ALPHABETIZED PLANT LIST
BY FAMILIES, GENERA AND SPECIES
FAM. ACANTHACEAE - ACANTHUS
Hypoestes phyllostachya - Polka Dot Plant
Thunbergia alata - Black-eyed Susan Vine
FAM. AGAVACEAE - AGAVE (MONOCOT)
Cordyline australis - Fountain Dracaena
(syn. Grass Palm)
Yucca filamentosa - Adam's Needle
Yucca glauca - Soapweed
FAM. AIZOACEAE - CARPETWEED
Aptenia cordifolia 'Variegata' - Ice Plant
(syn. Variegated Heartleaf Mesembryanthemum)
FAM. ALLIACEAE - ONION (syn. Liliaceae)
Allium giganteum - Giant Onion
Allium moly - Lily Leek
Allium schoenoprasum - Chives
FAM. AMARANTHACEAE - AMARANTH
Alternanthera ficoidea - Garden Alternanthera
(syn. Joseph's Coat or Copperleaf)
'Amoena' - Parrot Leaf
(syn. Tom Thumb Alternanthera)
'Aurea Nana' - Yellowleaf Calico Plant
'Bettzickiana' - Calico Plant
'Versicolor' - Copper Alternanthera
Amaranthus tricolor - Joseph's Coat Amaranth
Amaranthus caudatus - Love-Lies-Bleeding
Celosia cristata (crested class)
Cockscomb Celosia (‘Prestige Scarlet’, ‘97 AAS, excellent)
Celosia cristata (plumed class) - Plumed Celosia
Celosia spicata - Wheat Celosia (e.g., ‘Pink Candle’
Pink Candle Celosia)
Gomphrena globosa - Globe Amaranth
(syn. Gomphrena)
Iresine herbstii - Bloodleaf
FAM. AMARYLLIDACEAE - AMARYLLIS (MONOCOT)
Galanthus nivalis - Common Snowdrop
Hippeastrum x hybridus - Amaryllis
Narcissus jonquilla - Jonquil
Narcissus poeticus - Poets Narcissus
(syn. Pheasant Eye Narcissus)
Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Daffodil
Narcissus tazetta - Polyanthus Narcissus
Narcissus triandrus - Angel's Tears
FAM. APIACEAE - CARROT (syn. Umbelliferae)
Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' - Bishop's Goutweed
(Note! Very invasive)
Ammi visagna ‘Green Mist’ - Green Mist Lace Flower
Daucus carota var. carota - Queen Anne’s Lace
Eryngium amethystinum - Amethyst Sea Holly
Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
Trachymene coerulea - Blue Lace Flower
FAM. APOCYNACEAE - DOGBANE
Catharanthus roseus - Rose Periwinkle
(syn. Vinca)
Vinca herbacea - Herbaceous Periwinkle
(Note! Invasive)
Vinca major 'Variegata' - Variegated Bigleaf Periwinkle
(broadleaf evergreen)
Vinca minor - Common Periwinkle
(Note! Somewhat invasive, broadleaf evergreen)
FAM. ARACEAE - ARUM (MONOCOT)
Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Caladium x hortulanum - Fancy-leaved Caladium
Zantedeschia aethiopica - White Calla
Zantedeschia albomaculata - Spotted Calla
Zantedeschia elliotiana - Yellow Calla
Zantedeschia rehmannii - Pink Calla
FAM. ARALIACEAE - ARALIA
Hedera helix - English Ivy
(Note! Invasive, broadleaf evergreen)
FAM. ARISTOLOCHIACEAE - BIRTHWORT
Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger
(Note! Somewhat invasive)
Asarum europaeum - European Wild Ginger
(broadleaf evergreen, excellent)
FAM. ASCLEPIADACEAE - MILKWEED
Asclepias curassavica - Bloodflower
Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed
FAM. ASTERACEAE - ASTER (syn. Compositae)
Achillea filipendulina - Fernleaf Yarrow
Achillea x 'Coronation Gold' - Coronation Gold Yarrow
Achillea millefolium - Common Yarrow
(Note! Somewhat invasive)
Achillea x 'Moonshine' - Moonshine Yarrow
Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl' - The Pearl Sneezewort
Achillea x taygetea 'Debutante' - Debutante Yarrow
Ageratum houstonianum - Flossflower
(syn. Ageratum)
Anaphalis margaritacea - Pearly Everlasting
Antennaria (spp.)- Pussytoes
Anthemis tinctoria - Golden Marguerite
(syn. Golden Chamomile)
Artemisia ludoviciana - White Sage
(' Silver King' and 'Silver Queen' are common
cultivars)
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana' - Silver Mound Artemisia
Artemisia x 'Powis Castle' - Powis Castle Artemisia
Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' - Silver Brocade
Artemisia
Aster alpinus - Alpine Aster (6-8")
Aster x frikartii - Frikart’s Aster (2-3')
Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster (2 1/2 - 5+')
Aster novi-belgii - New York Aster (1-4+')
Aster sedifolius 'Nana' - Dwarf Rhone Aster (1-1 1/2')
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' - Snowbank Boltonia
