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Agastache arantiaca 'Apricot Sprite'
More compact in habit, plants grow to 18" and are covered with apricoty-orange tubular blooms. Scented foliage cn be used to make teas. Zone 4 |
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Agastache foeniculum 'Honey Bee Blue' (hummingbird's mint)
Heat and drought tolerant plant covered with blue spikes from early summer through fall. Foliage is fragrant, and butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to this plant throughout the season. Makes an excellent backdrop for bold flowers like Rudbeckias and Asclepias, growing to about 24-30" tall. Zone 4
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Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
Another easy to grow agastache with strongly scented foliage, this selection contrasts with its golden leaves. Plants grow to about 20" tall. Zone 4 |
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Agastache
rupestris (sunset hyssop)
Fantastic perennial with spicy fragrant foliage and tubular, bicolor blooms that fade from bright orange to cool purple. Heat and drought tolerant, this plant grows to about 24" and blooms all summer. We use it in color bowls with annuals, we like it so much! Zone 4 |
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Agastache rupestris 'Apache Sunset' (sunset hyssop)
Knee high plants carry loads of flower spikes with deep orange flowers and rose purple buds all summer long. They provide a striking contrast to the cool silvery green, aromatic, finely textured foliage. When the leaves are crushed, they smell strongly of licorice or mint. |
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Alcea rosea (old fashioned single hollyhock)
Nostalgic single flowers in pinks, purples and whites along very tall flower stalks with buds blooming bottom to top during mid summer. Self-seeding biennials will wind there way throughout the garden over the years. Flower spikes grow 5-8' tall. Foliage grow 2-3' high and wide. Larval host plant to the painted lady butterfly. Zone 3
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Alcea rosea 'Summer Carnival' (double hollyhock)
Huge fluffy double flowers in shades of lavender, pink, red, yellow, salmon, and white cover spikes 3-5' tall beginning in early summer.Larval host plant to the painted lady butterfly. Zone 3
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Alcea rosea 'Summer Carnival' (double hollyhock)
Huge fluffy double flowers in shades of lavender, pink, red, yellow, salmon, and white cover spikes 3-5' tall beginning in early summer. Larval host plant to the painted lady butterfly. Zone 3
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Artemisia
ludoviciana 'Silver King'
Striking white-leaved contrast plant grows to 3' tall. Fantastic
for cut flower arrangements, and can also be used for drying.
Grows in full sun and prefers well-drained soil. Zone 4
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Artemisia
ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'
Felty, white jagged leaves. This foliage plant makes a wonderful
accent plant in the perennial bed. Flowers are white, but not
considered ornamental. The foliage is aromatic, and can be dried
for arrangements. Grows 18-24" tall and wide. Zone 4
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Artemisia
'Powis Castle'
Lacy, dense foliage in a tall mound. Wonderful neutral for bringing
flower varieties together in the landscape. Large growing, dense
and rounded, plants will grow up to 2-3' tall with an equal spread.
Sometimes short-lived, but worth the risk! Zone 5
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Artemisia
schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
Neat, mounding habit with silvery, fern-like foliage. Nice background
plant and foliage contrast specimen, its looks lasting well into
winter. Grows only 12" high with a spread of about 18".
Zone 3
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Artemisia
stelleriana (old woman, hardy dusty miller)
Woolly, thick white foliage makes an excellent contrast plant.
Grows to 12" high and 24" across, and will cascade
along rock edging. Zone 3/4
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Artemisia
vulgaris 'Oriental Limelight'
Very bright yellow, green and white variegated foliage is nicely
serrated and offers a great foliage contrast around other perennials
and shrubs. A rapid spreader, plant it where it can wind through
the garden or use it in container plantings. Grows 2-3' tall.
