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1 Acer palmatum 'Ever Red'
ACERACEAE
Japanese maple Partial to full shade Woody perennial
2 Adiantum capillus-veneris
ADIANTACEAE
southern maidenhair
maidenhair fern
Partial to full shade Perennial
3 Akebia quinata
LARDIZABALACEAE
chocolate vine
akebia fruit
five-leaf akebia
Full sun to full shade Perennial
4 Anthriscus cerefolium
chervil Partial to full shade Various
5 Aralia elata 'Variegata'
ARALIACEAE
Japanese angelica Partial to full shade Woody perennial
6 Aralia nudicaulis
ARALIACEAE
wild sarsaparilla Partial to full shade Various
7 Ardisia 'Hakuokan'
ARDISIACEAE
ardisia Full shade Woody perennial
8 Ardisia crenata
ARDISIACEAE
hen's eyes
Christmas berry
spiceberry
coralberry
Full shade Woody perennial
9 Ardisia japonica
ARDISIACEAE
marlberry Full shade Woody perennial
10 Aristolochia macrophylla
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
pipevine
Dutchman's pipe
Partial to full shade Various
11 Asarum arifolium
ASARACEAE
wildginger Full shade Perennial
12 Asarum caudatum
ASARACEAE
British Columbia wildginger Full shade Various
13 Astilbe arendsii 'Rheinlans'
spirea Full sun to full shade Perennial
14 Athyrium filix-femina
ATHYRIACEAE
ladyfern Full shade Perennial
15 Athyrium nipponicum
ATHYRIACEAE
painted ladyfern Full shade Perennial
16 Aucuba japonica 'Picturata'
AUCUBACEAE
acuba Partial to full shade Woody perennial
17 Begonia x semperflorens-coltorum
BEGONIACEAE
wax begonia
bedding begonia
Partial to full shade Perennial
18 Bergenia 'Cambridge Rose'
SAXIFRAGACEAE
elephant's ears Full sun to full shade Perennial
19 Bergenia 'Evening Glow'
SAXIFRAGACEAE
bergenia Full sun to full shade Perennial
20 Bergenia cordifolia
SAXIFRAGACEAE
heartleaf bergenia Full sun to full shade Perennial
21 Bletilla striata
ORCHIDACEAE
urn orchid
Chinese orchid
hyacinth orchid
hardy orchid
Full shade Seasonal bulb
22 Bletilla striata 'Alba'
ORCHIDACEAE
hardy orchid
Chinese orchid
hyacinth orchid
Full shade Seasonal bulb
23 Bletilla striata 'Albostriata'
ORCHIDACEAE
Chinese orchid
hardy orchid
hyacinth orchid
Full shade Seasonal bulb
24 Browallia speciosa 'Blue Bells'
bush violet Partial to full shade Perennial
25 Browallia speciosa 'Jingle Bells'
bush violet Partial to full shade Perennial
26 Browallia speciosa 'Silver Bells'
bush violet Partial to full shade Perennial
27 Carex morrowii
CARICACEAE
sedge Full sun to full shade Perennial
28 Carex morrowii 'Variegata'
CARICACEAE
sedge Full sun to full shade Perennial
29 Cineraria 'Stellata Mix'
COMPOSITAE
Partial to full shade Annual
30 Claytonia caroliniana
PORTULACACEAE
broad leafed springbeauty Partial to full shade Perennial
31 Claytonia virginica
PORTULACACEAE
narrow leafed springbeauty Partial to full shade Perennial
32 Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spires'
CLETHRACEAE
summersweet Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
33 Clethra barbarinervis
CLETHRACEAE
summersweet Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
34 Clintonia andrewsiana
CAMPANULACEAE
Andrew's clintonia
bead lily
Full shade Perennial
35 Clintonia borealis
CAMPANULACEAE
blue bead lily Full shade Perennial
36 Clintonia umbellulata
CAMPANULACEAE
white clintonia
speckled wood lily
white bead lily
Full shade Perennial
37 Clintonia uniflora
CAMPANULACEAE
bride's bonnet Full shade Perennial
38 Codiaeum variegatum 'Flamingo'
EUPHORBIACEAE
Full shade Various
39 Coriandrum sativum
CORIANDRACEAE
coriander
Chinese parsley
cilantro
yuen tsai
Full sun to full shade Annual,Biennial
40 Corydalis flexuosa 'Blue Panda'
CORYDALACEAE
fumewort Partial to full shade Perennial
41 Corylopsis glabrescens
HAMAMELIDACEAE
fragrant winter hazel Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
42 Corylopsis pauciflora
HAMAMELIDACEAE
winter hazel Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
43 Corylopsis sinensis
HAMAMELIDACEAE
Chinese winter hazel Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
44 Cyrtomium falcatum
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Japanese netvein hollyfern
holly fern
Partial to full shade Perennial
45 Danae racemosa
RUSCACEAE
Alexandrian laurel Partial to full shade Woody perennial
46 Dentaria diphylla
CRUCIFERAE
toothwort
crinkleroot
Partial to full shade Seasonal bulb
47 Dentaria laciniata
CRUCIFERAE
cut-leaved toothwort Partial to full shade Seasonal bulb
48 Diphylleia cymosa
DIPHYLLEIACEAE
American umbrella leaf Partial to full shade Perennial
49 Dryopteris cristata
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
crested wood fern
narrow swamp fern
Partial to full shade Perennial
50 Dryopteris erythrosora
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
broad buckler fern
autumn fern
broad wood fern
Japanese shield fern
copper shield fern
Partial to full shade Perennial
51 Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rose Queen'
EPIMEDIACEAE
barrenwort Partial to full shade Perennial
52 Erythronium 'Kondo'
ERYTHRONIACEAE
dogtooth violet Partial to full shade Seasonal bulb
53 Euonymus fortunei
EUONYMACEAE
spindletree Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
