PERENNIALS
Welcome to our Perennials Section. In doing research in the types of flowers we wanted to grow our interest was directed toward antique and heirloom flowers. In
other words, the types of flowers your grandma used to grow in her flower garden. In this fast-paced world there are a lot of things being left behind in the
shuffle and one of them is the older varieties of flowers. We have learned that one of the reasons these flowers have stood the test of time is because of their
hardiness. They tend to have a natural disease resistance, are very adaptable to most conditions and they most definitely have a much more intense fragrance
than the modern hybrids. We hope you learn something about the past and who knows, you might just see that flower you remember growing in your grandmother’s garden!!!
Browse Our Perennials
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 | Agapanthus
Lily of the Nile
Agapanthus
show/hide additional information Description: Funnel shaped florets form 3 inch spheres that sway atop 3 foot tall stems. Perennial. Zones 6-9
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Makes an unual specimen for the back of the garden.
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 | Agastache
Golden Jubilee
Agastache foeniculum
show/hide additional information Description: Golden Jubilee was an All American Selections Winner in 2003. Deep yellow to chartreuse foleage, heavenly mint scent and 4 inch purple bloom spikes make this plant an eye-catcher in the garden. Grows 20 inches tall. Perennial. Zones 6-10.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Great for the fragrant garden.
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 | Ajuga
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
show/hide additional information Description: Also known as Bugleweed, this flower makes an attractive ground cover. It sports violet-blue flowers that are quite lovely in early to late Spring.
Growing Requirements: The spreading characteristic of bugleweed makes it a natural as a ground cover. However, plantings should be in places with good air movement to prevent crown rot. Performs well in the shade where grass will not grow but will also endure sun and poor so
Useage: Plant on a bank or in shade areas for a fast ground cover
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 | Arenaria
Arenaria
show/hide additional information Description: Also known as Sandwort, this perennial is a low, alpine cushion plant with small, white flowers that resemble 5-pointed stars. It has an excellent spreading habit and will bloom from April through July.
Growing Requirements: Thrives under moist conditions. Grow in full sun but will tolerate part shade where summers are very hot.
Useage: Used most often as a ground cover or in rock gardens.
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 | Artemesia
Powis Castle
Asteraceae
show/hide additional information Description: A large genus of plants, most of which are grown for their silver foliage and durable dispositions. They are invaluable for their ability to set off both foliage and flowers of a wide range of hues and are, or should be, a staple of borders where the dry heat they crave is common. This shrubby hybrid is an indispensable foliage plant, forming a mound 24-36 inches high of filigreed leaves with a silky silver sheen.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Perennial Zones 6-8.
Useage: It's a must for white gardens or as a restful presence among strong colors.
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 | Aruncus
Goats Beard
Aruncus dioicus
show/hide additional information Description: Feathery plumes of ivory similar to Astilbe. Appear early to mid0summer above large, light-green leaves on this stately plant. This easy to grow perennial has an added bonus. For additional interest, after flowering, the flower spikes fade to decorative red as the seed pods ripen. Can grow to five feet tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in part shade
Useage: A good choice for the back of the border, waterside plantings, or for naturalizing.
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 | Aster
Blue/Hardy/Pink/September Ruby
show/hide additional information Description: Very large group of perennial plants grown for their daisy-like flowers of white or shades of blue, purple, or pink. Indispensable late-bloomer in the border. Also known as Michaelmas daisy.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Pinch back young plants to stimulate bushy growth. Divide every 3 years to maintain vigor. Perennial. Zones 2-8.
Useage: Ideal for the bedding in the sunny butterfly garden.
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 | Astilbe
Fanal Red
show/hide additional information Description: These rugged and beautiful shade-lovers grow long and colorful spikes above devided foilage in summer, a time when color in the shade garden is hard to come by. In evenly moist or wet soil, Astilbe's are tough, pest-free and handsome - everything a good garden plant should be. Boasts one foot spikes of dark red flowers and bronze foilage. Grows up to two foot tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in shade to part-shade
Useage: Use in groups in the woodland border, or mass them to create a ground cover
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| Balloon Flower
Hakone White
Platycodon grandiflorus
show/hide additional information Description: A double flowered variety with pure white star-shaped blossoms bursting from the full, round buds. Irresistible in the white garden. Pale lavender washes over the backs of some of the petals. A lovely effect.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun or light shade. Late to emerge in the spring so be sure and mark it's location.
Useage: Makes a lovely addition to your white garden
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| Bergenia
Piqsqueak
Bergenia cordifolia
show/hide additional information Description: Low, vigorous mounds of evergreen, leathery leaves, topped with clusters of 1-inch blooms in bright pink make this a very attractive spring bloomer. Perennial. Zone 3-8
Growing Requirements: Grow in part shade for best performance.
Useage: Great ground cover or shade perennial.
