Checklist of Landscape Plant Materials for the Tanana Valley

Reprint of Georgeson Botanical Garden GBG Note No. 2 Compiled by Patricia S. Holloway & Patricia J. Wagoner Code for Special Requirements A = Acid soils C = Warmest sites only DS = Well drained, dry sites I = Can be invasive, prolific spreader or seed producer NS = Seed or plant source is important. Buy from reliable, Alnus crispa Green alder (native)- SH knowledgeable nurseries. Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon, serviceberry (native) (see R = Best in Rock gardens worth testing list for cultivars) SH = Grows in shade or partial shade Betula glandulosa Shrub birch (native) Betula nana Dwarf birch (native) T = Difficult to transplant Caragana arborescens Siberian peashrub W = Winter protection, especially when first planted or when young; needs snow cover to survive Cornus (Suida) sericea Redosier dogwood (native) -SH Cotoneaster acutifolia Peking cotoneaster WFG = Best in Wildflower Meadows and Gardens Elaeagnus commutata Silverberry (native) WG = Best in water garden Juniperus communis Common juniper (native) -DS WS = Wet or moist sites Ledum palustre Labrador tea (native) -A, SH Plants Worth Growing Lonicera caerulea var. edulis Sweetberry honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica Tatarian honeysuckle -W Plants listed in this category have been grown in Myrica gale Sweet gale (native) -WS formal gardens, wildflower meadows, woodland Pinus mugo Mugo pine -W, NS gardens, water gardens, etc. for many years in the Tanana Valley. Given proper cultural condi- Pinus mugo var. mughus Dwarf mugo pine -W, NS tions and care, they should grow well. Where Potentilla fruticosa Cinquefoil, tundra rose (native); special conditions are known, they are listed as a Friederichsenii’, ‘Gold Drop’ code beside each species or cultivar. Prunus besseyi Western Sand Cherry -C Prunus tomentosa Nanking Cherry- C Trees Prunus triloba Russian Almond -C, Betula papyrifera Paper birch (native) Ribes triste Red currant (native): ‘Holland Long Bunch’ -C, Larix laricina ssp. alaskensis Tamarack (native) ‘Red Lake’ -C Larix sibirica Siberian Larch Ribes nigrum Black currant (native)-C: ‘Swedish Black’ -C Malus baccata Siberian crabapple Rosa acicularis Wild rose (native) Picea glauca White spruce (native) Rhododendron lapponicum Lapland Rosebay (native)- A,R Picea mariana Black spruce (native) Rosa rugosa Rugosaa: Sitka Rose -C, ‘Betty Bugnet’- C,W, ‘Hansa’ -C,W, ‘Therese Bugnet’ -C.W Pinus contorta var. latifolia Lodgepole Pine -C, NS Rosa spinosissima ‘Altaica’ Altai Scotch rose- C Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine -C, NS Salix bebbiana Bebb Willow (native) Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen (native) Salix lasiandra Willow (native) Prunus maackii Amur chokecherry -NS Shepherdia canadensis Soapberry (native) Prunus padus European birdcherry Sorbaria sorbifolia False spiraea Prunus virginiana Chokecherry: ‘Canada Red’ Canada Red chokecherry, ‘Shubert’ Shubert chokecherry Sorbus aucuparia European Mountain Ash -C, W, NS Pyrus ussuriensis Ussurian pear Sorbus decora Showy Mountain Ash -C,W, NS Ulmus pumila Siberian elm -NS Sorbus scopulina Greene’s Mountain ash (native)- C, NS Spiraea stevenii (beauverdiana ) Alaska spiraea (native) Shrubs or Shrubby Trees Spiraea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte spiraea Acer ginnala Amur maple -W, C Syringa villosa Late lilac Alnus incana Mountain alder (native) -SH Viburnum edule Highbush cranberry (native) -SH Herbaceous Perennials Nymphaea tetragona Dwarf waterlily -WG Achillea borealis Yarrow (native) -W Oxytropis campestris Northern oxytrope (native) -WFG Achillea millefolium Common yarrow: ‘Rosea’ Pink-flowered Oxytropis splendens Splendid oxytrope (native) -WFG yarrow -W, ‘Summer Pastels’ (see worth testing list for other Paeonia sp. Peony -W: ’Edulis Superba’ -W, ‘Festiva Maxima’ cultivars) -W, ‘Karl Rosenfield’ -W, ‘Sara Bernhardt’ -W, (see worth Achillea ptarmica ‘The Pearl’ testing list