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1 | Achillea argeratum 'Moonwalker' | Golden yellow flat topped flowers, upright with good ferny fragrant foliage, perennial zone 5-9, sun, low water, 2.5' tall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Achillea filipendulina 'Parker's Varietät' | Fern-leaf Yarrow, tall very rigid stems with tightly dense bright yellow flat topped flowers, loves good drainage and average soils, very tough, nice cut too, height 3'+, perennial zone 3-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Agastache astromontana 'Pink Pop' | Compact cultivar with chunky flower spikes of pink tubular flowers, 18" tall, fragrant and tidy, perennial zone 7-10, grow as annual, sun, low water needs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Agastache cana 'Heather Queen' | Perennial with gray green leaves and bright pink flowers, blooms first year from seed, 30”, sun, butterflies, zone 6-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Agastache hybrida 'Globetrotter' | Beautiful bright pink/purple flowers, sturdy, upright, & electric, sun/pt shade, blooms first year from seed, perennial zone 6-9, wonderful annual in zone 4-5, 24-36" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Agastache nepetoides | Giant Green Hyssop!, green/yellow flowering Agastache, very tall, 4-6', hardy perennial in zone 5 or colder, great pollinator plant and holds interest late into the fall with its terrific seed heads, tolerates any soil, low maintenance, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Agastache rupestris | Sunset Hyssop, Silver-gray leaf, spidery orange flowers, hummingbird plant, marginally hardy zone 5, grow in rocky, sandy soil, mulch with gravel to avoid rot, 1-2' | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Ageratum houstonianum 'Red Sea' | Floss Flower, Mauve purple flowers, continual bloomer, bushy plant, great for the front of the border and blends well with other plants, 24" tall and wide, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Alonsoa 'The Rebel' | Bright scarlet flowers on bushy plants, foliage is attractive, with small, serrated round leaves, in dark green semi-gloss leaves, blooms till frost, annual 15” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Alonsoa incisifolia | Mask flower, annual, orange flowers with a. dark eye, tallish stems, 30", sun part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Alternanthera 'Purple Knight' | Striking dark purple-black foliage, cascading plant, spreads 30", for large pots or beds, sun to light shade, heat tolerant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Amaranthus caudatus 'Coral Fountains' | I'm having a thing for amaranths this year, and these drooping coral tresses make me smile, they are also big! 3-5' tall depending on how much compost and water they get, full sun, big annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Amaranthus caudatus 'Mira' | Dropping pale pink blooms on 4-5' tall plants, wild looking for a big statement, annual, sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Amaranthus cruentus 'Velvet Curtains' | Red Amaranth, upright form with reddish pink plumey tassels, 3-6' tall, full sun, annual, showy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Ammi 'Black Knight' | Mauve purple queen anne's lace flowers, 3' tall, lots of flowers through till frost, beautiful seeds heads, reseeding annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Ammi visnaga 'Casablanca' | Queen Anne's Lace, earlier to flower than 'Green Mist' with more uniform, more white, and more domed flower heads, 4', annual, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Ammobium alatum | Winged Everlasting, great cut flower, small button white flowers with yellow centers on very straight stems, statice-like, full sun, poor soil, 18-24” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Anaphalis margaritacea 'New Snow' | Pearly Everlasting, fuzzy gray foliage with clustered white flower heads, likes sandy soil with good drainage, spreads on runners, US native, attractive to pollinators, 18-24" tall and wide, perennial, sun zone 4-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Anchusa italica 'Dropmore' | Good things come to those who wait! Coarse basal leaves in its first year, but in the second (or third) year, this plant puts on a fantastic show, with hairy branching stems covered in tiny cobalt blue, star shaped flowers, butterfly magnet, biennial/short lived perennial, 3-4' tall, sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Angelonia Serena Purple | Masses of purple flowers on spikes, early bloomer and late, fades in mid summer, 16-20" tall, annual, sun/part shade, likes consistent watering | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Anoda cristata alba 'Snow cup' | Climbing plant that needs support since it does not have tendrils, white cups resembling mallow, very striking and unusual, annual, 5-7’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Antennaria plantaginifolia | Pussy Toes, US Native plant of sandy soils, glades and hillsides, gray felty hairy leaves and stems, with white to blush pink clustered flower heads in spring, species name refers to 'living like plantain,' stoloniferous/mat forming, perennial zone 3-8, full sun, low water, flowers 6-12" high | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Antirrhinum 'Tetra Mix' | Bright mix, 30”, continual bloomers, good garden performer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Antirrhinum majus 'Orange Wonder' | Pink- orange vibrant snapdragon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Antirrhinum majus nanum (dark leaves with red flowers) | 18" tall, deep red flowers with dark foliage, old fashioned variety hard to find, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen' | Yellow Columbine with dramatic spurs, likes moisture and good drainage, perennial zone 3-8, 