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Dahlberg Daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba)
- Common Name: Dahlberg Daisy
- Scientific Name: Thymophylla tenuiloba
- Type: Annual
- Water: Tolerates drought
- Soil PH: 6.6 to 7.8
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Special Characteristics: Fragrant
- Hardiness Zone(s): 9 to 10
- Height At Maturity: 6″ to 12″
- Sun: Full sun
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daisy (Helenium)
- Common Name: Daisy
- Scientific Name: Helenium
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Moderate to wet soil
- Soil PH: 5.5 to 7.0
- Flower Color: Yellow rays and dull yellow center disks
- Special Characteristics: Attracts birds and butterflies, container, deer resistant
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 8
- Height At Maturity: 2′ to 5′
- Sun: Full Sun
- Sub Type: Groundcore
Dalmatian iris (Iris pallida)
- Common Name: Dalmatian iris
- Scientific Name: Iris pallida
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6-8
- Flower Color: Pale lavender blue
- Special Characteristics: Deer-resistant, showy flowers
- Hardiness Zone(s): 5 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 24-36″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Dalmation bellflower (Campanula portenschlagiana “Aurea”)
- Common Name: Dalmation Bellflower
- Scientific Name: Campanula portenschlagiana “Aurea”
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6-8
- Flower Color: Violet & blue
- Special Characteristics: Deer-resistant, easy to grow, container
- Hardiness Zone(s): 4 to 8
- Height At Maturity: 3-6″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Apricot Beauty”)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Apricot Beauty”
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 5.2-5.5
- Flower Color: Orange
- Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 24-30″
- Sun:Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Apricot”)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Apricot“
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6-8
- Flower Color: Yellow-orange
- Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, fragrant, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 24-36″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Autumn Red”)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Autumn Red”
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6.1-7.8
- Flower Color: Red with gold throat
- Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 30-36″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Christmas Is”)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Christmas Is”
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6.1 to 6.5
- Flower Color: Red with a green throat
- Special Characteristics: Attracts hummingbirds, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy to grow
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 24-36″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Green Tarantula”)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Green Tarantula”
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6-8
- Flower Color: Yellow with green throat
- Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow, fragrant
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 30-36″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Lady Emily” LOVELY LADY)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Lady Emily” LOVELY LADY
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6-8
- Flower Color: Lavender with darker veining
- Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 12-18”
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Prairie Blue Eyes”)
- Common Name: Daylily
- Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Prairie Blue Eyes”
- Type: Perennial
- Water: Needs moderate moisture
- Soil PH: 6-8
- Flower Color: Lavender with a green throat
- Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
- Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
- Height At Maturity: 24-30″
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Purple d’Oro”)
Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Purple d’Oro”
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6.2 – 6.7
Flower Color: Reddish-purple with yellow throat
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 18-24″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Red Magic”)
Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Red Magic”
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 5.6-7.5
Flower Color: Red
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 10
Height At Maturity: 30-36″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Rosy Returns”)
Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Rosy Returns”
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6-8
Flower Color: Rose pink with deeper rose eye
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, fragrant, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 12-18”
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Scarlet Oak”)
Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Scarlet Oak”
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6.0-8.0
Flower Color: Red
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 30-36″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Hemerocallis “Stella de Oro”)
Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Stella de Oro”
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6 to 6.5
Flower Color: Yellow with deeper throats
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, fragrant, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 10
Height At Maturity: 9-12″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Daylily (Herbaceous perennial)
Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Herbaceous perennial
Type: Perennial
Water: Tolerates drought
Soil PH: 5.5 to 6
Flower Color: Yellow
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, Container
