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Genus: C

Calamagrostis: reed grass
Calla: water calla; wild calla
Callicladium: (moss)
Caltha: marsh marigold; cowslip
Campanula: bluebells of Scotland; harebell
Campsis: trumpet creeper; trumpet vine
Camptosorus: walking fern
Carex: sedge
Cassia: Senna
Ceanothus: New Jersey tea; red root;wild snowball
Celastrus
Cephalanthus: buttonbush
Cerastium: Chickweed
Ceratostigma: hardy plumbago
Cercis: eastern redbud tree
Chamaedaphne: cassandra; leatherleaf
Chamaemelum: Chamomile
Chasmanthium: northern sea oats
Cheilanthes: hairy lipfern
Chelone: Lyon's turtlehead; red turtlehead; turtle-head
Chionanthus: fringetree
Chrysanthemum: ox-eye daisy; white daisy
Chrysogonum: golden star
Chrysopsis: Golden aster
Cladonia: reindeer moss
Clethra: summersweet; sweet pepperbush
Climacium: tree moss, umbrella moss
Convallaria: lily-of-the-valley; pink-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Coptis: cankerroot; goldthread
Coreopsis: tickseed; stiff coreopsis
Cornus: Asian flowering dogwood; bunchberry; flowering dogwood; kousa dogwood; pagoda dogwood; alternate-leaved dogwood
Cymbopogon: citronella grass; lemon grass
Cyperus: umbrella sedge
Cystopteris: brittle fern; fragile fern

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Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Chelone

(Scrophulariaceae - snapdragon family)

About 6 species of North American perennial herbs.

glabra

peren • ht 2-3' • zones 3-9

turtle-head

native, moist - wet, part shade - sun
e and cent N Amer

Flowers are white with a tinge of lavendar, about 1" long, and slightly fragrant. They adorn the strongly upright stems from mid- to late summer.

cat # 6I3S
$8.95 each

lyonii

peren • ht 3' • zones 5-8

Lyon's turtlehead

native, moist - wet, sun - shade
mountains of e ctl US

Upright, with stems topped by compact clusters of pink flowers. Grows naturally in wet soils, and is quite tolerant of partial shade. Also does well, however, in full sun in moist, well-drained soil. Attractive and easily grown.

cat # 6I3W
$8.95 each

obliqua

peren • ht 1-2'' • zones 5-9

red turtlehead

native, moist - wet, sun - shade
southeastern U.S.

Somewhat shorter in stature than the other species listed here. Bears rose-pink to purple flowers in mid- to late summer.

cat # 6I3Y
$8.95 each