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Phygelius 'Yellow Sovereign' Cape Fuchsia |
ZONE 4-9, HT 28", SUN Uniform pendulum-like flowers are pale yellow midsummer into fall. This variety has very dense flower spikes and strong stems compared to others. |
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Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
Obedient Plant |
ZONE 2-9, HT 18-30", SUN/PART SUN
Spires of small, white, dragon-head shaped florets that will stay wherever you orient them (thus the name "Obedient Plant"). This particular cultivar is clumping rather than aggressively spreading in its growth habit. Blooms late summer into fall in either wet or dry soil. |
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Physostegia virginiana 'Summer Snow'
Obedient Plant |
ZONE 3-9, HT 24-36", SUN/PART SUN
White flowers
on spikes in summer to fall. Needs little attention. |
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Platycodon
grandiflorus 'Double Blue'
Balloon Flower |
ZONE 3-8, HT 24", SUN/PART SUN The hot air balloon
shaped buds burst open into fully double, bell-shaped,
violet-blue flowers with dark purple veining in July
and August. This pest and disease resistant plant has
attractive foliage when not in bloom. |
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| Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fairy Snow'
Balloon Flower |
ZONE 3-8, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
A wonderful flower for your mid-summer garden! At only one foot tall, it is shorter than most balloon flowers. Put in near the front of the bed because you're going to want to examine these flowers! The balloon-shaped buds open to white flowers with bluish-purple veining. Looks great with Platycodon grandiflorus var mariesii. |
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Platycodon
grandiflorus 'Fuji Pink'
Balloon Flower |
ZONE 3-8, HT 24", SUN/PART SUN Pale pink
balloon-like buds open to lovely bell shaped flowers
in mid summer. This long-lived, trouble-free plant shows
its color best in part shade. Makes a nice cut flower. |
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Platycodon
grandiflorus 'Fuji White'
Balloon Flower |
ZONE 3-8, HT 24", SUN/PART SUN Balloon-like
buds open to pure white star-shaped flowers in mid to
late summer. Deadheading will prolong bloom time. Be
patient in spring as platycodon is late to break dormancy.
Deer resistant! |
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| Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue’
Balloon Flower |
| ZONE 3-8, HT 6-8", SUN/PART SUN Outstanding dwarf form with large, lavender-blue flowers. A prolific bloomer in mid summer that is pest and disease free. Plant in the front of your border or in containers. |
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| Platycodon grandiflorus 'Shell Pink' Balloon Flower |
ZONE 3-10, HT 20", PART SUN This variety offers delicate pink flowers. Mix with white and blue Balloon Flower for a lovely array in summer. |
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Platycodon grandiflorus var. mariesii
Balloon Flower |
ZONE 3-7, HT 24-36", SUN/PART SUN
Blue bells,
2"across, open in mid-summer atop sturdy stems, continuing
here and there for many weeks. A long-lasting cut flower
if the base of the stems are singed. |
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Podophyllum
hexandrum 'Majus'
Himalayan Mayapple |
ZONE 4-8, HT 16-20", PART SUN
A clump-forming Mayapple with pink, upward-facing, cup-shaped flowers that appear before the brown, marbled leaves are fully developed. Seed pods are 4" long and egg-shaped. Needs moist, rich soil. |
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Podophyllum
peltatum
Mayapple |
ZONE 3-8, HT 12-15", PART SUN/SHADE
Mayapple gets its name from the 2 inch long, apple green fruit that follows white flowers in summer. This unusual wildflower grows 2 feet tall and spreads through runners. Plant in rich soil that has lots of moisture. |
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Polemonium boreale 'Heavenly Habit'
Jacob's Ladder |
ZONE 3-7, HT 12-18", SUN/PART SUN
Makes a tiny mound and sends up flower stalks covered with blue flowers in late spring and early summer. The finely divided foliage adds a fern-like texture. |
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Polemonium caeruleum 'Blue Pearl'
Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian |
ZONE 3-7, HT 28", SUN/PART SUN Clumps of azure blue florets are held above attractive lacy cut foliage from late spring to mid summer. Makes a nice cut flower and if cut back heavily after blooming, may rebloom later. Prefers well drained soil rich in organic matter. |
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Polemonium caeruleum 'Snow and Sapphires’
Variegated Jacob's Ladder |
ZONE 3-7, HT 24-30", SUN/PART SUN
The fern-like variegated leaves have pure white borders, adding pizzazz to your garden even when it's not in bloom. The fragrant sky-blue flowers appear in early summer, held on tall stems above the mound of attractive foliage. |
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Polemonium
reptans
Creeping Jacob's Ladder |
ZONE 3, HT 1-2', SUN/SHADE
