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492-002     Jasione laevis 'Blue Light'       
Sun     Zones 6-8 Blue flowers
Spiky spherical blue flowers on this compact tufted perennial. Suitable for a rock garden or the border front. Very long blooming.  Summer. bloom   8 in. x 8 in.
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553-001-1     Jasminum beesianum       
Sun, Part Shade     Zones 8-10 Pink flowers
Many say this is not hardy, but we have wintered this out in containers for many years and believe otherwise. This evergreen climber has attractive lance-shaped dark green foliage. Clusters of three, fragrant, pink flowers begin to bloom in early summer.  Early summer. bloom   15 ft.
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553-003-1     Jasminum nudiflorum     ( Winter jasmine )     
Sun, Part Shade     Zones 6-9 Yellow flowers
This is an arching deciduous shrub ideal for draping over a wall or down a slope. Its bare stems are bright green in winter when the bright yellow fragrant flowers appear. Dark green foliage throughout the growing season.  Winter. bloom   10 ft. x 10 ft.
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553-002D4     Jasminum officinale       
Sun     Zones 8-10 White flowers
From N. Iran to W. China. This is a semi-evergreen. Terminal clusters of deliciously scented white flowers give this vigorous twining vine its popularity. The mid-green foliage is delicate and almost fern-like in appearance.  Summer. bloom   Up to 40 ft.
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402-001D4     Jeffersonia diphylla     ( Twinleaf )     
Shade, Part Shade     Zones 5-7 White flowers
This is another plant that our visitors invariably are drawn to and one that we never have enough of. As the name indicates, it has two leaves. They are kidney shaped and about 6 inches wide. In late spring a slender stalk arises with a single cup-shaped flower. The subsequent seed capsule is also attractive.  Late spring. bloom   8 in. x 6 in.
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552-001D4     Juniperus communis 'Compressa'       
Sun     Zones 2-6
Looks like a small exclamation point in the garden. Upright, slow-growing, dwarf conifer that is excellent in the border, as well as in troughs and containers. Its verticality and its neutral blue green foliage make it a very useful element in a small garden.    32 in. x 18 in.
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188-002D4     Kirengeshoma koreana       
Part Shade     Zones 5-8 Soft Yellow flowers
This woodland relative of the hydrangea blooms just in time to refresh the heat-stressed August garden. The waxy, down-facing flowers are soft yellow, reminiscent of a daylily in texture. The foliage is basically rounded, somewhat palmate, 5 inches long and 4.5 inches wide. Try this with Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' nearby.  Summer. bloom   3 ft. x 3 ft.
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188-001     Kirengeshoma palmata       
Part Shade     Zones 5-8 Rich Yellow flowers
The leaves of our specimen are larger and more deltoid in shape than K. koreana. They are more blue-green and rougher to the touch. Also, the flowers are larger and a brighter yellow in color. A fine addition to our woodland garden.  Summer. bloom   3 ft. x 2.5 ft.
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042-001     Knautia arvensis       
Sun     Zones 5-9 Pale Powder Blue flowers
This generous perennial produces numerous 1 1/2-inch pin-cushion flowers over an exceptionally long time. Perfect to blend into a warm sunny border, but it will even tolerate difficult part shade situations. This is a plant that is eager to solve garden problems.  Midsummer to autumn. bloom   2-4 ft. x 2 ft.
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042-002     Knautia macedonica       
Sun     Zones 5-9 Dark Red flowers
Balkans. A large, clump-forming perennial with much branched stems bearing many long-lasting, pincushion flowers of dark red from early summer into the fall.  Early summer to fall. bloom   2-3 ft. x 18 in.
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042-003     Knautia macedonica 'Ruby Star'       
Sun     Zones 5-10 Dark Red flowers
This is a Joy Creek Selection. At half the height of the species, it is easy to fit this in any sunny border. We grow ours in the red area of the Four Seasons Garden. The small pincushion flowers are a very dark ruby with the hint of a white star within.  Summer to fall. bloom   18 in. x 1 ft.
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043-025D4     Kniphofia 'Alcazar'       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Tangerine Orange flowers
Half-foot long orange inflorescences rise on 5-foot bronze-tinted spikes. The fleshy, broad, blue green leaves have pronounced mid-ribs which give them a pleated look.  Late summer to fall. bloom   5 ft. x 3 ft.
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043-018D4     Kniphofia 'Apricot'       
Sun     Zones 6-9 Ripe Apricot flowers
A mid-sized red-hot poker with good green strap-like foliage and spikes of apricot flowers luminescent within the blades. A hummingbird's delight.  Summer. bloom   36 in. x 24 in.
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043-002D4     Kniphofia 'Bressingham Comet'       
Sun     Zones 7-10 Coral/Yellow flowers
This is a very long blooming form with grass-like foliage that arches and trails on the ground. The brilliant coral pokers (the base flowers are yellow) light up the surrounding Penstemon 'Blue Midnight' and Nepeta 'Walkers Low'. The bloom head is 5 inches long.  Summer. bloom   33 in. x 15 in.
