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Narrowed By:Type: Perennials, Trees+ Zone: 2+ Spread: 1 - 3 ft
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Delphinium elatum Delphinium elatum
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

The parent of the regal hybrid Delphiniums, the species has 3- to 4-foot-tall spires of blue, violet, lavender, or white flowers. It usually requires staking.
Physostegia virginiana Physostegia virginiana
(Obedient plant, False dragonhead) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Obedient plant is a clump-forming native perennial that grows aggressively. From midsummer to early fall, spikes of purple or pink (and sometimes white) flowers rise above sharply toothed leaves to four feet high.
Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis
(Goldenrod, Gray goldenrod) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This is one of the smallest species of goldenrod, topping out at only 4 to 6 inches high in poor soils, and 2 feet high in fertile soils. It is considered a garden-worthy species, with gray-green leaves that form clumps and languid, one-sided yellow plumes. It is tolerant of both sandy and clay soils.

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