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Plant Name & Description
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Baptisia Zone 3 |
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australis
(Blue False Indigo)
Blue-green foliage and dark blue flowers. 3-5’, Early-midsummer. |
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australis 'Purple Smoke'
Darker purple flowers than australis and charcoal-gray stems. 3', Late spring to early summer.
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'Carolina Moonlight' Zone 4-9
This long blooming, heat and drought tolerant hybrid
of B. Sphaerocarpa and B. alba produces 18",
soft-yellow flower spikes above blue-green foliage.
Early summer. 4 1/2' x 3'. |
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'Twilite Prairieblues'
From the breeding program of Dr. Jim Ault, at
the Chicago Botanical Garden, comes this new color
breakthrough in Baptisias. Abundant
violet-purple pea-like flowers with yellow keels.
4-5'. Summer. |
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Boltonia Zone 4
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asteroides 'Snowbank'
Stiff stems ending in an explosive mass of
small, white, daisy-like flowers. 5-6'.
Autumn. |
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Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) See Woody
Plants |
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Brunnera macrophylla Zone 3 - 8 |
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macrophylla
Attractive baby blue, forge-me-not flowers
resting above heart shaped green leaves.
Wonderful for woodland planting. 12-18", Mid -
Late summer. |
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m. 'Dawson's White'
Small blue flowers above leaves with white
edges. Wonderful planted in rock gardens or
used as ground cover. Spring and summer.
12-15". |
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m. 'Hadspen Cream'
Heart shaped green leaves with wide irregular
cream to light green edges produce a very attractive
tricolor effect. Clusters of small baby-blue
flowers. 12-15", Mid - late spring.
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m. 'Variegata'
Baby blue flowers borne above green heart shaped
leaves with creamy-white irregular leaf margins.
A knock-out in a shady corner of the garden with
some leaves becoming almost white. 12-15", Mid-late
spring. |
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Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) See Woody
Plants |
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Campanula (Bellflower) Zone 3 - 8 |
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carpatica ‘Blue Clips’
Profuse amounts of upward facing, cup shaped, blue flowers over compact foliage. A favorite among landscape designers for its long bloom and clean look. 6 - 8”, Summer.
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c. ‘Deep Blue Clips’
Deep blue flowers with same attributes as 'Blue Clips'. 6 -8”, Summer.
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'Dickson's Gold'
Very eye catching bright gold, tidy foliage
below vibrantly contrasting, blue bell shaped
flowers. 5". Late spring - early summer.
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glomerata ‘Superba’
Large, almost globular clusters of deep violet, cupped, star-shaped flowers. 18 - 24”, Summer. |
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poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’
PPAF
Deep-blue bellshaped flowers with white centers that are larger than the species. 8-10", Summer. |
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punctata ‘Cherry Bells’
Light-cherry-red, bell shaped flowers laced with white edges hang in multitudinous clusters on strong arching stems. 18-24”. Late spring - early summer. |
| Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine) See woody plants |
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Centaurea 'Gold Bullion' PP10685 Zone
3-8 |
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Blue flowers over vividly contrasting yellow to
chartreuse foliage. 12-15". Early Summer. |
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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago) Zone 4-9 |
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Dark blue flowers over rich green foliage that turns red in fall and winter. 12”, late summer.
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| Chelone (Turtlehead) Zone 3 |
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lyonii ‘Hot Lips’
Deep pink, turtle head-shaped flowers.
Prefers moist conditions. Long blooming. 2 - 3’,
Midsummer – early autumn. |
| Chrysanthemum max. See Leucanthemum |
| Cimicifuga
(Actea, Bugbane) Zone 4-8 |
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racemosa (Black Cohosh) Slender white bottlebrush-like plumes on large Astilbe-like foliage. 4 - 7’, Summer mid autumn. |
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ramosa ‘Atropurpurea’
White flushed with pink bottle brush-like flowers above purple-bronze Astilbe-like foliage. 5-7’, Autumn. |
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s. ‘Black
Negligee'
Fragrant, purple tinted white flowers above
near black Astilbe-like foliage. Vigorous
grower for a dark foliage cultivar. 60".
