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Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'Switch Grass
This smooth, blue tinted grass can grow as tall as 4' and spreads slowly through it's rhizome growth forming clumps. It was selected for its glaucous blue color, and graceful fountain habit. The flowers are airy, emerging in the fall, and persistinga...
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Panicum virgatumSwitch Grass
An upright landscape grass with lovely blue green foliage that turns yellow in fall. In late summer airy wheat-colored flowers appear and remain attractive well into fall. It is an undemanding native grass suitable to any soil type. Tough and easy to...
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Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'Switch Grass
A large and stately native grass with a vase-shaped habit and sturdy upright blades. In late summer it blooms in huge clouds of silvery fawn that remain attractive into the winter. Simply spectacular waving in the breeze!...
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Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'Switch Grass
Selected by Ken and Linda Smith of Change of Scenery Nursery in Columbus,
Ohio. This variety has a deeper pink, fuller shape and wider blades than
others, not unlike Miscanthus with huge, basketball sized (2' or more !) flower
heads with a layer...
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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'Blue Switch Grass
A compact upright landscape grass with blue foliage and a tidy habit. In late summer airy silvery flowers appear and remain attractive well into fall. It is an undemanding native grass suitable to any soil type. Tough and easy to grow!...
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Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'North Wind Switch Grass
Wow! An unequivocally upright steel blue panicum selected by Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm in Springfield, WI. It was the only one of our 13 trial varieties still standing after Hurricane Floyd! And the drought of '99? No problem. Wide, thic...
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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'Red Switch Grass
The brightest red Panicum by a long shot. Experienced horticulturalists have mistaken it for Imperata at first glance. It colors up by June and the flowers are also red. The shortest of the group and also the slowest grower, perhaps due in part to it...
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Panicum virgatum 'RR1' Ruby Ribbons™Ruby Ribbons Switch Grass
The breeding program of Dr. Mark Brand of the University of Connecticut brings us a hybrid of P. 'Heavy Metal' and P. 'Hans Herme'. The foliage of 'Ruby Ribbons' emerges a blue-grey in spring, continually working up to deeper hues of ruby-red from mi...
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Pennisetum alopecuroidesFountain Grass
A tidy rounded growth habit and finely textured foliage make this one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. Orderly tufts of foliage are topped in late summer with fuzzy cream-colored blooms. A trouble-free and reliable garden plant that provides...
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'Dwarf Fountain Grass
A compact growth habit and finely textured foliage make this one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. Tidy tufts of foliage are topped in late summer with fuzzy cream-colored blooms. A trouble-free and reliable garden plant....
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'Mini Fountain Grass
A compact growth habit and finely textured foliage make this one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. Tidy tufts of foliage are topped in late summer with fuzzy cream-colored blooms. A trouble-free and reliable garden plant that combines well wi...
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'Black Fountain Grass
A compact growth habit and striking dark blooms make this one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. Tidy tufts of foliage are topped in late summer with fuzzy smoky black blooms. A trouble-free and reliable garden plant....
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Foxtrot'Foxtrot Fountain Grass
One of the easiest and most rewarding plants you can grow in the sunny garden, Pennisetum 'Foxtrot' has silvery plumes that appear in mid summer continue into fall when the foliage takes on fiery tones of orange and red. I... [ More Info ]
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Pennisetum orientaleOriental Fountain Grass
A compact growth habit and finely textured foliage make this one of the most useful landscape grasses. Tidy tufts of foliage are topped in late summer with fuzzy pinkish bunnytail blooms. A trouble-free and reliable garden plant that combines well wi...
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Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'Karley Rose Fountain Grass
A Sunny Border introduction that is head and shoulders better then the species or any other selections we have seen of P. orientale. Delightful fluffy rose pink flowers begin to appear in July and continue to form well into fall. A slowly spreading g...
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Penstemon digitalisFoxglove Beardtongue
In early summer white or light pink tubular 1" flowers on branching, hollow stalks rising above a basal rosette of lustrous dark green leaves. Drought tolerant, tough as nails, and deer resistant. The tubular flowers make an excellent landing pad for...
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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'Beardtongue
This native makes a stunning display with its brilliant white flowers against a backdrop of deep red foliage. Tough and easy to grow, it tolerates a wide variety of conditions including hot dry sites. 1996 Perennial Plant of the Year. Our plants are ...
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Penstemon x mexicali 'Sunburst Amethyst'Sunburst Amethyst Beardtongue
This little gem is a complex hybrid between Mexican and American Penstemon species introduced by Jelitto in 2006. Compact plants are topped with very showy, rich purple flowers from June to September. Performs best in average to well-drained garden s...
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Penstemon x mexicali 'Sunburst Ruby'Sunburst Ruby Beardtongue
This complex hybrid between Mexican and American species creates a compact plant topped with very showy bright red blooms accentuated by a vibrant white throat from June to September. Easy to grow in soils with average to good drainage, this variety ...
