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Kniphofia 'Pineapple Popsicle' (DWARF TORCH FLOWER)

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Compact (to 2' instead of 3') ; clumping AND beautiful with massive numbers of re-blooming pokers of creamy yellow over a long summer bloom period; a great blender in beds or as an upright accent. S/M-D PP22969 Zone 6

Parthenocissus inserta 'vitacea' (VIRGINIA CREEPER)

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A Virginia Creeper twin” in its attractive 5-parted leaves with their amazing fall show, but not an identical twin because this vigorous, large vine doesnt have suction cups: for fences, trees, scrambling, but not walls. S/M ...

Liatris spicata (DWARF PURPLE BLAZING STAR)

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Spectacular plants in summer these more petite (1-2' not 3-4') but just as brilliant, bottle-brush spikes of brilliant mauve-pink flowers arise from grassy foliage. S/M Zone 4

Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood' (LONDON PLANE TREE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 A beauty of a large park-like tree to 40-80' tall x 30-40' wide, which is handsome, vigorous and with a nice symmetrical form, bright-green palmate leaves that turn a bronzy yellow-gold in the fall, the inconspicuous flowers appear in...

Nyssa sylvatica (TUPELO/BLACK GUM)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 A wonderful and adaptable tree to 30-60' that is much loved by honeybees. With a stately rounded habit and horizontal branching, this wonderful eastern native is found primarily growing in wet bottomlands, (although it can handle some...

Metasequoia glyptostroboides (DAWN REDWOOD)

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This awe-inspiring tree was known only as a fossil before being rediscovered in 1941 in Modaoqi, China by forester T. Kan; this fast-growing redwood-like tree can reach 70-100'or more! Wonderful, ferny, soft to the touch foliage emerges pale-green in...

Louisiana hybrid 'Wow Factor' (IRIS)

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'Wow Factor' is an appropriate name for this stunning and well-behaved 2-3ft Louisiana hybrid Iris. Its late-spring to early-summer blooms are a pale buttery yellow with purple veining and bright golden-orange line signals. It is a stunning choice for...

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine' (NINEBARK)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Dark-wine, fine-textured foliage highlighted by pink-white early summer flowers and a more compact (to 5-6') habit recommend this fine border or foundation shrub highly. S/M (not dry) Zone 4

Kniphofia 'Papaya Popsicle' (ORANGE DWARF TORCH FLOWER)

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Short and compact, at just 18" it is perfect for containers! This prolific bloomer produces its showy spikes of ripe-papaya-colored flowers from early summer all the way into fall. These make a wonderful easy-care blast of color and bring in colorful...

Pinus veitchii (MEXICAN WHITE PINE)

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A wonderful Pine from central Mexico, actually a subspecies of P.ayacahuite; a tall, 80-100' upright tree with long grey-green needles and beautifully decorative pine cones, the long cones bear edible pine nuts; this tree is much used for timber and is...

Lonicera periclymenum 'G.S.Thomas' (YELLOW-FLOWERED HONEYSUCKLE)

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Plant this vigorous 20' vine near a bench or patio where you can enjoy the wonderful evening fragrance of its creamy-white flowers which mature to yellow (not a trace of pink or purple), the blooms are freely produced from June to September; very...

Nepeta 'Picture Purrfect' (LOW-GROWING CATMINT)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Broad-spreading and compact, 'Picture Purrfect' is low-maintenance, beautiful and aromatic. Its periwinkle-purple flowers are larger than typical and when temperatures are cooperative, it may bloom a couple of weeks early, extending...

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Ginger Wine' (NINEBARK)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Outstanding burgundy-red foliage on this fine upright (to 6') shrub really glow in the summer sun, bright white spring flowers become decorative red seedheads for added interest. S/M PPAF Zone 3

Waihi Wedding (WHITE LOUISIANA IRIS)

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'Waihi Wedding' is an elegant Louisiana Iris with white ruffled petals, lightly marked with lime green signals. It stands taller than what is typical at about 30 inches, and is lightly fragrant. Louisiana Iris' do like very moist soil and grow...

Pinus banksiana 'Schoodic' (JACK PINE)

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'Schoodic' is a unique Jack Pine which grows as a dwarf prostrate shrub. It was found on Schoodic Point in Maine, and the seed was collected by Alfred Fordham of the Arnold Arboretum. This slow-growing specimen wears emerald green needles, and spreads as...

Kniphofia 'Orange Vanilla Popsicle' (TORCH FLOWER)

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This beautiful hummingbird favorite forms large flower spikes with deep orange-red buds, from which its creamy-white, tubular flowers emerge in abundance, giving the plants their vibrant and contrasting two-toned look from late-spring into fall. It is a...

Pinus leucodermis 'syn. heldreichii' (BOSNIAN PINE)

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The Bosnian pine is a delightful and distinctive conifer to 50-80' with dark-green needles in pairs which form very dense foliage on striking upright branches that are decorated with small cones of brilliant purple-blue before mellowing to brown, mature...

Magnolia grandiflora 'D. D. Blanchard' (EVERGREEN MAGNOLIA)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 In addition to its sweetly fragrant white globe flowers, this special southern Magnolia has leaves that are glossy on the top but a showy rusty-orange on their undersides, a striking compact tree to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide. 

Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum' (VARIEGATED EG MOCKORANGE)

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The bold lustrous gray-green leaves of this 6-8' shrub are attractively edged in creamy-white making a showy, compact mound of evergreen foliage highlighted in spring by delightfully orange-blossom-scented, white flowers. S-PSh/M ...

Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' (LAVENDER LILYTURF)

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Lilyturf is a fabulous, low-maintenance groundcover which can thrive in even the most challenging sites. This pretty perennial can tolerate a wide range of conditions from full sun to shade, clay to sand, and wet or dry sites. The late-summer spikes of...

Iris × louisiana 'Red Velvet Elvis' (RED LOUISIANA IRIS)

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'Red Velvet Elvis' will have your garden all shook up! Standing 3ft tall, this bloom of burning love, in hues of crimson, mauve and violet is a favorite of hummingbirds, and we can't help falling in love with it either. It was awarded The American Iris...

Nepeta faassenii 'Walkers Low' (LOW CATMINT)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This is a beautiful plant with a confusing name! The 'Low' is for a place in England not the plants growth habit. This is a wonderfully versatile drought-tolerant perennial reaching about 30" in height. Soft, grey-green foliage...

Pinus attenuradiata (KMX PINE)

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Hardy to zone 7 This interesting hybrid of southern Oregon's Knobcone pine crossed with southern California's Monterey pine has proven to be a fast-growing and drought-tolerant cross and is now being used for reforestation in, interestingly, New Zealand...

Lagerstroemia indica 'Twilight' (PURPLE CRAPE MYRTLE)

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'Twilight' is a proper description for the shades of purple this 20-30ft tall crape myrtle tree displays from late summer into fall. Its wide spreading crown wears deep green foliage, which contrasts beautifully with its muscular and peeling trunks, and...