Late spring - summer. |
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s. ‘Brunette’
Long white flowers with hint of purple on dark purple foliage. 2 - 3’, Autumn. |
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s. ‘Carbonella'
During this summers visit to Marco Van Noort,
Netherlands, I was presented with this yummy dark
chocolate colored, stately beauty. Very dark
foliage below pink to white bottlebrush-like flowers
that point straight up. Probably the darkest
Cimicifuga available. 54". Late summer
to autumn. |
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s. 'James Compton'
Fragrant white flowers above relatively
compact purple foliage. 36". Late
spring-summer. |
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‘Pink Spike’ Pale-pink bottlebrush-like flowers on purple stems and foliage. 4’. Late summer to autumn. |
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simplex ‘White Pearl’
Very long, dense, white flower spikes on Astilbe-like foliage. 3 - 4’, Late autumn. |
| Clematis - call for brochure 1-888-467-8271 |
| Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) Zone 4 |
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majalis
Short stems produce fragrant, white, bell-shaped flowers. 6-8”, Early summer. |
| Coreopsis (Tickseed) Zone 4 |
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'Autumn
Blush' PPAF
From Master Hybridizer Dan Heims comes this
wonderful new and exciting color in Coreopsis that
is very hardy. Large, light, peachy-yellow
flowers with red eyes all summer. In the cool
days of spring and fall the flowers take on a
wine-rose blush. 26", Spring - autumn. |
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‘Creme Brulee' PP16096
Exciting new hybrid from Blooms of
Bressingham. Similar to 'Moonbeam' except with
an abundance of larger cream-yellow flowers.
Improved mildew resistance. 16 - 20". Early -
late summer. |
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‘Jethro Tull' PPAF
Large, deep yellow flowers with fluted
petals. 3 - 4". Late spring - early
summer. Very Hardy. |
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‘Limerock Passion’ PPAF
Deep lavender sport of Limerock Ruby. 16-20”. Summer to frost. Price includes royalty. |
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‘Limerock Ruby’
PPAF Blooms
Profuse amounts of ruby-red flowers with yellow centers for a very long bloom period over thread-leaf type foliage. 16-20", Summer to frost. |
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'Pinwhell' PPAF
Creamy, light yellow, fluted and flared
petals surround a nicely contrasting copper-orange
center above lacy, mounded, bluish-green foliage.
26". Very hardy to at least zone 5.
Early summer - autumn. |
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rosea 'American Dream'
Short compact pink variety with threadleaf type foliage. 12 -15”, Early summer - frost. |
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r. ‘Sweet Dreams’ PPAF
Abundant, relatively large, light pink to white flowers that suffuse to a vibrant magenta-red center over thread-leaf type foliage. Destined for huge popularity. 16-20", Summer to frost. |
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r. 'Heaven's Gate' PP16016
Vibrant deep pink flowers with rose-red
centers. Very hardy sport of C. 'Sweet
Dreams'. 18". Summer to frost. |
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tripteris
'Flower Tower' (Giant Tickseed)
Thick stems with dark green,
leathery leaves that rise eight plus feet and end in
large bouquets of golden-yellow flowers. Vast
improvement over the species with stems that are 2
to 3 times thicker, a more profuse longer bloom, and
is overall more robust. Good winter interest
and natural Finch feeder. Excellent Midwest
native that is superb for use as a privacy screen,
natural fence or specimen plant. A Van Hoorn
Nurseries introduction. 5' wide x 8' tall.
Late summer - early fall. |
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verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
A scattered mass of small yellow flowers borne on fine threadleaf foliage. 16-20”, Summer – frost. 1992 PPA. “Perennial Plant of the Year” |
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v. ‘Zagreb’
Golden flowers on dense threadleaf-type foliage. 14-18”, Early summer.
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| Crocosmia Zone 5
- 9 |
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‘Emily McKenzie' Zone 6
Vibrant orange flowers with stunning
contrasting crimson throat. 28", Mid - late
summer. |
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‘Lucifer'
Sword-like leaves below scarlet-red,
funnel shaped flowers. 3-3 1/2". Mid-late
summer. |
