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hubrectii
Arkansas Amsonia
Fine foliage with clusters of steel-blue flowers in May
and June. Prefers sun to part shade.
Height: 2-3' Zone: 5-9 |
x 'Blue Ice'
Blue Star
A compact amsonia which blooms longer and stronger than
the species. Produces a low, tidy mound of small, willowlike
dark-green leaves that turn bright yellow in fall.
Height: 2-3' Zone: 4-9 |
| ASTILBE |
japonica 'Rheinland'
Garden Astilbe
Bright watermelon pink flowers over a mound of glossy,
green leaves. Prefers partial sun.
Height: 24" Zone: 4-8 |
x arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
Garden Astilbe
Feathery white blooms which contrast wonderfully with
its dark green glossy foliage.
Height: 32" Zone: 4-8 |
x arendsii 'Fanal'
Garden Astilbe
Long, narrow maroon-red plumes of flowers over a mound
of elegant, lacy green leaves.
Height: 24" Zone: 4-8 |
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'Creme Brulee'
Creme Brulee Tickseed
This selection has larger flowers than 'Moonbeam' that
occur along the stem rather than just above the foliage.
Height: 18-24" Zone: 5-8 |
grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
Early Sunrise Tickseed
Showy yellow to orange-yellow blooms from June through
October. Mix into borders or plant in mass.
Height: 24" Zone: 4-8 |
verticillata 'Moonbeam'
Moonbeam Tickseed
Pale yellow flowers and finely cut foliage, prefers full
sun. Blooms June until frost.
Height: 15-18" Zone: 3-9 |
x 'Jethro Tull'
Jethro Tull Tickseed
Forms a compact clump of dark-green leaves, with loads
of upright stems that hold single golden-yellow daisies
with a ring of tubular or fluted petals.
Height: 15-18" Zone: 5-9 |
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erythrosora
Autumn Fern
New fronds are a coppery-pink colour which contrast beautifully
with the more mature dark green ones. Evergreen in mild
winter regions, this is one of the best species for mass
planting in moist woodland areas. Will tolerate some sun
if the site is evenly moist.
Height: 18-24" Zone: 5-9 |
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Big Sky™ 'After Midnight'
After Midnight Coneflower
Dramatic, almost black stems hold flower heads of rich
magenta-purple petals surrounding a blackish-red cone.
Height: 12" Zone: 5-8 |
Big Sky™ 'Harvest Moon'
Harvest Moon Coneflower
Deep golden-yellow petals with an orange cone. Heavily
branched and overlapping petals.
Height: 24-29" Zone: 5-8 |
Big Sky™ 'Summer Sky'
Summer Sky Coneflower
Soft peach petals with a rose halo around the cone - 5"
blooms and dark stems adorn this robust echinacea. Fragrant,
excellent cut flower.
Height: 36-42" Zone: 5-8 |
Big Sky™ 'Sundown'
Sundown Coneflower
Warm orange fragrant flowers with a prominent, brownish
central cone. Wide overlapping petals and heavily branched.
Height: 32-36" Zone: 5-8 |
Big Sky™ 'Sunrise'
Sunrise Coneflower
Soft, citron yellow, fragrant, daisy-like flowers are
up to 5 inches across with a central cone that starts
out green and quickly gives way to gold.
Height: 30-36" Zone: 4-9 |
Big Sky™ 'Twilight'
Twilight Coneflower
Rose petals surround a unique red cone. Heavily branched
and fragrant.
Height: 24-30" Zone: 5-8 |
purpurea 'Magnus'
Purple Coneflower
Deep daisy-like flowers, prefers full sun. Blooms early
to mid summer.
Height: 30-36" Zone: 4-9 |
purpurea 'White Swan'
White
Coneflower
Bears large daisy flowers with drooping white petals surrounding
a greenish-brown central cone. Prefers full sun.
Height: 24-36" Zone: 3-9 |
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 lindheimeri
‘Siskiyou Pink’
Butterfly Guara
Highly valued for its long flower display in the garden.
Plants bloom for many weeks, with loose sprays of deep pink
flowers. In the breeze these move constantly, looking like
a cloud of small butterflies. Prefers sun to part shade.
