mid to late bloomer
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Sarah Bernhardt: 36", pink with a lighter edge, full double, late bloomer
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Kansas: 3', award winning non-fading double red on very strong stems. Less spreading, weeping after rains than other strains. Excellent cut flower. Mid-spring bloomer
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Louis Joliet: 32", early to mid-season bloom, non fading double deep red | Papaver | (Oriental Poppy) Zones 4-8, Sun |
| Beauty of Livermore: 30", huge, single, tulip-like, showy blooms during late May. Very deep crimson-red in color, borne on long pencil-thick stems
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Brilliant: same as above, except brilliant scarlet-orange
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Pizzicato Mix: 20", semi-dwarf, many huge blooms per plant with color range of white, pink, rose, scarlet, dark red, all with a dark eye
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Allegro: 16", huge 6" black-eyed scarlet-orange blooms on dwarf wind tolerant plants
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Royal Wedding: 30", huge pure white blossoms with coal-black centers
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Carneum: 30",huge light pink-cream blossoms with coal-black centers
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Queen Alexandra: 30", huge salmon-pink blossoms with coal-black centers
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Princess Victoria Louise: 30", huge deep salmon blossoms with coal black centers
| Pennyroyal | (Mentha pulegium) perennial herb, Zone 5, Sun, Strong mint flavor, fragrance, frequently used to repel insects, especially fleas on dogs. Low growing ground cover with reddish flowers | Penstemon | (Bearded Tongue) Zones 3-8, Sun to Part-shade, attracts hummingbirds | | Elfin Pink: 12", clear pink trumpet-like flowers borne on thin spikes
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Midnight Blue: Southwest native with deep violet blue spikes July-August
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Prairie Dusk: 24", rosy-purple 2" blooms. This is an introduction form the University of Nebraska. Extremely hardy. June-July | Perovskia | (Russian Sage) Zones 4-9, Sun, small narrow grey green leaves and a loose open habit. Small tubular lavender blue flowers bloom from summer to fall | | Filagran: 36", foliage is dissected almost to mid-vein, upright growth habit
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Longin: 36-48", larger more erect plant habit | Phlox | Zones 4-8, Sun. Old fashioned garden phlox is a common amenity to many New England older homes. Very hardy, exceptionally colorful, mostly 30-36" high clusters of 3/4" blooms which will bloom mid-summer until September, year after year and gradually spread to fill in a bed. Attracts hummingbirds | | paniculata Laura: 24-30", purple with distinct white star in center
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paniculata Sandra: 24", showy scarlet heads
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paniculata Bright Eyes, 36", clear pink, with red eye, highly mildew resistant
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paniculata Mt. Fuji: 36", enormous heads of white
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paniculata David: 42", very fragrant white flowers, highly mildew resistant
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paniculata Red Riding Hood: 22", cherry red flowers
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carolina Bill Baker: 24" magnificent fragrant, large 6" flower heads from mid-summer until frost on slightly shorter stems. Shiny green foliage. The fullest blossoms of all tall phlox
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Creeping Phlox-stolonifera Pink Ridge: oval leaves with cup-shaped, fragrant flowers on 8" stems. Very floriferous, beautiful display in mid-spring
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Creeping Phlox Blue Hills: low growing, 4-6", mostly evergreen, pine needle-like foliage absolutely covered with a carpet of wisteria blue flowers in early spring. Spreads to form tight ground cover. Ideal for banks, rockery, borders, or mass plants.
