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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Exposure |
Bloom Time |
Size for Description |
Flower Color |
Comment |
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Alchemilla alpina |
Alpine Lady's Mantle |
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring |
8 In. |
Yellow |
grayish leaves have a white margin |
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Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’ |
Butterfly Weed |
Sun |
Summer to Fall |
2 Ft. |
Yellow |
stout, upright stems ~ has beautiful seed pods |
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Aster ericoides f. prostratum ‘Snow Flurry’ (now called Eurybia) |
Heath Aster |
Sun |
Fall |
4 to 6 In. x 4 to 12 In. |
White |
white flowers with yellow centers ~ resembles heath |
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Astilbe ‘Aphrodite’
Available May 2008 |
False Spirea |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
Late Summer |
15 In. by 12 In. |
Rose |
red and white flower parts join to form a rose-colored flower ~
bronze foliage and upright red stems |
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Astilbe chinensis ‘Milk and Honey’
Available May 2008 |
False Spirea |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
2 to 3 Ft. |
Pink flushed white |
creamy, white plumes turn light pink |
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Astilbe japonica ‘Peach Blossom’
Available May 2008 |
False Spirea |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
18 In. |
Salmon |
glossy green foliage |
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Bletilla striata ‘innocence’
|
Chinese Ground Orchid |
Part Shade |
Spring to Summer |
16 to 24 In. x 12 In |
White |
very hardy |
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Callicarpa americana |
American Beautyberry |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
3 - 8 Ft. |
Lavender |
a loose open shrub ~ gorgeous lilac colored fall berries |
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Calycanthus x ‘Hartlage Wine’
Available June 2008 |
Sweet Shrub |
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring to Summer |
7 Ft. x 7 Ft. |
Burgundy |
bushy, rounded shrub with beautiful yellow foliage in fall |
|
Campanula poscharskyana 'Camgood’
Available May 2008 |
Serbian Bellflower |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer to Fall |
8 to 10 In. |
Violet-Blue |
vigorous low growing spreader ~ trailing rockery plant |
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Campanula StarinaTM Bicolor Star |
Bellflower |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer to Fall |
4 to 6 In. |
Blue with white center |
heavy flowering, compact plant ~ large starry flowers |
|
Caryopteris divaricata ‘Snow Fairy’ |
Variegated Bluemist Spirea |
Sun |
Summer to Fall |
2 to 3 Ft. |
Blue |
a compact, clump former ~ variegated green & white leaves |
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Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist’
Available June 2008 |
Bluemist Spirea |
Sun |
Summer to Fall |
2 to 4 Ft. x 3 to 4 Ft. |
Blue |
a compact, mounding shrub with powder blue flowers |
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Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’
Available May 2008 |
Bush Clematis |
Sun to Part Shade |
Late Summer |
2 to 3 Ft. Tall - not a vine |
Purple |
a bush clematis |
|
Coreopsis x ‘Jethro Tull’ |
Tickseed |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
15 In. |
Yellow |
double golden flower with fluted petals |
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Dicentra spectablis ‘Gold Heart’
Available May 2008 |
Gold Bleeding Heart
|
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring, Summer & Fall |
24 to 36 In. by 18 to 24 In. |
Rose |
dissected bright gold foliage ~ may go dormant in summer |
|
Dodecatheon ‘Aphrodite’
|
Shooting Star |
Part Shade to Shade |
Late Spring |
20 In. x 16 In. |
Mauve |
summer dormant |
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Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Parsley’ |
Male Fern |
Part Shade to Shade |
|
18 to 24 In. |
|
dark green crinkled foliage resembles parsley ~ vigorous grower |
Erodium reichardii ‘Bishop’s Form’
|
Storksbill |
Sun |
Summer to Fall |
2 to 3 In. |
Pink |
will overwinter in mild winter ~ great rock garden plant ~ flowers
constantly |
|
Euphorbia ‘Rudolph’
Available May 2008 |
Cushion Spurge |
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring, Summer & Fall |
18 to 24 In. |
Chartreuse |
compact grower ~ looks great spring through fall |
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Fothergilla gardenii
Available June 2008 |
Bottlebrush |
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring |
4 Ft. x 4 Ft. |
White |
bottlebrush flowers appear before the leaves - beautiful fall color |
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Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’
|
Bigroot Geranium |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
Spring |
1 Ft. |
Pink |
forms a dense mat that spreads quite rapidly but not invasive -
light green foliage |
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Geranium sanguineum 'Nanum’
|
Dwarf Bloody Cranesbill |
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring to Summer |
2 In. x 18 In. |
Magenta |
a very dwarf geranium ~ very vivid flowers ~ zone 3 |
