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5 Beautiful Plants -please help ID

Good morning from sunny Germany! It finally feels like spring here :D Hurray!

I'd love some help identifying these plants. They're around our neighborhood and seem to be flourishing so we figured why not plant some in our own garden? Thank you in advance for your help!
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!potatoes!
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B is a hosta

D is creeping phlox

E is on the tip of my tongue, but not volunteering itself.

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I love plant hunting (researching) to find what I would want in my own garden. What a great idea to look around the neighborhood. BE sure to look up their growing requirements like sunlight, soil type, and soil moisture, and match them up to what you have around your garden, grouping similar need plants together.

A looks like Forget-me-not/Mysotis
Is E a Nigella?
C might be Candytuft/Iberis

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E. Looks like bachelors button to me.

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E looks like what we call blue cornflower here. It grows on the side of the road. I think it's also called bachelor button.
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A I agree, forget me nots
B agree hosts
C maybe snow in summer, or white phlox?
D agree creeping phlox

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Grrr, lost my post
C looks like candytuft to me
E maybe perennial centaurea, considered invasive in some areas

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!potatoes!
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centaurea. that's the word I was looking for.

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B=Hosta, C=maybe chrsyanthmum, d=some sort of phlox or Sweet William.

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These have already all been ID'd but I agree with the following

A is forget-me-not. Their blooms are so sweet in a nice shady spot!
B is hosta
C is Iberis Sempervirens Candy Tuft. The leaves are evergreen and I find it to be very easy to grow. The white is very pure and striking in the spring.
D is definitely creeping phlox
E is Centaurea (Bachelor Button)



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