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Botanical Name
Description
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Pachysandra procumbens 
Alleghany Spurge
1ft., white flowers in early Spring, shade, ground cover, massing, evergreen, coarsely toothed mottled foliage, dull green, Zone 6-9
Pachysandra procumbens 
Pachysandra terminalis 
Japanese Spurge
1 ft., white flowers in early Spring, shade, ground cover, massing, evergreen, 6-12" waxy evergreen foliage. Groundcover for partial to full shade - promotes a sheen in understory planting, Zone 6-9
Pachysandra terminalis 
Pachysandra terminalis 'Silver Edge'
Japanese Spurge
1 ft., white flowers in early Spring, shade, ground cover, massing, evergreen,6-8 in., medium green foilage with cream white edges, Zone 5-7
Pachysandra terminalis 'Silver Edge'
Papaver orientale  'Catharina'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, 2 ft., strong salmon-pink flowers with black spots, Zone 4-8
Papaver orientale  'Feuerriese' 'Fire-giant'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, 2-3 ft., brick red flowers, Zone 4-8
Papaver orientale  'Juliane'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, pink flowers without spots, very brilliant, Zone4-8
Papaver orientale  'Karine'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, clear pink flowers with red spots, very large, border, Zone 4-8
Papaver orientale 'Karine'
Papaver orientale  'Leuchtfeuer'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, 1-2 ft., salmon-red flowers, Zone 4-8
Papaver orientale  'Orange Rot'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, 4 ft., bright orange-red without spots, Zone 4-8
apaver orientale 'Orange Rot'
Papaver orientale  'Sinbad'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, 3-4 ft., bright red, early bloomer, Zone 4-8
Papaver orientale 'Sinbad'
Papaver orientale  'Tuerkenlouis'
Oriental Poppies
from Countess von Zeppelin's cultivars, sun, late blooming, 2-3 ft., firey orange-red with fringed edged flowers, Zone 4-8
Papaver orientale 'Tuerkenlouis'
Pardancanda norrisii
Blackberry Lily
2-3 ft., multicolored flowers in June, very choice, sun, Zone 6-9
Pardancanda norrisii
Pardancanda norrisii 'Dazzler'
Blackberry Lily
12-16", dazzling oranges, pinks, purples & reds blooming June-Sept. Full sun-partial shade, Zone 5-9
Pardancanda norrisii 'Dazzler'
Patrinia gibbosa part shade, full sun, blooms early Summer, groups, 1 ft., yellow flowers, Zone 5-8
Patrinia gibbosa
Patrinia scabiosifolia part shade, full sun, blooms early Summer, groups, 3-7 ft., yellow flowers, Zone 5-8
Patrinia scabiosifolia
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Beard Tongue
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 1996 PPA Plant of the Year, 2-3 ft., white bell flowers, bronze-purple foliage, Zone 4-9
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Penstemon hirsutus
Beard Tongue
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 2-3 ft., violet flowers, dry conditions, native to East USA, Zone 4-9
Penstemon hirsutus
Penstemon  hirsutus 'Pygmaeus'
Beard Tongue
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 6 in. high, violet flowers, blooms June-Aug, Zone 4-9
Penstemon hirsutus 'Pygmaeus'
Penstemon strictus
Beard Tongue
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 2 ft., blue-violet flowers, July-Aug., Zone 4-9
Penstemon strictus
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
3-4 ft., blue flowers in July-Sept, sun, dry, groups, 1995 PPA Plant of the Year, 3-4 ft., silvery-gray foliage, good specimen plant, Zone 5-9
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Perovskia  atriplicifolia 'Filigran'
Russian Sage
3-4 ft., blue flowers in July-Sept, sun, dry, groups, 2-3 ft., finely cut foliage, Zone 5-9
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filigran'
Perovskia  atriplicifolia 'Longin'
Russian Sage
3-4 ft., blue flowers in July-Sept, sun, dry, groups, 2-3 ft., narrow foliage, upright growth, Zone 5-9
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Longin'
Perovskia scrophulariaefolia
Russian Sage
3-4 ft., blue flowers in July-Sept, sun, dry, groups, Zone 5-9
Persicaria affinis (Polygonum a.)
