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| Plant Name | Zone | Bloom Color, Ht. | Cultivation, Propagation | Use | Avail. |
 Hosta Plaintain lily |
3 to 8 | late summer, 1-2', lavender, several varieties | clumps, part to full shade, moist, rich soil | foliage plant, woodland garden | yes |
 Hosta Golden Tiara |
3 to 8 | late summer, 1-2', lavender, gold on leaf edges, dwarf | clumps, part to full shade, moist, rich soil | foliage plant, woodland garden | yes |
 Iris hybrids Bearded iris |
3 to 8 | June-July, 1-3', variety of colors | root clumps, fertile, well-drained soil, full sun, some fragrant | cut flower | see page |
 Iris iaevigata flag |
3 to 8 | June-July, 2-3', blue, yellow, white | spreads in tight clumps, can live in a few inches of water, sun | wetlands, cut flowers | yes |
 Lamium White Nancy |
4 to 8 | July-Aug.,
6-8", pink |
sun to part shade, average soil, ground cover | borders | yes |
 Liatris spicata Gay feather |
4 to 9 | July-Aug., 1-3', pink or white | avidly self-seeds, clumps, sun, easy | cut and dried flowers | yes |
 Lilac |
3 to 8 | May-June, lavender, white, 4-10" | spreads by new shoots, small bush, easy, likes more alkaline soil | scented, cut flowers, attracts butterflies | yes |
 Asiatics varieties Lilium, hybrid |
4 to 8 | June-Aug., 2-3', various colors | bulbs produce bulbs, sun, fertile, well-drained soil | cut flowers | see page |
 Lilium,hybrid Oriental varieties |
2 to 8 | Aug.-Sept., 2-4', various colors | full sun, ave. soil, easy, very fragrant | cut flowers | see page |
 Lupinus perennis Lupine |
3 to 7 | May-July, 2-3', pink, purple, white | biennial, short-lived, self-sows, very long taproot | cut flowers | yes, seeds, too |
| 3 to 9 | July, bright red, 1-3' | sun, average soil, self-sows | cut flowers | o/s | |
 Lynchnis Rose Campion |
4 to 8 | July-Aug., 2'-3', magenta | self sows, sun to part shade, average soil, well-drained moisture | cut flowers | yes |
 Lysimachia clethroides Gooseneck |
3 to 9 | July-Aug., 2-3', white | runners, can be invasive, moist, ave. soil | cut flowers | yes |
 Malva moschata Mallow |
3 to 7 | July-Sept., 2-4', pink, white | deep-rooted, hard to remove, self-seeds, sun | cut flowers | yes, mixed |
 Monarda didyma Bee Balm Oswego tea |
4 to 8 | July-Aug., 2-4', red, mahogany |
self-seeds, full sun to part shade | cut flowers, medicinal herb, aromatic | yes |
 Monarda didyma Bee Balm |
4 to 8 | July-Aug., 2-4', pink, |
self-seeds, sun to part shade | cut flowers, medicinal herb, aromatic | yes |
 Oenothera fruticosa Evening primrose |
4 to 8 | June- July,
18-24", yellow |
rosettes at the end of underground runners, full sun, day bloom | cut flowers | yes |
 Phlox paniculata Garden phlox |
4 to 8 | July-Sept., 2-3', pinks | some scented, stays in clumps, sun, ave. soil | cut flowers | yes |
 Phlox paniculata Garden phlox |
4 to 8 | July-Sept., 2-3', white | some scented, stays in clumps, sun, ave. soil | cut flowers | yes |
 Phlox paniculata Nickii |
4 to 8 | July-Sept., 2-3', purple | stays in clumps, sun, ave. soil | cut flowers | yes |
 Phlox subulata Creeping phlox |
2 to 8 | May, 4-6", pink, blue, white | spreading ground cover, easy, full sun, moist soil | ground cover, rock gardens | yes |
 Platycodon Balloon Flower |
3 to 9 | July-Aug., 12", blue | sun, ave. soil, tough and adaptable | cut flowers | yes |
 Polemonium caeruleum Jacob's Ladder |
3 to 7 | May-June, 18", blue | very compact, round clump, sun to part shade, moist, rich soil | cut flowers, borders | yes |
 Polemonium Jacob's Ladder |
3 to 7 | May-June, 18", white | very compact, round clump, sun to part shade, moist, rich soil | cut flowers, borders | yes |
 Polygonatum Solomon's Seal |
4 to 8 | June, white, aromatic | shade to part sun, moist, humus-rich soil | shade garden | o/s |
 Pulsatilla Pasque Flower |
5 to 8 | spring, 6-10", purple | light to full sun, moist, well-drained, rich soil | ground cover, woodlands | o/s |
 Rosa rugosa Wild rose |
3 to 8 | June-Sept., 4-6', pink or white | very fragrant, spreads by underground shoots, very hardy, sun | cut flowers, edible hips | yes |
 Rudbeckia Goldstrum |
4 to 9 | July-Sept.,
2'-4', yellow |
self-sows, sun, well-drained soil |
cut flowers | o/s |
 Sanguinaria canadenses Bloodroot |
4 to 9 | early spring, 6-8", white | first flowers, large-lobed leaves, spreading roots ooze red sap, sun to part shade | ground cover | yes |
 Sedum hybrid Autumn Joy |
3 to 8 | late summer, 2', rosy | spreading clumps, sun, hardy, drought tolerant | borders | yes |
 Sempervivum teetorum Hens and Chicks |
4 to 9 | no bloom, 2-4" | spreads on stolons, will grow almost anywhere | ground cover, rock gardens | yes |
 Sisyrinchium augustifolium Blue-eyed grass |
3 to 9 | summer, 6-10", blue | grassy clumps, ave., moist soil, sun | borders | yes |
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4 to 8 | summer, 6-24" spikes, purple | velvety foliage, spreading mats, sandy soil, sun to part shade | ground cover, cut or dried flower stalks | yes |
 Tradescantia Spiderwort |
3 to 9 | June-Aug., 1-3', pink or white | spreads underground, ave., moist soil, sun | foliage, cut flowers | yes |
 Trollius Globeflower |
3 to 6 | June, 1-2', yellow | clumps spread slowly, sun to part shade, moist to wet, rich soil | cut flowers | yes |
 Trollius Globeflower |
3 to 6 | June, 1-2', orange | clumps spread slowly, sun to part shade, moist to wet, rich soil | cut flowers | yes |
 Veronica prostrata Speedwell |
3 to 8 | July-Aug., 6-8", blue | spreading mats, sun, moist, rich soil | ground cover, rock gardens | yes |
 Veronica spicata Speedwell |
3 to 8 | July-Aug., 1-3', blue, pink |
stays in clumps, sun, moist, rich soil | cut or dried flowers | yes |
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3 to 9 | June, 6-8", violets, whites | self-sows, spreading invasively, will grow almost anywhere | ground cover | yes |
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