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| Black Cohosh
Black Snakeroot
Cimicifuga racemosa
show/hide additional information Description: The tall, slender, white racemes suggest cathedral candles in the forest. These intriguing woodland perennials are magical, bearing long bottle-brushes of tiny white flowers. Can grow up to seven feet tall. Also known as Black Snakeroot
Growing Requirements: Flowers most profusely in part-shade but will grow in full shade.
Useage: Most effective when blooming alone or in subtle combination with other low-profile perennials.
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| Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
show/hide additional information Description: Widely grown, care-free natives to North America grown for their abundant, yellow daisy-like flowers with prominent brown eyes. Grows one to two foot.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun and will tolerate a large range of soils.
Useage: Great butterfly attractor and good for the back of the Perennial bed.
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| Blackberry Lily
Blackberry Lily
Belamcanda chiensis
show/hide additional information Description: In the 1800's this flower was called Chinese Ixia and was offered in a seed list of 1810. Lily-like flowers two inches across are a beautiful orange, spotted with carmine rose in the throat and the shiny black seed clusters look just like ripe blackberries.
Growing Requirements: Also known as Leopard flower, these perennials prefer moist, rich. well-drained soil but will tolerate a wide variety of conditions. Can grow in full-sun to part-shade
Useage: Makes a nice cut flower and the seed clusters dry well for winter bouquets.
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 | Blanketflower
Burgandy/Goblin/Golden Goblin
Gaillardia
show/hide additional information Description: Long blooming short-lived plants with gray-green leaves and cheerful, daisylike flowers of bright yellow, red and orange and large, colorful, prominent eyes. Also known as Indian Blanket.
Growing Requirements: Prefers a moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate soil that is poor and dry. Deadhead often and cut back completely in late summer to stimulate a second blooming. Perennial. Zone 3-9.
Useage: Use in edging, borders or wildflower gardens. Makes a nice cut flower.
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| Butterfly Bush
Mixed Varieties
Buddleia
show/hide additional information Description: There are some 70 species of shrubs and small trees in this genus. No matter which one you choose the panicles of flowers produced by these plants are ambrosia to butterflies.
Growing Requirements: Performs best in full sun and moist but well drained soil. Perennial. Zone 5-9.
Useage: A must for the butterfly garden and makes a fragrant cut flower.
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| Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberoso
show/hide additional information Description: Also known as Silkweed and Pleurisy root, Butterfly Weed was employed medicinally. The Native Americans of the Northeast called it 'wound medicine'. The glowing orange flowers cover the plant in midsummer to early Fall, attract butterflies in great numbers. Grow in full sun to light shade in average conditions. Pinch back young plants when 4 to 6 inches tall. Perennial. Zone 4-9.
Growing Requirements: Can be grown in hot, dry conditions.
Useage: Butterfly Weed makes a nice cut flower and great butterfly attractor.
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 | Campanula
Clustered Bell Flower
show/hide additional information Description: Masses of nodding outward-facing blooms spring from vigorous, clumps of lanced-shaped leathery leaves.
Growing Requirements: Easy to grow, they need only moderate, rich, well-drained soil and full sun or partial shade
Useage: Can be used as a cut flower.
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 | Candytuft
Snowflake
Iberis sempervirens
show/hide additional information Description: A low growing spreading evergreen perennial. Clusters of small snow-white blooms completely cover the dark waxy green foliage in spring.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade in average soil. Perennial. Zone 3-9.
Useage: Plant in the rock garden, cascading over walls or edging borders.
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 | Chaenarrhim
Summer Skies
show/hide additional information Description: A true blue trailing beauty that is hard to find, but easy to grow. The half inch azure flowers with yellow eyes arrive the first year and last all season. Reaches 8 to 10 inches and cascades 12 to 18 inches.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. This perennial vine is heat tolerant. Zones 6-9.
Useage: Can be grown in a pot for your patio enjoyment or as a border plant in your perennial bed.
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| Chinese Lantern
Chinese Lantern
Physalis
show/hide additional information Description: A spreading perennial with inconspicuous flowers but very showy orange seed cases resembling paper lanterns that are often used in dried flower arrangements. Plants are 1 to 4 feet tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun or part shade in average, well-drained soil. Cut stems to the ground in autumn. Perennial. Zones 3-9.
Useage: Grow in border or cutting bed.
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 | Clematis
Mixed
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| Columbine
Barlow Mix
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 | Coreopsis
Early Sunrise
Coreopsis grandiflora
show/hide additional information Description: This 1988 All-America Selection winner produces profuse bright yellow blooms on compact plants.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Tolerates heat and drought. Reaches 18 inches tall. Perennial. Zone 4-10.
Useage: Great for beds, borders or mixed containers. Attracts butterflies.
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 | Creeping Jenny
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
show/hide additional information Description: Native to northern Europe, but naturalized in the United States. Also called Moneywort. A low, creeping perennial which is most often used as a groundcover. Plants can reach 2- 4 inches tall and can spread up to 24 inches across. Small yellow flowers appear in late spring. Zone 3-8.
