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Open House
2006 Open House information coming soon!

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Plant Selections
As you look over the plant listings, you'll see that our inventory is growing, many new choices, all hardy to zones 3 & 4a. There are hundreds of perennials, common and new, many in several size containers as well as field dug. We have a large selection of flowering shrubs, vines, fruit trees and bushes. We hope you find the descriptions we have provided helpful in planting your garden. If there are plants you want and do not find in our listing please ask, perhaps we have it or can find it for you.We continue to have the largest selection of herbs and everlastings in The County. We also carry specialty annuals and some vegetables. Lovely moss baskets & wallhangings in English tradition will be available in wicker and iron, in many new styles. Be sure to see Pictum, Japanese painted fern(2004 Perennial of the year), Sum and Substance(2004 Hosta of the year), and Garlic(2004 Herb of the year). You will also want to check out the new blue hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, " bailymer"(PPAF) Endless Summer, sure to be a favorite.

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Sweet Myrtle Shop!
The Sweet Myrtle Gift Shop will be open with lovely and unique gifts for Mothers Day. We have a new line of cleansing and nourishing skin and therapeutic body care products from Fields of Ambrosia. We have added Blueberry Bliss and Village Delights, along with Wild Rose herbal seasonings, teas, and floral waters. We have several new garden giftware lines including birdhouses, pottery, linens, handcrafted iron, windchimes, seeds, FOXGLOVES, T-Shirts, great gardening books and music. Handcrafted cedar Adirondack chairs, arbors, and fences are available on a made to order basis.

The Sweet Myrtle Shop will also feature handcarved wooden rocking horses, in contemporary and traditional design. These horses are made to order by Laura Keegan Moreau and Clarence Keegan and are one of a kind heirlooms.

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Christmas Open House
2006 Christmas Open House information coming soon!

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Afternoon Teas
2006 Afternoon Teas information coming soon!

The Keegan Family

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ACHILLEA (Yarrow): -Angelique: 20-24", dark blood-red flowers, June-September
-Anthea: 2-3', light yellow flowers, silver foliage, June-September
-Cerise Queen: 26", dark rose-pink blossoms, July-September
-Cherry: 26", dark red/pink blossoms, July-September
-Cloth of Gold: 30-36", yellow/gold flowers, gray/green foliage, June-August
-Coronation Gold: 2-3', best upright deep yellow flowers on gray-green foliage, June-August
-Credo: 3', fragrant & soft yellow flowers, long bloom season, June-August
-Gloria Jean: 18-24", shimmering hot pink flowers, June-August
*Heidi: 20", pink, yellow center, multi-colored flower heads, Summer
-Love Parade: 1-3', large pink blossoms, glossy, serrated leaves, June-August
-Moonshine: 24", bright sulfur yellow flowers, silver-gray foliage, June-August
-Paprika: 24", ruby red flowers, summer
-Parker's Gold: 48", golden yellow blossoms in summer
-Summer Pastels: 24-36", white, pink, peach or yellow blossoms in summer
-Terra Cotta: 3', bright peach then clay pot color flowers, June-August

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ACONITUM (Monkshood): Arendsii: 3-4', blue flowers, July-September
-Bi-color: 36", blue and white, July-August
-Iverine: 2', early blooming, white flowers
-Napellus: 60", dark blue hooded flowers in July-August
-Pink Sensation: 48", soft powder pink with white hues, midsummer
-Rubellum: 36", pink flowers, July-September
-Sparks Variety: 48", dark violet, mid to late summer

AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion): 30", gray-white woolly foliage with bright purple-red flowers

AJUGA - Burgundy Glow: 6", burgundy, green & white foliage, blue flowers, ground cover
*r. 'Catlin's Giant: 10", large leafed, purple-green foliage, blue flowers
-Chocolate Chip: 4", early summer blooms
-Silver Beauty: 4", gray-green foliage, cream edge, blue flowers, good filler for containers

ALCEA (Hollyhock) - Chater's Double Purple: 4-6', tall, ruffled fully double ball-shaped flowers
-Chater's Double Yellow: 4-6', tall stately spikes, ruffled fully double ball-shaped flowers
-Peaches 'n Dreams: 4-6', cottage garden plant, large double blooms peach tinged with raspberry

ALCHEMILLA (Lady's Mantle): - Thriller: 18", greenish yellow sprays of flowers in June-July

ALYSSUM - Mountain Gold: 4", yellow flowers, spring

ANEMONE SYLVESTRIS (Snowdrop Flower): - Sylvestris: 15", satin white flowers,
May-June

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ANTHEMIS (Golden Margurite): - Kelwayi: 30-36", bright yellow daisies, long bloom, reseeds

AQUILEGIA (Columbine): - Biedemeyer: 18", mix of maroon, pink, blue, bi-colors, spring
*Blue Barlow: 24-30" fully double and upward facing midnight blue flowers, spring
-Cameo Mix: 5", 1 ½" flowers, blue & white, blush, pink & white, white, spring
-Grandma's Garden: 24-30", mix of antique colors of pink violet, wine-red, spring
-McKana Hybrids: 18-24", large, showy flowers of many shades, early summer
-Nora Barlow: 28", unique double pink & white flowers tinged with green, early summer
-Red Hobbit: 4", carmine red with white corolla, early summer
-Songbird Mix: 1-2', extremely large and early flowering, vibrant colors

ARABIS (Rock Cress): - Alpine White: 6", white flowers, April-May
-Alpine Pink: 5", pink blooms from April to mid-June
-Alpine Purple: 5", purple blooms from April to mid-June
-Red Sensation: 6", dark purple/red blooms from April to mid-June
-Royal Blue: 6", dark blue blooms from April to mid-June

ARENARIA (Sandwort): - Montana: 4-5", dwarf, trailing white flowers, rock gardens, May-June

ARISAEMA [Jack in the pulpit]: triphyllum, red berry 14", great woodland plant spring E.sum

ARMERIA (Sea Pinks, Thrift): - Bloodstone: 7", grass-like foliage, pink flowers, June-August
-Joystick: 7", grass-like foliage, dark pink flowers, June-August
-Joystick: 7", grass-like foliage, lilac foliage, June-August

ARTEMISIA (Wormwood): - Silver Mound: 1' soft silvery mounds, most popular
-Silver Queen: 36", striking silver leaved contrast plat, good for cutting, late summer

ARUNCUS (Goat's Beard): - Aethusifolius: 12" miniature, feathery white foliage, July-August
-Dioicus: 5', long white plumes with outstanding foliage, shade, early summer

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ASARUM (Ginger): - Europaeum: 5-6", noted for lustrous evergreen foliage

ASCLEPIAS (Milkweed): - Incarnata: 4', pink or white flowers in July-August, attracts butterflies

ASTER - Alma Potschke: 36", bright pink flowers, compact, late summer
-Alpine: 12", white, violet or pink, May-June
-Purple Dome: 18", deep purple, compact, heavy bloomer, mildew resistant, late summer
-September Ruby: 3-4', cerise-red blooms, late summer
-Stokes Aster: 12-15", blue flowers, July-September
-Woods Pink: 12-16", clear pink flowers with yellow centers, dwarf, late summer
-Woods Purple: 12-16", purple flowers, dark green foliage, rust resistant, late summer
-Wartsburg: 20", violet blue with orange center, early summer

ASTILBE - Amethtst: 30", dark lavender, glossy green leaves, mid-summer
-Aphrodites: 16", carmine red, mid-summer
-Astilbe Visions: 12-14", raspberry-red, fragrant, excellent for containers, mid-late summer
-Bridal Veil: 28", white, gently droops, deep green foliage, early summer
-Cattleya: 40", medium pink, long blooming, impressive, mid-summer
-Cotton Candy: 16", dwarf, very deep pink, mid-late summer
-Deutschland: 30", pure white, glossy green foliage, early summer
-Elizabeth van Veen: 24", raspberry-lilac, reddish tinge foliage, mid-summer
-Erica: 30", light heather pink, red stems, reddish foliage, mid-summer
-Fanal: 24", deepest red of astilbes, bronze foliage, most popular red, early summer
-Federsee: 24", short, stocky plumes of rose-pink, adapts to dry areas, early-mid-summer
-Glow: 30", deep red triangular upright blooms, bronze foliage in spring, green in summer
-Granat: 24, dark red, dark green foliage, mid-summer
-Japanese Lollipop: 14-16", early to mid-summer
-Jaqueline: 28", soft pink, dark green leaves, early summer
*Maggie Daley: 28", striking purple plumes, dark foliage Mid-summer
-Montgomery: 20", dark red, mid to late summer
-Ostrich Plume: 30", many drooping bright pink trusses, good near water, mid-late summer
-Peach Blossom: 24", soft pink, glossy green foliage, mid-summer
-Pink Lightning: 18", dark green foliage, red-purple flowers become pink, late summer
-Purple Candles: 42", dense, poker-like purplish-red plumes, boldest astilbe, unique
-Raspberry Pink: 14-18", raspberry pink, late summer
-Red Sentinel: 24", scarlet red, deep green foliage, mid to late summer
-Rheinland: 24", deep pink, free blooming, most popular pink, early summer
-Snowdrift: 24:, white wide feather plumes, bright green foliage, early summer
-Sprite: 12", dwarf, pink, dark bronze foliage, late summer
-Veronica Klose: 10-15", dwarf, soft pink, July-August
-Visions: 12-14" sweetly scented, dense raspberry blooms, robust grower
-Visions in Pink: 18-20", thick upright pale pink plumes, robust grower
-Visions in Red: 15-20", dark red flowers, dark green foliage, July-August

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ASTRANTIA (Masterwort):
*Major Claret: 28-30", dark red flowers, black stems, blooms all summer
*Major Rubra: 2', striking dark maroon red flowers
-Major Sunningdale: 28-30", pale pink flowers, variegated foliage, summer

BAPTISIA - Australis: 40", blue lupine-like flowers, green stems, black seed pods, late spring

BERGENIA - Eroica: 16-20", orange-purple leaves during fall and winter
-Perfecta: 12-15", Large, pale purplish-burgundy leaves with lilac-red flowers
BOLTONIA: -Pink Beauty: 48", soft pink flowers, late summer
-White Beauty: 40-48", white flowers, late summer

BRUNNERA - Jack Frost: 12-15", frosty silver overlay, green venations, blue spring flowers
*Hadspen Cream: NEW 10-15", large heart-shaped leaves edged in cream, tiny blue flrs.