Fleece Flower
sun, massing, attractive foliage all Summer, ½ - 1 ft., pink flowers, groups, ground cover, Zone 5-9
Persicaria affinis (Polygonum a.)
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' (Polygonum bistorta) sun, massing, attractive foliage all Summer, 4 ft., bright red flowers over large dark green foliage, Zone 5-9
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' (Polygonum bistorta)
Persicaria polymorpha (Polygonum p.) sun, massing, attractive foliage all Summer, 3-4 ft., cream flowers, specimen, Zone 5-9
Persicaria polymorpha (Polygonum p.)
Persicaria polystachya (Polygonum polystachyum) sun, massing, attractive foliage all Summer, white or pink flowers blooming Sept-Oct, Zone 5-9
Petasites albus
Butterbur
attractive large foliage, part shade, moisture loving, blooms early Spring, 3-4 ft., white flowers, invasive, Zone 4-9
Petasites japonicus
Butterbur
attractive large foliage, part shade, moisture loving, blooms early Spring, 3-4 ft., purple flowers, good for pond edges, Zone 5-9
Petasites japonicus
Peucedanum verticillare
Hogfennel
5-6 ft., yellow-green flowers July-Aug, Zone 4-8
Peucedanum verticillare
Phlomis fruticosa 
Jerusalem Sage
4-5 ft., yellow flowers in June-July, sun, Zone 4-8
Phlomis fruticosa 
Phlomis russeliana (P. samia hort.)
Greek Jerusalem Sage
3-4 ft., yellow flowers in June-July, sun, Zone 4-8
Phlomis russeliana (P. samia hort.)
Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard'
Thickleaf Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., large white flowers from Spring-frost, Zone 5-9
Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard'
Phlox divaricata 'Chattohoochee'
Woodland Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 1' native groundcover with lavender-rose flowers blooming April-May. Wonderfully fragrant, 1 ft., lavender flowers with purple eyes in Spring, Zone 5-9
Phlox divaricata 'Chattohoochee'
Phlox divaricata 'Dirigo Ice'
Woodland Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 1' native groundcover with lavender-rose flowersblooming April-May. Wonderfully fragrant 1 ft., silvery white flowers in Spring, Zone 5-9
Phlox divaricata
Woodland Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 1' native groundcover with lavender-rose flowersblooming April-May. Wonderfully fragrant, P. 'London Grove Blue' is a native to the Eastern U.S. and has fragrant blue flowers over compact foliage that turns a burgandy color in the winter. Plants reach a height of 8-10 inches and prefers a woodland planting of moist shade with rich soil. Zone 4-8
Phlox glaberrima 
Smooth Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2 ft., rose-pink flowers in Spring, Zone 5-9
Phlox glaberrima 
Phlox ssp. triflora sun, part shade, borders, 1-2 ft., pink flowers, rich blooming in Spring, Zone 5-9
Phlox maculata 'Alpha'
Wild Sweetwilliam
sun, part shade, borders, 3 ft., pink flowers in early Summer, Zone 5-9
Phlox maculata 'Alpha'
Phlox maculata 'Omega'
Wild Sweetwilliam
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., white flowers with pink eyes, Summer blooming, Zone 5-9
Phlox maculata 'Omega'
Phlox maculata 'Rosalinde'
Wild Sweetwilliam
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., carmine-pink flowers, blooms June-Aug., Zone 3-9
Phlox maculata 'Rosalinde'
Phlox paniculata  'Amethyst'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., soft blue flowers, Summer blooming, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Amethyst'
Phlox paniculata  'Blue Boy'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., lavender-blue flowers, Summer blooming, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Boy'
Phlox paniculata  'Blue Paradise'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 36-40" A tall phlox with blooms starting off a light blue & turning a rich violet blue. Eyes of dark purple. Blooming July-Aug., Zone 4-8
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 3 ft., clear soft pink flowers with ruby-red eye, Summer blooming, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes'
