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Common Name: Maackia, Amur
Slow growing, wide and upright, developing a rounded crown with age. Distinctive green branches, stems and twigs. Older branches develop bronze colored bark that exfoliates in curls. Valued for its fragrant white flowers that grow in short stiff bott...
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Common Name: Magnolia
Grows as wide as high. Deep purple-red flowers resembling tulips, mid-late March and perhaps sporadically later. Full sun. This genus is one of the most ancient on earth....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Wide and upright growing, somewhat slower than other M. acuminata hybrids. Produces a profusion of light buttery yellow flowers in late April and early May. Attractive foliage all summer. Developed and introduced by Philip Savage of Michigan....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Large, yellow, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers in early May. Large, round, dark green leaves are copper-colored when they first unfold. A vigorous and upright growing M. acuminata x denudata cross. Introduced in 1978 by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and n...
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Common Name: Magnolia
Symmetrical growing with more delicate and spreading branches than other types. Yellow flowers with twelve petals in mid May. Distinctive bronze-colored new growth turns lustrous green in summer....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Vigorous, wide and upright growing. Creamy yellow cup-shaped flowers in April–May before leaves appear. Developed and introduced by Philip Savage of Michigan, who initially called it 'Mailman Yellow'....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Shrubby, rounded. Fragrant cup-shaped flowers, red-purple outside and white within, late spring....
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Common Name: Magnolia
A hybrid of M. acuminata with small tulip-shaped pure yellow flowers in early May as the foliage emerges. Wide, upright, multistem. This genus is one of the most ancient on earth. Full sun to part shade....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Large yellow fragrant cup-shaped flowers with pinkish bases just before leaves emerge in May, fade to creamy yellow. Vigorous, upright growing. This genus is one of the most ancient on earth. Full sun to part shade....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Upright growing tree with large clear lemon-yellow cup-shaped flowers early in the spring....
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Common Name: Magnolia, Cucumbertree
Small, single stem tree with large, coarse, dark green leaves ideal for small gardens. Upright, fragrant, soft light yellow cup-shaped flowers in late spring just as the new leaves are appearing. May not bloom until well established. Large pinkish fr...
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Common Name: Magnolia, Loebner
Wide, upright, fast growing multistemmed small tree. Multipetaled, fragrant, white flowers occasionally tinged pink. This is a seed grown hybrid of the shy flowering Japanese Tree Magnolia (M. kobus) and the slow growing, prolifically flowered Star M...
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Common Name: Magnolia
Smaller and slower growing than M. kobus loebneri, but faster than M. kobus stellata. Fragrant white flowers with many tepals in early spring....
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Common Name: Magnolia
Low branched, straight stemmed, vigorous and upright growing. Developed at the Arnold Arboretum. Lilac-pink fragrant flowers with deeper buds in late April and early May. Winner of the Cary Award in 1998. Starting in 1997 the Cary Award annually reco...
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Common Name: Magnolia
Heavy-flowering late April–early May, white M. stellata-like blooms. Vigorous, low-branched, straight-stemmed....
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Common Name: Magnolia, Star
Multistemmed and wide, slower growing than other species. Star-shaped, fragrant many tepaled white blossoms in late April and early May. Narrow, crinkled lush green foliage....
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Common Name: Magnolia, Star
Wide, upright growing with many stems. Fragrant flowers are early, large, profuse, and have numerous white tepals with a slight pink tinge on the outside. The 1997 winner of the Cary Award. Starting in 1997 the Cary Award annually recognizes underuti...
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Common Name: Magnolia, Star
Wide growing and densely branched. Pale pink buds, very fragrant white flowers with a touch of pink, April–early May....
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Common Name: Magnolia, Ashe
Vigorous robust and upright growing with thick stems and branches. Extremely large, fragrant creamy white flowers in mid to late June, often a foot or more in diameter. Large green leaves, often eighteen inches long, with lighter undersides, very tro...
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Common Name: Magnolia, Oyama
Huge blossoms have thick, creamy white tepals and pink stamens, are semi- to fully double, very fragrant, and long-lasting, late May—early June. Large, dark green, rounded leaves have blue-green undersides. Unusual elongated pink seedpods enclos...
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Common Name: Magnolia, Umbrella
Fast growing multistemmed, coarsely-branched tree with a distinctly tropical appearance. Huge, long, rounded dark green leaves with lighter undersides, often 2 ft. in length. Large creamy white fragrant flowers in early June, continuing for several w...
