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Requires full sun for most of the day
Requires
shade for at least 3 hours during the hottest part of the day
Little
or no direct sunlight
Some
or all parts of this plant may be toxic
Once
established, these plants require little or no supplemental watering
These
plants will tolerate some drought, but benefit from periodic watering
Needs
regular weekly watering, more often in extreme heat
Keep
constantly moist
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USDA Zone |
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| Bears Breeches | Acanthus spinosus | 4 ft. | Large spined leaves 7-10 | 7-10 |
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| Gold Plate Yarrow | Achillea filipendulina | 4 ft. | Long blooming, bright yellow 6" flower clusters | 3-10 |
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| Monkshood |
Aconitum |
3 ft. | Divided Dark green foliage, spikes of dark blue, purple or white flowers | 3-9 |
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| Stonecress | Aethionema 'Warley Rose' | 6" | Low growing shrubby evergreen, with long lasting bright rose-pink flowers | 6-9 |
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| Madwort | Alyssum spinosum | 24" | Compact shrub-like growth, tiny foliage, profusion of small white to pink flowers | 8-9 |
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| Italian alkanet | Anchusa italica | 3-5 ft. | Hairy 6" leaves, spikes of "true blue" flowers | 3-9 |
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| Japanese Wind Flower | Anemone hupehensis | 12" | Spreading ground cover with single 2-3", white to pink flowers | 6-10 |
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| Ladies Fingers | Anthyllis vulneraria | 12-18" | Silky, fern-like foliage mound, with small white or yellow blooms | 7-9 |
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| Heartleaf Saxifrage | Bergenia cordifolia | 10-15" | Glossy 8 inch, heart shaped leaves, spike of purple-pink flowers in late winter | 3-9 |
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| Siberian Bugloss | Brunnera macrophylla | 18-24" | Mounds of light green, heart shaped leaves, with clusters of tiny violet flowers on wirey stems in Spring | 3-9 |
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| Milky Bellflower | Campanula lactiflora | 5 ft. | Large clumping plant with tall spikes of bell shaped purple/blue flowers in Summer | 5-9 |
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| Cupids Dart | Catananche caerulea | 24" | Compact clump of narrow grey/green leaves with 2 inch lavender flowers throughout the Summer | 7-10 |
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| Jupiter's Beard | Centranthus ruber | 24-36" | Loose clump of fleshy green leaves, dense long lasting clusters of small star shaped pink flowers Spring until Fall | 5-10 |
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| Clematis davidiana | Clematis heracleifolia | 4 ft. | Velvet textured grey/green foliage with dense clusters of small purplish flowers in mid Summer | 3-9 |
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| Crown Vetch | Coronilla varia | 24" |
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6-10 |
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| Yellow Corydalis | Corydalis lutea | 12" | Easy growing clumps of dainty green foliage, short sprays of soft yellow flowers throughout the Summer | 6-10 |
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| Alpine Pinks | Dianthus alpinus | 4"-8" | Cushions of neat, dark green foliage; typical "Pink" flowers in mid Summer | 4-9 |
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| Leopard's Bane | Doronicum pardaliances | 3 ft. | Large heart shaped green foliage with bright yellow Daisy-like flowers from Spring to mid-Summer | 5-9 |
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| Whitlow grass | Draba aizoides | 4" | Small rosette of tiny grey or greel leaves; bright yellow flowers in late Spring | 5-9 |
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| Foxtail Lily | Eremurus robustus | 24-36" | Straplike green leaves with 24" spikes of pink flowers atop 8 ft. stems in late Spring | 6-9 |
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| Goat's Rue | Galega officinalis | 3-5 ft. | Light green, lance shaped foliage with spikes of pink pea-like flowers in mid-Summer | 5-10 |
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| Meadow Cranesbill | Geranium pratense | 36" | Shiny green foliage turns bronze in the Fall, 1" saucer shaped flowers in mid_Summer | 5-9 |
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| Dwarf Baby's Breath | Gypsophila cerastioides | 3" | Spreading mat of greyish foliage; abundant clusters of pink or white flowers from late Spring til early Summer | 5-10 |
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| Helen's Flower | Helenium autumnale | 5 ft. | Branching, leafy stems with yellow, orange or reddish Daisy-like flowers in the Fall | 3-9 |
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| Coral Bells | Heuchera sanguinea | 12"-18" | Glossy, 3 inch, deeply lobed green to purple leaves; clusters of scarlet flowers on a stout 15" red stems in early-mid Spring | 6-10 |
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| Purple Toadflax | Linaria purpurea | 3 ft. | Grey/green foliage with spikes of small violet colored, Snapdragon-like flowers in the Summer | 6-10 |
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| Blue Flax | Linum narbonense | 18" | Clumps of soft green foliage, long lasting funnel shaped violet flowers in the Summer | 5-10 |
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| Oregano | Origanum amanum | 6"-8" | Evergreen, small heart shaped green leaves; funnel shaped pink flowers mid-summer | 8-10 |
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| Pasque Flower | Pulsatilla vulgaris | 8"-10" | 3 inch, pale purple flowers are followed by ferny foliage and then by attractive silky seed heads | 5-9 |
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| Salvia nemorosa | Salvia nemorosa | 3 ft. | Narrow erect plant with irregular leaves, spikes of small purple to white blooms in the Summer | 5-10 |
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| Soapwort | Saponaria ocymoides | 4" 8" | Forms thick mat of ground covering, fine foliage; hundreds of small pink to red flowers cover the plant in early Spring | 4-10 |
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| Saxifrage | Saxifraga bronchialis | 8" | Forms a cushion of moss-like, fine foliage; cream colored flowers, spotted with red or pink in late Spring | 4-9 |
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| Pincushion Flower | Scabiosa caucasica | 18-24" | Bushy, medium leaved plant, with stalks of 3 inch flower clusters blooming from June until frost | 4-10 |
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| Hens and Chicks | Sempervivum | 1"-4" | Many varieties of succulent rosettes; unique flowers develop after the plant is a couple years old; needs excellent drainage | zones vary |
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| Checkerbloom | Sidalcea malviflora | 3-4 ft. | Sprawling growth of round leaves, loose heads of pink to white flowers throughout the Summer | 6-10 |
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| Moss Campion | Silene schafta | 6-12" | Semi-evergreen clump of hairy, tongue shaped leaves, solitary purplish/red flowers appear on wirey stems in late Summer and Fall | 6-10 |
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| Woolley Thyme | Thymus pseudolanuginosus | 1" | Spreading mat of tiny, hairy, light green foliage; covered by tiny pink flowers in mid Summer. Several aromatic Thymes are also available. | 3-9 |
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| Purple Mullein | Verbascum phoeniceum | 2-4 ft. | Dark green rosette, purple or pink flowers form on low spikes in the Summer | 6-10 |
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| Speedwell | Veronica spicata | 24" | Spreading clump of silvery, felt live foliage with spikes of violet blue flowers in the Summer | 6-10 |
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