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Cerise Queen Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
- Height: 2'
- Width: 18"
- Full sun
- Blooms late spring to late summer
- A favorite of bees and butterflies. Cut back dead blooms ot encourage rebloom. Excellent cut flower.
- deer and rabbit resistant
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Siberian Yarrow
Achillea sibirica ssp. camtschatica 'Love Parade'
- Height: 2'
- Width: 2'
- Full sun
- Blooms late spring-September
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Excellent cut flower. Remove spent flowers for more blooms.
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Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea 'Neuschnee'
- Height: 1.5'
- Width: 2+'
- Full sun
- Blooms summer to fall
- native plant, a favorite larval food of Painted Lady Butterflies
- will spread in garden if allowed
- Blooms can be used as dried flowers if stems are hung upside down in a warm, well ventilated area after picking.
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Dyer's Chamomile
Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelwayi'
- Height: 18"
- Width: 2'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-October
- heirloom cottage garden plant. Attracts bees and butterflies. Tolerates dry, poor sites.
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Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
- Height: 2'
- Width: 2'
- Full sun
- Blooms June-August
- Food plant for monarch butterflies, attract pollinators and hummingbirds. Remove dead blooms to keep it blooming. Does not like to be moved once established.
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Grandmother's Garden Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Grandmother's Garden'
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Height: 2.5' tall in bloom
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Width: 1'
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Full sun
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Blooms mid-May to July
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Heirloom variety, used in old fashioned cottage gardens
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Will reseed if you allow seed heads to remain on plant
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Rock Cress
Aubrieta x cultorum 'Royal Cascade Blue'
- Height: 6"
- Width: 12-18"
- full sun to light shade
- Blooms: spring
- Low growing, mat forming plant makes a great groundcover for the front of the garden. Needs well drained soil.
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Sea Pink, Common Thrift
Armeria maritima 'Splendens'
- Height: 6-8"
- Width: 8-12"
- full sun
- Blooms: spring
- A low growing plant perfect for a groundcover at the front of the garden. Forms a low growing clump of grassy foliage.
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Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Iceballet'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: summer
- Native wildflower. Essential larval food plant for Monarch Butterflies. Prefers wet, poorly drained soils. Attracts bees.
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Alpine Aster
Aster alpinus 'Dunkle Schöne'
- Height: 1'
- Width: 1'
- full sun to part shade
- Blooms: May-June
- Deer resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove dead flowers to prolong blooming.
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Snow in the Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
Grows 6" tall and 2' wide
Full sun
Blooms May-June
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Michaelmas Daisy
Aster novi-belgii
- Height: 4'
- Width: 2.5'
- full sun
- Blooms: fall
- Native wildflower, attracts bees and butterflies. Excellent cut flower. A striking plant for the back of the garden due to its height.
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Jupiter's Beard
Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
- Height: 2'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: May-August
- Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Heirloom cottage garden plant.
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Maiden Pinks
Dianthus deltoides 'Roseus'
- Height: 8"
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: late spring-summer
- A low growing plant that looks great in the front of a garden. A cottage garden favorite!
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Cottage Pinks
Dianthus plumarius fl. pl. 'Springcharme'
- Height: 12-18"
- Width: 12-18"
- full sun
- Blooms: May-July
- Attracts butterflies and bees. An heirloom cottage garden favorite.
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Fringed Pink
Dianthus superbus 'Primadonna'
- Height: 18"
- Width: 1'
- full sun to part shade
- Blooms: May-September
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove faded flowers to encourage more blooming. Good cut flower.
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Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
- Height: 4' in bloom, 1' when not in bloom
- Width: 1'
- full sun to part shade
- Blooms: May-July
- Remove spent flowers for possible reblooming. Good cut flower. Deer resistant. Poisonous to humans and pets if eaten.
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: July-September
- Native prairie wildflower. Attracts butterflies and bees. Great cut flower! Remove faded flowers to keep it blooming.
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White Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: July-September
- Native prairie wildflower. Attracts butterflies and bees. Great cut flower! Remove faded flowers to keep it blooming.
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Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro ssp. ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue'
- Height: 2.5' tall
- Width: 18"
- Full sun
- Blooms June-July
- Great cut flower. Traditional cottage garden flower since the time of the Crusades. Remove dead blooms to encourage rebloom from side shoots.
