Help with todays purchases

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    The lady in the playground was selling plants today and I decided to just buy the ones I liked the look of. :) Problem now is knowing what they are and where to plant.
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    I'm hoping some of them can go in the wildlife area around the pond :)
     
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    n. 3 is mint (to make sure just smell it)
     
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    I did think this and the reason for getting it was the smell :)
     
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    1. Is familiar but can't put my finger on it.
    2. & 4. Are Sedums
    3. Looks like Mint to me. :)
     
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    #1 maybe Geranium Sanguineum.
     
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    Sedum spurium to be exact and the other Sedum is one of the taller herbaceous types,
     
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      Put the mint in a pot or it will take over everything!!
       
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        Number 4 is Ice Plant (Sedum Spectabile) I think. Suits a nice sunny spot, extremely drought tolerant.
         
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