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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
BENCH
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COMMON NAME |
LIGHT |
HEIGHT |
BLOOM |
ZONE |
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Acanthus spinosus------------------------------- |
10A ---- |
Bear’s Breeches |
™ |
36-48” |
Jun-Aug |
5-9 |
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Achillea hybrids----------------------------------- |
9B ---- |
Fernleaf Yarrow |
™ |
24-36” |
Jul-Sep |
3-7 |
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Angelique – dark red® |
Oertel’s Rose
– rosy pink and white flrs;
heavy bloomer |
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Apple Blossom - peach to pink flowers |
Paprika - red flowers with yellow centers |
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Coronation Gold
– gold flowers; grayish
foliage |
Schwellenburg
– dwarf habit; gold flrs;
gray foliage |
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Feuerland – brick red fading to pink, then
tan-gold |
Terra Cotta – bright peach fading to pale
terra cotta |
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Moonshine
– lemon yellow flat-top blooms;
gray lvs |
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Aconitum cammarum Bicolor -------------- |
4B ---- |
Bicolor Monkshood |
™X� |
36” |
Jul-Aug |
3-6 |
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Aconitum carmichaelli------------------------- |
4B ---- |
Azure Monkshood |
™X� |
32-40” |
Jul-Aug |
3-6 |
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Arendsii
– dark blue |
Barker’s Variety
®-amethyst-blue
hooded spikes; 48-60” |
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Aconitum napellus------------------------------- |
4B ---- |
Blue Monkshood |
™X� |
36-48” |
Jul-Aug |
3-6 |
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Aconitum septentrionale Ivorine---------- |
4B ---- |
Ivory Monkshood |
™X� |
24-30” |
Jul-Aug |
3-6 |
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Acorus – See Aquatic Plant List |
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Actaea pachypoda
(Syn. A.alba)------------ |
3A ---- |
White Baneberry |
X� |
24-48” |
May-Jun |
3-6 |
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Actaea rubra---------------------------------------- |
3A ---- |
Red Baneberry |
X� |
24-48” |
May-Jun |
3-6 |
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Aegopodium podagraria Variegatum--- |
7A ---- |
Snow on the Mountain |
™X� |
8-12”” |
July |
2-8 |
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Agastache barberi ------------------------------- |
12B ---- |
Anise Hyssop |
™ |
36” |
Jun-Sep |
5-8 |
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Firebird –orange flowers; attractive to
hummingbirds;40” |
Tutti Frutti
–rose-red blooms; great
plant for hummers; 36-40” |
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Ajuga genevensis---------------------------------- |
7A ----- |
Geneva Bugle Weed |
™X� |
6-10” |
May-Jun |
5-8 |
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Ajuga reptans--------------------------------------- |
7A ----- |
Bugle Weed |
™X� |
2-6” |
May-Jun |
4-8 |
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Bronze Beauty
- metallic-bronze foliage |
Catlin’s Giant - bronze-green lvs; huge
blue flowers |
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Burgundy Glow
– rose, pink, green and
white lvs |
Chocolate Chip
– diminutive chocolate-green
leaves; small blue flrs |
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Alcea rosea------------------------------------------- |
6B ----- |
Hollyhock |
™X |
20-72” |
Jun-Jul |
3-7 |
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Crème de Cassis –
raspberry-purple & white; sngl & dbl |
Peaches and Dreams
– creamy peach and pink double flowers |
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Double Mix
– double blooms in mixed colors |
Queeny Purple -
purple frilled powderpuff
bloom; dwarf at 20-30” |
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Indian Spring
– white, yellow, rose or
pink; single |
Simplex Hybrids
– single blooms in mixed colors |
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Nigra –
single burgundy-black flowers |
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Alcea rugosa----------------------------------------- |
6B ------ |
Russian Hollyhock |
™X |
60-72” |
Jun-Jul |
3-7 |
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Alchemilla erythropoda------------------------ |
5A ------ |
Dwarf Lady’s Mantle |
™X� |
6-8” |
Jun-Aug |
3-7 |
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Alchemilla mollis (Syn. A. vulgaris)------ |
5A ------ |
Lady’s Mantle |
™X� |
12-18” |
Jun-Aug |
3-7 |
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Alyssum saxatile Gold Dust
(Aurinia)---- |
13A ----- |
Basket of Gold; Hardy Alyssum |
™ |
8-12” |
Apr-May |
3-7 |
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Amorpha canescens�--------------------------- |
9A ----- |
Leadplant |
™ |
12-36” |
July |
3-7 |
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Amsonia tabernaemontana------------------- |
7B ------ |
Blue Star |
™X |
36” |
May-Jun |
3-9 |
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Amsonia Blue Ice---------------------------------- |
7B ------ |
Dwarf Blue Star |
™X |
15” |
May-Jun |
4-9 |
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Anemone crispa------------------------------------ |
1B ------ |
Anemone |
™X |
20” |
Sept |
5-7 |
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Anemone hybrids--------------------------------- |
1B ------ |
Japanese Anemone |
™X |
24-36” |
Aug-Oct |
5-7 |
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Honorine Jobert
– heirloom single white
variety; 30-42” |
Queen Charlotte
– large medium pink semi-dbl
blooms; 30” |
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Max Vogel –
vigorous pink flowering variety;
36” |
September Charm
– single rose-pink flowers,
lighter on inside; 30” |
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Pamina
– rosy red double flowers; 24-30” |
Whirlwind
– large semi-dbl white blooms;
36-40” |
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Party Dress®