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Common Name: Magnolia, Sweetbay
Upright, narrow with slender upswept branches when young, broadening with maturity. Lemon-scented creamy white flowers with prominent gold centers in June–July, continuing sporadically during the summer. Long, lustrous bluish green foliage with silve...
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Common Name: Magnolia
Erect, dense and compact growing, forming an extremely symmetrical oval shape when mature. Small, fragrant, white, lax blossoms before the foliage emerges in mid April, blooms at an early age. New leaves are tinged with red, elongated, green in summe...
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Common Name: Magnolia, Saucer
Large cup-and-saucer blossoms in May, white inside and lavender-pink outside. Broad upright, stout multistem. Large lush summer foliage....
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Common Name: Magnolia, Saucer
Vigorous, wide, upright, developing into a large shrub-like tree as it matures. Large white saucer-shaped flowers with a touch of pastel purple on the outsides in late April–May. Large green leaves are almost tropical in appearance....
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Common Name: Holly, Oregon Grape
Wide upright. Large, glossy, holly-shaped leaves, green in summer, lustrous mahogany-red in winter. New growth is bronzy red. Panicles of slightly fragrant yellow flowers in May produce clusters of small blue grape-like fruits in late summer, lasting...
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Dense branching with thick stems and dark green foliage. Dark red buds open to medium pink flowers. Dark red medium size fruit persists all winter until taken by birds. Pest resistant....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Syn: 'Centzam' Vigorous, upright growing. Fragrant rose-red flowers, medium size (3/8-3/4") glossy cherry-red fruit. Foliage reddish in spring, turning bronze-green in summer. The Flowering Crabapples are among the most widely used of any small landscape tree in Ne...
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Syn: 'Coralcole' Dwarf growing with dainty stems and foliage. Coral-pink buds open to double rose-pink flowers. Sparse reddish orange fruit. Top-grafted on a straight stem. Well suited to smaller landscapes...
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Vigorous and wide, upright growing. Pink buds, single white flowers. Dark green foliage. Long lasting, small, glossy bright red fruit. Disease resistant. Selected to be the 2001 Cary Award winning tree. Starting in 1997 the Cary Award annually recogn...
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Syn:'Schmidtcutleaf' Upright and vase-shaped. Profuse star-like white flowers. Golden yellow 1/4" fruit....
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Common Name: Apple, Orchard
Semi-dwarf. All purpose.
Blooms May. Fruit ripens August–October.
NOTE: Apples are self-unfruitful. Plant two varieties for fruit. 'Macoun' and 'Mcintosh' will not pollinate each other....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Single deep pink flowers. Long lasting, medium size (3/8-3/4") glossy red fruit changes to golden orange. Dark green foliage often turns orange-red in fall. Upright rounded shape. The Flowering Crabapples are among the most widely used of any small l...
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Single magenta flowers. Half inch lemon-gold fruit. Weeping....
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Common Name: Apple, Orchard
Semi-dwarf. All purpose.
Blooms May. Fruit ripens August–October.
NOTE: Apples are self-unfruitful. Plant two varieties for fruit. 'Macoun' and 'Mcintosh' will not pollinate each other....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Pink buds open to single white flowers. Red fruit. Dense, spreading....
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Common Name: Apple, Orchard
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Wide and upright growing. Rich, dark true red flowers. Medium size, persistent, cone-shaped maroon fruit. Red-maroon spring foliage becomes red-green in summer and is scab resistant. Glossy red bark....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Upright and rounded. Purplish red flowers with lighter centers. Dark red medium size fruit. Bronze-green foliage. Disease resistant....
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Common Name: Apple, Orchard
Semi-dwarf. Dessert.
Blooms May. Fruit ripens August–October.
NOTE: Apples are self-unfruitful. Plant two varieties for fruit. 'Macoun' and 'Mcintosh' will not pollinate each other....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Small weeping tree with long, slender pendulous branches. Profuse single white flowers. Long lasting, small bright red fruit. Glossy vibrant green leaves. Winter interest from the weeping form....
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Common Name: Apple, Orchard
Standard. Dessert.
Blooms May. Fruit ripens August–October.
