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Common Name: Golden Chain Tree
Narrow, upright, broadening with age. Clusters, often nearly 2 ft. long, of yellow wisteria-like blossoms in late spring. Green stems and branches. Bright green trifoliate leaves have a bluish tinge. Tends to be shallow rooted and the tree should be ...
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Common Name: Dead Nettle, Spotted
6--8". Groundcover. Vigorous and sprawling with small silver leaves with green margins. Hooded, pale lavender-pink flowers all summer. Tolerant of moderately poor and dry soils. More aggressive in moist soils. Deer resistant. Naturalized in North Ame...
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Common Name: Dead Nettle, Spotted
Groundcover. Vigorous and sprawling with small crinkled green and silver leaves. Hooded soft pink flowers all summer. Tolerant of moderately poor and dry soils. More aggressive in moist soils. Deer resistant. Naturalized in North America. Spacing: 15...
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Common Name: Dead Needle, Spotted
Compact groundcover. Vigorous and sprawling with small crinkled green and silver leaves. Hooded white flowers all summer. Tolerant of moderately poor and dry soils. More aggressive in moist soils. Deer resistant. Naturalized in North America. Spacing...
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Common Name: Larch
Deciduous conifer. Fast growing, upright pyramid when young. Horizontal branches with drooping branchlets. In autumn, bright green needles turn golden before dropping. Decorative 1" cones....
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Common Name: Larch, Weeping
Deciduous conifer. Fast growing, narrow, upright when young, with gracefully weeping branches, widening with maturity. Bright green needles turn golden in autumn. Decorative 1" cones. These plants are grafted on top of straight stems....
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Common Name: Larch
Deciduous conifer. Pyramidal with variable weeping or horizontal branches and drooping branchlets, imparting an undulating effect. A very unusual effect in the landscape. In autumn green needles turn golden before dropping. Grafted on top of a strai...
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Common Name: Larch
Deciduous conifer. Low growing, wide and dwarf. Bright blue-green needles turn yellow in fall before dropping. Developed and introduced by Sid Waxman of the University of Connecticut....
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Common Name: Lavender
Fragrant lilac flowers, July--September. Silver-gray foliage. Compact woody border plant. Does best in moist, rich soil with good drainage but can be somewhat drought tolerant once established. Adaptable to the seashore. Deer resistant. Species is na...
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Common Name: Lavender
Fragrant deep purple-blue flowers with silver-gray foliage, July–September. Compact, woody border plant does best in moist, rich, yet well drained soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Deer resistant. Species is native to the Mediterranean. Spacing: 15–18...
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Common Name: Bushclover, Shrub
Open growing and loosely branched with outward reaching branches. Racemes of purple flowers on current season's growth in September. Small, dark green, slightly hairy, trifoliate leaves with paler undersides. This is a spectacular choice for many lat...
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Common Name: Daisy
Syn: 'Gold Rush', 'Leukal 01' Fringed, two-toned yellow and white rays around a yellow center form feathery double blossoms, July-August. Encourage rebloom by deadheading. Adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 12-18". ...[ More Information ]
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
24--36" h. Classic single white 3" flowers, July--August. Deadhead to encourage prolonged bloom. Adaptable to the seashore. Full sun. Spacing: 12--24"....
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
Single white flowers on tall stems, June until frost. Deadhead to encourage prolonged bloom. Waxy foliage. Good cut flower. Adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 12-–24"....
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
24--36" h. Fully double, pompom-like white flowers with center shaded green, June--July. Deadhead to encourage prolonged bloom. Good cut flower. Adaptable to the seashore. Full sun. Spacing: 12--24"....
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
A shaggy version of the classic Shasta. 4" white blossoms with gold centers, June–August. Deadhead to encourage prolonged bloom. Good cut flower. Adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 24"....
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
Dwarf. Classic single white daisies with gold centers, June–August. Deadhead to encourage prolonged bloom. Good cut flower. Adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 12"....
