ERAGROSTIS trichodes (err-ah-GROS-tiss) (trik-OH-des) | GRERTR5 |
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| Common Name: Sand Love Grass |
| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year! Lovely, delicate, warm season, native bunchgrass with arching seed heads. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERAGROSTIS trichodes (err-ah-GROS-tiss) (trik-OH-des) | GRERTR3 |
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| Common Name: Sand Love Grass |
| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year! Lovely, delicate, warm season, native bunchgrass with arching seed heads. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERAGROSTIS trichodes (err-ah-GROS-tiss) (trik-OH-des) | GRERTR1 |
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| Common Name: Sand Love Grass |
| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year! Lovely, delicate, warm season, native bunchgrass with arching seed heads. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERICAMERIA nauseosa subsp. nauseosa (er-ik-kam-MEER-ee-a) (naw-see-OH-sa) | ERICNA3 |
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| Common Name: Baby Blue Rabbitbrush |
| Description: 2011 Plant Select®. Dwarf strain from Mt. Capulon, covered with masses of small, bright yellow flowers from mid-August to late September on well-branched shrub. The fine, needle-like leaves are silvery-gray. Begins to flower the first season. Drought tolerant; prefers well-drained site. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ERIGERON 'Azure Fairy' (e-RIJ-er-on) | ERIGAF1 |
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| Common Name: Fleabane |
| Description: Lovely, large, blue, semi-double daisy flowers with prominent yellow eye June-July. |
| Zone: 2 |
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ERIGERON 'Azure Fairy' (e-RIJ-er-on) | ERIGAF3 |
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| Common Name: Fleabane |
| Description: Lovely, large, blue, semi-double daisy flowers with prominent yellow eye June-July. |
| Zone: 2 |
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ERIOGONUM umbellatum (ee-ree-OG-oh-num) (um-bell-AY-tum) | ERIOUM3 |
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| Common Name: Sulphur Flower |
| Description: An essential, long blooming, gray to gray-green Western native especially for the rock garden or trough with its attractive umbels of sulphur flowers. Xeric. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ERIOGONUM umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns' (ee-ree-OG-oh-num) (um-bell-AY-tum) | ERIOKC3 |
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| Common Name: KANNAH CREEEK® Buckwheat |
| Description: 2007 Plant Select®. Masses of yellow flowers turn orange as they age. Spreading green foliage changes to a vivid purple-red in winter. Vigorous and adaptable western native; perennial. Available after 4/15. Limited. |
| Zone: 3 |
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ERODIUM chrysanthum (e-ro-DEE-um) (kris-ANTH-um) | ERODCR3 |
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| Common Name: Golden Storksbill |
| Description: 2011 Plant Select®. Fragrant, soft yellow flowers over silvery mounds of evergreen, ferny foliage makes this a lovely contrast plant for the border. The biggest show of flowers is in spring, with some reblooming the rest of the summer. Requires good drainage. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ERYNGIUM amethystinum (e-rinj-EE-um) (a-me-thist-EYE-num) | ERYNAM1 |
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| Common Name: Sea Holly |
| Description: Metallic blue, teasel-like flowers in profusion July-August. Nice filler plant; dries well. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERYNGIUM amethystinum (e-rinj-EE-um) (a-me-thist-EYE-num) | ERYNAM3 |
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| Common Name: Sea Holly |
| Description: Metallic blue, teasel-like flowers in profusion July-August. Nice filler plant; dries well. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERYNGIUM yuccifolium (e-rinj-EE-um) (yuk-ih-fo-LEE-um) | ERYNYU3 |
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| Common Name: Rattlesnake Master |
| Description: Impressive native with glaucous, yucca-like foliage. Clusters of small, white flowers July-September. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERYSIMUM nivale 'Mountian Magic' (e-RIS-ih-mum) (nih-VALE) | ERYSMM3 |
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| Description: Colorful, magenta to purple, sweetly fragrant, 4 petaled flowers on a bun-like charmer. This Rocky Mountain alpine grows at high, cold elevations with excellent drainage; a key to success for gardeners seeking to use it in troughs, rock, and wall gardens. |
| Zone: 3 |
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EUCALYPTUS citriodora (yew-ka-LIP-tus) (sit-ree-o-DOOR-ah) | HBEUCI3 |
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| Common Name: Lemon Scented Gum |
| Description: Narrow, yellow-green, strongly scented leaves on fast growing tree. Great for a quick pot or summer hedging plants! |
| Zone: 9 |
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EUONYMUS carnosus (yew-ON-ih-mus) (kar-NO-sus) | EUONCA5 |
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| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Release. Large shrub or small tree with marvelous, red fruit in fall and winter. (carnosus=flesh colored flowers) The species is destined to rate high in the GreatPlants quest to find an ideal, small, ornamental tree. Harlan collected it in northern China for its hardiness, stature, colorful fruit, and the possibilities of fall foliage color. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Albo-Marginata' (yew-ON-ih-mus) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | EUONAL3 |
