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Botanical/Common Image Description Price
Actaea racemosa

Black Cohosh

 Syn: Cimicifuga Tall white spikes appear in August/September reaching a height of up to 5-6 feet. Attractive foliage and lusciously fragrant.
Stock #: 245-001
Zone: 3-7     Height: 5-6'     Part-Shade Full-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant Fragrant Native Americans 		$9.99 each

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Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'

Black Chokeberry

 One of the best Aronia cultivars. Attractive dark glossy leaves and superb red and purple autumn color. A newer introduction that tends to be more vigorous and carry a larger leaf. Attractive white flowers appear earlier than other selections and are followed by clusters of purple-black fruit. Effective in winter, since the fruit is bitter and avoided by birds till later into the winter. Developed in Europe as a food crop. Berries are very high in vitamins. -94 'First Choice' award winner.
Stock #: 386-001
Zone: 3     Height: 3-5'     Full-Sun Part-Shade Fragrant 		$7.99 each

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Belamcanda 'Hello Yellow'

Blackberry Lily

 This charming, easy-to-grow dwarf looks like a mini-glad in the foliage that are topped with tall spikes of buttery yellow flowers, and then followed by blackberry-like seed pods. You can't help but love this cutie.
Stock #: 474-002
Zone: 5-10     Height: 12''     Part-Shade Cut-Flower 		$7.99 each

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Iris chrysographes

Iris, Black

 Easy, handsome, fragrant flowers that are nearly black in a dark purple kind of way. Fabulous.
Stock #: 303-016
Zone: 3-9     Height: 12-24''     Full-Sun Cut-Flower Bog-Water-Plant 		$6.99 each

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Ophiopogon p. 'Nigrescens'

Mondo Grass, Black

 Foliage is a very dark purple and appears black. Bell-shaped, light pink flowers appear on dark stems rising above the foliage providing excellent contrast with the dark leaves. Flowers are followed by glossy dark purple berries. Excellent contrast to gold foliage plants.
Stock #: 336-001
Zone: 6-9     Height: 6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Great-Plant-Pick 		$9.99 each

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Rubus x 'Apache'

Blackberry, Thornless

 Among the latest blooming and heaviest bearing of its kind. This vigorous variety produces higher yields and larger, glossier jet-black fruit than any other upright thornless variety. These berries are huge. Excellent for fresh eating, jams, jellies or pies. Rubus 'Apache' should be tipped at 42'' to encourage fruiting lateral growth and avoid the need for support.
Stock #: 709-010
Zone: 5-9     Height: 5-8'     Full-Sun 		$6.99 each

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Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'

Black-eyed Susan

 1999 PPA Plant of the Year. Very long flowering. Compact plants with 3'' golden-yellow flowers with a rich, dark brown center. Great cut flower. Good butterfly plant. Excellent form. Easy to grow, dependable and long lived.
Stock #: 366-002
Zone: 3-9     Height: 18-24''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		$6.99 each

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Belamcanda chinensis

Blackberry Lily

 This is a charming plant. The flowers are orange with darker, red makings or they can be yellow and are present in late summer. These are followed by clusters of black seeds that give the plant its common name.
Stock #: 474-001
Zone: 5-10     Height: 2-3'     Part-Shade Cut-Flower 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Belamcanda chinensis 'Freckle Face'

Blackberry Lily

 Charming loose clusters of pale-orange flowers brightly decorated with red spots. Attractive pear-shaped pods with shiny black seeds are formed after flowering, creating interest into the fall. A generally shorter variety.
Stock #: 474-003
Zone: 5-10     Height: 14''     Part-Shade Cut-Flower 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Carex nigra

Sedge, Black Fowering

 A new large variety in the Sedge family. Steel blue tufts of grassy foliage will form a nice edge in any pond. The black flowers will form in the spring. Grows to a height of 4 - 6 ft. It is a moisture loving grass and works well as a bright spot at the edge of the pond. Plant up to 10'' submerged.
Stock #: 235-006
Zone: 5-11     Height: 4-6'     Full-Sun Bog-Water-Plant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Gaylussacia baccata

