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plants are listed in alphabetical order.
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plants that begin with that letter.
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Descriptions
are based on our experience growing
these plants in both the garden and nursery setting.
Additional information and feedback is encouraged.
Please note that the photo
links listed below all lead to Google
Image Search results pages. Not all the photos on those
pages are of the particular plant in question.
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon 'Dame Vanessa'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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12-24" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright yellow flowers
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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heat tolerant, perfect
for hanging baskets, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon 'Kristen's Pink'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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12-16" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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3", bell shaped, touch
of salmon to soft rose flowers
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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heat tolerant, heavy
bloomers, perfect container plant for summer, attracts
hummingbirds
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon megapotamicum ‘Paisley’
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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3-5’ tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pendant apricot blooms
with dark sepals throughout the year, spotted foliage
lights up any shady area, vining shrub which appreciates
light support, attracts hummingbirds
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Zone
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8 and higher
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Description,
Notes
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon 'Nabob'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6-8' X 6-8'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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well covered by large,
dark leaves, exceptionally large, maroon flowers
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Zone
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7-11
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Description,
Notes
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most sought after
hybrids, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen shrub
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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4-5' X 4-5'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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red-orange flowers
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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blooms all year, attracts
hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon 'Pink Parasol'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 4' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dark, satiny leaves
& widely spreading blossoms verging on mauve, attracts
hummingbirds
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Zone
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7-11
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Description,
Notes
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon 'Souvenir de Bonn'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6-10' X 3-4'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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large salmon-orange
blooms on long pedicles
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Zone
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hardy to 25° F
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Description,
Notes
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distinctive, large
green leaves edged in a mottled creamy white, attracts
hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon X Hybridum 'Victor Reiter'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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8' tall or more
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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huge (to 3")
bright orange blooms cover plant
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Zone
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7-11
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Description,
Notes
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sturdy, upright plant.
large, broad deep green leaves, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon vitifolium
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Common Name:
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Grape
Leaf Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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fast growing, upright,
deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial, shrub
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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15’ X 8’
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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soft grey hairy leaves,
saucer shaped white to purple-blue flowers in early summer
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Zone
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8-9
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Description,
Notes
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moderate water,
attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Abutilon 'Voodoo'
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Common Name:
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Flowering Maple
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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36-48" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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large, upright blood-red
flowers
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Zone
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7-11
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Description,
Notes
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easy-to-grow dwarf
variety, nice in containers, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Achillea sibirica var. camtschatica
‘Love Parade’
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Common Name:
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Yarrow
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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hardy, evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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18-24" X 12-24"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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soft pink flowers
in a large umbel, attractive lanceolate foliage
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Zone
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6-11
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Description,
Notes
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good cut flower, nice
ground cover for full sun to partial shade, attracts beneficial
insects
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Aeonium arboreum
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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erect, succulent
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade preferred,
full sun near the coast
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6’ X 6’
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bears pyramidal panicles
to 12”(30cm) of bright yellow flowers from late spring
thru summer
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Zone
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frost sensitive
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Description,
Notes
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nice in mixed containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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erect, succulent
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade preferred,
full sun near the coast
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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3’ X 3’
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bears pyramidal panicles
to 12”(30cm) of bright yellow flowers from late spring
thru summer, dark, almost purple-black leaves
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Zone
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more cold tolerant
than other varieties
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Description,
Notes
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nice in mixed arrangements,
bold purple/black leaves
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agastache aurantiaca
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Common Name:
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Orange Hummingbird
Mint
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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12-24" X 12-18"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pink to coral / apricot
spikes of tubular blooms in summer
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Zone
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5-10
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Description,
Notes
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shiny grey-green foliage,
aromatic southwestern U.S. native; deer and rabbit resistant;
nice cut flower; drought tolerant once established; smaller
form allows for use in containers, rock gardens, and in
mass; attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agastache cana
'Double Bubble Mint'
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Common Name:
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Hummingbird Mint
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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24-36" X 12-18"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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huge purple / red
spikes of tubular blooms in summer
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Zone
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5-10
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Description,
Notes
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lemony mint aromatic
foliage, long flowering, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies,
drought resistant once established
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agastache Mexicana 'Red Fortune'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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2-3' X 2-3'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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almost continuous
deep rose blooms
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Zone
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7-11
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Description,
Notes
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foliage with strong
peppermint scent, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies,
deer and drought resistant
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agastache 'Pstessene'
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Common Name:
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Coronado Red Hyssop
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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15-18"X 12-15"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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brilliant crimson
and maroon tubular blooms spring thru fall
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Zone
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4-8
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Description,
Notes
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shiny grey-green foliage,
aromatic southwestern U.S. native; deer and rabbit resistant;
nice cut flower; drought tolerant once established; smaller
form allows for use in containers, rock gardens, and in
mass; attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agastache rupestris 'Sunset Hyssop'
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Common Name:
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Sunset Hyssop
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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24-36" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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beautiful burnt orange
blooms
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Zone
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4-10
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Description,
Notes
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rootbeer, minty scented
foliage, very drought tolerant, no wet soils
