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HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

 Symphyotrichum laeve

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Common Name: Smooth Aster

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8

Height: 2-4'

Spread: 1-2'

Leaf: Deciduos, linear, green

Form/Shape: Violet to purple rays and yellow centers

Attributes: Full sun; Soil: average, dry to medium, well-drained soil

Growth Rate: Fast

Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'

Common Name: Stonecrop

Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8

Height: .25 - .5'

Spread: 1-2'

Leaf: ‘Angelina’ is a yellow leaved cultivar featuring spiky yellow leaves (to 3/4” long) that often sport ginger brown tips.

Form/Shape: Ground Cover; spreading

Attributes: Full sun; Soil: average, dry to medium, well-drained soil

Growth Rate: Fast

Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases

Salvia leucantha

Common Name: Mexican bush sage

Hardiness Zone: 8 to 10

Height: 1 - 3'

Spread: 2 - 3'

Leaf: Serrate, lanceolate, pinnate, semi-evergreen,4 to 8 inches

Form/Shape: Ground Cover; spreading

Attributes: Full sun; Soil: acidic, alkaline, sand, loam, clay

Growth Rate: Moderate

Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases

Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'

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Common Name: Coral Bells 

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8

Height: 1.5 - 3'

Spread: 1.5 - 2'

Leaf: Large, triangularly-lobed (7-9 lobes), sharply-toothed, light green leaves (to 5” across) Evergreen

Form/Shape: Clumps or mounds of heart-shaped, boldy veined leaves

Attributes: Full shade to partial sun; Soil: organically rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils

Growth Rate: Moderate

Pest Tolerance: Foliar nematodes, rust, powdery mildew, and leaf spots.

Chelone lyonii

 

Common Name: Turtlehead

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8

Height: 2 - 4'

Spread: 1.5 - 2.5'

Leaf: Coarsely-toothed, broadly ovate to, dark green leaves (to 6" long)

Form/Shape: Vertical with rounded stems, medium texture and deep-green, boldly veined leaves on short stalks.

Attributes: Full sun to part shade; Soil: medium to wet, rich, humusy soils

Growth Rate: Moderate

Pest Tolerance:  Prone to powdery mildew, rust, fungal leaf spots, and damage from slugs and snails

Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'

Common Name: Japanese anemone

Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8

Height: 2 - 3'

Spread: 2 - 2.5'

Leaf: Three-lobed, dark green foliage

Form/Shape: Clump-forming

Attributes: Full sun to part shade; Soil: average, medium, well-drained soil

Growth Rate: Moderate spreading

Pest Tolerance: Japanese beetles and black blister beetles

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