CERASTIUM tomentosum
(ser-ASS-tee-um) (toe-men-TOE-sum) | CERATO3 |
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| Common Name: Snow in Summer |
| Description: Low spreading, silver-gray carpet. Masses of white flowers in summer. Needs a well-drained site. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides
(sir-at-oh-STIG-mah) (plum-bah-gi-NOY-deez) | CERAPL1 |
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| Common Name: Plumbago, Leadwort |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Intense blue flowers; glossy green foliage. Low ground cover; late to break dormancy. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides
(sir-at-oh-STIG-mah) (plum-bah-gi-NOY-deez) | CERAPL3 |
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| Common Name: Plumbago, Leadwort |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Intense blue flowers; glossy green foliage. Low ground cover; late to break dormancy. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CHRYSOGONUM virginianum
(kris-SOG-oh-num) (ver-jin-ee-AY-num) | CHRYVI5 |
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| Common Name: Golden Star, Green-&-Gold |
| Description: Attractive, mat-forming ground cover with golden-yellow flowers over long period. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CLEMATIS macropetala 'Albina Plena'
(klem-AT-iss) (mak-roe-PET-ah-lah) | CLEMAP4 |
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| Description: Double, delightfully white, slightly nodding, open bell flowers with the heaviest flowering in spring on old wood, but continuing in summer on new shoots. Excellent climber or ground cover. PG1. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CONVALLARIA majalis
(kon-val-AIR-ee-a) (mah-JAL-iss) | CONVMA3 |
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| Common Name: Lily-of-the-Valley |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Fragrant, white, nodding bells in spring. Ground cover tolerant of dry shade. Available after 3/1. |
| Zone: 2 |
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CYCLAMEN hederifolium
(SIK-lah-men) (hed-er-ih-FOE-lee-um) | CYCLHE3 |
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| Common Name: Persian Violet, Alpine Violet |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Lovely white or pink flowers on 8" stems make a spectacular show in the shady garden in late summer-early fall. Beautiful, marbled foliage in spring dies down in summer; must not be overwatered. Needs a well-drained location, especially in winter. In Zone 5, mulch for winter. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DELOSPERMA congestum 'Gold Nugget'
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (kon-JES-tum) | DELOGN3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: Yellow, daisy-like flowers with succulent leaves that turn bright red in winter. Drought tolerant plant that likes afternoon shade. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DELOSPERMA congestum 'Gold Nugget'
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (kon-JES-tum) | DELOGN1 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: Yellow, daisy-like flowers with succulent leaves that turn bright red in winter. Drought tolerant plant that likes afternoon shade. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DELOSPERMA cooperi
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (KOOP-er-eye) | DELOCO1 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: Deep rose-pink flowers on this hardy, succulent ground cover. Continuous summer bloom. Useful for seaside plantings; needs good drainage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DELOSPERMA cooperi
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (KOOP-er-eye) | DELOCO3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: Deep rose-pink flowers on this hardy, succulent ground cover. Continuous summer bloom. Useful for seaside plantings; needs good drainage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DELOSPERMA dyeri 'Psdold' (RED MOUNTAIN®)
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (DY-er-eye) | DELORM3 |
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| Description: 2007 Plant Select®. Blazing scarlet flowers give this plant Technicolor dazzle throughout the summer. Drought tolerant xeric. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DELOSPERMA 'John Proffit' (TABLE MOUNTAIN®)
(del-oh-SPER-mah) | DELOJP3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: 2002 Plant Select®. Lustrous, fuchsia flowers are an improvement on Delosperma cooperi. A fast-spreading ground cover from South Africa that blooms for most of the growing season. In winter, the leaves are often tinged with purple. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DELOSPERMA 'Kelaidis' PP# 13,876 (MESA VERDE®)
(del-oh-SPER-mah) | DELOKE3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: 2002 Plant Select®. Iridescent, salmon-pink flowered sport appeared among plants of a dwarf, alpine form of Delosperma cooperi at Denver Botanic Gardens in 1997. Vigorous, compact, and floriferous plants bloom spring-fall. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DELOSPERMA nubigenum 'Basutoland'
