CEANOTHUS americanus
(see-ah-NO-thuss) (a-mer-ih-KAH-nus) | CEANAM3 |
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| Common Name: New Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball |
| Description: Clusters of white flowers; native shrub. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CENTAUREA montana
(sen-TOR-ee-a) (mon-TAN-ah) | CENTMO3 |
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| Common Name: Mountain Bluet |
| Description: Large, spidery, violet-blue cornflower with reddish highlight in center. Flowers in June-July. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CENTRANTHUS ruber 'Albus'
(sen-TRAN-thus) (REW-ber) | CENTAL3 |
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| Common Name: Red Valerian |
| Description: White flowered form of Centranthus ruber. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CENTRANTHUS ruber 'Pretty Betsy'
(sen-TRAN-thus) (REW-ber) | CENTPB3 |
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| Common Name: Red Valerian |
| Description: Red flowered selection; glossy foliage. Species has been widely used along Nebraska roadsides. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CERASTIUM tomentosum
(ser-ASS-tee-um) (toe-men-TOE-sum) | CERATO3 |
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| Common Name: Snow in Summer |
| Description: Low spreading, silver-gray carpet. Masses of white flowers in summer. Needs a well-drained site. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides
(sir-at-oh-STIG-mah) (plum-bah-gi-NOY-deez) | CERAPL3 |
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| Common Name: Plumbago, Leadwort |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Intense blue flowers; glossy green foliage. Low ground cover; late to break dormancy. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CHELONE glabra
(kee-LO-nay) (GLA-bra) | CHELGL5 |
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| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: Creamy-white flowers with pink tinge in late summer resembles a turtle's head. Good plant for moist or wet areas. Ovate, shiny, rich, dark green leaves. Pinch to reduce height. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CHELONE glabra 'Black Ace'
(kee-LO-nay) | CHELBA5 |
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| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: Dark green foliage that starts out with a bronzy to black cast topped by creamy-white flowers in late summer. Likes a moist area. Height 3-4', up to 6' under optimal conditions. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CHELONE lyonii 'Hot Lips'
(kee-LO-nay) (ly-ON-ee-eye) | CHELHL5 |
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| Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead |
| Description: 2012 Great PlantsTM Perennial of the Year. Deeper colored, hot pink flowers on this recent selection of the wetland native. Glossy, dark green leaves tinted bronze in spring and its red stems add interest. |
| Zone: 3 |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Clara Curtis'
(kris-ANTH-e-mum) | CHRYCC3 |
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| Description: Hundreds of large, single, salmon-pink daisies in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Mary Stoker'
(kris-ANTH-e-mum) | CHRYMS3 |
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| Description: Exciting variety with straw-yellow flowers turning golden with age. |
| Zone: 4 |
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CONOCLINIUM coelestinum 'Blue'
(kon-o-KLIN-ee-um) (koy-les-TEEN-um) | CONOBL3 |
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| Common Name: Mist Flower, Hardy Ageratum |
| Description: Clusters of bright blue flowers in fall on this native. Always an attention-getter in our gardens. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CONVALLARIA majalis
(kon-val-AIR-ee-a) (mah-JAL-iss) | CONVMA3 |
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| Common Name: Lily-of-the-Valley |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Fragrant, white, nodding bells in spring. Ground cover tolerant of dry shade. Available after 3/1. |
| Zone: 2 |
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COREOPSIS auriculata 'Nana'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (or-ik-yew-LAY-tah) | COREAN3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Low, clump-forming, dark green foliage. Bright orange flowers on 12-18" stems all summer. |
| Zone: 4 |
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COREOPSIS grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (gran-di-FLOOR-ah) | COREES3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Fleuroselect Quality Mark Award. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Semi-double, golden blooms on compact plants. |
| Zone: 5 |
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COREOPSIS grandiflora 'Presto'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (gran-di-FLOOR-ah) | COREPS3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Fleuroselect Winner. This super-compact, first year bloomer lives up to its name 'Presto'! Its double, brilliant golden blooms have a small, golden-red center and frizzled, serrated petals and have been known to begin in early spring and continue into fall. Deer-resistance, drought tolerance, and the ability to withstand heat, humidity, and cold make this easy to grow and adaptable plant a 'must have'! Sources list from Zones 4-6. |
| Zone: 5 |
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COREOPSIS 'Jethro Tull' PP#18,789
(kor-ee-OP-sis) | COREJT3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Jethro Tull is a cross between Coreopsis 'Zamfir' and 'Early Sunrise' that makes a mound to only 18" and has fluted, golden-yellow flowers; blooms profusely from late spring to fall. Photo compliments Ball Seed.