Huckleberry, Black

 Deliciously spicy and sweet 1/4 inch black fruit that can be eaten out of hand or used in pies, preserves or dried for later use. Reddish-purple Fall color. This native American shrub has an extremely high value for wildlife.
Stock #: 756-001
Zone: 5-9     Height: 1-3'     Full-Sun Part-Shade 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Ophiopogon p. 'Ebony Night'

Mondo Grass, Black

Dense, purplish-black, strappy foliage, excellent ground cover, edge or border. Dainty, bell-shaped, purplish-white summer flowers, followed by lustrous, blue-black berries are hidden in foliage. Excellent contrast to gold foliage plants. A fabulous, versatile, ground cover.
Stock #: 336-002
Zone: 5-9     Height: 6-8''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Robinia p. 'Lace Lady'

Contorted Black Locust

 A deciduous shrub or small tree which is most noted for its shrubby growth habit. Its limbs twist, turn, zigzag and kink. Even the leaves have a curled nature. A chance seedling found in New Zealand. Very nice container specimen and then will only reach only 4-5 feet high. Particularly attractive in winter with its unusually shaped bare limbs. White flowers appear in May and June and are quite fragrant. Fall foliage is yellow. Truly a four season plant. AKA: 'Twisty Baby'
Stock #: 867-001
Zone: 4-8     Height: 10-15'     Full-Sun Part-Shade Fragrant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rubus fruticosus 'Waldo'

Blackberry,Thornless 'Waldo'

 Thornless. Produces high yields of highly flavored and easy to pick blackberries. Waldo will remain thornless, even from the suckers. Highly recommended new variety. Large intensely black berries of exceptional flavor. Compact habit and self-fertile. These are large 2 yr old plants.
Stock #: 709-007
Zone: 4-8     Height: 5-6'     Full-Sun 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rudbeckia 'Becky Mix'

Black-eyed Susan

 A dwarf, mixed variety. Large, golden yellow daisies in solid colors and also highlighted and accented with deep red and bronze. Short-lived but readily self-seeds.
Stock #: 366-001
Zone: 5-9     Height: 12-16''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rudbeckia fulgida 'Early Bird Gold'

Black-eyed Susan

 A genetic breakthrough in Rudbeckia. This new variety has the incredible advantage of being day length neutral (not dependent on day length to flower) which means that it starts blooming much earlier and continues to bloom later into the season.
Stock #: 366-011
Zone: 4-10     Height: 18-24''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Sonora'

Black-eyed Susan

 Large, 3'' gold flowers have a dark, rusty reddish-black center. Outstanding contrast. Excellent cut flower.
Stock #: 366-005
Zone: 6-8     Height: 15''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto'

Black-eyed Susan

 Dwarf, compact plants which have plenty of strong side shoots and many rich golden-yellow blooms over a long period, each with a deep chocolate central cone.
Stock #: 366-003
Zone: 3-10     Height: 10''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rudbeckia occ. 'Black Beauty'

Black-eyed Susan

 Unusual flowers are large purple-black cones ringed with gold and surrounded by green bracts on sturdy stems. Interesting cut flower. A very unique, new introduction. Attractive smooth, lush, gray-green foliage. Very 'free-flowering' and a real conversation piece.
Stock #: 366-004
Zone: 3-9     Height: 48-60''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Rudbeckia 'Viette's Little Suzy'

Black-eyed Susan

 A dwarf Black-eyed Susan with deep yellow flowers for months.
Stock #: 366-008
Zone: 4-8     Height: 18-24''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Deer-Resistant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'

Pussy Willow, Black

 The Black Pussy Willow. Rich purple-black catkins and dark stems make this a great cutting plant and conversation piece. Bright green summer foliage. Cut back yearly to produce more shoots.
Stock #: 410-005
Zone: 4-8     Height: 6-10'     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Bog-Water-Plant 		Reference Library Listing Only
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