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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Height
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Remarks
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American Beautyberry
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Callicarpa americana
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3-4'
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Large shrub-like perennial that thrives in shady areas. Purple clusters of berries in fall. Texas native, good widlife plant. Freezes back in winter.
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Mexican Butterfly Weed
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Asclepias tuberosa
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3'
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Broad clusters of orange flowers
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Turk's Cap
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Malvaviscus drummondii
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3'-6'
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Shade, part sun or full sun; red flowers; large leaves, tropical look, hummingbird magnet.
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Katie' Ruellia
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Ruellia brittoniana
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n/a
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Low-growing perennial that thrives in summer months. Spreads in good conditions. Produces steady flowers all summer. Katy variety is blue, Bonita is pink. Taller non-dwarf variety is highly invasive.
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Texas Columbine
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Aquilegia spp.
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1'-2'
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Partial-shade to shade, bright yellow or redish flowers. Delicate foliage. Early season bloomer, may re-seed.
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Vinca
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Vinca major
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n/a
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Sun, partial-shade, rose, pink, white flowers
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Autumn Sage
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Salvia greggii
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2'-3'
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Very tough salvia with tubular flowers that come in many colors. Blooms best in fall and often again in spring. Can become woody if not pruned back regularly. Usually stays evergreen.
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Coreopsis , Baby sun
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Coreopsis grandiflora
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1'-2'
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Sun, partial-sun, spring and summer golden yellow blooms
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Blackfoot Daisy
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Melampodium leucanthum
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1'
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Sun, slight shade, low spreading plant, narrow gray leaves, white daisy-like
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Bouncing Bet
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Sapinaria officinallis
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1'
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Sun, partial-shade, clear pink flowers in late spring resemble phlox
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Butterfly Gaura
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Gaura lindheimeri
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2'-3'
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Sun, partial-shade, fragrant white flowers, dormant in winter
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Butterfly Weed
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Asclepias spp.
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3'
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Semi-hardy perennial, orange flowers
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Cigar Plant
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Cuphea micropetala
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3'-4'
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Red, yellow; summer to fall flowers; sun
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Daylily
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Hemerocallis sp.
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1'-4'
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Sword-like foliage with center venation. Long, strap-like leaves. Flowers are funnel-shaped and in clusters.
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Fall Aster
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Aster spp.
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2'-3'
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Semi-evergreen, sun-part sun, blue, purple or white. Dramatic flower display in fall.
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Garden Canna
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Canna x Generalis
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1'-3'
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Sun, partial sun, red, orange, yellow, pink, white, salmon flowers
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Gayfeather
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Liatris sp.
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2'-3'
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Sun, partial-sun, upright floral spikes, orchid-pink or creamy white
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Goldstrum Black-eyed Susan
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Rudbeckia fulgida
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1'-4'
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Sun, golden-yellow daisy-like flowers, blackish-brown disks bloom
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Hinckley's Columbine
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Aquilegia hinckleyana
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18"
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Attractive fern-like foliage. Bursts of bright long yellow-spurred flowers in early spring. Plant naturally declines during summer heat.
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Indian Blanket
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Gaillardia sp.
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1'
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Sun, partial sun, red, orange, flower with a yellow scalloped edge
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Indigo Spires Sage
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Salvia farinacea X longispicata.
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2'-3'
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Large salvia with spikes of deep purple blooms that thrive during the hottest months of summer. Flowers and very popular with hummingbirds and butterflies. Benefits from being trimmed back several times each summer to encourage new flush of blooms. Will freeze to ground in winter
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Lantana
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Lantana sp.
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1'-6'
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Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun
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Louisiana Iris
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Iris spp.
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1'-3'
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Sun, partial-shade, large yellow, white and red flowers
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Maximillian Sunflowers
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Helianthus maximiliani
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4'-6'
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Sun, partial-shade, yellow flowers, fall bloomer, Texas native
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Mealy Cup Sage
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Salvia farinacea
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3'
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Sun, partial-shade; blue, white, purple flowers
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Mexican Milkweed
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A. curassavica
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1'-3'
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Sun, partial-shade, two-toned red and orange flowers
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Mexican Oregano
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Poliomentha longiflora
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1'-3'
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Evergreen; pink; summer flowers; sun
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Mexican Petunia
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Ruellia sp.
