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Ethan C.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
9 - 1
Plants: 

Bougainvillea

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Bougainvillea

Brilliant flower bracts on woody stems make this an excellent choice for planters and hanging baskets. This vigorous variety will quickly grow to extensive lengths, climbing a trellis, arbor or fence, or can be pruned into an elegant shrub. Add a tropical flair to the summer porch or patio or use year-round where hardy.

Impatiens

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Impatiens

Abundant flowers contrast beautifully with the rich green foliage. This variety displays flat, spreading growth that highlights the shaded garden. Especially lovely in mixed containers, hanging baskets, at garden's edge, or anywhere a splash of color is desired.

Bougainvillea

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Bougainvillea

Brilliant flower bracts on woody stems make this an excellent choice for planters and hanging baskets. This unique flowering plant is eye-catching as a vine or can be pruned into an elegant shrub. Add a tropical flair to the summer porch or patio or use year-round where hardy.

Abyssinian Banana

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Abyssinian Banana

Fast grower will create instant shade and a tropical atmosphere. Giant green leaves with dark red undersides and a thick red trunk.

Impatiens

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Impatiens

Abundant flowers contrast beautifully with the rich green foliage. Highlights the shaded garden and is especially lovely in mixed containers, hanging baskets, at garden's edge, or anywhere a splash of color is desired.

Impatiens

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Impatiens

Abundant flowers contrast beautifully with the rich green foliage. This variety displays flat, spreading growth that highlights the shaded garden. Especially lovely in mixed containers, hanging baskets, at garden's edge, or anywhere a splash of color is desired.

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Holden P.'s collection

Plant type: 
bulb
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 8
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Tulip

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Tulip

Striking flowers brighten the spring garden. Gorgeous in mass plantings or as a spring accent in the border. Cut a bunch for a lovely bouquet or use for indoor seasonal color. Plant forced tulips outside after danger of frost has passed for rebloom next spring. 

Azalea

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Azalea

Flowering, broad-leaved shrub produces masses of spectacular flower clusters. Glossy foliage is evergreen. Beautiful at woodland's edge or as a specimen. Growth becomes more open in deeper shade. Prune in spring after flowering. Prefers rich, acid (sour) soil.

Common Snowball Bush

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Common Snowball Bush

This upright, deciduous flowering shrub bears arching branches thick with glossy leaves. Early season flowers yield vibrant, opaque berries. An excellent landscape plant for hedging, screening, and foundation. Prefers well-drained soil.

Lamb's Ear

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Lamb's Ear

Wonderful felted leaves, lovely as a ground cover or accent plant. Ideal for contrast with vibrant colors, for use in an all-white theme garden or to help unify and blend plants with different colors in a perennial garden. Lilac flowers on bold stalks.

Boxwood

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Boxwood

Broad-leaved evergreen shrub. Dense, compact form with dark green, glossy foliage. Medium- to slow-growing. Can grow to 15' (4.6 m) tall and up to 15' (4.6 m) wide if not pruned. Prune regularly to maintain size and shape. Uses: accent, border, foundation, mass planting.

Western Mugwort

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Western Mugwort

Beautiful broad-leaved foliage, cool accent for perennial, fragrance or herb gardens. Attractive with flowering plants in shades of blue, pink and red. Cut the aromatic leaves for fresh or dried arrangements or crafts. Thin plants in spring to control spread.

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Vance H.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
9 - 1
Plants: 

Trailing Lantana

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Trailing Lantana

Brilliant flower clusters attract butterflies. Stunning in rock gardens or raised beds, where it will cascade gracefully to the ground. Also attractive in containers and as a ground cover. Heat and drought tolerant, and resistant to deer browsing.

Spikes

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Spikes

Long green, grasslike leaves grow upward from a common point, arching slightly until the leaf tips point down. A popular plant for adding height to a container garden. Very beautiful mixed with flowering plants.

Jupiter's Beard

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Jupiter's Beard

Fragrant flowers bloom over a long season. A fantastic display for butterfly, perennial or cutting gardens, and attractive in combination with yarrow, asters and coreopsis. Remove faded flowers to encourage rebloom. Does well in poor, dry soils.

Artemisia

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Artemisia

Outstanding foliage accent for perennial, fragrance or herb gardens. Highlights bright colors, blends with pastels, striking with deep reds and purples. Superb cut for fresh or dried arrangements or crafts. Shrublike growth; trim to shape in early spring.

Lantana

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Lantana

Brilliant flower clusters attract butterflies. Stunning in rock gardens or raised beds, where it will cascade gracefully to the ground. Also attractive in containers and as a ground cover. Heat and drought tolerant, and resistant to deer browsing.

Snow-in-Summer

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Snow-in-Summer

A quick-spreading ground cover with felted silvery green foliage that stays attractive all season. Beautiful when grown between stepping-stones, allowed to cascade over walls, or used in an all-white garden. Shear after flowering to promote new growth.

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Lori E.'s collection

Plant type: 
tropical
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
8 - 1
Plants: 

Huachuca Agave

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Huachuca Agave

Snow-in-Summer

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Snow-in-Summer

A quick-spreading ground cover with felted silvery green foliage that stays attractive all season. Beautiful when grown between stepping-stones, allowed to cascade over walls, or used in an all-white garden. Shear after flowering to promote new growth.

Stonecrop

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Stonecrop

Attractive slow-growing ground cover adds wonderful texture to the rock garden. Lovely cascading over rock walls or along walkways. A good choice for container gardening. Not invasive and easy to maintain. Thrives in hot, dry locations.

Desert Spoon

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Desert Spoon

Stiff, spiky, blue-green leaves create a grasslike effect. Tiny greenish-white flowers are tightly clustered on a tall, narrow spike. Makes an outstanding accent or use in rock gardens. Drought tolerant, suitable for xeriscaping.

Senecio

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Senecio
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Sylvia H.'s collection

Plant type: 
annual
Light: 
part sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Persian Shield

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Persian Shield

Absolutely stunning foliage. This unusual plant displays carmine highlights on shimmering copper-purple to metallic blue leaves. Fabulous for combination pots or planting in large drifts.

Feather Grass

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Feather Grass

Graceful, silky foliage sways gently in the slightest breeze. Superb in perennial gardens or containers with agastache, aster, artemisia or sedum. Slender green flower spikes dry to a beautiful golden color; excellent for cut or dried arrangements.

