Centaurea Montana
KNAPWEED 'Mountain Blue Cornflower'
Type: perennial
Bloom Season: spring through fall
Flower color: blue
Height & Spread: 18 - 24 inches tall; 18 inches wide
Site & Soil: full sun; well drained soil
Hardiness: zones 3 - 9
Origin: from the mountains of Europe
 
 

Chelone lyonii PINK TURTLEHEAD Type: perennial Bloom season: late summer into fall Height & Spread: 1-3 feet tall; 1- 2 feet wide Site & Soil: full sun to part shade. Tolerates drier soil once established. Zones: 3-8 Propagation: divide clumps in autumn or spring Attracts: birds and butterflies

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Crassula argentea
JADE
Type:  succulent
Height & Spread:  Jade plants can live for a very long time and grow into small trees or
shrubs up to 5 feet tall indoors.
Site & Soil: jades prefer the full sun or bright filtered light of a south facing window.
Jade plants do best where they get four or more hours a day of direct sunlight. Plants grown
in sun can withstand higher temperatures than those grown in poor light. Soil should be kept
moist but not wet while plants are actively growing in spring and summer. During the winter,
let the soil dry between waterings. Although the succulent look of jade plants may cause you
to believe that they need very little water, drought can cause dwarfing, foliage spotting, leaf
drop and death. Avoid splashing water on the leaves while watering. Jades need a very
well drained soil mix to prevent root rot. A cactus mix with some added organic matter will do.
You can also make a mix of one part sterilized organic soil, one part sphagnum peat moss
and three parts coarse sand by volume.
Fertilize: once every three to four months. A liquid houseplant fertilizer will work well.
Wait four months before feeding repotted plants.
Propagation:You can start new plants from stem cuttings.
Problems:  Mealy bugs are the most common insect pest of jade plants. They look like white
puffs of cotton. Wipe them off with alcohol using a cotton swab. Do not use insecticidal soap, since
it may damage jade plants. Spider mites can cause plants to lose their green color and appear dusty or
speckled. Root rot usually results from a soil mix that does not drain quickly or overly frequent watering.
Leaf drop can happen if the plant is allowed to become extremely dry.
 

Dianthus gratianopolitanus syn. Dianthus caesius
PINKS, CARNATIONS
Type: perennial
Bloom Season: spring to summer, often even till frost
Flower color: pink
Height & Spread: 1 - 2' tall; 18 " wide
Site & Soil: full sun to part shade; moist, well drained, slightly alkaline soil
Hardiness: zones 4 - 8
Special interest: fragrant flowers
 

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Dracaena marginata
DRACAENA 
TYPE: generally rugged, carefree houseplants with a robust and tropical appearance.
widely used for both home and office plantings.
HEIGHT & SPREAD -  10' tall, 20' wide
SITE & SOIL - Most dracaenas grow best in bright, indirect light, but many are also
tolerant of lower light. If a plant that has been growing in dim light is moved to a brighter
spot, the new leaves will be thicker and stronger and growth rate will increase.
Allow dracaenas to dry slightly between waterings. Wait until the soil surface is dry to the
touch, then water them thoroughly. Avoid watering with cold water.
Dracaenas are best grown in normal house temperatures of 60 to 70 ° F during the day.
Ideally, night temperatures should be about 10 °F cooler. If the humidity in the house is
below 30 to 40 percent (it probably is during winter), plants will benefit from an occasional
misting of their foliage. A standard commercial houseplant potting mix may be used. Feed
dracaenas with liquid foliage plant fertilizer once a month during the spring and summer
months. Time release fertilizer pellets may be used also.
PROPAGATE -  by air layering, tip or stem cuttings, or by the removal
and rooting of basal shoots in spring or late summer
PROBLEMS - In the home, plant diseases are very rarely a problem. Too much or too
little water plus insects and mites are the main problems. Root rot usually results from a
soil mix that does not drain quickly or overly frequent watering. Scale insects and mites
are the most common insect pests of dracaena.
Dry tips and edges are usually caused by too little humidity. Round dry patches and streaks
on the leaves may be caused by excessive sunlight on the foliage.
A sudden loss of many leaves can be caused by changes in temperature, drafts, too
much water, poor drainage or heavy insect infestations.
Leaf tips and margins may burn or become yellow if plants are fertilized
too heavily. Dracaena is very sensitive to fluoride. Symptoms include yellowing of
the tips or margins of the leaf or dead, scorched areas. Avoid potting soils that have
a high percentage of perlite and keep the soil pH between 6.0 and 6.5 to prevent
fluoride from causing injury. Do not use fertilizer which contains super phosphate
since it often has high levels of fluorine.
 

