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Perennials (65)

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This lovely ornamental grass has big, fluffy pink plumes. Excellent choice for a screen or can stand alone beautifully. Should be planted in a protected area and care should be taken for overwintering. The crown should be covered with baskets or hay. Cut back to the ground in early spring. A favorite for dried arrangements.

Pampas, Dwarf 'White'

Large ornamental grass that can stand alone in the landscape
Very showy plumes of ivory-white that tower over the foliage
Plumes are used in dried flower arrangements

Passion Flower

A hardy vine used on trellises, arbors or fences
Fruit is edible
Beautiful, unique flowers are fragrant

Pear, Flowering 'Chanticleer' or 'Cleveland'

White flower in mid-March, early April
Profuse bloomer before foliage
Great fall color with reds and maroons

Penstemon 'Huskers Red'

Looks great when planted at the back of a flower bed
Makes nice cut flowers
Attracts hummingbirds

Phlox (sublata)

Also called creeping phlox. Excellent for spilling over retainer walls
Good for edging pathways
Very pretty in containers

Photinia Red Tip

Evergreen shrub that has moderate to fast upright growth habit
The new leaves are red, turning to a bronze-red, then maturing to a dark green
Makes a great hedge either sheard or left alone. Large enough to use as privacy screening

Pieris Japonica 'Cavatine'

Dwarf broadleaf evergreen
Ideal as a small hedge, in borders, and as a foundation shrub
Long lasting, profuse bloomer of white flowers in early spring
Great for a semi-shady area of the garden

Pieris Japonica 'Valley Valentine'

Slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with an upright habit
Large clusters of maroon flowers emerge in the spring
New leaves are orange-bronze but mature to glossy dark green
Nice display when mass planted. Excellent as a small foundation shrub

Pin Oak

Good for shade
Pyramidal growth habit
Excellent fall color of yellow, orange, and red

Pine 'Gimborn's Ideal'

Small dense evergreen tree
Green foliage turning bluish green in spring
Vertical accent
Uses include hedge or screening

Pine 'Loblolly'

This fast growing pine is often used as a quick screen in many landscapes. Has fragranrt, resinous foliage. Extensively cultivated in forest plantations for pulpwood and lumber. Excellent choice for poor soil. One of the meanings of loblolly is 'mud puddle' where these pines often grow.

Pine 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'

Evergreen with long, twisted, silvery blue green needles
A superior selection for a lawn specimen or accent
Disease and insect resistant

Pine Dwarf Mugo 'Slowmound'

This 'slowmound' variety is the true dwarf Mugo pine
A splendid specimen for rock gardens and containers
A very slow grower
Makes a perfect low growing evergreen mound

Pine Eastern White 'Blue Shag'

This easy-care Conifer has a dwarf, dense habit with short, blue green needles that are soft to the touch. Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions and effective in rock gardens, shrub borders or as a specimen. Evergreen.