Boltonia asteroides 'Pink Beauty' - Pink Beauty Boltonia
Brachycome iberidifolia - Swan River Daisy
Calendula officinalis - Pot Marigold
Callistephus chinensis - China Aster
(syn. Annual Aster)
Centaurea cyanus - Bachelor's Button
(syn. Cornflower)
Centaurea dealbata - Persian Cornflower
Centaurea macrocephala - Globe Centaurea
Centaurea montana - Mountain Bluet
Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum 'Silver Lace' – Silver Lace
Dusty Miller (Syn. Tanacetum)
Chrysothamnus nauseosus - Rabbit Brush
Coreopsis grandiflora - Coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea - Pink Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria - Calliopsis
(syn. Tickseed)
Coreopsis verticillata - Threadleaf Coreopsis
Cosmos bipinnatus - Common Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus - Yellow Cosmos
Dahlia pinnata (hybrids) - Garden Dahlia (tuberous root)
Dendranthema x grandiflorum - Chrysanthemum
(Note! Many flower classes. The new U. of MN Maxi-mum (first
cv. ‘Betty Lou’) is a larger, taller and hardier mum of great
interest to gardeners.)
Dendranthema x rubellum 'Clara Curtis' - Clara Curtis
Chrysanthemum
(hybrid of D. zawadskii var. latilobum)
Dyssodia tenuiloba - Dahlberg Daisy
(Syn. Thymophylla tenuiloba)
Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower
Echinops ritro - Small Globe Thistle
Erigeron (spp/hybrids) - Fleabane
Eupatorium (spp.) - Joe Pye-weed
Gaillardia pulchella and G. x grandiflora (hybrids)
Blanket Flower (Note! Somewhat weedy/invasive by seeding,
‘Red Plume’, ‘91 AAS, good)
Gazania ringens - Treasure Flower
Gerbera jamesonii - Transvaal Daisy
(syn. Gerbera Daisy)
Gutierrezia sarothrae - Golden Dome
(syn. Broomweed)
Helenium autumnale - Sneezeweed
(syn. Helen's Flower)
Helianthus annuus (and other spp.) - Sunflower
Helichrysum bracteatum - Strawflower
Helichrysum petiolatum
(syn. H. petiolare) - Licorice Plant
(Excellent filler for baskets, planters, etc.)
Helichrysum petiolatum ‘Minus’ - Mini-Licorice Plant
(other cvs. include ‘Limelight’, ‘Licorice Splash’, etc.)
Heliopsis helianthoides subsp. scabra - Sunflower Heliopsis
Leucanthemella serotina - Giant Daisy
(Note! Gradually invasive)
(syn. Chrysanthemum serotinum)
Leucanthemum x superbum - Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare - Oxeye Daisy
(Note! Very invasive/weedy by seeding)
Liatris (spp.) - Blazing Star
(syn. Gayfeather)
Ligularia dentata - Bigleaf Goldenray
Ligularia x 'The Rocket' - The Rocket Ligularia
Melampodium paludosum ‘Derby’ - Derby Melampodium
Osteospermum pluvialis - Rain Daisy (Europe)
(Syn. O. ecklonis)
Ratibida columnifera and R. pinnata - Prairie Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' - Goldsturm
Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta (var. pulcherrima) - Black-eyed Susan
(Gloriosa Daisy), the AAS cv. ‘Indian Summer’ is
excellent (Note! Slightly weedy/invasive by
seeding)
Rudbeckia laciniata 'Golden Glow' - Golden Glow Cutleaf
Coneflower (double flowers)
(Note! Very invasive by rhizomes)
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Nana' - Dwarf Lavender Cotton
Santolina virens - Green Lavender Cotton
Sanvitalia procumbens - Trailing Sanvitalia
(syn. Creeping Zinnia)
Senecio cinerarea - Dusty Miller
(cvs. ‘Silver Dust’, ‘Cirrus’ and others are excellent)
Silphium (spp.) - Prairie Dock/Compass Plant
Solidago (spp./hybrids) - Goldenrod
Stokesia laevis - Stokes Aster
Tagetes erecta - American Marigold
(syn. African Marigold)
Tagetes patula - Dwarf French Marigold
Tagetes tenuifolia - Signet Marigold
Tanacetum coccineum - Painted Daisy
Tanacetum parthenium (‘Aureum’) Feverfew - (Golden Feverfew/Golden Feather)
Tanacetum vulgare 'Crispum' - Fernleaf or Curly Tansy
Tithonia rotundifolia - Mexican Sunflower
(syn. Tithonia)
Zinnia angustifolia - Oblongleaf Zinnia
Zinnia elegans - Zinnia
Flower Classes
Cactus flowered
Dahlia flowered
Pompon or Button flowered
Zinnia haageana - Mexican Zinnia
Zinnia x ‘Profusion Orange’/ ‘P. Cherry’ Series, 1999 AAS,
excellent. Parentage is Z. angusti folia x P. elegans.
