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Pulmonaria rubra Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Appearance Pulmonaria rubra is a low-growing, clump-forming herbaceous perennial that earns its place in the garden primarily through timing — it is among the earliest plants to flower in the temperate
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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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Tithonia rotundifolia Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Tithonia rotundifolia is a vigorous, coarse-textured annual in temperate cultivation, behaving as a perennial in its native tropical range where it can reach 4 meters in height. In gardens it
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Ornithogalum divergenss Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Ornithogalum divergens is a small bulbous perennial growing from a white, tunicate bulb. Plants typically reach 15–30 cm in height and spread gradually into loose colonies through a combination of
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Coreopsis verticillata L. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CoreopsisSpecies: Coreopsis verticillata Binomial Name: Coreopsis verticillata L. Common Names by Region Threadleaf CoreopsisThreadleaf TickseedWhorled TickseedFernleaf CoreopsisPot-of-Gold (some cultivars)Zagreb Coreopsis (cultivar name widely used) Description General Form Threadleaf
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: SymphyotrichumSpecies: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Binomial Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom Common Names by Region New England AsterMichaelmas DaisyPurple AsterFall AsterAmerican Aster Historically many asters were placed in the genus Aster,
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Tulipa gesneriana Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: LiliopsidaSubclass: LiliidaeOrder: LilialesFamily: LiliaceaeGenus: TulipaSpecies: Tulipa gesnerianaCultivar: ‘Didier’ Common Names by Region Didier’s TulipGarden TulipCommon TulipDark Tulip (informal descriptive name)Spring Garden Tulip Because it is a cultivated ornamental, the cultivar name ‘Didier’
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Yucca filamentosa Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsparagaceaeSubfamily: AgavoideaeGenus: YuccaSpecies: Yucca filamentosa Common Names by Region Adam’s NeedleCommon YuccaBear GrassSpanish Bayonet (sometimes incorrectly applied)Needle Palm YuccaThread Yucca Description Growth Form Yucca filamentosa is a hardy, evergreen perennial forming
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Zinnia elegans Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: ZinniaSpecies: Zinnia elegans Common Names by Region Garden ZinniaYouth-and-AgeCommon ZinniaElegant Zinnia Description Growth Form Zinnia elegans is an upright annual flowering plant native to Mexico but widely cultivated throughout
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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