HOSTA sieboldii 'Ginko Craig'
(HOSS-tah) (see-BOLD-ee-ah-na) | HOSTGC5 |
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| Description: Neat edger with small, irregular, white margin on lanceolate leaves; mauve flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA 'Stained Glass'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTSD8 |
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| Description: 2006 Hosta of the Year! Bright, shiny, golden foliage with a 2" wide, green margin; large, fragrant, light lavender flowers. Vigorous and sun tolerant. Introduction from Hans Hansen; sport of Hosta 'Guacamole'. |
| Zone: 3 |
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HOSTA 'Striptease'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTST8 |
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| Description: 2005 Hosta of the Year! Heart-shaped leaves with dark green margins, a large, chartreuse splash through the center, and very fine, white streaks between the green and chartreuse. Violet flowers on this mutation of 'Gold Standard'. |
| Zone: 3 |
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HOSTA 'Sum and Substance'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTSM8 |
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| Description: 2004 Hosta of the Year! RHS Award of Garden Merit. One of the true Hosta giants. Huge, chartreuse-golden, puckered leaves; lavender flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA tardiana 'Halcyon'
(HOSS-tah) (tar-dee-AH-na) | HOSTHA5 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Heavily textured and ribbed, chalky blue leaves; 3' flower scapes, deep lavender flowers. Award winner. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HOSTA venusta
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTVE3 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. A true miniature, collector's item. Mounds of dark green, heart-shaped leaves; 1' spikes of dark lavender flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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| Description: 2015 Hosta of the Year! Large, shiny, green, heart-shaped leaves with creamy-yellow margins; near white flowers appear mid July to August. Sport of Elatior. |
| Zone: 3 |
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HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'
(hoo-TY-nee-ah) (kor-DAH-ta) | HOUTCH3 |
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| Description: Bright pink, white, and green leaved stoloniferous ground cover. Excitng plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'
(hoo-TY-nee-ah) (kor-DAH-ta) | HOUTCH1 |
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| Description: Bright pink, white, and green leaved stoloniferous ground cover. Excitng plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HUMULUS lupulus 'Aureus'
(HUME-yew-luss) (LOOP-yew-luss) | HUMUAU3 |
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| Common Name: Golden Hops |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Herbaceous, twining vine with chartreuse leaves. Pale green, papery, overlapping bracts cover cone-like, fruiting structures. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HYDRANGEA petiolaris
(hy-DRAIN-jah) (pe-tee-o-LARE-iss) | HYDRPE5 |
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| Common Name: Climbing Hydrangea |
| Description: Clusters of fragrant, white flowers, showy white bracts in early summer. Deciduous climber with lush, round, dark green foliage. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HYDRANGEA quercifolia
(hy-DRAIN-jah) (kwer-sih-FOE-lee-ah) | HYDRQU5 |
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| Common Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea |
| Description: 2001 GreatPlantsTM Shrub of the Year! RHS Award of Garden Merit. Among the best of our native shrubs. Highly textured, 3-8", lobed, dark green leaves turn rich red, orange-red, and burgundy in fall persisting into December. Bountiful inflorescences are 8-10" cones of showy white flowers beginning in June, turning purplish-pink as they age and an attractive light brown for winter. This beauty also features peeling cinnamon-like bark. Likes moist, neutral to acid, organic soil. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HYMENOXYS scaposa 'Prairie Sunshine'
(hy-men-OX-is) (ska-PO-sa) | HYMEPS3 |
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| Description: Bright yellow, 3/4 to 1" flowers on 8", leafless scapes (scaposa) on one of the longest blooming seasons for a long-standing, hardy, Great Plains native. A very valuable xeric garden plant. The crown is very hardy and even evergreen in mild winters. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IBERIS sempervirens
(eye-BEER-iss) (sem-per-VI-renz) | IBERSE3 |
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| Common Name: Candytuft |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Spreading, evergreen plants completely covered with pure white flowers in spring. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IBERIS sempervirens 'Autumn Beauty'
