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    Meadow phlox

    Phlox maculata

    This upright, herbaceous perennial has slender, hairy stems reaching 1.

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    Fragrant Solomon’s seal

    Polygonatum odoratum

    From late spring to early summer, this species bears pendent, green-tipped white flowers along arching stems.

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    ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Jacob’s ladder

    Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'

    This variegated cultivar offers white-edged leaves with pink tints on a compact plant to 1.

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    Foxglove penstemon

    Penstemon digitalis

    This vigorous perennial bears elegant clusters of pure white flowers marked with purple or pale violet from early to late summer.

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    Kalwerbossie geranium

    Pelargonium sidoides

    This exemplary species has felted, gray, crinkled leaves.

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    Common garden peony

    Paeonia lactiflora

    This stunning herbaceous woodland peony has upright red-mottled stems and dark green leaves that are elliptic or lance-shaped with rough margins.

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    Polemonium caeruleum

    Polemonium caeruleum

    This North American native bears deep blue or occasionally white, bell-shaped blossoms in spring and possibly late summer if deadheaded.

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    Japanese forest peony var. Alba

    Paeonia obovata var. alba

    This plant is a beautiful addition to the garden from early spring until autumn.

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    Curly-leaf parsley

    Petroselinum crispum 'Crispum'

    This clumping perennial has triangular, strongly flavored, crinkly leaves.

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    Russian sage

    Perovskia atriplicifolia

    The light, lavender-blue flowers, which attract butterflies to the garden, bloom in July, and often last throughout September.