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Abies concolor White or Concolor Fir Sun to Part Shade 30 to 50 Ft. x 15 to 30 Ft.     a blue fir - requires less moisture than most firs
Abies concolor ‘Compacta’ Compact White Fir Sun to Part Shade 1.5 to 2.5 Ft. by 2 to 3.5 Ft.     Dense, compact mound; crowded upright branches with gray-blue foliage
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
Aconitum napellus 'Blue Valley' Monkshood Sun to Part Shade 3 Ft Late Summer Blue upright plants with medium to deep blue flowers
Actaea 'Chocoholic' Bugbane or Snakeroot Part Shade to Shade 2 to 3 Ft. by 1.5 to 2 Ft. Summer to Fall Pink foliage opens almost black and changes to dark burgundy-purple
Actaea simplex ‘Pink Spire’ Pink Flowering Black Snakeroot or Bugbane Full Sun to Full Shade 4 to 5 Ft. Late Summer Pink wonderful bronze foliage
Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) ‘Carbonella’ Branched Bugbane Part Shade 3 to 4 Ft. Late Summer Pink flushed white Dark purple foliage with long white bottlebrush flowers
Amsonia montana ‘Short Stack’ Dwarf Blue Star Willow Sun to Part Shade 10 In x 18 In Late Spring Blue Willow-like blue-green foliage forms a neat, bushy rounded plant
Anemone x hybrida ‘Lady Gilmore’ Japanese Anemone Sun to Part Shade 4 Ft x 2 Ft Summer to Fall Pink late season bloomer ~ double, soft pink flowers
Aquilegia vulgaris  var. stellata ‘Ruby Port’ Columbine Sun to Part Shade 2.5 Ft. Spring to Summer Red large deep red, spurless flowers - an heirloom columbine from the 1600s
Aruncus ‘Guinea Fowl’ Dwarf Goatsbeard Sun to Part Shade 2 Ft Summer White astilbe-like, feathery flower spikes ~ a delicate mound of deeply cut, bright green ferny foliage
Aruncus ‘Misty Lace’ Misty Lace Goatsbeard Sun to Part Shade 2 to 3 Ft. by 2 Ft. Summer White clumps of astilbe-like foliage 
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger or Canadian Ginger Shade 4 to 8 “ Spring brown soft green, kidney-shaped leaves ~ colonizes ~ low maintenance
Asarum europaeum European Wild Ginger Part Shade to Shade 6 to 8 In. Spring Dull brown
 		 spreading colonies of glossy, rounded leaves
Astilbe 'Radius’
 		 False Spirea Part Shade to Shade 24 In. by 18 to 24 In. Summer Red new foliage is dark red
Athyrium nipponicum ‘Regal Red’ Japanese Painted Fern Part Shade to Shade 12 to 18 In. by 18 to 24 In.     dark violet red interior of each frond is contrasted by bright silver edges ~ has a fluffed up look
Baptisia australis var. minor Dwarf False Indigo Sun 18 to 24 In by 18 to 24 In Spring to Summer Purple Spikes of bright blue flowers on compact shrubby grey green plants in early Summer
Baptisia x varicolor ‘Twilite’ (Prairieblue Series) False Indigo Sun 3 - 4 Ft. Spring to Summer Purple flowers have a burgundy cast
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Hadspen Cream’
 		 Siberian Bugloss
 		 Part Shade to Shade 12 In. by 12 to 18 In. Spring Blue green leaves with creamy yellow margins 
Brunnera macrophylla ‘King’s Ransom’
 		 Siberian Bugloss
 		 Part Shade to Shade 10 to 12 In. by 12 to 15 In. Spring Blue green leaves with creamy yellow margins and a light frosting over leaf
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Spring Yellow’
 		 Siberian Bugloss
 		 Part Shade to Shade 15 In Spring Blue yellow foliage in spring changes to pale green
Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’ Calamint Sun 12 to 18 In by 12 to 18 In Summer to Fall White self cleaning - never needs dead heading - mint scented foliage
Calycanthus ‘Venus’ Sweetshrub Sun to Part Shade 8 to 12 Ft. by 8 to 12 Ft. Spring to Summer White large, magnolia-like white flowers  with yellow and purple near center
Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Marie Simon’ California Lilac Sun to Part Shade 6 to 8 Ft. by 6 to 8 Ft. Summer to Fall Pink showy red stems
Centaurea montana Mountain Bluet or Perennial Bachelor’s Button
 		 Sun 18 to 24 In. by 12 In. Early Summer Blue thistle-like flowers - will spread - solitary, fringed, rich blue cornflowers 
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’ Prostrate Japanese Plum Yew Sun to Part Shade 2 to 3 Ft. by 2 to 3 Ft.     a low mound with arching, pendulous branches
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea’ Golden Hinoki False Cypress Sun to Part Shade 12 to 15 Ft by 10 Ft.     conical, evergreen, coniferous tree with leaves that are actually minute scales on tiny branches in the form of fans. The outer foliage of 'Aurea' is golden and the inner is green. 
