Perennials can be used in many different ways in the garden. Sun-loving ornamental grasses and brightly blooming flowers such as purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan and goldenrod are breath taking in big masses. Shade-loving perennials such as host and ferns can be mixed with smaller trees, flowering shrubs, evergreens, vines and bulbs in a layered garden. Perennials can cover the ground under a tree or hold a slope that is too steep to mow. They can be grown in containers and used to mark an entryway, to brighten an outdoor entertaining area or to mask a bare spot in the garden. You can even mix perennials and annuals so they happily coexist in the abundance of a loosely arranged cottage garden.
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Many perennials make excellent cut flowers. If you like to bring fresh flowers indoors but hesitate to cut them from your regular gardens, consider setting aside a cutting garden. Find a spot that receives at least a half of day of sun and that has reasonably good soil. You might want to locate your cut flower garden in an out-of-the-way spot where you won't notice the lack color. Feel free to use both annuals and perennials in your cut flower garden.
Keep blooming flowers picked and remove spent flower heads to prevent seed pods from forming because many plants stop flowering once seed pods develop. To keep bouquets fresh for as long as possible, cut flowers in the early morning when the stems are tight with water. Use sharp scissors and cut long stems. Take a bucket filled with warm water with you and immediately plunge fresh cut flower stems in water. When you bring the flowers indoors, strip all the leaves from the stems and place them in warm water with a bit of floral preservative. Change the water frequently and recut stems to keep flowers looking their best.
If you like to watch butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds in your yard, perennials are a good way to attract them. Many have flowers that are rich with nectar and some plants form seed heads that appeal to birds.
Butterflies are cold-blooded insects so their activity is limited to warm days. Since they will almost always be found feeding on plants in full sunlight, remember to locate your butterfly garden in a sunny area that is protected from the wind. Once you've selected a garden site, prepare the soil as you would for any garden and plant generous quantities of host plants for young caterpillars, also called larvae, and nectar plants for adult butterflies. Host plants are those that are grown specifically to serve as egg laying sites for females and food for caterpillars. Keep in mind that a caterpillar is a veritable eating machine and the plants you provide for larvae will be almost entirely consumed. Providing host plants for the larval stage of the butterfly life cycle is just as important as providing nectar sources for adult butterflies.
You can use a combination of annuals, perennials, vines, and herbs in your butterfly garden. Herbs in the carrot family such as parsley, dill, and fennel are great host plants for swallowtail butterflies. Chives are an early-blooming herb that provide much needed nectar for the first butterflies of the season. Annuals such as cosmos and zinnias are absolute butterfly magnets and will be covered with a variety of butterflies all season long.
Invite songbirds to your garden by incorporating perennials that form edible seed heads. Shrubs and small trees that provide berries or shelter and water for drinking and bathing are additional elements that attract songbirds. Flowering crabapples, dogwoods, hawthorns, deciduous and evergreen hollies, magnolias, mountain ash, serviceberry and viburnums provide berries. Dense shrubs such as forsythia and lilacs and evergreens such as evergreen hollies, junipers, pines and spruces provide year round shelter for birds. If you plant a variety of desirable perennials, shrubs and trees you should have great success attracting birds to your garden year round.
