GEUM chiloense 'Mrs. Bradshaw'
(JEE-um) (ki-lo-ENSE) | GEUMMB3 |
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| Common Name: Fireball |
| Description: Large, double, scarlet flowers in summer. |
| Zone: 5 |
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GEUM coccineum 'Borisii'
(JEE-um) (kok-SIN-ee-um) | GEUMCB3 |
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| Common Name: Rose of the Rockery |
| Description: Bright orange flowers in spring. |
| Zone: 5 |
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GEUM coccineum 'Borisii'
(Jee-um)(kok-SIN-ee-um) | GEUMCB5 |
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| Common Name: Rose of the Rockery |
| Description: Bright orange flowers in spring. |
| Zone: 5 |
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GEUM coccineum 'Koi'
(JEE-um) | GEUMKO3 |
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| Common Name: Avens |
| Description: Lots of brilliant orange flowers on compact mounds of glossy, green foliage; long bloom period. |
| Zone: 5 |
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GEUM triflorum
(JEE-um) (try-FLOOR-um) | GEUMTR3 |
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| Common Name: Prairie Smoke |
| Description: 2008 GreatPlantsTM Perennial of the Year! Nodding, pink flowers and feathery seed heads on this native. |
| Zone: 3 |
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GILLENIA trifoliata
(gil-EE-nee-a) (try-fo-lee-AH-ta) | GILLTR3 |
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| Common Name: Indian Physic, Bowman's Root |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. White to pale pink flowers beginning in May. Native herb with reddish, slightly fuzzy stems. |
| Zone: 4 |
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GRAPTOSEDUM 'Alpenglow'
(GRAP-toh-see-dum) | GRAPAL3 |
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| Description: Forms rosettes of fleshy, bronze tinted gray leaves. 'Alpenglow' refers to the reddish glow near sunrise or sunset mountainous areas. |
| Zone: 9 |
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GRAPTOSEDUM 'California Sunset'
(GRAP-toh-see-dum) | GRAPCS3 |
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| Description: Blue-green rosettes are blushed with pink-mauve tips in bright light. Water when dry. |
| Zone: 10 |
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GRAPTOVERIA 'Opalina'
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| Description: Thick, smooth, upright, blue-green leaves with a hint of pink in bright light. Yellow-orange flowers in spring. |
| Zone: 9 |
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GYPSOPHILA repens 'Alba'
(gyp-SOFF-ill-a)(RE-penz) | GYPSRA5 |
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| Common Name: Baby's Breath |
| Description: White flowered creeper for rock garden. |
| Zone: 3 |
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GYPSOPHILA repens 'Alba'
(gyp-SOFF-ill-a) (RE-penz) | GYPSRA3 |
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| Common Name: Baby's Breath |
| Description: White flowered creeper for rock garden. |
| Zone: 3 |
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HAWORTHIA (Window Plant)
(ha-WORTH-ee-a) | HAWOWP3 |
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| Description: One of numerous Haworthias with translucent 'windows' to receive light. Unique, stemless, succulent rosettes. |
| Zone: 10 |
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HAWORTHIA hybrid
(ha-WORTH-ee-a) (hy-BRID) | HAWOHY3 |
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| Description: Dense rosette of stiff, fleshy, tapering leaves covered with raised, white tubercles. |
| Zone: 10 |
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HAWORTHIA venosa subsp. tessellata
(ha-WORTH-ee-a) (tes-SEL-ay-tah) | HAWOTE3 |
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| Description: Rosettes of brown, triangular, slightly recurved leaves that are windowed and geometrically patterned. |
| Zone: 9 |
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HOSTA 'Blue Mouse Ears'
(HOSS-tah) | HOSTBM5 |
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| Description: 2008 Hosta of the Year! Small, round, blue, distinctive, heart-shaped, thick leaves with tiny, white edge form a tight, compact mound. Pale lavender flowers on scapes to 6-9". Reported to be 'hated by slugs'! For rock gardens and borders. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HUERNIA oculata
(hoo-AIR-nee-ah)(ock-yew-lay-ta) | HUEROC3 |
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| Description: Thick, angular leaves have spiked margins. Five-sided flowers have a raised, reddish-brown center and an outer edge speckled with reddish-brown spots. |
| Zone: 10 |
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HUERNIA zebrina
(hoo-AIR-nee-ah) | HUERZE3 |
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| Common Name: Life Saver Plant, Little Owl |
| Description: The five-pointed, yellow-red, star-shaped flowers are bonded with a red lifesaver. Easy to grow. |
| Zone: 11 |
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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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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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KALANCHOE fedtschenkoi 'Marginata'
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) (fet-SHENK-o-ee) | KALAMA3 |
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| Common Name: Aurora Borealis |
| Description: Pale bluish-gray, succulent leaves with creamy-white margins are flushed with pink. Spectacular clusters of dusty pink flowers. Great in combo pots for the patio. |
| Zone: 9 |
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KALANCHOE luciae
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) (LOO-see-ay) | KALALU3 |
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| Common Name: Paddle Plant, Desert Cabbage |
| Description: Commonly known although incorrect, and previously listed as thyrsiflora. A basal rosette of large, rounded, fleshy, stalkless leaves that are grayish-green with red margins covered with a white powdery bloom. Fragrant, yellow flowers in early spring. |
| Zone: 10 |
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KALANCHOE millotii
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) | KALAMI3 |
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| Description: This Madagascar native has silver-green, velvety foliage that forms a shrub up to a foot tall; greenish-yellow flowers in summer. |
| Zone: 10 |
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KALANCHOE pumila 'Silver Gray'
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) (POO-mil-uh) | KALASG3 |
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| Common Name: Flour-dust Plant |
| Description: Silvery-gray leaves with toothed margins at the tips; leaves have a rosy tint. |
| Zone: 9 |
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KALANCHOE tomentosa
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) (toe-men-TOE-sah) | KALATO3 |
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| Common Name: Panda Plant, Pussy-Ears |
| Description: Silvery, densely felted, fleshy leaves with brown markings on edges. Whitish flowers with light brown stripes. A 'must have' succulent! |
| Zone: 10 |
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KALANCHOE tomentosa 'Chocolate Soldier'
(ka-LAN-ko-ee) (toe-men-TOE-sah) | KALACS3 |
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| Description: Fuzzy, cinnamon-colored leaves with dark brown, notched margins. |
| Zone: 10 |
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LAMPRANTHUS blandus 'Pink Vygle'
(lam-PRAN-thus) (BLAND-us) | LAMPPV3 |
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| Description: Produces masses of pale pink blooms which dance above mint-green foliage. |
| Zone: 9 |
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LEDEBOURIA socialis
(LED-eh-bor-ee-ah) (so-see-AL-iss) | LEDESO3 |
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| Description: Strap-like, silver-gray leaves with dark green splotches; spikes of tiny flowers. Attractive in containers! |
| Zone: 9 |
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LEWISIA cotyledon Special Mixture
(loo-ISS-ee-ah) (kot-ih-LEE-don) | LEWISM3 |
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| Common Name: Bitter Root |
| Description: Evergreen, succulent rosettes, free flowering with many panicles in white, pink, red, and orange shades in spring. Reblooms until August; requires well-drained soil.
Lewisia, Northwest U.S. native succulents with interesting, fleshy, sometimes crinkly leaves producing clusters of beautiful flowers in pleasing, soft colors, including stripes. Must have sharp drainage in scree or slope and be protected from winter wet. |
| Zone: 5 |
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