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Liatris spicata
Liatris
Perennial
zone 3-8
Narrow leaf, blooms summer-fall, full sun, well drained soil, purples and pinks, blooms from top down. Grows 2-4'
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Bracteantha bracteata
Strawflower
Annual
Tender
Erect habit, summer bloom, rigid colorful bracts, many colors, alternate oblong 3-5" leaf, full sun, well drained soil, moist soil, cut, dry. Grows 1-2' tall.
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Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alyssum
Annual
Tender
Leaf tapering 1", blooms late spring-frost, full-pt. sun, well drained, white, pinks, purples, massing, rock gardens. Grows 4-8" tall and spreads 15".
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Eupatorium purpureum
Joe-Pye Weed
Perennial
zones 4-10
Erect habit, whorled opposite leaves, blooms all summer, full sun, moist soil, lavander, pinks, background, gets HUGE! Grows 5' tall.
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Ipomoea batatas
Sweet Potato Vine
Perennial
zones 8-9
Aggressive vine, leaf has lots of varieties, not after the bloom, containers, massing, lasts spring-frost, grows edible tubers. Grows 6-8" tall and 6-10" wide.
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Scabiosa columbaria
Pincushion Flower
Perennial
zones 3-7
Opposite linear or lobed leaf, blooms summer-frost, full sun, well drained soil, xeric(ish), whites, pinks, lt. blue, cuts, border, massing. Grows 18-24" tall and spreads 18".
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Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Perennial/Biennial
zones 5-8
singles and doubles, erect habit, alternate lobed leaf, blooms summer-fall, full sun, well drained soil, background, specimin, screening, easy to propagate. Grows 2-9' tall.
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Aubrieta deltoidea
False Rock Cress
Perennial
zones 4-8
mat like leaf, blooms early spring, purples, full sun, well drained soil, rock gardens, massing. Grows 6" tall and spreads 2'.
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Ophiopogon japonicus
Mondo Grass
Perennial
zones 7-9
narrow dark green leaves, summer bloom, not after blooms really, pt. sun/shade, moist conditions, mass planting, flower small purple. Grows 12" tall and spreads 9-12".
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Paeonia hybrids
Peony
Perennial
zones 3-8
round habit, alternate 6-8" lobed leaf, blooms late spring-early summer for about 2 wks., pt. sun/shade, well drained soil, pinks, whites, purples, reds, 3-6" flower, fragrant. Grows 3' tall.
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Penstemon spp.
Penstemon
Perennial
zone 3-8
clump habit, opposite 2-4" leaves go up the stem, blooms spring-summer, xeric, tubular, scarlets, pinks, native plant, naturalizer. Grows 1-3' tall.
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian sage
Perennial
zones 5-9
greyish leaf, full sun, well drained soil, blooms purple (@ end of the spike), filler, background. Grows 2-4' high and spreads 3'.
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Kniphofia hybrids
Red-Hot-Poker
Perennial
zones 4-9
blooms mid-late spring, linear swordlike tough grey green leaf, full sun, well drained soil, thick woody stock, yellow, red, orange, specimin, cut, focal pt. Grows 2-4' high and spreads 3'.
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Aquilegia hybrids
Columbine
Perennial
zone 3-9
grey green 3" leaf, blooms spring-summer, pt. sun/shade, moist conditions, 5 petals/sepals, many colors, naturalizer. Grows 3-4' high.
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Scaevola aemula
Fan Flower
Annual
Hardy
Dark green glossy spoon shaped leaf, blooms early summer-early fall, full sun, well drained soil, blue, pinks, whites, ground cover, containers. Grows 20" high and in spread.
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Rosa hybrid
Rose
Perennial
zone 4-8
5 leaflets, thorns, blooms june-frost, pt. shade/sun, fertile soil, lots of colors, fragrant, cut, focal pt., specimin, massing. Grows 2-4' high and wide.
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Epimedium x versicolor
Barrenwort
Perennial
zone 4-9
Mound habit, 1" leaf, changes to fall reds, blooms mid. spring. pink edged heart shaped leaf, pt. shade/sun, moist conditions, yellow flower, mostly after foliage, good naturalizer/woodland garden plant. Grows 8-12".
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Galium odoratum
Sweet Woodruff
Perennial
zone 4-8
whorled stem, blooms in spring, full/pt. sun, white flower, aromatic, groundcover. Grows 6-8" tall and has a spreading habit.
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Santolina chamaecyparissus
Lavander Cotton
Perennial
zone 5-8
silvery grey pubescent leaf, blooms late summer, full sun, well drained soil, xeric, yellow, buttonlike flower, rock garden, low hedge, used to spell words. Grows 1-2' high and wide.
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