Pelican Greenhouse Native May 2018

Annual/ Latin Name Common Name Type Habit Height Width Sun/ Shade Moisture Bloom Time Notes

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H'birds Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana Hinckley's Columbine Short P Herb 1-3' 1-3' P Sh/ Sh Moist Apr-May Y Y Y Hybridizes freely between species/ varieties

Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed P Herb 2-4' 2-3' Sun/ P Sh Moist, Wet Jun-Oct Y Y Y Incarnata means flesh-colored Taproot, delightful cut , WILL get aphids: leave for tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed P Herb 1.5-2' 1-1.5' Sun Dry/ Moist May-Sep Y Y Y ladybugs or spray with hi-pressure H2O stream Heat, drought, salt spray tolerant. Best as filler or on edge Baccharis halimifolia Groundseltree P Shrub Semi-Ever 6-12' 5-7' Part Shade Wet Aug-Oct Y Y Y Y of natural area. Can be weedy; hand pull small seedlings Dry, Moist Purplish, oat-like spikelets uniformly line one side of stem, Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama P Grass 2-3' 1.5-2' Sun/ P Sh Jun-Nov Y Y Well-dr bleaching to tan color in fall Callicarpa americana 'Bonner Creek' American Beautyberry P Shrub Deciduous 3-5' 3-5' Part Shade Moist May-Jul Y Y Dark burgundy berries

Callirhoe involucrata Winecup P Herb Ever/Semi 1-3' 2-3' Sun/P Sh Dry/ Moist Mar-Jun Y Y Roots have several medicinal uses

Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush P Shrub Deciduous 6-12' 4-8' P Sh/ Sh Moist, Wet Jun-Sep Y Y Y Y White, pink blooms; honey ; ducks eat seeds

Chasmanthium latifolium Inland Sea Oats P Grass 2-4' 1-2.5' P Sh/ Sh Moist Jun-Sep Y Y Clumping, with decorative seed heads

Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower P Herb 2-3' 2-3' Sun/ P Sh Moist Jul-Nov Y Y Y Spreads quickly, can become a pest

Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf P Herb Evergreen 1-2.5' 1-1.5' Sun/P Sh/Sh Dry Apr-Jun Y Drought tolerant, reseeds readily Showy masses of may bloom 2-3 yrs. Medicinal Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Tickseed A Herb 1-2' Sun/ P Sh Moist Apr-Jun Y Y Y Y uses, source for yellow & red dyes. Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower A Herb 2-3' 1-1.5' Sun/ P Sun Moist Late summer Y Y AKA Rudbeckia amplexicaulis, reseeds easily

Eutrochium fistulosum Joe Pye Weed P Herb 2-7' 2-3' Sun/ P Sh Moist, Wet Jul-Sep Y Y Y Important source of honey. Can grow to 12' Herb/ Glandularia bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena P Deciduous to 1' 12-18" P Sh Dry, Moist Mar-Oct Y Spanish name Moradilla = "little purple one" Subshrub Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower P Herb 3-6' 3-6' P Sh Wet Oct Y Y Drought-tolerant; cut back June for bushy fall bloom

Hibiscus coccineus Red Star Hibiscus P Herb Deciduous 4-7' 2-3' Sun Wet, Moist Jul-Sep Y Y One of our most beautiful native flowers

Hibiscus coccineus 'Alba' White Texas Star Hibiscus P Herb Deciduous 6-8' 5' Sun/ P Sun Wet, Moist Spring-Fall Y Y Y Y In pot: 3+ gallon with excellent drainage Large cup-shaped blooms, about 3' long; pink, sometimes Hibiscus laevis (militaris) Halberdleaf Rosemallow P Herb Deciduous 4-6' 2-3' Sun/ P Sh Moist May-Nov Y white, w/ maroon or purple throats White or pink strikingly showy species often found Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson-Eyed Mallow P Shrub Deciduous 3-8' Sun/ P Sh Moist, Wet Jul-Sep Y along salt marsh edges, upper wetlands Best in well-drained soil w/ plenty org matter; most Oakleaf Hydrangea P Shrub 6-10' 6-10' Shade Moist Jun-Jul Y prefer warm AM sun & cool PM shade Conspicuous in winter: many small red berries on bare, Ilex decidua Possumhaw P Shrub/Tree Deciduous 15-30' 5-12' Sun/ P Sh Moist Mar-May Y Y slender, gray twigs; is big draw for wildlife Tolerates drought, poor drainage; best fruit production w/ Ilex vomitoria Yaupon P Shrub/Tree Evergreen 12-25+ Sun/PS/PSh Dry, Moist Apr-May Y Y Y half day or more of sun spp. Iris P Herb Evergreen Sun/ P Sun Moist/Wet Apr Y

Itea virginica VA Sweetspire, VA Willow P Shrub Deciduous 3-6' 3-5' P Sh Moist Apr-Jun Y Y Long white flower tassels/red fall foliage, best en masse Lives ~5 yrs. Prefers sand, tolerates clay. Best with Kosteletzkya virginica Saltmarsh Mallow P Subshrub Deciduous 3-5' 4' Sun Moist Jun-Oct Y Y high acidity. Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower P Herb 1-6' 1-2' Sun/P Sh/Sh Moist, Wet May-Oct Y Y Y All parts toxic in large quantities Blue counterpart of the L. cardinalis, blooms bright blue Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia P Herb 2-3' 1-1.5' Sun/P Sh/Sh Moist, Wet Jul-Oct Y Y Y late summer. All parts toxic in large quantities. With watering, flowering can continue into Sept. Bees & Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm A Herb 1-2' 9-12" Sun/ P Sh Dry May-Jul Y Y Y butterflies esp'ly attracted. Tolerates slightly poor soils, some drought. Needs good Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm P Herb 2-5' 2-3' Sun/P Sh Dry/ Moist May-Sep Y Y Y air circ. Deadhead prolongs bloom. Tends to self-seed. Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly, Gulf Muhly P Grass Evergreen 1.5-3' 1.5-3' Sun Moist, Sandy Oct Y Y Feathery pink/ lavender fall color

Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Purple Passionflower P Deciduous to 25' Sun/ P Sh Dry/ Moist Apr-Sep Y Y Climbs, spreads by root suckers; medicinal value Annual/ Latin Name Common Name Type Habit Height Width Sun/ Shade Moisture Bloom Time Notes

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H'birds lutea Yellow Passionflower P Vine to 15' P Sh Moist May-Sep Y Y Major food plant for several species bfly larvae

Penstemon tenuis Gulf Coast Penstemon P Herb Evergreen 12-18" 16-20" Sun/P Sh Moist Mar-Jun Y Y Y Y May reseed freely, goes well w/ columbine Dry to Clump-forming, easily grown in average, dry to medium, Penstemon tubaeflorus White Wand Penstemon P Herb 1-3' 1-1.5' Sun May-Jun Y Y Medium well-drained soil in full sun Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant P Herb 3-4' 2-3' Sun/P Sh/Sh Moist Aug-Nov Y Y Tolerates drought and poor drainage Less drought tolerant than most in species; spreads Pycnanthemum muticum Clustered Mountainmint P Herb 1-3' 1-3' Sun/ P Sh Medium Jul-Sep Y in ideal conditions, but < true mint. Clumping. Dried leaves used as flavoring and in Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountain Mint P Herb 2-3' 2-3' Sun/ P Sh Dry, Moist Jun-Sep Y Y Y teas. Rub on skin to repel mosquitoes. Colorful flower heads resemble traditional broad- Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat P Herb Deciduous 1-3' 1-1.5' Sun Dry, Moist May-Aug Y Y Y Y brimmed hat often bloom by profusely Moist Well- Numerous red, nearly tranaslucent berries are Rivina humilis Pigeonberry P Herb Deciduous 1-2' 1-2' Part Shade Mar-Oct Y Drained choice food for many birds. Tolerates hot, humid summers, some drought; likes good Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet Coneflower P Herb 1-4' 1-2' Part Shade Moist Jul-Sep Y air circ. Deadhead for addl bloom. Salvia azurea Blue Sage P Herb 3-5' 2-4' P Sh, Sun Dry Sep-Nov Y Y Can cut back to 1/2 late spring to keep compact Tolerates a wide variety of wet to dry soils but prefers Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Elderberry P Shrub Deciduous 5-12' 5-12' Part Shade Wet May-Jun Y rich, moist, slightly acid soil From the Greek sauros (lizard) and oura (tail), describing Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail P Herb Deciduous 1-4' 1-2' P Sh, Sh Moist, Wet Apr-Aug Y shape of drooping flower cluster Very ornamental bunchgrass, fine-textured foliage in very Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem P Grass 2-4' 1.5-2' Sun/ P Sh Dry Jun-Dec Y Y dense mounds. Solidago caesia Wreath Goldenrod P Herb 1-3' 1-3' Sun/P Sh Dry Aug-Oct Y Y A relatively small goldenrod, not aggressive Medium to Tiny, bright yellow flowers in dense, plume-like clusters on Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Rough Goldenrod P Herb 2.5-3' 2.5-3' Sun Sep-Oct Y Wet ends of stiff stems Readily self-sows. Blooms continue thru summer only if Stokesia laevis Stokes' Aster P Herb Semi-Ever 12-18" 12-18" Sun/ P Sh Moist May-Sep Y deadheaded before seeds form Symphyotrichum elliottii Marsh American Aster P Herb to 4' Sun Moist Aug-Oct Y Y Suckers profusely, robust plant, "marvelous bloomer" Dry to Summer to Minute hot pink flower then carmine seed pods showier Talinum paniculatum Jewels of Opar A Herb 1-3' 1-3' Sun/ P Sh Y Y Medium Frost than the flowers. Reseeds readily. Excellent cut flower. Called "The Wood Eternal" because of the heartwood's Bald Cypress P Tree Deciduous 50-75' 20-45' Sun/P Sh Moist Apr Y resistance to decay Showy clusters of blue, three-petaled flowers top Tradescantia ohiensis Spiderwort P Herb 2-3' Part Shade Dry to wet Mar-Aug Y the stems. Flowers tend to open in morning. www.mostlynatives.com References www.caes.uga.edu www.wildflower.org/ www.almostedenplants.com www.zydecoirises.com www.garden.org www.louisianairisgardens.com www.plants.usda.gov/ www.missouribotanicalgarden.org