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Iberis sempervirens - Lysimachia punctata

SCIENTIFIC NAME

BENCH

COMMON NAME

LIGHT

HEIGHT

BLOOM

ZONE

Iberis sempervirens-----------------------------------

13A-------

Candytuft

Apr-May

8-10”

3-8

 

Alexander’s White very free flowering; white blooms

Snowflake – pure white flowers

Iris cristata----------------------------------------------

15B-------

Crested Iris

™X�

May

4-7”

3-8

Iris ensata-------------------------------------------------

15B-------

Japanese Iris

™X

May-Jun

32”

3-9

 

Geisha Girl®  pale lavender with darker veins; 32”

Pinstripe – very large white blooms with narrow blue veins; 32”

 

Gracieuse ®- lavender with darker purple edges; 32”

Sensation – violet-blue with yellow signals; 32”

Iris germanica-------------------------------------------

15B-------

Tall Bearded Iris

™X

May-Jul

24-38”

4-9

 

Autumn Circus® – white w/ purple edge; 34”

Edith Wolford – yellow with violet-blue falls; 35”

 

Babbling Brook® - light blue; 34”

Immortality- pure white; lemon beard; reblooms; 30”

 

Batik – dark blue splashed with white; 24”

Rare Treat – white flowers with cornflower-blue edges; 34”

 

Beverly Sills -  coral pink; 34”

Red at Night – velvety dark red with yellow beards; 34”

 

Bountiful Harvest- white w/ prominent purple features 34”

Stairway to Heaven­ -near white standards; medium blue falls; 34”

 

Clarence® light blue; white beard; rebloomer;34”

Summer Olympics – ruffled yellow and usually the first to bloom; 31”

 

Dusky Challenger – large dark purple flowers; 38”

 

Iris pallida Albo-variegata-------------------------

15B-------

Sweet Iris; Variegated Iris

Jun

24-30”

4-9

Iris pallida Variegata--------------------------------

15B-------

Sweet Iris; Variegated Iris

Jun

24-30”

4-9

Iris pseudacorus----------------------------------------

15B-------

Yellow Flag Iris

™X

May-Jun

24-36”

5-9

 

Sun Cascade® - double yellow flowers; robust; 36-48”

Variegata – yellow and green-striped spring foliage; yellow flrs; 30-36”

Iris pumila-------------------------------------------------

15B-------

Mini/Standard Dwarf Bearded

Apr-May

8-12”

3-9

 

Baby Blessed – wide lemon-yellow blooms; 8-15”

Candy Apple -  deep puple-maroon; 10”

 

Blue Denim -  light blue flowers; 14”

Little Sapphire – clear blue-purple blooms; 6-8”

 

Boo – white with purple blotches; 12”

Snow Maiden -  white blooms; 12-15”

 

Brassie – golden yellow blooms;  8”

Stitch Witch® white blooms with  violet-blue edges; 8-15”

Iris sibirica------------------------------------------------

15B-------

Siberian Iris

™X

Jun-Jul

24-36”

3-9

 

Blue King -  medium-blue flowers; 32”

Silver Edge – violet blue with narrow silver-white margins; 24”

 

Butter and Sugar -white standards; yellow falls; 26”

Sparkling Rose – soft rosy-mauve with bronze veins; 28”

 

Caesar’s Brother – deep purple blue; 36”

 

Iris spuria Ochroleuca Gigantea®-------------

15B-------

Seashore Iris

™X

June

36-40”

4-7

Iris virginica-shrevei------------------------------

15B-------

Blue Flag Iris

™X

May-Jun

24-32”

3-8

Iris versicolor-----------------------------------------

15B-------

Blue Flag Iris

™X

May-Jun

18-24”

2-9

Kirengeshoma palmata------------------------------

1B  -------

Yellow Waxbells

™X

Aug-Sep

36-48”

5-7

Knautia macedonica----------------------------------

10A-------

Crimson Scabiosa

™X

Jun-Oct

24-30”

4-7

Knautia macedonica Mars Midget--------------

10A-------

Crimson Scabiosa

™X

Jun-Oct

15”-18”

4-7

Lamiastrum galeobdolon---------------------------

7A  -------

Yellow Archangel

X™�

May-Jun

10-15”

3-8

 

Herman’s Pride  - mound of varieg foliage; yellow flrs

Variegatum – groundcover; can be aggressive; yellow flowers

Lamium maculatum----------------------------------

7A  -------

Dead Nettle; Spotted Nettle

X™�

Apr-Aug

6-8”

3-8

 

Anne Greenawa- green, gold & silver lvs; mauve flrs

Orchid Frost – blue green edges surround silver centers; pink flrs

 

Beacon Silver – silvery centers; green edges; pink flrs; 6”

Pink Pewter – silver leaves with green margins; pink flowers

 

Chequers – marbled silver w/ green edges; purple flrs

White Nancy – silver with green margins; white flowers

 

Golden Anniversary®chartreuse, grn & silver lvs; pink flr

 

Lathyrus latifolia--------------------------------------

14A-------

Perennial Sweet Pea

Jul-Aug

36-72”

3-7

Lavandula angustifolia------------------------------

12B-------

Lavender

Jun-Sep

12-18”

5-9

 

Grosso­ – long, whirled spikes of deep lavender flrs

Jean Davis – whitish-pink flowers

 

Hidcote – deep purple-blue flowers

Munstead – lavender-blue flowers

Lavatera thuringiaca---------------------------------

6B  -------

Tree Mallow

Jul-Aug

36-40”

5-9

Leontopodium alpinum-----------------------------

13B ------

Edelweiss

Jun

6”

3-6

Leucanthemum superbum-------------------------

8A  -------

Shasta Daisy

Jun-Sep

6-40”