CAMPANULA (Bellflower): - Cups & saucers: 36", double mix colors, June-August, biennial
-Bells of Scotland: 18", nodding blue bells mid to late summer, long blooming
-Bowl of Cherries: 15", compact spreading mound, 100's of cherry-red balls, prolific bloomer
-Carpatica Blue Chips: 8", deep blue flowers on compact plant flowering June-August
-Carpatica White chips: 8", white flowers on compact plant flowering June-August
-Chettle Charm: 2', unique light blue picotee flowers, June-August
-Glometra Superba: 20", violet blue clusters along plant flowering June-August
-Glometra Superba Alba: 20", white clusters along plant flowering June-August
-Peachleaf Bellflower: 36", white bells on tall stems flowering June-August
-Peachleaf Bellflower Alba: 36", violet blue bells on tall stems flowering June-August
-Symphyandra: 23", white blooms, July-August

CATANANCHE (Cupid's Dart): - Caerulea: 1-2', bright blue flowers, June-August

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CENTAUREA (Mountain Blue): - John Couts: 24", rose pink flowers w/ white centers, May-June
*Macrocephala: 3', lemon yellow globe-like bloom
-Montana: 24", blue perennial bachelor button

CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer): - Alpinium: 4", white, densely haired gray cushions
-Tomentosa: 6", silvery-white foliage, white flowers in May-June, great ground cover

CHELONE (Turtlehead):
-Hot Lips: 36", deeper green foliage, rose-pink flowers, late summer

CHRYSANTHEMUM (Daisy):
*Aglaia (leucanthemem): 28", large fully double frilled white flws. summer
-Alaska: 2-3', single 3" wide white flowers, June-August
-Becky: 3', white, hardy stems withstand wind, June-October
-Crazy Daisy: 24", large double daisy flowers with frilled edges, June-August
-Dwarf Snow Lady: 8", double white flowers, July-August
-Thomas Killen: 2', white, large single blooms, gold center, June-August

CIMICIFUGA - Racemosa (Black Snakeroot): 6-8', green foliage, 3-4' white spikes, July-August
-Atropurpurea: 6-7', dark purple foliage, late summer
-Bruntette: 36-48"dark purple, almost black foliage, summer to fall
-White Pearl: 4-5', white, late summer

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CLEMATIS
*Alionushka: 5' small flowered, nodding rose-pink flowers, non-climbing, Jn-Sept.
-Dorota: 6-8', very large violet-blue flowers with violet stamens, cream anthers, June-September
*Ernest Markham: 12-16', large magenta red w/gold anthers, vigorous, Aug.-Sept
*Hania: 6-8', NEW, single bi-color velvety purple-red w/pale pink margins, July-Sept..
-Helios: 6-10', nodding yellow flowers, lantern shape then open flat, June-September
-Henryi: 8-10' Large pure white flowers, dark stamen, June & September
-Jackmanii: 8-12', profuse deep purple flowers Choice June-September
-Multi Blue: 6-8', very exquisite, large deep blue double flowers, May, June & September
-Pink Champagne: 7-9', large pink flowers with cerise edging, yellow stamens, May, June & Sept.
-Snow Queen: 8-10', 6-8" white flowers with bluish tinge, showy red anthers, May, June & August
-The President: 8-12', plum with dark purple stamens, 6-8" flowers, June-September
-Warsaw Nike: 8-12', dark red/violet flowers, velvet texture, May-August
-Will Goodwin: true blue, large overlapping sepals, 6-8" flowers, June-September

CONVALLARIA (Lily of the Valley): - Majalis: 8", Fragrant nodding white bells May-June
-Rosea: 8", Fragrant nodding pale pink bells May-June

COREOPSIS - American Dream: 18-24", bright pink, strong grower, all summer
-Baby Sun: 14", single gold flowers, mounded habit, June-September
-Early Sunrise: 18", bright yellow, semi-double, early flowering, compact, June-August
-Moonbeam: 18", soft yellow daisy, blooms early summer to fall
-Rosea: 1', pink daisy, can be invasive, blooms all summer
-Zagreb: 1', dark yellow daisy, blooms all summer

CRAMBE (Sea Kale: - Cordifolia: 4-5', sprays of tiny white flowers, cabbage-like leaves

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DELPHINIUM - Astolat: 5', raspberry-pink, tan bees, PGH variety, June
-Belladonna: 24", dark gentian blue, bushy, free branching,
-Black Knight: 5', deep midnight violet, black bee, PGH variety
-Blue Butterfly: 14", compact, deep blue flowers, serrated leaves, early summer
-Blue Elf: 18", dark blue, bell shaped flowers, June
-Blue Jay: 4-7', bright blue with dark bee, June, PGH variety
*e. Blushing Brides: 6', shades of rich mulberry to dusky pinks, brown or white bee E. Summer
-Connecticut Yankee: 30", light blue, dark blue or white, bushy, free branching, June
-King Arthur: 5', royal purple, white bee, PGH variety, June
-Magic Fountains: 24-30" dwarf, dark blue, lavender or sky blue, dark bees, June
-Pagan Purples: 6', very dark blue/purple with a white or brown bee, often double flowered , choice
-Summer Skies: 5', light blue with white bee, PGH variety, June
-White: white with dark bee, late summer

DENDRANTHEMA (Mum): Clara Curtis: 20-24" profuse fall bloomer, pink

DIANTHUS (Pinks): - Alba: 6", carpet of small white flowers June-July
-Allwoodii: 8", single flowers in shades of pink, June
-Bath's Pink: 6-8", fringed, soft pink flowers, heat tolerant, June-July
-Brilliant: 6-9", bright crimson flowers, June-July
-Cheddar Pinks: 12", light and dark shades of pinks, June-July
*Fire Witch: 7-8", brilliant magenta, clove scented blooms, late spring, sporadic in summer
-First Love: 15", intensely fragrant, white to deep rose-pink flwrs bloom spring to fall, choice
-Flashing Lights: 8", carpet of deep red flowers with darker eye June-July
-Knappii: 18", yellow, silvery blue foliage, May-June
-Mountain Mist: 12", silver-blue foliage, pink flowers, late spring
-Sweet William: 15", fragrant mix of reds and pinks June-July, biennial
-Tiny Rubies: 4", Reddish-pink, small double flowers June-July
-Zing Rose: 8" carpet of red flowers June-July choice

DICENTRA (Bleeding Heart): - Bacchanal: 12-15", late spring, ever blooming
-Luxuriant: 1', cherry-red flowers, fern leaf foliage, May-October
-Spectabilis: 3', Old fashioned, drooping chains of pink hearts, Spring
-Spectabilis Alba: 3', white flowers on arching foliage in May-June

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DICTAMUS (Gas Plant): - Albiflorus: 24-30" white flowers in terminal racemes June-July

DIGITALIS (Foxglove): - Ambigua: 12-16", creamy yellow, true perennial, June-July
-Exelsior Hybrids: 5', biennial, mixed colors, mostly pinks, readily re-sows, June-July
-Foxy: 36", large flowers, mixed colors, June-July
-Mertenensis: 36", crushed strawberry shade, true perennial, June-July
-Pam's Choice: 36", white bells with maroon throats, biennial

DORONICUM (Leopard's Bane): - Goldcut: 23", large yellow, semi-double flowers June-August

ECHINACEA - Bravado: 3-4', large rose-red flowers, maroon center, July-September
-Bright Star: 3', drooping pink petals in June-August
-Kim's Mophead: 12-24", white petals around a greenish disc, summer
*Kim's Kneehigh:18-24", Pink with gold cone, dwarf variety
-Magnus: 3-4', rosy-red, non-drooping blooms, June-September
-Purpurea: 4', rose, flat petals heads, June-August
*Ruby Star: 36", big flat heads of magenta red daisies, will be a garden favorite, summer & fall
-White Swan: 36" drooping white petals with yellow centers, June-August

ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle): - Arctic Glow: 48", white balls of flowers on tall stems July-August
-Blue: 48", soft blue balls of flowers in July-August
-Blue Glow: 48", bright blue balls of flowers on tall stems July-August

EREMURUS (Foxtail Lilies}: Shelford Hybrids, mixed colors 24-36" Sun

EPHIMEDIUM (Barrenwort): 1 to 2" pink flowers with white tipped spurs

ERIGERON (Fleabane): 12-18" Sea Breeze, large aster like flowers, pink/blue

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ERYNGIUM (Sea Holly): - Blue Star: 2-3', globe shaped blue flowers, July-August
*alpinum: 24-36" thistle-like amethyst-blue flowers w/pincushion ct.

