HOSTA sieboldiana 'Frances Williams'
(HOSS-tah) (see-BOLD-ee-ah-na) | HOSTFW8 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large, blue-gray leaves with wide, golden border; near white flowers. Very popular mounding plant. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA sieboldii 'Ginko Craig'
(HOSS-tah) (see-BOLD-ee-ah-na) | HOSTGC5 |
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| Description: Neat edger with small, irregular, white margin on lanceolate leaves; mauve flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA 'Stained Glass'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTSD8 |
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| Description: 2006 Hosta of the Year! Bright, shiny, golden foliage with a 2" wide, green margin; large, fragrant, light lavender flowers. Vigorous and sun tolerant. Introduction from Hans Hansen; sport of Hosta 'Guacamole'. |
| Zone: 3 |
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HOSTA 'Striptease'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTST8 |
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| Description: 2005 Hosta of the Year! Heart-shaped leaves with dark green margins, a large, chartreuse splash through the center, and very fine, white streaks between the green and chartreuse. Violet flowers on this mutation of 'Gold Standard'. |
| Zone: 3 |
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HOSTA 'Sum and Substance'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTSM8 |
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| Description: 2004 Hosta of the Year! RHS Award of Garden Merit. One of the true Hosta giants. Huge, chartreuse-golden, puckered leaves; lavender flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA 'Tambourine'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTTM5 |
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| Description: A medium sized hosta with a wide, creamy-white, undulating margin. Light lavender flowers mid-season. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA tardiana 'Halcyon'
(HOSS-tah) (tar-dee-AH-na) | HOSTHA5 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Heavily textured and ribbed, chalky blue leaves; 3' flower scapes, deep lavender flowers. Award winner. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA tokudama 'Aureonebulosa'
(HOSS-tah) (to-ku-DAH-ma) | HOSTTA5 |
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| Description: Heavily textured leaves, streaked yellow with a blue-green margin; white flowers in early summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA venusta
(HOSS-tah) (ven-EWS-ta) | HOSTVE5 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. A true miniature, collector's item. Mounds of dark green, heart-shaped leaves; 1' spikes of dark lavender flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA x fortunei 'Albomarginata'
(HOSS-tah) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | HOSTAL5 |
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| Description: Clear green leaves with narrow, white border; purple flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'
(hoo-TY-nee-ah) (kor-DAH-ta) | HOUTCH1 |
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| Description: Bright pink, white, and green leaved stoloniferous ground cover. Excitng plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'
(hoo-TY-nee-ah) (kor-DAH-ta) | HOUTCH3 |
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| Description: Bright pink, white, and green leaved stoloniferous ground cover. Excitng plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata'
(hy-DRAIN-jah) (mak-roe-FIL-a) | HYDRMV5 |
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| Description: Dark green foliage with a contrasting white to cream, marginal variegation on a medium shrub. Flowers are usually pink to mauve-pink, light blue in very acidic soils. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HYDRANGEA petiolaris
(hy-DRAIN-jah) (pe-tee-o-LARE-iss) | HYDRPE5 |
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| Common Name: Climbing Hydrangea |
| Description: Clusters of fragrant, white flowers, showy white bracts in early summer. Deciduous climber with lush, round, dark green foliage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HYDRANGEA quercifolia
(hy-DRAIN-jah) (kwer-sih-FOE-lee-ah) | HYDRQU5 |
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| Common Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea |
| Description: 2001 GreatPlantsTM Shrub of the Year! RHS Award of Garden Merit. Among the best of our native shrubs. Highly textured, 3-8", lobed, dark green leaves turn rich red, orange-red, and burgundy in fall persisting into December. Bountiful inflorescences are 8-10" cones of showy white flowers beginning in June, turning purplish-pink as they age and an attractive light brown for winter. This beauty also features peeling cinnamon-like bark. Likes moist, neutral to acid, organic soil. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HYDROCOTYLE sibthorpioides 'Crystal Confetti'
(hy-DRO-kot-ih-lee) (sib-THORP-ih-oy-deez) | HYDRCC3 |
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| Common Name: Variegated Pennywort |