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 16′ to 24″
Sun: Full Sun
Sub Type: Groundcover
Delosperma (Delosperma nubigenum)
Common Name: Delosperma
Scientific Name: Delosperma nubigenum
Type: Perennial
Water: Tolerates drought
Soil PH: 5.8 – 7.2
Flower Color: Yellow
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 6 to 8
Height At Maturity: 3″
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover
Delphinium (Delphinium elatum)
Common Name: Delphinium
Scientific Name: Delphinium elatum
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6.1-6.5
Flower Color: Blue
Special Characteristics: Attracts birds, hummingbirds, deer-resistant, showy flowers, cut flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 7
Height At Maturity: 36-60″
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover
Deutzia (Deutzia pulchra)
Common Name: Deutzia
Scientific Name: Deutzia pulchra
Type: Shrub
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 5.6-75
Flower Color: White/Near white
Special Characteristics: Attracts birds and butterflies
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8
Height At Maturity: 48″ to 72″
Sun: Partial shade to full shade
Sub Type: Deciduous
Dew flower (Penstemon cobaea)
Common Name: Dew flower
Scientific Name: Penstemon cobaea
Type: Perennial
Water: Tolerates drought
Soil PH: 6.8-7.2
Flower Color: White, pink to violet
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, deer-resistant, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 5 to 8
Height At Maturity: 12-24″
Sun: Full sun
Dichondra (Dichondra argentea “Silver Falls”)
Common Name: Dichondra
Scientific Name: Dichondra argentea “Silver Falls”
Type: Perennial
Water: Tolerates drought
Soil PH: 5.5-6.3
Flower Color: Greenish-yellow to white
Special Characteristics: Easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 10 to 12
Height At Maturity: 3″
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dietes (Dietes iridioides)
Common Name: Dietes
Scientific Name: Dietes iridioides
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6.1-7.8
Flower Color: White with yellow and blue markings
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 9 to 11
Height At Maturity: 24-48″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dittany (Dictamnus albus var. purpureus)
Common Name: Dittany
Scientific Name: Dictamnus albus var. purpureus
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6-8
Flower Color: Pale to deep purplish pink with darker veins on petals
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers, easy-to-grow, cut flowers, fragrant
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 8
Height At Maturity: 24-36″
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dittany (Dictamnus album)
Common Name: Dittany
Scientific Name: Dictamnus albus
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6-8
Flower Color: White, pink, red, lilac, sometimes veined or dotted red
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 8
Height At Maturity: 24-36″
Sun: Full sun
Dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)
Common Name: Dog fennel
Scientific Name: Eupatorium capillifolium
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6-10
Flower Color: Greenish-white
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 6 to 9
Height At Maturity: 36-72″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dutchman’s Pipe Cactus (Epiphyllum Oxypetalum)
Common Name: Dutchman’s Pipe Cactus
Scientific Name: Epiphyllum Oxypetalum
Type: Cactus/Succulent
Water: Moderate Moisture
Soil PH: 5.1 to 6.5
Flower Color: White
Special Characteristics: Showy Flowers, Attracts birds and butterflies
Hardiness Zone(s): 11
Height At Maturity: 96″ to 120″
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Sub Type: Evergreen
Dutchmans breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Common Name: Dutchmans breeches
Scientific Name: Dicentra cucullaria
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6.8-7.2
Flower Color: White to pink
Special Characteristics: Tolerates rabbit, showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 7
Height At Maturity: 6-12′
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata)
Common Name: Dwarf crested iris
Scientific Name: Iris cristata
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6.1-6.5
Flower Color: Pale blue with gold-crested falls
Special Characteristics: Deer-resistant, showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 6-9″
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dwarf lady palm (Rhapis)
Common Name: Dwarf lady palm
Scientific Name: Rhapis
Type: Shrub
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 5.5-7
Special Characteristics: Container
Hardiness Zone(s): 9-11
Height At Maturity: 48-144″
Sun: Partial shade
Sub Type: Evergreen
Dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus)
Common Name: Dwarf lilyturf
Scientific Name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 5.6-6
Flower Color: White to lilac
Special Characteristics: Easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 7 to 10
Height At Maturity: 8-12”
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dwarf yellow daylily (Hemerocallis minor)
Common Name: Dwarf yellow daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis minor
Type: Perennial
Water: Needs moderate moisture
Soil PH: 6.1-6.5
Flower Color: Yellow
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 12-24“
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover
Dyer’s chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria “Kelwayi”)
Common Name: Dyer’s chamomile
Scientific Name: Anthemis tinctoria “Kelwayi”
Type: Perennial
Water: Tolerates drought
Soil PH: 6-8
Flower Color: Bright yellow
Special Characteristics: Fragrant, showy flowers, cut flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 7
Height At Maturity: 24-36″
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover
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