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HOSTA 'Minuteman', Plantain Lily HOSTA 'Minuteman'
Plantain Lily

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has funnell-shaped lavender blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, pot & border plant. Foliage: dark green with a white margin. Leaf size: 7" x 5". Clumping: 18-24" x 12-24". Flower stalk: 36". Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. An improved Hosta 'Patriot'.

Photo unavailable HOSTA 'Paradigm' (syn. 'Abiqua Paradigm')
Plantain Lily

Perennial: 'Best Hosta of the Year 2007', RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. A sport of 'Abiqua Recluse'. Has pale lavender bell-shaped blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, pot, & border plant. Foliage: puckered, gold with streaked blue-green margins. Clumping: 20" x 36". Flower stalk: 24". Slug resistant. Expos: part shade/shade. Can tolerate some sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3.

Photo unavailable HOSTA 'Powder Blue'
Plantain Lily

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has pale lavender bell shaped flowers. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Ground cover, container, and border plant. Foliage: thick, corrugated, powdery blue-green. Leaf size: 14" x 11". Blooms: summer. Clumping: 28" X 64".. Flower stalk: 36". Slug resistant. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3.

Photo unavailable HOSTA 'Stained Glass'
Plantain Lily

Perennial: 2006 Hosta of the Year. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. A sport of 'Guacamole'. Has large lavender bell shaped flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Ground cover, container, & border plant. Foliage: huge, brilliant gold with wide, dark green margins & prominent veins. Leaf size: 10". Clumping: 15-20" x 18-48". Flower stalk: 30". Exposure: part shade/shade. Can tolerate some sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3.

HOSTA fortunei 'Aureo-Marginata', Plantain Lily HOSTA fortunei 'Aureo-Marginata'
Plantain Lily

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has funnel-shaped lilac blooms in late spring-summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, border plant. Foliage: ovate heart shaped dark green with yellow-gold margin. Leaf size: 10" x 7". Vigorous, clump forming: 20" x 18". Flower stalk: to 24". Sun or shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

HOSTA fortunei 'Patriot', Plantain Lily HOSTA fortunei 'Patriot'
Plantain Lily

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has funnel-shaped lavender blue flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, border plant. Vigorous. Foliage: ovate to heart shaped olive green slightly puckered leaves with wide pure white margins. Growth: 18-24" x 36". Exposure: sun/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Photo unavailable HOSTA sieboldiana 'Elegans'
Plantain Lily

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog and clay tolerant. Produces slightly bell-shaped pale lilac blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover or border plant. Foliage: rounded heart shaped, deeply puckered gray blue. Leaf size: 16" x 12". Clumping: 36" x 30". Exposure: sun/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Photo unavailable HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon' (syn. 'Variegata')

Perennial: Deciduous border and ground cover plant for large areas. Heart shaped leaves are variegated in green, cream, pink, yellow & red. Can use at a pond, streamside or in shallow water. Blooms: summer. Bloom color: white. Size: 6-10" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moist. Bog tolerant. USDA Z5-10.

HOYA 'Rosita' (a hybrid of H. wayetii x H. tsangii), Tropical Wax Vine HOYA 'Rosita' (a hybrid of H. wayetii x H. tsangii)
Tropical Wax Vine

Perennial: Tropical twining vine with plump, glossy green oval foliage edged in maroon. Brighter light (early morning or late afternoon sun, but not midday) can bring out bronze & red tones. Good hanging basket and container plant. Blooms: occasional fragrant red clusters with yellow tips in summer-fall. Height: 3 feet. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z9-11.

Photo unavailable HOYA compacta 'Regalis' (syn. H. carnosa c. 'Regalis', H. car. c. marginata)
Porcelain Flower, Wax Flower, Hindu or Indian Rope

Pendulous Shrub: The leaves twist & grow in long stems resembling a rope. Good for pots & baskets. Fleshy, curled dark green leaves edged in creamy white. Waxy, lightly scented peachy white star-shaped flowers appear in dense umbels from spring-fall. Ht: 4-6 ft. Width: 3-6 inches. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. Indoors: Likes a snug pot & a bit root bound, as it flowers more prolifically. Bright indirect light. Allow to dry out between waterings. Pet friendly.

Photo unavailable HUERNIA zebrina
Little Owl Eyes, Lifesaver Plant

Perennial: Low-growing succulent. The erect stems are irregularly branched, strongly toothed & taper up to 2" long. The flowers are star-shaped, ylw, w/coppery-brown zebra stripes & a thickened cntr that resembles a Lifesaver. Very unusual & showy! Easy to grow & requires little space. Often grown as a houseplant. Blms: spring-summer. Ht: 6-8". Needs good drainage. Prefers bright indirect sunlight or pt shade. Protect from frost. Z10.

