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Hand-curated slices of the catalogue. Each list is a saved query — open one to see the matching plants, filterable and sortable like any other listing.

§1Commercial availability

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Plants you can actually buy — what nurseries stock, what propagators contract for.

Routinely available

Routinely stocked at nurseries (≈900 species).

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Sold as nursery stock

Plants sold as nursery stock — easier first plantings.

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Contracting only

Specialty material — propagators grow it on contract.

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§2Range and rarity

3 lists

County-count slices — from single-county endemics to widespread generalists.

Single-county taxa

Recorded in exactly 1 county nationally.

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Rare (≤ 5 counties)

Recorded in 5 or fewer counties.

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Widespread (100+ counties)

Native species recorded in 100+ counties.

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§3Bloom time

5 lists

When the flowers open. Useful for planning succession through the season.

Early spring

Bloom in early spring.

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Spring

Bloom in spring (any phase).

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Summer

Bloom in summer.

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Fall

Bloom in fall.

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Winter

Bloom in winter or late winter.

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§4Flower color

6 lists

Recorded flower color from USDA characteristics.

Yellow

Yellow-flowered species.

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White

White-flowered species.

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Purple

Purple-flowered species.

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Red

Red-flowered species.

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Blue

Blue-flowered species.

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Orange

Orange-flowered species.

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§5Mature height

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Practical size ranges for garden planning — groundcovers up to canopy trees.

Groundcovers (< 1 ft)

Plants staying under 1 foot at maturity.

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Low perennials (1–3 ft)

Plants 1 to 3 feet at maturity.

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Shrubs (3–8 ft)

Mid-sized shrubs and tall perennials.

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Small trees (8–25 ft)

Understory and small ornamental trees.

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Canopy trees (25+ ft)

Full-sized trees, 25 feet and up.

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