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Ageratum
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Ageratum
houstonianum
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Grown
as an annual in NJ; blooms all
summer (blooms better if deadheaded)
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Allium
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Different
varieties bloom at different times of the year; may
repel deer
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Alyssum
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Lobularia
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Annual
that freely self-seeds; prefers sun, tolerates some
shade
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Asters
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Perennial;
different varieties bloom at different
times of the summer
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Astilbe
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Perennial;
part shade; also called False Spirea
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Beebalm
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Monarda
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Perennial;
sun or part shade; blooms mid-end of summer; several
colors available
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Begonia
(tuberous)
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Begonia
tuberhybrida
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Often
grown as annual, but the tubers can be overwintered
inside; shade to part shade
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Bethlehem
Sage
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Pulmonaria
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Perennial;
partial shade; also called lungwort
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Blackberry
lily
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Belamcanda
chinensis
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Perennial;
full or part sun
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Black-Eyed
Susan
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Rudbeckia
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Perennial;
most prefer sun
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Blanket
Flower
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Gaillardia
grandiflora
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Perennial;
prefers full sun
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Bleeding
Heart
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Dicentra
and Dicentra eximea
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Perennial;
shade or part shade
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Bluestar
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Amsonia
tabernaemontana
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Perennial;
needs moist soil; contact with the milky sap may irritate
skin; prefers sun
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Boltonia
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Boltonia asteroides
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Perennial;
partial sun; also called False Chamomile
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Borage
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Borago
officinalis
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Short-lived
perennial herb; full sun.
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Butterfly
Weed
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Asclepias
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Perennial;
prefers sun; generally drought-tolerant
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Calamint
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Calamintha
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Perennial
herb; sun to part shade
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California
Poppy
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Eschscholzia
californica
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Annual;
needs sun
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Campanulas
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Campanula
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Most
campanulas are deer resistant; most are perennial
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Catmint
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Nepeta
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Perennial;
full sun; may repel deer
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Christmas
fern
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Polystichum
acrostichoides
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Perennial;
part sun; requires moist conditions
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Chrysanthemum
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Perennial;
prefers sun
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Cleome
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Annual
(often self-seeds); prefers sun
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Columbine
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Aquilegia
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Perennial;
needs shade or part shade; blooms spring/early summer;
often self-seeds
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Comfrey
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Symphytum
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Perennial;
sun or part shade
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Coreopsis
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Coreopsis
lanceolata
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Perennial;
sun
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Cornflower
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Centuarea
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Perennial
that easily self seeds; prefers full sun.
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Cosmos
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Annual;
self-seeds; prefers sun and unfertilized soil.
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Daffodils
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Narcissus
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Perennial
bulb
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Dahlia
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In
NJ, the corm must be lifted after the last frost and over-wintered where
it won’t freeze. Full sun.
