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KEY Native Prairie and Woodland Species
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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla - Crocosmia

SCIENTIFIC NAME

BENCH

COMMON NAME

LIGHT

HEIGHT

BLOOM

ZONE

Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (leucantha) ----

9A  -------

White False Indigo

™X

48”

Jun

3-7

Baptisia australis-----------------------------------

9A  -------

False Indigo

™X

36-40”

Jun

3-8

Baptisia australis Minor-------------------------

9A  -------

Dwarf False Indigo

™X

15-24”

Jun

3-8

Baptisia hybrid-----------------------------------------

9A  -------

Hybrid False Indigo

™X

42-50”

Jun

4-9

 

Carolina Moonlight – soft yellow flower spikes

Purple Smoke – dusty purple spikes

Baptisia leucophaea-------------------------------

9A  -------

Cream False Indigo

™X

30-34”

Jun

3-7

Baptisia sphaerocarpa Screamin’ Yellow----

9A   ------

False Yellow Indiga

™X

36

May-Jun

4-8

Belamcanda chinensis--------------------------------

16B-------

Blackberry Lily

24-30”

Jul-Aug

5-9

Bergenia cordifolia-------------------------------------

7A  -------

Bergenia; Pigsqueak

™X�

8-15”

Apr-May

4-8

 

Baby Doll –soft pink flowers; burgundy fall color ;8-10”

Winterglut – rosy red flowers; reddish fall color; 12-18”

 

Rotblum – deep red blooms; 15”

 

Boltonia asteroides Snowbank-------------------

10A-------

Boltonia

36-48

Jul-Sep

4-8

Brunnera macrophylla------------------------------

4B  -------

Brunnera; Alkanet

X�

12-18”

May-Jun

3-7

 

Hadspen Cream – blue flrs; cream-yellow leaf edges

Jack Frost – blue flrs; green leaves w/ silver frost

Buddleia davidii----------------------------------------

15B-------

Butterfly Bush

24-60”

Jul-Sep

5-8

 

Attraction – magenta-red blooms; 36-40”

Peacock –rich pink flrs; well-branched; compact, bushy; 48”

 

Adonis Blue – fragrant blue flowers;  bushy, compact; 48”

Petite Purple – medium purple; silver-toned leaves; 30”

 

Black Knight – dark purple; 36-48”

Pink Delight – clear pink blooms; 48”

 

Honeycomb – rounded yellow flowers; 48-60”

Royal Red -  purplish-red flowers; 48-60”

 

Lochinch – lavender-blue flrs; silvery leaves; 48”

White Ball -  rounded white flowers; silvery foliage; 36-40”

 

Nanho Blue –purplish-blue; 48-60”

White Profusion –fragrant white bottlebrush blooms; 36-40”

Calamintha nepeta Montrose White®---------

12B ------

Calamint

™X

12-18”

Jun-Sep

5-9

Calamintha nepeta subsp.nepeta---------------

12B ------

Calamint

™X

12-15”

Jun-Sep

5-9

Callirhoe involucrata--------------------------------

13A-------

Poppy Mallow

8-12”

Jun-Sep

4-7

Caltha palustris--------------------------------------

3A  -------

Marsh Marigold; Cowslip

™X

10-12”

Apr-May

4-7

Campanula carpatica--------------------------------

4B  -------

Harebells; Bellflower

™X

6-15”

Jun-Sep

3-7

 

Blue - purple-blue cup-shaped blooms; 12-15”

White – white cup-shaped flowers; 12-15”

 

Blue Clips - purple-blue cup-shaped blooms; 8-10”

White Clips - white cup-shaped flowers; 8-10”

Campanula cochlearifolia--------------------------

4A  -------

Fairy Thimbles

™X

4-6”

Jun-Jul

4-7

Campanula glomerata-------------------------------

4A  -------

Clustered Bellflower

™X

15-20”

Jun-Jul

3-8

 

Caroline – blue flowers with white edges; 20”

Superba– violet blooms; vigorous grower

 

