DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa
(des-KAMP-see-ah) (say-spih-TOE-sah) | GRDECA3 |
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| Common Name: Tufted Hair Grass |
| Description: Showy, dense tufts. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa 'Northern Lights'
(des-KAMP-see-ah) (say-spih-TOE-sah) | GRDENL3 |
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| Common Name: Hair Grass |
| Description: 1998 Bluebird introduction. Highly variegated leaves have pink blush on new growth and in cool weather. A very striking plant that has enjoyed great popularity in the U.S. and Europe since introduced. Difficult to ship in the heat of summer. Available after 3/1. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa 'Northern Lights'
(des-KAMP-see-ah) | GRDENL5 |
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| Common Name: Hair Grass |
| Description: 1998 Bluebird introduction. Highly variegated leaves have pink blush on new growth and in cool weather. A very striking plant that has enjoyed great popularity in the US and Europe since introduced. Difficult to ship in the heat of summer! |
| Zone: 5 |
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DIANTHUS 'Cheyenne'
(dy-ANN-thus) | DIANCH3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Large, fragrant, double, pink, hardy carnation developed at the Cheyenne, WY Experiment Station. Exceptional plants with a long bloom period. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DIANTHUS 'First Love'
(dy-ANN-thus) | DIANFL3 |
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| Common Name: First Love Dianthus |
| Description: 2001 Plant Select®. Intensely fragrant flowers that change from pure white to deep rose from April to frost. Clump-forming with attractive mounds of foliage in winter. A real standout in our gardens all summer and fall. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe'
(dy-ANN-thus) (grah-tee-ah-no-pol-it-TAY-nus) | DIANFE3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: 2006 PPA Plant Of The Year! Masses of brilliant raspberry-red, 1", upward facing flowers with a delicious, spicy clove fragrance covering silvery-blue mats of evergreen foliage in late spring/early summer. Often reblooms in early fall if deadheaded. Wonderful rock garden or border addition! |
| Zone: 4 |
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DIANTHUS gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
(dy-ANN-thus) (grah-tee-ah-no-pol-it-TAY-nus) | DIANTR3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Double, rose-pink flowers in spring; short, tufted mounds of blue-green foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS x allwoodii 'Frosty Fire'
(dy-ANN-thus) (all-WOOD-ee-eye) | DIANFF3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Double, red flowers; blue-gray, dwarf foliage. Long flowering period. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DICENTRA eximia
(dy-SEN-trah) (eks-IH-mee-a) | DICEEX5 |
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| Common Name: Dwarf Bleeding Heart, Fern-leaf Bleeding Heart |
| Description: Lovely pink flowers; ferny, green foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DICENTRA formosa 'King of Hearts'
(dy-SEN-trah) (for-MOE-sah) | DICEKH5 |
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| Common Name: Bleeding Heart |
| Description: Broad, rosy-pink flowers from May-August. Very floriferous. Slightly glaucous, gray-green foliage. Disease free cultivar. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DICENTRA formosa 'Luxuriant'
(dy-SEN-trah) (for-MOE-sah) | DICELU5 |
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| Common Name: Bleeding Heart |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Choice, everblooming variety with cherry-red flowers; ferny, blue-green foliage. Available after 4/1. |
| Zone: 2 |
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DICENTRA s. 'Hordival' Valentine®
(dy-SEN-trah) | DICEVA8 |
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| Common Name: Bleeding Heart |
| Description: An old time favorite with a touch of red. The flowers have a red heart with a white middle instead of the typical pink heart. The foliage and stems also have a touch more pigment. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DICENTRA spectabilis
(dy-SEN-trah) (spek-TAB-il-iss) | DICESP8 |
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| Common Name: Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart |
| Description: Favorite, with arching stems of large, pink hearts. Often summer dormant in hot climtates. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DICENTRA spectabilis 'Alba'
(dy-SEN-trah) (spek-TAB-il-iss) | DICESA8 |
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| Common Name: Bleeding Heart |
| Description: Lovely, rare, white form; elegant plants. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DICHONDRA 'Silver Falls'
(dy-KON-drah) | DICHSF3 |
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| Common Name: Aluminum Vine |
| Description: Beautiful, vigorous, silver, round leafed, trailing plant. Extremely heat and drought tolerant. Incredible in baskets or trailing from containers. |
| Zone: 10 |
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DICTAMNUS albus
(dik-TAM-nus) (AL-bus) | DICTAL3 |
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| Common Name: Gas Plant |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Erect spikes of unique, white, aromatic flowers in June.
