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1 | Scientific Name | Description |
2 | Abutilon hybridum maximum, Giant Flowering Mixed | Flowering Maple, fast growing deciduous shrub from Chile, with profuse pale lavender to white flowers from midsummer to frost, hardy zone 7-10, but can be grown as an annual in colder climates, place in warm position for best results |
3 | 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 |
4 | Agastache aurantiaca 'Navejo Sunset/Apricot Sprite' | Compact orange flowering spikes, blooms from summer through autumn, 20" tall, tolerates heat and humidity better than other agastaches, treat as an annual in zone 5 |
5 | Agastache aurantica 'Tango' | Airy red-orange flowers on gray, aromatic foliage, tolerates heat and humidity better than other Agastache, 12-18" tall, perennial zone 5/6-10, hummingbird plant, perennial, sun |
6 | Agastache cana 'Heather Queen' | Perennial with gray green leaves and bright pink flowers, blooms first year from seed, 30”, sun, butterflies, zone 6-10 |
7 | 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" |
8 | 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 |
9 | Agastache rupestris 'Apache Sunset' | Silver-gray leaf, spidery orange flowers, hummingbird plant, marginally hardy zone 5, grow in rock, sandy soil, mulch with gravel to avoid rot, 1-2' |
10 | Ageratina altissima (syn Eupatorium rugosum) | White Snakeroot, native to the eastern and midwest, Canada to Texas, white fluffy flowers in summer/fall, tall and billowy, prefers moist open woodland, best in part/dappled shade, deadhead to avoid over seeding, rather weedy wildflower, good for competitive sites, 3-5' tall, zone 3-8 |
11 | 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 |
12 | Allium cernuum 'Hidcote' | Nodding Onion, clumping foliage, nodding purple flowers, popular for meadows, ‘Hidcote' has darker stems and flowers, perennial bulb hardy zone 4-8, self seeds, good meadow/rock garden plant, sun |
13 | Allium hookeri var. muliense | Yellow flowering onions, rhizomatus (not bulbus onion), small yellow flowers, sun/part shade, zone 5-9, 12-16" tall, native to China |
14 | Allium obliquum | Yellow allium, tight yellow/green balls about 2" wide, on twisted stems, will form a clump over time, perennial zone 4-8, flowering Onion, |
15 | Alternanthera 'Purple Knight' | Striking dark purple-black foliage, cascading plant, spreads 30", for large pots or beds, sun to light shade, heat tolerant |
16 | Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold' | Rock garden early spring profusion of bright yellow basquet of gold flowers, good for dry rocky sites, zone 3-8, sun |
17 | Amaranthus cruentus 'Hopi Red Dye' | Dark burgundy foliage with deep magenta red plumes, upright habit, well branched, 4', annual, re-seeds |
18 | 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 |
19 | 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” |
20 | 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 |
21 | Anchusa azurea 'Feltham Pride Strain' | |
22 | 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 |
23 | Angelica archangelica | Large biennial with thick spring green stalks that give rise to large flowering whitish-green umbel flowers, great for pollinators, dies after flowering and setting seed, 5' tall and wide, zone 5-9 |
24 | 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 |
25 | 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’ |
26 | Antirrhinum 'Applebloosom' | Snapdragon, Large blooms in creamy pinky peach, 36" |
27 | Antirrhinum 'Tetra Mix' | Bright mix, 30”, continual bloomers, good garden performer |
28 | Antirrhinum majus 'Orange Wonder' | Pink- orange vibrant snap dragon |
29 | Antirrhinum majus 'Potomac Early Sunrise Mix' | Earlier than most Snapdragons, tall blooming, all season snaps in a range of warm sunrise colors, annual 4' tall, sun/part shade |
30 | Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen' | Yellow Columbine with dramatic spurs, likes moisture and good drainage, perennial zone 3-8, 15" tall |
31 | Argyranthemum ‘Snow White’ | Beautiful finely dissected blue green foliage, with upright white daisies, blooms early summer and into fall, taking a break in heat of summer, annual, 20”, a favorite! |
32 | Artemesia annua | Sweet Annie, fragrant foliage with green yellow plume flowers, reseeds, a bit weedy and wonderful, annual, sun |
33 | Asarina procumbens | Trailing gray leaved vine with pale lemon flowers in fall, great in a pot and will winter over indoors, 10", trailing |
34 | 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 |
35 | Asarina scandens 'Snow White' | Climbing snap dragon vine, large whte hanging cups, vining plant, annual, sun/part shade |
36 | 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 |
