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my Plant list by family

Acanthaceae

Amaranthaceae

Acanthaceae

  • dicotyledonous flowering plants
  • 250 genera and about 2500 species
  • most are tropical herbs, shrubs or twining vines
  •  four main centres of distribution are Indonesia and Malaysia, Africa, Brazil and Central America
  • representatives of the family can be found in nearly every habitat
  • simple, opposite, decussated leaves with entire (or sometimes toothed, lobed, or spiny) margins, and without stipules
  • flowers are perfect and arranged in an inflorescence that is either a spike, raceme or cyme


Acanthus mollis (Bear’s Breeches)

2 planted in 2021; West side, near arbor; Southeast, amelanchier hill


Adoxaceae

Amaranthaceae

Acanthaceae

  • Elderberry  or moschatel family
  • 5 genera and 200 species
  • the three smallest genera ( Adoxa, Sinadoxa, and Tetradoxa) are exclusively herbaceous
  •  the larger genera ( Viburnum and Sambucus) are both woody and herbaceous; 
  • opposite toothed leaves
  • small 5 or  more rarely, 4 petalled flowers in cymose inflorescences
  • fruit is a drupe (a one-seeded indehiscent fruit)


Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’  

(Golden Elderberry) 

1 planted in 2005, 2017; West side: center bed 


Viburnum opulus ‘Oh Canada’ 

(Cranberry Bush Viburnum)

 1 planted in 2017; South side: potted on patio 


Amaranthaceae

Amaranthaceae

Amaryllidaceae

  • Amaranth family
  •  174 genera and around 2,500 species
  • distributed nearly worldwide
  • typically herbaceous plants, many of which can tolerate poor saline soils
  • flowers are often small and borne in dense inflorescences
  •  simple leaves are usually arranged alternately along the stem


Chenopodium giganteum (Elissa's tree spinach )

1 planted in 2017; South side: woodland border

Amaryllidaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Amaryllidaceae

  • Amaryllis family 
  • Perennial herbs containing 73 genera and at least 1,600 species
  • distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical areas of the world
  • bulbs or underground stems
  •  several strap- or lance-shaped grouped at the base of the stem or arranged alternately along the stem
  • flowers usually with three or six petals and three or six sepals
  •  fruits that are typically dry capsules or fleshy berries


Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ 

1 planted in 2020; South side: front of sun bed 


Allium ‘Purple Rain’ 

planted in 2020; North side: boxwood beds near gate; 

East side: driveway bed


Allium aflatunense ‘Purple Sensation’

50 planted in 2008; ?


Allium azureum

100 bulbs planted in 2007; NE side, circular bed


Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’

500 planted in 2006; various areas


Allium jesdianum ‘Purple King’

25 planted in 2004; east woodland path


Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium)

200 planted in 2005; various areas


Narcissus ‘King Alfred’

100 planted in 2007; North, East, South, various beds


Narcissus (Mini daffs)

2 pots planted in 2021; South foundation bed

Anacardiodeae

Amaryllidaceae

Anacardiodeae

  • commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family
  • about 83 genera with about 860 known species
  •  bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce urushiol an irritant
  • include numerous genera, several of which are economically important, notably cashew, mango, sumac, smoke tree
  • trees or shrubs, each has inconspicuous flowers and resinous or milky sap that may be highly poisonous
  • flowers grow at the end of a branch or stem or at an angle from where the leaf joins the stem and have bracts
  • leaf architecture is very diverse


Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’ Tiger Eyes 

(Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac)

3 planted in 2007; SE bed, near hemlocks


Apiaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Anacardiodeae

  • Umbellifer family
  • commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family
  • 434 genera and about 3,700 species
  • distributed throughout a wide variety of habitats, principally in the north temperate regions of the world
  • a significant group of flowering plants, often aromatic 
  • most members are aromatic herbs with alternate, feather-divided leaves that are sheathed at the base
  •  characteristics include hollow stems, taproots and flat-topped flower clusters known as umbels


Astrantia x ‘Venice’

 3 planted in 2017;  South side near patio stairs


Astrantia major ‘Lola’ 

3 panted in  2017; ?


Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’ (False Indigo) 

3 planted in 2017; North side: large front bed


Eryngium (Blue sea holly)

 3 planted in 2020; North side: small front bed near helianthus 


Smyrnium perfoliatum  (Perfoliate Alexanders)

Seeds planted in 2020; East side: near climbing hydrangea & 

behind green bench 


Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) Northeast Native

 Seeds planted in 2013; South side: under hemlock near Houttuynia 


Araceae

Aristolochiaceae

Araliaceae

  • Arum family 
  • 114 genera and about 3,750 species of flowering plants 
  •  chiefly of tropical distribution
  •  flowers are characteristically borne on a distinctive inflorescence known as a spadix and are usually surrounded by a single leaflike bract known as a spathe
  • many produce a nasty irritant sap  


Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit)

 6 planted in 2013; South side: woodland border 


Arisaema consanguineum ‘Perfect Wave’ (Asian Jack-in-the-Pulpit)

 1 planted in 2020; East side: near path to sun garden & concolor fir


Arisaema fargesii (Chinese Cobra Lily )

1 planted in 2020: South side: ?


Pinellia tripartita ‘Atropurpurea’

3 planted in 2007; West side, center woodland beds


Pinellia ‘Polly Spout’ (Green Dragon)

1 planted in 2020; South side: bilco door hill 


Araliaceae

Aristolochiaceae

Araliaceae

  •  Ginseng family of flowering plants
  • 43 genera and approximately 1500 species 
  • chiefly in Southeast Asia and tropical America
  • primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants, though there are a number of climbers and a few herbs
  • large, usually alternate, compound leaves 
  • five-parted flowers arranged in compound umbels (flat-topped clusters)
  •  a berry or (rarely) a drupe (a one-seeded fruit)


Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ (Golden Japanese Spikenard)

 3 planted in 2017; South side: woodland border & pot on patio

Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochiaceae

  • Birthwort family
  • 7 genera and about 590 species
  • mostly tropical woody vines, perennial herbs  and a few temperate-zone species
  • typically broad leaves 
  • red, purple, or brown flowers tucked between the stem and the petiole of the leaf
  • flowers may exude a distinctive, unpleasant odor
  • stems may grow upright, along the ground, or climb up other vegetation
  • several species are important as herbal medicines, and a number are grown as ornamentals or curiosities


Asarum canadensis (Canadian Ginger)

1 planted in 2008; North side, near pyramidal boxwood near urn


Asarum splendens (Wild Ginger)

1 planted in 2008; South side, woodland border 


Saruma henryi (Elissa's Upright wild ginger)

1 planted in 2017: South side:?

Asparagaceae

Asphodelaceae

Aristolochiaceae

  • Asparagus family 
  •  about 153 genera and some 2,500 species of flowering plants
  • distributed nearly worldwide
  • extremely diverse family with its members united primarily by genetic and evolutionary relationships rather than morphological similarities


Chionodoxa gigantea alba (Glory of Snow)

1000 bulbs plated in 2006; West side


Danae racemes (Kay Moore's Poet's Laurel)

1 plant in 2021; pot in plant room (Z7)


Hosta ‘Blue Monday’

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’

1 planted in 2008; ?


Hosta ‘Brim Cup’

3 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Brother Stefan’ 

1 planted in 2017; ?


Hosta ‘Cherish’

1 planted in 2005; ?


Hosta ‘Cookie Crumbs’

1 planted in 2006; ?


Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ 

4 planted in 2016; West side: foundation border near arbor 


Hosta ‘Empress Wu’ 

1 planted in 2014; ?


Hosta fortunei ‘Aureomarginata’

9 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta fortunei ‘Gold Standard’

6 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta fortunei ‘Minuteman’

11 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Fragrant Bouquet’

3 planted in 2006; South side, near small woodland patio


Hosta ‘ Ginko Craig’ 

3 planted in 2014: ?


Hosta ‘Golden Tiara’

1 planted in 2006; ? 5 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Green Gold

2 planted in 2006; ?


Hosta ‘Heart Broken’

1 planted in 2006; ?


Hosta ‘Hydon Sunset’

3 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Janet’

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’

3 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Lakeside Banana Bay’ 

1 planted in 2017: ?


Hosta ‘Lakeside Down Sized’

1 planted in 2006; ?


Hosta ‘Leather Sheen’

1 planted in 2005; ?


Hosta ‘Lemon Frost’ 

1 planted in 2009; East side: Amelanchier hill 


Hosta ‘Lemon lime’ (small hosta)

12 planted in 2007; West side, edger for foundation bed


Hosta ‘ Maui Buttercup’

1 planted in 2008; ?


Hosta ‘Pandora’s Box’

1 planted in 2005; ?


Hosta ‘Radiant Edger’

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Rainforest Sunrise’ (Plantain Lily)

 2 planted in 2014 & 2017; ?


Hosta ‘Raspberry Sorbet’

1 planted in 2006; South side, woodland path across Japanese Maple


Hosta ‘Regal Blue’

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Richland Gold’

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Sagae’

1 planted in 2005; ?


Hosta ‘Shade Parade’

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Stained Glass’

1 planted in 2005; 1 planted in 2008; ?


Hosta ‘Stiletto’ 

1 planted in 2012; South side: near stairs by back patio near ginger 


Hosta ‘Striptease’ 

1 planted in 2008, 2014; ?


