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Linaria vulgaris Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: PlantaginaceaeGenus: LinariaSpecies: Linaria vulgaris Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized) Propagation /
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Verbascum blattaria Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: ScrophulariaceaeGenus: VerbascumSpecies: Verbascum blattaria Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized) Propagation /
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Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: LamialesFamily: LamiaceaeSubfamily: NepetoideaeGenus: SalviaSpecies: Salvia guaraniticaBinomial Name: Salvia guaranitica A.St.-Hil. ex Benth., 1833Cultivar: ‘Black and Blue’ Common Names by Region Anise Sage / Anise-scented Sage (English, general)Blue Anise Sage
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Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Appearance Megaskepasma erythrochlamys is a large, bold tropical shrub that announces itself from across a garden. Mature plants form dense, upright to slightly arching mounds of deep green foliage, typically 6–10
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Verbascum chaixii Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: ScrophulariaceaeGenus: VerbascumSpecies: Verbascum chaixii Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized) Propagation /
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Wild Bergamot Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: LamiaceaeGenus: MonardaSpecies: M. fistulosa Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Herbaceous perennial native to much of North America. Typically 2–4 feet tall, forming loose clumps via rhizomes. Square stems
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Hybrid Verbena Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: LamialesFamily: VerbenaceaeGenus: VerbenaSpecies: Verbena × hybrida Groenland & Rümpler Common Names by Region General / North America: Garden Verbena, Hybrid VerbenaUnited Kingdom / Ireland: Bedding VerbenaHorticulture Trade: Trailing Verbena, Annual Verbena (cultivar-dependent) Description
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Scarlet Bee Balm Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Scarlet Bee Balm is an upright, clump-forming perennial known for its bold presence and strong vertical structure. Plants spread slowly by rhizomes, forming loose colonies rather than aggressive mats.
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Blue Sage (Gentian Sage) Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: LamialesFamily: LamiaceaeGenus: SalviaSpecies: Salvia patens Cav. Common Names by Region General / English: Blue Sage, Gentian SageHorticulture / Trade: Blue Gentian Sage, True Blue SalviaMexico (native range): Chía Azul (regional
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Coral aphelandra Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)Clade: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: LamialesFamily: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)Genus: AphelandraSpecies: Aphelandra sinclairiana Common Names by Region Global / Horticulture: Coral aphelandraCentral America: Panama queen; Sinclair’s aphelandraGarden trade (common): Orange shrimp plant Description Overall