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| Description: Variegated green and white ground cover. Excellent contrast in the landscape. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Aureo-Marginata' (yew-ON-ih-mus) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | EUONAU3 |
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| Description: Green and gold ground cover. Gives a bright accent in the landscape. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Coloratus' (yew-ON-ih-mus) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | EUONCO1 |
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| Common Name: Purple-Leaf Wintercreeper |
| Description: Classic evergreen vine or ground cover with lovely purple fall color. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Coloratus' (yew-ON-ih-mus) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | EUONCO3 |
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| Common Name: Purple-Leaf Wintercreeper |
| Description: Classic evergreen vine or ground cover with lovely purple fall color. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Kewensis' (yew-ON-ih-mus) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | EUONKE1 |
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| Description: Tiny, evergreen foliage on spreading, flat stems. Superb, small, delicate ground cover. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Kewensis' (yew-ON-ih-mus) (for-TOON-ee-eye) | EUONKE3 |
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| Description: Tiny, evergreen foliage on spreading, flat stems. Superb, small, delicate ground cover. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUPATORIUM altissimum 'Prairie Jewel' (yew-pa-TOR-ee-um) (al-TISS-im-um) | EUPAPJ3 |
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| Common Name: Mist Flower |
| Description: 2009 GreatPlantsTM Release. Clusters of lovely white flowers adorn this handsome, rugged, pest-free Prairie Jewel. An attractively cream-speckled and mottled foliage variation of an Eastern Great Plains native selected by Ed Rassmussen of The Fragrant Path. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUPATORIUM dubium 'Little Joe' PP# 16,122 (yew-pa-TOR-ee-um) (DOO-bee-um) | EUPALJ3 |
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| Common Name: Coastal Plain Joe Pye Plant |
| Description: A selection of the native Eupatorium that has a more compact growing habit which produces 4' tall and stiff stems to prevent flopping later in the year. Large clusters of pink-purple flowers bloom in the summer drying to attractive light brown seed head for nice fall interest. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 3 |
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EUPATORIUM purpureum (yew-pa-TOR-ee-um) (pur-pur-EE-um) | EUPAPU3 |
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| Common Name: Joe-Pye Plant |
| Description: Attractive, flat topped clusters of purple flowers in fall. Height varies. |
| Zone: 3 |
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EUPATORIUM purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Gateway' (yew-pa-TOR-ee-um) (pur-pur-EE-um) | EUPAGA3 |
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| Common Name: Mist Flower |
| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year. Choice selection with clusters of red flowers July-September. Coarsely toothed foliage with wine red stems. Prefers rich, moist soil. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUPATORIUM rugosum 'Chocolate' (yew-pa-TOR-ee-um) (roo-GO-sum) | EUPACH3 |
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| Common Name: Mist Flower |
| Description: Striking bronze-purple foliage. Creamy-white flower panicles in late summer-early fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUPHORBIA corollata (yew-FOR-bee-ah) (kor-O-lat-a) | EUPHCO3 |
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| Common Name: Flowering Spurge |
| Description: Erect flower stalks topped with small, white flowers forming loose heads to 8" across. Nebraska wildflower. Available after 4/1.
Milky sap of Euphorbias may cause skin irritation, especially in warm weather. Handle with care! |
| Zone: 5 |
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EUPHORBIA dulcis 'Chameleon' (yew-FOR-bee-ah) (DULL-sis) | EUPHCH3 |
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| Common Name: Spurge |
| Description: Deep toned, bronzy-purple leaves on slender stems form a mound. Emerging purple bracts in early spring reveal contrasting, bright yellow flowers. Best foliage color if planted in a sunny spot.
Milky sap of Euphorbias may cause skin irritation, especially in warm weather. Handle with care! |
| Zone: 4 |
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EUPHORBIA mammillaris var. variegata (yew-FOR-bee-ah) (mam-ih-LARE-iss) | EUPHMV3 |
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| Common Name: Indian Corn Cob |
| Description: A unique "cactus" with vertical rows of tubercles and long spines. |
| Zone: 10 |
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EUPHORBIA myrsinites (yew-FOR-bee-ah) (mur-sin-EYE-teez) | EUPHMY1 |
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| Common Name: Spurge |
| Description: Succulent, trailing, silvery whorled foliage. Bright yellow bracts in spring. Tough border plant. May become invasive in western states. According to our latest information this plant is restricted in CO and OR.
Milky sap of Euphorbias may cause skin irritation, especially in warm weather. Handle with care! |
| Zone: 5 |
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