Growing Requirements: It will grow in sun or shade. If grown in shade it tends to be more green and if grown in sun it tends to be more yellow. It thrives in moist soils and will not thrive in dry soil.
Useage: May be used as a groundcover to cover banks and used in stone walls. Good for hanging baskets and naturalizing the edges of streams, lakes or pools.
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 | Creeping Phlox
Mixed Varieties
Phlox subulata
show/hide additional information Description: Also known as Moss Pink, Mountain Phlox, Ground Pink and Flowering Moss. The mass of bright flowers is a very welcome sight in the spring after a long winter.
Growing Requirements: Grow in a sunny site on a well-drained soil which may be slightly alkaline. Shearing the plants back halfway following flowering will promote dense foliage and some rebloom. Perennial. Zone 3-9.
Useage: The carpet-like mat of Creeping Phlox is useful for edging, walls, and as a ground cover.
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| Cupids Dart
Cupids Dart
Catananche caerulea
show/hide additional information Description: Modest papery lavender flowers with toothed petal edges bloom in summer at the ends of wiry stems and gray-green slender foliage. Listed in an 1828 seed catalogue.
Growing Requirements: Easy to care for plant that is drought tolerant. Where summers are very hot, cut plants back hard after flowering. Cut back to ground in autumn and mulch for winter. Grow in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Blooms late spring through early summ
Useage: Makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried.
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 | Delosperma Cooperi
Hardy Ice Plant
Delosperma Cooperi
show/hide additional information Description: Excellent ground cover for dry, sandy soils. Tolerates extreme heat and drought. Bright magenta flowers cover succulent gray-green needle like foilage. Blooms all Summer long. 2 to 4 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Ideal for xeriscape landscaping.
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 | Dianthus
Amazon Neon Duo
show/hide additional information Description: Wow!! If you want a plant that will knock your eyes out then try Neon Duo. ItÆs bright mixture of neon cherry and purple blooms will be noticed by your neighbors and the butterflies alike. Plant grows to 2 feet tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Perennial Zones 5-9.
Useage: This is one flower your cut flower garden cannot do without. Last up to 2 weeks in the vase.
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| Doronicum Finesse
Leopards Bane
Doronicum orientale
show/hide additional information Description: Unual flower shape with large 2 1/2 inch yellow flowers with an orange center. Perennial. Zones 4-7.
Growing Requirements: Grow in part shade.
Useage: Makes a nice cut flower and addition to your shade garden.
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| Echinacea
Primadonna Rose
show/hide additional information Description: This herb was the original 'Snake Oil' of the Indians and settlers of the Great West. It was used as a poultice for blood poisoning, wounds, insect and snake bites and as a mouth wash for tooth and gum infections. Today, science uses this herb to treat burns, eczema, cold sores, herpes and arthritis. This variety sports 5 to 6 inch deep-rose flowers.
Growing Requirements: Plant in regular, well-drained soil in sun to light shade. Cut flowering stems to the ground in late autumn. Perennial. Zone 3-8.
Useage: Coneflower makes a nice cut flower and it attracts butterflies.
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 | English Ivy
English Ivy
show/hide additional information Description: English Ivy has been used in the landscape for hundreds of year. Vigourous climber. Perennial.
Growing Requirements: Performs best in part shade.
Useage: Ground cover.
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 | Erigeron
Fleabane
show/hide additional information Description: This hardy perennial sports beautiful white changing to pink flowers that bloom all summer. 8 to 10 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Full-sun or very light shade.
Useage: Outstanding for beds, borders, tubs, and hanging baskets.
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| Evening Primrose
Missouri Evening Primrose
Oenothera
show/hide additional information Description: Cultivated since 1629, Evening Primrose has been a staple in cottage gardens ever since. The flowers are tightly shut during the day, but expand dramatically in late afternoon, spewing forth their heady perfume. Their rather untidy yellow flowers complement many other old-fashioned flowers.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in almost any soil except wet. Happiest in warm climates and quite tolerant of high heat combined with high humidity. Perennial. Zone 4-9.
Useage: Known for its medicinal properties, evening primrose has earned acclaim in the treatment of PMS, breast and menopausal problems, hyperactivity in children, eczema, acne, asthma, migraine, metabolic disorders, arthritis and allergies.
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 | Ferns
Christmas
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 | Forget Me Not
Bluebird
Myosotis
show/hide additional information Description: Genus of ever-popular, clump-forming plants prized for their masses of tine, delicate blue flowers.
Growing Requirements: Blooms profusely in moist, partly shaded locations.
Useage: Use in rock gardens, mixed woodland plantings, or borders. Lovely as a ground cover for a lightly shaded spot.
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| Foxglove
Strawberry
Digitalis x mertonensis
show/hide additional information Description: According to one of the many legends surrounding the naming of foxgloves, it was originally 'Folksglove', the glove of the fairies, whose favorite haunts were supposed to be in the deep hollows and woody dells, where the foxglove grows. This hybrid foxglove originated in 1926. The wonderful crushed-strawberry red color, compact height, good foliage, and voluminous flowers have earned it a welcome spot in the garden.