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agastache X 'Black Adder'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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30-36" tall, spreads
to 24-36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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numerous bottlebrush
flowers of vivid blue from mid summer to frost
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Zone
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5-10
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Description,
Notes
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highly scented two-tone
foliage, dark on bottom, green on top
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Agave sp. (Cabrillo)
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 10' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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Zone
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Description,
Notes
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Agave sp. (common blue form)
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Common Name:
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Century Plant
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 20' tall with flower
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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Zone
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Description,
Notes
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Ajuga reptans
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Common Name:
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Carpet Bugle
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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creeping, evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6”X 24-36”
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dark blue spikes of
flowers from spring to early summer, fall flowers in some
areas
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Zone
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zone 3-9
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Description,
Notes
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fast, easy-to-grow
shade groundcover, nice in mixed arrangements, attracts
hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Alocasia gageana 'California Shield'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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3' X 3'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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suckering growth habit,
deep green, scalloped leaves grow one foot across
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Zone
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9-10
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Description,
Notes
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indoor (sunny window)
or outdoor, scented blooms
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Alyogyne huegelii
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Common Name:
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Blue Hibiscus
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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erect, evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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3-6’ X 3-6’
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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funnel shaped, satiny,
lilac, mauve, or purple flowers to 4”(10cm) across are
produced throughout the year
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Zone
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zone 10-11
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Description,
Notes
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likes a warm, dry
position, fast grower
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Anigozanthos 'Bush
Nugget'
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Common Name:
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Kangaroo Paw
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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12-24" X 24-36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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furry golden yellow
blooms spring through summer
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Zone
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9-11
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Description,
Notes
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one of the strongest
growers of the hybrid Kangaroo Paws, good cut flowers,
nice in containers and in mass
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Anigozanthos 'Dwarf Pink'
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Common Name:
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Dwarf Pink Kangaroo
Paw
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 2' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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from late spring until
fall emerge the pink flowers on 2 to 4 foot tall stems
covered with downy pink colored hairs
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Zone
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hardy to 25° F
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Description,
Notes
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very nice cut flower
variety and attractive to hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Anigozanthos mixed
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Common Name:
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Kangaroo Paw
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dense clumps of iris-like
leaves, stems are densely coated with decorative red fur,
blossoms red & bright green
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Zone
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Description,
Notes
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keep dry in winter
to avoid fungus rots
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Anigozanthos 'Phar Lap'
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Common Name:
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Kangaroo Paws
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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1-2' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright green flowers
with irridescent blue hairs
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Zone
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zone 9-11
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Description,
Notes
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named after the famous
race horse of Australia
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Anigozanthos 'Royal Cheer'
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Common Name:
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Kangaroo Paws
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 3' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright green flowers
with hairy red seepals
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Zone
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hardy to zone 9
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Description,
Notes
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elegant blooms persist
for several months, and are good as cut flowers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Anisodontea 'Tara's
Pink'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen subshrub
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6' X 6'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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plentiful pink hibiscus-like
flowers all year
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Zone
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8-11, hardy to 15
degrees
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Description,
Notes
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attracts hummingbirds,
drought resistant once established
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Aquilegia caerulea hybrids
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Common Name:
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Rocky Mountain
Columbine
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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winter deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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18-24" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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long-spurred flowers
of lavender-blue and white
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Zone
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3-8
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Description,
Notes
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one of the classic
columbines
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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winter deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to full shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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18-24" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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purple-brown flowers
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Zone
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zone 4-7
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Description,
Notes
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attractive to bees,
butterflies & birds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Asarina x wislizensis 'Red Dragon'
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Common Name:
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Climbing Snapdragon
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous if not protected
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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hanging to 6'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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red snap-dragon like
2-3" long flowers, very showy and interesting, large flowers
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Zone
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9-11, protect from
heavy frost
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Description,
Notes
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likes heat but not
direct sun, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Asclepias tuberosa
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Common Name:
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Butterfly Flower
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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deciduous
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 24" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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brilliant orange flowers
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Zone
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4-8
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Description,
Notes
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attracts butterlies,
dried flowers, can be used for arrangements
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Aster lateriflorus
'Lady in Black'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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full sun to partial
shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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24-36" X 24-36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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plant is covered by
a "snowstorm" of white blooms with purple stamen in spring
and summer
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Zone
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5-8
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Description,
Notes
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striking even when
not in bloom; this Aster has a dark purple/ebony foliage;
butterfly attractor; deer, rabbit, and drought resistant
once established; a choice splash of contrast color for
any garden
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial
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Shade
or Sun
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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 24" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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lilac pink flower
clusters which rise to 12-15” tall
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Zone
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4-8
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Description,
Notes
|
water loving, hardy,
dwarf variety perfect for the shade border
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Photo
|
link
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Please note that the photo links
listed above all lead to Google
Image Search results pages. Not all the photos on those
pages are of the particular plant in question.
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