SORGHASTRUM nutans 'Indian Steel'
(sor-GAS-trum) (NEW-tanz) | GRSOIS5 |
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| Description: Strong, upright grower with blue-green foliage. |
| Zone: 4 |
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SPHAERALCEA coccinea
(sfeer-AL-see-uh)(kok-SIN-ee-uh) | SPHACO3 |
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| Common Name: Prairie Mallow, Scarlet Globemallow |
| Description: Low growing, native ground cover for naturalizing. Coral red flowers. Brought back for 2021. |
| Zone: 5 |
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SPOROBOLUS heterolepis
(spor-OB-oh-lus) (het-er-oh-LEP-iss) | GRSPHE3 |
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| Common Name: Prairie Dropseed |
| Description: 2003 GreatPlants™ Grass of the Year! Narrow-leaved, fragrant, native grass. Incredibly attractive in bloom and seed. |
| Zone: 3 |
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SPOROBOLUS wrightii
(spor-OB-oh-lus) (RITE-ee-eye) | GRSPWR5 |
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| Common Name: Giant Sacaton |
| Description: 2006 Plant Select®. Stunning, feathery, branched seed heads; graceful, arching foliage. Great 'see through' plant, vigorous grower; drought resistant after establishment. |
| Zone: 4 |
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STOKESIA laevis
(sto-KEE=see-ah) | STOKLA5 |
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| Common Name: Stoke's Aster |
| Description: Lovely, lilac-blue disc flowers. Southeast US native. |
| Zone: 5 |
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STYLOPHORUM diphyllum
(sty-lo-FOR-um) (dy-FIL-um) | STYLDI5 |
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| Common Name: Celandine, Golden Poppy, Wood Poppy |
| Description: Native of rich, moist woods; 2", golden flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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TALINUM calycinum
(tal-IN-um) (kal-EE-sin-um) | TALICA3 |
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| Common Name: Rock Rose |
| Description: Purplish-pink, 1" wide flowers on 1' stems. Succulent leaves on this Great Plains prairie native. Needs a well-drained, dry site. A real jewel! |
| Zone: 4 |
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THALICTRUM delavayi
(tha-LIK-trum) (del-ah-VAY-eye) | THALDE3 |
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| Common Name: Meadow Rue |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Rosy-lilac flowers with yellow anthers. |
| Zone: 5 |
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THERMOPSIS lanceolata
(ther-MOP-sis) (lan-see-oh-LAY-tah) | THERLA3 |
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| Common Name: False Lupine, Bush Pea |
| Description: Dense spikes of yellow flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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THERMOPSIS villosum
(ther-MOP-sis)(vil-OH-sum) | THERVI3 |
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| Description: 2015 Great Plants™ Perennial of the Year. Upright perennial with dense, spike-like racemes of yellow, lupine-like flowers in early spring. Foliage is a blue-green with tiny hairs. Can be used as a cut flower. |
| Zone: 3 |
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TIARELLA cordifolia
(tee-ar-EL-ah)(kor-di-FO-lee-a) | TIARCO3 |
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| Common Name: Foamflower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Native, mounding ground cover with foamy white flower stalks in early spring. |
| Zone: 3 |
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TIARELLA cordifolia
(tee-ar-EL-ah) (kor-di-FO-lee-a) | TIARCO5 |
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| Common Name: Foamflower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Native, mounding ground cover with foamy white flower stalks in early spring. |
| Zone: 3 |
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TIARELLA wherryi
(tee-ar-EL-ah) (WE-ree-eye) | TIARWH3 |
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| Common Name: False Miterwort |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Creamy-pink tinged, feathery spikes in summer; heart-shaped leaves. |
| Zone: 3 |
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TRADESCANTIA 'Blue and Gold'
(trad-ess-KAN-tee-ah) | TRADBG5 |
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| Common Name: Spiderwort |
| Description: Striking golden foliage contrasts with lovely purple-blue flowers. Gardeners are excited about this selection! Blooms June-September. |
| Zone: 4 |
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TRADESCANTIA 'Blue and Gold'
(trad-ess-KAN-tee-ah) | TRADBG3 |
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| Common Name: Spiderwort |
| Description: Striking golden foliage contrasts with lovely purple-blue flowers. Gardeners are excited about this selection! Blooms June-September. |
| Zone: 4 |
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TRADESCANTIA 'Concord Grape'
(trad-ess-KAN-tee-ah) | TRADCG3 |
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| Common Name: Spiderwort |
| Description: Rich purple flowers, 1" wide, over silver-blue foliage. Blooms all summer. |
| Zone: 3 |
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TRADESCANTIA 'Concord Grape'
(trad-ess-KAN-tee-ah) | TRADCG5 |
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| Common Name: Spiderwort |
| Description: Rich purple flowers, 1" wide with silver-blue foliage. Blooms all summer. |
| Zone: 3 |
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TRADESCANTIA tharpii
(trad-ess-KAN-tee-ah) (THARP-ee-eye) | TRADTH3 |
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| Common Name: Spiderwort |
| Description: 2003 GreatPlantsTM Intro. Exciting, dwarf spiderwort is literally covered with showy flowers in shades of pink, rose, blue, and purple in May. Linear leaves are covered with hairs. Naturally semi-dormant in the heat of summer, with new fans appearing in cooler days of fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERBENA canadensis
(ver-BEE-na) (kan-a-DEN-sis) | VERBCA3 |
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| Common Name: Rose Vervain |
| Description: Bright lavender flowers all summer on this native ground cover. |
| Zone: 5 |
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VERNONIA fasciculata
(ver-NON-ee-a) (fas-sik-ew-LA-ta) | VERNFA3 |
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| Common Name: Ironweed |
| Description: Erect, late summer-early fall blooming native topped with broad, compound inflorescences made up of many heads of reddish-purple flowers. Blooms July-September; good cut flower. Named for its tough, fibrous stems. |
| Zone: 3 |
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VERNONIA lettermannii
(ver-NON-ee-a) | VERNLE3 |
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| Common Name: Thread-leaf Ironweed |
| Description: Purple flowers from August-September that tolerate a wide range of soil. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Albo-Rosea'
(ver-ON-ih-KAS-trum) (ver-JIN-ih-kum) | VEROAR3 |
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| Common Name: Culver's Physic |
| Description: Delicate pink-white flowers summer-fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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WISTERIA frutescens 'Aunt Maude'
(wis-TER-ee-ah) (froo-TESS-enz) | WISTAM5 |
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| Common Name: American Wisteria |
| Description: Faintly scented, blue-violet flowers in racemes of 30-50 are densely packed on current season's growth. Long, shiny seed pods add interest in late summer and fall. A native of the southeastern U.S. this hardy strain has been performing beautifully on a pergola at the Bailey Wye at the Henry Doorly Zoo. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ZAUSCHNERIA garrettii (ORANGE CARPET®)
(zowsh-NER-ee-a) (gar-RET-ee-eye) | ZAUSOC3 |
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| Common Name: California Fuchsia |
| Description: 2001 Plant Select®. Masses of flowing, orange-scarlet flowers summer to fall. Selected from seed collected in Idaho. Available after 4-15. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ZIZIA aptera
(ZIZ-ee-ah) (AP-ter-a) | ZIZIAP3 |
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| Common Name: Heartleaf Alexanders, Meadow Parsley |
| Description: Umbels of many, yellow flowers on this attractive, Great Plains native. |
| Zone: 3 |
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