CALAMINTHA nepeta subsp. nepeta
(kal-ah-MIN-tha) (NEP-eh-tah) | CALANN3 |
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| Common Name: Calamint |
| Description: Stems with dainty, lavender and white flowers from August til frost; aromatic foliage can be used in the garden as a baby's breath substitute. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CALLICARPA dichotoma
(ka-lee-KAR-pa) (di-KO-to-ma) | CALLDI5 |
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| Common Name: Purple Beautyberry |
| Description: Most graceful and refined species with long, slender branches that arch to the ground. Clusters of lilac-violet fruits September-October.
All bloom on current year's wood, can be cut down to 6" in late winter and treated as a herbaceous perennial. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CALLIRHOE alcaeoides 'Logan Calhoun'
(ka-lee-RO-ee) (al-see-OY-deez) | CALLLC3 |
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| Common Name: Poppy Mallow, Winecups |
| Description: 2000 GreatPlantsTM. Sparkling white 'wine cups' on this outstanding Great Plains native found by the late, dedicated, native American plantsman, Logan Calhoun and named in his honor. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CALLIRHOE involucrata
(ka-lee-RO-ee) (in-vol-yew-KRAH-ta) | CALLIN3 |
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| Common Name: Winecups |
| Description: 1999 Plant Select®. Low growing, cut-leaf native with bright purple, cup-shaped flowers all summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CAMPANULA carpatica 'Blaue Clips' ['Blue Clips']
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) (kar-PAT-ih-ka) | CAMPBC3 |
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| Common Name: Bellflower |
| Description: Great variety covered with sky-blue bells June-October. Choice rock garden plant! |
| Zone: 3 |
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CAMPANULA carpatica 'Weisse Clips' ['White Clips']
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) (kar-PAT-ih-ka) | CAMPWC3 |
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| Common Name: Bellflower |
| Description: Pure white flowers; neat, compact foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CAMPANULA glomerata 'Joan Elliott'
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) (glahm-er-AH-tah) | CAMPJE5 |
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| Common Name: Bellflower |
| Description: Violet-blue selection. Good border plant for cutting. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CAMPANULA glomerata 'Superba'
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) (glahm-er-AH-tah) | CAMPGS3 |
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| Common Name: Bellflower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large clusters of rich violet bells; erect plants. Belongs in every perennial border. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CAMPANULA 'Kent Belle'
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) | CAMPKB5 |
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| Common Name: Bellflower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Glossy purple, bell-shaped, 2" flowers on vigorous, upright plant. Abundant flowers; reblooms. A knockout in our border garden! |
| Zone: 5 |
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CAMPANULA portenschlagiana
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) (por-ten-schlag-ee-AH-na) | CAMPPR3 |
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| Common Name: Bellflower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Many, upright, open, light bluish-mauve flowers; large foliage mat doing well in our office retaining wall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CAMPANULA rotundifolia
(kam-PAN-yew-lah) (ro-tun-di-FO-lee-a) | CAMPRO3 |
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| Common Name: Scotch Bluebell |
| Description: Clusters of bright blue bells on vigorous plants. Native in many parts of the world. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CAMPSIS radicans
(KAMP-sis)(RAH-di-kanz) | CAMPRA1 |
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| Common Name: Trumpet Creeper |
| Description: Fast growing vine with orange, trumpet flowers. Attractive to hummingbirds. Great for fences and screens. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CAMPSIS radicans
(KAMP-sis) (RAH-di-kanz) | CAMPRA5 |
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| Common Name: Trumpet Creeper |
| Description: Fast growing vine with orange, trumpet flowers. Attractive to hummingbirds. Great for fences and screens. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CAMPSIS radicans 'Red Sunset'
(KAMP-sis) (RAH-di-kanz) | CAMPRS5 |
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| Common Name: Trumpet Creeper |
| Description: Huge numbers of outstanding, bright red flower trumpets into fall on rich green foliage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CARYOPTERIS clandonensis 'First Choice' PP# 11,958
(kare-ee-OP-ter-iss) (klan-don-EN-sis) | CARYFC3 |
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| Common Name: Blue Mist Spirea |
| Description: Ink blue buds, dark purple-blue flowers earlier than other cultivars. Dense, dark green foliage; compact habit. Propagation Prohibited.
Root hardy to Zone 4, but may die back to the ground in Zones 4 and 5. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CEANOTHUS americanus
(see-ah-NO-thuss) (a-mer-ih-KAH-nus) | CEANAM3 |
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| Common Name: New Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball |
| Description: Clusters of white flowers; native shrub. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CENTAUREA montana
(sen-TOR-ee-a) (mon-TAN-ah) | CENTMO3 |
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| Common Name: Mountain Bluet |
| Description: Large, spidery, violet-blue cornflower with reddish highlight in center. Flowers in June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CENTRANTHUS ruber 'Albus'
(sen-TRAN-thus) (REW-ber) | CENTAL3 |
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| Common Name: Red Valerian |
| Description: White flowered form of Centranthus ruber. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CENTRANTHUS ruber 'Pretty Betsy'
(sen-TRAN-thus) (REW-ber) | CENTPB3 |
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| Common Name: Red Valerian |
| Description: Red flowered selection; glossy foliage. Species has been widely used along Nebraska roadsides. |
| Zone: 5 |
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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) | 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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CHELONE glabra
(kee-LO-nay) (GLA-bra) | CHELGL5 |
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| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: Creamy-white flowers with pink tinge in late summer resembles a turtle's head. Good plant for moist or wet areas. Ovate, shiny, rich, dark green leaves. Pinch to reduce height. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CHELONE glabra 'Black Ace'
(kee-LO-nay) | CHELBA5 |
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| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: Dark green foliage that starts out with a bronzy to black cast topped by creamy-white flowers in late summer. Likes a moist area. Height 3-4', up to 6' under optimal conditions. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CHELONE lyonii 'Hot Lips'
(kee-LO-nay) (ly-ON-ee-eye) | CHELHL5 |
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| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: 2012 Great PlantsTM Perennial of the Year. Deeper colored, hot pink flowers on this recent selection of the wetland native. Glossy, dark green leaves tinted bronze in spring and its red stems add interest. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Clara Curtis'
(kris-ANTH-e-mum) | CHRYCC3 |
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| Description: Hundreds of large, single, salmon-pink daisies in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Mary Stoker'
(kris-ANTH-e-mum) | CHRYMS3 |
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| Description: Exciting variety with straw-yellow flowers turning golden with age. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CONOCLINIUM coelestinum 'Blue'
(kon-o-KLIN-ee-um) (koy-les-TEEN-um) | CONOBL3 |
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| Common Name: Mist Flower, Hardy Ageratum |
| Description: Clusters of bright blue flowers in fall on this native. Always an attention-getter in our gardens. |
| Zone: 5 |
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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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COREOPSIS auriculata 'Nana'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (or-ik-yew-LAY-tah) | COREAN3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Low, clump-forming, dark green foliage. Bright orange flowers on 12-18" stems all summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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COREOPSIS grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (gran-di-FLOOR-ah) | COREES3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Fleuroselect Quality Mark Award. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Semi-double, golden blooms on compact plants. |
| Zone: 5 |
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