15" tall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Arctotis grandis | Blue Eyed African Daisy, pearly white flowers with blue centers, grown as an annual in zone 4-6, 18-24”, sun, good drainage, fast grower | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Asarina procumbens | Trailing gray leaved vine with pale lemon flowers in fall, great in a pot and will winter over indoors, 10", trailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Asarina scandens 'Joan Lorraine' | Lovely climbing annual vine with purple snapdragon-esque flowers against bright green ivy leaves, blooms all summer and into late autumn, 3-6' seasonal growth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Asarina scandens 'Snow White' | Climbing snapdragon vine, large white hanging cups, vining plant, annual, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Asclepias curassavica | Tropical milkweed, 2-3' tall, bright yellow flowers with yellow stamens, butterfly food, half hardy annual, seeds collected from Wave Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed, great Monarch caterpillar food plant and very decorative and sweetly fragrant too, hardy perennial that re-seeds around, 4-5' tall with domed, pink flowers, blooms summer-fall, tolerant of most soils, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Asperula orientalis | Blue Woodruff, masses of charming fragrant lavender blue flowers, early bloomer, 15" sun or part shade, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Atriplex hortensis 'Copper Plume' | Red Orach, tall spikes in the garden, a reseeding edible annual, with cool plumey flowers and papery seed pods, deep red coppery foliage statement adding a verticality to the garden, its lovely, annual, 4-5' tall, re-seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Beth's poppy Papaver dubium ssp. lecoqii var. albiflorum | Papaver dubium ssp. lecoqii var. albiflorum Single clear pink flowers on straight stems, each flower only last a day, but it is absolutely special, early spring, 12" tall, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Borage (Borago officinalis) | Bright blue flowers on large leafy plant, leaves are edible, flowers attracts insects and bees, 3-4’, sun, re-seeds easily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Bracteantha bracteata 'Apricot Peach Mix' | Strawflower, peachy orange floret array, great as cuts or for dried flowers, also super cool in the garden, nice and tall, a bird and insect magnet, sun, average water, 36" tall, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Bracteantha bracteata 'Copper Red' | I guess I am a sap for Strawflowers this year, and the coppery red ones just do it for me, they are the annual that keeps giving, even after frost if you harvest the blooms they will last all winter, tall for the garden, cut often for a bushy habit, 30-40" tall, annual, sun/some shade, regular water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Browallia americana | Lovely flowers in pale blue with white centers, plants are bushy and covered with flowers mid summer through frost, great at the front of the border, can intermingle well with other plants, great filler, 18", annual, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Bupleurum griffithii | Hare's ear, lime green flowers on straight stems, great for arrangements and dried, this plant does not like transplanting and will not perform well in its first year, however, once you have it, it should re-seed generously, 30", annual, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Calamagrostis brachytricha | A kind of Reed Grass from Central/Eastern Asia, this one is one of my favorite grasses for the way the light passes through its buoyant and airy blooms, the grass tops out around 3', it slowly clumps and has yet to seed around in my gardens, tolerates wet or dry conditions, blooms late summer and goes absolutely golden in late fall, perennial zone 4-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Calendula 'Zeolights' | I've become a fan of the peachy pink Calendula, and so I'm trying this one offered from Uprising Seeds, selected for its apricot coloring, good flower form, and long cutting stems, annual, sun, average water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Camelina sativa | Gold of Pleasure, a new plant to me and recently offered by Chiltern seeds in the UK, an oilseed crop native to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, it has dainty yellow flowers of the mustard family, but it grown for its charming wiry seed pods that are great for bouquets and might look cool weaving through the garden, tolerant of lots of climate conditions, annual, sun, 3' | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Campanula latifolia var. macrantha 'Amethyst' | Great plant for fertile calcium rich soils, 3-4' tall, purple bell flowers on tall spikes, great in partial shade and dappled woodland settings, also tolerates full sun in the garden, perennial zone 3-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Campanula medium 'Champion Blue' | Canterbury Bells, large blue bell flowers on long stems, likes a cooler growing season and one that needs strong vegetative and root growth before sending flowers up, it flowers surprising well in the Northeast, annual, 2' tall (for me), sun/part shade, regular water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Campanula medium 'Champion Pink II' | I had good luck last year with the Champion Blue, so I thought I'd try pink. The big bells on this flower is quite enticing in June, about 12-16" tall for me, and a gorgeous early summer flower, annual, sun, regular water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Campanula rotundifolia | Northeast US native, grassy foliage with slender leaves, wiry stems with little blue harebells, dainty but also very tough, perennial zone 3-7, needs good drainage and no fuss, will grow in the cracks in pavers, gravel and poor soil, low water, 