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Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas blue star)
Originating in mountainous woodland and stony habitats from Europe to western Asia, yellow foxglove is tolerant of dry shade but flourishes with moisture. Arising in midsummer from neat clumps of fine-toothed foliage, a mass of soft yellow open ... [... more]
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Arum italicum (Italian arum, Orange candleflower)
This fairly new cultivar has a short mounded habit and dissected dark leaves highlighted by bright lilac-blue blossoms in spring. Trimming it back after flowering encourages more blooms in fall and helps maintain its neat habit. 'Dark Reiter' is ... [... more]
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Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' (Anise hyssop)
This is a 36-inch-tall hyssop with showy rose-pink flower spikes in late summer and fall and licorice-mint scented foliage. It is native to New Mexico and western Texas and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Grow in a border, herb garden, ... [... more]
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Agastache 'Desert Sunrise' (Hummingbird mint)
West Texas cobalt sage is a marvelously distinct species that can be enjoyed by gardeners farther north, as long as they purchase the west Texas form, which is quite cold-hardy. This salvia has rigid stems with narrow, pungent leaves and ... [... more]
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Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' (Red chokeberry)
Fragrant white flowers in spring, red fall foliage, and persistent berries for winter interest make Large palmate-leaved shrub with showy white 12-inch-tall blooms in summer, followed by smooth-skinned fruit. Leaves emerge bronze and turn yellow ... [... more]
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Allium thunbergii (Japanese onion)
'Sixteen Candles' summersweet is a newer cultivar of a popular native shrub. This compact selection reaches 3 to 5 feet tall. In summer, 'Sixteen Candles' is topped with aromatic, erect, butterfly-enticing white blooms for 4 to 6 weeks. In fall, ... [... more]
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Agastache aurantiaca
Occasional downy mildew or rust Divide in spring or take cuttings in late summer. A cultivar discovered at High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this aromatic, water-wise perennial grows to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide and features ... [... more]
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Artemisia 'Powis Castle' (Artemisia)
), bearing fragrant, vibrant salmon-orange petals and brown central cones. These hybrids have all inherited the large green leaves, strong branching stems, wide flower petals, and profuse blooming tendencies of This is one of the exceptional Big ... [... more]
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Aloe polyphylla (Spiral aloe)
Thick, succulent grayish green leaves tipped with spines make this 3-foot-tall and wide agave a striking addition to a xeric bed or desert garden. Although its color is muted, its architectural form can't be overlooked. This plant has a dense ... [... more]
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Agastache foeniculum (Anise hyssop)
Divide clumps in spring or transplant self-sown seedlings. Occasional downy mildew my occur. is a herbaceous, woody-based, upright, non-climbing perennial with a dense and somewhat sprawling habit. It bears solitary, nodding, bell-shaped flowers ... [... more]
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Heteromeles arbutifolia
Occasionally prone to canker, Japanese beetles, rust, powdery mildew, scale insects. This showy flowering shrub grows to 8 feet tall and wide and features dark green, compound pinnate leaves on bristly stems and pendant clusters of fragrant, ... [... more]
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