Perennial
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CENTAUREA montana 'Amethyst Dream' Bachelor's Button, Cornflower, Basket Flower Perennial: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Unique shingled buds grow into showy flowers that are unusually lacy, giving them an exquisitely delicate appearance. The centers are reddish. Good cut & dried flower, border & rock garden plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: amethyst purple. Size: 1.5-2' x 1.5-2'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. USPP#20,781. |
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CENTAUREA montana 'Amethyst in Snow' Bachelor's Button, Cornflower, Basket Flower Perennial: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Unique shingled buds grow into showy flowers that are unusually lacy, giving them an exquisitely delicate appearance. Unique color combination of satiny wht petals surrounding a dp royal prpl cntr. Good cut & dried flower, border & rock garden plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Blm time: spring-summer. Size: 1.5-2' x 1.5-2'. Exp.: sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z3. USPP#18,284. |
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CENTRANTHUS ruber Valerian or Jupiter's Beard Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Showy plant for borders, walls or bank plantings. Attracts butterflies, bees and insects. Fragrant flowers. Good cut flower. Re-seeds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: red. Height: 1.5-3 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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CENTRANTHUS ruber 'Albus' Valerian or Jupiter's Beard Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Showy plant for borders, walls or bank plantings. Attracts butterflies, bees and insects. Fragrant flowers. Good cut flower. Re-seeds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: white. Height: 1.5-3 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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CERASTIUM tomentosum Snow-in-Summer Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought and coast tolerant. Fire retardant. Good for rock walls, rock gardens, edges and as a ground cover. Tolerates poor, dry soil. Very fine silver foliage. Free flowering. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: white. Mat forming. Height: 6-8". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. |
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CHAMAEMELUM nobile 'Flore Pleno' Double-flowered Chamomile Evergreen perennial: Deer, drought & clay tolerant. Good ground cover, border, rock garden, pot & edging plant. Can use as a lawn substitute if mowed or sheared. Foliage is very fragrant when crushed. Blooms: double white, summer. Attracts butterflies. Size: 3-12" x 12". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. ANTHEMIS nobilis 'Flore Pleno') |
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CHAMAEMELUM nobile 'Treneague' Chamomile Evergreen perennial: Deer, clay & drought tolerant. This is the non-flowering variety. Good ground cover, rock garden, border, pot & edging plant. Can use as a lawn substitute. Foliage has a very sweet fragrance when crushed or walked on. Size: 3-12" x 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. ANTHEMIS nobilis 'Treneague'). |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM parthenium 'Aureum' Golden Feather Perennial: Deer & gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Has daisy-like flower heads over finely cut aromatic golden foliage. Nice cut flower, border, container & accent plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: white with yellow center. Height: 1-3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. TANACETUM parth. 'Aureum') |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM Pot 'Breeze Sweet' Mum Perennial. Has daisy-like flower heads. Nice cut flower, border, container & accent plant. Great for fall color. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: soft pink with neon yellow center. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM Pot 'Chrystal Bronze Bicolor' Mum Perennial. Has double, daisy-like flower heads. Nice cut flower, border, container & accent plant. Great for fall color. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: bronze orange. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM Pot 'Rainbow Circus' Perennial. Has daisy-like flower heads. Nice cut flower, border, container & accent plant. Great for fall color. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: burgundy red and bright yellow bicolor. Very vibrant and neat pattern! Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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CISTANTHE grandiflora 'Jazz Time' Rock Purslane Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought & heat tolerant. Native to Chile. Good groundcover for tough dry areas. Also great in rock gardens, borders or containers. Of the Portulaca family. It has rubbery, blue-green succulent folg. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: bright magenta-violet. Size: 1 x 2-3'. Exposure.: sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8. (commonly sold as Calandrinia grandiflora in the industry but it is really CISTANTHE) |
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CISTANTHE grandiflora (formerly sold as CALANDRINIA spectabilis) Rock Purslane Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought & heat tolerant. Native to Chile. Good groundcover for tough dry areas. Also great in rock gardens, borders or containers. Of the Portulaca family. It has rubbery, blue-green succulent folg. Blm. time: summer-fall. Blm. color: bt. magenta-violet. Ht.: 12-18". Width: 3-4'. Exp.: sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8. (commonly sold as CALANDRINIA spectabilis in the industry but it is really CISANTHE) |
