PHILADELPHUS microphyllus
(fil-a-DEL-fus) (mik-ro-FIL-us) | PHILMI5 |
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| Common Name: Littleleaf Mock Orange |
| Description: Native of the Rockies; slow and low growing mock-orange is an ideal addition to the perennial garden, border, or for a mass planting on an embankment. Very bushy and graceful with very fragrant (pineapple-like), 1", white flowers in June. Dark brown, glossy, and exfoliating bark adds winter interest. |
| Zone: 5 |
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PHLOX carolina 'Miss Lingard'
(floks) | PHLOML3 |
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| Common Name: Wedding Phlox |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. White flowers with a yellow eye. Mildew resistant plants. |
| Zone: 3 |
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PHLOX divaricata
(floks)(dy-var-ih-KA-ta) | PHLODI5 |
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| Description: 2011 GreatPlants™ Perennial of the Year. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Masses of blue flowers in spring with durable dark green foliage. Popular variety. |
| Zone: 3 |
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PHLOX divaricata
(floks) (dy-var-ih-KA-ta) | PHLODI3 |
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| Description: 2011 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Masses of blue flowers in spring; durable, dark green foliage. Back by popular request for restoration projects! |
| Zone: 3 |
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PHLOX divaricata 'Louisiana Blue'
(floks) (dy-var-ih-KA-ta) | PHLOLB3 |
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| Description: Flowers are a richer, darker blue. |
| Zone: 3 |
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PHLOX 'Forever Pink' PP #24,918
(floks) | PHLOFP3 |
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| Common Name: Phlox |
| Description: Forever Pink has 1" purplish-pink blooms that cover the plant for three weeks in June and again in the fall on yellowish-green foliage.Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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PHLOX subulata 'Nettleton's Variety'
(floks) | PHLONV3 |
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| Common Name: Phlox |
| Description: A variegated, evergreen groundcover massed with pink, starlike flowers in spring. Foliage turns a gorgeous pink in the fall. |
| Zone: 3 |
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PODOPHYLLUM peltatum
(poe-doe-FIL-lum) (pel-TAY-tum) | PODOPE5 |
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| Common Name: Mayapple |
| Description: One, great lobed leaf; creamy, nodding flowers; yellow fruit, occassionly red. Native; goes dormant early. Spring only. |
| Zone: 4 |
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POLEMONIUM reptans
(pole-MONE-ee-um) (REP-tanz) | POLERE3 |
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| Common Name: Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian |
| Description: China-blue bells; native. |
| Zone: 3 |
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POLYGONATUM biflorum
(pol-ig-on-AY-tum) (bi-FLOOR-um) | POLYBI5 |
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| Common Name: Solomon's Seal |
| Description: Woodland wildflower with arching stems. White flowers followed by black berries. |
| Zone: 3 |
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POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
(pol-ISS-tih-kum) (ak-roe-stik-OY-deez) | FERNCH5 |
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| Common Name: Christmas Fern |
| Description: Evergreen, lustrous, tapering leaves. Limited supply after 4/1.