Angelonia

Angelonia

Charming snapdragon-like flowers bloom profusely on upright stems, providing a colorful display in either landscape beds or containers. This plant is extremely valuable for its heat tolerance and adaptability to moist or dry areas.

Ageratum

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Ageratum

An ever-popular annual bearing vibrant flower clusters that attract butterflies. This variety is weather tolerant with an extremely uniform growth habit. A colorful addition to flower gardens, deck or patio containers, or window boxes and baskets. Prefers moist, well-drained soil.

Basil

Basil

Stunning flowers and foliage for the herb or flower garden. Wonderfully aromatic leaves add a spicy flavor to sauces, salads and meat dishes, and give a lovely pink tint to white wine vinegar. Ideal for potpourri and dried arrangements. 

Creeping Zinnia

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Creeping Zinnia

Low, creeping plants with bright flowers are delightful at garden's edge, in containers or along a walkway. Lovely planted with ageratum, baby's breath and blue delphinium. Very drought and heat tolerant once established.

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Randy G.'s collection

Plant type: 
tropical
Light: 
shade
Zone: 
1 - 1
Plants: 

Peace Lily

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Peace Lily

Beautiful snowy white flowers resemble a calla lily on this easy-to-grow plant. An ideal plant to use as a focal point in a room. Great on a shaded patio. Prefers moderate home temperatures of 70-75°F (21-24°C) daytimes and 65-70°F (18-21°C) nights.

Dumb Cane

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Dumb Cane

Beautiful, bold foliage plant; attractive displayed alone or in groupings. As plants grow, the lower leaves drop, revealing an interesting trunklike stalk. Keep out of the reach of small children and pets, as the sap is irritating to the mouth.

Nephthytis

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Nephthytis

Nepthytis, also known as Arrowhead Plant, is an attractive, vigorous foliage plant. The most common varieties have green or green and white variegated leaves. However, cultivars are now available that sport shades of pink and white too. It’s great for hanging baskets, cascading over containers or trained to climb a small trellis.

Dwarf Elephant's Ear

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Dwarf Elephant's Ear

Exotic foliage brings a dramatic tropical flavor to your home. This tightly clumping elephant ear produces glossy dark green leaves with lime green veins.

Algerian Ivy

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Algerian Ivy

This beautiful ivy adds rich texture to a wide range of landscape situations. In warm climates, use as a ground cover, for erosion control on slopes, or as a vine for climbing tree trunks and walls. Where not hardy, add to outdoor containers for porch, deck or use for indoor greenery. Prefers humus-rich, moist well-drained soil.

Mondo Grass

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Mondo Grass

Lush foliage has dark green leaves with white stripes. Lovely at garden or woodland edges, or in rock gardens. An outstanding ground cover that lights up shady areas and spreads slowly.

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Victoria A's collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
part sun
Zone: 
4 - 9
Plants: 

Foxglove

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Foxglove

Jacob's Ladder

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Jacob's Ladder

Beautiful flowers complement finely textured foliage. Attractive at garden's edge, along walkways or as a small-scale ground cover and ideal for lightly shaded rock gardens. Plant in a lime-free, neutral to acidic (sour) soil.

Salvia

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Salvia

Striking flower spikes attract butterflies to the garden and make outstanding cut flowers, fresh or dried. Complements many perennials, including yarrow, coreopsis, rudbeckia and grasses. Remove faded flowers to extend flowering and promote rebloom.

Bellflower

Bellflower

Profuse flowers brighten garden's edge or rock gardens and attract hummingbirds. Lovely as a small-scale ground cover or grown on rock walls. Light green foliage provides excellent contrast when planted with evergreens or other dark-leaved plants.

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Billie S.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 7
Plants: 

Bellflower

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Bellflower

Turkish Veronica

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Turkish Veronica

Tiny, leathery leaves form very low, prostrate mats of foliage. Bright flowers bloom profusely from late spring to early summer. Drought-tolerant plants are good for rock gardens, edging and ground cover.

Salvia

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Salvia

Spikes of richly colored flowers attract butterflies to the garden and are lovely in bouquets. Plant in large groups to emphasize the vibrant blooms or in container gardens blended with black-eyed Susan and pink petunias for a marvelous display.

Ageratum

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Ageratum

This ever-popular annual bears vibrant flower clusters that attract butterflies. Tall varieties make a colorful addition to flower gardens and are excellent in bouquets. Shorter selections are perfect in containers for the deck or patio, or window boxes and baskets. Grows best in moist, well-drained soil.

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Melanie G.'s collection

Plant type: 
annual
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
Plants: 

Green-Leaf Wax Begonia

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Wax Begonia Green-Leaf

Vibrant blooms cover the bright foliage of this tender perennial. Perfect for combination pots, containers and window boxes, or makes a bold display when planted in large groups. In northern climates, treat as an annual; in frost-free areas, divide each spring. Prefers well-drained, humus-rich soil.

Celosia

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Celosia

Green-Leaf Wax Begonia

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Wax Begonia Green-Leaf

Vibrant blooms cover the bright foliage of this tender perennial. Perfect for combination pots, containers and window boxes, or makes a bold display when planted in large groups. In northern climates, treat as an annual; in frost-free areas, divide each spring. Prefers well-drained, humus-rich soil.

Globe Amaranth

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Globe Amaranth

Compact, bushy plants produce colorful, papery flower heads from summer to frost. Impressive massed in the border or as edging, this butterfly magnet is also a fine choice for containers. An excellent and long-lasting cut flower; dried blooms will retain their color.

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Quinn W.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
part sun
Zone: 
3 - 9
Plants: 

Turtlehead

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Turtlehead

Striking flowers, set off nicely by dark foliage, attract butterflies to your garden. Stunning late-season color for shaded gardens; lovely planted with fall anemones and asters. Grows well in moist or average soil; needs more moisture in full sun.

Soapwort

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Soapwort

Abundant flowers create a striking display in a rock garden, as a small-scale ground cover, or cascading over walls. Looks great with yarrow, veronica or artemisia. Shear lightly after blooming for best appearance. Adaptable to infertile or sandy soils.

Baby's Breath

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Baby's Breath

Beautiful, long-blooming flowers and attractive foliage. Outstanding in the rock garden or trailing over stone walls; pretty at garden's edge, along a walkway or used as a small-scale ground cover. Easiest gypsophila species to grow.

