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A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds.

       
Plant name Roses
Species Thornless Velvet Var. "Hadvelvet" P.P. # 6,152
Date when planted 07/09/2015
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Thornless Velvet Roses (95% Thorn-free Stems) 3G. Easy care. Perfect for cut flowers. Repeat flowering. Perform best in full sun. Beautiful repeat blooming all season long and good, strong green foliage. Blooms mid spring to frost.
 

             
Plant name Platycodon
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Platycodon grandiflorus (from Greek "πλατυκώδων", meaning a broad bell) is a species of herbaceous flowering perennial plant of the family Campanulaceae, and the only member of the genus Platycodon. It is native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan and East Siberia). This species is known as platycodon.

         
Plant name Easter Lily
Species Lilium longiflorum
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Lilium longiflorum (Japanese: テッポウユリ, Teppouyuri), often called the Easter lily, is a plant endemic to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Lilium formosana, a closely related species from Taiwan, has been treated as a variety of Easter lily in the past. It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. It bears a number of trumpet shaped, white, fragrant, and outward facing flowers.

         
Plant name Lilium
Species Asiatic Lily Lilium 'Bright Star'
Date when planted 04/23/2015
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Plant name Lilium
Species Lily commander-in-chief
Date when planted 04/13/2015
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Perennials, Full sun-partial shade, height 24-36”, blooms: summer, Spacing 6”, Depth 6”, bulbs, size 12/14 CM,

             
Plant name Lilium
Species Oriental Lily ‘Sumatra’ – Lilium Orientalis ‘Sumatra’
Date when planted 04/23/2015
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Plant name Resurrection Lily
Species Lycoris squamigera
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Lycoris squamigera It is a herbaceous plant with basal, simple leaves, which are not present when the flowers emerge from the crown. The leaves sprout and grow in the spring, then die back during June. The flowers are white or pink and fragrant. The flowers spring dramatically from the ground in mid to late summer.

       
Plant name Calla Lily
Species Zantedeschia x hybrida Captain Fuego Orange
Date when planted 2014
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Zantedeschia is a genus of 8 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.  Common names include calla lily  although it is neither a true lily (Liliaceae), nor an Arum or a Calla. The colorful flowers and leaves are highly valued, and widely used as ornamental plants.

         
Plant name Gladiolus
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Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is sometimes called the 'Sword lily', but usually by its generic name.

           
Plant name Daffodil
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Plant name Black-Eyed Susan
Species Rudbeckia hirta “Indian Summer”
Date when planted 2014
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Enormous 6-9” flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Outstanding cut flower, striking in the garden, and especially attractive planted with daylilies, daisies and grasses. Sturdy plants do not require staking. Perennial. Blooms midsummer to fall

           
Plant name Blanket Flower
Species Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin'
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Plant name Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. They are herbaceous perennial plants or subshrubs. They have alternately arranged leaves divided into leaflets with toothed or occasionally smooth edges.

         
Plant name Sneezeweed
Species Helenium autumnale
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Helenium is a genus of annuals and deciduous herbaceous perennials in the sunflower family native to the Americas. They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff.

             
Plant name Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. They are herbaceous perennial plants or subshrubs. They have alternately arranged leaves divided into leaflets with toothed or occasionally smooth edges.

             
Plant name Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. They are herbaceous perennial plants or subshrubs. They have alternately arranged leaves divided into leaflets with toothed or occasionally smooth edges.

           
Plant name Diantnus
Species Red, pink
Date when planted 04/12/2014
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They are mostly herbaceous perennials, a few are annual or biennial, and some are low subshrubs with woody basal stems. The leaves are opposite, simple, mostly linear and often strongly glaucous grey-green to blue-green. The flowers have five petals, typically with a frilled or pinked margin, and are pale to dark pink. Some species, particularly the perennial pinks, are noted for their strong spicy fragrance.

           
Plant name Diantnus
Species Red, pink
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They are mostly herbaceous perennials, a few are annual or biennial, and some are low subshrubs with woody basal stems. The leaves are opposite, simple, mostly linear and often strongly glaucous grey-green to blue-green. The flowers have five petals, typically with a frilled or pinked margin, and are pale to dark pink. Some species, particularly the perennial pinks, are noted for their strong spicy fragrance.

         
Plant name Nerium
Species Oleander
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Nerium oleander is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested.

         
Plant name Hydrangea macrophylla
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Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to China and Japan. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn.Common names include bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea.

         
Plant name Hydrangea macrophylla
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Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to China and Japan. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn.Common names include bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea.

       
Plant name Hydrangea macrophylla
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Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to China and Japan. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn.Common names include bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea.

