Herbaceous Ornamentals plant list 2

Trillium species

Trillium

individual stems; colonizing habit; overall "umbrella" shape;

blooms: 3 petals and 3 sepals for bloom stalked or sessile (stemless) blooms; white pink yellow or maroon blooms;

leaves: mottling foliage; ovate leaves; entire margins

sanguinaria canadensis

blood rot

colonizing habit; orange sap;

blooms: 8 petal white blooms in Mach/April

leaves: lobed; individual stem;

Podophyllum peltatum

mayapple

colonizing habit; individual stem; sometimes Vs off if so then white flower in axil

leaf: severe lobing; pelate petiole in middle of leaf blade; white underside

tradescantia virginiana

spiderwort

colonizing habit; very aggressive; 3x3'

leaf: sheathing petiole; lanceolate; reflexed

bloom: ephemeral; "blue"; terminal clusters; 3 petals and 3 sepals

phlox divaricata

woodland phlox

12" tall; colonizing habit

leaves: opposite; clasp stem; 2-3"; lanceolate;

blooms: fused petals; elongated corolla tube; terminal flower cluster; early bloom;

phlox subulata

moss phlox

groundcover; mats of foliage

leaves: needle like; get prickly with age

blooms: 5 fused petals; hot pink, candy striped, white

phlox paniculata

garden phlox

for cut flowers!

special note: perennial; late season bloom

leaves: white midvein; opposite dicusid; clasp stem; lanceolate-ovate; rough texture

bloom: elongated corolla tube; late season bloom; terminal cluster

sisyrincium angustifolia

blue eyed grass

special note: not a grass

fan like structure

leaves: flat plane of sword like leaves

blooms: tiny

stokesia laevis

stoke's aster

basal mound of foliage

leaves: white midvein; teeth on base of stem foliage; clasp stem

blooms: covered in teeth

asarum arifolium

arrow-leaf ginger

SCRATCH AND SNIFF!

ginger fragrance; colonizing habit; groundcover

leaves: arrow shaped

blooms: flowers at ground level under foliage; brown; urn shaped

heuchera micranthra 'palace purple'

alumroot

special notes: reliable evergreen

basal mound of foliage; pubescent stems

leaves: purple on underside; lobed (rounded or pointed); teeth around margin;

blooms: white; raceme

heuchera hybrids

special notes: not reliable evergreen

basal mound foliage; lots of colors

leaves: ivy rounded lobes

blooms: raceme

tiarella cordifolia

foam flower

special notes: reliable evergreen

leaves: pointed lobes; green foliage; burgandy veination

blooms: white; raceme

verbena canadensis 'homestead purple'

clump verbena

special notes: not reliable evergreen; groundcover or edging

square stem; cascading habit; pubescent stem;

leaves: teeth around margin; ovate; opposite

blooms: 5 fused petals; elongated corolla tube;