Perennials

 Perennials

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Scientific name: Ajuga reptans 

Common name: Ajuga 

Pronunciation: A-jug-a rep-tans

Characteristics: 

-Height: 6 inches

-Spacing: 10 to 14 inches

-Sun Exposure: Partially sun to full sun

-Flower Color: Purple, white, silver, and cream

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Outdoor halloween decoration
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Scientific name: Canna x genera

Common name: Canna

Pronunciation: Can-na x gen-er-a

 Characteristics: 

-Height: 3' or more

-Spacing: 18 inches

-Sun Exposure: Direct sunlight

-Flower Color: Red, pink,orange, yellow, white

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Very attractive
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Scientific name: Chrysanthemum morifolium 

Common name: Florist chrysanthemum 

Pronunciation: Chry-San-them-um flor-ist

 Characteristics:

-Height: 1 to 3'

-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches

-Sun Exposure: Partial sun to full sun

-Flower Color: Red, pink, orange, bronze, and white

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Good fall flowers
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Scientific name: Hedera helix

Common name: English ivy

Pronunciation: He-der-a he-lix

 Characteristics: 

-Height: 30 to 40' 

-Spacing: 18 inches 

-Sun Exposure: full natural light

-Flower Color: white

-Life Cycle: perennial

-Landscape: makes a good ground over
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Scientific name: Hemerocallis cv. 

Common name: Daylily

Pronunciation: He-mer-o-call-is

 Characteristics:

-Height: 8 inches to 5 feet

-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches 

-Sun Exposure: indirect sunlight, or shade

-Flower Color: Yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, near-white and shades and combinations of all of these

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Attractive colors
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 Scientific Name: Hosta sp.
Common Name: Hosta
Pronunciation: Host-a sp.

Characteristics:
-Height: 28 inches
-Spacing: More than 6'

-Sun Exposure: Indirect sunlight
-Flower Color: Lavender
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Makes a good border
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Scientific Name: Iris x germanica var. florentina
Common Name: Bearded Iris
Pronunciation: I-ris x ger-man-ica

Characteristics: 
-Height: 5 inches to 3'
-Spacing: 12'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun exposure
-Flower Color: Blue, pink, purple, reddish, white, yellow, and bi-colors.
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Attractive colors
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Scientific Name: Liriope muscari
Common Name: Liriope Green or Variegated cv.
Pronunciation: Lir-i-ope mus-car-i

 Characteristics:
-Height: Between 10 and 18 inches
-Spacing: 18 to 24 inches
-Sun exposure: Full to partial
-Flower Color: White
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Nice foliage
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Scientific Name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Common Name: Mondo Grass
Pronunciation: O-phi-o-po-gon jap-on-i-cua

Characteristics:
-Height: 8 to 24 inches
-Spacing: 3 to 4 inches
-Sun Exposure: Shady areas
 -Flower Color: Purple
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Can be used to make designs
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