Pacific Northwest Plants
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Plant GuideLesser calamint
Calamintha nepetaLesser calamint produces fine, upright stems which are covered with small, shiny, dark green leaves, forming a little bush from 12 to 18 inches tall, and twice as wide.
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Plant GuideScarlet firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Teton'
Developed by the National Arboretum, 'Teton' pyracantha has a striking upright form, reaching 12 feet tall or more, and orange to golden yellow fruit.
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Plant Guide‘Gibson’s Scarlet’ shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Gibson's Scarlet'This clumping, bushy perennial bears clusters of single, extremely vibrant red flowers all summer.
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Plant GuideKousa dogwood
Cornus kousaA native of Korea and Japan, Kousa dogwood makes an excellent landscape tree and offers a long season of interest.
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Plant GuideTurtlehead
Chelone obliquaTurtlehead is an excellent, sturdy, vertical perennial with rounded stems, medium texture, and deep-green, boldly veined leaves on short stalks.
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Plant GuideCorydalis linstowiana
Corydalis linstowianaThis species produces copious purplish-blue flowers in spring and fall.
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Plant Guide‘Purple Leaf’ corydalis
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’This choice corydalis produces fragrant clusters of periwinkle-blue flowers and ferny foliage infused with purple hues.
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Plant GuideCorydalis curviflora var. rosthornii ‘Heronswood Form’
Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii 'Heronswood Form'This variety has fragrant, deep blue, cornucopia-shaped flowers carried tightly on red stems above 6-inch tall, blue-green foliage.
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Plant GuideCorydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’
Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’Stunning, fragrant pinkish-purple flowers bloom in spring and then sporadically through fall.
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Plant GuideGlossy abelia
Abelia × grandiflora
This is a rounded, semi-evergreen shrub to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide with glossy, dark green leaves.
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