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The
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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Bacopa sutera cordata 'Copia Pink
Eye'
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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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under 6" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pale pink flowers
bloom repeatedly
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Zone
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9-11, tender
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Description,
Notes
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good in baskets and
mixed arrangements, shade groundcover
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Bacopa sutera 'Taifun Blue Dream'
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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 4", then trailing
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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masses of blue flowers
cover this trailing plant all year long
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Zone
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9-11, tender
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Description,
Notes
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good in baskets and
mixed arrangements, shade groundcover
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Begonia boliviensis 'Bonfire'
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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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partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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12-36" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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red-orange blooms
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Zone
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zones 10-11
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Description,
Notes
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tuberous begonia with
outrageous blooms
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Bergenia 'Red Start'
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Common Name:
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Saxifrage
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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 sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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16" X 24"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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Zone
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hardy to 0° F
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Description,
Notes
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hardy
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’
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Common Name:
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Angel’s Trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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huge (15”) golden
yellow to golden orange flowers throughout the year
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia arborea
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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large (to 10”) highly
fragrant flowers year around once established
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Double White'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dense white hairs,
cream-white flowers with hose-in-hose arrangement of two
or more trumpets
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Dr. Seuss'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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flowers change colors
as plant grows, white to yellow to orange-gold
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Frosty Pink'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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large (to 10”) highly
fragrant flowers year around once established
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Jamaica Yellow'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pale yellow fragrant
flowers bloom repeatedly
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Peaches and Cream'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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6-8' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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late blooming, sometimes
variegated, coral/apricot colored flowers
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Pink Beauty'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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rose/mauve flowers
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia sanguinea
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Common Name:
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Eagle Tree
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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10” long, slightly
flared flowers are deep red with yellow veins, shading
upward to yellow
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Zone
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more cold tolerant
than most Angel’s trumpets taking temperatures down to
20 F
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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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Brugmansia sanguinea - yellow flower
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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rare plant has bright
green leaves up to 8" and 10" flowers
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Zone
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9-11
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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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Brugmansia 'Shredded White'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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white to near white
fragrant flowers
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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blooms repeatedly,
new hybrid with shredded floral tubes… WOW!
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia suaveolens variegata
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pure white fragrant
flowers
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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long blooming, highly
scented, large (to 12") outrageous blooms, nice in
containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Brugmansia 'Velvet Rose'
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Common Name:
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Angel’s trumpet
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial shrub/small
tree
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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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10-14' X 6-12'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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larger than normal
pink fragrant flowers
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Zone
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hardy to 20-25 degrees,
frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from
the rootstock
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Description,
Notes
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outstanding vigor,
long blooming, highly scented, large (to 12") outrageous
blooms, nice in containers
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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semi-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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12-16" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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clump of heart-shaped
silver leaves, bright blue Forget-me-not flowers appear
in mid to late spring
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Zone
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hardy to -20° F
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Description,
Notes
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patented plant from
Michigan, brightens dark areas
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Caryopteris incana
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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decidiuous
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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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36" X 36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright purple whorls
of flowers in late summer to fall
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Zone
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6-9
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Description,
Notes
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attracts butterflies,
deer-resistant, drought tolerant once established, no
wet soil
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Durio'
Pink Chablis
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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 subshrub
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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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1-4' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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covered in airy, soft
rose-colored flowers starting in late summer thru late
fall
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Zone
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6-10
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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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Caryopteris x clandonensis
'Sterling Silver'
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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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3' X 3'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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rare combination of
silver foliage and whorls of blue flowers
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Zone
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5-9
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Description,
Notes
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very drought tolerant,
long bloom season, scented foliage, attracts butterflies,
deer resistant, prefers well-drained soil
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Catalpa X erubescens
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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 tree
