Perennials in Bloom: Month by Month
Not sure when your favourite Perennial will flower? Check out this handy guide below!
March
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Crocus
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Crocus
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Glory of the Snow
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Chionodoxa
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Winter Aconite
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Eranthis
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Snowdrop
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Galanthus
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Christmas Rose
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Helleborus
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Lenten Rose
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Helleborus
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Iris
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Iris danfordiae
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Iris
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Iris reticulata
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Striped Squill
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Puschkinia
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Squill
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Scilla
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April
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Spring Adonis
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Adonis
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Golden Garlic
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Allium moly
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Anemone
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Anemone sp. & cvs.
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Pasque Flower
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Anemone pulsatilla
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Columbine
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Aquilegia canadensis
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Rock Cress
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Arabis
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False Rock Cress
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Aubrietia
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Basket of Gold
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Aurinia (Alyssum)
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Bergenia
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Bergenia
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Brunnera
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Brunnera
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Marsh Marigold
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Caltha
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Black Cohosh
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Caulophyllum
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Spring Beauty
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Claytonia
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Dutchman's Breeches
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Dicentra eximia
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Draba
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Draba
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Trout Lily
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Erythronium americanum
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Dogtooth Violet
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E. Dens-canis cvs.
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Crown Imperial
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Fritillaria cvs.
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Hepatica
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Hepatica sp.
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Hyacinth
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Hyacinth sp.
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Dwarf Iris
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Iris pumila
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Snowflake
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Leucojum
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Virginia Bluebell
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Mertensia
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Grape Hyacinth
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Muscari cvs.
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Daffodil
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Narcissus cvs.
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Blue-eyed Mary
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Omphalodes
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Japanese Spurge
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Pachysandra
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Creeping Phlox
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Phlox sp.
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Ground Phlox
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Phlox subulata
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Primrose
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Primula sp. & cvs.
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Lungwort
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Pulmonaria cvs.
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Bloodroot
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Sanguinaria
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Tulip
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Tulipa sp. & cvs.
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Violet
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Viola sp. & cvs.
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May
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Stone Cress
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Aethionema
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Bugle Flower
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Ajuga cvs.
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Spring Anemone
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Anemone sp.
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Columbine
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Aquilega hybrids
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Thrift
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Armeria
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Alpine Aster
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Aster alpinus
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Masterwort
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Astrantia major
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Quamash
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Camassia
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Bluebells
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Campanula poscharskyana
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Corydalis
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Corydalis sp.
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Lady's Slipper
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Cypripedium sp.
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Pinks
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Dianthus sp. & cvs.
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Bleeding Hearts
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Dicentra sp. & cvs.
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Shooting Star
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Dodecatheon sp.
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Leopard's Bane
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Doronicum
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Bluebell
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Endymion (Scilla)
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Barrenwort
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Epimedium sp.
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Cushion Spurge
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Euphorbia
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Sweet Woodruff
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Galium
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Cranesbill
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Geranium sp.
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Avens
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Geum sp.
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Candy Tuft
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Iberis
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(Early) Iris
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Iris intermedia
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Spring Vetchling
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Lathyrus Vernus
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(Early) Peony
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Paeonia cvs.
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Fernleaf Peony
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Paeonia tenufolia
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Alpine Poppy
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Papaver alpinus
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Creeping Phlox
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Phlox stolonifera
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Jacob's Ladder
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Polemonium
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Solomon's Seal
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Polygonatum
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Primrose
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Primula
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Buttercup
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Ranunculus
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Wild Pink
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Silene caroliniana
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Blue-eyed Grass
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Sisyrhinchium
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False Solomon's Seal
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Smilacina
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Meadow Rue
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Thalictrum
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Foam Flower
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Tiarella
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Spiderwort
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Tradescantia
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Globeflower
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Trollius
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Tulip
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Tulip cvs.
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Bellwort
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Uvularia
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Speedwell
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Veronica sp.
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Violet
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Viola
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Barren Strawberry
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Waldsteinia
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June
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Yarrow
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Achillea
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Rose Campion
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Agrostamma (Lychnis)
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Lady's Mantle
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Alchemilla
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Ornamental Onion
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Allium sp.
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Peruvian Lily
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Alstromeria
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Italian Bugloss
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Anchusa
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Pussytoes
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Antennaria
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Golden Marguerite
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Anthemis
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Fan Columbine
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Aquilegia flabellata
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Goat's Beard
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Aruncus
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Astilbe
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Astilbe hybrids
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False Indigo
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Baptista
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Bellflowers
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Campanula sp.
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Cupid's Dart
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Catananche
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Cornflower
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Centaurea sp.
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Red Valerian (K)
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Centranthus
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Snow in Summer
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Cerastium
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Shasta Daisy
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Chrysanthemum
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Golden Star
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Chrysogonum
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Clematis
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Clematis integrifolia
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Coreopsis
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Coreopsis sp. & cvs.