EUPATORIUM - Chocolate: 2 ½', bronze foliage, white flowers, August-October

EUPHORBIA (Spurge): - Polychroma: 18", yellow bracts turn iridescent green in summer, red-fall

FERNS - Cinnamon: 30", large fronds, cinnamon sticks in middle
* n. Pictum: Japanese Painted: 17", variegated fronds of green, burgundy and white
2004 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year n. Pictum: Japanese Painted Fern
-Lady Fern: 2-3', bright green leathery fronds, tolerates sun and drier soil than most ferns
-Lady in Red: 30-36", burgundy color on stripe, exciting perennial
-Maidenhair: 18-24", cold hardy and shade tolerant, moist soil
-Ostrich Fern: 3-7', upright, shaped like a vase, vigorous underground shoots, shade
-Royal Fern: 24-36", grows in moist soil or water

FILIPENDULA - Kakome: 8-12", fine froth of rosy flowers, pale green foliage August-Sept.
-Magnifica: 4-5', feathery med pink plumes in summer, large green toothed foliage
-Purpurea Alba: 4', very fragrant white plume-like flowers August-September
-Purpurea Elegans: 4', large clumps of pink flowers mid-summer
-Venusta: 4-7', light pink, summer

FRAGARIA (Alpine Strawberry): 6-8", dark pink flowers in spring, good ground cover

GAILLARDIA - Burgundy: 30", large wine-red flowers, June-September
-Dazzler: 16", yellow flowers with orange-brown centers, June-September
-Goblin: 12", red and yellow bi-color, daisy-like flowers, dwarf, June-September
-Yellow Goblin: 24", solid golden flowers, June-September

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GENTIANA - Royal Blue: 22", bright blue upward facing flowers, August-September

GERANIUM - Biokovo: 10-12", petals are white with a tinge of pink, early summer
*s. Album: 12-18", white
*Ballerina: 4-6", purplish/pink dark center, sun-part sun, summer
-Brookside: 12-18", best blue, large cup flowers, fast growing, nice foliage
-Buxton's Blue: 8-12", blue, summer
-Johnson's Blue: 15-18", blue-purple flowers in June-September
-Patricia: 24-36", big dark green foliage, bright pink flowers, long blooming, summer
-Samobor: 20-24", dark purple flowers, brown maple leaf variegation, late spring
-Sanguineum: (Blood Red Cranes Bill) 24", purplish red, June-September
*Splendens: 6", magenta, fragrant foliage, summer
-Splish Splash: 24-28", white/blue, unique flowers, summer
-Wargrave Pink: 12", clear pink, compact, June-September

GRASSES - Elijah Blue: 8", the bluest fescue
-Calamagrostis: Karl Foerster: showy, feather plumes w/wheat-colored seed heads 5'
*Chasmanthium: (Northern Sea Oats) latifolium: 24-36"drooping flowers, mid-summer
-Maiden Grass: 4-6', narrow green
-Pampas Grass: 5-10', silver bronze
-Ribbon Grass: 24", green & white striped foliage

GYPSOPHILA - Creeping Pink Baby's Breath: 6", pink flowers, good ground cover, July-August
-Creeping White Baby's Breath: 6", carpet of white flowers, good ground cover, July-August
-Pink Fairy: 18", pale pink flowers on airy stems, July-August
-Snowflake: 36", double white flowers on airy stems July-August

HELENIUM (Helen's Flower): -Zimbelstern: 42", yellow/orange blush in August-September

HELIOPSIS (False Sunflower): -Summer Sun: 3-4', semi-double gold flowers July-September

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HEMEROCALLIS (Daylily): -Always Afternoon: 22", mauve blossom, dark plum eye, early
-American Revolution: 36", dark velvet burgundy, mid-summer
*Darla Anita NEW 30", Pink/yellow edge with extreme ruffles! 7" flowers mid-summer
-Baby Darling: 15", dark purple-red, mid-summer
-Barbary Corsair: 20", purple with yellow throat, mid-summer
-Bette Davis Eyes: 23", 5.25" light lavender with purple eye, early summer
-Carolyn Criswell: 24", fragrant canary yellow bloom of 4 ½ "
-Catherine Neal: 30", deep purple with green throat, one of the best dark purples,
-Catherine Woodbury: 32", lavender rose with gold heart, mid-late summer
-Chicago Arnie's Choice: 28", big, beautiful violet purple blooms with green throat, early-mid sum.
-Chicago Jewel: 19", ruffled, deep purple, mid-summer
-Chicago Princess: 24", dark lavender, mid-summer
-Daring Deception: 24", 5" heavily ruffled lavender flowers with dark purple edges, June-July
-Darius: 22", deep purple/red, mid-summer
-Double Corsage: 20", unusual copper double flowers, mid-summer
-Ed Murray: 30", velvety red/black with green throat, high bud count, mid to late summer
-Frandean: 20", pink with rose halo, mid-summer
*Gentle Shepherd: 29", nearly white fades to clear white, early-mid summer
-Gordon Biggs: 25", deep raspberry red, bright red eye, long bloom,4" early summer
-Grape Velvet: 11", deep purple, mid-summer
-Green Flutter: 20", canary yellow flower with green throat, July
-Halls Pink: 25", salmon-pink, multiplies fast, late summer
-Happy Returns: 14", outstanding, ever blooming lemon yellow, extended bloom, June
-Hearts Afire: 36", deep red, summer
-Hyperion: 40", fragrant, lemon yellow, extended bloom, June-July
-Joan Senior: 20", ruffled near white bloom of 6"
* Just Watch: 31", lemon-yellow, huge 6.5" flowers in mid-summer
-Lavendelle: 36", light lavender, summer
-Lavender Deal: 24", 7" fragrant lavender flowers, mid to late summer
-Lavender Doll: 20", petite, lavender with deep lavender throat, mid-summer
-Little Dandy: 8", dark red/purple flowers with small green throat, midseason
-Little Grapette: 12", miniature, ruffled grape purple with yellow throat, re-bloomer, June
-Mary Todd: 26", yellow with ruffled texture, good performer, 6" June
-Money Maker: 42", clear pink, soft green eye, mahogany spotting, June-July
-My Ways: 36", velvety ruffled crimson red with medium yellow throat, early to mid-summer
-Pandoras Box: 19", creamy yellow with a deep purple eye and green throat, fragrant, June-July
-Pardon Me: 26", brick red with yellow throat, best re-blooming
-Pink Embers: 19", salmon pink with tangerine throat, early-mid-summer
-Prairie Blue Eyes: 28", old favorite, lavender self with green throat, vigorous, mid-summer
-Purple Waters: 36", purple, extended bloom, early-mid summer
-Salieri: 26", very dark purple 5.25" flowers, early summer
-Rocket City: 36", bittersweet orange with burnt orange eye zone, mid-summer
-Siloam Bye Lo: 22", mid ruffled rose with deep rose eye and green throat
-Siloam David Kirchoff: 30", dark velvet red 5" flowers, yellow ruffled, July-August
-Siloam June Bug: 24", mini flowers, gold with maroon eye, green throat, early-mid-summer
-Siloam Plum Tree: 24", deep purple, green throat, rapid propagator,4" early-mid-summer
-Siloam Tee Tiny: 20", ruffled pastel orchid, purple eye, green throat, strong grower, mid-summer
-Siloam Tiny Tim: 14", orchid/purple blossoms with dark purple eye zone, mid-summer
-Siloam Virginia Henson: 18", creamy pink, ruby red eye, favorite, early to mid-summer
-Space Wars: 28", peach cream, red edges, red eye, chartreuse throat, mid-summer
-Spellbinder: 30", bright gold, well budded, vigorous, pest resistant, early to mid-summer
-Spider Miracle: 32", unusual, deep chartreuse, very narrow blossoms, exotic, mid-summer
-Stella De Oro: 11-24", miniature, fragrant, long blooming golden yellow, June, re-blooms
-Strawberry Candy: 26", very ruffled reddish bloom, yellow throat, dark eye, June
-Strutter's Ball: 28", dark black/purple with silver white mark, lemon green throat, mid-summer
-Summer Wine: 28", magenta, large bright ruffled flower, choice, mid-summer
-Sunday's Gloves: 26", fragrant, near white blossoms, ruffled edges,5.25" early to mid-summer
-Swirling Waters: 30", lavender, yellow throat, mid-summer
*Unchartered Waters: 28", deep lavender bloom w/lighter cntr./yellow center NEW, mid-summer
*Vanilla Fluff: 6" dbl, very fragrant creamy/ylw (Award Winner} mid-summer
-Wineberry Candy: 22", creamy orchid pink, purple eye zone, green throat, early to mid-summer.

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HEUCHERA (Coral Bells): -Bressingham: 24", rose to dark red, June-August
*Amber Waves: NEW stunning, ruffled, amber-gold foliage, light rose flowers
-Ebony & Ivory: 24", burgundy leaves, white flowers, June-August
-Firefly: 24", fragrant vermillion-red flowers with green foliage June-August
-Pewter Veil: 7", coppery pink spring foliage, silvery-pewter in summer, part shade, early summer -Plum Pudding: 30", shiny, plum-purple foliage, tight habit, June-August
-Purple Palace: 20", deep rich bronze maple leaf shaped foliage, yellow flowers, June-August
-Regina: 36", silver-burgundy-bronze leaves, pink flowers, June-August
*Strawberry Candy: Foliage 9", Flowers 28", Hugh pink flowers w/green marbled silver foliage
*Stormy Seas: 8" foliage, deep purple w/splashes of silver, pewter & gray

HEUCHERELLA (Tiarella): -Pink Frost: 18", frosted foliage, pink blooms, long flowering
*Chocolate Lace: 12", each lacy leaf is dipped in shiny milk chocolate, dusted w/strawberry flwrs