         
Plant name Gardenia
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Plant name Hall's Honeysuckle
Species Lonceria japonica
Date when planted 2008?
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Aggressive, vigorous, easy to grow; cold hardy; prolific Spring to early summer bloomer; Great for trellises & other supports. Vigorous quick growing woody vine that is covered with sweetly scented white flowers in the late spring to early summer. Great for trellises, fences, or as ground cover. Needs frequent pruning.
 

             
Plant name Jasmine
Species Star Jasmine Confederate Trachelospermum jasminoides
Date when planted 05/15/2015
Age when planted 1G
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Beautiful evergreen vine prized for its very fragrant, star shaped white flowers. Train on posts, walls, or trellises, or use as a fast growing shrubby ground cover. Good container plant in cold climates. Full to partial sun. Vine with 18 to 20 ft. twining branches 1 to 2 ft. tall.

             
Plant name Jasmine
Species Stephanense; Officinale Grandiflorum; Polyanthum
Date when planted 05/15/2015
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Officinale is a vigorous growing, twining climber with sharply pointed pinnate leaves and clusters of pure white star-shaped, wonderfully fragrant flowers. Polyanthum is fast growing twining vine with glossy, compound leaves and very fragrant white flowers in late winter and spring, preceded by delicate pink buds.

             
Plant name Camellia
Species sasanqua
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Camellia sasanqua, with common name sasanqua camellia, is a species of Camellia native to China and Japan. It is usually found growing up to an altitude of 900 metres. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are broad elliptic, 3–7 cm long and 1.2–3 cm broad, with a finely serrated margin. The flowers are 5–7 cm diameter, with 5–8 white to dark pink petals.

         
Plant name Camellia
Species cornish snow (cuspidata x saluenensis)
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'Cornish Snow' is a medium-sized shrub of lax, erect growth, with narrowly ovate, dark green leaves, the young growth tinted bronze. Single white flowers 4-5cm in width, tinged pink on reverse, open from midwinter

 

           
Plant name Camellia
Species 'Tom Knudsen' (japonica x reticulata)
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'Tom Knudsen' is an evergreen shrub of compact habit, with dark foliage and peony-form double, deep red flowers in late winter and early spring

               
Plant name Creeping lilyturf
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Plant name English Ivy
Species Hedera helix 'Curly Locks' Baltic Ivy, Common Ivy
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Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica 'New Orleans'

Crepeflower

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Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica
Species 'New Orleans' Crepeflower
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From China, Korea, Japan and Indian Subcontinent Lagerstroemia indica is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds.

           
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Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica 'New Orleans'

Crepeflower

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Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica
Species 'New Orleans' Crepeflower
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From China, Korea, Japan and Indian Subcontinent Lagerstroemia indica is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds.

             
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Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica 'New Orleans'

Crepeflower

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Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica
Species 'New Orleans' Crepeflower
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From China, Korea, Japan and Indian Subcontinent Lagerstroemia indica is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds.

           
Plant name Weigela
Species Weigela florida 'Bristol Ruby' Rose Weigela
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Weigela  is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1–5 m  tall. All are natives of eastern Asia. The leaves are ovate-oblong with an acuminate tip, and with a serrated margin. The flowers are 2–4 cm long, with a five-lobed corolla, produced in small corymbs of several together in early summer.

             
Plant name Japanese Alpine Cherry?
Species Prunus nipponica
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Prunus nipponica  is a shrub which originates from Japan. It grows to a height of about 5 meters. This species is one of the hardiest of cherry trees, well-suited to cold climates. The flowers are a very light pink or even white in color. Flowers bloom in the first half of spring. They have 5 petals and are 3 centimeters (1.2 in) in diameter.

           
Plant name Japanese Maple
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Plant name Pine tree
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Plant name Thuja
Species Arborvitae
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Plant name Emerald green?
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Plant name Emerald green arborvitae ‘Smaragd’
Species Thuja occidentalis
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Evergreen Shrub; Size 12-15’ t x 36-48” w

         
Plant name Chinese Juniper
Species Juniperus chinensis 'Monlep (Mint Julep)
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Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper, 圆柏, 桧) is a juniper that grows as a shrub or tree with a very variable shape, reaching 1-20 m tall. This native of northeast Asia grows in China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea and the southeast of Russia. It is a coniferous evergreen shrub

 

         
Plant name Chinese Juniper ?
Species Juniperus chinensis 'Monlep (Mint Julep)
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Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper, 圆柏, 桧) is a juniper that grows as a shrub or tree with a very variable shape, reaching 1-20 m tall. This native of northeast Asia grows in China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea and the southeast of Russia. It is a coniferous evergreen shrub

               
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Plant name Asiatic Jasmine
Species Trachelospermum asiaticum
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The plant is capable of climbing trees or structures if neglected for a long period of time. When this occurs, the climbing parts of the plant undergo a physiological change, which causes a change in leaf morphology and sporadic flowering. The tendency to climb is much weaker for Asiatic jasmine compared to Confederate jasmine, which is a voracious climber.

