Plant Name: Ajuga reptans Growing Conditions: Part to full shade and well-drained soil Size: To 6 inches tall and 3 feet wide Zones: 4-9
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Plant Name: Allium selections Growing Conditions: Sun to shade and well-drained soil, depending on type Size: From 2 inches tall to 6 feet tall and 2 inches wide to 1 foot wide, depending on type Zones: 2-10, depending on type
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Plant Name: Iberis sempervirens Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide Zones: 5-9
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Bonus: While hummingbirds love the plants, deer don’t. Plant Name: Heuchera selections Growing Conditions: Sun to shade, depending on selection, and moist, well-drained soil Size: From 1 to 3 feet tall and wide, depending on type Zones: 4-8
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Hint: Many coreopsis do best if divided every few years to keep them vigorous and floriferous. Plant Name: Coreopsis selections Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: Most grow from 1 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide Zones: 3-8
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Plant Name: Echinops bannaticus Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide Zones: 4-9
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Plant Name: Sempervivum selections Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 3 inches tall and 12 inches wide Zones: 4-10, depending on type
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Plant Name: Miscanthus sinensis Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 6 feet or more tall and 4 feet wide Zones: 4-9
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Plant Name: Penstemon selections Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: From 1 to 4 feet tall and 6 to 36 inches wide, depending on type Zones: 4-10, depending on type
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Plant Name: Echinacea purpurea Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide Zones: 3-9
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Plant Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide Zones: 4-9
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Plant Name: Salvia selections Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: From 1 to 6 feet tall and 1 to 4 feet wide, depending on type Zones: 3-10, depending on type
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Plant Name: Leucanthemum x superbum Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide Zones: 4-8
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Plant Name: Artemisia selections Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 4 feet tall and wide, depending on type Zones: 3-9, depending on type
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Plant Name: Yucca filamentosa Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide in bloom Zones: Zones 4-10
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