HOSTA - Albomarginata: 14-18", green and white, tolerates variety of soils
-Aphrodite: green foliage, large white flowers, June-July
-August Moon: 20"x42", seer-suckered gold leaves, white flowers, July-August
-Aureomarginata: 24-36", twisting foliage, turns white in summer, bright purple flowers, summer
-Big Daddy: 24-36", round cup shaped, puckered, white flowers, summer
-Blue Mammoth: 30"x70", oval blue green leaves, white flowers mid-June-July
-Blue Wedgewood: 18x36, wedge-shape deep blue-green leaf, pale lavender bloom July
*Bressingham Blue:24x(36scape)x36" rounded, puckered blue-green, lav. Pt.-shade
-Brave Amherst: 23x 52, blue-green leaf with gold margin, white bloom June-July
*Cherry Berry: 16" narrow lves. Creamy white w/irr. Green edges. Red leaf petioles & stems
-Christmas Tree: 20-22", deep green with white edge, leafy flowers, summer
-Diamond Tiara: 14x36, med green center with white margin, pale purple blooms July
-Elegans: 30x36, large corrugated blue/green leaves, white flowers, prefers shade, July
-Everlasting Love: 14x38, dark green with creamy white margin, lavender blooms July
-Fire & Ice: 20", heart shaped leaves, pure white center, dark green margin, lavender flowers
-Francee: 20"(36scape)x36dia., heart shape leaf with white margin, lavender , Sun-Shade, July
-Frances Williams: 28x60, blue/green with wide gold margins, white blooms June-July
-Ginko Craig: 12x33, med green with white margin, purple blooms in August
-Gold Standard: 30x36, light green, dark green margins, lavender flowers, morning sun
-Great Expectations: 24x50, gold center w/ blue-green margins, white blooms June-July
-Green Pie Crust: 2-3', edges of medium green leaves look like piecrust edge
-Hi Ho Silver: 6-12", lance shape leaf, green with wide white margin, dark purple bloom
-Inniswood: 22-24", bright gold, heart shaped leaves with a wide green margin, lavender blooms
-Janet: 18", ivory center, emerald green margins, lavender flowers
-June: 16", pointed, blue-green leaves, gold center, violet flowers, slug resistant
-Knock Out: 112", medium size foliage, green center, chartreuse margin, summer
-Krossa Regal: 33x70, medium green, funnel shaped lavender flowers late July-August
-Lily Pad: 10x24, dark round green leaves, purple blooms in August-September
-Minuteman: 23x50, dark green with white margins, lavender blooms in July-August
-Morning Light: 16", creamy gold foliage, dark green margin, lavender blooms, tolerates sun
-Night Before Christmas: 25x63, white center, dark green margin, lavender blooms July
-Northern Exposure: 27x70, blue/green with wide white margins, white blooms June-July
-Olive Bailey Langdon: 28x60, blue green with gold margins, white blooms June-July
*Paradise Joyce: 18" Almost bluish foliage turns to striking dp green w/ yellow center
-Patriot: 23x50, dark green with white margin, lavender blooms, July-August
-Patriot Sport: 23x50, dark green with yellow margin, lavender bloom, July-August
-Paul's Glory: gold heart shaped leaf, blue green margin, lavender flowers
-Pineapple Upside Down Cake: 18x50, gold with rippled green margin, lavender blooms
-Radiant Edgar: 14x39, med green with gold margin, lavender blooms June-July
-Regal Splendor: 32x70, dark green with creamy margins, lavender blooms July-August
-Remember Me: 15x20", white center, green margins, violet flowers in July
-Revolution: 16", Large, distinctive, creamy center speckled green, dark green border, August
-Rosedale Spoons: 16x35, dark green, corrugated leaves, white blooms in July
-Royal Tiara: 8x17, white with pale green margin, lavender blooms in July
-Sagae: 24-32", frosted green leaf, soft yellow margin, pale lavender blooms
-Sagae Variegated: 31x70, frosted green leaf, yellow indented margin, pale lavender flowers
-September Sun: 26x50, med gold with wide green margins, lavender blooms July-Aug
-Siebold Elegans: 28x60, deep blue green, white flowers mid-June -July
-Silver Crown: 18x30, green leaves with creamy margins, purple flowers
-Snow Cap: 16", heart shaped, puckered, blue green leaves, creamy white margins, mid-late
-So Sweet: 22x50, dark green with white margins, lavender blooms August-September
-Spilt Milk: 14", green leaves, splashes of white and greenish white, summer
-Striptease: 20-25", chartreuse leaves, dark irregular margins, light lavender flowers, summer
-Sum and Substance: 33x80, med gold, lavender blooms August 2004 Hosta of the Year
-Undulata (Medio Variegata): 15(38 scape)x30"dia. wavy leaves, white variegation center, Summerj
-Whirlwind: 30x34, upright twisted leaves, white center, dark green margin, part sun
-White Christmas: 18x42, white with thin green margins, lavender blooms in July
-Wide Brim: 15x36, blue/green centers, creamy margins, heavy blooms of pale lavender
-Veronica Lake: -frosty blue with creamy-white margins, lavender blooms

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IBERIS (Candytuft): - Snowflake: 15", evergreen mound, white flowers, midsummer

IRIS - German Iris: 3', bearded, various colors, June-July
-Baby Sister (Siberian): 14", light blue flowers, early summer
* Butter & Sugar: 28", White w/butter falls, Excellent form, early summer
-Batik (German): 24", royal purple, white splotches and streaks, early spring
-Caesar's Brother: 24-36", tall and stately, dark velvet violet flowers, June
-Clarence (German): 30", soft blue, late spring and early fall
-Dusky Challenger (German): 39", rich purple, ruffled large blooms, mid to late summer
-Heliotrope Bouquet (Siberian)
*Davy Jones: (German Bearded) 30-40" NEW nice deep purple:
-Japanese Iris: dark colors, July-August
*Lullaby of Spring: 30-40" tall lemon/lavender blooms early summer
*Picotee Wonder: (Japanese) 32"White, magenta edge, late summer
-Sarah Taylor: 9", best blue beard on creamy-yellow, great full flower form, June-July
-So Fine (German): 35", pink/lavender with dark purple falls, edged in pink, early summer
-Supreme Sultan (German): 36", orange standards with dark wine colored falls, early summer
-Swingtown (German): 36", ruffled lavender flowers, good in arrangements, attracts hummingbirds
-Variegated Iris: 12", drought tolerant, light green foliage with white variegation, light blue flower
-White Swirl (Siberian): 30", wide ruffled white, pale yellow throat, early summer
-Yellow Flag: 3', large yellow flowers June-July, great for wet places

KNAUTIA - Macedonia: 2', dark maroon, looks like scabosia, long blooming July-August

LAMIUM (Spotted Dead Nettle):
*Anne Greenway: exquisite foliage of dark &pale green, chartreuse & silver, mauve flowers
-Orchid Frost: 4-6", scalloped margins, pink flowers, May-June
-Pink Pewter: 12", silver foliage with pink flowers, long blooming
*m. Purple Dragon: 4-8", largest deep purple flowers, silver foliage, June
-White Nancy: 6-8", white flowers, variegated silver foliage, May-June

LATHYRIUS (Sweet Pea): climber to 8', various colors

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LAVANDULA (Lavender): - Hidcote: 12", Silver-gray foliage, deep blue flowers, good cutting
-Lady: 8-10", Silver foliage with lavender blue flowers, attracts butterflies
-Munstead: 15-18", Fragrant gray foliage with purple flowers
*x intermedia Fred Boutin: longer flower spikes, stunning silver foliage Super plant zone 3!

LEUCANTHEMUM - Becky: 28-36", Large 4 inch flowers, 2003 PERENNIAL OF THE YEAR
-Crazy Daisy: 24", frilled and just-for-fun 2-3" double white w/smallbuttery center
-Dwarf Snow Lady: 8-10", prolific bloomer, summer
*s. Aglaia: 28", Large fully double frilled, white, summer
*s.Silver Princess, 12",small bushy plants, semi-double white, summer

LIATRUS (Gay Feather): - Alba: 24", white spikes, August-September
-Kobold: 18", deep rosy-purple spikes, August-September
-Spicata: tall, purple
-Snow White: 36", white spikes, August-September

LIGULARIA - Desdemona: 3', Orange-yellow daisy flower, large bronze-grn foliage, Jul-Aug.
*d. Britt-Marie Crawford: 40"NEW yellow flowers/dark glossy chocolate leaves some sun
-Stenocephala: 40", yellow spires in mid summer, wet shade plant
-The Rocket: 5', spikes of yellow flowers in mid summer, wet shade plant, July-August

LILIUM - Acapulco: (Oriental): 30-36", large mauve flowers, July-August
*Aphrodite: (Asiatic Double-flowered Hybrid) 36", double pink
*Aubade: (Oriental) 32", White, heavy gold band
-Black Beauty (Old Favorites): curved petals, deep burgundy red, white edge, June-August
-Brunello (Asiatic): 32", true orange, July-August
-Casa Blanca (Oriental): 48", pure white, fragrant, July-August
-Dizzy (Oriental): 30", white with a rose band and freckles, August
-Golden Stargazer (Oriental): 39", lemon yellow, August
*Helvetia(Oriental): 32", pure white, numerous blooms
-Mirabella (Asiatic): 26", pink, July-August
*Mero Star(Oriental) 40", pinkish red like Stargazer
-Navonna (Asiatic): 36", clear white, July
-Orange Pixie (Asiatic): 32", true orange, July-August
-Shiraz (Asiatic): 36", bright bold pink, July-August
-Stargazer (Oriental): 24", pink, dark striped, white, July-August
*Tom Pouce: 16-20", pink shade to white w/yellow bar, 7-9"blooms, July-Aug.
*White Baby: (Asiatic) 18", clear white

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LIMONIUM (Statice):
-German Statice: 18", white flower, August-September, dries well
-Sea Lavender: 18", lavender flower, August-September, dries well

LINARIA (Toadflax): - Canon Went: 2-3', upright spikes, small clear pink flowers, July-October

LINUM (Flax): - Blue Flax: 12", pale blue flowers, June-July
-White Flax: 12", white flowers, June-July

LOBELIA - Cardinalis: (Cardinal Flower) 2-3', red flowers, July-September
-Syphilitica: (Blue Cardinal Flower) 2-3', blue flowers, July-September

LUPINUS (Lupine): - Russell Hybrids: 2-3', blue, pink, red, yellow, June
-My Castle: 30-36", majestic spikes of red shades, early summer

LYCHNIS (Maltese Cross): 12", bright magenta clustered flowers, very adaptable, June-July