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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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30-40' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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yellow flowers with
deep maroon spots in early summer
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Zone
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zone 4-9
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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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Catananche caerulea
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Common Name:
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Cupid's Dart
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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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typically lavender
blue flowers, emerging from interesting basal rosettes
of spiky foliage
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Zone
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hardy to 0° F
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Description,
Notes
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old garden favorite,
nice dried flowers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Ceaonothus 'Tuxedo'
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Common Name:
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Tuxedo California
Lilac
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial, fast growing
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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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6-8' X 6-8'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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lavendar-blue blooms
in fall, unlike other Ceonothus
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Zone
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8-11, hardy to 0°
F
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Description,
Notes
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dark black foliage,
forms an eye-popping contrast with blue flowers, wind/salt/drought
tolerant, nice as a hedge
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Cestrum Newelii
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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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6-8' X 3-5'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright red tublar
blooms year-round
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Zone
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8-11, hardy to 15-20°
F
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Description,
Notes
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dark green foliage,
attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, excellent in containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Chorizema 'Bush Flame'
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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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2-3' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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semi erect sprays
of brilliant orange and pink pea flowers with some bloom
almost the year around and peak flowering from fall through
early spring
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Zone
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frost hardy to low
20° F
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Description,
Notes
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Australian plant perfect
for under oaks or dry shade
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Cimicifugia atropurpurea
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Common Name:
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Bugbane
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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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partial sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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4-8' X 3-4'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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Scented ivory-white
spikes of flowers in summer
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Zone
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3-9
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Description,
Notes
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constant moisture,
back to mid border
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Clematis integrifolia
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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herbaceous, 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
|
to 24" tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
solitary, bell-shaped,
mid-blue/violet flowers with twisted sepals and cream
colored anthers, flowers born in summer, upright (not
vining) species
|
|
Zone
|
zone 3-7
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Clematis rehderiana
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
10-20' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
magnificent species
with delicately scented, primrose-yellow, nodding bells
|
|
Zone
|
6-10
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
quick growing and
vigorous, ideal for walls or growing through trees
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Clerodendrum trichotomum
|
|
Common Name:
|
Glorybower
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
10-15' X 10-15'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
multiple fragrant
blue/white blooms in spring through summer
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 20° F
or less
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
bushy, deer resistant,
subshrub, known for electric blue berries in fall, great
back-border plant (especially on the coast)
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Clerodendrum ugandense
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
8-10' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
elegant shrub, 1"
two-toned flowers combining larger purple-blue lobe with
smaller lavender ones
|
|
Zone
|
9-11
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
attracts butterflies,
deer-resistant
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Clianthus puniceus 'Rosea'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Pink Kaka Beak
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial ranging
subshrub
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
to 10' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
small wide spreading
shrub/vine with bird beak shaped 2" rose flowers
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 20° F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
national plant of
New Zeland, CHOICE!
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Colocasia 'Black Magic'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Black Elephant
Ear
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous in cold
climates
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
36-48" X 36-48"
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
bright yellow flowers
mid-summer
|
|
Zone
|
8-11
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
requires consistently
moist soil & food, dramatic black foliage, good in tubs
and urns, works in indoor or pond situations
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Imperial Taro
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous in cold
climates
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
moist shade lover
but will do best with some filtered sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
to 5' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
tolerant of boggy
conditions, it offers a nice contrast to understory ferns.
Large tropical leaf shaded dark gray to black highlighted
with veins and edges of lime green
|
|
Zone
|
8-11
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
goes dormant somewhere
around 45°F
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coprosma 'Black
Cloud'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Mirror Plant
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade inland
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
3' X 3'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
|
|
Zone
|
9-10, hardy to 20-25°
F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
New Zealand native
known for its extra-glossy, reflective chocolate brown
foliage; unique foliage stands-out in containers or the
groun
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coprosma 'Evening
Glow'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Mirror Plant
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade inland
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
4-5' X 3-4'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
|
|
Zone
|
9-10, hardy to 20-25°
F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
New Zealand native
subshrub grown for its extra glossy reflective yellow/red/orange/green
variegation pattern allows for seamless combination in
any color scheme, great in containers
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coprosma 'Rainbow
Surprise'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Mirror Plant
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade inland
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
4-5' X 4-5'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
|
|
Zone
|
9-10, hardy to 20-25°
F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
New Zealand native
shrub grown for its extra-glossy, reflective red-orange-green-yellow
variegation pattern; wide ranging variegation allows for
seamless combination in any color scheme
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coprosma 'Tequila
Sunrise'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Mirror Plant
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade inland
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
3' X 3'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
|
|
Zone
|
9-10, hardy to 20-25°
F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
New Zealand native
known for its extra-glossy, reflective red/yellow/green/dark
copper variegation pattern; one of the more compact and
showy selections of this genus
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cordyline australis
'Pink Passion'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
sun or shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
3-4' X 3'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 15° F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
startling bright pink
variegated foliage includes shades of pinks, greys, purples,
and whites; drought and deer resistant; great in mixed
containers as an eye-catching centerpiece
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cordyline australis
'Red Star'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
sun or shade (as with
many in the genus, faster growing and longer color in
partial shade)
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
to 20', but very slow
growing
