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PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
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ACANTHUS (Bear's Breeches) |
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spinosus |
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30-32" |
18-24" |
Purple &
White |
May |
Beautiful architectural plant for shady areas. A must for your
garden!
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| ACHILLEA
(Yarrow or Midfoil) |
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| 'Moonshine' |
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18-24" |
20" |
bright yellow |
June-July |
Plants will rebloom if they are
cut back after the first flowering |
| 'Red Velvet' |
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30-36" |
24" |
deep red wine |
June-July |
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| millefolium
'Paprika' |
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24" |
24" |
paprika red |
June-July |
Grey-green ferny foliage.
Blooms a week later than 'Moonshine' |
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AGASTACHE (Anise Hyssop) |
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'Blue Fortune' |
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24-36" |
18-24" |
violet-blue |
July-Sept |
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foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' |
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18-24" |
18-24" |
lavender blue/gold lvs |
July-Sept |
NEW |
| AJUGA
(Bugleweed) |
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| reptans 'Bronze Beauty' |
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6" |
18-24" |
violet-blue |
Spring |
Groundcover
spreads rapidly; easy to divide and start new plants |
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ALCEA (Hollyhock) |
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'Summer Memories' |
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6' |
18" |
mixed singles |
Summer |
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rugosa (Russian) |
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5-6' |
18" |
large, single
yellow |
Summer |
Extremely
hardy selection native to Ukraine. Great resistance to rust. |
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'Queeny Purple' |
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20" |
18" |
purple |
Summer |
Dwarf selection |
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AMPELOPSIS (Var. Porcelain Vine) |
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brevipedunculata 'Elegans' |
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10-25" |
3' |
blue berries &
variegated leaves |
Summer |
Good vine for shady areas.
Fast grower. |
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PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
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AMSONIA (Narrow Leaf Blue Star) |
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hubrichtii |
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3' |
18" |
sky blue |
Spring |
Needle-like
leaves valued for golden yellow fall color. Beautiful plant! |
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ANEMONE (Janpanese Anemone) |
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'Honorine Jobert' |
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36-42" |
18-24 |
white |
Aug-Sept |
Excellent for fall blooms |
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'September Charm' |
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24-36" |
18-24" |
silver pink |
Aug-Sept |
Showy blooms in early fall |
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AQUILEGIA (Columbine) |
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'Bluebird' |
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24" |
12" |
lt. blue & white |
Spring |
Songbird
series. Compact growth;
upward facing blue & white flowers |
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'Blue Barlow' |
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24" |
12" |
yellow & white |
Spring |
NEW |
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'Goldfinch' |
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24" |
12" |
yellow & white |
Spring |
Songbird series. Compact growth;
upward facing yellow and white flowers |
| ARISAEMA (Jack inthe Pulpit) |
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| ringens |
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20-24" |
18" |
purple pitcher |
Spring |
NEW |
| serratum |
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24-30" |
18" |
green & white |
Spring |
NEW |
| urashima |
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20-24" |
18" |
green & purple |
Spring |
NEW |
| sikokianum |
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20-24" |
18" |
green, purple,white |
Spring |
NEW |
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PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
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ARTEMESIA |
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'Powis Castle' |
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24" |
36" |
silver leaves |
Aug-Oct |
aromatic |
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ARUNCUS (Goatsbeard) |
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aethusifolius (dwarf) |
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12" |
18" |
creamy white spike |
late Summer |
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| ASARUM (Chinese
&
Wild Ginger) |
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| canadense |
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6" |
spreads |
purple-brown |
Spring |
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| splendens |
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4" |
spreads |
purple/
silver
mottled leaves |
Spring |
Groundcover. Look for the
unique dark flowers under the leaves! |
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ASTER (Aster) |
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novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' |
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18" |
24" |
deep purple |
Sept-Oct |
New England
Aster. Good for cutting; great accent for fall blooming grasses. |
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oblongifolius 'October skies' |
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18-24" |
24" |
sky blue |
Aug-Oct |
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frikartii 'Monch' |
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18-24" |
24" |
purple |
Sept-Oct |
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| ASTILBE |
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| arendsii 'Fanal" |
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20" |
24" |
red |
May-June |
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arendsii 'Erika" |
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14-26" |
24" |
pink |
May-June |
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a. 'Snowdrift' |
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22" |
24" |
white |
May-June |
Feathery white blooms; needs
moisture in dry hot summers. Arendsii group. |
| chinensis
'Visions in Pink' |
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12-18" |
24" |
rose-purple |
June-June |
