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| Heuchera americana 'Raspberry Ice' |
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| Raspberry Ice Alumroot |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Relatively large, pink flowers in late spring on 24 inch stems, over beautifully marked silver and burgundy foliage. Up to 2 feet by 2 feet. Also great in fall and winter. Cat# 1371
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Photo courtesy of Primrose Path
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| Tradescantia x 'Red Cloud' |
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| Red Cloud Spiderwort |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Red Cloud' has smoother and narrower leaves than either of the other Spiderworts and its flowers are a bright fuschia red. It's a very rapid spreader in moist places. Cat# 1221
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $5.00 each
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| Bignonia capreolata var. atrosanguinea |
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| Red Cross Vine |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Cross Vine is a woody vine that grows to 50 feet or so with compound, semi-evergreen leaves and very showy summer flowers. It is common throughout the east. It winds its way up trees and telephone poles, and over rocks, and holds on by twining and by tendrils that can dig into tree bark. The typical wild type has clusters of 2 inch, red, tubular flowers with widely flaring lobes or lips that are yellow inside. They are very showy and fragrant and hummingbirds love them. This form has entirely reddish maroon flowers - no yellow. Leaves turn reddish purple in the fall. In the south, they are evergreen, otherwise they will loose some leaves when it gets very cold. Grow in full sun and average to moist soil. Plants do not generally get overbearing so a super strength support is not necessary. Flowering is on old wood, thus any pruning is best done shortly after flowering. Cat# 1436
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $10.00 each
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| Rehbraun Switch Grass, Red Switch Grass |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Selected for its rich red leaf coloring from mid-summer into fall, 'Rehbraun' grows to 4 feet tall. It appreciates full sun and average soil. Cat# 1272
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| River Oats, Northern Sea Oats |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Fairly common in the southeast in low damp open woods, stream margins, and ditches, River Oats is an attractive, upright arching grass resembling somewhat the more familiar Sea Oats of southern sand dunes. In full sun, it grows 3 feet tall with leaves 1/2 inch in width. In some shade, expect taller plants that may need some staking. The flower/seed heads of River Oats which are effective from midsummer through mid-fall, are especially attractive. Long oblong, 3 by 1/2 inch wide spikelets with a distinct herringbone pattern are paper flat and pendant on thread-like pedicels dangling like earrings. These appear in arching sprays above the foliage and gracefully shimmer in the breeze. Summer color is medium green turning to yellow then brown in fall. Grow River Oats in sun to part shade, and dry to wet. It spreads moderately by rhizomes and also naturalizes by seed. We like it with Boltonia, Turtlehead, Orange Coneflower, and New England Aster. Cat# 1047
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| Rose Mallow |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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This is a robust perennial reaching 6 feet with many stems arising from a crown. A mature plant has the aspect of a medium-sized shrub so Rose Mallow is most suitable as an accent plant or in natural areas. The flowers are white with blood red centers and are up to 8 inches across, blooming in midsummer. Rose Mallow takes full sun and moist soil. As with other members of the Mallow family, Japanese beetles love the tender petals and leaves, and so require a watchful eye. Cat# 1113
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| Rose Mallow |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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No modesty here. If you like big and bold, then 'Moy Grande' is for you. Huge, 9 to 10 inch, brilliant rose red flowers adorn 3 to 4 foot tall plants from mid-summer into fall. A hybrid between gulf coast native Hibiscus grandiflorus and H. moscheutos, give it full sun and rich, wet to moist soil. Expect to see intoxicated hummingbirds flying in and out of the area. Cat# 1373
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| Rosey Thread-Leaf Coreopsis |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Coreopsis rosea makes bright green, 10 inch clumps of very finely dissected foliage giving the plant a delicate, fine texture much like Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'. The flowers are rosey-pink with yellow centers and occur mid to late summer. Rosey Threadleaf is good as an edging plant or as a ground cover. Sheer after flowering to encourage blooms all summer. Cat# 1067
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| Rosinweed, Cumberland |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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A rare plant in the southeast, Cumberland Rosinweed is upright and branched, up to 6 feet tall, and has mid-to-late summer, 2 inch, yellow, daisy-like flowers. It needs full sun and average soil. Butterflies love its flowers and later, birds like the seeds. Cat# 1394
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Rosinweed,Prairie |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 4, 9
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With 2 to 4 inch, late summer, bright yellow flowers clustered atop 2 to 5 foot stems, Prairie Rosinweed is great for the back of the border or along a sunny fence or wall. It is widely occurring in prairies and along roadsides throughout most of the central United States. Cat# 1395
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Plants robust, 2 to 5 feet tall and wide, with flowers on delicate arching stems August through October. Flowers are tiny and look like strings of yellow beads. This Goldenrod has an especially attractive shape, becoming urn- or elm-shaped. It needs more soil moisture than the others, and may spread by seed. Cat# 1205