| Description: Tiny, attractive, rare ground cover for those constantly wet bogs and pond edges. The 1/2" heart, kidney-shaped, or round leaves are shiny with yellow margins and grow to only about 2" tall in sun to shade in Zone 10, with cover to Zone 6. |
| Zone: 10 |
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HYPERICUM calycinum
(hy-PARE-ih-kum) (kal-EE-sin-um) | HYPECA3 |
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| Common Name: Rose of Sharon |
| Description: Bright yellow flowers July-August on this nearly evergreen plant. |
| Zone: 6 |
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HYPERICUM calycinum
(hy-PARE-ih-kum) (kal-EE-sin-um) | HYPECA1 |
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| Common Name: Rose of Sharon |
| Description: Bright yellow flowers July-August on this nearly evergreen plant. |
| Zone: 6 |
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HYSTRIX patula
(HIS-triks) (PAT-yoo-luh) | GRHYPA3 |
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| Common Name: Bottle Brush Grass |
| Description: Can be used under oaks and other deciduous trees that allow some light. The exquisite seed heads resemble a bottlebrush; picked immature can be used for dried or in flower arrangements; usually plumes in June. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRESINE herbstii 'Brilliantissima'
(ee-res-EE-nay) (hairbst-ee-eye) | IRESBR3 |
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| Common Name: Blood Leaf, Beefsteak Plant |
| Description: Striking plant with purplish-red leaves and inconspicuous flowers. Low-growing, great color accent for gardens, containers, and baskets. |
| Zone: 9 |
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IRIS ensata 'Variegata'
(EYE-riss) (EN-sa-ta) | IRISEV5 |
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| Common Name: Variegated Japanese Iris |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Striking, variegated foliage with dark purple flowers. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IRIS pseudacorus
(EYE-riss) (soo-DAY-kor-us) | IRISPS5 |
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| Common Name: Water Iris, Yellow Flag |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Tall, 5', yellow flowers in summer. Cattail-sized clumps for poolside planting or border. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IRIS sibirica
(EYE-riss) (si-BEER-ih-ka) | IRISSI3 |
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| Common Name: Siberian Iris |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Good cut, beardless blues and purples. Good vertical lines for landscaping. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS sibirica 'Butter & Sugar'
(EYE-riss) (si-BEER-ih-ka) | IRISBS5 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fleur-Des-Lis |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. A rebloomer with creamy standards and butter-yellow falls. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'
(EYE-riss) (si-BEER-ih-ka) | IRISCB5 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fluer-De-Lis |
| Description: Rich, deep blue variety. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ISOLEPIS cernuus
(eye-so-LEP-iss) (SIR-new-us) | GRISCE3 |
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| Common Name: Mop-Sedge, Fiber-Optics Grass |
| Description: Very fine stems create very dense, pendulent mop with tiny, terminal spikes. Use in bonsai, trough garden, raised planter, or at the water's edge as accent, highlighting its interesting, arching, spilling form. Also does well indoors in good light. Z 8-9, maybe colder, especially near water. |
| Zone: 8 |
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JUNCUS effuses 'Spiralis'
(JUN-cus) (e-FEW-sus) | GRJUSP3 |
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| Common Name: Corkscrew Rush |
| Description: Soft, densely tufted, dark green foliage with strong spirals. Likes moist conditions and can withstand bog areas or standing in up to 5" of water. |
| Zone: 4 |
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JUNCUS inflexus
(JUN-cus) (in-FLEK-sus) | GRJUIN5 |
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| Description: Blue-green rush forms dense clumps. Ideal for moist sites along the ponds edge or in shallow water. |
| Zone: 4 |
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KALANCHOE luciae
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) (LOO-see-ay) | KALALU3 |
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| Common Name: Paddle Plant, Desert Cabbage |
| Description: Commonly known although incorrect, and previously listed as thyrsiflora. A basal rosette of large, rounded, fleshy, stalkless leaves that are grayish-green with red margins covered with a white powdery bloom. Fragrant, yellow flowers in early spring. |
| Zone: 10 |
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KERRIA japonica 'Picta'
(KARE-ee-ah) (ja-PON-ih-ka) | KERRJP3 |
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| Description: Wonderful, variegated white and green, woody shrub. Somewhat pendulous branching; large, golden flowers. Bright green stems all year on this 'must have'. |
| Zone: 4 |
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