Hosta ‘Twilight’ 

4 planted in 2010 & 3 planted in 2012; ?


Hosta ‘Sum & Substance’ (Plantain Lily)

4 planted in 2007; ?


Hosta ‘Zounds’

3 planted in 2008; ?


Hyacinth ‘Blue Trophy’ 

Planted in 2020; East side: bench bed; North side: front bird bath 

& small front bed near street & large front bed near lilac; 

East side: circular bed & path


Hyacinth ‘Miss Saigon’ 

Planted in 2016, 2020; North side:front bird bath & small front bed near street & large front bed near lilac; East side: circular bed  & bench bed 


Muscari armeniacum ‘Cantab’

50 planted in 2005; ?


Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Gyoku Ryu’ (Dwarf mondo grass)

1 planted in 2020; South side: kitchen garden under peony


Polygonatum falcatum ‘Variegatum’ (Solomen’s Seal)

3 planted in 2007; West side, foundation near Liquidambar


Rohdea japonica (Kay Moore's Sacred Lily)

3 planted in 2021; South side, woodland border near path


Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill)

100 planted in 2006; ?

Asphodelaceae

Asphodelaceae

Asphodelaceae

  • family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales
  • 40 genera and 900 known species
  • wide but scattered distribution throughout the tropics and temperate zones
  • many of the species are cultivated as ornamentals
  • The flowers are typically borne on a leafless stalk (scape)which arises from a basal rosette of leaves


Hemerocallis ‘Nanuq’ (white Daylily)

6 planted in 2007; North side, white garden


Hemerocallis ‘Penny Earned’ (Miniature Daylily)

1 planted in 2005; East side, foundation bed near air conditioner

Aspleniaceae

Aspleniaceae

Aspleniaceae

  • Spleenwort family of ferns
  •  1–10 genera and some 800 species,
  • some botanists treat Aspleniaceae as comprising a single genus, Asplenium (spleenwort), but up to nine small segregate genera are recognized by other botanists
  • Most species are characterized by sporangia in lines along the veins, usually covered by a narrow membranous flap of tissue (indusium) attached along the vein and protecting the developing sporangia. 
  • spores are mostly bean-shaped (bilateral)


Phyllitis scolopendrium (Crested Hart’s Tongue)

1 planted in 2020; ?


Asplenium scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern)

3 planted in 2006; South west side, near small patio in woods

Asteraceae

Aspleniaceae

Aspleniaceae

  • Aster family (Compositae)
  •  one of the largest angiosperm families
  • more than 1,620 genera and 23,600 species of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees 
  • distributed throughout the world
  • composite flower heads 
  • one-seeded achene fruits


Achillea millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’ (Yarrow/pink)

 5 planted in 2014; South side,woodland sun border


Adenostyles alpina (Alpine plantain)

Seeds planted in 2020; East side behind tree peony 


Artemisia arborescens ‘Powis Castle’ (Wormwood) 

 2 planted in 2020: North side: white garden


Doronicum orientale (Leapard’s Bane ‘Little Leo’)

1 planted in 2006; North side, large front bed


Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ (Coneflower) 

1 planted in  2019: ?


Echinacea x ‘Sunbird’ (Coneflower) 

1 planted in 2017; ?


Echinacea x ‘Supreme Cantalope’ (Coneflower)

1 planted in 2017; ?


Echinacea purpurea ‘Tiki Torch’ (Coneflower)

1 planted in 2017; ?


Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’ (Globe Thistle)

 1 planted in 2020; North side, small front bed


Eurybia divaricata (Wild Wood Aster) 

1 planted in 2009; West side,  woodland border


Helianthus x multiflorus ‘Capenoch Star’

2 planted in 2005; East side, NE bed;

1 planted in 2006; East side, grass bed


Heliopsis ‘Loraine Sunshine’ (False Sunflower)

1 planted in 2006; North side, large front bed near clematis


Heliopsis ‘Prairie Sunset’ (False Sunflower)

1 planted in 2006; North side, small front bed


Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Bleeding Hearts’ 

(Smooth Ox-Eye Daisy)

Seeds planted in 2020; 6 planted in 2021; 

South side, sun bed; East side, grass island



Hieracium maculatum (Elissa's Spotted Hawkweed)

1 planted in 2017; South side, woodland border


Kalimeris pinnatifida ‘Hortensis’  (Double Japanese Aster)

3 planted in 2017; North side, white garden


Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Alaska’ (Shasta Daisy) 

1 planted in 2014; North side, white garden


Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Silver Princess’ (Shasta Daisy)

 2 planted in 2014; North side, white garden


Leptinella squalida ‘Platt’s Black’ 

1 planted in 2009; North side, front path


Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)

10 planted in 2008; ?


Liatris spicata ‘Floristan White’ (Blazing Star)

24 bulbs planted in 2007; North side, white garden


Ligularia denata ‘Desdemona’ (Desdemona Ligularia)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Ligularia dentata ‘Othello’ (Othello Ligularia)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cappuccino’ (Black-eyed Susan)

 2 planted in 2014; East side, near arbor 


Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’

1 planted in 2006; East side, beside grass bed


Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susan)

2 planted in 2006; North side, northeast large front bed


Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ (Goldenrod) 

3 planted in 2020; North side, front small bed, near helianthus 


Syneilesis aconitifolia (Shredded Umbrella Plant)

 1 planted n 2011; South side, Maple bed near back porch 

Athyriaceae

Balsaminaceae

Balsaminaceae

  • Ladyferns and allies 
  • 6 genera
  • worldwide distribution
  • Most  are medium-sized terrestrial ferns, growing in the understory  below trees and shrubs
  • grow from various kinds of rhizome: short or long, creeping or erect, branched or not
  • sporangia have stalks two or three cells wide in the middle
  • spores are brown 


Athyrium ‘Ghost’ (Japanese Painted fern)

 1 planted in 2019; ?


Athyrium filix-femina ‘Lady in Lace’ (Lady fern) 

1 planted in 2013; South side, woodland urn bed between


Athyrium filix-femina ‘Minutissima’ (Dwarf Lady fern)

3 planted in 2008; ?


Athyrium filix-femina ‘Victoriae’ (Victoria Lady fern)

1 planted in 2008; North side, foundation bed under den; small front bed near ash tree 


Athyrium niponicum pictum ‘Applecourt’ (Lady fern)

1 planted in 2008; ?


Athyrium niponicum ‘Joy Ride’ 

1 planted in 2019; ?


Athyrium niponicum ‘Lemon Creme’ 

1 planted in  2019; ?


Athyrium niponicum ‘Red Beauty’ (Japanese Painted fern)

1 planted in 2008; ?


Athyrium niponicum ‘Wildwood Twist’ 

1 planted in 2019; East side, under hemlocks


Athyrium ‘Silver Sentry’  (Silver Sentry fern)

1 planted in 2020;  South east foundation bed near hydrangea 


Athyrium otophorum (Eared Lady Fern)

 3 planted in 2008, 1 planted in 2017; East side, near angel and hosta 


Athyrium ‘Godzilla’ (Giant Japanese Painted fern)

 1 planted in 2014, 2017; South side, near wall by Kwanzan Cherry 


Deparia pycnosora (Big Brother fern)

2 planted in 2008; South side, Bilco hill

Balsaminaceae

Balsaminaceae

Balsaminaceae

  • Balsam family
  • 2 genera
  • Impatiens consist of 1000+ species
  • Hydrocera consists of 1 species
  • annual or perennial
  • found throughout temperate and tropical regions, primarily in Asia andAfrica, but also North America and Europe
  • underground stems are tubers or rhizomes
  • leaves are simple, usually spiral (opposite or whorled)


Impatiens omeiana (Hardy impatiens)

 1 planted in 2020; West side, fern bed 


Impatiens pritzelii ‘Sichuan Gold’ (Perennial Impatiens )

1 planted in 2020; West side, fern bed 

Begoniaceae

Berberidaceae

Berberidaceae

  • Begonia family of flowering plants 
  • two genera and about 1825 species 
  • occurring in moist subtropics and tropics of both the New World and Old World
  • all species are in the genus Begonia except one Hillebrandia, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
  • root structures are fibrous, rhizomatous  and tuberous 
  • plants are monoecious – male and female flowers occur separately on the same plant


Begonia grandis (Hardy Begonia)

1 planted in 2006;(prolific reseeder)

East side, East & South foundation, amelanchier hill, West side

South woodland

Berberidaceae

Berberidaceae

Berberidaceae

  • Barberry family
  • 18 genera of flowering plants 
  • about 700 known species, of which the majority are in Berberis. 
  •  includes trees, shrubs and perennial herbaceous plants
  • occur in most temperate regions of the world
  •  Many of the shrub forms have spines or spiny-margined leaves
  • flower form is highly variable


Diphyllea chymosa (American Umbrellaleaf)

 3 planted in 2011; West side, center woodland bed 


Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’ (Barrenwort)

1 planted in 2021; South side, under hemlock near path


Epimedium epsteinii (Barrenwort)

1 planted in 2021; South side, under hemlock near path


Epimedium rubrum ‘Sweetheart’ (Barrenwort)

1 planted in 2021; South side, under hemlock near path


Epimedium wushanense ‘Super Mottle’ (Barrenwort)

1 planted in 2019; ?


Epimedium wushanense ‘Sandy Claws’ (Barrenwort)

 1 planted in 2019; East side, under hemlock


Epimedium x ‘Enchantress’ (Barrenwort)

 1 planted in 2019; ?