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Rowie Summer Phlox |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Mildew resistant and growing to around 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide, 'Rowie' has lovely, fragrant light pink flowers with dark rose eyes. Blooms in early to mid-summer but will keep flowering if spent flowers are cut off. A great cut flower, very fragrant, and butterflies love it. Looks gorgeous with anything blue, white, or soft yellow. Cat# 1421
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Royal Catchfly |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Royal Catchfly occurs on rocky and poor soil in thin woods, prairies, and thickets throughout its range in the central US and into Florida. It is rare or endangered in half of the states where it occurs. But it sure is easy to see when in flower for much of the summer! Growing to 4 feet or so, stout flower stalks bear dozens of brilliant, crimson, 1 inch, star-shaped flowers that hummingbirds love. Plants look like very tall leafy Firepinks. Grow Royal Catchfly in full sun or light shade, in average, well-drained soil. Good companions would include Gray Coneflower, Black-eyed Susans, grasses, and Rosinweed. Cat# 1425
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Photo courtesy of Tom Barnes
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Royal Fern |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Royal Fern is a great big, bold, majestic fern of bogs, swamps, and acidic damp places throughout all of eastern North America. From its massive base, clusters of erect twice pinnate (twice cut) fronds shoot up, vase-like, to 5 feet. However, under normal cultural conditions of damp or wet light shade, expect these ferns to grow around 3 feet tall. Royal Fern adds interest and a strong architectural component to the landscape throughout the year. The fiddleheads (new fronds or leaves) of Royal Fern are those eaten as a delicacy, and as these uncurl in the spring, the plants look so delicate. Summer brings on the bold display of bright green. Then in winter, after the golden fronds of fall have crumpled to the ground, the hummocks of tangled old black roots stand like burial mounds in the winter landscape. Interestingly, these wiry old root masses are cut up and used as slabs or ground up coarsely to be used as a potting medium for tropical orchids. In any case, consider yourself lucky if you have a site where you can use this beautiful fern. Cat# 1155
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| Rozanne's Cranesbill |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Rozanne' is a hybrid hardy geranium that blooms non-stop from late spring long into fall. Large 1 _ inch violet-blue flowers with paler eyes cover openly mounded, sprawling plants that may spread 2 to 3 feet in one season. Plants show amazing heat tolerance and want full sun and average to moist soil. Staying under 18 inches tall, let 'Rozanne' wander around the front of your garden and show you what a good girl she is! Cat# 1444
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| Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' |
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| Ruby Spice Summersweet |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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A sport of 'Pink Spires', 'Ruby Spice' is considered the finest truly pink Summersweet. It has 4 to 5 inch spikes of good bright rose pink, fragrant flowers for a month or more in mid summer. It has a dense suckering habit growing to 8 feet by 6 feet and prefers sun or part shade and moisture. How pretty this might be with Stokesia 'Peachie's Pick'. Cat# 1403
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| Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star' |
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| Ruby Star Purple Coneflower |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Ruby Star' is another great selection of Purple Coneflower. It grows to 3 feet or so and has even larger flower heads than 'Magnus'. Petals are held horizontally and are a deep, intense, rose/red. They make great cut flowers and are, of course, butterfly magnets. Cat# 1300
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Russian Sage |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Russian Sage, the Perennial Plant Association's 1995 Perennial of the Year, is a semi-woody perennial that provides color, fragrance, and texture all summer long. Plants grow to 4 feet and are covered with very pungent-when-bruised gray-green leaves. Flowering starts in mid to late summer and persists on into fall. The flowers themselves are small tubular and light blue but the effect is of a powdery blue airy haze. Full sun and good drainage are keys to survival. Wet feet during the winter are not appreciated. Plants also benefit from a late spring pruning down to several pairs of buds. Combine with Boltonia, Seashore Mallow, and grasses for a late summer showdown. Cat# 1164
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| Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' |
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| Russian Sage, Little Spire |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Russian Sage, the Perennial Plant Association's 1995 Perennial of the Year, is semi-woody perennial that provides color, fragrance, ad texture all summer long. Unlike its tall parent, 'Little Spire' grows to around 2 feet tall. It is covered with very pungent-when-rubbed gray-green leaves. Flowering starts in mid to late summer and persists on into fall. the flowers themselves are small tubular and light blue but the effect is of a powdery blue airy haze. Full sun and good drainage are keys to survival. Wet feet during the winter are not appreciated. Plants also benefit from a late spring pruning down to several pairs of buds. Combine with Asters, Coneflowers, Seashore Mallow, and grasses for a late summer showdown. Cat# 1351
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| Chrysanthemum 'Ryans Pink' |
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| Ryan's Pink Chrysanthemum |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Well, we think this is 'Ryans Pink' and no matter what the taxonomists are now calling Chrysanthemum, to us this is still an old-fashioned Chrysanthemum. Anyway, this upright mum has single solft pink flowers with yellow centers. It's just a lovely good pink that looks great with Aromatic Asters and tall Sunflowers. It prefers full sun and average soil. Cut it in half in late spring and again a few weeks later to keep it shorter, otherwise it grows to about 3 feet. Cat# 1049
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