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe Goldenstar or Green and Gold Part Shade to Shade 6 to 9 In. by 12 to 24 In Spring, Summer & Fall Yellow a low growing mat former with star shaped golden yellow flowers
Convallaria majalis ‘Bordeaux’ Giant Lily of the Valley Part Shade to Shade 6 to 9 In by 6 to 12 In Spring White Very fragrant, white, bell-shaped flowers larger than the species in May. More flowers per stem with taller stems to show off the blooms.
Convallaria majalis var. rosea Pink Lily of the Valley Part Shade to Shade 6 to 9 In by 6 to 12 In Spring Pink sweetly fragrant, nodding, bell-shaped, pink flowers
Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ GOLDEN SPIRIT
 		 Smokebush Sun to Part Shade 8 TO 15 Ft. (unless used as a cutback shrub) Spring to Summer Non-flowering usually, but may produce small yellow smoky flowers golden foliage best in full sun - new leaves are gold turning to lime green in summer
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’
 		 Purple Smokebush Sun 12 to 15 Ft. (unless used as a cutback shrub) Spring to Summer Reddish-Purple cloud-like flowers with burgundy foliage
Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak’
 		 Purple Smokebush Sun to Part Shade 10 TO 15 Ft. (unless used as a cutback shrub) Spring to Summer Reddish-Purple a purple-leaved version of the European species 
Cryptomeria japonica 'Aurea’
 		 Golden Japanese Cedar Sun 30 Ft     neat, dense, domed-shape form ~ an excellent accent plant
Dendranthema ‘Harmony’
 		 Hardy Garden Mum Sun to Part Shade 20 to 24 In Summer to Fall Yellow daisy-like blooms are yellow, turning lighter in color with pink tones as they age
Dendranthema ‘Samba’
 		 Hardy Garden Mum Sun to Part Shade 18 In. Summer to Fall Peach
 		  flowers with a yellow center emerge light peach and turn pink as they mature
Dicentra  ‘Luxuriant’ Fringed Bleeding Heart
 		 Part Shade 1 to 1.5 Ft. by 1 to 1.5 Ft. Spring, Summer & Fall Rose a robust, compact long bloomer
Digitalis purpurea ‘Dalmatian Purple’ Foxglove Sun to Part Shade 3 to 4 Ft. Spring to Summer Purple deep lavender-purple bells, each spotted inside with maroon purple
Disporopsis pernyi Evergreen Solomon’s Seal Part Shade to Shade 15 In. Late Spring White a slowly developing clump that makes a superb show in the woodland garden  ~ evergreen to Zone 7
Disporum cantoniense ‘Green Giant’ Chinese Fairy Bells Part Shade to Shade 4 to 6 Ft.. by 3 Ft. Spring to Summer Cream bamboo-like shoots in early spring are pink, green or white and mature to deep green
Dryopteris labordei Golden Mist TM Golden Mist Wood Fern Part Shade 18 to 24 In.     evergreen ~ young growth is an orange/gold, maturing to green ~ late to emerge in Spring
Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’ Globe Thistle  Sun 3 Ft. Summer Blue globular, metallic blue flowers ~ tall, thistly looking plant 
Eupatorium dubium ‘Baby Joe’ Joe Pye Weed Sun to Part Shade 24 to 30 In. by 24 In. Summer to Fall Reddish-Purple beautiful pink flowers on a dwarf Joe Pye
Euphorbia amygdaloides var robbiae
 		 Robb's Leatherleaf Spurge
 		 Full Sun to Full Shade 12 to 18 In. Summer Lime green leathery, dark green leaves 
Festuca glauca ‘Festina’ Blue Fescue Sun to Part Shade 18 In. Summer Cream a small dense mound of silver-blue spiky foilage 
Forsythia suspensa ‘Aurea’ Forsythia Sun to Part Shade 6 to 8 Ft. Early Spring Yellow gold foliage
Genista tinctoria ‘Flore Pleno’ Double Dyer’s Greenweed Sun to Part Shade 16 In by 36 In. Spring to Summer Yellow double, yellow flowers ~ evergreen, low growing shrub with branches forming dense mats  ~ excellent for rock garden
Geranium  ‘Pink Penny’ Cranesbill Sun to Part Shade 15 In by 18 In Summer to Fall Mauve a mauve flowering form of ‘Jolly Bee’ ~ mauve with darker veins
Geranium ‘Bob’s Blunder’ Cranesbill Sun to Part Shade 12 In Spring, Summer & Fall Pink pewter - bronze leaves