Joe Pye Weed

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Joe Pye Weed

Dramatic plant for large gardens, as a landscape specimen or at water's edge. Large flower clusters attract butterflies to the garden. Attractive planted with bellflowers, meadow rue, cardinal flowers and ornamental grasses. Prune as needed after flowering; remove spent flowers to promote rebloom. Prefers moist soil.

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Kathryn G.'s collection

Plant type: 
shrub
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 9
Plants: 

Burning Bush

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Burning Bush

Best known for brilliant fall color, this popular landscape shrub is impossible to miss once the leaves change in autumn. Striking fall foliage is nicely offset by blue-foliaged plants, chrysanthemum and aster. Use for hedge, screen, accent and specimen.

Japanese Maple

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Japanese Maple

Bird's Nest Spruce

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Bird's Nest Spruce

Slow-growing, needle-leaved evergreen shrub with fine foliage and a flat spread, resembling a "bird's nest." Very effective as an accent, specimen or foundation plant. Also suitable in rock gardens. Deer resistant. Prefers moist, well-drained, neutral to acid (sour) soil.

Japanese Barberry

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Japanese Barberry

This exceptional barberry variety bears striking red foliage throughout the growing season. Well-suited for planting in large groups, as accent, or for the mixed garden. Contrasts best with yellow- and gray-leaved plants. Exposure to full sun stimulates richest leaf color.

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Aubrey F.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 8
Plants: 

Black-Eyed Susan

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Black-Eyed Susan

Bidens

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Bidens

Ferny foliage bursts forth with brilliant flowers that attract butterflies. This compact trailing plant is a great choice for containers, baskets, ground cover, or garden's edge. Where not hardy, treat as an annual. Prefers moist, well-drained soil.

Paludosum Daisy

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Paludosum Daisy

Dwarf, bushy plant with small white flowers that have yellow centers. Stunning as a border plant or in mass plantings. Attractive in butterfly gardens, cutting gardens, or combined with other perennials or annuals.

Fountain Grass

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Fountain Grass

Spectacular and long blooming. Excellent planted with spring-flowering bulbs, at water's edge, and in combination with rudbeckia, Russian sage and tall sedums. Attractive fall color and winter effect. Plumes are valued in flower arrangements.

Black-Eyed Susan

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Black-Eyed Susan

Brilliant flowers grow 5" wide and attract butterflies to your garden. Striking plants make a bold statement in the perennial garden and are lovely planted with annuals or ornamental grasses. Wonderful as a cut flower. 2003 All-America Selections winner.

Mexican Feather Grass

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Mexican Feather Grass

Slender, bright green leaves topped with tan flowers sway easily in the breeze, bringing texture and motion to your garden. Stunning combined with coneflower, yarrow, aster and sedum. Flower plumes are wonderful in dried arrangements.

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Payton M.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 8
Plants: 

Artemisia

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Artemisia

These plants are grown mainly for their soft, fragrant foliage in shades of green, silver and gray. Excellent in the mixed perennial garden as specimens or accents. Many are useful for fresh or dried flower arrangements. Cut back in late fall or early spring. Many become vigorous.

Grandiflora Petunia

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Grandiflora Petunia

Cosmos

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Cosmos

Large, delicate flowers and lacy, compact foliage make a great addition to garden's edge or containers. Eye-catching along walks or paths. Spent flowers may be removed to encourage rebloom, but allow some to go to seed as cosmos readily self-seeds. Tolerates poor, dry soil.

Lamb's Ear

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Lamb's Ear

Bold, silver foliage, ideal as a ground cover or accent plant. Striking in an all-white theme garden, for contrast with vibrant colors, or to help blend plants of different colors in the garden. Excellent variety for hot, humid areas. Lilac flowers.

Alyssum

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Alyssum

Low-growing carpet teems with the tiniest of flowers! A versatile annual that is equally effective spilling over the rims of containers, filling in cracks between flagstones or blanketing garden's edge. This variety boasts an extremely compact habit. Very salt tolerant.

Cleome

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Cleome

Unusual flowers create clouds of color that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. These elegant and spectacular plants are best planted in multiples. Perfect as background plants, or striking against a wall or fence. Heat and drought tolerant, deer resistant. Prefers light, well-drained soil.

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Sarah S.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 9

 

Plants: 

Black-Eyed Susan

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Black-Eyed Susan

This impressive seedling from ムGoldsturm' offers larger, brighter golden daisies on a shorter plant. Mildew resistant. Excellent cut flower, outstanding in the perennial garden or wildflower planting, and especially attractive planted with grasses.

Foamy Bells

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Foamy Bells

This outstanding selection has large yellow leaves with bright red markings along the midribs. Leaf color fades to light yellowish-green with a red center. White flowers are produced early. Wonderful low edger or container plant.

Tufted Sedge

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Tufted Sedge

A spectacular sedge bearing beautiful, arching grassy leaves. Makes a beautiful accent plant in the perennial garden and will brighten any deeply shaded spot with its vibrant colors. Plant in large groups or combine with hosta, ferns and tricyrtis for a delightful blend of textures.

Tickseed

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Tickseed

Vibrant flowers are a favorite of butterflies and lovely in bouquets. A stunning addition to perennial or wildflower gardens with complementary perennials such as echinacea, gaillardia, aster and phlox. Remove faded flowers for continuous bloom.

Yarrow

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Yarrow

Vibrant, long-lasting blooms and fragrant silvery foliage. Striking in the butterfly or flower garden, in formal or informal settings. Attractive planted with artemisia, veronica and salvia. Superb cut flower, fresh or dried. Tolerates poor, dry soil.

Cushion Spurge

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Cushion Spurge

Beautiful mounded plants glow with color in spring. Attractive in perennial gardens or mixed shrub plantings, combined with spring bulbs, lamb's ear, forget-me-nots and artemisia. Long-lived plants remain neat and do not spread. Red to orange fall color.

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Susan L.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 1

 

Plants: 

Snow White Bee Balm

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Snow White Bee Balm

Striking flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Ideal for perennial, herb or cutting gardens and natural plantings, combined with phlox, cranesbill and yarrow. Fragrant leaves make a delicious tea. Divide every 2-3 years to control spread.

