MACLEAYA cordata
(ma-KLAY-a) (kor-DAH-ta) | MACLCO3 |
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| Common Name: Plume Poppy |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Vigorous plant. 1' panicles of cream-pink flowers in summer. Good for screen plantings. |
| Zone: 5 |
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MAZUS reptans
(MAY-zus) (REP-tanz) | MAZURE3 |
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| Description: Excellent, low ground cover or rock garden plant. Many purplish-blue flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MERTENSIA virginica
(mer-TEN-see-ah) (ver-JIN-ih-ka) | MERTVI5 |
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| Common Name: Bluebells, Lungwort |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Nodding clusters of lovely blue flowers in early spring on this native. Under our conditions, usually dormant by mid-April after flowering. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MIMULUS ringens
(MEE-mew-lis) (RIN-jenz) | MIMURI3 |
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| Common Name: Lavender Monkey Flower |
| Description: Large, lavender-blue flowers appear profusely all summer; shiny foliage. Likes moist soil or water up to 6" deep. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MONARDA 'Bubblegum Blast' PP#27,497
(mo-NAR-da) | MONABB3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: This compact plant displays hot pink flowers and has mint scented leaves when crushed. This is one of the clump-forming and not a spreading Monarda. Blooms mid-late summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MONARDA 'Cambridge Scarlet'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONACS3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Unique, vivid, crimson flowers in summer and fall. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAGS3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Highly mildew resistant with rich red flowers June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Jacob Cline'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAJC3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: Large, red flowers June-August on mildew resistant plants. Tall, but considered the best red. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Marshall's Delight'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAMD3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Mildew resistant strain; pink flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Petite Delight' PP# 10,784
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAPD3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: From the breeding program at the Ag Canada Research Station in Morden, Manitoba. Plants are covered with 2", lavender-rose flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Retains fresh, dark green, glossy foliage all summer; exceptional resistance to mildew. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA punctata
(mo-NAR-da) (punk-TA-ta) | MONAPU3 |
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| Common Name: Spotted Bee Balm |
| Description: Conspicuous, pinkish-purple bracts over dull yellow flowers with purple spots in summer and fall. Fragrant, biennial, prairie plant. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Purple Mildew Resistant'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONAPM3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: Vibrant, 3", purple blooms June-July on aromatic, dark green foliage. Best mildew resistant variety. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MONARDA 'Raspberry Wine'
(mo-NAR-da) | MONARW3 |
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| Common Name: Bee Balm, Horsemint |
| Description: Raspberry-like buds open to clear wine-red flowers. Dark green, highly mildew resistant foliage. White Flower Farm introduction. |
| Zone: 3 |
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MYOSOTIS palustris
(my-oh-SO-tiss) (pal-US-tris) | MYOSPA3 |
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| Common Name: Forget-Me-Not |
| Description: Light, bright blue flowers. Perennial forget-me-not. |
| Zone: 5 |
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NEPETA 'Psfike' PP# 18,904 (LITTLE TRUDY®)
(NEP-eh-tah) | NEPELT3 |
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| Common Name: Catmint |
| Description: 2008 Plant Select®. Distinctively serrated, silvery foliage with long season, lavender blooms. A compact cultivar thriving in xeric conditions. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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NEPETA x faas. 'Novanepjun'PP23074 Junior Walker™
(NEP-eh-tah) | NEPEJW3 |
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| Common Name: Catmint |
| Description: This is the more dense and compact form of 'Walker's Low'. Lavender-blue blooms; long flowering and will not reseed. Bred and selected by Star Roses and Plants. |
| Zone: 5 |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Blue Wonder'
(NEP-eh-tah) (fah-SEEN-ee-eye) | NEPEBW3 |
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| Common Name: Catmint |
| Description: Spectacular ground cover; 6", blue flower spikes. |
| Zone: 4 |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Walker's Low'
(NEP-eh-tah) (fah-SEEN-ee-eye) | NEPEWL3 |
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| Common Name: Catmint |
