Personal Plant Palette
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Acalypha spp.
Common Name:
Showy foliage
Great colors to add dramatic accents
Use as annual in temperate climates
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Height: 24-48 Inches
Spread: 12-24 Inches
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Acer griseum
Common Name: Paperbark Maple
Excellent specimen tree
Three seasons of interest
Great color addition
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Height: 20-30 Feet
Spread: 15-25 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Common Name: Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple
Good fall color
Deeply lobed leaves
Free-flowering
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Height: 15-30 Feet
Spread: 15-30 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 7
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Aconitum cammarum ''Stainless Steel''
Common Name: Monkshood
Excellent, glossy foliage on sturdy stems
Clusters of pale blue flowers bloom late summer
Great for moist sites
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Height: 36-48 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
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Aconitum henryi ''Sparks Variety''
Common Name: Monkshood
Excellent, glossy foliage on sturdy stems
Clusters of blue flowers bloom late summer
Great for moist sites
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Height: 36-48 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
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Adiatum pedatum
Common Name: Maidenhair Fern
Delicate appearance belies toughness
Deciduous
Naturalizes well
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Height: 10-18 Inches
Spread: 15-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Aesculus pavia
Common Name: Red Buckeye
Red spring flowers attract hummingbirds
Great accent shrub, especially in groves
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Height: 10-20 Feet
Spread: 10-20 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Amelanchier laevis
Common Name: Alleghany Serviceberry
Showy, early spring flowers
Edible berries are favored by birds
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Height: 15-40 Feet
Spread: 15-40 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Amsonia hubrechtii
Common Name: Narrowleaf Blue Star
Multi-season interest
Deer resistant
Tolerates a variety of sites
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Height: 30-48 Inches
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9
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Amsonia tabernaemontana X ''Blue Ice''
Common Name: Blue Ice Blue Star
Three-season interest
Blue flower clusters attract hummingbirds
Attractive foliage
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Height: 12-15 Inches
Spread: 12-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
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Artemisia schmidtiana
Common Name: Silver Mound Artemisia
Attractive, aromatic foliage
Good edging and filler plant
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Height: 8-10 Inches
Spread: 10-15 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
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Asclepias incarnata
Common Name: Marsh Milkweed
Summer flowers attract butterfies
Aromatic
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Height: 36-48 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7
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Aster laevis
Common Name: Smooth Aster
Abundant late fall flowers
Tolerates a broad variety of sites
Attracts butterflies
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Height: 36-48 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 7
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Carex flagellifera
Common Name: Toffee Twist Sedge
Graceful habit
Perfect in containers
Excellent for fall interest
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Height: 18-24 Inches
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 - 10
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Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
Common Name: Brilliance Autumn Fern
Performs well in dry or moist shade
Deer resistant
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Height: 18-24 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
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Eragrostis spectabilis
Common Name: Purple Love Grass
Finely textured
Naturalizes well
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Height: 15-18 Inches
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
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Hemerocallis ''Chicago Apache''
Common Name: Chicago Apache Daylily
Abundant blooms with good color retention
Hardy and disease-resistant
Attracts hummingbirds
Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures
Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant
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Height: 24-30 Inches
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
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