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Baptisia alba
White Wild Indigo
Size : 2-3'
Hardiness : Zones 5-8
Growth Habit : Erect and bushy.
1" pure white, pea-like flowers from May to mid-June, easy. Charcoal gray stems add appealing contrast. Long-lived. Not the fastest plant to get to size but one of the loveliest.
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Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
Size : 30"
Hardiness : Zones 4-8
Growth Habit : Compact.
Herbaceous shrub with lavender-blue pea like flowers in June. Drought tolerant.
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Baptisia leucantha
False Indigo
Size : 24"
Hardiness : Zones 4-8
Growth Habit : Erect to spreading.
Flowers resemble pea blossoms, white in color, May to June. Mostly smoky grey stems and bluish green leaves. Tough as nails, loves fire and drought. Native to the midwestern U.S.
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Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Yellow Wild Indigo
Size: 18”
Hardiness:
Zones 5-9
Growth Habit: Wide clumps.
Rounded, blue-green leaves topped with 12-15” tall spires of pure yellow flowers, followed in late summer by curious, spherical, tan seedpods. Heat and drought tolerant. Native to the mid-western U.S.
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Baptisia x ‘Purple Smoke'
Wild Indigo
Size: 3'
Hardiness:
Zones 4-8
Growth Habit: Erect, strong, and vigorous grower.
Dozens of smoky violet, lupine-like flowers with a purple eye, blooming May-June. Full sun is best for flowering and performance. Gray-green foliage.
Begonia grandis ‘Alba'
Hardy Begonia
Size: 18-24”
Hardiness:
Zones 7-9
Growth Habit: Large clump.
A profusion of white blooms adorn its upright stems. Large leaves with reddish veins and red undersides add ornamental interest.
Begonia grandis ‘Wildwood Premier'
Hardy Begonia
Size: 18-24”
Hardiness:
Zones 6-9
Growth Habit: Large clump.
A superior form with angle-wing leaves backed by the deepest red coloration available. Large pink flowers dance above the foliage.
Bergenia 'Snow Mound'
Saxifrage
Size : 12"
Hardiness : Zones 5-7
Growth Habit : Very symmetrical, cabbage-like growth, evergreen.
Fresh foliage has bronze tone, older foliage stays dark green. Pink flowers appear in early spring. Average garden soil.
Bergenia x 'Britten'
Saxifrage
Size : 12-15"
Hardiness : Zones 5-8
Growth Habit : Clump forming.
This cultivar has smooth evergreen foliage without the usual blemishes The most handsome of the Bergenias by far. Flowers are a waxy white that age to pink mid-spring.
Boltonia asteroides 'Pink Beauty'
Bolton's Aster
Size : 5-6'
Hardiness : Zones 3-7
Growth Habit : Upright, robust.
Pinch back in June or July. Clean pink, half dollar size flowers Aug-Sept.
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'
Bolton's Aster
Size : 3-4'
Hardiness : Zones 3-7
Growth Habit : Erect.
Very mildew resistant. White, aster-like flowers, Aug-Sept.
Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama 'Nana'
Bolton's Aster
Size : 2-3'
Hardiness : Zones 3-7
Growth Habit : Upright.
1" bluish-pink ray florets over vigorous, bushy plants.
Brunnera macrophylla
Siberian Bugloss
Size : 15"
Hardiness : Zones 3-7
Growth Habit : Spreading.
Large and attractive heart shaped leaves till frost. Clear forget-me-not blue flowers in early spring.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
Jack Frost
Size : 6-10"
Hardiness : Zones 4-9
Growth Habit : Netted silver overlay on each leaf.
Sky blue flowers.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Langtrees'
Siberian Bugloss
Size : 12-15"
Hardiness : Zones 3-7
Growth Habit : Spreading.
Dark green leaves with silvery spotted edges. Silver blue flowers in spring.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata'
Siberian Bugloss
Size : 12-15"
Hardiness : Zones 3-7
Growth Habit : Spreading.
Large, heart-shaped leaves with bold white margins. Clear blue forget-me-not flowers in early spring.
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Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6' to 10'
Hardiness : Zones 6-9
Growth Habit : Upright.
Very dark, velvety purple flowers. Blue, green foliage. Best if cut back in March.
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Buddleia davidii 'Charming Summer'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6-8'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Upright arching stems. Vigorous.
Long lavender-pink flowers, cone shaped. Lightly fragrant. Cut back hard in spring.
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Buddleia davidii 'Harlequin'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 4' to 8'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Shrub.
Redish purple flowers. Green, silvery, variegated foliage.
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Buddleia davidii 'Honeycomb'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6' to 10'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Upright, rounded.
Yellow flowers with silvery, compact foliage.
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Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 36" to 5'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Upright, arching.
Lavender-blue spikes.
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Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Purple'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6' to 10'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Arched branches.
Purple flowers with blue-green foliage.
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Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6' to 10'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Upright, arching.
Red flowers with blue-green foliage.
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Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6' to 10'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Upright, arching.
White flowers with blue-green foliage.
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Buddleia 'Pink Charming'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 6-8'
Hardiness : Zones 6-9
Growth Habit : Upright, arching stems.
Charming lavender-pink flowers all summer.
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Buddleia 'White Ball'
Butterfly Bush
Size : 3-4'
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Dwarf shrub.
Pure white flowers on compact, rounded shrub.
Bupthalmum salicifolium
Sunwheels
Size : 10-12"
Hardiness :
Growth Habit : Upright.
Good to group around bottom of other plants. Yellow daisy flowers.