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ARGYRANTHEMUM frutescens 'Beauty Yellow' Marguerite Daisy Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Good in borders, pots, rock gardens & window boxes. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies. Good cut flower. Blooms: summer. Color: lemon-yellow. Size: 18-24" x 18-24". Exposure: sun/part shade. Keep moist but not soggy. Prefers well-drained soil. Water: moderate. Protect from heavy frost. |
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ARGYRANTHEMUM frutescens 'Go Daisy Simply Coral' Marguerite Daisy Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Use in borders, containers, rock gardens, window boxes and hanging baskets. Attracts birds, bees and butterflies. Good cut flower. Bloom time: late spring-summer. Bloom color: coral. Compact, upright growth habit. Height: 7-9 inches. Width: 10-12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10-11. |
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ARGYRANTHEMUM frutescens Angelic 'Ruby' Marguerite Daisy Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Good in borders, pots, rock gardens & window boxes. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies. Good cut flower. Angelic Series are early blooming and well branched. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: ruby pink. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Keep moist but not soggy. Prefers well-drained soil. Water: moderate. Protect from heavy frost. |
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ARGYRANTHEMUM frutescens Angelic 'Ruby' Marguerite Daisy Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Good in borders, pots, rock gardens & window boxes. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies. Good cut flower. Angelic Series are early blooming and well branched. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: ruby pink. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Keep moist but not soggy. Prefers well-drained soil. Water: moderate. Protect from heavy frost. |
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ARGYRANTHEMUM frutescens Angelic 'Ruby' Marguerite Daisy Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Good in borders, pots, rock gardens & window boxes. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies. Good cut flower. Angelic Series are early blooming and well branched. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: ruby pink. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Keep moist but not soggy. Prefers well-drained soil. Water: moderate. Protect from heavy frost. |
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ARMERIA alliacea Thrift Sea Pink Shrubby Perennial: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump forming. Good for on banks, rock gardens, borders and foregrounds. Can take seaside conditions. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: lavender pink. Height: 1.5-2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z6. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Red' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #29,381) Shrublet: Evergreen. 2009 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, heat & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & rose-red ball-shaped flower heads from spring-fall. Good rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader leaves, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Height & Width: 8-10 inches. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Daydream' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #29,381) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerance & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & bright pink ball-shaped flower heads spring to frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader leaves, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12 in. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Daydream' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #29,381) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerance & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & bright pink ball-shaped flower heads spring to frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader leaves, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12 in. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Daydream' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #29,381) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerance & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & bright pink ball-shaped flower heads spring to frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader leaves, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12 in. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Dream Clouds' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #33,597) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & pure white ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Dream Clouds' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #33,597) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & pure white ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Dream Clouds' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #33,597) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & pure white ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Dream Clouds' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #33,597) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & pure white ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Hypnotic Dreams' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PPAF) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & ruby red ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Hypnotic Dreams' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PPAF) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & ruby red ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Vivid Dreams' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #35,236) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & dp purple ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Dreameria 'Vivid Dreams' Great Thrift, Sea Thrift, Sea Pink (PP #35,236) Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & dp purple ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5. |
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ARTEMISIA 'Powis Castle' Wormwood Perennial Shrub: Deer & gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Good rock garden, border and ground cover plant. Shrubby growth habit with gray flower spikes to 1 foot in length. Foliage is covered with silky, silvery hairs. Height: 3 feet. Width: 4-6 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. A. x absinthium x arborescens 'Powis Castle'). |
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ASARUM caudatum Wild ginger Perennial: Deer resistant. Clay tolerant. Rhizomatous evergreen, prostrate ground cover. Has heart-shaped leaves with small pitcher-shaped reddish-brown flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies. Height: 3-8 inches. Width: 10 inches (eventually will spread to form a nice clump). Exposure: shade. Water: moist. USDA Z7. |
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ASCLEPIAS fruticosus (Gomphocarpus) Mini Swan Milkweed, Cotton Bush Perennial treated as an annual: Decid., deer resist. & dt. tolerant. Host for Monarch butterflies & caterpillars. Has the same white blms as "Family Jewels" topped w/hairy balls, but they're pointed! The star-shaped flowers are followed by the pale green, hairy balls or seed pods. Good for cut flower arrangements. Attracts hummers. Blms summer-fall. Size: 3' x 3'. Exp. sun. Water: mod. USDA Z8. (syn. Gomphocarpus fruticosa). |
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ASTER 'Purple Dome' (syn. SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Purple Dome') New England Aster Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought and heat tolerant. Purple Dome will burst with color in the late summer, providing a spectacular show when much of the garden has finished for the season. A compact heavy blooming variety which displays excellent resistance to mildew. Attracts butterflies and bees. Bloom time: fall. Bloom color: pruple. Height: 18". Width: 3'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3. |
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ASTER ageratoides 'Starshine' Japanese Aster Perennial: Deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and bees. Forms a midsized mound of green leaves, bearing loads of small, white yellow-eyed daisies from summer-fall. High resistance to powdery mildew. Good for border or container plantings. Nice cut flower. Bloom color: white. Height: 20-24". Width: 24-28". Exposure: sun-part shade. Water: moderate-moist. USDA Z8. PP#19403. |
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ASTER dumosus 'Alert' (syn. SYMPHYOTRICHUM dumosum 'Alert') Aster Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Deciduous. Good rock garden, border and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies & bees. Pinch one-half of plant height before mid-July to allow plant to bush out. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep crimson red. Height: 1-1.5'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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ASTER dumosus 'Alert' (syn. SYMPHYOTRICHUM dumosum 'Alert') Aster Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Deciduous. Good rock garden, border and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies & bees. Pinch one-half of plant height before mid-July to allow plant to bush out. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep crimson red. Height: 1-1.5'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |