Plants

The plants are listed in alphabetical order.
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plants that begin with that letter.


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Scientific Name:	Gaura lind. "Blushing Butterflies"
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	perennial
Shade or Sun	full sun
Height x Width & How Stands	to 24" tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	blush pink blooms held up on dark green foliage
Zone	zone 5-10
Description, Notes	heat & drought tolerant
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Geum coccineum 'Mrs.Bradshaw'
Common Name:	Avens
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	clump forming perennial
Shade or Sun	full sun
Height x Width & How Stands	20-28" tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	produces bright scarlet semi-double flowers to 1-3/4" across in summer
Zone	zone 5-9
Description, Notes	lifespan increases in damp soils
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Gunnera maculata
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	perennial
Shade or Sun	shade unless submerged in water (where full sun is available)
Height x Width & How Stands
Flower Color & Bloom Time	extremely large hairy leaves, a must for any foliage lover
Zone	hardy to 15° F
Description, Notes	sun or shade if soil is damp, can live in water
Photo	n/a

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Scientific Name:	Halimiocistus wintonensis 'Merrist Wood Cream'
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	perennial shrub
Shade or Sun	full sun
Height x Width & How Stands	3' X 5'
Flower Color & Bloom Time	flat, round creamy or primrose-yellow flowers with dark yellow anthers, separated by a zone of chocolately marroon-red
Zone	hardy to 15° F
Description, Notes	water-conserving plant, contained Cistus to only 3' tall
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Hebe ‘Amy’
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	perennial shrub
Shade or Sun	full sun to partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 5' tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	dark green leaves tinged purplish red beneath, short, dense spikes of purple flowers from summer through fall
Zone	zone 5,6,14-24
Description, Notes
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Hebe 'Snowflake'
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	perennial subshrub
Shade or Sun	full sun to partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 3' tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	puffy white blooms set on rigidly opposite grey-green foliage
Zone	zone 5-10
Description, Notes
Photo	n/a

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Scientific Name:	Hebe speciosa 'Tricolor'
Common Name:	Purple Tips
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	perennial shrub
Shade or Sun	full sun to partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 4' tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	medium violet-purple flowers bloom on 3" spikes in the summer months
Zone	zone 10-11
Description, Notes	erect shoots, has tri-color foliage to 2" with white edges
Photo	n/a

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Scientific Name:	Hebe speciosa 'Variegata'
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen
Perennial or Annual	tender perennial
Shade or Sun	full sun to partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	36-48" tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	violet-lavender flowers bloom late spring to mid summer
Zone	hardy to 15° F
Description, Notes	attractive to bees, butterflies & birds
Photo	n/a

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Scientific Name:	Hosta seiboldiana 'Francis Williams'
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	deciduous
Perennial or Annual	perennial
Shade or Sun	full shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 24" tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	white flowers with blue-green foliage
Zone	zone 3-9
Description, Notes	provide bright color in shade with wonderful foliage
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra'
Common Name:	Black Stem Hydrangea
Deciduous or Evergreen	strongly branched deciduous shrub
Perennial or Annual	perennial, shrub
Shade or Sun	partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 6' tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	purple-black stems in winter; soft pink to mauve-blue flowers
Zone	zone 6
Description, Notes	outrageous black stems make this hydrangea unique!
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Impatiens arguta
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen where protected
Perennial or Annual	tender perennial
Shade or Sun	partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 18" tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	lilac-blue 2" long, tubular, flaring, flowers from summer till fall
Zone	frost sensitive
Description, Notes	native to Nepal
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Iochroma cyaneum
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen shrub
Perennial or Annual	perennial, shrub
Shade or Sun	full sun to partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	to 8' tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	eye catching clusters of tubular dark purple flowers
Zone	hardy to 20° F
Description, Notes	attracts hummingbirds, large shrub
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Iochroma cyaneum ‘Magenta’
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen shrub
Perennial or Annual	perennial
Shade or Sun	partial shade to full sun on the coast
Height x Width & How Stands	to 10’ tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	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
Zone	hardy to 20° F
Description, Notes	attracts hummingbirds
Photo	n/a

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Scientific Name:	Iochroma cyaneum 'Plum Beauty'
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen	evergreen shrub
Perennial or Annual	perennial, shrub
Shade or Sun	full sun to partial shade
Height x Width & How Stands	4-10' tall
Flower Color & Bloom Time	red-purple flowers bloom repeatedly year-round, interesting orange fruit
Zone	hardy to 20° F
Description, Notes	attracts hummingbirds
Photo	n/a

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Scientific Name:	Iochroma fuchsioides
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen
Perennial or Annual
Shade or Sun
Height x Width & How Stands
Flower Color & Bloom Time
Zone
Description, Notes
Photo	link

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Scientific Name:	Iochroma grandiflora
Common Name:
Deciduous or Evergreen