Actaea pachypoda (Doll's-eyes, White Baneberry) is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern North America. It is a herbaceous perennial plant...
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Actaea pachypoda
White baneberry
Grows to 50 cm or more tall (1½ to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide)
Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa
Snakeroot
Prominent White Racemes
Actaea racemosa (black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle; syn. Cimicifuga racemosa) is in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae...
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Agalinis purpurea
purple gerardia
This lovely little wildflower is also referred to as purple false foxglove.
We have this species growing in community pots with the grass, Hystrix, as some puplications indicate that Agalinus is hemiparasitic on grasses.
Agastache foeniculum
Anise Hyssop
TBD
The soft, anise-scented leaves are used as a seasoning, as a tea, and in potpourri. The purple flower spike is favored by bees who make a light fragrant honey from the nectar. It's a butterfly...
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Amianthium muscaetoxicum
Fly Poison
Toxic (like many plants), but beautiful
Amianthium muscaetoxicum, Fly poison is a perennial plant with wide, grass-like basal leaves. Flowers are initially white in colour, later becoming green or red. The 3-...
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Antennaria plantaginifolia variety ambigua
Pussy toes
Reach between 10 cm and 50 cm in height
Antennaria is a genus of about 45 species of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one...
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Aquilegia canadensis*
Eastern columbine
Height is 15–90 cm (6–35 in)
Aquilegia canadensis (Canadian or Canada Columbine, Eastern Red Columbine, or Wild Columbine) is an herbaceous perennial native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern...
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Aralia racemosa
spikenard
Stately in the Shade Garden
Aralia racemosa, or American spikenard, is a rhizomatous, shrubby-looking, but soft-stemmed, herbaceous perennial of the Ginseng family that is native to moist rich woods...
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Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Grows from 30 to 45 cm in height
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Bog onion, Brown dragon, Indian turnip, Wake robin or Wild turnip) is a herbaceous perennial...
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Aruncus dioicus
Goatsbeard
A Tall and Striking Shade Plant
Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (goat's beard or bride's feathers) is in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is herbaceous, with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin, stiff...
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Asarum canadense
Wild ginger
Native, edible plant.
Asarum canadense is usually grown as a ground cover in shady areas. Woodland gardens, native plant gardens or naturalized areas. Also may be used for edging. Rich woods...
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Asclepias incarnata*
Swamp milkweed
An upright, 100- to 150-centimeter (39- to 59-inches) tall plant
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed and Rose Milkweed) is a fetching herbaceous perennial native to much of North America. It is found growing in damp to wet soil, usually in full sun....
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Asclepias syriaca*
Common milkweed
Grows to 1-2 m tall from a rhizome
Asclepias syriaca, called Common Milkweed, butterfly flower, and silkweed is an herbaceous plant species that used to be more common along roadsides and in successional...
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Asclepias tuberosa*
Butterflyweed
Grows to 0.3–1 metre (10 in–3 ft 3 in) tall
Asclepias tuberosa is a milkweed species native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–1 metre (10 in–3 ft 3 in) tall, with clustered orange or...
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Asclepias verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
Does Not Favor Competition
Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed, or Horsetail Milkweed) has been used as a medicinal plant by Native American tribes and in...
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Aster ericoides*
Heath aster
Low Growing Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides, commonly known as the White Aster or Heath Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to much of North America from Quebes and...
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Aster novae-angliae*
New England aster
Grows up to 120 cm with a stout, hairy stem and lance-shaped leaves
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae), commonly known as the New England Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native to almost...
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Aster novi-belgii (Symphyotrichon)
New York Aster
TBD
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii also known as New York Aster, is the type species for Symphyotrichum, a genus of...
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Aster oblongifolius*
October Skies aster
A Tall Aster
Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic Aster) is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is found in Kansas, Ohio, northern Illinois, hilly parts of southern...
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Boltonia asteroides
false aster or doll's daisy
Beautiful Profusion of Bloom
Boltonia asteroides, commonly called false chamomile or false aster, is a rhizomatous perennial which typically grows 3'-5’ tall on erect, usually branching stems clad...
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