Growing Requirements: Foxgloves do not like heat or drought and will languish in unfavorable conditions. Even under ideal conditions, foxgloves may require renewal every 2-3 years. Grow in full sun to part shade: afternoon shade is necessary in hot climates. Cool, moist, ri
Useage: Foxgloves will repel deer. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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 | Garden Heliotrope
Garden Heliotrope
Valeriana officinalis
show/hide additional information Description: It has been suggested that the famous Pied Piper of Hamelin owed his irresistible power over rats to the fact the he secreted valerian roots about his person. In reality it is not the roots that have given this plant its name, but the delicious vanilla-scented, white flowers that warm the air, especially in the early evening hours. Listed in an 1839 catalogue.
Growing Requirements: This fragrant flower prefers rich, moist soil but will grow in almost any. Will grow in full sun to part shade. Remove faded blooms to prevent seed formation and cut back flowering stems altogether in autumn. Divide every 3 to 4 years when plants begin
Useage: Especially fragrant and after it has finished blooming the amber seed heads give an airy grace to your garden.
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| Garden Phlox
Mixed Varieties
Phlox paniculata
show/hide additional information Description: This important genus of valuable garden plants includes reliable and colorful species that bloom both early and late, in sun and shade, and in a range of rich colors that is equaled by few other genera.
Growing Requirements: Plant where there is good air movement and grown in soil that does not dry out.
Useage: Butterfly attractors
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 | Geranium
Pratense
Geranium pratense
show/hide additional information Description: Hardy Geranium that sports large, violet-blue flowers. Long flowering season with a trailing habit.
Growing Requirements: Thrives in full-sun to part-shade. Drought-tolerant.
Useage: Makes a nice addition to your Perennial bed
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 | Geum
Cooky
Coccineum
show/hide additional information Description: Open-faced, orange, 1 ? inch blooms are so bright they appear too shoot off sparks in summer pots and mixed plantings. Uniform and compact, with glossy leaves on cushion-shaped plants covered with flowers. Get to know Cooky and experience the power of pure orange. Blooms May through July. 12 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full to part sun. Perennial Zones 4-9.
Useage: Makes a great border plant in the perennial garden or is perfect for mixed pots and containers for your patio.
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| Golden Rod
Baby Gold
Solidago
show/hide additional information Description: Although for years American gardeners have been under the misconception that this plant is the cause of hay fever, it has always been appreciated in Europe, in the garden and as a cut flower. This is a wonderfully strong blooming perennial for late summer color in the border. This selection grows 2-3 feet tall and forms broad clumps. The dark green foliage is attractive all season and golden-yellow plumes bloom from late summer till frost.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part sun in average soil. Rich soil produces lush foliage but few flowers. Cut back in autumn and divide plants every 3-4 years to maintain vigor. Perennial. Zones 3-9.
Useage: Goldenrod makes a wonderful fresh cut flower or can be dried for arrangements.
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 | Hawkweed
Hawkweed
Hieracium aurantiacum
show/hide additional information Description: An old English name for this flower is Fox and cubs, and it was grown there as early as the 17th century. This glowing orange variety is often called Indian Paintbrush. The small fluffy flower heads looks like tiny dandelions, and are found in clusters or singly at the tips of the stems. The foliage stays low to the ground.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in poor, dry, well-drained soil. Perennial. Zone 3-9. Vigorous spreader.
Useage: A welcome addition to a wildflower meadow for summer bloom. Attracts butterflies.
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| Helenium
Helena Mix
Helenium autumnale
show/hide additional information Description: This long-lived perennial is perfect for florists and gardeners alike. Countless small, daisy-like flowers are borne on well-branched, upright stems. Demonstrates impressive endurance in both vase and garden. Blooms August through September.
Growing Requirements: Thrives in sunny, hot conditions. Reaches up to 48 inches tall. Perennial.
Useage: Excellent cut flower and attracts butterflies.
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 | Heuchera
Dolce Key Lime
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 | Hollyhock
Indian Spring
Alcea rosea
show/hide additional information Description: Probably originating in Turkey or Asia but introduced to Britain in 1573, one story suggests their common name derives from the application of their broad leaves to soothe swollen horsesÆ heels, thus hollyhock. Hoc is the Saxon word for mallow and some associate their introduction with the Crusades, thus "holy hoc". Early physicians found the flowers useful for tuberculosis and bladder inflammations. This variety was an All American Selections winner in 1939. It boasts semi-double flowers in light pink to crimson rose and will bloom from seed in 5 months.
