Personal Plant Palette
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Acer miyabei ''State Street''
Common Name: State Street Maple
Great shade tree for urban settings
Glorious yellow fall foliage
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Height: 30-40 Feet
Spread: 30-40 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Acorus gramineus ''Golden Pheasant''
Common Name: Golden Pheasant Sweet Flag
Golden, strap-like foliage
Taller and more vigorous than other Sweet Flags
Excellent for rain gardens, water gardens and containers
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Height: 12-14 Inches
Spread: 6-10 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8
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Actaea simplex atropurpurea ''Pink Spike' and 'Brunette''
Common Name: Purple Snakeroot
Dramatic, dark foliage
Abundant white flowers
Perfect for the shady, moist border
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Height: 60-72 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 5
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Agastache ''Purple Haze''
Common Name: Purple Haze Agastache
Great blue accent in the late summer border
Attracts butterflies
Drought-tolerant
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Height: 24-36 Inches
Spread: 12-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9
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Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop, Caitlin's Giant, Chocolate Chip'
Common Name: Ajuga
Reliable ground cover for sun or shade
Spring flowers vary rose to blue to white
Extensive root system makes useful for erosion control
May be aggresive
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Height: 6-9 Inches
Spread: 8-12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
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Aruncus dioicus
Common Name: Goat's Beard
Beautiful early summer blooms light up shady borders
Ornamental seed heads
Attractive foliage
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Height: 36-60 Inches
Spread: 36-48 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 7
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Asarum canadense
Common Name: Wild Ginger
Beautiful, bold foliage
Naturalizes to create large colonies
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Height: 6-12 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 6
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Asclepias tuberosa
Common Name: Butterfly Milkweed
Drought-defiant, bold color
Attracts butterflies
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Height: 18-24 Inches
Spread: 24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
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Aster novae-angliae
Common Name: New England Aster
Abundant late fall flowers
Great for rain gardens and bioswales
Attracts butterflies
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Height: 36-60 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Aster novae-angliae ''Purple Dome''
Common Name: Purple Dome Aster
Profuse blooms attract butterflies
Great color for late-season borders
Shorter, mounding habit than native variety
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Height: 18-24 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8
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Athyrium niponicum
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
Excellent foliage plant for shady borders
Silvery foliage and red accents are effective accents
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Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
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Carex caryophyllea ''The Beatles''
Common Name: Spring or Vernal Sedge
Shorter sedge has a variety of uses
Use in moist sites
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Height: 6-12 Inches
Spread: 6-12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9
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Carpinus caroliniana
Common Name: American Hornbeam
Beautiful form and foliage
Interesting bark
Useful in smaller, urban landscapes
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Height: 20-40 Feet
Spread: 20-50 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
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Cornus racemosa
Common Name: Gray Dogwood
Great for moist sites and streambanks
Food and cover for wildlife
Tough and resilient
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Height: 10-15 Feet
Spread: 10-15 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
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Euphorbia polychroma ''Bonfire''
Common Name: Bonfire Euphorbia
Unique foliage color
Terrific contrast for sunny border plantings
Butterflies love the flowers
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Height: 8-12 Inches
Spread: 12-15 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
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Hakonechloa macra ''Aureola''
Common Name: Golden Hakone Grass
Variegated foliage
Elegant form
Excellent for edging
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Height: 12-14 Inches
Spread: 15-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9
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Hemerocallis ''Rosy Returns''
Common Name: Rosy Returns Daylily
Good bloom strength summer to frost
Hardy and disease-resistant
Attracts hummingbirds
Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures
Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant
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Height: 15-18 Inches
Spread: 15-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
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Hemerocallis ''Stella d'Oro''
Common Name: Stella d'Oro Daylily
Easy-to-grow and showy blooms
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Light fragrance
Hardy and disease-resistant
Great in naturalized plantings or monocultures
Drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant
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Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 9-12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9
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Heuchera 'Citronelle'
Common Name: Coral Bells
Unusual chartreuse color for part shade borders
Superb accent plant
Showy flower spikes in mid- to late-summer
Heat, salt and humidity tolerant
Deer resistant
Attracts hummingbirds
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Height: 8-10 Inches
Spread: 12-14 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
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Heuchera 'Crimson Curls'
Common Name: Coral Bells
Great foliage color
Durable and reliable filler plant
Heat, salt and humidity tolerant
Deer resistant
Attracts hummingbirds
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Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8
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Pennisetum setaceum ''Rubrum''
Common Name: Purple Fountain Grass
Medium-sized, upright clumps are great in any landscape
Use as specimen or mass planting
Non-spreading; can be used as annual accent
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Height: 30-36 Inches
Spread: 15-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10
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