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Acorus calamu |
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Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' |
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Sweet Flag |
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Variegated Sweet Flag |
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ZONE 4 - 2' to 3' - Flowers
May - Shiny green sword-like foliage is gently rippled and emits a
spicy sweet scent when broken |
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ZONE 4 - 2' to 3'- Beautiful
green and cream striped foliage persists all summer. Leaves are sweet
scented when broken. Once used underfoot in doorways to create a
welcoming aroma. |
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Golden Variegated Dwarf Japanese Sweet
Flag |
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ZONE 5 - 8" - 12" Dense
Iris-like yellow striped foliage. Semi-evergreen |
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Alisma plantago-aquat |
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Arundo donax 'Variegata' |
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Water Plan |
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Variegated Mediterranean Reed |
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ZONE 5 - 2' - Flowers July,
August - Small white flowers sit atop attractive ovate foliage.
Contrasts well with narrow foliage. Sometimes referred to as Water
Baby's Breath |
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ZONE 7 - 5' to 10' - Flowers
September, October - This thick stemmed plant produces an abundance of
creamy-white variegated foliage. Best suited to a large container as a
specimen plant. |
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Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' |
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Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' |
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Pink Butterfly Flower |
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White Butterfly Flower |
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ZONE 5 - 3' to 4' - Flowers
August - Fragrant clusters of soft pink flowers. Similar to Asclep.
'Ice Ballet'. Asclepias are the only host plants of the Monarch
butterfly |
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ZONE 5 - 3' to 4' - Flowers
August -A lovely hybrid this fragrant beauty has pure white flowers
that attract butterflies. Seed pods are unique and unusual. Germinates
in moist soil |
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Marsh Marigold |
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Black Flowering Sedge |
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ZONE 3 - 1' - Flowers April -
Intense golden-yellow flowers brighten the pond in early spring.
Prefers cold climate, light shade or cool running water like spring
seeps and streams |
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ZONE 5 - 2' - Flowers March,
April - Blue-gray masses of narrow foliage form dense, uniform clumps,
weeping at the top. An excellent plant for massing. Sways gracefully
in the breeze |
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Carex riparia 'Variegata' |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis |
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Variegated Sedge |
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Button Bush |
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ZONE 5 - 2' - Flowers March,
April - Brilliant green and white variegated foliage persists in
spring and early summer. Variegation holds best in part shade. Black
flowers |
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ZONE 5 - Flowers May, June -
Attractive glossy foliage on reddish-brown branches. White button-like
flowers bloom in summer |
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Cyperus longus |
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Umbrella Grass |
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Radican Sword |
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ZONE 5 - 4' - Flowers July -
With umbrella-like foliage and yellow-green flowers, this plant makes
a great specimen in a large container |
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ZONE 7 - 3' - Flowers August,
September - Huge melon shaped dark green leaves. Long, arched stems
covered with clusters of large white Sagittaria-like flowers.
Viviparous |
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Echinodorus cordifolius 'Marble Queen' |
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Eleocharis montevidensis |
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Marble Queen |
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Spike Rush |
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ZONE 7 - 2' - Similar to
cordifolius with more pointed leaves and a dramatic pattern of creamy
yellow and green variegation. Viviparous. More mild mannered than
cordifolius |
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ZONE 6 - 1' - Attractive
quill-shaped foliage makes this rush a favorite for the very edge of
the pond. Also works well in bog gardens or mixed with pitcher plants |