Phlox paniculata  'David'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2002 PPA Plant of the Year, 3-4 ft., white flowers, mildew resistant, most fragrant., Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'David'
Phlox paniculata  'Europa'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., white flowers with carmine-red eyes, Summer blooming, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Europa'
Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2 -3 ft. high, lilac flowers, blooms July-Aug, Zone 4-8
Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
Phlox paniculata  'Fujiyama'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 3 ft., white flowers in Summer, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Fujiyama'
Phlox paniculata  'Nicky'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, , Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'
Phlox paniculata  'Orange Perfection'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2-3 ft., large deep orange flowers in Summer, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Orange Perfection'
Phlox paniculata  'Rijnstroom'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2 -3 ft., dark pink flowers, blooms July-Sept, Zone 4-8
Phlox paniculata  'Sandra'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 2 ft., bright red flowers, blooms June-Aug, mildew resistant, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Sandra'
Phlox paniculata  'Speed Limit'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 36 in., cotton candy pink, sturdy and upright, powdery mildew resistance, blooms July-Sept, Zone 3-9
Phlox paniculata  'Starfire'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 3 ft., true red flowers, Summer blooming, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata  'Sternhimmel'
Garden Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 3 ft., light purple flowers in Summer, Zone 5-9
Phlox paniculata 'Sternhimmel'
Phlox stolonifera  'Bruce's White'
Common Phlox 
sun, part shade, borders, 3-4 in., fragrant white flowers, ground cover, Spring blooming, Zone 5-9
Botanical Name
Phlox stolonifera  'Home Fires'
Common Phlox 
sun, part shade, borders, P. 'Home Fires' have deep pink, fragrant flowers that bloom 6-10 inches over a dence mat of evergreen foliage from mid to late spring. Prefers moist soil and full to shade. This plant is a excellent groundcover!, Zone 4-8
Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires'
Phlox stolonifera  'Irridescens'
Common Phlox 
sun, part shade, borders, lavender flowers, Zone 5-9
Phlox stolonifera 'Irridescens'
Phlox stolonifera  'Pink Ridge'
Common Phlox 
sun, part shade, borders, 1 ft., pink flowers in Spring, Zone 5-9
Phlox stolonifera  'Sherwood Purple'
Common Phlox 
sun, part shade, borders, 6-10 in., purple star-shaped flowers in Spring, Zone 5-9
Phlox subulata  'Candy Stripes'
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 4 in., white and pink striped flowers in Spring, Zone 2-10
Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripes'
Phlox subulata  'Emerald Blue'
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 4-8 in., evergreen, lavender-blue flowers from April-May, Zone 2-10
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'
Phlox subulata  'Millstream Jupiter’
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 3-6 in., sun, dark blue flowers, Spring blooming, , Zone 5-9
Phlox subulata 'Millstream Jupiter’
Phlox subulata  'Red Wing'
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, Red flowers on 12-15 in. stems, April-May, Zone 2-10
Phlox subulata  'Schneewittchen'
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, Small snow white flowers ona 3 in. mound, spring, Zone 2-10
Phlox subulata  'Snowflake'
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, 4-6 in., white flowers April-May, Zone 2-10
Phlox subulata  'White Delight'
Moss Phlox
sun, part shade, borders, Pure white flowers form on 4-8 in. stems, spring, Zone 2-10
