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Anchusa azurea 'Dropmore' – Blue bugloss – (Boraginaceae) Bugloss bears tubular, usually blue flowers with five spreading lobes. Dropmore has large, lance-shaped, hairy, gray-green leaves and amethyst-blue flowers and reaches 24 to 36 inches. |
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Agastache rupestris – Sunset hyssop – (Lamiaceae) Aromatic perennials from dry habitats well-suited to xeric gardens. Stiffly erect with opposite, grayish-green leaves. Bear spikes of long-lasting, tubular, 2-lipped flowers borne in whorls along the stalk from midsummer to fall. Some, such as the 4 foot A. rugosa types (white or purple flowers), will grow in shade. |
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Asclepias tuberossa – Orange butterfly weed – (Asclepiadaceae-milkweeds). Produce cymes of numerous small orange flowers. |
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Aster x frikartii 'Monch' – Monch aster – (Asteraceae). Asters are North American natives from a variety of habitats. Most have alternate, simple lance-shaped leaves. The daisy-like flowerheads may be solitary or borne in terminals on erect to spreading, usually branched, stems. Can be easily confused with Erigeron and Boltonia. Monch has long-lasting, clear lavender-blue flowers on thick stems. Grow in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun. |
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Astilbe cv. – Astilbe – (Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage faimily includes Heuchera). A challenging plant to grow here because it is native to moist ravines and streambanks in America and Asia. Grown for plume-like panicles of tiny red, white, pink or purple flowers. |
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Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum 'Variegatum' – Variegated bulbous oat grass – (Poaceae) Likes moist, well-drained, more acid soils. A cool season grass that is generally not a good choice for sunny, hot climates. |
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Calamogrostis 'Karl Forester' – Feather reed grass – (Poaceae-grass family). C. x acutiflora is later blooming. Upright form, wheat-like seedheads. This plant was chosen the Perennail Plant of the Year in 2000. |
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Campuanula carpatica 'Blue Clips' – Blue clips bellflower – (Campanulaceae, bellflower family includes Lobelia). Bellflowers have showy flowers of blue, violet or white. C. carptica forms clumps and requires moist but well drained soil. Blue Clips has blue flowers to 2 inches across. |
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Aquilegia chrysantha – Yellow coumbine – (Ranunculaceae- Crowfoot family includes Delphinium, Clematis, Anemone, Ranunculus). Columbines have subdivded 3-lobed leaves, bell-shaped floweers with spurred petals. |
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Delphinium 'Blue Bird' Pacific hybrid series – Delphinium – (Ranunculaceae). The elatum types bear flowers along spikes. |
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Leucanthemum ‘Snow Bouquet’ – Snow Bouquet Shasta daisy – (Asteraceae). |
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Photographs courtesy of Carl Wilson and Judy Sedbrook.
Plant list provided courtesy of Greg Foreman, Lakewood Parks and Recreation.