12" tall, sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Campanula rotundifolia 'Thumbell White' | Grassy, fine foliage with white bell flowers, good for sandy soil and alpine conditions, also nice between pavers and in gravel, it is dainty and whimsical, perennial, hardy to zone 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Capnoides sempervirens syn. Corydalis | LE Rock Harlequin, Pink Corydalis, likes disturbed, rocky sites, trailing stems of ferny green gray foliage, and dangling pink and yellow pendant flowers, delicate and tough!, sun part shade and might prefer slightly alkaline conditions, trailing habit, zone 5, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Cardiospermum halicacabum | Love-in-a-Puff, climbing vine with dainty white flowers followed by green globe seed heads, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Caryopteris divaricata | Tall gorgeous plant covered in late summer/fall with numerous blue forked flowers, with dramatic stamens, 6' tall, needs well draining soil and full sun/part shade, definitely zone 6 and possibly zone 5 in warm sites, perennial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Celosia 'Cramer's Amazon' | A very unique celosia, 40", multi branching especially when cut, each stem has a multicolored plume from white to deep pink, variegated foliage in burgundy and green tones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Celosia argentea 'Sol Gekko Green' | This Celosia is grown for it's splashy foliage and by the looks of it, should be a fun container plant or one for the front of the border, leaves swirl with deep maroon veining contrasting with bright spring green coloring, it looks fun, annual, sun/part shade, 8-10" tall, but bushy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Centaurea americana 'Aloha Rosa' | Large showy pink flowers, annual, 4’ tall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy' | Annual Bachelor Button or Cornflower, clear blue flowers on tall bushy plants, 30-40" tall, prefers cool conditions, sun, flowers/petals edible | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Centaurea cyanus ‘Boy Midnight’ | Annual Bachelor Button or Cornflower, 3-4’ tall, deep purple/black flowers, needs deadheading, blooms early-late summer, prefers cool conditions, sun, flowers/petals edible | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Centranthus ruber 'White Snowcloud' | White flowering Valerian, fluffy clouds of white flowers on sort of succulent gray leaves, prefers rock garden,gravel conditions and will grow vertically out of walls, at least in England! Keeping crown dry to protect against winter wet is helpful, zone 5-9, 30" tall, sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Centratherum intermedium ‘Pineapple Sangria’ | Bright purple disc flowers with yellow centers, annual, 20-24”, heat and drought tolerant, full sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Ceratotheca triloba | African foxglove, annual with very long stems and lavender foxglove- like flowers, Good cut, bee magnet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Cerinthe major 'Kiwi Blue' | Honeywort, bicolor blue and purple flowers, that hang on lanky stems, can make a bushy plant, 20" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Chasmanthium latifolium | Sea Oats Grass, clump forming, hardy zone 3-8, US eastern US native, spreads by seed, naturalizing and beautiful, 2-5' tall, sun/part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Cheiranthus allionii | Siberian Wallflower, fragrant bright orange flowers in early spring, 16" tall, if sown early enough it will bloom first year, otherwise give it a sunny spot with great drainage and it will be a substantial and profuse plant the following spring, i love this plant! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Cirsium japonicum 'Pink Beauty' | Bright rose, very decorative thistle flower, zone 5-8, 36”, short lived perennial, is satisfyingly grown as an annual as it flowers well in first year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Clarkia pulchella (syn unguiculata) 'Passion for Purple' | Mountain Garland, early spring showy wonder, they remind me of cuphea and epilobium for their open faced flowers and magenta coloring, pollinator attractor too, they thrive best in well drained soil in full sun, open meadows and hillsides, they can't take the heat, so cooler zones are ideal, annual, sun, 1-3' | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Cleome 'Violet Queen' | Spider flower, annual, 40", electric purple | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Cleome 'White Queen' | Spider flower, annual, likes heat, 40", white | |||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Cobaea scandens Purple | Cup and Saucer Vine, dark purple tendrils, will climb anything, vigorous, though late to bloom, likes heat, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Consolida regalis 'Blue Cloud' | This is a very easy, free flowering fun early flowering annual that reseeds and can last for many years in the garden, delphinium flowers in a sort of airy, round cloud, very sweet and very blue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Cosmos 'Double Click Mix' | Tall plants with double and semi-double blooms in a sweet color array from whites and pinks to that lovely cranberry red, these are cheerful tall whimsical plants, annual, 40" tall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Cosmos 'Velouette' | Deep red pink flowers with thin white stripes, 36"+ tall, free flowering and gorgeous summer through fall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cupcakes Blush' | Blushy pinky flowers, single and semi double, some with tufted pink centers, fine and frilly petals with yellow centers, 4' tall, sun, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza' | A little more compact but with lovely deep burgundy flowers, kind of a favorite, 30" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Versailles Mix' | Nice mix from deep pink/red to white, tall, easy, strong stems, 3’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Cosmos sulphureus 'Diablo' | Small bright red-orange, semi-double blooms, 4-5' tall plants, wide open and airy, sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Cuphea ignea | Cigar Plant, Firecracker plant, long, narrow red tubular hanging flowers cover this shrubby annual, grows 20-30" tall, free flowering and attractive to pollinators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion' | Long flowering plant, deep purple bat face flowers on long stems, bushy, fills space well, good cut, annual, 24” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Cuphea ramosissima 'Pink Shimmer' | I'm a fan of all cuphea, so it's no wonder I want to try Pink Shimmer, the petals look frilly and fanned out, in light pink to deep pink, it tolerates heat and is a profuse summer bloomer, 12-16" high and wide, good bushy plant for a container or a the front of the border, high hopes for this one!, annual, sun, regular water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri | Single petal, red orange flower, with finely cut green foliage, tall, sun and regular water and nutrient rich soil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Dahlia Marvelys seedlings | Dark stems, brilliant yellow flowers, they almost glow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Daucus carota 'Black Knight' | Mauve 2-3" dome shaped flowers, long sturdy stem, for country garden or cut, good filler in bouquet, annual 2-3’ tall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Delphinium chinensis 'Chinese Butterfly' | Unusual delphinium, pale pink blooms (each petal bears a green dot!) on airy wiry stems, blooms summer-fall, 1.5' tall and wide, annual, sun/pt shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Delphinium Giant Imperial Mix | Giant annual larkspur, bold color mix from salmon pinks, to rose, violet, lavender and blue, 3-4', blooms June-July, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Dianthus 'Chabaud Giant Model Mix' | Old Fashioned carnations with sweet and spicy clove scent, annual, mixed colors on long stems, 34-30", flowers edible | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Dianthus barbatus 'Auricula-eyed Mix' | Sweet William in a mix of reds and pinks with white eye, 14", zone 3-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Dianthus barbatus 'Sooty' | Biennial or short lived perennial that seeds itself around, basal rosettes in the first year, and then in second year plants flower on tallish stems with a flat topped display of small florets in deep velvet black, very charming and cottage, sun, average moisture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Dianthus barbatus (pinks) | Sweet William, with basal foliage the first year and in its second year blooms in an array of gorgeous pinks, seed collected from Manitoulin island, special plant, 24" tall, sun/shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Dianthus carthusianorum | Perennial dianthus with deep pink blooms atop very wiry strong stems, Hardy zone 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Dianthus hyb. fringed 'Rainbow Loveliness' | Spicy scented super fringed flowers with long, frilly petals in an array of pinky whites to pinky purple, low growing, in good drainage, short lived perennial, zone 3-8, 12-18" tall, sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Dianthus pavonius | Peacock-eyed Pinks, a matt forming perennial, good for rock garden, larger open five petaled flowers, short and stout and loudly pink, height 8" tall, zone 4-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Dianthus pinifolius | Pineleaf pink, fine foliage supporting wiry stems with hot pink ball flowers, 10”, unusual perennial, zone 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Diascia barberae 'Pink Queen' | Small pink flowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Diascia diamonte 'Lavender Pink' | Classic spring annual, bushy plants covered in coral colored small flowers, good one for containers or winding along the front of a border, annual, 8-10" tall, sun/part shade, regular water, annual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Digitalis 'Pam's Choice' | Foxglove with large white bells and dark maroon spots and throats, 3-5' tall, sun part shade, biennial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Digitalis laevigata (Grecian Foxglove) | Hardy biennial/short lived perennial, orangey pink bell-shaped flowers, long blooming, drought tolerant, sun and part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Digitalis obscura | Perennial zone 5-9, drought tolerant, narrow semi evergreen leaves, bushy plants bloom mid June, tubular flowers in a golden orangey yellow, good in rock gardens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Digitalis purpurea 'Excelsior Hybrids' | Tall spikes of large bells in summer, flowers all around the stem, sun or shade, pinks through white | |||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Digitalis purpurea 'Gloxiniaeflora' | Very tall, impressive large tubular flowers, mix of pinks and whites, very tall 4-5' tall, biennial, part shade, zone 4-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Digitalis purpurea 'Monstrosa Mix' | Like a regular foxglove until you see the flower on top, large bell cups with frilly dotted petals, looks weird, looks cool!, zone 3-9, biennial, 2-3' tall, part shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' | Pastel apricot foxglove, part shade in hot climates, 4', biennial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Doellingeria umbellata | LE Flat topped White Aster, Native perennial in New England, 2-7' tall, zone 3-8, tall straight stems with a flat top display of white flowers with yellow disks, a very nice and structural plant |