FAM. BALSAMINACEAE - BALSAM
Impatiens balsamina - Garden Balsam
Impatiens hawkeri (hybrids) - New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens wallerana - Impatiens
(syn. Patience Plant)
FAM. BEGONIACEAE - BEGONIA
Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum - Wax Begonia
Begonia x tuberhybrida - Tuberous Begonia (fleshy tuberous
stem base) (Non-stop hybrid and other series grown for
hanging basket sales)
FAM. BERBERIDACEAE - BARBERRY
Epimedium (spp.) - Barrenwort
Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple
FAM. BORAGINACEAE - BORAGE
Anchusa azurea - Italian Alkanet
(syn. Italian Bugloss)
Anchusa capensis - Cape Alkanet
(syn. Cape Bugloss)
Borago officinalis - Borage
Heliotropium arborescens - Heliotrope
Lithospermum canescens - Hairy/Hoary Puccoon
Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells
Myosotis spp. - Forget-Me-Not
Pulmonaria saccharata - Bethlehem Sage
FAM. BRASSICACEAE - MUSTARD (syn. Cruciferae)
Alyssum murale - Yellow Tuft
Arabis (spp.) - Rock Cress
Aurinia saxatilis - Basket-of-Gold (several dense, compact
cultivars)
Brassica oleracea (Acephala group) - Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Capitata group) - Ornamental Cabbage
Draba (spp.) - Draba
Erysimum (spp.) - Wallflower
Hesperis matronalis - Sweet Rocket
(syn. Dame's Rocket), biennial
Iberis sempervirens - Perennial Candytuft
(syn. Evergreen Candytuft)
Iberis umbellata - Annual Candytuft
(syn. Globe Candytuft)
Lobularia maritima - Sweet Alyssum
(cv. ‘Snow Crystals’ is good)
Lunaria annua - Honesty
(syn. Silver Dollar or Money Plant)
Matthiola incana 'Annua' - Ten-Weeks Stock
Stanleya pinnata - Prince's Plume
FAM. BUXACEAE - BOXWOOD
Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese Spurge
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata' - Silver Edge Japanese
Spurge
FAM. CACTACEAE - CACTUS
Opuntia polyacantha - Prickly Pear Cactus
FAM. CAMPANULACEAE - BELLFLOWER
Campanula carpatica - Carpathian Bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Joan Elliott' - Joan Elliott Clustered
Bellflower
(not invasive like the sp.)
Campanula medium - Canterbury Bells
Campanula persicifolia - Peachleaf Bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia - Bluebell
(syn. Harebell)
Campanula rotundifolia 'Olympica' - Olympic Bluebell
Platycodon grandiflorus - Balloon Flower
FAM. CANNACEAE - CANNA (MONOCOT)
Canna x generalis - Canna
(cv's 'The President', 'Tropical Rose', 'Yellow King Humbert',
Red King Humbert' and 'King City Gold')
FAM. CAPPARACEAE - CAPPER
Cleome hasslerana - Spider Flower
FAM. CARYOPHYLLACEAE - PINK
Cerastium tomentosum - Snow-in-Summer (broadleaf
evergreen)
Dianthus alpinus - Alpine Pink
Dianthus barbatus - Sweet William (biennial)
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation
Dianthus chinensis - China Pink
(syn. Rainbow Pink, short-lived perennial)
Dianthus deltoides - Maiden Pink (perennial)
Dianthus plumarius - Cottage Pink
Gypsophila elegans - Annual Baby's-breath
Gypsophila muralis ‘Garden Bride’ - Garden Bride
Baby’s-breath
Gypsophila paniculata - Perennial Baby's-breath
Lychnis chalcedonica - Maltese Cross
Lychnis coronaria - Rose Campion
Lychnis flos-jovis - Flower-of-Jove
Lychnis x haageana - Haage Campion
Lychnis viscaria - German Catchfly
Saponaria (spp.) - Bouncing Bet
