Midwest Plants
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Plant GuideYellow whitlow grass
Draba aizoidesYellow whitlow grass is a small, semi-evergreen perennial perfect for growing in a trough, rock wall, or xeric bed.
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Plant GuidePoppy
Papaver orientale ‘Flamenco Dancer’The 4- to 6-inch-wide blooms of 'Flamenco Dancer' poppy stand out in late spring and early summer with their true red color and fanciful fringes.
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Plant GuideNinebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow'
This ninebark's new leaves unfurl a golden yellow and then mature to a rosy red-burgundy.
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Plant GuideEuropean red elder
Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’
This choice specimen has a graceful habit with finely divided golden foliage that emerges as bronze.
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Plant Guide‘Marginata’ Black elder
Sambucus nigra 'Marginata'This vigorous cultivar has attractive dark green leaves with yellow margins that fade to white.
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Plant GuideVirginia bluebells
Mertensia pulmonarioides
This clump-forming perennial has light blue to purplish blue pendulous flowers that open from pink buds atop 16- to 24-inch stems in mid- to late spring.
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Plant Guide
Japanese larch
Larix kaempferiFissured and scaly bark bark is tinted rust-brown in winter.
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Plant GuideMilky bellflower
Campanula lactifloraThis upright bellflower grows to 4 or 5 feet with rounded leaves and conical spires of bell-shaped flowers in shades of blue, violet, or white.
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Plant GuideCampanula carpatica
Campanula carpaticaUpright, open bell-shaped flowers completely cover the foliage of this late-blooming Campanula for several months in summer.
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Plant GuideHollyhock
Alcea roseaThis tall, upright perennial has single flowers of various colors that grow along a spike.
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