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: 4 |
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PULSATILLA patens
(pull-sah-TIL-lah) (PA-tenz) | PULSPA3 |
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| Common Name: Pasque Flower |
| Description: Delicate lavender, cup-shaped flowers early spring. South Dakota's state flower. Available after 3/1. |
| Zone: 3 |
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PYCNANTHEMUM muticum
(pik-nan-THE-mum) (mew-TEE-kum) | PYCNMU3 |
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| Common Name: Short-toothed Mountain Mint |
| Description: Very fragrant, purple to lavender flowers in tufts arising from leaf axils. Attractive, silvery foliage. |
| Zone: 3 |
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PYCNANTHEMUM virginianum
(pik-nan-THE-mum) (ver-jin-ee-AY-num) | PYCNVI3 |
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| Common Name: Virginia Mountain Mint |
| Description: Fragrant, minty foliage; white or pale lavender flowers spotted purple on lower lip in July-September. Eastern U.S. native. |
| Zone: 3 |
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RATIBIDA columnifera 'Red'
(rah-TIB-ih-dah) (kol-um-NEE-fer-a) | RATICR3 |
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| Common Name: Mexican Hat |
| Description: Bushy plant; red, drooping petals around a central cone. |
| Zone: 4 |
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RATIBIDA columnifera 'Yellow'
(rah-TIB-ih-dah) (kol-um-NEE-fer-a) | RATICY3 |
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| Common Name: Upright Prairie Coneflower |
| Description: Yellow petals surround 2" cone. |
| Zone: 4 |
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RATIBIDA pinnata
(rah-TIB-ih-dah) | RATIPI5 |
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| Common Name: Gray-headed Coneflower |
| Description: Bright yellow rays droop down around stalk. |
| Zone: 4 |
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RATIBIDA pinnata
(rah-TIB-ih-dah) (pin-NAY-ta) | RATIPI3 |
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| Common Name: Gray-headed Coneflower |
| Description: Bright yellow rays droop down around stalk. |
| Zone: 4 |
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RUDBECKIA fulgida var. fulgida
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (full-jih-dah) | RUDBFV3 |
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| Description: Flowers later than 'Goldsturm' by two-three weeks. |
| Zone: 3 |
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RUDBECKIA fulgida var. speciosa
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (full-jih-dah) | RUDBFS3 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Taller than 'Goldsturm', also longer blooming and more persistent with longer lasting flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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RUDBECKIA fulgida var. speciosa
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (full-jih-dah) | RUDBFS1 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Taller than 'Goldsturm', also longer blooming and more persistent with longer lasting flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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RUDBECKIA hirta
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (HER-tah) | RUDBHI3 |
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| Common Name: Black-Eyed Susan |
| Description: Golden-orange, daisy-like wildflower. Usually short-lived. |
| Zone: 4 |
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RUDBECKIA maxima
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (MAKS-ih-mah) | RUDBMX3 |
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| Description: Incredible wildflower. Tall, narrow plant with glaucous leaves to 10". Flowers have 4-6" cones with bright yellow petals. |
| Zone: 5 |
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RUDBECKIA missouriensis
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (mi-sur-ee-EN-sis) | RUDBMI3 |
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| Common Name: Missouri Black-Eyed Susan |
| Description: Large flowered bouquets of bright yellow flowers above foliage mound of fuzzy leaves. Prefers dry, well-drained soils. |
| Zone: 4 |
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RUDBECKIA subtomentosa
(rud-BEK-ee-ah) (sub-to-men-TO-sa) | RUDBSU3 |
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| Common Name: Sweet Coneflower |
| Description: Taller cousin of the 'Black Eyed Susan'; abundant, yellow flowers with shimmering brown centers in a brilliant burst of color that lasts for weeks July-September. Strong, outstanding perennial! |
| Zone: 3 |
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RUELLIA humilis
(roo-EL-ee-a) (HEW-mih-lis) | RUELHU3 |
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| Common Name: Wild Petunia |
| Description: Small, petunia-like, lavender flowers on this native; long bloom season. Excellent plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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SALVIA azurea subsp. pitcherii 'Nekan'
(SAL-vee-ah) (ah-ZURE-ee-ah) | SALVPN3 |
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| Common Name: Pitcher Sage |
| Description: Selection of native with showy, sky blue flower spikes in late summer and fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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SALVIA pachyphylla
(SAL-vee-ah) (pak-ee-FY-lah) | SALVPC5 |
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| Common Name: Mojave Sage, Rose Sage, Giant Flowered Sage, |
| Description: 2005 Plant Select®. Western native, woody xeric with wonderfully aromatic, silver foliage; large, blue flowers with reddish bracts all summer and fall. Needs good drainage. |
| Zone: 6 |
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SCHIZACHYRIUM s. 'MinnBlueA' PP17,310 Blue Heaven™
(skiz-ah-KEER-ee-um) (sko-PAR-ee-um) | GRSCBH5 |
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| Description: 2013 GreatPlants Grass of the Year. Introduction from the University of MN. Blue-gray foliage in the summer turning burgundy-red with purple and violet highlights in September lasting well into November. Taller, more upright form than is typical of little bluestem, remains upright, and does not fall down or 'lodge'. Small, fluffy, white flowers form in August and September. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 3 |
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SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium 'Blaze'
(skiz-ah-KEER-ee-um) (sko-PAR-ee-um) | GRSCBL3 |
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| Common Name: Little Bluestem |
| Description: 1998 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year! Colorful, fine-leaved, warm season bunch grass. Russet-red through fall and winter. |
| Zone: 4 |
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