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Crown Vetch
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Coronilla
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Delphinium
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Delphinium
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Pinks
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Dianthus
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Gas Plant
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Dictamnus
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Foxglove
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Digitalis
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Mountain
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Avens Dryas
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Queen of the Prairie
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Filipendula rubra
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Queen of the Meadow
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Filipendula ulmaria
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Dropwort
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Filipendula vulgaris
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Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia
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Creeping Baby's Breath
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Gypsophila repens
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Sun Rose
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Helianthemum
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Lemon Daylily
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Hemerocallis flava
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Sweet Rocket
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Hesperis
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Coral Bells
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Heuchera
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Hardy Gloxinia
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Incarvillea
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Dutch Iris
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Iris hybrids
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Bearded Iris
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Iris germanica
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Siberian Iris
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Iris sibirica
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Dead Nettle
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Lamium
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Asiatic Lilies
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Lilium
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Flax
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Linum
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Lupine
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Lupinus
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Maltese Cross
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Lychnis
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Yellow Loosestrife
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Lysimachia sp.
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Welsch Poppy
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Mecanopsis
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CambricaBee Balm
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Monarda
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Catmint
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Nepata
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Evening Primrose
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Oenothera
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Peony
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Paeonia
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Oriental Poppy
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Papaver orientale
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Beardtongue
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Penstemon
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Phlox
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Phlox Carolina, maculata, suffruticosa
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Cinquefoil
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Potentilla astrosanginea
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Primrose
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Primula beesiana, bullesiana, bulleyana
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Salvia, Sage
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Salvia superba
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Rock Soapwort
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Saponaria ocymoides
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Scabiosa
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Scabiosa
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Checkerbloom
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Sidalcea
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Stachys, Betony
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Stachys
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Carolina Lupine
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Thermopsis
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Spike Speedwell
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Veronica spiccata
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July
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Monkshood
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Aconitum
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Hollyhock
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Alcea
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Ornamental Onion
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Allium sp.
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Butterfly Weed
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Asclepius
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Aster
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Aster x frikartii
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Astilbe
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Astilbe simplicifolia
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Milky Bellflower
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Campanula lactiflora
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Knapweed
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Centaurea
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Black Snakeroot
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Cimicifuga
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Purple Coneflower
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Echinacea
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Globe Thistle
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Echinops
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Fleabane
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Erigeron
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Goat's Rue
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Galega
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Summer Hyacinth
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Galtonia
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Gentian
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Gentiana sp.
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Baby's Breath
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Gypsophila
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Sunflower
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Helianthus
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Daylily
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Hemerocallis
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Hosta
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Hosta cvs.
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Inula
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Inula
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Japanese Iris
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Iris kaempferi
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Red Hot Poker
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Kniphofia tuckii
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Perennial Sweet Pea
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Lathyrus
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Lavender
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Lavendula
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Oriental Lily
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Lilium
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Statice
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Limonium
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Golden Flax
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Linum flavum
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Purple Loosestrife
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Lythrum
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Mallow
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Malva
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Plume Poppy
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Macleaya
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Summer Phlox
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Phlox paniculata
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Obedient Plant
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Physostegia
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Yellow Coneflower
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Rudbeckia laciniata
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Rue
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Ruta
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Meadow Clary
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Salvia pratensis
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Stonecrop
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Sedum sp.
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Meadow Rue
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Thatictrum
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Yucca
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Yucca
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August
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Common Name
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Botanial Name
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Monkshood
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Aconitum
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Pearly Everlasting
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Anaphalis
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Grapeleaf Anemone
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Anemone vitifolia
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Mugwort
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Artemisis lactiflora
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Italian Aster
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Aster amellus
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Turtlehead
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Chelone sp.
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Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemum
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Golden Aster
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Chrysopsis
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Clematis
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Clematis heracleifolia
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Mist Flower
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Eupatorium sp.
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Bottle Gentian
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Gentiana andrewsii
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Helenium
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Helenium autumnale
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Hosta
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Hosta
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Red Hot Poker
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Kniphofia uvaria
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Gayfeather
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Liatris
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Lily
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Lilium speciosum
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Lily Turf
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Liriope
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Blue Lobelia
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Lobelia siphilitica
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Fleece Flower
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Polygonum
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Black-eyed Susan
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Rudbeckia
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Stoke's Aster
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Stokesia
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Veronicastrum
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Veronicastrum
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September
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Japanese Anemone
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Anemone hybrids
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Michaelmas Daisy
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Aster
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Fall Mums
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Chrysanthemum
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Bugbane
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Cimicifuga simplex
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Autumn Crocus
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Colchicum
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Hibiscus
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Hibiscus
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Waxbells
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Kirengeshoma
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Cardinal Flower
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Lobelia cardinalis
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Gooseneck Loosestrife
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Lysimachia
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Mountain Fleece
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Polygnum
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Sedum Ruby Glow
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Sedum
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October Daphne
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Sedum sieboldii
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Autumn Joy
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Sedum spectabile
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Goldenrod
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Solidago
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Tovara
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Tovara
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