LYSIMACHIA - 1 Alexander Sundrops: 24-30", yellow flowers at tips, mid-summer
*n. Aurea: 2" creeping habit, "Creeping Jenny"
-Gooseneck Loosestrife: 2-3', curving spikes of white flowers, July-August
-Yellow Loosestrife: 12-30", bright yellow flowers, shady areas, invasive, June-August
-Variegated Loosestrife (Alexander): 24", green and white leaves, shady areas, June-August

MALVA (Mallow): - Alba: 24", white, deep cut foliage, July-August
-Fastigiata: 40", deep pink, upright, July-August
-Rosea: 24", pink, deep cut foliage, July-August

MERTENSIA (Virginia Bluebells): - Virginica: 18", blue, spring-summer

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MONARDA (Beebalm}: Blue Stockings: 24-36" dp. Purple,showy, mid-summer
*didyma Fantasy: 48" NEW lavender, leaves for teas
*Fireball: 12-15" petite vibrant red, mildew resistant
* Jacob Cline: 48", very large red florets, best mildew resistance, mid-summer
-Marshalls Delight: 36", deep pink flowers, mildew resistant, July-August
-Petite Delight: 14", dwarf, deep pink, highly mildew resistant, mid-summer
*Petite Wonder: 9-10", dwarf, true pink, highly mildew resistant, mid-summer
-Raspberry Wine: 24-36", showy red-wine flowers, mildew resistant, July-August

MYOSITIS (Forget Me Nots): - Marsh: 4-6" compact, blue flowers, May-July

NEPETA - Six Hills Giant: 10-15", violet/blue, vigorous, summer
-Walkers Low: 18-24", green/gray foliage, low mound, lavender/blue flowers, all summer

ORIGANUM {Ornamental Oregano}:Rosenkuppel: 15-18" scented foliage, rosy-pink flowers

OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose): - Missouriensis: Mounding lg. yellow flowers, Jn-August
-Old Fashioned: 20", bright yellow flowers, spreading, June-August

PAPAVER (Poppy): - Beauty of Livermore: 30"m deep oxblood red, late spring
-Little Dancing Girl: 24-30", soft pink, mid-spring
-Pink Ruffles: 24-30", large pink flowers, deeply fringed edges, mid-spring
-Princess Victoria Louise: 30", salmon-pink, summer
-Royal Wedding: 30", white, black eye ,late spring

PENSTEMON (Beardtongue): - Husker Red: 2', purple foliage with white flowers midsummer
-Prairie Dusk: 20", rose-purple flowers, June-July
-Strictus: 18", blue-lavender flowers, drought tolerant, early summer

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PEONY
-Dancing Butterflies: 24-28", bright fushia single flowers, mid spring
-Auguste Dessert: 36", Large double pink flowers with silvery border, mid-summer
-Dr. Alexander Fleming: 30", deep pink double blossoms, fragrant, mid-summer
*Duchesse de Nemours: (Dbl white)34" strong stems, profuse bloomer Early
-Felix Crousse: 34", Best red with bright, carmine-red petals, mid-summer
-Festiva Maxima: 36", Large white flowers w/ red flecks, fragrant, mid-summer
-Frances Ortegot: 36", very erect, extremely fragrant, dark double red, mid-summer
-Kamatanishiki: 4-5', double wisteria blue with lighter edges, late spring
-Karl Rosenfeld: 40", wine-red flowers, June-July
*Krinkled White: 32", early, Snowy white single crinkled edged petals, yellow mound center
*Marie Lemoine: 28-32", double white, fragrant, mid-summer
-Maxima Festiva: 34", old favorite, white with red flecks, June-July
-Mons. Jules Elie: 30", very large light rose pink, excellent fragrance, cut flower, summer
-Nippon Beauty: 24", Intense, scarlet-red petals, June-July
-Prairie Afire: deep pink guard petals with red petaloids
-Raspberry Sundae: 36", double flowers, vanilla ice cream with a raspberry topping, mid-summer
-Sarah Bernhardt: 36", light pink with lighter edge, Free blooming, June-July
-Shirley Temple: 36", light pink turning to white, June-July
-Sorbet: 28", light pink and canary yellow bicolor, fully double "bomb" type flower, mid-spring
-Vivid: 28", double vivid, shimmering pink flowers, enchanting fragrance, strong, late
-Wilder Bancroft: deep red, staminoids edged and tipped gold, medium height

PEROVSKIA (Russian Sage): - Atriplicifolia: 4', silvery foliage, violet-blue spikes July-August
*Little Spire: 25", shorter, upright habit, late summer

PHLOX (Garden Phlox):
-David: 40", Fragrant, white flowers, mildew resistant, July-August
-Laura: 24", purple with a white star center, July-August
-Little Princess: 20-24", pink/white, dwarf, mildew resistant, summer
-Miss Elie: 42", fragrant, bright rose-pink flowers, mildew resistant
-Nicky: 36", fragrant, magenta flowers with pale centers (darkest purple),mildew resistant, summer
*Orange Perfection: 36" fragrant orange blooms,summer
-Robert Poore: 5-6', medium pink flowers, light fragrance, mildew resistant, mid-summer
*Shortwood: 42", bright pink blooms,highly mildew resistant, choice, summer
-Starfire: 32", Fragrant, dark red, July-August

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PHLOX (creeping): - Altropurpurea: 4-6", rich wine-red, more spreading habit
-Blue Emerald: 6", brilliant bright blue flowers
*s.Red Wing: 4-6", brilliant crimson red early spring
-White Delight: 6", pure white large flowers

PHYSOTEGIA (Obedient Plant): - Miss Manners: 18", white flowers, July-September
-Rose Queen: 24", rose pink, July-September
-Variegata: 3-4', milky white edging on leaves, August-October
-Vivid: 20-24", deep pink, short and more compact, summer

PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower): - Hakone Blue: 20", double blue flowers, July-August
-Hakone White: 20", double white flowers, July-August
-Misato: 12", blue, medium height, July-August
-Purple: 12-18", dark blue, July-August
-Sentimental Blue: 8", dwarf balloon flower, July-August
-Shell Pink: 24", shell pink flowers, July-August
POLEMONIUM (Jacob's Ladder): -Alba: 36", white flowers, fern-like foliage, early summer
-Blue Pearl: 2-3', glossy blue, May-June
-Heavenly Habit: 24", dark blue flowers, fragrant, early summer

POLYGONATUM (Solomon's Seal):
-Variegatum: 15-25", white flowers, shade, June-July

POTENTILLA (Cinquefoil): - Argyrophylla: 16", yellow to orange with red eye, June-August

PRIMULA (Primrose): - Denticulata: 12", globular head, lilac-rose, purple, white, April-May
-Japonica: (Japanese) 20", bright flowers on whorls on long stems, shade,
-Veris: 8", light yellow, shade, April-May

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PULMONARIA (Lungwort): - E. B. Anderson: 12", dark blue flowers, spotted foliage, May
-Marjery Fish: 12", spotted silver leaves, pink flowers, late spring
-Mrs. Moon: 12", blue spotted foliage, pink buds
-Pierre's Pure Pink: 12", shell pink flowers, spotted leaves, spring

RODGERSIA - Bronze-leaf: 3-5', horse chestnut-like leaves, flowers summer, wet soil

RUDBEKIA (Coneflower):
-Black Beauty: 36-48", low mounds 12 ",black cone w/gold ring of tiny petals, unusual
-Golden Glow: 5'+, heirloom, double yellow flowers, August
-Goldsturm: 2', perennial Black Eyed Susan, August
-Herbstonne Autumn Sun: 5-7', single yellow blooms, veined leaves, mid-summer
-Indian Summer: 30", self-sowing biennial, gold daisy, July-Sept.

SAGINA (Irish Moss): - Subulata: 2-4", small white flowers, mossy evergreen foliage, June-July

SALVIA - Blue Queen: 24", violet-purple spikes, June-August
-East Friesland: 18", deep purple flowers, June-July
-May Night: 18", deep purple, long flowering, (97 perennial plant of the year)
-Plumosa: 20", Dark plum colored fluffy spikes in mid summer
-Purple Rain: 24", bushy plants, open habit, smokey blue flowers, summer
-Rose Queen: 20-24", bright rose pink flowers, June-August

SAPONARIA (Soapwort): - Pink: 9", excellent ground cover for sunny areas

SANGUINARIA (Blood Root): - Canadensis, 8", white large spring flowers

SCABOSIA (Pincushion Flower): - Nana: 10", blue flowers on upright stems, June-August
*Butterfly Blue: 12-18" lavender-blue flowers, long bloom season
-White: 12-18", white flowers on upright stems, June-August

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SEDUM
*r. Angelina NEW golden yellow foliage, mat forming, needle-like leaves, yellow flower,creeping
-Autumn Fire: 24", thicker than Autumn Joy, flowering earlier, pale pink, gray green leaves
-Autumn Joy: 2', Fall blooming with dark pink flowers
-Brilliant: 2', Fall blooming with bright pink flowers
-Dragons Blood: 6-8", red tinted green foliage, brilliant red flowers, July-August
-John Creech: 2", tight clustered foliage, pink, rot resistant, summer
-Matrona: 3', green-gray leaves on burgandy stems, soft pink flowers, late summer
-Rosy Glow: 6-8", gray-blue leaves, ruby red flowers, August-September
-Spect. Neon: 15-18", deep rose-pink flowers, gray/green foliage, late summer
-Stonecrop: 6-12", pink/red veins in leaves, drooping stems, July-September
-Tricolor: 5", pink flowers, green, pink & white leaves, August-September
-Vera Jameson: 10-12", mahogany-red foliage, arching stems of dusty pink, early fall
-Sempervivum: (Hens & Chicks) 6-10", various colors, sizes
-Yellow Sedum: 6", finely cut foliage, yellow flowers, July-August

SEMPERVIVUM (Hens & Chicks): assorted, rock garden, miniature gardens, containers

SIDALCEA (False Mallow) - Party Girl: 24-48", shell pink, resembles hollyhock, summer

