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Delphinium elatum 'Aurora Light Purple'
Larkspur |
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ZONE 3, 30", FULL SUN Blooms are lavender spikes in midsummer attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. Low clump-forming foliage. Great for the perennial border or a cut flower garden. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Aurora White' Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
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ZONE 3, 48", FULL SUN Compact white florets create tall flower spikes that are sure to make a statement. This delphinium blooms in early summer welcoming butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Black Eyed Angels' Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3, HT 3-5', SUN/PT SUN Strong stems produce elegant white flowers with black bees. A great landscape plant that looks beautiful even when not in bloom. Deer and rabbit resistant. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Blue Lace'
Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3-7, HT 5-6', SUN/PART SUN A New Zealand hybrid with strong stems that do not require staking, this stately plant produces sky blue flowers with lavender pink accents. Delphiniums grow best in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Deadheading and fertilizing will promote healthier plants with longer bloom times. If happy, they will bloom repeatedly throughout the summer, into fall. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Double Innocence'
Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3, HT 3-4', SUN Large pure white double flowers will grace your garden in mid summer. A compact variety with nice green foliage. |
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Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
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ZONE 3-8, HT 4-6', SUN
A classic flower for your perennial beds with spikes of double blue florets with white "bees" (central clusters of sepals). Excellent as a cut flower. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Guardian Lavender' Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3-8, HT 3-6', SUN
Part of the strong-stemmed F1 Guardian series, this one has double lavender florets with white "bees". The classic spike flowers will add majesty and height to your garden. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Guardian White' Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3-8, HT 3-6', SUN
Pure white, double florets on strong stems will make this a fabulous addition to your garden and your bouquets. Cutting off the spent flowers will encourage rebloom later in the summer. |
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Delphinium
elatum 'Pagan Purples'
Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
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ZONE 3-7, HT 4-6', SUN/PART SUN The strong spires
on this New Zealand hybrid do not need staking while
they support the dramatic, very dark purple flowers
with white or brown bees. They are often double-flowered
and about 10% of them may bloom white or pale mauve.
The blooms appear in early summer and, if deadheaded
and fertilized, may rebloom in late summer or early
fall. |
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Delphinium elatum 'Pink Punch' Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3, HT 3-5', SUN/PT SUN One of the deepest pink Delphinium you will find grown right here at Horsfords! Strong spikes of frilled mulberry flowers with a white, brown, or pink striped bee. |
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Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly'
Chinese Delphinium |
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ZONE 3, 14”, SUN 1.5” deep blue flowers smother lacy green foliage from early summer until fall. Forms a nice compact mound that works great as an edging plant or in containers. |
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| Delphinium grandiflorum 'Summer Morning' Dwarf Delphinium |
ZONE 3-7, HT 10-12", FULL/PT SUN
Light pink flowers mingle gracefully over lacey dark green foliage from early summer until fall. |
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| Delphinium x belladonna 'Bellamosum'
Delphinium |
ZONE 3-7, HT 3-4', SUN
Dark blue single flowers on numerous branches, rather than a single spire. An airier look than Delphinium elatum but still stunning in bouquets. Deer and rabbits will pass this one by, but your neighbors might want some! |
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Dendranthema
zawadskii 'Clara Curtis'
Hardy Mum |
ZONE 4-9, HT 18", SUN/PART SUN
Cheery pink flowers with yellow centers cover this plant from August to October. A truly hardy chrysanthemum. Pinch often until early July for a fuller plant. |
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Dennstaedtia
punctilobula
Hay-scented Fern |
ZONE 3-8, HT 18-36", SUN/SHADE
A very handsome wild fern. The delicate fronds are slightly hairy. Withstands a wide variety of conditions, but prefers humusy, acid soil -- either wet or dry. |
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Deschampsia
cespitosa
Tufted Hair Grass |
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ZONE 4-9, HT 2-4', SUN/SHADE
Delicate inflorescences with hair-like texture held above neat clumps of dark green foliage. Particularly beautiful in sweeps and mass plantings. An alternative to, or companion for, Hostas. Prefers moist soils. |
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Dianthus allwoodii 'Agatha' Pinks |
ZONE 4, HT 10", SUN Fragrant double coral-pink flowers appear in early summer over blue-grey foliage. A great choice for a rock garden or the front of a perennial border. |
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Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack' Perennial Sweet William |
ZONE 4, HT 24", SUN/PT SUN Foliage emerges deep red in spring and then gradually turns glossy green. Deep crimson red flowers appear as rounded clusters. Makes a lovely cut flower. |
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Dianthus
'Bewitched'
Pinks |
ZONE 4-7, HT 10", SUN
Bewitching silvery green foliage and light pink blooms with a magenta ring that appear in early summer and again in early fall. |
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Dianthus
deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
Maiden Pinks |
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ZONE 3-9, HT 6-8", SUN/PART SUN
A wide spreading mat of loose foliage which creates an excellent ground cover. The small white flowers with a red ring cover the ground in late spring and continue blooming lightly into the late summer. |
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Dianthus deltoides
