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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