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Acanthus mollis - Bear's Breeches

Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii' - Autumn Monkshood

Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor' * - Bicolor Monkshood

Actaea racemosa 'Black Negligee' * - Black Negligee Bugbane

Actaea racemosa 'Brunette' - Brunette Bugbane

Actaea racemosa 'Chocoholic' - Chocoholic Bugbane

Actaea racemosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' * - Hillside Black Beauty Bugbane

Actaea racemosa 'James Compton' * - James Compton Black Snakeroot

Actaea racemosa 'Pink Spike' - Pink Spike Bugbane

Adiantum aleuticum - Western Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum - Northern Maidenhair Fern

Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegata' - Variegated Bishop's Goutweed

Agastache 'Blue Fortune' - Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' - Golden Jubilee Anise Hyssop

Ajuga 'Mint Chip' * - Mint Chip Bugleweed

Ajuga 'Sparkler' * - Sparkler Bugleweed

Ajuga genevensis 'Pink Spire' - Pink Spire Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' - Black Scallop Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty' - Bronze Beauty Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Burgundy Glow Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Caitlin's Giant' - Caitlin's Giant Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' - Chocolate Chip Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Pink Lightning' - Pink Lightning Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Toffee Chip' * - Toffee Chip Bugleweed

Alchemilla 'Gold Strike' * - Gold Strike Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla 'Thriller' * - Thriller Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla alpina * - Alpine Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla mollis - Lady's Mantle

Aquilegia 'Crimson Star' - Crimson Star Columbine

Aquilegia 'Red Star' - Red Star Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns' - Little Lanterns Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow' - Black Barlow Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow' - Nora Barlow Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Ruby Port' * - Ruby Port Double Columbine

Aralia cordata 'Sun King' - Sun King Japanese Spikenard

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace' - Chantilly Lace Goatsbeard

Asarum canadense * - Canadian Wild Ginger

Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling' * - Ling Ling Panda Face Ginger

Asplenium scolopendrium - Hart's Tongue Fern

Astilbe 'Dark Side Of The Moon' * - Dark Side Of The Moon Astilbe

Astilbe 'Delft Lace' * - Delft Lace Astilbe

Astilbe 'Fireberry' - Fireberry Astilbe

Astilbe 'Sprite' * - Sprite Astilbe

Astilbe 'Sugarberry' - Sugarberry Astilbe

Astilbe 'Verslilac' * - Younique Lilac™ Astilbe

Astilbe 'VersRed' - Younique Ruby Red™ Astilbe

Astilbe 'Verssilverypink' - Younique Silvery Pink™ Astilbe

Astilbe 'Verswhite' - Younique White™ Astilbe

Astilbe 'Visions In White' - Visions In White Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Amber Moon' * - Amber Moon Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Fireworks White' - Fireworks White Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Little Vision In Pink' - Little Vision In Pink Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Mighty Chocolate Cherry' * - Mighty™ Chocolate Cherry Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Purple Rain' - Purple Rain Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions' - Visions Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Pink' - Visions in Pink Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Red' - Visions in Red Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in White' - Visions in White Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions Volcano' - Visions Volcano Astilbe

Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland' - Deutschland Astilbe

Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland' - Rheinland Astilbe

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland' - Hennie Graafland Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Amethyst' * - Amethyst Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'August Light' - August Light Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty' * - Bressingham Beauty Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil' - Bridal Veil Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Burgunderrot' - Burgundy Red Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Cappuccino' - Cappuccino Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Chocolate Shogun' - Chocolate Shogun Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Color Flash' - Color Flash Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Color Flash Lime' - Color Flash Lime Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Erica' * - Erica Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal' - Fanal Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Granat' * - Granat Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Ostrich Plume' - Ostrich Plume Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Snowdrift' * - Snowdrift Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'White Gloria' * - White Gloria Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Whiteberry' - Short 'N Sweet Whiteberry Astilbe

Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom' - Peach Blossom Astilbe

Astilboides tabularis * - Astilboides

Athyrium 'Ghost' - Ghost Fern

Athyrium 'Godzilla' - Godzilla Giant Japanese Painted Fern (New For 2026)

Athyrium filix-femina - Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger' - Dre's Dagger Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red' - Lady in Red Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Veroniae Cristatum' * - Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-mas 'Barnesii' * - Barnesii Fern