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Achillea millefolium 'Angelique PPAF'
Yarrow
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Achillea millefolium 'Gloria Jean'
Yarrow
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Achillea millefolium 'Weser River Sandstone'
Yarrow
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Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort
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Achillea ptarmica 'Stephanie Cohen'
Yarrow
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Achillea x hybrida 'Moonshine'
Yarrow
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Aconitum cammarum 'Bicolor'
Monk's Hood
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Aconitum cammarum 'Pink Sensation'
Monk's Hood
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Aconitum cammarum 'Stainless Steel PPAf'
Monk's Hood
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Aconitum henryi 'Spark's Variety'
Monk's Hood
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Aconitum napellus
Monk's Hood
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Actinidia kolomikta 'Artic Beauty'
Hardy Kiwi
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Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'
Snow on the Mountain
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Agastache x hybrida 'Blue Fortune'
Anise Hyssop
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Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'
Bungleweed
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Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Bugleweed
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Akebia quinata
Five Leaf Akebia
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Alcea rosea 'Creme de Cassis'
Hollyhock
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Alcea rosea 'Peaches'n' Dreams'
Hollyhock
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Alcea rosea 'Queeny Purple'
Hollyhock
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Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'
Lady's Mantle
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Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
Italian Bugloss
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Anemone 'leveillei'
Wind Flower
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Anemone hupensis 'September Charm'
Windflower
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Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'
Windflower
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Anemone x hybrida 'Crispa'
Windflower
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Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Windflower
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Anemone x hybrida 'Pamina'
Windflower
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Anemone x hybrida 'Party Dress PP13844'
Windflower
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Anemone x hybrida 'Queen Charlotte'
Windflower
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Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'
Windflower
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Aquilegia 'McKana Hybrids'
Columbine
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Aquilegia Cameo 'Pink & White'
Columbine
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Aquilegia chrysantha 'Denver Gold'
Columbine
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Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'
Columbine
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Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Rose'
Columbine
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Aquilegia x hybrid 'Songbird BlueBird'
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Aquilegia x hybrida 'Clementine Blue'
Columbine
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Aquilegia x hybrida 'Lime Frost'
Columbine
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Aquilegia x hybrida 'Songbird Cardinal'
Columbine
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Arisarum 'Probosciduem'
Mouseplant
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Armeria maritima 'Bloodstone'
Common Thrift
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Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Wornwood
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Asarum canadense
Ginger-Canadian Wild
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Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
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Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies'
Butterfly Weed
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Aster cordifolius 'Avondale'
Hardy Aster
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Aster dumosus 'Wood's Blue'
Hardy Aster
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Aster dumosus 'Wood's Pink'
Hardy Aster
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Aster dumosus 'Wood's Purple'
Hardy Aster
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Aster lateriflorus 'Prince'
Calico Aster
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Aster novae-angliae 'English Countryside'
New England Aster
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Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Aster New England
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Aster novi belgii 'Jenny'
Hardy Aster
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Aster tonoglensis 'Spring Blue'
Hardy Aster
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Astilbe 'Key Biscayne'
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Astilbe 'Key Largo'
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Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Country and Western PPAF'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Flamingo'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Granat'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Rhythm and Blues PP14846'
False Spirea
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Astilbe arendsii 'Weisse Gloria'
False Spirea
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Astilbe chinensis ''Milk and Honey' PPAF'
False Spirea
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Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Pink'
False Spirea
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Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Red'
False Spirea
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Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Lollypop'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Pumila'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
False Spirea
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Astilbe japonica 'Washington'
