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• Perennial Species
• Hardy Native Ferns
• Hardy Orchids
• Hardy Aquatic and Bog Plants
• Hardy Native Lilies and Bulbous Plants
• Bamboo
• Ornamental Grasses
• Herbs
• Hardy Native Wildflowers
• Ground Covers

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Perennial Species

• SubSections: Acaena, Acanthus (Bear's Britches), Achillea (Yarrow), Aconitum (Monkshood), Actaea (Baneberry), Adenophora, Adonis, Aegopodium (Bishopsweed, Goutweed), Aethionema (Persian Candytuft), Agapanthus, Agastache, Agrostemma, Ajuga (Bugle Flower), Alcea (Hollyhock), Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle), Allium, Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily), Alyssum (Basket of Gold, Aurinia), Amorpha (Leadplant), Amsonia (Dogbane), Anacyclus, Anaphalis (Pearl Everlasting), Anemone, Anemonella, Antennaria (Pussy Toes), Anthemis (Golden Marguerite), Anthericum (Paradisea), Aplectrum (Puttyroot), Aquilegia (Columbine), Arabis (Rock Cress), Arctostaphylos (Bearberry), Arenaria (Sandwort), Arisaema (Jack-in-the-Pulpit), Armeria (Thrift), Armoracia (Horseradish), Arnica, Artemisia, Arum, Aruncus (Goats Beard), Asarum, Asclepias (Butterfly Weed), Asperula (Sweet Woodruff, Galium), Asphelodine (King's Spear), Asphodelus, Aster (Michaelmus Daisy), Astilbe (Spiraea), Astilboides, Astrantia, Aubrieta (Purple Rock Cress), Aurinia (Basket of Gold), Baptisia (False Indigo), Belamcanda (Leopard Flower), Bellis (English Daisy), Bergenia (Saxigraga), Boltonia, Brunnera (Anchusa), Buphthalmum (Yellow Ox-eye), Calamintha (Showy Calamint), Calceolaria, Callirhoe (Poppy Mallow), Campanula, Canna, Carnations, Carum (Caraway), Caulophyllm (Blue Cohosh), Centaurea (Perennial Coneflower), Centranthus (Fox's Brush, Valeriana), Cerastium (Snow-in-Summer), Chamaemelum, Chelidonium (Celadine), Chelone (Turtle’s Head), Chiastophyllum (Cotyledon), Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema), Chrysogonum, Chrysopsis, Cimicifuga, Cirsium (Thistle), Claytonia, Clintonea, Codonopsis, Colchicum (Fall Crocus), Commelina (Dayflower), Convallaria (Lily Of The Valley), Coreopsis (Tickseed, Golden Daisy), Cornus, Coronilla (Crown Vetch), Corydalis, Cotula, Crambe, Crocosmia, Crucianella, Cyclamen, Delphinium (Larkspur), Dianthus (Pinks), Diascia, Dicentra (Bleeding Heart), Dictamnus (Gas Plant, Fraxinella), Digitalis (Foxglove), Disporum (Fairy Bells), Dodecatheon (Shooting Star), Doronicum (Leopard’s Bane), Draba, Dryas (Mountain Avens), Duchesnea (Indian Strawberry), Echinacea (Cone Flower), Echinops (Globe Thistle), Epilobium (Fireweed), Epimedium (Barrenswort), Equisetum, Eranthus, Eremurus (Foxtail Lily), Erigeron, Erinus, Eriophyllum, Erodium, Eryngium (Sea Holly), Erythronium (Trout Lily), Eupatorium, Euphorbia (Flowering Spurge), Filipendula (Meadowsweet), Foeniculum (Fennel), Fragaria (Wild Strawberry), Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Galax (Wandflower), Gaultheria (Checkerberry, Wintergreen), Gaura, Gentiana, Geranium, Geum (Avens), Gunnera, Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath), Hedera (Ivy), Helenium (Helen’s Flower), Helianthemum (Sunrose), Helianthus, Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower), Helleborus, Hemerocallis (Daylily), Hepatica (Liver Leaf), Heracleum, Heuchera (Coral Bells), Heucherella, Hibiscus (Rose Mallow), Hosta (Funkia, Plantain Lily), Houstonia, Houttuynia, Humulus (Hops), Hydrastis, Hylomecon, Hypericum, Hypoxis, Iberis (Candytuft), Incarvillea, Inula (Sunray), Iris, Iris Germanica (Tall Bearded), Iris Intermedia, Iris Kaempferi (Ensata - Japonica - Japanese Iris), Iris Laevigata, Iris Pallida, Iris Pseudacorus (Yellow Flag), Iris Pumila, Iris Setosa, Iris Shrevei (Wild Iris), Iris Sibirica, Iris Spuria, Iris Verna, Iris Versicolour (Blue Flag), Jasione, Jeffersonia, Kalimeris (Double Japanese Aster), Kirengeshoma, Kitaibelia, Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker, Tritoma), Lamiastrum (Golden Dead Nettle), Lamium (Spotted Dead Nettle), Lathyrus (Perennial Sweet Pea), Lavandula (Lavender), Leontodopodium (Edelweiss), Lewisia, Liatris (Gay Feather), Ligularia (Senecio), Lilium, Linaria, Linum (Flax), Liriope, Lobelia, Lunaria (Money Plant, Silver Dollars), Lupinus (Lupins), Lychnis, Lysimachia, Lythrum (Loosestrife), Macleaya (Bocconia), Maianthemum, Malva, Mazus, Meconopsis, Mentha (Mint), Mertensia, Microseris, Mitchella (Partridge Berry), Monarda (Bergamot), Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not), Nepeta (Catmint, Catnip), Oenothera (Evening Primrose), Omphalodus (Blue-Eyed Mary), Ononis, Onopordum, Opuntia (Prickly Pear), Origanum, Ornithogalum, Oxalis (Sorrel), Pachysandra (Japanese Spurge), Paeonia (Peonies), Paeonia Japonica (Japanese Peonies), Paeonia Lactifolia (Herbaceous), Paeonia Suffruticosa (Tree Peony), Panax (Ginseng), Papaver (Poppy), Pardancanda (Candylily), Parthenium (Feverfew), Paxistima, Pedicularis, Peltiphyllum, Penstemon, Perovskia (Russian Sage), Petasites (Colt's Foot), Petrohagia, Phlox, Phlox Divaricata, Phlox Paniculata , Phlox Stolonifera, Phlox Subulata, Physalis (Chinese Lanterns), Physostegia (Obedient Plant), Phytolacca, Platycodon (Balloon Flower), Plumbago, Podophyllum (Mayapple), Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder), Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal), Polygonum (Fleece Flower), Polypogon, Potentilla (Cinquefoil), Primula, Prunella (Heal All, Self-Heal), Pulmonaria , Ranunculus (Buttercup), Ratibita (Prairie Coneflower), Rheum (Ornamental Rhubarb), Rodgersia, Rudbeckia (Cone Flower), Ruellia (Wild Petunia), Ruta (Rue, Herb Of Grace), Sagina (Arenaria), Salvia (Sage), Sanguinaria, Sanguisorba, Santolina (Lavender Cotton), Saponaria (Soapwort), Saxifraga, Scabiosa (Pincushion), Sedum (Stone Crop), Sempervivum (Hens and Chickens), Shortia, Sidalcea, Silene, Silphium, Smilacena (False Solomon’s Seal, Solomon's Plume), Solidago (Goldenrod), Solidaster, Stachys (Lamb’s Ears), Statice (Sea Lavender, Limonium), Strawberry, Stylophorum (Celandine Poppy), Symphiandra, Symphytum, Symplocarpus, Telekia, Tellima, Teucrium , Thalictrum, Thermopsis, Thymus, Tiarella (Foam Flower), Tradescantia (Spiderwort), Tricyrtis, Trillium, Trollius (Globe Flower), Tunica (Petrorhagia), Uvularia (Bellworth), Veratrum, Verbascum (Mullein), Verbena, Vernonia (Ironweed), Veronica (Speedwell), Veronicastrum, Vinca (Periwinkle, Myrtle), Viola (Violet), Waldsteinia, Yucca, Zizia (Golden Alexanders),