HUNNEMANNIA fumariifolia, Mexican Tulip Poppy, Golden Cup HUNNEMANNIA fumariifolia
Mexican Tulip Poppy, Golden Cup

Perennial often grown as an annual. Closely resembles California poppies with 3 inch cup-shaped bright golden-yellow blooms. Use in rock gardens or as a filler. Growth: 2-3' x 2'. Drought tolerant once established. Exposure: full sun. USDA Z8-10.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Annabelle'
Hills-of-Snow, Wild or Smooth Hydrangea, Sevenbark

Shrub: Deciduous. Gopher resistant. Nice cut & dried flower, pot & border plant. Blooms: late spring-fall with 12" spherical flowers that gradually change from green to white. Flowers on current seasons growth. Rounded & well-branched, 3-4'. Sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: moderate. Likes rich, porous soil. USDA Z3.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty'
Mophead Hydrangea

Perennial. Deciduous. This prolific flowering shrub bears large, ball-shaped flower clusters in deep soft pink in neutral soil and deep blue in acid soil. Blooms on old and new growth. Nice compact growth. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Height: 3-5'. Width: 3-5'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: mederate. USDA Z5.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Merritt's Supreme'
Mophead, Bigleaf

Deciduous shrub: Large prolific trusses range from dark indigo blues to deep rose purples, maturing into a violet plum color. Grows best in light to open shade. A protected location from full hot sun will keep the colors from fading fast & also protect it from scorching. Likes rich moist well drained soil. Acidic soils will change the tones in your plant. Water: moderate. Great as cut flowers. Size: 3-4’ x 3-4’. Bloom time: summer- fall. USDA Z6.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'
Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea

Shrub: Mophead type (Hortensia). Deciduous plant with large rounded 6" clusters of bright blue flowers (grayish blue to pink in alkaline soils). Good in borders & pots. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Blooms: summer-fall. Vigorous & free-flowering. Deer & gopher resistant. Rounded growth, 5-6'. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Penny Mac', Mophead Hydrangea HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Penny Mac'
Mophead Hydrangea

Deciduous shrub: Named for Penny McHenry, the founder of the American Hydrangea Society. Great for those areas where early fall or late spring frost kills other hydrangea buds. Produces big 7" clusters of blue flowers summer-fall. Very tolerant of heat and humidity. Deer resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: blue. Height: 4-6'. Width: 3-4'. Exposure: sun-part shade. Water: moist. USDA Z5.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Variegata'
Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea

Shrub: Lacecap type. Deciduous plant that produces clusters of small fertile flowers surrounded by big sterile flowers. Handsome variegated foliage with white flowers in summer-fall. Good in borders and containers. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Deer & gopher resistant. Ht: 4'. W: 5'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

HYDRANGEA macrophylla HI 'Fire', Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea HYDRANGEA macrophylla HI 'Fire'
Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea

Shrub: Mophead type. This series is noted for strong stems, sturdy flowers, long shelf life and very good branching habit. Deciduous plant with large clusters of red to purple flowers. Good cut flower (fresh or dried), border and container plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Reblooms. Mounding habit. Vigor: compact. Height: 36-60 inches. Width: 60-72 inches. Tolerates deer and gophers. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA macrophylla HI 'River'
Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea

Shrub: Mophead type. This one is a workhorse and this series is noted for strong stems, sturdy flowers, long shelf life & very good branching habit. Deciduous plant with large, rounded clusters of pink or blue flowers. Good cut flower (fresh or dried), border & pot plant. Blooms: summer-fall. Reblooms. Attracts butterflies. Mouding habit. Vigor: compact. Ht: 36-60 in. Width: 60-72 in. Tolerates deer & gophers. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA macrophylla HI 'Sugar'
Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea

Shrub: Mophead type. This series is noted for strong stems, sturdy flowers, long shelf life & very good branching habit. Deciduous plant with large, rounded clusters of pink or blue flowers. Does best when grown as pink only. Good cut flower (fresh or dried), border & pot plant. Blooms: summer-fall. Reblooms. Attracts butterflies. Mouding habit. Vigor: large. Ht: 36-60 in. Width: 60-72 in. Tolerates deer & gophers. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Photo unavailable HYDRANGEA spp. 'Game Changer Blue'
Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea

Shrub: Deciduous. Lacecap type. Sun, deer & gopher tolerant. This series is the first & only one to be daylength neutral & needs no chilling - so it blooms earlier & longer than others & on new wood. Uses: landscape, pot, border, woodlands. The large flower heads make good cut flowers, fresh or dried. Attracts butterflies, hummers & pollinators. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: blue. Ht: 2-4 ft. Width: 2-3 ft. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate USDA Z5. PPAF

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