Mother Nature's Plant List

The following plants grow in Mother Nature's Montrose Garden as of July, 2022.

Colorado Native Plants

Scientific Name

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Small Trees/Large Shrubs

Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

Western Serviceberry

2018/19

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/amelanchier-alnifolia-photo-show

Info: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/amelanchier-alnifolia

Amelachier utahensis

Utah Serviceberry

2019

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Cercocarpus montanus

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany

2019

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Info: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-cercocarpus-montanus

Fallugia paradoxa

Apache Plume

2019

Photos: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/fallugia-paradoxa-web-show

Info: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/fallugia-paradoxa

Fendlera rupicola

Cliff Fendlerbush

2020

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Juniperus monosperma

One-seed Juniper

2019

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Mahonia fremontii

Fremont’s Barberry

2019

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Philadelphus microphyllum

Littleleaf Mock Orange

2019

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Prunus pumila var. besseyi

Western Sand Cherry

2019

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2020/07/plant-of-month-july-western-sand-cherry.html

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry

2019

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Info: see below

Prunus virginiana var demissa

Chokecherry

2018/19

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/prunus-viginiana-photo-show

Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/06/plant-of-month-june-western-chokecherry.html

Quercus gambellii

Gambel Oak

2019/21

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Quercus turbinella

Shrub Liveoak

2019

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Rhamus smithii

Smith’s Buckthorn

2020

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Rhus trilobata

Sourberry/Three-leaf Sumac

2019/20

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/rhus-trilobata-photo-show

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Salix exigua

Coyote Willow

2018

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Sambuccus nigra var. cerulea

Blue/Mexican Elderberry

2018

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/sambucus-nigra-ssp-cerulea-web-show-169113725

Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/09/plant-of-month-september-blue-mexican.html

Shepherdia argentea

Silver Buffaloberry

2019/20

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/shepherdia-argentea-photo-show

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Sorbus scopulina

Western Mountain Ash

2021

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Shrubs/Sub-shrubs

Amorpha canescens

Leadplant

2020

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Amorpha nana

Dwarf/Fragrant False Indigo

2020

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Artemisia cana

Silver Sagebrush

2020

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Artemisia filifolia

Sand Sage

2021

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Artemisia frigida

Prairie Sagewort

2020

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Artemisia tridentata

Big Sagebrush (Basin Sage)

2020

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Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana

Big Mountain Sage

2021

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Atriplex canescens

Fourwing Saltbush

2020

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2021/08/plant-of-month-august-fourwing-saltbush.html

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp puberulus

Downy Rabbitbush

2020

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Cornus sericea var. coloradensis

Red Osier Dogwood

2020

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Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens

Rubber Rabbitbush

2020

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Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosus

Little Rubber Rabbitbush

2020

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Eriogonum corymbosum

Crispleaf Buckwheat

2020

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Krascheninnikovia lanata

Winter Fat

2019

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Physiocarpus monogyne

Mountain Ninebark

2020

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*Potentilla fruticosa 'Jackmanii'

Jackman’s Shrubby Cinquefoil

2021

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Ribes aureum

Golden Currant

2019

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/ribes-aureum-photo-show

Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2022/05/plant-of-month-may-golden-currant-ribes.html

Ribes inerme var. inerme

Whitestem Gooseberry

2019

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Rosa woodsii

Wood’s Rose

2019

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/rosa-woodsii-photo-show

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Rubus deliciosus

Delicious Raspberry

2020

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Herbaceous Perennials

Achillea millefolia

Western (Common) Yarrow

2021

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2021/11/plant-of-month-november-western-common.html

Agastache foeniculum  

Anise Hyssop

2020

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Agastache urticifolia

Nettleleaf Hyssop

2021

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Allium acuminatum

Hooker’s Onion

2021

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Amsonia jonesii

Colorado Desert Bluestar

2020

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Anaphalis mararitacea 

Western Pearly Everlasting

2021

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2021/10/plant-of-month-october-western-pearly.html

Apocynum cannibinum

Indian Hemp

2021

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Aquilegia caerulea

Rocky Mountain Columbine

2019

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2020/06/plant-of-month-june-rocky-mountain-blue.html

Aquilegia chrysantha

Golden Columbine

2020

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Asclepias incarnata

Rose Milkweed

2021

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Asclepias speciosa

Showy Milkweed

Pre-2018

Photos: : https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/asclepias-speciosa-web-show-154917894

Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/07/

Berlandiera lyrata

Chocolate Flower

2019

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2020/08/plant-of-month-august-chocolate-flower.html

Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri

Sundrops

2020

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Dalea purpurea

Purple Prairie Clover

2021/22

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Eremogone fendleri

Fendler’s Sandwort

2021

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Eriogonum umbellatum v. aureum ‘Kannah Creek’

Kannah Creek Sulphur Buckwheat

2020

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2022/06/plant-of-month-june-sulphur-buckwheat.html

Geum macrophyllum

Largeleaf Avens

2021

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Geum triflorum

Prairie Smoke

2021

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Grindelia squarrosa

Curly Gumplant

2022

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Heterotheca villosa

Hairy False Goldenaster

2020

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Mentha arvensis

Wild (Common) Mint

2019

Photos: https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/mentha-arvensis-photo-show

Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/10/plant-of-month-october-wild-mint-mentha.html

Mirabilis multiflora

Colorado Four O'Clock

2021

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Monarda fistulosa

Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm

2020

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Monardella odoratissima

Mountain Coyote Mint

2021

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Penstemon strictus

Rocky Mountain Penstemon

2020

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Plantago eriopoda

Saline Plantain

2021

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Potentilla hippiana

Woolly cinquefoil

2019

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Ranunculus inamoenus

Graceful Buttercup

Pre-2018

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Ratibida columnifera

Prairie coneflower

2021

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2021/09/plant-of-month-september-upright.html

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan

2021

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Salvia azurea

Azure Blue Sage

2021

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Sidalcea candida   

White Checkerbloom

2020

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Solidago nemerosa

Gray Goldenrod

2021

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Solidago rigida

Stiff Goldenrod

2021

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Verbena stricta

Hoary Vervain

2021

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Vernonia fasciculata

Prairie Iron Plant

2021

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Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Water Speedwell

Pre-2018

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Yucca baccata

Banana Yucca

2021

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Perennial Grasses

Achnatherum hymenoides

Indian Rice Grass

2020

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Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats Grama

2022

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Bouteloua gracilis

Blue Grama

2020

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*Bouteloua gracilis 'Blond Ambition'

'Blond Ambition' Blue Gramma

2019

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Buchloë dactyloides

Buffalo Grass

2019/20

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Eragrostis trichodes

Sand Lovegrass

2019

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Hesperostipa comata

Needle & Thread Grass

2020

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Hilaria jamesii

Galleta

2022

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Muhlenberia montana

Mountain Muhly

2022

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Annuals/Biennials

Coreopsis tinctora

Dyer’s Coreopsis

2021

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2021/07/plant-of-month-july-plains-dyers.html

Helianthus annuus

Annual/Common Sunflower

Pre-2018

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/08/plant-of-month-august-annual-common.html

Monarda pectinata

Pony beebalm

2021

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Oenothera elata ssp hookeri

Hooker’s Evening Primrose

2022

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Packera neomexicana

New Mexico Groundsel

2020

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Peritoma serrulata

Rocky Mountain Beeplant

2022

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Thelesperma filifolium

Green Threadleaf

2021

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*cultivar

 

Western U.S. Native Plants

 

Scientific Name

Common Name

Year Added

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Small Trees/Large Shrubs

Chamaebatiaria millefolium [AZ]

Fernbush

2019

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Forestiera neomexicana [AZ, NM]

New Mexico Privet

2019

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*Philadelphus lewisii 'Blizzard' [MT, ID]

‘Blizzard’ Mock Orange

2019

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2021/06/plant-of-month-june-mock-orange.html

*Philadelphus lewisii 'Cheyenne' [MT, ID]

‘Cheyenne’ Mock Orange

2019

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Info: see above

Shrubs/Sub-shrubs

Salvia dorrii [AZ]

Desert Sage/Giant Purple Sage

2019

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Herbaceous Perennials

*’Blue Blazes’ Agastache [Agastache 'Desert Sunrise' X Agastache foeniculatum]

‘Blue Blazes’ Agastache

2020

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*Agastache 'Desert Solstice' [Agastache cana ‘Rosita’ x ?A. rupestris] [NM]

‘Desert Solstice’ Agastache

2019

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*’Desert Sunrise’ Agastache [Agastache cana X A. rupestris]

‘Desert Sunrise’ Agastache

2020

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Agastache cana [NM]

Wild Hyssop

2020

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Agastache pallidiflora var. neomexicana  [NM]

New Mexican Agastache

2021

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*Agastache urticifolia ‘Arizona Snow’

Arizona Snow Agastache

2020

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Allium unifolium   [CA]