Geranium ‘Jolly Bee’ Cranesbill Sun to Part Shade 12 to 24 In. Spring, Summer & Fall Violet-Blue more mounding than ‘Rozanne’ ~ blooms just as long
Geranium sanguineum 'Apple Blossom’ Bloody Cranesbill Sun to Part Shade 8 In by 12 to 18 In. Spring to Summer Pink light pink flowers but darker pink veins
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Cambridge Blue’ Cranesbill Sun to Part Shade 8 In by 18 In Summer Mauve- blue forms a slowly spreading mat
Gillenia trifoliata ‘Pink Profusion’ Bowman’s Root Sun to Part Shade 2 to 3 Ft. by 2 to 2.5 Ft. Spring to Summer Pink an erect, shrub-like perennial ~ reddish leaves with reddish stems
Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’ Blue Oat Grass Sun to Part Shade 2 Ft Early Summer tan beautiful blue foliage ~ an evergreen clump former
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Asahi’ False Sunflower
 		 Sun 27 to 29 In. by 18 to 23 In. Summer to Fall Yellow double yellow daisies
Helleborus ‘Cherry Blossom’ Lenten Rose Part Shade to Shade 18 to 22 In. by 20 to 24 In. Early Spring Pink soft pink 3 In. flowers with bright red veins and a center of red star bursts
Helleborus ‘Golden Lotus Strain’ Lenten Rose Part Shade to Shade 20 in by 24 In. Early Spring Yellow double yellow flowers ~ evergreen
Helleborus ‘Onyx Odyssey’ Lenten Rose Part Shade to Shade 18 to 22 In. by 24 In Early Spring purple to black a double, near-black flower with new foliage being purple
Helleborus ‘Peppermint Ice’ Lenten Rose Part Shade to Shade 18 to 22 In. by 24 In Early Spring Pink a double pink picotee flower
Hemerocallis ‘Bela Lugosi’ Daylily
 		 Sun to Part Shade 30 In Summer to Fall Purple 6 In egg plant colored flowers
Hemerocallis ‘Fooled Me’ Daylily
 		 Sun to Part Shade 24 In by 18 In. Summer gold with red eye gold flowers with a red eye and pie crust edges in red
Heuchera  ‘Blackout’ Hairy Alum Root Full Sun to Full Shade 12 to 18 In. x 18 to 24 In. Summer White very dark foliage ~ A hybrid of our native Heuchera villosa
Hosta 'Cheatin Heart’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 8 In by 18 In. Summer Lavender A MINIATURE HOSTA ~ small mound of gold heart shaped leaves
Hosta 'Dancing Queen’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 18 In by 30 In. Summer Lavender A LARGE HOSTA ~ has  a piecrust edge
Hosta 'Dark Shadows’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 18 In by 30 In. Summer Lavender A LARGE HOSTA ~ dark green leaves with wavy light green margin
Hosta 'Gypsy Rose’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade 20 In by 30 In. Summer Lavender dark green leaves with a yellow center
Hosta ‘Hanky Panky’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 13 In by 33 In Summer Lavender A SMALL TO MEDIUM HOSTA ~ green leaves with a gold border with a white thread between the two patterns ~ a sport of ‘Striptease’
Hosta ‘Kiwi Full Monty’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade 22 In by 48 In. Summer Lavender A SMALL TO MEDIUM HOSTA ~ chartreuse leaf center with rich blue-green margins~ a sport of ‘Striptease’
Hosta ‘Little Treasure’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 6 In by 11 In Summer Lavender A MINIATURE HOSTA ~ very wide blue-green margins with a white center
Hosta 'Love Pat' Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 20 In. x 40 In. Summer Very pale lavender A MEDIUM TO LARGE HOSTA ~ a dense mound of rich blue leaves
Hosta ‘Mighty Mouse’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 8 In by 12 In Summer Lavender  A SMALL HOSTA  ~  variegated sport of ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ ~ blue-green leaves with a creamy yellow margin
Hosta ‘Rainforest Sunrise’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 10 In by 16 In Summer Lavender A SMALL HOSTA ~ gold leaves with a dark green edge