37 | Asclepias tuberosa | Perennial butterfly weed, prairie plant with clusters of bright orange flowers, 24” tall |
38 | Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold' | King’s Spear, gray green grass like leaves with a spear of yellow flowers early summer, zone 6 (sometimes zone 5 with protection), likes rich soil and good drainage, 3’, full sun |
39 | Berkheya purpurea | Large purple flowers over gray spiky foliage, blooms first year from seed, great cut flowers, 3’, sun and drought tolerant, perennial zone 6-9 |
40 | Beth's poppy | Papaver dubium ssp. lecoquii 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 |
41 | Borage (Borago officinalis) | Bright blue flowers on large leafy plant, leaves are edible, flowers attracts insects and bees, 3-4’, sun, re-seeds easily |
42 | Bouteloua gracilis | Bad River ecotype Blue grama grass, bluish tinged foliage with straw colored horizontal flowers (kind of looks like a toothbrush!), 12" tall, re-seeds, requires good drainage and not too rich, perennial, sun, dry conditions, native to the US midwest |
43 | Briza media | Common quaking grass, short lived perennial, usually blooms second year with the most beautiful dew drop flowers that shimmer and glimmer in the breeze, flowers are bright green and fade to tawny silver, heart shaped seed heads, zone 4-7, 16” |
44 | 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 |
45 | Browallia americana 'Snow White' | White flowers, profuse bloomer, blooms most of the summer, bushy habit if pinched early, 12-15" tall, annual, sun/part shade (offer more shade in hot climates), great at the front of the border |
46 | 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 it's first year, however, once you have it, it should re-seed generously, 30", annual, sun/part shade |
47 | Calamintha nepeta | Catmint, perennial zone 4-8, dainty blue-white flowers on fragrant, minty gray green foliage, 2-3' tall |
48 | Calendula 'Nova' | Vibrant orange flowers with dark centers, easy to grow variety with long bloom time, 20-30" tall, annual |
49 | Calendula 'Strawberry Blonde' | Frilly pink petals with red-pink undersides, 20-30", annual, full sun |
50 | Calendula officinalis (Deep Orange) | Burnt orange flowers, edible, great cut, sweetly scented, deadhead for continual bloom, annual, 15-20", sun |
51 | Campanula americana | Biennial Woodland Campanula, filtered shade, woodland settings, 3-5' tall, first year the plant will form rosettes, second year bloom, light blue flowers, native to the eastern midwest (PA-KS), zone 3-8 |
52 | Campanula medium 'Champion Blue' | Canterbury Bells, large blue bell flowers on long stems, likes a cooler growing season and one that needs strong vegetaitve and root growth before sending flowers up, annual, 3-4' tall, sun/part shade, regular water |
53 | Cardiospermum halicacabum | Love-in-a-Puff, climbing vine with dainty white flowers followed by green globe seed heads, annual |
54 | Carex aurea | Golden-fruited sedge, widespread US native zone 5-9, part/full shade, medium to wet, bright orange fruit makes this carex stand out |
55 | Carex crinita | Fringed Sedge, native to east coast, green tan flowers in spring, holds dangling seeds heads through season, zone 3-8, clump forming, 1-3' tall, medium wet soils, full sun/part shade |
56 | Catananche caerulea | Cupids Dart, grassland perennial that prefers lean, dry soils, zone 4-7, 1-2' tall, purpley strawflower-like flowers on thin stems, beware of rich soils and winter rot |
57 | Celosia 'Cramers 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 |
58 | Celosia 'Flamingo Purple' | Tall, shrubby Celosia with pink to white spiked flowers, reddish tinge to foliage, 3-4' tall, annual |
59 | Centaurea americana 'Aloha Rosa' | Large showy pink flowers, annual, 4’ tall |
60 | 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 |
61 | 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 |
62 | Centaurea macrocephala | Golden yellow bold and rounded flowers on robust stems and foliage, beautiful in bud and seedhead, tough perennial, 3-5' tall, full sun/pt shade, zone 4 |
63 | Centratherum intermedium ‘Pineapple Sangria’ | Bright purple disc flowers with yellow centers, annual, 20-24”, heat and drought tolerant, full sun |
64 | Ceratotheca triloba | African foxglove, annual with very long stems and lavender foxglove- like flowers, Good cut, bee magnet |
65 | Cerinthe major 'Kiwi Blue' | Honeywort, bicolor blue and purple flowers, that hang on lanky stems, can make a bushy plant, 20" |
66 | Cerinthe minor | Honeywort, yellow nodding flowers on bushy green leaves, part sun, annual, 10" and wide, prefers a cooler position in hot summers |
