PICTURE |
NAME |
TYPE |
BLOOM |
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LIGHT |
BLOOM
TIME |
SOIL |
GROWTH |
odor |
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NAT |
COMMENT |
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Last updated -> |
4/23/2012 |
Aconite |
Perennial |
Yellow |
4-8 in |
Sun or partial shade |
Feb. |
Moist, rich |
spreads |
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leaves die down after plant blooms |
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Ajuga |
Perennial |
purple |
6 in |
shade |
Spring |
average |
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Ground cover |
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Anemone |
Perennial |
pink |
3-4 ft |
sun, part shade |
fall |
moist, rich |
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Anemone |
Perennial |
white |
3-4 ft |
sun, part shade |
fall |
moist, rich |
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Artemisia 'gizhou' |
Perennial |
white |
2 ft |
sun |
fall |
average |
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Aruncus (goatsbeard) |
Perennial |
White cone shaped |
3 ft |
Part shade |
summer |
moist |
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Aster - ' |
Perennial |
bright pink |
3 ft |
sun |
fall |
dry or average |
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Aster, |
Perennial |
purple |
3 ft |
sun |
fall |
dry or average |
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Bishops Cap |
Perennial |
yellow |
12 in |
shade |
spring |
dry |
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Bishops Cap |
Perennial |
red |
12 in |
shade |
spring |
dry |
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Black Cohosh (bugbane) |
Perennial |
white |
4-7 ft |
shade |
summer |
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NATIVE |
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Clematis Vine |
Perennial |
white |
vine 20 ft |
sun, part shade |
fall |
Moist, rich |
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fragrant |
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Coleus |
Tender Perennail (bring inside in fall) |
Bloom is usually insignificant |
Varies, 9 inch to 3
ft, most about 2 ft |
Most do well in shade, but varies with the particular kind |
varies |
moist |
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There are many kinds. Most in plant sale are named on our COLEUS
LIST. https://mtlaurelgardenclub.tripod.com/coleus3/coleustable3.htm Find name then search for
information on that particular coleus. |
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Columbine |
Perennial |
Purple or pink |
2 ft |
Sun, part shade |
Spring |
average |
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Comfrey |
Perennial |
white |
12 in |
sun or shade |
spring |
moist, rich |
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Medicinal herb |
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Corydalis lutea |
Perennial |
yellow |
12-15 in |
sun, part shade |
spring |
average |
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Daylily (common roadside) |
Perennial |
orange |
24-36 |
Sun to part shade |
summer |
any |
Some what invasive |
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Daylily ‘stella d’ oro’ |
Perennial |
yellow |
12 in |
sun |
May-July |
average |
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Fern, ‘ghost’ |
Perennial |
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12-15 in |
Part shade, shade |
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average |
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hybrid of Japanese Painted Fern), crossed with a Lady Fern |
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Fern, Japanese Painted |
Perennial |
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12-15 in |
shade |
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moist |
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Fern, ‘maidenhead’ |
Perennial |
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24-30 in |
Part shade, shade |
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Very moist |
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There are a lot of different varieties. Feed every two
weeks |
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Feverfew |
Perennial |
White |
2 ft |
Sun or part shade |
spring |
average |
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Medicinal herb |
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Feverfew – golden feather |
Perennial |
White, leaves are golden |
2 ft |
Sun or part shade |
spring |
average |
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Medicinal herb |
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Forget Me Not |
Perennial |
blue |
8-10in |
part shade |
spring |
average |
self sows |
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Garlic Chives |
Perennial |
white |
24 in |
sun or part shade |
fall |
average |
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herb |
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Geranium (Biokovo) |
Perennial |
white |
5 in |
sun |
summer |
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fragrant |
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Geranium |
Perennial |
magenta |
12 in |
Sun, part shade |
summer |
Dry or average |
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Hibiscus |
Shrub |
pink |
36-40 in |
sun |
summer |
moist |
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Comes up late |
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Hosta, maybe ‘diamond tiara’ |
Perennial |
lavender |
30 |
Sun or shade |
Late summer |
average |
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Hosta, ‘ |
Perennial |
white |
22-30 in |
shade |
Late summer |
average |
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Leaves will burn if in direct sun |
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Hosta Don’t know name, but it’s chartreuse |
Perennial |
lavender |
12 in |
shade |
Late summer |
average |
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Hosta, ‘gold
standard’ |
Perennial |
Pale lavender |
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Shade or part shade |
summer |
average |
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Hosta, ‘ventricosa’ |
perennial |
Dark purple |
20-36 in |
Shade or part shade |
summer |
Moist |
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Hypernicum |
Shrub |
yellow |
2-4 ft |
sun or part shade |
summer |
moist |
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Iris |
Perennial |
Purple with white |
26 in |
sun |
Early summer |
average |
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Don’t overwater |
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Iris, bearded 'honorable' (historic) |
Perennial |
Yellow with rust |
15-20 in |
sun |
summer |
average |
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Don’t overwater |
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Iris, bearded 'oris root' |
Perennial |
whitish / silver |
15-20 in |
sun |
summer |
average |
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Don’t overwater |
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Iris, Siberian |
Perennial |
purple |
20-30 in |
Part shade |
summer |
moist |
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Jacobs Ladder |
perennial |
Blue |
12 in |
Sun or part shade |
spring |
Moist |
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Japanese Primrose |
Perennial |
pink or white |
12 in |
shade or part shade |
summer |
average |
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Kerria |
Shrub |
Yellow |
3-6 ft |
Part shade to shade |