Echinacea purpurea
PURPLE CONEFLOWER
Type: perennial
Bloom season: late spring into fall
Height & Spread: 2 - 4  feet tall; 1 1/ 2 feet wide
Site & Soil: full sun to part shade; well drained soil
Hardiness: zones 3-9
Attracts: birds and butterflies
 
 

Echinocactus grusonii
GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS - GOLD BALL CACTUS
Type: cactus
Bloom season: early summer
Flower colors: (can produce yellow flowers)
Height & Spread: may attain a diameter of up to 3 ft.
Site & Soil: well lit with slightly veiled sunlight; mixture of ordinary garden soil and two parts of washed sand; in summer water regularly but do not saturate; in winter less often; keep the atmosphere reasonably humid.
Origin: Mexico;
Use: will survive outdoors only in sub-tropics, otherwise a fine indoor or hothouse plant
as a summer bedding plant
Special interest: species of Agave are important economic plants, used for liqueur and other
alcoholic drinks. Also the source of sisal.
 
 

Geranium platypetalum
CRANESBILL
Type: perennial
Bloom season: July and August
Height & Spread:   18"  tall;  20" wide
Site & Soil: full sun to part shade; moist, well drained soil
Hardiness: zones 4 - 8
 

Heliopsis 'Loraine Sunshine'
SUNFLOWER HELIOPSIS
Type: perennial
Bloom season: July to frost
Height & Spread:   30"  tall;  16" wide
Site & Soil: full sun; moist, average, well drained soil; do not allow to dry out
Hardiness: zones 3 - 9
Special interest: One of a kind variegated leaf form of this Perennial.
White leaves with green veins.  Long blooming; excellent for cutting
 

Hosta tokudama 'Aureonebulosa'
HOSTA 'Plantain Lily'
Type: perennial
Bloom season: early summer
Height & Spread:   18"  tall;  16" wide
Site & Soil: shade; moist, average, well drained soil
Hardiness: zones 5 - 9
Origin: native of Japan and China
 
 

Hydrangea macrophylla "Hortensia"
HYDRANGEA
Type: shrub
Bloom season:  summer to autumn
Height & Spread:   18"  tall;  16" wide
Site & Soil: sun or light shade; moist, rich soil
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Lonicera sempervirens 'Alba crimson'
LONICERA
Type: shrub - vine
Bloom season:  summer
Height & Spread:   15'  tall;  6' wide
Site & Soil: sun or light shade; moist, rich soil
Hardiness:  5 - 7
 
 

Lupinus
LUPINE  'blue and white, bi color'
Type: perennial
Bloom season: June - July and again later in summer if you remove spent blooms
Height & Spread:   2'  tall;  2' wide
Site & Soil: Any well -drained, non acid soil; thrives in sun or light shade
Hardiness: zones 4 - 9
Origin: native to North America, southern Europe and North Africa.
 
