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Panicum virgatum
Common Name: Switch grass
Native to North America
Panicum virgatum is an elegant vase shaped grass with an abundance of seasonal interest. In spring, a fresh crop of glaucous stems and graceful bluish-green arching leaves rise from the earth. Mature plants are statuesque and crowned with …
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Panicum virgatum 'Cape Breeze'
Common Name: Switch Grass
Native to North America (cultivar)
Panicum virgatum 'Cape Breeze' is a switch grass cultivar that is known for its compact size and upright habit. In late spring airy yellow-green flower panicles rise above the deep green arching leaves. The panicles turn bron…
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Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'
Common Name: Switch grass
Native to North America (cultivar)
Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’ is a tall handsome selection of our native switch grass. This cultivar has arching bluish-green leaves topped by large billowing flower panicles. In late evening, the panicle spikelet…
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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Common Name: Switch grass
Native to North America (cultivar)
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ is a switch grass selection with a dramatically vertical habit. Foliage and stems are erect with metallic blue blades. In summer airy pinkish flower panicles seem to dance in the evening l…
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Panicum virgatum 'North Wind'
Common Name: Switch grass
Native to North America (cultivar)
Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ is an elegant grass with rigid glaucous stems and upright leaves. Mature plants are statuesque and crowned with airy panicles of summer spikelets. In late evening, the tiny yellow…
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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Common Name: Switch grass
Native to North America (cultivar)
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' is a popular switch grass cultivar that is known for its compact habit and striking red-purple fall color. In summer airy reddish-pink flower panicles rise above burgundy highlighted leaves. The …
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Patrinia scabiosifolia
Common Name: Patrina
Native to E Asia
Showy flowers all summer long on low maintenance plants. Tolerant of hot and humid conditions, they prefer rich soils with adequate moisture. Tall and dramatic architectural plant for designed meadows and a back of the border plant.…
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian'
Common Name: Cassian dwarf fountain grass
Native to Asia (cultivar)
Similar to Hameln, but about a foot taller and greater range of hardiness. Perfect for use as a groundcover or in a rain garden as it prefers moist to wet soils. Flowers white with a pink tinge from late summer into fall. Seeds at…
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Penstemon digitalis
Common Name: Beard tongue
Native to North America
Penstemon digitalis is an elegant perennial wildflower that expands to form upright clumps. This beardtongue bears deep green leaves on strong upright stems. In summer, plants are topped by showy panicles of tubular snapdra…
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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Common Name: Beard tongue
Native to North America (cultivar)
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ is an upright clumping beardtongue cultivar. In spring, strong stems rise bearing deep red sessile leaves. Foliage is topped by showy summer panicles of tubular snapdragon-like flower…
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Penstemon digitalis 'Pocahontas'
Common Name: Pocahontas beard tongue
Native to North America (cultivar)
Begins the season with showy burdgundy foliage that is highlighted with tones of deep green by mid-summer. Dark red stems hold the panicules of lavender pink flowers over a long flowering season in spring.
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Penstemon hirsutus
Common Name: Hairy Beardtongue
Native to North America
This is a very easy to grow Penstemon since it is so adaptable. Grows in Full Sun to Full Shade in moist to dry locations. Hairy stems give it its name. Flowers purple from May to June.
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name: Russian sage
Native to Himalayas & W China
Fragrant silver leaves keep the animals at bay, while lavender blue flowers put on a show from mid summer into fall. Thrives in full sun and dryer soils and are salt spray and air polution tolerant. Should be cut down in late winter to…
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Phlox maculata
Common Name: Wild sweet William, meadow phlox
Native to North America
Phlox maculata is an upright perennial wildflower with bright green lance shaped leathery leaves. In summer, the glossy foliage is topped by large conical clusters of fragrant pinkish-purple flowers. Meadow phlox forms colonies…
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Phlox paniculata
Common Name: Summer phlox
Native to North America
Phlox paniculata is an upright perennial wildflower with oval or oblong leaves. In summer, the deep green foliage is topped by large flat headed or slightly rounded clusters of fragrant magenta or lavender-pink flowers. Summer phlox …
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Phlox paniculata 'David'
Common Name: David garden phlox
Native to North America (cultivar)
The best pure white available, fragrant, mildew resistant.
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Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'
Common Name: Robert Poore garden phlox
Native to North America (cultivar)
Phlox paniculata ‘Robert Poore’ is a tall lovely summer phlox cultivar. The deep green foliage is topped by large rounded clusters of fragrant magenta pink flowers from summer into early autumn. Plants form rob…
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Prunella vulgaris 'Magdalena'
Common Name: selfheal
Native to North America (cultivar)
Vigorous perennial that reblooms purple throughout the growing season on compact plants.
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Common Name: Appalachian Mountain Mint
Native to North America
This mint is nothing to fear! Clump forming, and slow to spread, it has aromatic foliage, and flowers fuzzy white flowers in late summer into Autumn. Deer & critter resistant, but a host to Gray Hairstreak Butterfly larva. …
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Pycnanthemum muticum
Common Name: Short-toothed mountain mint
Native to North America
An aromatic perennial wildflower. This mint relative bears oval toothed leaves on strong square stems. In summer, plants are topped by dense rounded clusters of tiny white to lavender tubular flowers. The leaves surrounding the f…
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Common Name: Slender Mountain Mint
Native to North America
This narrow leaved mountain mint is a butterfly magnet! White flowers which bloom in mid to late summer. All parts of the plant emit a strong, mint-like aroma when crushed and can be used in teas.
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Pycnanthemum virginianum
Common Name: American mountain mint
Native to North America
An unusual common name, since this plant would prefer to be in full sun to part shade, in wet to moist soil - no shady mountains for this plant. White flowers, sometimes with a lavender hue, appear in July into early September at…
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