Baby's Breath

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Baby's Breath

Airy flower sprays are ideal for flower arrangements, fresh or dried. Provides a softening effect for bold colors or large flowers, and is very attractive planted with liatris, phlox and coneflowers. Useful for covering fading foliage of spring bulbs or poppies.

Carpathian Harebell

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Carpathian Harebell

Profuse flowers over an exceptionally long season; ideal for use at garden's edge, in rock gardens or as a small-scale ground cover. Attractive with dianthus, creeping thyme or Siberian iris. Trim faded flowers for best appearance and extended bloom.

Snowdrop Anemone

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Snowdrop Anemone

Attractive foliage complements fragrant, graceful flowers. Striking as a woodland ground cover, at garden's edge or in the rock garden. Reblooms sporadically through the summer in moist, fertile soils. Dry soil or full sun may cause summer dormancy.

Edelweiss

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Edelweiss

Starlike silvery white flowers bloom above grayish-green lance-shaped foliage. Flowers are surrounded by thick, woolly bracts that form a star shape. Unique plant for the rock garden or alpine collection. Attractive at garden's edge.

Lamb's Ear

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Lamb's Ear

Wonderful felted leaves, lovely as a ground cover or accent plant. Ideal for contrast with vibrant colors, for use in an all-white theme garden or to help unify and blend plants with different colors in a perennial garden. Lilac flowers on bold stalks.

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Heather J.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
part sun
Zone: 
3 - 8

Plants: 

Siberian Bugloss

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Siberian Bugloss

Airy sprays of flowers complement bold, heart-shaped leaves. Excellent foliage plant for shaded gardens. Attractive with spring bulbs, bleeding heart, epimedium, lungwort and ferns. Rich, moist soil yields best foliage, but plants tolerate dry conditions.

False Spirea

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False Spirea

Showy flower plumes and striking foliage are indispensable in the shaded or woodland garden. Excellent complement to bergenia, hosta, ferns or Japanese iris, and especially attractive near water. A beautiful, long-lasting cut flower, fresh or dried.

Hosta

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Hosta

Crisply variegated leaves with a deep green margin brighten the shaded garden. Attractive planted between rocks or tree roots, at garden's edge, in containers or as a ground cover. Lovely with white-flowered plants or ferns. Lavender flowers.

Bleeding Heart

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Bleeding Heart

Delicate, long-blooming flowers dangle throughout lacy foliage, adding little beacons of color to the shaded garden. The light, airy texture nicely complements the bold foliage of hostas. For best growth, divide every few years. Prefers moist, humus-rich soil.

Hosta

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Hosta

An award-winning variety! Superb foliage is crisply variegated and quite sun tolerant for a hosta, ideal as a transition from shady to sunny areas in the landscape. Attractive companion to white-flowered plants, ferns or as a small-scale ground cover.

Spotted Dead Nettle

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Spotted Dead Nettle

Beautifully variegated leaves and long-blooming flowers brighten shaded gardens and summer containers. Superb as a ground cover beneath trees or shrubs, especially when combined with spring-flowering bulbs. Attractive at garden's edge or along walkways.

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Lois L.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 9

 

Plants: 

Daylily

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Daylily

Large flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. Lovely in bouquets. Ideal for nearly any landscape situation: mixed shrub or perennial plantings, mass displays or naturalizing. Too much shade or dry conditions may inhibit flowering. Long-lived and easy to grow.

Stonecrop

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Stonecrop

Striking red stems and flowers add contrast and color. Butterfly-attracting flowers mature to dark red; foliage is attractive and seed heads remain standing for winter interest. Outstanding in the garden or landscape planting; beautiful with rudbeckia, coneflowers and asters.

Dianthus

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Dianthus

Free flowering plants bloom early and continue throughout the season. Strong stems make this an ideal cut flower, or allow to run wild in the cottage or herb garden among hardy geranium and baby's breath. Prefers average to alkaline (sweet), well-drained soil.

Painted Daisy

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Painted Daisy

Large vibrant flowers attract butterflies to the garden and are long lasting when cut. Ideal massed in flower gardens or planted with iris, catmint or lupine. Ferny foliage remains attractive all season. Cut back after flowering to promote reblooming.

Blanket Flower

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Blanket Flower

Adds dazzling color to perennial and butterfly gardens or summer bouquets. Beautiful planted with coreopsis or yarrow. Trim attractive seed heads periodically to make room for new flowers. Tolerant of dry, poor soil, which results in more compact plants.

Japanese Blood Grass

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Japanese Bloodgrass

Stunning foliage plant provides a vibrant season-long display. Beautiful as an edging for the garden or shrub planting, as contrast to green, golden or silver foliages, or featured in a red color theme garden. Remove any pure green shoots as they appear.

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Phyllis D.'s collection

Plant type: 
shrub
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
5 - 9
Plants: 

Butterfly Bush

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Butterfly Bush

Wonderfully fragrant flowers on arching stems attract a profusion of butterflies to the garden. Stunning in the perennial garden, for mixed shrub plantings or in large groupings. Remove faded flowers for continuous bloom. Prune hard in early spring.

Smoke Tree

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Smoke Tree

Unique flower heads resemble puffs of smoke and contrast strikingly with the stunning round burgundy or gray-green leaves. Yellow to purple fall color. A nice complement to hydrangea, Japanese maple, and juniper. Outstanding as accent or specimen. Prune as needed in late winter.

Weigela

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Weigela

Deciduous shrub featuring vibrant leaves and vivid flowers that attract hummingbirds. Spreading growth. Well-suited for the shrub border, foundation plantings, and for the open woodland garden. Prune to shape after flowering.

Chinese Privet

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Chinese Privet

Panicles of white flowers bloom in spring and develop into shiny black berries through winter. Dense green foliage can easily be shaped into a tree by pruning. Excellent choice for screens, hedges and foundation plantings.

Juniper

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Juniper

Ruby Carouselᆴ Barberry

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Barberry Ruby Carouselᆴ
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Valerie T.'s collection

Plant type: 
flowering shrub
Light: 
part sun
Zone: 
5 - 9
Plants: 

Rhododendron

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Rhododendron

Flowering, broad-leaved shrub produces masses of spectacular flower clusters. Glossy foliage is evergreen. Beautiful at woodland's edge or as a specimen. Growth becomes more open in deeper shade. Prune in spring after flowering.