(syn. Saponaria)
FAM. CHENOPODIACEAE - GOOSEFOOT
Kochia scoparia f. trichophylla - Summer-cypress
(syn. Burning Bush) (Note! Invasive by seed)
FAM. COMMELINACEAE - SPIDERWORT (MONOCOT)
Tradescantia (spp.) - Spiderwort
FAM. CONVOLVULACEAE - MORNING GLORY
Convolvulus mauritanicus - Ground Morning Glory (Europe)
Convolvulus tricolor - Dwarf Morning-glory
Ipomoea alba - Moonflower
Ipomoea purpurea and I. tricolor - Common Morning-glory
FAM. CRASSULACEAE - ORPINE
Echeveria secunda 'Glauca' - Echeveria
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana - Kalanchoe
Sedum acre - Gold Moss Stonecrop
Sedum album - White Stonecrop
Sedum x 'Autumn Joy' - Autumn Joy Stonecrop
(excellent cv., parentage S. telephium x S. spectabile,
alternate leaves) (syn. 'Indian Chief')
Sedum hybridum - Evergreen Stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum - Orange Stonecrop
(syn. Kamchatka Stonecrop)
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum' - Variegated Orange
Stonecrop
Sedum maximum 'Atropurpureum' - Purple Great Stonecrop
Sedum middendorfianum - Middendorf Stonecrop
Sedum 'Ruby Glow' - Ruby Glow Stonecrop
Sedum spectabile - Showy Stonecrop
(new name Hylo telephium spectabile, opposite leaves)
(cultivars 'Brilliant', 'Carmen' and 'Meteor')
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' - Dragon's Blood Stonecrop
Sempervivum tectorum - Hen and Chickens
FAM. CYPERACEAE - SEDGE
Carex (spp.) - Sedge
FAM. DIPSACACEAE - TEASEL
Scabiosa atropurpurea - Sweet Scabious (syn. Pinchushion
Flower)
Scabiosa caucasica - Caucasian Scabious (syn. Pincushion
Flower)
Scabiosa columbaria ('Butterfly Blue' and 'Pink Mist') Pincushion Flower
FAM. EUPHORBIACEAE - SPURGE
Euphorbia cyparissias - Cypress Spurge
Euphorbia epithymoides - Cushion Spurge (syn. E.
polychroma)
Euphorbia marginata - Snow-on-the-Mountain
Ricinus communis - Castor Bean
FAM. FABACEAE - PEA OR LEGUME (syn. Leguminosae)
Baptisia australis - Blue False Indigo
Coronilla varia - Crown Vetch
(Note! Extremely invasive by both seeds and rhizomes)
Lathyrus latifolius - Perennial Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus - Sweet Pea
Lotus berthelotti - Parrot’s Beak
Lupinus (spp.) - Lupine
Petalostemon purpureum
(syn. Dalea purpurea) - Purple Prairie-clover
Thermopsis (spp.) - False-lupine
FAM. FUMARIACEAE - FUMITORY
Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra eximia - Fringed Bleeding Heart
(syn. Wild Bleeding Heart)
Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart
FAM. GENTIANACEAE - GENTIAN
Eustoma grandiflorum - Lisianthus
Gentiana andrewsii - Closed Gentian
(syn. Bottle Gentian)
Gentiana (spp.) - Gentian
FAM. GERANIACEAE - GERANIUM
Geranium (spp.) - Cranesbill
Geranium endressii - Pyrenean Cranesbill
Geranium x 'Johnson's Blue' - Johnson's Blue Cranesbill
(G. himalayense x G. pratense)
Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium
Geranium x oxonianum 'Clarridge Druce' - Clarridge
Druce Cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum - Bloodred Geranium
Pelargonium x domesticum - Martha Washington Geranium
(syn. Pansy-flowered Geranium)
Pelargonium x hortorum - Zonal Geranium
Pelargonium peltatum - Ivy Geranium
FAM. GOODENIACEAE - GOODENIA
Scaevola aemula - Fan Flower
(excellent in hanging baskets, planters, etc.)