4-9

 

Aglaya – frilled double white blooms; 28”

Silver Princess – single white flowers; 12”

 

Alaska – large single white flowers; 24-30”

Snow Lady – single white flowers; 6-8”

 

Becky – large single white flrs; strong stems; 36-40”

Sunny Side Up – large semi-double white flowers; 12-15”

 

Crazy Daisy – fully double white flowers; 24-28”

Sunshine (Sonnenschein) pale lemon yellow; prefers afternoon shade; 30”

 

Phyllis Smith ®-  a showy fringed daisy; compact; 15”

Thomas Killen – semi-dbl flrs; thick stems; good cuts; 24-30”

Leucanthemum vulgare Hartje and Elder

8A

Oxeye Daisy

May-Jun

15-18”

4-7

Lewisia cotyledon Regenbogen­--------------------

13A-------

Bitterroot

May-Jun

10-12”

5-7

Liatris aspera-----------------------------------------

9A  -------

Rough Blazing Star

™X

Aug-Sep

24-40”

3-8

Liatris ligulistylus----------------------------------

9A  -------

Meadow Blazing Star

Jul-Aug

24-40”

4-7

Liatris pycnostachya------------------------------

9A  -------

Prairie Blazing Star

Jul-Sep

36-48”

4-8

Liatris spicata-------------------------------------------

9A  -------

Spike Gayfeather

Jun-Sep

24-48”

3-9

 

Floristan Violet – darker purple flowers; 30-36”

Kobold – lilac-mauve flowers; 18-24”

 

Floristan White­ – creamy white flowers; 30-36”

 

Ligularia dentata--------------------------------------

1B  -------

Ligularia; Golden Ray

™X

Jul-Aug

30-36”

5-8

 

Britt Marie Crawford choc-maroon lvs; gold flrs; 36”

Othello – green-burgundy lvs; orange-yellow flrs; 30”

Ligularia przewalskii---------------------------------

1B  -------

Shavalkski’s Ligularia

™X

Jul-Aug

40-55”

5-8

Ligularia stenocephala ------------------------------

1B  -------

Narrow-Spiked Ligularia

™X

Jul-Aug

20-48”

5-8

 

Little Rocket® dwarf cultivar with heart-shaped lvs; 20”

The Rocket – elegant yellow flower spikes; prefers moist soil; 36-48”

Lilium asiaticum---------------------------------------

11B-------

Asiatic Lily Hybrids

™X

Jun-Jul

18-45”

4-7

 

America – dark purple-red flowers; 40-45”

Montreax –pink; 30”

 

Blackbird – dark red; 18”

New Wave – pure white flowers; 20”

 

Connecticut King – yellow; 30”

Orange Pixie – gold-orange; 18”

 

Gran Paradiso – dark brick red; 36”

Partner – deep red; 16”

 

Lemon Pixie – lemon yellow; 12”

Peach Pixie -  salmon-peach; 20” 

 

Lolllypop – white with rose highlights on petals; 24”

Pink Pixie – rose pink; 18”

 

Minstreel lovely two-tone pink w/ rose throat; fragrant; 32”

 

Lilium Hybrid---------------------------------------------

11B

Hybrid Lily

™X

Jul-Aug

40-60”

4-7

 

Albany- OT;red center; wide cream petals; lt fragrance;40”

Regale – white Trumpet Lily; fragrant;48-60”

Lilium martagon var. Album-----------------------

11B-------

Martagon Lily

™X

Jun-Jul

30-36”

3-7

Lilium oriental-------------------------------------------

11B-------

Oriental Lily Hybrids

™X

Jul-Sep

 

4-7

 

Acapulco - bright raspberry pink darker spots; fragrant; 42”

Mona Lisa -soft pink, darker highlights; fragrant; 24-30”

 

Casa Blanca – large pure white; fragrant; 40-48”

Muscadet – white with pink spots; fragrant; 32”

 

Farolito-bright pink; dark spots; white center; fragrant;15”

Stargazer – red with white edges and spots; fragrant; 28-32”

 

Le Reve -clear pink, yellow throat; fragrant; 36-44”

 

Lilium regale---------------------------------------------

11B-------

Trumpet Lily

™X

Jun

48-60”

3-8

Lilium superbum------------------------------------

11B-------

American Turk’s Cap Lily

™X

Jul

48-60”

4-8

Lilium tigrinum (Orange, White, Yellow)---

11B-------

Tiger Lily

™X

Jul-Aug

36-48

3-9

Linum perenne------------------------------------------

6A  -------

Flax

™X

May-Aug

10-24”

4-8

 

Alba – white flowers; 24”

Sapphire – dwarf blue with white center; 10”

Liriope spicata------------------------------------------

16A-------

Lily-turf

™X�

Aug

7-10”

5-8

Lithodora diffusa Grace Ward® protect in winter

13A ------

Lithodora

Jun-Aug

6”

5b

Lobelia cardinalis-----------------------------------

6A  -------

Cardinal Flower

™X�

Jul-Aug

24-36”

2-9

Lobelia hybrid ------------------------------------------

6A  -------

Hybrid Cardinal Flower

™X

Jul-Sep

30-34”

5-8

 

Ruby Slippers – ruby red flower spikes; 32”

Sparkle Divine – large dark fuchsia-purple blooms; 30”

Lobelia siphilitica----------------------------------

6A  -------

Great Blue Lobelia

™X�

Jul-Aug

30-36”

4-8

Lupinus perennis-----------------------------------

9A  -------

Wild Lupine

™X

May-Jun

20-26”

4-8

Lupinus polyphyllus hybrids---------------------

5A end--

Lupine Hybrids

™X

Jun-Jul

24-36”

4-8

 

My Castle – red flowers

The Governor – blue and white flowers