NOTE: Apples are self-unfruitful. Plant two varieties for fruit. 'Macoun' and 'Mcintosh' will not pollinate each other....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Upright, spreading. Deep pink flowers. Small long lasting red fruit. Purplish green new foliage becomes bronze-green. Disease resistant....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Pink buds, white flowers. Small orange-red fruit. Symmetrical upright oval....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Slightly fragrant single white flowers. No fruit....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Syn: 'Sutyzam' Upright spreading shape. Pale pink buds, single white flowers. Long lasting medium size red fruit. Green foliage. Disease resistant....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Flowering
Wide upright. Delicate pink flowers appear before foliage. Deep purple leaves. Medium size (3/8-3/4"), dark red fruit. Disease resistant. The Flowering Crabapples are among the most widely used of any small landscape tree in New England – and for goo...
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Common Name: Apple, Orchard
Standard. Dessert.
Blooms May. Fruit ripens August–October.
NOTE: Apples are self-unfruitful. Plant two varieties for fruit. 'Macoun' and 'Mcintosh' will not pollinate each other....
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Common Name: Apple, Espalier
6 ft. espaliered. Late season. Red pinstripes over red. All purpose. Fragrant flowers in May. Self-fertile but bears better with pollinator such as 'Granny Smith'. Striking ornamental effect for the large or small garden with the added benefit of fre...
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Common Name: Apple, Espalier
6 ft. espaliered. Early to mid season. Red on yellow. Very sweet dessert. Fragrant flowers in May. Pollinates well with 'Spartan'. Striking ornamental effect for the large or small garden with the added benefit of fresh, home-grown fruit. Full sun....
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Common Name: Apple, Espalier
6 ft. espaliered. Late season. Light green. Tart all purpose. Fragrant flowers in May. Striking ornamental effect for the large or small garden with the added benefit of fresh, home-grown fruit. Full sun....
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Common Name: Apple, Espalier
6 ft. espaliered. Early to mid season. Bright red blush. All purpose. Fragrant flowers in May. Pollinates well with 'Gala'. Striking ornamental effect for the large or small garden with the added benefit of fresh, home-grown fruit. Full sun....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Japanese Flowering
Upright growing with wide branching, developing into a rounded shape. Bright pink and white single flowers. Small yellow fruit. Dense small green leaves. Disease resistant....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Sargent Flowering
Slow growing and wide. Suitable for training into a distinctive small low branched tree, becoming wider than tall with age. Reddish buds, single pure white flowers with bright yellow anthers. Small scarlet fruit. Dark green foliage. Excellent pest an...
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Common Name: Crabapple, Sargent Flowering
Dwarf and compact growing. Pink buds, white flowers. Tiny red fruit. Top-grafted on a straight stem. Well suited to the small garden....
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Common Name: Crabapple, Zumi Flowering
Upright, spreading shape. Pink buds, single white flowers. Small, glossy bright red, long lasting fruit. Large green foliage. Pest resistant....
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Common Name: Malva
Synonym: 'Parkallee' Large, cupped, creamy petals surround an unusual double center, June-August. Branching habit. Prefers fertile well drained soils. Full sun....
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Common Name: Fern -- Ostrich
Requires very moist conditions, humus rich soil, and a shady spot. Very large lacy fronds. Leathery, shorter spore bearing fronds turn rich brown in early fall. Ferns are deer resistant. Spacing: 2–3 ft....
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Common Name: Redwood, Dawn
Deciduous conifer. Fast growing, pyramidal, upright. Small hemlock-like green foliage turns rusty-tan in fall before dropping. Native to China and very well adapted to the northeastern USA. Can tolerate moist soil conditions. Low maintenance....
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Common Name: Cypress, Siberian Carpet or Russian Arborvitae
Soft, flat, fast growing and densely branched. Bright green cedar-like foliage turns purplish brown in winter. One of the few coniferous groundcovers that tolerates some shade. Very hardy and adaptable to sites with adequate drainage. Drought toleran...
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Common Name: Grass -- Miscanthus
Green foliage with a thin white stripe, turning purplish red in autumn. Copper-rust flowers in August. Spacing: 2–4 ft.
Ornamental grasses are fine additions to many gardens. They are useful in naturalized areas, as edgings, groundcovers, in rock ...
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping grass. Full, arching form. Cascading, very fine, thin leaves accented with a silver mid-rib turn a gorgeous yellow in autumn. Fluffy, zigzag plume segments appear in mid-September and are the darkest bronze of the Miscanthus. Hardy specimen ...
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping grass. Creamy white variegation on green foliage. Very upright growth habit. Pinkish white flowers in autumn. M. sinensis as a group are large, clumping ornamental grasses that are effective as a background, hedge, or screen. Will grow at th...