FAM. IRIDACEAE - IRIS (MONOCOT)
Crocosmia x 'Lucifer' - Lucifer Crocosmia
Crocus (spp.) - Crocus
Crocus vernus - Dutch Crocus
Gladiolus x hortulanus - Gladiolus
Iris x germanica - Bearded Iris
Iris kaempferi - Japanese Iris
Iris pseudacorus - Yellow Flag Iris
Iris pumila - Dwarf Iris
Iris sibirica - Siberian Iris
Iris spuria - Spuria Iris (e.g., cv’s ‘Premier’, ‘Sunny Day’
and ‘Mrs. Tate’)
Iris versicolor - Wild Iris
(syn. Blue Flag Iris)
FAM. LAMIACEAE - MINT (syn. Labiatae)
Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop
Ajuga genevensis - Geneva Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans - Carpet Bugleweed
Coleus x hybridus - Coleus
(syn. Colenostemon scutellarioides - new name)
Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Variegatum'
Variegated Yellow Archangel (semi-evergreen)
(Note! Very invasive; cv. 'Herman's Pride', narrower leaves,
glossy, much less invasive)
Lamium maculatum - Spotted Dead Nettle
(Note! Very invasive, semi-evergreen)
[cv's 'Beacon Silver', 'Pink Pewter', 'Chequers' and Shell Pink'
(pink fls.); 'White Nancy' (white fls.), 'Aureum' (yel. lvs., pink
fls.); 'Beedham's White' (yel. lvs., white fls)]
Lavendula angustifolia - English Lavender (broadleaf
evergreen)
Mentha spicata - Spearmint
Molucella laevis - Bells-of-Ireland
Monarda didyma - Bee Balm
(syn. Monarda or Bergamot)
Monarda x 'Marshall's Delight'
Marshall's Delight Bee Balm (powdery mildew resistance)
Monarda x ‘Petite Delight’
Petite Delight Bee Balm (powdery mildew resistance)
Nepeta (spp.) - Catmint
Ocimum basilicum 'Purple Ruffles' - Purple Ruffles Basil
Origanum dictamnus - Dittany of Crete
(syn. Hop Marjorum), exotic plant for hanging
baskets or planters
Perilla frutescens ‘Crispa’ - Beefsteak Plant
Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage
Physostegia virginiana - Obedient Plant
Plectranthus (madagascariensis) ‘Variegated Mint Leaf’
Variegated Mintleaf Iboza
Prunella x webbiana 'Loveliness' (Series) - Webb Self-Heal
Salvia coccinea - Texas Salvia
(syn. Texas Sage) ‘Lady in Red’ (1992 AAS)
Salvia farinacea - Blue Salvia
(syn. Mealycup Sage, cv. ‘Victoria’ excellent
Salvia splendens - Red Salvia
(syn. Scarlet Sage)
Salvia viridis
(syn. S. horminum) - Painted Salvia
(syn. Painted Sage)
Stachys byzantina - Lamb's Ears
Stachys macrantha
(syn. S. grandiflora) - Big Betony
Teucrium (spp.) - Germander
Thymus x citriodorus - Lemon Thyme
T. serpyllum - Mother-of-Thyme
(syn. Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus)
FAM. LILIACEAE - LILY (MONOCOT)
Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' - Myers Asparagus
(syn. Foxtail Fern, broadleaf evergreen)
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Sprenger Asparagus
(syn. Sprenger Fern, broadleaf evergreen)
Asparagus setaceus - Lace or Plumosa Fern (broadleaf
evergreen)
Chionodoxa luciliae - Glory-of-the-Snow
Colchicum autumnale - Autumn Crocus
Convallaria majalis - Lily-of-the-Valley
Eremurus stenophyllus - Foxtail Lily
Fritillaria imperialis - Crown-Imperial
Hemerocallis (spp./hybrids) - Day-lily
(Note! Stella d’Oro, Black-eyed Stella and ‘Happy Returns’ are
excellent, bloom all summer, not just 3 weeks as most cvs.
do.)
Hosta x 'Gold Standard' - Gold Standard Plantain-lily
Hosta lancifolia - Narrow-leaved Plantain-lily
Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora' - Fragrant Plantain-lily
Hosta plantaginea 'Aphrodite' - Aphrodite Plantain-lily
Hosta x 'Royal Standard' - Royal Standard Plantain-lily
Hosta sieboldiana - Siebold Plantain-lily
(syn. Seersucker Plantain-lily)
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' - Elegans Plantain-lily
Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' - Frances Williams
Plantain-lily
Hosta undulata 'Albo-marginata' - Variegated Wavyleaf
Plantain-lily
Hosta undulata 'Univittata' - Univittata Wavyleaf
Plantain-lily
Hyacinthus orientalis - Hyacinth
Knifhofia uvaria - Red Hot Poker
Lilium auratum - Gold-band Lily (Oriental hybrids)
Lilium candidum - Madonna Lily
Lilium x hollandicum - Candlestick Lily
Lilium lancifolium
(syn. tigrinum) - Tiger Lily
Lilium leucanthemum - Centifolium Lily
Lilium longiflorum - Easter Lily
Lilium martagon - Martagon Lily
Lilium philadelphicum - Wood Lily
(syn. Wild Lily)
Lilium regale - Regal Lily
Lilium speciosum var. rubrum - Rubrum Lily
Liriope (spp.) - Lily Turf
Muscari botryoides - Grape-hyacinth
Polygonatum biflorum - Small Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum commutatum - Great Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum multiflorum - Eurasian Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' - Variegated Japanese
Solomon's Seal
Scilla sibirica - Siberian Squill
Smilacina racemosa - False Solomon's-seal
(syn. False Spikenard)
Smilacina stellata - Starflower
Smilax herbacea - Carrion Flower
Trillium cernuum - Nodding Trillium
(syn. Nodding Wake - Robin)
Trillium grandiflorum - Snow Trillium
(syn. White Wake - Robin)
Tulipa gesnerana (hybrids) - Common Tulip
Tulipa fosterana - Foster Tulip
Tulipa greigii - Greig Tulip
Tulipa kaufmanniana - Water-lily Tulip
Uvularia grandiflora - Bellwort
(syn. Merrybells)
FAM. LINACEAE - FLAX
Linum flavum ‘Compactum’ - Compact Golden Flax
Linum grandiflorum - Flowering Flax
Linum perenne - Perennial Flax
FAM. LOBELIACEAE - LOBELIA
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower
Lobelia erinus - Edging Lobelia
Lobelia syphilitica - Blue Lobelia
FAM. LYTHRACEAE - LOOSESTRIFE (banned, no longer sold in many
states)
Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife (seeds)
Lythrum virgatum 'Morden Pink' - Morden Pink Lythrum
(sterile) (hybrids 'Morden Gleam' and 'Morden Rose')
Cuphea hyssopifolia - False/Mexican Heather
FAM. MALVACEAE - HOLLYHOCK OR MALLOW
Alcea rosea - Hollyhock
Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. palustris - Rose Mallow
(syn. Marshmallow Hibiscus)
Lavatera trimestris - Tree Mallow
Malva alcea - Hollyhock Mallow
Malva moschata - Musk Mallow
Sidalcea malviflora - Sidalcea
FAM. NYCTAGINACEAE - FOUR-O'CLOCK
Bougainvillea glabra - Bougainvillea
(syn. Paper Flower, hanging baskets, very showy
southern plant)
Mirabilis jalapa - Four-O'Clock
FAM. NYMPHAEACEAE - WATER-LILY
Nelumbo (spp.) - Lotus
Nymphaea (spp.) - Waterlily
FAM. ONAGRACEAE - EVENING PRIMPROSE
Clarkia amoena - Satin Flower
(syn. Godetia)
Clarkia unquiculata - Rose Clarkia
Epilobium angustifolium - Fireweed
(Note! Invasive in naturally moist areas)
Fuchsia x hybrida - Fuchsia
(syn. Lady’s Eardrops)
[F. fulgens (Flame F.) x F. magellanica
(Magellan or Hardy F.)]
Oenothera (spp.) - Evening Primrose
FAM. ORCHIDACEAE - ORCHID (MONOCOT)
Cypripedium acaule - Pink Lady’s Slipper
Cypripedium calceolus -Yellow Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium reginae - Showy Lady's Slipper (Minnesota
State Flower)
FAM. PAEONIACEAE - PEONY
Paeonia lactiflora - Chinese Peony/P. officinalis
Common Peony (Paeonia hybrids) Note! Flower classes
Paeonia suffruticosa - Tree Peony
Paeonia tenuifolia 'Plena' - Double Fernleaf Peony
FAM. PAPAVERACEAE - POPPY
Callirrhoe involucrata - Poppy Mallow
Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy
Hunnemannia fumariifolia - Mexian Tulip Poppy
(syn. Golden Cup)
Macleaya cordata - Plume Poppy
Papaver nudicaule - Iceland Poppy
Papaver orientale - Oriental Poppy
Papaver rhoeas - Corn Poppy
(syn. Shirley Poppy)
Papaver somniferum - Opium Poppy
Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' - Double-flowered
Bloodroot
FAM. PLUMBAGINACEAE - LEADWORT
Armeria maritima - Sea Thrift
(syn. Sea Pink)
Limonium latifolium - Wideleaf Sea Lavender
(broadleaf evergreen)
Limonium sinuatum - Notchleaf Statice
FAM. POACEAE - GRASS (syn. Gramineae) (MONOCOT)
Andropogon girardii - Big Bluestem
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Stricta' - Feather Reedgrass
(‘Karl Foerster’, shorter, earlier bloom)
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila' - Dwarf Pampasgrass
(Note! Not winterhardy)
Elymus arenarius - Blue Lymegrass
(Note! Invasive)