Zone 4
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Asclepias |
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Asclepias incarnata
Native swamp milkweed grows 2-4' tall. Zone 5 |
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Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' (pink swamp milkweed)
Dark, rosy pink, lightly fragrant flower clusters from early summer through fall. Plants grow 3-5' tall. Zone 3
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Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' (white swamp milkweed)
White flower clusters are long-lasting. Plants grow up to 40" tall. Zone 5
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Asclepias syriacus (butterfly milkweed)
Antiqued lavender-pink, large, round flower clusters appear in summer, followed by large, ornamental seed pods over thick, dark green, rounded leaves that resemble those of a rubber tree plant. Growing 3-6' in height, these plants are wonderful mixed with just about anything for textural contrast, are needed by monarch butterly caterpillars and are effortless to grow. They will spread by self-seeding, but are easily kept under control by pulling unwanted plants. Zone 5
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Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
Showy orange flower heads bloom in early summer and continue for a long period on 24-30" plants. Very tough plants tolerate heat and drought in horrible clay soil. Fanstastic interplanted with native grasses, Rudbeckias and other native flowers. Butterflies love it, too. Zone 5
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Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' (butterfly weed)
Bright yellow blooms densely cover this compact native in June through August. Must have well-drained sunny site. Great butterfly nectar and important larval host plant of the monarch butteryfly. Plants grow 2-3' tall. Zone 5 |
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Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed)
Needle-like, fine foliage is covered with sweetly scented white fower clusters in summer. Individual flowers have a deep purple throat. Foliage ages to yellow-orange in fall, and the long strands of seed pods give a decorative texture. Plants spread by runners, but can be easy controlled by pulling unwanted plants. Great butterfly nectar and important larval host plant of the monarch butteryfly. Plants grow 1-2' tall. Zone 4 |
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Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'
An early to mid summer bloomer with wonderful bronze foliage. Blood-red flower plumes are narrow and long. Plumes grow 20" high. Zone 3
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Astilbe arendsii 'White Gloria'
An early to mid summer bloomer with stocky, clear white plumes. Plumes grow to 24" in height. Zone 3
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Astilbe chinensis 'Pumilla'
Wonderful used as a low 10-12" tall groundcover, this little astilbe is covered with masses of lavender-pink blooms in late summer. This dwarf variety is more tolerant of dry sites than other astilbes, which prefer good moistre-retentive soil. Zone 4
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Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
Dark red, triangular shaped plumes are borne on darker red stems. Blooms in mid to late summer. Leaves emerge with a bronze-red tint in spring, then turn dark green. Plumes reach 20-24" high. Zone 4
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Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'
A member of Astilbe japonica, this species is characterized by an early bloom time and glossy green leaves tinged with red. Delicate peach flowers are produced in dense, pyramidal plumes are full and lend a frothy appearance to the clump. Blooms in early summer. 15-18" tall. Zone 4 |
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West'
This seedling of relative of 'Sprite' has red flower buds opening to pink that create open triangular plumes on red stems. Blooms in mid to late summer. Unique finely dissected foliage emerges red, then turns green with a narrow, red edge. A vigorous grower. 15-18" tall. Zone 4 |
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Astilbe thunbergii 'Ostrich Plume'
Large, 30-40" salmon colored plumes open mid to late summer. Zone 4 |
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Astilbe 'Country and Western'
Soft pink, full plumes are produced prolifically in early summer. Large, shiny, dark green leaves. Plants grow 15-18" tall. Zone 4 |
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Astilbe 'Flamingo'
Flamingo pink flowers are presented on wide, airy plumes that are held upright. Blossoms are slightly fragrant and produced on well-branched stems. Blooms in late summer over glossy, dark green foliage. Plumes grow 20" high. Zone 4 |
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Astilbe 'Rock 'n' Roll'
Puffy white plumes with a pyramidal shape bloom in early summer. Large, coarsely textured, dark green foliage and reddish stems grow 20" tall. Zone 4 |
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Buddleia davidii 'Bicolor' (butterfly bush)
A selection from Dr. Michael Dirr out of 'Honeycomb'. The first buddleia ever to offer two completely different colors on the same inflorescence! Fragrant lavender and butterscotch yellow flowers blend together for a fascinating bicolor effect. Panicles grow up to 10 inches long and show up well against the clean grey-green foliage. Compact growth habit. Zone 5
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Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' (butterfly bush)
Deep purple blooms each with a dark orange eye on large shrubby plants that grow 6-8' high. Plants should be cut to the ground in late fall or early spring because flowers are produced on new growth. Zone 5 |
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Buddleia davidii 'Harlequin' (variegated butterfly bush)
Interesting variegated foliage of deep green edged in yellow with purple flowers on dwarf plants growing only 3-4' tall and wide. Plants should be cut to the ground in late fall or early spring because flowers are produced on new growth. Zone 5
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Buddleia nanhoensis 'Nanho Blue'
Lavender-blue flowers on dwarf plants with silvery foliage 2-3' tall. Plants should be cut to the ground in late fall or early spring because flowers are produced on new growth. Zone 5
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Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight'
Deep pink flowers on 5-8' tall, shrubby plants. Plants should be cut to the ground in late fall or early spring because flowers are produced on new growth. Zone 5
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Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'
The truest red with brilliant panicles up to 20" long. Shrubby plants grow up to 9' tall. Plants should be cut to the ground in late fall or early spring because flowers are produced on new growth. Zone 5
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Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'
White spikes attract butterflies and grow 4-5' tall. Zone 5 |
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Buddleia x weyeriana 'Golden Glow'
Yellow flower spikes cover this medium butterfly bush that grows to 5'. Fantastic planted with shasta daisies, rudbeckias and coreopsis. Plants should be cut to the ground in late fall or early spring because flowers are produced on new growth. Zone 5
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