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Bush’s Coneflower

Echinacea paradoxa sometimes called yellow coneflower, is the only species Echinacea to have yellow flowers instead of the usual purple. (Hence the name paradoxa). Large,

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Henryi Clematis

Clematis x Henryi has huge, 6”-8”, luminous white flowers (one of the largest on the market) with beautifully contrasting dark chocolate anthers. It can grow

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Morning Star Sedge

Carex grayi, a perennial sedge, forms an attractive, grassy, slowly spreading, clump. The narrow foliage is shiny green, becoming more chartreuse in part to full

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Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex hystericina is a perennial sedge that has grassy, triangular stems (Sedges have edges) They create colonies on shorelines, in wet meadows and marshes. They

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Superbus Globe Flower

Gracing gardens since the 16th century, the stunning blooms of Trollius europaeus Superbus inspired their common name, which translates to “basin” in Latin, or “globe”

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Blue Globe Onion

We understand! Sometimes, planting bulbs in fall for spring color is the furthest thing from your mind. So, we plant a variety of Allium bulbs

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Golden Fleece Goldenrod

SOLIDAGO sphacelata Golden Fleece (Golden Fleece Goldenrod) Commonly referred to as Golden Fleece autumn goldenrod, this compact form of Solidago sphacelata was discovered in 1985

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Tall Blue Larkspur

DELPHINIUM exaltatum (Tall Blue Larkspur) Delphinium exaltatum is an attractive and floriferous native woodland-edge perennial that is equally at home in the home garden border. Growing

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Lemon Lace Vine

FALLOPIA aubertii Lemon Lace (Lemon Lace Vine) A welcome discovery by Bluebird Nursery staff member, Pam Bahns, this more refined, slower growing sport offers surprising

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