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Perennial: Evergreen. Drought and clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Good cut flower, woodland, border and rock garden plant. Bloom time: winter-spring. Produces pendulous pale green flowers with rose margins. Height: 12-18 inches. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Evergreen, Drought, clay & deer tolerant. One of the most exciting new Hellebores on the market! Bears a profusion of large, forward-facing, cup-shaped blooms of deep, rich burgundy over marbled cream and dk. green leaves. Good cut flower, woodland, rock garden, and border plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: early spring. Height: 12-24 inches. Width: 12-24 inches. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. PP #24,720

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, clay & deer tolerant. One of the most exciting new Hellebores on the market! Bears a profusion of large, forward-facing, cup-shaped blooms of creamy white with violet pink edges over marbled green-silver foliage. Good cut flower, woodland, rock garden and border plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: early spring. Height: 16-24". Width: 24". Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. PP #28,008

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, clay & deer tolerant. One of the most exciting new Hellebores on the market! Bears a profusion of large, forward-facing, cup-shaped blooms of clear white with a huge central boss of stamens together w/beautiful marbled foliage which intensifies in color in spring/early summer. Good cut flower, woodland, rock garden & border plant. Blms: early spring. Size: 24" x 24". Exp.: pt shade/shade. Water: mod. USDA Z5. PP# 25,685

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, clay & deer tolerant. One of the most exciting new Hellebores on the market! Unique pk marbled foliage held on purple petioles. Purple buds open to mauve-pk & chartreuse flowers that deepen as they mature. Good cut flower, woodland, rock garden & border plant. Blooms: winter-spring w/clusters of nodding cup-shaped flowers. Size: 24" x 24". Exp.: pt shade/shade. Water: mod. USDA Z4. PP#24149

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, clay & deer tolerant. One of the most exciting new Hellebores on the market! Profusion of large, cup-shaped blms of rose-pk w/brgndy speckles w/a huge central boss of stamens together w/beautiful marbled foliage, intensifies in color, spring/early summer. Good cut flower, woodland, rock garden & border plant. Blms: early spring. Size: 24" x 24". Exp.: pt shade/shade. Water: mod. Z5. PP# 27,121

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer and clay tolerant. This series is a seed strain and that makes each slightly different. Has beautiful, nodding flowers. Float flowers in clear bowls for an elegant centerpiece. Good cut flower, woodland, border and rock garden plant. Bloom time: winter-spring. Bloom color: deep slate to black. Height: 15-18 inches. Width: 22 inches. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer, fire, bog, coast & clay tolerant. Very heat tolerant. Good cut flower, border, edge, container, rock garden & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Edible blooms. Blooms: May to frost with 3" canary yellow flowers. Clumping: 16-20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Deciduous. Drought, deer, fire, bog, coast & clay tolerant. Cut flower, border, edge, pot, rock garden & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Edible flowers. Reblooms: spring-fall, 2-3" reddish purple w/ruffled edges & yellow throat. Clump forming diploid: 1-2', flowers: 2'. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. 'Stella de Oro' seedling.

Perennial: Deciduous. Drought, deer, fire, bog, coast & clay tolerant. Clump forming. Good cut flower, border, edge, container, rock garden & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Edible flowers. Bloom color: early midseason, 2-3" bright yellow. Size: 16" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Deciduous. Drought, deer, fire, heat, bog & coast tolerant. Clump forming. Good cut flower, border, edge, container, rock garden & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Edible flowers. Bloom time: summer-frost, reblooms. Bloom color: lemon yellow with a strong citrus scent. Height: 12-18 inches. Width: 15-24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3-9.

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Evergreen, spreading ground cover with red winter foliage. Can use between stepping stones or as bank-holder for erosion control. Produces insignificant greenish white blooms in spring. Height: 2-3 inches. Exposure: sun or moist shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. A Texas & New Mexico native that is very heat tolerant. Forms grass-like clumps of 4' arching leaves that are edged with fibrous threads. Good specimen or container plant. Summer bloomer w/ 1.5" bell shaped pink or red flowers. Size: 3' x 6', flower spike up to 9'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z7-10.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates heat, drought, fire and deer. A Texas & New Mexico native. Forms grass-like clumps of arching leaves that are edged with fibrous threads. Good specimen or container plant. Summer bloomer with bell-shaped, pinkish red flowers on tall flower spikes. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Height: 3-4 feet. Width: 4-5 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z5-10.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates heat, drought, fire and deer. A Texas & New Mexico native. Forms grass-like clumps of arching leaves that are edged with fibrous threads. Good specimen or container plant. Summer bloomer with bell-shaped, yellow flowers on tall 5-9 foot flower spikes. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Height: 3-4 feet. Width: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z5-10.

Short-Lived Perennial or Biennial: Tolerates deer and drought. A cottage garden favorite for hundreds of years. Has scented phlox-like flowers over splotched cream foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: white, mauve or violet. Height: 1-3 feet. Width: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3-8.

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Coast & clay tolerant. Seriously crisp green leaves veiled with silvery-white. Tight, compact habit with short stalks of white flowers in summer. Good rock & woodland garden, cut flower, pot & border plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Clumping: 6" x 11", flowers to 11". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. PP#23,576

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer, coast & clay tolerant. Clump forming tufts of deep purple-black slightly ruffled foliage w/reddish undertones. Good rock & woodland garden, edge, cut flower, pot & border plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: white. Height: 12 inches. Spread : 18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Coast and clay tolerant. Has striking, smooth, dark chocolatey colored foliage. Good in rock & woodland gardens, pots & borders. Nice cut flower. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: cherry-red. Height: 6 inches. Width: 12 inches. Flower height: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-9. PPAF

Perennial: Evergreen. Large, elegant burnished black leaves with plum-colored bottoms. Distinctive foliage is extremely ruffled and glossy. Good in borders, beds and containers. Blm time: summer. Blm color: pinkish-white. Height: 15" (21" with flower). Spread: 12". Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate/moist. (Cross between 'Chocolate Ruffles' and 'Midnight Ruffles'). USDA Z4. PP#26162

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Coast & clay tolerant. Compact, short variety. The lvs are large, reddish-brown to orange-red with ruffled edges. Good rock & woodland garden, cut flower, pot & border plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer. Ht: 8". Width: 12". Exp.: pt shade/shade. Water: mod./moist. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Evergreen. Smaller than a typical H. sanguinea, with smaller, shinier, greener leaves, shorter flower stems & smaller flowers. Nice and compact. Hybrid of H. sanguinea and H. rubescens. Bloom color: rose. Height: around 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7.

Perennial: Evergreen. Smaller than a typical H. sanguinea, with smaller, shinier, greener leaves, shorter flower stems & smaller flowers. Nice and compact. Hybrid of H. sanguinea and H. rubescens. Bloom color: rose. Height: around 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7.

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Coast & clay tolerant. Lovely rusty red brown leaves and cherry red flowers performs all year round. Good rock & woodland garden, cut flower, pot & border plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Clumping: 6" x 14", flowers to 18". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate-moist. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Coast & clay tolerant. Heavily ruffled chocolate leaves with purple backs give rise to small red & green flowers on strong stalks in summer. Good rock & woodland garden, cut flower, pot & border plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Clumping: 10" x 17", flowers to 24". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.