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The
plants are listed in alphabetical order.
Click on the letters below to view the
plants that begin with that letter.
A B
C D
E F
G H
I K
L M
P R
S T
V
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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Gaura lind. "Blushing Butterflies"
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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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18-24" X 12"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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blush pink blooms
held up on dark green foliage
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Zone
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5-10
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Description,
Notes
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old garden favorite,
attracts hummingbirds, heat & drought tolerant, long bloomer
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Photo
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Scientific
Name:
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Geum coccineum 'Mrs.Bradshaw'
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Common Name:
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Avens
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen
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Perennial or Annual
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clump forming 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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18-24" X 12"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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produces bright scarlet
semi-double flowers to 1-3/4" across in summer
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Zone
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5-9
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Description,
Notes
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hardy, easy to grow,
attracts butterflies, cold and heat tolerant
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Photo
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Scientific
Name:
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Gunnera manicata
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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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shade unless submerged
in water (where full sun is available)
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6-8' X 8-10'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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conversation piece
"corn cob" flowers in shades of green, gold,
and red emerge from base in spring to summer
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Zone
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7-10
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Description,
Notes
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great near pools and
water features, GIGANTIC hairy leaves appreciate humidity
and moist / boggy conditions, deer tolerant
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Photo
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Scientific
Name:
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Halimiocistus wintonensis 'Merrist
Wood Cream'
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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 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' X 5'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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flat, round creamy
or primrose-yellow flowers with dark yellow anthers, separated
by a zone of chocolately marroon-red
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Zone
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hardy to 15° F
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Description,
Notes
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water-conserving plant,
contained Cistus to only 3' tall
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Photo
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Scientific
Name:
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Hebe ‘Amy’
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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 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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3-4' X 3-4'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dark green leaves
tinged purplish red beneath, short, dense spikes of purple
flowers from summer through fall
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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hardy, attractive
dark foliage, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Hebe 'Pretty In
Pink'
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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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12" X 36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pink pendant recemes
summer through winter
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Zone
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hardy to 0° F
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Description,
Notes
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Australian native;
hardy shrub known for its dark burgundy new foliage; excellent
in mixed arrangements, the front border, and cascading
through rock garden
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Hebe 'Snowflake'
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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 subshrub
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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' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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puffy white blooms
set on rigidly opposite grey-green foliage
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Zone
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5-10
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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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Hebe speciosa 'Tricolor'
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Common Name:
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Purple Tips
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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
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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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3-4' X 3-4'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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medium violet-purple
flowers bloom on 3" spikes in the summer months
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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loud three-color foliage,
makes an impact in any garden, attracts hummingbirds,
container ready
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Hebe speciosa 'Variegata'
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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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tender 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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36-48" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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violet-lavender flowers
bloom late spring to mid summer
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Zone
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hardy to 15° F
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Description,
Notes
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attractive to bees,
butterflies & birds
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Hosta seiboldiana 'Francis Williams'
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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 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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white flowers with
blue-green foliage
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Zone
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zone 3-9
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Description,
Notes
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provide bright color
in shade with wonderful foliage
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra'
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Common Name:
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Black Stem Hydrangea
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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strongly branched
deciduous shrub
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Perennial or Annual
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perennial, shrub
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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 6' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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purple-black stems
in winter; soft pink to mauve-blue flowers
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Zone
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zone 6
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Description,
Notes
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outrageous
black stems make this hydrangea unique! |
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Impatiens arguta
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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evergreen where protected
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Perennial or Annual
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tender 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 18" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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lilac-blue 2" long,
tubular, flaring, flowers from summer till fall
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Zone
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frost sensitive
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Description,
Notes
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native to Nepal
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Impatiens oliveri
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Common Name:
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Poor Man's
Rhododendron
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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 shade to partial
sun
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 5-6' X 5-6'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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large (2") pinkish
white flowers all year
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Zone
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10-11, tender
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Description,
Notes
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color for full shade
all year long, good for narrow upright situations, nice
in containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Iochroma cyaneum
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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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to 8' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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eye catching clusters