Growing Requirements: Hollyhock can be grown in full sun or light shade and unrestricted air circulation is essential. Stake tall species and feed and water regularly during growing season. Cutting back stalks immediately after flowering may produce a second blooming. Mulch
Useage: Charming cottage garden plants, Hollyhock makes for a nice cut flower and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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| Honesty
Variegated
Lunaria annua
show/hide additional information Description: A beautiful cream-edged variety with rosy purple flowers, the edge becoming more evident in its second spring. The satiny seed pods are classic dried flowers.
Growing Requirements: Plants thrive in reasonably good soil, but will tolerate dry. Grow in full sun or part shade. Mulch well before first winter and do not transplant. Lunaria are short lived. Biennial. Zone 4-8.
Useage: Honesty makes a nice cut flower and attracts butterflies. Seed pods are useful in dried flower arrangements.
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 | Hosta
Many Varieties
show/hide additional information Description: A wide range of types with varying plants sizes, leaf shapes, and foilage covers. Lush foilage and bell-shaped blooms.
Growing Requirements: Most hostas thrive in shade to part-shade gardens.
Useage: A must for the shade garden.
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| Irish Moss
Irish Moss
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 | Jacobs Ladder
Jacobs Ladder
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| Joe Pye Weed
Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium
show/hide additional information Description: Joe Pye Weed makes a dramatic background plant with its 5 to 6 inch clusters of wine-red blooms. Can reach up to 5 feet tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part sun in ordinary, somewhat moist soil. Divide every 3 years. Perennial. Zones 3-8.
Useage: Joe Pye Weed makes a nice cut flower and butterfly attractor.
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 | Jupiters Beard
Jupiters Beard
Centranthus rubber
show/hide additional information Description: Shrubby perennials bearing crimson to pale red fragrant flower clusters. Mediterranean native that reaches 2 to 3 feet tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average, moist, well-drained soil. Cut back after flowering to encourage a second bloom. Plants are drought tolerant but regular watering during dry spells will produce a more attractive plants. Perennial. Zones 5-9.
Useage: Makes a nice cut flower and attracts butterflies.
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 | Kenilworth Ivy
Kenilworth Ivy
Kenilworth ivy
show/hide additional information Description: A lovely trailing plant for rock gardens and in combination planters. Grows in 6 inch long drooping sprays with small Lilac flowers.
Growing Requirements: Does best in part-shade situations.
Useage: Rock Gardens
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 | Lambs Ear
Helene Von Stein
Stachys byzantina
show/hide additional information Description: Native to Iran. The genus is from the Greek word stachus, which means spike, and refers to the pointed inflorescences. Grows up to 12-18 inches tall with an 18 inch spread. Insignificant purplish-pink flowers continue to open from summer until frost. Perennial, zone 4.
Growing Requirements: Full sun in well-drained soil. Well-drained soil is important so the leaves will not rot if left in excess water. Divide in the spring when the clumps look overcrowded. Remove flowers to enhance the foliage effect.
Useage: Grown mainly for its foliage. May be used in the border or as a raised groundcover.
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 | Lamium
Anne Greenway
Larriaceae
show/hide additional information Description: Attractive, variegated foilage in colors ranging from green and yellow to cream.
Growing Requirements: Grow in partial sun to shade. Prefers a fairly poor soil that is well drained. Perennial. Zone 3-8.
Useage: Makes a handsome ground cover or member of a mixed shady planting.
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| Liatris
Floristan Violet
Liatris spicata
show/hide additional information Description: Strong flower spikes are a must for cutting. Attractive grass-like foilage all season. This variety sports light-purple flowers up and down the stem
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in moderate soil. Can take heat and drought.
Useage: Butterfly attractor and makes a nice cut flower
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 | Lily Of The Valley
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis
show/hide additional information Description: This super-easy plant sets masses of fragrant, plump bells that dangle from deep green stems for weeks in the shady Spring garden.
Growing Requirements: Great for the dry areas where little else is happy. Give it plenty of organic matter and water to bring out more blooms.
Useage: Great for the shady garden
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| Lobelia
Blue
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| Lupine
Russells Hybrids Mix
Lupinis
show/hide additional information Description: Well-loved for their tall spikes of colorful pea-like blossoms, this variety sports blooms in a brilliant color range, including many shades and bicolors.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to light shade. Water and deadhead frequently. After flowering cut stems down to base. Perennial. Zone 4-8.
Useage: Makes a great addition to the cottage garden
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 | Lychnis Viscaria
Lychnis Viscaria
show/hide additional information Description: Attractive fringed, magenta flower clusters on sticky stems rise above dark green leafy tufts. Add this plant to your garden and it will reward you with a multitude of blooms early in the season. Height 12 to 18 inches tall
Growing Requirements: Grow in part shade to shade. Perennial Zones 4-9.
Useage: Will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Makes a nice cut flower.
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 | Mallow
Mystic Merlin
Malva sylvestris
show/hide additional information Description: Also known as Musk Mallow or Musk Rose, this cottage garden favorite sports funnel-shaped flowers in shades of rich purple, lavender and light blue in late spring to mid autumn. Grows up to 5 foot tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun or part shade where summers are very hot. Prefers dry, well-drained soil. Tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Perennial. Zones 5-8.