A spring bloomer with loosely clustered blue flowers brings color to your shade garden. It's not a true creeper, instead it forms a spreading, lazy upright clump. This easy-to-grow eastern native will also grow well in full sun, as long as it is in rich soil. |
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Polygonatum
commutatum
Giant Solomon's Seal |
ZONE 5-9, HT 6', PART SUN/SHADE Perfect for naturalizing in your woodland garden, six-foot arched branches emerge from rhizomes in spring. Leaves grow in irregular pairs. Cream flowers dangle on the underside of the stems in late spring. |
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Polygonatum
humile
Dwarf Japanese Solomon's Seal |
ZONE 4-8, HT 6", PART SUN/SHADE Splendid shade
plant with delicate, white, nodding bell flowers along
the stem each spring. Good foliage for use with cut flowers,
tolerant of dry soil. |
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Polygonatum odoratum
Solomon's Seal |
ZONE 3-8, HT 1-2', PART SUN/SHADE
This flower is a stately addition to any wildflower garden. Arching branches produce glossy green leaves on top and dangle creamy white bell-shaped flowers below. |
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Polygonatum
odoratum 'Variegatum'
Varigated Solomon's Seal |
ZONE 4-8, HT 42", SHADE
Arching stems with white flowers hanging underneath the foliage. Green leaves are delicately edged with cream. Makes an elegant companion for Old Fashion Bleeding Heart. |
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Polystichum
acrostichoides
Christmas Fern |
ZONE 4-7, HT 18-24", SHADE Dependable and undemanding, this hardy evergreen fern sports dark green lance-shaped leaves. A North American native needing a moist, shady area. |
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| Polystichum polyblepharum
Japanese Tassel Fern |
ZONE 5-9, HT 18-24", PART SUN/SHADE
Deep green shiny leaves look so perfect it's unreal! The broad, evergreen leaves form a symmetrical, spreading clump in light shade and moist soil. It will even make an attractive house plant in bright light. |
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| Primula auricula
Alpine Auricula |
ZONE 3-9, HT 6", PART SUN
A favorite early spring blooming rock garden plant with bright yellow flowers over evergreen rosettes of thick, 2-4" leaves. |
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Primula bullesiana
Primrose |
ZONE 5-7, HT 15", PART SUN This spring beauty offers a succession of flowers in shades of yellow, orange, red, pink or violet. Grows in moist soil. |
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Prunella
laciniata
Cutleaf Self-Heal |
ZONE 4-9, HT 3-5", SUN/PART SUN The foliage height for this plant is 3-5" and the pinkish purple snapdragon-like flowers reach to 8-12". Blooms occur in late spring to early summer and deadheading will prolong the bloom time (last year they bloomed all summer long!). |
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Pulmonaria
'Majeste'
Lungwort |
ZONE 3-9, HT 10", PART SUN/SHADE Solid silver foliage with a shiny finish. Spring-blooming blue flowers fade to pink. For best color, plant in moist soil in a shady location. |
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| Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Lungwort |
ZONE 4-9, HT 12", SUN/PART SUN
A profusion of dusky raspberry-coral flowers emerge in early spring. This sun-tolerant hybrid of longifolia breeding has sharply pointed, very upright, silver-speckled foliage that really comes into its own after the flowers fade. |
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| Pulmonaria rubra 'David Ward'
Lungwort |
| ZONE 4-8, HT 12", PART SUN/SHADE Unusual for a pulmonaria, this one has red flowers in the early spring with the foliage maturing after bloom to variegated, mint green with white margins. The prickly leaves should deter deer and rabbits. |
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Pulmonaria
saccharata 'Mrs. Moon'
Lungwort |
ZONE 3-9, HT 12", PART SUN/SHADE A nice addition to your shade garden. Attractive spotted foliage with pink and lavender flowers in April and May. |
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Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White'
Lungwort |
ZONE 3-9, HT 12", SHADE
Handsome white flowers
bloom above spotted green foliage. Plenty of interest
even when not in bloom. |
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Pulsatilla
patens
Pasque Flower |
ZONE 4-7, HT 6", SUN
Since this blooms before most people even think about gardening, you have to take my word for it ... it is beautiful. Delicate lavender blooms with contrasting yellow centers are held high on 18" stems. In April, this tiny beauty brings hope of warmer weather. Fern-like foliage follows, bringing a lacy texture to your garden all summer. |
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| Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque flower |
ZONE 4, HT 10", FULL SUN In our beds these plants push their lavender flowers out through the April snows. Sometime in May, as the flower fades, the ferny leaves unfurl. Mix it in with bulbs and ground covers. |
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