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Acanthus mollis 'Rue Ledan'
Bear's Breech
Leaves are dark green, glossy and deeply spined. Soft white flowers in late spring. Compact growth habit.
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Acinos alpinus
Rock Thyme
Red-violet flowers with rich green foliage that forms a tidy mat. Superb rock garden or hyper tufa plant.
5-6"xSpreading/Su-Fa/Z4-8/FS -
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Aconitum cammarum 'Bi-color'
Monkshood
Hooded white flowers with blue edging. Deer resistant (and poisonous) Blooms late summer. Good back of the border plant in part shade.
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Acorus 'Golden Pheasant'
Sweet Flag
Narrow, strap-like, brilliant gold leaves. Golden color strongest in full sun. A fabulous container plant.
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Acorus 'Variegatus'
Variegated Sweet Flag
Long, wide, strappy leaves with creamy yellow variegation. Crushed leaves smell like tangerines!
NON-invasive.
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Adiantum p. 'Imbricatum'
Maidenhair Fern
A small decorative fern with cascading fronds and large deeply cut lobes.
12"x12"/Foliage/Z3-8/PSh-FSh/DR -
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Adiantum p. 'Miss Sharples'
Maidenhair Fern
Yellow-green fronds with the same delicate maidenhair look.
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Adiantum pedatum
Maidenhair Fern
Delicate, horseshoe fronds with dark stems. So beautiful.
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Agastache 'Golden Jubilee'
Anise Hyssop
Showy golden to lime green leaves with lavender, bottlebrush-like flowers. Forms a nice dense clump. (Sun exposure dictates leaf color)A hummingbird favorite.
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Ajuga 'Black Scallop'
Bugleweed
Near-black scalloed leaves with deep blue flowers in spring. Ground cover.
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Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'
Bugleweed
A petite form with narrow, dark chocolate and green leaves. Short spikes of light blue flowers. Great for between stones.
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Ajuga 'Silver Beauty'
Bugleweed
A cool looking variegated ajuga. Puckered Grey-green leaves with creamy edges, purple flowers.
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Alcea 'Creme de Cassis'
Hollyhock
Raspberry-red flowers with a yellow throat and white background. Single and semi-double blooms. Plant some today-your grandmother would be proud.
5-7"x2'/MSu/Z2-8/FS -
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Alchemilla erythropoda
Dwarf Lady's Mantle
A smaller species with grey-green leaves. Sprays of chartreuse flowers cover plants in early summer.
6"x12"/LSp-ESu/Z3-7/FS-PSh/DR -
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Alchemilla mollis
Lady's Mantle
Fuzzy, soft grey-green foliage with sprays of chartreuse flowers in spring. Softens hard edges and fluffs up the perennial border.
15-18"x2.5'/LSp-Su/Z3-7/FS-PSh/DR -
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Allium flavum
Chives
Loose clusters of yellow umbels in spring with grass-like foliage. Edible.
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Amsonia 'Short Stack'
Dwarf Blue Star
Forms a perfect mound of clean, dark green foliage with sky-blue flowers. Unlike other Amsonia, this one only reaches 1'.
12"x18"/ESp-MSp/Z5-8/FS-PSh/DR -
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Amsonia hubrechtii
Arkansas Blue Star
A southern native with vary long, needle-like foliage turning a golden yellow fall color. Star shaped flowers are light blue. 2
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Amsonia tabernaemontana
Common Bluestar
An important nector source for butterflies, this beauty makes an excellent small shrub in a shady perennial garden.
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Anacyclus depressus
Mt. Atlas Daisy
White daisy-like flowers with purple backs and finely cut, dark green leaves. Flowers close on cloudy days.
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Anaphalis alpicola
Pearly Everlasting
A hardy alpine with silver colored, wooly leaves and reddish flowers in summer.
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Anchusa azurea
Alkanet
Sky-blue florets atop silvery-green fuzzy foliage. Short lived but reseeds.
30"x24"/MSu/Z3-8/FS-PSh/DR -
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Anemone 'Pamina'
Windflower
Large rose flowers sit above dense, deep green foliage. A fall blooming charmer.
