Mountain West Plants
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Plant GuidePersian parrotia tree
Parrotia persicaParrotia persica has one of the most beautiful foliage displays, in addition to year-round eye appeal and ease of maintenance.
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Plant GuideIceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Iceland poppy is a short-lived perennial usually grown as a cool-weather annual, or biennial.
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Plant Guide
Amur cork tree
Phellodendron amurenseThis spreading tree with a graceful habit bears glossy, dark green leaflets.
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Plant Guide
Penstemon jamesii
Penstemon jamesiiTubular lavender-pink flowers with paler pink lobes are borne in late spring to early summer.
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Plant Guide‘Richard Aherns’ Japanese anemone
Anemone × hybrida 'Richard Ahrens'This beautiful, vigorous, pale pink, semi-double-flowering anemone starts blooming in early July into September on 28- to 36-inch stems.
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Plant Guide‘Konigin Charlotte’ Japanese anemone
Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'This beautiful, pale pink, semi-double-flowered anemone with notched petals grows to 4 feet tall and blooms from September to October.
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Plant GuideShrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosaShrubby cinquefoil is a bushy deciduous shrub growing to 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide that has been bred to include a multitude of cultivars that bear flowers in a…
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Plant GuideSummer Wine ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'Many gardeners know ninebark as an undistinguished shrub with ordinary green leaves, white flowers, and fall fruit.
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Plant GuideHighbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberry provides four seasons of fanfare, starting with twisted, peeling stems in winter; profuse white or pink blossoms in spring; savory blue fruit in summer; and long-lasting foliage the…
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Plant GuideAmerican cranberry bush
Viburnum trilobumThis deciduous, rounded shrub grows to 15 feet tall with maple-like, lobed, dark green leaves that turn shades of red, yellow, and purple in autumn.
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