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Ferns Gaillardia Geranium (Cranesbill)
Filipendula Galium odoratum
(Sweet Woodruff)
 
Fragaria Gaura  
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Plant Name & Description
Ferns, Hardy Zone 3  W m P X      
  Athyrium ‘Branford Beauty'
This slowly spreading hybrid, of common Lady fern and Japanese Painted Fern, has the good form of Lady Fern along with the multi-coloring of Japanese Painted Fern.  16".
Athyrium ‘Branford Rambler’
Vigorous spreading, fern with soft feathery fronds. Our best fern for use as a groundcover. 15 - 20”.
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)
Attractive feathery fronds, vigorous and adaptable.  Still a top seller.  18-24".
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'
12 to 18" long fronds with small, round lacy leaflets.  Very different and attractive.  16".
Athyrium 'Lady in Red'
Feathery green fronds on red stems. The color develops with age. 30-36”.
Athyrium niponicum ‘Ghost’
Silvery white fronds that change to green. 18 - 24”.
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ (Japanese Painted Fern)  Multicolored silvery fronds with red stems.  2004 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year.  16".
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' (Autumn Fern)
Fronds that emerge reddish-bronze and mature to dark, glossy green.  18-24". Zone 5-9. Partial shade.
  Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Ostrich Fern'  Tall stately fronds and vigor make this one of the most popular ferns.  Good for naturalizing.  40-60".
Matteuccia struthiopteris ‘The King’ (Jumbo Ostrich Fern) Larger and more vigorous than common Ostrich fern. Fronds tower to 7 feet plus. 5-7’.2 1/2” X 3” plug (40’s)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Dark green evergreen fronds. 9 - 18”.
Filipendula   Zone 3 - 9  j W    
'Kahome'  Airy clusters of tiny rosy-pink blooms above fern-like foliage.  12-1q5".  Summer.
rubra 'Venusta'  Stately native with bright-pink, billowy plumes on tall Astilbe-like foliage.  7'.  Summer.
  ulmaria 'Variegated' (Variegated Meadowsweet)   Dense clusters of creamy white flowers above rich green foliage with variable bright gold variegation.  Ht. 3-4'. Early summer. 
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)  Zone 3 - 10  j W  X q
‘Arizona Sun'
Large 4-5", bicolored, red and yellow flowers over compact foliage.  More uniform growth and earlier blooming than 'Goblin'.  Multiple award winner.  12". Summer.
‘Burgundy’
Burgundy wine-red flowers. 20 - 24”, Summer.
‘Fanfare'  PP15892
Large flowers with red fluted petals and yellow tips that flare out at the ends to resemble tiny trumpets.  Good compact form.  Very unique and spectacular.  Blooms all season.  18-24".
‘Goblin’
Burgundy and yellow flowers on a bushy plant. 12”.
'Oranges and Lemons'
Large, 4 to 6", peachy orange flowers with lemon yellow edges and a gold center.  A new color combo for Blanket Flowers.  Profuse bloomer with as much as 75 blooms per plant.  Taller and more upright than most.  26".  Summer.  Zone 6.
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff) Zone 5 W m

White, star-shaped, fragrant flowers. 18”, Late spring - midsummer.

Gaura lindheimeri (Wand flower)  Zone 5  j W X
l. ‘Crimson Butterflies’ PPAF
Deep pink flowers over dark red compact foliage. 12-18", Summer to fall.
l. ‘Whirling Butterflies’
Aptly named as this beauty resembles a mass of white butterflies hovering above gray-green foliage. 3 to 4’, Summer - autumn.
Geranium (Cranesbill) Zone 3 j W   P
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‘Brookside’
Royal blue flowers with red veining and a white eye over deeply cut leaves. 12-18", Early summer.
cantabrigiensis ‘Biokova’
Compact Geranium with pink-tinged white flowers. 10”, Summer.
cinereum 'Purple Pillow'
Cup shaped, red-purple flowers just above dark gray-green foliage.  6-8".   Early summer - autumn. 
  himalayense ‘Birch’s Double’ Zone 4
Fully double purplish-pink flowers with darker veining on creeping foliage. 10”, Summer - autumn.

‘Johnson’s Blue’
2” violet-blue flowers. Foliage has a sprawling habit. 12 - 24”, Early - midsummer.

macrorrhizum ‘Bevan’s Variety’ Zone 3
Profuse amounts of bright magenta-purple flowers on pine scented foliage. Superb groundcover. 8 - 12”, Early -midsummer.
  ‘New Dimension'
Compact, lavender-blue flowers above deeply cut bronze-purple foliage.  1', Early-midsummer.
‘Patricia’
Vibrant pink flowers with a vividly contrasting black eye. 2-3', Summer.
'Rozanne'  PP12175 2008 PPA Plant of the Year
Long blooming, large violet-blue flowers over deep green foliage.  20".  Summer.
sanguineum
Creeping Geranium with purple-red flowers. 8-12”, Early summer - autumn.
s. ‘Lancastriense’aka striatum
Light pink flowers with crimson veins. 6 - 8”, Early summer - autumn.
s. ‘Max Frei’
Deep magenta-purple flowers on very low, compact, rich green foliage. 10”, Early summer - autumn.
s. ‘New Hampshire Purple’
A bit darker color, larger and more substance to the flowers than sanguinea. 10 - 12”, Early summer - autumn.
'Tiny Monster'
1" lavender flowers appearing above green cutleaf foliage.  Good groundcover. 10".  Late spring - late summer.
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