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1'-3'
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Evergreen; tolerates shade; purple, pink, white flowers, suckers
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Mexican Sage
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Salvia leucantha
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3'-4'
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Semi-evergreen; blue; spring to fall flowers; sun
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Mist flower, Boneset
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Eupatorium spp.
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2'-4'
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Hardy perennial, white to blue flowers
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Verbena
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Verbena sp.
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6"-1'
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Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun
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Pigeonberry
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Rivina humilis
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1'-2'
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Semi-evergreen shrub
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Purple Cone Flower
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Echinacea purpurea
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2'
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Sun, hardy perennial, rosette with purple, pink or white flowers.
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Rain Lily
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Zephyranthes sp.
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1'
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Sun, partial-shade, yellow, white, pink, rose tubular flowers
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Rock rose
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Pavonia lasiopetala
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2'-4'
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Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers
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Shrimp Plant
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Justicia spp.
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1'-2'
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Hardy perennial, sun-part sun; orange, red flowers
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Standing Cypress
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Lpomopsis rubra
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2'-4'
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Sun, partial-shade, red, yellow spires
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Sweet Violet
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Viola odorata
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1'
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Sun, partial-shade, purple, deep blue sweet violets
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Texas Betony
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Stachys coccinea
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1'-2'
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Evergreen, gray-green; red tubular flowers
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Tropical Sage
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Salvia coccinea
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2'-3'
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Evergreen, red, pink blooms; part shade to full sun
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White Rain Lily
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Zephyranthes candida
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1'
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Ephermal; sun, part shade; white
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Yarrow
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Achillea spp.
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1'-3'
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Sun, partial-shade, bright yellow, whtie, red, pink, salmon, lavender flowers
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Zexmenia
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Wedelia hispida
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1'-2'
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Sun, partial-shade, orangy yellow daisies, evergreen to dormant in winter
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Society Garlic
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Tulbaghia violacea
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1'-2'
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Herbaceous perennial, Sun to part shade, lavender flowers spring to fall, evergreen in mild winters, deer resistant.
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Giant Coneflower
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Rubeckia maxima
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3'-9'
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Plant in full sun in good soil. Perennial, yellow blooms in late spring to fall. Can grow to 9 feet - Good wildlife plant.
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Blazing Star Columbine
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Aquilegia x puryearana
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2'
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Attractive fern-like foliage. Bursts of bright yellow-spurred flowers. Interior of flowers is a reddish color
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Blue Princess Verbena
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Verbena X hybrida
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6"-12"
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Bright lavender flowers that spread over large area with a long blooming season. Is good for attracting butterflies
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Cedar Sage
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Salvia roemetrana
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1-2'
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Small understory perennial with little round leaves that are scalloped alnd the edges and furry on both sides. Small tubular red flowers appear through summer, but are at their best in the fall.
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Crinum Lilly
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Crinum americanum
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1-3'
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Iris
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Iris x germanica
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1.5-2'
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Fanned, strap-like leaves. Stalk flowers appear in very early spring. Color and height varies with variety. Leaves decline and have brown tips during hottest summer months.
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Lamb's Ear
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Stachys byzantina
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12-15''
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A low-growing herb with silver fuzzy foliage. Purple flower spikes in summer.
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Skullcap, Pink Skullcap
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Scutellaria suffrutescens
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12"-24"
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Full Sun. Mostly evergreen perennial with low, mounding growth habit. Usually tiny pink flowers, blue also available. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds in mid-spring.
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Spider Lilly
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Hymenocallis liriosme
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1.5 - 2.5'
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White blossoms up to 7'' across appear during mid-summer. Glossy, wide leaves grow in attractive clumps up to two feet long. Grows from a bulb. Thrives in semi-shady areas. Foliage usually freezes to ground.
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