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| THE NATIVE PLANT CENTER AT WCC | |
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Plant Lists WILDFLOWER & NATIVE PLANT DESCRIPTIONS | |
2007 Suggested Plant Lists
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| PLANTS SOLD AT THE NATIVE PLANT CENTER'S APRIL 2003 SALE |
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| Aqulegia canadensis 'Corbett' | Gold Dwarf Columbine | Profuse show of butter yellow flowers in April-May on 12" plant. |
| Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffii' | Dwarf Goatsbeard | Creamy white flowers in July on 24" plants whose finely cut foliate resembles a giant fern. Prefers moist, rich soil or plenty of mulch in average soil. |
| Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies' | Butterfly Weed | A colorful variation on the species, it produces flowers of red, orange, yellow and bronze in July. Long-lived in dry soils and adored by butterflies. |
| Aster dumosus 'Wood's Light Blue' | Bushy Aster | 12"-15" dwarf clear blue blooms with gold centers produced lavishly from Aug-Oct. Needs no staking and makes a fine con- tainer plant. |
| Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' | Late Aster | 24" plant offers scented leaves, and medium blue blooms, needs no staking. Average soil. |
| Baptisia australis | False Indigo | Purple spikes of pea-shaped flowers on a 3' plant with gray-green leaves in average soils. Long lived. |
| Cimicifuga racemosa 'Brunette' | Snakeroot | Dark, brownish purple leaves, dark purple stems and elegant 3-4' spikes of purple tinged, off-white fragrant flowers in mid- summer. Prefers moist, rich soil. |
| Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' | Tickseed | Justly famous for its amazingly long bloom from June-September. Grows 15"-18" with threadlike leaves and pale yellow flowers for butterflies. Highly drought resistant. |
| Bicentra eximia 'Stuart Boothman' | Bleeding Heart | Blue-gray foliage contrasts well with the pink flowers in May-June. 12" in moist soil. |
| Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' | Pink Coneflower | Large pink blooms with horizontal petals on 36" stems in July. Drought resistant and pest free. |
| Eupatorium coelestinum ' Corey' | Dwarf Hardy Ageratum | 24" tall, this dwarf needs not staking and its blue blooms on deep red stems are a garden mainstay from August-October. Drought resistant. |
| Liatris punctata | Dotted Blazingstar | |
| Phlox paniculata | Robert Poore | |
| Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium | Rose -purple flowers in May and June on a 12"-24" plant. Makes good groundcover as it spreads rapidly but not invasively in aver- age to dry soils. Easy to grow. |
| Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' | False Sunflower | Profuse bright golden double 4" flowers from July to September on 36"-48" stems. Adaptable to average or moist soils. |
| Heuchera | Montrose Ruby | |
| Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' | Woodland Phlox | Good in a moist wooded site, it spreads slowly, needs little maintenance and boasts fragrant flowers of light blue on 8"-10" stems in April-May. |
| Mertensia virginica | Virginia Bluebells | |
| Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' | False Dragonhead | Non-invasice, this 18"-24" clump former produces pure white snapdragon-like flowers over glossy dark green leaves from June-September. |
| Polemonium reptans 'Blue Pearl' | Dwarf Jacob's Ladder | Bright china-blue blooms on a 12" plant in May. Makes a good light-textured groundcover in average/moist soil. |
| Monarda | Jacob Kline | |
| Stylophorum diphyllum | Celendine Poppy | |
| Tiarella cordifolia 'Spring Symphony' | Foamflower | Deeply cut folliage, "painted" bronze along the midrib. This 6" selection produces astounding numbers of soft pink flowers in May. Prefers moist soil. |
| Tradescantia x 'Sweet Kate' | Spiderwort | Known as Blue and Gold, it offers clear yellow 18" tall foliage and dark blue-purple flowers to light up shady areas in average/ moist soils. |
| Viola pedata 'Eco Artist Palette' | Bird Foot Violet | Each flower has shades of yellow, purple, and white from April-June on a 3"-" plant with charming cut leaves. Quite drought tolerant and adaptable. |
| Campsis radicans 'Indian Summer' | Golden Trumpet Creeper | From July on, expect hummingbirds to visit the trumpet-shaped flowers of apricot orange with orange-red throats. |
| Lonicera sempervirens 'Blanche Sandman' | Honeysuckle | Rose flowers opening to light yellow in May/June draw hummingbirds. |
| Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' | Red Chokeberry | White May flowers, bright red persistent berries, brilliant red fall color. This upright 8' x 4' shrub tolerates average to really wet soil. Drought resistent and easy to grow. |
| Azalea viscosum ' Lollipop' | Swamp Azalea | Ruffled, deep pink blooms in July plus blueish-green, mildew resistant leaves turning purplish red in fall. Good in poorly drained soils andlight to medium shade. 5' x 6' |
| Cornus sericea 'Baileyi' | Red Twig Dogwood | Bright red stems on this 6' x 8' shrub glow in the winter. Easy in average to poor, even wet soils. |
| Hamamelis vernalis | Witch Hazel | Highly fragrant yellow flowers in late February plus yellow fall foliage make this 10' x 10' shrub a winner. |
| Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabella' | Annabella Hydrangea | Huge white snowball blooms nearly 12" across in June-July. Easy to grow in average soil and very tolerant of shade. Grows to a compact 3'-5' x 4-6'. |
| Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite' | Dwarf Female Winterberry | Prized for its dense, dwarf growth to 4' x 4' and large red fruit which birds eat late in the season. You need a male for fruit. |
| Ilex verticellata 'Jim Dandy' | Male Winterberry | Blooms heavily and long in May, making it a good pollinator of "Red Sprite" and others. 5' x 5'. |
| Arisaema triphyllum | Jack in the Pulpit | |
| Pachysandra procumbens | Allegheny Pachysandra | |
| Phlox subulata | Emerald Blue | |
| Vaccinum corymbosum 'Patriot' | Highbush Blueberry | Tasty berries of excellent flavor that birds fight you for. Grows 6' x 6' with white May flowers and radiant orange fall color. Likes average, acid soil. |
| Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi | Bearberry | |
| Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' | Gold Yucca | Long green leaves with showy vertical bands of gold. Loves poor soil in full sun. A low 2'-3' grower unlike the common green yucca. White flowers in June. |
| Adiantum pedatum | Maidenhair Fern | Delicate, lacy foliage 12" high make this fern the most graceful. Likes moist, sheltered sites. |
| Spigelia marilandica | ||
| Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | A tough evergreen fern, 12"-18" tall and wide. Prefers moist soils but tolerates average soils better than most ferns. Good companion for spring bulbs. |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | Northern Sea Oats | Attractive oat-like seed heads stay from late summer through winter on a compact 3' grass with deep gold fall color. Will naturalize in dry shade. |
| Panicum vigatum 'Shenandoah' | Switch Grass | Only 3' high, it's the shortest and slowest growing panicum, partly due to less chlorophyll. Foliage turns strongly red- maroon by late June with red flowers from August on. |
| Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue' | Blue Indian Grass | An upright 4'-6' grower with metallic steely- blue leaves turning orange-gold in fall. |