Joan Elliot – dark violet-blue flowers

Superba Alba – white blooms

Campanula garganica Dickson’s Gold--------

4A  -------

Gargano Bellflower

™X

2-4”

Jun-Aug

5-7

Campanula lactiflora Pouffe----------------------

4A  ------

Milky Bellflower

™X

12-15”

Jun-Aug

5-7

Campanula hybrid --------------------

4A  -------

Bellflower

™X

15-24”

Jun-Aug

3-8

 

Kent Belle -  large purple bells;  24”

Sarastro -  more compact plant; purple-blue bells; 15”

Campanula persicifolia-----------------------------

4A  -------

Peachleaf Bellflower

™X

24-36”

Jun-Jul

3-7

 

Alba – white flowers

George Chiswell (aka Chettle Charm white blooms have a  blue edge

 

Blue – purple-blue flower spikes

 

Campanula portenschlagiana--------------------

4A  -------

Dalmatian Bellflower

™X

4-8”

Jun-Jul

4-8

 

Aurea – violet-blue flowers; gold foliage

Resholt’s Variety – vivid purple-blue blooms

Campanula punctata Cherry Bells -------------

4A  -------

Spotted Bellflower

™X

15-20”

Jun-Sep

5-7

Campanula rotundifolia Olympica-------------

4A  -------

Bluebells of Scotland

™X

8-10”

Jun-Jul

3-7

Caryopteris x clandonensis-----------------------

15B ----

Bluebeard; Blue Spirea

24-36”

Aug-Sep

5-8

 

Dark Knight – dark, purple-blue flowers

Longwood Blue – sky blue blooms

Cassia hebecarpa-----------------------------------

9A  -------

Wild Senna

™X

36-48”

Jul-Aug

4-7

Caulophyllum thalictroides--------------------

3A  -------

Blue Cohosh

X�

12-24”

May-Jun

4-7

Ceanothus americanus---------------------------

9A  -------

New Jersey Tea

24-36”

Jul-Aug

4-7

Centaurea macrocephala---------------------------

10A-------

Globe Centaurea

™X

30-36”

Jul-Aug

3-7

Centaurea montana-----------------------------------

10A-------

Bachelor Button; Mtn Bluet

™X

18-24”

Jun-Aug

3-8

 

Amethyst in Snow® - white with blue center

 

Centranthus ruber------------------------------------

12A-------

Jupiter’s Beard

™X

24-30”

Jun-Aug

5-8

Centranthus ruber-Alba----------------------------

12A-------

White Jupiter’s Beard

™X

24-30”

Jun-Aug

5-8

Cerastium tomentosum Yo Yo--------------------

13B-------

Snow in Summer

6-8”

May-Jun

3-7

Chelone glabra---------------------------------------

9A  -------

White Turtlehead

™X

24-30”

Aug-Sep

3-7

Chelone lyonii Hot Lips-----------------------------

9A  -------

Pink Turtlehead

™X

24”

Aug-Sep

3-7

Chelone obliqua----------------------------------------

9A  -------

Rose Turtlehead

™X

30”

Aug-Sep

5-8

Chelonopsis yagiharana----------------------------

7B  -------

Chelonopsis

™X

18-24”

Aug-Sep

5-8

Chrysanthemum – See Leucanthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum;  etc.  “Starter” plants for fall Mums are on bench 17A.

Cimicifuga racemosa -----------------------------

3A  -------

Fairy Candles; Bugbane

X�

36-48”

Jul-Aug

3-7

Cimicifuga ramosa (Syn. Actaea)-----------------

1A  -------

Fairy Candles; Bugbane

X�

36-60”

Sept-Oct

4-7

 

Atropurpurea –purple tint to leaves; white flowers; 36”

Hillside Black Beauty – darkest foliage; white flrs; 48”

 

Brunette – darker than Atropurpurea; fragrant flrs

Pink Spike – bronzy foliage; light pinkish flowers

Cimicifuga simplex White Pearl-----------------

1A  -------

Kamchatka Bugbane

X�

36-42”