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Anemone 'Prinz Heinrich'
Japanese Anemone
Deep rose, semi-double flowers. Vigorous.
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Anemone 'Queen Charlotte'
Windflower
If there could be a more deliciously beautiful anemone we've yet to see it. Double, ruffled, light pink petals with deep gold stamens and a green button. we're in love!
24-30"xSpreading/LSu-Fa/Z5-7/FS-PSh/DR -
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Anemone 'September Charm'
Windflower
Tall, late flowering with light pink petals on the inside, with a deep pink lining.
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Anemone 'Whirlwind'
Japanese Anemone
Semi-double pure white flowers with a golden center.
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Anemone hupehensis
Japanese Anemone
Pale pink flowers in early fall with grape-like leaves. Just gorgeous as all anemones are.
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Anemone sylvestris 'Elise Fellman'
Windflower
White pompom-like flowers on arching stems in spring and fall. A vigorous spreader.
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Anemone vitifolia 'Robustissima'
Hardy Grape Leaf Anemone
Single, pink flowers and one of the earliest fall bloomers. A must have for the anemone collector.
32"xspreading/LSu-Fa/Z3-8/FS-PSh/DR -
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Angelica gigas
Archangel
Make an architectural statement with this 6' beauty. Deep red flowers and stems and large deeply cut leaves. Short lived perennial.
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Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch
Mats of green foliage covered in large clover heads of yellow-orange. Fun!
6-8"x8"/Sp-Su/Z4-9/FS/DR -
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Antirrhinum hispanicum 'Roseum'
Perennial Snapdragon
Rose pink flowers with silver blue foliage. Blooms in June through the summer and again if cut back. Performs well in the heat.
12-15"x15"/Su-LSu/Z5-9/FS/DR -
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Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'
Columbine
Husband to 'Nora Barlow', this columbie is fully double with deep purple, spurless flowers that look like small dahlias. A superb cut flower!
30"x12"/LSp-ESu/FS-PSh/DR -
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Aquilegia 'Leprechaun Gold'
Variegated Columbine
Striking yellow and green variegated foliage with dark purple flowers April-June.
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Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow'
Columbine
Not your typical columbine. Fully double, dahlia like flowers in red and pink. In a word, charming.
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Aquilegia canadensis
Columbine
Our native columbine with reddish-orange flowers and yellow anthers in spring. Thalictrum-like leaves stay green all summer if given ample moisture. A great nector source for hummingbirds and hawk moths.
1-3'x1'/Sp-ESu/Z3-8/FS-PSh/DR -
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Arabis f. 'Variegata'
Rock Cress
Flat green and white leaves in a whirled pattern with white flowers in spring.
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Arenaria montana
Mountain Sandwort
Forms a prostrate mat of narrow, glossy green leaves. Blanketed with white flowers in spring. Great for rock gardens. (Related to dianthus.)
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Armeria 'Bloodstone'
Sea Pink
"Rosy-red, ball-shaped flower cluster held a few inches above tight mounds of grassy, evergreen foliage."
8-10"x8"/MSp-ESu/Z3-8/FS-PSh/DR -
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Armeria 'Rubrifolia'
Sea Thrift
Magenta-pink flower balls atop dark burgundy mounds of grass-like foliage. Perfect for rock or hyper tufa garden.
12-18"x12"/Sp-LSu/Z3-8/FS/DR -
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Armeria juncea
Seapink
Delicate pink flowers over tufts of grass-like foliage. Cute as can be!
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Armeria m. 'Bloodstone'
Sea Pink/Common Thrift
Rosy-red, ball-shaped flower clusters atop wiry stems and a tight mound of needle-like evergreen foliage. Cute as can be!
8-10"x10"/MSp-ESu/Z3-8/FS-PSh/Native -
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Aruncus aethusifolius
Dwarf Goats Beard
A miniature selection of A. dioicus. Fine glossy, fern-like foliage with creamy white flower spikes.
