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Plant GuidePurple loosestrife
Lythrum salicariaThe showy purple spikes of purple loosestrife are attractive in the garden and along roadsides, but the plant's rampant spread has greatly reduced the ecological value of marshes by displacing…
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Plant Guide
Rose vervain
Verbena canadensis ‘Apple Blossom’This low-growing perennial produces long-lasting light pink blossoms with dark pink centers.
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Plant GuideSilver sage
Salvia argenteaThis biennial or short-lived perennial is grown for its massive, downy-silver rosettes of foliage.
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Plant Guide‘Courtasol’ Forsythia
Forsythia ‘Courtasol’Like other cultivars of this genus, 'Courtasol' is as tough as nails.
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Plant GuideJapanese aster
Kalimeris yomenaBeautiful variegation brightens the green and grey mottled foliage.
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Plant GuideDelphinium elatum
Delphinium elatumThe parent of the regal hybrid Delphiniums, the species has 3- to 4-foot-tall spires of blue, violet, lavender, or white flowers.
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Plant GuideDwarf bluestar
Amsonia montana 'Short Stack’Chalk up another great plant introduction from the folks at Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Plant GuideChaix mullein
Verbascum chaixiiThis is one of the few truly perennial species of mullein.
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Plant GuideRough gayfeather
Liatris asperaThis tuberous perennial has dense clusters of linear, rough leaves borne in basal tufts to 16 inches long.
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Plant GuideZigzag goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulisThis species is aptly named for its distinctive crooked stems that bend back and forth at 45° angles between nodes.
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