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
4--6". Miniature. Masses of single, white flowers, April--May. Extend blossom by deadheading spent flowers. Adaptable to the seashore. Full sun. Spacing: 10--12"....
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Common Name: Daisy, Shasta
White, semi-double flowers on a dwarf plant, June until frost. Deadhead to encourage prolonged bloom. Waxy foliage. Good cut flower. Adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 24"....
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Common Name: Leucothoe, Coast
Dense, compact low mound with long arching branches, maturing wider than high. Small shiny foliage is green in summer, mahogany in winter. Fragrant white flowers in long racemes along the branches in May. Native to the southeastern USA, and well adap...
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Common Name: Leucothoe, Drooping or Fetterbush
Multicolored new growth becomes mostly green and yellow as it matures. Similar to the species in growth and flower. Deer resistant. Native to the southeastern USA, and well adapted to much of New England. Adaptable to seashore conditions. Prefers moi...
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Common Name: Leucothoe, Drooping or Fetterbush
Dense growing, compact low mound with arching branches. Small shiny green foliage turns mahogany in winter. White flowers. Native to the southeastern USA, and well adapted to much of New England. Adaptable to seashore conditions. Prefers moist, acidi...
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Common Name: Leucothoe, Drooping or Fetterbush
Fast growing with arching branches, becoming wider than high. Long sprays of fragrant white lily-of-the-valley-like flowers along each stem in May. The large shiny leaves are rich green in summer and mahogany-bronze in autumn and winter. Native to th...
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Common Name: Grass -- Dune Grass, European
Aggressive groundcover. Blue wide-bladed grass with vigorous running growth habit. Does well in sandy soil. Helps prevent soil erosion, especially from sandy coastal dunes. Tall gray-green to yellow flower clusters in summer. Spacing: 18–24".
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Common Name: Blazingstar, White or Gayfeather
Tall spikes of dense, tiny creamy white flowers in July. Narrow foliage. Likes reliable moisture and dislikes heavy soils. Divide in spring or fall. Spacing 12-15"....
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Common Name: Blazingstar or Gayfeather
Syn: Floristan Weiss Upright spikes of fluffy white flowers in July. Grass-like narrow foliage. Likes reliable moisture and dislikes heavy soils. Native to the eastern USA. Divide in spring or after bloom in late summer. Full sun to part shade. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Blazingstar or Gayfeather
Compact plant with fluffy spikes of lilac-mauve flowers in early summer. Narrow foliage. Likes reliable moisture and dislikes heavy soils. Divide in spring or fall. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Golden Ray
Broad clusters of large golden yellow flowers mid summer. Glossy chocolate-maroon rounded foliage with purple undersides. Likes reliably moist soil and full sun with some mid day shade. Imposing waterside plant. Deer resistant. Spacing: 24-36"....
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Common Name: Golden Ray
Heart-shaped, heavily toothed leaves dark green above and purple-pink beneath. Golden yellow daisy-like flowers in late summer. Imposing waterside plant. Deer resistant. Likes reliably moist soil. Divide in spring. Mid day shade is ideal. Part shade ...
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Common Name: Golden Ray
Orange daisy-like flowers, August. Large dark green kidney-shaped leaves. Likes reliably moist soil and full sun with some mid day shade. Imposing waterside plant. Deer resistant. Spacing: 24–36"....
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Common Name: Ligularia, Narrow Spiked
Dwarf. Conical heads of bright yellow flowers, August. Long-stemmed, heart-shaped green leaves. Prefers moist soil. Divide in spring. Spacing: 18-24"....
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Common Name: Ligularia, Narrow Spiked
Upright spikes of ragged golden yellow flowers August. Large, light green triangular to heart-shaped foliage. Prefers moist soil. Divide in spring. Spacing: 24–36"....
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Common Name: Privet, California
Hedging plant that tolerates shearing happily. Glossy dark green foliage may be semievergreen in protected areas. White flowers. Suitable for a wide range of growing conditions including seashore conditions....