of tubular dark purple flowers
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Zone
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hardy to 20° 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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Iochroma cyaneum ‘Magenta’
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Common Name:
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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 to full
sun on the coast
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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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fast growing, brilliant,
pure magenta, fuchsia-like flowers born in clusters of
up to 20 near branch tips, flowers from spring to fall
or year around in frost-free areas
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Zone
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hardy to 20° F
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Description,
Notes
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attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Iochroma cyaneum 'Plum Beauty'
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Common Name:
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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, 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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4-10' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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red-purple flowers
bloom repeatedly year-round, interesting orange fruit
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Zone
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hardy to 20° F
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Description,
Notes
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attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Iochroma fuchsioides
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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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8' X 8'
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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bright orange clusters
of tublar blooms in spring and summer
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Zone
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hardy to 20° F
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Description,
Notes
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hummingbird attractor
with dark green shiny leaves
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Iochroma grandiflora
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Common Name:
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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 shrub to
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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to 15' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pendant clusters of
large (to 4”) light purple tubular flowers all year around
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Zone
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protect from hard
frost
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Description,
Notes
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a hummingbird delight,
rarely seen and a true specimen
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Iris ensata 'mixed'
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Common Name:
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Japanese Water
Iris
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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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flowers are huge (up
to 8" across), orchid-like, heavily veined with crepe-like
texture
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Zone
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zone 4-9
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Description,
Notes
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tall, stately with
lush green foliage, can grow in pure water!
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Iris pallida 'Albo variegata'
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Common Name:
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Sweet Iris
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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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12-18" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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fragrant violet/lavender
to purple flowers are held on 28" stems
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Zone
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zone 3-9
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Description,
Notes
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deer resistant, rarely
seen variegated foliage
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Ischyrolepsis subverticillata
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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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6-8' X 24-36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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Zone
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9-11, hardy to 20°
F
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Description,
Notes
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show stopping giant
horsetail-like plant with orange/brown bracts along tails;
Restionancaea family; South African native; no phosphorus
fertilizer; wind tolerant; requires well-drained soil;
good in large containers
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Isoplexis canariensis
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Common Name:
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Canary Island Foxglove
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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
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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 4-5’ tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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spikes of hot orange/apricot,
trumpet shaped flowers from late summer to autumn
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Zone
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hardy to 20° F
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Description,
Notes
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rarely seen hummingbird
attractor
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Isopogon formosus
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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 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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to 6' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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purple Protea-like
flowers appear from mid winter to early summer
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Zone
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protect from hard
frost
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Description,
Notes
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low water needs, no
phosphorus fertilizer, great cut, dried flower
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Kirengeshoma palmata
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Common Name:
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Yellow Wax 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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partial sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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24-48" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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waxy yellow flowers
bloom late summer to fall
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Zone
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hardy to 15° F
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Description,
Notes
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requires consistently
moist soil
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lamiastrum galeobdolon
'Herman's Pride'
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Common Name:
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Yellow Archangel
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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semi-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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6-9" X 12-24"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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whorls of yellow flowers
in spring
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Zone
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4-8
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Description,
Notes
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eye-popping variegated
foliage, nice shade groundcover, good in mixed arrangement
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'
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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 sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6-9" X 12-24"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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extra showy violet-lavender
flowers in spring through fall
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Zone
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3-10
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Description,
Notes
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variegated silver-grey
foliage, great shade groundcover, deer and rabbit resistant,
attracts hummingbirds, nice in mixed arrangements
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lamium maculatum 'Shell Pink'
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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 sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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6-9" X 12-24"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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pink flowers from
late spring to fall
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Zone
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3-10
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Description,
Notes
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variegated silver-grey
foliage, great shade groundcover, deer and rabbit resistant,
attracts hummingbirds, nice in mixed arrangements
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Leonotis leonurus
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Common Name:
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Lion’s Tail
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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
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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 6' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dense whorls of tubular,
deep orange flowers in summer
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Zone
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8-11, hardy to low
20's
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Description,
Notes
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makes a nice cut flower,
little to no watering once established, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Leonotis leonurus ‘Alba’
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Common Name:
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White Lion’s Tail
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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
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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 6' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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many dense whorls
of tubular, slightly curved white flowers in summer
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Zone
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8-11, hardy to low
20°'s
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Description,
Notes
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makes a nice cut flower,
little to no watering once established, attracts hummingbirds
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Photo
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n/a
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Scientific
Name:
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Libertia ixioides
'Goldfinger'
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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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18" X 18"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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small white iris family
blooms in spring and summer
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Zone
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7-11
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Description,
Notes
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variegated orange
foliage with yellow and green accents; another excellent
orange leafed libertia perfect for accent plantings, front
borders, and mixed containers; New Zealand native; likes
well drained soils
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Libertia peregrinans
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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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18-24" tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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white flowers bloom
midsummer
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Zone
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hardy to 15° F or
less
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Description,
Notes
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Iris family clumper
grown for orange striped foliage, sensational in mass
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’
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Common Name:
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Big Leaf Goldenray
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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clumping, 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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36-48" X 24-36"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
grown primarily for
its stately foliage (to 1’ across) with purple leafstalks,
veins, and undersides, in midsummer to early fall produces
heads of yellow/orange daisy-like flowers
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Zone
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4-8
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Description,
Notes
|
prefers moist, rich
soil, an excellent plant for ponds, streamsides, or other
wet areas
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Ligularia przewalski
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Common Name:
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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clumping, 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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4-6' tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
narrow spires of yellow
flowers mid to late summer
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Zone
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4-8
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Description,
Notes
|
prefers moist, rich
soil, an excellent plant for ponds, streamsides, or other
wet areas
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Ligularia tussilaginea ‘Aureomaculata’
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Common Name:
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Leopard Plant
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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clumping, 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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to 20” tall
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
irregular yellow splotches
on large dark green leaves give plant its common name,
likes constant moisture, Yellow aster like blooms in fall
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Zone
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7-10
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Description,
Notes
|
an excellent choice
to give color to a dark area
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Photo
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link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lobelia fulgens ‘Queen Victoria’
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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
|
shade unless submerged
in water (where full sun is available)
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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
|
deep scarlet 1" flower,
late summer to mid autumn, water loving
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Zone
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4-9
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Description,
Notes
|
water loving, can
be used in ponds, hummingbird attractor, very attractive
dark maroon foliage all year long
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lobelia laxiflora
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Common Name:
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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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full sun to dry shade
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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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tubular red/yellow/orange
“Candy Cone” flowers, all year long!
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Zone
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4-10
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Description,
Notes
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low to moderate water,
hardy, California native, perfect for under Oaks, hummingbird
attractor
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lobelia siphilitica
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Common Name:
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Blue Cardinal Flower
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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clump forming, 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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24-48” X 12”
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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long lasting 1-1.5”
bright blue-purple or white flowers with green bracts
from summer to autumn
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Zone
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5-9
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Description,
Notes
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a strong grower, prefers
moist soils, hummingbird attractor
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lotus berthelotii
'Scarlet'
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Common Name:
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Parrot's Beak
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Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
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Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
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Shade
or Sun
|
sun to partial shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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to 6" tall and spreading
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
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dramatic parrot's
beak shaped scarlet flowers in summer and fall
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Zone
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8-11
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Description,
Notes
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divided silver-grey
trailing foliage contrasts wonderfully with showy red
blooms; excellent in hanging baskets, as a groundcover,
or as an unusual accent to mixed containers; indoor or
out; likes regular moisture
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
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Lychnis coronaria
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Common Name:
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Rose Campion
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Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
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Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
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Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to shade
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
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24-26" X 12-24"
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
fuzzy pink solitary
flowers from spring through summer
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Zone
|
4-8
|
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Description,
Notes
|
hardy 'generalist'
grower, attractive hairy silver foliage, reseeds
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Photo
|
link
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Scientific
Name:
|
Lysimachia atropurpurea
|
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Common Name:
|
Burgundy Gooseneck
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Deciduous or Evergreen
|
evergreen
|
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Perennial or Annual
|
perennial
|
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Shade
or Sun
|
full sun to partial
shade
|
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Height
x Width
& How Stands
|
24-36” X 24”
|
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Flower
Color
& Bloom Time
|
unusual spikes of
dark purple nodding flowers from spring through fall
|
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Zone
|
zone 4-8
|
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Description,
Notes
|
striking container
specimen
|
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Photo
|
link
|
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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