Useage: Makes a nice cut flower and will attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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| Mistflower
Mistflower
Eupatorium coelestinum
show/hide additional information Description: This beautiful native species, 1-3 feet tall, is sometimes cultivated and is often called 'hardy ageratum' because of its resemblance to the cultivated Ageratum. This plant sports fuzzy blue or blue-violet flower heads in flattish clusters.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part sun. Perennial Zones 6-8.
Useage: Use in the border or the wildflower garden.
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 | Monarda
Astro Montana
Monarda didyma
show/hide additional information Description: An excellent alternative to Lavender that will flower in its first year. Proud purple spikes of blooms emit a wonderful fragrance in the garden.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to part shade. Deadhead regularly to prolong blooming. Perennial. Zone 4-9.
Useage: Attracts numerous butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Makes a nice cut flower.
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| Mountain Mint
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum pilosum
show/hide additional information Description: Native to the meadows and roadsides of eastern U.S. White flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. Grow up to 24-36 inches tall. Perennial, zone 5-8.
Growing Requirements: Prefers sun. Space 12 inches apart. May need staking in windy locations.
Useage: Used in potpourri, incense, and as an ingredient in natural insect pest repellent formulas. Used medicinally in teas for indigestion, fevers, and to regulate the menstrual cycle.
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| Obedient Plant
Miss Manners
Physotegia virginiana
show/hide additional information Description: Unlike other obedient plants, æMiss MannersÆ does not aggressively run around like other varieties of physotegia. Emerging from a dormant crown in the spring, a cluster of green stems shoots upward to 30 inches, each clothed by 3 inches long, narrow, waxy dark green leaves. The sturdy clumps are topped all summer with pure white snapdragon-like flowers, which can be twisted around the stem and will remain where you put themà hence the common name!
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to light shade. Perennial Zones 4-8.
Useage: Great for the back of the perennial bed and will attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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 | Penstemon
Mixed
Penstemon barbatus
show/hide additional information Description: Colorful Snapdragon-like, tubular blossoms are abundantly borne along tall, flower spikes all Summer long. This mix contains blooms in vibrant red, pink, lilac, and purple.
Growing Requirements: Plant in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.
Useage: An excellent accent or tall bedding plant as well as a superb cut flower.
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| Perennial Sunflower
Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus x multiflorus
show/hide additional information Description: About 70 species make up this important genus, all of them native to the Americas. For volume and quality of flowers none can compare to this one. Handed down to us from our grandmother this is a big, bumptious perennial that grows 4 to 5 feet and throws large handfuls of fully double, bright yellow flowers from early July right into September. The blooms are long lasting in the garden and in the vase and the plants are utterly carefree in full sun.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average soil. Plants will bloom more profusely if watered during extremely dry spell. Perennial. Zones 4-9.
Useage: Perennial Sunflower makes one of the nicest cut flowers we have ever grown. Attracts butterflies.
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 | Phlox Pilosa
Sand Phlox
Phlox pilosa
show/hide additional information Description: Beautiful pale purple/blue star-like flowers adorn this low spreading native in Spring. Each flower has a v-shaped notch on its edge, giving a fringed appearance. The short, light green thread-like leaves form a thick mat.
Growing Requirements: Will grow in sun to part shade. Perennial Zones 4-9.
Useage: Makes an excellent addition to a woodland garden or as a ground cover.
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 | Phlox pilosa
Phlox pilosa
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 | Pincushion Flower
Butterfly Blue
Dipsacaceae
show/hide additional information Description: A heavy-blooming dwarf with blue flowers, smaller than those of Scabiosa caucasica, that are produced in amazing abundance from May right through to November. The form is neat and compact, the color excellent, but the masses of flowers are beyond belief.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in well-drained soil. Mulch in summer and water over dry periods. Deadhead often to prolong flowering. Perennial. Zone 3-7.
Useage: Butterfly Blue is a wonderful butterfly attractor and makes an nice cut flower.
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| Prairie Coneflower
Prairie Coneflower
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| Red Hot Poker
Red Hot Poker
Kniphofia
show/hide additional information Description: Showy flower spikes atop grass-like leaves blooms July though September. Grows to 5 feet tall depending on variety.
Growing Requirements: Plant in full sun and average well-drained soil.
Useage: Great for borders or a nice cut flower.
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| Red Swallowwort
Red Swallowwort
Asclepias incarnata
show/hide additional information Description: The round, flat flower heads of this deep pink, native wild flower are deliciously scented of vanilla. Their smooth lance-shaped leaves turn glorious colors in fall right along with the maple trees. Listed in a 1827 catalogue.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade. Pinch back young plants when 4 to 6 inches tall. Be careful during division as they have a delicate taproot. This perennial grows up to 3Æ tall.
Useage: Use as a cut flower or a butterfly attractor.