Epimedium x ‘Lilafee’  (Barrenwort)

1 planted in  2019; ?


Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Barrenwort)

 1 planted in 2009; ?


Epimedium x warleyense (Barrenwort)

1 planted in 2019


Epimedium x warleyense ‘Orange Queen’ (Barrenwort)

 1 planted in 2009, 2021; South side, under hemlock near path


Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf)

1 planted in 2019; ?


Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ (Asian Mayapple)

 4 planted in 2019; South side, 1 by path by birdhouse & ajuga; 3 at bottom of Kwanzan Cherry hill in moist area 

Blechnaceae

Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae

  • Fern family
  • 24 genera
  • its range extends across all or most of the world
  • the family is divided into three subfamilies
  • most are ground dwelling, some are climbers
  •  young opening fronds are usually red- tinged 


Blechnum nipponicum (Japanese Deer fern)

1 planted in 2020; SE foundation bed under hydrangea 


Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant Chain fern)

 3 planted in 2009; East side, base of Amelanchier hill 

Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae

  • Borage or forget-me-not family
  • about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146 genera
  • worldwide distribution
  • plants have alternately arranged leaves or a combination of alternate and opposite leaves
  • leaf blades usually have a narrow shape; many are linear or lance-shaped 
  • most have hairy leaves
  • blossoms with double perianths are usually gathered into tendrils; more rarely, they are single


Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian Bugloss)

1 planted in 2008; South West border


Brunnera macrophylla ‘Alexanders Great’ 

3 planted in 2017; ?


Echium amoenum ‘Red Feathers’ 

3 planted in 2020; South side, sun bed


Symphytum ‘Goldsmith’ (Common Comfrey)

1 planted in 2006; East side, middle bed near Concolor fir

Division planted in South sun bed

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae

  • Cruciferae or mustard family
  • 338 genera and more than 3,700 species of flowering plants
  • distributed throughout the world
  • usually herbs 
  • annuals, biennials, or perennials
  •  leaves are mostly simple and alternately arranged, and many are peppery-flavoured
  • four-petalled cross-shaped flowers that feature two long and two short stamens
  • produce podlike fruits known as siliques


Arabis caucasica ‘Snowfix’ (Rock Cress) 

1 planted in 2019; ?


Lunaria annua (Honesty/Moneyplant)

 1 planted in 2020; East side, hosta hill 

Buxaceae

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae

  • Boxwood family
  • 6 genera and 123 known species of flowering plants
  • shrubs and small trees
  • world-wide distribution
  • alternate, simple, evergreen, leathery leaves
  • flowers may be single or grouped into inflorescences


Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffrutiosa’ (Dwarf English Boxwood)

3 planted in 2007; East side, foundation bed

Pachysandra procumbens (Allegheny Spurge)

3 planted in 2006; Southwest hill near path


Boxwood sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'

3 planted in ?; North foundation bed/den


Boxwood x ‘Green Mountain’ (Pyramidal Boxwood)

4 planted in 2004; South west woods, around large pot on pedestal

10 planted in 2008; North side, 4 garage foundation,6 bedroom foundation

3 planted in 2006; North east side, large front bed behind concolors

 3 planted in 2016; North side, under dining room window 



Campanulaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Caprifoliaceae

  • bellflower family
  • nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap
  • world-wide in distribution
  • several familiar garden plants include Lobelia and Platycodon (balloonflower)
  •  showy, blue, bell-like flowers
  • alternate, simple leaves that may have entire or lobed blade


Adenophora confusa (Ladybells)

3 planted in 2004; South side at base of hill near arbor; 

West side in center bed near arbor


Campanula lactifolia ‘Dwarf Pink’

2 planted in 2004; East bed, street side & inner side


Campanula persificifolia ‘Blue’ 

3 planted in 2017; ?

Caprifoliaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Caprifoliaceae

  • honeysuckle family
  • about 42 genera and 890 species
  • well known for its many ornamental shrubs and vines
  • world-wide distribution with centers of diversity  found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa
  •  leaves are arranged opposite each other along the stem
  •  flowers grow in various kinds of arrays and in some genera are paired and joined at the ovary


Diervilla lonicera (Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle)

 1 planted in 2017; South side, woodland border near hops vine


Heptacodium (Seven-sons-tree)

1 planted in ? ; South side, property line near composters 

Caryophllyaceae

Caryophllyaceae

Caryophllyaceae

  • Pink or carnation family 
  •  100 genera and 2,200 species
  • mainly of north temperate distribution
  • a number are cultivated as garden ornamentals and as cut flowers for the floral industry
  • course, durable stems swollen at the nodes and opposite linear leaves 
  • with symmetrical pentamerous or tetramerous flowers that have distinct stamens as numerous or twice as numerous as the sepals


Dianthus deltoides ‘Brilliant’ (Pinks)

2 planted in 2006; East side, middle street bed


Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese Cross)

2 planted in 2014; South side, border along SE path near Ginkgo 


Lychnis x haagaena ‘Molten Lava’ (Campion)

1 planted in 2007; East side, grass island

Cheilanthaceae

Caryophllyaceae

Caryophllyaceae

  • one of the five subfamilies of the fern family Pteridaceae
  •  the taxonomic status of many of its genera and species remains uncertain, as of December 2019
  • The subfamily is thought to be monophyletic (a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants but some of the genera into which it has been divided are not


Cheilanthes argentea (Silver Cloak fern)

3 planted in 2008; West side, center bed near woodland peony

Cornaceae

Caryophllyaceae

Crassulaceae

  • Dogwood family is the largest family in the order
  •  two genera— Cornus (65 species) and Alangium (20 species)
  • Cornus is noted for its woody ornamental species native to both coasts of North America and to East Asia
  • mostly trees and shrubs which may be deciduous or evergreen, although a few species are perennial herbs
  •  usually have opposite or alternate simple leaves
  •  four- or five-parted flowers clustered in inflorescences 
  • drupaceous fruits 

Cornus alba ‘Hessei’ (Elissa's Siberian Dogwood)

 1 planted in 2017; South side,  pot on patio


Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood)

5 planted in 2008; South & West side, woodland border 

Crassulaceae

Crassulaceae

Crassulaceae

  • Stonecrop family or the orpine family
  • 30 genera and 1,400 species of perennial herbs or low shrubs
  • widespread from tropical to boreal regions but is concentrated in arid regions of the world
  •  characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)
  • flowers generally have five floral parts
  • display a great diversity of chromosome numbers


Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Stonecrop)

6 planted in ?; East side, grass bed; East & South foundation; North, small bed


Sedum forsterianum ‘Oracle’ 

3 planted in 2009; ?


Sedum ‘Matrona (Stonecrop)

3 planted in 2007; North side, small front bed


Sedum reflexum ‘Blue Spruce’ (Blue Spruce Sedum)

1 planted in 2008; ?


Sempervivum hybrid ‘Pacific Blue Ice’ (Hens and Chicks)

 1 planted in 2017;  South sun bed

Cyperaceae

Crassulaceae

Cyperaceae

  • Sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants
  • grasslike herbaceous plants 
  • found especially in wet regions throughout the world
  • a large family with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera
  • the largest genus Carex, "true sedges" has over 2,000 species
  • perfect flowers in simple spikes with often numerous spirally arranged or two-ranked scales


Carex appalachica (Appalachian Sedge)

10 planted in 2021; South side, 4 near woodland path


Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’ (Gold Sedge)

1 planted in 2014; South side, woodland path near variegated hosta and acanthus


Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’  (Variegated Japanese Sedge)

 3 planted in 2012; ?


Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ (Japanese Sedge)

 5 planted in 2014; 2 planted in 2017; 6 planted in 2019; South side, Kwanzan Cherry hill


Carex oshimensis 

(EverColor ‘Eversheen’ Sedge)

3 planted in 2021; South side, Japanese garden


Carex pennsylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge)

 7 planted in 2013; West side, border 


Carex pennsylvanica ‘ Straw Hat’

 3 planted in 2017: ?


Carex plantaginea ‘Blue Ridge’ (Blue Ridge Ribbon Sedge) Seeds planted in 2020; Amelanchier Hill 


Carex siderosticha ‘Banana Boat’ (Creeping Broad-leaved Sedge)

3 planted in 2014; South side, Japanese Maple bed near small back porch  

Cystopteridaceae

Cystopteridaceae

Cystopteridaceae

  • Fern family
  • small or medium-sized ferns found in forests and crevices
  • rhizomes are short to long-creeping
  •  Leaf: spirally arranged, short-spaced or distant
  • stipe firm or fleshly, with 2 vascular strands, often expanded at base 
  • blade 2--3-pinnate-pinnately lobed, thin-herbaceous and broadest at the base or lanceolate 
  • small, round, naked sori


Gymnocarpium dryopteris ‘Plumosum’  (Ruffled Oak Fern)

 1 planted in 2013; West side, between Bottlebrush Buckeye and Pagoda Dogwood

Dennstaedtiaceae

Cystopteridaceae

Cystopteridaceae

  • Bracken family 
  • contains 10 genera and about 250 species of ferns
  • distributed nearly worldwide; although the family is most diverse in tropical regions, it is well represented in temperate floras
  • perennial ferns that grow on soil
  •  leaves are divided into leaflets, which may be additionally subdivided or lobed
  • the upper side of the midrib of the leaf is usually deeply grooved
  • the leaves may have tiny hairs or be hairless
  • the spores are arranged along the edges of the leaflets or at the tips of veins and are covered by a false indusium comprised of the curled-over leaf margin or a curved-over tooth


Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay Scented fern)

3 planted in 2005; ?

