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Agastache foeniculum Anise hyssop

Soil: Mesic
Sun: Full, Partial Height: 2-4'
Color: Purple Bloom: Jun-Sept
Suggested Uses: Aromatic, Tea, Birds Butterflies
Food uses: The flowers are edible. The anise flavored seeds can be used in muffins and cookies. A fragrant licorice flavored tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. Seeping washed leaved in milk to be used in an ice-cream maker adds flavor to the ice-cream. The leaves can be added to salads and fruit cups. It is also sometimes used to flavor pork or poultry. Other uses: Bees are attracted to the flowers. The flowers also dry well for use in bouquets and craft projects.

 

Monarda didyma Bee balm

Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade
Growth Habits: Perennial, 3 to 4 feet tall, 2 feet spread
Watering Needs: Regular to ample water, likes damp soil in summer Suggested Uses: Attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and bees, beebalm is a must-have in butterfly and naturalistic gardens. Most beebalm plantings can be expected to spread, so plant where this will not be a problem. In mixed perennial borders beebalm may require thinning every couple years to control its spread. The clumps tend to die out in the center and that's unsightly, so plan on dividing and replanting. Beebalm flowers over an extended period, and with vigilant deadheading, you can have flowers for eight weeks or more.
Food Uses: The leaves of the plant have been used traditionally to make a strongly mint flavored tea that is said to be good for fever, stomach problems and restful sleep. The leaves are simmered for 10 minutes to bring out the full flavor.

 

Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)

Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh/bugbane Common Name: Bugbane Height: 4-5 ft. Color: White Bloom Season: Summer Conditions: Full Sun/Part Shade Hardiness Zone: 3-9 General Information: Black Cohosh is a summer plant of the deep woods and forest margins, reaching up to 6 or even 8 feet tall. From late June through July, the white flower spikes of Black Cohosh reach above the ground cover making this an easy plant to spot in the summer forest. It's appearance is easily distinguished from the similarly named Blue Cohosh, which is a much smaller plant, blooming earlier in the season, with small brown flowers. Other Uses:Black Cohosh is an important medicinal plant but should only be used by those experienced in herbal medicine. Overdoses can result in symptoms of poisoning such as intense headaches, dizziness, visual disturbances, slow pulse rate, nausea and vomiting. Avoid during pregnancy.

Lychnis Campion, Catchfly Zone: 4 to 8 Height: 2 to 3 feet Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet Bloom Time: May - July Bloom Color: Rose magenta Sun: Full sun (only) Water: Dry to medium moisture Maintenance: Low Rose Campion Usage: Rose campion is an old time favorite usually grown in annual beds and borders. Dead-head spent flowers to keep new blossoms coming. The flowers of rose campion have very long peduncles (flower stems) which makes them suitable for use as cut flowers, albeit short lived ones. Features: With a backdrop of silver-gray foliage, the vivid, almost neon, pink or purple flowers of rose campion really stand out. Use a group of rose campions to add a dramatic accent of bright color to a bed or border. Even when not in bloom, rose campion's downy silver-gray foliage is a useful foil in flower beds or simply to accent green foliage.

Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine poppy/wood poppy Exposure: Part shade/ full sun Bloom color: Yellow Bloom period: May- June Height: 1-2' Spread: 2' Zones: 4-8 Water: Mudium to moist Soil: Loam General Information: Celandine Poppy is a handsome perennial with bluish-green lobed leaves, the plants forming 11/2-foot clumps. From March to May, clusters of bright yellow, 2-inch buttercup-like flowers appear and are followed by nodding green hairy pods. Under dry conditions, the plant may go dormant in midsummer, otherwise it may flower on and off into fall. Celandine Poppy is a favorite wildflower for moist, rich, lightly wooded area. It will self-sow and multiply under right conditions. Grow it with other shade-tolerant species such as Foamflower, Columbine, Bleeding Heart, Wild Ginger, and Phlox. Celandine Poppy is good for beginners.

Aronia arbutifolia Chokeberry Common name: Red chokeberry. Family: Rosaceae. Hardiness: Zones 4-9. Flowers: many small clusters, white flowers early May Autumn Color: brilliant red fall color Soil: soil adaptable Water Conditions: tolerates both dry and wet sites Description: A colonizing shrub that grows to 10 feet tall with a 4-foot spread. White flowers in April, followed by 1/4-inch, red fruit into the winter. Foliage is glossy, showing brilliant fall color in late October. Tolerant of many soils, including wet sites. Fruits attract birds. Uses: Excellent hedge or screen when planted en masse, with lots of seasonal color. No significant pest problems. Birds will in the fruit in the winter season.