Ferns

• SubSections: Adiantum, Arteria, Asplenium , Athyrium, Blechnum, Botrychium, Crytomium, Cystopteris, Dennstaedtia, Dryopteris, Lygodium, Matteuccia, Onoclea, Osmunda, Polypodium, Polystichum, Pteris, Thelypteris, Woodwardia,

Orchids

• SubSections: Cypripedium, Habenaria, Orchis, Tipularia,

Aquatic and Bog Plants

• SubSections: Acorus, Alisma , Aponogetum , Arundo, Butomus, Calamagrostis, Calla (Wild Calla, Bog Arum), Caltha, Castalia (Tuberous White Waterlily), Ceratophyllum, Cyperus, Eichhornia (Water Hyacinth), Eleocharis, Elodea (Water Thyme), Equisetum, Filipendula, Glyceria (Manna Grass), Hippuris (Mare’s Tails), Hydrocleys, Hydrophyllum, Hylomecon, Juncus (Rushes), Jussirea, Leersia, Lobelia (Cardinal Flower), Luzula (Wood Rush), Lysichiton, Menyanthes (Water Clover), Mimulus (Square Stemmed Monkey Flower), Myosotis, Myriophyllum, Nasturtium, Nelumbo, Nuphar, Nymphaea (Water Lilies), Nymphoides (Water Gentians), Orontium (Golden Club), Parnassia, Peltandra, Peltiphyllum (Darmera), Petasites (Colt’s Foot), Phragmites, Pistia, Pontederia (Pickerel Weed), Potamogeton (Redhead Grass, Bassweed), Ranunculus (Swamp Buttercup), Rumex, Sagittaria (Arrowhead), Salvinia (Floating Fern), Sarracenia (Common Pitcher Plant), Scirpus (Bullrush), Sparganium, Thalia, Typha, Vallisneria, Zizania,

Lilies and Bulbous Plants

• SubSections: Arisaema, Lilium, Mertensia (Virginia Blue Bells), Trillium,

Bamboo

• SubSections: Arundo, Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Pleioblastus, Pseudosasa, Sasa, Sasaella, Sinarundinaria,

Ornamental Grasses

• SubSections: Alopecurus (Meadow Foxtail), Andropogon, Arrhenatherum (Tuber Oat Grass), Bouteloua (Grama), Briza, Buchloe, Calamagrostis, Carex, Chasmanthium (Wild Oats), Cortaderia (Pampas Grass), Dactylis, Deschampsia (Tufted Hair Grass), Elymus (Blue Lyme Grass), Erianthus (Plume Grass), Eriophorum (Cotton Grass), Festuca (Sheep’s Fescue), Glyceria (Manna Grass), Hakonechloa, Helictotrichon (Avens, Blue Grass, Evergreen Oat), Holcus (Variegated Creeping Soft Grass), Hystrix, Imperata (Japanese Bloodgrass), Koeleria, Miscanthus, Molinia , Ophiopogon, Panicum (Switch Grass), Pennisetum (Fountain Grass), Phalaris (Ribbon Grass), Phragmites, Schizachyrium, Sesleria, Sisyrinchium (Blue-Eyed Grass), Sorghastrum (Indian Grass), Spartina (Cord Grass), Spodiopogon, Sporobolus (Prairie Dropseed), Stipa,

Herbs

• SubSections: Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle), Armoracia (Horseradish), Artemisia (Tarragon), Asperula (Sweet Woodruff), Calamintha (Showy Calaminth), Carum (Caraway), Commelina (Dayflower), Crambe, Echinacea (Cone Flower), Foeniculum (Fennel), Gaultheria (Wintergreen), Hydrastis (Golden Seal), Lavandula (Lavender), Mazus, Mentha (Mint), Nepeta (Catnip, Catmint), Origanum (Marjoram), Panax (Ginseng), Parthenium (Wild Quinine), Petroselinum (Parsley), Ruta (Rue, Herb Of Grace), Salvia (Sage), Sanguisorba (Pimpernel, Burnet), Satureja, Thymus ,