False Spirea
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
False Spirea
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West'
False Spirea
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Pink Lightning'
False Spirea
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
False Spirea
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Astilbe thunbergii 'Ostrich Plume'
False Spirea
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Astrantia major 'Claret'
Great Masterwort
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Astrantia x hybrida 'Moulin Rouge'
Great Masterwort
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Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
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Bergenia cordifolia 'Winter Glow'
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Bergenia x hybrida 'Perfect'
Saxifraga
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Bletilla striata
Hardy Ground Orchid
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Brunnera macrophylla
Heartleaf Alkanet
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream'
Heartleaf Alkanet
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost PP13859'
Heartleaf Alkanet
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass PPAF'
Heartleaf Alkanet
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata'
Heartleaf Alkanet
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Buddleia davidii 'Adokeep'
Butterfly Bush
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Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'
Butterfly Bush
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Buddleia davidii 'Peacock PPAF'
Butterfly Bush
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Buddleia davidii 'Pyrkeep CPAF'
Butterfly Bush
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Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'
Butterfly Bush
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Campanula 'Elizabeth Oliver'
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Campanula 'Sarastro'
Bell Flower
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Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
Bell Flower
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Campanula carpatica 'Weisse Clips'
Bell Flower
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Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
Bell Flower
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Campanula lactiflora 'Favourite'
Bell Flower
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Campanula persicifolia 'Chettle Charm'
Peachleaf Bellflower
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Campanula persifolia 'LA Belle PP14710'
Bell Flower
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Campanula poscharskyana 'Camgood'
Bell Flower
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Campanula punctata 'Hot Lips'
Bell Flower
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Campanula punctata 'Pantaloons'
Bellflower
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Campsis radicans 'Flamenco'
Trumpet Vine
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Caryopteris clandonensis 'First Choice PP11958'
Blue Spirea
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Centaurea 'montana'
Bachelor's Button
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Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus'
Red Valerian
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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Plumbago Dwarf
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Chelone obliqua
Turtle's Head
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Cimicifuga ramosa 'Atropurpurea'
Bugbane
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Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette'
Bugbane
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Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty'
Bugbane
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Cimicifuga ramosa 'Pink Spike'
Bugbane
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Clematis hybrida sieboldii 'Ramona'
Clematis
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Clematis terniflora 'Paniculata'
Clematis
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Clematis x florida 'Belle of Woking'
Clematis
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Clematis x florida 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
Clematis
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Clematis x hybrida 'jackmanni'
Clematis
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Clematis x hybrida 'Will Goodwin'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'Comtessa de Bouchard'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'Hagley Hybrid'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'Mrs. Cholmondeley'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'Niobe'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'Rouge Cardinal'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'superba'
Clematis
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Clematis x jackmanii 'Warszawska Nike'
Clematis
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Clematis x lanuginosa 'General Sikorski'
Clematis
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Clematis x lanuginosa 'Henryi'
Clematis
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Clematis x lanuginosa 'Multi Blue'
Clematis
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Clematis x lanuginosa 'Nelly Moser'
Clematis
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Clematis x patens 'Doctor Rupple'
Clematis
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Clematis x patens 'The President'
Clematis
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Clematis x viticella 'Blue Belle'
Clematis
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Clematis x viticella 'Ernest Markham'
Clematis
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Clematis x viticella 'Lady Betty Balfour'
Clematis
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Clematis x viticella 'purp. Plena Elegans'
Clematis
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Clematis x viticella 'Ville de Lyon'
Clematis
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Convallaria majalis
Lily of the Valley
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Coreopsis 'Autumn Blush'
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Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee PPAF'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull'
tickseed