Height: 24-30" Zone: 5-9 |
| GERANIUM |
maculatum
Wild Cranesbill
This native geranium forms a mound of foliage covered
with pink to lilac, saucer-shaped, upward facing, 5-petaled
flowers from April - June.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-8 |
x ‘Rozanne’
Cranesbill
It forms a compact mound of deeply-cut green leaves, bearing
loose clusters of bright violet-purple cup-shaped flowers
starting in early summer.
Height: 15-18" Zone: 4-8 |
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'Buttered Popcorn'
Buttered Popcorn Daylily
A profuse bloomer with large, brilliant butter-yellow
flowers.
Height: 32" Zone: 3-9 |
'Catherine Woodbury'
Catherine
Woodbury Daylily
Large, fragrant orchid pink and yellow blended flowers
with a green throat.
Height: 30" Zone: 3-9 |
'Chicago Apache'
Chicago Apache Daylily
Bright red with vivid yellow throat and slightly ruffled
edges.
Height: 28" Zone: 3-9 |
'Fairy Tale Pink'
Fairy Tale Pink Daylily
Ruffled pale peachy-pink flowers with green throats. Repeat
bloomer.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
'Green Flutter'
Green
Flutter Daylily
Canary yellow flowers with green throats.
Height: 24" Zone:3-9 |
'Happy Returns'
Happy Returns Daylily
Canary yellow flowers all summer.
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9
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'Hyperion'
Hyperion Daylily
Large, fragrant lemon-yellow flowers. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 36" Zone: 3-9 |
'Joan Senior'
Joan Senior Daylily
Large and ruffled fragrant, creamy-white flowers. Repeat
bloomer.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
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'Little Grapette'
Little Grapette Daylily
Light grape-purple flower with black-grape eye and florescent
green throat. Very popular miniature with a high bud count.
Height: 12-18" Zone: 3-9
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'Mauna Loa '
Mauna Loa Daylily
Blooms are a sunset blend of gold, orange and red with
a light green throat.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
'Ming Toy'
Ming Toy Daylily
Showy deep velvet red flowers with a vivid golden yellow
throat. Repeat bloomer.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
'Pardon Me'
Pardon Me Daylily
Blooms are dark wine in color with yellow-green throat,
blooms all summer.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
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'Stella De Oro'
Stella De Oro Daylily
Golden yellow flowers, blooms summer through frost.
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9
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'Strawberry Candy'
Strawberry Candy Daylily
Large coral-pink flowers with a strawberry-red eye. Repeat
bloomer.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
| HEUCHERA |
 micrantha
'Palace Purple'
Palace Purple Coral Bells
Plants form a low mound of maple-shaped leaves, from bronzy-green
to rich purple-red. Spikes of small creamy white flowers
appear in early summer.
Height: 12-24"' Zone: 4-9 |
| HIBISCUS |
| 'Kopper
King'
Perennial Hibiscus
Huge white flowers with a red eye, over a bushy clump
of coppery-red foliage.
Height: 3-4' Zone: 5-9 |
'Lady
Baltimore'
Perennial Hibiscus
Large delicate pink cone-shaped flowers with a satiny
red eye, mid summer to frost.
Height: 3-4' Zone: 5-9 |
'Lord Baltimore'
Red Perennial Hibiscus
Ruffled red flowers up to 10" across. Blooms mid
summer to fall. Prefers full sun.
Height: 4-5' Zone: 5-9 |
x 'Anne Arundel'
Pink Perennial Hibiscus
Pink flowers up to 9" across. Blooms mid to late
summer. Prefers full sun (Patented).
Height: 4-5' Zone: 5-9 |
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HOSTA |
'Blue Cadet'
Low growing rosette of blue-green leaves with
lavender flowers. Performs in all types of sun.
Height: 15" Zone: 3-8 |
'Frances Williams'
Large rounded blue-green leaves with a golden
variegation encircling each leaf. White flowers in late
summer.
Height: 22" Zone: 3-8 |
'Guacamole'
Shiny chartreuse leaves with a pronounced blue
edge and intensely fragrant white flowers.
Height: 20" Zone: 3-8
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'Hadspen Blue'
This slow-growing cultivar has oval to heart-shaped
gray-blue leaves. Dense racemes of pale mauve flowers
in mid to late summer.