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Delphinium
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Delphinium
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Perennial;
needs rich soil and full sun
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Dianthus
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A
large family of plants that includes carnations and
pinks; some are
perennial in NJ; most prefer sun
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English
Lavender
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Lavandula
angustifolia
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Perennial;
full sun
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False
Indigo
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Baptisia
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Perennial;
full to part sun; blooms spring/early summer
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Flowering
Tobacco
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Nicotiana
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Annual
that may self-seed; full to part sun
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Foxglove
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Digitalis
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Biennial
and perennial; sun or part sun
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Gayfeather
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Liatris
spicata
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Perennial;
full sun
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Geraniums
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Pelargonium
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Perennials
that must be over-wintered inside in NJ
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Germander
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Teucrium
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Perennial;
full sun to part shade
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Goatsbeard
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Aruncus dioicus
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Perennial;
part shade
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Goldenrod
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Solidago
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Perennial;
part sun
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Grape
Hyacinth
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Muscari
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Perennial
bulb
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Helianthus
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This
enormous family includes the common sunflower; annual;
prefers sun
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Heliotrope
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Heliotropium
arborescens
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Grown
as an annual in NJ (plant may be
over-wintered inside); full sun
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Hellebore
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Helleborus
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Perennial;
part shade; blooms early in the spring
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Hens
and Chicks
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Semperviens
tectorum
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Perennial;
full sun
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Hyssop
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Agastache
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Perennial;
needs sun; prefers dry soil; also called Anise Hyssop
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Japanese
blood grass
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Imperata cylindrica
Red Baron
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Perennial;
part sun
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Lady's
Mantle
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Alchemilla
mollis
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Perennial;
blooms early summer with lovely foliage all summer
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Lambs
ears
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Stachys byzantina
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Perennial;
sun or part sun
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Larkspur
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Delphinium
elatum
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Grown
as annual in NJ; full sun; also known as Annual Delphinium
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Lavender
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Lavendula
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Perennial;
prefers sun; may repel deer
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Lavender
Cotton
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Santolina
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Perennial;
full sun
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Ligularia
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Ligularia dentata
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Perennial;
partial shade
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Lily
of the Valley
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Convallaria
majalis
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Perennial;
spreads; part shade
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Lilyturf
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Liriope spicata
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Perennial;
sun or part sun
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Lobelia
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Annuals
and many perennials suitable for NJ; generally prefer
sun.
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Lords-and-ladies
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Arum
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Bulb
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Marigold
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Calendula
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Annual;
flowers all summer; flowers best when deadheaded.
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Mint
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Mentha
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Often
repels deer; perennial; most prefer
sun
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Monkshood
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Aconitum
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Perennial;
also called Aconite and wolfsbane (because it was used
to poison wolves); poisonous if eaten; prefers part
shade
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Morning
Glory
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Ipomoea
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Flowering
annual vine that may self-seed; do not fertilize
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Moss
Pinks
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Phlox
subulata
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Perennial;
prefers full sun
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Nasturtium
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Oriental
Poppy
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Papaver
orientale
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Perennial;
sun or part sun
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Peony
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Paeonia
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Perennial;
sun or part sun
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Petunia
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Annuals;
prefer sun
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Pincushion
flower
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Scabiosa caucasica
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Perennial;
full sun
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Prickly
pear cactus
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Opuntia compressa
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Perennial;
full or partial sun; hardy to zone 5b, so it can be
grown outside in NJ
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Purple
Coneflower
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Echinacea
purpurea
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Perennial;
full or part sun
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Red-hot-poker
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Kniphofia uvaria
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Perennial;
full sun
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Rosemallow
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Hibiscus
moschuetos
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Perennial;
full sun
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Russian
Sage
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Perovskia
atriplicifolia
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Perennial;
full sun
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Salvia
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Annuals
& perennials – including Garden Sage and Meadow
Sage; sun or part sun
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Sedge
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Carex
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Perennial;
full or part sun
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Shasta
Daisy
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Chrysanthemum
superbum
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Perennial;
freely self-seeds; sun to part shade
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Snapdragons
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Antirrhinum
majus
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Annual
(often self seeds)
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Solomon’s
Seal
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Polygonatum
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Perennial;
part shade
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Spurge
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Euphorbia
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Perennial;
full sun
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Stonecrop
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Sedum
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Perennial;
full sun
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Tansy
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Tanacetum
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Perennial;
sun or part shade
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The
Rocket
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Ligularia
stenocephala
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Perennial;
shade or part shade
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Thyme
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Thymus
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Perennial
herb and ground cover; full sun; may repel deer
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True
Forget-Me-Not
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Myosotis scorpiodes
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Perennial;
full or part sun
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Verbascum-Mullein
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Verbascum
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Perennial;
full sun
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Verbena
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Annuals
and perennials; prefers sun
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Whirling
Butterflies
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Gaura lindheimer
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Perennial;
prefers sun; spreads
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Windflowers
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Anemone nemorosa
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Perennial;
sun or part shade
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Wormwood
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Artemisia
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Perennial;
prefers sun
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Yarrow
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Achillea
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Perennial;
some varieties bloom most of the summer; prefers
full sun; may repel deer
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