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Bear's Breeches
Acanthus hungaricus

Also Delphinium substitute for back of bed.

Flowers are prickly.
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum

for front?
'Fireglow' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Aconitum
Aconitum

3'
'Bressingham Spire' Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Aconitum Species
Aconitum napellus

3-4'

Delphinium substitute, as it does well in part-shade locations.
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Aloe Species
Aloe vera
Plants
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Anemone
Anemone nemorosa

Any cultivar of A. nemorosa is OK
Fall 2009 bulbs for spring blooming.
Tuck in-between late-emerging plants.
Anemone nemorosa is known to spread, so consider location carefully.
'Allenii' Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Aralia
Aralia cordata
'Sun King' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Asclepias Species
Asclepias tuberosa

Milkweed, Butterfly Plant -- the one that Monarchs lay eggs on and their caterpillars eat the leaves before metamorphosis.

Orange flowers

Self-sows vigorously, so remove spent flowers.

18-24" height

May not get vigorously flowering until third year.
Plants
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Aurinia Species
Aurinia saxatilis

Apparently works well cascading over a wall.

Blooms late spring/early summer.

Other cultivars/colors available.

Stays evergreen through winter with gray/green foliage.

Can be a little bit invasive.
Plants
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King Begonia
Begonia
'Escargot' Plants
(PlantFiles)

Cassia marilandica

Maybe for SW corner of house by Echinacea
Plants
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Celosia
Celosia argentea var. cristata

Any cultivar. DW's request.

Seeds can be found at Park Seed.
Seeds
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Cercis
Cercis canadensis

Red foliage
Pink buds in spring
Does well around other plants
For: middle of Front Garden
'Forest Pansy' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Hinoki False Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa

RareFindNursery.com

4' wide, 6' tall in 10 years

possibly as a container plant near front entrance -- in front of wires/etc. up side of house
'Compact Fernspray' Plants
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Scilla Species
Chionodoxa forbesii

Early blooming spring bulb, low (3-6"), disappears by mid-summer.

Blue/purple flowers match well with spring bulbs (like daffodils), and probably well with Rhododendron Hank's Mellow Yellow bloom time.

WATCH OUT!!! Chionodoxa are VERY invasive!!!
Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Datura Species
Datura metel

Smell often keeps rabbits away.

If they eat it, it may be poisonous.
Seeds, Plants
(PlantFiles)
American Umbrella Leaf
Diphylleia cymosa

any cultivar
H 2-3'
W 2-3'
mid-spring to early-summer
white blooms
American Umbrella Leaf
Plants
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Dracunculus Species
Dracunculus vulgaris

Closely resembles Arisaema.

Stinking when in full bloom. Pollinated by flies, not bees.
Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Echinops Species
Echinops ritro

To replace Eryngium planum (Sea Holly) in the shadier section of the garden.
Plants
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Eleutherococcus
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
'Variegatus' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Eremurus Species
Eremurus stenophyllus

Actually, any bulbs in the Eremurus genus (Liliaceae family).

Some work in part-shade and can be closely-spaced; others require full-sun and need full 2-feet spacing for shallow, spreading root/crown.
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Galanthus Species
Galanthus elwesii

Fall 2009 bulbs for spring blooming
Tuck in-between late-emerging plants
Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Galanthus Species
Galanthus nivalis

Fall 2009 bulbs for spring blooming
Tuck in-between late-emerging plants
Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Daylily
Hemerocallis

Olallie Daylily Gardens
Niche Gardens
'Citrina' Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Impatiens Species
Impatiens omeiana

Zone 6b
spreads through strong stolons
Plants
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Species Iris
Iris reticulata
Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia

Another dwarf Crape Myrtle.
'Pocomoke' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica

Dwarf version of Crape Myrtle (Crepe Myrtle).

Note that only root-hardy in zone 6, although might be stem-hardy if well-mulched.

Sun to light shade, 2-3' in size, cultivated to have many branches to cover it in blossoms mid-summer to early-fall.
'Chickasaw' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Lilium
Lilium

Late blooming lily
'Black Beauty' Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Oriental Lily
Lilium
'Cassandra' Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Oriental-Trumpet Lily
Lilium

Late blooming lily
'Scheherazade' Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Species Lily
Lilium dauricum

Very early blooming lily -- late spring to early summer
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Species Lilium
Lilium formosanum

Late blooming lily, fragrant, very tall
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Species Lilium
Lilium regale

Early blooming lily

Fragrant
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Species Lilium
Lilium speciosum var. rubrum

Late blooming lily
Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
(PlantFiles)
Species Lily
Lilium speciosum var. rubrum

Late blooming lily

Better cultivar than the straight species (sturdier)
'Uchida' Plants, Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Lycoris Species
Lycoris squamigera

'Naked Ladies' or 'Surprise Lily'.

Leaves come up in spring but die by early/mid summer. Flower stem comes up late summer or fall. Works in part shade and long-lasting plant.
Roots, Tubers and Bulbs
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Meehania Species
Meehania cordata

H 6-12"
Spreads via creeping runners
likes moist conditions
will even grow in total darkness
Put in front of shed
Plants
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Purple Siberian Melic Grass
Melica altissima
'Atropurpurea' Plants
(PlantFiles)
Erythranthe Species
Mimulus guttatus

Can self-sow and spread via runners. To zone 6a. Native to western U.S.
Plants
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Papaver Species
Papaver rhoeas

Flanders poppy likely the inspiration for the 1918 poem, "In Flanders Fields," written by John McCrae about the war dead buried at Flanders.

Re-seeding annual that will bloom in Spring to early Summer. Easy both to naturalize and to pull out seedlings in spring.
Seeds
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(PlantFiles)

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