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Aruncus d. 'Kneiffii'
Goatsbeard
Finely cut, fern-like foliage with creamy white plumes. Smaller stature than the A. dioicus and sinensis.
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Aruncus dioicus
Goats Beard
A robust specimen plant with year round interest. 5' tall with feathery plumes of creamy white flowers. Very shrub like.
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Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
Tangerine blooms last for up to three months. Great plant for cutting, food for butterflies and hummingbirds. Trouble free.
2'x1'/ESu-LSu/Z3-9/FS/DR -
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Asperula gussonii
Woodruff
A perfectly formed, dome-like cushion of emerald green leaves covered in pink, tubular flowers.
2"x2"/LSp/Z3-7/FS -
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Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort (Fern)
A delicate and tiny fern with arching, dark green fronds. Cute as can be!
10"x10"/Z3-8/PSh-FSh/DR -
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Aster l. 'Lady in Black'
Calico Aster
A very tall, bushy plant with hundreds of tiny white/ pink flowers and dark purplish-black leaves making it perfect for the mixed perennial border.
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Astilbe 'Ellie'
Astilbe
Large, pure white, open plumes on dark green serrated foliage
24-30"x24"/MSu-Fa/Z4-9/FS-FSh/DR -
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Astilbe 'Fanal'
Astilbe
A vigorous grower with blood red plumes. One of the earliest reds to bloom.
20"x24"/ESu/Z4-9/FS-FSh/DR -
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Astilbe 'Key West'
Astilbe
A dwarf astilbe with feather-like, deep magenta flowers and burgundy foliage.
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Astilbe 'Montgomery'
Japanese Astilbe
Dark red plumes on darker red stems with bronze tinted foliage. Lovely.
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Astilbe 'Ostrich Plume'
Japanese Astilbe
Rose, arching plumes with a very open habit unlike typical astilbe. Glaucous foliage.
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Astilbe 'Ostrich Plume'
Japanese Astilbe
Large, open, coral-rose plumes on drooping stems above glaucous foliage. A real treat for the eye.
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Astilbe 'Veronica Klose'
Chinese Astilbe
Dark rose plumes with a torch-like shape. Deep green leaves. Clumper.
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Astilbe c. 'Milk and Honey'
Chinese Astilbe
Creamy white plumes turn a light pink upon aging. Bushy, serrated foliage. A very prolific bloomer.
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Astrantia 'Magnum Blush'
Masterwort
Large pink buds open to a lovely blush color. Likes rich, moist soils in woodland garden.
12"x36"/ESu-LSu/Z5-79/FS-PSh -
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Astrantia 'Moulin Rouge'
Masterwort
Tall, wiry stems with dark red star-like flowers and purplish tips. Long lasting flowers. Makes a great cut flower.
18"x24"/ESu-LSu/Z4-7/FS-PSh -
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Athyrium 'Dre's Dagger'
Victorian Lady Fern
Thin, deep green fronds crisscross coming to a narrow point. A fun and funky.
18"x18"/Sp-Fa/Z4-9/PSh/DR -
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Athyrium 'Frizelliae'
Tatting Fern
If you like funky plants you'll fall in love with this distinctive fern. Narrow fronds rolled tightly to form a neclace of delecate beads. Definitely a collectors item.
18"x24"/Z3-8/PSh-FSh/DR -
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Athyrium 'Lady in Red'
Lady Fern
Dark Green fronds with burgundy stems. (may take up to 3 years to develope) Looks lovely in the shade garden.
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Athyrium n. 'Burgundy Lace'
Burgundy Lace Fern
Rich burgundy fronds with silver stripes. Purple midribs. We love ferns! Takes 2-3 years for full color to develope.
18"x18"/Z3-8/PSh-FSh/DR -
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Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum'
Eared Lady Fern
Sturdy, arching fronds with silvery green and red turning solid green as season progresses.
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Aubrieta 'Whitewell Gem'
False Rock Cress
A free flowering cultivar with velvety-purple flowers and low evergreen leaves. Great in between stepping stones.
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