Dryopteridaceae

Cystopteridaceae

Dryopteridaceae

  • Shield fern family
  • 40-50 genera and about 1,700 species
  • distributed nearly worldwide but are most diverse in temperate regions and in mountainous areas in the tropics
  • perennial ferns that grow on soil or on rock 
  • fronds may be once or more divided and may be lobed as well
  • petioles (leaf stalks) have scales and 3-7 vascular bundles near the base
  • rhizome generally short-creeping, suberect, or erect
  • circular to kidney-shaped sori grow on the underside of the fronds and are covered by an indusium


Arachniodes standishii (Upside-down fern)

1 planted in 2020; ?


Athyrium ‘Branford Rambler’

1 planted in 2006; West side, center bed



Cyrtomium fortunei (Holly fern)

3 planted in 2005; South side, near woodland patio. West side, fern foundation bed. East side, foundation bed near clematis trellis


Dryopteris affinis ‘Crispa Gracilis’ 

(Dwarf Crisped Golden-scaled Male fern) 

1 planted in 2020; South side, near bilco door and forked Japanese fern 


Dryopteris affinis ‘The King’ 

(Golden scaled Male fern)

 1 planted in 2014; SE foundation, near plant room 


Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Thick Stemmed Wood fern)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Dryopteris dilatata ‘Jimmy Dyce’ 

(Jimmy Dyce Broad Wood fern)

1 planted in 2013; West side, border near Costa 'Big Daddy'

 

Dryopteris dilatata ‘ Recurvata’ 


(Broad Buckler fern)

 3 planted in 2009; South side, back border under hemlock 


Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ 

(Autumn fern)

 3 planted in 2017; 3 planted in 2008; West woodland border 


Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Barnesii’ (Barnes’ Narrow Male fern)

1 planted in 2019; East side, hosta hill, top


Dryopteris labordei (Golden Mist Wood fern)

 1 planted in 2013; South side, near bilco door


Dryopteris marginalis (Leather wood fern)

 3 planted in 2019; ?


Dryopteris undulata ‘Robusta’ 

(Robust Male fern)

3 planted in 2005; ?


Polystichum setiferum ‘Plumoso-multilobum’ 

(Soft Shield ‘Plumoso-Mutilobum’)

1 planted in 2009; ?


Polystichum setiferum (Alaskan fern) 

3 planted in 2009; South side, between woodland boxwood bed and urn 

Fabaceae

Gentianaceae

Dryopteridaceae

  •  Legume, pea, or bean family
  • the third largest and economically important family of flowering plants (angiosperms)
  • 700 genera and about 20,000 species  
  • worldwide in distribution
  • includes trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs
  • easily recognized by their fruit (legumes)
  • compound, stipulate leaves
  • ability to symbiotically fix nitrogen

Baptisia ‘Lunar Eclipse’ (False Indigo)

1 planted in 2019; North side, large front bed (east end)


Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ 

(Forest Pansy Redbud)

6 planted in 2008; North side, 

2 in large front bed

Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae

  • Gentian family 
  • 102 genera and around 1,750 species 
  • includes annual and perennial herbs, trees and shrubs
  •  native primarily to northern temperate areas of the world, though many are also found in tropical and subtropical regions
  • leaves are simple (leaves scalelike in mycotrophic species), opposite (rarely whorled or spiral) and exstipulate (having no stipules)
  • distinctive, bell-shaped blossoms, usually bisexual 
  •  4 or 5 separate sepals, 4 or 5 united petals and 4 or 5 stamens

Gentiana cruciata ‘Blue Cross’ 

3 planted in 2017; ?

Geraniaceae

Hydrangeaceae

Hydrangeaceae

  • Geranium family 
  • 830 species in 5 to 7 genera
  • the  largest genera are Geranium, Pelargonium and Erodium
  • mainly herbs with some woody shrubs or small trees
  • leaves are simple or compound, usually stipulate, and typically possess gland-tipped leaf margins
  •  flowers are arranged in a cymose cluster and have a five-parted perianth, typically 10 stamens, and 5 fused carpels


Geranium himalayense ‘Birch’s Double’ (Birchs Double)

1 planted in 2020; ?


Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Variegatum’ (Variegated Cranesbill)

1 planted in 2021; South foundation bed


Geranium pratense ‘Midnight Reiter’ (Cranesbill)

1 planted in 2007; ?

Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Cranesbill)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Hydrangeaceae

Hydrangeaceae

Hydrangeaceae

  •  Hydrangea family of flowering plants
  • 19 genera and about 260 species 
  • woody ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and herbs
  •  native primarily to tropical, subtropical, and north temperate regions
  • leaves are deciduous and grow opposite each other along the stem
  • leaves are simple with toothed edges
  •  flowers may grow singly or are clustered into branching inflorescences


Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ (Annabelle Hydrangea)

2 planted in 2005; South side, pots on patio


Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer’ (Endless Summer Hydrangea)

3 planted in 2006; South side, path to sun bed


Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Izu-no-hana’ (Compact double flowered lacecap)

1 planted in 2005; South side, woodland path near birdhouse


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bobo’ (Panicle Hydrangea)

 3 planted in 2017; East side, near bench; 2 flanking front porch


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Fire Light’ (cream to red)

1 planted in 2007; ?


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’

1 planted in 2021; South side, pot on patio 


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ 

1 planted in 2006; 3 planted in 2013; ?


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pinky Winky’ (Tree Hydrangea)

 1 planted  in 2007,  2014; ?


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Quick Fire’ (Tree hydrangea)

 2 planted in 2014; ?


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Tardiva Hydrangea)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (Unique Hydrangea)

1 planted in 2006; South side, path to neighbors


Hydrangea petiolaris ‘Mirranda’ (Climbing Hydrangea)

1 planted in 2005; North side, white garden


Kirengeshoma palmata (Yellow Wax Bells)

2 planted in 2006; West side, foundation bed near water spigot,

North side, under Sweetgum


Philadelphus ‘Snowbelle’ (Mockorange)

 1 planted in 2018; North side, white garden

Hypericaceae

Hydrangeaceae

Hypericaceae

  •  St. John’s wort family
  • six to nine genera and up to 700 species 
  • found throughout the world apart from extremely cold or dry habitats
  • annual or perennial herbs or shrubs
  •   simple, untoothed leaves that grow opposite each other along the stem
  • leaves may be dotted with tiny black or translucent spots
  • flowers are arranged in branched inflorescences with 4 or 5 sepals and 4 or 5 petals
  •  fruit is a dry capsule that opens to release its many seeds 


Hypericum androsaemum ‘Albury Purple’ (Sweet Amber)

1 planted in 2021; ?

(Matt/Rochester)


Hypericum kalmianum ‘Blues Festival’ 

(St. John’s Wort)

1 planted in 2021; South foundation bed


Hypericum prolificum 

(Shrubby St. John’s Wort)

5 planted in 2021; East side, 3 planted by angel statue; South side, 2 planted on hill in woods

Iridaceae

Iridaceae

Hypericaceae

  • Iris family of flowering plants 
  • 66 genera and around 2,200 species
  • nearly worldwide in distribution, but it is most abundant and diversified in Africa
  • most species are native to temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions
  • includes well known cultivated plants such as freesias, gladioli and crocuses
  • produce regular, bisexual flowers with parts in multiples of three. There are 3 sepals, colored to look like petals and 3 true petals, plus 3 stamens


Crocosmia crocosmiiflora ‘Emberglow’ (Montbretia)

 6 planted in 2009; East bed; North side, front street bed 


Crocosmia crocosmiiflora ‘Emily McKenzie’ (red/orange) 

6 planted in 2009; South side, woodland border

Juncaceae

Iridaceae

Juncaceae

  • rush family
  • 8 genera and about 464 known species 
  • slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and sedges
  • often grow on infertile soils in a wide range of moisture conditions
  • perennial, rarely annual, herbs
  • stems of perennials are usually rhizomatous
  •  leaves are long and simple with parallel veins. 
  •  leaves are usually hollow and round which distinguishes Juncaceae from the Cyperaceae (true grasses)
  •  flowers are usually small, greenish and bisexual, and they are crowded into dense terminal or lateral clusters
  • are pollinated typically by the wind


Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’ 

1 planted in 2014; West side, woodland border 

Lamiaceae

Loganiaceae

Lamiaceae

  • 3 planted in 2007; East side, across from mailbox; South side, Kwanzan Cherry hill; East side, Amelanchier hill; West side circleedee
  • Mint family of flowering plants
  • 236 genera and more than 7,000 species
  • the genus Salvia (sage) has 800 species worldwide
  • distributed nearly worldwide with great diversity in California, Mexico, and the Mediterranean region
  • characterized by square stems, paired and simple, fragrant leaves and two-lipped open-mouthed tubular flowers
  • superior ovary that is segmented into 4 lobes (the only other family with this feature is Boraginaceae) 


Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed)

2 planted in 2008; South side, at base of Amelanchier hill; 

West side near Viburnum


Lamium macularum ‘Anne Greenway’ 

(lilac flowers, yellow, green, silver foliage) 

3 planted in 2007, ? 1 planted in 2014; ?


