30) Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’

Type: Broadleaf evergreen

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Golden Sword’, ‘Color Guard’

Common name: Golden Sword yucca

Family name: Asparagaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-10

Height: 1.5-2m

Spread: 60-100cm

Requirements: dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Poor and sandy soils tolerant

Leaf arrangement: radiating leaves from ground level, stemless

Flower /fruit description(s): 6 weeks long, flowers on a stalk, bell-shaped, creamy white

Suitable uses: Borders. Dry garden areas.

Quick ID description: stemless, evergreen broadleaves, bell-shaped flowers

Bloom time: June to July

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29) Lythrum salicaria

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: purple loosestrife

Family name: Lythraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Height: 60cm-100cm

Spread: 60cm-100cm

Requirements: wet soils in full sun to light shade, wetland perennial

Leaf arrangement: stemless, lance-shaped leaves

Flower /fruit description(s): five pedal, dense terminal spikes, showy

Suitable uses: bog garden, water garden

Quick ID description: aquatic- semi aquatic, vigorous, can be aggressive, not mint family (no smell)

Bloom time: May to Semptember

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b513

28) Typha latifolia

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: cattail

Family name: Typhaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-10

Height: 1m-2m

Spread: 1m-1.5m

Requirements: full sun to part shade, in water,

Leaf arrangement: narrow, upright, linear, green leaves

Flower /fruit description(s): male flowers are yellow, and located at the top of the inflorescence and with female located underneath, which is green.

Suitable uses: Water gardens, ponds.

Quick ID description: water, male and female, grass, narrow

Bloom time: June to July

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27) Alcea rosea

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: hollyhock

Family name: Malvaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-10

Height: 2-3m

Spread: 30-60cm

Requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Some light shade. Tough

Leaf arrangement: large, heart-shaped leaves.

Flower /fruit description(s): showy, funnel-shaped

Suitable uses: cottage gardens and border backgrounds

Quick ID description: showy, heart-shaped, herbaceous perennial

Bloom time: June to August

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26) Thalictrum rochebruneanum

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: lavender mist

Family name: Ranunculaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7

Height: 120-180cm

Spread: 60-90cm

Requirements: medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement: pinnately compound, bluish-green

Flower /fruit description(s): tiny, purple flower

Suitable uses: border, wildflower garden, meadow, background plant

Quick ID description: fragile, vigorous, no big dog,

Bloom time: July to September

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=i920

25) Kirengeshoma palmata

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: yellow wax bells

Family name: Hydrangeaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Height: 90-120cm

Spread: 60-90cm

Requirements: part shade to full shade, shade loving, moist, acidic, well-drained

Leaf arrangement: toothed, deeply lobed, maple-like

Flower /fruit description(s): narrow, drooping, waxy, bell-shaped, yellow

Suitable uses: attract humming birds, shade border, woodland garden

Quick ID description: shade loving, humming birds, bell-shape, herbaceous perennial

Bloom time: June to July

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24) Gaillardia aristata

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Bijou’

Common name: blanket flower

Family name: Asteraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 25cm-30cm

Spread: 25cm-30cm

Requirements: dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun, tough

Leaf arrangement: gray-green leaves, pinnately lobed

Flower /fruit description(s): daisy-like flower, orange-red

Suitable uses: attract butterflies

Quick ID description: daisy like, tough

Bloom time: long, May to September

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23) Echinacea purpurea

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Kim’s Knee High’, ‘Magnus’, ‘White Swan’, ‘Tatal attraction’

Common name: purple coneflower

Family name: Asteraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 50-60cm

Spread: 45-60cm

Requirements: dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, tough, intolerant shade and too much moisture

Leaf arrangement: ovate, dark green leaves

Flower /fruit description(s): daisy-like, purple coneflowers

Suitable uses: attract birds and butterflies, meadows and open woods

Quick ID description: tough, daisy-like, ovate, herbaceous perennial

Bloom time: June to August

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c580

22) Persicaria amplexicaulis

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Firetail’

Common name: mountain fleece

Family name: Polygonaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7

Height: 100cm-150cm

Spread: 90cm-120cm

Requirements: well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, moist rich soil

Leaf arrangement: large, ovate, dark green

Flower /fruit description(s): dense, erect flower

Suitable uses: need enough space, attract birds and butterflies

Quick ID description: herbaceous perennial, dense, huge, birds, butterflies

Bloom time: June to October

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=t230

21) Veronica spicata

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Glory’ ROYAL CANDLES, ‘Rotfuchs’ RED FOX, ‘Icicle’, ‘Blue Charm’

Common name: spike speedwell

Family name: Plantaginaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 20cm-30cm

Spread: 15cm-20cm

Requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerate light shade,

Leaf arrangement: toothed, narrow, lanceolate

Flower /fruit description(s): pointy flower

Suitable uses: Rock gardens, foundations, beds, borders

Quick ID description: Pointy, full sun, herbaceous perennial

Bloom time: Mid-June to August

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a314