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 | Rose Campion
Hot Pink/White
Lychnis coronaria
show/hide additional information Description: A beloved old plant that has been given country names such as Mullein Pink and Lampflower. The downy-white hairs on the leaves were once used in the making of lamp wicks to light the home. Today, we find this flower lights up only the garden with its brilliant magenta coloring, which is contrasted by the silver-gray, wooly leaves and bushy branching stems. The white variety was discovered by Beans to Blossoms growing among our pink ones. We are not sure how it came about but just enjoy!
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. Shearing plants after flowering may result in a second bloom in autumn. Cut back to ground level in autumn and mulch heavily. Grows 1Æ tall. Perennial. Zones 3-9.
Useage: Use in borders, cottage, or wildflower gardens.
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| Rough Heliopsis
Summer Sun
Heliopsis
show/hide additional information Description: These sun loving, daisy-like flowers are a welcome addition to the perennial border. 3-5 inch blooms of golden-yellow are produce on strong-stemmed 30-36 inch plants.
Growing Requirements: Drought-tolerant and easy to grow in any well-drained soil
Useage: Cut flower and butterfly attractor.
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| Rudbeckia
Goldstrum
Rudbeckia fulgida
show/hide additional information Description: Widely grown, carefree flowers grown for their abundant, bright yellow daisy like flowers. A mass of color in the sunny mid-to late summer garden. The blooms are up to 3 inches in diameter born on long strong, stems.
Growing Requirements: Full sun, or part shade where summers are very hot. Water regularly and deadhead often. Perennial zone 3-9.
Useage: Will attract butterflies and makes an excellent cut flower.
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| Russian Sage
Russian Sage
Perovskia
show/hide additional information Description: Genus of perennials and subshrubs with fragrant, deeply toothed, silver or grey-green foliage. In bloom, plants are a 3Æ-4Æ cloud of silver with slender flowering spikes delicately etched in purple or blue.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Perennials Zones 3-9.
Useage: Adds a light touch to the perennial bed.
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 | Saliva
Purple Rain
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 | Salvia
Blue Hill
show/hide additional information Description: Gray green foliage topped with pale purple blooms make this compact Salvia a nice addition to your perennial bed. Perennial. Zone 4-9
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Ideal for beds, borders and containers
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 | Santolina
Santolina
Santolina chamaecyparissus
show/hide additional information Description: Often called 'Lavender Cotton.' Perennial which can be planted outdoors in Zones 6-10. Gray santolina belongs in every herb garden, especially if you're trying to create a silver or gray theme. The plant's fuzzy, finely cut, silver leaves are especially attractive in the evening when they almost seem to glow. Produces small yellow flowers. Grows up to 12 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Prefers full sun to part sun. Space 2 to 3 ft. apart for mass plantings. Cut back hard in the late spring to prevent rangy, woody growth. Tolerates heat and dryness.
Useage: Useful in dried flower arrangements and as a moth repellant for clothes storage. Oil from the leaves are commercially used in perfumes. Can be used as a groundcover in massed plantings.
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 | Sea Lavender
Sea Lavender
Limonium latifolium
show/hide additional information Description: Masses of ? inch lavender blooms atop 2-foot tall plants. The plant adds an airy, graceful addition to the perennial bed.
Growing Requirements: Plants prefer full sun and will tolerate dry soil. Divide in autumn. Perennial. Zones 3-9.
Useage: Makes an excellent cut or dried flower.
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 | Seathrift
Joystick Lilac
Armeria pseudarmeria
show/hide additional information Description: A sun-loving perennial that produces 1 ?-2 inch ball-shaped clusters of florets in lilac-rose shades. When established, compact plants can produce 75 or more stems each. Average height is 15 inches.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in any average well drained soil
Useage: Ideal for rock gardens as edging or for a nice cut flower
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| Sedum
Autumn Joy
Sedum spectabile
show/hide additional information Description: Neat, succulent foliage with luminous green flowerheads up to 6 inches across that gradually change to pink in summer, deepen to rosy-red in late summer and fall, and finally become glowing red-bronze seedheads in late fall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Overwatering may cause fungal disease. Cut back to ground level in autumn. Perennial. Zone 3-9.
Useage: Attracts butterflies. Seedheads can be dried for fall arrangements.
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 | Shasta Daisy
Alaska
Leucanthemum
show/hide additional information Description: Classic white and yellow daisies adorn this adorable plant. Each plant produces multiple flowers on each stalk. A wave of blooms 15 to 18 inches high appear in early to late summer and are pretty anywhere you put them.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full to part sun for the best blooms. Perennial Zones 4-9.
Useage: Makes a nice cut flower and will attract butterflies.
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 | Showy Primrose
Showy Primrose
Oenothera speciosa
show/hide additional information Description: A hardy and drought resistant species that can form colonies of considerable size. Cup shaped pink blooms are borne on 8 to 24 inch stems.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part sun. Will tolerate dry soil. Perennial Zones 4-9.