STACHYS (Lamb's Ears): - Carpet: 6", wooly gray foliage, no flowers
-Lanata: 26", very wooly gray foliage, pink flower spikes, July
*m."Hummelo" (Common Betony) 18-20", rose-lavender spikes

TANACETUM (Painted Daisy): - Robinsons Red: 35", red flowers, June-August

THALICTRUM - (Purpureum) 46", rose-red flowers, July-August, Part Shade
-Lavender Mist: 58", reddish-lilac flowers, July-August, Part Shade

THYMUS - Coccineus 3-6" deep violet flowers with fragrant leaves, groundcover

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TRADESCANTIA (Spiderwort): -Concord Grape: 18-24", grey/blue foliage, purple flowers
*Blushing Bride: 12-18", NEW VARIETY outstanding delicate pink, Jn-Oct.
-Hawaiian Punch: 24", reddish/pink blooms, grass like foliage, early summer
*a. Little Doll: 12-15: light blue, compact long blooming, rebloomer
-Pink: 20", dark pink flowers, fast spreading, June, Part Shade
-Purple: 20", dark purple flowers, fast spreading, re-blooms if cut back, Part Shade
*Red Grape: 18", red flowers, summer
-Snowcap: 18", pure white flowers, fast spreading, early summer
-Zwanenburg Blue: 20", Blue flowers in spring, fast spreading

TRILLIUM - Luteum: 14", yellow flowers, spring, part shade, damp
-Snowy White: 14", white flowers, vigorous, part shade, damp

TROLLIUS - (Double Buttercup, Globe Flower):
-Lemon Queen: 18-30", lemon yellow, moist or wet location, June-July
-Orange Princess: 18-24", finely cut foliage, late spring

VERBASCUM (Mullein): - Arctic Summer: 24", white, large leaves, June-August
-Phoeniceum: 24", white, purple or pink, large leaves, June-August

VERONICA (Speedwell): - Blue Charm: 18", light blue flowers, July-August
-Crater Lake Blue: 18", brilliant dark blue flowers, July-August
-Icicle: 18", spikes of pure white, July-August
-Incana: 18", light blue flowers, grayish foliage, July-August
-Red Fox: 12-15", bright rose-red spikes flower all through summer
-Rosea: 18", pink spikes, July-August
-Sunny Border Blue: 18-24", dark violet flowers, July-September
-White Jolanda: 15-18", white flowers, July-September

VERONICASTRUM (Culver's Root): - Alba: 5-6', branching white 9" cluster , Part shade
-Fascination: 3-6', lavender blue, excellent cut flower, early summer
-Roseum: 3-6', pink, excellent cut flower, early summer

VIOLA - Johnny Jump Ups: 8" pansy faces, blooms May-October

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APRICOTS - Scout: blooms early May, fruit ready in August, good for canning & jam, self-fertile

ASPARAGUS - Jersey Giant, all male very productive, disease resistant
-Mary Washington: outstanding variety, strong grower, rust resistant

BLUEBERRIES - Blueray: 5', midseason berry, heavy producer, high quality large berries
*Jersey: flavor considered the best, 110 berries per cup, yellow twigs in winter
-Northland Blue: 3-4', small, dark blue with wild berry flavor, great foliage all season

CURRANTS - Yellow Flowering Clove Currant: 6', scarlet foliage in fall, black berries summer

GOOSEBERRIES - Pixwell: medium, pink when ripe, easily picked, very productive

GRAPES - Fredonia: blue-black, large clusters, ripens early, good for juice and dessert
-Beta: blue-black, excellent for juice or jelly, vigorous
-Worden: bluish/black sweet grapes, similar to Concord, better quality, ripen 2 weeks earlier

PLUMS - Mount Royal: blue to purple Italian type, good for desserts, jams and preserves
* Pipestone: red, sweet & juicy large fruit, fresh, jam, and jelly, mid-season
-Toka: medium sized, rich flavor, beautiful color, ripens by August 15
-Boyne: dark red med. fruit,excellent for canning, freezing, or desserts
-Royalty: large fruit, vigorous, high quality, outstanding for jams and jellies

STRAWBERRIES - Dunlap: Large, richly colored berries, splendid flavor, productive, June
-Honeoye: Bright red, firm, deliciously sweet, June
-Ogallala: large,rich dark red fruit, firm, tender,high quality, processes well
*Tristar: everbearing, day-neutral, glossy, firm, deep red, excellent flavor

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-Adelaide Hoodless: 2-3.5', deep pink semi double bloom, recurrent bloom, early summer to frost
-Alexander MacKenzie: 5-6', red blend double flowers, smells like raspberries, summer
-Belle Poitevine: 4-5', semi-double medium pink flowers, fragrant, early summer to frost
-Blanc Double De Coubert: 6' Rugosa, semi-double fragrant white flowers, ideal for hedges
-Capt. Samuel Holland: 6', double medium red flowers, climber, summer
*Carefree Beauty: Buck rose, 3', semi-double, 2", vivid coral pink everblooming
*Carefree Wonder: Buck rose, 2-3', rich pink, 4 ½" blooms w/creamy pink reverse,everbloomer
-Charles Albanel: 1-2', semi-double medium red flowers, fragrant, recurrent flowers, summer
-Cuthbert Grant: deep red, semi-double flowers,light fragrance, good repeat bloom
-David Thompson: 3-4', double fuchsia flowers, fragrant, freely flowers through summer
-Foxi Pavement: 2-.5-4', deep pink, semi-double flowers, fragrant, repeat bloomer, summer
-Glauca-Rubrifolia: red leaf 5-6', single med. Pink, multi-color leaves, star-like blooms
-Hansa: 6' Rugosa, double violet-red, very fragrant, ideal for hedges, outstanding hips
-Hope for Humanity: 2-4', blood red double flowers, bloom all summer
-JP Connell: 3-5', double yellow buds, very fragrant, summer
-Jens Munk: 4-6', double pink blossoms, spicy fragrance, orange foliage in fall, summer
-John Cabot: 5-9', climber, fully double orchid-pink flowers, all summer
-John Davis: 6-8', fully double medium pink flowers, opens flat, summer
-John Franklin: 3-4', vibrant red blood flowers, blossoms all summer
*Knock Out: 3',clusters of dp cerise buds to cherry red backed by deep burgandy foliage
-Marie Bugnet: 3', double snow white blooms, spicy fragrance, summer
-Magnifica: large double red flowers, repeats in summer, June
-Morden Blush: 2-3', hybrid tea-type, light pink to ivory buds, long blooming, recurrent bloomer
-Morden Ruby: 2-3', double ruby red flowers, June to frost, long lasting, recurrent bloomer
-Morden Sunrise: 2-3', yellow flowering semi-double, summer
-Pierette Pavement: 2.5', semi-double deep carmine pink, showy orange hips, summer
-Purple Pavement: 3', semi-double purplish-red flowers, summer
-Ramblin Red: 6-10', climber, fully double medium red, summer
-Rosa De Montarville: 3-3.5', double medium pink flowers, June - September
-Rosa Dwarf Pavemint: 2-2.5', semi-double pink flowers, compact, summer
-Royal Edward: 18", semi-double, medium pink flowers, fragrant, June to frost
-Snow Pavement: 2.5-3', white semi-double, summer
-Therese Bugnet: 5-6', fully double medium pink, spicy aroma, summer
-White Pavement: 2.5', semi-double, light pink flowers, summer
-William Baffin: 10' climber, double deep pink flowers, moderately fragrant
-Winnipeg Parks: 2-3', semi-double deep pink, low growing, compact, summer

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BERBERIS-BARBERRY
-Barberry, Aurea: Golden Barberry 3-4', dense, slow growing, best yellow color in sun
-Barberry,Pygmy: 2'x 2 ½', very dense with bright red leaves, hedge or as specimen
-Barberry Rosy Glow: 3'x3', dense and compact, deep reddish-purple when mature

CARAGANA: PEASHRUB - 12', bright yellow flowers May, good for hedge

CLETHRA-SUMMERSWEET - Hummingbird: 3-5', white, fragrant, heavy shade, moist
*Ruby Spice Summersweet: 3-6' bright pink flowers, sun or pt/shade

CORNUS-DOGWOOD - Ivory Halo Dogwood: 5-6', full & compact variegated foliage

COTINUS - Nordine Smokebush - 5-8', upright, purple leaves, ruby red fruit, orange fall color

EUONYMUS-BURNING BUSH
-Euonymus, Winged Burning Bush: 8-12', yellow flowers, corky bark, red fall color
-Euonymus Compactus, Dwarf Winged Burning Bush, 5-8', same as above but smaller

FORSYTHIA; x.Meadowlark: 8-10', superior bud hardiness at-35, bright yellow spring flowers

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HYDRANGEA
-Hydrangea, Annabelle: 3-5',low growing, double white flowers, June-July
-Endless Summer: 3-5', rounded, unique bloom on old & new wood, blue in acid soil
-Hydrangea, PeeGee: 8x10', double white changing to pale pink July-August
-Hydrangea, Pink Diamond: 6', conical, pink buds open to white then turning rich pink
-Hydrangea, Snow Hill: 4-7', rich green foliage, large pure white flowers all summer, part shade
* White Dome: 3-4', rounded, large, lacy, white lacecap blooms, sun to pt. shade

ILEX - verticillata 'Afterglow' Winterberry, 3-6', early blooming female, large red fruit
* verticillata 'Jim Dandy', early blooming male pollinator for Afterglow

JUNIPER
-Juniper Angelica Blue: 5-6', spreads 20', bright blue foliage, horizontal habit, densely branched
-Juniper Arcadia: 12-18", rich green foliage with lacy texture, good foundation and mass plantings
-Juniper Bar Harbor: 6", low growing, blue-green in summer, plum in winter
-Juniper Blue Chip: 6", sparkling blue groundcover
-Juniper Blue Prince: 6", spreads 3-5', incredible blue hue in needles, compact, rock gardens
-Juniper Hughes: 2', bluish-green foliage on loose spreading plant
-Juniper Old Gold: 2-3', spreads 4-5', best of golden spreaders, graceful compact, slow growing
-Juniper Wiltoni Blue Rug: 6", one of the best for groundcover, hardy, blue