Symphytum officinale Comfrey/knitbone/bruisewort Flowers: Dull rose, white, cream, purple Hardiness: Zone 4 - 6 Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Water: Regular water Height: 3' Very: Difficult to eradicate Spreads by roots Habitat: Damp, often shady localities, in meadows, woods etc, especially near streams and rivers. Productivity: To keep productive high, cut out flowering stalks and mulch each spring with compost. Comfey accumulates minerals, enriches compost. Comfrey is a commonly used herbal medicine with a long and proven history in the treatment of various complaints. Comfrey is especially useful in the external treatment of cuts, bruises, sprains, sores, eczema, varicose veins, broken bones etc, internally it is used in the treatment of a wide range of pulmonary complaints, internal bleeding etc. The plant contains a substance called 'allantoin', a cell proliferant that speeds up the healing process. This substance is now synthesized in the pharmaceutical industry and used in healing creams.

Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Temperature Zone: 6-10 Heat Tolerance: Grow as annual Exposure: Full sun to light shade Growth Habits: Aromatic short-lived perennial, 2 to 3 feet tall and wide; finely divided leaves Watering Needs: Moderate water Propagation: Seeds Description.-Tansy is a strong-scented herb with finely divided, fernlike leaves and yellow, button-like flowers. It has a stout, somewhat reddish, erect stem, usually smooth, 1 1/2 to 3 feet high, and branching near the top. The entire leaf is about 6 inches long and is divided almost to the center into about seven pairs of segments or lobes which are again divided into smaller lobes having saw-toothed edges, thus giving the leaf a somewhat fernlike appearance. The roundish, flat-topped, button-like , yellow flower heads are produced in terminal clusters from about July to September. The plant contains a volatile oil which is poisonous.

Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme Plant Type: Small woody evergreen shrub Height: 4 to 8" Spacing: 6 to 12" Exposure: Full Sun Hardiness: Perennial Soil Type: Good drainage, soil not too rich Propagation: Seed, cuttings Flowers: Pale, mauve-pink flowers, spring and summer Characteristics: Winding, ligneous stem, very graft, of less than 30 cm. of height, with very many leaves, sharpened, small (of less than 1 cm. in length), narrow, covers of pelusilla, white by the inferior part of the leaves. On its tiny surface, are opened to pores by which summarizes the essence. It begins to bloom in spring and it does not rest until last the summer: almost half year during which the characteristic aroma of the plant is accentuated. Tomello Comments Uses: Teas; attracts bees; sachets; potpourris; flavoring for poultry, fish, stews, soups, tomatoes, cheese, eggs, and rice.

Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Height: 1-3 feet Blooming: May-November Suggested use: Slopes, hillsides Water: Drought Tolerant perennial Flowers: Clusters forming flat white top Soil Type: Dry, impoverished Exposure: Full Sun A true perennial taking two years to become established. Miscellaneous: Good garden plant for fresh or dry floral arrangements. Foliage is pleasantly fragrant when crushed. Can be mowed to form a highly competitive ground cover to control soil erosion. Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times. The erect stems are woolly and the dense, flattened flower-heads are typically white, but more rarely they may be pink or reddish. The leaves are deeply divided, forming many small lobes; this feature is referred to by the specific Latin name, millefolium, which means 'thousand leaf'. The name of the genus, Achillea is thought to have arisen as it is said that Achilles used this herb to treat the wounds of his soldiers. The common name 'yarrow' derives from the Anglo-Saxon name for the plant, 'gearwe'.

Heuchera sanguinea Coralbells Blooming: late spring Height: 12-18 inches Hardiness: Zone 3-8 Flower Color: Deep pink, red Soil: Well drained soil with high organic matter Exposure: Partial shade to full sun Propagation: Division Water: Medium moisture Comments: Coral bells is appreciated for its interesting green, heart shaped or roundish leaves, and its upright panicles of bright red, tiny flowers in late spring. Coral Bells has ornamental foliage, and is suitable for perennial beds, borders, mass planting and edging. Coral Bells' flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Remove spent flowers in order to prolong flowering period.The prettiest of the wild kinds. There are several varieties in cultivation, but none of them show much improvement in constitution; they are grandiflora robusta, with larger flowers of a paler pink; splendens, with larger and darker flowers, the best of all in color; rosea, also with pale flowers; and alba, the so-called white form, though the flowers are only an uncertain greenish-grey, turning pink with exposure.

Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket/Sweet Rocket Category: Biennials, Perennials Height: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) Hardiness: 4 -9 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Violet/Lavender, White Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) Comments: Gorgeously scented pure white flowers which are held above rosettes of dark green leaves. This is a biennial or short-lived perennial that readily self-seeds itself, and often comes true from seed. Like all sweet rockets it is highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects, and the fragrant flowers perfume the air in late spring and early summer evenings. Garden care: Replace plants every two to three years as flowering diminishes with age. Plants will self-seed freely. Goes well with: Knautia macedonica,

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', Cimicifuga simplex 'Atropurpurea', Eryngium giganteum, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'

Hemerocallis Daylily Height: 36-48 in. 4-6 ft. Spacing: 24-36 in. or 36-48 in. Hardiness: Zone 3 - 9 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) Propagation Methods: Dividing rootball Bloom Time: Depends on variety Flower Size: Depends on variety Blooming Habit: Diurnal Flower Type: Double Comments: A well established daylily clump may produce as many as 400 flowers in a single season. Each plant will produce blooms for 30-40 days between early and late summer, depending on the variety. By planting several different cultivars, it's easy to have continuous show of blooms throughout the entire summer. There are literally hundreds of different types of daylilies in many colors, shades, and even a few fragrant nocturnal varieties. Daylily culture For the best quality flowers, daylilies should be grown in full sun, however they will tolerate light shade. Daylilies take quite a bit of water and food so they shouldn't be planted to close to trees or shrubs which compete for the moisture and nutrients. Daylilies grow best in slightly acidic, well drained soil which has a high organic content. A pH of 6 to 6.5 might be considered ideal. Although daylilies can tolerate drought, they perform best when they receive a deep watering of an inch of water or more each week. More frequent watering may be necessary if they are planted in sandy soils. A spring application of manure, compost, or a good complete fertilizer such as 5-10-10 or 5-10-5 is very beneficial. A low nitrogen fertilizer (3-12-12) should be applied in the late summer or early fall. Remove the seed capsules after the bloom has faded to prevent seed production which weakens the plant and would decrease the number of flowers next year. Daylilies can be divided every three to four years. The best time to transplant or divide plants is in early spring or immediately after they finish flowering. Dig the entire plant up and gently pull the leaf fans apart, with each division having a minimum of 3 fans. (Newly divided plants may not flower the first summer).

Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's Seal Solomon's Plume Height: 2'-3' Blooms: April-May Soil: Moist Sun Exposure: Full shade to partial shade Hardiness: 4 - 8 Comments: Tall herbaceous perennial growing from thick, whitish, branching rhizomes; often found in dense clusters. The leafy, arching stems grow to about 3' tall. The leaves are smooth-edged, broad and elliptical, and are borne alternately along the stem in two rows. They are distinctly parallel-veined (monocot) and often clasping. The flowers are small and densely clustered, white, strongly perfumed, in a dense, terminal cluster. The berries are small (5-7 mm diameter) and densely clustered too, at first being green or brown and mottled or striped, ripening to bright red. Habitat: This plant grows in rich woods, thickets, and moist clearings at low to sub-alpine elevations all about Washington. Uses: The young greens, fleshy rhizomes, and the ripe berries of this plant were all eaten by First Peoples in various part of Washington. The rhizomes were cooked after being soaked to get rid of their disagreeable taste.....though some have eaten the rhizomes raw. The cooked rhizomes were also utilized as a poultice. The berries were eaten raw, though they are not especially palatable.

Salvia officinalis Garden Sage Hardiness: Zone: sunset: 2-24, 26, 28-41 USDA: 8-10 Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade Growth Habits: Perennial shrub Height: 18" Watering Needs: Regular water Propagation: Seeds, cuttings Habitat: Dry banks and stony places, usually in limestone areas and often where there is very little soil. Requires a very well-drained light sandy soil in a sunny position. Description: Garden sage, Salvia officinalis, is a short-lived semi-woody shrub that gets up to 2 ft (0.6 m) tall with a similar spread. It has intensely aromatic, thick, wooly, gray-green or multi-colored, oval leaves to 3 in (7.6 cm) long. They are 'pebbly', like seersucker, with conspicuous veins on the underside and arranged in opposing pairs on the square stem. The leaves have a lemony, slightly bitter fragrance, reminiscent of rosemary. The stem is green at first, and then becomes woody in its second year. Flowers are blue, lilac or white, with two lips, and borne in erect auxiliary racemes.

Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal Height: 12-18 in. Hardiness: Zone 3 -7 Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade Bloom Color: Pale Green, Green White/Near White Bloom Time: Mid Spring Foliage: Herbaceous Water Needs: Water regularly; do not overwater. Soil pH requirements: 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) to 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline). Description: A striking, perrennial woodland herb. From an underground yellow rootstock rises a large (9" at flowering time), wrinkled basal leaf and a hairy flower stem. The rootstock consists of an irregularly knotted, thin (¼ - ¾ inch) horizontal root, marked with scars from previous year's flowerstem. The rootstock also gives of numerous slender rootlets below. The flowerstem emerges early in the spring, rising 6 to 12 inches above the ground. It is covered in downward pointing hairs and has small, brown scales at the base. The flowerstem gives rise to two large wrinkled leaves, resembling the basal leaf. They are palmately cut into 5 to 7 lobes, with finely and irregularly serrated margins, prominently veined and also covered with hairs, especially on their upper side. The upper leaf is sessile, whilst the lower one is stalked. A single small flower, with three small, greenish-white sepals appears in April. The sepals fall away as soon as the flower expands, which has no petals, but numerous, prominent stamens. The fruit ripens in July and has the superficial appearance of a raspberry, with small, fleshy, red berries, tipped with the persistent styles and containing 1 or 2 black, shiny seeds. However, it is not edible.

Glaucium flavum Horned poppy/sea poppy Hardiness: Zone: Sunset: 8-24 USDA: 6-9 Sun Exposure: Full sun Watering Needs: Light water Propagation: Seeds Growth Habits: Biennial or short lived perennial, 12 to 36 inches tall; showy, deeply lobed, glaucous, bluish leaves. Description: Shiny yellow poppy with slight tints of orange. It is named the horned poppy for its swollen and pointed seed pods, which sometimes have horn-like protrusions. The plant is a perennial, and fairly hardy, but can also be grown as an annual or allowed to naturally reseed. Plants grow to 2-3ft, with 2-3" flowers. Plant contains glaucine, which has some medicinal properties, including the relieving of coughs and lowering of blood pressure. Seed oil was once used in lanterns. Flowers throughout spring and summer, grows well in areas with low or moderate rainfall.

Polemonium caeruleum Jacob's Ladder/Greek Valerian Height: 1 to 3 feet Width: 1.5 to 2 feet Flower Blossom: Blue or white Blossoming: Spring Hardiness: Zone 4 - 8 Propagation: Seed or division Water: Average Watering Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic), to 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) Description: This clump-forming plant is suitable for woodland gardens, cottage gardens, border fronts, or rock gardens. Cutting back the plant to basal foliage after flowering will enhence plant for possible late summer flowering. Excessive exposure to direct sun light, and dry soil will cause leaf scorch, and/ or tip burn respectively. Monitor plant for slugs and powdery mildew. Also called "herbs of a thousand virtues," these handsome perennials produce healthy clumps of basal foliage and an abundance of silky, cup shaped flowers in any reasonably well drained, fertile soil.

Eupatorium purpureum Joe Pye weed Height: 36-48 in. Spacing: 36-48 in. Hardiness: 3 - 9 Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Pink ,Purple, White/Near White Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Watering: Average Water Needs Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall. From seed; start outdoors mid-winter in covered containers, From seed; stratify if sowing indoors. Description: Eupatorium purpureum, Sweetscented Joe Pye Weed, is a tall, stately native wild flower plant growing 4 to 7 feet tall (pinch back for compact plant) with fragrant, pale pink to pale purple flowers in large domed clusters and attractive seed heads adding interest in winter. The plants can be pinched back in early summer making a shorter, bushier plant. Sweet Joe-pye has large leaves in whorls around the stem and blooms between July and October attracting swallowtail butterflies. Plant Sweet Joepye Weed wildflower in moist, well drained, rich garden soil in full sun or light shade with wild bergamot, goldenrod, purple coneflower, asters and prairie grasses or use as a large accent plant. Give seeds 4 weeks cool, moist stratification or plant outside in the fall or winter. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.