67 | Chamomilla recutita ‘Zloty Lan’ | Chamomile, large flowering, uniform white flowers with yellow button centers, medicinal plant with high yield, excellent pollinator food plant, annual, will se-seed |
68 | Chasmanthium latifolium | Sea Oats Grass, clump forming, hardy zone 3-8, US eastern US native, spreads by seed, naturlizing and beautiful, 2-5' tall, sun/part shade |
69 | Cisanthe grandiflora 'Brightness' | Succulent with bright pink flowers and yellow stamens, blooms first year, rocky soils, hot and dry, 20”, grown as an annual in zone 5 |
70 | Clarkia elegans 'Mix' | Mountain Garland, native wildflower in California, bright pinks, purples and white on long stems, blooms early summer, interesting foliage too, annual, sun/part shade, 24” |
71 | Clematis virginiana | LE Native Clematis vine, perennial, sun/part shade, hardy zone 3-8, showy white fragrant flowers, woodland edge plant |
72 | Cleome 'Violet Queen' | Spider flower, annual, 40", electric purple |
73 | Cleome 'White Queen' | Spider flower, annual, likes heat, 40", white |
74 | Cleome hassleriana 'Cherry Queen' | Spider flower, cherry pink flowers, 3-5', sun, likes compost |
75 | Cleome hassleriana Mix Pinks | Spider flower, annual, likes heat, 40", , collected seeds, mix of pinks |
76 | Cobea scandens Purple | Cup and Saucer Vine, dark purple tendrils, will climb anything, vigorous, though late to bloom, likes heat, annual |
77 | Collinsia heterophylla | California native wildflower, common name is Purple Chinese Houses, large bicolor prple/white flowers, likes cool temps, annual, part shade |
78 | Cosmos 'Hinomaru' | Smaller flowering cosmos with radial colors of pale pink to dark in the centers, rather tall and sort of neat, I liked this one more than I thought I would! |
79 | Cosmos 'Picotee' | White with pink edged flowers fading to dark pink, annual, sun, 54" |
80 | Cosmos 'Pysche White' | Classic pure white semi double multi petealed cosmo, 3-4' tall, good branching, sun |
81 | Cosmos 'Velouette' | Deep red pink flowers with thin white stripes, 36"+ tall, free flowering and gorgeous summer through fall |
82 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Afternoon White' | Bright white cosmos with yellow centers, single petaled, strong plants, unimform, 3-4' tall, summer-fall bloom, sun/pt shade |
83 | 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 |
84 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Gloria' | Tall, showy pink blooms with yellow centers, 3-4' tall |
85 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza' | A little more compact but with lovely deep burgundy flowers, kind of a favorite, 30" |
86 | Cosmos bipinnatus 'Versailles Mix' | Nice mix from deep pink/red to white, tall, easy, strong stems, 3’ |
87 | Cosmos bipinnatus (Pinks Collected) | Collected from good strong specimens, tall plants, bushy and covered with the perfect pink colored flowers |
88 | Cosmos sulphureus 'Diablo' | Small bright red-orange, semi-double blooms, 4-5' tall plants, wide open and airy, sun |
89 | Crambe cordifolia | Flowering sea kale, in the Brassica family, with large cabbagey course and prickly leaves, in late early summer multiple, long stems are covered in a cloud of tiny white fragrant flowers, needs excellent drainage, preferably gravel surrounding its crown, full sun and a warm, dry position, hardy zone 5-8 |
90 | Craspedia globosa 'Sun Ball' | Bright yellow balls on straight stems, annual with silvery grassy foliage, annual, good for cutting, sun good drainage, 15-20" tall |
91 | 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 |
92 | Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion' | Long flowering plant, deep purple bat face flowers on long stems, bushy, fills space well, good cut, annual, 24” |
93 | Cynoglossum amabile | Chinese forget-me-not, blue flowers mid summer, annual, 2-3’ |
94 | Datisca cannabina | False Hemp, grown for its foliage and arching nettle like blossoms, it adds good foliage texture in the garden, not sure if it will grow large enough in our growing season, experimental this year |
95 | 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 |
96 | Delphinium 'Karl Foerester hybrids' | |
97 | 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 |
98 | Delphinium consolida 'Earl Grey' | Another very popular purply-"grey" flower, annual larkspur, bloming early summer on long spirers, 3-4' tall, full sun |
99 | Delphinium consolida 'Exquisite' Series, 'Blue Spire' | Cottage garden annual, old variety, long spires of dark purple, 4’ tall |
100 | Delphinium elatum 'Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom' | These are solid delphinium for the Vermont garden, often surviving a few years, require little to no staking, 3'+ tall, plum colored flowers with white eye, zone 3-7, sun part shade, regular water and decent soil, attracts bees and butterflies |