ALOE vera
(AL-oh) (VER-ah) | HBALVE3 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Succulent with many medicinal uses. Resinous, yellow juice of leaves is used to treat burns, poison ivy, and rashes. |
| Zone: 9 |
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ALPINIA zerumbet 'Variegata'
(al-PIN-ee-a) (ZER-um-bet) | ALPIVA5 |
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| Common Name: Variegated Ginger |
| Description: Striking yellow stripes on dark green leaves. Fragrant, white flowers tinged purple-pink with crinkled, yellow lip with red and brown stripes. |
| Zone: 8 |
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ALTERNANTHERA ficoidea 'Red Threads'
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) (fih-KOY-dee-ah) | ALTERT3 |
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| Common Name: Joseph's Coat |
| Description: Deep burgundy, slender foliage provides excellent color contrast in the garden border or combination planters. |
| Zone: 10 |
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ALTERNANTHERA ficoidea 'Snowball'
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) (fih-KOY-dee-ah) | ALTESB3 |
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| Common Name: Joseph's Coat |
| Description: Dainty, crinkly, green leaves splashed with white. Great container plant. |
| Zone: 9 |
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ALTERNANTHERA 'Mai Tai' PP# 20,263
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) (bet-zik-ee-AH-na) | ALTEMT3 |
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| Common Name: Joseph's Coat |
| Description: The hot pink, burgundy, chartreuse, and green colors make a great display in the shade garden or in hanging baskets. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 10 |
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ALTERNANTHERA 'Party Time' PP# 14,789
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) | ALTEPT3 |
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| Description: Striking foliage plant with bold leaf coloration in fuchsia, cream, and parrot green. Excellent in containers or beds. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 10 |
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ALTERNANTHERA 'Purple Knight'
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) | ALTEPK3 |
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| Common Name: Joseph's Coat |
| Description: Stunning dark purple foliage on this superb introduction. These beauties are a knockout! |
| Zone: 10 |
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ALTERNANTHERA 'Raspberry Rum' PP# 21,016
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) | ALTERR3 |
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| Common Name: Joseph's Coat |
| Description: Showy, purplish-burgundy leaves are splashed with fuchsia-red; clover-like clusters of small, white flowers. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 10 |
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ALTERNANTHERA reineckii
(all-ter-NAN-ther-ah) (ri-NEK-ee-eye) | ALTERE3 |
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| Common Name: Joseph's Coat, Copperleaf |
| Description: Striking, narrow, coppery-maroon leaves form a mat with white flowers. Great contrast plant. Tolerates a wet site or shallow water. |
| Zone: 10 |
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ALYSSUM wulfenianum
(a-LIS-sum) (wul-fen-ee-AH-num) | ALYSWU1 |
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| Description: Gold flowers May-July on long lived, re-blooming plants with silver leaves. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ALYSSUM wulfenianum
(a-LIS-sum) (wul-fen-ee-AH-num) | ALYSWU3 |
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| Description: Gold flowers May-July on long lived, re-blooming plants with silver leaves. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AMPELOPSIS brevipedunculata 'Elegans'
(am-pel-OP-sis) (brev-ee-pe-dunk-yew-LAH-ta) | AMPEEL5 |
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| Common Name: Monk's Hood Vine, Porcelain Vine |
| Description: Choice, variegated vine with green, grape-like leaves speckled with white; showiest in part shade. Creamy-white flowers; berries mature to an incredible porcelain blue in fall. |
| Zone: 5 |
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AMSONIA hubrichtii
(am-SO-nee-ah) (hew-BRIK-tee-eye) | AMSOHU3 |
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| Common Name: Bluestar |
| Description: 2011 PPA Plant of the Year. 2009 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year! Pale blue flowers; mostly fine, needle-shaped leaves form a mound that turns bright yellow in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AMSONIA illustris
(am-SO-nee-ah) (il-LUS-tris) | AMSOIL3 |
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| Common Name: Shining Bluestar |
| Description: A native with light blue flowers; thick, leathery foliage with gold fall color. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AMSONIA tabernaemontana
