Pacific Northwest Plants

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    Mound lily

    Yucca gloriosa

    This sculptural plant bears sword-like leaves to 24 inches long in shades of blue- or gray-green and maturing to dark green, with smooth margins.

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    Dwarf palmetto

    Sabal minor

    This species has deeply divided, fan-shaped leaves of blue-green to 3 feet across.

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    Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’

    Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'

    'Georgia Blue' forms beautiful mats of purple-tinged leaves.

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    Rose vervain

    Verbena canadensis ‘Apple Blossom’

    This low-growing perennial produces long-lasting light pink blossoms with dark pink centers.

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    Flame nasturtium

    Tropaeolum speciosum

    This tender perennial climber has edible, hand-shaped leaves and crimson red flowers in summer and fall which are uniquely textured.

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    Sweet Beth

    Trillium vaseyi

    This trillium bears the largest flowers in the genus—almost 4 inches across.

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    Toad lily

    Tricyrtis formosana

    The upward-facing, starlike blossoms of this species vary from white to light pink or lilac, with reddish purple spots throughout.

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    English wild thyme

    Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus

    This thyme grows to 6 inches tall, with fuzzy stems and tiny, rounded, fuzzy blue-green leaves.

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    ‘Hewitt’s Double’ Yunnan meadow rue

    Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

    This cultivar has some of the showiest flowers of the meadow rues.

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    Yunnan meadow rue

    Thalictrum delavayi

    From mid-summer to early autumn, this Thalictrum species has clusters of large, fluffy-looking flowers with lilac to white petals and pale yellow stamens atop wiry, purple-tinted stems and delicately textured foliage.