Oct

3-7

Claytonia virginica---------------------------------

3A  -------

Spring Beauty

X�

4-6”

Apr-May

4-7

CLEMATIS HYBRIDS--------------------------------

14A-------

Clematis

™X

30-120”

May-Sep

4-8

   Bicolor---------

Dr. Ruppel – deep rose-pink petals with a deeper central bar; free flowering in Jun and Sep;  tip prune in spring

 

 

Nelly Moser -pale pink with deep lila- pink bar; best on east side of house; May-Jun and Sep; tip prune in spring  

 

   Blue-------------

General Sikorski – ruffled dark lavender-blue flowers with creamy white stamens; blooms Jun and Sep; tip prune in spring

 

 

H. F. Young – mid blue but considered one of the bluest; cream stamens; blooms Jun and Sep; no prune

 

 

Ramona – large pale blue flowers with dark red anthers; blooms late Jun and Sep; tip prune in spring

 

 

Will Goodwin – large lavender-blue blooms in Jun and Sep;  tip prune in spring

 

   Pink-------------

Comtesse de Bouchard – bright mauve pink with cream-yellow stamens; free flowering Jul-Sep; hard prune

 

 

Hagley Hybrid (Pink Chiffon) – shell pink; dark red anthers; best on east side; Jun and Sep; tip prune  in spring

 

   Purple----------

Daniel Deronda – deep purple-blue; cream-yellow anthers; great seed heads; semi dbl in Jun; single in Sep; tip prune

 

 

Jackmanii – one of the best-known clematis; dark purple flowers midsummer to Sept; hard prune in spring

 

 

Ken Donson – dark blue-purple sepals and contrasting yellow anthers; more compact; flowers in Jun and Sep; no prune

 

   Red--------------

Allanah - deep bright red with near-black anthers; produces terminal flowers only (none along the stem); May & Sep;. tip prune

 

 

Niobe – free flowering with deep red petals and yellow anthers; June and Sep; prune hard in spring

 

 

Rouge Cardinal (Red Cardinal)  – velvety crimson with brownish-red anthers; free flowering midsummer to Sep; hard prune

 

   White------------

Guernsey Cream – creamy yellow with yellow anthers; blooms May-Jun and Sep; tip prune in spring

 

 

Sweet Autumn – see Clematis terniflora below

 

Clematis alpina Constance – purple-pink semi-dbl bells in May-Jun; very winter hardy; prune lightly after flowering

 

 

Clematis heraclifolia Cote d’Azure shrub form for border; clusters of pale blue tubular flowers Aug-Sep; 30”  hard prune

 

 

Clematis terniflora (C. paniculata) - the “sweet autumn” clematis with many small, fragrant white flowers in Aug-Sep; hard prune spring

 

 

Clematis viticella Minuet – semi-nodding red flowers with black anthers; 2” blooms; flowers from Jul-Sep; 10’; hard prune

 

 

Clematis viticella Etoile Violette – deep purple 3-4” flowers with gold stamens; blooms early summer and fall; hard prune

 

 

Convallaria majalis-----------------------------------

6B  -------

Lily of the Valley

X�

6-10”

May-Jun

2-7

Coreopsis auriculata---------------------------------

8B  -------

Mouse-ear Coreopsis

8-15”

Jun-Aug

4-9

 

-nana – gold flrs; evergreen; gentle spreader; 8”

Zamphir- fluted yellow petals; evergreen; gentle spreader; 15”

Coreopsis grandiflora--------------------------------

8B  -------

Tickseed

10-24”

Jun-Sep

4-9

 

Baby Sun – semi-dbl golden flrs; 10”

Sunburst –semi-double golden yellow flowers; 24”

 

Flying Saucers – large golden blooms; 15”

Sunray – double yellow blooms; compact plant; 12”

Coreopsis hybrid --------------------------------------

8B  -------

Hybrid Coreopsis

18-22”

Jun-Sep

5-8