Trillium grandiflorum Large flowered or white trillium Family: Lily (Liliaceae) Habitat: rich woods Height: 12-18 inches Flower size: 2-4 inches across Flower color: white, turning pink with age Flowering time: April to June Origin: native Description: White trillium grows best in open shade. The attractive white flowers bloom in the spring and last up to a month. The plant's habit of growth also makes it useful as a ground cover in the shade garden--it spreads on creeping underground stems, or rhizomes, sending up dense clumps of foliage. The name trillium refers to the plant's structure, which is made up of threes: three petals, three sepals, three leaves. The latter are pointed ovals with indented veins, riding high on the stem, just below the single flower. In the fall, each flower produces a berry-like fruit. The flowers open pure white, but turn pink with age.

Paeo'nia Peony Habitat: Depend on variety Height: 32 -36 inches Hardiness: Zone 3 - 9 Flower size: 2-4 inches across Flower color: Depend on variety Flowering time: Depend on variety Description: These popular, gorgeous hardy perennials are commonly called Peony. The herbaceous Peonies are the most popular. They are mostly natives to Asia Minor and Europe. They are valued for their beautiful flowers, usually colorful foliage, and decorative seedpods. The blossoms are ordinarily very fragrant and may be single, double or anemone form (with broad, outer petals and a pincushion-like mound of central petals or flowers - modified stamens). The foliage is often tinted bronze when new and takes on reddish tones in the fall. The leaves are large, alternately arranged on the stems, and divided into oval to lance-shaped linear leaflets. There are also many other types of Peonies

Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon A deciduous, flowering shrub Height: 8' to 10' Weight: 6' to 8' Habit: multi-stemmed vertical branches Autumn Foliage: yellow-green Blossoms: July, August, September Flowers: white, pink, magenta, violet, blue Fruit: Brown capsule, 0.75" long Sun Exposure: Full sun Soil: Not critical Hardiness: Zone 5 - 9 General Information: Valued in the garden for its large flowers produced in summer. Valued as a bonsai for its upright habit, open and loose branches, light green leaves which can all be enhanced with pruning. Moderate salt tolerance. Sometimes called shrubby mallows, varieties of Hibiscus syriacus provide a stunning display of color late in the season. 'Red Heart' is very popular variety which has white flowers with dark red centres and is a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit winner. As with all varieties, buy larger plants because they need a few years to settle down to regular profuse flowering.

Iris sibirica Siberian Iris Hardiness: Zone 4 - 9 Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade Origin: Temperate Europe and western Asia Growth Habits: Up to 4 feet tall (1.2 m) Watering Needs: Regular water actively growing Description: This beardless Iris is very easy to grow and looks great throughout the gardening season. These plants are very hardy, easy to grow, and increase readily. Average flower size is 3-4" in diameter and they appear in early summer. The sword-like leaves are bright green and remain erect for a long time. While they grow in full sun in average garden soil, they do prefer a moist but not soggy location. These do not require the frequent division that bearded Iris need, but division every few years is a good idea.

Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal Family: Lily (Liliaceae) Habitat: Woods Height: 1-6 feet Flower size: 1/2 to 3/4 inch long Flower color: Yellow-green Flowering time: May to June Hardiness: Zone 4 - 8 Bloom Time: April - May Sun: Part shade to full shade Water: Medium to wet Origin: native Description: Small solomon's seal is a rhizomatous, upright, arching, Missouri native wildflower which occurs in rich woods. Typically grows in a mound to 1-3' tall on unbranched stems. Small, bell-shaped, greenish yellow flowers (usually in pairs) on short pedicels dangle in spring from the leaf axils along and underneath the arching stems. Flowers are followed by blue-black berries in autumn. Conspicuously parallel-veined, alternate leaves (to 4" long) are smooth on both sides and turn an attractive yellow in fall. Starchy, edible rhizomes were formerly used by early Americans as a potato-like food. Best in woodland gardens, wild gardens, naturalized areas or native plant gardens. May be used in partially shaded borders or rock gardens. Good with astilbe and ferns.

Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Soil: Wet,Mesic Sun: Full Height: 3-4' Color: Pink Bloom: July Attracts: Butterflies Description: Swamp milkweed is similar to the more familiar common milkweed, but its flowers are a rich pink. Its leaves are slender. The plant is found in low-lying areas at the edge of swamps and ponds. Swamp Milkweed is a Host Plant for Monarch Butterflies. Monarch butterflies use milkweed, and only milkweed, as a host plant. Swamp Milkweed is a favorite milkweed of Monarchs. Not only do they lay their eggs on it, they love it as a nectar source. Other milkweeds commonly grown for Monarchs are Tropical Milkweed and Butterfly Weed.