Elymus canadensis - Canada Wild Rye
Eragrostis spectabilis - Purple Lovegrass
Festuca cinerea 'Elijah Blue' - Elijah Blue Fescue
(syn. F. ovina var. glauca - Blue Fescue)
Helictotrichon sempervirens - Blue Oatgrass
(lives longer than Blue Fescue)
Koeleria macrantha - Junegrass
Miscanthus floridulus - Giant Miscanthus
[syn. M. giganteus (Giant Chinese Silver grass)]
Miscanthus sacchariflorus 'Robustus' - Giant Silver
Bannergrass
Miscanthus sinensis var. amurenis - Amur Silvergrass
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ - Variegated Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' - Maidengrass
(Questionable hardiness)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' - Zebragrass
(Questionable hardiness)
Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Haense Herms' - Red Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' - Heavy Metal Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Pathfinder' - Pathfinder Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun' - Red-brown Switchgrass
(red hue to foliage)
Pennisetum alopecuroides - Chinese Fountaingrass
Pennisetum caudatum - White Flowering Fountaingrass
(has overwintered several years in NDSU plot)
Pennisetum setaceum - Fountaingrass
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' - Ruby Fountaingrass
Pennisetum villosum - Feathertop
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta - Ribbongrass
(Note! Somewhat invasive by rhizomes)
Phalaris arundinacea ‘Feesey’s Form’ - Feesey’s
Ribbongrass (much less invasive)
Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem
Sorghastrum avenaceum - Indiangrass
(syn. S. nutans)
Spartina pectinata - Prairie Cordgrass
Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed
Stipa tenuissima - Angel Hair
(syn. Mexican Feathergrass) (now Nassella tenuissima)
FAM. POLEMONIACEAE - PHLOX
Ipomopsis rubra - Standing Cypress
Phlox borealis - Arctic Phlox
Phlox divaricata - Blue Phlox
(syn. Woodland Phlox)
Phlox drummondii - Annual Phlox
Phlox paniculata - Perennial Phlox
(‘Mount Fuji’, white flowers, is mildew resistant)
Phlox subulata - Moss Phlox
Polemonium caeruleum - Jacob's Ladder
FAM. POLYGONACEAE - BUCKWHEAT
Polygonum capitatum - Pinkhead Knotweed
Polygonum cuspidatum var. compactum - Compact
Japanese Fleece Flower
Polygonum orientale - Prince’s Feather
(syn. Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate)
Rheum rhabarbarum - Rhubarb
FAM. POLYPODIACEAE - FERN
Adiantum pedatum - Maidenhair Fern
Athyrium nipponicum ‘Pictum’ - Japanese Painted Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern (Fairly invasive)
Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken Fern (invasive)
FAM. PORTULACACEAE - PURSLANE
Portulaca grandiflora - Moss Rose
Portulaca oleracea - Trailing Portulaca
(cv. ‘Giganthes’, ‘Yubi’, 4-color series)
FAM. PRIMULACEAE - PRIMROSE
Lysimachia clethroides - Gooseneck Loosestrife
Lysimachia nummularia - Moneywort (‘Aurea’ has yellow
leaves)
Lysimachia punctata - Yellow Loosestrife
Primula (spp.) - Primrose
FAM. RANUNCULACEAE - BUTTERCUP
Aconitum napellus - Monkshood
Actaea rubra - Baneberry
Anemone canadensis - Canada Anemone
Anemone patens - Pasque Flower
Anemone pulsatilla - European Pasque Flower
Anemone sylvestris - Snowdrop Anemone
Anemone tomentosa - Grapeleaf Anemone
Anemonella thalictroides - Rue Anemone
Aquilegia caerulea - Rocky Mountain Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine
Aquilegia x hybrida - Garden Columbine
Caltha palustris - Marsh Marigold
Cimicifuga racemosa - Black Snakeroot
(syn. Cohosh Bugbane)
Clematis heracleifolia var. davidiana - David's Tube Clematis
Clematis integrifolia - Solitary Clematis
Clematis (hybrids) - Hybrid Clematis (e.g., Jackman Clematis)
Clematis paniculata - Sweet Autumn Clematis
Clematis recta - Ground Clematis
Clematis tangutica - Golden Clematis
Consolida ambigua - Rocket Larkspur
(syn. Common Larkspur, annual) (syn. D. ajacis)
Consolida regalis - Candle Larkspur (annual)
Delphinium x belladonna (D. elatum x D. grandiflorum)