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
highly scented blooms
in late spring to summer
|
|
Zone
|
8-10, hardy to <15°
F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
Palm-like plant with
sensational bronzy-red sword-like leaves; easy and versatile;
unique form allows placement in everything from xeriscaped
to tropical gardens; great in containers or mixed arrangements
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cordyline australis
'Torbay Dazzler'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
sun or shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
to 20', but very slow
growing
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
scented white spear-like
blooms emerge from tops in summer
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 15° F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
New Zealand palm-like
plant with dramatic, arching, sword shaped foliage; adds
an exotic exclamation point to everything from xeriscaped
to tropical gardens; foliage variegated with tones of
pink/yellow/green, allowing this plant to seamlessly blend
into any color palate; deer and drought resistant
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coreopsis Big Bang
'Cosmic Eye'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
12-16” X 12-16”
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
easy to grow, yellow
flower Coreopsis with wine-red centers
|
|
Zone
|
4-9
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
compact form and constant
color allow for use in mixed containers, front and middle
borders and rock gardens
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coreopsis grandiflora
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
clump forming, evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
18-36” X 18”
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
yellow 2" flowers,
vigorous, from spring to late summer, long flowering
|
|
Zone
|
4-9
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
good cut flowers
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coreopsis grandiflora
'Tequila Sunrise'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
12-18” X 12-18”
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
yellow bloom with
red-maroon eye in summer
|
|
Zone
|
5-9
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
hardy, easy to grow
Coreopsis with breath-taking variegated foliage, nice
in combination pots, deer and drought resistant
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coreopsis 'Jethro
Tull'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Fluted Tickseed
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
12-18" X 18-24"
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
new hybrid with tubular
(fluted) yellow petals, constant flowering
|
|
Zone
|
4-9
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
drought and deer resistant,
attracts butterflies, its compact habit makes it perfect
for the front border and mixed containers
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coreopsis 'Limerock Passion'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
to 16" tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
large pink to lavender
daisy flowers, tender perennial
|
|
Zone
|
5-8
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
deer-resistant, attracts
butterflies, nice in mass
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Coreopsis 'Limerock Ruby'
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
18-22" tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
large ruby-red daisy
flowers with yellow center, tender perennial
|
|
Zone
|
5-8
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
deer-resistant, attracts
butterflies, nice in mass
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cotinus coggygria
|
|
Common Name:
|
Smoke Tree
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
10' X 10'
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
panicles of dainty,
airy, white flowers appear in spring/summer and give this
plant its "smokey" appearance
|
|
Zone
|
4-11
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
small tree/shrub with
brazen deep maroon foliage; great contrast color for a
multitude of locations; drought tolerant once established;
tolerates poor soil; central china to europe native
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Crinodendron hookerianum
|
|
Common Name:
|
Lantern Tree
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
10-30' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
puffy scarlet-red
heart-shaped flowers bloom late spring to summer
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 15° F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
requires consistently
moist soil
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Crinodendron patagua
|
|
Common Name:
|
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
30-40' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
white to near white
flowers bloom late spring to summer
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 15° F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
attractive to bees,
butterflies & birds, very high moisture needs
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Crinum nigra
|
|
Common Name:
|
Black Lily
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen, bulb
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
to 6' tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
fragrant pink cluster
blooms with long purple stalks & dark purple foliage
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 20° F
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
showy alone, rare
|
|
Photo
|
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Crocosmia
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous corm
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
35-47" tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
clumps of green sword-shaped
leaves, with tall, arching spikes of funnel-shaped red
blossoms appearing in mid to late summer
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 10° F or
less
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
cousins to the gladiola
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Crocosmia sp.
|
|
Common Name:
|
Montbretia
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
deciduous corm
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
full sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
35-45" tall
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
old garden favorite,
vigorous grower with orange blooms in mid to late summer
|
|
Zone
|
hardy to 10° F or
less
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cuphea aequipetala
|
|
Common Name:
|
Mexican Loosestrife
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
sun or shade, taller
and greener in shade. compact and darker in sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
2' X 24-36"
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
slim leaves, topped
with petite lilac and green tubular blossoms with deep
purple petals
|
|
Zone
|
8-11
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
heavy bloomer, great
groundcover & in containers
|
|
Photo
|
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cuphea 'David Verity'
|
|
Common Name:
|
Cigar Plant
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
sun or shade, taller
and greener in shade. compact and darker in sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
24-36" X 24-36"
|
|
Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
red-orange blooms
year round
|
|
Zone
|
8-11
|
|
Description,
Notes
|
almost black foliage
in full sun, excellent contrast with bright orange blooms,
hummingbird magnet, highly recommended for containers
|
|
Photo
|
link
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific
Name:
|
Cuphea ignea ‘Star fire pink’
|
|
Common Name:
|
Cigar plant
|
|
Deciduous or Evergreen
|
free-branching, evergreen
|
|
Perennial or Annual
|
perennial shrub/sub-shrub
|
|
Shade
or Sun
|
sun or shade, taller
and greener in shade. compact and darker in sun
|
|
Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
24-36" X 24-36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pink/white/blue tubular
flowers all year long
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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hummingbird magnet,
highly recommended for containers
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Cuphea llavea
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Common Name:
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Bat faced Cuphea
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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mounding, 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 24-36”
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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vibrant red &
purple tubular flowers with upward facing red petals resemble
the face of a bat, hence the common name
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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attracts hummingbirds,
great in containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Cuphea micropetala
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Common Name:
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Candy Corn Plant
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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free branching groundcover/
subshrub
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Shade
or Sun
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sun or shade, taller
and greener in shade. compact and darker in sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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36” X 24-36”
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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slightly scaly mid-green
leaves, brilliant bright orange, white, yellow, green
flowers in nest of soft hairs from summer to autumn
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Zone
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hardy to at least
25° F
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Description,
Notes
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attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Cuphea oreophila 'Orange Flame'
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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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to 3-1/2' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright orange blossoms
thru spring & summer
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Zone
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tender
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Description,
Notes
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large puffy orange
blooms, hummingbird magnet
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Photo
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n/a
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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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