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Creeping Phlox subulata Old Fashioned Pink: same as above, bright pink flowers | Physotegia | (False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant) Zones 3-9, Sun to Part-shade, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds | | virginiana Pink Bouquet: 36", rose pink flowers on dense terminal clusters, late summer | Platycodon | (Balloon Flower) Zones 3-8, Sun to Part-shade, buds resemble balloons, summer bloom | | grandiflorus Fuji: 24", a long-lived tall, exotic strain with 2.5" single star-shaped blooms. Attractive as garden or cut flowers. Blooms all summer long. Very hardy. Available in pink, blue and white
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grandiflorus Hakone Blue: similar to Fuji Blue but with star shaped double blossom
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grandiflorus Sentimental Blue: 6-7", a dwarf platycodon with large, up to 3", mid-blue flowers all summer long | Polemonium | (Jacob's Ladder) Zone 2-7, Sun, Part-shade | | caeruleum Blue Pearl: 2', very hardy fern-like foliage with large clusters of azure blue flowers. Long blooming, May-June
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caeruleum Brise d'Anjou: brightly variegated form with ladder foliage of green edged in a relatively wide band of cream. Reliably maintains its distinct variegation. Violet-blue flowers in early spring | Polygonatum | (Solomon's Seal) Zone 5, Shade, Part-shade | | falcatum variegatum: 2-3', variegated form with white edged green leaves on maroon stems and creamy white tubular flowers. Best in woodland setting and moist cool soil | Potentilla | (Cinquefoil, Five Finger), Zones 4-8, Sun, Part-shade | | therberi Monarch's Velvet: 2', fairly hardy, semi-evergreen, with strawberry-leaves, mounded growth habit, covered with 1" rich raspberry-red flowers with black centers. Blooms all summer until frost | Pulmonaria | (Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage) Zones 3-9, Part-shade to Shade. Use to brighten up dark areas of the shade garden. Easy to grow | | Ice Ballet: 12", large white flowers, long blooming with silver variegated foliage, good vigor
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longifolia Golden Haze: 12", stunning, unusual, spotted narrow green foliage with a gold-edge. Dark blue flowers
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saccharata Spilled Milk: 9", new, with very wide foliage heavily splashed with silver all but obscuring much of the green. Nice blue to rose to pink flowers, April-May
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saccharata Trevi Fountain: 12", stunning, brightly silver-spotted long leaves. Spectacular profuse clusters of large cobalt-blue flowers in spring. The bloom is as spectacular as the foliage
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angustifolia Raspberry Splash: 13", dusky raspberry-coral flowers on sharply pointed, strongly marked upright foliage |
Pyrethrum | (Painted Daisy) Zone 3, Sun | | Robinson's Rose: 2', single and semi-double daisy with very attractive rose-pink spring cut flower. Blossoms are about the size of Shasta Daisies | Rheum | (Ornamental Rhubarb) Zones 4-9, Sun, Part-shade | | palmatum var. tanguticum: 3-4', white, pink or red flowers over purple-tinted foliage. June | Rodgersia | (Roger's Flower) Zones 5-7, Part-shade | | aesculifolia: 3-6', broad panicles of pink flowers followed by reddish fruit. June-July
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pinnata Elegans: 30-35", pink plumes, broad coarse leaves, summer | Rudbeckia | (Black Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy) Zones 4-10, Sun to Part-shade, attracts butterflies | | fulgida Goldsturm: 24", deep yellow daisy-like flowers, black eye, rich green foliage midsummer through fall. 1999 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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Indian Summer: 36", huge 4-6" semi-double, black-eyed susan type blooms on sturdy wind tolerant stems, self sows, perennial if protected, fuzzy foliage
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fulgida Viette's Little Suzie: 2', small yellow flowers with a black center
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compositae Green Wizard: unusual selection with bright green petals surrounding a contrasting, prominent black cone. Long flowering period. June-August. Unique cut flower
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maxima: 4-5', black-eyed susan flowers, blue green leaves, July-September
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occidentalis: 4-6', gray-green foliage, raised black disk flowers which are lacking petals. July-September
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laciniata Herbstonne Autumn Sun: 5-6', long blooming, large, bright yellow daisies with a green button-cone. Deep glossy, cut leaves. Blooms 8 weeks or more starting mid to late summer | Sage | Zone 6, Sun, Perennial Herb | | Salvia officinalis Tricolor: 24", green leaves with purple, red and white variegation. Grows well in containers. May be tender in the winter but overwinters at Holly Farms with mulch
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Salvia elegans Pineapple: 36", a big, bushy plant that grows in the garden or pot. Pineapple aroma and taste are perfect for teas and summer drinks. Medium green foliage and long, red flower spikes in late summer
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Slavia officinalis Purpurescens Purple: 24-32", grayish purple foliage. Used in seasoning stuffing to meats to vegetables. Dries beautifully for use in wreaths and potpourri
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Salvia officinalis Garden Sage: 24", fragrant gray green leaves commonly used to season meat, poultry. Long, bluish purple flower spikes in early-mid summer. | Salvia | (Meadow Sage, Perennial Salvia) Zones 3-8, Sun, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds | | nemorosa Blue Hill: 16-20", reliable compact plant producing spikes of sky blue flowers, long flowering, early summer