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| 'japonica
'Deutschland'' |
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24" |
24" |
white |
May-June |
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| japonica 'Rhineland' |
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24" |
24" |
rose-pink |
May-June |
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| BAPTISIA
(False Indigo) |
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| australis
'Carolina Moonlight' |
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24-36" |
24" |
yellow |
May |
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| 'Purple Smoke' |
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48" |
24" |
smoky violet |
May |
NEW |
| Twilite Prairieblues'™ |
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42-60" |
24" |
dark purple |
May |
NEW |
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PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
| BELAMCANDA
(Blackberry Lily) |
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| chinensis
'Hello Yellow' |
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18-24" |
18" |
yellow |
late Summer |
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| BERGENIA (Bergenian
Pig Squeak) |
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cordifolia 'Bressingham Ruby' |
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12-15" |
18" |
red |
Spring |
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CALLIRHOE (Purple Poppy Mallow) |
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'Winecups' |
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4-6" |
2-3" |
magenta |
Summer |
Blooms all
summer! Plant of Merit -
Mo. Botanical Gardens |
| CAMPANULA (Peachleaf
Bellflower) |
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| posch
'Blue Waterfall' |
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12" |
24" |
blue |
Summer |
Cascading blue flowers all
summer |
| CERATOSTIGMA
(Plumbago,Leadwort) |
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| plumbaginoides |
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8-12" |
24" |
blue |
Aug-fall |
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PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
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CIMICIFUGA (Bugbane, Snakeroot) |
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ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' |
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4-7' |
24" |
white/purple black lvs. |
Aug-Sept |
A collector's item! Fragrant spike flowers; striking
purplish-black leaves |
| CLEMATIS (Vine) |
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| 'Belle of Woking' |
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8-12" |
4' |
4-6" silvery blue |
MJulySpOct |
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| 'Comtesse de
Bouchaud' |
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6-10' |
4' |
4-6" rose pink |
June-Oct |
A long time favorite among
gardeners
for easy growth and dependable blooming |
| 'Dr. Ruppel' |
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8-12' |
4' |
6-8"
rose-red/dk. bar |
May-Jn-Sept |
Very strong grower.
Great in large containers |
| 'Eenest Markham' |
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6-8" |
4' |
5-6" shell pink |
June-Sept |
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| 'Henryi |
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8-10' |
4' |
6-8" pure white |
June-Sept |
Perfectly formed pure white
flowers.
Suitable for containers. |
| 'Jackmanii' |
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8-12' |
4' |
5-6" deep purple |
June-Sept |
Classic Clematis.
Beautiful when grown through ivy up a wall or fence. |
| 'Proteus' |
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6-10" |
4' |
6-8" mauve/lilac-pink |
MyJuJulAug |
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| 'Niobe' |
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8-12' |
4' |
6-8" ruby red |
June-Sept |
Dark red-one of the very best.
Holds color well all season. |
| 'Ramona" |
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10-16' |
4' |
6-8" clear blue |
July-Sept |
Performs well in hot, sunny
sites. Beautiful when draping over small trees and shrubs. |
| 'Red Cardinal' |
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10-12' |
4' |
4-6" velvety
crimson |
June-Sept |
Glowing crimson flowers.
Outstanding when combined with purples and yellows. |
| 'Sunset' |
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6-10' |
4' |
4-6" burg red/
magenta bar |
May-Sept |
Suitable for growing in containers,
on fences or trellises, or over shrubs. |
| 'The President' |
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8-12' |
4' |
6-8" bluish
purple |
June-Sept |
Attractive seed heads in fall after blooming.
Award winner. |
| terniflora
(Sweet Autumn) |
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10-20' |
4' |
1" white |
Sept-Oct |
Small-flowered, fall blooming,
fragrant. Fast growing; prune back in spring |
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PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
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CONVALLARIA (Lily of the Valley) |
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majalis |
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6-8" |
8-12" |
white |
May-June |
Fragrant.
Vigorous spreading groundcover |
| COREOPSIS
(Tickseed) |
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| 'Creme Brulee' |
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16-20" |
12" |
soft yellow |
Summer |
Threadleaf foliage.
Larger flowers and mildew resistant |
| 'Jethro Tull'
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18" |
12" |
golden yellow |
Summer |
Fluted petals; very floriferous. Compact |
| 'Red Shift' |
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30-36" |
18" |
red cream |
Summer |
NEW |
| 'Sienna Sunset' (threadleaf) |
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16-20" |
12" |
burnt sienna |
Summer |
New |
| 'Tequila Sunrise' |
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14-16" |
12" |
yellow/Red eye |
Summer |
veriegated leaves |
| rosea 'Sweet Dreams' |
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18-24" |
18" |
white & pink |
Summer |
Blooms all season; American
native species |
| verticillata 'Moonbeam' |
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18" |
14' |
creamy yellow |
Summer |
A classic. Needle-like
foliage; light yellow flowers all summer |
| verticillata 'Sunbeam' |
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18-24" |
14" |
golden yellow |
Summer |
New |
| verticillata
'Zagreb' |
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15" |
12" |
golden yellow |
Summer |
Threadleaf foliage; deep yellow
flowers |
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CORYDALIS (Corydalis) |
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shihmienensis 'Berry Exciting' |
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10-13" |
18" |
golden lvs, fragrant purple |
Summer |
New |
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CROCOSMIA (Montbretia) |
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'Lucifer' |
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36-42" |
24" |
red |
Summer |
Brilliant flame red flowers in rows on arched stems; good for cutting and
hummingbirds |