Monarda bradburiana (Eastern Bee Balm)

5 planted in 2021; Southeast side, circular amelanchier bed


Monarda didyma (‘Gardenview Scarlet’ Bee Balm)

5 planted in 2021; Southeast side, circular amalanchier bed


Monarda didyma ‘Panorama Red Shades’ 

(red Bee Balm)

1 planted in 2007; ?


Monarda ‘Marshall’s Delight’ (pink) 

1 planted in 2009; South side, sun bed


Monarda ‘Petite Delight’ (pink Bee Balm hybrid)

1 planted in 2007; ?


Origanum ‘Amethyst Falls’ (Ornamental oregano) 

2 planted in 2020; East side,  foundation bed 


Phlomis tuberosa ‘Amazone’ (Lavender-pink phlomis)

1 planted in 2005; East side, foundation bed behind arbor


Physostegia variegata (False Dragonheads)

1 planted in 2006; East side, near half moon Japanese Maple


Plectranthus oertendahlii ‘Emerald Lace’ 

(Swedish Mozaic Ivy)

 2 planted in  2013; pots on porch


Pycnanthemum muticum (Mountain Mint)

1planted in 2020; North side, white garden


Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ (Meadow Sage)

3 planted in 2006; North side, small front bed


Salvia nemorosa ‘Marcus’

1 planted in 2006; North side, small front bed, street side 


Salvia nemorosa ‘Plumosa’ (Plumosa Double Salvia)

1 planted in  2020; North side, small front bed


Salvia officinalis (Sage)

2 planted in 2014; North side,  front large bed near MissKim lilac


Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’

1 planted in 2005; East side, grass bed. South side, foundation bed


Salvia x sylvestris ‘Blue Queen’

3 planted in 2006; North side, small front bed, street side 


Salvia x sylvestris ‘Snow Hill’ 

6 planted in 2009; North side, white garden


Salvia pratensis ‘Eveline’ (Perennial Salvia, pink) 

3 planted in 2020; East side, front bed across from grass island 


Stachys macrantha ‘Rosea’ (Big Betony)

3 planted in 2007; East side, across from mailbox; South side, Kwanzan Cherry hill; East side, Amelanchier hill; West side circle


Stachys monieri ‘Humelo’ 

(Lamb’s Ear Ground Cover)

1 planted in 2008; South side, Amelanchier hill, Kwanzan Cherry hill; East side, near Amur maple, West side in circle bed

Liliaceae

Loganiaceae

Lamiaceae

  • Lily family of the flowering plants 
  • 16 genera and 635 species of herbs and shrubs
  • native primarily to temperate and subtropical regions
  • usually have six-segmented flowers 
  • three-chambered capsular fruits, occasionally  berries
  • flowers are insect pollinated


Lilium ‘African Queen’ (Trumpet Lily)

12 bulbs planted in 2008; West side, middle bed


Lillium formosanum var. pricei (Formosa Lily) 

Seeds planted in 2020; South side, pots on patio 


Lillium ‘Lollipop’ 

10 planted in 2010; East side, under hydrangea 


Lillium ‘Stargazer’ 

10 planted in 2010; South side, woodland border


Tricyrtis formosana (purple speckled Toad Lily)

6 planted in 2007; West side, foundation; SW side, bilco hill


Tricyrtis latifolia ‘White Towers’ (Toad Lily)

3 planted in 2007; ?


Tulipa ‘Centennial’ large driveway pots 2020


Tulipa ‘Daydream’ (orange Darwin hybrid tulip)

32 bulbs planted in 2007; North side, front beds


Tulip ‘Tangerine Beauty’ 

Plated in 2016; North side, front bird bath bed 


Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha (yellow/ rose)

Planted in 2019; North side, font bed near street 


Tulipa humilis ‘Helene’ (pink) 

Planted in 2019; ?


Tulipa linifolia (red) 

Planted in 2019; ?


Tulipa ‘American Dream’ 

Planted in 2010; various beds 


Tulipa ‘ Ballerina’ 

Planted in 2010; various beds 

Loganiaceae

Loganiaceae

Loganiaceae

  • Logan plant family
  • 16 genera and approximately 460 species
  • distributed in all tropical areas of the world, as well as reaching some subtropical areas
  •  highly variable in their vegetative habit, from ephemeral annual herbs to large trees


Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’ (Indian Pink)

1 planted in 2020; East side, arbor over  near grass bed 


Spegelia marilandica ‘Ragin Cajun’ (Indian Pink)

1 planted in 2020;  East foundation bed



Malvaceae

Melanthiaceae

Loganiaceae

  •  mallow family
  • 243 genera and at least 4,225 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees
  • distributed in all except the coldest parts of the world but are most numerous in the tropics
  •  a number of species are economically important including cotton, cacao, linden, hibiscus and okra
  • leaves are generally alternate, often palmately lobed or compound and palmately veined
  • flowers are commonly borne in definite or indefinite axillary inflourescences which are often reduced to a single flower,


Hibiscus ‘Lord Baltimore’ (Hardy Hibiscus)

3 planted in 2005; South side, sun bed



Melanthiaceae

Melanthiaceae

Melanthiaceae

  • bunchflower family
  • herbaceous perennial plants native to the Northern Hemisphere
  • leaves clustered at the base of the plant, but sometimes have leaves that grow on the stem
  •  usually arise from a group of horizontal roots below the soil surface, though some species may grow from bulbs or tubers
  • most have bunches of little white or greenish, lily-like flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals that are identical in size and color


Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive fern)

3 planted in 2005; ?


Paris polyphylla 

2 planted in 2020;  SW side, west Bilco hill 


Paris quadrifolia ( Herb Paris)

1 planted in 2021; South side, near bird bath in woods near Lenten Rose 

(Matt/Rochester)


Paris quadrifolia  

(Herb Paris or true lover’s knot)

Seeds planted in 2020; East side,  bed near tree peony 


Trillium recurvatum (Purple Prairie Trillium)

3 planted in 2020; ? 

Onacleaceae

Melanthiaceae

Melanthiaceae

  • a small family of terrestrial ferns
  • may contain from one to four genera, consisting of five species
  •  largely in north temperate climates
  • the four genera, Matteuccia, Onoclea, Onocleopsis and Pentarhizidium, may be included under the single genus Onoclea
  • strongly dimorphic fronds, with the fertile fronds different from the sterile fronds
  • rhizomes are long- to short-creeping to ascending, and sometimes stoloniferous
  • the blades are pinnatifid (multi-divided) or pinnate-pinnatifid
  • the spores are kidney-shaped, brownish to green


Matteuccia struthiopteris ‘Jumbo’ (Ostrich fern)

1 planted in 2004; South side, Amelanchier hill

Onagraceae

Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

  • evening primrose family
  • about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 17 genera
  • distribution is widespread, occurring on every continent 
  • popular garden plants include evening primroses (Oenothera) and fuchsias (Fuchsia)
  • simple, pinnately veined leaves can be opposite, alternate, whorled, or all basal
  • inflorescences are variable and can be spikes, panicles, or solitary flowers
  • the delicate blossoms  have four sepals and four petals fused into a floral cup (hypanthium)
  • inferior ovaries mature into a long, dry capsules comprised of four (many seeded chambers) containing many fluffy wind dispersed seeds


Oenothera ‘Spring Gold’ (Fruhlingsgold) 

Evening Primrose

1 planted in 2006; East side near rose pillar near woodchip path

Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

  • the orchid family
  • a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants
  • blooms are often colorful and fragrant
  • along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants
  • they have about 28,000 currently accepted species distributed in about 763 genera
  • well known for the many structural variations in their flowers
  • the family encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants
  • the largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum  (1,500 species), Dendrobium  (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis  (1,000 species)


Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid)

1 planted in 2021; East side, amelanchier circle

Osmundaceae

Osmundaceae

Osmundaceae

  • Royal fern family
  • 3 present-day genera of large ferns— Osmunda, Todea and Leptopteris; 18–25 known species
  • 5 to 10 extinct genera date from the Late Permian Period (about 260 million to 251 million years ago)
  • often known as the "flowering ferns" because of the striking aspect of the ripe sporangia
  • larger than most other ferns
  • sporangia are large and open at a slit on the top
  • 128 to 512 spores are typically present
  • spores are green, nearly round and trilete
  • gametophytes are large and heart-shaped


 

Osmunda japonica (Asian royal fern)

1 planted in 2020; South side,  at base of back stairs 

Paeoniaceae

Osmundaceae

Osmundaceae

  • Peony family
  • the genus Paeonia is the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae
  • native to Asia, Europe and Western North America 
  • scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished – the current consensus is 33 known species
  • Economically important, its  showy, fragrant, large blossoms bloom for 7 to 10 days in late spring and early summer
  • most are herbaceous perennial plants, but some are woody shrubs
  •  compound, deeply lobed leaves
  •  large, often fragrant flowers, in colors ranging from purple and pink to red, white or yellow


Paeonia (Uncle Norm’s white peony)

3 planted in 2005; North side, front small bed


Paeonia (Japanese Tree Peony No 30 purple)

3 planted in 2005; East side, near concolor fir, ?


Paeonia lactiflora ‘Black Beauty’ (Nightlife Peony)

1 planted in  2020; ?


Paeonia obovata (Obovate Peony) 

1  planted in 2019: ?