Oneleaf Onion

2020

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*Brodiaea laxa 'Queen Fabiola'

Queen Fabiola Brodiaea

2020

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Camassia leichtlinii  [CA]

Leichtlin's camass

2020

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Camassia quamash  [CA]

Camas Lily

2020

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Coreopsis lanceolata  [NM, KS]

Lanceleaf Coreopsis

2021

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2022/07/plant-of-month-july-lance-leaf.html

*Epilobium canum v. latifolium ‘Sky Island Orange’ [AZ]

‘Sky Island Orange’ Hummingbird Trumpet

2019

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2020/09/plant-of-month-september-hummingbird.html

*Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'  [CA]

‘Blue Springs’ Foothill Penstemon

2020

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Penstemon palmeri  [AZ, NM]

Palmer’s Penstemon

2020

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Spheralcea ambigua  [UT]

Desert Mallow

2021

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Perennial Grasses

 

 

 

 

Annuals

Baileya multiradiata [AZ, NM, UT]

Desert marigold

2021

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Eschscholzia californica [CA,NV]

Calilfornia Poppy

2022

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Nicotiana quadrivalvus  [CA]

Indian tobacco

2020

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Phacelia tanecetifolia [AZ]

Tansy Phacelia

2022

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*cultivar

 

Non-Native or Non-Western Plants

Scientific Name

Common Name

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Trees/Large Shrubs

Acer rubrum [East/Mid US]

Red Maple

Pre-2018

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Buddleia davidii [China; Japan]

Butterfly Bush

2019

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*Cratagus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ [Europe]

‘Crimson Cloud’ Hawthorne

Pre-2018

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2020/01/crimson-cloud-hawthorn-in-full-bloom.html

*Malus (unk cultivar)

Apple (unk type)

Pre-2018

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Malus floribunda [Japan]

Japanese Flowering Crabapple

Pre-2018

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/11/plant-of-month-november-japanese.html

*Malus pumila 'Honeycrisp'

‘Honeycrisp’ Apple

2019

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*Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'

‘Santa Rosa’ Plum

2019

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Prunus triloba [Japan]

Flowering Almond

Pre-2018

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Shrubs/Woody Vines

Chaenomeles japonica [Japan]

Japanese Quince

Pre-2018

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Info: https://mothernaturesmontrosegarden.blogspot.com/2019/12/plant-of-month-december-flowering.html

*Euonymus japonicus 'Grandifolius' [Japan]

Japanese Euonymus

Pre-2018

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*Lavandula X intermedia ‘Phenomenal’ [Europe]

‘Phenomenal’ Lavender

2020

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*Lonicera japonica 'Purpurea' [Japan]

Purple Japanese Honeysuckle

Pre-2018

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Perovskia atriplicifolia [Asia]

Russian Sage

Pre-2018

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*Prunus glandulosa 'Rosea Plena.' [Japan]

Dwarf Flowering Almond

Pre-2018

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*Rosa ?? cultivar

Pink Rose, unk cultivar

Pre-2018

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Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'

 'Arp' Rosemary

2021

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*Spiraea nipponica ‘Snowmound’ [Japan]

Japanese White Spirea

Pre-2018

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*Spirea japonica ? X Bumalda [Japan]

‘Bumald’ Japanese Spirea

Pre-2018

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*Syringa vulgaris [SE Europe]

Common White Lilac

Pre-2018

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*Syringa vulgaris [SE Europe]

Purple Lilac

Pre-2018

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Perennials

Antirrhinum majus [Europe]

Snapdragon

Pre-2018

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Echinacea purpurea [East/Mid US]

Purple Coneflower

2019

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Eutrochium maculatum

[East/Mid US]

Spotted Joe Pye Plant

2021

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*Iris X germanica [Europe]

Bearded Iris

Pre-2018

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*Mentha × piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'

‘Chocolate’ Mint

2019

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Mentha spicata [Europe; Asia]

Spearmint

2020

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*Mentha x suavis [M. aquatica x M. suaveolens] [Europe]

Sweet Mint

2020

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*Paeonia ? cultivar [?Asia]

Peony (unk white & pale pink cultivars)

Pre-2018

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Pycnanthemum virginianum

[Eastern U.S.]

Virginia mountain-mint

2021

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Tradescantia  [Western hemisphere]

Spiderwort

Pre-2018

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Typha minima [Asia; Europe]

Mini Dwarf Cattail 

Pre-2018

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Annuals

Viola tricolor [Europe]

Johnny Jump-up

Pre-2018

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*cultivar

 

 

 

 

 



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