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Filipendula 'Venusta'

 

 Filipendula 'Kahome'

 

Fuschia 'Cape Horn'

 

FALLOPIA.  Sun to part shade.

japonica ‘Variegata. Stunning white-splashed foliage with pink stems, shocking  coral-colored new growth.  White fragrant flowers in August.

 

FALLUGIA paradoxa, Apache  Plume.  See  Shrubs.

 

FARFUGIUM japonica ‘Aureomaculata,’ Leopard Plant.  Formerly Ligularia tussilaginea and formerly listed as tender.  Definitely hardy here if placed in a protected spot, and may even be hardy if not.  Boasts large rich glossy yellow spotted deep green foliage and clusters of yellow flowers in fall. 

 

FILIPENDULA, Meadow Sweet.  Partial shade; blooms May-July; showy, long lasting cotton candy like plumes in summer; prefers moist, rich soil.

purpurea ‘Elegans.’  Fluffy Rosy-pink flowers bloom giving off a sweet fragrance. Great addition to any shady boarder.  Does very well in wet, damp soil. Height 24”.

rubra ‘Venusta,’ Martha Washington’s Plume.  4-6’; very large, deep pink flower panicles which resemble plumes of feathers summer until fall; native to Missouri; a winning giant.

r. ‘Venusta Magnifica’ Cotton-candy plumes from early through mid-summer. A real showoff! Loves moist soil. Height 6-8’.

ulmaria ‘Alba,’ Queen of the Meadow.  36-48”; plumes of creamy-white strongly scented flowers in early summer; striking plant for back of the border.

vulgaris 'Kahome.’  15"; very attractive long-lasting pink flowers; dark green ferny leaves.

 

FUCHSIA ‘Cape Horn.’  A hardy Fuchsia.  Distinctive  dangling blossoms of  magenta and purple  appear mid summer through frost.  Hummingbird favorite.  Plants like moist soil and part shade.  Grows  40” tall, 36-48” wide. 

 

 

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