54 Fatsia japonica
ARALIACEAE
paperplant
Japanese aralia
Japanese fatsia
Japanese rice tree
Partial to full shade Woody perennial
55 Galium verum
GALIACEAE
cheese rennet
Our Lady's bedstraw
ladies' bedstraw
Bun an Ruadh
yellow bedstraw
Full sun to full shade Perennial
56 Gaultheria procumbens
eastern teaberry
checkerberry
boxberry
partridge berry
wintergreen berry
teaberry
mountain tea
Partial to full shade Various
57 Gaultheria shallon
salal
shallon berry
Partial to full shade Various
58 Halesia monticola
HALESIACEAE
silverbell Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
59 Hosta flactans
HOSTACEAE
plantain lily Partial to full shade Perennial
60 Hydrangea macrophylla
HYDRANGEACEAE
French hydrangea Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
61 Hydrastis canadensis
HYDRASTIDACEAE
goldenseal
orangeroot
turmeric
Partial to full shade Perennial
62 Impatiens wallerana
IMPATIENTACEAE
busy Lizzie
balsam
jewelweed
Full sun to full shade Annual
63 Kalmia latifolia
KALMIACEAE
mountain laurel Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
64 Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
COMPOSITAE
bigleaf golden-ray Partial to full shade Perennial
65 Ligularia dentata 'Othello'
COMPOSITAE
bigleaf golden-ray Partial to full shade Perennial
66 Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'
COMPOSITAE
bigleaf golden-ray Partial to full shade Perennial
67 Ligustrum japonicum
LIGUSTRACEAE
Japanese privet
waxleaf privet
Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
68 Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
LIGUSTRACEAE
California privet Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
69 Liriope muscari
big blue lilyturf Full sun to full shade Perennial
70 Matteuccia struthiopteris
WOODSIACEAE
shuttlecock fern Partial to full shade Perennial
71 Mitchella repens
partridgeberry
twinberry
checkerberry
winter clover
oneberry
squaw vine
Partial to full shade Various
72 Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
NANDINACEAE
heavenly bamboo Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
73 Narcissus
NARCISSACEAE
daffodil Full sun to full shade Seasonal bulb
74 Narcissus 'February Gold'
NARCISSACEAE
Full sun to full shade Seasonal bulb
75 Osmunda claytoniana
OSMUNDACEAE
interrupted fern Partial to full shade Perennial
76 Osmunda regalis
OSMUNDACEAE
royal fern Partial to full shade Perennial
77 Pachysandra procumbens
PACHYSANDRACEAE
Allegheny spurge
Allegheny pachysandra
Partial to full shade Various
78 Pachysandra terminalis
PACHYSANDRACEAE
Japanese pachysandra Partial to full shade Perennial
79 Panax pseudoginseng
ginseng Partial to full shade Perennial
80 Panax quinquefolius
American ginseng Partial to full shade Perennial
81 Phlox subulata
moss phlox Full sun to full shade Perennial
82 Podophyllum hexandrum
PODOPHYLLACEAE
Himalayan May apple Partial to full shade Perennial
83 Podophyllum peltatum
PODOPHYLLACEAE
wild mandrake
raccoon berry
American mandrake
May apple
Partial to full shade Various
84 Polygonatum biflorum
POLYGONATACEAE
small Solomon's seal Full shade Herbaceous perennial
85 Polygonatum odoratum
POLYGONATACEAE
scented Solomon's seal
angular Solomon's seal
Partial to full shade Perennial
86 Pulmonaria longifolia 'Ankum'
long-leaved lungwort
Joseph and Mary
spotted dog
Partial to full shade Perennial
87 Pulmonaria longifolia 'Roy Davidson'
blue lungwort Partial to full shade Perennial
88 Pulmonaria officinalis 'Rubra'
Jerusalem sage
Jerusalem cowslip
blue lungwort
Partial to full shade Perennial
89 Rodgersia pinnata
SAXIFRAGACEAE
featherleaf rodgersia Partial to full shade Perennial
90 Salvia elegans
SALVIACEAE
pineapple sage Partial to full shade Annual
91 Sarcococca hookerana var. humilis
BUXACEAE
sweet box Partial to full shade Perennial
92 Skimmia japonica
Japanese skimmia Partial to full shade Woody perennial
93 Smilacina stellata
CONVALLARIACEAE
starry false Solomon's-seal Partial to full shade Perennial
94 Thalictrum dasycarpum
THALICTRACEAE
purple meadow-rue Full sun to full shade Various
95 Thalictrum dioicum
THALICTRACEAE
Quicksilver weed
early meadow-rue
Full sun to full shade Perennial
96 Thalictrum flavum
THALICTRACEAE
meadow-rue Full sun to full shade Perennial
97 Thalictrum polycarpum
THALICTRACEAE
meadow-rue Full sun to full shade Perennial
98 Tiarella cordifolia
SAXIFRAGACEAE
foamflower Partial to full shade Perennial
99 Tiarella unifoliata
SAXIFRAGACEAE
western foamflower
sugar scoop
Partial to full shade Perennial
100 Tiarella wherryi
SAXIFRAGACEAE
pink foamflower Partial to full shade Perennial
101 Trillium cernuum
TRILLIACEAE
nodding trillium Partial to full shade Perennial
102 Trillium erectum
TRILLIACEAE
purple trillium
squawroot
Partial to full shade Various
103 Tsuga canadensis
PINACEAE
eastern hemlock
white hemlock
western hemlock
Canadian hemlock
Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
104 Tsuga caroliniana
PINACEAE
Carolina hemlock Full sun to full shade Woody perennial
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Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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