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Common Name |
Horticultural Name |
Plant Type |
Bloom Time |
Light |
Height |
Width/Spacing |
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Black-eyed Susan “Goldsturm” |
Rudbeckia fulgida "Goldsturm" |
Perennial |
Summer |
Full Sun |
18 – 24 in. |
18-24 in. |
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Sedum "Autumn Joy" |
Sedum x telephium ‘Autumn Joy’ |
Perennial |
Mid to Late Summer |
Full Sun |
1½ – 2 feet |
1-1½ feet |
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Daylily "Stella de Oro" or "Happy Returns" |
Hemerocallis "Stella do Oro"or "Happy Returns" |
Perennial |
Late Spring to September |
Full Sun to Part Sun |
1-4 feet |
1-2.5 feet |
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Hardy Lantana "Miss Huff" |
Lantana camara "Miss Huff" |
Perennial |
Summer to fall |
Full Sun |
2-4 feet |
3-5 feet |
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Hosta |
Hosta spp. |
Perennial |
Summer |
Part Shade to Full Shade |
½ - 3 feet |
1-2 feet |
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Purple Muhly Grass |
Muhlenbergia filipes |
Ornamental Grass |
Late Summer |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
4 feet |
2 feet |
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Knockout® Roses+ |
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Flowering Shrub |
Spring through fall |
Full Sun to Part Sun |
3-4 feet |
3-4 feet |
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Oak Leaf Hydrangea |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
Flowering Shrub |
Late Spring / Early Summer |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
6 feet |
8 feet |
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Loropetalum+ |
Loropetalum chinense |
Evergreen Shrub |
Spring |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
8 feet |
6 feet |
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Fatsia |
Fatsia japonica |
Evergreen Shrub |
Fall to Winter |
Part Shade to Full Shadee |
Up to 8 feet |
3-10 feet |
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Crape Myrtle—Natchez and other hybrids with Native American names perform well |
Lagerstroemia indica |
Ornamental tree |
Late Summer |
Full Sun to Part Sun |
15-30 feet (standard varieties); 4-8 feet (dwarf varieties) |
16 feet (standard varieties); 6 feet (dwarf varieties) |
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Red Maple |
Acer rubrum |
Shade tree |
Brilliant red or orange foliage in fall |
Full Sun to Part Sun |
50-60 feet |
50 feet |