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COLEUS Color Clouds 'Valentine' Coleus Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. This coleus is bred for SUN tolerance, better foliage, growing ease & less blooms than the seed types of the past. Great for pots & borders where it brings instant color. This is the reddest red trailing Coleus ever. The trailing stems root where they land. Height: 10". Spread: 30" Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. |
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COMMELINA coelestis 'Hopley's Variegated' Dayflower, Blue Spiderwort Tuberous Perennial: Drought tolerant. Clay tolerant. Produces showy 1" three-petaled blooms that last just a day, but are steadily produced in great numbers summer-fall. Creamy-green variegated foliage. Clump forming. Versatile and easy to grow in dry or moist soil. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom color: brilliant sky blue with bright yellow anthers. Size: 12-18" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z7. |
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CONVOLVULUS cneorum Silverbush, Bush Morning Glory Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Evergreen plant with funnel-shaped flowers. Rock garden, border and container plant. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white (rarely pink) with yellow throat. Size: 2-4' x 2-3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. (Sunset zones, 7-9, 14-24) |
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CONVOLVULUS sabatius 'Compacta' Dwarf Ground Morning Glory Perennial: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. A compact form of the species. Creates a low, trailing mat of round green leaves, bearing a long display of funnel-shaped lavender blue flowers. Excellent for rock gardens or edging, particularly in hot sunny areas. Also good container, hanging basket or groundcover plant. Combines nicely w/Helianthemum & Cerastium. Attracts hummingbirds. Blm time: summer-fall. Size: 8" x 12". Exp.: sun/light shade. Water: mod. USDA Z8. |
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CONVOLVULUS sabatius (C. mauratanicus) Ground Morning Glory Perennial: Fire retardant. Rock garden, container, hanging basket and ground cover plant. Combines nicely with Helianthemum and Cerastium. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Size: 1' x 3'. Exposure: sun or light shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. |
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COREOPSIS 'Desert Coral' Tickseed Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. A desert sunset on a stem! Dwarf, mounding habit, continuous flowers cover the old flowers so rapidly that it never has a rest period. Good cut flower, container, border, ground cover and edging plant. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: peach & coral-red. Size: 9-11" x 14". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6 |
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COREOPSIS 'Jethro Tull' Fluted Tickseed Perennial: Deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies. Drought tolerant. A cross between 'Zamphir' and 'Early Sunrise', it has broader fluted petals, a compact habit and an extended flowering season. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 12-18". Width: 18-24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate-dry. USDA Z5. PP#18789. |
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COREOPSIS auriculata 'Nana' Mouse Ear Coreopsis, Dwarf Coreopsis, Tickseed Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, ground cover, edging and container plant. Seeds attracts birds, flowers attract bees & butterflies. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: orange yellow. Size: 6" x 12-18". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. |
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COREOPSIS grandiflora Sunny Day (='Balcorsunay') Tickseed Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Produces a minimal amount of seed allowing for continuous bloom all summer, until the 1st hard frost. A low maintenance selection. Will continue to rebloom if spent flowers are removed. Bloom color: large, single golden-yellow. Good cut flower & border plant. Attracts butterflies and bees. Height: 18". Spread: 14". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. PP17,405. |
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COREOPSIS lanceolata `Early Sunrise' Tickseed Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Flowering time late spring - fall. Nice border plant. Bloom color: double yellow. Height: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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COREOPSIS rosea Permathread 'Shade of Rose' Threadleaf Tickseed Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. A beautiful addition to the pollinator garden, adds old fashioned charm to the front of borders. Great for cottage style plantings & other informal styles. Excellent cut flower, ground cover and container plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: rosy pink petals with darker pink tips & yellow center. Size: 16-18" x 16-18". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. |
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COREOPSIS verticillata 'Moonbeam' Thread-Leaf Coreopsis Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, ground cover, container and edging plant. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: pale yellow. Size: 1.5-2' x 2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |