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• Perennial Species
• Hardy Native Ferns
• Hardy Orchids
• Hardy Aquatic and Bog Plants
• Hardy Native Lilies and Bulbous Plants
• Bamboo
• Ornamental Grasses
• Herbs
• Hardy Native Wildflowers
• Ground Covers

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Perennial Species

1. Acaena
2. Acanthus (Bear's Britches)
3. Achillea (Yarrow)
4. Aconitum (Monkshood)
5. Actaea (Baneberry)
6. Adenophora
7. Adonis
8. Aegopodium (Bishopsweed, Goutweed)
9. Aethionema (Persian Candytuft)
10. Agapanthus
11. Agastache
12. Agrostemma
13. Ajuga (Bugle Flower)
14. Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)
15. Allium (Chives)
16. Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily)
17. Althea (Hollyhock)
18. Alyssum (Basket of Gold, Aurinia)
19. Amorpha (Leadplant)
20. Amsonia (Dogbane)
21. Anacyclus
22. Anaphalis (Pearl Everlasting)
23. Anemone
24. Anemonella
25. Antennaria (Pussy Toes)
26. Anthemis (Golden Marguerite)
27. Anthericum (Paradisea)
28. Aplectrum (Puttyroot)
29. Aquilegia (Columbine)
30. Arabis (Rock Cress)
31. Arctostaphylos (Bearberry)
32. Arenaria (Sandwort)
33. Arisaema (Jack-in-the-Pulpit)
34. Armeria (Thrift)
35. Armoracia (Horseradish)
36. Arnica
37. Arrhenatherum (Tuber Oat Grass)
38. Artemisia
39. Arum
40. Aruncus (Goats Beard)
41. Asarum
42. Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)
43. Asperula (Sweet Woodruff, Galium)
44. Asphelodine (King's Spear)
45. Asphodelus
46. Aster (Michaelmus Daisy)
47. Astilbe (Spiraea)
48. Astilboides
49. Astrantia
50. Aubrieta (Purple Rock Cress)
51. Aurinia (Basket of Gold)
52. Baptisia (False Indigo)
53. Belamcanda (Leopard Flower)
54. Bellis (English Daisy)
55. Bergenia (Saxigraga)
56. Boltonia
57. Brunnera (Anchusa)
58. Buphthalmum (Yellow Ox-eye)
59. Calamintha (Showy Calamint)
60. Calceolaria
61. Callirhoe (Poppy Mallow)
62. Campanula
63. Canna
64. Carnations
65. Carum (Caraway)
66. Caulophyllm (Blue Cohosh)
67. Centaurea (Perennial Coneflower)
68. Centranthus (Fox's Brush, Valeriana)
69. Cerastium (Snow-in-Summer)
70. Chamaemelum
71. Chelidonium (Celadine)
72. Chelone (Turtle’s Head)
73. Chiastophyllum (Cotyledon)
74. Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema)
75. Chrysogonum
76. Chrysopsis
77. Cimicifuga
78. Cirsium (Thistle)
79. Claytonia
80. Clintonea
81. Codonopsis
82. Colchicum (Fall Crocus)
83. Commelina (Dayflower)
84. Convallaria (Lily Of The Valley)
85. Coreopsis (Tickseed, Golden Daisy)
86. Cornus
87. Coronilla (Crown Vetch)
88. Corydalis
89. Cotula
90. Crambe
91. Crocosmia
92. Crucianella
93. Cyclamen
94. Delphinium (Larkspur)
95. Dianthus (Pinks)
96. Diascia
97. Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
98. Dictamnus (Gas Plant, Fraxinella)
99. Digitalis (Foxglove)
100. Disporum (Fairy Bells)
101. Dodecatheon (Shooting Star)
102. Doronicum (Leopard’s Bane)
103. Draba
104. Dryas (Mountain Avens)
105. Duchesnea (Indian Strawberry)
106. Echinacea (Cone Flower)
107. Echinops (Globe Thistle)
108. Epilobium (Fireweed)
109. Epimedium (Barrenswort)
110. Equisetum
111. Eranthus
112. Eremurus (Foxtail Lily)
113. Erigeron
114. Erinus
115. Eriophyllum
116. Erodium
117. Eryngium (Sea Holly)
118. Erythronium (Trout Lily)
119. Eupatorium
120. Euphorbia (Flowering Spurge)
121. Filipendula (Meadowsweet)
122. Foeniculum (Fennel)
123. Fragaria (Wild Strawberry)
124. Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
125. Galax (Wandflower)
126. Gaultheria (Checkerberry, Wintergreen)
127. Gaura
128. Gentiana
129. Geranium
130. Geum (Avens)
131. Gunnera
132. Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath)
133. Hedera (Ivy)
134. Helenium (Helen’s Flower)
135. Helianthemum (Sunrose)
136. Helianthus
137. Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower)
138. Helleborus
139. Hemerocallis (Daylily)
140. Hepatica (Liver Leaf)
141. Heracleum
142. Heuchera (Coral Bells)
143. Heucherella
144. Hibiscus (Rose Mallow)
145. Hosta (Funkia, Plantain Lily)
146. Houstonia
147. Houttuynia
148. Humulus (Hops)
149. Hydrastis
150. Hylomecon
151. Hypericum
152. Hypoxis
153. Iberis (Candytuft)
154. Incarvillea
155. Inula (Sunray)
156. Iris
157. Iris Germanica (Tall Bearded)
158. Iris Intermedia
159. Iris Kaempferi (Ensata - Japonica - Japanese Iris)
160. Iris Laevigata
161. Iris Pallida
162. Iris Pseudacorus (Yellow Flag)
163. Iris Pumila
164. Iris Setosa
165. Iris Shrevei (Wild Iris)
166. Iris Siberica
167. Iris Spuria
168. Iris Verna
169. Iris Versicolour (Blue Flag)
170. Jasione
171. Jeffersonia
172. Kalimeris (Double Japanese Aster)
173. Kirengeshoma
174. Kitaibelia
175. Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker, Tritoma)
176. Lamiastrum (Golden Dead Nettle)
177. Lamium (Spotted Dead Nettle)
178. Lathyrus (Perennial Sweet Pea)
179. Lavandula (Lavender)
180. Leontodopodium (Edelweiss)
181. Lewisia
182. Liatris (Gay Feather)
183. Ligularia (Senecio)
184. Lilium
185. Linaria
186. Linum (Flax)
187. Liriope
188. Lobelia
189. Lunaria (Money Plant, Silver Dollars)
190. Lupinus (Lupins)
191. Lychnis
192. Lysimachia
193. Lythrum (Loosestrife)
194. Macleaya (Bocconia)
195. Maianthemum
196. Malva
197. Mazus
198. Meconopsis
199. Mentha (Mint)
200. Mertensia
201. Microseris
202. Mitchella (Partridge Berry)
203. Monarda (Bergamot)
204. Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not)
205. Nepeta (Catmint, Catnip)
206. Oenothera (Evening Primrose)
207. Omphalodus (Blue-Eyed Mary)
208. Ononis
209. Onopordum
210. Ophiopogon
211. Opuntia (Prickly Pear)
212. Origanum
213. Ornithogalum
214. Oxalis (Sorrel)
215. Pachysandra (Japanese Spurge)
216. Paeonia (Peonies)
217. Paeonia Japonica (Japanese Peonies)
218. Paeonia Lactifolia (Herbaceous)
219. Paeonia Suffruticosa (Tree Peony)
220. Panax (Ginseng)
221. Papaver (Poppy)
222. Pardacanda (Candylily)
223. Parthenium (Feverfew)
224. Paxistima
225. Pedicularis
226. Peltiphyllum
227. Penstemon
228. Perovskia (Russian Sage)
229. Petasites (Colt's Foot)
230. Petrohagia
231. Phlox
232. Phlox Paniculata (Tall Summer Phlox)
233. Phlox Stolonifera
234. Phlox Subulata (Ground Phlox)
235. Physalis (Chinese Lanterns)
236. Physostegia (Obedient Plant)
237. Phytolacca
238. Platycodon (Balloon Flower)
239. Plumbago
240. Podophyllum (Mayapple)
241. Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder)
242. Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal)
243. Polygonum (Fleece Flower)
244. Polypogon
245. Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
246. Primula
247. Prunella (Heal All, Self-Heal)
248. Pulmonaria (Cowslip)
249. Ranunculus (Buttercup)
250. Ratibita (Prairie Coneflower)
251. Rheum (Ornamental Rhubarb)
252. Rodgersia
253. Rudbeckia (Cone Flower)
254. Ruellia (Wild Petunia)
255. Ruta (Rue, Herb Of Grace)
256. Sagina (Arenaria)
257. Salvia (Sage)
258. Sanguinaria
259. Sanguisorba
260. Santolina (Lavender Cotton)
261. Saponaria (Soapwort)
262. Saxifraga
263. Scabiosa (Pincushion)
264. Sedum (Stone Crop)
265. Sempervivum (Hens and Chickens)
266. Shortia
267. Sidalcea
268. Silene
269. Silphium
270. Sisyrinchium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
271. Smilacena (False Solomon’s Seal, Solomon's Plume)
272. Solidago (Goldenrod)
273. Solidaster
274. Stachys (Lamb’s Ears)
275. Statice (Sea Lavender, Limonium)
276. Strawberry
277. Stylophorum (Celandine Poppy)
278. Symphiandra
279. Symphytum
280. Telekia
281. Tellima
282. Teucrium (Wood Sage)
283. Thalictrum
284. Thermopsis
285. Thymus
286. Tiarella (Foam Flower)
287. Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
288. Tricyrtis
289. Trillium
290. Trollius (Globe Flower)
291. Tunica (Petrorhagia)
292. Uvularia (Bellworth)
293. Veratrum
294. Verbascum (Mullein)
295. Verbena
296. Veronia (Ironweed)
297. Veronica (Speedwell)
298. Veronicastrum
299. Vinca (Periwinkle, Myrtle)
300. Viola (Violet)
301. Waldsteinia
302. Woodwardia
303. Yucca
304. Zizia (Golden Alexanders)

Hardy Native Ferns

1. Adiantum
2. Arteria
3. Asplenium (Ebony Spleenwort)
4. Athyrium
5. Blechnum
6. Botrychium
7. Camptosorus
8. Crytomium
9. Cystopteris
10. Dennstaedtia
11. Dryopteris
12. Lygodium
13. Matteuccia
14. Onoclea
15. Osmunda
16. Phyllitis
17. Polypodium
18. Polystichum
19. Pteris
20. Thelypteris

Hardy Orchids

1. Cypripedium
2. Habenaria
3. Orchis
4. Tipularia

Hardy Aquatic and Bog Plants

1. Acorus
2. Alisma (Water Plantain)
3. Aponogetum (Water Hawthorne)
4. Arundo
5. Asclepias
6. Butomus
7. Calamagrostis
8. Calla (Wild Calla, Bog Arum)
9. Caltha
10. Carex
11. Castalia (Tuberous White Waterlily)
12. Ceratophyllum
13. Cyperus
14. Eichhornia (Water Hyacinth)
15. Eleocharis
16. Elodea (Water Thyme)
17. Equisetum
18. Filipendula
19. Glyceria (Manna Grass)
20. Hippuris (Mare’s Tails)
21. Hottonia
22. Hydrocleys
23. Hydrophyllum
24. Hylomecon
25. Hystrix
26. Iris
27. Juncus (Rushes)
28. Jussirea
29. Leersia
30. Lobelia (Cardinal Flower)
31. Luzula (Wood Rush)
32. Lysichiton
33. Menyanthes (Water Clover)
34. Mimulus (Square Stemmed Monkey Flower)
35. Myosotis
36. Myriophyllum
37. Nasturtium
38. Nelumbo
39. Nuphar
40. Nymphaea (Water Lilies)
41. Nymphoides (Water Gentians)
42. Orontium (Golden Club)
43. Parnassia
44. Peltandra
45. Peltiphyllum (Darmera)
46. Petasites (Colt’s Foot)
47. Phragmites
48. Pistia
49. Pontederia (Pickerel Weed)
50. Potamogeton (Redhead Grass, Bassweed)
51. Potentilla
52. Ranunculus (Swamp Buttercup)
53. Rumex
54. Sagittaria (Arrowhead)
55. Salvinia (Floating Fern)
56. Sarracenia (Common Pitcher Plant)
57. Scirpus (Bullrush)
58. Sparganium
59. Symplocarpus
60. Thalia
61. Thelypteris
62. Typha (Great Reedmace)
63. Vallisneria
64. Verbena
65. Zizania

Hardy Native Lilies and Bulbous Plants

1. Arisaema
2. Lilium
3. Mertensia (Virginia Blue Bells)
4. Trillium

Bamboo

1. Arundo
2. Bambusa
3. Phyllostachys
4. Pleioblastus
5. Pseudosasa
6. Sasa
7. Sasaella
8. Sinarundinaria

Ornamental Grasses

1. Alopecurus (Meadow Foxtail)
2. Amphora
3. Andropogon
4. Arrhenatherum (Tuber Oat Grass)
5. Bouteloua (Grama)
6. Briza
7. Buchloe
8. Calamagrostis
9. Carex
10. Chasmanthium (Wild Oats)
11. Chrysopogon
12. Cortaderia (Pampas Grass)
13. Dactylis
14. Deschampsia (Tufted Hair Grass)
15. Elymus (Blue Lyme Grass)
16. Erianthus (Plume Grass)
17. Eriophorum (Cotton Grass)
18. Eulalia (Fountain Grass)
19. Festuca (Sheep’s Fescue)
20. Glyceria (Manna Grass)
21. Hakonechloa
22. Helictotrichon (Avens, Blue Grass, Evergreen Oat)
23. Holcus (Variegated Creeping Soft Grass)
24. Hystrix
25. Imperata (Japanese Bloodgrass)
26. Koeleria
27. Miscanthus
28. Molina (Moor Grass)
29. Panicum (Switch Grass)
30. Pennisetum (Fountain Grass)
31. Phalaris (Ribbon Grass)
32. Phragmites
33. Schizachyrium
34. Sesleria
35. Sisyrinchium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
36. Sorghastrum (Indian Grass)
37. Spartina (Cord Grass)
38. Spodiopogon
39. Sporobolus (Prairie Dropseed)
40. Stipa

Herbs

1. Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle)
2. Allium (Chives)
3. Armoracia (Horseradish)
4. Artemisia (Tarragon)
5. Asperula (Sweet Woodruff)
6. Calamintha (Showy Calaminth)
7. Carum (Caraway)
8. Commelina (Dayflower)
9. Crambe
10. Echinacea (Cone Flower)
11. Foeniculum (Fennel)
12. Gaultheria (Wintergreen)
13. Hydrastis (Golden Seal)
14. Lavandula (Lavender)
15. Mazus
16. Mentha (Mint)
17. Nepeta (Catnip, Catmint)
18. Origanum (Marjoram)
19. Panax (Ginseng)
20. Parthenium (Wild Quinine)
21. Petroselinum (Parsley)
22. Ruta (Rue, Herb Of Grace)
23. Salvia (Sage)
24. Sanguisorba (Pimpernel, Burnet)
25. Satureja
26. Thymus (Thyme)

Hardy Native Wildflowers

Ground Covers