Effortless and Evergreen List

Botanical Name Common Name Conditions Reproductive Strategy Evergreen/Foliage Present

Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Sun/Part Shade No, but foliage/basal Columbine Average rosette persists. Filler

Asarum canadense Canadian Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage emerges Dry to Average early spring.

Carex amphibola Creek sedge Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes Average to Wet

Carex pensylvanica sedge Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage persists Moist to Dry for winter groundcover.

Chrysogonum virginianum Green and Gold Sun/Part Shade Rhizomatous Yes Dry to Average

Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern Sun/Part Shade Rhizomatous No

Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern Shade Rhizomatous Yes Average

Eurybia divaricata White Wood Part Shade/Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage emerges Average to Dry Seed early spring.

Fragaria virginiana Woodland Sun/Part Sun Stoloniferous Yes Strawberry Average

Geranium maculatum Cranesbill Part Sun/Shade Seed No, but foliage emerges Average Self-sower early spring.

Prepared by Missy Fabel [email protected] October 5, 2019

Effortless and Evergreen Plant List

Botanical Name Common Name Conditions Reproductive Strategy Evergreen/Foliage Present

Heuchera villosa Alumroot Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes ‘Autumn Bride’ Dry to Average

Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but basal rosette Moist to Wet Biennial persists.

Lobelia siphilitica Blue Lobelia Part Shade/Shade Seed No, but basal rosette Average to Moist Biennial persists.

Mertensia virginica Bluebells Part Sun/Shade Seed No. Spring ephemeral. Moist to Average Prolific self-sower Filler

Packera aurea Golden Groundsel Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes Moist to Average

Phlox divaricata Woodland Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes Average to Moist

Phlox stolonifera Creeping Phlox Part Sun/Shade Stoloniferous Yes Average to Dry

Phlox subulata Moss Phlox Sun Seed Yes Average Matt forming evergreen

Polystichum Christmas Fern Shade Spores Yes acrostichoides Average

Prepared by Missy Fabel [email protected] October 5, 2019

Effortless and Evergreen Plant List

Botanical Name Common Name Conditions Reproductive Strategy Evergreen/Foliage Present

Sedum ternatum Woodland Stonecrop Part Sun/Shade Seed/Stoloniferous Yes, foliage turns purple Average to Dry Matt forming evergreen in winter.

Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but foliage persists Average to Dry for winter structure.

Stylophorum diphyllum Wood Poppy Part Sun/Shade Seed No, but foliage emerges Moist to Average Prolific self-sower early spring. Filler

Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower Part Sun/Shade Stoloniferous Yes ‘Running Tapestry’ Average

Viola spp. Violets Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage emerges Average Seed early spring.

Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry Part Sun to Part Shade Stoloniferous Yes (Geum fragarioides) Average

Zizia aurea Golden Alexander Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but foliage persists Average to Moist Prolific self-sower through most of season. Filler

Prepared by Missy Fabel [email protected] October 5, 2019