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Theodore Klein Plant Award Winners

This program promotes superior woody and herbaceous plants for Kentucky landscapes.  Named for one of the patriarchs of the Kentucky nursery industry, the program names each year plants that offer excellent ornamental and performance characteristics in the Kentucky climate. Award winners are selected each year by a panel of plant professionals representing Yew Dell, the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association, University of Kentucky Landscape and Nursery program, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

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    Dryopteris x australis (Dixie Wood Fern)
    From $10.00
    • 3 ft
    • Full Shade to Part Shade
    • 5-9
    Aralia cordata 'Sunking' (Japanese Spikenard)
    $20.00
    • 4-5 ft
    • Full Shade to Part Sun
    • 3-9
    Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain' (Lungwort)
      Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain' (Lungwort)
      From $15.00
      • 0.75-1 ft
      • Part Shade to Full Shade
      • 4-9
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        Phlox paniculata 'Jeana' (Garden Phlox)
        $15.00
        • 3-4.5 ft
        • Full Sun
        • 4-8
          Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae (Wood Spurge)
          From $10.00
          • 1-1.5 ft
          • Full Shade to Part Shade
          • 6-9
          Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red' (Lady Fern)
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            Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red' (Lady Fern)
            From $10.00
            • 1.5 ft
            • Full Shade to Part Shade
            • 4-8
            Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' (Solomon's Seal)
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              Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' (Solomon's Seal)
              From $9.00
              • 1.5-2 ft
              • Full Shade to Part Shade
              • 3-9
              Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' (Fragrant Aster)
              Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' (Fragrant Aster)
              $15.00
              • 2-3 ft
              • Full Sun
              • 5-8
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                Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae' (Victory Lady Fern)
                From $10.00
                • 1.5 ft
                • Full Shade to Part Shade
                • 4-8
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                  Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' (Short's Goldenrod)
                  $12.00
                  • 2.5-3 ft
                  • Full Sun
                  • 6-9
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                    Athyrium x 'Ghost' (Painted Fern)
                    From $10.00
                    • 2-3 ft
                    • Full Shade to Part Shade
                    • 4-9
                    Acanthus spinosus (Bear's Breeches)
                    $16.00
                    • 3-4 ft
                    • Full Sun to Part Shade
                    • 5-9
                      Amsonia 'Starstruck' (Bluestar)
                      From $10.00
                      • 2 ft
                      • Full Sun to Part Sun
                      • 4-9
                        Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (Evercolor® Japanese Sedge)
                        From $10.00
                        • 1-1.5 ft
                        • Part Sun to Part Shade
                        • 5-9
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                          Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' (Barrenwort)
                          $19.00
                          • 1 ft
                          • Full Shade to Part Shade
                          • 3-9
                          Heuchera villosa macrorrhiza 'Autumn Bride' (Hairy Alum Root)
                          $16.00
                          • 1.5-2 ft
                          • Part Sun to Part Shade
                          • 4-9
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