Summersweet

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Summersweet

Abundant, fragrant flowers are long-lasting and do not fade in the sun. Native deciduous shrub turns bright yellow in fall. An excellent shrub for the back of the border or as a foundation plant. Tolerant of moist areas. Deer resistant.

Japanese Barberry

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Japanese Barberry

This compact barberry variety bears striking reddish foliage throughout the growing season. Well-suited for planting in large groups, as accent, or for the mixed garden. Contrasts best with yellow- and gray-leaved plants. Exposure to full sun stimulates richest leaf color.

Camellia

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Camellia

Showy blooms contrast with vigorous, upright, dark green foliage. Glossy evergreen foliage provides a wonderful backdrop for the blooms. Excellent flowering shrub for the mixed border, as an accent or as a specimen. Acid-loving plant.

Bigleaf Hydrangea

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Bigleaf Hydrangea

Large, showy pink flower heads. Makes a stunning display in shaded gardens or mixed shrub plantings. Beautiful in flower arrangements, fresh or dried. Requires winter protection in zone 5. Prune immediately after flowering is done for the season.

Impatiens

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Impatiens

Abundant flowers contrast beautifully with the rich green foliage. This variety displays flat, spreading growth that highlights the shaded garden. Especially lovely in mixed containers, hanging baskets, at garden's edge, or anywhere a splash of color is desired.

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Amelia E.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 1
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Dianthus

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Dianthus

This vibrant mix of flowers has a light fragrance that attracts hummingbirds to the garden. Beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens, or in summer bouquets. Thrives in average to alkaline (sweet), well-drained soil and is heat tolerant.

Flowering Cabbage

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Flowering Cabbage

An indispensable ornamental for the fall garden. Large, colorful rosettes of leaves resemble huge flowers. Great as an accent plant in the garden or add to seasonal combination pots with pansies and ceratostigma. Well-drained, lime-rich soil is best.

Blue Oat Grass

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Blue Oat Grass

Striking powder-blue foliage is ideal in the mixed garden or at garden's edge. A wonderful contrast to plants with purple or burgundy leaves, or in cool combination with silvers and grays. Graceful flowering stems are lovely in bouquets.

Orange Sedge

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Orange Sedge

Beautiful fine-textured ornamental grass; excellent in rock gardens, slopes and banks. Attractive bronze foliage complements silver foliages, bright flowers and variegated grasses. Flowers and fruit are inconspicuous.

New England Aster

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New England Aster

Profuse, vibrant flowers attracts butterflies to the garden. Stunning color covers neatly mounded plants. Beautiful with artemisia, Japanese anemone, sunflowers or ornamental grasses. Disease resistant and easy to grow.

Garden Mum

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Garden Mum
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Danielle P.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 9
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Garden Mum

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Garden Mum

Striking flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Wonderful for bouquets and lovely in gardens or mixed landscape plantings with ornamental grasses and asters. Pinch in early June to keep plants compact and delay flowering, if desired.

Cheddar Pinks

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Cheddar Pinks

Carpets the garden with a profusion of flowers. Gray-green foliage is ideal as small-scale ground cover, at garden's edge or in the rock garden. Attractive with catmint, low-growing artemisias or dwarf balloon flower. Prefers a sweet (alkaline) soil.

Japanese Blood Grass

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Japanese Bloodgrass

Stunning foliage plant provides a vibrant season-long display. Beautiful as an edging for the garden or shrub planting, as contrast to green, golden or silver foliages, or featured in a red color theme garden. Remove any pure green shoots as they appear.

Japanese Barberry

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Japanese Barberry

This compact barberry variety bears striking reddish foliage throughout the growing season. Well-suited for planting in large groups, as accent, or for the mixed garden. Contrasts best with yellow- and gray-leaved plants. Exposure to full sun stimulates richest leaf color.

Pansy

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Pansy

A very popular cool-weather plant with colorful flowers. Compact plants with large flowers. Great for adding a splash of early or late season color. Completely hardy, even under snow! Flowers well into June. Replant in late summer for the following spring.

Chard

Chard

Grown for both culinary and ornamental value, the large, crinkly leaves can be eaten like spinach and the stalks like asparagus, or they can be stewed. Dramatic foliage displays contrasting stems and veins in various colors. Harvest as needed, outer leaves first. Keep soil evenly moist.

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Wanda B.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
4 - 9
Plants: 

Garden Mum

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Garden Mum

Striking flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Wonderful for bouquets and lovely in gardens or mixed landscape plantings with ornamental grasses and asters. Pinch in early June to keep plants compact and delay flowering, if desired.

Lamb's Ear

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Lamb's Ear

Bold, silver foliage, ideal as a ground cover or accent plant. Striking in an all-white theme garden, for contrast with vibrant colors, or to help blend plants of different colors in the garden. Excellent variety for hot, humid areas. Lilac flowers.

Ornamental Pepper

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Ornamental Pepper

Shiny black "pearls" of berries that mature to a vibrant red are nestled among striking black foliage. Provides outstanding color contrast as a landscape plant or in containers. Compact, upright form for accent. Prefers well-drained soil. 2006 AAS winner.

Japanese Silver Grass

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Japanese Silvergrass

Delightful silvery foliage forms petite, graceful clumps, ideal for smaller gardens, landscapes or at water's edge. Striking complement to large-leaved plants and evergreens for winter effect. Pinkish flower plumes, beautiful cut or dried.

Pansy

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Pansy

Abundant flowers adorn compact plants. Excellent for adding early and late season color to gardens and containers.

Greek Oregano

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Greek Oregano

Tender, sweetly spicy leaves with excellent flavor. Adds zest to Greek, Italian and Mexican cuisine and complements tomato dishes, beef or lamb stew, gravies, soups, salads or casseroles. Use fresh, dried or fresh frozen. Harvest before flowering.

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Priscilla D.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 7
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Delphinium

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Delphinium

Vibrant flowers are tightly packed on tall, upright spikes. Remove faded stalks to encourage additional flowering. An excellent choice for the perennial garden and as a cut flower in summer bouquets. May require staking and shelter from wind.

Gayfeather

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Gayfeather

Large, impressive flower spikes are outstanding cut or dried flowers and a magnet for butterflies. Attractive planted with rudbeckia, echinacea or phlox. Blossoms open from top of spike; simply remove spike tips to trim away faded flowers.

