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USED PLANTS

SHRUBS USED

We have used several shrubs for more permanent structure in the garden. Shrubs that are low maintenance, do well in our region or provide some benefits to wildlife.

The main ones also have narrow vertical habit, so they don't take too much space and shade less:

Amelanchier 'Standing Ovation' - Serviceberry 'Standing Ovation'

Hibiscus syriacus 'Purple Pillow' - Rose of Sharon (Sterile cultivar) 'Purple Pillow'

Hydrangea aborescens - Smooth Hydrangea

Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin' - Arrowwood Viburnum 'Blue Muffin'

PERENNIALS USED

Every bed has one or two unique plants present only in that particular bed. Most of the plants repeat in certain rhythm throughout the whole area to achieve visual flow and to tie all beds together :

Amsonia 'String Theory' - Bluestar 'String Theory'

Amsonia tabernaemontana salicifolia - Willow-leaf Bluestar

Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Aster cordifolius - Heart-leaf Aster

Aster leavis 'Bluebird' - Smooth Aster 'Bluebird'

Aster novae-angliae 'Honeysong Pink' - New England Aster 'Honeysong Pink'

Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' - New England Aster 'Purple Dome'

Aster oblongifoius - Aromatic Aster

Aster oblongifolius 'Raydons Favorite' - Atomatic Aster 'Raydons Favorite'

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta - Lesser Calamint

Callirhoe involucrata - Purple Poppy Mallow

Caryopteris clandonensis 'Empire Blue' - Bluebird 'Empire Blue'

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' - Whorled Tickseed 'Moonbeam'

Dalea purpurea - Prairie Clover

Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols' - Purple Coneflower hybrid 'Pretty Parasols'

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' - Purple Coneflower 'White Swan'

ECHINACEA Sombrero 'Tres Amigos' - Coneflower hybrid 'Tres Amigos'

Gentiana andrewsii - Bottlebrush Gentian

Gillenia stipulata - American Ipecac

Helianthus occidentalis - Western Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius 'Autumn Gold' - Narrow-leaf Sunflower 'Autumn Gold'

Helleborus 'Confetti Cake' - Hellebore hybrid 'Confetti Cake'

Kniphofia 'Hot and Cold' - Red Hot Poker 'Hot and Cold'

Liatris ligulistylis - Meadow Blazing Star

Liatris scariosa 'Alba' - savanna Blazing Star 'Alba'

Liatris spicata 'Alba' - Dense Blazing Star 'Alba'

Lilium 'Pearl Justien'  - Asiatic and Tiger lily hybrid 'Pearl Justien'

Linum lewisii 'Appalachian Strain' - Wild Blue Flax 'Appalachian Strain'

Lycoris squamigera - Surprise Lily

Monarda bradburiana - Eastern Beebalm

Monarda punctata - Spotted Beebalm

Oenothera missouriensis - Missouri Evening Primrose

Parthenium auriculatum - Glade Wild Quinine

Parthenium integrifolium - Wild Quinine

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red Improved' - Foxglove Beartongue 'Husker Red Improved' 

Penstemon pallidus - Pale Beadtongue

Penstemon smallii - Small's Beardtongue

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji Blue' - Balloon Flower 'Fuji Blue'

Polygonatum biflorum - Solomon's Seal

Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush' - Black-eyed Susan 'American Gold Rush'

Rudbeckia fulgida v. deamii - Deam's Black-eyed Susan

Ruellia humilis - Wild Petunia

Salvia nemorosa 'Back to the Fuchsia' - Meadow Sage 'Back to the Fuchsia'

Salvia nemorosa 'Blue By You' - Meadow Sage 'Blue By You'

Scutellaria incana - Hoary Sculcap

Solidago speciosa - Showy Goldenrod

Spigelia marilandica 'Ragin Cajun' - Indian Pink 'Ragin Cajun'

Verbena bonariensis - Tall Verbena

Verbena stricta - Hoary Vervein

GRASSES USED

Grasses provide structural support, taller ones add height and fall color. Shorter ones play role of groud cover, filler, edging plant or neutral fine-textured back ground flowering perennials.Cultivars of native grasses (Little Blue Stem, Muhly Grass a Switchgrass) are warm season grasses (grow actively in the warmer part of the season).

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' - Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'

Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'Undaunted' - Ruby Muhly Grass 'Undaunted'

Panicum virgatum 'Cheyene Spirit' - Switchgrass 'Cheyene Spirit'

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' - Switchgrass 'Northwind'

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel' - Little Bluestem 'Carousel' 

Sesleria argentea - Silver Moor Grass

Sesleria autumnalis - Autumn Moor Grass

Sesleria caerulea - Blue Moor Grass

Sesleria heufleriana - Blue Green Moor Grass

Sesleria x 'Greenlee' hybrid - Moor Grass Hybrid 'Greenlee'

ANNUALS/ TENDER PLANTS USED

For the first year we have used some annuals for faster effect. These may seed around in the second or third year, but they will eventually disappear, when the perennials become more competitive:

Antirrhinum majus 'Hot Lips' - Snapdragon 'Hot Lips'

Browallia american - Jamaican Forget-me-not

Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard' - Evening Primrose 'Sunset Boulevard'

Nicotiana x sanderae 'Select Night Flight' - Ornamental Tabacco 'Select Night Flight'

Salvia coccinea 'Snow Nymph' - Texas Sage 'Snow Nymph'

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In 4 spots we planted tender perennials (most likely they will be replaced every year). That allows us some more variability of colors and structures:

Salvia x guaranitica 'Purple & Bloom' - Hummingbird Sage - 'Purple & Bloom'

Salvia farinacea x S. longispicata 'Big Blue' - Sage hybrid 'Big Blue'

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