 

Magnolia x loebneri
MAGNOLIA
Type: tree
Bloom season: pink flowers in spring
Height & Spread:   16 ft.  tall;
 
 

Mazus reptans
MAZUS
Type: perennial
Bloom season: June - August
Height & Spread:   2 inches  tall;  1 1/2 feet wide
Site & Soil:  well -drained; thrives in sun or light shade
 
 

Mertensia pulmonarioides, syn. Mertensia virginica VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS Type: perennial Bloom season:  spring Height & Spread: 18" H; 18"S Site & Soil: full sun; moisture retentive soil in most cases except the alpines, sharp drainage is important Hardiness: zones 3-9 Origin: native to the cooler parts of North America
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Nepeta mussinii
CATMINT - Persian Nepeta  'Blue Wonder'
Type: perennial
Bloom season: violet blue flowers in summer if spent flowers are kept clipped
Height & Spread: 18" H; 18"S
Site & Soil: average, well drained soil; full sun
Hardiness: zones 3-10
Special interest: leaves are aromatic when crushed
Origin: native to the Caucasus region and northern Iran
 
 

Paeonia officinalis
PEONY  'flame'
Type: single, perennial 'herbaceous peony hybrid'
Bloom season: June
Height & Spread: 2 - 3 feet tall; 2 feet wide
Site & Soil: full sun to light shade; well drained soil
Hardiness: zones 3-8
 
 

Paeonia
TREE PEONY 'Age of Gold'
Type: shrub
Bloom season: double fragrant  golden blossoms late spring to early summer
Height & Spread: 4 to 7 ft tall;  same height
Site & Soil: well drained rich soil; sunny, sheltered site
Hardiness: zones 5 - 8
Special interest: fragrant; trouble free
 
 

Penstemon 'Evelyn'
BEARDTONGUE
Type: perennial
Bloom season: June - July
Height & Spread: 20 inches tall; 18 inches wide
Site & Soil: well drained soil essential; thrives best in full sun
Hardiness: zones 5 - 8 (generally not long lived plants; tend to become
woody at the base after a few seasons)
 

Exochorda x macrantha
EXOCHORDA Pear Bush
Type: diciduous shrub
Bloom season: late spring, white flowers
Height & Spread:  6 ft. high compact shrub
Site & Soil: sheltered position in full sun, fertile well drained soil
Hardiness: zones 6 - 9
Pruning: prune 1/3 of the length of the basal shoots in late winter

Potentilla atrosanguinea
POTENTILLA
Type: perennial
Bloom season: summer
Height & Spread: 20 inches tall; 24 inches wide
Site & Soil: moderately fertile, cool, moist but well drained soil, sun or light shade
Hardiness: zones 5 - 8
 

Primula denticulata
DRUMSTICK PRIMROSE
Type: perennial
Bloom season: spring to early summer
Height & Spread: 12 inches tall; 12 inches wide
Site & Soil: evenly moist, humus rich soil; light to part shade.
Hardiness: zones 3 - 8
 

Primula elatior
OXSLIP
Type: perennial
Bloom season:  spring to early summer
Height & Spread: 12 inches tall; 12 inches wide
Site & Soil: evenly moist, humus rich soil; light to part shade.
Hardiness: zones 3 - 7 ( with winter protection)
 
 

Pulmonaria rubra
RED LUNGWORT
Type: perennial
Bloom season: April - May
Height & Spread: 15"  tall; 1'  wide
Site & Soil: average soil, thrives best in part shade shade
Hardiness: zones 6 - 9
 
 

Pulmonaria 'Spilled Milk'
LUNGWORT
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Bloom season: Spring bloom
Height & Spread:  9" tall . x 20" wide.
Site & Soil: Sun, Part shade to full shade; average, medium wet, well drained soil.
Prefer cool soils that are moist and humus. Must receive constant moisture and not
be allowed to dry out. Spreads very slowly. Divide plants in the fall.
Landscape Uses: Best grown in groups or massed as a ground cover in shaded areas
of the border or woodland garden. Foliage remains attractive after bloom and throughout the
summer as long as plant continues to receive sufficient moisture. Also may be used in shaded
areas of the rock garden.
Zones: 4 to 8
 
 

pulsatilla valgaris
PASQUE FLOWER
Type:  rockery perennial
Bloom season: spring
Height & Spread: 9" tall; 12"  wide
Site & Soil: full sun; well drained alkaline soil needed
Hardiness: zones 5 - 9
 
 