Athyrium goeringianum - Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' - Crested Surf Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium nipponicum 'Burgundy Lace' - Burgundy Lace Painted Fern (New For 2026)

Athyrium nipponicum 'Metallicum' - Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pewter Lace' - Pewter Lace Painted Fern

Athyrium nipponicum 'Regal Red' - Regal Red Painted Fern (New For 2026)

Bergenia 'Angel Kiss' - Dragonfly™ Angel Kiss Bergenia

Bergenia 'Bressingham Ruby' - Bressingham Ruby Bergenia

Bergenia 'Flirt' * - Flirt Bergenia

Bergenia 'Pink Dragonfly' - Pink Dragonfly™ Bergenia

Bergenia 'Sakura' - Dragonfly™ Sakura Bergenia

Bergenia 'Winterglut' - Winter Glow Bergenia

Blechnum spicant - Deer Fern

Brunnera macrophylla - Siberian Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' - Alexander's Great Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexandria' - Alexandria Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Diane's Gold' * - Diane's Gold Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' - Jack Frost Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds' - Jack of Diamonds Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' - Looking Glass Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Queen of Hearts' - Queen of Hearts Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' * - Silver Heart Bugloss

Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga Nishiki' * - Variegated Japanese Sedge

Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger' * - Blue Zinger Blue Sedge

Carex glauca * - Blue Sedge

Carex grayi * - Gray's Sedge

Carex morrowii 'Everglow' * - EverColor® Everglow Sedge

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' - Ice Dance Sedge

Carex muskingumensis * - Palm Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' - Evergold Variegated Japanese Sedge

Cimicifuga racemosa - American Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa 'Black Negligee' - Black Negligee Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa 'Brunette' - Brunette Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa 'Chocoholic' - Chocoholic Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' - Hillside Black Beauty Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa 'James Compton' - James Compton Black Snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa 'Pink Spike' - Pink Spike Bugbane

Clintonia borealis * - Yellow Clintonia

Convallaria majalis - Lily-Of-The-Valley

Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine' * - Blackberry Wine Corydalis

Corydalis lutea - Golden Corydalis

Cyrtomium falcatum - Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei * - Japanese Holly Fern

Davallia fejeensis - Rabbit's Foot Fern

Dicentra 'Amore Pink' - Amore Pink Bleeding Heart

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts' - Burning Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra 'King of Hearts' - King of Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra 'Luxuriant' - Luxuriant Bleeding Heart

Dicentra eximia 'Alba' * - White Wild Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis - Common Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' - Gold Heart Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis 'Hordival' - Valentine Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis 'White Gold' - White Gold Bleeding Heart

Doronicum 'Little Leo' - Little Leo Leopard's Bane

Doronicum orientale - Leopard's Bane

Dryopteris affinis 'The King' - The King Male Fern

Dryopteris cycadina - Shaggy Shield Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora - Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' - Brilliance Autumn Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas - Male Fern

Epimedium 'Fire Dragon' * - Fire Dragon Bishop's Hat

Epimedium 'Pink Champagne' * - Pink Champagne Fairy Wings

Epimedium grandiflorum - Bishop's Hat

Epimedium x perralchicum 'Froehnleiten' - Froehnleiten Bishop's Hat

Filipendula rubra - Queen Of The Prairie

Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' - Venusta Queen Of The Prairie

Filipendula vulgaris 'Plena' - Plena Double Dropwort

Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' - Golden Variegated Hakone Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-Kaze' - Red Wind Hakone Grass

Heuchera 'Apple Crisp' - Apple Crisp Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Appletini' - Dolce® Appletini Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Black Pearl' - Black Pearl Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Black Taffeta' - Black Taffeta Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Blackberry Ice' * - Dolce® Blackberry Ice Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Cajun Fire' - Cajun Fire Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Caramel' - Caramel Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' - Cherry Cola Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Cherry Truffles' - Dolce® Cherry Truffles Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Cinnabar Silver' - Cinnabar Silver Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Citronelle' * - Citronelle Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Electric Lime' - Electric Lime Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Firefly' * - Firefly Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' * - Georgia Peach Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Georgia Plum' - Georgia Plum Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Ginger Peach' - Ginger Peach Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Glitter' * - Glitter Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Inheuredfu' * - Dolce® Cinnamon Curls™ Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Lime Rickey' * - Lime Rickey Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Mahogany Monster' - Primo® Mahogany Monster Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Marmalade' * - Marmalade Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Midnight Rose' - Midnight Rose Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Milan' - Milan Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Obsidian' - Obsidian Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Peach Flambe' * - Peach Flambe Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Pretty Pistachio' * - Primo® Pretty Pistachio Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop' - Dolce® Silver Gumdrop Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Tnheu041' - Dolce® Creme Brulee Coral Bells