             
Plant name Liriope muscari
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Liriope muscari is a species of low, herbaceous flowering plants from East Asia. Common names in English include big blue lilyturf, lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass. It is a perennial with grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single-seeded berries on a spike in the fall.

               
Plant name Bugle
Species Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
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Ajuga reptans, commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bungleweed, common bugle, is an herbaceous flowering plant native to Europe. It is invasive in parts of North America. Grown as a garden plant it provides useful groundcover.

         
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Plant name Shore Juniper
Species Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
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Plant name Sedum
Species reflexum
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The Sedum reflexum plants are typically up to 10 cm high, with sprawling stems and stiff foliage resembling spruce branches, with softer tissue. The leaves are frequently blue-gray to gray but range to light greens and yellows; the flowers are yellow. Like most other Sedum species, it has a prostrate, spreading habit.

           
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Plant name Texas Sage
Species Leucophyllum frutescens
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 Has distinctive blue-gray foliage. It is drought and salt tolerant and makes a fine xeriscape plant. It is very heat tolerant, but will not stand wet feet. Called barometer bush because it flowers after periods of showers in the summer. May have several cycles of blooming, depending on cycles of showers.

     
Plant name Silver King Euonymus
Species Euonymus Japonicus ‘Silver King’
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Euonymus japonicus (evergreen spindle) is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree g, with opposite, oval leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5 mm diameter.

             
Plant name Spineless Prickly Pear
Species opuntia ellisiana
Date when planted 04/01/2015
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Plant name Taro
Species Colocasia esculenta
Date when planted 2015
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Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most commonly known as taro. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants. Rhizomes of different shapes and sizes. Leaves up to 40×24.8 cm, sprouts from rhizome, dark green above and light green beneath, triangular-ovate, sub-rounded.

           
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Heavenly Bamboo
Heavenly Bamboo
Species Nandina domestica 'Wood's
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Nandina domestica commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina.

           
Plant name Rhododendron
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'Patty Bee'
'Patty Bee'
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Rhododendron (from Ancient Greek ῥόδον rhódon "rose" and δένδρον déndron "tree") is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), either evergreen or deciduous, and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout the Southern Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America.

           
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Plant name Lavender
Species Lavandula
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Light: Full sun; Space: 18”; Plant depth: Container deep; Height: 20-24”; Feed regularly for best results

         
Plant name Achillea millefolium
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'Moonshine'

Milfoil

'Moonshine'

Milfoil

'Moonshine' Milfoil
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Achillea millefolium, known commonly as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo (Spanish for 'little feather') from its leaf shape and texture.

       
Plant name Oxalis acetosella
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Oxalis acetosella (wood sorrel or common wood sorrel) is a rhizomatous plant from the genus Oxalis, common in most of Europe and parts of Asia. The binomial name is Oxalis acetosella, because of its sour taste. The common name wood sorrel is often used for other plants in the genus Oxalis.

         
Plant name American witch-hazel, Loropetalum
Species Hamamelis virginiana
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Hamamelis virginiana, known as common or American witch-hazel, is a species of witch-hazel native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to central Florida to eastern Texas. The bark is light brown, smooth, scaly, inner bark reddish purple.

           
Plant name Western Dogwood
Species Cornus Sericea
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Plant name Hosta
Species Hosta ventricosa 'Aureo-marginata'
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Hostas are herbaceous perennial plants, growing from rhizomes or stolons, with broad lanceolate or ovate leaves varying widely in size by species from 1–18 in long and 0.75–12 in broad. Leaf color in wild species is typically green, although some species  are known for a glaucous waxy leaf coating that gives a blue appearance to the leaf.

             
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Plant name Hosta
Species fortunei var. albopicta
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Hostas are herbaceous perennial plants, growing from rhizomes or stolons, with broad lanceolate or ovate leaves varying widely in size by species from 1–18 in long and 0.75–12 in broad. Leaf color in wild species is typically green, although some species  are known for a glaucous waxy leaf coating that gives a blue appearance to the leaf.

         
Plant name Hosta
Species fortunei var. albopicta
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Hostas are herbaceous perennial plants, growing from rhizomes or stolons, with broad lanceolate or ovate leaves varying widely in size by species from 1–18 in long and 0.75–12 in broad. Leaf color in wild species is typically green, although some species  are known for a glaucous waxy leaf coating that gives a blue appearance to the leaf.