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nemorosa Blue Queen: 20", semi-tall dark violet-blue spikes which bloom June-August
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nemorosa Rose Queen: as above except rose-pink flowers
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nemorosa May Night: 15", 1997 Perennial Plant of the Year. Attractive, tall showy spires of deep indigo blue flowers atop shiny green foliage. Ideal for borders, cut flowers
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verticillata Purple Rain: 14-20", unusual strain with broad leaves, showy smokey purple spires with slightly more sprawling less erect habit than others. Longest blooming period of perennial Salvias. July through September
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var. turkestanic sclarea: 3', also know as Clary Sage for its alleged aid to clear sight. The turkestanica variety is more attractive than the species with hairy silver leaves a foot long, and very large columns of white flowers speckled with pink. The whole plant is aromatic
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nemorosa Lubecca: 2', violet-blue flower spikes, extra long bloom period
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nemorosa Snow Hill: 20", from Germany, this is the fiirst pure white version of Salvia nemerosa. Gray green foliage. Long bloom period
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transylvanica Blue Spires: 3', royal blue claw like flowers on tall stems above deep green foliage. Long blooming June-September | Sanguisorba | (Burnet) Zones 4-8, Sun, Part-shade | | Officinalis: 6', red or purple 1/2" bottlebrush flowers on tall stalks. June-August | Santolina | (Lavender Cotton) Zone 6, Sun | | chamaecyparissus Tomentosa: 12 to 18", a compact accent or companion plant valued for its silvery-gray, finely divided, fragrant (when crushed) foliage. Yellow button flowers | Saponaria | Ocymoides: 8", a low growing floriferous, vigorous trailing type ground cover, container or rockery plant covered with thick oval dark leaves and absolutely loaded with single rose-pink blooms
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lempergii Max Frei: 8", single pink flowers in clusters over a long bloom period. July to September. Low sprawling foliage with long narrow leaves. Excellent in the rock garden | Scabiosa | (Pincushion Flower) Zones 3-9, Sun, attracts butterflies | | columbaria Butterfly Blue: 12-18", profusion of lavender-blue flowers, summer. 2000 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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columbaria Pink Mist: 12-18", soft pink flowers, blooms summer until frost | Sedum | (Stonecrop) Zones 3-9, Sun, attracts butterflies, fleshy-leaved plants perfect for dry areas. Foliage changes with season, will grow in any soil |
| spectabile Autumn Joy: 18", bronze flowers on flat flower clusters, late summer
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spectabile Frosty Morn: 12", upright growth habit with wide white border around each leaf, white or pink flowers, late summer
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spectabile Vera Jameson: 10-12", glaucous mahogany-red foliage with arching stems of dusty pink early fall
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spectabile Mohrchen: 18", upright purple foliage makes striking contrast to pink flowers
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alboroseum Mediuvariegatum: 18", a most attractive variegated plant. White foliage edged in green. White flowers tinted green in mid to late summer
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spurium coccineum Dragon's Blood: 6", neat mats of bronze-green foliage and bright rose star-like flowers in spring and sumer. Attractive ground cover for steep slopes. Tolerates dry soil
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kamtshaticum Variegatum: 4-5", low growing variegated, spreading sedum with scalloped green leaves edged white and splashed with pink. Contrasting bright orange-yellow flowers in August
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Spurium Tricolor: 4-5", low growing variegated and creeping strain with green foiage edged in wider cream and pink band. Showy pink flowers in summer | Sempervivum | (Hens and Chicks) Zones 3-8, Sun, evergreen low growing groundcover, used in perennial borders and rock gardens, grows in most soil that drain well | Silene | (Catchfly) Zone 5, Sun | | Schafta: 10", an unusual, compact, upright flower from the Ukraine. Profusely bears sprays of small tubular 3/4" deep magenta flowers in late summer. A must for the rock garden | Silphium | (Compass Plant) Zone 3-9, Sun, Shade | | Laciniatum: 4-7', yellow flowerheads to 3" across. Lower leaves align themselves in a north-south direction. August-September | Sisyrinchium | (Blue Eyed Grass) Zone 5, Sun | | augustifoium Lucerne: 12-18", a long succession of short-lived, bright blue, star-shaped flowers, each with a gold throat in early summer over a long period. Iris-like, slightly finer foliage, about 12-16" clump forming and semi-evergreen | Solidago | (Canadian Goldenrod) Zone 5, Sun | | canadensis Crown of Rays: 2', bushy plants with large dazzling golden flowers. August-September
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sphacelata Golden Fleece: 18", from Mt. Cuba research station, this is a much bushier specimen with extra large deep gold wands. Compact | Solidaster | (Asterago) Zones 5-8, Sun | | luteus Lemore: 2 1/2', a hybrid of Solidago canadensis and Aster Ptarmicoides. Nice dense, heavy set of small lemon yellow daises completely covering plant with toothed foliage. July-September | St. Johnwort | Zone 5, Sun | | Hypericum perforatum: 18", a currently popular medicinal herb valued for its alleged antidepresant and antiviral effect. Bushy plant with attractive yellow flowers | Stachys | (Lamb's Ears) Zones 4-10, Sun |