LONICERA-HONEYSUCKLE - Arnold Red: 6-8',graceful dk red blossom, fragrant

PHYSOCARPUS
-Physocarpus Darts Gold Ninebark: 4-5', compact, round shrub, yellow foliage, white flowers spring
-Physocarpus Diabolo Ninebark: 8-10', spread 8-10', reddish/purple foliage on arching canes

PICEA - Blue Birds Nest: 3', mounded form, slow growing, bluish-gray foliage, rock gardens

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POTENTILLA
-Potentilla Coronation Triumph: 3-4', spreads 2-3', dwarf, bright yellow, longest blooming
-Potentilla Gold Drop: 2x3', compact, deep yellow ¾' flowers, prolific flowers
-Potentilla Goldfinger: 3-4', compact, gold yellow flowers,
-Potentilla Jackmanii: 3-4', compact, vigorous, blue/green foliage, yellow blooms
-Potentilla Mango Tango: 2', spreads 2', bicolor flowers in shades of oranges
-Potentilla McKay's White: 3-4', white flowers, June-September
-Potentilla Pink Beauty: 2-3', spreads 2-3', pink flowers, June-October
-Potentilla Primrose Beauty: 2-3', spreads 3-4', prolific pale yellow flowers, long flowering
-Potentilla Snowbird: 3', single to semi-double white flowers, glossy foliage
-Potentilla Yellow Gem: 1-2', spreads 3-4', low spreading form, bright yellow, May to frost

PRUNUS
-Prunus Glandulosa, Pink Flowering Almond: 4-5', double pink flowers in April & May
-Prunus Cistena, Purpleleaf Sand Cherry: 6-8', purple leaf with fragrant pink blossoms in spring

RHODODENDRON-AZALEA
-Lemon Lights Azalea: 4-5' yellow flower w/lighter outer petal edges, burgandy fall foliage
-Rhododendron, Mandarin Lights: 4-5', bright orange blossoms in early spring before leafing out
-Rhododendron, Northern Lights: 4-5', spreading form, light and dark pink flowers, prefers shade
-Rhododendron, Rosy Lights: 4-5', dark, rosy pink fragrant flowers late May or early June
-Rhododendron, White Lights: 5-6', pale pink buds, white flowers, dark green foliage

SAMBUCUS-ELDER - Black Beauty: 8-12' purple foliage,lemon-scented pink flowers, berries

SPIREA-SPIREA
-Spirea Anthony Waterer: 2-3', flat clusters of carmine-pink flowers, July-August
-Spirea Bridal Wreath: 5-9', dark green foliage, double white flowers, purple/orange in fall
*Dakota Goldcharm: 15-18" extremely dwarf gold leaved w/pink flowers, spread 2-3'
-Spirea Golden Princess: 18-24", spreads 2-3', yellow stems, bright pink flowers early summer
-Spirea Goldflame: 2-3', bronze-gold spring foliage, yellow-green summer, orange in fall
-Spirea Goldmound: 2', low- mounded shrub, bright pink flowers in July, creamy foliage in fall
-Spirea Little Princess: 18-24", dense shrub, rose-crimson flowers in July, dark red fall foliage
-Spirea Magic Carpet: 18-24", rich bronze foliage, deep pink summer flowers, full sun
-Spirea Neon Flash: 3', bright pink flowers late spring to fall, vigorous
-Spirea Renaissance: 5-7', Fountain-like habit, small white flowers on arching stems, June
-Spirea Snowmound: 3-5', small round shrub with arching branches, white flowers in June
-Spirea Van Houttei: 8', white flowers, deep green leaves, impressive, summer

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SYMPHORICARPOS-SNOWBERRY - White Snowberry, 5-6' ,autumn, wildlife habitat

SYRINGA-LILAC
*Albert Holder: 12', hybrid, deep violet with silver blush on reverse
-Syringa Beauty of Moscow: 12-15', double pale pink flowers on upright vigorous plant
-Syringa Blanche Sweet Lilac: 8-10', spreads 8-10', earliest to bloom, pale lavender flowers
-Syringa Charles Joly: 12-15, double reddish-purple flowers, fragrant, late spring
-Common Purple: 15', purple shades, old time favorite, very fragrant
-Common White: 18', single white blooms, fragrant
* Dappled Dawn: 8-10', single dp red-purple buds open to magenta, green leaves w/ yellow var.
-Syringa Donald Wyman: 8-10', single, reddish purple flowers, mid-June, excellent specimen
-Syringa James MacFarlane: 8', rich, true pink, single blooms, large trusses, yellow/green fall color
-Syringa Mdme Lemoine: 8-10', spreads 10', double white flowers, wide spreading busy
-Syringa Miss Canada: 6-9', bright pink, single flower in mid June, prolific bloomer, non-suckering
-Monge: 12' hybrid, single, dark purple,long stems for cut flowers
-Syringa Montaigne: French lilac, double pink flowers, late spring
-Dwarf Korean Lilac:Palibin, 4-5', pale lavender flowers in June, green/yellow fall color
*Dwarf Korean Lilac: Pal Pink: 4-5', soft pink flowers, excellent uniform habit
-Syringa Pocahontas: 10-12', spreads 10-12', single white flowers, good for background use
-Syinga Pres. Grevy: 12-15', double lilac-blue flowers on large panicles, vigorous
-Syringa Pres. Lincoln: 12-15', single blue flowers
-Syringa Primrose: 10-12', spreads 10-12', single creamy yellow flowers, large rounds shrub
*Prince Charming: 5-6' Fairytale dwarf, dp wine buds into lav. Pink blossoms, spicy, single
-Syringa Sarah Sands: French lilac, single purple flowers, late spring
-Syringa Sensation: 12-15', single purple with white border, late spring, unique
-Syringa Sugar Plum Fairy: 4-5', spreads 4-5', dwarf, rosy/lilac flowers, very fragrant, rounded plant
-Syringa Tinkerbelle: 5-6', spreads 4-5', single pink flowers, compact, spicy fragrance
-Syringa Volcan: French lilac, single red flowers, late spring
-Syringa Wedgewood Blue: 6', spreads 6-8', single true blue flowers, very showing, fragrant
-Syringa Yankee Doodle: 8', spreads 8', deepest & darkest purple, large clusters of single flowers

TAMARIX
* Summer Glow Tamarix: 8-10', rosy flower spikes all summer on feathery silver-blue foliage
VIBURNUM
-Viburnum Opulus Roseum: (Snowball), 10-12', large round balls of white flowers in spring
-Viburnum Alfredo: 5-6', compact cranberry bush, green summer foliage, red in fall
-Viburnum Bailey : 5-6', cranberry, hardy, green foliage, deep red in fall
-Viburnum Blue Muffin: 5-7', white flowers in spring followed by rich blue berries, great low hedge

WEIGELA - Midnight Wine, low mounding,dwarf rosey-pink flowers w/burgandy foliage

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BIRCH
-Betula Paper Birch: 50', spreads 35', bright white bark, dark green leaves which turn yellow in fall
-Betula Crimson Frost: 30-35', pyramidal shape, white bark, purple foliage all summer
-Betula Renaissance Reflection (Paper Birch): 60', rapid grower, brilliant white bark, yellow in fall
-Betula Young's Weeping Birch: 15-20', white bark, slender pendulous branches, good in small area

CARAGANA-PENDULA 5-7', attractive deep yellow flowers in spring, good in rock garden
-Caragana Arb Walker: 4-5', cutleaf weeping form, bright yellow flowers early-mid-May
-Caragana Weeping: 5-6', fine foliage cascades, yellow pea-like flowers in spring, specimen plant

ELAEAGNUS - Russian Olive: 12-20', hardy, highly fragrant, yellow in fall, medium growing

EUONYMUS - Burning Bush Tree: up to 10', yellow flowers in May-June, nice fall color

HYDRANGEA-PEEGEE TREE - 8-10', hardy, showy double white flowers,
August-September

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MALUS-CRABAPPLE
-Malus Camelot Crab: 10', dwarf, leathery dark green leaves, fuchsia pink on white blossoms
-Malus Coral Burst: 8-10', compact, double pink flowers, bronze ½" fruit, green foliage
-Malus Dolgo: 35-40', ornamental, early bloom with white flowers, berries good for jelly
-Malus Donald Wyman: 18-22', white flowers, red fruit, rounded form, dark green foliage
-Malus Firebird: 5', compact, slow growing, dark red fruit in fall that stays all winter
-Malus Indian Magic: 15-20', spreads 10-15, red buds open deep pink, glossy red fruit
-Malus, Indian Summer: 18', spreads 10', rose blossoms, round habit, bronze-green foliage
-Malus Louisa: 15', weeping crab, pink flowers, dark glossy green foliage, gold yellow fruit in fall
*Malus Masterpiece: 25', oval to round shape, red flowers, orange fruit, maroon foliage
-Malus, Molten Lava: 15', deep red buds open to white flowers, weeping habit, great espalier
-Malus, Prairie Fire: 20', single pink/red flowers, red/maroon foliage, rounded habit
-Malus Red Jade: 12', white weeping, graceful, glossy green foliage, birds attracted to fruit
-Malus, Royalty: 15-20', red flowers, varnished look purple/green leaves, orange fall color
-Malus, Tina: 6-8', spreads 8-10', dwarf crab, red buds, white flowers, red fruit, best small crab tree

PICEA
-Picea Pungens, Fat Albert Spruce: 15', dense, pyramidal form, blue needle color
-Pinus Strobus Pendula: robust, weeping form with branches sweeping ground, long bluish needles