Rubus idaeus
Raspberries
Type: cane fruits
Fruit: summer
Height & Spread: 4 - 5' tall; 5  wide
Site & Soil: north facing or shade; average soil
Hardiness: zones 5 - 8
 
 

Rhododendron schlippenbachii
AZALEA
Type:  deciduous shrub
Bloom season: spring
Height & Spread: 5 to 10 ft high; 4 to 8 ft. spread
Site & Soil: sheltered slightly shaded site; moist, rich, acid soil
Hardiness: zones 5 - 8
 
 

Rhododendron vaseyi
AZALEA
Type:  deciduous shrub
Bloom season: spring
Height & Spread: 5 to 6 ft high; similar spread
Site & Soil: sheltered slightly shaded site; moist, rich, acid soil
Hardiness: zones 5 - 8
 
 

Rose
ROSE  'simplicity pink'
Type: floribunda
Bloom season: summer to fall
Height & Spread: 24 inches tall; 20 inches wide
Site & Soil: full sun
 
 

Rose
Rose
Type: miniature
Bloom season: summer to fall
Height & Spread: 15 to 20 inches tall;
Site & Soil: full sun
Zones: 5 - 10
 

Rudbeckia fulgida
CONEFLOWER - Black-eyed Susan
Type: perennial
Bloom season: July through October
Height & Spread: 1 1/2 - 3 feet tall;  2- 4 feet wide
Site & Soil: full sun to light shade;  average, moist but well drained soil. Good drainage is important.
Zones: 3-9. extremely heat  tolerant.
Propagation: divide clumps in autumn or spring.
 
 

Rudbeckia
RUDBECKIA 'goldquelle'
Type: perennial
Bloom season: double yellow flowers bloom all summer
Height & Spread: 2 1/2  feet tall;  2- 4 feet wide
Site & Soil: full sun to part shade;  any well drained soil.
Hardiness: zones  3-9
Propagation: divide clumps in autumn or spring.
 
 

Setaceum 'moundry'
PENNISETUM 'PURPLE  FOLIAGE'
Type: perennial
Bloom season: late summer
Height & Spread: 48 inches tall; 24 inches wide
Site & Soil: full sun to light shade; average soil
Zones: 5 - 9
 
 

Spiraea x bumalda
SPIRAEA 'Goldflame'
Type: shrub
Bloom season: early spring to late summer - orange-red  leaves turn yellow, then green; rose-red flowers
Height & Spread: 2 to 3 ft. high; 2 1/2 ft. wide
Site & Soil: full sun to light shade; deep fertile soil
Trim: after flowering, thinning old wood as needed.
Zones: 4 - 8
 
 

Spiraea japonica
JAPANESE SPIRAEA
Type: shrub
Bloom season: early spring to late summer - can produce  pink to rose red flowers
Height & Spread: 3 to 5' high; 3 to 5' wide
Site & Soil: full sun to light shade; deep fertile soil
Cut Back: early spring to 4 inches above ground level--hard pruned plants
produce the largest flower heads. Deadhead after flowering.
Zones: 5 - 9
 
 
 

Syringa meyeri
LILAC
Type: deciduous tree or shrub
Bloom season: late spring to early summer
Height & Spread: 15 to 13 ft. high
Site & Soil: full sun, part shade;  average soil
 
 
 

Tiarella cordifolia
FOAM FLOWER
Type: perennial
Bloom season:  summer to autumn
Height & Spread: 15 inches tall; 12 inches wide
Site & Soil:  light shade to shade; moist, well drained soil
Zones: 3 - 9
Special interest: very frost hardy, easy to grow in cool-temerate climates,
and make good ground covers for a woodland-style garden. Genus of 5
species of forest -floor perennials, all of which are native to North America

 
 
 

Weigela florida
WEIGELA
Type:  bush (trouble free)
Bloom season: late spring to early summer; rose pink flowers
Height & Spread: 6 - 9 ft. tall and wide
Site & Soil: sun, part shade; good, well drained soil
Trim: every year after flowering, remove one or two of the old stems,
cutting them back to ground level
Zones: 4-8