(am-SO-nee-ah) (tab-er-nay-mon-TAN-ah) | AMSOTA1 |
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| Common Name: Bluestar |
| Description: Starry, pale blue flowers May-June on this native with willow-like leaves. Carefree; great foliage all season. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AMSONIA tabernaemontana
(am-SO-nee-ah) (tab-er-nay-mon-TAN-ah) | AMSOTA3 |
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| Common Name: Bluestar |
| Description: Starry, pale blue flowers May-June on this native with willow-like leaves. Carefree; great foliage all season. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANCHUSA capensis
(an-KOO-sa) (ka-PEN-sis) | ANCHCA3 |
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| Common Name: Cape or Summer-forget-me-not |
| Description: 2012 Plant Select®. Evergreen rosettes produce cobalt-blue flowers with white eyes through the season. Will naturalize with moderate self-sowing in many border situations. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ANEMONE hupehensis
(a-NEM-o-nee) (hew-pee-HEN-sis) | ANEMHU3 |
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| Common Name: Japanese Anemone |
| Description: Large, mauve or carmine flowers in late summer-fall. Graceful but robust background plants. |
| Zone: 6 |
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ANEMONE hupehensis 'Prinz Heinrich'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (hew-pee-HEN-sis) | ANEMPH5 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Lovely, semi-double, deep rose flowers in fall. Attractive, dark green foliage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ANEMONE hupehensis 'September Charm'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (hew-pee-HEN-sis) | ANEMSC5 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large, single, rose-pink flowers in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANEMONE multifida 'Major'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (mul-tee-FI-da) | ANEMMM3 |
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| Description: Robust form with upright, creamy-white flowers in June over a neat mound of finely divided, hairy foliage. Often reblooms. Excellent in the rock garden. |
| Zone: 2 |
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ANEMONE multifida 'Rubra'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (mul-tee-FI-da) | ANEMMR3 |
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| Description: Charming, glowing carmine-red flowers on erect stems May-June. A real delight in the spring garden. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANEMONE sylvestris
(a-NEM-o-nee) (sil-VES-tris) | ANEMSY3 |
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| Common Name: Snowdrops |
| Description: Pure white, nodding flowers in spring. Useful for naturalizing and cutting. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ANEMONE x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (hy-BRID-ah) | ANEMHJ5 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large, single, white flowers on 3-4' stems in fall. Very free flowering, graceful plants; highly recommended. Mulch for winter. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ANEMONE x hybrida 'Whirlwind'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (hy-BRID-ah) | ANEMWH5 |
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| Description: Semi-double, white flowers in fall on robust plants. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ANEMONE x tomentosa 'Robustissima'
(a-NEM-o-nee) (toe-MEN-toe-sah) | ANEMRO5 |
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| Common Name: Grape Leaf Anemone |
| Description: Pink flowers on 2-4' stems; vigorous plants. One of the earliest fall blooming anemones. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ANGELICA gigas
(an-JEL-ih-kah) (GEE-gas) | ANGEGI3 |
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| Description: Exciting species with unique, purple flower heads and purple stems; near white flowers from July-August. Biennial; used as an ornamental. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANGELICA gigas
(an-JEL-ih-kah) (GEE-gas) | ANGEGI1 |
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| Description: Exciting species with unique, purple flower heads and purple stems; near white flowers from July-August. Biennial; used as an ornamental. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ANGELICA pachycarpa
(an-JEL-ih-kah) (pak-ee-KAR-pa) | ANGEPA3 |
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| Description: Spectacular, large, white umbels over glossy, leathery foliage. Classy biennial for sun or part shade. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AQUILEGIA alpina
(ak-will-EE-zsah) (al-PINE-a) | AQUIAL1 |
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| Common Name: Columbine |
| Description: Deep blue, short-spurred flowers May-June. |
| Zone: 3 |
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