– large rose-pink dbl
blooms; 36” |
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Anemone multifida Rubra-------------------- |
1B ------ |
Red Fernleaf Anemone |
X |
8-12” |
May-Jun |
3-6 |
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Anemone sylvestris------------------------------ |
1B ------ |
Snowdrop Anemone |
™X |
8-10” |
May-Sep |
4-8 |
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Anemone vitifolia Robustissima----------- |
1B ------ |
Grapeleaf Anemone |
™X |
30” |
Jul-Sep |
5-8 |
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Anemonella thalictroides--------------------- |
3A ------ |
Rue-Anemone |
X� |
8” |
Apr-Jun |
4-8 |
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Angelica gigas (reseeding biennial)------ |
5B ------ |
Purple Parsnip |
™X |
36-60” |
Jul-Aug |
5-7 |
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Aquilegia alpina----------------------------------- |
3B ------ |
Alpine Columbine |
™X |
15-20” |
Jun-Jul |
3-8 |
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Aquilegia caerulea------------------------------- |
3B ------ |
Rocky Mtn. Columbine |
™X |
12-24” |
Jun-Jul |
3-8 |
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Aquilegia canadensis�------------------------- |
3B ------ |
Wild Columbine |
™X |
18-30” |
Jun-Jul |
3-8 |
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Aquilegia canadensis Little Lanterns--- |
3B ------ |
Dwarf Wild Columbine |
™X |
10-12” |
Jun-Jul |
3-8 |
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Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen----- |
3B ------ |
Golden Columbine |
™X |
24-36” |
Jun-Jul |
4-8 |
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Aquilegia flabellata------------------------------ |
3B ------ |
Fan Columbine |
™X |
6-10” |
Jun-Jul |
3-9 |
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Mini-Star
– blue-spurred white flowers; 6-8” |
Nana Alba
– white flowers; 8-10” |
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Aquilegia hybrids--------------------------------- |
3B ------ |
Hybrid Columbine |
™X |
12-36” |
Jun-Jul |
3-9 |
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Bunting
®–
long-spurred blue and white
flowers; 24-28” |
Goldfinch – large yellow and white blooms;
18-24” |
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Bluejay
– deep blue sepals; white petals;
15-22” |
McKana’s Giant
– mixed shades; 24-30” |
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Cardinal
–
red w/ white center; 24” |
Robin
– reddish-pink spurs; white
center; 30-36” |
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Colorado Violet and White - 24-30” |
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Aquilegia vulgaris-------------------------------- |
3B ---- |
Granny’s Bonnet |
™X |
18-24” |
Jun-Jul |
3-8 |
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Lime Frost
– mixed flrs; mottled gold leaves;
15-18” |
Nora Barlow
- reddish-pink and white dbl flrs; 24” |
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Arabis blepharophylla Spring Charm---- |
13A------ |
Rock-Cress |
™ |
6-8” |
May-Jun |
5-7 |
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Arabis caucasica------------------------------------ |
13A------ |
Rock-Cress |
™ |
6-10” |
May-Jun |
4-7 |
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Rosea La Fraicheur
– pink flowers; grayish lvs; 6-8” |
Snowcap
– white blooms; grayish foliage;
6-10” |
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Arabis sturii---------------------------------------------- |
13A ------ |
Rock-Cress |
™ |
4” |
Apr-May |
4-7 |
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Massachusetts----- |
3A ------- |
Bearberry |
™X |
6-12” |
May-Jun |
3-6 |
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Arenaria montana------------------------------------- |
13A------- |
Sandwort |
™ |
6-8” |
May-Jun |
4-7 |
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Arisaema triphyllum--------------------------------- |
3A ------- |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
X� |
15-24” |
May |
4-8 |
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Armeria maritima ------------------------------------- |
13A------- |
Sea Thrift |
™ |
6-8” |
May-Jun |
4-8 |
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Bloodstone –
rosy red flowers |
Rubrifolia – deep pink flowers;
reddish-purple foliage |
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Laucheana – rose-pink blooms; green foliage |
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Artemisia hybrid Powis Castle------------------- |
13B------- |
Wormwood |
™ |
18-24” |
Jul-Aug |
5b!! |
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Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou--------------------- |
5B ------- |
White Mugwort; Ghost Plant |
™X |
36-48” |
Jul-Aug |
4-8 |
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Artemisia ludoviciana------------------------------- |
13B----- |
White Sage |
™ |
15-30” |
Jul |
4-9 |
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Silver King –ferny silver
foliage; can be invasive; 30” |
Valerie Finnis
– low habit; not invasive;
gray entire lvs; 15” |
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Artemisia schmidtiana Silver Mound--------- |
13B ------ |
Silver Mound |
™ |
10-15” |
Jul |
3-8 |
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Aruncus aethusifolius-------------------------------- |
1A ------- |
Dwarf Goat’s Beard |
™X |
8-12” |
Jun-Jul |
4-7 |
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Aruncus dioicus----------------------------------------- |
1A ------- |
Goat’s Beard |
™X� |
48-60” |
Jun-Jul |
3-7 |
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Aruncus dioicus Kneiffii---------------------------- |
1A ------- |
Cutleaf Goat’s Beard |
™X� |
24-36” |
Jun-Jul |
4-7 |
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Asarum arifolium--------------------------------------- |
3A ------- |
Arrow-Leaf Ginger |
X� |
6-12” |
Apr-May |
4-8 |
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Asarum canadense�---------------------------------- |
3A ------- |
Wild Ginger |
X� |
6-8” |
May |
3-7 |
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