Hosta ‘Silver Threads and Golden Needles’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade 6 In by 8 In Late Spring Lavender A SMALL HOSTA ~ yellow margins with a green center, all overlaid with a white frosting
Hosta ‘T-Rex’
 		 Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 30 In by 80 In. Early Summer White A GIANT HOSTA ~ large, floppy blue-green leaves
Hosta plantaginea ‘Aphrodite’ Plantain Lily Part Shade to Shade 15 to 18 In by 24 In Late Summer White  A LARGE HOSTA ~ very fragrant, large waxy, double  flowers ~ glossy green foliage
Hosta Valley’s Glacier’
 		 Plaitain Lily Part Shade to Shade 30 In by 80 In. Early Summer White A MEDIUM HOSTA ~ heart shaped blue leaves with a wide yellow margin
Hydrangea arborescens 'Hayes Starburst’ Smooth Hydrangea Sun to Part Shade 6 Ft by 6 Ft ~ shorter if pruned Summer White one of the hardiest of the hydrangeas with dome-shaped flower heads composed of double florets
Hydrangea arborescens 'Incrediball’ Smooth Hydrangea Sun to Part Shade 4 to 5 Ft. Summer to Fall White big blooms that emerge lime green, change to white and then to green
Hydrangea involucrata Blue BunnyTM Bracted Hydrangea Part Shade 2 to 4 Ft by 2 to 4 Ft. Summer to Fall Blue and white  big, round flower buds and fuzzy leaves add to its beauty.

 
Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ Inkberry Holly Sun to Part Shade 3 to 4 Ft. by 3 to 4 Ft. Spring to Summer White very compact evergreen ~ often replaces boxwood 
Iris ensata 'Freckled Geisha’ Japanese Iris               Sun to Part Shade 3  Ft. by 1.5 Ft Early Summer Purple ruffled white flowers with red-violet markings and edges
Lamium maculatum 'Ghost’
 		 Deadnettle Part Shade to Shade 10 to 14 In by 12 to 24 In Spring Purple a large mound of silver leaves
Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter’
 		 Deadnettle Part Shade to Shade 6 to 8 In by 12 to 23 In Spring Pink silver leaves with dark green edges ~ blooms heavily in spring and sporadically the rest of the season
Ligularia ‘Little Rocket’ Dwarf Ragwort Sun to Part Shade 2.5 to 3 Ft. by 2 Ft. Summer Yellow dark yellow rocket-like flowers ~ deeply cut leaves
Lilium ‘Crimson Pixie’ Dwarf Asiatic Lily Sun to Part Shade 12 to 16 In by 10 to 12 In. Early Summer Red Flowers are large, upfacing crimson-red trumpets
Lilium ‘Denia Pixie’ Dwarf Asiatic Lily Sun to Part Shade 16 to 18 In by 10 to 14 In. Early Summer Pink with yellow centers Flowers are large, upfacing crimson-red trumpets
Lilium ‘Peach Pixie’ Dwarf Asiatic Lily Sun to Part Shade 18 In. Early Summer Peachy pink with gold overtones Flowers are large, upfacing crimson-red trumpets
Lonicera x italica ‘Sherlite’ HARLEQUIN Variegated Honey-suckle Sun to Part Shade 10 to 12 Ft by 3 to 6 Ft. Spring to Summer Rose and yellow Cream variegation on irregularly serrated leaves with red stems 
Lupinus ‘Gallery Pink’ Dwarf Lupine Sun to Part Shade 15 to 18 In Spring to Summer Pink two tone pink and white flowers
Magnolia 'Ann' Magnolia Sun to Part Shade 8 to 10 Ft. x 10 Ft. Early Spring Reddish-Purple a beautiful rounded shape ~ blooms in spring & sporadically through summer ~ a later blooming magnolia
Magnolia stellata 'Pink Stardust’ Star Magnolia Sun to Part Shade 10 to 12 Ft by 8 to 10 Ft. Early Spring Pink Spectacular flowers, which open deep pink and mature to light pink, are exceptionally full with almost twice as many petals per flower as other varieties
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star’ Star Magnolia Sun to Part Shade 12 to 20 Ft by 12 to 18 Ft Early Spring White pink buds then snowy white, double flowers
Nepeta sibirica ‘Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron’ Catmint Sun to Part Shade 1 to 1.5 Ft. by 1 to 1.5 Ft. Spring to Summer Violet-Blue compact catmint
Nepeta subsessilis ‘Pink Dreams’ Catmint Sun to Part Shade 2 Ft Summer to Fall Pink pink flowers with a trace of yellow