| Description: 2007 PPA Plant of the Year! Walker's Low is named for a garden and the name is not related to plant size- sorry for any confusion! Lovely, violet-blue flowers over a long period; attractive, gray-green foliage. Lack of pest or disease problems and low maintenance make it a winner. Deer and rabbit resistant. |
| Zone: 3 |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Walker's Low'
(NEP-eh-tah) (fah-SEEN-ee-eye) | NEPEWL1 |
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| Common Name: Catmint |
| Description: 2007 PPA Plant of the Year! Walker's Low is named for a garden and the name is not related to plant size- sorry for any confusion! Lovely, violet-blue flowers over a long period; attractive, gray-green foliage. Lack of pest or disease problems and low maintenance make it a winner. Deer and rabbit resistant. |
| Zone: 3 |
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OENOTHERA berlandieri 'Siskiyou'
(e-NOTH-er-a) (ber-lan-dee-ER-ee) | OENOSI3 |
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| Common Name: Mexican Evening Primrose |
| Description: Fragrant, 2", pink blooms throughout the summer. Very hardy plant if given good drainage. Smaller and less invasive than Oenothera speciosa, although some taxonomists claim berlandiera = speciosa! |
| Zone: 5 |
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OENOTHERA m. subsp. incana (SILVER BLADE®)
(e-NOTH-er-a) (mak-roe-KAR-pa) | OENOSB3 |
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| Common Name: Evening Primrose, Sundrops |
| Description: 1999 Plant Select®. Southern Great Plains plant introduced by James Locklear, formerly of Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Silvery-blue leaves complimented by huge, clear yellow flowers from May til frost. Drought tolerant perennial. Best on well-drained sites. |
| Zone: 4 |
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OENOTHERA macrocarpa [missouriensis]
(e-NOTH-er-a) (mak-roe-KAR-pa) | OENOMA3 |
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| Common Name: Missouri Primrose |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large, deep yellow flowers; sprawling plant with glossy, dark green leaves. |
| Zone: 4 |
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OENOTHERA macrocarpa subsp. fremontii
(e-NOTH-er-a) (mak-roe-KAR-pa) | OENOFR3 |
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| Common Name: Evening Primrose, Sundrops |
| Description: Large, light yellow flowers beginning in May; most have glaucous leaves, narrower than species. Drought tolerant plants, native to NE & KS. |
| Zone: 4 |
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OENOTHERA pilosella 'Yella Fella'
(e-NOTH-er-a) (py-LOH-sell-ah) | OENOYF3 |
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| Common Name: Evening Primrose, Sundrops |
| Description: Large, brilliant golden flowers open from bright orange buds. Intense green, hairy foliage turns reddish in fall. Blooms all summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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OPHIOPOGON chingii 'Sparkler'
(oh-fee-oh-POE-gon) | OPHISP3 |
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| Common Name: Lilyturf, Mondo Grass |
| Description: Fine-leafed dwarf with rich, deep green leaves adorned with sparkling white flowers followed by blue berries.
A must for the small or miniature garden. |
| Zone: 5 |
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OPHIOPOGON planiscapus 'Niger'
(oh-fee-oh-POE-gon) (plan-iss-KAP-us) | OPHINI5 |
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| Common Name: Black Mondo Grass |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Distinctive, very dark purple foliage with pale lilac-pink flowers July-August. Slow growing edger, ground cover, or contrast plant with Hosta or other paler foliage plants. Best in part shade and moist soil, but will tolerate full sun. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ORIGANUM laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
(oh-RIG-an-um) (lay-vih-GAY-tum) | ORIGHE3 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Sub-shrub with small, aromatic leaves. Profusion of small, cerise-pink flowers and red-purple bracts. Spectacular in late summer and fall. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ORIGANUM libanoticum
(oh-RIG-an-um) (li-ba-NO-ti-kum) | ORIGLI3 |
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| Common Name: Hopflower Oregano |
| Description: 2004 Plant Select®. Vigorous, trailing herb with hops-like bracts of lavender and chartreuse throughout the summer and fall. Looks best cascading over a raised bed, rock garden, or container. Needs well-drained site. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ORIGANUM rotundifolium 'Kent's Beauty'
(oh-RIG-an-um) (ro-tun-di-FO-lee-um) | ORIGKB3 |
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| Common Name: Kent's Dittany |
| Description: Semi-prostrate, branching stems covered with hops-like pods and lavender florets in summer and fall. Needs well-drained soil. Incredible in containers or growing over a boulder. |
| Zone: 6 |
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ORIGANUM x 'Amethyst Falls'
(oh-RIG-an-um) | ORIGAF3 |
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| Description: An outstanding, long blooming selection by Harlan from seed produced in the Kelaidis' garden several years ago. In addition to amethyst flowers flowing abundantly from ornamental, hops-like cones and attractive, textured, glaucous leaves this drought resistant plant's foliage fills the garden air with its exciting, spicy scent. |
| Zone: 5 |
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