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Botanical Name     Common Name
A B C D E F-G H I J-L M-O P Q R S T U-Z
Abelia grandiflora
Common Name: Abelia

Likes full sun to part shade. Blooms from late spring to fall. Nice mounded shape, great for hedges. Can be lightly shaped in the fall with harder pruning done in the spring before new foliage begins. Blooms on new growth.

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Acer rubrum
Common Name: Red Maple

The Red Maple is one of the most adaptable trees in the Eastern United States. It can grow in wet or dry soil and in poor soil quality. Getting up to 100 feet tall the Red Maple is often used as a shade tree in the landscape and appreciated for it...


Acer palmatum var dissectum
Common Name: Lace-leaf Japanese Maple

Beautiful burgundy foliage year round. Short ornamental tree with a graceful weeping habit. Wonderful specimen.

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Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Common Name: Bloodgood Japanese Maple

This beautiful upright Japanese Maple holds its burgundy leaf color all season long. An elegant specimen perfect for any yard or garden.

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Acer Saccharum
Common Name: Southern Sugar Maple

Sugar Maples will grow about 1' to 2' a year. The are slower growing than red maples and in turn are stronger with a harder wood. The leaves turn a brilliant yellow in the fall.

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Achillea millefolium
Common Name: Yarrow

Yarrow has an abundance of small lacey leaves that are low growing. Blooms tower over the plant up to 2' tall. Flowers are tightly packed into a flat but broad flower head. Thrives in full sun with reasonable drainage and moderate summer water.


Agastache
Common Name: Agastache

Flowers tightly packed in rounded 4" long spikes. Flowers bloom freely all summer and are attractive to butterflies. Emits a pleasant minty-anise fragrance. Drought tolerant and tolerant of poor nutrient conditions. 

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Ageratum 'Blue'
Common Name: Blue Ageratum
Will attract butterflies all season. Soft blue powderpuff type flowers with a uniform & compact growt habit....

Ajuga
Common Name: Ajuga

Groundcover with beautifully scalloped leaves.  It bears showy, upright spikes of blue to pale violet flowers that reach 8-10 inches in late spring. 

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Allium schoenoprasum
Common Name: Chives

The leaves have a mild onion flavor and are used in soups, salads, and as a garnish. Attractive pink to lavender flowers in late spring to summer. Vigoriously reseeds.

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Alternanthera 'Brazilian Red Hots'
Common Name: Brazilian Red Hots Alternanthera
Alternanthera is a structure bedding plant used for mosaic planting and decorative foliage in beds and mixed containers. Narrow red foliage with a compact bushy habit. This is one tough plant that rewards with beautiful colors....

Alternanthera 'True Yellow'
Common Name: True Yellow Alternanthera
Alternanthera is a structure bedding plant used for mosaic planting and as decorative foliage in bed and mixed containers. Yellow green foliage contrasts with bold colors for high visual energy. Compact and bushy habit, with excellent staying power...

Anethum graveolens
Common Name: Dill
Seeds, leaves and stems are used primarily to flavor pickles. Also can be used in other culinary ways. Great on fish with butter, with potatoes or pasta....

Angelonia 'Serenita'
Common Name: Serenita Angelonia

Lush flower spikes on willowy plants that perform well in hot climates, humid or dry. Beautiful in borders, beds and containers.

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Aquilegia vulgaris
Common Name: Columbine

Wonderful Perennial prefers morning sun or dappled lighting. Stunning and unique flowers. 

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Artemisia
Common Name: Wormwood

Artemesia is a compact perennial that is loved for its delicate silver foliage and nice habit.

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Artemisia dracunculus 'sativa'
Common Name: French Tarragon
This is the real culinary Tarragon. It's narrow shiny leaves have a rich peppery-anise flavor, making it a natural with chicken and fish. It is also a tasty addition to mushrooms, leeks, and potatoes and essential in bearnaise and other creamy sauces...

Asparagus 'Densiflorus 'Springeri''
Common Name: Asparagus Fern
This attractive ornamental foliage plant furnishes complementary texture to mixed containers. It is widely used in hanging baskets and is a great addition to any combination planter....

Astilbe arendsii
Common Name: False Spirea

A clump-forming perennial with attractive fern-like foliage. Feathery flower plumes extend above the foliage for a soft but vibrant summer look.

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Aucuba japonica
Common Name: Japanese Aucuba

Densely upright-rounded to rounded shrub consisting of a thicket of erect or arching, limitedly branched shoots: always neat and tidy evergreen shrub. Once established these plants may flower in the spring, eventually producing bright red berries ...

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