PLANT LIST for the CHILDREN'S GARDEN in FORT WILLIAMS PARK
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME CULTIVAR TREES: Acer saccharum sugar maple Amelanchier canadensis eastern shadbush Amelanchier x grandiflora apple serviceberry Autumn Brilliance Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula lenta sweet birch Betula nigra river birch Heritage Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula x white satin birch White Satin Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar Fagus grandifolia American beech Fraxinus americana white ash Hamamelis vernalis spring witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana American witch-hazel Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Malus x crabapple Nyssa sylvatica black tupelo Pinus resinosa red pine Pinus strobus eastern white pine Quercus alba white oak Quercus rubra red oak Rhus hirta staghorn sumac Sassafras albidum sassafras Thuja occidentalis Northern white cedar
SHRUBS: Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon berry Regent Aronia arbutifolia red chokeberry Brilliantissima Aronia melanocarpa black chokeberry Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush Sugar Shack Clethra alnifolia coastal sweet-pepperbush Hummingbird Clethra alnifolia coastal sweet-pepperbush Ruby Spice Comptonia peregrina sweet-fern Cornus sericea red-twig dogwood Arctic Fire Cornus sericea red-twig dogwood Corylus americana American hazelnut Fothergilla gardenii dwarf fothergilla Ilex verticillata common winterberry Appollo Ilex verticillata common winterberry Chrysocarpa Ilex verticillata common winterberry Winter Red Juniperus virginiana eastern red cedar Grey Owl Kalmia angustifolia sheep-laurel Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME CULTIVAR Morella pensylvanica northern bayberry Physocarpus opulifolius Atlantic ninebark Prunus maritima beach plum Rhododendron maximum great rosebay rhododendron Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac Gro-Low Salix matsudana curly willow Tortuosa Salix purpurea dwarf Arctic willow Nana Sambucus nigra black elderberry Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Taxus cuspidata Japanese yew Vaccinium angustifolium common lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium x corymbosum hybrid blueberry Northsky Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Blue Jay Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Duke Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Elliott Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Patriot Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides withe-rod
GRASSES Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Red October Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Blonde Ambition Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair-grass Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass Panicum virgatum switch grass unkown variety Panicum virgatum switch grass Heavy Metal Panicum virgatum switch grass Rotstrahlbusch Panicum virgatum switch grass Ruby Ribbons Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Sporobolus heterolepsis prairie dropseed Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Carousel Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem The Blues
FERNS: Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula hay-scented fern
PERENNIALS Achillea millefolium common yarrow Actaea rubra red baneberry Agastache foeniculum anise hyssop Agastache x anise hyssop Blue Fortune
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME CULTIVAR Allium canadense meadow garlic Allium stellatum prairie onion Amsonia blue star Blue Ice Anemone canadensis Canada windflower Antennaria dioica pink pussy-toes Rubra Aquilegia canadensis wild columbine Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias tuberosa butterfly milkweed Aster divaricatus (syn. Eurybia divaricatus) white wood-aster Aster ericoides heath aster Snow Flurry Aster laevis smooth aster Blue Bird Aster novae-angliae New England aster Helen Picton Aster novae-angliae New England aster Purple Dome Aster oblongifolius aromatic aster October Skies Aster oblongifolius aromatic aster Raydon's Favorite Baptisia australis false blue indigo Baptisia x bicolor false blue indigo Starlite Prairieblues Baptisia tinctoria yellow wild indigo Boltonia asteroides false aster Snowbank Campanula rotundifolia bluebell Olympica Coreopsis lanceolata lance-leaf coreopsis Coreopsis rosea white tickseed Alba Coreopsis verticillata thread-leaved tickseed Zagreb Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Dicentra eximia fringed bleeding heart Echinacea pallida pale purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower Magnus Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower Ruby Star Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower unkown variety Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower White Swan Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus fleabane Lynnhaven Carpet Fragaria × ananassa garden strawberry Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry Fragaria virginiana wild common strawberry Gaillardia aristata blanket-flower Gallo Peach Geum triflorum prairie smoke Gillenia trifoliata Bowman's root Helianthus x perennial sunflower Lemon Queen Sonnenschild or Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra false sunflower / oxeye sunflower Summer Sun Heuchera villosa hairy alum-root Autumn Bride Houstonia caerulea bluet Iris cristata crested iris
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME CULTIVAR Liatris spicata blazing star Liatris spicata blazing star Kobold Original Lobelia siphilitica blue lobelia Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Claire Grace Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Mondarda didyma bee balm sundrops / narrow-leaf evening Oenothera fruticosa primrose sundrops / narrow-leaf evening Oenothera fruticosa primrose Fireworks Penstemon digitalis foxglove beardtongue Penstemon x beardtongue Dark Towers Phlox paniculata garden phlox David Physostegia virginiana obedient plant Pycnanthemum muticum broad-leaved mountain-mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium narrow-leaved mountain-mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain-mint Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii black-eyed Susan Goldsturm Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii black-eyed Susan Little Gold Star Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed Susan Ruellia humilis wild petunia Scutellaria incana downy skullcap Sisyrinchium angustifolium blue-eyed grass Smilacina racemosa false Solomon's-seal Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod / old field goldenrod Solidago rugosa wrinkle-leaf goldenrod Fireworks Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Thermopsis caroliniana Carolina lupine Tiarella cordifolia foamflower Tradescantia ohiensis smooth spiderwort Tradescantia x andersoniana spiderwort Bilberry Ice Tradescantia x andersoniana spiderwort Osprey Verbena hastata blue vervain Vernonia lettermannii narrow-leaf ironweed Iron Butterfly Viola riviniana v. purpurea (syn. Viola labradorica v. purpurea ) purple-leaved common dog violet Waldsteinia fragarioides barren strawberry Zizia aptera heart-leaf golden alexanders
BIOFILTER WETLAND PERENNIALS: in and around pond and stream Acorus calamus sweet flag Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata white swamp milkweed Ice Ballet Caltha palustris marsh marigold
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME CULTIVAR Eupatorium (Eutrochium) purpureum Joe-Pye weed Iris versicolor blue flag iris Juncus effusus soft rush Lobelia cardinalis cardinal flower Nymphaea odorata American fragrant white water lily Sagittaria latifolia common arrowhead
ANNUALS Erigeron annus fleabane
BIENNIALS Coreopsis tinctoria plains coreopsis Corydalis sempervirens rock harlequin
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