for more cultivars) Sneezewort -W Papaver orientale Oriental poppy -W Aconitum delphinifolium Monkshood (native)- SH Primula incana Wild primrose (native) -R Actaea rubra Baneberry (native, poisonous fruit) Polemonium acutiflorum Jacob’s ladder (native) -WFG Aegopodium podagraria var. variegatum Snow-on-the- Polemonium pulcherrimum Dwarf Jacob’s ladder -WFG mountain Polygonum alaskanum Wild rhubarb (native) Allium schoenoprasum Chives (native and cultivated forms) Polygonum bistorta Pink plumes (native) -R Androsace chamaejasme Rock jasmine (native) -R Pulsatilla patens Pasqueflower, wild crocus (native) -DS, R Anemone multifida Cut-leaf anemone Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb: ‘Canada Red’, Canada Red’ Anemone narcissiflora Narcissus-flowered anemone (native) Chipman’s strain, Cherry’,‘Strawberry’ Aquilegia caerulea Colorado columbine -W Salix reticulata Netleaf willow (native) -R Aquilegia formosa Sitka Columbine -W Saxifraga oppositifolia Purple Mountain Saxifrage (native) -WS Aquilegia sp, Garden columbine -W: ’Fairyland Mix’ -W, Sanguisorba officinalis Official burnet (native) -WFG ‘Harlequin Mix’ -W, ‘McKana Giant Mix’ -W, ‘Nora Barlow’- W Sedum rosea Roseroot (native) -R Arnica alpina ssp. attenuata Alpine arnica (native)- R, WFG Silene acaulis Moss campion -R Arnica frigida Arctic arnica (native) -WFG Solidago multiradiata Goldenrod (native) -WFG Aster sibiricus Purple aster (native) -WFG Thalictrum alpinum Meadowrue- C Caltha palustris Marsh marigold -WG Thalictrum aquilegifolium Meadowrue -C,W Campanula lasiocarpa Bluebell (native) Thalictrum sparsiflorum Meadowrue (native) Campanula rotundifolia Bluebells-of-Scotland Trientalis europea Starflower (native) Chenopodium capitatum Strawberry spinach (native) -WFG Trollius chinensis Chinese globeflower Chrysanthemum coccineum Painted Daisy -C,W Trollius europaeus European trollius Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Oxeye daisy -W Trollius asiaticus Asiatic trollius Chrysanthemum maximum Shasta daisy -C,W Veronica spicata Speedwell: ‘Sightseeing Mix’ Cnidium cnidifolium Wild parsley (native) -WFG Zygadenus elegans Death camas (native, poisonous) Delphinium glaucum Wild delphinium (native) -WFG Bulbs Delphinium elatum Delphinium: ‘Belladonna’, Blue Elf’ (dwarf), King Arthur Series, Magic Fountains Mix’, Pacific Calypso bulbosa Calypso orchid -A, SH Coast Hybrids, Sutton’s Special Mix’ Fritillaria camschatcensis Chocolate lily -MS Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding heart -W, SH Lilium sp. Asiatic hybrid lilies (all H,B) ‘Apricot Glow’, Dodecatheon frigidum Shooting star -WS ‘Enchantment’ Midcentury hybrid, Fiesta Hybrids, ‘Prosperity’ (see worth testing list for more cultivars) Dodecatheon pulchellum Shooting star -WS Lilium sp. Martagon hybrid lilies -H,B, Paisley Hybrids -H,B Draba densifolia -R Scilla sibirica Siberian Squill -W Dryas octopetala Dryas (native)- R Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed (native) -WFG Tulipa tarda Tarda tulip- H,B Erigeron glabellus ssp. pubescens Fleabane (native) -WFG Ferns Galium boreale Bedstraw (native) -WFG Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern -H,F,N Geranium erianthum Wild geranium (native) Dryopteris exima Locally called lady fern (native) Hedysarum alpinum Wild potato (native) -WFG Dryopteris fragrans Fragrant fern (native) R Hedysarum mackenzii Wild sweetpea (native) -WFG Matteuccia streuthiopteris Ostrich fern -H, F,N Hemerocallis sp. Wild daylily -NS Ground Cover or Mat-Forming Plants Heracleum lanatum Cow parsnip (native) Antennaria dioica Common pussytoes (native) -R Heuchera sanguinea Coral bells Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick (native) Iris setosa ssp. Interior Wild iris (native) Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley -W, SH Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese cross -W Mertensia paniculata Bluebell (native) -SH Cornus canadensis Bunchberry (native) Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry (native) -W Herbaceous Perennials Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry (native) Achillea sp. Yarrow -W,‘Fireking’ -W,‘Little Beauty Gold’ Fragaria sp. Sitka Hybrids Sitka Hybrid strawberries -W -W, ‘Rose Beauty’ -W ‘Pioneer’ Pioneer strawberry -W, Toklat’ Toklat Strawberry -W Achillea filipendulina Fern-leaf yarrow -W, ‘Coronation Gold’ -W Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper (native)— ‘Bar Harbor’ -W, Wiltonii’ Blue Rug juniper -W, ‘Yukon Belle’ -W Achillea millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’ Yarrow -W Pontentilla anserina Silverweed (native) -I Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Aconitum napellus Aconite monkshood -W: ‘Bicolor’ -W, Rubus arcticus Nagoonberry (native)— ‘Kenai Carpet’ ‘Newry Blue’ -W Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus Lingonberry -A, SH Anemone multifida Argentine anemone Anemone parviflora Windflower Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed Aquilegia atrata Columbine -W Plants Worth Testing Aquilegia canadensis -W Plants in this category have been grown success- Aquelegia flabellata Fan columbine -W,‘Ministar’ -W, fully by one or more individuals in the Tanana Val- ‘Nana-Alba’ -W ley. Testing may be limited, our information is not Aquilegia x hybrida: ‘Star McKana Mix’ Columbine -W, complete, or we have received conflicting reports ‘Dynasty’ -W of their success. They are worth planting on a trial Aquilegia vulgaris European columbine -W, ‘Michael basis for those interested in experimenting. Strommiger’ -W Aquilegia pyrenaica Pyrenees columbine -W Trees Armeria maritima Common thrift (native) -W,R Abies sibirica Siberian fir -C Artemisia Schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ Wormwood -W Crataegus succulenta Fleshy hawthorn -C Aruncus sylvester Goatsbeard -W Crataegus rivularis Hawthorn- C Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf bergenia -W,SH; Larix dahurica Dahurian larch -C ’Redstart’ -W, SH Larix sakazawei Larch -C Bupleurium triradiatum ssp.arcticum Thoroughwax Malus sp. Crabapple -W, NS, ‘Dolgo’ -W, NS, ‘Kerr’ -W,NS, (native) -WFG ‘Royalty’ -W, NS, ‘Trailman’ W,NS Campanula glomerata var. acaulis Dwarf clustered Pinus banksiana Jack pine -C,W, NS globeflower -W Pinus cembra Swiss stone pine -C, NS,: ‘Sibirica’- C, NS Campanula glomerata Clustered bellflower -W; ’Superba’ -W Pinus flexilis Limber pine- C, NS Campanula takismana -W Shrubs and Shrubby Trees Chrysanthemum arcticum Arctic chrysanthemum -W Acer negundo Boxelder -C Clematis integrifolia Solitary clematis -W Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon: ‘‘Smoky’,‘Pembina’,‘Regent’ Corydalis sempervirens Rock Harlequin Betula michauxii Micheaux birch Delphinium grandiflorum Chinese delphinium Lonicera tatarica ‘Beavermor’ Beavermor honeysuckle -W, Dianthus arenarius Sand Pink ‘Zabelii’ Zabeli honeysuckle -W Dianthus carthusianorum Carthusian Pink -W Physocarpus opulifolius Eastern ninebark -W Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink -W Physocarpus monogynus Mountain Ninebark -W Dianthus chinensis Chinese Pink Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ Nest Spruce- R, W Dianthus plumarius Cottage Pink: ‘Orchid Lace’ -W, Potentilla fruticosa Cinquefoil cultivars: ‘Coronation Gold’ ‘Snowfire’ -W, ‘White Charm’ -W Prunus pennsylvanica Pin cherry C, NS Dianthus superbus ‘Fantasy Mix’ -W Rosa foetida Austrian copper rose W Dodecatheon meadia Shooting star Rosa sp: ‘Killwinning’ -C, W, ‘Lac Majeau’ -C, W, ‘Lac La Dodecatheon jeffreyi Shooting star Nonne’ -C, W,‘Butterball’ -C,W, Doronicum caucasicum Leopardsbane -W Rosa rubrifolia Redleaved rose W Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff -W Spiraea trichocarpa Korean spiraea W Gentiana barbata Bearded gentian (native) -W Syringa x prestoniae Preston hybrid lilacs -W,‘James MacFarlane’ -W,‘Royalty’ -W Gentiana semptemfida Gentian Viburnum trilobum Highbush cranberry Hemerocallis fulva Eastern daylily Iris sibirica Siberian iris -W Muscari botryoides Grape Hyacinth -W Leontopodium alpinum Edelweiss -R, W ‘Album” White-flowered grape hyacinth -W Lupinus nootkatensis Coastal lupine (native) Muscari tubergenianum Grape Hyacinth -W Lupinus polyphyllus Native lupine (native) Ground Covers or Mat-forming Plants Lychnis Flos-cuculi Cuckoo flower -W Antennaria alpina Alpine pussy-toes (native) -R Lychnis Flos-jovi Flower of Jove -W Antennaria dioica ‘Rosea’ Pink-flowered pussy-toes -R Lychnis x haageana -W Antenarria tometosa Pussy toes- R Mentha suaveolens Applemint -W Artemisia frigida Prairie sagewort (native) -R, DS Paeonia sp. Peony -W: Charm’ -W,‘Edulis Supreme’ -W,‘Elsa Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer -W. R Sass’ -W,‘Emma Khlem’ -W,‘First Lady’ -W, ‘Kansas’ -W, Dryas integrifolia Mountain avens (native)- R ‘Lowell Thomas’ -W,‘Martha Bullock’ -W,‘Mr. Thimm’ -W, ‘Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt’ - W,‘Moonstone’ -W,‘Pink Lemonade’- Filipendula hexapetalum ‘Florepleno’ Double dropwort -W W, ‘Red Charm’ -W, ‘Seashell’ -W Fragaria ‘Baron Solemacher’ Strawberry -W Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell -W Potentilla tridentatum -W Papaver orientale ‘Princess Victoria’ Oriental poppy -W Vines Papaver Hultenii Yellow poppy (native) -W Clematis tangutica Golden clematis -W Physalis alkekengi Chinese lantern plant -W Humulus lupulus Hops -W Polemonium caeruleum Jacob’s ladder -W Ferns Polemonium reptans -W Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern –W Potentilla biflora Two-flowered cinquefoil Pyrola grandiflora Wintergreen (native) -SH Saxifraga bronchialis Spotted saxifrage (native) MP 2005-08 Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant -W Sedum acre Goldmoss stonecrop -W,R School of Natural Resources Sedum kamtschaticum Kamchatka sedum -W,R & Agricultural Sciences Tanacetum vulgare Tansy -W, I University of Alaska Fairbanks Trollius laxus Swamp globeflower PO Box 757200, Fairbanks, AK 99775 Veronica incana Speedwell On the Internet at: www.uaf.edu/snras Veronica latifolia ‘Shirley Blue’ Speedwell -W

Bulbs Note: This list has been updated. Contributors to the original Allium sp. Ornamental alliums publication were Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES); Eloise DeWitt, TOW Mid-Acres Garden Allium cernuum Nodding onion Club (MAG); Georgeson Botanical Garden (GBG); Ginger Lilium sp. Asiatic Hybrid lily -W: ‘America’ -W, ‘Brenda Watts’ Gauss, Ladyslipper Hill Project; Pat Werner, FGC and MG; -W, ‘Buff’ -W, Burgundy Strain -W, ‘Connecticut King’ -W, Robert Fox; Pat Wagner, GBG; Top-of-the-World Garden ‘Connecticut Yankee’ -W, ‘Corsica’ -W, ‘Crete’ -W, ‘Crimson Beauty’ -W, ‘Dayspring’ -W, ‘Dreamland’ -W, ‘Firecracker’ -W, Club (TOW); Alaska Cooperative Extension (ACE); Stephen ‘Jasper’ -W, ‘Joan Evans’ -W, ‘Juliana’ -W, ‘Lemon Queen’ Tack, Tacks Greenhouse; Forget-me-Not Garden Club -W, ‘Lovesong’ -W, ‘Lyla McCann’ -W, Paprika’ -W, ‘Pink (FNG); Joan Robson, FGC and MG; Fairbanks Garden Club Perfection’ -W, ‘Redbird’ -W, ‘Red Velvet’ -W, ‘Sterling Star’ (FGC); Roni Pruett, MAG; Mindy Gallagher; Judy Lynch, -W, ‘True Grit’ -W, ‘Yolanda’ -W, ‘Zeus’-W MG; Donald H. Dinkel, AFES retired; Susan Brook, Michelle Lilium lancifolium ‘Prawn Tiger’ Tiger lily- W,C Hebert, ACE; Arvo Kallio, AFES retired; Ed Bostrom, North Lilium sp. Midcentury hybrids -W: ‘Cinnabar’ -W, Pole Acres; Janet Bradner; Grant Matheke, GBG; John ‘Destiny’ -W,‘Enchantment’ -W, Holm; Lorilyn Boone, Big Dipper Gardens; Sally Berry, MG; Master Gardener Program (MG); Jana Belle Gordon; Nancy Lilium sp. Martagon Hybrid lilies -W,C, Backhouse hybrids -W Burnham, MG. Lilium cernuum Nodding lily -W Lilium pumilum Siberian coral lily -W Lilium superbum Turkcap lily -W Lilium concolor Morningstar lily -W Lilium x umbellatum -W The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Northwest Association of Muscari sp. ‘Early Giant’ Grape hyacinth -W Schools and Colleges. UAF is an AA/EO employer and Muscari armeniacum Grape Hyacinth -W educational institution.