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filigran'Filigran Russian Sage
With finely cut silvery foliage, Filigran has received high praise for its upright habit and long flowering period. Airy spikes of fuzzy blue flowers cover the plant in late summer. Easy to grow and very tolerant of drought, heat and humidity, but no...
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Superba'Russian Sage
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Perovskia x 'Little Spire'Russian Sage
With the same silvery texture and excellent drought tolerance of the others, Little Spire rarely exceeds two feet tall and falls over only when trampled by your dog. The work of Dutch breeder Herbert Oudshoorn is responsible for this excellent, compa...
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Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard'Wedding Phlox
Pure, showy white fragrant flowers in early summer. Smooth, shiny foliage. Often called wedding phlox. Flowers earlier and is a bit more mildew resistant than typical summer phlox. Attractive to butterflies, rabbits and groundhogs. Makes an excellent...
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Phlox carolina var. angusta 'Gypsy Love'Carolina Phlox
This selection came from a batch of seedlings that we planted out. Gypsy Love is short and spreads slowly to form a tidy colony. Its foliage is narrow and glossy, and in our experience, never has a trace of mildew. In late June it bursts into bloom w...
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Phlox divaricata 'London Grove Blue'Wild Sweet William
A delightful spring blooming native for shade, it carpets the shady border with pale blue. A low growing carpet of fragrant blooms with burgundy winter foliage makes this sweet william most appealing. Woodland phlox will spread and fill in around bul...
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Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'May Breeze Phlox
A delightful spring blooming native for shade, it carpets the shady border with blooms. 'May Breeze' will spread and fill in around bulbs or perennials that are late to emerge. A small-statured wild sweet william with loose clusters of fragrant pale ...
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Phlox divaricata 'Manita'Woodland Phlox
Selected here at North Creek, Manita is an outstanding addition to the woodland phlox group. Its individual flowers are 50% larger than May Breeze and it is vigorous and floriferous as well. Manita also has a delicate indigo eye and on cool spring mo...
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Phlox divaricata 'Parksville Beach'Woodland Phlox
Parksville Beach is a low-growing and vigorous selection from Plant Delights that spreads freely. Its stature is short, with foliage reaching only 4-6", but it makes up for it with a horizontal of two feet or more. In late spring it is covered with b...
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Phlox divaricata 'Mary Helen'Woodland Phlox
Phlox 'Mary Helen' is an easy to grow and vigorous beauty that blooms in mid to late spring. It features lovely indigo flowers softly streaked with deep magenta for an overall violet blue appearance. Very floriferous and quick to finish, and the foli...
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Phlox maculata 'Natascha'Meadow Phlox
Clump forming perennial with star patterned white and raspberry pink flowers, very mildew resistant foliage. An excellent container plant, often in bloom from June to September. Makes an excellent cut flower and is loved by butterflies....
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Phlox maculata 'Flower Power'Summer Phlox
A free flowering selection made by Darrell Probst, Flower Power lives up to its name! Hundreds of delicately scented white flowers top clean, glossy green foliage in mid summer. As an additional treat the flowers are flecked with pink in the cooler h...
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Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'Garden Phlox
Blue Paradise is wonderful color for our native garden phlox! Flowers open pale blue, and darken to a deep violet blue then get red violet edges as they age. The color changes with the light, looking more blue or more purple depending on the time of ...
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Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes'Bright Eyes Phlox
A reliable and beautiful phlox selection sporting mid summer flowers of clear pink with hot pink eyes. Noted for its bright color and long bloom time. Its fragrant flowers are highly attractive to butterflies.This old fashioned flower, native to Nort...
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Phlox paniculata 'David'Garden Phlox
Beautiful, large bright white flower clusters, a chance seedling selected by F.M. Mooberry and named for her husband. Blooms from July to September. Deliciously fragrant and very mildew resistant. By far the best white. Excellent for hummingbird and ...
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Phlox paniculata 'David's Lavender'Garden Phlox
A new color in Summer Phlox, David's Lavender is a selection from seedlings of 'David' that Itsaul plants has introduced. It has all of the disease resistance of 'David' and flowers of deep lavender pink. Lots of flower power in this one!...
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Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum'Garden Phlox
A true butterfly magnet with wide clusters of fragrant, clear pink flowers accented by maroon eyes on sturdy, erect stems. Very mildew resistant and nicely compact. Introduced by Blooms of England. Sturdy and compact with very showy flowers!...
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Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'Garden Phlox
A bold, yet airy display with cool lilac flowers contrasted by lavender star
shaped centers and dark green foliage. Reliable and unique, and of course a
big hit with the butterflies and hummingbirds!...
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Phlox paniculata 'Katherine'Garden Phlox
According to the Chicago Botanic Garden trials, "this is one of the very best". Highest mildew resistance, long blooming pale lavender flowers with white eye....
