Midwest Plants
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Plant Guide‘Miss Canada’ Preston lilac
Syringa × prestoniae ‘Miss Canada’This hardy, late-flowering hybrid bears perfumed rose-pink buds opening to pink flowers.
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Plant Guide
Amethyst coralberry
Symphoricarpos × doorenbosii 'Kordes'This hybrid produces vivid deep purple-pink fruit from late summer on.
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Plant Guide
‘Miss Kim’ lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'This strongly fragrant cultivar bears single light purple flowers in mid- to late season, and it exhibits maroon autumn foliage.
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Plant GuideGloriosa daisy
Rudbeckia hirtaThis biennial or short-lived perennial has given rise to numerous cultivars which are often grown as annuals.
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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 GuideShowy lady’s slipper
Cypripedium reginaeThis terrestrial orchid has 3 to 7 oval to lance-shaped leaves.
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Plant Guide
Rockspray
Cotoneaster horizontalisThis deciduous shrub has a spreading habit and branches that form a herringbone pattern.
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Plant Guide
‘Langtrees’ Siberian bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla 'Langtrees'This woodland plant is valued for its flowers and heart-shaped, groundcovering leaves.
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Plant GuideMoscow Beauty lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’This cultivar has double opalescent pink flower buds that open to white in midseason.
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Plant GuideDowny lilac
Syringa pubescensThis species has an untraditional, spicy fragrance, and it is one of the most strongly scented lilacs.
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