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Corkscrew Rush

JUNCUS filiformis Spiralis (Corkscrew Rush) Corkscrew Rush is an easy to grow ornamental rush form of Juncus effusus with interesting, twisted stems. This wetland perennial grass is a

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Silver Sage

SALVIA argentea (Silver Sage) Silver sage is just one of over 900 species of salvias. Unlike most in the group that are grown for their

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Cupid’s Dart

CATANANCHE caerulea (Cupid’s Dart) The bright blue, cornflower-like blooms of cupid’s dart, Catananche caerulea, appear continuously from early to late summer, peaking in midsummer. Each papery blue

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Martina Verhaert Daylily

HEMEROCALLIS Martina Verhaert (Martina Verhaert Daylily) A beautiful lavender daylily with violet purple eye and edge above a yellow green throat and large 5.75” blooms

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Brass Buttons

LEPTINELLA squalida (Brass Buttons) Feathery evergreen leaves form a nearly flat carpet, perfect for planting in flagstone pathways. Tiny yellow flowers appear in spring. A

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Henryi Clematis

CLEMATIS x Henryi (Henryi Clematis) Clematis ‘Henryi’ is a garden classic, proving its garden worthiness for over a century. The large 6”–8” inch snow white

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Large-flowered Beardtongue

PENSTEMON grandiflorus (Large-flowered Beardtongue) A Wisconsin Native forb or perennial, Large-flowered Beardtongue is one of the showiest of all Penstemons! While it is short lived,

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Common Pussy-toes

ANTENNARIA dioica (Common Pussy-toes) Pussy-toes, Antennaria dioca, is a neat, mat-forming plant, perfect for growing at the edge of borders, in rockeries and in gaps

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