Height: 18" Zone: 3-8 |
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Patriot'
Green leaves with outstanding wide pure white
margins. Lavender flowers appear in July.
Height: 22" Zone: 3-8 |
'Royal Standard'
Fragrant white flowers in summer over deep green
foliage.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-8 |
'Siebold Elegans'
A large hosta with white flowers over textured
blue-green heart-shaped foliage.
Height: 30" Zone: 3-8 |
'Sum & Substance'
An extremely large variety with large, deeply
veined leaves which give it a quilted effect and pale
lavender flowers. Develops a golden yellow color in direct
sunlight.
Height: 36" Zone: 3-8 |
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thunbergii
'Gibraltar'
Bush Clover
An abundance of glowing deep lavender flowers in late summer.
Bluish-green pea-like foliage and a graceful, arching habit.
Prefers full sun.
Height: 5' Zone: 4-8 |
| LIRIOPE |
muscari 'Big Blue'
Lily Turf
Dark green, grasslike leaves with deep violet flowers.
Good tough ground cover.
Height: 10" Zone: 6-9 |
muscari
'Variegata'
Variegated Lily Turf
Green grassy foliage is edged with creamy yellow. Purple-blue
flower spikes appear in late summer to early fall.
Height: 10" Zone: 6-9 |
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 atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
Silver foliage with lavender-blue flowers. PPA plant of
the year 1995. Prefers full sun and is tolerant of dry conditions.
Height: 36" Zone: 3-9 |
| POLYGONATUM |
odoratum
variegatum
Japanese Solomon's Seal
Graceful, arching stems add an exotic touch to the shade
garden and are often described as being 'architectural'.
This selection has green leaves edged with creamy-white
and dangling white bell flowers in late spring.
Height: 20-24" Zone: 2-9 |
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 fulgida
'Goldsturm'
Black Eyed Susan
Yellow daisy-like flowers with black centers. Blooms mid
to late summer. Prefers full sun.
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 |
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nemorosa 'Marcus'
Marcus Garden Sage
Profuse bloomer with violet purple blooms throughout the
summer. Excellent compact form. Best in full sun and moist,
well-drained soil.
Height: 10"
Zone: 4-7
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nemorosa 'May Night'
May Night Garden Sage
Deep purplish-blue
flowers all summer. Full sun to part shade. 1997 Perennial
Plant of the Year.
Height: 18" Zone: 4-7
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nemerosa 'Ost Friesland'
East Friesland Garden Sage
Deep purple flowers from May to frost. Full sun to part
shade.
Height: 18" Zone: 4-7 |
nemerosa 'Sensation Rose'
Sensation Rose Garden Sage
Brilliant rose pink flowers on plentiful spikes. Compact
grower. Prefers full sun.
Height: 12" Zone: 4-7 |
| SCABIOSA |
 columbaria
'Butterfly Blue'
Compact plant with prolific
lavender-blue blooms. Blooms from May to November. Best
in full sun.
Height: 18" Zone: 5 |
| SEDUM |
'Autumn
Fire'
Autumn Fire Stonecrop
Dusty rose flower heads deepen to a rich rusty red in
fall. A slightly taller habit and stronger stems than
Autumn Joy.
Height: 18-24" Zone: 3-9 |
spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
Autumn Joy Stonecrop
Pink flat-top flowers that turn deep pink in fall. Upright
plant with gray-green leaves.
Height: 18-24" Zone: 3-9 |
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 canadensis
'Homestead Purple'
Trailing Verbena
Tumbling and spreading in habit, this gorgeous Verbena produces
clusters of rich purple flowers throughout the entire summer.
Height: 6-8" Zone: 7-10 |
| VERONICA |
spicata 'Royal Candles'
Dwarf Spike Speedwell
Short deep blue-purple spikes are decidedly upright and
plentiful. Compact and slow spreading.
Height: 12-15" Zone: 6-9 |
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'Color
Guard'
Variegated Adam's Needle
A terrific plant for problem sunny areas with dry soil.
Forms a large, evergreen rosette of leathery sword-shaped
leaves, grey-green in colour with a buttery yellow centre.
Takes on coral tones in winter. When mature, the rosettes
produce a very tall spike loaded with large creamy-white
flowers in late summer.
Height: 3' Zone: 4-9 |