May cause skin irritation, especially in hot weather! Dictamnus is very slow growing; probably taking 18 months to 2 years to fill a 4" pot well. Do not expect to move up into a gallon & have them be consumer ready along with your Dianthus & Echinaceas! Dictamnus growers have to be very patient, but it's worth the wait. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DICTAMNUS albus 'Purpureus'
(dik-TAM-nus) (AL-bus) | DICTAP3 |
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| Common Name: Gas Plant |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Dark veined, pink flowers. Long-lived perennial may be 'Burning Bush' of Moses.
May cause skin irritation, especially in hot weather! Dictamnus is very slow growing; probably taking 18 months to 2 years to fill a 4" pot well. Do not expect to move up into a gallon & have them be consumer ready along with your Dianthus & Echinaceas! Dictamnus growers have to be very patient, but it's worth the wait. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIGITALIS grandiflora
(dij-ih-TAL-iss) (gran-di-FLOOR-ah) | DIGIGR3 |
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| Common Name: Foxglove |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large, bell-shaped, yellow flowers marked with brown in early summer. Perennial. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DIGITALIS thapsi (SPANISH PEAKS®)
(dij-ih-TAL-iss) (THAP-see) | DIGISP3 |
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| Common Name: Foxglove |
| Description: 1999 Plant Select®. Spikes of raspberry-rose flowers in early summer over trim mat of furry foliage. Perennial; thrives in a variety of sites and soils. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DIGITALIS x mertonensis
(dij-ih-TAL-iss) (mer-ton-EN-sis) | DIGIME3 |
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| Common Name: Strawberry Foxglove |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Very large, raspberry flowers. Tetraploid perennial plants. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DODECATHEON 'Aphrodite' PP# 14,002
(do-de-KATH-ee-on) | DODEAP5 |
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| Common Name: Shooting Star |
| Description: Intense purple-pink flowers on robust plants in May-June. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DODECATHEON meadia 'Album'
(do-de-KATH-ee-on) (MEE-dee-a) | DODEAL5 |
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| Common Name: Shooting Star |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Delicate umbels of lovely, white flowers rise from flat rosettes of foliage. Likes rich, moist soil. Usually has flowered and is dormant by May 1st! |
| Zone: 3 |
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DRABA aizoides
(DRAH-ba) (ay-ZOY-deez) | DRABAI3 |
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| Description: Exciting little addition to the miniature garden. Green cushions topped off with hot yellow flowers in early spring. Needs well-drained soil. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DRACOCEPHALUM argunense 'Fuji Blue'
(dra-ko-SEF-a-lum) (ar-gun-ENSE) | DRACFB3 |
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| Common Name: Dragonhead |
| Description: Spikes of brilliant blue flowers early June to mid-August. Needle-like, leathery, green foliage forms compact, durable clumps; long-lived perennial. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DRACOCEPHALUM ruyschiana
(dra-ko-SEF-a-lum) | DRACRU3 |
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| Common Name: Northern Dragonhead |
| Description: Fragrant, hooded blue flowers on this low-growing perennial from the mint family. Blooms from July-August; plant in sun to part shade.
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| Zone: 3 |
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DRYOPTERIS erythrosora
(dry-OP-ter-iss)(er-ith-roe-SOR-ah) | FERNAF4 |
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| Common Name: Autumn Fern |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Showy, coppery-pink, new fronds continuously until fall; frost turns it a pleasing bronze. Attractive evergreen through winter if protected from drying winds. Mature leaves make excellent cut greens. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DRYOPTERIS filix-mas undulata 'Robusta'
(dry-OP-ter-iss) (fil-liks-MAHS) | FERNRO4 |
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| Common Name: Male Fern |
| Description: Sturdy, evergreen variety. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DRYOPTERIS marginalis
(dry-OP-ter-iss) (mar-jin-AL-iss) | FERNLW5 |
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| Common Name: Leatherwood Fern |
| Description: Dark green, evergreen plant; hardy and vigorous.
On native ferns, we can only guarantee live crowns, as they are slow to root in containers; they may never completely root down or form a solid root ball. Foliage does not ship well; remove old foliage and they will grow. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ECHEVERIA 'Blue Curls'
(e-kee-VER-ee-a) | ECHEBC3 |
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| Description: Mostly a soitary succulent with rosettes to 12" in diameter. Frilly-edged, silvery-blue leaves take on showy pink hues in cooler temperatures; reddish-pink flowers.
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| Zone: 9 |
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ECHEVERIA 'Blue Spurs'
(e-kee-VER-ee-a) | ECHEBS3 |
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| Description: Clustering rosettes of frosty blue, unusual leaves that form a "cameo" formation on some of the leaves as well as producing an odd "spur" (tapered tubular leaf). |
| Zone: 10 |
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