Paeonia  x ‘Julia Rose’ (Intersectional hybrid)

(‘Julia Rose’ Itoh Peony)

1 planted in 2019; East side, circle bed amelanchier hill 


Paeonia x ‘Bartzella’ (Intersectional hybrid) 

(Itoh Peony 'Bartzella')

3 planted in 2019; South side, pots on patio

Papaveraceae

Plantaginaceae

Plantaginaceae

  • Poppy family
  • an economically important family 
  • about 42 genera and approximately 775 known species  
  • cosmopolitan distribution occurring in temperate and subtropical climates (mostly in the northern hemisphere), but almost unknown in the tropics
  • most are herbaceous but a few are shrubs and small trees
  • may be annual, biennial, or perennial
  • simple leaves are alternate or sometimes whorled,  usually lobed or pinnatifid (consisting of several not entirely separate leaflets), or much divided
  • are pollinated mostly by insects
  • a distinct calyx and corolla except in Macleaya where the corolla is lacking
  • flowers are medium-sized or large
  • non-fleshy fruit is usually a capsule, breaking open at maturity to release the seeds through pores


Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ (pink Spring Larkspur)

8 bulbs planted in 2007; ?


Corydalis solida (Bird-in-a-bush)

Seeds planted in 2020;  South side (see map on seed sheet) 


Dicentra ‘Burning Hearts’ (Fern-Leaved Bleeding Heart)

 3 planted in  2014; ?


Dicentra x ‘Fire Island’ 

3 planted in  2017; ?


Dicentra x ‘Gold Heart’ (Gold Heart Bleeding Heart)

2 planted in 2008; 3 planted in 2007; West side, fern bed & center bed


Papaver orientale (Oriental Poppy)

 3 planted in 2009; South side, sun bed


Sanguinaria canadensis (Double Flower Bloodroot)

 3 planted in 2011; South woodland border under hemlocks 

Plantaginaceae

Plantaginaceae

Plantaginaceae

  • Plantain family
  • a diverse,  cosmopolitan family, occurring mostly in temperate zones
  • consists of herbs, shrubs and also a few aquatic plants with roots
  • leaves are spiral to opposite and simple to compound
  • structure and form of the flowers is variable. Some genera have 4 sepals and 4 petals; others have 5- to 8- sepals and petals
  • flowers of most genera are polysymmetric
  •  corolla is often two-lipped
  • fruit is a capsule that dehisces (splits) 


Chelone glabra (Turtlehead)

 3 planted in 2009; East bed, near Concolor fir; South bed, amelanchier hill


Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot White’ (Foxglove) 

2 planted in 2014; ? 


Veronica spicata 'Speedwell ‘Blauteppich’ (‘Blue Carpet’) 

2planted in 2017; North side, small  front bed 


Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Fascination’ (Culver’s Root)

 1 planted in 2009; Southeast side, sun bed


Wulfenia carinthiaca  

Seeds planted in 2020; South side, pots on patio 

Poaceae

Polemoniaceae

Polemoniaceae

  • Grass family
  • economically the most important family of monocotyledons
  • nearly world wide distribution
  • includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture
  • around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family
  • stems are hollow except at the nodes
  •  narrow alternate leaves are borne in two ranks
  • the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem forming a leaf-sheath
  • the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing


Chasmanthium latifolium ( Northern Sea Oats)

1 planted in 2006; East side, grass bed


Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ 

3 planted in 2009; NW side, near Liquidambar

3 planted in 2014; South side, woodland path


Hakonechloa macra ‘AllGold’ (Japanese Forest Grass)

 2 planted in 2006; North side, foundation bed under Liqidambar; 2 planted in 2014; East side, near colchicum in middle of bed 


Milium effusium ‘Aurea’ 

1 planted in 2014; ?

Polemoniaceae

Polemoniaceae

Polemoniaceae

  • Jacob's-ladder or phlox family
  • about 25 genera with 270–400 species
  • annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California
  • distinguished by the ovary made up of three fused carpels (usually with three chambers, but with one chamber in some species)
  •  five sepals, five petals fused, and five stamens hat alternate with the lobes of the corolla


Phlox paniculata ‘Flame Violet’ (Dwarf Garden Phlox)

 2 planted in 2016; South side, foundation bed near back door 


Phlox paniculata ‘Laura’ (fuschia-purple) 

1 planted in 2009; South side, plant room foundation bed


Phlox paniculata ‘Nicki’ (purple hardy phlox)

2 planted in 2007; ?

Polygonaceae

Polygonaceae

Polygonaceae

  •  Knotweed family
  • about 1200 species distributed into about 48 genera
  • the largest genera are Eriogonum (240 species), Rumex (200 species), Coccoloba (120 species), Persicaria (100 species) andCalligonum(80 species).
  • the family is present worldwide, but is most diverse in the North Temperate Zone
  • contain some of the most prolific weeds including species ofPersicaria, Rumex and Polygonum, such as Japanese Knotweed
  •  perennial herbaceous plants with swollen nodes, but trees, shrubs and vines are also present
  • leaves are simple, and arranged alternately on the stems
  • Each leaf has a peculiar pair of fused, sheathing stipules known as an ochrea


Muehlenbeckia complexa ( Angel Vine)

1 planted in  2013;  houseplant


Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ (Fleeceflower)

3 planted in 2008; South side, Amelanchier hill, Kwanzan Cherry wall


Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Golden Arrow’ (Fleeceflower)

1 planted in 2006; ?


Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Pink Elephant’

 (Mountain Fleeceflower)

 6 planted in 2014; South side, Amelanchier Hill


Persicaria microcephala ‘Purple Fantasy’ 

(Fleeceflower floating arrows)

4 planted in 2020; East side, 2 east woodland path; 

South side, 1 woodland sun border across from composters; 

1 on Kwanzan cherry hill near wall 


Persicaria polymorpha (Giant Fleeceflower)

3 planted in 2006; North side, large front bed & small front bed; South side, sun bed; East side near bench

Primulaceae

Polygonaceae

Polygonaceae

  • primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family
  • herbaceous and woody flowering plants 
  • most are perennial though some species, such as scarlet pimpernel, are annuals
  • 55 genera and 2790 species
  • leaves are simple, being directly attached to the stem by a petiole (stalk), but unlike the leaves of most flowering plants they have no stipules
  •  the petiole is short or the leaf tapers gradually towards the base
  • leaf arrangement is typically alternate but some are opposite or whorled, and there is generally a rosette at the base of the stem
  • leave edges are toothed  or sawtoothed
  • each flower is bisexual, having both stamens and carpels
  • flowers have radial symmetry; the petals can be separate or partially or fully  fused together to form a tube-shaped corolla that opens up at the mouth to form a bell-like shape or a flat-faced flower


Lysimachia clethroides ‘ Heronswood Gold’ 

(Elissa's Gold Gooseneck) 

1 planted in 2017; North side, front large bed under Amur Maple

 

Primula kisoana (Elissa's Japanese Primrose)

 1 planted in 2017; South side, near back steps 


Primula polyantha ‘Victoriana Gold Lace’ 

1 planted in 2019; South side, Japanese Maple bed near stairs 


Primula vulgaris ‘Belarina Lively Lilac’ (Lively Lilac Primrose)

1 planted in 2020;South side, near patio stairs,


Primrose x pubescens ‘Kaleidoscope’

 2 planted in 2019; South side, Japanese maple bed near stairs 

Pteridaceae

Pteridaceae

Pteridaceae

  • maidenhair fern family
  • about 50 genera and approximately 950 species
  • distributed throughout the world, especially in tropical and warm-temperate regions
  • creeping or erect rhizomes
  • fronds are almost always compound 
  •  linear sori that are typically on the margins of the fronds and lack a true indium, typically being protected by a false indusium formed from the reflexed margin of the leaf


Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair)

3 planted in 2007; East foundation by trellis; South woodland path by arch & along path; West side, front middle bed & foundation bed; North side, white garden


Adiantum venustum (Himalayan maidenhair fern) 

1 planted in 2020; South side,  foundation bed in front of plant room 




Rhamnaceae

Pteridaceae

Pteridaceae

  • buckthorn family
  • mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines
  • about 55 genera and 950 species
  • worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions
  • leaves are simple (leaf blades are not divided into smaller leaflets).
  •  leaves can be either alternate or opposite
  • flowers are radially symmetrical
  • fruits are mostly berries, fleshy drupes or nuts
  • some are adapted to wind carriage, but most are dispersed by mammals and birds 


Rhamnus fragula ‘Ron Williams’ (Fine Line Buckthorn)

3 planted in 2008; South side, 2 pot on patio




Rosaceae

Pteridaceae

Ranunculaceae

  • rose family
  • medium-sized family of flowering plants, including 4,828 known species in 91 genera
  • among the most species-rich genera are Alchemilla, Sorbus, Crataegus, Cotoneaster, Rubus, and Prunus which contains the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots, and almonds. 
  •  includes herbs, shrubs, and trees
  • most species are deciduous, but some are evergreen
  • a worldwide range, but are most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere
  • leaves are generally arranged spirally, but have an opposite arrangement in some species
  • can be simple or pinnately compound (either odd- or even-pinnate
  • leaf margin is most often serrate
  • flowers  are generally described as "showy"
  • they are radially symmetrical, and  generally have five sepals, five petals, and many spirally arranged stamens


Amelanchier x Grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Serviceberry)

2 planted in 2020;  East side, Amelanchier circle 


Aruncus aethusifolius 

(Dwarf Fernleaf Goat’s Beard)

3 planted in 2017, 1 planted in 2007; 3 planted in 2006; South side, woodland border


Aruncus ‘Misty Lace’ (Goat’s Beard)

 4 planted in 2009; South side, woodland path 


Exochorda Snow Day ‘Blizzard’ 

1 planted in 2017; South side, pot on patio


Filipendula ‘Red Umbrellas’ (Meadowsweet)

3 planted in 2021; North side, under bedroom window 


Filipendula rubra (Queen of the Prairie)

Seeds planted in 2020;  East side, grass bed


Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’

1 planted in 2006; ? 


