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Achillea clypeolata (Yarrow) perennial, mat forming, sunny dry soil, rhizomatous |
Achilles soldiers' used to treat wounds |
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Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) perennial, mat forming, sunny dry soil, rhizomatous *North American native variety * |
Achilles' soldiers used to treat wounds |
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Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed) invasive, dense mat groundcover, shade loving, tolerates sun |
invasive w/o yoke, creeping |
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Achemilla mollis (Lady's mantle) perennial ground cover, full/partial sun |
water collecting on leaves thought to be purest available, used by alchemists; soft/delicate |
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Allium senescens (Allium) perennial, full-part sun |
old garlic |
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Anemone (Windflower) part shade, acid soil |
daughter of the wind |
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Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine) *native* shade or sun with proper moisture, butterfly and hummingbirds love nectar |
eagle/dove |
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Artemisia ludoviciana, esp 'Silver King' native, rhizomatous, perennial, furry leaves |
Artemis + Louisiana |
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Artemisia schmidtiana (Silvermound) mat forming perennial, good for borders, tolerates many soil types, full sun to part shade |
Artemis |
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Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly mildweed) *native* full sun, dry soil, food for monarchs |
God of healing |
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Aster alpinus *native subspecies* perennial, full sun |
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Aster/Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) *native* |
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Astilbe arendsii moist, shady areas blooms late spring to late summer needs good drainage perennial |
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Bergenia purpurascens hardy evergreen perennial good ground cover around shrubs, edging, mixed containers full sun-part shade rhizomatous |
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Calamagrostis acutifolia clumping grass full sun-part shade, variety of soil types and moistures tolerated |
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Campanula (bellflower) full sun, well-drained soil once established can tolerate rought perennial |
campana = bell, Latin |
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Carex (variegated sedge) dense, spreading sedge groundcover for parttly shady, moist sites 6"-12" tall |
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Cerastium tomentosum (mouse-ear chickweed, Snow-in-Summer) carnation family low, aggressive spreading perennial from alpine Europe good for difficult sites |
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Chelone glabra (turtlehead) moist meadows, butterfly plant part shade to full sun deer resistant |
Chelone = Gr nymph |
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Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley) shady groundcover tolerates poor soil, dry shade protect from afternoon sun |
convallis (L) = "valley" |
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Coreposis verticillata perennial groundcover blooms Jun-Aug full sun dry to medium moisture attracts butterflies rhizomatous |
koris = bug opsis = appearance (due to shape of seed) |
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Corydalis lutea flowers late spring - early fall borders, rock gardens full sun - part shade |
"crested lark" - similarity between flower and bird's spur |
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Dianthus chinensis (China pink, Sweet William) perennial/biennial (often don't survive <2 yrs) full sun - part shade |
"flower of Zeus" |
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Dicentra eximia (bleeding heart) perennial avg soil, well drained, part shade |
"spur, sharp point" |
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Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) butterflies full sun - part shade |
"hedgehog" Gr |
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Eryngium planum (sea holly) full sun normal or sandy soil, dry |
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Euphorbia polychroma (chrome/cushion spurge) perennial edging, rock garden, container red fall foliage full sun - part shade normal - sandy soil, dry |
Euphorbus, Gr physician who discovered the plant |
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Festuca glauca (blue fescue) full sun dry to medium water require frequent division (every 2-3 years) |
"straw, stalk, rod" |
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Gaillardia grandiflora (blanket flower) flowers early summer - early fall butterflies full sun well drained soil, sandy, drought tolerant |
Gaillard de Marentonneau, 18th ce Fr amateur botanist |
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Galium odoratum (sweet woodruff) blooms in spring part shade - full shade medium to wet soil ground cover - can be aggro |
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Geranium spp. (cranesbill) dry-med moisture, well drained full sun - part shade |
geranos = "crane" |
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Hakonechloa macra (Japanese forest grass) slow growing clumps, border edging - good with hostas and ferns, similar conditions part - full shade sandy or clay soil average - moist |
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Hedera helix (English ivy) med moisture, well drained part - full shade aggro, fast-growing, invasive |
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Helianthus decapetalus (Ten-Petal Sunflower) late summer moist site (so no powdery mildew) butterflies full sun, clay soil |
"sun flower" |
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Hemerocallis (Daylily) full sun - part shade medium water butterflies |
"day beauty" |
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Heuchera (coral bells) full sun - part shade normal - sandy soil avg - moist low mounds butterflies |
after Johann von Heucher, Germ botanist |
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Hosta (plantain lily) rhizomatous shade tolerant deer + slugs |
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' full sun - part shade well-drained |
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Imperata cylindrica edging, rock garden, mass plantings full sun - part shade well-drained soil |
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Iris pumila (pygmy iris) single blooms 10-15cm above ground |
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Iris germanica full sun medium water, well drained |
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Lamium maculatum (deadnettle) partial - full shade dry tolerant evergreen |
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Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender) full sun dry - medium butterflies well-drained |
lavo = to wash, former plant use |
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Leucanthemum (Shasta daisy) full sun - part shade butterflies |
"white flower" |
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Ligularia dentata (leopard plant) part - full shade medium to wet rain garden humusy soil, should never dry out |
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Lilium asiatic full sun - part shade divide every 3 years |
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Lupinus polyphyllus pea family invasive some places moist, well-drained |
"wolf like" |
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Lysimachia clethroides (creeping Jenny, moneywort) full sun - part shade medium - wet ground cover, water plant, naturalize, rain garden creeping ground cover |
"like a coin" |
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Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern) native spreading needs plenty of water through summer deciduous part - full shade clay soil avg - moist - wet |
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Miscanthus floridulus/sinensis ([Giant] miscanthus) 6-8' tall Japanese full sun medium - wet rain garden attracts birds, winter interest tolerates black walnut |
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Monarda didyma (scarlet beebalm / bergamot / Oswego tea) attracts butterflies, hummingbirds rain garden full sun - part shade deer resistant |
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Origanum vulgare (oregano) well drained can tolerate poor soil tolerates semi-shade |
"mountain brightness" |
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Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese spurge) boxwood family partial - full shade space closely |
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Paeonia officinalis full sun avg - moist soil |
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Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy) full sun late spring, early summer disappear in summer, plant something to get bushy later in season like rudbeckia, russian sage, grasses |
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Penstemon digitalis (beardtongue) Full sun dry - med birds, butterflies does not tolerate dry or clay soil |
"finger like" |
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Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage) full sun normal - sandy soil dry butterflies valuable for long season |
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Phalaris arundinacea (Gardener's Garters) spreading grass full sun - part shade loves moisture |
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Phlox paniculata (garden phlox) full sun - part shade hummingbirds, butterflies deer, clay soil, black walnut well drained, prefs rich |
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Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant) full sun avg - moist soil well-drained acidic tolerates wet soil and some part shade |
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Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) part - full shade good for woodland garden, with ferns + hostas clay soil avg - moist soil native varieties |
"many knees" - multiple jointed rhyzome |
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Ranunculus asiaticus (Persian buttercup) |
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Rudbeckia hirta (black eyed susan) full sun - part shade often survive winters or self-seed |
Olaf Rudbeck, Sw botanist |
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Salvia nemorosa (perennial sage) full sun drought tolerant once established tolerates heat and humidity butterflies + hummingbirds |
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Sedum (stonecrop) full sun - part shade borders etc |
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