HIEROCHLOE odorata
(hi-er-OK-low-ee) (o-dor-AH-ta) | HBHIOD3 |
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| Common Name: Sweetgrass |
| Description: Native grass used by a number of Indian tribes in ceremonies as perfume or burned as incense. Fast spreading rhizomes. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HYMENOXYS scaposa 'Prairie Sunshine'
(hy-men-OX-is) (ska-PO-sa) | HYMEPS3 |
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| Description: Bright yellow, 3/4 to 1" flowers on 8", leafless scapes (scaposa) on one of the longest blooming seasons for a long-standing, hardy, Great Plains native. A very valuable xeric garden plant. The crown is very hardy and even evergreen in mild winters. |
| Zone: 4 |
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LIATRIS aspera
(lee-AT-tris) (ASS-per-ah) | LIATAS3 |
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| Common Name: Rough Blazing Star |
| Description: Broadly rounded, pink flower heads with curled margins. Enjoys sandy soil and dry, open spaces. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS ligulistylis
(lee-AT-tris) (lig-yew-lis-STY-lis) | LIATLI3 |
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| Common Name: Large-headed Liatris |
| Description: 2017 GreatPlants™ Perennial of the Year. Outstanding, Great Plains native. Large, purple florets on long spike with terminal flower being the largest. Blooms July to September. An Eastern South Dakota ecotype. |
| Zone: 4 |
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LIATRIS punctata
(lee-AT-tris) (punk-TA-ta) | LIATPU3 |
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| Common Name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Description: Numerous, pink flower stalks mid-late summer. Native to dry soils of the Western prairies. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS pycnostachya
(lee-AT-tris) (pik-no-STAK-ee-a) | LIATPY3 |
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| Common Name: Thickspike Gayfeather |
| Description: Rosy-purple flower spikes on 3-4' stalks; fine cut flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS pycnostachya 'Eureka'
(lee-AT-tris) (pik-no-STAK-ee-a) | LIATEU3 |
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| Common Name: Button Snakeroot |
| Description: 2006 GreatPlantsTM Release! Outstanding native of Great Plains wet prairies. Bred and selected by Dr. Sotero Salac and kept going by Dr. William Gustafson, both of UNL. Breath-taking in the garden and vibrantly vivacious as a florist's crop. Produces a 1'+ dense spike crowded with reddish-purple, long lasting flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS spicata
(lee-AT-tris) (spih-KAH-tah) | LIATSP3 |
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| Common Name: Spiked Gayfefather |
| Description: Early blooming native; lavender flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS spicata 'Alba'
(lee-AT-tris) | LIATAL5 |
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| Common Name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Description: White flowered Gayfeather. Early blooming native. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS spicata 'Alba'
(lee-AT-tris) (spih-KAH-tah) | LIATAL3 |
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| Common Name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Description: White flowered Gayfeather. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS spicata 'Kobold'
(lee-AT-tris) | LIATKO5 |
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| Common Name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Description: Deep purple flowering dwarf. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LIATRIS spicata 'Kobold'
(lee-AT-tris) (spih-KAH-tah) | LIATKO3 |
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| Common Name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Description: Deep purple flowering dwarf. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LINUM perenne 'Lewisii'
(LIN-um) (per-EN) | LINULE3 |
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| Common Name: Flax |
| Description: Light blue, native flax. |
| Zone: 5 |
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LINUM perenne 'Nanum Blue Sapphire'
(LIN-um)(per-EN) | LINUSA5 |
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| Common Name: Flax |
| Description: Dwarf plants with brilliant blue flowers. |
| Zone: 5 |
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LOBELIA cardinalis
(lo-BEE-lee-ah) | LOBECA5 |
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| Common Name: Cardinal Flower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Green foliage with scarlet spikes of flowers from July-September. Longer-lived than 'Queen Victoria'. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LOBELIA cardinalis
(lo-BEE-lee-ah) (kar-din-AL-iss) | LOBECA3 |
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| Common Name: Cardinal Flower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Green foliage; scarlet spikes of flowers from July-September. Longer-lived than 'Queen Victoria'. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LOBELIA fulgens 'Queen Victoria'
(lo-BEE-lee-ah)(FUL-jenz) | LOBEQV5 |
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| Common Name: Cardinal Flower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Spikes of rich, bright scarlet flowers through fall with handsome maroon foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LOBELIA siphilitica 'Blue Select'
(lo-BEE-lee-ah)(sif-il-IT-ih-kah) | LOBEBS5 |
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| Common Name: Cardinal flower |
| Description: Stiffly erect plants with blue flowers in late summer. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LOBELIA siphilitica 'Blue Select'
(lo-BEE-lee-ah) (sif-il-IT-ih-kah) | LOBEBS3 |
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| Description: Stiffly erect plant with blue flowers in late summer. |
| Zone: 3 |
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LYSIMACHIA nummularia
(ly-sih-MAK-ee-ah) (num-yew-LAR-ee-ah) | LYSINU3 |
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| Common Name: Moneywort |
| Description: Green, ruffly foliage mat with yellow flowers. Excellent ground cover; prefers shade. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris
(ma-TOO-see-a) (stroo-thee-OP-ter-is) | FERNMS5 |
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| Common Name: Ostrich Fern |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Tall, erect, gracefully arching plants; not evergreen.
On native ferns, we can only guarantee live crowns, as they are slow to root in containers; they may never completely root down or form a solid root ball. Foliage does not ship well; remove old foliage and they will grow. |
| Zone: 2 |
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MERTENSIA virginica
(mer-TEN-see-ah) (ver-JIN-ih-ka) | MERTVI5 |
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| Common Name: Bluebells, Lungwort |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Nodding clusters of lovely blue flowers in early spring on this native. Under our conditions, usually dormant by mid-April after flowering. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MONARDA 'Bubblegum Blast' PP#27,497
(mo-NAR-da) | MONABB3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: This compact plant displays hot pink flowers and has mint scented leaves when crushed. This is one of the clump-forming and not a spreading Monarda. Blooms mid-late summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MONARDA 'Cambridge Scarlet'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONACS3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Unique, vivid, crimson flowers in summer and fall. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAGS3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Highly mildew resistant with rich red flowers June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAGS5 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Highly mildew resistant with rich red flowers June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Jacob Cline'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAJC3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: Large, red flowers June-August on mildew resistant plants. Tall, but considered the best red. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Marshall's Delight'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAMD3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Mildew resistant strain; pink flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA punctata
(mo-NAR-da) (punk-TA-ta) | MONAPU3 |
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| Common Name: Spotted Bee Balm |
| Description: Conspicuous, pinkish-purple bracts over dull yellow flowers with purple spots in summer and fall. Fragrant, biennial, prairie plant. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Purple Mildew Resistant'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAPM5 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: Vibrant, 3", purple blooms June-July on aromatic, dark green foliage. Best mildew resistant variety. |
| Zone: 3 |
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