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping grass. Wide, robust leaves with creamy white and green variegation. Copper-red flowers in autumn. Non-floppy habit. M. sinensis as a group are large, clumping ornamental grasses that are effective as a background, hedge, or screen. Will grow...
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Dramatic gold horizontal striping from the base of each blade to its tip. It is exceptionally upright and compact. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 2–4 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Maiden Grass
Large silky reddish panicles are ideal for arrangements and drying. Late blooming. Narrow leaf blades with a white stripe down center. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 4–8 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Silver inflorescences held high above narrow green foliage. Slightly more upright than 'Gracillimus'. Fall foliage is rich copper-red and orange. Very beautiful and refined. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and C...
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping habit. Dwarf, arching foliage with vivid green and yellow banding. Reddish purple plumes held 1 foot above foliage age to tan in autumn. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 3-4 ft. [ More Information ]
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clump forming. Narrow green foliage with narrow white stripes. Bronzy red flower heads in October. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 2–4 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping habit. Arching narrow blades with numerous, narrow, distinct, gold and green bands form a vase-shaped plant. Inflorescences in September. Can be planted as a border or hedge, by the waterside, and in coastal gardens. Spacing: 5-6'. <...[ More Information ]
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping grass. Narrow green blades turn shades of reddish-brown in fall. Tiny pinkish flowers maturing to reddish-brown to creamy white plumes by fall. Foliage and flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Cut back in sp...
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping. Fine upright silvery green foliage. Similar to Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella' but smaller. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 2–4 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass
Syn: 'Silberpfeil' Broad green blades with white midrib. Draping habit. Silver plumes held high above foliage, August. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 3-4 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Porcupine Grass
Upright foliage is green with horizontal yellow bands. Reddish blooms. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 3–6 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Variegated Japanese
Clumping grass. Graceful white-striped foliage. Red-tinted plumes in mid September. May be planted at water's edge and in coastal gardens. Native to Japan and China. Spacing: 3–4 ft.
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Common Name: Grass -- Silver Grass, Japanese
Clumping habit. Arching, narrow, green foliage turns reddish in autumn. Golden copper pllumes in late August mature to silver. Spacing: 3-4 ft. Miscanthus cultivars are effective as a background, hedge, screen or accent and will grow at the ... [ More Information ]
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Common Name: Partridgeberry
Ground hugging native woodland plant, popular during the winter holidays. Delicate, tiny, rounded dark green leaves with prominent white veins on trailing stems. Pairs of very fragrant, erect white flowers on short stalks in late May. Long lasting, u...
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Common Name: Grass -- Moor Grass, Variegated Purple
Clumping grass. Leaves striped yellow to creamy white. Yellow flowering stalks in mid summer. Rich golden yellow autumn color. Tolerates moist, poor soils and acid conditions. Deer resistant. Leave standing for winter interest. Cut back in spring bef...
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Common Name: Grass -- Moor Grass, Tall Purple
Clumping grass. Tall upright inflorescences on green fountain-like foliage, summer. Strong structural form. Rich golden yellow fall color. Plant in any moist, well drained soil, preferably acidic to neutral. Performs well at the seashore. A Kurt Blue...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Violet-blue flowers, July–August. More drought tolerant than other cultivars. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monardas best controlled by proper plant ...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Salmon-pink flowers July–August. More drought tolerant than other cultivars. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monardas best controlled by proper plant s...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Ruby-red flowers, July–August. Dwarf. Mildew resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monardas best controlled by proper plant spacing to allow air c...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Rich red flowers, July–August. Moderate mildew resistance. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monardas best controlled by proper plant spacing to allow ai...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Large bright pink blooms, July–August. A Canadian Ornamental Plant Foundation release. Moderate mildew resistance. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monar...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Dwarf. Pink flowers July–August. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monardas best controlled by proper plant spacing to allow air circulation and by wateri...
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Common Name: Beebalm or Oswego Tea
Clear wine-red flowers, July–August. Dark green foliage. Mildew resistant. A White Flower Farm introduction. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Aromatic foliage. Rapid growth in rich, moist soil. Powdery mildew is a common problem for monardas b...
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Common Name: Bayberry, Northern
Wide spreading native shrub with artistically shaped upright branches, suckering by underground stems to form large colonies. Glossy dark green aromatic foliage can be semievergreen. Waxy gray berries cover the stems of female plants, forming in Sept...
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