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Coreopsis 'Pinwheel'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis 'Snowberry'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis auriculata 'Zamfir'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis grandiflora 'Flying Saucers PP10299'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis grandiflora 'Rising Sun'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis rosea 'American Dream'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis rosea 'Sweet Dreams PP12720'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis x hybrida 'Heaven's Gate PPAF'
Tickseed
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Coreopsis x hybrida 'Tequila Sunrise PP9875'
Tickseed
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Corydalis 'lutea'
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Corydalis elata
Blue False Bleeding Heart
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Crocosmia 'Emberglow'
Montbretia
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Crocosmia 'George Davidson'
Montbretia
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Montbretia
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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight'
Daphne
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Delosperma floribundum 'Starburst'
Trailing Ice Plant
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Delosperma x hybrida 'Table Mountain'
Trailing Ice Plant
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Delphinium 'Cherry Blossom'
Larkspur
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Delphinium 'Dark Blue/White Bee'
Larkspur
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Delphinium 'Sky Blue'
Larkspur
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Delphinium 'White/Dark Bee'
Larkspur
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Delphinium elatum 'La Boheme PPAF'
Larkspur
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Delphinium grand. 'Butterfly Blue'
Larkspur
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Delphinium Guardian 'Dark Blue'
Larkspur
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Dianthus 'Cranberry Ice'
Pinks
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Dianthus 'First Love'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus 'Raspberry Swirl'
Pinks
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Dianthus 'Spangled Star'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus deltoides 'Zing Rose'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pinks'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus plumosa 'Desmond'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus x hybrida 'Eastern Star PP14437'
Border Carnation
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Dianthus x hybrida 'Neon Star PP14549'
Border Carnation
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Dicentra formosa 'Adrian Bloom'
Dicentra-Fern-leaf
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Dicentra formosa 'Aurora'
Bleeding Heart-Dicentra Fern-Leaf
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Dicentra formosa 'luxuriant'
Bleeding Heart-Dicentra Fern-Leaf
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Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding Heart-Old Fashioned
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Dicentra spectabilis 'alba'
Bleeding Heart-Old Fashioned
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Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'
Bleeding Heart-Old Fashioned
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Dicentra x hybrida 'Candy Heart PPAF'
Bleeding Heart-Dicentra Fern-Leaf
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Dicentra x hybrida 'Ivory Heart PPAF'
Bleeding Heart-Dicentra Fern-Leaf
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Dicentra x hybrida 'King of Hearts'
Bleeding Heart-Dicentra Fern-Leaf
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Digitalis 'Pam's Choice'
Foxglove
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Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender'
Foxglove
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Digitalis purpurea 'Giant Shirley'
Foxglove
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Echinacea 'Fancy Frills'
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Echinacea 'Harvest Moon Big Sky TM Series'
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Echinacea 'Pica Bella'
Coneflower
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Echinacea 'Pixie Meadowbrite'
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Echinacea 'Summer Sky Big Sky Series'
Coneflower
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Echinacea 'Sundown Big Sky TM Series'
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Echinacea Big Sky TM Series 'Sunrise PPAF'
Coneflower
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Echinacea Big Sky TM Series 'Sunset PPAF'
Coneflower
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Echinacea Big Sky TM Series 'Twilight PPAF'
Coneflower
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Echinacea Conconut Lime
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea ''Pink Double Delight''
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Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High PP12242'
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Little Giant PPAF'
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Razzmatazz PP13894'
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine PP13893'
Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Coneflower
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Echinacea x hybrida 'Jade PP13769'
Coneflower
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Epimedium 'rubrum'
Barrenwort
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Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'
Barrenwort
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Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze PP12076'
Seaside Daisy
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Eryngium planum 'Blue Diamond'
Sea Holly
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Eupatorium dubium 'Phantom'
Joe Pye Weed
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Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'
White Snakeroot
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Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Cushion Spurge
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Euphorbia polychroma
Cushion Spurge
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Euphorbia polychroma 'Lacy'
Cushion Spurge
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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Grass, Blue Fescue
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Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
Meadowsweet
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Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Sun'
Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia aristata 'Fanfare PPAF'
Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia grandiflora 'Burgundy'
Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia grandiflora 'Goblin'
Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia x hybrida 'Summer's Kiss PP15293'
Blanket Flower
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Galium odoratum
Sweet Woodruff
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Gaura lindheimeri 'Bijou Butterflies PP15479'
Butterfly Gaura
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Gaura lindheimeri 'Crimson Butterflies PP13189'
Butterfly Gaura
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Gaura lindheimeri 'Passionate Blush'
Butterfly Gaura
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Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'
Butterfly Gaura
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Gazania linearis 'Colorado Gold'
Hardy Gazania
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Gentiana sept. var. 'Lagodechiana'
Gentiana
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Geranium 'Brookside'
Cranesbill
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Geranium 'Tiny Monster'
Cranesbill
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Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina'
Cranesbill
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Geranium cinereum 'Carol PP14124'
Cranesbill
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Geranium cinereum 'Purple Pillow PP12829'
Cranesbill
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Geranium phaeum 'Springtime PP13785'
Cranesbill
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Geranium pratense 'Midnight Reitner'
Cranesbill
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Geranium sanguineum
Cranesbill
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Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Cranesbill
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Geranium sanguineum 'var.Striatum'
Cranesbill
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Geranium x hybrida 'Johnson's Blue'
Cranesbill
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Geranium x hybrida 'Patricia'
Cranesbill
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Geranium x hybrida 'Rozanne PP12175'
Cranesbill
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Geranium x hybrida 'Splish Splash'
Cranesbill
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Geranium x renardii 'Philippe Vapelle'
Cranesbill
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Heath and Heathers 'Assorted varieties'
Heath and Heathers
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Helenium puberleum 'Autumn Lollipop'
Sneezeweed
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Helenium x hybrida 'Wyndley'
False Sunflower
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Helianthus decapetalus 'Loddon Gold'
Sunflower
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Heliopsis helianthoides 'Lorraine Sunshine'
Sunflower
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Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights'
Sunflower
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Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun'
Sunflower
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Helleborus 'Ivory Prince'
Lenten Rose
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Hemerocallis 'Ann Warner'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Autumn Red'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Barbara Mitchell'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Black Stockings'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Catherine Woodbury'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Chicago Apache'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Condilla'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Eenie Fanfare'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Fire and Fog'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'French Lingerie'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Gentle Sheperd'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Hyperion'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Lace Babydoll'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Lusty Leland'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Mary Reed'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Moonlit Masquerade'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'My Reggae Tiger'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Night Beacon'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Purple D'oro'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Purple Water'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Siloam Dream Baby'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Siloam Show girl'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Spacecoast Gator Eye'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Star Struck'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Stella D'oro'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Summer Dragon'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Tuscawilla Tigress'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Wine Delight'
Daylily
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Hemerocallis 'Wineberry Candy'
Daylily
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Heuchera 'Black Beauty PP13288'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles PP8965'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Geisha's Fan PPAF'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Hollywood PPAF'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Lime Ricky PPAF'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Marmalade PPAF'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Mint Frost'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Obsidian PP14836'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Palace Purple'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera 'Stormy Seas'
Coral Bells
|
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Heuchera villosa 'Caramel PPAF'
Coral Bells
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Heuchera x hybrida 'Hercules PPAF'
Coral Bells
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Heucherella 'Stoplight'
Foamy Bells
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Blue River II'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Clown'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Crimson Wonder'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Kopper King'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Super Rose'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hibiscus moscheutos 'Turn of the Century'
Rose Mallow