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Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata 'Fackelschein'
- Height: 2'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms:
- Native prairie wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Great cut flower. Remove faded flowers to keep the plant blooming.
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Astilbe
Astilbe arendsii 'Bunter Zauber'
- Height: 2 1/2'
- Width: 18"
- part shade to light shade
- Blooms: June-July
- Native prairie wildflower. Attracts bees and hummingbirds.
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Avens
Geum coccineum 'Koi'
- Height: 10" when in bloom
- Width: 18+" will spread if allowed, not ab aggressive spreader
- full sun to part sun
- Blooms: June-August
- Remove faded blooms
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Helen's Flower
Helenium autumnale 'Helena Red Shades'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: July to October
- Native wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Great cut flower. Remove faded flowers to keep plant blooming.
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Cupid's Dart
Catananche caerulea 'Alba'
- Height: 2' in bloom
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: July-September
- Grown since antiquity. The ancient Greeks believed it to be an aphrodisiac, and Pliny gave it the Latin name catanance, meaning "magical love herb." Attracts bees and butterflies and can be used as a cut flower.
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False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Prima Ballerina'
- Height: 4'
- Width: 3'
- full sun
- Blooms: July to September
- Native wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Great cut flower! Remove faded blooms to keep plant flowering.
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Calamint
Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta 'Blue Cloud Strain'
- Height: 1'
- Width: 2+'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-October
- Ann aromatic herbal plant that has been used in teas and medicines. Attracts bees and butterflies. Cut back to keep bushy and contained.
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Coral Bells
Heuchera sanguinea 'Leuchtkäfer'
- Height: 2' tall in bloom, 1' not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: sun to part shade
- Native wildflower. Attracts hummingbirds. Great cut flower. Flowers can also be dried by cutting entire flower stem and hanging upside down in bunches in a well ventilated area until dry.
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Knautia
Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels'
- Height: 2'
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-September
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Good cut flower.
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Russell Mix Lupine
Lupinus 'Russell Mix'
- Height: 3' tall in bloom, 18" not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: June-August
- Native wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove faded blooms and plant may rebloom.
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Tutti Frutti Lupine
Lupinus perennis 'Tutti Frutti'
- Height: 3' tall in bloom, 18" not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: June-August
- Native wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove faded blooms and plant may rebloom.
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Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis f. albiflora 'White Cardinal'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 2'
- full sun
- Blooms: July-October
- Native wildflower. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Prefers wet sites, can be planted at pond edges.
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Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
- Height: 1'
- Width: 18"
- full sun to part shade
- Blooms: May-Sept.
- Scented blooms open in the evening and attract butterfly and moth pollinators.
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Blue Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue'
- Height: 18"
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-August.
- Good cut flower. Remove faded blooms to encourage reblooming. Plant gets its Balloon Flower nickname from the fact that its unopened flower buds look like puffy little balloons.
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Pink Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus F1-Hybr. Astra-Series 'Astra Pink-semi-double
- Height: 4-6"
- Width: 8-10"
- full sun to part shade
- Blooms: June-August
- Remove faded flowers to keep plant blooming. Plant gets its Balloon Flower nickname from the fact that the unopened flower buds look like puffy little balloons. Dwarf plant that looks adorable in the front of the garden.
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Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
- Height: 3 1/2'
- Width: 2'
- full sun
- Blooms: July-October
- Native prairie wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Good cut flower.
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Arkwright's Catchfly
Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Vesuvius'
- Height: 1'
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-July
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove faded blooms.
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Maltese Cross
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Carnea'
- Height: 3' in bloom
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-July
- Traditional heirlooom cottage garden plant grwn since the Crusades. Remove faded blooms to encourage rebloom on side branches.
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Carnation of Jove
Lychnis flos-jovis nana 'Peggy'
- Height: 10"
- Width: 10"
- full sun
- Blooms: May-July
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove faded blooms to keep plant blooming. A diminutive plant perfect for the front of the border.
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Lamb's Ear
Stachys lanata
- Height: 2' in bloom, 1' not in bloom
- Width: 2'
- full sun
- Blooms: July-September
- Attracts bees and hummingbirds. The fuzzy leaves were once used as bandages for wounds.