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043-005D4     Kniphofia citrina       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Tangerine flowers
This is a vigorous increaser. 22-inch long leaves taper to a point from a one-inch base. 30-inch stems bear 6- to 7-inch long flower heads. The apical flowers are tangerine, the lower flowers begin green yellow, age to yellow and then fade to creamy green.  Late spring to early summer. bloom   30 in.
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043-003D4     Kniphofia 'Cobra'       
Sun     Zones 6-9 Tangerine flowers
The name aptly describes the shape of the flower heads which are broad at their tops and taper at their bases. Flowers open from the bottom of the spike upward, fading to cream as they age. The wide, triangular grass-like blades are 26 inches long. They are semi-evergreen.  Summer. bloom   5-6- ft. x 3 ft.
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043-012D4     Kniphofia 'Coral Glow'       
Sun     Zones 7-10 Tangerine flowers
The pokers are a uniform tangerine in color rising to three feet above a clump of mid-green, broad, strap foliage.  Summer. bloom   36 in. x 24 in.
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043-006D4     Kniphofia ensifolia       
Sun     Zones 6-9 Greenish White flowers
An evergreen form blooming from late summer to autumn with broad foliage and tall spikes of greenish white flowers.  Late summer. bloom   4 ft. x 2 ft.
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043-014-1     Kniphofia linearifolia       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Pale Tangerine flowers
Very wide apple green foliage is 49 inches long. This late flowering plant has stems reaching an amazing 7 ft. The upper flowers are pale tangerine aging to coral. The lower flowers are soft yellow. This is extremely vigorous and sends up many bloom spikes.  Late summer. bloom   7 ft. x 5 ft.
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043-031D4     Kniphofia 'Maid of Orleans'       
Sun     Zones 6-9 Yellow flowers
The narrow, green, deciduous leaves are only 15 inches long but the dramatic bloom spikes can reach 4 feet. The tubular yellow flowers fade to ivory as they age.  Mid- to late summer. bloom   4 ft. x 18 in.
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043-021D4     Kniphofia natalensis       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Pale Yellow to Orange flowers
This early blooming red-hot poker has 16-inch long leaves that have fine serration on their edges. The bloom spike is 24 inches tall with a 6-inch flower head.  Summer. bloom   3 ft.
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043-022D4     Kniphofia nelsonii       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Apricot flowers
The immense aloe-like leaves are more than 3 inches wide and deeply folded along their central ribs. The glaucous blue leaves are stiff, reaching 20 inches. The flowering stems are very stout and 18 inches tall.  Summer. bloom   18 in.
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043-001D4     Kniphofia 'Orange Crush'       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Orange flowers
A Joy Creek Introduction. Mike spotted this wonderful seedling that produces huge spikes the color he likes to call "orange crush." Spectacular broad foliage. Semi-evergreen for us.  Summer to fall. bloom   4 ft. x 2.5-3 ft.
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043-027D4     Kniphofia pauciflora       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Yellow flowers
This is a narrow-leaved perennial with 9- to 12-inch long blades folded deeply along the midrib. Burnt coral buds appear in a sparse arrangement on the flowering stem. The tubular flowers mature to yellow.  Early summer. bloom   18 in.
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043-024D4     Kniphofia 'Shining Sceptre'       
Sun     Zones 6-9 Clear Yellow flowers
Early flowering red-hot poker with arching grass-like foliage reaching 32 inches long. The upper flowers begin dull apricot and mature to bright apricot. The lower flowers are lemon yellow. The two- to three-foot flower stems are copper colored.  Early summer. bloom   2-3 ft. x 2 ft.
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043-023D4     Kniphofia 'Sunningdale Yellow'       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Yellow Green flowers
Early, long blooming and rapid growing. The broad glaucous leaves are 24 inches long. The 51-inch stems are powdery blue. They bear nine-inch terminal clusters of yellow green tubular flowers. The flowers age to yellow and turn bright apricot gold before they fade.  Summer. bloom   24 ft.
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043-026D4     Kniphofia 'Toffee Nosed'       
Sun     Zones 7-9 Pale Green flowers
Thanks to our friends Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne at NW Garden Nursery who introduced us to this. The flowers are pale green fading to white. The inflorescence is tipped in toffee color just as the name implies.  Summer. bloom   3 ft. x 18 in.
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043-004D4     Kniphofia triangularis (galpinii)       
Sun     Zones 4-9 Red Orange flowers
This late blooming species has narrow grass-like foliage that stands erect. The bloom spikes rise and bloom within the foliage, not above it. The dense clusters of tangerine colored tubular flowers are a gorgeous sight.  Late summer. bloom   3 ft. x 18 in.
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