Heuchera 'TNHEU042' * - Key Lime Pie Coral Bells

Heuchera 'TNHEUNEA' - Northern Exposure™ Amber Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Tokyo' - Tokyo Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Wild Rose' - Wild Rose Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Wildberry' - Dolce® Wildberry Coral Bells

Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' * - Palace Purple Coral Bells

Heucherella 'Hopscotch' - Hopscotch Foamy Bells

Heucherella 'Pumpkin Spice' - Pumpkin Spice Foamy Bells

Heucherella 'Red Rover' - Fun and Games® Red Rover Foamy Bells

Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' * - Sweet Tea Foamy Bells

Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' - Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta

Hosta 'American Halo' * - American Halo Hosta

Hosta 'August Moon' - August Moon Hosta

Hosta 'Autumn Frost' - Shadowland® Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Avocado' - Avocado Hosta

Hosta 'Barbara Ann' * - Barbara Ann Hosta

Hosta 'Big Daddy' - Big Daddy Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Angel' - Blue Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Cadet' * - Blue Cadet Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' - Blue Mammoth Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' - Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas' - Blue Umbrellas Hosta

Hosta 'Bressingham Blue' * - Bressingham Blue Hosta

Hosta 'Brim Cup' - Brim Cup Hosta

Hosta 'Brother Stefan' - Brother Stefan Hosta

Hosta 'Captain Kirk' * - Captain Kirk Hosta

Hosta 'Chantilly Lace' * - Chantilly Lace Hosta

Hosta 'Cherry Berry' - Cherry Berry Hosta

Hosta 'Christmas Tree' * - Christmas Tree Hosta

Hosta 'Coast to Coast' - Shadowland® Coast to Coast Hosta

Hosta 'Color Glory' - Color Glory Hosta

Hosta 'Curly Fries' - Curly Fries Hosta

Hosta 'Dancing Queen' - Dancing Queen Hosta

Hosta 'Diamond Lake' * - Shadowland® Diamond Lake Hosta

Hosta 'Diana Remembered' * - Diana Remembered Hosta

Hosta 'Earth Angel' * - Earth Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Echo The Sun' - Shadowland® Echo The Sun Hosta

Hosta 'Emerald Tiara' * - Emerald Tiara Hosta

Hosta 'Empress Wu' * - Shadowland® Empress Wu Hosta

Hosta 'Etched Glass' * - Shadowland® Etched Glass Hosta

Hosta 'Fire and Ice' - Fire and Ice Hosta

Hosta 'Fire Island' - Fire Island Hosta

Hosta 'First Frost' * - First Frost Hosta

Hosta 'First Mate' - First Mate Hosta

Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' - Fragrant Blue Hosta

Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' - Fragrant Bouquet Hosta

Hosta 'Francee' - Francee Hosta

Hosta 'Frances Williams' - Frances Williams Hosta

Hosta 'Gigantosaurus' - Gigantosaurus Hosta

Hosta 'Ginkgo Craig' * - Ginkgo Craig Hosta

Hosta 'Gold Standard' * - Gold Standard Hosta

Hosta 'Great Expectations' * - Great Expectations Hosta

Hosta 'Guacamole' - Guacamole Hosta

Hosta 'Guardian Angel' - Guardian Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Halcyon' - Halcyon Hosta