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Painted Daisy
Tanacetum coccineum 'Robinson Red'
- Height: 2'
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: June-July
- Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Good cut flower. Remove faded blooms to encourage reblooming.
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Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa var. paradoxa
- Height: 2 1/2'
- Width: 18"
- Prefers full sun
- Blooms: July-October
- Native prairie wildflower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Remove dead blooms to keep blooming. Excellent cut flower.
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Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain Strain'
- Height: 18"
- Width: 1'
- light sun to part shade
- Blooms: June-July
- Woodland wildflower. Dislikes being dry, keep watered during hot summer.
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Mullein
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta
- Height: 3' in bloom, 1' not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: May-August
- Remove faded blooms to encourage more blooming. Good cut flower.
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Cinquefoil
Potentilla aurea
- Height: 6"
- Width: 1'+ will spread, but not aggressively
- full sun
- Blooms: June-July
- A low growing mat that looks lovely at the garden's edge.
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Drumstick Primrose
Primula denticulata Ronsdorf-Hybrids
- Height: 12" in bloom, 1-2" not in bloom
- Width: 6"
- part shade to shade
- Blooms: April-June
- Prefers moist, rich soil
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Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale 'Brilliant'
- Height: 2 1/2' in bloom, 1' not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: May-June
- Good cut flower. Just after cutting, dip cut ends in boiling water for 10 seconds or briefly singe them over a flame. Otherwise the milky sap will clog the stem and prevent water uptake, causing the blooms to wilt.
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Bee Balm, Bergamot, Oswego Tea
Monarda didyma 'Panorama Mixture'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 18+" will spread, but not aggressively
- full sun
- Blooms: July-September
- Native wildflower. Attracts bees, butterflies. A favorite of hummingbirds. Remove faded blooms to encourage more blooming. Its leaves are dried and used as tea, it is what gives Early Gray Tea its distinctive flavor.
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Mallow
Malva moschata 'Appleblossum'
- Height: 18" in bloom, 8-10" not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: June-September
- Attracts bees and butterflies.Remove faded blooms to encourage more blooming. Good cut flower.
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Speedwell, Bird's Eye
Veronica teucrium 'Royal Blue'
- Height: 18"
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: June-August
- Bees love it! Tolerates poor, infertile soils.
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Meadow Clary Sage
Salvia pratensis 'Meadow Ballet Blend'
- Height: 18"
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: June-August, with possible rebloom in fall if deadheaded
- Beloved by hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. An heirloom cottage garden flower.
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Wallpepper
Sedum acre
- Height: 4-6" in blooms, 2-3" not in bloom
- Width: 1'+ will spread if allowed
- full sun
- Blooms: June-July
- A low growing mat that is wonderful for edging walkways and using between pavers.
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Madwort
Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold'
- Height: 6"
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: April-June
- Bees love it! A perfect groundcover for the front of the garden. Evergreen foliage.
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Alkanet, Bugloss
Anchusa azurea 'Dropmore'
- Height: 3' in bloom, 1' not in bloom
- Width: 18"
- full sun
- Blooms: May-September
- A favorite of bees. Remove faded blooms to encourage more blooming.
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Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Butterfly Hybrids'
- Height: 3-5'
- Width: 3-5'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-September
- Beloved by hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Cut back in the fall for lusher growth the following year.
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Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum superbum 'Silver Spoons'
- Height: 3'
- Width: 2-3'
- full sun
- Blooms: June-September
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Removed faded flowers to keep plant blooming. Excellent cut flower.
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Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria f. nana 'Misty Butterflies'
- Height: 10"
- Width: 8"
- Full sun
- Blooms June-September
- Attracts bees and butterflies. Earned its nickname of Pincushion Flower because the tiny white stamens stick out of the puffy center of the bloom like pins in a pincushion.
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Peachleaf Bellflower
Campanula persicifolia 'Telham Beauty'
- Height: 2/12' (in bloom), 1' not in bloom
- Width: 1'
- full sun
- Blooms: May-June
- Bees love it! Grown as a cottage garden plant since the 16th century.
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Bachelor's Button
Centauria montana
- Height: 1.5'
- Width: 2'
- full sun
- Blooms: May-July
- Attracts bees and butterflies.
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