Delphinium

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Delphinium

Dramatic flowers are excellent cut, or beautiful at the back or center of the garden. Especially attractive with foxglove, tall bearded iris and peony. Fertilize well and stake for best results. Cut back after flowering for rebloom. Attracts hummingbirds.

Pincushion Flower

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Pincushion Flower

Exceptionally long-blooming flowers attract butterflies to the garden's edge or rock garden. Both flowers and seed heads are attractive and long-lasting in arrangements. Prefers partial shade in hot summer climates; avoid sodden soil in winter.

Sea Holly

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Sea Holly

Profuse, gleaming pincushion flowers above spiky bracts add texture to the garden. Excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried, they combine beautifully with colorful annuals and enhance other white flowers.

Globe Thistle

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Globe Thistle

A striking combination of flower, foliage and stem color, impressive in the garden and cut for arrangements, fresh or dried. Attracts butterflies and lovely planted with baby's breath, garden phlox, yarrow, daylily, Russian sage or ornamental grasses.

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Alma R.'s collection

Plant type: 
annual
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Grandiflora Petunia

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Grandiflora Petunia

Fan Flower

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Fan Flower

Profuse flowers blanket cascading stems throughout the season. Heat-tolerant plants thrive in hanging baskets, patio planters, mixed containers or in the garden as a small-scale ground cover. Lovely combined with bold-textured or dark-foliaged plants.

Phlox

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Phlox

Produces clusters of brilliantly colored flowers. Attracts hummingbirds to gardens or containers. Phlox make good cut flowers. Remove spent blooms to promote additional blooms and extend the blooming period.

Angelonia

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Angelonia

Charming pink snapdragon-like flowers bloom profusely on upright stems, providing a colorful display in either landscape beds or containers. This plant is extremely valuable for its heat tolerance and adaptability to moist or dry areas.

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Abigail G.'s collection

Plant type: 
bulb
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 8
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Tulip

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Tulip

Striking flowers add color wherever they are placed. Gorgeous in mass plantings or as a spring accent in the border. Cut a bunch for a lovely bouquet or use for indoor seasonal color. Plant forced tulips outside after danger of frost has passed for rebloom next spring.

Hyacinth

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Hyacinth

Fragrant blooms with straplike leaves are beautiful in the midspring garden. Great for forced blooming indoors or for planting along walks or pathways where their fragrance can be enjoyed. After flowering, forced hyacinths may be planted in the garden where they will flower in subsequent years.

Viola

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Viola

Profuse fragrant flowers carpet the early garden. Beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens, as a small-scale ground cover, and lovely in bouquets. Allow to reseed for longevity in the garden. Reblooms in cool weather.

Tulip

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Tulip

Striking flowers brighten the spring garden. Gorgeous in mass plantings or as a spring accent in the border. Cut a bunch for a lovely bouquet or use for indoor seasonal color. Plant forced tulips outside after danger of frost has passed for rebloom next spring. 

Miniature Narcissus

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Miniature Narcissus

Let these charming, bright flowers help welcome spring! A cheerful sight after long cold winter. Combine these beautiful flowering bulbs with tulip, pulmonaria and hyacinth for a spectacular early-season display. If planted in a container the previous fall, they can be brought inside after their buds form for an indoor garden.

Daffodil

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Daffodil

Let these vibrant flowers help welcome spring! A cheerful sight after a long winter, combine these beautiful flowering bulbs with tulips, pulmonaria and hyacinth for a spectacular early season display. If planted in a container the previous fall, they can be brought inside for an indoor garden.

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Marylou N.'s collection

Plant type: 
tropical
Light: 
shade
Zone: 
1 - 1
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Peace Lily

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Peace Lily

Beautiful snowy white flowers resemble a calla lily on this easy-to-grow plant. An ideal plant to use as a focal point in a room. Great on a shaded patio. Prefers moderate home temperatures of 70-75°F (21-24°C) daytimes and 65-70°F (18-21°C) nights.

Nephthytis

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Nephthytis

Nepthytis, also known as Arrowhead Plant, is an attractive, vigorous foliage plant. The most common varieties have green or green and white variegated leaves. However, cultivars are now available that sport shades of pink and white too. It’s great for hanging baskets, cascading over containers or trained to climb a small trellis.

Dwarf Elephant's Ear

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Dwarf Elephant's Ear

Exotic foliage brings a dramatic tropical flavor to your home. This tightly clumping elephant ear produces glossy dark green leaves with lime green veins.

Dumb Cane

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Dumb Cane

Beautiful, bold foliage plant; attractive displayed alone or in groupings. As plants grow, the lower leaves drop, revealing an interesting trunklike stalk. Keep out of the reach of small children and pets, as the sap is irritating to the mouth.

Mondo Grass

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Mondo Grass

Striking foliage with well-defined variegation makes a stunning show in the landscape. Spreading, grasslike leaves are well-suited for garden's edge, ground cover, or along a pathway. Late-season flower spikes are followed by small blue-black berries. Benefits from light fertilization throughout the growing season.

Algerian Ivy

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Algerian Ivy

This beautiful ivy adds rich texture to a wide range of landscape situations. In warm climates, use as a ground cover, for erosion control on slopes, or as a vine for climbing tree trunks and walls. Where not hardy, add to outdoor containers for porch, deck or use for indoor greenery. Prefers humus-rich, moist well-drained soil.

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Caroline T.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
part sun
Zone: 
4 - 8
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Hellebore

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Hellebore

Beautiful, long-lasting nodding flowers complement leathery evergreen leaves. Highlights the woodland garden or landscape. Plant with hosta, ferns and early-season shrubs such as serviceberries and dogwood. Long-lived.

Hosta

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Hosta

Classic foliage plant for shaded gardens or summer containers. Graceful mounding form is excellent at the garden's edge or used as a small-scale ground cover. Violet flowers on slender stalks are attractive in cut flower arrangements.

Hosta

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Hosta

Bold, handsome leaves with golden margins that highlight the shaded garden. Excellent companion to ferns, astilbes and blue-leaved hostas, or against tall evergreens. Resists insect damage and tolerates drier soil and more sun than many hosta varieties.

Hosta

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Hosta

Outstanding foliage plant for the shaded garden. Distinctive vase-shaped habit is attractive planted with shorter, mounded hosta, ground covers, or fine-textured plants such as ferns and astilbe. Lilac flowers on 5' stems. Resistant to insect damage.