Useage: Mass in a border for a pretty spot of pink.
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 | Sildacea
Party Girl Pink
Sildacea
show/hide additional information Description: Bright shades of pink flowers on low slender stems resembling Hollyhocks, except smaller.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun and average soil.
Useage: Makes a great addition to the Perennial bed.
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 | Soapwort
Soapwort
Saponaria
show/hide additional information Description: Widespread in Europe, Saponaria was probably invited into the garden for purely practical purposes-its foliage was employed as a soap due to its lathering and scouring purposes. Fragile tapestries in museums are still sometimes washed with Saponaria to ensure that the fibers will be treated as they were for centuries. Known as Bouncing Bet in America, the plant found another use in New England, where it was used to cure poison ivy. This variety sports mat-forming and tufted plants smothered with small flat pink flowers.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun or light shade. Prefers rich, moist soil but will grow in dry, rocky soil. Can become invasive. Perennial. Zone 3-9.
Useage: Can be used in rock gardens or in borders.
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 | Sundrops
Sundrops
Oenothera fruiticosa youngii
show/hide additional information Description: Large, bright yellow poppy-like flowers in abundance.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun and average soil.
Useage: Butterfly attractor.
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| Sweet Pea
Perennial
Lathyrus latifolius
show/hide additional information Description: The "Pearl" variety was a fixture of country gardens earlier this century. It is a long flowering climber with masses of magenta, light-pink, and white blossoms on strong stems of blue-green. This Sweet Pea is more tolerant of heat than most varieties.
Growing Requirements: Sweet Peas prefer long, cool summers and like plenty of moisture. Grows 8 feet tall. Perennial. Zone 5-9
Useage: Makes a wonderful fragrant cut flower and a perfect choice for climbing on arbors or trellises.
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Electron Mix
Dianthus barbatus
show/hide additional information Description: Vigorous plants produce masses of long, strong stems topped with large flower heads. Mix of colors includes red, rose, pink, violet, lavender, salmon, and white, all with contrasting 'eyes'.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average soil.
Useage: Makes a great cut flower and butterfly attractor.
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 | Tiarella Wherryi
Foamflower
show/hide additional information Description: Star like cream flowers and heart-shaped hairy leaves take on a reddish color in the fall. A hardy, free-flowering variety. Perennial.
Growing Requirements: Grow in shade to part shade.
Useage: Great addition to the shade garden.
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| Trachelium
Devotion Mix
Trachelium caeruleum
show/hide additional information Description: Elegant foliage is topped by lightly scented flowers, the central umbel is surrounded by smaller ones. This series offers uniform height and flowering time. The colors, blue, purple, white and burgundy offer gardeners a great choice for a superb cutflower filler. Height is 24-36 inches.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in moist, rich, well-drained soil. Annual.
Useage: Great addition to your cut flower garden
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 | Tradescantia Bilberry Ice
Spider Wort
Tradescantia
show/hide additional information Description: These adaptable perennials form compact 18-24 inch clumps of narrow, rush-like, blue-green leaves. Blooms from early summer to fall. This variety carries rosy-purple frosted flowers with white edges.
Growing Requirements: Grow in part-sun to part-shade. Cut back after first bloom to initiate rebloom.
Useage: Makes a nice addition to front of borders.
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Southern Charm
Verbascum
show/hide additional information Description: This uniqe variety offers a blend of creamy yellow, soft-lavender, and peachy-rose shades, each marked with a "fuzzy bee". Will bloom June through August. Grows 24-30 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Great perennial for the back of a border
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 | Verbena
Homestead Pink
Verbena canadensis
show/hide additional information Description: Broad heads of rich pink flowers are carried well above an 18in mound of glossy green foliage that is the perfect complement to the flowers. It has a light fragrance and blooms steadily all summer.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in any well-drained soil. Perennial. Zone 6-10.
Useage: Ideal for planters and hanging baskets.
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| Veronica
Blue Bouquet
show/hide additional information Description: An excellent variety with tapered blue spikes with many small florets, highlighted by deep glossy green foliage. Perennial. Zones 5-9
Growing Requirements: Gorw in full sun.
Useage: Will attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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| Wallflower
Wallflower
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 | Yarrow
Cerise Queen
Achillea millefolium
show/hide additional information Description: Yarrow was brought into cottage gardens early on as a wound herb and used to reduce a fever. It has been documented to date as far back as the 1500Æs. Cerise Queen boasts vibrant cherry red flowers with finely cut blue-green foliage.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average, well-drained soil.
Useage: Yarrow makes an excellent cut flower and can be dried for use in fall arrangements. Will repel deer.
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 | Yellow Flag Lily
Yellow Flag Lily
Iris pseudacorus
show/hide additional information Description: Tall growing water iris that sports flowers in bright yellow. Grows 42-60 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Thrives in shallow water in partial shade.
Useage: Use in decorative pools.
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