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2010 Plant List

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The following plants will be offered in 2010.  Not all plants will be available at all times; please inquire for current availability.  Due to limited space, some plants are stored away from the Calvert Ave. location.  Please call with your requests.  We can transfer stock with 2-3 days notice.

Ilex verticillata feasts the eyes, and the birds, throughout winter.
Ilex verticillata feasts the eyes, and the birds, throughout winter.

Acer pensylvanicum Moosewood Tree
Acorus americanus American Sweet Flag
Actaea alba (pachypoda) Doll's Eyes
Actaea (Cimicifuga) racemosa var. racemosa Bugbane
Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern
Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop
Agastache nepetoides Yellow Giant Hyssop
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop
Ageratina altissima c. 'Chocolate' White Snakeroot-Chocolate
Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion
Allium tricoccum Ramp, Wild Leek
Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder
Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis Smooth Serviceberry
Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo
Andropogon gerardii Bluestem
Andropogon ternarius Splitbeard Broomsedge
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge
Anemone canadensis Meadow Anemone
Anemone virginiana Thimbleflower
Apios americana American Groundnut
Aquilegia canadensis Columbine
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit
Aristolochia macrophylla Dutchman's Pipe
Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed
Asimina triloba Pawpaw Tree
Aster cordifolius Blue Wood Aster
Aster x dumosus c. 'Woods Light Blue' Rice Button Aster
Aster x dumosus c. 'Woods Pink' Rice Button Aster
Aster x dumosus c. 'Woods Purple' Rice Button Aster
Astilbe biternata Appalachian False Goatsbeard
Athyrium angustum f. rubellum Lady-in-red Fern
Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern
Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel Tree
Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow Wild Indigo
Betula nigra River Birch
Bignonia capreolata Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata c. 'Tangerine Beauty' Crossvine - Tangerine Beauty
Boltonia asteroides White Doll's Daisy
Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold
Calycanthus floridus Carolina Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus c. 'Athens' Carolina Allspice - Athens
Camellia c. 'Spring Circus' Camellia - Spring Circus
Camellia c. 'Spring's Promise' Camellia - Spring's Promise
Camellia c. 'Winter's Waterlily' Camellia - Winter's Waterlily
Camellia japonica c. 'April Dawn' Camellia - April Dawn (Hardy)
Camellia japonica c. 'April Kiss' Camellia - April Kiss (Hardy)
Camellia japonica c. 'April Rose' Camellia - April Rose (Hardy)
Camellia japonica c. 'Berenice Boddy' Camellia - Berenice Boddy
Camellia japonica c. 'Rose Dawn' Camellia - Rose Dawn (Hardy)
Camellia oleifera c. 'Lu Shan Snow' Tea Oil Camellia - Lu Shan Snow
Camellia sinensis c. 'Rosea' Tea Plant - Pink Flower
Camellia sinensis (small leaf) Tea Plant (Small leaf)
Carex appalachica Appalachian Sedge
Carex glaucodea (flaccosperma) Thinfruit Sedge
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex plantaginea Plantainleaf Sedge
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh
Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet
Celtis laevigata Sugarberry
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cephalotaxus harringtonia c. 'Duke Gardens' Plum Yew - Duke Gardens
Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. prostrata Plum Yew - Prostrata
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic Whitecedar
Chamaelirium luteum Fairywand, Devil's Bit
Chasmanthium latifolium Indian Wood Oats
Chelone glabra White Turtlehead
Chelone lyonii Turtlehead
Chelone lyonii c. 'Hot Lips' Turtlehead - Hot Lips
Chimonanthus praecox Wintersweet
Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree
Chrysogonum virginianum c. 'Allen Bush' Green-and-gold
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood
Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty
Clematis virginiana Virgin's Bower
Clethra acuminata Cinnamon Clethra
Clethra alnifolia Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia c. 'Hummingbird' Summersweet - Hummingbird
Clethra alnifolia c. 'Ruby Spice' Summersweet - Ruby Spice
Cleyera japonica Cleyera
Cocculus carolinus Carolina Moonseed
Colocasia affinis c. 'Black Magic' Elephant Ear - Black Magic
