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Solidago hybrids
Solidago; Goldenrod
Perennial
zone 2-8
- ¨H: 3' S: 1‘
- ¨Bloom: summer-fall
- ¨Flower: small, yellow flowers on large panicle
- ¨Leaf: alternate, 2-5", obvious veins
- ¨Culture: full sun-part shade, divide every 2-3 yrs
- ¨Use: cut, background
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Alchemilla mollis
Lady’s Mantle
Perennial
Zone 4-8
- H: 2’ S: 2 ½’
- Bloom: Summer
- Flower: yellow-lime, umbels
- Leaf: palmate, serrate
- Culture: Full sun, regular water
- Use: naturalizer
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Delosperma nubigenum
Yellow Ice Plant
Perennial
Zone 4-8
- H: 4” S: spreading
- Bloom: Summer
- Flower: Pink, Yellow, soft petals
- Leaf: Succulent
- Culture: full sun, drought tolerant
- Use: Rock gardens
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Geum quellyon
Chilean Avens
Perennial
Zone 5-7
- H: 15” S: 2’
- Bloom: Summer
- Flower: Orange-red-yellow
- Leaf: Serrated, at base
- Culture: Full sun, regular water
- Use: Borders, cut
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Heuchera spp and hybrids
Coral Bells
Perennial
Zone 3-8
- H: 18” S: 2'
- Bloom: Late spring-summer
- Flower: Spike, small white or pink flowers
- Leaf: Assortment of colors, palmate
- Culture: Part Shade, regular water
- Use: Bedding
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Linum perenne
Perennial Flax
Perennial
Zone 4-9
- H: 2’ S: 2'
- Bloom: Spring-Summer
- Flower: Simple, purple
- Leaf: Linear
- Culture: Full sun, drought tolerant
- Use: Naturalizer, cut
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Viola x wittrockiana
Pansy
Annual/Perennial
Hardy/3-8
- H: 6” S: 12”
- Bloom: Spring-Fall
- Flower: colorful, assortment
- Leaf: Small, crenate
- Culture: Full sun, well drained soil
- Use: Bedding, containers
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Amaranthus caudatus
Love-Lies-Bleeding/Tassel Flower
Annual
Hardy
- H: 2’ S: 1 ½’
- Bloom: Summer-Fall
- Flower: Hanging colorful florets, pinks, reds, green
- Leaf: Smooth, colored stem
- Culture: Full sun, drought tolerant
- Use: Cut, specimen
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Echinops ritro
Globe Thistle
Perennial
Zone 3-8
- H: 3’ S: erect
- Bloom: Spring-Summer
- Flower: round, purple-blue
- Leaf: Thistle-like, silver
- Culture: Full Sun, drought tolerant
- Use: Cut, specimen
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Convallaria majalis
Lily-of-the-Valley
Perennial
Zone 2-7
- H: 6” S:6”
- Bloom: Spring
- Flower: Small, white bells
- Leaf: 4-6”, smooth
- Culture: Full-part shade, regular water
- Use: cut, goundcover
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Aegopodium podagraria
Bishop’s Weed
Perennial
Zone 4-8
- H: 6-10” S:wide-spreading
- Bloom: Summer
- Flower: Not showy
- Leaf: Light green and white, pinnate compound
- Culture: Full sun-Full shade, moderate water
- Use: Groundcover, naturalizer
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Ajuga reptans
Bugleweed
Perennial
Zone 3-9
- H: 4-6” S: Spreading
- Bloom: Spring
- Flower: Spike, purple
- Leaf: purple-green, smooth, glossy
- Culture: Full-part sun, regular water
- Use: Groundcover
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Aurinia saxatilis
Basket of Gold
Perennial
Zone 3-7
- H: 8-12” S: spreading
- Bloom: Spring
- Flower: Yellow, covers the plant
- Leaf: Silver, pubescent
- Culture: Full to partial sun, well drained soil
- Use: Rock gardens, borders
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Brassica oleracea
Flowering Kale
Annual
Hardy
- H: 12” S: 12-18”
- Bloom: N/A
- Flower: N/A
- Leaf: Cream, Green, and Purple, Rosette, ruffled leaves
- Culture: Full – partial sun, well drained soil
- Use: Containers, borders, cut
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Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny
Perennial Zone 3-8
- H: 2-4" S: spreading
- Bloom: late spring
- Flower: yellow, cup-shaped, profuse
- Leaf: opposite, round, 1" long
- Culture: not picky, propagates easily
- Use: groundcover
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Sagina subulata
Scotch Moss
Perennial
Zone 4-7
- H: 2-4" S: 12“
- Bloom: summer
- Flower: solitary, white, 5 petals
- Leaf: opposite, awl-shaped needles, glossy, dense
- Culture: sun-part shade, well-drained
- Use: groundcover, rock gardens
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Sempervivum species and hybrids
Hens and Chicks
Perennial
Zone 3-8
- H: 3-4" S: spreading
- Bloom: mid-summer
- Flower: N/A, purple, small 1"
- Leaf: succulent, 50-60, rosette
- Culture: full sun, poor soil
- Use: groundcover, rock gardens, containers
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