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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Exposure |
Size |
Bloom Time |
Flower Color |
Comment |
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Abies koreana |
Korean Fir |
Sun to Part Shade |
20 Ft. |
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a small statured, compact tree with dark green
needles ~ beautiful purple cones ~ grows 4 to 6 In. per year |
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Acanthus spinosus |
Spiny Bear’s Breeches |
Sun to Part Shade |
3 to 4 Ft. |
Late Spring |
Mauve |
dark green leaves with spiny points and
whitish veins ~ a beautiful architectural plant |
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Acer griseum |
Paperbark Maple |
Sun to Part Shade |
25 Ft. |
Spring |
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very dramatic exfoliating bark |
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Acer palmatum dissectum ' Inara Shidare' |
Japanese Maple |
Part Shade |
7 to 10 Ft. |
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larger, more intricate leaves develop a deep
tone of purple red as they grow in the spring and retain this
brilliant color all season - upright cascading form - needs
afternoon shade |
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Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama' |
Japanese Maple |
Sun to Part Shade |
7 to 13 Ft. |
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red cascading foliage ~ high grafts are
semi-weepers, while low grafts are a mounded weeper ~ slightly
bolder appearing than some dissectums |
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Achillea ‘Anblo’ (Anthea) |
Yarrow |
Sun |
1.5 to 2 Ft. high and wide |
Spring to Summer |
Yellow |
long lasting pale yellow flowers - a compact
yarrow |
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Actaea pachpoda ‘Misty Blue’ |
White Baneberry or Doll’s Eye |
Part Shade to Shade |
2 - 3 Ft. by 2 - 3 Ft |
Spring |
White |
woodland perennial with distinctive white
fruit and beautiful blue-green foliage for multi-season interest |
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Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group)
‘Brunette’ |
Black Snakeroot , Black Cohosh or Bugbane |
Sun to Part Shade |
5 - 6 Ft. |
Fall |
Pink |
the stems and leaves have a purplish-black
color |
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Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) ‘James
Compton’ |
Bugbane or Snakeroot |
Part Shade to Shade |
2.5 to 3 Ft. by 1.5 to 2 Ft. |
Summer to Fall |
White |
a compact, bronze-leaved bugbane cultivar |
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Actaea simplex ‘Pink Spike’ |
Pink Flowering Black Snakeroot or Bugbane |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
4 to 5 Ft. |
Late Summer |
Pink |
wonderful bronze foliage |
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Adiantum
pedatum |
American Maidenhair Fern |
Part Shade to Shade |
1 to 2.5 Ft. x 1 to 1.5 Ft. |
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will naturalize ~ reddish-brown to black stems |
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Agave americana 'Variegata' |
American Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
5 to 6 Ft. |
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gray green foliage that has a thin yellow to
white stripe along the leaf margins |
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Agave geminiflora |
Twin Flowered Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
2 Ft. |
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Solitary dense rosette, occasionally forms a
trunk |
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Agave montana |
Mountain Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
3 Ft. |
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resembles a huge artichoke - leaves are glossy
apple green to light green, with large teeth along the margins and a
stout terminal spine - non-suckering |
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Agave neomexicana |
New Mexico Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
18 to 24 In. |
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rosette of foliage is large, heavily armed
with dark burgundy spines - light glaucous gray to light green
leaves in a symmetrical rosette |
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Agave ovatifolia |
Whale's Tongue Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
2 to 5 Ft. |
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a large, solitary growing plant (no "pups"
from around the base of the plant) - very wide, powder blue leaves
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Agave parryi var. truncata |
Artichoke Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
1 Ft. |
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Dense, symmetrical rosettes of wide blue-gray
leaves that are wider than they are long - forms many pups |
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Agave stricta |
Hedgehog Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
2 Ft. |
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many slender leaves that end in a spine -
plants begin as single round heads, then with age multiply to form
clumps |
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Agave toumeyana var. bella |
Miniature Agave or Century Plant |
Part Shade to Shade |
6 In. |
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one of the smallest agaves - thin, stiff
leaves are edged with white stripes and adorned with curling white
threads |
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Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’ |