Physostegia  'Miss Manners' PP
False Dragonhead 
sun, groups, massing, Summer blooming, 18-24" Clump forming with foliage, glossy green. Blooms pure white, June-Sept., Zone 4-8
Physostegia  'Summer Snow'
False Dragonhead 
sun, groups, massing, Summer blooming, 2-3 ft., white flowers, Zone 4-8
Physostegia  'Vivid'
False Dragonhead 
sun, groups, massing, Summer blooming, 1-2 ft., bright pink flowers, Zone 4-8
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Blaue Glocke'
Balloon Flower
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 1-2 ft., blue flowers, Zone 5-8
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mariesii'
Balloon Flower
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 1-2 ft., dark blue flowers, Zone 5-8
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mariesii'
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Misato Purple'
Balloon Flower
sun, part shade, groups, Summer blooming, 1-2 ft., dark purple flowers, Zone 5-8
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Misato Purple'
Plumbago larpentae
Leadwort
Sun to partial shade, ground cover, summer blooming, burgundy autum foliage, 6"-12" height, Zone 5-9
Plumbago larpentae
Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum'
Solomon's Seal
3 ft., full-part shade, white edged leaves with creamy white tubular flowers, Zone 5-8
Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum'
Polygonatum multiflorum 1-2 ft., white flowers in May, part shade, massing, Zone 5-8
Polygonatum multiflorum
Polygonum aubertii
'Silver Fleece Vine'
(see Persicaria, Fallopia) 
climber, part shade, Zone 5-7
Potentilla atrosanguinea 'Red'
Cinquefoil
sun, rock garden, Summer blooming, 2 ft., rich red flowers, Zone 5-8
Potentilla aurea
Cinquefoil
sun, rock garden, Summer blooming, 10 in., large golden flowers, Zone 5-8
Potentilla calabra
Cinquefoil
sun, rock garden, Summer blooming, 1 ft., large yellow flowers, silver foliage, Zone 5-8
Potentilla fragiformis
Cinquefoil
sun, rock garden, Summer blooming, 1 ft., yellow flowers, Zone 5-8
Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' (P. willmottiae)
Cinquefoil
sun, rock garden, Summer blooming, 1 ft., cherry red flowers, rich bloomer, Zone 5-8
Potentilla nepalensis ‘Ron McBeath’
Cinquefoil
sun, rock garden, Summer blooming, 8-10 in., carmine red flowers, sun, blooms May-July, Zone 5-8
Pulmonaria angustifolia 'Johnson Blue'
Lungwort
shade, good ground cover, blooms in Spring, 8 in., blue flowers, compact grower, Zone 5-8
Pulmonaria longifolia 'E.B. Anderson'
Lungwort
shade, good ground cover, blooms in Spring, 12-18 in., violet-blue flowers, smooth textured evergreen-like foliage, blooms late Winter/early Spring , Zone 5-8
Pulmonaria longifolia 'E.B. Anderson'
Pulmonaria officinalis 'Sissinghurst White'
Lungwort
shade, good ground cover, blooms in Spring, 1 ft., white flowers, green foliage with silver spots, early bloomer, Zone 5-8
Pulmonaria officinalis 'Sissinghurst White'
Pulmonaria saccharata (P. picta) 'Dora Bielefeld'
Lungwort
shade, good ground cover, blooms in Spring, 1 ft., pink flowers, medium green foliage w/ white spots, Zone 5-8
Pulmonaria saccharata (P. picta) 'Mrs. Moon'
Lungwort
shade, good ground cover, blooms in Spring, 1 ft., pink flowers turning blue, dark green foliage with silver spots, early bloomer, Zone 5-8
Pulsatilla vulgaris  'Papageno'
Eastern Pasqueflower
1 ft., flowers of mixed colors, semi-double and fringed, blooms April-May, sun, dry conditions, Zone 5-8
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Papageno'
Pycanthemum flexuosum (P. tenuifolium)
American Mountain Mint
2-3 ft., pinkish flower, full sun, part shade, meadows moist wood area, Zone 5-8
Pycanthemum muticum 
Short-toothed Mountain Mint
2-3 ft., pinkish flower, full sun, part shade, meadows moist wood area, Zone 4-8
Pycanthemum virginianum 
Mountain Mint
mid-Summer, 3 ft., fragrant lavender flowers, part shade, Zone 4-8
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