Papaver orientale ‘Carmen’ Oriental Poppy Sun 12 to 15 In by 18 to 24 In Spring to Summer Red a ruffled deep red flower with a dark center ~ a very compact plant
Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’ Fleece-flower Sun to Part Shade 2 Ft. Summer to Fall White purple and green leaves with a silver chevron
Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’ Fleece-flower Part Shade to Shade 2 Ft by 2 Ft Summer to Fall Rose heart shaped leaves with green and white variegation and a brown V-shaped mark
Phlox paniculata 'Miss Ellie’ Garden Phlox Sun to Part Shade 24 to 28 In by 10 to 12 In Summer to Fall Rose Showy bright rose centers with pinker shades predominantly at the tips~ very mildew resistant 
Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires’ Creeping Phlox Part Shade to Shade 6 to 10 In by 24 In Late Spring Pink stoloniferous, low mats of evergreen foliage ~ the most shade tolerant phlox 
Phlox x arendsii ‘Babyface’ Dwarf garden Phlox Sun to Part Shade 18 In by 12 In Summer Pink clear pink with a hot pink eye ~ a very compact, short garden phlox  ~ mildew resistant
Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient Plant Sun to Part Shade 30 In by 12 In Summer to Fall White 'Miss Manners' does not run like other Physostegias ~ white, Snapdragon-like flowers
Picea omorika ‘Pendula’ Weeping Serbian Spruce Sun 30 Ft. by 15 Ft.      a very narrow, almost spire-like form, gracefully pendulous branches 
Picea orientalis ‘Aureospicata’ Golden Oriental Spruce Sun to Part Shade 50 Ft. by 20 Ft.      short, dark green needles on its stiff branches which explode with brilliant chartreuse new growth in spring ~ forms a narrow pyramid
Prunus incisa ‘Little Twist’ Dwarf Fuji Cherry Sun to Part Shade 5 to 6 Ft. by 5 to 6 Ft. Spring Pink flushed white a beautiful dwarf cherry
Sedum sexangulare Watch Chain Stonecrop Sun to Part Shade 6 to 10 In by 10 to 12 In Summer Yellow a nice mat former 
Sedum sieboldii  October Daphne Sun to Part Shade 8 In. Summer to Fall Pink blue-green foliage ~ low growing, mound shaped sedum with scalloped, eucalyptus-like leaves 
Sedum sieboldii ‘Mediovariegatum’ Variegated October Daphne Sun to Part Shade 8 In. Summer to Fall Pink green and yellow variegated foliage ~ low growing, mound shaped sedum with scalloped, eucalyptus-like leaves 
Sempervivum 'Cobweb Buttons’
 		 Hens and Chicks Sun to Part Shade 3 In by 18 In Summer Pink Striking evergreen foliage has a unique webbed appearance
Sempervivum 'Twilight Blues’
 		 Hens and Chicks Sun 3 In Summer   very hardy and easy to grow ~ olive green with lavender tones and purple tips
Sidalcea ‘Little Princess’ Miniature Hollyhock or Prairie Mallow Sun to Part Shade 16 to 20 In by 12 to 18 In. Summer to Fall Pink Carmine-rose flowers on erect stems
Stachys officinalis ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ Betony Sun to Part Shade 24 In by 16 to 20 In Summer Rose forms a low growing clump
Stokesia laevis ‘Elf’ Dwarf Stoke's Aster Sun 8 In by 10 to 12 In. Summer to Fall Lavender - blue fringed violet-blue outer petals with lacy lavender to near white inner petals for an overall two-toned effect that is almost iridescent.
Thermopsis chinensis ‘Sophia’ Dwarf Southern Lupine or Pea Bush Sun 18 In by 18 In. Spring Yellow bears an abundance of large, sunny yellow spikes of pea-like flowers on leafy stems 
Tiarella wherryi ‘Springwood’ Foamflower Part Shade to Shade 12 to 15 In. by 12 to 15 In. Early Spring White A strong grower that forms dense clumps ~ green leaves with reddish centers
Veronica ‘First Love’ Speedwell Sun 12 In Spring to Summer Pink amazing fluorescent pink color
Veronica spicata ‘Erika’ Speedwell Sun 12 In by 12 In Summer Pink a mat former with pink spikes
Veronica spicata ‘Tickled Pink’ Spike Speedwell Sun 12 to 16 In by 12 to 24 In. Spring to Summer Pink bubble-gum pink flower spikes
Viburnum plicatum ‘Popcorn’