 Photo from Spring Meadow Nursery
Abelia mosanensis
Hailing from Latvia, this hardy deciduous shrub has pink flowers with fragrance better than a lilac...
Shrubs and Trees
5′–6′
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 Photo by Michael Buckner, The Plant Man, San Diego
Rose to dark red rosettes with some green.
This relative of hens and chicks forms a rosette of succulent leaves on a basal stem, resembling a...
Annuals - Succulents
2′–4′
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 Photo courtesy of Flickr user Manuel M. Ramos
The rosettes are pale yellow in the center, with green middles and pinkish red edges. Small yellow...
This relative of hens and chicks forms a rosette of succulent leaves on a basal stem, resembling a...
Annuals - Succulents
2′–3′
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 Friends School Plant Sale photo by Nancy S.
Dark purple (seemingly black) rosettes. Sounds sinister, but actually the plant has an amusing if...
This relative of hens and chicks forms a rosette of succulent leaves on a basal stem, resembling a...
Annuals - Succulents
3′–4′
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 Friends School Plant Sale photo by Jenn M.
Spaghetti Strap, A. geminiflora: Has numerous long, narrow green leaves that are flexible and arch...
Native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S., agave is known for its large, thick fleshy leaves that...
Annuals - Succulents
5″
 
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 Photo courtesy of Dave's Garden user palmbob
Agave stricta nana
Dwarf with narrow, blue-green needle-like leaves. An attractive specimen for small gardens or...
Native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S., agave is known for its large, thick fleshy leaves that...
Annuals - Succulents
4″–6″
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 Photo courtesy of dangergarden.blogspot.com
Thick blue-green leaves peppered with cranberry spots and outlined with maroon edges that terminate...
Similar to agave, with pointy, thick, fleshy leaves.
Annuals - Succulents
1′
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Ageratum
Lavender-blue.
Fuzzy flower heads in attractive umbels. Easy to grow. Seeds eaten by finches. These are vigorous,...
Annuals
1′–2′
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 Photo from Rush Creek Growers
Clusters of button flowers in shades of purple, especially a deep reddish purple. Buds and leaves...
Fuzzy flower heads in attractive umbels. Easy to grow. Seeds eaten by finches. These are vigorous,...
Annuals
10″–12″
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 Photo by Kurt Stüber from the Wikimedia Commons
Prunus tenella
Showy masses of rosy-pink to white blooms in early spring. Scarlet foliage in fall. Excellent hedge...
Shrubs and Trees
4′–6′
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 Friends School Plant Sale photo by Jenn M.
Aloe x meyeri
Green and whitish rosettes with green and gray marks. Coral or yellow flowers.
Desert natives with long, thick, spiked leaves.
Annuals - Succulents
8″–12″
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 Photo by Kurisu rs from the Wikimedia Commons
Aloe variegata
Spotted leaves with a variegated edge. This is a succulent that likes shade and does great on most...
Desert natives with long, thick, spiked leaves.
Annuals - Succulents
6″
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 Photo courtesy of www.KarlGercens.com
Aloe nobilis variegata
Rosette of emerald leaves banded with yellow and edged with gold teeth. Forms lots of offsets....
Desert natives with long, thick, spiked leaves.
Annuals - Succulents
6″–12″
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 Friends School Plant Sale photo
Aloe vera
Succulent whose juice is used to treat burns, poison ivy, and rashes. Bring indoors as a house...
Herbs
1′–2′
 
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 Photo by Abu Shawka from the Wikimedia Commons
Aloe plicatilis
10” blue-green leaves arranged in a fan. Tubular scarlet-orange flowers. Slow-growing.
Rare and Unusual
1′
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