Colocasia antiquorum c. 'Illustris' Elephant Ear - Illustris
Conoclinium (Eupatorium) coelestinum Blue Mistflower
Coreopsis rosea Rose Tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood
Cornus florida Dogwood-White Flowering
Cornus florida c. 'Appalachian Spring' Flowering Dogwood - Appalachian Spring
Cornus florida var. rubra Flowering Dogwood - Pink
Cornus racemosa Grey Dogwood
Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea c. 'Flaviramea' Yellowtwig Dogwood
Cornus sericea f. baileyi Bailey's Redosier Dogwood
Corylus americana American Hazelnut
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn
Cyrilla racemiflora Leatherwood, Ti-ti
Decodon verticillatus Swamp Loosestrife
Decumaria barbara Wood Vamp, Native Climbing Hydrangea
Delphinium exaltatum Tall Larkspur
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hairgrass
Desmodium canadense Showy Ticktrefoil
Dicentra cucullaria Turkey Corn
Dicentra eximia Fringed Bleeding Heart
Diervilla sessifolia Southern Honeysuckle Shrub
Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon
Diphylleia cymosa Umbrellaleaf
Dirca palustris Leatherwood
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star
Dryopteris carthusiana Toothed Wood Fern
Dryopteris celsa Log Fern
Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis Leatherwood Fern
Dryopteris x australis Dixie Wood Fern
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love-grass
Erythronium americanum Yellow Trout Lily
Euonymus americana American Strawberry Bush
Eupatorium coelestinum Mistflower
Eupatorium fistulosum Trumpetweed
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium maculatum Joe-pye Weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset
Eupatorium purpureum Sweet-scented Joe-pye Weed
Eupatorium (Eupatoriadelphus) dubium Coastal Plain Joe-pye Weed
Eurybia divaricata White Wood Aster
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Ficus carica c. 'Brown Turkey' Fig - Brown Turkey
Ficus carica c. 'Hardy Chicago' Fig - Hardy Chicago
Fragaria virginiana Wild Scarlet Strawberry
Franklinia alatamaha Franklin Tree
Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella Blanket Flower
Galax urceolata Colt's Foot, Beetleweed
Gardenia angusta c. 'Chuck Hayes' Hardy Gardenia - Chuck Hayes
Gardenia angusta c. 'Shooting Star' Hardy Gardenia - Shooting Star
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen, Teaberry
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry
Gelsemium sempervirens c. 'Margarita' Carolina Jessamine - Margarita
Gentiana andrewsii Closed Bottle Gentian
Geranium maculatum Cranesbill
Gillenia (Porteranthus) trifoliata Bowman's Root
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee Tree
Halesia diptera var. magniflora Two-winged Silverbell
Halesia tetraptera Carolina Silverbell
Hamamelis virginiana Common Witch Hazel
Hedychium coronarium White Butterfly Ginger
Helenium autumnale Dogtooth Daisy
Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke
Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Sharplobe Hepatica
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Roundlobe Hepatica, Liverleaf
Heuchera americana Coral Bells
Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet Mallow
Hibiscus laevis Halberdleaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus moscheutos Rose Mallow
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal
Hypericum frondosum St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John's Wort
Ilex glabra Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra c. 'Nigra' Inkberry Holly - Nigra (Female)
Ilex glabra c. 'Shamrock' Inkberry Holly - Shamrock (Female)
Ilex opaca American Holly
Ilex verticillata Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata c. 'Jim Dandy' Winterberry Holly - Jim Dandy (Male)
Ilex verticillata c. 'Red Sprite' Winterberry Holly - Red Sprite (Nana)
Ilex verticillata c. 'Southern Gentleman' Winterberry Holly - Southern Gentleman
Ilex verticillata c. 'Winter Red' Winterberry Holly - Winter Red (female)
Ilex vomitoria c. 'Schillings Dwarf' Yaupon Holly - Male
Illicium floridanum Star Anise Tree
Illicium parviflorum Star Anise Tree
Iris cristata Crested Iris
Iris cristata var. alba Crested Iris - White
Iris verna Dwarf Violet Iris
Iris versicolor Northern Blue Flag Iris
Iris virginica Southern Blue Flag Iris
Itea virginica Sweetspire
Jeffersonia diphylla Twin-leaf
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana c. 'Burkii' Eastern Red Cedar - Burkii
Justicia americana American Water Willow
Kalmia angustifolia Lambkill
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore Mallow
