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Aquilegia canadensis
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ca$ 3.75 |
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Airy perennial with fern-like dark green leaves bears nodding flowers with scarlet sepals and lemon-yellow petals from midspring to midsummer. Height 24 inches; spread 12 inches. |
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Aquilegia chrysantha
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ca$ 3.45 |
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Growing 60-90cm (2-3ft) in height, it will produce clear yellow flowers, held well above the foliage on slender stems, in the spring to early summer. |
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Aquilegia formosa
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ca$ 3.75 |
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Airy perennial with deeply divided leaflets bears pendent flowers with orange sepals, yellow petals with red lobes and reddish-orange spurs. Height 24-36 inches; spread 18 inches. |
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Aquilegia vulgaris 'mixed'
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ca$ 3.65 |
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This is a pale blue selection of that delightful, and reliable, old fashioned perennial so many people remember from their childhood. Growing 60-90cm (2-3ft) in height, it will produce its flowers held well above the foliage on slender stems, in the spring to early summer. |
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Arisaema flavum
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ca$ 4.45 |
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Ariseamas are a true collector’s plant, and a superb addition to any woodland garden. This tuberous perennial has palmate green leaves and bears greenish yellow spathes in summer. 4-18 inches tall. |
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Arisaema ringens
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ca$ 4.50 |
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This tuberous perennial has glossy green leaves, each comprising 3 pointed leaflets and bears a hooded and curled, green and purple-striped spathe below its leaves in early summer. Flowers are followed by bright orange-red fruits. Height 12 inches. |
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Armeria pseudarmeria
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ca$ 3.75 |
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Although this close relative of common thrift looks like a perennial, this Portuguese species is actually a very small shrub. It has lance-shaped green leaves and bears white or pale pink flowerheads on stems 10-20 inches long in summer. Height 20 inches; spread 12 inches. |
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Astrantia major
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ca$ 3.65 |
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This perennial has deeply toothed basal leaves. Green-veined white bracts surround the small green or pink umbel flowers. 36 inches high; 18 inch spread. |
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Aubrieta deltoidea
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ca$ 3.65 |
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Wonderful cushions of pink or purple that drape attractively over walls and in rock gardens. This mat-forming evergreen perennial produces numerous 4-petaled pink to purple flowers in spring. Suits a rockgarden or use as a groundcover on a sunny bank. Height 2 inches; spread 24 inches. |
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Baptisia australis
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ca$ 3.95 |
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Erect perennial in the family Leguminosae with palmate green leaves that bears dark blue flowers in early summer, followed by black seed pods. Great for flower arrangements. Height 5 feet; spread 2 feet. |