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Hibiscus x hybrida 'Fireball PP13631'
Rose Mallow
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Hibiscus x hybrida 'Moy Grande'
Rose Mallow
|
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Hosta 'August Moon'
Plantain Lily
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Hosta 'Big Daddy'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Blue Angel'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Blue Cadet'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas'
Plantain Lily
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Hosta 'Bressingham Blue'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Brim Cup'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Captain Kirk'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Christmas Tree'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'El Nino'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Eskimo Pie'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Eternal Flame'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Ginko Craig'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Grand Marquee PPAF'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Guacamole'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Karin PPAF'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Krossa Regal'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Lady Guinevere'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Liberty PP12531'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Love Pat'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Night Before Christmas'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Orange Marmalade PPAF'
Plantain Lily
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Hosta 'Queen Josephine'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Remember Me'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Revolution PPAF'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Royal Standard'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Sagae (fluctuans Variegata)'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'So Sweet'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Stained Glass'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Striptease'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Sun Power'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'T-Rex'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Thunderbolt'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Titanic PP12402'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Touch of Class PP13080'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Whirlwind'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Wide Brim'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta 'Wolverine'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta fortunei 'Fire & Ice'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta fortunei 'Francee'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta fortunei 'Minuteman'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta fortunei 'Patriot'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta fortunei 'Paul's Glory'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta sieboldiana 'Great Expectations'
Plantain Lily
|
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Hosta tardiana 'Halcyon'
Plantain Lily
|
|
Hosta tardiana 'June'
Plantain Lily
|
|
Hosta undulata 'Albo-marginata'
Plantain Lily
|
|
Hosta undulata 'Medio-variegata'
Plantain Lily
|
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Humulus lupulus 'Nugget'
Hops
|
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Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue'
Mophead Hydrangea
|
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Hydrangea anomala subsp 'Petiolaris'
Hydrangea Climbing
|
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Hydrangea Snowball
|
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Alpenglow'
Hydrangea Mophead
|
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Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Bird'
Hydrangea Lacecap
|
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Iberis sempervirens 'Purity'
Candytuft
|
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Incarvillea delavayi 'delavayi'
Hardy Gloxinia
|
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Iris ensata 'Imperial Magic'
Iris, Japanese Iris
|
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Iris ensata 'Picotee Wonder'
Iris, Japanese Iris
|
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Iris ensata 'Rikugi Sakura'
Iris, Japanese Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Batik'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Beverly Sills'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Breakers'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Champagne Elegance'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Clarence'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Dusky Challenger'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Edith Wolford'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Gold Galore'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Harvest of Memories'
Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Immortality'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Pink Horizon'
Iris, Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Rare Treat'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Rock Star'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'So Fine'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Spartan'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Summer Olympics'
Iris, Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Superstition'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Supreme Sultan'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris germanica 'Swingtown'
Iris,Bearded Iris
|
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Iris pallida 'Variegata'
Iris,Vareigated Sweet Iris
|
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Iris pseudacorus
Iris,Yellow Flag Iris
|
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Iris pumila 'Boo'
Iris, Dwarf Bearded Iris
|
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Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar'
Iris,Siberian Iris
|
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Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'
Iris,Siberian Iris
|
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Iris sibirica 'Silver Edge'
Iris,Siberian Iris
|
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Kniphofia 'Alcazar'
Red Hot Poker
|
|
Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
Red Hot Poker
|
|
Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco'
Red Hot Poker
|
|
Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenway'
Spotted Dead Nettle
|
|