Hosta 'Happy Dayz' * - Happy Dayz Hosta

Hosta 'Hudson Bay' * - Shadowland® Hudson Bay Hosta

Hosta 'Humpback Whale' * - Humpback Whale Hosta

Hosta 'June' * - June Hosta

Hosta 'Jurassic Park' - Jurassic Park Hosta

Hosta 'Komodo Dragon' * - Komodo Dragon Hosta

Hosta 'Krossa Regal' * - Krossa Regal Hosta

Hosta 'Lakeside Cupcake' - Lakeside Cupcake Hosta

Hosta 'Lakeside Looking Glass' * - Lakeside Looking Glass Hosta

Hosta 'Lakeside Paisley Print' - Lakeside Paisley Print Hosta

Hosta 'Liberty' * - Liberty Hosta

Hosta 'Minuteman' * - Minuteman Hosta

Hosta 'Paradigm' * - Paradigm Hosta

Hosta 'Patriot' * - Patriot Hosta

Hosta 'Paul's Glory' * - Paul's Glory Hosta

Hosta 'Pilgrim' * - Pilgrim Hosta

Hosta 'Praying Hands' - Praying Hands Hosta

Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise' - Rainforest Sunrise Hosta

Hosta 'Regal Splendor' * - Regal Splendor Hosta

Hosta 'Royal Standard' * - Royal Standard Hosta

Hosta 'Sagae' * - Sagae Hosta

Hosta 'Seducer' * - Shadowland® Seducer Hosta

Hosta 'Snake Eyes' - Snake Eyes Hosta

Hosta 'So Sweet' - So Sweet Hosta

Hosta 'Spartacus' - Spartacus Hosta

Hosta 'Stained Glass' * - Stained Glass Hosta

Hosta 'Sugar Daddy' * - Sugar Daddy Hosta

Hosta 'Sum and Substance' - Sum and Substance Hosta

Hosta 'Sun Power' * - Sun Power Hosta

Hosta 'Sunshine Glory' - Sunshine Glory Hosta

Hosta 'Touch Of Class' - Touch Of Class Hosta

Hosta 'T-Rex' - T-Rex Hosta

Hosta 'Tropical Storm' * - Tropical Storm Hosta

Hosta 'Twilight' * - Twilight Hosta

Hosta 'Waterslide' * - Shadowland® Waterslide Hosta

Hosta 'Wheee!' * - Shadowland® Wheee! Hosta

Hosta 'White Feather' - White Feather Hosta

Hosta 'Wide Brim' - Wide Brim Hosta

Hosta 'Winter Snow' - Winter Snow Hosta

Hosta 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Hosta

Hosta fortunei 'Hyacinthina' - Hyacinthina Hosta

Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora' * - August Lily

Hosta sieboldiana * - Siebold's Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' - Elegans Hosta

Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' - Chameleon Houttuynia

Houttuynia cordata 'Variegata' - Variegated Chameleon Plant

Kirengeshoma palmata - Yellow Waxbells

Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride' - Hermann's Pride Yellow Archangel

Lamium maculatum 'Album' - White Spotted Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' - Beacon Silver Spotted Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum 'Chequers' * - Chequers Spotted Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy' - Red Nancy Spotted Dead Nettle

Ligularia 'Little Lantern' - Little Lantern Rayflower

Ligularia 'Little Rocket' - Little Rocket Rayflower

Ligularia dentata 'Othello' - Othello Rayflower

Liriope muscari - Lily Turf

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' - Golden Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks' - Goldilocks Creeping Jenny

Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern

Myosotis sylvatica - Forget-Me-Not

Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen' - Green Sheen Japanese Spurge

Physalis franchetii - Chinese Lantern

Polystichum munitum - Sword Fern

Primula denticulata - Drumstick Primrose

Primula florindae - Giant Cowslip

Primula vulgaris - Primrose

Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken Fern

Pulmonaria 'Pink-A-Blue' - Pink-A-Blue Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Pretty In Pink' - Pretty In Pink Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Spot On' - Spot On Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Twinkle Toes' - Twinkle Toes Lungwort

Rodgersia podophylla - Rodgersia

Thalictrum 'Black Stockings' - Black Stockings Meadow Rue

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Nimbus Pink' - Nimbus™ Pink Meadow Rue

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double' * - Hewitt's Double Meadow Rue

Tiarella 'Spring Symphony' - Spring Symphony Foamflower

Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Charlotte's Web' - Charlotte's Web Spiderwort

Tricyrtis formosana * - Toad Lily

Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' - Golden Queen Globeflower

Valeriana officinalis * - Common Valerian

Vinca minor - Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor 'Bowles' - Bowles Periwinkle

Vinca minor 'Illumination' - Illumination Periwinkle