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Hemerocallis 'Becky Lynn’
Available May 2008 |
Reblooming Day Lily |
Sun to Part Shade |
Spring, Summer & Fall |
20 In. |
Rose |
large, rose colored flowers with contrasting stripes ~
semi-evergreen |
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Hemerocallis 'Highland Lord’
Available May 2008 |
Reblooming Day Lily |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer to Fall |
22 In. |
Burgundy |
large, double wine-red flowers with a yellow center ~ semi-evergreen |
|
Heuchera 'Brownies’ Available May 2008 |
Coral Bell |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
12 to 18 In. x 12 to 24 In. |
Pink flushed white |
chocolate brown crinkled leaves with plum undersides - sun tolerant |
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Heuchera 'Caramel’
Available May 2008 |
Coral Bell |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
9 to 18 In. x 12 to 24 In. |
Pink flushed white |
compact plant with caramel foliage - sun tolerant |
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Heuchera 'Citronelle’
Available May 2008 |
Coral Bell |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
12 to 18 In. x 12 to 24 In. |
Pink flushed white |
bright chartreuse foliage - sun tolerant |
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Heuchera ‘Encore’ |
Coral Bell |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
12 In. x 18 In. |
Cream |
deep rose purple leaves with silver sheen ~ ~ smoky purple veins |
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Heuchera 'Mocha’ |
Coral Bell |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
10 to 15 In. x 15 to 24 In. |
White |
compact plant with coffee-colored foliage - sun tolerant |
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Heuchera ‘Pistache’ |
Coral Bell |
Part Shade |
Summer |
10 In. x 18 In. |
Cream |
light lime green to chartreuse leaves |
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Heuchera ‘Tiramisu’ |
Coral Bell |
Part Shade |
Summer |
8 to 10 In. x 12 to 14 In. |
Cream |
young foliage is yellow with red highlights ~ red fades with age ~
mature leaves are chartreuse with silver sheen |
Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas
Available May 2008
|
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Early Summer |
36 to 40 In. x 36 In. |
White |
thick, blue-green leaves with a rounded shape droop to look like an
umbrella |
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Hosta 'Deja Blu’ |
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
14 In. by 18 to 20 In. |
Lavender |
green center with yellow margin and cream in between |
|
Hosta 'Earth Angel’ |
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
30 In, x 40 In. |
Lavender |
irregular creamy yellow edge with blue-green center |
Hosta 'Fire and Ice’
Available May 2008
|
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Early Summer |
12 in. x 8 In. |
Lavender |
a twisted, upright mound ~ cream to white with an irregular dark
green edge |
Hosta 'Fireworks’
|
Hosta |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
Summer |
8 to 10 In. x 12 In. |
Lavender |
stiff, narrow upright leaves are creamy white with dark green edges |
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Hosta ‘Francee’ |
Hosta |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
Summer |
14 In. x 30 In. |
Lavender |
dark green leaves with a narrow white edge ~ a wide, low mound |
Hosta 'Honeybells'
|
Hosta |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
Summer to Fall |
27 In. x 50 In. |
Lavender |
a relaxed mound of olive green leaves with slightly undulating edge
with a 45 In flower scape |
|
Hosta 'Maui Buttercups’ |
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
10 In by 18 In. |
Lavender |
bright gold leaves that are rounded and cupped in shape |
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Hosta 'Night Before Christmas’
Available May 2008 |
Hosta |
Part Shade |
Summer |
18 In. x 30 In. |
Lavender |
green leaves with irregular white centers ~ a vigorous grower |
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Hosta plantaginea ‘Grandiflora’ |
Hosta |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
Late Summer |
24 In. x 60 In. |
White |
a dome-shaped mound with shiny green leaves ~ very fragrant, large
waxy flowers |
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Hosta 'Praying Hands’ |
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
14 to 18 In by 18 In. |
Lavender |
Upright, narrow, tightly folded leaves resemble hands praying ~ very
thin gold edge |
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Hosta 'Spilt Milk’ |
Hosta |
Part Shade to Shade |
Summer |
24 In by 30 In. |
White |
blue-green leaves with white streaking |
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Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky’
Available June 2008 |
Panicle Hydrangea |
Sun to Part Shade |
Summer |
7 Ft. x 7 Ft. |
Pink and white two-toned flowers |
flowers start out white, turn pink and push new white flowers from
flower tip |
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Lamium galeobdolon ‘Silver Spangles’ |
Yellow Archangel |
Part Shade to Shade |
Spring |
4 to 6 In. |
Yellow |
pointed green leaves with silver splashes |
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Lavatera ‘Pink Barnsley’
Available May 2008 |
Mallow |
Sun |
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