           
Plant name Lily of the valley
Species Convallaria majalis
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C. majalis is a herbaceous perennial plant that forms extensive colonies by spreading underground stems called rhizomes. New upright shoots are formed at the ends of stolons in summer,these upright dormant stems are often called pips. These grow in the spring into new leafy shoots that still remain connected to the other shoots under ground, often forming extensive colonies.

           
Plant name Cast Iron Plant
Species Aspidistra elatior
Date when planted <2006
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Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall and wide, it is an evergreen rhizomatous perennial, with glossy dark green leaves (20 in) long, and fleshy, 8-lobed cream flowers with maroon colouring on the inner surface, borne in early summer.

           
Plant name Lamb’s Ears
Species ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy’ Stachys byzantina
Date when planted <2006
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Perennial, resists deer, low water; blooms late summer to fall; size: 14-16” t x 12-15” w; habit clumping

           
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Coral Honeysuckle
Coral Honeysuckle
Species Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame'
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Coral Honeysuckle
Coral Honeysuckle
Species Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame'
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Plant name Azalea
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Azaleas /əˈzeɪliə/ are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees.In Chinese culture, the azalea is known as "thinking of home bush" (sixiang shu) and is immortalized in the poetry of Du Fu.

     
Plant name Azalea
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Azaleas /əˈzeɪliə/ are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees.In Chinese culture, the azalea is known as "thinking of home bush" (sixiang shu) and is immortalized in the poetry of Du Fu.

           
Plant name Azalea
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Rhododendron (subgenus Azalea) 'Wyandanch Pink'
Rhododendron 'Wyandanch Pink'
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Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees.In Chinese culture, the azalea is known as "thinking of home bush"  and is immortalized in the poetry of Du Fu.

             
Plant name Doublefile Viburnum
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Plant name Euonymus japonicus
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Plant name Purslane
Species Portulaca Oleracea
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The Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has been recognized by most taxonomists, and is also known as the purslane family; it has a cosmopolitan distribution.

               
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Plant name Spiderwort
Species Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort
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Plant name Clematis
Species (Lanuginosa Group) 'Henryi'
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Clematis lanuginosa is a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. Like many members of that genus, its hybrids are prized by gardeners for their showy flowers. It is endemic to Zhejiang province in eastern China[1] and was first discovered near Ningbo by the plant hunter Robert Fortune in 1850 who sent plants back to England.

             
Plant name Hibiscus syriacus
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Hibiscus syriacus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Asia. Common names include Rose of Sharon. H. syriacus is a hardy deciduous shrub. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching 2–4 m (7–13 ft) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens.
 

       
Plant name Hibiscus syriacus
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Hibiscus syriacus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Asia. Common names include Rose of Sharon. H. syriacus is a hardy deciduous shrub. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching 2–4 m (7–13 ft) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens.
 

             
Plant name Abelia
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Abelias are shrubs from 1–6 m tall, native to eastern Asia and southern North America ; the species from warm climates are evergreen, and colder climate species deciduous. The flowers appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short cyme; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla

           
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Plant name Mosquito plant
Species Citronella Mosquito Plant
Pelargonium graveolens
Date when planted 04/21/2014
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Herb, Light: Part Shade: 3-6 hours, Spacing: 12-14”. Planting Depth: Container Deep, Height 24-36”

               
Plant name Pansy
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The garden pansy is a type of large-flowered hybrid plant cultivated as a garden flower. It is derived by hybridization from several species in the section Melanium ("the pansies") of the genus Viola, particularly Viola tricolor, a wildflower of Europe and western Asia known as heartsease.

 

           
Plant name Begonia
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Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains 1,795 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colourful flowers, which have sepals but no petals.

             
Plant name Hen and Chickens
Species Sempervivum
Date when planted 2014
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Plant name Rose
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Plant name Verdena
Species Upright Verdena
Date when planted 03/24/2015
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Verdena BSC, Annual Full Sun, 6+hours of daily sun, Water when the top inch of soil is dry, Feed every 2 weeks with an all purpose liquid plan food.

               
Plant name Okra
Species Green Okra Clemson Spineless
Date when planted 04/11/2015
Age when planted 6 packs
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Light: Full sun, 6+ hrs daily; Spacing: 10” apart; Planting depth: Container deep; Maturity: 50-64 days after planting

           
Plant name Petunia
Species Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Date when planted 2015
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Petunia is genus of 35 species of flowering plants of South American origin, closely related to tobacco, cape gooseberries, tomatoes, deadly nightshades, potatoes and chili peppers; in the family Solanaceae. An annual, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids.

             
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