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Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'Garden Phlox
deep saturated magenta flowers. Outrageous color with a subtle fragrance. A must for the butterfly garden!...
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Phlox paniculata 'Shortwood'Found by Sinclair Adams in a patch of Phox 'David', this brilliant pink child of 'David' and possibly 'Eva Cullum' is equally mildew resistant and quite floriferous. Named for Stephanie Cohen's Pennsylvania garden, it is a medium height selection tha...
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Phlox paniculata 'Lord Clayton'garden phlox
Founded by garden writer Tammy Clayton, Phlox paniculata 'Lord Clayton' is a regal combination of leaf and bloom. Unique, cherry-red flowers add excitement to the perennial border from late June into September. Foliage emerges a deep purple with lime...
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Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'Robert Poore Garden Phlox
This Southern Perennials and Herbs introduction was named for an ecological planner and Landscape Architect from Flora, Mississippi. A robust 4-5 foot plant with clean foliage all through the summer and fall. A long blooming form with rose pink flowe...
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Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'Jeana garden phlox
Found by and named after Jeana Prewitt of Nashville, TN, this selection possesses outstanding mildew resistance with varying shades of sweetly scented, lavender-pink flowers, vibrant midsummer through early autumn. Foliage remains ... [ More Info ]
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Phlox pilosaPrarie Phlox
An early summer-blooming phlox spreads by underground runners to form a colony. Delightful pink flowers appear in June. Found in upland woods and praries from Connecticut to Florida, west to Manitoba and Texas....
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Phlox stolonifera 'Blue Ridge'Creeping Phlox
Mat forming habit with masses of perfect blues cymes. A beautiful, cloudlike groundcover that will bring elegance to the native shade garden. 1990 Perennial Plant of the Year....
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Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires'Creeping Phlox
Mat forming habit with masses of large, deep pink flowers with deep green,
narrow leaved foliage. A beautifully vibrant groundcover that will bring
excitement to the shady or woodland garden. Floriferous and highly fragrant....
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Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple'Creeping Phlox
Mat forming habit with masses of star-like, clear purple flowers with deep green, foliage. A beautifully vibrant groundcover that will bring excitement to the shady or woodland garden....
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Phlox x 'Chattahoochee'Chattahoochee Phlox
Back by popular demand, this late spring, shade loving naturally occurring apparent hybrid ( P. divaricatus x P. pilosa) flowers profusely with fragrant, slender, sky blue flowers accented by magenta eyezones. Low growing, bushy, and semi- evergreen....
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Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'Obedient Plant
This plant was selected by Darrell Probst, of Garden Visions in Hubbardston, MA for its well behaved, non spreading habit. It is a clumping form, with excellent secondary branching, and good rebloom. Pure white snapdragon-like flowers from June to Se...
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Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'Obedient Plant
This obedient plant cultivar is a compact, erect, clump-forming but rhizomatous perennial which typically grows 1-2' tall on stiff, square stems and features dense spikes of rich pink, tubular, two-lipped, snapdragon-like flowers which bloom througho...
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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'Variegated Jacob's Ladder
This excellent new variegated selection of P. reptans as selected by Bill Cullina of The New England Wild Flower Society. A good plant for shade or a sunny edge (with adequate moisture). Imagine, a variegated Polemonium that actually lives! This nati...
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Polystichum acrostichoidesChristmas Fern
While not as showy as some others, this fern makes up for it with its neat habit, easy culture, and its lustrous, nearly evergreen leaves. Often used in Christmas floral arrangements because it is still attractive in December. It is a wonderful compa...
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Polystichum polyblepherumTassel Fern
Meaning "many eyelashes" polyblepherum describes the fuzzy stems of this glossy deep green garden fern. Dependable and hardy, it lends elegance to the shade border and combines well with Carex, Heuchera and other ferns. Evergreen in warmer zones....
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Porteranthus trifoliatus(syn. Gillenia trifoliata)
Also known as Indian Physic or American Ipecac, Bowman's Root is an easy-to-grow native for bright shade or partial sun and it tolerates tree root competition well as long at it has a nice layer organic mulch. Bowman's Root is love... [ More Info ]
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Porteranthus trifoliatus 'Pink Profusion'(syn. Gillenia trifoliata)
We've been enjoying this great native for many years in our garden, since it was given to us by the Mt. Cuba Center in 2001. We are thrilled to finally be able to offer it to you thanks to a breakthrough in propagation! Porteranthus 'Pink Profusion'...
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Pycnanthemum muticumShort-toothed Mountain Mint
We give up! So many of you claimed this mountain mint to be superior to Pycnanthemum virginianum that we decided to try it for ourselves. We like it! Its leaves are broader and more lustrous, bracts are silvery and very showy, flowers are pinkish and...
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