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      • Amsonia (blue star)
      • Foamybells 'Alabama Sunrise'
      • Dianthus Firewitch
      • Campanula Blue Clips
      • Japanese painted fern
      • Creeping sedum 'Angelina'
      • Aster 'Lady in Black'
      • Crested iris
      • Salvia 'Marcus'
      • Euphorbia 'Bonfire'
      • Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford'
      • Hosta 'Sagae'
      • Phlox 'Jeana'
      • Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
      • Coralbells 'Electra'
      • Hosta 'June'
      • Creeping sedum 'Tricolor'
      • Variegated Solomon's seal
      • Foamybells 'Sweet Tea'
      • Lenten rose 'HGC Pink Frost'
      • Foamybells 'Tapestry'
      • Dwarf catmint
      • Astilbe 'Visions'
      • Coneflower PowWow 'Wild Berry'
      • Maidenhair fern
      • Goldenrod Little Lemon
      • Dwarf Shasta daisy
      • Indian pinks
      • Coralbells 'Bronze Wave'
      • Mountain mint
      • Christmas fern
      • Creeping sedum 'John Creech'
      • Liriope Purple Explosion
      • Dwarf Russian sages
      • Hardy begonia
      • Betony 'Hummelo'
      • Ornamental onion 'Summer Beauty'
      • Brunnera 'Silver Heart'
      • Lily 'Forever Susan'
      • Butterfly weed
      • Blazing star
      • Phlox 'Shortwood'
      • Allegheny spurge
      • Toad lily
      • Aromatic aster
      • Salvia 'Caradonna'
      • Candytuft
      • Sweet woodruff
      • Lavender 'Phenomenal'
      • Anemone Wild Swan and Dreaming Swan
      • Hardy hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'
      • Black-eyed susan 'American Gold Rush'
      • Ornamental onion 'Millenium'
      • Aster Kickin' series
      • Sedum SunSparkler series
      • Autumn fern 'Brilliance'
      • Salvia Sensation Compact Deep Blue
      • Goat's beard 'Misty Lace'
      • Phlox 'Minnie Pearl'
      • Coneflower Sombrero series
      • Yarrow Little Moonshine
      • Hens and chicks Chick Charms
      • Giant hyssop 'Blue Fortune'
      • Coralbells Primo 'Black Pearl'
      • Montauk daisy
      • Peony 'Bartzella'
      • Lily-of-the-Nile (Agapanthus)
      • Lamium 'Purple Dragon'
      • Hardy hibiscus Summerific Series
      • Creeping sedum 'Atlantis'
      • Goldenrod 'Little Miss Sunshine'
      • Hardy geranium 'Azure Rush'
      • Hardy ginger
      • Turtlehead
      • Rodgersia (Rodger's flower)
      • Culver’s root (Veronicastrum)
      • English Lavender ‘Imperial Gem’
      • Aralia ‘Sun King’
      • Ironweed ‘Summer’s Swan Song’
      • False Sunflower ‘Bleeding Hearts’ (Heliopsis)
      • Japanese Anemone ‘Andrea Atkinson’
      • Eastern Beebalm
      • Creeping sedum 'Little Miss Sunshine'
      • Bear's breeches
      • Bee balm 'Purple Rooster'
      • Calamint
      • Aster 'Bluebird'
      • Woodland phlox 'Blue Moon'
      • Bowman's root 'Pink Profusion'
      • Goat's beard
      • Beardtongue (Penstemon)
      • Coneflower Artisan Yellow Ombre
      • White wood aster
      • Aster 'Grape Crush'
      • Foamflower 'Brandywine'
      • Fringe-leaf bleeding heart
      • Astilbe 'Pumila'
      • Barrenwort
      • Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
      • Catmint 'Walker's Low'
      • Centaurea 'Amethyst in Snow'
      • Coneflower Big Sky series
      • Coneflower 'Coconut Lime'
      • Coneflower 'Pink Double Delight'
      • Coralbells 'Citronelle'
      • Coralbells 'Caramel'
      • Coralbells 'Gypsy Dancer'
      • Coreopsis 'Zagreb'
      • Goldenrod 'Golden Fleece'
      • Euphorbia Helena's Blush'
      • Foamybells 'Stoplight'
      • Foamflower 'Sugar and Spice'
      • Gaillardia 'Goblin'
      • Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
      • Hardy geranium 'Biokovo'
      • Hardy geranium Rozanne
      • Hosta 'Krossa Regal'
      • Lamium 'Pink Chablis'
      • Lamium 'White Nancy'
      • Leadwort
      • Lenten rose
      • Liriope 'Big Blue'
      • Old-fashioned bleeding heart
      • Russian sage 'Little Spire'
      • Salvia 'May Night'
      • Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
      • Sedum 'Neon' and 'Brilliant'
      • Variegated liriope
      • Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'
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Perennials

  • Allegheny spurge
  • Amsonia (blue star)
  • Anemone Wild Swan and Dreaming Swan
  • Aralia ‘Sun King’
  • Aromatic aster
  • Aster ‘Bluebird’
  • Aster ‘Grape Crush’
  • Aster ‘Lady in Black’
  • Aster Kickin’ series
  • Astilbe ‘Pumila’
  • Astilbe ‘Visions’
  • Autumn fern ‘Brilliance’
  • Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
  • Barrenwort
  • Bear’s breeches
  • Beardtongue (Penstemon)
  • Bee balm ‘Purple Rooster’
  • Betony ‘Hummelo’
  • Black-eyed susan ‘American Gold Rush’
  • Blazing star
  • Bowman’s root ‘Pink Profusion’
  • Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’
  • Brunnera ‘Silver Heart’
  • Butterfly weed
  • Calamint
  • Campanula Blue Clips
  • Candytuft
  • Catmint ‘Walker’s Low’
  • Centaurea ‘Amethyst in Snow’
  • Christmas fern
  • Coneflower ‘Coconut Lime’
  • Coneflower ‘Pink Double Delight’
  • Coneflower Artisan Yellow Ombre
  • Coneflower Big Sky series
  • Coneflower PowWow ‘Wild Berry’
  • Coneflower Sombrero series
  • Coralbells ‘Bronze Wave’
  • Coralbells ‘Caramel’
  • Coralbells ‘Citronelle’
  • Coralbells ‘Electra’
  • Coralbells ‘Gypsy Dancer’
  • Coralbells Primo ‘Black Pearl’
  • Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’
  • Creeping sedum ‘Angelina’
  • Creeping sedum ‘Atlantis’
  • Creeping sedum ‘John Creech’
  • Creeping sedum ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
  • Creeping sedum ‘Tricolor’
  • Crested iris
  • Culver’s root (Veronicastrum)
  • Dianthus Firewitch
  • Dwarf catmint
  • Dwarf Russian sages
  • Dwarf Shasta daisy
  • Eastern Beebalm
  • English Lavender ‘Imperial Gem’
  • Euphorbia ‘Bonfire’
  • Euphorbia Helena’s Blush’
  • False Sunflower ‘Bleeding Hearts’ (Heliopsis)
  • Foamflower ‘Brandywine’
  • Foamflower ‘Sugar and Spice’
  • Foamybells ‘Alabama Sunrise’
  • Foamybells ‘Stoplight’
  • Foamybells ‘Sweet Tea’
  • Foamybells ‘Tapestry’
  • Fringe-leaf bleeding heart
  • Gaillardia ‘Goblin’
  • Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’
  • Giant hyssop ‘Blue Fortune’
  • Goat’s beard
  • Goat’s beard ‘Misty Lace’
  • Goldenrod ‘Golden Fleece’
  • Goldenrod ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
  • Goldenrod Little Lemon
  • Hardy begonia
  • Hardy geranium ‘Azure Rush’
  • Hardy geranium ‘Biokovo’
  • Hardy geranium Rozanne
  • Hardy ginger
  • Hardy hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’
  • Hardy hibiscus Summerific Series
  • Hens and chicks Chick Charms
  • Hosta ‘June’
  • Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’
  • Hosta ‘Sagae’
  • Indian pinks
  • Ironweed ‘Summer’s Swan Song’
  • Japanese Anemone ‘Andrea Atkinson’
  • Japanese painted fern
  • Lamium ‘Pink Chablis’
  • Lamium ‘Purple Dragon’
  • Lamium ‘White Nancy’
  • Lavender ‘Phenomenal’
  • Leadwort
  • Lenten rose
  • Lenten rose ‘HGC Pink Frost’
  • Ligularia ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’
  • Lily ‘Forever Susan’
  • Lily-of-the-Nile (Agapanthus)
  • Liriope ‘Big Blue’
  • Liriope Purple Explosion
  • Maidenhair fern
  • Montauk daisy
  • Mountain mint
  • Old-fashioned bleeding heart
  • Ornamental onion ‘Millenium’
  • Ornamental onion ‘Summer Beauty’
  • Peony ‘Bartzella’
  • Phlox ‘Jeana’
  • Phlox ‘Minnie Pearl’
  • Phlox ‘Shortwood’
  • Rodgersia (Rodger’s flower)
  • Russian sage ‘Little Spire’
  • Salvia ‘Caradonna’
  • Salvia ‘Marcus’
  • Salvia ‘May Night’
  • Salvia Sensation Compact Deep Blue
  • Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
  • Sedum ‘Neon’ and ‘Brilliant’
  • Sedum SunSparkler series
  • Sweet woodruff
  • Toad lily
  • Turtlehead
  • Variegated liriope
  • Variegated Solomon’s seal
  • Veronica ‘Waterperry Blue’
  • White wood aster
  • Woodland phlox ‘Blue Moon’
  • Yarrow Little Moonshine

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