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David S.'s collection

Plant type: 
evergreen shrub
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
3 - 7
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Juniper

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Juniper

Very broad, mounding shrub with upright and arching branches of evergreen needles. Makes an excellent large-scale ground cover, particularly on slopes or banks to prevent soil erosion. Allow plenty of room to spread. Requires little or no pruning. Tolerates any well-drained soil type.

Japanese Holly

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Japanese Holly

Dense, compact growth and lustrous leaves all year. Provides excellent textural variation to foundation plantings or borders. Also nice as a low hedge or border. Prune in late winter before new growth begins. Humus-rich, moist well-drained soil is ideal.

Arborvitae

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Arborvitae

Juniper

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Juniper

Graceful, arching branches with rich foliage provide a wonderful landscape accent or ground cover. The slow-growing foliage darkens with winter cold. Combine with red-leaved barberry for striking color contrast. Seldom requires pruning. Tolerates any type of well-drained soil.

Juniper

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Juniper

Irregular upright habit gives an artistic, twisted effect. No need to prune as it's valued for its natural form. Terrific as an accent or screen. Makes an ideal foundation planting or informal hedge. Also nice in a mixed shrub border. Excellent drought tolerance once established.

Southern Waxmyrtle

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Southern Waxmyrtle

A handsome evergreen shrub with wonderfully aromatic foliage. Clusters of waxy berries persist through winter and attract birds. Very effective as a screen or planted in large groups. Prune in late winter or early spring while still dormant. Prefers moist, humus-rich soil.

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Nick S.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
5 - 8
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Broadleaf Sage

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Broadleaf Sage

Large, rounded gray-blue leaves are very aromatic with a spicy scent and flavor. Looks beautiful when planted in mass with other gray plants or beside bright flowering plants. Use fresh or dried leaves for cooking.

Rosemary

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Rosemary

Handsome fragrant foliage forms a large upright evergreen shrub ideal for use as a screen or in containers. Use edible leaves to season meats and vegetables; flowers can be used as garnish in salads. Will thrive in hot, sunny locations; drought resistant. Good drainage is essential.

Artichoke

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Artichoke

Gourmet vegetable with nutty flavor and easy-to-peel, meaty leaves that are delicious when dipped in butter. When not harvested, flower heads turn brilliant purple and can be used in flower arrangements. Large, woolly leaves and tall stalks are a great garden background. Mulch deeply to overwinter.

English Lavender

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English Lavender

Wonderfully aromatic flowers and leaves, striking in the herb or flower garden. Attracts butterflies. Dried flowers and leaves are prized for potpourri, sachets or crafts. Fresh leaves and flowers are a novel addition to vinegars, sauces and cookies.

Lemon Balm

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Lemon Balm

Intense, sweet lemon fragrance and flavor; fresh leaves are excellent in teas, as a salad herb or as a flavorful garnish in fruit cups. Dried leaves are good in potpourri or tea. Attractive plant for the herb or flower garden. Variegated and golden-leaved forms offer a bright contrast. Reseeds in the garden, so you'll have plenty to use and share--and keep in mind that periodic shearing and harvest will minimize excess seeding.
 

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Terry G.'s collection

Plant type: 
annual
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Marigold

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Marigold

Add pizzazz to garden's edge, mass plantings, or container gardens. ムZenith' marigolds have more branches bearing more flowers that last longer. Increased heat and rain tolerance. Combine with plants with blue or purple flowers for greatest color contrast.

Dahlia

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Dahlia

Huge, long-lasting blooms on vigorous plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Excellent cut flower. Perfect for garden's edge, in containers and window boxes, or cut flower arrangements. Prefers rich, well-drained soil and full sun.

Black-Eyed Susan

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Black-Eyed Susan

This impressive seedling from ムGoldsturm' offers larger, brighter golden daisies on a shorter plant. Mildew resistant. Excellent cut flower, outstanding in the perennial garden or wildflower planting, and especially attractive planted with grasses.

Garden Mum

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Garden Mum

Striking flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Wonderful for bouquets and lovely in gardens or mixed landscape plantings with ornamental grasses and asters. Pinch in early June to keep plants compact and delay flowering, if desired.

Dwarf Canna

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Dwarf Canna

Fabulously colored large blooms attract butterflies and complement bold, colorful foliage. A compact, low-growing variety lovely at water's edge and a wonderful contrast to fine-textured water plants. Very handsome in container gardens or along walls. In northern climates, lift and store root rhizomes over winter.

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Evan D.'s collection

Plant type: 
perennial
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
8 - 9
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Spanish Lavender

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Spanish Lavender

Handsome ruffled flowers contrast with compact foliage excellent for small gardens and containers. Attracts butterflies. Increased tolerance of humidity. Prune lightly after flowering for repeat bloom.

Lavender

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Lavender

Wonderfully aromatic flowers and leaves on compact plants. Outstanding in butterfly, herb or rock gardens. Attractive planted with yarrows or sedums, or used as a low hedge. Dried flowers and leaves are valued for use in potpourri, sachets or everlasting arrangements.

Candytuft

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Candytuft

Profuse, bright flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Attractive cascading over stones, planted at garden's edge or along walkways. Striking companion to spring-blooming perennials and bulbs. Shear after blooming for best appearance. Evergreen.

Catmint

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Catmint

Beautiful flowers complement fragrant silver leaves and attract butterflies. Lovely in the herb or flower garden, especially at garden's edge, as a small-scale ground cover or planted among rosebushes. Shear in midsummer to shape and promote reblooming.

Siberian Iris

Siberian Iris

Beautiful all season. Striking flowers, cut or in the garden. Grasslike foliage complements hostas, coral bells and lady's mantle, and is beautiful reflected in water. Attractive fall color and ornamental seedpods for winter effect or dried arrangements.

Mexican Orange

Mexican Orange

Snowy white spring blooms are deliciously fragrant and are nicely set off by the glossy green foliage. Flowers also attact butterflies and are wonderful in a bouquet. A fast-growing small shrub that looks great in the perennial garden or mixed shrub planting. Mexican Orange can also be clipped and used as a privacy screen or hedge--but prune right after flowering to avoid removing next season's flowers.