Geum coccineum ‘Cooky’ (Avens)

 2 planted in 2019; ?


Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ 

(Diablo Purple Ninebark)

3 planted in 2005; East side, foundation bed near plant room


Physocarpus opulifolus ‘Jefam’

(Ninebark Amber Jubilee)

1 planted in 2017; North side, garage foundation 


Prunus serrata ‘Kwanzan’ (Kwanzan Flowering Cherry)

1 planted in 2007; South side, hill near wall



Rhodotypos scandens (Black Jetbead) 

1 planted in 2017; South side, woodland border near round patio


Rosa ‘Robin Hood’ (Mediterranean Musk Rose)

3 planted in 2008; South side, sun bed 


Rosa ‘Westerland’ (orange-apricot climbing)

3  planted in 2019; East side, clematis trellis on chimney; South side, rose tower near back door; South side, white arch over woodland path 


Sanguisorba officinalis var microcephala ‘Little Angel’ (Little angel burnet)

1 planted in 2020;  East side, front bed near ash tree

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

  • buttercup or crowfoot family
  • over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera
  •  distributed worldwide
  • the largest genera are Ranunculus (600 species), Delphinium (365), Thalictrum (330), Clematis (325), and Aconitum
  • mostly herbaceous annuals or perennials, but some woody climbers (such as Clematis) or shrubs 
  • leaves are usually alternate and stalkless and may be simple or much divided, often with sheathing bases
  •  flowers usually have two to five free sepals and may be radially symmetrical or irregular
  • petals are free and sometimes numerous but usually number five or fewer
  •  includes many popular wildflowers as well as ornamentals, including anemone, buttercup, larkspur, hepatica and clematis


Actaea alba (White baneberry)

5 planted in 2006; South side, woodland border


Actaea pachypoda ‘Misty Blue’ (White Baneberry)

 1 planted in 2011; South side, woodland 


Actaea pachypoda rubrocarpa (Red Baneberry)

 1 planted in 2009; South side, woodland 


Actaea ramosa ‘Pink Spires’ (Bugbane)

 1 planted in 2014; South side, urn in woods near boxwoods


 Actaea rubra ‘Filkins’ Selection’ 

(Red Baneberry)

2 planted in 2007; West side, center bed; South side, woodland bed


Actaea simplex ‘Atropurpurea’ 

(formerly Cimicifuga)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Aquilegia ‘Spitfire’ (Columbine)

 3 planted in 2009;  North side,  foundation bed in front of garage


Clematis ‘Ascotiensis’ (deep blue flowers)

1 planted in 2006; East side, arbor

Blooms June- September


Clematis Avant-Garde (Red with pink petaloid stamens)

1 planted in 2008; South side, foundation bed

Type 3, Blooms July-September


Clematis ‘Blue Light’ (double pale blue)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-June; August-September 


Clematis ‘Blush’ 

(white single with white stamen) 

2 planted in 2014; ?


Clematis ‘Carnaby’ (red petals edged in white)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms late spring - early summer


Clematis ‘Clair de Lune’ 

(pale lilac and white flower)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms May-June; August-September


Clematis ‘Comtesse de Bouchard’ (rosy pink) 

1 planted in 2009; ?


Clematis ‘Crystal Fountain Fairy Blue’ 

(lilac blue doubles with fountain-like center)

1 planted in 2004; front large bed, obelisk near oakleaf hydrangeas

Blooms May-June; August-September


Clematis ‘Dr. Ruppel’ 

(Purple petals with magenta bands)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms late spring- early fall


Clematis ‘Duchess of Edinburgh’ 

(white double)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-June; August-September


Clematis Durandii 

(periwinkle blue with yellow eyes)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May - September


Clematis ‘Elsa Spaeth’ 

(Bluish purple flowers with reddish stamens)

1 planted in 2008; ?

Blooms June-August


Clematis 'Ernest Markam'

(magenta red single)

1 planted in 2011; North side, peony bed on dragonfly obelisk w/ Protea


Clematis ‘Fairydust’ 

(Light lavender flowers with white bar)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms June - September


Clematis ‘Fireworks’ 

(light pink petals with dark pink bands)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms late spring - early fall


Clematis ‘General Sikorski’ (blue)

1 planted in 2004; 2006; ?

Blooms June- September


Clematis Hagley Hybrid (large shell pink singles) 

1 planted in  2014; ?


Clematis ‘Harlow Carr’ (purple recurved petals)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-September


Clematis ‘Henryi’ 

(white flowers with purple anthers)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-June; August-September


Clematis ‘H.F. Young 

(blue/lilac flowers with yellow stamen)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms early spring- early summer


Clematis heracleifolia (Tube clematis) 

(purple flowers) 

1 planted in 2020; East side, front near butterfly bush


Clematis ‘Huldine’ (white flowers)

1 planted in 2006; Northside, white bed near wall

Blooms June-September


Clematis ‘Hyde Hall’ 

( creamy white with ruffled edges)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-June; August-September


Clematis ‘Jackmanii’ (violet purple)

1 planted in 2004, divided in 2010; North side, street bed obelisk; East arbor

Blooms May- September


Clematis ‘Josephine’ (pompom rosy pink)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms all summer 


Clematis ‘Irene’ (pink, yellow stamen, single) 

1 planted in 2014; North side, peony bed on dragonfly obelisk


Clematis lanuginosa ‘Candida’ 

(pure white 6” flowers)

1 planted in 2005; ? 

Blooms early summer & late summer


Clematis macropetala ‘White Swan’ 

(dainty white bell-shaped flowers)

2 planted in 2008; South side, near patio wall on obelisk

Blooms May-June


Clematis ‘Moonlight’ 

(cream flowers with greenish tinge)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms late spring- mid summer


Clematis ‘Mrs. Cholmondeley’ (purple flowers)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms late spring-late summer


Clematis ‘Mrs. Norm Thompson’ 

(scarlet barred violet)

1 planted in ?


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Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Clematis viticella ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ 

(bright red)

1 planted in 2004; 2005; ?

Blooms midsummer-fall 1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-June; September


Clematis ‘Multiblue’ (royal blue double)

1 planted in 2009; North side, large front bed, climbing on tree with climbing hydrangea

Blooms May-June 


Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’ (pink with hot pink bar)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-June; August- September


Clematis ‘Niobe’ (burgundy)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May- September


Clematis ‘Piilu’ 

(double with violet pink petals with purple bar)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May (old wood), September (new wood)


Clematis ‘Proteus’ (double light pink) 

1 planted in 2011; North side, peony bed on dragonfly obelisk

 w/ Ernest Markham


Clematis ‘Ramona’ 

(lavender with dark purple center)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms June-September


Clematis ‘Roguchi’ 

(deep blue with recurved petals)

1 planted in 2006; West side, fern foundation bed, center obelisk

Blooms June-September


Clematis ‘Rosemoor’ (dark rose)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms May-September


Clematis ‘Snow Queen’ (large white) 

1 planted in 2009; ?


Clematis ‘Sugar Candy’ (two tone pink)

1 planted in 2004; 2006; ?

Blooms early spring then in fall


Clematis terniflora ‘Sweet Autumn’ (white flowers)

1 planted in 2004, divided it in 2010; arbor east side, arbor west side

Blooms August-September


Clematis ‘Tie Dye’ 

( purple petals with white blotches)

1 planted in 2006, 2018; North side, small front bed near woods

 

Clematis texensis ‘Duchess of Albany’ 

(pink bell shaped flowers)

1 planted in 2006; South side, foundation bed, ? Obelisk

Blooms June-September



Clematis ‘Veronica’s Choice’ (pale lavender with yellow stamen) 

1 planted in 2011; North side, peony bed on dragonfly obelisk 


Clematis ‘Ville de Lyon’ (rich red flowers)

1 planted in 2004; 2006; South side, kitchen bed, left side obelisk

Blooms June- September


Clematis ‘Violet StarGazer’ 

(purple flowers with white bar)

1 planted in 2006; ?

Blooms June-September


Clematis viticella ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ 

(bright red)

1 planted in 2004; 2005; ?

Blooms midsummer-fall


Clematis ‘Will Goodwin’ ( true blue)

1 planted in 2004; 2006; ?

Blooms June-September


Clematis ‘Wisley’ (purple with crinkled edged)

1 planted in 2004; ?