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Common Name: Privet, Golden
Golden yellow foliage color best in full sun. Does not develop well under heavy shearing. Small white flowers, May, followed by tiny black berries....
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Common Name: Privet, Ibolium
Glossy dark green foliage can be semievergreen in the most protected areas. Whitish flowers produce black fruit. Upright and densely growing hedging plant that quickly develops into a large shrub unless maintained. Tolerates shearing and, if regular...
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Common Name: Spicebush
Native woodland and wetland plant that adapts well to sun or shade, wet or normal locations. Slow growing with lacy, open branching in its natural shady sites, it forms a beautiful dense shrub when grown in sunny locations. Tiny green-yellow flowers ...
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Common Name: Sweetgum, American
Fast growing and upright, developing quickly into a large, specimen with an extensive root system. Branches are coarse textured and bark becomes deeply furrowed with age. Glossy green maple-like leaves turn multicolored in fall. Spiky, rounded 1" fru...
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Common Name: Sweetgum, American
Very slender tree perhaps 6' wide at maturity. Perfect tree for smaller yards. Glossy, deep green, heavily lobed, maple-like leaves. Stunning deep burgundy fall color. Spiky, rounded, 1" fruits in fall open to release multiple black seeds. Bark bec...
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Common Name: Sweetgum, American
Unique narrow lobed leaves and apricot-orange autumn color. Fast growing and upright, developing quickly into a large, specimen with an extensive root system. Branches are coarse textured and bark becomes deeply furrowed with age. Glossy green maple-...
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Common Name: Tuliptree
Vigorous, wide, upright growing, developing quickly into a massive tree, often with a long, branch free trunk in natural stands. Very unusual and colorful greenish yellow cup-shaped flowers actually look like tulips in late May, but often go unnotice...
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Common Name: Lilyturf
Spreading clumps of decorative grassy foliage. Showy dark violet-blue flowers in July. Suitable as a neat edging or in rock gardens. Drought tolerant once established. Adaptable to the seashore. Divide in spring. Spacing: 12"....
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Common Name: Liriope
Green foliage with creamy margins. Blue flowers about 2 weeks later than the species and spreads more slowly. Drought tolerant once established. Adaptable to the seashore. Divide in spring. Spacing: 10-12"....
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Common Name: Cardinal Flower
Brilliant cardinal-red flower spikes, August–September. Wetland native. Prefers rich, moist soil. Divide in soring. Spacing: 18–24"....
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Common Name: Honeysuckle
Climbing vine. Deciduous. Long dark green foliage. Yellow flowers stained maroon July. Black fruit in autumn. Trellised. Adaptable to seashore conditions....
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Common Name: Honeysuckle
Tall growing climber. Rounded blue-green leaves with bluer undersides. Fragrant bright orange-red tubular flowers, June–September. Suitable for coastal gardens....
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Common Name: Honeysuckle, Goldflame
Climbing. Deciduous or semievergreen. Fragrant red flowers with yellow insides turn pink as they mature. Blooms all summer beginning in June. Suitable for coastal gardens....
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Common Name: Lupine
15--18" h. Dwarf plants with spikes of pea-like flowers, June--July, in an array of colors: blue, red, pink, yellow, white, purple. Attractive leaves consist of 10—16 finger-like leaflets. Tolerant of cold, heat and humidity. This is the species...
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Common Name: Lupine
Separate colors of blue, red, white, yellow or pink flowers, June–July. Prefer rich, moist yet well drained, neutral to acid soil. Spacing: 18–24"....
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Common Name: Campion, Rose
Synonym: 'Blych' Unique double flowers, resembling miniature carnations, improve upon the species with larger size and rich, velvety, blood-red color. The plants are sterile so the blooms last and last. The flowers contrast beautifully with the silvery, wooly foliage...
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Common Name: Loosestrife, Gooseneck
24--36". Small, densely packed white flowers in slender, arching spikes, July--August. Best in the informal border or for naturalizing. Can be invasive. Likes reliable moisture. Native of Japan and China. Divide in spring. Full sun to part shade. Spa...
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