| monnieri Hummelo: 18-20", green basal soft woolly, silver-gray foliage with shape an texture of lamb's ears. Rose-lavender spikes, summer | Teucrium | (Germander) Zones 4-9, Sun to Part shade, evergreen | | chamaedrys: 12", dwarf, shrubby plant with glossy green foliage resembling Boxwood
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hyrcanicum Purple Tails: Zone 6, from England, purple, upright, veronica style 20" spikes of flowers amidst bushy dark green scented foliage. Mid summer bloom | Thymus | (Thyme) Zone 4, Sun | | Vulgaris German: 8-12", oval, aromatic leaves, hardy shrub-like plants. Flavor soups, vegetables, poultry, meats, fish, etc
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serpyllum Elfin: 2", tiny rounded emerald green foliage in dense mat-like, spreading mounds. Lavender flowers mid-summer
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citriodorus Lemon: 6-8", small leaves, variegated with a yellow edge, and having a distinct lemony fragrance. Pale lavender flowers in July-August | Tiarella | (Foamflower) Zones 3-8, Part-shade to Shade, low growing plant that thrives in cool shaded areas | | Iron Butterfly: 12", deeply lobed leaves with black strip in the middle, fragrant white bottle brush-like flowers, spring
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corifolia Dark Eyes: 14", new variety, very compact, yet spreading with unusually attractive dark maple-shaped leaves marked with a large black blotch in the center. Attractive light pink flower spikes in summer
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corifolia Neon Lights: 15", large, black, palmate cut leaves edged in neon green in spring. Large pink flower spikes over a long summer bloom period. The foliage is as impressive as the flowers | Tradescantia | (Spiderwort) Zone 4-9, Prefers Part shade, tolerates full sun | | andersoniana Blanca: 2', white flowers with three petals and ornamental purple veined foliage. A spectacular plant that produces masses of flowers from June until frost
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andersoniana Blue Stone: blue version of above
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andersoniana Red Cloud: rose version of above
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Sweet Kate: 12", blue flowers on top of golden foliage, looks best with some afternoon shade to prevent leaf burn. June | Tricyrtis | (Japanese Toad Lily) Zones 4-8, Part-sun to Shade. Graceful arching ladder-like leaves that alternate up the stems, orchid-like flowers | | hirta Miyazaki Hybrids: 36", white lily-like flowers, spotted purple and black foliage | Verbascum | (Mullein) Zone 5-8, Sun, well drained soil | | pheoniceum Jackie: 2', 1" flower on slender pedicels, pale peach flowers with purple eye over clumps of soft, slightly woolly silver-green foliage. June-October | | phoeniceum Gainsborough: 3', dusty yellow flowers, otherwise same as above
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phoeniceum Flush of White: 2', large pure white flowers envelop erect stems
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chizii album Bold Queen: spires of creamy white with plum-pink eyes
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phoeniceum Violetta: dark purple flower spikes. Reblooms if dead-headed
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phoeniceum Banana Custard: rich, large, soft yellow flowers
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Southern Charm Hybrid: 30", tall, branched with flower spikes containing hundreds of 1" flowers in shades of peach, lavender, cream, rose, and pink, many with darker eyes. Good cut flower | Veronica | (Speedwell) Zones 4-8, Sun to Part-shade | | austrica Crater Lake Blue: 15", gentian-blue flowers, early summer
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Giles van hees: 6", dwarf plant with bright deep pink blossoms that bloom summer until frost
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spicata Icicle: 18-20", long flowering pure white flowers, summer
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spicata Red Fox: 12-15", long flowering red flowers with erect tapering stems, summer
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spicata Alba: 15", pure white flower spikes, summer
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spicata Blue Bouquet: 18", lavender-blue spikes, deep glossy, green foliage
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spicata Rose: 18", rose-pink flowers with deep glossy, green foliage
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Sunny Border Blue: 18-20", vivid dark blue spikes, mid-summer until frost. Beautiful
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montana Corinne Tremaine: cream edged leaves | Vinca | (Myrtle) Zones 4-9, Sun, Part-shade, shade | | minor: 6-8", low creeping habit with glossy green foliage, blue-violet flowers. Makes dense, attractive, uniform, ground cover
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minor Illumination: eye catching blue flowers with bright, bright gold foliage
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minor Alba: white blossoms, smaller leaves, more dwarfing than species, dark green foliage
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minor Altropurpurea: deep wine-red colored blossoms, drought tolerant when established
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minor Ralph Shugert: dark green foliage with a distinctive white edge, blue flowers
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minor Illumination: dark green foliage with a large creamy yellow center | Yucca | (Adam's Needle, Desert Candle) Zones 4-10, Sun | | filamentosa Bright Edge: 2-3', tall variegated pineapple-style or sword-like flower spikes with a wide yellow streak running up and down the sword. White flowers in summer. Adds texture to perennial gardens |
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