Blooms June-September


Glaucidium palmatum (Japanese Wood Poppy)

1 planted in ?; South side,  bilco hill 


Helleborus ‘Dana’s Dulcet’

1 planted in 2021; North side, near tree with clematis and climbing hydrangea


Helleborus ‘Dorothy’s Dawn’ (pink)

1 planted in 2021; North side, near tree with clematis and climbing hydrangea


Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)

4 planted in 2005; West side, along woodland. North side, various areas


Helleborus x hybridus ‘Apricot Blush’

1 planted in 2021; North side, near tree with clematis and climbing hydrangea


Helleborus x hybridus ‘Blue Lady’(Lenten Rose) 

1 planted in 2009; South side, Japanese Maple bed


Helleborus x hybridus ‘Sun Flare’

1 planted in 2021; North side, near tree with clematis and climbing hydrangea 


Helleborus ‘Gold Collection Snow Fever’ (Hellebore) 

1 planted in  2017; ?


Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Helleborus Royal Heritage Strain (Lenten Rose)

1 planted in 2005; ?


Helleborus ‘Winter Moonbeam’ (Hellebore) 

1 planted in 2017; West side, foundation border


Hepatica nobilis (blue shades)

3 planted in 2007; West side, center border


Ranunculus ‘Brazen Hussy’ (Elissa’s) 

1 planted in 2017; South side,  foundation bed under plant windows 


Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow Rue) 

1 planted in 2019; NW side, front small bed near ash tree


Thalictrum ‘Ruth Joly’ aka North Hill

1 planted in 2021; East side, north side of amelanchier hill (Matt/Rochester)

Salicaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

  • willow family
  • 56 genera and about 1220 species
  • includes the willows, poplar, aspen, and cottonwoods
  • trees or shrubs that have simple leaves with alternate arrangement
  • most members have serrate or dentate leaf margins 
  •  flowers  are reduced and inconspicuous


Salix purpurea (Streamco Willow)

10 planted in 2019; South side, trough pot on back patio 

Sapindaceae

Saxifragaceae

Saxifragaceae

  • soapberry family
  •  138 genera and 1858 accepted species
  • examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee
  • found in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world
  • many are laticiferous (contain latex, a milky sap and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots
  • leaves of the tropical genera are usually spirally alternate, while those of the temperate maples (Acer), Aesculus and a few other genera are opposite. 
  • are most often pinnately compound, but are palmately compound in Aesculus, and simply palmate in Acer
  • flowers are small and are usually found in comes grouped in panicles
  • ripe  fruits  may be fleshy or dry
  •  may be nuts, berries, drupes,  schizocarps, capsules (Bridgesia) or samaras (Acer) 


Acer palmatum ‘Crimson Queen Dissectum (Threadleaf) ’ 

(Crimson Queen Japanese Maple )

1 planted in 2007; South side, near air conditioner

1 planted in 2012; North side, garage foundation bed 


Acer palmatum ‘Higasayama’ (Japanese Maple)

1 planted in 2004; ? 


Acer shirasawarum ‘Aureum’ (Japanese Maple)

1 planted in 2004; ?


1 planted in 2007; SE side, between Concolor firs

Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye)


2 planted in 2005; West side, woodland border

1 planted in 2006; ?

Saxifragaceae

Saxifragaceae

Saxifragaceae

  • saxifrage family 
  • comprising 36 genera and about 600 species 
  • mostly perennial herbaceous plants
  • cosmopolitan in distribution but native primarily to northern cold and temperate regions
  • Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family, comprising more than 400 saxifrages
  • other genera include Heuchera, Astilbe, Rodgersia and Tiarella.
  •  leaves are usually basally aggregated in alternate rosettes, sometimes on inflorescence stems
  •  inflorescences are bracteate racemes or cymes; typically small, often less than 1/4 inch in diameter, with a few eye-catching individuals approaching 1/2 an inch


Astilbe ‘Amber Moon’ 

(False spirea; yellow foliage in spring, pink flowers on red stems) 3 planted in 2014; South side, woodland


Astilbe arendsii ‘Amerika’ (False Spirea/ pink)

6 planted in 2007; South side, astilbe hill

 

Astilbe ‘Bridal Veil’ (False spirea; white)

6 planted in 2014; North side, white garden front foundation bed


Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’ (False Spirea/lilac)

12 planted in 2004; South side, Astilbe hill


Astilbe chinensis ‘Vision’ (False Spirea/pink)

9 planted in 2007; South side, astilbe hill


Astilbe ‘Straussenfeder’

3 planted in 2006; East side, foundation bed


 Bergenia ciliata ‘Dumbo’ (Fringed Bergenia) 

 1 planted in 2013; South side, base of bilco hill


Bergenia cordifolia (Pigsqueak)

1 planted in 2007; North side, foundation bed; West side, mid foundation bed


Bergenia ‘Pink Dragonfly’

6 planted in 2005; North side, foundation bed


Darmera peltata (Umbrella plant)

 1 planted in 2016; South side, near white arbor 


Deinanthe caerulea (False Hydrangea)

1 planted in 2020;  ?


Heuchera ‘Crimson Curl’ (Coral Bells)

1 planted in 2008; ? 


Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ (Coral Bells)

 2 planted in 2014; North side, garage foundation bed


Heuchera ‘Dolce Creme Brulee’ (Heuchera)

3 planted in 2007; ?


Heuchera ‘Dolce Key Lime Pie’

2 planted in 2005; ?


Heuchera ‘Dolce Mocha Mint’ (Coral Bells)

3 planted in 2008; ?


Heuchera ‘Dolce Peach Melba’ (Coral Bells)

2 planted in 2005; ?


Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ (Coral Bells)

1 planted in 2008; ?


Heuchera  ‘Melting Fire’ (Coral Bells)

 1 planted in 2019; ?


Heuchera ‘Purple Palace’

1 planted in 2006; ?


Heuchera ‘Santa Rosa’ (Coral Bells)

1 planted in 2008; ?


Heuchera villosa ‘Citronelle’ (Hybrid Coral Bells)

3 planted in 2008; ?


Heuchera villosa ‘Georgia Peach’ (Coral Bells)

 3 planted in 2009; North side, foundation bed near garage


Heuchera x villosa ‘Heureka Amber Lady’ (Coral Bells)

2 planted in 2014; North side,  front foundation, garage  


Heuchera ‘Northern Exposure Amber’ (Coral Bells)

 2 planted in 2019; North side, garage foundation


Heucherella ‘Kimono’ (Heucherella hybrid)

3 planted in 2007; ?


Heucherella ‘Stoplight’ (Foamy Bells)

 3 planted in 2012; ?


Heucherella ‘Strike it Rich’ (Heucherella hybrid)

6 planted in 2007; ?


Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ (Foamy Bells)

 3 planted in 2009; North side, foundation bed in front of garage 

2 planted in 2014; North side,  foundation bed


Mukdenia rossii ‘Crimson Fans’ (Red-Leafed Mukdenia)

6 planted in 2006; East side, along hosta hill

2 planted in 2008; North side, white bed, den (foundation bed) 


Peltoboykinia watanabei (Peltoboykinia)

Seeds planted in 2020;  East side (see drawing on seed description sheet) 


Rodgersia aesculifolia (Fingerleaf Rodgersia)

 1 planted in 2009; ?


Rodgersia pinnata ‘Bloody Mary’ (Rodger’s Flower)

 3 planted in 2016; East side, 2 on Amelanchier Hill near persicaria; 1 opposite amelanchier hill along path


Rodgersia pinnata ‘Bronze Peacock’ 

3 planted in 2017;?


Rodgersia pinnata ‘Fireworks’ (Rodger’s Flower, pink flowers)

 1 planted in  2013; ?


Tiarella cordifolia ‘Spring Symphony’ (Foam flower)

3 planted in 2007; West side, center bed


Tiarella ‘Crow Feather’ (Foamflower)

 2 planted in 2009; West side, fern bed

Strelitziaceae

Strelitziaceae

Strelitziaceae

  • bird of paradise family
  • three genera and seven species
  • found in tropical to subtropical regions
  • Strelitzia (bird of paradise) is a genus of five species of perennial plants native to South Africa; Ravenala with a single species in  Madagascar and Phenakospermum with a single species in northern South America


Strelitzia ‘Mandela’s Gold’ (Bird of Paradise)

2 planted in 2020;  South side, plant room 

Taxaceae

Strelitziaceae

Strelitziaceae

  • yew family
  • three genera and seven to twelve species
  • many-branched, small trees and shrubs
  •  leaves are evergreen, spirally arranged, often twisted at the base to appear 2-ranked; they are linear to lanceolate, and have pale green or white stomatal bands on the undersides
  • mature aril is brightly colored, soft, juicy and sweet, and is eaten by  birds which then disperse the hard seed undamaged in their droppings
  • seeds are highly poisonous to humans, containing the poisons taxine and taxol


Cephalotaxus harrington ‘Korean Gold’ 

1 planted in 2017; South side, pot on back porch 

Urticaceae

  • nettle family
  • about 54 genera and 2,625 species 
  • herbs, shrubs, small trees, and a few vines
  • distributed primarily in tropical regions
  • stems and leaves of many species—especially the nettles (Urtica), the wood nettles (Laportea), and the Australian stinging trees (Dendrocnide)—have stinging trichomes (plant hairs) that cause a painful rash upon contact
  • varied leaves 
  • sap that is usually watery
  • small greenish flowers often form clusters in the leaf axils
  • dry one-seeded fruit is often enclosed by the outer whorl of the flower cluster


Boehmeria japonica platanifolia (Elissa'sSycamore-leaf False Nettle) 

1 planted in 2017; East side, woodland path at base of hosta hill 


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