'Zing Rose'
Maiden Pinks |
ZONES 3-8, HT 6", SUN
Bright, fragrant, rose-red flowers bloom all summer on this mat-forming plant. Prefers dry to moderate moisture. |
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Dianthus deltoides 'Zing Salmon' Pink |
ZONES 3-8, HT 6", SUN Dry to moderate moisture. Salmon colored flowers continue throughout the summer on this low grower. |
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Fire Witch'
Pinks |
ZONE 4-8, HT 8", SUN
This dianthus makes a lovely groundcover with its tidy mound of deep blue foliage. The single bright magenta flowers have a delightful spicy clove fragrance; they bloom profusely in early summer and again in early fall. 2006 Perennial Plant Association's Plant of the Year. |
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Greystone' Pinks |
ZONE 4, HT 8", SUN Fragrant white flowers with just a touch of pink in the center. Blue-grey foliage forms a dense mat. |
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
Cottage Pinks |
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ZONES 3-9, HT 5-8", SUN
Low cushion of green foliage covered with brilliant, tiny double pink flowers in mid summer. Excellent border or rockery plant. |
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Dianthus 'Shooting Star' Pinks |
ZONE 5, HT 7", SUN Flowers are magenta purple with a plum ring around the center. Blue green foliage forms a compact mound. Plant in an area of your garden that you will be able to enjoy the spicy clove fragrance. |
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Dianthus 'Wink'
Pinks |
ZONE 3-8, HT 5", SUN
Neat tiny blue mounds of needle-like foliage are covered with delicate soft pink flowers in mid summer. A wonderful addition to your rock garden or front of your border. |
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Dicentra eximia
Bleeding Heart |
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ZONE 3-9, HT 12-18", SUN/PART SUN
Small rose heart-shaped flowers have a long bloom time. Blue-green foliage is deeply cut and fine-textured. This native wildflower is not picky about soil type but prefers a little moisture. |
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Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'
Bleeding Heart |
| ZONE 3-9, HT 15", SUN/PART SUN Heart shaped,
deep pink flowers from May-September. Cut back for continuous
bloom. |
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Dicentra
spectabilis
Old Fashion Bleeding Heart |
ZONE 3-9, HT 18-24", PART SUN/SHADE
Everyone's favorite. Dainty rose or red flowers hanging under gracefully arching branches. Needs moist, well-drained soil. Lovely in a vase. |
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Dicentra
spectabilis 'Alba'
Common White Bleeding Heart |
ZONE 3-9, HT 30", PART SUN
Beautiful white form
of Old Fashion Bleeding Heart. |
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Digitalis
mertonensis
Foxglove |
ZONE 4-9, HT 36", SUN/PART SUN
This hardy, perennial foxglove bears flowers the color of crushed strawberries in late June through July. Plant it in the back and give it some shade. Mulch in winter in Vermont. |
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| Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream' Foxglove |
ZONE 4-9, HT 36-48", PT SUN This is a great digitalis for a shady spot in your perennial garden. As part of the Camelot Series, this plant is sure to produce plenty of high quality creamy white flowers with speckled burgundy throats in early summer. |
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| Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender'
Foxglove |
ZONE 4-9, HT 40-48", SUN/PART SUN
Tall spires of lavender flowers with purple "foxprints" inside. A reseeding biennial that may be more perennial if you cut off the flower stalks to prevent seeding -- it will also promote rebloom later in the summer. Prefers fertile, moist, acidic soils in part shade. |
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| Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose'
Foxglove |
ZONE 4-9, HT 40-48", SUN/PART SUN
Add height to your part sun garden with these tall spires of rose-colored flowers that have purple spots inside each tubular blossom. A reseeding biennial, if you let it. To encourage it to be perennial, cut off the flower spikes before they go to seed, which will also encourage them to rebloom. Prefers fertile, moist, acidic soil. |
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Digitalis
purpurea 'Excelsior Strain'
Foxglove |
ZONE 4, HT 4-5', SUN/PART SUN Beautiful spikes of tubular flowers in June come in pink, rose, and purple. Inside each flower are tiny fox prints. Biennial. |
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| Digitalis thapsi 'Spanish Peaks'
Perennial Foxglove |
ZONE 4/5-9, HT 18", SUN/PART SUN
Short spikes of raspberry pink flowers rise above neat mounds of velvety, evergreen foliage. This foxglove is not particular about soil location -- just don't over water. It blooms from early to mid summer and the rabbits are not supposed to enjoy it as a snack. |
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Disporum flavum
Korean Fairy Bells |
ZONE 5-9, HT 30", SP 12", PART SUN/SHADE
Attractive lance-shaped leaves, and in early spring
will produce up to 3 drooping soft yellow flowers per
stem followed by small, black berries in the fall. Korean
woodland perennial. |
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Disporum smilacinum Asian Fairy Bells |
ZONE 4, HT 20", PT/FULL SHADE This woodland plant has solitary, creamy white flowers that emerge in spring. It is a great spreader, but not invasive. The perfect addition to your woodland garden. |
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Dodecatheon
meadia
Shooting Star |
ZONE 4-8, HT 8-12", PART SUN/SHADE
This eastern American native holds its sweet, cyclamen-like flowers well above the clump of dark green foliage. The flowers bloom in late spring in shades of white, pink and red. It prefers soil similar to where it grows in the wild: well-drained but consistently moist, humus-enriched.
Goes dormant in summer. |
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Draba sibirica |
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ZONE 3-7, HT 1", SUN
A sun-loving groundcover with soft, green creeping foliage and tiny yellow flower clusters in early spring. Lovely with tulips and grape hyacinths. I've seen them rebloom lightly in late summer. An alpine plant. |
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Dryopteris
marginalis
Leatherwood Fern |
ZONE 4-8, HT 12-36", SHADE
Dark, broadly oval and pointed leathery evergreen fronds. Slow to spread. A very attractive fern, fronds can be cut for bouquets. Prefers moist soil. |
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