Lagerstroemia fauriei c. 'Fantasy' Fantasy Crape Myrtle
Leucothoe axillaris Coast Leucothoe
Liatris spicata Gayfeather
Lilium canadense Canada Lily
Lilium superbum Turk's Cap Lily
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Lobelia siphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens c. 'John Clayton'

Trumpet Honeysuckle - John Clayton (Yellow)
Lonicera sempervirens c. 'Major Wheeler' Trumpet Honeysuckle
Magnolia grandiflora c. 'Little Gem' Dwarf Southern Magnolia - Little Gem
Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf Magnolia
Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Tree
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana c. 'Henry Hicks' Sweetbay Magnolia - Henry Hicks
Magnolia virginiana var. australis Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia
Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
Meehania cordata Meehan's Mint
Menyanthes trifoliata Bog Buckbean
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebell
Mimulus ringens Monkey Flower, Lavender Musk
Mitchella repens Partridgeberry
Monarda didyma Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot
Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm
Morella (Myrica) pensylvanica Northern Bayberry
Morus rubra Red Mulberry
Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhly Grass
Musa basjoo Banana (Hardy)
Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle
Nymphaea odorata Fragrant Waterlily
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo
Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Ophiopogon japonicus c. 'Nana' Dwarf Mondo Grass
Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia humifusa c. 'Lemon Form' Prickly Pear Cactus
Osmanthus americanus Devilwood
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda claytonia Interrupted Fern
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Gray Royal Fern
Ostrya virginiana Hop Hornbeam
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood Tree
Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Spurge
Packera (Senecio) aurea Golden Ragwort
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum c. 'Northwind' Switch Grass - Northwind
Panicum virgatum c. 'Rotstrahlbusch' Switch Grass - Rotstrahlbusch
Panicum virgatum c. 'Shenandoah' Switchgrass - Shenandoah
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Passionflower
Peltandra virginica Arrowleaf Arum
Penstemon australis Eustis Lake Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii Small's Beardtongue
Phlox carolina ssp. angusta c. 'Gypsy Love' Thickleaf Phlox
Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata c. 'London Grove Blue' Wild Blue Phlox - London Grove Blue
Phlox paniculata c. 'David' Garden Phlox - David
Phlox paniculata c. 'David's Lavender' Garden Phlox - David's Lavender
Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox
Phlox stolonifera Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera c. 'Home Fires' Creeping Phlox - Home Fires
Phlox stolonifera c. 'Sherwood Purple' Creeping Phlox - Sherwood Purple
Phlox subulata c. 'Emerald Blue' Moss Phlox - Emerald Blue
Phlox subulata c. 'Emerald Pink' Moss Phlox - Emerald Pink
Phlox subulata c. 'Scarlet Flame' Phlox - Scarlet Flame
Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa Black Chokeberry
Photinia (Aronia) pyrifolia (arbutifolia) Red Chokeberry
Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine
Pinus rigida Pitch Pine
Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine
Pinus virginiana Scrub Pine
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore (Eastern Plane Tree)
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Polemonium reptans Jacob's Ladder
Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (P. canaliculatum) Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood
Prunus americana American Wild Plum
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw Plum
Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherry Laurel
Prunus maritima Beach Plum
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Ptelea trifoliata Hop Tree
Pycnanthemum muticum Mountain Mint
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus bicolor Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
Quercus falcata Spanish Oak
Quercus geminata Sand Live Oak
Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak
Rhapidophyllum hystrix Needle Palm
Rhexia virginica Meadow Beauty
Rhododendron c. 'Camilla's Blush' Azalea - Camilla's Blush
Rhododendron c. 'My Mary' Azalea - My Mary