Tricyrtis hirta/Tricyrtis japonica Toad Lily Height: 18-24 in. or 24-36 in. Hardiness: Zone 5 - 9 Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade Danger: All parts poisonous if ingested Bloom Color: Purple White/Near White Bloom Time: August - October Foliage: Herbaceous, Chartreuse/ Yellow, Mottled Water: moist soil; do not let dry out between watering Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) to 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral). Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) Description: Orchid-like blossoms, white speckled with purple, look unlike just about anything else in our garden, and last as long as 3 weeks. The glossy narrow foliage is attractive throughout the growing season. The clump gets a little bigger every year. This plant is resistant to deer. Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf Sun Exposure: Full shade to partial shade Soil: Moist Height: 6" to 18" Bloom Color: White Description: This plant is truly a floral gem that is sought after by all wildflower enthusiasts. The plant can be very difficult to see in bloom as it only blooms for a day or two before going to seed. The genus Jeffersonia was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, who at the time of the naming, was George Washington's Secretary of State. This secretive flower occurs in a single known population in the deep woodland area of the preserve. Twinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla to botanists, is among the earliest of the ephemeral floral gems that dot the forest floor in spring. It is a little plant with anemone-like, fleeting, white flowers and distinctive, deeply two-parted leaves. Superficially resembling bloodroot, which blooms about the same time, it is less showy and brilliantly white, though more stately. Twinleaf surely is one of Virginia's woodland aristocrats and true heritage wildflowers.

Mertensia Virginica Virginia Bluebells Height: 1 to 2 feet Flower: Blue flowers; pink buds Fruit: Nodding, trumpet-like 1 inch light Flowering Season: Spring/early summer Foliage: 2 to 8 inch oval, smooth, strongly veined, alternate gray-green basal leaves; smooth, succulent stems Site: Rich moist woods, bottom lands Description: Oval medium-green leaves appear in early spring accompanied by 1' arching flower stalks of delicate blue, bell-shaped flowers. In early summer the foliage turns yellow, and plants go dormant until next spring. Because of this disappearing act, interplant Bluebells with other natives, such as Green and Gold or Eastern Native Columbine. Avoid planting where water collects for extended periods or in soils with poor drainage.

 

Rose "Louise Odier"

Yucca filamentosa Yucca Light: Full sun Moisture: average to dry soil drought tolerant Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-10 Propagation: By seed, root cuttings and offshoots. When you dig up a yucca to transplant, about a year later you often find the site ringed with baby yuccas growing from pieces of root left behind. Description:Adam's needle looks a little like a small palm, but is actually more closely related to the lilies. The evergreen leaves of Adam's needle are strap-like, about 1 in (2.5 cm) wide and up to 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) long. The leaves are basal; that is, they all originate from one point, taking the form of a rosette. The margins of the leaves are decorated with long curly threads or "filaments" that peel back as the leaf grows, eventually dropping off on older leaves. The inflorescence is very showy and borne on an erect spike up to 12 ft (3.7 m) high (taller in warm climates, shorter where winters are cold). There are up to several dozen individual flowers on an inflorescence, they are white and about 2 in (5 cm) long. The plant dies after flowering and fruiting, but produces lateral buds that start new plants around the edges of the original. Use in mixed borders and natural areas. Excellent in rock gardens and as an accent among other perennials. Yuccas are very drought tolerant and do well in outdoor container even without supplementary irrigation. Combine with agaves, grasses, cactus and palms to create low maintenance xeroscapes of interesting textures and forms

Iris "Mt. Nittany Gold" (Iris germanica)

Hosta

Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)

Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

Dwarf Goldenrod (solidago sphacelata)

Garden Phlox (Phlox panicuata)

Japanese Kerria (Kerria japonica)

Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, formerly "Plumbago larpentae")

Lilac, common (Syringa vulgaris)

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syrlacus)

Tansy, common (Tanacetum vulgare)

Wild Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Wisteria sinensis

Aster

Bayberry

Bearded Iris (Iris germanica)

Ladybells (Adenophora confusa)

Rose "Father Hugo's Rose" (Rosa hugonis also known as "Golden Rose of China")

Sedum x "Autumn Joy"

Sweet Briar Rose (Eglantine rose)

Florida Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Daffodils (Narcissus)

Vibernum

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Sand Cherry (Prunus x cistena)

Korean Spice Vibernum (Vibernum Carlesii)