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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 'Black Knight'
Pacific Giant Delphinium |
ZONE 3, HT 4-6', SUN
A great summer blooming perennial with a stately appearance for any garden. Deep blue flowers will attract butterflies and hummingbirds but not deer or rabbits! Removing the main flower stalk after flowering will encourage a second bloom in late summer. |
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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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Delphinium elatum 'Misty Mauves' Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
ZONE 3, HT 3-4', SUN/PT SHADE
A compact variety with frilly double flowers in shades of purple. Blooms on strong stems in early summer putting on a great show! Removing spent stalks will encourage a second bloom! Butterflies and hummingbirds will love this in your garden! |
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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 elatum 'Royal Aspirations'
Hybrid Bee Delphinium |
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ZONE 3-7, HT 4-6', SUN/PART SUN
The impressive spires have flowers of blue with purple centers and dramatic white bees. They grow best in very fertile, well-drained soil. Will rebloom if spent stalks are removed. The sturdy spikes do not need staking and the foliage is attractive even when not in bloom. |
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Delphinium grandiflorum 'Summer Blues'
Dwarf Delphinium |
ZONE 3-7, HT 10-12", FULL/PT SUN
This unique delphinium forms compact mounds of well branched foliage covered with soft blue flowers from early summer until fall. Performs best in rich well drained soil with a basic pH. This variety is more heat tolerant than others. Although it is short-lived, losing vigor after 2-3 years, it will be a great addition to your perennial beds! |
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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. This delphinium requires growing conditions similar to those of Delphinium 'Summer Blues'. Mix these two varieties in your perennial beds for a stunning show! |
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Deschampsia
caespitosa
Tufted Hair Grass |
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ZONE 4-9, HT 2-4', SP 1-2', SUN/SHADE
Neat clumps of dark green foliage turning golden with pink tips in fall. Seed heads appear as airy silver panicles in summer and become tan in fall. Particularly beautiful in sweeps and mass plantings. An alternative to, or companion for, hostas. Prefers moist, well drained soils. Self seeds. |
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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
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 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 '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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Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'
Gold Bleeding Heart |
ZONE 4, HT 24-36", PART SHADE
A very distinct variety with chartreuse foliage and pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Forms a nice clump with arching stems. Does best in morning sun and moist soil. Looks great with Cimicifuga! |
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Digitalis grandiflora
Temple Bells |
ZONE 4-9, HT 24", SUN
A dwarf perennial foxglove with creamy yellow flowers marked with brown spots that bloom from June to mid-July. If the spent stalks are cut it will encourage a fall re-bloom. Well-drained soil. |
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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 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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Doronicum orientale 'Little Leo'
Leopard's Bane |
ZONE 3-8, HT 16", SUN/PART SUN
Like our own little Leo, this plant has a sunny disposition in the early spring and arrives just as the winter wanes. The yellow flowers have a double row of petals around the yellow center and are held above the lush green foliage. |
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Draba sibirica |
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 filix mas
Male Fern |
ZONE 4, HT 2-5', SHADE This fern will form a grand clump of lance shaped fronds in your woodland garden. It can spread up to 5'. Looks good with Cimicifuga and Polemonium. Drought tolerant when planted in full shade. Tolerant of morning sun. |
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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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