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Actually a biennial that reseeds itself. Loved by swallowtail butterflies.
Full sun, fertile soil. great for bronze foliage against other flowers.
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Fern, Japanese Painter - Athyrium niponicum Pictum
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Grows to 18 inches tall. This multi colored leaf fern gets its best color if grown in the shade. Great
grown with other perennials like hosta were the contrast really makes a statement. Zone 4 - 9.
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Gaura, Whirling Butterflies
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Pink flowers on tall 36" stems that look as though they dance on top of the plant. This plant loves
to flower. Best if planted in a warm location as it loves the heat, against a wall is great. Full sun, fertile soil. Zones
5 - 9.
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Gay Feather - Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violet'
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Easy plant to grow that is long lasting. The flowers start to open from the top down. Butterflies
love this plant. Can become floppy, best to have support in front of, or allow it to come up amongst other perennials.
Flowers purple in mid to late summer. Height 24 to 30 inches. Full sun, part shade, average to fertile garden soil.
Will reseed.
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Gay Feather, White - Liatris
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Easy plant to grow that is long lasting. The flowers start to open from the top down. Butterflies love this plant.
Can become floppy, best to have support in front of, or allow it to come up amongst other perennials. Flowers white in
mid to late summer. Height 24 to 30 inches. Full sun, part shade, average to fertile garden soil. Will reseed.
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Globe Thistle - Echinops ritro
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Plant grows to 3 1/2 feet, thorns on leaves. Deadhead if you do not want babies. Produces a round purple/blue
seed head. May be dried and used for arrangements, it holds the purple/blue color after drying. Also known as the hedgehog
plant, Echinops stands for hedgehog. Blooms in summer. Full sun, average to poor soil. Best used in a mixed border or for
cut flower.
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Helleborus argutifolius 'Pacific Frost
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A variegated selection of hellebore with dark green leaves, speckled with white. Ivory colored blooms appear
above the leaves in late winter or early spring. Deer resistant plant. Part shade to shade. Spreading habit. Height to 2 feet.
Zone 5 to 9.
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Up to 3 feet tall. Bloom time summer to early fall. White flowers with a pink center. Great for the back
of the border. Full sun, average to moist soil. Zone 5 - 10.
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Hollyhock "Watchman" - Alcea
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Dark purple flowers almost black, grow in clusters on a 4 to 6 foot stem. Grown by Thomas Jefferson. Likes full sun,
fertile soil. Great flower for the back of a border.
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Hosta "Abiqua Drinking Gourd" - Hosta
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Thick blue leaves with a puckered texture. White flowers on a 24 inch stalk in June. Slug resistant. Likes
shade, tolerates dappled shade. Prefers a average to fertile soil.
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Hosta "Lemon Delight" - Hosta
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Small hosta with dark green center and creamy yellow margin border on lance shaped leaves. Flower stalk to 18 inches.
Purple flower, prefers shade to part shade. Average to fertile garden soil.
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Hosta "Lemon Lime" - Hosta
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Small chartreuse lance shaped leaves. Flower stalk to 18 inches with purple flowers. Prefers shade to part shade.
Average garden soil to fertile soil.
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Hosta "Patriots Fire" - Hosta
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Medium 18" high by 40" wide. Lavender flowers. Center of leaf changes from green
to gold, with a white 1/4" margin. Prefers shade to dappled shade. Fertile to average garden soil.
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Hosta "Royal Standard" - Hosta
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Dark green leaves, on a 24 inch plant. Flower stalks to 30 inches,
white fragrant flowers. One of my favorite hostas because of the scented flower. Flowers in summer to late summer.
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Hosta "Summer Music" - Hosta
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This spectacular hosta is distinguished by its large white leaf center bordered by a chartreuse margin;
a yellow-gold area is seen between the two colour patterns. Bright morning sun to grow well. 12 inches tall, in average to
fertile soil.
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Hosta "Hosta Van Wade" - Hosta
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Small hosta to 12 inches with lavender flowers. Dark green leaves surrounded by a creamy yellow border. Prefer
shade to part shade, fertile to average garden soil.
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