ACHILLEA tomentosa 'Maynard's Gold' (ah-KILL-lee-ah) (toe-men-TOE-sah) | ACHIMG3 |
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| Common Name: Milfoil, Yarrow |
| Description: Rich golden-yellow flowers over silver-gray foliage. Good rock garden plant. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AEONIUM arboreum atropurpureum (ay-OH-nee-um) (ar-BOR-ee-um) | AEONAA4 |
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| Description: Dense, flat rosettes of reddish-bronze leaves on tall stems. Excellent xeric succulent for troughs, rock garden, or containers either indoors or out. |
| Zone: 9 |
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AEONIUM haworthii (ay-OH-nee-um) (ha-WORTH-ee-eye) | AEONHA4 |
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| Common Name: Pinwheel |
| Description: In spring, creamy-yellow flower spikes emerge from the center of the bright green rosettes. |
| Zone: 9 |
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AEONIUM 'Kiwi' (ay-OH-nee-um) | AEONKI3 |
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| Description: 'Kiwi' dazzles the garden with a kaleidoscope of pinks, oranges, and greens. Pale yellow flowers appear in summer. |
| Zone: 9 |
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AETHIONEMA grandiflora Pulchella Group (aye-eth-ee-o-NEE-ma) (gran-di-FLOOR-ah) | AETHPU3 |
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| Common Name: Persian Stonecress |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Delightful, dwarf, shrubby perennial for hot, dry sites or rock garden. Best species with bright, light pink flowers from May-August; powder blue foliage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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AJUGA 'Dixie Chip' PPAF (a-JEW-ga) | AJUGDC3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Violet-blue flower spikes rise above narrow, tricolor green, cream, and burgundy foliage May-June. Ideal ground cover for the shady garden path. |
| Zone: 1 |
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AJUGA 'Min Crispa Red' (a-JEW-ga) | AJUGMR3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Very crinkled, reddish-bronze foliage with spikes of blue flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AJUGA reptans (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGRE3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Flat, dark green carpet with blue flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans Black Scallop PP# 15,815 (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGBS3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Large, glossy, dark purple-black, scalloped leaves with spikes of deep blue flowers from early spring-early summer. A striking new contrast plant for the garden or containers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Bronze Beauty' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGBB3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Attractive, vigorous, bronze foliage ground cover with deep blue flower spikes in May-June. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Burgundy Glow' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGBG3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Fancy, silver-green and white foliage flushed with burgundy. Spikes of blue flowers May-June. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Catlin's Giant' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGCG5 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Very large, purple-leaved Ajuga, growing in mounded rosettes. Fast growing. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Jungle Beauty Improved' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGJB5 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Stunning selection forms huge, purple-tinted foliage mounds topped with deep blue flower spikes to 15". Vigorous grower. Some confusion exists in the trade over plants with this name. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Metallica' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGME3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Shiny, bronze foliage; excellent ground cover with spikes of blue flowers May-June. Not a pyramidalis. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Pink Elf' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGPE3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Compact form with pink flowers and green foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA reptans 'Silver Beauty' (a-JEW-ga) (REP-tanz) | AJUGSB3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Striking silver-green and white foliage with light blue flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA tenorii Chocolate Chip (a-JEW-ga) (t-NOR-ee-eye) | AJUGCC3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Rich chocolate colored, small, narrow leaves; blue flowers in spring. Petite ground cover. |
| Zone: 3 |
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AJUGA tenorii 'Emerald Chip' (a-JEW-ga) (t-NOR-ee-eye) | AJUGEC3 |
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| Common Name: Bugleweed |
| Description: Neat, vibrant emerald green sport of 'Chocolate Chip'. Makes a refined, low carpet ground cover. Blue flower spikes in spring. Easy and problem free. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALCHEMILLA alpina (al-kem-ILL-a) (al-PINE-a) | ALCHAL3 |
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| Common Name: Mountain Lady's Mantle |
| Description: A spectacular, compact plant with silvery foliage; yellow flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM caeruleum (AL-ee-um) (sir-EW-lee-um) | ALLICA3 |
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| Description: 'The blue of the heavens.' 1 1/2", sky blue, round flower heads in June. Plant in the rock garden or among perennials. Xeric. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM cernuum (AL-ee-um) (SIR-new-um) | ALLICE3 |
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| Common Name: Nodding Onion, Wild Onion, Lady's Leek |
| Description: Glaucous leaves; nodding, white to pink flowers. Native to most of the U.S. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM flavum (AL-ee-um) (FLAY-vum) | ALLIFL3 |
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| Description: Glaucous foliage with bell-shaped, yellow flowers in June-July. Excellent species for northern gardens. May experience summer dormancy. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM schoenoprasum 'Forescate' (AL-ee-um) (skoy-no-PRAY-sum) | ALLIFO3 |
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| Description: Bright rosy-pink, round heads make an incredible show in the perennial garden. Taller and more robust than common chives and useful, too. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM senescens subsp. glaucum (AL-ee-um) (sen-ESS-senz) | ALLIGL3 |
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| Common Name: Curly Onion |
| Description: 'Cowlick' leaves; rosy flowers mid-late summer. A choice plant, especially for the rock garden. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM senescens subsp. senescens 'Mongolian Gem' (AL-ee-um) (sen-ESS-senz) | ALLIMG3 |
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| Description: 2004 GreatPlantsTM. Handsome blue-green, strap-like leaves followed in late summer with 18" stems of decorative, 2" balls of lavender-pink flowers, growing from clusters of narrow, bottle-shaped bulbs which have had widespread use as healthy food and medicine throughout Europe, Siberia, Northern Asia, and the far East. Use throughout the garden for a festive or carnival-like feeling. Bronzy-yellow fall foliage. Very limited!
Ten cents from the sale of each plant goes to the GreatPlants® group to help fund more plant exploration and breeding. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALLIUM stellatum (AL-ee-um) (stel-LAY-tum) | ALLIST3 |
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| Common Name: Pink Prairie Onion |
| Description: Eastern Great Plains native with umbels of deep pink stars. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALYSSUM montanum 'Berggold' (a-LIS-sum) (mon-TAN-um) | ALYSMB1 |
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| Description: Fine foliage ground cover; masses of fragrant, gold flowers in spring. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ALYSSUM montanum 'Berggold' (a-LIS-sum) (mon-TAN-um) | ALYSMB3 |
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| Description: Fine foliage ground cover; masses of fragrant, gold flowers in spring. |
| Zone: 3 |
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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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