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Scientific Name of Plants

Common and scientific name of plants cross reference for ornamental perennials

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Bleeding Heart

During my first spring in the garden center I became acquainted for the first time with Dicentra spectabilis or Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart.

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Planting Wildflower Seeds

We are of the opinion that mother natures own natural planting time is by far the best to sow wildflower seeds and therefore it has to be fall as you prepare for the work ahead of you

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Aster

Aster can be used for fantastic fall color and grown with great success in all hardiness zones.

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Coreopsis

Coreopsis or as it is known by its common name of tickseed is a rather easy perennial to grow.

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Coral Bells Heuchera sanguinea

Coral Bells also known as Heuchera sanguinea have become extremely popular with gardeners everywhere.

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Shade Plants

Shade plants can vary a great deal from one part of the United States to another in that the cultivar that you place in full sun in Minnesota may require a shady location in Florida.

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Phlox

The phlox family consists of many of my favorites and I hope yours as well.

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Peony Flowers

The Peony is an old time favorite, easy to grow and flowers freely in the spring and early summer.

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Lobelia

Lobelia or Cardinal plant will thrive in full sun, partial shade and in a woodland garden in shade.

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Dividing Perennials

We will go into the detail of dividing perennials regarding three widely planted ground covers.

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Perennial Grasses

Perennial grasses can be used as ornamentals or as ground covers in landscape beds.

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Container Plants

When it comes to selecting container plants capable of thriving in a refined environment an almost endless list could be composed as there are so many varieties to choose from.

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Rose Plants

Rose plants (Rosa) makes up a group of beautiful flowering woody ornamentals. Known as the queen of all garden flowers many hobbyists struggle with the amount of care required by this beauty.

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Salvia

Salvia (Sage) is a group or family of ornamentals that has enjoyed tremendous popularity for many years.

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Indigo Plant

Indigo plant has attractive blue-green foliage with tall flower spikes of indigo-blue flowers developing sometime between early to mid spring depending on the plants geographical location.

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Yucca Plant

The yucca plant or soapweed is overlooked as a landscape plant in many parts of the United States and deserves for more by landscape designers.

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Rosemary Herb

Rosemary Herb (Rosmarinus) has a fantastic fragrance and can be grown as a hardy perennial in zones 5 through 8.

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Ice Plant

Delosperma or ice plant varieties comprise an extremely desirable group of rather small specimens with succulent like foliage and vivid flowers.

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Hydrangea Plant

For decades the hydrangea plant family existed mainly on the shoulders of two cultivars namely hydrangea apiculata graniflora and hydrangea paniculata grandiflora.

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Fragrant Perennials

Fragrant perennials can have wonderful aromas for your garden.

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List of Plant Names

Common and Botanical Cross Reference List of Plant Names

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Perennial Flower Beds

As is the case with all other plantings a good deal of time must be spent in proper preparation of perennial flower beds prior to the installation of plants.

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Annual Flowers for Shade Garden

Annual flowers for shade garden adds beauty to your shade areas.

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Perennial Flowers

In my opinion perennial flowers offer so much for the home gardener, professional landscape designer and anyone seeking unusual plant foliage, unique bloom form and the ability, with a little extra ca

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Calla Lilly

On a visit to beautiful Maui I was impressed with the large white calla lilly that was being used and enjoyed in many gardens on this island paradise.

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Landscaping Small Yards

Landscaping small yards can be a much more difficult task from a design stand point than developing a plan for a large estate.

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Decorative Grasses

Decorative grasses have really started coming into their own during the past decade or so.

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Shade Ground Cover

The following is a partial list of quality selections that can and should be used as shade ground cover plants.

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Clematis - Queen of the Flowering Vines

Hundreds of clematis varieties are available which perhaps makes selecting just the right one for your particular purpose just a little more difficult.

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Desert Rose Plants

Desert rose plants, adenium obesum, is native to tropical and subtropical eastern to southern Africa and Arabia. We are aware that many people think that this beautiful plant is native to the United

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Build Rock Garden

Build rock garden! This is something that you can do with the proper planning and knowledge of what lies ahead of you.

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Lawn Care Help

This may seem like the advice that we are about to give is way off base especially if what you are looking for is a complete detailed run down of procedures regarding lawn care help of your warm seaso

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Bog Garden

. A bog garden can even have a filter or will do quite well without one.

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Perennial Flowering Vines

There are numerous perennial flowering vines that should thrive for gardeners of all skill levels if attention is paid to several factors as follows

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Annual Flowers Full Sun

The following list of annual flowers full sun have proven themselves over a period of many years as thriving in full sun exposures in the landscape.

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Rock Garden Plants

Rock garden plants are quite beautiful and can become an excellent focal point in the garden.

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Ground Cover Plants

Ground cover plants provide texture and color in the perennial garden

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Garden Railroad

The concept of the garden railroad has been around for a long time and probably was conceived when hobbyists wanted more space to enjoy their models so moved outdoors for expansion.

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Perennial Plant Care

Perennial plant care is a guide that hopefully will be of assistance to you in your gardening with perennials.

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Summer Annual Flowers

Summer annual flowers work very well in your flower garden regardless of where you live

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Pictorial Flower Guide

Our pictorial flower guide showcases some of the most beautiful and unusual ornamental perennial flowering plants.

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Landscaping

Landscaping forms vary drastically from stuffy formal to calm and casual.

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Garden Containers

Read this article by Rod Ackerman on how to build garden containers

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Mondo Grass

Mondo Grass varieties are actually members of the lily family but have fooled many gardeners as they resemble grass.

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Desert Plants

Desert plants make up some of the most unusual plants forms on the planet.

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Herb Plants

Herb plants make up a rather large list of both annual and perennial varieties in the plant kingdom and gardening with them can be both enjoyable and financially rewarding.

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Planting Zones

For planting zones we advise you to use both the cold and heat hardiness maps as a guide and a guide only.

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Garden Designs

Please click on the following links for the various garden designs that we offer “FREE” for your use.

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Flower Guide

Perennials have become enormously popular with the gardening public and we will touch the surface with comments and instructions as found in our flower guide for perennials.

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