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| Zone: 4 |
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COREOPSIS lanceolata
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (lan-see-oh-LAY-tah) | CORELA3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Long lived native with bright yellow, 1 1/2 - 2 1/2" flowers from June until frost; graceful plants. |
| Zone: 5 |
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COREOPSIS verticillata 'Moonbeam'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (ver-tiss-ill-LAY-tah) | COREMO3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: 1992 PPA Plant of the Year! RHS Award of Garden Merit. Glowing pale yellow flowers all summer. Exceptional, popular landscape plant. Late to emerge in spring.
Remain dormant until weather is warm, but lighting helps force them. Must not be overwatered. Please indicate if you do not want dormant plants shipped! |
| Zone: 3 |
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COREOPSIS verticillata 'Route 66' PP# 20,609
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (ver-tiss-ill-LAY-tah) | CORERT3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: Yellow flowers with a ring of burgundy around the crown that bleeds out to the petal tips. Blooms from June to mid-October when it boasts bright yellow petals with a sizeable red eye.
Remains dormant until weather is warm, but lighting helps force them. Must not be overwatered. Please indicate if you do not want dormant plants shipped. |
| Zone: 5 |
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COREOPSIS verticillata 'Zagreb'
(kor-ee-OP-sis) (ver-tiss-ill-LAY-tah) | COREZA3 |
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| Common Name: Tickseed |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Clear yellow flowers on compact plants. Free-blooming variety. Late to emerge in spring.
Remain dormant until weather is warm, but lighting helps force them. Must not be overwatered. Please indicate if you do not want dormant plants shipped! |
| Zone: 3 |
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CORYDALIS lutea
(kor-ID-ah-liss) (LOO-tee-ah) | CORYLU3 |
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| Description: Yellow, Dicentra-like flowers; lacy foliage. Reliable, easy plant for shade. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CORYDALIS ochroleuca
(kor-ID-ah-liss) (oh-kro-LEW-kah) | CORYOC3 |
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| Description: White flowers with yellow spots. Long flowering period. Similar to Corydalis lutea, but tolerates drier conditions. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CRAMBE maritima
(KRAM-bee) (ma-RIH-tih-ma) | CRAMMA8 |
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| Common Name: Sea Kale |
| Description: 2013 Plant Select®. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Glaucous, cabbage-like leaves with large heads of white flowers in June. Giant, edible leaves, stems, and flowers. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CYCLAMEN hederifolium
(SIK-lah-men) (hed-er-ih-FOE-lee-um) | CYCLHE3 |
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| Common Name: Persian Violet, Alpine Violet |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Lovely white or pink flowers on 8" stems make a spectacular show in the shady garden in late summer-early fall. Beautiful, marbled foliage in spring dies down in summer; must not be overwatered. Needs a well-drained location, especially in winter. In Zone 5, mulch for winter. |
| Zone: 5 |
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CYNARA cardunculus
(sih-NAR-ah) (kar-DUN-kew-lus) | CYNACA5 |
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| Common Name: Cardoon |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Large, purplish-blue, thistle flowers; ornamental, spiny, gray-green leaves. Great in urns. Edible root and stalks. |
| Zone: 6 |
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DALEA purpurea
(DAY-lee-ah) (pur-pur-EE-ah) | DALEPU3 |
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| Common Name: Purple Prairie Clover |
| Description: Erect, prairie legume with cylindrical heads of many, minute, bright purple flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DALEA purpurea 'Stephanie'
(DAY-lee-ah) (pur-pur-EE-ah) | DALEST3 |
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| Common Name: Prairie Clover |
| Description: 2002 GreatPlantsTM. Bright lavender flowers on compact, bushy plants with as many as 40 stalks per plant! Great selection with darker green foliage; does not lodge. A prize from UNL breeder, Dale Lindgren. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DAUCUS carota var. carota
(DOW-kus) (ka-ROT-a) | DAUCCA3 |
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| Common Name: Queen Anne's Lace |
| Description: Lacy leaves; attractive corymbs and white flowers in summer. Biennial for the wild garden. Tolerates poor soil. Widely used for drying. |
| Zone: 3 |
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DELOSPERMA 'Alan's Apricot' PPAF
(del-o-SPERM-a) | DELOAA3 |
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| Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant |
| Description: 2016 Plant Select®. Large, showy, 2" blooms and a flower color that changes from true, orange-apricot to a soft, orange-pink. This is the most hardy and longest blooming of the ice plant selections. Propagation prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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