Perennial
DICENTRA spectabilis (syn. LAMPROCAPNOS spectabilis) Common Bleeding Heart Perennial: Deer resistant. A favorite since the 1800s. Leafy-stemmed plant with darling heart-shaped pendant flowers on arching stems! Good border, cut flower, woodland & cottage garden plant. Attracts hummingbirds. Blooms: spring-summer. Summer dormant. Color: pink. Height: 24-36 inches. Width: 18 inches. Exposure: part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. (The genus name was changed in 1993, but not published until 2006.) |
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DICHONDRA 'Silver Nickel' Silver Nickel Vine Perennial: Heat and drought tolerant. Grown for foliage. Showy silver foliage provides dependable color and texture that looks good all season long. Superb for baskets, containers and window boxes. Wonderful for combination plantings. Tumbles beautifully over rocks, slopes, and banks. Height: 2-3". Spread: 12-18". Exposure: part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z10. |
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DICHONDRA argentea 'Silver Falls' Perennial: This is a new seed raised Dichondra that is covered with very small, rounded, silver leaves. This plant is very heat and drought tolerant. It is an excellent choice for mixed containers or in a hanging basket. Height: 2-3 inches. Spread: 3-4 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z10 |
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DICHONDRA donelliana California Ponysfoot Perennial: CA native. Forms a thick, mat-like ground cover of rounded leaves, densely packed along creeping stems. Once popular as a lawn substitute. The flowers are tiny, greenish-white, not real showy but interesting. A good ground cover for open slopes & headlands or use for green roofs or walls. Spreads by runners so don't use where you want it contained. Height: 3-6". Exp.: full sun on coast otherwise part shade. Water: dry. |
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DICHONDRA micrantha 'Emerald Falls' Perennial: Creates a denser, tighter and shorter plant than Silver Falls, with deep green leaves that are more rounded and held closer to the stem. Vigorous. This plant is very heat and drought tolerant. Good ground cover or excellent choice for mixed containers or in a hanging basket. Height: 2-4 inches. Spread: 3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8-11. |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Apricot' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer and gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of bi-colored orange to apricot flowers. Size: 24-36" x 18". Bloom time: spring-fall. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z8. PPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Berry Canary' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. More compact, proportional habit. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of hot pink flwrs w/creamy yellow burgundy speckled throats. Size: 36" x 18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPAF |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Flame' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Plant of the Year at 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of rosy pk flowers & soft creamy orange throats (looks like a living flame). Size: 36" x 18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPP. |
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DIGIPLEXIS Illumination 'Raspberry' Perennial: Drought tolerant, deer & gopher resistant. Bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks, loved by bees, butterflies & hummers. Cross between Digitalis & Isoplexis. Good cut flower. Bushy habit w/dense spikes of ruby-rose pk flowers & soft creamy orange throats. Size: 12-16" x 15-18". Blm time: spring-fall. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z8. USPPAF |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: peach. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: peach. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: deep lavender purple. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: deep lavender purple. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian Rose' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: deep pink with maroon spots. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Dalmatian White' Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland and border plant - may need staking. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: bright white with maroon spots. Height: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Elsey Kelsey' Common Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland & border plant - may need staking. Similar to D. 'Pam's Choice'. Blooms: summer. Color: white with deep maroon speckled throats. Height: 3-6 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DIGITALIS x mertonensis Foxglove Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. The tubular flowers are shaped like fingers of glove. Good woodland, border and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: pink with brown-white veining. Size: 2-3' x 1'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans. |
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DUDLEYA pulverulenta Chalk Liveforever Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. CA native. A ground-hugging slow-clumping succulent w/beautiful 12-18" wide rosettes of chalky-white leaves surrounding a 2" thick basal stem. Stout silvery-white 1-2' long spikes arch upwards and bear clusters of reddish flowers spring-summer. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Size: 1-2' (w/flower stalks) x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8. |
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DYMONDIA 'Margaretae' Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering. |
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DYMONDIA 'Margaretae' Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering. |
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DYMONDIA 'Margaretae' Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering. |
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ECHINACEA 'Cheyenne Spirit' Coneflower Perennial Herb: 2013 AAS Flower Award Winner Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Easy low maintenance plant for borders, containers, cut & dried flowers & meadows. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees & birds. Blooms summer-fall with a mix of rich purple, pink, red and orange tones to lighter yellow, creams and white daisy-like flowers and central cone. Height: 18-30". Spread: 10-20" Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-9. |
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ECHINACEA 'Rainbow Marcella' Coneflower, Butterfly Series Echinacea Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Drought, deer & heat tolerant. Exquisite color spectrum! Easy low maintenance plant for borders, pots, cut/dried flowers & meadows. Attracts butterflies, hummers, bees & birds. Blms: summer-fall w/daisy-like flwrs. Raspberry pk surrounds pronounced cones w/petal tips in muted orng-gldn ylw. Each bloom slowly ages soft pk. Size: 15-18" x 18". Exp: sun. Water: moderate. PP#28,573. |
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ECHINACEA hybrid Guatemala 'Gold' Coneflower Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Easy low maintenance plant for borders, containers, cut & dried flowers & meadows. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees & birds. Blooms earlier than most others. No vernalization or cooling required (first year flowering). Blooms spring-fall with golden sunset-hued daisy-like flowers and central cone. Short and compact growth habit. Height: 8-10 inches. Width: 14 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-11. |
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ECHINACEA hybrid Panama 'Red' Coneflower, Panama Series Echinacea Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Everlasting flower power! Easy low maintenance plant for borders, containers, cut & dried flowers & meadows. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees & birds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep red daisy-like flowers w/dark central cone. Height: 12-14". Spread: 8-10". Exp.: full sun. Water: mod. USDA Z5. |