Lamium maculatum 'Chequers'
Spotted Dead Nettle
|
|
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Lavender
|
|
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
Lavender
|
|
Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'
|
|
Lavatera oblia 'Pink Barnsley'
Malva
|
|
Lavendula angustifolia 'Blue Cushion PP9119'
Lavender
|
|
Lavendula angustifolia 'Coconut Ice PPAF'
Lavender
|
|
Leucanthemum superbum 'Becky'
Shasta Daisy
|
|
Leucanthemum superbum 'Crazy Daisy'
Shasta Daisy
|
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Leucanthemum superbum 'Snowcap'
Shasta Daisy
|
|
Leucanthemum superbum 'Sunny Side Up PP12837'
Shasta Daisy
|
|
Liatris 'spicata'
Blazing Star
|
|
Liatris spicata 'Floristan White'
Blazing Star
|
|
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
Blazing Star
|
|
Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford PPAF'
Ragwort
|
|
Ligularia stenocephala 'Little Rocket PP14621'
Leopard Plant
|
|
Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'
Leopard Plant
|
|
Lilium x hybrid Oriental Trumpet lilies 'Albany'
Lily O.T Lilies
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Brunnello'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Cancun'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Cannes'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Double Sphinx'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Gironde'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Latvia'
Lilies
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Lolly Pop'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Monte Negro'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Navona'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic 'Vermeer'
Lilies Asiatic
|
|
Lily Asiatic Pot 'Butter'
Lily/Pixie Lily
|
|
Lily Asiatic Pot 'Denia'
Lily/Pixie Lily
|
|
Lily Asiatic Pot 'Orange'
Lily/Pixie Lily
|
|
Lily Asiatic Pot 'Reinesse'
Lily/Pixie Lily
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Acapulco'
Liliy-Oriental Lily
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Casblanca'
Lily-Oriental Lily
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Luzia'
Lily-Oriental Pot Lily
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Sorbonne'
Lily Oriental
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Starfighter'
Lily-Oriental Lily
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Stargazer'
Lily-Oriental Lilies
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Stargazer'
Liliy-Oriental Lily
|
|
Lily Oriental 'Tom Pouce'
Lily Oriental
|
|
Lily Oriental Pot 'Farolito'
Lily Oriental Pot
|
|
Lily Oriental Pot 'Mona Lisa'
Lily Oriental Pot lily
|
|
Lily Oriental-Trumpet 'Shocking'
Liliies Oriental-Trumpet
|
|
Lily-Tiger Lily 'Orange'
Lily- Tiger
|
|
Lily-Tiger Lily 'Pink'
Lily-Tiger
|
|
Lily-Tiger Lily 'Red'
Lily-Tiger
|
|
Lily-Tiger Lily 'Yellow'
Lily-Tiger Lily
|
|
Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'
Lilyturf
|
|
Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'
Star Flower
|
|
Lobelia 'Grape Knee High PP13264'
Cardinal Flower
|
|
Lobelia fulgens 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal Flower
|
|
Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Honeysuckle
|
|
Lonicera 'Mandarin PP11083'
Honeysuckle
|
|
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery Blue'
Lupine
|
|
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery Pink'
Lupine
|
|
Lysimachia punctata 'Golden Alexander PP13547'
Loosestrife Variegated Yellow
|
|
Malva 'Marina'
Musk Mallow
|
|
Malva 'Parkrondell'
Musk Mallow
|
|
Malva sylvestris sylvestris 'Zebrina'
Musk Mallow
|
|
Monarda 'Coral Reef'
Bee Balm
|
|
Monarda didyma 'Gardenview Scarlet'
Bee Balm
|
|
Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'
Bee Balm
|
|
Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight'
Bee Balm
|
|
Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight PP10784'
Bee Balm
|
|
Monarda didyma 'Petite Wonder PP12149'
Bee Balm
|
|
Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
Catmint
|
|
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Nippon Daisy
|
|
Oxalis triangularis
Shamrock
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
Peony-Garden
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'
Peony Garden Peony
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas'
Peony-Garden
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
Peony Garden Peony
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora 'Primavere'
Peony-Garden
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
Peony Garden Peony
|
|
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Lavender'
Tree Peony
|
|
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Pink'
Peony-Tree Peony
|
|
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Red'
Tree Peony
|
|
Paeonia suffruticosa 'White'
Tree Peony
|
|
Paeonia suffruticosa 'White/Red'
Tree Peony
|
|
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Yellow'
Tree Peony
|
|
Paeonia tenuifolia 'Rubra Flora Plena'
Peony Fern-Leaf
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Doubloons'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Helen Elizabeth'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Little Candyfloss PPAF'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Pink Ruffles PP12712'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Scarlet O'Hara PPAF'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Papaver orientale 'Turkenlouis'
Oriental Poppy
|
|
Passiflora caerulea
Passion Vine
|
|
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red'
Beardtongue
|
|
Penstemon x mexicali 'Pikes Peak Purple TM'
Beardtongue
|
|
Penstemon x mexicali 'Red Rocks TM'
Beardtongue
|
|
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
|
|
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire PP11643'
Russian Sage
|
|
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Longin'
Russian Sage
|
|
Phlox 'x Minnie Pearl'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox arendsii 'Babyface'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox caroliniana 'Miss Lingard'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Becky Towe PP12908'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'David'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Delilah PPAF'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Laura'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Light Pink Flame PP11805'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Lilac Flame PP11802'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Little Boy PPAF'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Lizzy PP11574'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Mini Star'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Miss Elie'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Nora Leigh'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Pink Flame PP11804'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Purple Flame PP12605'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Red Riding Hood PPAF'