PRUNUS
-Purpleleaf Sandcherry: 6-8', purple/red foliage, black/purple cherries, pink flowers
-Prunus Padus, May Day Tree: 30', low branched, fragrant white clusters followed by ¼" cherries

ROBINA Purple Robe Locust: 50', dark rose/pink flowers, bronzy green leaves, long blooming

SORBUS - A. Cardinal Royal:Mt. Ash, 25-35', vigorous, symmetrical, rich green leaves, berry/ July

SYRINGA
-Syringa Ivory Silk Lilac: 25', compact, oval form, creamy white flowers in July, deep green foliage
-Syringa Tinkerbelle Lilac: 12-15', spicy fragrance, single pink flowers

TILIA
-Tilia American Linden: 75-90', rapid growing, fragrant,yellow flowers, large leaves, dense foliage

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HUMULUS - (Hops) l. Nugget 18' yellow cone shaped hops summer

LONICERA - Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle: 20', bright orange-scarlet flowers, June-September
* Mandarin: 10', 2-3" dark red-orange outside, pale yellow orange inside flowers

PARTHENOCISSUS Q.Virginia Creeper: 50', bluish berries, red fall foliage, fast growing creeper

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ANISE HYSSOP - (P) 15", pungent foliage, blue & pink spikes, good for tea, pot pourri

ARTEMISIA, Roman Wormwood: (P) 24", used in vermouth, medicinal for swelling
-Southernwood: (P) fragrant, lacy foliage used as moth repellent , nice shrub

ASPARAGUS, Jersey Knight: gourmet quality, abundant grower, winter hardy

BASIL, African Blue: (A) green basil, purple stems & flowers, culinary
-Cinnamon: (A) dark leaves and spicy fragrance and flavor, excellent for favoring sauces and in teas -Italian Large Leaf: (A) stronger taste than sweet basil, use in cooking
-Lemon Basil: (A) lemon flavored, culinary
-Mammoth: (A) large ruffled leaves, culinary
-Purple Ruffles: (A) deep burgundy, used in vinegars
-Red Rubin: (A) deep burgundy leaves, use in cooking or as an ornamental annual
-Sweet Green: (A) fragrant culinary herb used fresh or dried for salads, soups, Italian cooking

BORAGE - (A) tall plant, blue flowers attract bees, leaves taste like cucumbers, use in salads

BURNET, Salad: (P) 6-18", fern-like leaves taste like cucumber and can be used in salads

CALAMINT - (P) 18", serrated leaves with minty scent, pink flowers, nice in teas or as tonic

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CATMINT, Nepeta: (P) 12", Aromatic, gray-green leaves, blue flowers, June, good border plant

CATNIP, Common: (P) Pungent, velvet leaves make a great tea, cats love to roll in this
-Lemon: 36", (P), lemony fragrance, great for teas, cats don't bother this catnip

CHAMOMILE, German: (A) 15", tincture for colds, used in perfumes
-Nobile: (TP) 12", fine fragrant foliage with white flowers, great tea, groundcover
-Roman: (P) low ground cover, apple scent, daisy-like flowers used for a relaxing tea

CHERVIL - (A) fern-like leaves, use in soups and salads, use in place of parsley

CHIVES, Garden - (P), 18", mild onion flavor in stalk & pale lavender flower, June, dries well
-Garlic: (A) 10", mild garlic flavor in leaf, fragrant white flowers late summer

CILANTRO - (A) fresh leaves used in Mexican, Indian & Asian cooking

COMFREY - (P) large plant with blue flowers, leaves good for tea and all ailments

DILL - Bouquet: ( A) 2-3', flavorful foliage & seeds used in picking & breads
-Fern Leaf: (A) leaves used in salads, sauces, butters, vinegars

DITTANY OF CRETE - (A) 6-8", trailing plant with hop-like flowers that dry well

EUCALYPTUS - (A) insects are repelled by its aromatic oil, use fresh or dried in arrangements

FENNEL, Bronze (A) used on fish, pork, in beans, soups, as a tea for cramps

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FEVERFEW, Ultra Double: (P) 12-18", Pungent foliage, double white flowers, good for headaches

FRENCH TARRAGON - (P) 30", used for the culinary arts in stews, in vinegar ,with fish

GERANIUMS, SCENTED: (A)
-Apple
-Chocolate Mint:
-Citronella:
-Ginger:
-Lemon:
-Lime:
-Mint Rose
-Nutmeg
-Old Fashioned Rose
-Orange
-Peppermint Rose
-Rober's Lemon Rose
-Strawberry

HOREHOUND - (P), 12" gray woolly leaves, used in tea or for making cough drops

HYSSOP - (P), shrubby plant, blue or pink flowers

JASMINE - (A) known for its sweet perfume from white flower petals, vine

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE - (P) 4-6', nutty flavored tubers for salads, relishes & pickles

LAVENDER, Hidcote: (P) 12-24", popular for hedging, compact, deep violet flowers
-Lady: 8-10", silver foliage, lavender blue flowers, attracts butterflies
-Munstead: (P) 12-18", compact, early flowering bright lavender-blue leaves

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LEMON BALM, Green: (A) 24", lemon scented, white flowers, leaves used in teas & soups
-Variegated: (A) 24", variegated green & white leaves, lemon scented, used in teas

LEMON GRASS - (TP) Good for Thai & Southeast Asian cooking, multiplies well

LEMON VERBENA - (TP) lemon scented leaves, excellent for potpourri or tea

LOVAGE - (P) 5', celery scented leaves, used for tea or in place of celery

MARJORAM, Golden: (P) 12", flavoring for soups, stews & salads
-Hardy: (A) widely used as a culinary seasoning
-Pot: (A) culinary seasoning, widely used for medicinal purposes
-Sweet: (A) gray-green oval leaves used with meats, stews, sauces & teas

MINT, Apple: (A) soft woolly round leaves, lilac flowers, apple scent
-Black Peppermint:
-Calamint:
-Chewing:
-Chocolate:
-Common:
-Curly:
-Grapefruit:
-Lemon:
-Mountain
-Orange
-Peppermint
-Peppermint Chocolate
-Pineapple
-Spearmint
-Swiss
-Var. Pineapple

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MYRTLE - (TP) 18", delicate citrus scent, lovely as house plant, can be made into topiary

NASTURTIUM - (A) use leaves & blossoms in salads, seeds in pickles

OREGANO, Golden: (P) yellow leaf, culinary
-Greek: (TP) 12", closest in flavor to the commercial oregano, full sun

PARSLEY, Curly: (A) Used for cooking and garnishing, curly leaves
-Italian: (A) Used for cooking and garnishing, flat leaves

PATCHOULI - (A) A wonderful addition to potpourri recipes

PENNYROYAL, English: (A) creeping tendrils, flowering spikes, repels flies and fleas

ROSEMARY, Arp: (A) grey-green leaves, use in soups, stews
-Officinalis: (TP) 6', lasting fragrance, violet blue flowers, gray-green foliage, many culinary uses
-Pine Scented: pine scented, lasting fragrance
-Prostate: (A) drooping, spreading habit
-Tuscan Blue: (A) superb upright, broader leaves
-Upright: (A) white flowers, upright habit, culinary

RUE - (P) 2', blue-green leaves, unusual seed pods nice in arrangements

SAGE, Berggarten: (P) broad leaves, compact bush, from Germany
-Clary: (B) 5', white flower, medicinal
-Common Garden: (P) 24", used in stuffing, on pork, in sausage, for teas
-Golden: (TP) chartreuse leaves edged in gold
-Officinalis: 18", gray-green laves used in cooking or tea, blue flower spikes
-Pineapple: (A) 3', pineapple scented foliage, bright red flower
-Purple: (A) reddish-purple leaves, blue flowers, culinary
-Russian (P) 3-5', bushy grey-leaved plant with spikes of lavender-blue mid-summer
-Silver: (P) 12", silver/white small leaves, white or pale purple flowers
-Tricolor: (A) 12", white, pink and purple foliage, good taste, ornamental in garden

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SALAD BURNET - (P) 12", early salad green

ST JOHNS WORT - (P) 6", small leaves, low growing, yellow flowers, healing herb for pain

SAVORY - Summer: (A) 12", aromatic, spicy leaves, add to beans and stuffing
-Winter: (A) 12", wiry shrub, white flowers, stronger flavor than summer savory, good with beans

SOUTHERNWOOD - (P) 6', artemesia

SPILANTHES - toothache plant

STEVIA - herbal sugar substitute

SWEET CICELY - (A) 24", root boiled & used with vinegar & oil in salads

SWEET HERB - 100 times sweeter than sugar, substitute

SWEET WOODRUFF - (P) 8", narrow leaves, white starry flowers in May, excellent groundcover

TANSY - (P) 3-4', ferny foliage, clusters of yellow button flowers dry well, repels moths

THYME - Creeping: (P) flat growing, flowers pink & white
-Doone Valley: (P) green & gold leaf, reddish stems, very attractive
-Lavender: (P) lavender scented
-Lemon: (P) great lemon scent, great leaf
-Lemon Variegated: (P)green & gold leaf, lemon scent
-Mother of: low growing, matte forming, pink flowers
-Oregano: (TP) hardy substitute for Greek Oregano
-Silver: (P) very pretty upright variety, green leaves edged in pure white
-Wedgewood: (P) very low growing, bluish tint to leaves
-Woolly Thyme: (P) Hugs the ground, gray woolly foliage

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STRAWBERRIES - Dunlap: large, rich colored berries, splendid flavor, very productive
-Ogallala: medium-large, dark red, sweet, process well
-Ozark Beauty: glossy red, long neck, sweet flavor, in tea for calming nerves, also as tincture
-Sparkle: medium size, firm, glossy dark red, good fresh and processed
-Surecrop: vigorous, prolific, heavy crop, large fruit in June, good freezing
-Tribute: mid-season crop in spring, bright red, good for preserves and freezing

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