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Xena P.'s collection

Plant type: 
vegetable
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Artichoke

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Artichoke

Gourmet vegetable with nutty flavor and easy-to-peel, meaty leaves that are delicious when dipped in butter. When not harvested, flower heads turn brilliant purple and can be used in flower arrangements. Large, woolly leaves and tall stalks are a great garden background. Mulch deeply to overwinter.

Lemon Balm

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Lemon Balm

Intense, sweet lemon fragrance and flavor; fresh leaves are excellent in teas, as a salad herb or as a flavorful garnish in fruit cups. Dried leaves are good in potpourri or tea. Attractive plant for the herb or flower garden. Variegated and golden-leaved forms offer a bright contrast. Reseeds in the garden, so you'll have plenty to use and share--and keep in mind that periodic shearing and harvest will minimize excess seeding.
 

Creeping Thyme

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Creeping Thyme

Fragrant foliage and showy flowers. Ideal ground cover between paving stones, where footsteps will release its scent. Flowers attract bees. Tolerates poor, dry soil. Outstanding for seasoning poultry, fish and pork, in sauces and in herbal vinegar.

Mint

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Mint

Aromatic leaves have a sweet, refreshing fragrance and flavor. Delicious in salads, soups or desserts, or to flavor teas and jellies. Mints are vigorous spreaders and should be contained; plant in containers sunk into the ground.

Oregano

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Oregano

Hot, spicy aroma and flavor make this the classic pizza herb. Adds zest to Italian, Greek and Mexican cuisine and complements tomato dishes, beef or lamb stew, soups, salads or casseroles. Use fresh, dried or fresh frozen. Harvest before flowering.

English Thyme

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English Thyme

Fragrant foliage with a classic thyme flavor and aroma. Outstanding for seasoning poultry, fish and pork, in sauces, soups and herbal vinegar. Good companion plant for tomatoes. Dry or freeze leaves for winter use, or grow in a pot indoors.

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Urban L.'s collection

Plant type: 
annual
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Marigold

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Marigold

Vibrant flowers bloom above fragrant, highly divided foliage. This fast-growing annual is well-suited for garden's edge, container gardening, or window boxes. Very attractive in combination with blue-spiked flowers. May repel pests. Prefers well-drained soil.

Ageratum

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Ageratum

This ever-popular annual bears vibrant flower clusters that attract butterflies. Tall varieties make a colorful addition to flower gardens and are excellent in bouquets. Shorter selections are perfect in containers for the deck or patio, or window boxes and baskets. Grows best in moist, well-drained soil.

Dahlia

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Dahlia

Huge, long-lasting blooms on vigorous plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Excellent cut flower. Perfect for garden's edge, in containers and window boxes, or cut flower arrangements. Prefers rich, well-drained soil and full sun.

Golden Vicary Privet

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Golden Vicary Privet

A lovely semi-evergreen shrub highlights the landscape with its vibrant foliage. Well-suited for hedge, accent, or specimen. Aromatic flowers in spring, berries in late summer. Provides striking color contrast when planted in front of dark green shrubs or evergreens.

Zonal Geranium

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Zonal Geranium

Large clusters of colorful blooms spring through fall on upright-growing foliage with distinctive leaf design. Pinto™ tolerates both cold and hot conditions, offering toughness and versatility for containers and landscapes. Remove spent flowers for continuous bloom. Keep soil moist and feed monthly with low-nitrogen fertilizer for nonstop blooming.

Dusty Miller

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Dusty Miller

Highly divided silvery gray foliage has an antlerlike or coral-like appearance. Dusty Miller provides an excellent foil to most annuals and is a great choice to add contrast to beds, containers or baskets.

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Tim Y.'s collection

Plant type: 
herb
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Basil

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Basil

Aromatic leaves in a variety of flavors are outstanding for a wide range of foods from Italian to Vietnamese. White or pink flowers are attractive in the herb garden, but are usually pinched off as buds form to promote high-quality leaves for cooking.

Winter Savory

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Winter Savory

Aromatic foliage has a strong peppery flavor that enhances bean dishes and complements strong-flavored game meats and pâté. Makes a good sood salt or pepper substitute, and may be used fresh or dry.. Periodic shearing encourages tender, flavorful new growth, and also keeps plants from becoming woody and less attractive with age. Harvest before the white to lilac flowers appear.
 

Lemon Balm

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Lemon Balm

Intense, sweet lemon fragrance and flavor; fresh leaves are excellent in teas, as a salad herb or as a flavorful garnish in fruit cups. Dried leaves are good in potpourri or tea. Attractive plant for the herb or flower garden. Variegated and golden-leaved forms offer a bright contrast. Reseeds in the garden, so you'll have plenty to use and share--and keep in mind that periodic shearing and harvest will minimize excess seeding.
 

Plain Parsley

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Plain Parsley

Fragrant flavorful leaves are excellent for seasoning and as a garnish. A complementary flavor that enhances most dishes, especially sauces, salads, meats and vegetables. Dries well. A biennial grown as an annual; replant each year for best flavor.

Garlic Chives

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Garlic Chives

Beautiful, sweet-scented white flowers complement gray-green leaves. Foliage has a distinctive mild garlic flavor, delicious in soups, salads, sauces and spreads. An attractive plant for the herb, perennial or fragrance garden. Good cut or dried flower.

Chives

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Chives

Also known as onion chives, the beautiful flowers and foliage of this plant have a distinctive mild onion flavor. Fresh leaves add zest to soups, salads, eggs or sour cream, or use whole blossoms for a novel herb vinegar. Attractive in the herb or cutting garden and a good companion plant for roses.

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Laine P.'s collection

Plant type: 
annual
Light: 
sun
Zone: 
n/a
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Marigold

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Marigold

Delightful double flowers add vibrant color to the flower garden, containers, or the vegetable garden, where its fragrance can deter pests. Very attractive in combination with blue-spiked flowers. This low-growing French marigold prefers well-drained soil.

Nasturtium

Nasturtium

Brightly colored, spice-scented flowers contrast nicely with deep green foliage. Nasturtiums naturally discourage insects, and the flowers and leaves are edible. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds all season.

Marigold

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Marigold

Petite, ruffled flowers grow on sturdy stems above deeply divided foliage. A fast-growing annual for garden's edge, window boxes or containers. Very attractive in combination with blue-spiked flowers.

Nasturtium

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Nasturtium

Brightly colored, spice-scented flowers contrast nicely with deep green foliage. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds all season.

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