Bugleweed |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
8 In. |
Late Spring |
Violet-Blue |
a very hardy groundcover ~ a very large ajuga! |
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Ajuga reptans ‘Chocolate Chip’ |
Bugleweed |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
3 to 5 In. |
Spring |
Blue |
a dwarf ajuga ~ excellent for along paths
and stepping stones ~ rich, chocolate brown leaves |
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Alchemilla alpina |
Alpine Lady's Mantle |
Sun to Part Shade |
8 In. |
Spring |
Yellow |
grayish leaves have a white margin |
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Amelanchier canadensis |
Shadblow or Serviceberry |
Sun to Part Shade |
6 to 20 Ft. |
Early Spring |
White |
white flowers in spring ~ edible fruit
turns black ~ a native plant |
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Amsonia hubrechtii |
Arkansas Blue Star Willow |
Sun to Part Shade |
2 to 3 Ft. |
Spring |
Blue |
bright yellow fall foliage |
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Amsonia tabernaemontana |
Blue Star Willow |
Sun to Part Shade |
2.5 Feet
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Late Spring |
Blue |
Willow-like blue-green foliage forms a neat,
bushy plant |
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Anemone x hybrida 'Party Dress’ |
Japanese Anemone |
Part Shade |
2.5 to 3.0 Ft. |
Summer to Fall |
Pink |
extremely large, fluffy double pink flowers |
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Anemone x hybrida 'Pretty Lady Diana’ |
Compact Japanese Anemone |
Sun to Part Shade |
16 In by 24 In |
Summer to Fall |
Pink |
a compact plant with single pink flowers |
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Anemone x hybrida 'Pretty Lady Emily’ |
Compact Japanese Anemone |
Sun to Part Shade |
16 In by 24 In |
Summer to Fall |
Pink |
a compact plant with double, light pink
flowers |
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Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind' |
Japanese Anemone |
Sun to Part Shade |
4 to 5 Ft. |
Summer to Fall |
White |
semi-double white flowers with narrow,
quill-like petals |
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Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ |
Spikenard |
Part Shade to Shade |
3 Ft by 3 Ft |
Late Summer |
White |
huge bright gold leaves - beautiful
reddish-brown stems |
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Aronia melanocarpa ‘Viking’ |
Black Chokeberry |
Sun to Part Shade |
3 to 6 Ft. by 6 to 8 Ft. |
Spring |
White |
red fall color ~ often used for hedges |
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Aruncus ‘Horatio’ |
Goatsbeard |
Sun to Part Shade |
3 to 4 Ft by 4 Ft |
Early Summer |
Cream |
bronze stems with golden-green foliage |
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Aruncus ‘Misty Lace’ |
Misty Lace Goatsbeard |
Sun to Part Shade |
2 to 3 Ft. by 2 Ft. |
Summer |
White |
clumps of astilbe-like foliage |
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Asarum canadense |
Wild Ginger or Canadian Ginger |
Shade |
4 to 8 “ |
Spring |
brown |
soft green, kidney-shaped leaves ~ colonizes ~
low maintenance |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
Sun |
2 Ft |
Summer to Fall |
Orange |
Stout, upright stems ~ has beautiful seed pods |
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Asimina triloba |
Pawpaw |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
15 to 20 Ft. x 15 to 20 Ft. |
Spring |
Purple |
has a semi-tropical appearance |
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Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’ |
Smooth Aster |
Sun |
2.5 to 3 Ft. by 2 to 2.5 Ft. |
Fall |
Violet-Blue |
does not need staking or pinching ~ a robust,
upright plant with arching stems ~ mildew resistant |
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Aster 'Wood's Light Blue' - see Symphyotrichum |
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Aster 'Wood's Pink' - see Symphyotrichum |
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Aster 'Wood's Purple' - see Symphyotrichum |
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Astilbe chinensis 'Mighty Pip' |
Chinese Astilbe |
Part Shade |
4 to 4.5 Ft |
Spring to Summer |
Pink |
one of the tallest astilbes with huge pink
plumes |
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Astilbe Color FlashTM |
False Spirea |
Part Shade |
15 to 20 In by 20 In |
Early Summer |
Pink |
leaves that start out brilliant green and then
change to purple-burgundy as the season progresses |
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Astilbe Color FlashTM ‘Lime’ |
False Spirea |
Part Shade |
22 to 24 In |
Early Summer |
Pink |
Leaves are a bright chartreuse-green and
yellow with burgundy picotee edging. |
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Astilbe 'Fanal’ |
False Spirea |
Part Shade to ShadeAstilbe
'Fanal’ |
18 to 24 In. x 18 to 24 In. |
Summer |
Red |
compact and mounded ~ beautiful bronze foliage
and very dark red flowers |
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Astilbe ‘Sugarberry’ |
False Spirea |
Part Shade to Shade |
10 Inches by 14 Inches |
Summer |
Pink |
a dwarf compact variety of astilbe - light
pink feathery blooms above lush green thick foilage. |
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Athyrium filix-femina ‘Frizelliae’ |
Tatting Fern |
Part Shade to Shade |
12 to 18 In. |
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unique fronds |
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Athyrium nipponicum ‘Pictum’ |
Japanese Painted Fern |
Part Shade to Shade |
18 In. x 12 In. |
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silver-green foliage with red stems ~ low
maintenance |