Mid-Atlantic Plants
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Plant Guide
Satin flower
Sisyrinchium striatumIn early summer, these grass-like perennials produce multiple spikes of small, pale yellow blooms with dark yellow centers and faint purple stripes.
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Plant Guide
Japanese snowbell and cvs.
Styrax japonicusJapanese snowbell is a compact, deciduous tree with a graceful spreading habit.
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Plant Guide‘Madonna’ Black elder
Sambucus nigra 'Madonna'This choice specimen livens up the garden all season long with its stunning leaves of green splashed with gold.
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Plant Guide‘Purple Rain’ sage
Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'Throughout the summer, this cultivar produces multiple flower spikes in irresistible shades of smoky purple.
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Plant GuideSwamp rose
Rosa palustris var. scandensThis graceful and arching variety of our native swamp rose has single rosy-pink blossoms with a mild scent.
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Plant Guide
Buffalo currant
Ribes odoratumIn spring, this North American native shrub produces clove-scented, lemon-yellow flowers, which are followed by black edible fruits.
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Plant GuideFingerleaf Rodgersia
Rodgersia aesculifoliaThis species has palmate, wrinkled leaves that extend to 2 feet wide.
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Plant GuideAustrian pine
Pinus nigraDark green, 4- to 6-inch-long needles and furrowed bark (on mature trees) make Austrian pine an attractive large specimen tree.
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Plant Guide‘Elizabeth’ Korean bellflower
Campanula takesimana ‘Elizabeth’Starting in early summer and continuing until fall, 'Elizabeth' puts forth abundant purple-flushed, pale pink bells with dark speckles on the inside.
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