spring |
moist |
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Good for shady locations |
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Lamb’s Ear |
Perennial |
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18 in |
sun |
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Dry or average |
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Lamium, ‘archangle’ |
Perennial |
Yellow |
12 in |
Part shade |
Spring through summer |
Dry or average |
invasive |
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Lamium |
perennial |
White or lavender |
4-6 in |
Shade or part shade |
Spring through summer |
Dry, moist or average |
Spreads |
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Also comes in white and light pink. Does well in dry shade. |
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Lamium, ‘red nancy’ |
perennial |
Rosy pink |
4-6 in |
Shade or part shade |
Spring through summer |
Dry, moist or average |
Spreads |
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Also comes in white and light pink. Does well in dry
shade. |
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Lemon Balm |
Perennial |
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12 in |
Sun or part shade |
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average |
Self sows |
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Herb. Add the leaves to your tea. Very tasty. |
Lysimachia ciliata |
Perennial |
yellow |
2-3 ft |
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Fast, invasive |
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Purple-leaved Loosestrife |
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Lily turf ( liriope muscari )
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Perennial |
purple |
12-15 in |
sun, part shade |
fall |
moist |
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Comes in a variegated leave variety too |
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Lobelia, Great Blue |
Perennial |
blue |
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May Apple |
Perennial |
white |
12-20 in |
sun, part shade |
spring |
average |
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Mint (orange) |
Perennial |
none |
12-18 in |
sun, part shade |
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average |
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Monarda 'blue
stockings' (bee balm) |
Perennial |
lavender |
24-30 in |
sun |
summer |
moist |
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native |
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Perennial |
magenta |
18-20 in |
sun, part shade, or shade |
spring |
moist |
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pretty fall seed
pods like sliver dollars |
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Mum |
Perennial |
Deep pink |
15 in |
sun |
fall |
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Pachysandra |
Perennial |
White |
2-7 in |
shade |
spring |
average |
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Good ground cover. There are many different varieties. |
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Paxistema |
Perennial |
none |
1-3 in |
shade or part shade |
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moist |
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Pelargonium (zonal geranium) |
Annual |
Red |
12 in |
sun |
summer |
average |
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Small flowers but nice leaves |
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Phlox |
Perennial |
lt pink |
3-4 ft |
sun |
summer |
moist,rich |
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Phlox 'David' |
Perennial |
white |
3 ft |
sun |
summer |
moist,rich |
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resists mildew |
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plectranthus ‘mona lavender’ |
Tender Perennial |
lavender |
18-24 in |
Sun, Part shade |
Late summer |
Moist, rich |
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Pretty purple on underside of leaf |
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Pulmonaria (misses
moon') |
Perennial |
pink/blue |
10 in |
shade, part shade |
spring |
moist |
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Has both pink and blue flowers. |
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Pulmoneria - 'azurea' |
Perennial |
blue |
9 in |
shade or part shade |
spring |
moist |
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Queen of the prarie |
Perennial |
pink |
4-6 ft |
sun, part shade |
summer |
moist |
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Sage, fruity |
Tender Perennial |
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3-4 ft |
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fragrant |
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Herb, attracts butterflies, good in drinks |
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Sage, pineapple |
Tender Perennial |
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fragrant |
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Herb, attracts butterflies, good in cream cheese |
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Sage |
Perennial |
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fragrant |
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Herb |
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Sedum |
Perennial |
lt pink |
12-18 in |
sun |
fall |
dry,average |
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pinch at 8in |
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Sedum - 'autumn joy' |
Perennial |
rusty red |
12-18 in |
sun |
fall |
dry,average |
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pinch at 8in |
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Sedum - 'brilliant' |
Perennial |
pink |
12-18 in |
sun |
fall |
dry,average |
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pinch at 8in |
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Sorrel (bloody) |
Perennial |
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10 in |
Sun, part shade |
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herb |
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Sun drops |
Perennial |
yellow |
12-18 in |
sun |
summer |
dry |
spreads |
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Valerian 'golden heliotrope' |
Perennial |
pink/white |
3-5 ft |
sun, part shade |
summer |
moist |
self sows |
fragrant |
native |
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Violet - 'labradore' |
Perennial |
lavender |
3-4 in |
shade or part shade |
spring |
moist or average |
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native |
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Violet, striata creame |
Perennial |
cream |
3-4 in |
shade or part shade |
spring |
moist or average |
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Violet - sweet |
Perennial |
purple |
2-4 in |
shade or part shade |
spring |
average |
spreads |
fragrant |
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Virginia Blue Bells |
Perennial |
blue |
15 in |
shade or part shade |
spring |
moist,rich |
self sows |
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native |
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Vinca, varigated |
Perennial |
Bluish purple |
12-18 in |
Sun or partial shade |
Spring through summer |
Dry or average |
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Periwinkle Nice trailing vine for planters |
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Wood Poppy |
Perennial |
yellow |
12-15in |
shade |
spring |
moist, rich |
self sows |
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