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (noo-bee-GEE-num) | DELOBA1 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: Rock garden succulent with masses of small, yellow flowers. Very showy. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DELOSPERMA nubigenum 'Basutoland'
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (noo-bee-GEE-num) | DELOBA3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: Rock garden succulent with masses of small, yellow flowers. Very showy. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DELOSPERMA 'P001S' (FIRE SPINNER®)
(del-oh-SPER-mah) | DELOFS3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: 2012 Plant Select®. A striking color combination of orange on the petal edges and red to pink towards the center; flowers are massed in spring and appear periodically through summer. The apple green foliage makes a glistening, fast spreading carpet that maintains its presence through winter. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DELOSPERMA 'Psfave' (LAVENDER ICE TM)
(del-oh-SPER-mah) | DELOLI3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: 2009 Plant Select®. Iridescent, lavender flowers with dark eyes on trim, green foliage mats that turn purplish in winter. A striking sport of Delosperma 'John Proffitt'. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DELOSPERMA sphalmanthoides
(del-oh-SPER-mah) (sfal-man-THOY-deez) | DELOSP3 |
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| Common Name: Tufted Ice Plant |
| Description: Tiny, finger-like leaves grow in a tight mat that is smothered with fuschia flowers in very early spring. Needs well-drained soil. Ideal for rock and trough gardens. |
| Zone: 5 |
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DIANTHUS barbatus 'Midget Mix'
(dy-ANN-thus) (bar-BAY-tus) | DIANMM1 |
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| Common Name: Sweet William |
| Description: Mix of beautiful, double flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DIANTHUS barbatus 'Midget Mix'
(dy-ANN-thus) (bar-BAY-tus) | DIANMM3 |
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| Common Name: Sweet William |
| Description: Mix of beautiful, double flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DIANTHUS deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
(dy-ANN-thus) (del-TOY-deez) | DIANAF3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Dark green foliage; stunning white flowers with glowing red eye in late spring. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
(dy-ANN-thus) (del-TOY-deez) | DIANAF1 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Dark green foliage; stunning white flowers with glowing red eye in late spring. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS deltoides 'Brilliant'
(dy-ANN-thus) (del-TOY-deez) | DIANBR1 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Bright crimson flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS deltoides 'Brilliant'
(dy-ANN-thus) (del-TOY-deez) | DIANBR3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Bright crimson flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS deltoides 'Zing Rose'
(dy-ANN-thus) (del-TOY-deez) | DIANZI3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Rose-red hybrid; dense, green foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS deltoides 'Zing Rose'
(dy-ANN-thus) (del-TOY-deez) | DIANZI1 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Rose-red hybrid; dense, green foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DIANTHUS x allwoodii 'Aqua'
(dy-ANN-thus) (al-WOOD-ee-eye) | DIANAQ3 |
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| Common Name: Carnation |
| Description: Dense, carnation-like foliage; lovely, low ground cover. Fragrant, double, white flowers. Can be mowed after flowering to keep neat appearance. Introduction from the University of Nebraska years ago. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EPHEDRA regeliana
(ef-ED-drah) (reg-el-ee-AH-na) | EPHERE3 |
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| Common Name: Joint Fur |
| Description: Prehistoric and rare conifer relative; nearly leafless. Finer and shorter than minuta. Red cones. Ground cover type. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS carnosus
(yew-ON-ih-mus) (kar-NO-sus) | EUONCA5 |
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| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Release. Large shrub or small tree with marvelous, red fruit in fall and winter. (carnosus=flesh colored flowers) The species is destined to rate high in the GreatPlants quest to find an ideal, small, ornamental tree. Harlan collected it in northern China for its hardiness, stature, colorful fruit, and the possibilities of fall foliage color. |
| Zone: 4 |
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