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PEACH (Prunus persica) "Veteran"

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Hardiness zones 4-8 This 1928 Canadian cross with 'Early Alberta' is vigorous and self-fertile with a reliable abundance of medium-large yellow fleshed and lightly blushed freestone peaches. They are easy to peel and somewhat coarse, which lends them...

ROCKY MTN. PENSTEMON (Penstemon strictus)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 A tall, showy native Penstemon with fully 1/3 of its 2-3' stalk covered with 1" deep-blue flowers. S/D/GDr 

OKAME FLOWERING CHERRY Prunus (Okame)

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Ideal for the small garden, this graceful little hybrid (to 20') is covered with pendulous, single carmine blossoms in spring and attractive orange-red foliage in fall; its fine texture also recommends for bonsai. S/M/GDr ...

TRIFOLIATE ORANGE Poncirus trifoliata

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Showy, small fruit that look like miniature downy oranges follow deliciously fragrant white flowers on this very thorny shrub/tree with its dense, dark-green leathery leaves; the fruit is edible, but very acidic and seedy, it can be used to make...

SUMMER PHLOX Phlox paniculata (Laura)

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The vivid purple, white-eyed flowers of this impressive 4 footer are not only fragrant but mildew resistant; pinch back early for more compact plant. S/M ...

COLUMNAR SWEETGUM Liquidambar styraciflua (Slender Silhouette)

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The very columnar and interesting architectural form of this lovely slender sweetgum is perfect as an accent or for a small space. With a very slim silhouette, this tree reaches 40' tall and just 6' wide, (it is also known as 'Fastigiata'). Another...

CORAL HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera sempervirens)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This is a US native selection which wears its bright red to orange -red tubular flowers from spring into fall! It is not an aggressive vine, like Japanese honeysuckle can be. Rather, it is tame and manageable, perfect for fences, or...

MAIDEN GRASS Miscanthus sinensis (Huron Sunrise)

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Versatile, easy-going and colorful, this beautiful, upright vase-shaped 5' grass has lovely green blades with a silver midrib. Very showy, burgundy-purple-cream flower plumes appear late summer into fall before becoming large, fluffy, coppery-cream seed...

VARIEGATED SWEETGUM Liquidambar styraciflua (Variegata)

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The leaves of this 30-50' x 25' tree arent only bright in fall but happily striped and mottled with yellow all season. S/M ...

PURPLE-LEAVED NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Tiny Wine"

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Hardiness zones 3-8 A fantastic and colorful ninebark that can fit into any garden or container! Only 4 tall with tiny dark purplish-bronze leaves that contrast with the bright-white spring flowers. 

LONDON PLANE TREE Platanus acerifolia (Columbia)

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This highly attractive, quick growing shade tree was developed in 1984, for its superior disease resistance. Fascinating bark is one of its most desirable features, and makes this tree particularly interesting in all seasons. When young, the peeling bark...

DAWN REDWOOD Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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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...

NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Summer Wine"

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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

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

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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...

LOW-GROWING CATMINT (Nepeta) "Picture Purrfect"

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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...

NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Ginger Wine"

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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

BOSNIAN PINE Pinus leucodermis (syn. heldreichii)

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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...

LAVENDER LILYTURF Liriope muscari (Big Blue)

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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...

LOW CATMINT (Nepeta faassenii) "Walkers Low"

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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...

SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA Magnolia virginiana (Silver Mist)

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This eastern North American cultivar is distinguished from the species, by its silvery leaf undersides, which look spectacular in a breeze, its dense canopy and compact conical shape. It blooms profusely from May into fall with large, single, creamy...

WINTER HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera fragrantissima

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It is truly a winter delight when this gracefully arching 6-15' shrub bears its pretty creamy-white flowers with their irresistible and far-reaching scent! It is perhaps the most penetrating and delicious of all the winter flowering shrubs and should be...

DWARF FOUNTAIN GRASS Pennisetum alopecuroides (Little Bunny)

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One of the smallest fountain grasses available, this little cutie comes in at just 12-18" tall, its bunny-like buff colored blooms look terrific in rock gardens, borders and foundations; foliage is a pretty gold in fall and adds winter interest to the...

COLORADO BRISTLECONE Pinus aristata

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This very slow-growing, little pine 8-20' of the wind-torn high-elevation mountain tops of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico is perhaps one of the prettiest of the pines, noted by naturalist John Muir to be "ever irrepressible and...

SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA (Magnolia virginiana)

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Hardiness zones 5-10 The glorious southeastern U.S. native can be incredibly variable in growth habit. In northern climes, it tends to reach 15-20' with a suckering multi-stemmed habit. In southern climes it is more tree-like and can reach up to 60'...