(eye-BEER-iss) (sem-per-VI-renz) | IBERAB3 |
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| Common Name: Candytuft |
| Description: Superior evergreen variety; blooms spring and fall. Fine for rock garden or ground cover. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IBERIS sempervirens 'Autumn Snow'
(eye-BEER-iss) (sem-per-VI-renz) | IBERAS3 |
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| Common Name: Candytuft |
| Description: Profusion of larger, white flowers in spring and fall. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IPOMOPSIS aggregata
(eye-poe-MOP-sis) (ag-GRE-gat-a) | IPOMAG3 |
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| Common Name: Scarlet Rocket, Gilia |
| Description: Showy spikes of intense red, tubular flowers in July and August; biennial. Old-fashioned favorite. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IRIS cristata
(EYE-riss) (kris-TAH-ta) | IRISCR3 |
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| Common Name: Dwarf Crested Iris |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Native. Usually blue flowered; shade tolerant. |
| Zone: 3 |
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IRIS ensata 'Variegata'
(EYE-riss) (EN-sa-ta) | IRISEV5 |
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| Common Name: Variegated Japanese Iris |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Striking, variegated foliage with dark purple flowers. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IRIS pallida 'Aurea Variegata'
(EYE-riss) (PAL-ih-duh) | IRISAV8 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fleur-De-Lis |
| Description: There is nomenclature confusion in this species! This has distinctly more yellow variegation and is more vigorous than 'Variegata'. Lovely, fragrant, lavender flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS pallida 'Variegata'
(EYE-riss) (PAL-ih-duh) | IRISPV8 |
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| Common Name: Variegated Orris Root |
| Description: Fragrant, lavender-blue flowers; handsome leaves variegated with creamy-white and gray-green. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS pseudacorus
(EYE-riss) (soo-DAY-kor-us) | IRISPS5 |
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| Common Name: Water Iris, Yellow Flag |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Tall, 5', yellow flowers in summer. Cattail-sized clumps for poolside planting or border. |
| Zone: 5 |
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IRIS setosa subsp. canadensis
(EYE-riss) (say-TO-sa) | IRISCA3 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fleur-De-Lis |
| Description: Lovely dwarf with purple flowers accented with rich, dark veins; summer flowering. Prefers moist soil. Native in Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS sibirica 'Butter & Sugar'
(EYE-riss) (si-BEER-ih-ka) | IRISBS5 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fleur-Des-Lis |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. A rebloomer with creamy standards and butter-yellow falls. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'
(EYE-riss) (si-BEER-ih-ka) | IRISCB5 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fluer-De-Lis |
| Description: Rich, deep blue variety. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS sibirica 'Kaboom'
(EYE-riss) | IRISKA5 |
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| Common Name: Fleur-De-Lis |
| Description: Large, double, blue-violet with gold and white sunburst; tetraploid. |
| Zone: 3 |
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IRIS spuria 'Fontanelle'
(EYE-riss) (SPUR-ee-ah) | IRISSF5 |
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| Common Name: Flag, Fleur-De-Lis |
| Description: Found years ago at an old farmstead. An unsurpassed, neat garden plant with elegant, large flowers of violet-blue, whose lavender-rose falls each bear a bright yellow spot. Flowers first two weeks of June. Wonderful, sword-like foliage. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IRIS versicolor
(EYE-riss) (VER-sih-kuh-lor) | IRISVE3 |
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| Common Name: Blue Flag |
| Description: Native, wild iris. Blue blooms from June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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JOVIBARBA hirta subsp. arenaria
(yov-i-BAR-ba) (HER-tah) | JOVIAR3 |
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| Common Name: Miniature Hen & Chicks |
| Description: Among the tiniest of the Hen and Chicks, with lively green rosettes. Ideal for dish garden, trough, bonzai accent, rock, crevice garden, or model railroads. Needs a well-drained site. |
| Zone: 4 |
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KNAUTIA macedonica 'Mars Midget'
(NOT-ee-ah) (mass-eh-DON-ih-kah) | KNAUMM3 |
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| Description: A profusion of brilliant ruby-red flowers June until frost on compact, dwarf plants. Attractive to butterflies; good for cutting. |
| Zone: 5 |
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