Phlox, Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'Red Super'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox paniculata 'White Flame PPAF'
Garden Phlox
|
|
Phlox subulata 'Atropurpurea'
Phlox, Creeping Phlox
|
|
Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'
Phlox, Creeping Phlox
|
|
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'
Phlox, Creeping Phlox
|
|
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'
Phlox, Creeping Phlox
|
|
Phlox subulata 'Red Wing'
Phlox, Creeping Phlox
|
|
Phlox subulata 'White Delight'
Phlox, Creeping Phlox
|
|
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manner's PP12637'
Obedient Plant
|
|
Platycodon grandiflorum 'Mariesii'
Balloon Flower
|
|
Platycodon grandiflorum 'Sentimental Blue'
Balloon Flower Dwarf
|
|
Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d'Anjou PP9871'
Jacob's Ladder
|
|
Polemonium caeruleum 'Snow and Sapphires PP13441'
Jacob's Ladder
|
|
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven PPAF'
Jacob's Ladder
|
|
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'
Soloman's Seal-Varigated
|
|
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
Cinquefoil
|
|
Pulmonaria longifolia 'E. B. Anderson'
Lungwort
|
|
Pulmonaria longifolia 'Majeste'
Lungwort
|
|
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Milky Way'
Lungwort
|
|
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon'
Lungwort
|
|
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'rubra'
Pasque Flower
|
|
Rodgersia x hybrida 'Chocolate Wings'
Rodger's Flower
|
|
Rosea Knock Out TM 'Blushing PP14700'
Shrub Rose
|
|
Rosea Knock Out TM 'Red PP11836'
Shrub Rose
|
|
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum'
Black-eyed Susan
|
|
Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'
Black-eyed Susan
|
|
Rudbeckia hirta 'Maya'
Double Black-eyed Susan
|
|
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'
Black-eyed Susan
|
|
Salix 'Flamingo'
|
|
Salvia nemerosa 'Blue Hills'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia nemerosa 'East Friesland'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia nemerosa 'May Night'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia nemerosa 'Plumosa'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia nemerosa haeumanarc 'Marcus PP13322'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia pratensis 'Rhapsody in Blue PPAF'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'
Meadow Sage
|
|
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
Pincushion Flower
|
|
Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Lemonade PPAF'
Pincushion Flower
|
|
Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist PP8957'
Pincushion Flower
|
|
Sedum purdeyi 'Purple Emperor'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina PPAF'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum spectabile 'Cloud Walker PPAF'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum spectabile 'Matrona'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum spectabile 'Neon'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum spectabile 'Pink Chablis PPAF'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum x hybrida 'Autumn Fire COPF'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sedum x hybrida 'Vera Jameson'
Stonecrop
|
|
Sidalcea malviflora 'Little Princess PP12629'
Praire Mallow
|
|
Sidalcea oregana 'Brilliant'
Praire Mallow
|
|
Stachys monnieri 'Hummelo'
Lamb's Ear
|
|
Stokesia laevis 'Honeysong Purple PPAF'
Stokes Aster
|
|
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokes Aster
|
|
Tiarella 'Pirate's Patch PP14907'
Foam Flower
|
|
Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice PPAF'
Foam Flower
|
|
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Concord Grape'
Spiderwort
|
|
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Red Grape'
Spiderwort
|
|
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Sweet Kate'
Spiderwort
|
|
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Zwanenburg Blue'
Spiderwort
|
|
Trillium 'Erectum'
|
|
Trillium 'Yellow'
|
|
Trollius cultorum 'Earliest of All'
Globe Flower
|
|
Trollius cultorum 'Orange Princess'
Globe Flower
|
|
Verbascum 'Jackie in Pink PP15735'
Mullein
|
|
Verbascum 'Jackie'
Mullein
|
|
Veronica longifolia 'Eveline PP14888'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronica prostrata 'Aztec Gold PP13354'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronica spicata 'Red Fox'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles PPAF'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronica spicata 'Ulster Blue Dwarf'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronica x hybrida 'Giles van Hees'
Speedwell
|
|
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Roseum'
Culver's Root
|
|
Vinca minor 'Bowles Variety'
Periwinkle
|
|
Viola 'Etain'
Violet, Sweet Violet
|
|
Viola cornuta 'Purple Showers'
Tufted Violet
|
|
Viola koreana 'Mars'
Violet
|
|
Zantedeschia 'albomaculata'
Calla-Spotted Leaf Calla Lily
|
|
Zantedeschia 'Neon Armour'
Calla Lily
|
|
Zantedeschia rehmannii superba
Calla Lily
|
|
Zantedeschia x hybrid 'Crystal Blush'
Calla Lily
|
|
Zantedeschia x hybrid 'Flame'
Calla Lily
|
|
Zantedeschia x hybrida 'elliottiana'
Calla Lily-Spotted Leaf
|
|
Zauschneria garrettii 'Orange Carpet'
Hardy Fuchsia/ California Fuchsia
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In addition to simple beauty and wildlife attracting properties, some perennials offer the added bonus of fragrance. Be sure to place fragrant plants where you will be able to enjoy their heady scents when you move about your yard or relax on the deck.
In most instances, perennials are grown in the ground. However there are many reasons that you might want to grow them as potted plants in decorative containers. Perennials offer a nice contrast to the usual annuals we see in pots. Container-grown perennials also offer the chance to experiment with new plant combinations before placing them in the garden. Containers can be used singly or in groupings and can be moved according to the gardener's need. Where garden space is limited or non-existent such as an apartment balcony, deck, or a patio, containers become a colorful focal point. They can also be used to emphasize an entryway or to disguise a bare spot in the garden. Containers are a good way to grow perennials that require special conditions such as alpine plants that thrive in very sharply drained soil. Perennials that are of questionable cold hardiness are also good candidates for containers because portable containers can be moved to a protected environment for the winter months.
