Herbaceous 211 Landscape Plants

Ranunculaceae

-3 or more simple pistils with hooked tips
-usually poisonus

Asteraceae

-composites of many flowers
-disklike flowerheads

Poaceae

-Grassy plants with knee-like nodes on the flower stems.

Iridaceae

-Iris
-Lilylike flowers
-Flat plane leaves

Cyperaceae

-triangular stems
-look like grasses

Asparagaceae

-central stalk with basal leaves
-bulbs and corms

Lamiaceae

-Mint
-square stalks
-opposite leaves
-aromatic

Scutellaria incana

Monarda didyma

Helianthus angustifolius

Iris sibirica

Rudbeckia fulgida

Agastache foeniculum

Anemone x hybrida

Camassia scilloides

Echinacea purpurea

Solidago flexicaulis

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Veronica spicata

Zizia aurea

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Astilbe chinensis

Coreopsis verticillata

Eurybia divaricata

Geranium maculatum

Hemerocallis x hybrida

Leucanthemum x superbum

Liatris spicata

Muscari armeniacum

Narcissus x hybrida

Nepeta x faassenii

Tradescantia virginiana

Heuchera villosa

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Asarum shuttleworthii

Carex plantaginea

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Epimedium x rubrum

Hosta plantaginea

Pachysandra procumbens

Packera aurea

Polygonatum odoratum

Salvia lyrata

Tiarella cordifolia

Types of Plant Roots

1. Bulb, Corm, Tuber
2. Fibrous
3. Taproot
4. Rhizomes
5. Creepers, Vines

Invasive Species List

Leucanthemum x superbum
Foeniculum vulgare
Lobularia maritima
Petunia x hybrida

Keystone Species List

Helianthus angustifolius
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago flexicaulis
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Geranium maculatum
Liatris spicata

Alcea rosea

Brassica oleracea

Canna x hybrida

Coleus scutellarioides

Cucurbita pepo

Foeniculum vulgare

Lablab purpureus

Lobularia maritima

Petunia x hybrida

Rudbeckia hirta

Tagetes patula

Zinnia elegans

Muscari armeniacum
Asarum shuttleworthii
Geranium maculatum
Salvia lyrata

4 Small plants (0-2' height) (MAGS)

Tiarella cordifolia
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Liatris spicata
Anemone x hybrida

4 Medium plants (2-4' height) (TALA)

Echinacea purpurea
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Helianthus angustifolius
Alcea Rosea

4 Large plants (4'< height) (ESHA)

Epimedium x rubrum
Muscari armeniacum
Pachysandra procumbens
Anemone x hybrida

Name 4 good groundcovers (EMPA)

Carex plantaginea
Heuchera villosa
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Muscari armeniacum

Name 4 plants with Spring Bloom (CHAM)

Solidago flexicaulis
Echinacea purpurea
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia fulgida

Name 4 plants with Summer Bloom (SERR)

Helianthus angustifolius
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Geranium maculatum
Hosta plantaginea

Name 4 plants with Fall Bloom (HAGH)

Geranium maculatum
Heuchera villosa
Iris siberica
Monarda didyma

Name 4 plants for wet conditions (GHIM)

Echinacea purpurea
Agastache foeniculum
Rudbeckia fulgida
Lobularia maritima

Name 4 plants for dry conditions (EARL)

Geranium maculatum
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia fulgida
Monarda didyma

Name 4 plants native to East Coast US (GRRM)

Lablab purpureus
Canna x hybrida
Cucurbita pepo
Lobularia maritima

Name 4 plants that are annuals (LCCL)

Liriope muscari

Hakonechloa macra

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum (previously Athyrium japonicum)

Dryopteris erythrosora

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Osmundastrum cinnamomum

Carex pensylvanica

Festuca glauca

Panicum virgatum

Schizachyrium scoparium

Sporobolus heterolepis

Adiantum pedatum

Asclepias incarnata

Carex grayi

Chelone glabra

Coreopsis rosea

Helenium autumnalis

Hibiscus moscheutos

Iris versicolor

Lobelia cardinalis

Osmunda spectabilis

Rudbeckia laciniata

Verbena hastata

Vernonia noveboracensis

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Aconitum napellus

Actaea racemosa

Argeratina Altissima

Aquilegia vulgaris

Colchicum autumnale