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3	Jimmy Turner Director of Horticulture Research Plant Trials Collections Garden Design Purchase plants Budget Plant Geek….
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10	Aster praealtus Willow Aster Perennial-Veg. Mountain States Sun to part shade Fall flowering incredible aster! Right up there with A. oblongifolius Texas native! Symphyotrichum praealtum Arboretum Approved
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20	Gaura ‘Geyser’ series Syngenta Only gaura I have liked so far! Heavy flowering Compact Doesn’t go “weedy”
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29	Monarda bartlettii x fistulosa ‘Peter’s Purple’ Perennial 6 ft. tall No staking Mildew resistant Long blooming season Vibrant purple color Not overly invasive Arboretum Approved
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31	Muehlenbeckia Creeping Wire Vine Perennial-Veg Proven Winners Sun Hardy to zone 8 Strange fern like creeper for sun Likes it dry Arboretum Approved
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34	"Perennial" Perennial Tough Only summer phlox I recommend Full Sun Found in San Antonio by Greg Grant
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39	Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’ & ‘Augusta Duelberg’ Greg Grant Perennial 4 ft. tall Just bigger and better The best “mealycup” sage!
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43	Salvia greggi ‘Navajo Rose’ Ball Floraplant Perennial-Veg. Sun Compact habit and heavy flowering Fast growing plants More branching than standar types Arboretum Approved
44	Salvia greggi ‘Teresa’ ??? Perennial-Veg. Sun Incredible pale pink to white flowers Great compact habit Tough Arboretum Approved
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46	Salvia transylvanica ‘Blue Cloud’ Pan American Perennial-Sun Why doesn’t anyone grow this? Better than any S. x superba variety Likes it dry!!! Tall 2 ft. spikes of flowers Arboretum Approved
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50	"Terra Nova" Terra Nova Perennial Best pink flowered Sedum I’ve tested Tough Perennial I think it does better with light shade
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53	Sinningia ‘Tante’ Yucca Do Full Sun or Light Shade Peach flowers Mounding Great flower power! Very drought tolerant Zone 7 hardy This plant will be popular… Arboretum Approved
54	Verbena rigida ‘Santos’ Perennial - Seed Kieft Rhizomatous Drought Tolerant Vigorous! “Kudzu Queen” Award! Arboretum Approved
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81	xManfreda ‘Macho Mocha’
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102	Got the Point? www.dallasplanttrials.org Favorites & Data Suppliers area Downloadable presentation Sign up for monthly email Wed. June 25th 2008 Plant Trials Field Day jturner@dallasarboretum.org