Midwest Plants

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    Eastern wahoo

    Euonymus atropurpureus

    Because it is a relative of the immensely popular burning bush ( E.

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    Fleabane

    Erigeron karvinskianus

    'Profusion' fleabane is a carpeting, rhizomatous, woody-based perennial with lax, branching stems and abundant yellow-centered white flowers in summer.

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    Delphinium ‘Blue Bird’

    Delphinium 'Bluebird'

    'Blue Bird' is a Pacific Hybrid delphinium grown as an annual or biennial.

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    ‘Mount Baker’ lilac

    Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'Mount Baker'

    This early flowering hybrid produces fragrant, single white flowers.

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    Hidcote comfrey

    Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

    This prolific cultivar has dark green foliage and bears nodding blue flowers from mauve buds.

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    Amur cork tree

    Phellodendron amurense

    This spreading tree with a graceful habit bears glossy, dark green leaflets.

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    Penstemon jamesii

    Penstemon jamesii

    Tubular lavender-pink flowers with paler pink lobes are borne in late spring to early summer.

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    Full-moon maple

    Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'

    Full-moon maple has deeply lobed leaves, crimson autumn color, and plenty of small, reddish flowers in spring.

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    Pasque flower

    Pulsatilla vulgaris

    Pasque flower blooms for 4 to 6 weeks in spring with fuzzy flower buds that open to 1.

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    Sawtooth sunflower

    Helianthus grosse-serratus

    Sawtooth sunflower's abundant yellow daisy flowers bloom from late summer well into fall.