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Plants and flowers by area
Plants_Purchased_by_Yard_Area
Flower
Name
Sunlight
Soil Type
Toxic to dogs?
Type
Location
Notes
Links
gold moss (Sedum acre)
full sun
dry
well drained
No
Groundcover
Foot of front stairs
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Irish moss
full sun
partial shade
well drained
moist
No
Groundcover
Foot of front stairs
Kiwi weeping sedge e.g. Carex flagellifera
full sun
moist
well drained
No
High
Foot of front stairs
Gaura “dark pink”
full sun
well drained
moist
No
High
Front gate corner
Green creeping moneywort (Creeping Jenny)
full sun
partial shade
moist
No
Groundcover
Front gate corner
african daisy (Osteospermum)
full sun
well watered
No
High
Front porch
Mojito mint
dappled light
regular moisture, not dry
Caution
Edible
Front stairway landing
basil (PLANT NEXT TO TOMATOeS!!)
full sun
moist
No
Edible
Front stairway landing
sage
full sun
moist
No
Edible
Front stairway landing
thyme
full sun
partial shade
well drained
No
Edible
Front stairway landing
tomatoes
full sun
well watered
Caution
Edible
Front stairway landing
Burpless supreme cucumber
full sun
moist
well drained
No
Edible
Front stairway landing
Romaine lettuce
full sun
No
Edible
Front stairway landing
bush violet
full sun
partial shade
moist
No
Low
Micah’s room
violet
full sun
partial shade
moist
No
Low
Micah’s room
Lavender bandera pink
full sun
well drained
Yes
High
Patio
Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink'
full sun
moist
well drained
No
High
Patio
geranium
full sun
well drained
Yes
Low
Patio
Dianthus “brilliant”
full sun
dry
Yes
Low
Patio
Dianthus deltoides
Foxtail fern
partial shade
moist
Yes
High
Shed side
Campanula Garganica (Dickson’s Gold)
full sun
partial shade
average
moist
Unknown
Low
Shed side
Hydrangea
full sun
partial shade
well drained
moist
Yes
High
Shed side
Emerald Gaiety
full sun
partial shade
well drained
Yes
Groundcover
Shed side
Coleus (plectranthus scutellariodes)
shade
partial shade
moist
Yes
Low
Shed side
annual or short-lived perennial; "Water when soil becomes dry, keep moist but not wet.”
Boxwood
partial shade
dappled light
well drained
Yes
High
Shed side
Cosmos bipinnatus “Sonata white”
full sun
partial shade
dappled light
well drained
No
High
Tree corner
Heuchera (Coral Bells)
full sun
partial shade
moist
No
High
Tree corner
Stonecrop; sedum sunsparkler; firecracker
full sun
partial shade
dry
No
Groundcover
Tree corner
Leptinella gruveri (miniature brass buttons)
partial shade
shade
moist
regular moisture, not dry
No
Groundcover
Tree corner
Polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
partial shade
moist
No
Low
Tree corner
annual or short-lived perennial
Calibrachoa hybrid
full sun
dappled light
well drained
No
Low
Tree corner
“Calibrachoa do not like to have constantly damp soil. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Calibrachoa.”
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