Rhododendron arborescens Smooth Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum Coast Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum x periclymenoides c. 'Choptank Rose' Azalea - Choptank Rose
Rhododendron atlanticum x periclymenoides c. 'Marydel' Azalea - Marydel
Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea
Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea
Rhododendron canescens c. 'Varnadoe Pink' Piedmont Azalea - Varnadoes Pink
Rhododendron maximum Rosebay Rhododendron
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pink or Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica c. 'Gro-Low' Dwarf Fragrant Sumac
Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
Rohdea japonica Sacred Lily of China
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose
Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry (Native)
Rubus occidentalis c. 'Cumberland' Black Raspberry - Cumberland
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii c. 'Goldsturm' Black-eyed Susan (Garden Bred)
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf Coneflower
Rudbeckia maxima Great Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed Susan
Ruellia caroliniensis Carolina Wild Petunia
Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Rose Gentian
Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane Plumegrass
Salix discolor Pussy Willow
Salix nigra Black Willow
Salix sericea Silky Willow
Salvia azurea Azure Blue Sage
Salvia coccinea Blood Sage
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis American Elderberry
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Scutellaria ovata Heart-leafed Skullcap
Sedum ternatum Woodland Stonecrop
Senna (Cassia) marilandica Wild Senna
Silene caroliniana Catch-fly
Silene virginica Fire Pink
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed Grass
Smilacina racemosa Feathery False Lily-of-the-Valley
Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis Anise-scented Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago stricta Wand Goldenrod
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Nutgrass
Spigelia marilandica Indian Pinkroot
Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush
Spiranthes cernua var. odorata Nodding Ladies' Tresses
Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese Stewartia
Styrax americanus American Snowbell
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry
Symphyotrichum (Aster) laeve Smooth Aster
Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae New England Aster
Symphyotrichum (Aster) novi-belgii New York Aster
Symphyotrichum (Aster) oblongifolium Aromatic Aster
Taxodium ascendens Pond Cypress
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern
Thermopsis villosa (caroliniana) Carolina Lupine
Thuja occidentalis c. 'Techny' Mission Arborvitae
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia c. 'Running Tapestry' Foamflower - Running Tapestry
Tradescantia ohiensis Bluejacket
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort
Trillium catesbaei Bashful Wakerobin
Trillium cuneatum Little Sweet Betsy
Trillium erectum Red Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum Wakerobin
Trillium luteum Trillium - Yellow
Trochodendron aralioides Wheel Tree
Typha latifolia Cattail
Ulmus americana c. 'Valley Forge' American Elm - Valley Forge
Uvularia grandiflora Large-flowered Bellwort
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Blueray' Highbush Blueberry - Blueray
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Cara's Choice' Highbush Blueberry - Cara's Choice
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Hannah's Choice' Highbush Blueberry - Hannah's Choice
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Jersey' Highbush Blueberry - Jersey
Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge Blueberry
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain
Vernonia noveboracensis New York Ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root
Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum nudum Smooth Witherod
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum Cranberry Viburnum
Viola canadensis Canada Violet
Viola labradorica Alpine Violet
Viola pedata Bird's Foot Violet
Viola striata Cream Violet
Wisteria frutescens Wisteria - Native
Wisteria frutescens c. 'Amethyst Falls' American Wisteria - Amethyst Falls
Woodwardia virginica Virginia Chainfern
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot
Yucca filamentosa Beargrass, Adam's Needle
Zenobia pulverulenta Dusty Zenobia
Zephyranthes atamasca Atamasco Lily
Zizia aurea Golden Alexander



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