Belladonna Delphinium
(syn. Garland Larkspur)
Delphinium x elatum (hybrids) - Garden Delphinium
(syn. D. x cultorum)
Delphinium grandiflorum - Chinese Larkspur (annual or
biennial)
Nigella damascena - Love-in-a-Mist
Ranunculus (spp.) - Buttercup
Ranunculus repens ('Flore-Pleno') - Creeping Buttercup
(Double-flowered Creeping Buttercup)
(Note! Invasive, semi-evergreen)
Thalictrum (spp.)- Meadowrue
Trollius europaeus - Common Globe Flower
FAM. ROSACEAE - ROSE
Alchemilla vulgaris - Lady's Mantle
(syn. A. mollis)
Aruncus dioicus - Goat's Beard
Dryas octopetala - Mountain Avens
Duchesnea indica - Mock Strawberry
Filipendula rubra - Queen-of-the-Prairie
Filipendula ulmaria - Queen-of-the-Meadow
Filipendula vulgaris (‘Flore Pleno’)
Dropwort Meadowsweet (Double Dropwort Meadowsweet)
Geum triflorum (hybrids) - Prairie Smoke
Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' - Miss Willmott Nepal
Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta 'Warrenii' - Warren Sulphur Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans 'Pleniflora' - Double-flowered Creeping
Cinquefoil (Note! Invasive)
Potentilla tridentata - Wineleaf Cinquefoil
Potentilla verna 'Nana' - Dwarf Spring Cinquefoil
Rosa (hybrids) – Rose
Modern rose classification
Hybrid Tea
Flora-teas
Floribunda
Polyantha
Grandiflora
Climbing
Miniature
Waldsteinia ternata - Barren Strawberry
FAM. RUBIACEAE - MADDER
Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff
FAM. RUTACEAE - RUE
Dictamnus albus - Gas Plant
Ruta graveolens - Common Rue (syn. Herb-of-Grace,
broadleaf evergreen)
FAM. SAXIFRAGACEAE - SAXIFRAGE
Astilbe (spp.) - Astilbe
Bergenia cordifolia - Heartleaf Bergenia (broadleaf evergreen)
Heuchera (micrantha) 'Palace Purple' - Palace Purple
Coralbells
Heuchera sanguinea - Coralbells
Hardy garden hybrids (H. sanguinea x H.
richardsonii) (Bred at Morden Research Station, include
'Northern Fire', Brandon Pink', and Brandon Glow')
FAM. SCROPHULARIACEAE - FIGWORT
Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon
Class 1. Standard 2-lipped
Class 2. Open face or butterfly
Class 3. Double or azalea-flowered
Castilleja (spp.) - Paint Brush
Chelone lyonii - Pink Turtlehead
Digitalis (spp.) - Foxglove
Linaria (spp.) - Toad Flax
Penstemon (spp.) - Beard-tongue
Sutera (spp.) - Bacopa
Verbascum (spp.) - Mullein (biennial)
Veronica spicata - Spike Speedwell
Veronica x 'Sunny Border Blue' - Sunny Border Blue Speedwell
FAM. SOLANACEAE - NIGHTSHADE
Browallia speciosa - Browallia
Calibrachoa - Calibrachoa, eg., ‘Mission Bells’
Capsicum (spp.) - Ornamental Peppers
Datura inoxia - Angel's Trumpet
Nicotiana alata - Flowering Tobacco
Nicotiana sylvestris - Tall Flowering Tobacco
Nierembergia hippomanica var. violacea - Cupflower
'Mont Blanc' (First White Fl. Cv.)
Petunia x hybrida - Petunia
Flower classes of petunias:
1. Multiflora single
2. Multiflora double
3. Grandiflora single
4. Grandiflora double
5. Floribunda single (hybrid between 1 & 3)
e.g., Madness Series and Celebrity Series, Hedgiflora Tidal
Wave Series
6. Floribunda Double Madness Series
7. Groundcover or prostrate class ('Purple Wave', '95 AAS &
Wave Series, Surfinia series)
8. Milliflora single class (Fantasy Series, 10 colors, e.g.,
'Fantasy Pink Morn', '96 AAS)
Physalis alkekengi - Chinese Lantern
Salpiglossis sinuata - Painted Tongue
Solanum pseudocapsicum - Jerusalem Cherry
FAM. TROPAEOLACEAE - NASTURTIUM
Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium
Tropaeolum peregrinum - Canary Creeper Vine
FAM. VERBENACEAE - VERVAIN
Lantana camara - Lantana (broadleaf evergreen in
southern zones)
Verbena x canadensis 'Homestead Purple'
Homestead Purple Trailing Verbena
Verbena x hybrida - Garden Verbena
Verbena rigida - Rigid Verbena
Verbena x tenuisecta - Moss Verbena
(eg., ‘Imagination’, broadleaf evergreen in zones 6-8)
FAM. VIOLACEAE - VIOLET
Viola (spp.) - Violet
Viola cornuta - Violet
Viola odorata - Sweet Violet
Viola tricolor - Johnny Jump-Up
Viola x wittrockiana - Pansy (semi-evergreen)