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From exciting new varieties to tried-and-true favorites, we're dedicated to helping our customers find just the right perennials they need to grow their business.

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	A-AR AS-AV B-BE BL-BR BU C-CL COL-CON COR-CU DAYLILY A-L DAYLILY M-Z DE-DU E-F G-GO GRASSES H-HOR HOSTA A-F HOSTA G-O HOSTA P-Z HY-K L-LA LE-LU M-O P-PE PH PI-PU Q-R S-SP ST-SW T-Z

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Which Plant Type?

General Perennial
Fern
Fruit or Vegetable
Ornamental Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Hosta
Vine
Temperennial

How's your soil?

Average Soil
Fertile Soil
Poor Soil

What's your zone?

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When should it bloom?

Early Spring
Mid-spring
Late spring
Early summer
Midsummer
Late summer
Early fall
Mid-fall
Late fall
Early winter
Mid-winter
Late winter
Rebloomer
Grown for its attractive foliage

What foliage color?

Blue shades
Green shades
Multicolored
Near-black shades
Orange Shades
Other (see description)
Purple shades
Red shades
Silver/grey shades
Variegated
Yellow shades

Want to see wings?

Attracts butterflies
Attracts hummingbirds
Attracts songbirds

Need critter resistant plants?

Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant

Looking for seasonal interest?

Attractive Seed Heads
Evergreen (in some or all zones)
Fall Color

What's your garden style?

Asian
Container/Patio
Cottage
Eclectic
Formal
Modern
Prairie
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Water Garden
Woodland/Shade

Sun or Shade?

Full sun (> 6 hrs. direct sun)
Part shade (4-6 hrs. direct sun)
Full shade (< 4 hrs. direct sun)

Wet or dry?

Average water needs
Consistent water needs
Low water needs

Sweet or Sour Soil?

Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0)
Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0)
Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Origin?

Native Species
Native Cultivar
Not Native to North America

What flower color?

Blue shades
Gold/Orange Shades
Green shades
Multicolored
Near-black shades
Peach shades
Pink shades
Purple shades
Purple-blue shades
Purple-red shades
Red shades
Tan shades
White Shades
Yellow Shades

Other important features?

Bog plant
Border plants
Climbing
Container
Continuous bloom or rebloomer
Cut flower or foliage
Dried flower or seed heads
Drought Tolerant
Easy to grow
Edging
Erosion control
Evergreen
Fragrant flowers or foliage
Good for screening
Ground cover
Grown for attractive foliage
Long blooming
Mass Planting
Salt Tolerant
Small / Miniature
Specimen or focal point

How fast should it grow?

Medium
Rapid
Slow

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