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PLANT |
COLOR |
HEIGHT |
BLOOM PERIOD |
SHRUBS |
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Azalea |
variable |
shrub |
spring |
Lilac |
lavender, white, pink |
shrub |
spring |
Sumac |
white |
shrub |
spring |
Vaccinium spp. |
white, pink |
low shrubs |
spring-early summer |
Viburnums |
white |
shrubs |
spring |
CULTIVATED ANNUALS |
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Alyssum |
violet, white |
4 inches |
summer-fall |
Candytuft |
white, pink |
8-10 inches |
spring-summer |
Cosmos |
white, lilac, red, yellow |
1-3 feet |
late summer |
Gaillardia |
multicolor |
24 inches |
summer-fall |
Impatiens |
multicolor |
6-18 inches |
summer-fall |
Marigold |
yellow, orange |
6-24 inches |
summer-fall |
Mignonette |
red |
12-18 inches |
summer-fall |
Scabiosa |
blue, rose, white |
18-36 inches |
summer-fall |
Verbena |
multicolor |
8-10 inches |
midsummer-fall |
Zinnias |
multicolor |
12-24 inches |
summer-fall |
CULTIVATED PERENNIALS |
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Anthemis |
yellow |
24 inches |
summer |
Arabis |
pink, white |
8-10 inches |
spring |
Asters |
white, lavender, yellow |
12-24 inches |
summer-fall |
Aubrieta |
purple |
4 inches |
spring |
Bee Balm |
red or white |
36 inches |
summer |
Butterfly Weed |
orange |
12-36 inches |
midsummer |
Daisy |
yellow, white |
12-36 inches |
summer |
Catmint (Catnip) |
lavender |
12-36 inches |
summer |
Phlox |
pink, lavender, white |
6-36 inches |
summer-fall |
Primrose |
multicolor |
4 inches |
spring |
Purple Coneflower |
purple, white |
24-48 inches |
summer |
Sedum Spectabile |
pink |
12 inches |
late summer |
WILD PERENNIALS |
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Boneset |
white |
36-60 inches |
late summer |
Black-Eyed Susan |
yellow |
12-18 inches |
late summer |
Blazing Star |
purple |
up to 18 inches |
summer |
Dandelion |
yellow |
4-12 inches |
spring-fall |
Dogbane |
pink to white |
shrub |
early summer |
Goldenrod |
yellow |
12-48 inches |
late summer |
Joe-Pye-Weed |
lavender |
36-60 inches |
late summer |
Milkweeds |
lavender, orange |
24-48 inches |
summer |
New England Aster |
purple |
24-60 inches |
late summer |
Thistle |
pink, purple |
24-48 inches |
summer |
Wild Bergamot |
pink, lavender |
24-36 inches |
summer |
Yarrow |
white |
12-36 inches |
early summer |