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Common Names: P

pachysandra, Alleghany
Pachysandra procumbens
pachysandra, Japanese
Pachysandra terminalis
pagoda dogwood; alternate-leaved dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
palm, Adam's !needle, needle
Yucca filamentosa
panicled aster
Aster simplex
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
passionflower, blue
Passiflora caerulea
passionflower, yellow
Passiflora lutea
pawpaw
Asimina triloba
pennisetum, Chinese
Pennisetum alopecuroides
penstemon, pine-leaved
Penstemon pinifolius
pepperbush, sweet
Clethra alnifolia
peppermint
Mentha piperita
periwinkle, common
Vinca minor
periwinkle, purple-flowered
Vinca minor (purple-flowered)
periwinkle, white-flowered
Vinca minor 'Alba'
phlox, Carolina
Phlox carolina
phlox, creeping
Phlox stolonifera
phlox, downy
Phlox pilosa
phlox, hairy
Phlox amoena
phlox, northern
Phlox borealis
phlox, prairie
Phlox pilosa
phlox, smooth
Phlox glaberrima
phlox, sword-leaf
Phlox buckleyi
phlox, thick-leaf
Phlox carolina
phlox, trailing
Phlox nivalis 'Camla'
phlox, white-flowered wild blue
Phlox divaricata 'Dirgo Ice'
phlox, wild blue
Phlox divaricata
pickerel weed
Pontederia cordata
pineapple sage
Salvia elegans
pink, ground
Phlox subulata
pink, maiden
Dianthus deltoides
pink, meadow
Dianthus deltoides
pink, moss
Phlox subulata
pink, sea
Armeria maritima
pink-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Convallaria majalis 'Rosea'
plum, August
Prunus americana
plum, beach
Prunus maritima
plum, goose
Prunus americana
plum, wild
Prunus americana
plumbago, hardy
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
polypody, common
Polypodium virginianum
polypody, rock
Polypodium virginianum
poppy, celandine
Stylophorum diphyllum
poppy, wood
Stylophorum diphyllum
prickly comfrey
Symphytum asperum
prickly pear
Opuntia humifusa
prickly pear
Opuntia humifusa rafinesquei
prickly pear
Opuntia phaeacantha
prickly pear
Opuntia phaeacantha - purple-flowered
prickly pear, common
Opuntia compressa
purple hairgrass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
purple strawberry guava
Psidium littorale longipes

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Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Mentha

(Labiatae - mint family)
Mint. About 25 species of perennial herbs, mostly native to temperate regions of the Old World. Mint leaves can be used as a flavoring in foods, made into tea, or eaten as a nibble. The species listed here all prefer moist soil and bear small lavender or purple flowers in summer.

piperita peren • ht 1-2' • zones 3-10

peppermint


edible, fragrant, sun - part shade
Europe

Has an especially tangy, refreshing taste. A favorite for eating fresh or making tea. Spreads quickly.

cat # 6G1H
$7.95 each / 3-2, $7.50 ea / 3+, $6.95 ea


requienii peren • ht 1" • zones 7-10

Corsican mint

Mentha requienii - Jun 27 Mentha requienii - Jun 27


fragrant, ground cover, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
Corsica, Sardinia

A diminuitive, tiny-leaved, mat-forming creeper. Intensely mint-scented. Not reliably hardy here. (zone 5-6 boundary), but re-seeds. In cold areas, it would be advisable to keep a bit indoors for winter until hardiness in your area has been established.

cat # 6G1K
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea


spicata peren • ht 2½' • zones 4-10

spearmint


edible, fragrant, sun - part shade
Eurasia

Good for tea or nibbling. Often occurs as a naturalized plant in moist meadows here.

cat # 6G1P
$7.95 each / 3-2, $7.50 ea / 3+, $6.95 ea


Mentha suaveolens - Aug 19 Mentha suaveolens - Aug 19 Mentha suaveolens - Aug 19
suaveolens peren • ht 3' • zones 3-10

horsemint; applemint


edible, fragrant, sun - part shade
Europe

Has relatively large, white-wooly leaves and sprawling stems.

cat # 6G1M
$7.95 each / 3-9, $7.50 ea / 10+, $6.95 ea